Weird Connections of the Slime | Minecraft Deep Dive

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[@nelsony2134]

How do you always know it's night for me

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some dude: lets add a squishy big dude to make sticky pistons Retro: And I took that personally

[@siliasporter4424]

Gelatinous cube from dnd

[@mf6610]

Bruh

[@just888why]

This is a clear indication of lore

[@mahalaoldja3839]

Fax

[@JuBa012]

Slimes were added before Sticky Pistons.

[@TheAce736]

I guess this is why witches live in swamps and never have blaze powder to brew their potions. They use the moonlight soaking into the swamps around them

[@drakewingcopperheart2533]

This, and the abundance of mushrooms in the swamps(which was theorized in another video to be one of, if not the source of magic in Minecraft as Nether Wart is a mushroom, Fermented Spider Eyes are made with mushrooms, and every place that houses magic users contains at least one mushroom of some type), perhaps the mushrooms are more powerful in the swamps

[@matheuscabral9618]

this makes sence

[@miloscott6617]

Now if only the player could harness this power… I wonder if there’s a mod where we can do that.

[@timcreations8059]

@@drakewingcopperheart2533 Well, in the real world swamps contain lots of moisture and rotting material. Fungi love both of those so it would make sense.

[@JcoleMc]

@@miloscott6617 The player does harvest this actually in the form of experience magic can also be used to power redstone ie sunlight sensors

[@SammaLlamas]

Here's my theory about slimes growing underground: So; lapis lazuli: that ore is used when it comes to enchanting items and books. What if those lapis lazulis are the reason why there's a random slime chunks underground? Since they're necessary when it comes to enchanting, maybe they emit magical powers too?

[@s.j.warlock4901]

This is EXACTLY what i thought! Magical hotspots are somehow scattered around the world in a "natural" way -think about how coal and diamonds and iron and lapis are found in seams, underground.

[@kylerkastner2808]

The lapis lazuli might be like uranium and rich in magic and radiate magic and slimes are sensitive to magic that might be also why they spawn when the moon gets more full. The random chunks that they spawn in contain large amounts of magic.

[@anonyplayz5819]

No

[@user-mz2wb3ll8j]

they could also be geothermal hotspots, since magic is highly connected to heat in minecraft

[@User-fr4nh]

That makes so much sense

[@theflameviper2154]

Oh and an interesting thing about slimes is when they're small they have NO ability to harm you unlike magma cubes that still can hurt you even while being small

[@PeterPeter20]

Yeah, maybe it's because It has more magic Or it's just because it's made of freaking magma

[@arkesh110]

Technically, small slimes do do damage, the number is just small enough that it is negligible (Minecraft rounds it down)

[@jamesgabor9284]

Magma cubes are made of the same thing as magma blocks, magma blocks just hurt you due to heat presumably, so it would make sense that that’s why MCs do more damage, it could also be because they’re heavier (slimes require moist conditions to actively spawn, meaning they are probably very moist, it’s probably safe to say that magma cubes have their water replaced with magma, which is much heavier)

[@ruttokyrpa3472]

It's doesnt really matter, both variants of the smallest slime are trying to hit you. Normal slime hit you like a baby so no damage. Magma slime hits you like a baby on fire

[@MissSweetie]

That's because small magma cubes have a lot of heat (since they are from the nether) so they have more magic. Heat is something important to magic in the Minecraft world

[@paleozoey]

I would go with occam's razor that the simplest explanation is the most likely one. In this case, the slimes are just slime molds, soft-bodied organisms that like to live in warm, humid places like swamps or caves (water & lava combining produces a lot of steam, so it's probably like a sauna in a lot of those caves). Warm areas with a lot of water are ideal for a slime- an organism that is composed mostly of water, and much more so than us vertebrates are. As for the moon? Perhaps they are simply drawn out of the caves or through cracks in the ground, oozing onto the surface to bask in the magic. They could feed off of it, or use it to run any kind of metabolic process, or they just like the light. Magma cubes, in this instance, could just be slimes that evolved to live in the nether, incorporating magma instead of water into their anatomy. By incorporating blaze powder with the slime, they became resistant to fire. Makes sense, considering that magma cream from the magma cubes is used to brew fire resistance potions.

[@RetroGamingNow]

Some great points here!

[@UltraAryan10]

Incorporating evolution is intresting in this case, it does not seem to harm the theory presented in the video while the magic requirements are still met. Magma Cubes spawning in Basalt Deltas and Nether Wastes may just be due to the increased concentration of magma blocks which is be a major constituent of Magma Cubes.

[@brooke6472]

Yeah I like this

[@joaotd49]

Good point

[@gloop3621]

Sounds solid, but what about the slime chunks?

[@plasticupkake]

I'd personally like to posit that the magma cube is made up of two separate parts. The main one is the magma cream itself. This is the "brain" of the whole thing or the single celled body. This is also the cubical part of the body which becomes visible when the magma cube moves. The other part of the body (the one we see most often) is just a shell made to protect the body from the harsh environment of the nether.

[@RetroGamingNow]

This is clever, I like it!

[@Rudxain]

I've always wondered why they look like accordions when jumping

[@Lilithksheh7723]

@@Rudxain They could also be compared to an unfortunately airborne layer cake.

[@Rudxain]

@@Lilithksheh7723 lmao, wait that sounds delicious, I want a magma cake now

[@PrintScreen.]

someone out there probably made a cake shaped like a magma cube

[@jpp3145]

Ngl the slime/ magma cubes have always interested me ever since I started playing Minecraft. Haven’t finished the video yet but I’m sure it’ll be very cool and very interesting. Thanks for making this.

[@PurPurDot]

@yes just no

[@jpp3145]

@@PurPurDot gotta love bots lmao.

[@aaronpower99]

Same. Always loved their looks as well and collected slimeballs as if they were treasure. No idea why

[@cricketmelterzoneofficial]

@yes wtf

[@Slimeeify]

Look me and my nether antsisters arnt that friendly we always fight sometimes killing each other

[@somerandomguy3129]

I question myself why skeletons and strays hated you. Yes there are zombie variants, and they obviously want you eat your flesh, but why would skeletons bother killing you? Do they also want to eat the flesh of players? Or maybe these skeletons were once inanimate but then risen by a curse or something. Edit again: oh right. I was thinking about it because I haven't heard of anyone making theories about skeletons. There are theories about the ender dragon, the wither, the creeper, the phantom, etc. But not the skeleton

[@crissis3263]

iT's JuSt A tHeOrY

[@ma.luzballeza8535]

Adventure time cartoon that episode finn and jake go to death and well skele's be wanting flesh!

[@llikemyowncomments]

@@crissis3263 a GaMe ThEoRy

[@couththememer]

I don’t understand people above me, he’s got the point. No one ever made the theory about skeletons

[@Starpotion]

I always imagined they were just further decayed zombies, their preference for the bow being attributed to them having higher dexterity due to being around longer

[@autumngottlieb3071]

My only thought on the random generation is that enchanting also has a random element to it. Maybe we can derive something from that parallel?

[@Diamondpigman01]

The same magic that exists in enchantments exists in random generation ? Works for me

[@arkesh110]

Random gen is a gameplay thing, I don’t think it has any lore behind it, or at least it doesn’t have any much lore than the fact that you can freeze time by exiting your game (to steve, the world that is randomly generated is the only world he knows, and so to him it’s basically like how earth is to us)

[@AlexanderRJaruk]

I do have a small theory about random hotspots, but it is a kind of weird quirky thing. Lapis Lazuli appears at y level 32 and below slimes can spawn at y40 or less: y 40 is exactly 5×8 a pentacle has 5 points and is one of the most important magical symbols for many systems. Now, from these facts, we begin to understand the importance of the level in spawning because lapis lazuli is used as the "control element", so to speak, of the enchanting process, being consumed in converting the levels into an enchantment on an item. Thus, only within eight blocks away from the potential presence of lapis lazuli, (perhaps at a point where trace amounts of the substance begin to permeate the rocks), can the energy of a "hot spot" begin to coalesce into slimes...?

[@shambhav9534]

There surely is a connection between enchanting and gold. Maybe gold?

[@MegaAwsome555]

That’s a good idea but I think it’s flawed. I personally think that the random element of enchanting comes more from Steve being able to harness the magic of enchanting, but not being able to control it. So it’s his lack of control that adds to randomness as supposed to the inherent randomness of magic in the Minecraft universe. I think the random slime chunks have more to do with thermal hotspots, since there appears to be quite a connection between heat and magic as seen through blaze powder and how heat is required to make portals

[@jamesdaigle2727]

Not sure if anyone else mentioned this, but the moon is traditionally viewed as a portal to the fae world in many European myths and legends, so that could explain the greater presence of magic during a full moon

[@maanyasharmaii-b8371]

And also in many legend there some magic happening to biengs in full moon like human turning into wolves

[@ROVERLORDD_]

FULL MOON MAKES PEOPLE INTO WEREWOLFS (acts as a catalyst)

[@AlphaCas_art]

Your theory is really interesting! I'd love to see some of your thoughts on Ghasts as well. I think they are an interesting mob and might have some lore behind them too, such as why Ghasts are always sad (they drop ghast "tear" which has a regenerative effect), and some interesting things about the achievement when you bring ghast "home" to the overworld and kill it.

[@InventorZahran]

In the Harry Potter universe, phoenix tears have healing properties. What if ghast tears are somehow related?

[@AlphaCas_art]

@@InventorZahran That’s pretty interesting too since they are both related to fire. Also, the regenerative property of ghast tear seems to be much more than just a mechanic for brewing since ghast tear can heal not only the player, but also ender dragon as well. (Ghast tear is a component of end crystal that can heal/summon the dragon.)

[@m0chi66]

Considering their tears have regeneration properties (MAGICAL regenaration properties since the tears can be used in potions which are magic) they could have been an ancient Nether creature that died out and, due to their magic tears, came back as ghosts, they are constantly crying so we can assume that they are constantly sad, what if that sadness comes from having become a ghost, there ARE a lot of fossils on the Nether (Plus, I believe there is a type of baby Ghast in Minecraft Dungeons and that could derail this theory, but I'm not sure if we should consider Dungeons Minecraft Canon)

[@RetroGamingNow]

I've been thinking about them for a while

[@ProfPuffOfficial]

Yeah I like this rabbit hole Phoenix tears vibe af

[@chloroblasst]

As sad as this may or may not sound, I live for these deep dives. They always make my day.

[@RetroGamingNow]

This make me happy that you like them!

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Nothing sad about that. that sounds like a man of good taste to me.

[@amara_the_god2145]

Me too. They relax me.

[@Protofall]

I just realised, this channel reminds me of what I used to like about Game Theory, except you don't have clickbait and bad jokes and you're more than willing to admit flaws in the theory. Thank you RetroGamingNow :)

[@levieverhart8640]

Yep, and he dont make videos like "GrUb HuB lOrE, wHaT yOu MiSsEd!"

[@Protofall]

@@levieverhart8640 I actually had to check if that was real or not...that says a lot about his videos.

[@levieverhart8640]

@@Protofall oh yea he has like 5 of those on food theory

[@Protofall]

@@levieverhart8640 oh, I didn't know about food theory...the grub hub videos are real -_-

[@levieverhart8640]

@@Protofall don't forget he made lore videos for those"Lilly's Garden" ads

[@wigglear]

4:47 I was having a panic attack seeing how low the health was

[@alotofclouds5706]

i'd love to see a video on lightning and its effects on certain mobs

[@ma.luzballeza8535]

... Energy just energy

[@gustavosauro1882]

@@ma.luzballeza8535 but why only some mobs?

[@clauteletuby]

heat, some mobs like pig is weak to heat so they turn to piglins and zombie piglins. for villager turning into witch is a bit weird tho so maybe lightning is magic

[@ma.luzballeza8535]

@@gustavosauro1882 special lightning magic energy

[@alotofclouds5706]

@@clauteletuby for pigs to turn into piglins is a bit far fetched bc pigs evolve a human like anatomy just because they were heated? there has to be some magic involved since villagers turn witches, and creepers become eletrified

[@prod-ozuna]

I have an unrelated theory, which I hope you at least consider. When the wither boss sound appears, and you have subtitles on it says "Wither released" which might mean that the withered souls get released to the overworld, and turn into all types of undead mobs (except zombie and skeleton variants)

[@anjusinghal8950]

It is a good theory

[@prod-ozuna]

From the other side, a related theory. The bassalt deltas are radiated, which might mean that magmacubes are radiated slimes, they only spawn in bassalt deltas. And adapted to the heat of the nether (which can explain the why slimes do not spawn in other biomes)

[@SCSlime99]

Finally another slime in the comment section

[@cyberlemon9840]

@@prod-ozuna Well, actually, magma cubes spawn on the Nether Wastes too. Also, what do you mean by "radiated"? Like, nuclear radiation? Or just heat?

[@cyberlemon9840]

@@prod-ozuna Well, actually, magma cubes spawn on the Nether Wastes too. Also, what do you mean by "radiated"? Like, nuclear radiation? Or just heat?

[@camelsouttahere.]

What I See - Sticky Piston What Retro Sees - LORE

[@lonelystargazer8090]

He’s the new mat pat

[@OnyxVortex.]

Quick theory: (This is vastly oversimplified but I don't have time to further explain planetary formation) It is know that in planetary formation collisions between objects occur a lot. Rock that makes up our modern moon can be found on earth due to these collisions. Is it possible that moon rock itself is magic and slime chunks are just a part of the world that has this rock embedded in it from when the minecraft world was forming? As for why moon light is needed to spawn slimes on the surface, maybe light reflected by the moon carries some of its magic to the minecraft world.

[@anjusinghal8950]

RNG should see this

[@thatonepotato5653]

Guardians are basically prismarine

[@foundedmoth]

At first when Retro said “Join me, for a dive beneath the waves” and the camera approached the Slime, I assumed the Slime would JUMP over the camera instead of standing still. The video was well put together and I enjoyed it! :)

[@ponteirodorato]

I think the swamp also has magical properties, that could also explain why witches has huts there, they also need slime balls to do potions (although we still need to know from where they get blaze powders without direct access to the nether). About the ghasts, taking the Mobestiary logic that they're more like a mechanical mob rather a biological one, what if the ancient builders (or the endermen) made them with some purpose of studying magic before they became hostile. They kinda look like the moon, and taking what you said about the blaze powder also being in ghasts (11:40), that could mean ghasts was made in some attempt to artificially recreate the moon, in a place that don't have any. Adding more to what I said, maybe they are what powers the Nether with magic, seeing that they're literally everywhere. This way, having the requirements to spawning magma cubes

[@drakewingcopperheart2533]

Perhaps the Blazes are the key? Some form of creature the Ancients discovered there(hence why there's spawners in the fortresses) and were used to create Ghasts?

[@ktownjunkie]

ley lines irl are lines between high energy or "magical" spots on earth. the spots often have temples or other structures... maybe the slime chunks are like these irl spots?

[@CairoFaustine]

3:48 I was not ready to see that, gave me goosebumbs

[@ooi97]

I didn't know those were real...

[@hurabit]

I think I have never arrived so on-point to a video release. Less than a minute!

[@QUBIQUBED]

I'm later than you, but YES WE'RE EARLY!

[@JoyOfCreativeService]

@@QUBIQUBED Technically, you're just on time, and being at a premier would be early. But yeah, you're right on time!

[@austindelacruz5872]

What if slimes spawn deep underground because that's where blocks that have a capacity to hold magic power, like obsidian or emeralds, spawn more often? And the deeper you go underground the hotter it becomes which would connect heat and magic

[@StormlordOG]

Which is why magic portals need heat. Genius!!!

[@jackbelmont4389]

Also you could explain them being spotted in swamps cause witches, who dwell with magic, live also in swamps

[@RealNightmarish]

@@jackbelmont4389 i think the swamps are just very moist, and molds appear in moist places

[@s.j.warlock4901]

If you think about it, all the minerals have inherent magic, since they all drop xp when mined.

[@RealNightmarish]

@@s.j.warlock4901 but some like iron and gold need to be smelted

[@gennardofoster2182]

my theory on magma cubes is that they are another form of golem, the thought is that the ancient builders wanted to protect the treasure found in they're bastions so they studied slime and in order to build the magma cube,these cubes will copy the duplication power from the slime along with a few more perks with it like fire resistance and the ability for small cubes to do damage. After construction of the cube they placed a spawner inside of the bastion usually in rooms heavily populated with gold

[@indarty8643]

If your parents ask you what you're watching, you can label this video as a Biology class.

[@rydonpykeguadiz9163]

Of Minecraft

[@cyberlemon9840]

@@rydonpykeguadiz9163 _That isn't an important detail._

[@aeroblu2002]

The sun is probably magical like the moon as well. In your theories, you seem to establish that magic in Minecraft is very connected to heat. Potions requiring heat, the nether being filled with souls (which burn hotter than regular fire) and transforming pigs from the heat, and the comparison between experience and real life energy. With that, it's easy to see that the sun is magical as well as the moon, since well, it's a giant ball of heat. Maybe that would be an interesting future video, to see how the sun and moon are connected by their magic properties.

[@garythemoth8049]

Actually this could also mean that the magic in minecraft is actally radioactive, since Basalt biomes have sounds of those nuclear meters meaning they're probably highlry radioactive, and Basalt biomes are a *hotspot* for Magma cubes. So what if all minecraft magic is really just nuclear energy or something? Just a thought.

[@cyberlemon9840]

As RGN pointed out in previous videos, magic is strongly related to heat. It wouldn't be too far-fetched to say that radiation (Which is already a form of energy in real life) is another form of magic.

[@rosybobaplayz8045]

This is literally my fav series lol!

[@ariellevi12]

Mine to

[@RetroGamingNow]

I'm so happy you enjoy it!

[@younscrafter7372]

This is the first minecraft theory video I've watched that actually sees spawning as mobs being created from more or less nothing and not as "this place has had a permanent population of this mob since at least the point where the player spawned in"

[@cherryblossonplayes6543]

Your theory's are sooo interesting and are very easy to understand I love them all I love how u work very hard to find out all these things keep it up friend

[@Cri_Jackal]

I think that the magical energy emitted by the moon gradually seeps down through the soil, continuously moving downward, eventually congealing in small pockets as magic energy seems to attract itself. This is what the slime chunks are.

[@UltraAryan10]

If 'magic' is a form of energy and we know that heat is also a form of energy. Their relation implies some sort of method by which heat is converted into magic or... quite possibly they are the same thing! Why does an enchantment table, ender chest or even a nether portal, all seemingly magical things, require Obsidian, a block with high concentration of heat? It may imply a very strong connection between the two forms of energy!

[@cyberlemon9840]

Oh, i like this theory! By that reasoning, maybe the obsidian pillars in The End serve as a catalyst to the ender crystals. That would make the most sense to me.

[@UltraAryan10]

@@cyberlemon9840 End Crystals can be placed on Bedrock and for some reason Obsidian so its plausible. Bedrock also has energy seemingly which may be why End Portal and End Gateways are made out of bedrock.

[@cyberlemon9840]

@@UltraAryan10 Perhaps the portals need to be built off a block made with immense heat, as a way to create a link between different locations. End gateways and the End Portal are made of bedrock, as you said before, the Nether Portal is made out of obsidian, and the Stronghold Portal requires Ender Pearls infused with blaze powder. I tell you, we're onto something.

[@NoArtisticLimitation]

There’s a point you didn’t mention, that might hate something to do with underground slimes... Heat. Not just heat in general, but lava. Lava can only spawn deep underground... So can slimes... Maybe the lava has something to do with he amount of magic? I mean, you find random underground lakes and lava lakes, therefore its hot and humid enough for slimes to spawn. Idk that’s my thought.

[@m0chi66]

There seems to be a relation between heat and magic such as lighting being able to mutate creatures, obsidian (cooled lava) being a material able to transport you to a whole other dimension requires fire to work as a portal, the end gate has lava beneath it and the whole existence of Blazes

[@RetroGamingNow]

That's a great connection

[@tabbeshock5986]

How about normal lava lakes? Why do they not spawn underground? But yes I agree

[@shambhav9534]

I've just realised that the magical blocks are always animated! Soul Sand, Magma blocks. Does that mean Prismarine is also magical? It fuels a conduit! It must be magical as well. Please make a video about magical blocks in Minecraft.

[@s.j.warlock4901]

Damn, the prismarine insight is a fine one! I never realised it, RGN should TOTALLY cover it

[@shambhav9534]

@@s.j.warlock4901 The ancient builders couldn't have made Ocean Monuments as well; they can't be crafted or are found naturally. They're magical, so the ancient builders can't make it.

[@s.j.warlock4901]

@@shambhav9534 why do you say so? It seems to me pretty clear that the ancient builder could have find out about the conduit and therefore they built monuments. Why do you think that they couldn't? Sounds interesting

[@shambhav9534]

@@s.j.warlock4901 They couldn't because it uses magic, which they couldn't do by themselves. The player needs to harness other mob's power to do it. Eg. Blazes and even Lapis. Plus, Prismarine isn't available to the player which was the descendant so, how could they've built it?

[@malinatof]

@@shambhav9534 the player doesn’t have the knowledge to craft certain things like bells, villagers can sell and make bells but the player cant, they cant make everything

[@MCjossic]

Minor correction At 10:06 RGN claims that the small Magma Cubes drop Magma cream, with the implication that they are the only size to do so. This is in fact completely the opposite. Tiny Magma Cubes are the only ones to _not_ drop Magma cream. I don't think this changes the theory in any meaningful way.

[@MCjossic]

@Garrett Thomas Exactly as I said? The smallest Magma cubes actually don't drop magma cream, but RGN mistakenly says that they do

[@RetroGamingNow]

Great catch, I did not know that!

[@MCjossic]

@@RetroGamingNow No problem. It’s not what I would have expected either, what with the precedent set by slimes.

[@WolfT33]

What if magma blocks are a type of slime mould that later develops into magma cubes and the hot spots both in the nether and overworld are where these substances develop, but the reason we don't have natural slime *blocks* is because slime is far less dense than magma cream so when 'enchanted' they turn into slimes instantly rather than being a process from cream to block to cube, this is kinda supported by the fact that magma cubes don't squash and strech like slimes do Also an idea as to why these hotspots occur can probably be tied to lapiz as it also has magical properties but is found underground (maybe lapiz is some form of moonstone that fell centuries ago? But this is more a hypothesis than a theory) and as a result some of its magic leaks into other areas helping create these hotspots Side theory: magma cubes, blocks, and cream _are_ the source of blaze powder and blazes are just constructs of it hence why they're caled blazes, this is supported by the fact that the only way a blaze can spawn is through spawners which always appear in ruins of structures suggesting they are not natural occurances

[@hindigente]

Your theory is well and good, and I think you're really on to something with the composition of slimes all the way to their parallels with magma cubes, but I'd like to propose slight tweaks for your consideration. Ok, so Moon cycles in Minecraft function analogously to Moon cycles in real life, but instead of raising tides, they bring about some dormant magical essence (in lack of a better term) of the Overworld, a magical catalyst as you put it. When such "magical essence" is brought about in a region where there is water with plenty of microorganisms (i.e. swamp water), it not only coalesces them into a single gelatinous organism, but imbues it with some rudimentary consciousness. We already know that magic and atmospheric events can change a creature's intelligence and personality (take lightning effects on pigs and villagers), so I don't think it's a stretch to have the Moon do something similar. Also it would explain their green colour: it comes from algae and phytoplankton. As for slimes which spawn underground in slime chunks, their magical source could be the heat from underneath, or perhaps Overworld's dormant magical essence is simply stronger at lower altitudes (which may help explain the deepslate and the Warden in the future).

[@cyberlemon9840]

This was exactly what i was thinking! Also, you see, in Minecraft magic is strongly related to heat, so it would make sense if at lower altitudes (AKA closer to Earth's core) primitive organisms can be given some degree of conciousness.

[@Sennahoj_DE_RLP]

I would try to explain the magic energy with radiation in the planet where the nether is underground has more radiation. Your explonation with the magma block has lower energy would mean what magma slimes would try to get blocks, because everything wants the lowest energy level possible

[@thenewmachine]

i mean, the only thing undergrounds that would provide magical power would be ores, redstone, coal and diamons drop exp once mining them, so maybe all the magic from the ores forms enough energy for slimes to spawn?

[@cyberlemon9840]

Or maybe it comes from the heat in which they were created. As RGN pointed out, magic is strongly related with heat. Maybe the ores radiate magical energy?

[@mf6610]

I don’t care about validity anymore, or whether lore was actually intended for the game. We are all free to make our own head canons sometimes with other people’s head canons as inspiration or reference. Even Matpat has a point no matter how bizarre it seems Anyways, keep up the great work and I’ll stay tuned for the next video

[@RetroGamingNow]

That's really what makes MC lore so fun, isn't it? The multitude of possible interpretations? I think it's awesome

[@mf6610]

@@RetroGamingNow me too man

[@evanmcfab9575]

I was literally bing watching your deep dive videos today. Great to dive beneath the waves once more.

[@tutlemaster7097]

Perhaps there was some sort of event that took place many years ago, back when the ancient builders were around. Let's go with the current naritive- the builders create a wither, and are forced to flee to the nether. The wither produces some sort of slime spore, and spreads it everywhere chasing down the builders and murdering innocent sheep. The builders try to escape it by going to the nether, but the wither follows them there, spreading it there. The heat helps them grow, so many patches of magma are created. The builders escape to the end somehow... Blah blah blah... Enderman... Blah blah blah... But the wither eventually is eaten up by his own spore, which leaves it's large bones across the nether, as they are torn off my the spores. Let's think about the magma cubes. Maybe the spores came off the wither to be regular slimes, but they came in massive droves. Let's say that the blazes attacked them with fireballs, which left a blaze powder residue on the slimes. Some of the slimes evolved to cope with the blaze powder, but most of them died, and the magma blocks are their remains. But why don't blazes attack them now? Magma cubes are more common in basalt deltas, where there are no blazes, so they hung out there. Back in the overworld, the spores sept into the ground, and found a nice cozy home next to several things of lava, and eventually becoming slime. Some were dropped into the swamps by the wither, and immediately used the humidity to their advantage and didn't go underground, and evolved to feed off of the moon's magic. Maybe? What do you think?

[@anjusinghal8950]

This is not a good theory

[@tutlemaster7097]

@KSHITIJ SHEEL I said that the wither was summoned by the builders, and the slime started out as a spore that grew off of the wither. Eventually, it got trapped in the hot nether, where the spores thrived, and eventually ate up pieces of the wither, leaving the giant bones in the nether wastes we see today. The soul sand also helps set this in motion, as the wither had those souls burst out of him with every piece eaten off.

[@tutlemaster7097]

@@anjusinghal8950 if you're gonna say it's a bad theory, please tell me why

[@anjusinghal8950]

@@tutlemaster7097 because wither attacks slimes and magma cubes

[@thatonepotato5653]

@@anjusinghal8950 they’re traitors, that’s why. That’s also why blazes don’t attack them anymore

[@SilverMSM]

I’ll also add that people believe that blazes are robots. Maybe the blaze rods power them, and the blaze powder peers blaze rods? That’s why you can turn blaze rods into powder!

[@QuinnyBean]

I love how he always says “tonight we’re going to be looking at…” because I always end up watching these at night

[@skullzans]

Judging by the idea of magma not being magma but nonsentient magmacube slime... that means that blaze powder is GROWN as part of magma slime.

[@ohshesglamorous]

Yes, I love when you upload! Your videos are so well put together

[@NatuFabu]

I know I am years late, but here are my thoughts. As you said, I think slimes thrive in the moist, and extremely nutrient-rich environments of swamps. I don't think the moonlight creates them, but rather they just come out of hiding from moonlight. My guess is that they are nocturnal, and they might use moonlight to tell night apart from day. Since they are very simple organisms, this could make sense; they would lie in hiding, and wake up when they receive the right type of light. Or it could be that they require the moonlight to navigate at night, and so don't come out without it. Dumb as they are, some may have gotten lost and fallen into caves. Caves are not exactly ideal for slimes, so they have a harder time thriving there. I believe that is why slime chunks exist. It is simply a way for the game to limit slime populations to only certain areas in caves, since slimes wouldn't be successful enough to populate all cave systems, as it isn't their preferred environment. Yet, there still exists some populations of underground slimes, as they are likely pretty hardy, as simple organisms usually are. Magma cubes I believe to be slimes who had somehow gotten into the Nether, and slowly evolved to fit the environment better. Again, being hardy organisms. Your note that slime balls can create magma cream are a great observation, and with that I do believe that they had evolved to extract certain "chemicals" found in the Nether, and incorporate it into their bodies to protect themselves. As somebody else said, magma cream can create fire resistance, so it makes sense for them to evolve this. I noticed that magma creams are not completely jelly-like. Instead, they seem to have a hard outer-layer, which separates into multiple segments in order to allow them to jump. You can actually see a soft magma cream body on the inside of their hardened skin/shell when they jump. This outer layer is possibly for extra protection, which wouldn't be needed in the Overworld. Maybe it aids in heat resistance, resistance from sharp rocks, or both. So, with these adaptations, and the fact that the Nether seems to be a very nutritious place (lots of volcanic nutrients, and many lifeforms), it is no wonder magma creams thrive there. EDIT: I just remembered that slimes have this transparent outer layer around an opaque center. This outer layer is probably the same as the magma cube's outer layer. Some kind of membrane, which the magma cream evolved to become more hardened, but as a result had to also split into segments in order to move.

[@brknglasses2734]

You have done more for my Minecraft headcannon than anyone! This series is beautiful!

[@valentingilard9257]

I'm a partisan of the belief that the nether is actually bellow the ''over''world resulting in the 1/8 travel speed in the nether (you travel lower on the radius of the world at the same speed), and also resulting into slime droplets flowing into the cracks of the rocks down to the nether resulting in magma blocks forming

[@rico5622]

I can't wait to watch this video, but before I do I wanna say that I love this channel and the Deep dive series. It's very enjoyable, interesting and cool to hear about Minecraft's unsolved mysteries and unanswered questions. The funny thing is that every time a new video comes out I get excited but end up forgetting to watch the video lol. I'll be sure to catch up on the videos I haven't seen yet. Keep up the great work RGN! MatPat would be proud! :)

[@oscarfirth-gieben9550]

Mojang: "Let's just make a green mob that blobs around." English teachers:

[@luuk5120]

I swear, this channel deserves way more subs.... His content is so good. Keep it going man!

[@Gabolia]

Honestly, slime should have different colors everywhere Swamp: Green Dark forest: Brown Jungle: Teal Plains: Light green Desert: Yellow Cherry groove: Pink Caves: Grey Snow: Ice blue Badlands: Orange Brich forest: Cyan

[@hindigente]

I really like your approach to theorizing. It's really refreshing to see someone taking the game at face value as much as possible, without resorting to real life sources or deliberately misconstruing in-game evidence so as to arrive to the most outlandish game theories™ for views' sake. At the end of the day, your theories end up seeming much more plausible than the more common clickbaity type. It's clear that your theories are well thought out and thoroughly account for whatever in-game evidence there is. All that said, I disagree with your stance on slime chunks. I find it more reasonable to interpret them as a technical artefact of the game (akin to the mob cap) than as a diegetic spawning mechanic. It seems clear to me that slime chunks are randomized like so so their (underground) encounters feel more special.

[@alastor6673]

I have a theory that Shulkers are actually golems. They don’t respawn, there is a finite number of them, and they use magic as their way of attacking. They have a core, a heart, something that makes them tic.

[@thelastquestion2]

This Deep Dive series is just great. I think at this point we all expect you to cover the ENTIRE game! A couple general thoughts: this doesn't necessarily have an answer, but it might be good to think about the setting of the game. It isn't exactly Earth. Some of the animals and creatures look like those in our world, but this seems to be at the very least a different reality/universe. And so we should think about whether some things in the game (like everything's blockiness) is a part of its reality or just how we "perceive" it. Second, the possibility that the Nether is deep underground (like in the world's mantle or lithosphere) is supported by bedrock being at the bottom of the overworld and the top of the Nether, the fact that there is so much more lava/magma in the Nether (as there would be in the mantle), and the fact that distance in the Nether is 1/8 of the distance in the Overworld (suggesting that it is a smaller concentric sphere inside a larger one). If the Nether is in fact below the Overworld, then maybe the "random" areas where magma blocks are found line up with areas where slimes spawn underground. Maybe the magic is in both areas. Finally, I think it might be good to think about "spawning." It most likely isn't some sort of spontaneous generation, but rather that these creatures are simply outside our field of view. Like you said in the phantom video, those creatures exist whether we stay up or not (since cats can bring phantom membranes when we sleep). If the zombies and skeletons are the remains of the "zombie apocalypse," then they would simply be roaming the world, not being created anew each night. Perhaps simply hiding during the day? I don't think this invalidates any information about mobs, I think it might just be a way for the gameplay to provide information about the mobs (slimes and witches are magical, phantoms track us, zombies and skeletons are undead). Anyway, the answer to the question about whether we want you to cover any particular topic will always be yes!

[@gacha.alweera]

Omg yasss another Deep dive! I'm gonna watch this in the evening while I'm drawing or after school. Or maybe as a short movie while eating candy :D

[@MrHam-od4dd]

I really like this theory! I have my own idea, maybe the witch created the slimes. "Slime" Would be very easy to obtain in a swamp, so it makes sense to me that the witch uses discardable recyclable material to practice magic by bringing it to life. Maybe slimes are also drawn to warm, humid areas, which makes sense given they clump eachother together possibly to warm each other up, and also use cave systems to expand their boundaries and find more warm places.

[@slevinchannel7589]

Professor Dave Explains explained singlular-celled Beings, ya know.

[@liampbjray5562]

"in a plant or fungus, not a multicellular organism" plants are multicellular organisms boi

[@cyberhonk2999]

hoohoo bilogy

[@liampbjray5562]

@HIROBRINEYT yeah ik

[@agustinberto6138]

I like to think of Slimes and magma cubes as a case of convergent evolution. Two species which dont have an apparent close ancestor, but happen to develop similar biological structures On a different note, we cant really say that blaze rods and powder are magical. For both potions and eyes of ender, there is alternative explanation to where the magic power comes from (nether warts and ender pearls respectively)

[@timeisahorse114]

The Blaze Powder explains how the ghast is fire resistant despite being from the Overworld

[@cyberlemon9840]

Nice pfp (And username)

[@timeisahorse114]

@@cyberlemon9840 thanks!

[@YingofDarkness]

You have made me thing much harder about the slime then I ever thought I would. This is a very sound theory and I love how complex Minecraft seems to be the more you dig under the surface

[@thegrayghoul4638]

Suggestiom: You should do a deep dive on the extinction event itself that wiped out the builders, and what it could've been and how/why it happened. Would be cool to see.

[@arshu_parshu1999]

12:33 ooh that gives me an idea I think that magma isn’t the result of lava but it’s actually magma blocks who died of old age

[@mrb5940]

Loved the video! I would like to give my take on what Slimes are: I think that Slimes are the rests of creatures/mobs that mix together because of magic, instead of reanimated matter by a curse, as are the undead mobs, I think Slimes are more like matter gaining a ""mind"" This is why the Slimes from the Nether are more like magma, as the mobs from the nether are more firey in their structure, Ghasts create a combustable projectile, Blazes are pretty obvious, and Wither skeletons are burnt skeletons, this probably means why there is a relation between Magma and normal slimes, as Magma ones would be both the remains of not fire mobs (which would produce normal slime) and the rests of fire related mobs mixed together Howhever, thsi theory is based on my headcannon that all mobs are somewhat made of magic, as they can spawn randomly on the world, and the slime would be what the remains of magical creatures become when most components are extracted (meat, bones, you get the idea)

[@cyberlemon9840]

So, slimes are basically the slag of a crucible. I like this theory.

[@cosmogoblin]

I love how you can deep-dive the lore of a game with - end-poem withstanding - no text or dialogue! Great job!

[@drippydrip4663]

When this guy is done with all of the theories he's gonna sum it all up into a 45 minute video

[@cyberlemon9840]

Ngl i'd still watch it full

[@neon-sphinxfoster5340]

So I've just finished binge-watching your theory videos Retro, and they're all pretty great. And since everyone else is throwing theories in the comments, I might as well bring up a few unrelated things here involving two mobs - the Endermites and Silverfish, and how they're connected. It's gonna be a bit of a read: So what do we know? Silverfish are these weird, and hostile little guys that appear from within stone-like blocks within the overworld, and will attack if said blocks are broken unless you have silk touch equipped. Even if they can be found in other known places (Igloos, mansions, etc.), Silverfish SPAWNERS are only ever located within strongholds right by the End Portals within the same room. Is it possible then that those spawned within strongholds would've accidentally traveled into the End themselves and got trapped there? If the Enderman don't have a pretty consistent way of leaving, I'm sure a Silverfish wouldn't be able to escape at all. Since there's no actual stone to burrow into, the Silverfish had become far more aggressive and needing a proper food source within this strange land, the only real common source being the Enderman themselves. As such the Silverfish transformed into these parasitic creatures, and after being more exposed to the magical auras of these Enderman, transformed these animals into the Endermites. The Endermites quickly started to infest the end, having no competition, predators, or even natural light to worry about, until the Enderman had finally had enough and began trapping hordes of these creatures within their Ender Pearls, as to keep the population in check. If any were to escape though, the only option would be to kill them before they could repopulate, which would also explain why Enderman attack Endermites on site as opposed to other creatures, which they only attack when provoked - they know the damage the Endermites can do and don't want to take the chance. Don't know if you'll see this retro, but if you do, let me know what you think of this ^^

[@cyberlemon9840]

This is a good theory. It is also backed up by, that, in-game, the silverfish ACTUALLY become endermites when they cross the End Portal.

[@neon-sphinxfoster5340]

@@cyberlemon9840 whoa, they do? I didn't even know that! XD

[@cyberlemon9840]

@@neon-sphinxfoster5340 Oh, sorry, just checked the wiki and tried it in-game and it doesn't work. Weird. I remember doing that in 1.9. Or is it just a Mandela Effect of mine? Either way, sorry xd

[@neon-sphinxfoster5340]

@@cyberlemon9840 it's okay.

[@wypmangames]

10:04 actually, the small magmas dont drop anything, and its actually the larger ones that drop the magma (part of their body) while splitting into multiple smaller ones

[@danellesmith4181]

What about “why do some mobs burn at day and others don’t?” That would be fun to hear

[@ejtamayo5317]

Can you maybe do a video on the mineshafts, I have always found them interesting but I can't seem to understand them.

[@gabrielquist6120]

1st: Heat is energy in reil life so it would make sense for a link to be between majic and heat. 2nd: Maby the slimes are weaker than magma cubes. This would explain why slimes are slightly transparent. The magma cubes being opaque is just a result of more majic. This also explains why even the smallest magma cubes cand damage where as the smallest slime is harmless.

[@doodlehobbo8697]

I remember in the oldest version of Minecraft Pocket Edition the Slimes used to spawn on default volume, until I noticed change on the later update that I install and play. And I remember that theirs a Slime attacking me in the cave lol

[@lopyo1571]

I feel like blaze powder is found everywhere else, doesn’t have to do with blazes being the source, I feel it more has to do with the name, it’s a generalized term for the powder it is, and blazes are either the first/or most common way of/easiest way of obtaining it. But the substance itself occurs elsewhere commonly in the nether as it’s a fundamental element of life in the nether. Sentient life.

[@themanwhowouldbebrick]

Slimes are one of my favourite mobs because they’re so cute.

[@squidcraft313]

theory:slimes spawn in slime chunks because the slime mold spores have found their way into the caves

[@corydonk]

If the moon light is the magic energy used to spawn slime above ground, then why only in swamps? I think that just like a nether fortress swamps are mega hotspots containing more energy than a normal hotspot, enabling slime to spawn above ground with the presence of moonlight.

[@ChloVio]

Awesome video! I never realized there were that many connections. Like, I never would have thought about the magma block crafting recipe! :)

[@Annex_canada]

Strange thought I just had: The ancient builders must be pretty tall, because they go on to become endermen and wither skeletons!

[@cyberlemon9840]

I think they're about the same height as Steve, they just adapted to the End. As for the Wither Skeletons, i have no idea why they are *always* a bit taller.

[@starleighpersonal]

@@cyberlemon9840 genetic augmentations for nether survival?

[@cyberlemon9840]

@@starleighpersonal I was thinking more along the lines of a naturally induced evolution to appear more imposing as humans have along their history, but how would being taller be such an advantage that the builders were willing to modify themselves? (The genetic part may be a stretch, but potions and enchantments could reach the same effect) That's a little bit questionable, but the modification of the human body to create living skeletons is something to consider. It could be a side effect for all we know. Also, congratulations on commenting on a 1 year old video of Minecraft theories to share your thoughts. I do the exactly the same thing.

[@link113gaming]

"join me for a dive beneath the waves" i ducking love this line!

[@broston_]

Half of this video relies on blaze powder being magic, but there's nothing inherently magic about it. Just because the player uses it to craft certain items doesn't make the items themselves magic, because the player is just replicating them. Your mold comparison was very interesting tho, and I think it provides a much easier explanation: just that, they're molds. They grow in the swamp and in caves, places where you could picture mold growing. Looking at the magma cream, it's clear that it was once a slime ball, so some slime might've adapted to live in the nether combining themselves with blaze powder

[@Explorerofshadows]

Blaze powder is almost exclusively used in magical processes though so I see it as plausible that it's magic to some capacity.

[@deathclawproductions6723]

To add to this- We know that the Magma Cubes eat (it’s mentioned in the Basalt Delta Around the Block that Magma Cubes forage upon the mushrooms that grow there), meaning that odds are they are indeed organic organisms. Perhaps Slimes are attracted to the moon and that’s why they spawn so much more when there’s more moonlight.

[@broston_]

@@Explorerofshadows it's used to brew potions, but only becaue it's hot. I don't see how any magic from the blaze powder affects the brewing

[@Explorerofshadows]

@@broston_ it also makes magma cream and eyes of ender and can be used as a potion ingredient on its own

[@broston_]

@@Explorerofshadows again, nothing inherently magical about that. Just because it is combined with something that ends up being magic doesn't make the blaze powder magic

[@purepotential4309]

My theory is that the ancient builders brought slimes with them like they did with the pigs that turned into piglins thus the nether turning the slimes into magma cubes. The reasoning is that in order to have an easy supply of slime balls for fire resistance potion they brought slimes and already had the blaze powder from blazes and warts. This is my ted talk.

[@NickAndriadze]

The only thing that confuses me about Magma cubes is that they sort of split when they jump, revealing a hot orange core. What is that thingy?!

[@SCSlime99]

Its lava they like to drink it

[@cyberlemon9840]

It may be a form of the overworld slime's "nucleus", just adapted to the extreme heat.

[@jacemasood3019]

I always felt like Blaze Powder was just thermite. They also are used to make fire charges, which are used to make fireworks.

[@literatemax]

10:06 no... this is just wrong. The smallest size of Magma Cube is the only one that CAN'T drop Magma Cream. Only the large and medium ones do. This is a pretty big oversight, and I don't know how it made it through to the finished video.

[@levieverhart8640]

You sure bout that my guy?

[@literatemax]

@@levieverhart8640 Yeah, I am. The smallest sized magma cubes have never dropped Magma Cream. It doesn't really affect the conclusion/connection that Retro made, but it's still an innaccuracy.

[@levieverhart8640]

@@literatemax hmm, I'll have to test that, I'm pretty sure they do. Not saying you're wrong however

[@noahrabe9241]

I think it would make more sense if it was heat that make slimes spawn more than magic. Remember, swamps are likely very warm and the nether is well just heat so it makes sense.

[@CountDoDo]

The funny thing is, that at the time of this message no one has actually watched the full video lol.

[@arandomassspyplayer7211]

the thing about how they got to the nether and why the different type is there actually could make sense, taking matpats theory, The slimes probably went to the nether after the making of the original nether portals adapted to the fiery style and then reproduced which created a whole new DNA. As for the full moon thing. Im gonna take the word of granabam. *As for the moon? Perhaps they are simply drawn out of the caves or through cracks in the ground, oozing onto the surface to bask in the magic. They could feed off of it, or use it to run any kind of metabolic process, or they just like the light.* edit. the slimes could spawn underground cause of the fact that well, theres lava there which emits light and going back to granabam *or they just like the light*.

[@legitbear5168]

Dont slimes look exacly like the moon just green? Edit: and maybe there was a science experiment and blazepowder got morphed with a slime to make a magma

[@pr1ncessbutters]

Slime chunks bring to mind the microwave background of the universe. Maybe there's some kind of background magic in Minecraft? Just a thought.

[@overratedclock]

I still protest that ghasts lay eggs and glowstone are eggs

[@Foe_K]

Elaborate

[@overratedclock]

@@Foe_K well you see I believe that ghasts lay eggs and those eggs are glowstone

[@KillKorva]

@@overratedclock What causes you to believe this though?

[@dodleoy]

@@overratedclock why when you mine glowstone you get dust?

[@overratedclock]

@@dodleoy dead baby ghasts

[@giannischaralampopoulos9663]

Heres my theory about where the magma cubes came from When the nether portal was invented, some slimes were able to accidentally get in these portals and make it to the nether. But the temperatures in the nether are extremely hot. After exposed in the nether for some time, the slimes were forced to involve into magma cubes, in order to survive in the extreme conditions of the nether.

[@konichikqx]

wow im excited for this episode RGN!

[@slimeinabox]

So what you’re saying is, Minecraft Slimes are Colonial algae’s that can be infused with magic to gain some amount of intelligence. Epic.

[@fernandoc5536]

Nice. These mobs are so underrated.

[@clyelli]

Maybe the reason Magma Cubes deal a lot more damage and have additional armour points when Slimes don't is because they originate from a much hotter and drier environment than the swamp, where they are exposed to much more powerful magic. The hotter and drier climate of the Nether combined with the constant ash fall of the Basalt Deltas have made them much more rigid and tough, and their drops are less a ball of mucus and more a ball of cream or paste. This theory also ties in well with their animation, while Slimes stretch and compact when they jump and fall, Magma Cubes break apart, as their hard "shells" somewhat intervenes in their elasticity. Great video!

[@yelloh6219]

Slight correction at 10:05 to this otherwise incredibly well done and hecka interesting video, Magma Cream is actually only dropped by killing any of the non-tiny Magma Cubes; a small, albeit, notable distinction between it and it's overworld cousin. Can't blame ya or anyone really for thinking Magma Cream drops occurred just like Slimeballs do. I thought the same thing for a long time as well much to my surprise when I discovered the truth.

[@usupatuugames7442]

Really good and cool episode!!! Didn't though you could find so much lore from a non sentient being like the slime!