Game Theory: The Tragedy of Minecraft's Sunken Tomb (The Drowned)

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Last episode we talked a lot about the many mysteries of Minecraft's underwater biome and I mentioned that I would need to bench our deep dive into The Drowned for another day. Well Theorists, today is that day! The Drowned are FASCINATING and have a pretty tragic past. What piece of lore will we unearth today? Watch to find out!
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Writers: Matthew Patrick
Editors: Marc Schneider, Josh Langman, Tyler Mascola, and Dan "Cybert" Seibert
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Sources:
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[@Minohorse]

You missed one quote: "I hate the ocean!" -Markiplier

[@Cake_Animations]

LucaZ Yang lol

[@ScribSpaghetti]

or somethingesleyt....

[@OneStarVFX]

The Scriblet A man of culture I see

[@boston7290]

Lol

[@Ok-eq1em]

Did you mean "F*** the ocean"

[@claudiavalencia279]

Minecraft: How do we tie everything together *insert mat patt* Minecraft: let’s leave him to do it

[@kincade7473]

don't like, it's perfect

[@kincade7473]

aww come on

[@akpgaming801]

Gone Loafed rip

[@duckvader8205]

Gone Loafed lol

[@teddy_bear6122]

Gone Loafed how many likes were there?

[@tisa37bokun57]

The fact that so many mobs get angry at you for doing what they never could is actually really sad to think about

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

Woah

[@laurakovar2515]

The world of minecraft is sad

[@dafilmqueen556]

Those angsty beardy boys..😔

[@davethescrub858]

​@@laurakovar2515I'm falling more and more in love with it as I go through these lore videos

[@user-lx5vw9nx7q]

Why am I getting sad over a fictional civilisation whom we know almost nothing about ToT

[@yourlocalmoron4090]

If this theory is true, the ancient builders must've watched it cuz I would explain the endermen's fear of *water*

[@joel635]

Yooooooooooo

[@nathengarmadon8293]

AY YOO- STOP MAKING SENSE

[@echoooo5383]

HOLYY

[@laykeeuh]

YO- CHILL-

[@ThatOneWattpadWriter]

AYYYY

[@le_quack1017]

Drowned are: pirates Drowned are: religious Drowned are: hostile Drowned are: fishers DROWNED ARE: SEA BOGANS

[@phantomx3902]

what's a bogens

[@richardlionerheart1945]

You mean an aussie bogan?

[@ender4160]

Hotel: Trivago

[@crogallianbroadcastingcorp2861]

It’s spelled “bogan”

[@shapeshifterA113]

Drowned are: looters Drowned are: sea voyagers Drowned are: proud Drowned are: VIKINGS

[@outsider_in]

Matpat: * Presents his entire theory. * Minecraft villager: *"Hmmmm."*

[@gabrielgalinski8875]

Locate the funny

[@kawaiielephant7772]

@@gabrielgalinski8875 Is that a joke too or..

[@poorpeoplegaming2830]

He should make a video on how villages were made

[@Dannyxbam2016]

I found the funny sir

[@jonnolan8591]

themoviewhd.link/A97alStXuQAa

[@projekttaku1]

I love how smoothly minecrafts lore intergrates with each other. It doesn't contradict itself and slowly builds up its history. You could write a book or series about its lore, and it would make perfect sense while being beautiful tragic. This is story about the ancient builders is honestly better than 90% game lore these day, and just stories in general.

[@alienwierdo593]

So the opposite of fnaf lore

[@projekttaku1]

@@alienwierdo593 yes.

[@Weirdsticka]

That's mostly cause there is no canon lore

[@Conorator]

@@Weirdsticka But even though there is no officially established lore per se, it's completely possible to put together perfect lore for the game with pretty much no holes. This wouldn't be possible in a lot of other games without official lore, there would be too many inconsistencies and contradictions to actually have a coherent story.

[@Ivyjiang823]

No its not that every vid seems to piece together even the ones that’s not Minecraft

[@HeavyTF2real]

The hostility towards turtles could actually be a much more significant detail than it was made out to be. Many sailors and pirates stopping in the Galapagos would actually take tortoises with them to eat later.

[@lasercraft32]

All zombies attack turtle eggs, not just drowned.

[@HeavyTF2real]

@@lasercraft32 I mean yeah that’s true but they were added in the same update

[@lasercraft32]

@@HeavyTF2real Still doesn't really change much tbh.

[@joeljustjazzing]

I think they were killing turtles for helmets

[@lasercraft32]

@@joeljustjazzing Killing turtles only gives you seagrass... they drop scute to make turtle helmets when the babies grow into adults.

[@outdateduser7036]

"There are three types of cats. Those who alive, those who are dead, and those who are in boxes."

[@bagoobia]

Schrödinger's cat is just 📦

[@itstaylor18]

"you never have to say goodbye to your cat you just have to say GET IN THE BOX!"

[@oneofmanyparadoxfans5447]

Dammit, Schrödinger!

[@Echs_D33]

Schrodinger’s Theory.

[@davidbrownlee3080]

And those who are in hats

[@rachalwithana7099]

matpat: I say that they were pirates because- me: the sunken ships and treasure maps matpat: they're hostile towards villagers and baby turtles

[@mosessinclaire4681]

Lol true but he points out hostility to show that they weren't just random seafarers.

[@AndyHappyGuy]

I think that they did not immediately become the drowned. I think they remained as dead bodies until the wither took over and turned all the dead bodies into zombies (aka the drowned).

[@Amelia_Whitevoid]

XD

[@Pittre]

@@AndyHappyGuy the aqua zombies

[@Pittre]

And also because they drop gold And who loves gold and treasure?

[@baeyabee]

matpat is really out there making me cry with these minecraft lore, and then ending it with a 'hey, that's just a theory'.

[@TheUnofficialNinjagoFanc-wu8tg]

ikr

[@TotalTruth-yu8lk]

It's a game ffs

[@followtheleader5279]

I remember finding a treasure map once, and when I reached the spot where the treasure was, it appeared that the water had risen. The land on the map was the same, except for the fact the ocean had swallowed a good bit of land. Which, game glitches aside, would support the rising water theory. Suggesting that while the drowned people were on a mission to get the heart of the seas, the water level was much lower at that time, than it was at the time I came across it!

[@vlrd6766]

Ooooo that's super cool!

[@No1rated_salesman1997]

they may have found it but it can be sunken and the map is giving wrong information

[@nattompkins888]

maybe that's why none of them succeeded? The water level being lower would have restricted the places their boats could travel, potentially to the point of not reaching the treasure chests

[@Brilliantlight319]

"Sit down kids, and let uncle MatPat tell you a story." "Not another sad Minecraft mob theory! "But please, continue..."

[@Pitchtaken]

Uncle MatPat always has the best theories. Especially when they have scary theme music.

[@asayso2975]

Yeah but Ocean Monuments were in the game before the drowned existed so they couldn’t have built it

[@The_Firevenus]

Honestly I won't mind hearing his theory before bedtime if I was a child, especially Minecraft.

[@ct-782hevy4]

At least it’s not fnaf

[@wolverdep4739]

but....ttthaaaaat's just theory, A GAMEE THEORRYY. Thank you for listening, little ones.

[@chickensox8318]

Imagine being a literal GOD, and having all of your followers turn to monsters. Finally someone enters your sacred temple after centuries. And then they take your holy gold box and leave

[@kobayashi9123]

Well they summoned him and he killed many of them so I don't expect him to respect the god anymore In fact he kills the summoned god once in a while to get some beacons

[@zombathinlostleghackercat5233]

....????....

[@zombathinlostleghackercat5233]

.... Minecraft Atlantis Leader: "My kingdom has fallen, *blah blah more sad and depressing text and dialogue later.* But at least I have my golden box...." Steve: Powered Rail goes brrrrr!

[@EthanGhere]

and they transform your monument into an XP grinder

[@katytui3746]

Or turn it into a house in creative mode.

[@blue47186]

" There are three sorts of people; Those who are alive, those who are dead, and those *who are at sea.* " Chills, literal chills

[@antonnielsen9660]

Theory: The Totems of Undying are just storage batteries for souls to power the Evokers magic. They don't know they can be used to keep someone from dying, and so they don't use it for that. It's why they all drop one every time.

[@mimics9508]

Maybe it's just work on the player because he is a descendant of the ancient builders

[@quaintdacraftyyt7038]

@@mimics9508 then explain why when a mob holds one, it'll prevent them from dying. (yes, this even includes foxes and zombies)

[@shascircus]

@@quaintdacraftyyt7038 you're gonna look at me and tell me a fox knows how to use a dark magic artefact to repel death but necromancepants McGee doesn't

[@TheUnofficialNinjagoFanc-wu8tg]

LOL@@shascircus

[@needy2236]

“And how they became a drowned” Me: well, they drowned

[@SnakesAnimations]

Why do people drown in the first place like just swim up smh

[@epiknbil]

@@SnakesAnimations because they just some newbies and doesn't know how to swim

[@mr.dinosuar7333]

@@SnakesAnimations just breath

[@mattika]

Romit Ghosh how do they escape??? If they swim up, what do they do?? they’ll run out of energy and they’ll start drowning.. they can’t stay above the water for so long, they have to keep treading water. the water floods everywhere, leaving no shore. no way out

[@mattika]

Romit Ghosh smh

[@KashNoK]

Alright, so if the drowned are: -Fishermen -Pillagers -Hostile to outsiders -religious Then they are probably like the Vikings, right? edit: That might also explain why their homes are "sinking". If they lived similar to the vikings, then they probably lived in cold, icy places. And maybe the world starting warming up, and it started to melt and the seas started to rise. But hey, thats just a theory, a comment theory!

[@lix1806]

Um how r they pillagers?lol?

[@jakobknudsen4453]

Lix ' Google it

[@KashNoK]

@@lix1806 No no no. I meant as actual generic pillagers, which means a group of people who pillage others, lile the Vikings.

[@lix1806]

@@KashNoK ohH

[@lix1806]

@@jakobknudsen4453 tf do I Google?lol

[@thelionoob]

to me the conduit is a tool to simply live 100% underwater, as their effects counter everything that stops terrestrial creatures to have an underwater home: water breathing which is self explanatory, night vision that doesn't only makes possible seeing in the dark but also makes it much easier to see underwater in the game, and haste that counters the way that blocks break slower when the player is underwater.

[@Look_at_the_cat]

I see one small issue with the theory: if the drowned civilization was desperately rushing to save themselves from the rising water, why would they create the guardians, who were made to be underwater guards?

[@monishab7092]

Me: listens to this theory Me: Me: Me: Me: throwing heart of the seas at the drowned while crying endlessly

[@alzhanvoidsansado]

Hey, they were basically water pillagers, I dont think you wanna help those guys

[@koni5883]

true

[@gray11]

@@alzhanvoidsansado It’s still sad 😔

[@NuhashTheHash]

😔🥺

[@angrybook_]

I would of liked but the likes are at 123 Edit i can like now

[@pessimisticpianist582]

Me: **Crying about a tragedy that occurred in a fictional videogame**

[@silencearts33]

honestly same bud, i suddenly feel super sad for those fleshmunching dripsacks ;_;

[@samyrodriguez9380]

🥺

[@goldenmagikarp3l48]

Like sword and shield?

[@omario9686]

Evetchen Brown I’m 14 and this is deeeeeeep......

[@FranklinThe1]

same lol

[@thesargelegion]

I wonder how Matt Pat felt about the developers removing the gold drop and replacing it with copper. Also call me cruel but I'm laughing about how I'm going to stick a nether portal in a nearby ocean monument to my base with the help of my friends and will gladly kill any guardian or drown that gets in my way. Edit: I feel bad seeing as how what generated nearby next to some underwater ruins was a shipwreck that seemed to be either leaving from that underwater town or maybe returning for new supplies or to say that they're mission was a bust but they weren't able to make it, all I know is that there in my world Frozen in Time seems to be a ship whose crew is either just getting ready to start their journey or had let down the people of their town by not finding the heart of the sea and what makes this even sadder is that not too far from both the ship and the monument was a buried treasure chest in which I found a heart of the sea so even though I plan on desecrating the temple in a way alongside with my friends by putting a nether portal in there, I do intend to try to make up for that by not only clearing the Temple of all of its water but, putting my first conduit outside that Temple.

[@Dondlo46]

I would love if Mojang added ships that you could build and control, or maybe even repair underwater sunken ship

[@RubyJewel98023]

That would be awesome!

[@soda_coir7595]

Also, imagine you could build a cannon, maybe a small one, explosive or not idk. But you could put it on a boat to fight underwater or land mobs. Legit would be cool

[@cybersmite5002]

​@@soda_coir7595I mean you can build a TNT Cannon using redstone

[@soda_coir7595]

@@cybersmite5002 I mean like one for a small boat, like a craftable dingy with cannon

[@RyanSumthn]

Me: *constructs conduit* Drowned: *happiness noises* Conduit: *kills drowned*

[@broodaiamdewey622]

They are complete and can cross over :D

[@mide2476]

Good job putting the restless undead out of their misery.

[@Bacchasnail]

@@broodaiamdewey622 that is so sad, I love it!

[@_cider_8837]

Probably because death made them look like a threat towards the others that the heart of the sea defends.

[@caitthelovely6095]

the sad truth of this joke is... the drowneds get killed... their happy because their lost wandering spirits are finally released from their guilt pain and suffering

[@silverstream1017]

Drowned civilization: struggles to find heart of the sea and many die trying Steve: Manages to find a heart of the sea in around 10 minutes

[@lol0ajo]

Heart of the sea is a very rare item Nautilus Shell: hold my beer

[@SpultoBNMTheMutuallyUnrequited]

Protagonist Power

[@panzerofthelake4460]

I found many of those hearts. They're pretty common

[@tanlerdeveny3298]

Steve is from the future to them so Steve is more advanced than the old civilizations and he probably can read maps better than them

[@eyitayo1584]

LMAO

[@themisfitowl2595]

One slight detail Matpat missed but it fits the theory to a tee. When you find the Heart of the Sea and craft a Conduit, it only activates if surrounded by prismarine, the crucial material of the Ocean Monument. Perhaps this is why the prismarine monuments were crafted, to house the sacred Conduit that could save their civilization. But it never came...

[@JaxAttax_Claws]

The drowned dropping gold is purely a coinsidence because now in caves and cliffs, the drop copper.

[@gamingnscience]

And tragically low amounts… 😢

[@mrperfectcell1350]

Of course dumb moyang had to ruin all the fun

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@mrperfectcell1350 lol

[@Thisguy0187]

@@mrperfectcell1350 Moyang god damn it... 🤣

[@dylanperryman8003]

@@Thisguy0187 Maybe not damn it... Copper is used for wiring. What appears to be inside the guardians? Wiring...

[@mateobrando8859]

Drowned: Are Pirates Drowned: Are religious Drowned: Are fishers Drowned: Are hostile They are literally the ironborns from Game of Thrones

[@AndyHappyGuy]

I think that they did not immediately become the drowned. I think they remained as dead bodies until the wither took over and turned all the dead bodies into zombies (aka the drowned).

[@eggkid7765]

Drowned is a norwegian

[@michaelironsights8347]

What is dead may never die, but rises again harder and stronger(as a water zombie basically)

[@PyroManiac637]

Barbary pirates would also work.

[@vickihoff3230]

*gasps*

[@XENOMATTER-rq8bi]

Ahh If they just used doors they would’ve survived

[@rz2374]

underrated comment

[@TheRedneckBros]

that makes too much sense

[@rz2374]

@@TheRedneckBros did you even get it? or are you referring to how smart minecraft was before 1.13

[@vua2884]

The weak never survive

[@XENOMATTER-rq8bi]

R Z thx I commented a bit late

[@sabarismenon9483]

But this could get even darker.The villagers would have been able to survive there for little while considering their knowledge about doors but they would have been deteriorating on food.So they would have been forced to eat their undead friends and that might be the reason there is rotten flesh in the ruins chest

[@dafilmqueen556]

Oh my god, we're reaching dark territory..

[@matthewrobinson1699]

We sure are...

[@LosJoshh]

Okay super late but Mat missed that Drowned also dropped cooper ore, which is one of the most common conducts used in wirings which would back up of them building the guardians since in their breakdown, they’re shown to have wires under their thick exterior

[@jamesholland9152]

That's new

[@floodedfish]

At this point, minecrafts lore makes more sense than FNAFS

[@VixYW]

Tho that's not that difficult to begin with...

[@alextalbain9269]

BUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

[@pidgewidget6612]

Faris Wasique that seems about right 😂

[@JeremyRedus]

You could write a book about minecraft's lore and it would, for the most part make sense. FNaF lore is more like a school presentation that keeps getting changed and altered.

[@thomaselkins2879]

Faris Wasique fax

[@TheIrrelevantYT]

Ancient Civilization: struggles to find mythical artifact that could save their civilization, only for their great ships to be crushed by the turbulent waters and sunk Steve: *haha, rowboat go zoom zoom*

[@memelover6917]

Steve: OH LOOK A STRANGE LOOKING ORB THINGY BETTER PUT THAT IN MY INVENTORY

[@pixelcubed2088]

Nah they had the older version of boat that broke with a sneeze

[@undrscrkaitlyn6544]

this comment sums up our generation perfectly

[@majora8253]

@@undrscrkaitlyn6544 yup

[@zonevivian]

@@undrscrkaitlyn6544 IM SUKI

[@misanthrope9645]

I would like to note that you can find leather armour in ocean structures. We also see that the drowned are wearing leather clothes.

[@akula3941]

Me: *Finds a heart of the sea.* The drowned: HE IS THE MESSIAH! Also me: Seems useless, imma just store it in a chest. Drowned: Bru.

[@keelashok6035]

Drowned: Oh no I must find the heart of sea to save my village Me:places sign to stop water

[@ThatOneLadyOverHere]

This made me chuckle.

[@RyanGosling6]

Keelash ok that’s a lot of wood that they will need depending how big they want it

[@shapeswitch_mood7221]

"Let us go watch the end of times." *Stays at the [door] entrance of the house and see the wave submerging everything* "...Well that was anticlimactic."

[@comradekarlvonschnitzelste8218]

DOORS DOORS DOORS! -Felix

[@LumeanTV]

Majong: Hm. Sounds like a bug that needs fixing.

[@asadunn9339]

“Waves are not measured in feet or inches.” Yeah pretty sure they’re measured in Hertz Edit: I’m so happy that you guys are appreciating my brand of nerdy humor! The replies in this have honestly made me laugh, and I’m thankful that you’re being civil to each other in the comments.

[@rutracking]

No u

[@darkmoontank0512]

Hertz donut?

[@Pharry_]

I mean you see headlines in the news like “50 foot wave destroys Kyoto” so yeah I think they are measured in feet.

[@yohumanfrisk]

You're a great person for that. Sans would be proud!

[@BiningiTheBanan]

I get it if nobody else does.

[@bengal4047]

Currently about 75% done with draining a monument Philza-style, and this episode gave me the name for the settlement/outpost that will be built there. My character, a demigod himself, seeks to restore glory and life to the fallen temple of a long-gone deity he has never known. Though the waves may batter the sea wall and creatures of the deep lurk beyond the glass, Moskstraumen will endure

[@luketurner5194]

The editing is pure gold , makes me wonder how long it takes to complete each one

[@william840]

When you realize, over the updates of Minecraft, the sea level was gradually rising. It was foreshadowed.

[@bottledpoe]

really? it still isnt 64?

[@EddyConejo]

@@bottledpoe It's 62

[@sapphireknight8391]

Hold up...

[@bottledpoe]

@@EddyConejo then... it hasnt been changing then

[@letsmakegadgets6899]

the sea level has actually gradually been dropping, since b1.8, meaning the pirates drowned somewhere 9 years ago

[@che0815]

some people: ViDeO gAmEs CaUsE vIoLeNcE some gamers one dec 3rd 2019: raises 1.3 million for cancer research some people: ...

[@addieesme7818]

So true😂

[@strawberryseal1851]

THEY ARE DIRTY LIARS

[@max3d0utgaming18]

Aw s!$@ here we go again

[@Aisenhelm]

Some people: GaMes StiLl caUsE viOlenCE!!!

[@Dreamsoniacxx]

Some people: wait...that's illegal!

[@_emory]

Perhaps the monument’s treasure room was their preparation for when they finally found the heart of the sea

[@dafilmqueen556]

And their attempt at negotiating with the Hosts from Minecraft Legends, I would presume, right? Maybe they thought giving their gold to the Hosts would bring them back and get them to help.

[@Woodland_Adventures]

Every so often I come back and watch all of matpat's videos on minecraft (Yes even the one about peat moss). And everytime I get to this video, it doesn't matter if I'm paying attention, but the way matpat talks at the end of the video, discussing maelstrom, the fishermen becoming the drowned, shivers run up and down my spine. A well _crafted_ video, one of the best.

[@ProfessorRaven]

The cruel part is how close the boats are to the heart of the sea

[@JustaDislikeButton]

Would like but it's on 69

[@furkankaraca3841]

@@JustaDislikeButton now you can like

[@JustaDislikeButton]

@@furkankaraca3841 ah ha thanks for telling me

[@celinalee4706]

@@JustaDislikeButton 99⁹

[@riseandshine70]

Yeah.They were very close 😢

[@BS-bd4xo]

"There are FIVE sorts of people: those who are alive, those who are dead, and those who are at sea , and those who are pig, and those who are addicted to chorusfruit."

[@moiraihlang5722]

this deserves more likes! edit: 419 likes? im happy :3

[@keenices1972]

- The guy who made the comment above, but by your real name.

[@amagicalbeing7427]

And those who are dead inside

[@miguelellulaquilina6409]

Bruh give this man or woman 4k likes

[@FionaS0503]

And those who are a cookie

[@calbum7078]

I love the theory that Minecraft getting updated is canon, and the story is one of a post apocalyptic world recovering, bees returning, along with ocean life. The nether, while still a hellscape, becoming a survivable one at least. It all paints a nice wholesome picture

[@TheRealMerbirb]

while I don't know if it would ever happen, or how one would go about presenting it, but I'd like to see a reconstruction of what their ancient civilization would've looked like before the flood, and what their architecture, culture, and other things were like. Could be an interesting thing to look into, especially given all of the ruins and shipwrecks you would have available to research.

[@specsamhain_909]

And that's also why the drowned die near the conduit, their souls were freed, their work was done.

[@cookiesandtea6442]

Stop making me sad for a bunch of cube zombies

[@specsamhain_909]

@@cookiesandtea6442 pee pee

[@astar1147]

@@specsamhain_909 haha good one

[@specsamhain_909]

@@astar1147 🅾️K 🅱️🅾️🅾️MER

[@mairenyburdie]

@@specsamhain_909 omg that's so relatAble

[@snailracer5260]

Theory: the top of the temple was where the conduit was going to be placed. Edit: thanks for 3k likes, :)

[@tronche2cake]

O.O

[@KingNedya]

That makes a lot of sense, actually. After all, the conduit does have to be surrounded by prismarine blocks in order to work.

[@coolbeans-0902]

It does work if you place it there

[@mariewilson723]

Yup

[@CnC-ct8rn]

Fact facts

[@katieesser487]

MATPAT! Here's a crazy theory for ya on the origins of skeletons. Your zombie disease video makes sense, but doesn't explain the skeletons. No disease is going to keep a pile of bones floating around. You'd need magic to do that. Here's a quote from the Mobestiary, " Some have proposed that skeletons are ancient adventurers raised from death by an evil sorcerer." In the game Minecraft Dungeons there is a group of ancient necromancers who live in a desert temple. They have blue glowing eyes (the color of souls) and when they summon skeletons, you can see small blue souls float away from the summoning area. They even shoot soul fire blasts! But why are they themselves undead? Maybe because when they (or some other humans) summoned the wither, they noticed that it doesn't attack undead things, and they turned themselves undead to protect themselves. I hope you read this!

[@JamesZeise-sm8uj]

dont forget the nameless one. the fallen king of this civilization and the boss of the temple.

[@agoat2120]

I love how matpat forgets the literal pirate ships and buried treasure in his pirate explanation

[@brendanrisney2449]

Schrodinger's Ocean: Sailors at this sea are neither dead nor alive.

[@erierierierierie]

Lol

[@kincade7473]

quantum sea

[@colinsutton5494]

@BrendanRisney They’re “Nether” dead or alive. Am I right?

[@God-Will-ing]

I believe that’s called Davey Jones’s Locker

[@randompheidoleminor3011]

@@kincade7473 looks like you missed the joke there, m8. r/wooosh

[@beansinmyash4896]

Now he’s making me feel guilty for killing Drowned, Endermen, and Pigmen

[@youssefabdelaal434]

I feel bad for killing endermen but I don't feel bad for drowned at all because they are annoying asf

[@youssefabdelaal434]

Like when I go on exploring the ocean these guys keep whacking me with their tridents and fishing rods 😂

[@abrahambiencalamba9398]

Now that you say that... I'm actually feeling guilty...☹️

[@beansinmyash4896]

Youssef Abdelaal it does get kind of annoying after awhile lol

[@clickbait1377]

They should feel bad for you more because youre the last one of your species

[@0xx_owlwood_xx029]

sometimes this guys theory's sound so good that i feel like they're real

[@kafkaesk3449]

Since the ocean monument is shaped after a zigurrat and a zigurrat is a really high place priest go to during the flood season, one could make the connection that maybe the river or ocean flooded so high that it drowned the ancient builders and their sponges didn't help at all.

[@JohnSmith-tt3go]

Unexpected horror story: Sponge rooms are where the last refugees hid, placing sponges to try and keep the water out until the rising tides turned them into the Drowned.

[@erihomma4749]

Man u tryna give me nightmares or smthn. That's so sad.

[@Panda-24]

That is sad...and mostly horrifying...eeek!😨

[@Panda-24]

That is sad...and mostly horrifying...eeek!😨

[@rainewhispersfan9342]

Oh, that's... I don't know how to respond to that.

[@prasadkamble8051]

Too soon... Too far...

[@somerandomguy3260]

“They’re hostile towards baby turtles” _drinks through plastic straw aggressively_

[@essentiallyleon]

Underrated af

[@GoldScopeFM]

Finally, an original comment.

[@warman3428]

Throws plastic straw at the ocean with malicious intent*

[@anonimase4315]

@@warman3428 Okay Michael Reeves

[@ColinMemes]

And I oop

[@nobodytheowl]

What I'm starting to put together is that, as some have always suspected, Minecraft is the story of a post-apocalyptic, empty world.

[@mara7607]

He is so great in creating atmosphere. I watched the two videos talking about the sea in Minecraft after each other and they were just great!

[@Wudjja]

Notch: Minecraft has no lore Matpat: *laughs in lore*

[@catosbobu1239]

Everything is a lore-bearing media if you're brave enough

[@Endershock1678]

Matpat: Shut up transphobe, I made Minecraft.

[@theusaf]

/give @s minecraft:minecraft{display:{Lore:"some lore here"}}

[@wilmalowe6674]

Who wants him to do one on the blaze

[@godtitan2896]

MatPat: *laughs in that just a theory A GAME THEORY*

[@DavroC]

Nobody: Matpat: The backstory of the chicken, unfortunately, is a tragic one.

[@Crazyturtle879]

LMAO

[@TheComradeuri]

I would watch it, ngl 😂

[@BluebeerryBPS]

He could make it work honestly

[@MegaChickenfish]

It is, actually. www.minecraftmaps.com/adventure-maps/adventurous-scenario-1-chickens-courage Matpat would have content for years if he did MC map theories. :P

[@_theknighthawk_7018]

😂 😂 😂

[@Julian-Russel]

11:24 chainmail armor looks like an image with no background lol

[@unusualkmc]

I cant really see a bunch of pirates building a religious monument. I think it's much more likely the ancient civilization of builders built them, and the pirates took over.

[@SamTuckMan]

Mojang: *creates water zombie* Matt: These things have intricate lore that is essential to the very fabric of the Minecraft universe!!

[@Pigs-ss7rg]

Mojang: I hate this

[@technaslyce]

Author: I randomly chose that the door is blue English Teacher: *crying* thats so deep

[@tobanmyastan2628]

I have a new theory. Noah got the boat.

[@petermarsella6537]

@@technaslyce English teacher: the blue symbolises the main character's descent into depression and shows his true loneliness Author: I like blue

[@manulele6747]

Correct

[@divinitymads]

Director: How many water puns do you want? MatPat: Y E S Director: I sea.

[@Alvionalx]

How there’s no reply yet

[@reversehq8806]

Lol

[@ian7019]

You BOAT to be kidding me

[@Stoopid420]

@@ian7019 WHALE, I think not

[@Fergusand]

I see all of these puns and start going craysea

[@smiley3042]

I really support ur theory mat if i was one of the mojang team and seen this i would have added if u put the conduit ontop of the monument an achievment will come called "The Drowned Savior" and no more drowned will attack u.

[@kipzmc2024]

Matpat and me must have psychic connections because we both have the literal same theories for the history of minecraft and the lore behind it, especially the stuff pertaining to the drowned, ocean monuments, etc! Amazing!

[@eggroll6764]

11:35 I don’t know what you mean by paper towels being a boring everyday item, that’s some real treasure right now

[@vic_x]

lol i was about to say that

[@reginaldasare1751]

It really is

[@tsubakiiiiii]

I’m on my last roll send help

[@daniellenewton5966]

This is such an underrated comment !

[@lolgettrolled8607]

Omg yeah

[@kitsunick5696]

Imagine Minecraft coming out and straight up saying this was all correct

[@docrofgaming6999]

KitsuNick that was a good dream...

[@ohletsgothatsclass9295]

Docrof Gaming did u notice the last tag on the vid is spelt wrong lol

[@baggybones]

It would be cool and great

[@Solarcai1293]

@@ohletsgothatsclass9295 where?

[@cheesy9970]

Leilah Ortiz #Undweratercity

[@grootatron]

5:02 well the caves and cliffs update seems to throw that theory out of the window.

[@Lightninz49]

Not really, it doesn’t affect the aquatic update

[@grootatron]

@@Lightninz49 well it makes is so that drowned drop copper instead of gold so it kind of does, well, maybe not throw it out the window but it at least messes it up a bit.

[@Extroverted-Gay]

Another detail, all of the Ocean Monuments are in pristine condition, while the ruins are in, well ruins. It’s almost like the Drowned want to make sure their place of worship is ready for whenever someone comes back with the Heart of the Sea, and in the process they forget about their own homes.

[@cookedcrossiant2233]

Does anyone else just ignore the fact its a theory and is just like: "He so flipping right"

[@CoolioStuffz]

idc if its wrong or not i believe it XD

[@GalaxyGrace05]

Meeee!

[@Harper-gn1sj]

I do that xD

[@the_tired_shepherd7594]

I know I do I take every theory as lore found

[@falsofacu]

@@CoolioStuffz You're stupid.

[@Paracosm]

If you told me 5 years ago that Minecraft theory’s were possible i’d think you were crazy.

[@gudjonmar664]

haha =D

[@james-xx2yg]

Yeah :p

[@magicquit1906]

Me too

[@BrentLoaf]

Lol

[@mariacoan3979]

😂

[@nemaele]

I don't know if you've seen the Reddit post comparing Prismarine to the new-ish copper material. Guardians could've also been made of copper - their spikes are orange and since they're retractable, they could've been less exposed to the environment -> less oxidation. It's also interesting that the Drowned now drop copper instead of gold, apparently.

[@patrickn.4113]

I LOVE these ocean stories. The drowned are my favorite mobs in Minecraft.

[@jogadorjnc]

"And no one nice is hostile towards baby turtles!" Michael Reeves sweating in the corner.

[@Magimasterkarp]

Who?

[@Narinjas]

@@Magimasterkarp The Taser scientist that is 1 bad day away from becoming the Techno Joker.

[@marymeyer7400]

Save da turtles. Stay VSCO!

[@nobodyimportant2024]

When has there ever been a moment where Michael Reeves was considered a nice person

[@jackysbin3860]

Jn C when did Michael attack a turtle?

[@tysoncox4642]

MatPat: does a Minecraft theory. Mojang: this man is doing our job for us.

[@astronomy4569]

While making more lore about Minecraft

[@amaccoy]

WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITETHATDOWN!!

[@charellgede2612]

Lol yeah-

[@Tallducksonthetable]

Hey man congratulations u passed 400 likes

[@gregorymirabella1423]

@@Tallducksonthetable that's an odd milestone to celebrate.

[@beanhead4500]

The saddest part is when u do activate the heart of the sea if the drowned come close to it it attacks them which is pretty sad how they can’t use what they’re waiting for.

[@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

[@NexTheForgettable]

Me: **Has a Heart Of The Sea** Drowned: **Looking at me from ocean** Me: **Tosses Heart Of The Sea to drowned** THERE YA GO BUDDY

[@night7314]

Too late

[@samueledwards3339]

@@night7314 Late is better than never

[@night7314]

@@samueledwards3339 late is better than never, ok, but never late is always better

[@Missingno_Miner]

Me, an intellectual:dries out the monuments I find with sponges to honour their builders memory

[@xninewxw7559]

missingno miner using pistons and advance red stone to rise the temple out of sea and move it to a village to honor the builders.

[@user-gf5yn9ti9r]

But the real question still goes unanswered: Why is chainmail armor not craftable

[@Milkie_Mochi]

??? True...

[@deuterium-0156]

too comlex. you cant simply make a mold of it. also, theres already a set made from iron

[@awktato8190]

I mean, you could be able to craft “chains” out of iron but chainmail is worse than iron so nobody would want to use more resources for something of lesser quality

[@verytiredpanda2399]

@@awktato8190 but why would anyone make chainmail the first time? And how did they make it?

[@kateinthecorner8068]

Maybe it’s another link to an ancient civilisation and it’s not craft able because you don’t have the proper materials or the craft has gone out of practice. But that’s just a theory...

[@NotOK-uz4xj]

No matpat thank YOU for helping kids like me who have the struggle of childhood cancer and raising awareness of these issues on KZbin and thank you everyone else that participated in this event

[@Merks-studios]

Do you have cancel?

[@Merks-studios]

Sorry CANCER

[@NotOK-uz4xj]

Yes

[@jujutsukaisenrules9447]

I feel so happy for those kids in St. Jude. I hope they get better

[@katchatty26]

“unlike cranberries” 2nd top donor is ocean spray cranberies

[@gundir7504]

this comment deserves more fricking likes

[@ethancate8462]

What was 1st

[@patrickmcgillicutty7767]

wanna sprite cranberry?

[@tenishacole3725]

katchatty26 omg 😂

[@mangoshi1251]

The Drowned Journal, Day 53143: I see a person. He’s looking through the chests of our shipwreck. I used to be a proud fisherman before we were all swept under the waves. There’s a potion of water breathing in his hand, the legendary concoction that would have saved us. Alas, we could never get it, nor the equally elusive heart of the sea. Now, he’s running away with a map that shows the potential location of one of the hearts. He should know better than to disturb the grave of the dead! (attacks steve but gets hurt) Such a great civilization, now reduced to ruins. The Drowned Journal, Day 53146: I see the person again. So ignorant of how precarious life is... Wait a second, he HAS IT! Alone, that man accomplished what we could not. I just want to touch the conduit, even though it won’t do anything. (swims toward conduit) Even though he’s attacking me with his sword, my decayed flesh is healing, and memories are returning fast. Finally, I grasp the tool of God, and take my first breath in over 140 years. Atlantis is reborn by the actions of a random stranger. “Hello Steve, would you like mending on your elytra for 13 emeralds?” Note: if this gains attention, I will do one on the endermen.

[@theshermantanker7043]

Pretty sure Drowned weren't Villagers

[@yeetfeet731]

The drowned would've been killed by the conduit if it was fully powered

[@homebrewHousehold]

H o ly-

[@wezl26]

more pepole need to see this

[@urban_gse_]

It draws my attention

[@AnnasArtsAndStuff]

Bro, I’m never gunna see Minecraft the same way. My brain is overflowing with lore. Yes, and fanf lore.

[@thenexusgamer383]

i have to wonder if MOJANG is impressed by this man just studying the game extensively to make all these videos about it.

[@sanstheskeleton8347]

the catch phrase of this show: *Oh yeah, it's all coming together now.*

[@tausiftaha12]

Or THATS JUST A THEORY

[@Mmmmm-bw4go]

, A GAME THEORY

[@monarchschwoop52]

I’d comment what Lockstin said during his Pokémon sun and moon theory but I forgot it

[@audge-audge]

Or, Coincidence? I THINK NOT!

[@hearttfillia]

It’s just a theory a GAME theory this theory’s have to be test (☝︎ ՞ਊ ՞)☝︎

[@midasfury6165]

"The drowned just seemed to go raid villages for resources" Oh wow thats weird that doesn't sound like me at all

[@homebrewHousehold]

"maybe im a drowned"

[@idk6617]

I think the drowns were another fate for the ancient humans.

[@pelahnar4]

@@idk6617 Yeah, I think the idea is that not all ancient humans were from the same societies. Some spawned the wither and ran away to the end to become endermen. Some lived as pirates and fishermen and built temples and became zombies/drowneds when the water rose. Others built desert or jungle temples, depending on where they lived; presumably those became regular zombies. Zombies and drowneds aren't different species - if you drown a zombie, it turns into a drowned. But not one that will drop a trident or a nautilus shell. Hmm...Mat has linked zombies/drowneds, endermen, and wither skeletons to ancient civilizations. It's not a stretch to add regular skeletons, strays, and husks to the list. Creepers and guardians were directly built by those ancient people. Withers and zombie pigmen were more indirectly created by their actions. He is well on the way to the backstories of most of minecrafts major mobs.

[@narkreean6490]

@@pelahnar4 Is there a story ot updates for the ice biomes to connect it to the lore?

[@pelahnar4]

@@narkreean6490 I don't think Game Theory has cover ice biomes yet. Unless I'm forgetting something, igloos are the only structures that spawn there...they have the weird basement things that show you how to convert a zombie villager into a regular villager, so maybe they could do something with that. I've been enjoying how they tie minecraft civilations to real life civilations - the Kaaba with the underwater temples, the Egyptians with the desert temple - but I have doubts that he'd be able to link the Inuit or something to the igloos.

[@rodimussupreme2329]

I’m pretty sure Notch, Jeb, and Dinnerbone are basically the gods of Minecraft’s world. Also. I’m pretty sure this theory is a little more difficult to explain now that Drowned drop copper.

[@chadcreeper9777]

Here's another theology what if the reason why regular zombies turns drowned after sometimes is because the virus of the drown is in the water itself but to us players is just harmless You'll know what I'm talking about if you watch matpat's theory about the zombies

[@fancinoo]

Notch: Aww man. we just wanted to make a block game. Matpat: This is also because...

[@finnduggan4422]

....

[@stealthemoon8899]

reeeeee

[@kaicheng6471]

Plot twist: Notch is the god whom the drowned built the ocean monument for

[@obliteratordeathcon4456]

@@kaicheng6471 i mean is there any other dude that can fit in notch's place

[@obliteratordeathcon4456]

@TheRogueCrepe24 he would be a science teacher

[@greenbean3535]

MatPat: "These items can easily be bought from the store." Also MatPat: *Shows Toilet Paper*

[@tico9546]

um, that is not toilet paper

[@greenbean3535]

@@tico9546 look deeper

[@tico9546]

that is not toilet paper, its a roll of paper thats usually in your kitchen

[@greenbean3535]

@@tico9546 true, but still

[@EnderalRocks]

It's paper towels you mongrel

[@galaxynoob1134]

at first im like "ok cool" but near the end it was just emotional-

[@masterofdoots5965]

I think it would be really cool if, when you brought a drowned near an activated conduit, they would turn into a fisherman villager after a little while.

[@_Omarow_]

Anyone else want him to make a Minecraft lore book.

[@sapphireknight8391]

SnowPanda7783 total agree

[@ianhubble9973]

ALRIGHT MATPAT LETS GET TO IT

[@ghostsomnia]

yea

[@UnarmedWindow49]

Let’s do it

[@Malakai__WeLoveYouMafumafu]

me!

[@sydneyjoi3917]

When MatPat makes you feel bad for every mob in Minecraft

[@zeoceania2765]

Ikr 😂😂

[@Yannopill]

Except Silverfish

[@siregg8528]

It seems that every mob isnt hostile by choice, just doing what they once did

[@mangoshi1251]

Except the blazes, they are just some weird fiery things that I have to murder en masse to beat the game,

[@bohlalemtati5622]

Yeah

[@collinheble709]

Gotta love that they were so stubborn as to evolve into water breathing monsters than move their civilization.

[@M_Tax]

But who buried the hearts of the sea in treasure chests then?

[@TotalTruth-yu8lk]

Exactly