Game Theory: The Tortured Ghosts of Minecraft (Minecraft Allay)

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Theorists, there is yet another new addition in the Minecraft 1.19 update that we need to talk about. The Allay. You see, this passive mob holds a LOT of secrets about the history of the Minecraft world. What lore will they reveal? You'll have to watch to find out!
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[@deathrobot10k58]

player: *saves Allay from experiments* MatPat: “why do they help us?”

[@kelfo4997]

YOOO TRUE

[@trouslinabone]

Well, they don't immediately help us. Only after giving them an item. Before, they just act like normal passive mobs.

[@deathrobot10k58]

it was joke

[@mrjacket2103]

also matpat: that's just a theory a game theory

[@geometryd]

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[@jurassicjonahpe5294]

Another design feature seen on the Allays, yet not on the Vex, is that their head is disproportionelly large compared to their body, implying they are children, since children of mobs, even villagers, have larger heads than the adults

[@fertileplanet7756]

this could especially be true on bedrock edition (since the wither and the warden both killed the ancient builders and the baby animals/villagers heads are comically large)

[@geometryd]

Слава Советской Армии! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXLYpYSAZZVnmLM

[@Rissen_]

@@fertileplanet7756 how is that specific to bedrock am i missing something?

[@ThatCrabGuy]

that could explain why they are so playful and they complain when they dont have somthing they want lol

[@somebodykares1]

While the large heads are true, Baby Villagers have their head proportioned to their body, which is strange for Zombie Baby Villagers have large heads but not Regular Baby Villagers. Allot of the Animations have the baby villagers with large heads even the new game has the large heads but in game their heads are normal size with the rest of the body.

[@meteroy17]

Coming back to this theory, cause they just released 1.19.3, where they changed the Vex's model to match the Allay's model.

[@RememberMeHailey]

same

[@sarahsnostalgicdream]

Looks like MatPat is technically right so far

[@antfarm5845]

@@sarahsnostalgicdreamhe IS right

[@sarahsnostalgicdream]

@@antfarm5845 Ahhh, corrected It’s another win for Matpat

[@antfarm5845]

@@sarahsnostalgicdreammatpat:10 Minecraft:0

[@titanictnt7476]

Uh, in the latest update the vex was given more of an Allay like appearance, so I guess the connection is canon.

[@fizzy69o.0]

Coincidence? I think not

[@ZudinGodofWar]

​@@fizzy69o.0I read that in the teachers voice from the incredibles

[@denifnaf5874]

Imagine a creepypasta where your wolf needs to be domasticated, so you give a bone to the ally because you fell one will not be enough for domesticating the wolf, and than the ally starts to rip you to shreds, piece by piece, to get more bones, this could be weaponized....

[@BeeBuggie]

That sounds absolutely amazing. And terrifying-

[@PyroTheRabbit]

FiNaLlY iT's HeRe kzbin.info/www/bejne/gn2pmX6XptOKrc0

[@E.h.a.n]

4 bots in under a minute. What the frick ?

[@tripplordofinconvenience9953]

E

[@_Berserk_984]

@@E.h.a.n Ikr, they're in every reply. Mat's videos have been bombed with bots many times.

[@gabrielfm92]

Allay: a spirit that can phase through solid objects Also Allay: trapped in steel/cobblestone

[@familyk9443]

Isn't that only for vexes?!

[@NekuroMC]

its Game mechanic if its involving lore it can be ignored they are made that way to give freedom to the players imagine they can phase through walls too then how would you contain them but then in a boat?

[@TheBlackAntagonist]

@@familyk9443 Yes, if you notice, Allay can't phase through walls. I think that comes from the way the Vex are combined that allows them to phase.

[@benkayvfalsifier3817]

Exactly

[@killnet5638]

Ж

[@InsomniacDoggo]

I am absolutely floored that Mat is big enough to be sponsored by frikkin GEICO of all companies

[@bendyPlushProductions]

He already has bin

[@InsomniacDoggo]

@@bendyPlushProductions Yah but still

[@Mirage_Main321]

Not even Geico save you from the warden.

[@twurtle12hd39]

I love it but idk if the demographic who watches him is really making insurance decisions

[@D.13Auto]

@@twurtle12hd39 can confirm I do make insurance decisions lol

[@Ewremen]

Theory: The allays are the souls of the ancient builders who’ve accepted death and are at peace, and the vexes are those who are still vengeful. The pillagers have found a way to turn the peaceful souls into vengeful ones by combining them

[@blubehriluv]

@misuyy fong why are you posting other people's comments lol

[@Y0ur_Kinda_Cute]

But where did they get the vexes first since you said they made them by combing allays and vexes?

[@Ewremen]

@@Y0ur_Kinda_Cute No? I said they made the peaceful souls vengeful by combining the peaceful souls

[@dan-andersjansson8658]

👍

[@ballsucker89]

yeah, they probably get vengeful because they dont like being crammed into a single, uh, body, i guess

[@MutatedAmerican]

Theory: The Allay are the spirits of dead children born from the Builders, and whom have been abandoned during the evacuation to The End portal. And the reason why they are helpful is because they YEARN to be helpful as to make sure that they are never abandoned again

[@enedehenson6140]

That is so saadd!

[@eg0izt]

Who hurt you

[@lowleekun2134]

Are you ok?

[@colt1903]

That's so sad but also so wholesome

[@bluenight8040]

hm

[@endernightblade1958]

personal thought: the allays have incomplete memories - they want the items, but they don’t know why. they dance to the music that they know, but they can’t remember from where. they watch you with both childlike joy and profound sadness, as though they recognise you but don’t know how. but they help you all the same, because it’s all they know.

[@issacnewton2678]

@Cassowary Egg bro

[@dontreadmyprofilepicture960]

Don't read my name!

[@valkasomething]

@@dontreadmyprofilepicture960 Okay, I won't

[@ghost14224]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqCUlWBjn6hgqqs

[@smolfishyboi7887]

@Cassowary Egg 💀

[@bloodystatic4156]

An interesting fact is that in the Ancient Cities, there are piles of blue and cyan wool. Almost like... Steve...

[@amalgasoul5794]

What if he is the builder’s God?

[@macthe12th84]

Maybe the blue and cyan was like a uniform

[@arshu_parshu1999]

No it’s a collapsed tent 2 of them

[@VictorbrineSC]

It's the illagers that discovered the Ancient Cities, in fact it's for this reason that they went on their soul experimenting journey probably

[@TheSmiler23]

Or Herobrine?

[@henrystickmin4630]

I have this theory that the cave noises come from the player suffering PTSD.

[@antonybrooks1379]

From... From what thou

[@nathanramage1275]

@@antonybrooks1379 well, steve doesn't just BECOME, he has to come from somewhere. Maybe some accident from wherever he hails from led to amnesia, which is why you spawn in a random location and the world is so unknown to you, but your Ancient Builder instincts to explore and create are still in you. The trauma of the accident which leaves you alone in the middle of nowhere may have happened in a cave or in the dark, which Steve would've forgotten exactly what, but would still be tense or afraid underground, where its dark, which manifests itself as sounds and noises. This could explain the dark tan Steve has, and the stubble. He's lost, too far away to find home (the minecraft world may be millions of blocks but a block is a cubic meter, so that's 1000s of kilometers), and alone.

[@antonybrooks1379]

@@nathanramage1275 makes sense. remindes me that Steve is still a human with a lot of unknown past except the fact he is the descendent of the ancients but even their past is still not completely known.

[@neyannaley6507]

Dose that mean the same thing for Alex

[@sabir_raiyan]

HOW IN THE WORLD DOES Steve GO INTO CREATIVE MODE!?

[@erinhaselwood2309]

Adding another layer on to this theory, perhaps the allay are the result of the ancient builders attempting to bring the spirits of their children back from the dead. This would not only explain why they are smaller than you, but also their playful nature. (dancing, laughing, chasing after you, etc.) This could also mean when you give an allay an item, they see that action as you accepting them into your family. You are affectively a parental figure.

[@rawcookiedough7518]

@Chad Springfield no-

[@arandompersonwhoisdefinite6814]

Allay fetch me my milk! Then leave

[@kademardaylmaz6543]

in islam its believed that if a baby dies it becomes an angel in the heaven

[@magorzatamaniak3454]

@@kademardaylmaz6543 its not only that way for Islam, im a christian and we also belive that kids are innocent and go straight to heaven

[@tonuahmed4227]

Oh my heart

[@mystery3928]

PERSONAL THEORY : i think the allay are actually the children of the ancient builders. I think they help you because you look like their family. Considering the builders couldnt alway be advanced they could have started out with helping the dying children. Because they look like steve but smaller more like baby zombies. Edit: hello! So i just looked it up and found the "happy birthday achievement" which damn the feelings but i think thats the reason they like note blocks it reminds them of when they were alive and when they were with the family every birthday and listening to the music disc and noteblocks.

[@mrjackel3102]

that actually makes sense because think about it, the allay has a much larger head compared to its body this is a feature only seen with baby mobs which most likely means the allay are children

[@phronesis429]

How are ancient builders gonna give birth to ghosts

[@shadowjeremy3083]

@@phronesis429 he meant they are the souls of children. That means the ancient builders gave birth to them before everyone died later on

[@krel7160]

@@shadowjeremy3083 so what i'm hearing is that the allay are the souls of children stuffed inside of animatronic prison suites which are headed by a man seeking to achieve immortality and figure out how to use their spirits or whatever's left of their anger as tools and energy say where have i heard this one before

[@shadowjeremy3083]

@@krel7160 Fnaf…….

[@Silvergrove41]

What’s also fun is that the vex now has a model identical to the allay but just has different texture

[@rack795]

You should really make a theory about the strays. Just the name alone, stray, meaning to move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place. or not in the right place; separated from the group or target. (yes I looked these up cause I couldn't be bothered typing it). Plus, Strays are literally just skeletons wearing clothes and spawn in snowy biomes

[@dafilmqueen556]

Bro, there's so much death in this universe, and they all spawn different ways..

[@imakevideo2141]

I imagine strays are those in exile, shunned away so they retreating to the cold tundra, hostile yet welcoming if your smart

[@trenchvstudios]

“The only other mob that can interact with the world is the enderman” Fox: am I a joke to you?

[@MbitaChizi]

Dont read my name😑

[@chinaland2174]

Also these zombie villagers that can break doors or something

[@secretfatum4941]

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[@Q_U_A_C_K]

@@chinaland2174 just regular zombies can, but only in hard mode.

[@Q_U_A_C_K]

wait they can?

[@nuclearwyvern1955]

Mini theory: Why is soul soil called soul SOIL specifically? Well since it is called soil, it implies it’s meant to grow things, but soul soil CANNOT be used to grow nether wart. So what does it grow? Souls. In a manner of speaking. Soul soil is just soul sand that hasn’t had souls infused into it yet, and soul sand is just soul soil that served its purpose; to harbor the souls of the dead. This would be why the sounds of soul soil being placed don’t include ghostly sounds like placing soul sand does, and why soul soil doesn’t slow down the player when walked on like soul sand does. I don’t know if I’m the only one to think of this but it fits PERFECTLY as far as I can tell.

[@elainad6728]

You are right. Soul soil can be used to make a wither and for basalt with blue ice and lava. It would be cool to know if there was an old plant that the old builders used to survive the nether or something like that. Maybe the purpose of soul soil can be explained with its ability to make water elevators.

[@DeezXxiestan]

Hey king you dropped you crown 👑

[@BlueLightningRose]

@@elainad6728 maybe primal chorus plant from the end?

[@BlueLightningRose]

@@elainad6728 maybe the neither is where chorus plant came from.where u can only find it in the end city and i think the last stop for. The elders is the end city and city is the last city of elder builders

[@NekuroMC]

i would just think of it as rotten bodies

[@Denominator-zc3se]

May pat play disks 5, 11, and 13 together with them starting at their number corresponding to seconds. For example start the 5 disk wait 6 seconds and start the 11 then 2 seconds start 13. The audio lines up to make sense maybe try incorporating that into your next theory.

[@northwolfOTT]

I bet mat pat is proud of how he was right and now the Vex and Allay look similar now

[@kiano5040]

I like how MatPat has an iron garage, but a dirt house 😂

[@benito23453]

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[@boringnamegod8103]

All bots

[@boringnamegod8103]

All bots

[@deanos32]

He has priorities

[@louna2825]

I got scared when he turned blue.......

[@SKy_the_Thunder]

I think it's interesting that Mojang recently confirmed that, yes, there is lore in the game - however, they don't plan on ever actually confirming any of it.

[@TheAussieREX]

The only lore we know about (most likely anyway) is that the new Legends game is a prequel to vanilla (the original game) while Dungeons is (most likely) a sequel to vanilla.

[@marvelfan1287]

@@TheAussieREX they send that?

[@boualiracim2939]

@@TheAussieREX wait do the dungeon is a prequel hmm interesting theory

[@slabernick558]

we gots mat pat so they dont need to

[@redred668]

@@boualiracim2939 its not a theory It has been confirmed

[@Vulxnyrie]

5:34 this also ties into how an allay can help you retrieve items after death; relief and vex makes you die and lose items; worry

[@theworthysoul]

Now the Vex has been changed to look very similar to the Allay :)

[@zoompertandme3183]

And makes me feel guilty

[@dionettaeon]

I'm also seeing connections between Allays and fairies. As some have already pointed out, the Allay's large head implies they may very well be children, given the trend of child mobs in Minecraft. Fairies, Pixies in particular, are often said to be very child-like in both appearance and demeanor, and some myths say they are the souls of children who have died.

[@meowthekitty321]

And another development name for the allay, besides wisp, was pixie.

[@zed8048]

They are called pixie in Minecraft's pirate language.

[@captainleonox3818]

Fae are also in otherstories said to steal children and replace them so there is another possible connection.

[@ajjms4715]

Going back to some of ur older theories, I think I remember that there was a theory about the warped forest being somewhat man made. It isn’t like any other part of the nether and what solidified that one for me was these two things: endermen (ancient builders) spawn there, like they’re trying to go back to what they had done before, or trying to return to what they had been. The other thing is the “trees” there. The “leaves” of the crimson forests “trees” are made of nether wart blocks, while in the warped forests, it is instead warped wart blocks (if I remember the name correctly) which implies, to me at least, that the warped forests where at one point crimson forests that the ancient builders warped to be more friendly to them, hence the lack of piglins and hoglins.

[@nombrezeraus5286]

I've always had this theory about the warped forests and the endermen: i think the warped forests are corrupted crimson forests (corrupted by the endermen). They frequently spawn there, but no other mob does. The fog is purple and the forest is blue (both colors very uncommon in the Nether, they don't 'fit in'). Also, the hoglins (endemic specie from the Nether) are afraid of the blue mushrooms. I think some of the endermen from the End ended up in the Nether and are trying to settle there, and by doing so they are altering the natural environment (they are sort of an invasive specie). Sorry if there's grammar or spelling mistakes, english is not my first language 😅

[@micahbirdlover8152]

funny intro 😂😂

[@geometryd]

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[@Calvinioli]

It could have been a refuge created by the ancient builders. Hoglins run away from warped fungus because they were conditioned through the years to realize that they mean the builders are there and they would attack them. The blue of the trees and the nylium was probably made to make it feel more like home and the purple fog is just a byproduct of the blue mixing with the natural red. As for the endermen they naturally migrated toward them when they were able to warp between dimensions because they meant safety and knew they wouldn't be attacked.

[@extremegameplays7404]

so many bots

[@gamerguygalactic2070]

You know, you should do a theory on the enderdragon again, since the enderdragon head is powered by a block of redstone, and it's resistant to the wither affect, it might not be organic, wink wink

[@ked49]

That means it has a nervous system.

[@Meowzipan]

the idea that the ender dragon is a robot is just silly.

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

7:50 When I hear "Nether" in the context of minecraft lore and souls I immediately think _Soul Magic._ The "Soul Entity" or "Soul Wizard" is proof that you can use the souls of soul sand to make allied spirit mobs with soul sand; in Minecraft Dungeons you can use a modofied Soul Lantern to summon one of these Soul Entities, complete with odd robes and a red tie at the waist. Perhaps the Allay was once from there as an escaped soul from the sand, which helps you once it gets to the overworld.

[@yusheitslv100]

MatPat: "Ruining your childhood since 2011!" When it comes to Minecraft, he ain't ruining it, just giving some not needed, but welcome, edginess. In 2020, is vids helped me get back into Minecraft.

[@benito23453]

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[@secretfatum4941]

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[@yyyyyyyyyyy315]

@@benito23453 *worst

[@bingusdingus3999]

I love how MatPat pieces together the "lore" of Minecraft, but I'd love to see his take on the connection between Minecraft Dungeons and the base game. Mojang has confirmed that the two are connected, and I'm curious as to how MatPat would fit it all together, especially with very lore-deep features (such as the Necromancer mob in Dungeons).

[@thelostorchid767]

I think he’s touched on it for some of the other mobs but it wasn’t needed for this video.

[@dontreadmyprofilepicture960]

Don't read my name...

[@nocapnokizzy]

@フリスクチャンネル guess i'll die

[@ZinTyPhoon]

Not to mention the other new mincreaft game that's coming out, Minecraft Legends. Maybe even the minecraft game everyone forgot about, Minecraft World

[@toastge]

the team of theorists or whatever are most likely working on it since dungeons has been out for a while

[@hiimlorenzo807]

This theory is more stronger now because the 1.19.3 update changed the vex’s design to make them look like allays.

[@superfunnyguy9454]

Congrats on the Geico sponsorship, I've been watching since 2016 or 2017 and this makes me very proud

[@bluepotatorw]

Neat fact, the vex also has a facial features present in the character customizer found in bedrock edition, namely the eyes, eyebrows, and the grin.

[@TheFlyfly]

there are also actual vex wings available there haha

[@lasercraft32]

Um... those came _after_ the vex was added, so they were based on the vex not the other way around.

[@1BurntToast]

@@lasercraft32 doesnt change anything tho because its still a feature. Just like piglins coming after soul sand, still makes sense to lore

[@hushfur]

I can make myself a vex ☺️

[@Scorchinghell]

Here’s a theory Maybe the nether once had vegetation because the basalt comes from blue ice coming into contact with lava meaning the nether would’ve once had a more welcoming look rather than the dangerous environment we know of today

[@user-lk2ex7ng8r]

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[@anintrovertonyoutube5271]

Maybe something drastically changed the environmental conditions, like some sort of volcano or something like that

[@geometryd]

Слава Советской Армии! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXLYpYSAZZVnmLM

[@jacobwong7486]

@@anintrovertonyoutube5271 there is a theory on the channel that Minecraft is set during climate change. Underwater temples are underwater because ocean levels rose. Global warming makes for fire conditions. The Nether is on fire.

[@anintrovertonyoutube5271]

@@jacobwong7486 cool

[@Commentation]

NOW this is confirmed with the new snapshot since THEY LOOK THE SAME BODY!

[@eliescobis9922]

that just means that they are the same entity like pillagers and villagers also matpat pulls his "evidence" from nothing mob bestiary? not canon bro minecraft dungeons 100% canon even confirmed by devs, so why is he not using it? it's like 180 from fnaf lore, in fnaf he only goes with everything that scott said but in minecraft he takes random stuff from random sources

[@hexchica]

OMG!!!!!!

[@Atticuslime6489]

Minecraft Changed The model of the vex making it look exactly like allay!

[@DogsWithPurpose]

He made actual lore with his little Minecraft intros, rock on Mat

[@whoyou4578]

@Dont go to my page oki

[@Phobie_2008]

As simple of a game Minecraft is, somehow MatPat finds a way to craft some batshit crazy lore about it 😂😂

[@benito23453]

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[@covidstinks2770]

the bots has invaded

[@_dani.get.real_]

Ya!

[@JustPineapple]

@@covidstinks2770 We are the only survivors

[@average_lsd_enjoyer7659]

True lol

[@soundrogue4472]

9:16 you could easily; just like how hawking's Radiation comes out of Black Holes or even just have the creature be spawned from the soul soil itself because it's just pooped out. That or the fact it adapted to it's environment; we have countless examples in nature of animals that should've died because of it's environment but rapidly evolved to counter said problems. Venus Flytrap family is a great example. Hell one version of the Venus flytrap family doesn't even eat animals but adapted to directly eat poop. Granted those concepts are harder to explain to kids... so yeah you're correct Matpat.

[@localvaultcompanion3516]

Imagine if the Allay had some sort of connection with the Endermen. If MatPat's entire ancient builder theory is correct, then they may recognize the Endermen. Or maybe the Endermen recognize the Allay through their now-twisted and corrupt worldview, like a sense of clarity, so-to-speak. What if you could look at the Endermen when an Allay is present and they won't attack, or there's a special little animation that occurs when they get close. Mojang is keeping it all so discreet 😭

[@happyfish1853]

When your done with Minecraft theory’s for this update you should make a move with all your theory’s combined but in actual movie style

[@user-lk2ex7ng8r]

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[@AverageSeaCucumber]

@Serbia mapping Even though you didn't make any

[@jeffreydenenberg7101]

there is a playlist of all the minecraft theories on the channel

[@vitoriangamer7807]

@Serbia mapping Uno reverse card

[@mirage8164]

@@AverageSeaCucumber its a bot

[@unknownvariable9239]

Minecraft: releases their first true fantasy based companion mob and very wholesome all around MatPat: *Oh I don’t think so. Allays are tortured spirits of Minecraft lore.* Never change Mat, never change

[@user-lk2ex7ng8r]

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[@thegeostormgd9830]

I think we all already knew that they’re tortured souls

[@CommanderWiggins]

Mojang knew what they were doing. They love to cause us pain

[@vyor8837]

Who said anything about the soul being tortured outside of the whole being captured thing?

[@millo7295]

LOL

[@Gourmet_Gamer]

Theory: the ancient builders found the sculk and saw how it could be harnessed so they created the sensor and shrieker and constructed the warden statue as a way to show tribute to the warden for protecting them from the wither

[@TheHorrorPlant]

a small note, the vex got a new design, and it looks even more like the Allay.

[@topcookies1097]

Personal Theory: The allay is the spirit of all those parrots you couldn't tame with half a stack of seeds, so you murdered them instead.

[@PeterParker-cb2tv]

You did what??

[@callmesilver398]

You killed the birds? From… inconvenience? >:0 the vibes may be dead, but soon, you’ll be too *angry chirps*

[@melonadeplays231]

@Dont go to my page ok then

[@emaany1839]

You need several seeds to tame it but you need 1 cookie to also tame it

[@gembird2697]

they both like music too THEORY CONFIRMED

[@theeswinkler4998]

Another detail to take notice of, the Allay death sound effect sounds eerily similar to the "Screech" and "Slam" sound effects, maybe those noises are echoes of the souls trapped in the caves, or maybe the allays are aware of the player's existence, and are calling out for help, the "Yearn" sound effect also sounds similar to that of the sound effect "Ascension" and "Call" again a sign that perhaps the Allay are in a search for the player, this makes a lot of sense especially since all allays in the world are in captivity, and are looking for a way out. The sound effects "Tremor" and "Roar" also sound like the warden.

[@theeswinkler4998]

Sound effect "Tumble" also sounds similar to the marching sounds inside disc 5

[@jesterchan2404]

I had this question in my head about the Allay, “How old are they?” But I told myself that it doesn’t matter. But I at some point thought the Allay could be children soul’s, because they have high pitched voices, are small, could only carry items not use them, and has a cute dance. I’m not saying that adults can’t have any of these, but it was a mini theory that came up in my head. Great for sharing this story, MatPat! 😊👍🏻

[@XDLR]

Is it bad that I made my allays as slaves

[@alyesaw290]

If someone made an animation from the dark history of the ancient civilization in order of Matpat's theories, that would be amazing

[@whatthewhatthe9117]

Interesting theory but one lingering question remains, what’s up with the allay “duplication” with amethysts and jukeboxes or the passive regen while vexes don’t?

[@mtndew314]

idk about the amethyst thing. But I'd assume that allays can regen cuz they are natural while the vex were created. Like how golems don't regen, but instead they need their created materials to repair. Maybe if a vex kills an allay it should get some health back?

[@ariel2179]

I think the allay regen is more of a gameplay thing, but the duplication must have some meaning

[@ultraender3536]

It has probably something to do that amethyst is a subcrystal to quartz which has energy storing properties thus giving the allay more energy with the amethyst causes it to duplicate via mitosis

[@micahbirdlover8152]

ehh😏umm🧐 funny 😃😏

[@millo7295]

Bug

[@DJwarthog]

Interesting theory! One small thing though is that they can spawn up to 4 in a cage. I’ve seen it in my personal game when I brought home 7 from two cages at a villager outpost, and fWip also brought home 7 from two cages, also from a villager outpost. It keeps surprising me to see everyone saying the max is 3. That might be more common, but it’s not the max :)

[@RedactedGentleman]

Cheeseburger

[@oramuvelazque2962]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnarfXx_eseqjJY

[@jeremybradley4301]

Probably a bug. It DOES say the “features are still in development”

[@derth9230]

@Dont go to my page Ok.

[@the_bamboozler9613]

@Dont go to my page ok

[@VirtualGab]

3:54 now with the new snapshot they’re even more similar

[@angelicasysnila5476]

I feel bad for ancient builders Had to leave their peaceful world to turn into endermen and forget everything about their own self, i wish devs made plot which allowed ancient builders to regain their memories and meet us, steve, to see how we are continuing their work of building and creating peace by killing bad mobs (from zombies to wither)

[@psiseven]

One key detail that unfortunately throws a wrench into this theory is allay duplication. If you give an allay an amethyst shard it will duplicate, which wouldn't immediately make sense if they're ghosts of builders

[@strangerdanger1135]

Maybe Amethysts have some magical quality that makes spiritual clones of them Idk

[@shadowjeremy3083]

Or maybe this is a bug

[@psiseven]

@@shadowjeremy3083....no? Dude it's an intended feature

[@shadowjeremy3083]

@@psiseven is it? I don't have minecraft. Is there a video on this? If so can you send me a link?

[@psiseven]

@@shadowjeremy3083 Yeah here kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2bYZqaMgtqlsLs

[@realunit33]

Matpat has come so far that he’s being sponsored by GEICO

[@KawasakiR211S]

@vliduu zeeb allay: CANT pass through walls

[@jakewade7993]

Yeah u are right but why is his gecio commercial better than the TV ads

[@nikothewolf344]

@@KawasakiR211S It's a bot, it copies people's comments, just report it.

[@OfficialEvilNotch]

Glad to look back now with their updated models and confirmation of this theory.

[@franksabiti4052]

10:10 "My favorite explanation for everything in this game..." Matt Pat 2022. It is true that this is his favorite explanation and I like that he pointed it out.

[@DDP-Gaming]

The intro sequence with the GEICO sponsorship was just way too smooth....

[@benito23453]

MatPat is a brain burner!(Правдивое видео🇷🇺):.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/m37Zi4OMasaWrdk

[@sentienttoast1319]

The only gaming channel to ever be sponsored by an insurance company

[@thedraftingax5963]

Agreed it really was

[@maxxed_outt]

Way too smooth honestly (also sorry about all the bots lol)

[@blindedjourneyman]

Glad for him he earned it lol.

[@beehive983]

3:41 Matpat Allay can't hurt you, it doesn't exist Matpat Allay:

[@4msq]

oh god

[@CactusKitty42]

Minecraft pretty much proved this theory by changing vex’s appearance to be evil allays.

[@soundrogue4472]

8:04 actually having an angel in an update like that WOULD make sense. Especially if they're MADE FROM pure, and innocent souls corrupted to become evil Vex.

[@ked49]

You mean like the two in the ather?

[@universalpower419]

It wouldn't make sense seeing an angel in hell...

[@MerpIsMe]

something i'd like to add that wasn't mentioned in here is the fact that the sculk blocks, particularly sculk sensors, reuse some sound clips from vexes, further connecting them back to souls. also, a few of the sounds for walking on soul sand with the soul speed enchantment are literally slowed down versions of sound clips from vexes. AND, by extension, the sounds used for sculk shriekers are stretched out versions of those same audio clips. i think that alone goes to show that sound design really does play a HUGE part in the lore of the game.

[@Scarlet_TheSwordwoman0]

* I have a little theory that the allay and warden are somewhat alike if you look at the middle of the warden exposed structure you can see 3 souls the exact max number of allays can spawn now that may not sound like much considering the fact that how could allays find themselves in the deep dark however there's a structure you can find in the ancient cities that looks very similar to a structure in the woodland mansions (so maybe the ill's first place to settle was underground in the ancient cities) and if it's true that the illagers were still using allays as little experiments than just maybe the warden and allay may have more in common than just looking alike (as the warden werid patch of sculk on its head looks very similar to the allays hair patch)* *Bonus: while I was amplifying the warden roar if you change the sound and lower the pitch it sounds very similar to the allay happy noice*

[@viperlord487]

@@Scarlet_TheSwordwoman0 nice

[@RocolianMan10]

But your forgetting Mats theory on wardens coming from a skulk dimension so it wouldn't make sense to have them connected.

[@windwalker9870]

You always seem to assume all the builders of old were under one nation but it makes much more sense if they had different countries or nations of their own, it would explain why there are so many that have died, wars between nations, each nation trying to get more powerful coming up with new weapons like the wither or warden, leaving losing countries too flee too other worlds like the end or nether

[@lacrossestick132]

That’s where my skeleton theory came from. I think the skeletons are undead soldiers from a war between different factions of ancient builders. They see the player and assume they’re an enemy soldier, which is why they attack.

[@vanzemunac8723]

that's exactly what i was thinking! it doesn't make much sense for the ancient city builders and end portal builders to be one nation, since they kinda fled through a one-way passage-way

[@TheAussieREX]

I had an old theory that was basically the order of the stone but there were more then just 5 clans. sadly though, the ancient city blew it.

[@chrisfacchiano7356]

10:31 "a visual shorthand" is now my new favorite expression

[@_C3rtifi3d.C1xwn_]

I personally think that the Vex is an kid of an Ancient Builder. It makes alot of sense to Matpat’s story

[@froggiplays1965]

they were left behind during the evacuation and are vengeful

[@dafilmqueen556]

Dang, those angsty kids. The original design as I saw in the older theory videos looked like they could've been angsty teenagers. Not that it makes sense since they sound like gremlins laughing, but whatever..😂

[@adhdpersonified]

I wonder what theory he’d make if the Copper Golem was added. Maybe depends if statues would spawn naturally. Possibly in the Lost Cities. They might of had some sort of beef with iron golems, and they would of fought with each other. Edit: MOTHER I’M FAMOUS

[@copycat8255]

Yeah

[@nathanmaher8067]

Prop something about the past builder's

[@adhdpersonified]

@@nathanmaher8067 Maybe test subjects before iron golems were made, Or test subjects for the evokers trying to make a Steve.

[@obscurifyed]

@@adhdpersonified But hey it’s just a theory… A GAME THEORY

[@SunsetLikesCoconuts]

I loved the copper golem- it was SO CUTE!

[@explorationandhistorywithethan]

The Allay must originate from the Ancient Cities. How did the Illagers get them? The Ancient cities tend to have some parts reconstructed with Dark Oak wood. And Illagers use Dark Oak anything. They saw potential in these spirits and is probably why they are obsesed with magic and spiritual things.

[@noahmurray5144]

im pretty sure tht the outposts are not only lookouts for the pillagers but maybe also hunting grounds for allay, thats why you would find them in the cages.

[@explorationandhistorywithethan]

@@noahmurray5144 why are you so wise? Thats a genius explanation.

[@explorationandhistorywithethan]

@Luis Suazo well, some of these dark oak structures in these Ancient Cities have carpet on them. They are blue and light blue. However, yes. Im sure a lot of them did get owned when they first came.

[@geometryd]

Слава Советской Армии! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXLYpYSAZZVnmLM

[@Crimzedits1214]

You should check out the achievement “uneasy alliance” it’s really weird You have to “rescue” a ghast from the nether and bring it to the overworld and KILL IT

[@ahshitherewegoagain8695]

Wait a second "Uneasy Alliance" Alliance Allay Maybe the Evokers used totem of undying on Ghasts after killing them in the overworld and that turned them into Allays and they converted Allays to Vexes. We know Evokers travelled the nether since they created the Wither which requires wither heads and soul sand.

[@aaron3905]

I'm really glad this channel is still going strong. I remember watching it blow up after Fnaf and being so happy for Matt.

[@the_oneacc9996]

Wait so lemme get this straight : Long ago there were Acient Builders right? Then they started building structures and eventually moved to the nether. As building more structures in the nether they bring pigs which evolve or become Piglins and Hoglins and building the Wither but forces them to go back to the overworld. They mine underground were they build a city and a stronghold hopefully protecting from the Wither. Then the Warden somehow comes and defeats the Wither. The Acient Builders worship it until the Warden(s) attack them. Forcing the Builders to make an end portal only discovering there is no way out. The Ancient Builders kill the dragons and make structures in the end realizing there is one Ender Dragon left they try to protect it by building cages around the end crystals. With limited rations they survive on chorus fruits eventually mutating them into Endermen . And that's were you join the game.... This is my take on Minecraft's lore

[@the_oneacc9996]

I forgot to mention somewhere in between the villager and Illager beef and experimental life and death the evokers were doing

[@veryhot6284]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnawg2RracuBpq8 Finally It’s here

[@AverageSeaCucumber]

I feel bad for the bot infestation

[@huetrashtendo5624]

Yes

[@OpwzRouge]

don't forget the pirates who tried to fight rising tides that were drowning their temples by setting out to find the heart of the sea,only to return with nothing or die at sea and turned into the drowned.

[@glitchguy5378]

11:12: it sounds like the allay is saying please when you listen closely.

[@imayeti.4674]

That’s what I thought!

[@burgrrcat]

oh mat pat they changed the texture of the vex to match more with the allay so the link is there for sure

[@tristanmisja]

I think the Allay and other ghost mobs can only form if their bodies were killed in a certain way. I also think that experience is parts of souls, and it's called experience because it's the literal experiences of the souls, broken apart when mobs get killed.

[@UndeadPlayer1]

7:12 - When the color of the allay was inverted and was in black and white the face of it kind of looked like the Crying Child *Which, along with the fact that the Warden has 5 children souls stuffed in it and the deep dark is actually an abandon pizzeria, further supports the theory that Minecraft is actually a fnaf reference*

[@AranhaaTheSixtyninth]

@just a gamer SINCE I'VE LAST HAVE SEEN MY SON LOST TO THE MONSTER

[@ZizzleTheKakapo]

@@AranhaaTheSixtyninth THE MAN BEHIND THE SLAUGHTER.

[@lolorsomething4244]

@@ZizzleTheKakapo SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE, I’VE BEEN SINGING THIS STUPID SONG SO I COULD PONDER

[@thebarfbaby8300]

@@lolorsomething4244 THE SANITY OF YOUR MOTHER!!!!

[@Lilith_StardustYT]

@@thebarfbaby8300 *MUSIC*

[@julianofmemes9289]

Imagine dying and being trapped in soul sand, then you get hope by a player picking you up, only to use you as part of a nether roof ice-boat highway.

[@EmiWi]

Well actually, soul speed is theorised to be the freeing of souls in soul sand and soil and the speed boost is what you get in return for doing that.

[@stefanl3299]

@@EmiWi The blocks do not get destroyed or slowly disappear or change texture to have less faces on them when run over, theory debunked.

[@EmiWi]

@@stefanl3299 You literally see the souls get freed and fly away beneath your feet in F5 mode.

[@xxizuya]

11:55 love the background

[@cherrybomby6355]

This sponsor thing at the start is AMAZING, that was fun to watch and supper cool to see

[@ankushdas6411]

what if the allays are spirits of the dead child of the ancient builders. The allay looks very similar to steve but notice the size of it more like a baby, maybe it was crushed by the warden as we can see the torso is kinda ruptured, the voice of the allay is also childish it would probably make sense as the allay dance to the music, they are helping out steve like small kids do. some who coudn't survive the warden got crushed under his feet and became a spirit.

[@RubyLetsPlays]

Yes!

[@Nerium_Oleander13]

Baba

[@Marchhotdog]

Of all the things in this update, I wouldn’t have expected the allay, but now that I think about it it makes so much sense!

[@Marchhotdog]

These bots really like me

[@FreddyImran32]

matpat makes theories out of cut content and i love it

[@StormAsher104]

MatPat: “I’m not the world’s greatest builder” Also MatPat: *BUILDS AN ACTUAL WORKING CAR MINECRAFT!!!*

[@westonw.4227]

One question I've had is where you, the player, came from. If all the ancient builders either died or were trapped in the End, how did the player, presumably a descendant of the ancient builders, come about? We seem to just be kinda dropped into the world, so maybe ancient builders are "born" by simply appearing? There must be some reason why the player appears so long after their kind disappears.

[@marshalllee6376]

Personally I believe the player is a differnt creature entirely from the ancient builders as we can canonically respawn. Like the end poem says “You are the universe” In fact, I believe we are the exact reason the illagers are messing with life and death, they wanna make a respawning soldier like us.

[@Padre_des_los_penitentes]

@@marshalllee6376 yup We're similar, but most probably entirely different in a way That's because we are a player We aren't like the builders We're someone outside the game, someone entirely different Even Undertale called out us, the player Maybe the Illagers are trying to figure out what we are And to do that they need go create a player But that's impossible If what I say is true(I honestly think it may be) then there's no end the Illager's experiments

[@marshalllee6376]

@@Padre_des_los_penitentes yep, however while the illagers still need to experiment, there something I noticed regarding the players abilities. Only two things in minecraft drop xp regardless of how they die, Us, and the Ender Dragon, and the dragon is the only thing besides us that can “respawn” albeit with some help from the crystals.

[@callmesilver398]

Produced either from mitosis (mine-tosis?) or a byproduct of the infinite cosmic abyss, yep, definitely

[@Crazyturtle879]

@@marshalllee6376 ender dragon is a player confirmed?!?

[@sasethemagicman6584]

Having an allay interact with an enderman could potentially be interesting lore-wise.

[@EmiWi]

They probably wouldn't understand that the amalgamation they see before them is another descendant of the ancient builders.

[@22Tesla]

Yeah, like give an Alley an Ender Eye and watch if it kills the nearest Enderman

[@sasethemagicman6584]

@@22Tesla You mean ender pearl?

[@sasethemagicman6584]

I don't think allays kill

[@22Tesla]

@@sasethemagicman6584 whoops, yeah that's what I meant instead

[@lasutherlin9398]

This is the first video from Game Theory that makes me want to cry. Great job, you’re making me cry over Minecraft 😭🥰

[@pomadgw]

In Minecraft snapshot 22w45a, vex has been given a new texture, which closely resemble allay.

[@jackkear7883]

Matpat can u explain this so-called "editor dungeon" ? 10:09

[@starry_nites9887]

Therapist: it’s okay allay pat isn’t real. He can’t hurt you Allay-pat: 3:46

[@homo_sheep]

Looks like MatPat will have to talk again about this after the vex redesign

[@douma_upper2]

I'm honestly so excited to start playing 1.19 simply because of you

[@n1ghtfa1l]

“They sense the creativity in you, the same as they once had in them…” Me: *A literal warrior and hardly builds and mostly fights mobs and builds a house filled with materials and chests*

[@h3vrtst0rm]

the allays don't judge

[@Starfloofle]

To be fair, even the staunchest of minecraft warriors still utilizes their power to influence the world (to dig, to place, to collect and store) just as their lore ancestors did. Even most adventure maps still have you build/place things in some capacity, and any PvPer worth their salt knows that blocks (and stuff like water) are the most powerful tools you have.

[@MohawkMan]

HOW DO YOU DO THE BOLD TEXT??

[@Starfloofle]

@@MohawkMan Put something inside *s :o

[@MohawkMan]

@@Starfloofle here, ill try it out: *sThanks:o

[@FairyCRat]

When adding up all these theories together, it's interesting to see how many mobs could be descended from ancient builders: Endermen are ABs that adapted to the end dimension. Allays and vexes are spirits of ABs. The villager branch (including wandering traders, zombie villagers, witches, and all illagers including ravagers) split from the AB species due to a different, less hubristic lifestyle. Zombies and husks are ABs who caught the zombie virus of the overworld. Drowned are remnants of a seafaring civilization of ABs. Wither skeletons are remnants of ABs that died in the nether. Skeletons and strays have no real explanation yet, but they probably do descend from ABs as well.

[@turquoisemoon8453]

The strays are super interesting! They are clothed skeletons and use arrows that cause slowness showing their intelligence!

[@maractus715]

Strays could be ABs that got stranded in the snow and skeletons are just ABs that turned into zombies and there flesh withered away because of age

[@chaoscasserole5990]

@@maractus715 to add on to this, maybe there was an archer race of ABs or something like that Theory crafting is hard

[@mr_andrew7707]

@@maractus715 Something that don`t make sense in this is that the skeletons are smarter than the zombies

[@secretfatum4941]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYTHgmlnmaqcsKs&ab_channel=Minecraft

[@8.m.s.8]

The Vex just got a re-design and now look just like an Allay.

[@HunterIsHuman]

Someone has probably already said this, but it makes sense too that it's multiple souls because allays don't breed they duplicate

[@Genkidama497]

10:25 It'd actually be quite awesome if the ancient builders all DID look like Steve XD

[@yourshoulderdevil5229]

Ancient builder 1:Hey Steve? Ancient builder 2: I'm not Steve, he's Steve over there! Ancient builder 3: What? No! I thought you were Steve? Ancient builder 1: Maybe that's Steve?*pointing at a different builder* Ancient builder 4:*from very far away* No I'm not!

[@real1838]

12:28 Parrots are past survivors confirmed

[@shamanaseem7165]

I saw some wool of Steve's colors in the ancient city, causing me to come up with my own theory Steve, is an AI created by the ancient civilization after they realized the sculk has taken over The wool explains that it was either clothes, or cloth-like design Steve being an AI also explains his superhuman nature

[@maskskin8933]

theory: xp is a soul so if we or skulk or soulsand don't "eat" it . Souls will be able to bond together in natural way and make alley

[@Intrinsety]

I'm not surprised Mat did a video on this. I always thought it was one of the more interesting things you could talk about in relation to Minecraft's lore.

[@user-lk2ex7ng8r]

MatPat is a brain burner!(Правдивое видео🇷🇺):............. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m37Zi4OMasaWrdk

[@kitty-danger]

@Serbia mapping i pity you you need to profit of someone death in order to views

[@cdysan]

Posting this at my son's request: The allay a mistake, the Pillagers accidentally made them, which is why you can only find them in groups of 1 to 3. How many numbers does an Evoker make when he summons a Vex? They probably capture the mistakes (allays) when they summon Vexes.

[@jasontaemon8598]

Glad to hear your son’s theory!

[@OpwzRouge]

ok what if they pull souls from the afterlife and convert them and the allay were ones who didn't get converted,maybe on accident or maybe the allay fought the transformation.

[@geometryd]

Слава Советской Армии! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXLYpYSAZZVnmLM

[@whimsiclethefirefly]

Actually a really smart theory

[@Dplayz-]

Rewatching all the Minecraft theories

[@TheBeingE2104]

You are a really an inspiration for me, thanks for giving me the confidence to make my own channel