Minecraft wiki entry for Ravager, associated text: "Ravager" and "Behemoth" were listed as alternate name suggestions for the illager beast.[2] In Java Edition 19w05a and Bedrock Edition beta 1.11.0.1, illager beasts were renamed to ravagers.
Ravagers are considered illagers in Bedrock Edition since the evoker fangs, "Johnny" Vindicators, and other ravagers roar do not hurt them.
Even though ravagers are not a type of illager in Java Edition, their texture is in the "illager" folder in client.jar.
In Java Edition 3D Shareware v1.34, ravagers dropped yellow keys.
The ravager was mainly inspired by the mythological creature, Manticore, especially the one from Dungeons & Dragons.[3]
On the Ravager page on Minecraft.net, they are jokingly compared metaphorically as a very enraged cow.[3]
The ravager's first and third death sounds are the pillager's first death sound but lower pitched.
The ravager's fourth ambient sound is the evoker's third ambient sound but lower pitched.
The ravager's fifth ambient sound is the villager's third trade denial sound but lower pitched.
The ravager's third stunned sound is the zombie villager's first ambient sound but slightly edited.