Game Theory: The Lost Cult of Minecraft Illagers

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In my last Minecraft episode, I peeled back the mysterious layers of the Minecraft Illagers. In that, I talked about how the Illagers were looking to build their own Minecraft worlds - from portals to Steve himself. There was something else that I wasn't able to cover in that episode, and that is how Minecraft Illagers relate to the history of what is known as cargo cults.
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Writers: Matthew Patrick
Editors: Tyler Mascola, Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi, and Dan "Cybert" Seibert
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[@MonoCrowbo]

"Why are vindicators eyes blue?" Snorted too much lapis.

[@Enixon869]

the spice-er I mean lapis must flow

[@mauktheogre4477]

My name is John. At 22 I fell into a crippling Lapis addiction, this is my story...

[@christianoalmeidademoraes4993]

Lol

[@darthpalpalzang7914]

That hard

[@gameworld1150]

Becousethey are hipnotais

[@kimballbelliston5925]

"I'm pretty sure they're just idiots" That's not even a theory, that's straight facts

[@coffeecartoons5345]

My parents referring me and my sisters

[@lambtoken2708]

they are able to craft bells, which players themselves are unnable to

[@coffeecartoons5345]

Calder Branham they reject us as wannabes

[@Omnomnomfish]

What if theyre not trying to bring back the builders, but trying to BECOME the builders. Maybe they think that killing the player will give them necessary parts or something?

[@countvincentthethird2440]

@Calder Branham what if a man in shining diamond armor armed to the teeth starts running towards of coarse you would try to defend yourself.

[@becklangston1025]

Matpat: My theory is that they are trying to bring the builders back The player as a builder: *comes The Illagers: peace was never an option

[@DayBreaky]

THATS WHAT I THOUGHT 🤣😂

[@fabreguillas9756]

They want The Ancient Builders to come back not Steve which the ancient builders and ancestors of Steve

[@maxizimmer3361]

Your right. His theory does not make sense

[@ee-jm2tt]

I think it’s simply that they didn’t see Steve come out of the portal, therefore in their minds, he must be an evil copy.

[@rockateart9752]

@@maxizimmer3361 Steve is different and he didn't come out the portal

[@gtplays5278]

Let’s just be honest if there was a hour long video of these theories we’d probably watch it all

[@Explodinghairypotatocat]

Yea

[@aayushgokhale6680]

Of course

[@tailedgod4551]

Obviously

[@thefolder3086]

Can we please go back to them? Poor islanders😢

[@ayathedoggo]

I'm ADHD, but I'd want to?

[@gwentaylor6830]

The phenomenon of Cargo Cults is literally the biggest "he's a little confused, but he's got the spirit" I've ever seen

[@Mr_ProNoob]

ngl, those people are dedicated af...look at the headphones they made, that looks like a product I would buy XD

[@Collin212]

Lmao

[@sammy_sand_utubeyt6901]

😭I didn’t even think of that

[@Drawingodds]

They means well... they’re confused, but got a right spirit.

[@thefolder3086]

@@Drawingodds Should we give it back to them? Just so they are happy?

[@defagentanimations]

Illagers: We must do everything we can to bring these people back! Steve: I’m here! You succe- Illagers: *So you have chosen... death.*

[@bootydestroyer531]

Lol very true

[@yaniscinca3580]

But they wantet the ancient builders back not steve and mabye steve its a failed experiment and they try to destroy it

[@yaniscinca3580]

@winsley ocampo ya but how did he got a time mashine?

[@averagegirl3873]

Maybe they want to lure them back so they can get revenge (for leaving them maybe idk) so that's why they attack.

[@ghoulwhip9724]

@@yaniscinca3580 Now that's a plausible theory

[@jaderush4141]

Wow, the cargo cults are really tragic. It's so hard to imagine there are people still living so far from the civilization that we know.

[@maapauu4282]

They still have Civilization, most have complex trade and travel with other islands

[@thefolder3086]

@@maapauu4282 Can we please go back to them? Poor islanders😢

[@maapauu4282]

@@thefolder3086 Alot of native peoples in cargo cults are being contacted again (Including some of the islands I have heratage from)

[@thefolder3086]

@@maapauu4282 good for them!😁 do they still believe that we are gods?

[@maapauu4282]

@@thefolder3086 A few do I think.

[@lacrossestick132]

Illagers: We want to recreate the builders. Steve, a builder: Hey- Illagers: Violence is the question, and the answer is yes.

[@Ylaiah]

Have you ever considered Mojang could just say “you’re right” and you’ve just written the minecraft lore for them

[@dansattah]

Mojang: "I'm gonna do, what's called a pro gamer move."

[@tizurl]

Dan Al there was no need for the comma

[@sublimesense7761]

Dan Al no comma needed Please learn English

[@legofordman5788]

That's interesting. And then think about how Minecraft works. The majority of the game is decided by you. You get to tell your own stories, you get to make your own buildings, you get to make the decisions on how you interact with everything in Minecraft.

[@Ylaiah]

legofordman d i never intended to deny that fact. That is the glory of minecraft after all, it is your world. But it’s always nice to have some underlying lore behind everything and some subtle lore behind the creatures we see would be nice. Perhaps my use of the word “story” over “lore” or “backstories” wasn’t the best option

[@liaolii]

Matpat: This is a diet theory Me: So basically a normal theory with a cool name

[@tylerisntasheep6854]

just a theory he doesn't have enough evidence to feel strongly enough abt to call it a regular theory lmao

[@gh0stzer024]

“That just sounds like a normal theory with extra steps”

[@Lofilord]

glad its without Aspartam.

[@r4nd0mgl1tchh]

Not past the 10 minute mark the vid is 11 minutes

[@tubspandas]

YES

[@FlorianEagox]

BrUH That story about the Cargo Cults was genuinely one of the most fascinating things I've ever heard. I need to do some reading about that.

[@CobryeBoyeCobraboy]

Plot Twist: Steve (or the player) is actually an escaped clone creature from the Illagers.

[@jellymoon2550]

that actually makes sense...

[@matildesilva8960]

They lost their creation and try to do anything to get it back, but they can't... so they repeat the same process again, but this time something goes terribly wrong and the Herobrine is born. this creature slaughters their own creators and anything that gets in their way, it's steve's job, OUR JOB to stop it before it destroys the entire world!

[@toby7675]

So that will explain why he wants to get to the end because he knows his people reside their

[@thefolder3086]

Can we please go back to them? Poor islanders😢

[@staxstonecutter1802]

I actually came up with this theory a while ago.

[@kermitaintafrog155]

Mattpat: Brings up Herobrine Minecraft veterans: Herobrine... I haven't heard that name in years.

[@marvinpunty1665]

I really havent

[@popcorn_detective0452]

Wow last time i herd that name i was 10 year old

[@killertaco9092]

That name brings back memories

[@NetheriteMiner]

-Obi-Wan- Herobrine. Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time.

[@trueblueflare]

Tch. Probably for the best that players today will never have to deal with the terror and chaos of Herobrine's wrath...

[@notyours807]

Villagers: *Build Beds* Illagers: We don't do that here.

[@klexfire4384]

Well that's a really strong proof against his theory

[@unalila7971]

But well cover that on another episode!

[@Mandemon1990]

@@klexfire4384 How so? Villagers might be once that understood what visitors did, or learned to copy them. Illagers are the ones that didn't get it and are just trying to replicate stuff.

[@becca8237]

@@Mandemon1990 or beds were introduced after the illagers were exiled. Then they evolved differently so the villagers learned how to make beds and the illagers just didn't.

[@umarzahid7569]

Maybe they evokers and illagers got kicked out for doing those rituals?

[@erinwaters1898]

Wait I may be crazy for this but what if that glass cube filled with lava was them trying to recreate the living magma cubes in the nether???

[@valluriveeraveni1155]

I don't think you're crazy, I think you might be on to something.

[@anirudht7601]

Well proff are the witches since we need to go to the nether to make potions

[@blankpage1581]

No. Its supposed to represent a beacon.

[@Mendoza-yi6qk]

or the sun

[@sleeklundt5004]

@@blankpage1581 I was thinking the same thing

[@sadiaaa1373]

Matpat: *wants to make these videos shorter* Everyone: DONT DO THAT

[@Faym99]

I feel like the green eyes are a little nod to emeralds, that means that the vindicator has a connection to... *lapis lazuli* ?

[@Sang_Sacre]

Ikr

[@arandomidea9010]

Or Steve

[@Blama_]

No way I never thought of that OUT OF ALL THE YEARS IVE PLAYED MINECRAFT GO BACK TO FORTNITE

[@YellowSkarmory]

That would actually make a lot of sense, with the lapis connections pointed out last episode.

[@zealora3934]

Makes sense

[@endme6322]

Villagers: Hmmm MatPat: write that down WRITE THAT DOWN

[@idontgetthejoke4393]

Lmao Charles the French reference

[@rabbidguarddog]

And how are you keeping your people safe from external threats sir? Villager: Hmmmmm Fascinating

[@lilrascal1084]

Does anyone else kinda want a full episode on the cargo cult story?

[@angrysinger30tda84]

I like your profile pic

[@lilrascal1084]

@@angrysinger30tda84 thanks lol do u know what show it’s from?

[@angrysinger30tda84]

@@lilrascal1084 yes man the owl house is a great show

[@dejus_e]

@@angrysinger30tda84 Yea but the bi shipping totally ruined the show for me

[@weaponized_toaster]

@@dejus_e arnt two characters actually gay?

[@Yumi_-mv3kl]

Maybe they saw the builders go into the portal. I have a feeling that the builders had some kind of connection to the villagers, which is why they're so friendly to us as the player. What if the illagers saw them go into the end portal, and when the builders didn't return they tried to make it again to bring them back.

[@ahjinn1545]

Mat: "I have to find a way to make these shorter" Me: Honestly I like the longer theories

[@screaminghoop9658]

We all do

[@shrekonion8307]

it turns out quite a few people leave the video before its finished so to make sure people watch the entire thing mat makes it shorter. when someone watches the entire thing youtube thinks its a good video and recommends it more.

[@nicjones7514]

Ev4yD4yAs1an I do as well but it is so much harder for MatPat as in on fnaf video he wasn’t even half way through the theory and he had 12 pages of scripts

[@kuromurasakizero9515]

@@shrekonion8307 Then instead of sacrificing on quantity, I'd rather it go into multiple episodes. On that note: there are some videos with promised follow ups, I believe Mass Effect 3 was one of them. Rick and Morty VR game was another. Maybe with us all being spatially distanced, he can pick up on some of the loose threads from the past ;)

[@screaminghoop9658]

@@shrekonion8307 oh ok

[@antoniasalinas513]

'I'm pretty sure they're just idiots.' Villagers: *sad huh*

[@touchguapreign]

are yuu have stupid sotp im good it spelling lat moi wrot et Vilgr: *sd nois* (Just kidding)

[@lasercraft32]

You know, I'm pretty sure Mojang themselves don't have a completely fleshed out set of lore. If I recall correctly in one of their videos (not sure if it was Minecraft LIVE or something on their KZbin channel) they mentioned that they provide just enough lore for the fans to come up with their own ideas, because it inspires creative thinking and new ideas.

[@Username-pz1te]

there is a theory I heard that the wool statues in the rooms allow the illagers to spy through the actual mobs, the cat statue would allow them to see through the eyes of actual cats and that is how raids start when the player right away gets to a village after getting the bad omen effect

[@FlaminDuster3772]

Illagers: **trying to recreate Steve** Also Illagers: **attacking Steve on sight**

[@lunaisbestpony4217]

Unless they were trying to create herobrine and steve was a failure so they tried to destroy him.

[@FlaminDuster3772]

I doubt, because Herobrine isn't the original idea made by Mojang.

[@cherylvollen8426]

Illagers: *this is not O K I E D O K I E*

[@greatstorm3805]

Maybe theyre trying to get dna?

[@danger_1189]

Maybe

[@numbrr]

mojang: minecraft is a fun explorative adventure matpat: The Lost Cult of Minecraft Illagers

[@HichamDAbbou]

That's it?

[@drmeduimant5066]

Sound like Pewdiepie’s series

[@salty-nova6767]

OML THE EVOKERS AND ILLAGERS MUST HAVE LIVED IN TGE CHURCHES- they have brewing stands and other then that they’re empty and kind of out of place being that it’s full cobble and 3 storey while all the other houses consist of wood and have 2 storeys

[@lakebeatraed223]

That’s really smart! Mat should see this comment.

[@kanrafingerguns]

I'm never seen any of his other minecraft theories and listening to these recaps is bewildering, he just keeps taking so many wild turns.

[@jaysrandomvideos9483]

Matpat : "you don't put something like that arbitrarily." Mojang : "we just put that arbitrarily."

[@TheTotallyRandomGuy]

Jay's Random Videos lol plot twist

[@GipsyD29]

Mojang in a year: releases a book: *The Full Lore of Minecraft* *Inspired by Game Theory* Edit, 2023: ....how about in 10 years?

[@franziska9260]

*written by game theory*

[@harpujanair8696]

LMAO 🤣🤣

[@m31i0n7]

*Feat. Game Theory*

[@fouryou2887]

@@m31i0n7 *introducing game theory*

[@daniellongcop1899]

*approved by game theory*

[@therevanchist3527]

So basically it is possible that they saw the ancient race of builders and some of them resembled the clothing of steve and since they already used those outfit colors to make maps and beds, they decided to try use the blue wool to try and summon those builders and essentially create them to understand the stuff but achieved no success repeatedly.

[@evelynriddles8443]

Maybe they try to remember what it was like when they used to build and bring life to dead people. Them, unlike Villagers, want to bring the ancient civilization back and they don’t know how, so they use cargo cult to bring them back, so the ones that started to build would show them how to do that, how to creat more advance builds, and bring persons back to life. I feel like this way it fits with your theory about how villagers and this ancient civilization used to be one. But idk your the expert with theory’s after all.

[@williamhills6927]

Matpat: This might also explain herobrine! Mojang: [silently crying]

[@geradosolusyon511]

Old Minecraft fans: [Silently Celebrating]

[@papayadoodlez9994]

Nostalgia: who Summend me?!

[@rubberman3226]

@@papayadoodlez9994 whomst has awakened the ancient one*

[@ArcaneFuror]

"not gonna go beyond 10 minutes" Checks time bar, 11minutes and 52 seconds You were so close mat. but yet so far.

[@endzi1248]

Those 11 minutes and 52 seconds also have mate talking before the theory starts and after soooo-

[@thequarantiner7828]

@@endzi1248 yeah but even removing those it is still over 10 minutes

[@T3astable]

*53*

[@jeremiahlayne8793]

@No man Talker he was still over ten minutes

[@dylanbtyson]

Arcane Furor it’s 11:53

[@gabrieldoros]

The Herobrine part brought memories back to life and gave me shivers down my spine

[@James11111]

Theory: The Illagers , and specifically Evokers, weren't trying to imitate or recreate Steve specifically when they accidentally made zombies. They were trying to recreate the ancient builders. *And they succeeded.* Which is where Steve comes from. Still not quite perfectly. He's not friendly to them, and the creation process winds up causing him to come into existence at some random point in the world. But the Evokers made a Builder.

[@toxicshadowcrow2396]

If that's the case we'd have to explain alex

[@hiya022]

Other youtubers: Trying to pass the 10 minute mark Matt: Trying to go under the 10 minute mark (and failing)

[@Nightmare-gh1mf]

lol

[@projekttaku1]

lol

[@MilkyCarrow]

lol

[@hello_stranger4961]

lol

[@Some-Bad-Editor]

lol

[@235brownie]

Matpat: "I need to find out how to make these shorter." Viewer: "But... we don't want them shorter 😐"

[@_taytot_]

So true Lol

[@racool911]

The truth is a lot of ppl claim he always stretches his videos out

[@deividrodrigues9424]

GIVE US MORE AT LEAST 1H.

[@viktoranderas9541]

@@deividrodrigues9424 no

[@_taytot_]

@@viktoranderas9541 YES

[@tomixx__446]

DONT MAKE THE THEORIES SHORT!!!! I LOOOOOVE listening to them!!!! I dont know why,but im so obsessed with hearing you say all of your discoverings so dramatically :00

[@jeesusperuna2]

8:00 Camera man: "Me just one of you"

[@hatthat4789]

I just noticed something about the wool statues in the mansions. The animal statues are Cats and Chickens. I belive cats are pretty obvious, witches have pet cats in minecraft and work with the Illagers, but something caught me with the chickens. In the mobestiary they say that Chickens might be spys for dark forces, since they can be ridden by baby versions of zombies. In fact, they're one of the only mobs in the game that can be ridden by a monster such as ravagers, spiders, and skeleton horses. It seems oddly specific for those mobs to be in there as a giant statue rather than any other mob, seems like Chickens in minecraft also have some dark connection lol

[@awild4ND1]

Lore of CHICKENS we need this

[@butterfliesglowx9425]

I had a nightmare relating CHICKENS last night lmfao

[@simonchen5284]

Image you already have a fear or dislike for chickens and you hear this😐

[@nightsedge6182]

this theory is supported when you watch Slimecicle's impossible difficulty video. They were the most dangerous enemy in the mod they created, so much so that they had to use command blocks to get rid of them. So, I do think you're on to something.

[@GusThePrankster]

Let's go chicken theory

[@megalegalo]

Mojang and notch: family friendly game for everyone MatPat: *its a cult*

[@harvia8348]

THEY TEAR DOWN VILLAGERS ONLY TO REGREATE THEM AS MONSTERS.

[@justanidiotforfun7328]

Literally tho

[@ManTimeline]

I mean, after you beat the Ender dragon two presumed gods wax poetic about existence itself

[@shot482]

But that's just a cult a minecraft cult thanks for summoning.

[@praeliasaringer4851]

​@@shot482 im dead. seriously im a sacrifice. help.

[@hzfahmi]

Vindicator : ight imma put on some eye contacts MatPat : *Do i hear a theoryyyyyy?*

[@adambailes5443]

How does this fit in with the villagers and Illagers being related when villagers can create beds?

[@waterbiscuit9222]

Imagine he is just connecting dots that aren't there, and Mojang is like "OK. we'll take it"

[@KEmcELY]

Almost like: I’ll take your entire stock!

[@agencyofgaming401]

Hold on let me add on to that, mojang is like. "Woah, this guy just made us a lore for us...let's just go with it,"

[@WyvernWolfe]

Honestly it has happened a lot of times in media. A writer vaguely hints at an idea they had in their head, however the fans manage to make a theory out of hints in the medium which ends up being more interesting or more concrete than what the writer had planned, so much so the writer went 'Yep, that's now canon' or they adapt on it more. Honestly its kinda a nice thing, the fans get validation and closure, the writers get propted up for a better theory than intended, and in the end the questions get answered

[@agencyofgaming401]

@@WyvernWolfe it does?? I didn't know that.

[@agencyofgaming401]

@@WyvernWolfe by the way I like your logo

[@killer360xboxzilch3]

Fun fact: strongholds are more common to spawn below villages

[@raptorforever9626]

Ye mine is below a village

[@mr.blobberry3112]

How is this the top comment bruh

[@emeraldxmastreexa8294]

I thought they only spawn under

[@hunterlembo5661]

i did not know that. THANK YOU its really hard for me to find one

[@Yumiooss]

Everytime I find stronghold it's under a village

[@hamsterdabesgamingthomas1989]

MatPat: "I will not go past the ten minute mark" Video: 11:52

[@Joshisbored1]

In bedrock edition strongholds have a higher chance of spawning under a village, so I think that one of the “unspeakable acts” was building the end portal and maybe, using the dragon??

[@rossrocs395]

What if they're trying to create an immortal being that has access to the legendary Creative Mode...

[@matchboxbracket7604]

I like the way you think

[@nightfall_9411]

They're trying to create a clone of Felipe Neto! (only Brazilians would understand this joke, lol)

[@sarcsaticsoona2994]

lol

[@ShibuNub3305]

Not to mention the lost power of the command block, an object that can alter reality at the press of a button...

[@cocknball410]

666 likes

[@marshalllee6376]

My theory: The illagers aren’t just trying to create life, aren’t just trying to create steve or Herobrine, but what they actually want to do is created a being like us, specifically, a being who can respawn.

[@n_t_over_the_morrow]

I agree! Thet are obsessed with life, and that we can cheat death no matter what, coming back to the world time after time. They want that for themselves!

[@valeriayazzie8253]

Your smart

[@encodablelikesramen3805]

Yep that sounds pretty true to me what if u just figured it out :)!!!!!!

[@FBD_WalterClements71]

but then here's a question why are they hostile towards the player? why would they attack the thing they've been trying to make for a long time?

[@Skull-se8jy]

@@FBD_WalterClements71 Possibly jealousy. Or that they view players as failed projects?

[@arynrink2432]

This also explains why the evokers have totems of undying. If the ancient builders really did come in contact with the villages, they would have given some of their items to them just as a normal player would likely build a base in a village. Since the ancient builders were likely experimenting with life and death, some of their magic would have been adapted by the evokers through the totems. This also explains why they don't use the totems to stop themselves from dying, they don't fully understand how those magic items work.

[@d_shadow.]

Perhaps, the illagers built the giant woolen animals to try and create giant monsters to help them fight or protect their mansions? It would make sense, with the idea they tried to make steve, and the illager beasts

[@czpiaor]

Game theorist: Illagers are just Cargo Cultists! Minecraft devs who just wanted to do some wool art: *Confused screaming*

[@furret7874]

you just spoiled the video for me. i think

[@heatwavechill8598]

@@furret7874 lmao

[@furret7874]

yea you did spoil the vid for me

[@hippostat3889]

Nick Hormovitis well i mean you could of watched video first

[@christofu148]

honestly I feel like a lot of the stuff mojang does is just goofy Easter eggs and such

[@orirhlynsson6695]

Illagers: "We live outside a society"

[@user-io2ls6lt6t]

Underrated

[@aloevera3317]

😂😂

[@hannahdempsey7832]

I thought that perhaps the illagers grew up with stories of the end portal and people who left with it, maybe seeking knowledge and even family or ancestors they based builds off of those stories. They might have never even seen an end portal that way only made assumptions of what they read in stories. And perhaps when they worked to find out more about those who left for the end, even pushing themselves to the point of doing something with lapis. Maybe that's when the other villagers abandoned them. The Illagers angered by the villagers continue with their experiments falling deeper into darkness. Where in that darkness like the theorists said they kidnapped and changed the villagers into those hulking beasts. I wonder if the illagers are just children who grew up on stories of those theorized ancient builders, and out of curiosity mimicked those builders with their fake maps, beds, and portals. Of course all of this is based off of what the Game Theorists have made.

[@OctoNap]

Imagine if you could activate the wool recreations of the end portal and get teleported to a MSPaint-like version of the End

[@no-do5od]

Mojang: do we.... pay him?.... I mean, he IS making theory’s so we don’t have too.

[@iciebear]

to*

[@chrishicksno]

Shut up nerd

[@janeshajordan2232]

Just a Random Blue Lynel kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2S9fmVooLpjors Here’s my reaction to it

[@Gacha_Got_Arsorned]

I'm Just a Random Blue umbreon

[@Mars1x1]

Hey, could you guys check out my recent KZbin video and give me your honest opinions?

[@emilymonahan5232]

Matpat: Herobrin- Minecraft Veterans: *_WHAT DID YOU SAY_*

[@judgment5090]

It would be cool that the devs would make him an official part of the lore, perhaps the fake end portal can transform into something completely different and is a portal that leds to herobrine’s mansion or something where there is a boss arena where you fight him as the final boss.

[@mathieu3318]

Judgment Herobrine is official

[@OkieDokle]

Emily Monahan oh.. my.. god.. I’ve remembered a dark time trying to spawn him in 2012😳😳😳

[@lachlann4335]

My minecraft ptsd kicked in when I saw herobrine.

[@acelabsinc]

I remember a time where my brother joined with a Herobrine skin and gamertag back in Minecraft v1.0 it was a good try

[@bubblerose292]

"vindicator eyes are blue" My brother: ooh you're a vindicator

[@ryanandahalf3504]

The ENTIRE Halo Covenant is a cargo cult

[@progoof9148]

How?

[@ryanandahalf3504]

My god that is longer than I thought it'd be

[@Conqueror2077]

Speaking of the vindicator's having different colored eyes, they can spawn in peaceful mode and they won't attack villagers if it's peaceful mode

[@shrekfanboy1734]

I think its because they injected lapis into their own skulls like how he said on the last theory of the illagers

[@idowhatiwant5436]

ShrekFanboy 1 well maybe not so literally. I believe it has something to do with their affiliation with lapis, but they don’t actually have lapis in their skulls

[@lhd1008]

Human transmu.... Enchantment?

[@MLGProMaster-tu9tz]

"Mom, can we have End portal?" "No, we have End portal at home" *End portal at home: **3:12*

[@koiboi2686]

Very funny Connor

[@kurisu-2385]

This meme is getting old

[@STEAKTHESECOND]

5 minutes more than 140 likes nani

[@BrassFeline]

Ssaaaaaame

[@yuurichito1439]

Imagine they create Herobrine while trying to replicate Steve and Herobrine actually gets added

[@The-Indefini1]

I think for them going to a stronghold isn't what happened maybe they heard of it from a legend and then tried to recreate it and maybe make a way for the ancient builders a way back

[@notalot4986]

I think that the illagers saw the builder before the ancient builder went through the portal.They were amazed by the builders but when they need to retreat to the end the illagers follow them trying to convince them to stay and teach them how they do what they do but the builders didn’t want to stay longer.They hopped through the portals with the illagers standing behind them.So they went home trying to recreate the portals, the beds,the animals, and the builders themselves with their totems of undying

[@LykonDrakensken]

I just had a few thoughts: - Why does the End Portal require Eyes of Ender to activate if the Ancient Builders went into it before Endermen existed? How did they first activate it, and who made the mechanism that required the Eyes of Ender? - Furthermore along this line of thinking, did the Ancient Builders cut the eyes out of people to use to conjure the portal? - Also, why are the Eyes of Ender so large when placed into the End Portal slots? Is it just an arbitrary thing insofar as graphic design, or is there some other force at work in there?

[@plainbagel4411]

Maybe Eyes of Ender are a remnant of some sort of “life force” the builders had, so the initial opening required sacrifices? But that would mean whoever started using eyes of ender must have known what had happened to the builders

[@zaenotaverage76]

The ender dragon's eye

[@shadowcat5939]

Maybe they aren't literal eyes but simply called eyes because of their shape. They could be some form of created object possibly even a power source for the portal.

[@aaro8803]

I think that you need eyes of ender to replicate some sort of power that only ancient builders have. Also every item in Minecraft increases in size when placed down

[@acemagalor2519]

I think the end is a dimension that exists outside of time (hence why you can't sleep there) and that the endermen can simply exit the end into certain points in time , just a thought

[@theshadow3787]

"I'm pretty sure they're just idiots" *Offended villager noises*

[@Elo787]

Mumbo is proud

[@LoganTysdal]

They're

[@mossdude9594]

@Aidan King Ironic lol

[@notagoat281]

They can be offended all they want, but it doesn't make it false!

[@mossdude9594]

@Aidan King Improper use of they're while referring to someone as an idiot. A bit of a stretch admittedly.

[@darkmagician2895]

Hi, pls hear me. What if they were they "enemies" that made the race of the first builders flee and try to run away? I mean, IT IS JUST A THEORY but it could be true. The vindicators and the other kind of illagers in mansions ( i dont remember the name) appera to be not "not that much civilizated". So, what if the ancient race pf builders was afraid of them? I mean, evil villagers creating mobsters and playing with life are surely not the best friends. The builders built the strongholds and the portals to get away, and their "enemies" saw the portal. I always say " enemies" and not just enemies because the builders wouldnt probably know if their enemies were enemies or allies that didn't know how to act near them. So, the builders were afraid and made the portal, their fake enemies followed them and saw the portal and since they had access to such magic as life creation understood that the portal was a one way gate. So, with my theory we solve thw "who were the builders' enemies" and how they have seen a portal. Now as a result they are trying to recreate a portal to bring the people they admired so much back. I think that this theory is prwtty much solid but i dont have the time to find evidences. If you actually read this I wont you to know that I admire you and I would like you to answer to this comment, even something like jrjdndjdnsjenskidhn (random keys). I hope that this comment will be helpful

[@maapauu4282]

Great Idea!

[@touch_me.]

what if steve and alex were successful illager experiments it would explain why they’re the only builders in the land

[@Zightz]

"Is it possible that he's an official part of this game's lore?" The patch notes of every update ever: "Removed Herobrine" Bruh

[@knyt0]

they stopped doing it though

[@pyroplays8685]

New Patch Notes: Removed Every Trace Of Lore That Could Possible Exist

[@charliejensen5340]

it was a joke because notch and microsoft where pissed at the dumb people who believed it

[@Ollebolle112]

Maybe herobrine was removed just before our minecraft game. You can't remove something that never exited

[@probot6515]

He's never been real. Read about the origin more.

[@catrook8146]

MatPat: "We won't go past the 10 minute mark!" Me: -checks the length of the video- "Ya failed that, Mat."

[@comic-9823]

11:53 minutes

[@classicspeeder]

@@comic-9823 thats not how time works. its 11 minutes and 52 seconds

[@acelabsinc]

@@classicspeeder 53... Just wanted to fix it bugged me

[@qui-gonjinn8093]

Cat Rook he tried

[@locochicken6757]

Go as long as you want

[@HardbassSoviet]

Well there are also the features of evoker like turning blue sheep into red sheep

[@formaleggplant]

I would love that every so often minecraft would add a new feature to the illagers or adding a new illager spell as a result of their experiments

[@racerzombie]

Mat pat: talks about cargo cults Me: see dad, I’m learning Edit: o my Jesus lord I have never had so many likes on a comment before, big thank!

[@reyariass]

Ah yes, information that is vital to your adult life... for bringing up on conversation to make social connections once this while social distancing event is over.

[@waluigi7331]

@@reyariass teachers would think otherwise, unfortunately.

[@imaginternet]

Yeah parents sometimes underestimate us from not learning from these videos, basically a way better and more fun online classes

[@mysticiceawokened9170]

1000 like Haaaa

[@Vertically_Up]

Idc how many likes u have stfu

[@theunderwatercrew7553]

MatPat: “Villagers are just idiots!” *ANGRY VILLAGER NOISES*

[@TasX]

Angrily gossips. Matpat goes to buy stuff a few days later: “hey why’s everything so expensive?”

[@formeraccount1529]

*angry villager particles

[@thepotatogaming7873]

*Angry herrr noises*

[@Funkoh]

I mean they sell a bookshelf for 1 emerald and buy a book for 1 emerald

[@TJKKelly-ej7en]

HMMM

[@vamsidivi6665]

This one seems so true but if some one could escape the end then it would contradict enderman being the ancient builder

[@Might_G]

5:25 this could help the real world theory of how there are ufos in Egyptians hieroglyphics They had visitors..

[@Inkyink]

Matpat: *trying to uncover the lore and insanity of the illagers* The Minecraft devs when making the Illagers: *Hey you know what would be funny? Thicc Chicken statue hehehe*

[@gazymerlelug6958]

Bruh lmao

[@kennethha416]

hahaha

[@bonyfax2345]

Yeah: the devs be like: hey man, how about villagers, but like…evil, you know And Matpat just:hmmm… no, it’s a secret cult worshipping the race of ancient evil

[@eohdaho]

A Thiccen.

[@rainslasher2494]

When MatPat mentioned Herobrine: Childhood: Plays back childhood trauma of disks 11 and 13

[@frozenfoxgames5300]

I think he made a theory on the disks as well.

[@asedf9687]

He mentioned it an earlier theory of this series too

[@jblaze5500]

When he said that I got scared

[@Octocide]

Good times~~

[@acemagalor2519]

PTSD for freaking music discs

[@bobrbw1202]

Mini theory: Assuming you’re right (I think the theory’s pretty good) If the illagers are a cargo cult in the situation of Minecraft they don’t understand the point of building with certain blocks and crafting. So how did they construct their massive wooden mansions? They must’ve-learned how to smelt sand, craft glass panes, mine, and craft logs into planks for many types of wood.

[@spectrefang8309]

I did a little bit of research and Evokers can change sheep wool colors from blue to red. This is directly linking the woodland mansion's wool room to the Evokers even more. Not sure if this is covered in the videos because I am still working through them and I'm two minutes into this video.

[@goatplaysguitar]

Vindicators: have a different amount of melanin in their eyes Game theory: Idk man that’s kinda sus

[@lilkingchno7935]

Eye color is genetic that’s why

[@nichsulol4844]

they make double bed

[@thefolder3086]

Can we please go back to them? Poor islanders😢

[@Galaxy-rj1kj]

nah they don’t

[@colinlawry9511]

Plot twist: Herobrine was the original and the illigers tried to make a copy but accidentally made Steve

[@arafe.1012]

Nice to know I'm a mistake

[@steamy6955]

Plot twist: Alex is a accident caused by illagers

[@stelladobie8705]

@@steamy6955 all the wool stacks are blues and purple. Alex is lime green and cyan. There isn't any green stacks.... So perhaps Alex was a foreigner?

[@RubyRiolu]

I feel like that would make a good sitcom

[@alejandroe3616]

@@stelladobie8705 she's the true last human of her kind

[@liamkrutsinger4128]

My opinion on the illigers is there probably trying to create a being that can do what we can do in creative mode but the reason why I'm not sure of

[@jameshacker4552]

Maybe the verry existence of Steve is dark magic form the illagers? Maybe the reson there is fake end portals is because they want to travel to the end but they don’t know how, so they decided to smooth over on there original plan to create life and it actually works

[@shooterxd2387]

Matt in the first theory: THEY ARE EVIL Matt now: Poor illagers want their messiab back

[@jack_copperz]

I mean. He only implied that they were evil. He didn't say they were evil, we just assumed that.

[@jack_copperz]

Nvm I just remembered the ravager beasts

[@addiction.5500]

Brilliant

[@justanotherschmuck4149]

"have you ever heard the tragedy of the evokers?" "...no" "I thought not. it's not a story the villagers would tell you. evokers were dark magicians of the iliagers so powerful and so wise, that they could influence the blocks to create, life..."

[@jerebrine3913]

Best comment on this video 100%

[@xavierdurocher1534]

Is it possible to learn this power

[@soupersoup5773]

The pillage side is a pathway to many abilities some could say unorthodox

[@jacob_stay_frosty2821]

What's next the midiclorians

[@danzoom]

Ironic. He could create totems of undying which save others from death, but not himself.

[@samchop157]

I love how just straight happy Minecraft villagers sound

[@WMandilly45]

I forgot this was a Minecraft vid halfway thru

[@Elkiize_]

PLOT WIST: The real reason why Mojang hasn't released any updates about the full lore of Minecraft is because they're waiting for MatPat to finish his theories and use it as their lore

[@crazyandevilareusuallydifferen]

I honestly hope so that would be pretty cool

[@darak1455]

Or pull a scott and add new lore to deflate the theorys take your pick

[@kenjiaex7986]

O

[@maxsong2688]

Lol there's a few holes in this theory I don't understand. How would u come to the overworld when the end portal is a one way trip and coming back puts u at spawn? Also, how would the sophisticated crafters be able to have access to the Overworld if they couldn't defeat the End Dragon? ( MatPat was the one who described the ancient civilization not being able to defeat the End Dragon first, meaning the civilization would be stuck in the End.)

[@frostymug9750]

But villagers sleep in beds tho. . .

[@halatcibarmen]

I mean, herobrine is technically canon since he appeared in promotional images.

[@tehangrybird345]

True

[@EmmanuelCano-vi4jv]

He has also been shown to be removed from every update Edit: Okay I don't think people are understanding the fact that I know it's a joke.

[@tomoyakun9294]

What is a hero brine anyways ? Is it in the game?

[@CaptainYEE]

@@tomoyakun9294 it's a long story to tell...

[@tomoyakun9294]

@@CaptainYEE well .. I don't mind .. all for the lore ..

[@Jason75913]

I interpreted their "imitation beds" as the in-game equivalent of a "luxury bed". Makes more sense than them forgetting how to build the beds that they used when they were villagers yet can still build mansions and weapons and use fire and magic, and the devs putting off on designing an actual "luxury bed" block similar to the normal bed. They might as well make it, I think. MatPat, are you sure that the illagers were inspired by actual contact with the ancient builders and not by going through the books in the stronghold libraries? That would explain how they came to begin experimenting with magic fron the start. I don't think they ever met the ancient builders. And the libraries are likely partly ruined or the advanced books are missing or impossible for the illagers to understand, hence their imitation portals.

[@thesweatychild]

I just realized something: When you kill an evoker, they don't pop the totem, but when you kill it it drops it, so maybe the reason the illagers do raids is for souls that in turn are used for totems that would give them immortality. like this so matpat can see

[@cklounge2096]

“Why are the Vindicators eyes blue???” Me: LAPIS Edit: I WAS RIGHTTTTT

[@noone-infinite]

truuuuuue

[@sfxs9090]

genetics.

[@nesiachan4534]

Me:DIAMONDS

[@biblix]

YES IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW

[@Vic_Lit344]

@@sfxs9090 uhh have you watched the latest theory dude?

[@snapshotdragon4634]

When he was talking about the tribe and the cargo theory I totally forgot this was all about Minecraft

[@demilettucee3657]

yeah same lol

[@graceholland5770]

You can totally get lost in the true stories MatPat tells about lore. Have you seen the first ever FNAF game theory? It’s fascinating.

[@keanunixon3557]

Same with me

[@dubstepugplays4417]

yea

[@blockthenock1733]

just to let you know, i love the long videos and youre entire cast. keeo the good work going!!!

[@minecraftstuffs]

“But they’re missing the point, and about three wood planks” i’m dying this guy’s hilarious

[@dirtyburrito4489]

Mojang is just gonna give us a link to this playlist when they finally want to give us lore and say “yeah what he said”

[@Tururu134]

I'm just imagining Mat making theories about his own theories after the lore is canon

[@jacobskigriffalo9259]

"Hmm" - Villager

[@mageofmangoes8099]

Jacobski Griffalo “Huh” -also Villager

[@justaguyonearth]

that was my year book quote

[@radioactiveseaotter]

“Hurmm” - villager, again...

[@OctaviaaivatcO]

its actually spelled hghnaoueghn

[@eusouabia2986]

"Huhunm"

[@Sangram_Raorane]

Great Mat U shoved a whole minute out of the normal theories

[@ChanceTheBrony]

My guess as to the giant cats and birds: When the ancient builders described what an Ender Dragon was, they said it “had a long, black body with four legs and a tail, like those of a cat, but it also had wings and could fly like a chicken”. That, or chickens were their primary meat source and they kept cats around to scare off creepers in the builders’ homes.