Ender dragons' rotation value and visual rotation do not match, it is visually rotated 180 degrees.
Steps to reproduce:
Spawn an ender dragon.
/summon ender_dragon
Option 1:
Run the following command in a repeating command block:
/execute at @p as @e[type=ender_dragon] run tp @s ^ ^ ^20 facing ^ ^ ^-20Observe the dragon faces away from you.
Option 2:
Run the following command in a repeating command block:
/execute as @p at @e[type=ender_dragon] positioned ^ ^ ^10 facing entity @e[type=ender_dragon,c=1] feet run tp @s ~ ~ ~Observe you're put behind the dragon
Option 3:
Run the following command in a repeating command block:
/execute as @p at @e[type=ender_dragon] run tp @s ~ ~ ~ ~ ~Observe you're facing the opposite direction from the dragon at all times.
The dragon faces the exact opposite direction, being visually rotated 180 degrees compared to the rotation value; this messes up commands which use the local coordinates.
This report is an edited copy of the java edition equivalent: MC-135115.
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After consideration, the issue is being closed as Won't Fix.
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