Game Theory: Minecraft, The Secret Desert Origin of Creepers

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    Creepers are arguably the most well known Minecraft monster. Yet, despite all we may THINK we know about them, there are still many mysteries yet to be answered. Today Theorists, I aim to answer the BIGGEST question on Creeper lore. Where do they come from? Well, it is no where you would expect! You will have to watch to find out!
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  • @bhaveshbkbk
    @bhaveshbkbk 3 роки тому +26234

    i want mojang to watch all ur videos and confirm it. Then i can die peacfully.

    • @evangolinske9380
      @evangolinske9380 3 роки тому +511

      Wow they pinned u fast fast

    • @H1PP1E88
      @H1PP1E88 3 роки тому +170

      I can't believe I'm here so early

    • @calebmurray4438
      @calebmurray4438 3 роки тому +477

      “Uhhh.... yes we put this in intentionally.”
      “Bu-“
      “Shut up dude we can make ourselves look smart.”

    • @prathamk525
      @prathamk525 3 роки тому +113

      You didn’t capitalize your I’s and I’m freaking out

    • @ninjachris2344
      @ninjachris2344 3 роки тому +47

      They better confirm it on the Minecraft channel

  • @Emeryfr
    @Emeryfr 3 роки тому +3722

    “The creeper avoids cats because they don’t want to hurt them”
    Okay but that’s kinda wholesome

  • @DadFeels
    @DadFeels 3 роки тому +15103

    Don’t hate yourself Mat. Eye conic is a good Dad joke.

  • @didosauce6008
    @didosauce6008 2 роки тому +619

    I always thought the creepers were made by ancient players to serve as terraformers. I mean luring a creeper to a hill and detonating it is one of the easiest ways to clear land. The fact that iron golems don’t attack them also ties into this because players wouldn’t instruct their guards to kill a valuable mining machine, the same way you wouldn’t instruct a tank to shoot an excavator

    • @arandomperson9116
      @arandomperson9116 2 роки тому +32

      I think if they did, they only improved or manipulated it, not making it from scratch. If they really built it as a tool, they wouldn't have made it try to stand so close to them before exploding.
      And no, they can't be malfunctioning. There are too many of them for that to be true.

    • @noahgamer6510
      @noahgamer6510 Рік тому +5

      Fun fact that you can put a beacon in a desert temple. And a beacon can be crafted from a nether star.

    • @Aegis4521
      @Aegis4521 Рік тому

      @@noahgamer6510fun fact, shut up 12 year old

    • @joeljustjazzing
      @joeljustjazzing Рік тому +3

      Nah i think it would be like old minecraft where they would be just lit up by flint and steel

    • @kiwimations2053
      @kiwimations2053 Рік тому +4

      Why would they do this if they already had access to TNT, a much safer and less expensive alternative to living bombs?

  • @muyandos
    @muyandos Рік тому +159

    String is more used like hair in the minecraft world. Upon killing a strider, they drop string because they have wispy hair. With cats, them dropping string as a gift or as their loot could represent a hairball or whiskers. String is also able to be turned into wool blocks, which wool is sheep hair. Thus string as loot in the same chest as rotten flesh and bones most likely also represents hair.

    • @ooi97
      @ooi97 Рік тому +21

      I was guessing bandages, following the mummy analogue. And that cats just like playing with string, so it can sometimes be found on them.
      Imagine a children's game allowing to murder a cat and use it's whiskers as raw material...

    • @muyandos
      @muyandos Рік тому +9

      @@ooi97 mm, paper would have been better if they wanted to convey bandages because it looks similar. Though I guess mummy wraps are linen, and that’s made out of woven fibers, so you could be correct
      For the cat thing, there are many other questionable mob drops that don’t seem appropriate for a kids’ game, such as turtles dropping a bowl when struck by lightning or even just cows dropping leather. You don’t even need to tan it before using it. You just take their raw skin and make armor out of it!

    • @lumpian1713
      @lumpian1713 9 місяців тому

      on the nose tbh

  • @dekaying680
    @dekaying680 3 роки тому +9600

    *theory*: The player is the ancient builders final Creation, that's why you can respawn indefinitely.

  • @dhanf8722
    @dhanf8722 3 роки тому +3240

    the minecraft developer watching this who just thought the pattern was cool: 👁👄👁

    • @ryeser4864
      @ryeser4864 3 роки тому +57

      perhaps, tho it was accidentally made

    • @bh4vvy33t
      @bh4vvy33t 3 роки тому +153

      also them five seconds later: write that down *right that down*
      Next minecon: yes we totally meant to do that

    • @Choppy_Z
      @Choppy_Z 3 роки тому +92

      Notch who only wanted to make a pig

    • @andismith6410
      @andismith6410 2 роки тому +28

      The creeper was an error that came out because of a pig notch was trying to make a pig but it errored and became what we know as the creeper today

    • @sweet_krona
      @sweet_krona 2 роки тому +33

      @@andismith6410 but only the model was made by mistake, the green texture and explosive abilities were added later on purpose

  • @typryor2227
    @typryor2227 Рік тому +37

    “Creepers avoid cats because they don’t wanna hurt them”
    Aww, that actually kind of wholesome

  • @nicoleclark5473
    @nicoleclark5473 2 роки тому +146

    What’s funny though is that I stopped playing Minecraft two years ago, now with all this lore I find myself playing for 5 hours+ a day! Keep going Mat, you’re amazing!

  • @summeriscake_8460
    @summeriscake_8460 3 роки тому +2780

    Let's not be mad at Mat for telling dad jokes. He's a dad. He's allowed to.

    • @aventurasdemais8261
      @aventurasdemais8261 3 роки тому +26

      true

    • @thedorkknight9684
      @thedorkknight9684 3 роки тому +52

      He is the chosen one.

    • @albertjackinson
      @albertjackinson 3 роки тому +10

      Yes.

    • @aridabaginindabag9970
      @aridabaginindabag9970 3 роки тому +8

      Someone: lets see how many subscribers I can get from commenting on this comment :o
      Me: oh hmm that actually sounds like a good idea.
      Everyone: Bruh stop self promoting your so dum your so ugh!
      Me: I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that.
      Me now: Lets see how many subscribers I can get from commenting on this comment? :o

    • @spudmuffin2688
      @spudmuffin2688 3 роки тому +30

      You mean he has to.
      IT’S THE LAW!!!

  • @theogrhino1144
    @theogrhino1144 3 роки тому +537

    Fun fact: the desert temple has just enough room to store a fully powered beacon

    • @squanguslobotomus7890
      @squanguslobotomus7890 3 роки тому +61

      Plus it looks like a beacon was meant to be placed in the middle and go through the top. Tried it out once and it actually looked natural

    • @danieldiaz5542
      @danieldiaz5542 3 роки тому +1

      What is a beacon?

    • @danieldiaz5542
      @danieldiaz5542 3 роки тому +24

      Forget it i just remembered is the shiny powered up cristal

    • @probes-e-minor
      @probes-e-minor 3 роки тому +8

      @@danieldiaz5542 OMFGGG LMAOOOO

    • @necromancer147
      @necromancer147 3 роки тому

      def gonna remember this

  • @OrigamiAhsoka
    @OrigamiAhsoka 2 роки тому +32

    “Get it? ‘“Eye”-conic’? I hate myself so much.”
    This is such a mood on so many levels lmao

  • @kristiankohout6022
    @kristiankohout6022 Рік тому +31

    Also the feature that allows you to auto detonate creepers using flint and steel similarly to the actual TNT blocks confirms that creepers are a form of walking TNT (as shown in the Mobestiary)

  • @xKatanaMusic
    @xKatanaMusic 3 роки тому +17099

    This episode made my Creeper plushie john uncomfortable

    • @khaosess
      @khaosess 3 роки тому +183

      So little likes for a verified lol at the time

    • @maulicious.
      @maulicious. 3 роки тому +42

      Lol

    • @MbitaChizi
      @MbitaChizi 3 роки тому +24

      ua-cam.com/video/Cmp1R7frXWw/v-deo.html
      :)

    • @Hyacinth_The_Rainwing
      @Hyacinth_The_Rainwing 3 роки тому +43

      @@khaosess bro its been 6 minutes

    • @khaosess
      @khaosess 3 роки тому +15

      @@Hyacinth_The_Rainwing at the time it had 10 likes ans 2 min usually a verified would get 100 like within a minute

  • @zachfischer1799
    @zachfischer1799 3 роки тому +712

    “You know what everyone thinks of when they see string: Cats”
    Spiders: *Am I a joke to you?*

    • @kennethgodwin2461
      @kennethgodwin2461 3 роки тому +28

      The string is there because the mummys were made from strings vowen

    • @san6403
      @san6403 3 роки тому +2

      @C.C Afton i think strings are like cats whisker

    • @thyknee01draws
      @thyknee01draws 3 роки тому +4

      I think the string is also a part of cobwebs.

    • @frankzhang866
      @frankzhang866 3 роки тому +1

      I have 4 cats but none of them play with strong even though my mom has a helluva lot a string

    • @diablo_wayne
      @diablo_wayne 3 роки тому +4

      My cat doesn't play with string. He doesnt play with anything, he doesn't do anything. Not even sleep. Wait oh yeah my cat died in 2018

  • @jusey1
    @jusey1 2 роки тому +13

    I am still surprise that MatPat never mention that a fully active Beacon can fit perfectly in the top of a Desert Temple, which imply that the temples might've been built with a beacon in mind (which does hurt his Wither theory a little bit as it also imply that the builders knew how to get a Nether Star to some degree).

    • @babydragon3095
      @babydragon3095 Рік тому +1

      The wither has to have some part in the desert lore though, and this works pretty well. They are plastered on red sandstone, like the creepers are on regular sandstone

  • @NoymoHD
    @NoymoHD Рік тому +15

    If you look at it, the totem of UNDYING=Eternal life as the same form as the ankh

  • @shelby8752
    @shelby8752 3 роки тому +1592

    matpat: "what is string mostly related to"
    me: "spiders for sure"
    matpat: "cats!"
    me: "oh"

    • @scout5988
      @scout5988 3 роки тому +34

      Creepers was made by pig.

    • @scout5988
      @scout5988 3 роки тому +18

      No joke

    • @mcoakfence6145
      @mcoakfence6145 3 роки тому +56

      yeah when i want string, i dont kill spiders. I go to my cat farm and use looting 3

    • @SudetenlandMan
      @SudetenlandMan 3 роки тому +11

      @@mcoakfence6145 me too

    • @malekahmedsamir1337
      @malekahmedsamir1337 3 роки тому +3

      Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis -----------

  • @Jack-kx5rf
    @Jack-kx5rf 2 роки тому +5

    I think another plausible reason for creepers to be green and still be made in an active desert is weaponization. The desert dwellers can send out creeper into the world and their green skin acts as a camouflage to their enemies but stick out in the wasteland of their creators.

  • @peaceandloveusa6656
    @peaceandloveusa6656 2 роки тому +11

    This might be my favorite theory yet. It really caught me by surprise, and yet it makes so much sense.

  • @hjigibu5517
    @hjigibu5517 3 роки тому +884

    The lore that Mat Pat puts out: *A whole Essay about minecraft*
    Minecraft Devs: we messed up a pig and now it is green and explodes

    • @ZUnknownFox
      @ZUnknownFox 3 роки тому +37

      they originally only exploded upon death.

    • @wires-sl7gs
      @wires-sl7gs 3 роки тому +19

      Doesn't mean they can't make lore for it.

    • @Alvionalx
      @Alvionalx 3 роки тому +9

      *Essay**

    • @epicdud5905
      @epicdud5905 3 роки тому +1

      @@Alvionalx who said cares

    • @epicdud5905
      @epicdud5905 3 роки тому +1

      @@wires-sl7gs it’s a joke

  • @1SLMusic
    @1SLMusic 3 роки тому +505

    “The desert isn’t that green”
    Cacti: am I a joke to you?

    • @veryhot8584
      @veryhot8584 3 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/lmLZwE10Cu0/v-deo.html..........

    • @WorlWyrm
      @WorlWyrm 3 роки тому +4

      Sand:I made you.

    • @Bobby_Bean
      @Bobby_Bean 3 роки тому +5

      @@veryhot8584 ?

    • @troncis2940
      @troncis2940 3 роки тому

      @@veryhot8584 😀

    • @FrostGlader
      @FrostGlader 3 роки тому +1

      The Australian Outback and Antarctica: Yes

  • @oofer_gamer_life3080
    @oofer_gamer_life3080 2 роки тому +14

    i want to have this on spotify so while im playing games i can listen to some lore.

  • @alexb859
    @alexb859 4 місяці тому +3

    Awesome video!!! Also I always thought that the Orange symble on the two towers of the Desert Temple was a Villiager head, you learn something new today :)

  • @strikingsarcophagus
    @strikingsarcophagus 3 роки тому +692

    Notch: Theres not lore in Minecraft
    MatPat: So I took that personally...

  • @plimkii
    @plimkii 3 роки тому +10397

    I love how spread out MatPats Minecraft theories are, and he didn’t just crank them all out during the Minecraft re-hype faze

  • @Cry_ct
    @Cry_ct Рік тому +4

    Relating to this theory, you could also do some research on the upcoming Archeology update. You may find some very interesting lore there.

  • @weeboowee9898
    @weeboowee9898 2 роки тому +1

    The fact that the totems of undying even LOOK like ankhs just adds more to this theory, like what if while trying to find a new hime form being outcasted. Pilligars found these GOLD SMALL STATUES that represent life? Then found the woodland mansion and started expiremaneting?

  • @DadFeels
    @DadFeels 3 роки тому +2696

    Dad is the Minecraft master. The only lore is that the elder dragon is 69 years old. Nice!

  • @Gavinyo16
    @Gavinyo16 3 роки тому +940

    MatPat’s Minecraft episodes are so well done. They aren’t just: “Yeah, creepers are made by the ancient builders, good bye.”

    • @theweeknd3954
      @theweeknd3954 3 роки тому +5

      ua-cam.com/video/Cmp1R7frXWw/v-deo.html
      ........

    • @jayy17783
      @jayy17783 3 роки тому +4

      Bruh you spoiled it for me😭😭

    • @breadrug3709
      @breadrug3709 3 роки тому +38

      @@jayy17783 Your fault. What would've you expected before entering the comment section?

    • @Bone_guy
      @Bone_guy 3 роки тому +8

      MatPat should look into minecraft dungeons lore, that game has proper lore and not vague mysteries.

    • @nftscreenshotter2013
      @nftscreenshotter2013 3 роки тому +1

      To be fair it is at the visual part of the comments section before you go into it

  • @imperfectimp
    @imperfectimp Рік тому +6

    This falls apart in a couple of places: creepers and ocelots are natural enemies, and cats used to be tamed ocelots before they were introduced in villages. Hence the fear of cats.
    The Mojang team actually wanted the eye of Horus on the temple but couldn't make it work that small, so the Ankh was 2nd choice.
    The string in chests along with the flesh, bones and gunpowder are the drops of the OG mobs: spider, skeleton, zombie and creeper.
    Didn't know about tnt inside the creeper. That does suggest they're man-made. But that's honestly the only clue along with the creeper face in chiseled sandstone.
    This man must do a lot of yoga to stretch this far.

  • @missedthebandwagon976
    @missedthebandwagon976 4 місяці тому +1

    Very interesting, I do like this explanation for the connection between cats and Creepers. It's so charming to think they just don't want to hurt the cats when they explode.

  • @blakeblockblook5522
    @blakeblockblook5522 3 роки тому +390

    Matpat 7 years ago: You see these "creepers" here are actually plants
    Matpat in 2021: *desert*

    • @MbitaChizi
      @MbitaChizi 3 роки тому +2

      ua-cam.com/video/Cmp1R7frXWw/v-deo.html
      :)

    • @mistercreeper3029
      @mistercreeper3029 3 роки тому +2

      Matpat in 2021: Creepers are artificial.

    • @HuyNguyen-ll9gz
      @HuyNguyen-ll9gz 3 роки тому +1

      Let’s see how many subs does this comment get.

    • @valcq
      @valcq 3 роки тому +1

      Y. E. S

    • @drippy_ikea_pigeon9646
      @drippy_ikea_pigeon9646 3 роки тому +1

      @@HuyNguyen-ll9gz fkn subs the comment get are u that stupid XD

  • @Player-kg1ds
    @Player-kg1ds 3 роки тому +370

    The employees at Mojang: "MatPat's writing the lore for us! Amazing!"

    • @SergioLeonardoCornejo
      @SergioLeonardoCornejo 3 роки тому +25

      Mojang sees Mat as the ultimate advertising tool. New updates often come whenever th Mat writing new lore for them.

    • @Grady_Oconnell
      @Grady_Oconnell 3 роки тому +7

      I do think I’m they confirmed that all the devs have actually somewhat developed lore for stuff

    • @Yoobster
      @Yoobster 3 роки тому +2

      exactly what I was thinking

    • @Zackerton
      @Zackerton 3 роки тому +4

      Scott cawthon: "same"

    • @pranksterkat6998
      @pranksterkat6998 3 роки тому +3

      @@Zackerton so true

  • @wolflord9055
    @wolflord9055 3 місяці тому +1

    The fact that you added a piece of Minecraft string in this video brings a whole new meaning to string theory.

  • @merkermer
    @merkermer 3 місяці тому +4

    “i’ll be here to cover it all” its a lot harder now…

  • @redplayer4821
    @redplayer4821 3 роки тому +421

    "Cats drop string when they die. The premise is that cats love playing with string."
    Hahaha... haha.... haaaaa..... Mat, you're so innocent...
    Dried cat intestines were once used as strings for string instruments, like violins...

    • @veryhot8701
      @veryhot8701 3 роки тому +8

      ua-cam.com/video/lmLZwE10Cu0/v-deo.html..

    • @sarahvanrooyen7280
      @sarahvanrooyen7280 3 роки тому +6

      Wat

    • @user-kq6lj5vs9z
      @user-kq6lj5vs9z 3 роки тому +10

      it is not actually made from the guts of cats

    • @navansandhu8693
      @navansandhu8693 3 роки тому +21

      Gross
      But interesting. Hey wanna try out

    • @mebedeid
      @mebedeid 3 роки тому +9

      Maybe they just liked music that's all LOL

  • @thumbmanforever
    @thumbmanforever 3 роки тому +871

    Are we just going to ignore the fact that the totem of undying LOOKS LIKE THE ANK

    • @logged-out
      @logged-out 3 роки тому +96

      kinda like a half-villager half-ankh, i guess
      or maybe a crucifix of Villager Jesus ?

    • @dt3338
      @dt3338 3 роки тому +18

      @@logged-out Willagers can crucify?

    • @Profileunused
      @Profileunused 3 роки тому +38

      @@dt3338 That implies Villager jesus could've existed

    • @maskedace0510
      @maskedace0510 3 роки тому +25

      @@Profileunused do you have a moment to talk about Vesus

    • @moodymoosh
      @moodymoosh 3 роки тому +8

      @@Profileunused thatd mean theres something similar to the roman empire that happened

  • @Free_Krazy
    @Free_Krazy 2 роки тому +1

    Something i just remembered regarding the cat connection to ancient Egypt is that in earlier versions cats were just tamed Ocelots, Which are essentially the kind of cats that domesticated the ancient Egyptians.
    Only after more development they added cats and made them separate from Ocelots which coincidentally further tells the real world story of cats domesticating/enslaving humans.

  • @ghengiskhan2011
    @ghengiskhan2011 2 роки тому +2

    ancients: builds wither
    (wither kills them all)
    ancients: let's create more artificial life

  • @rozegarden9879
    @rozegarden9879 3 роки тому +480

    "but what could have made the creepers green?" me: CACTUS CACTUS

    • @quietjuice9395
      @quietjuice9395 3 роки тому +48

      They drank cactus juice
      But it is quenchy!
      It's the quenchiest!

    • @sierratheogene8363
      @sierratheogene8363 3 роки тому +2

      @@quietjuice9395 lpp

    • @sierratheogene8363
      @sierratheogene8363 3 роки тому +2

      @@quietjuice9395 lpplpppp

    • @lavasaurous
      @lavasaurous 3 роки тому +7

      they shove tnt on cactuses and brought them to life
      Maybe creepers are prickly cause on the old minecraft creepers leav towards players to hurt them

    • @poyoco7282
      @poyoco7282 3 роки тому +2

      AND SUGAR CANE

  • @derikkudesu6294
    @derikkudesu6294 3 роки тому +564

    Me: "I swear I won't get political!"
    Also me, 64 drinks later:

    • @AbnormalLuckyGuy
      @AbnormalLuckyGuy 3 роки тому +6

      XD "after 64 drinks and some vodka desu explains the mystery of life but them forgets"

    • @david-rd2qc
      @david-rd2qc 3 роки тому +4

      A stack of drinks

    • @nomarsenrab
      @nomarsenrab 3 роки тому +2

      That's the stage we like to call Professor Derikku

    • @kapari120
      @kapari120 3 роки тому +4

      me after 69 drinks: nice

    • @derikkudesu6294
      @derikkudesu6294 3 роки тому +1

      @@kapari120 nice

  • @astroUnkown-xh7xe
    @astroUnkown-xh7xe Рік тому +1

    I love game theory, ive been watching it for two years. And it never disappoint

  • @LilShrimp01
    @LilShrimp01 2 роки тому +9

    I honestly wonder if the devs at Mojang have a story for Minecraft that's in ongoing development, or if these block and structure designs could be chalked up to "cuz it look cool."

  • @Aisha_Luv
    @Aisha_Luv 3 роки тому +620

    The Real Origin: The God of Minecraft failed at making a pig...

    • @toddhoward862
      @toddhoward862 3 роки тому +11

      Same bro

    • @unfoundpump
      @unfoundpump 3 роки тому +38

      @Juece hwo hvae yuo neber sen o gærl mispel?

    • @W1nstorm
      @W1nstorm 3 роки тому +41

      @Juece WeirdChamp
      Didn’t have to bring genders into this...

    • @Eynd297
      @Eynd297 3 роки тому +31

      @Juece stop being sexist

    • @seizuresalad1558
      @seizuresalad1558 3 роки тому +23

      @Juece cringe get out

  • @happyman880
    @happyman880 3 роки тому +443

    Mojangs gonna watch this and be like “huh, never thought of that”

  • @walterd11
    @walterd11 4 місяці тому +2

    Y'know Mat, the only place in the world where you can find cactus is the desert. What does that have to do with anything, you ask? Well, cacti and desert villages are the only source of green dye in the world. Not saying any lore or anything fancy, this is just a nice little detail I noticed.

  • @JacobCross17
    @JacobCross17 2 роки тому +1

    Been playing a lot of Minecraft lately, and thinking about that old Minecraft episode about the creepers, I came up with the idea that, what if the Creeper’s are not only similar to Peat Grass, but are like those carnivorous plants from the movie “Ruins”? 🤔
    Mainly a bundle of these sentient plants controlling the remains of a dead body, along with TNTs inside them, not only triggering their spores, but the TNTs to create more of themselves as well too... 🤔

  • @trinket_rats
    @trinket_rats 3 роки тому +532

    I love how he’s giving so much lore to a creature that was created by accident when notch messed up the pig file.

  • @lamiana
    @lamiana 3 роки тому +883

    So, there’s a couple things I’d like to point out.
    1. Creepers are not the only mob afraid of cats. Phantoms are as well.
    2. The only thing a creeper attacks is the player, unless a skeleton shoots it or something.
    3. Cats also hiss, like creepers
    I used to think creepers were blind. When a cat hisses, the creeper is scared because it thinks it’s another creeper, as it can’t see that it is indeed a cat.

    • @yoshithebear7630
      @yoshithebear7630 3 роки тому +65

      Actually, I’m pretty sure Creepers stay on target, even if they’re short by Skeletons

    • @westside4372
      @westside4372 3 роки тому +44

      yo why the ender dragon going
      🐔______
      | |
      4:27

    • @jonahhadley22
      @jonahhadley22 3 роки тому +33

      @@yoshithebear7630 that's true, creepers dont intentionally blow up other mobs even if attacked

    • @kane9098
      @kane9098 3 роки тому +8

      That’s a really interesting perspective

    • @maybananaking6359
      @maybananaking6359 3 роки тому +36

      I think it’s because cats are mythically travel different worlds and ward off things that could cause damage.
      Look at the Ancient Egyptian god Bast (unsure spelling) a cat god who protected Amun-Ra, the sun god, through the underworld.
      Cats are still used to ward off nightmares. (Explanations the phantoms running away they’re waking nightmares) So creepers running away my because of that.

  • @ryder6590
    @ryder6590 Рік тому +1

    Game theory idea: What the heck is the world border (from a lore standpoint), is Minecraft in some simulation, and the ancient builders alive, and simulating this all?!?!? Just an idea. TOTALLY not trying to give you unnecessary suffering.

  • @deathlessman01
    @deathlessman01 2 роки тому +2

    matpat: this isnt the thing where i put lore where lore shouldnt be.
    also matpat: it couldnt be made in the desert, its green
    me: ever heard of smelting cacti for dye?

  • @ComicalRealm
    @ComicalRealm 3 роки тому +355

    "What are creepers?"
    Short answer: A pain in the a**

    • @Yoobster
      @Yoobster 3 роки тому +4

      creepers realy arent that bad prettty easy to avoid

    • @FranciscoHernandez-pq5uu
      @FranciscoHernandez-pq5uu 3 роки тому +5

      I agree, they are pretty easy to go around, but the joke's still funny. Plus, when you try to fight them, they can be kinda annoying

    • @MisterSleep1123
      @MisterSleep1123 3 роки тому +1

      An essential in mob head farm

    • @elainad6728
      @elainad6728 3 роки тому +1

      *Exploding plant*

    • @hubbug6847
      @hubbug6847 3 роки тому

      I fond a creper spaner nd it blu oop te spaner Lol Bru

  • @TheTruePotatoGod
    @TheTruePotatoGod 3 роки тому +1798

    What's even more weird is the fact that sand temples are perfect space for a beacon

    • @samsunguser3148
      @samsunguser3148 3 роки тому +37

      or a coincidence

    • @QWERTY-df5vk
      @QWERTY-df5vk 3 роки тому +54

      is it me or the desert temple itself looks like a creeper?

    • @jacekennedy2342
      @jacekennedy2342 3 роки тому +86

      @@QWERTY-df5vk just you

    • @ariel666.
      @ariel666. 3 роки тому +28

      @@QWERTY-df5vk probably just because of the chiseled sandstone looking like a creeper

    • @TheTruePotatoGod
      @TheTruePotatoGod 3 роки тому +7

      @@samsunguser3148 I dont think it is

  • @spectrefang8309
    @spectrefang8309 4 місяці тому +1

    I think the connection with the chicken statues in the woodland mansions are because eggs are symbolic of rebirth and have a connection to the ancient Sumerian goddess of fertility, war, and love--Ishtar. Ishtar also has a connection to death, disaster (landborn plague or worldwide flood if we're going with a minecraft lore), fire quenching (Nether reference perhaps)...and temples.

  • @benjamingerrity4267
    @benjamingerrity4267 Рік тому +4

    15:00 yea so that was a freaking lie

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 3 роки тому +1251

    "Get it 👀-conic/ Eyeconic?"
    I see...

  • @anestemzini4206
    @anestemzini4206 3 роки тому +268

    The fact that the cat in the woodland mansion has the same position of the Great Sphinx of Giza makes your theory more credible.

    • @BrotherTheory
      @BrotherTheory 3 роки тому +1

      I thought so too. You are a true theorist, Anes Temzini :)

    • @BrotherTheory
      @BrotherTheory 3 роки тому

      @@trvjcbsn You are spamming! I am reporting you!

    • @BrotherTheory
      @BrotherTheory 3 роки тому

      @@trvjcbsn What do you mean? Am I copy pasting the same link over and over and over all the time? I didn't think so.

    • @akam9919
      @akam9919 3 роки тому

      LOAF

    • @BrotherTheory
      @BrotherTheory 3 роки тому

      @Cadeboy13You are absolutely right, my friend :)

  • @willsdailyruns
    @willsdailyruns 4 місяці тому

    8:26- As a Star Wars fan, I thoroughly enjoyed the Anakin Skywalker joke with hating sand. The game theory team’s editing is unmatched

  • @edmmusic7364
    @edmmusic7364 2 роки тому +1

    do a theory on the force of the blast from a creeper love the content keep it up !

  • @KiiXii
    @KiiXii 3 роки тому +2436

    I have something to back up this theory. Iron golems don’t kill creepers. It would be strange if you made guards that kill themself right?

    • @aridabaginindabag9970
      @aridabaginindabag9970 3 роки тому +76

      YES! THIS! LEAVE A LEPRLY TO MAKE IT GROW!
      Edit: *REPLY lol

    • @multiversegaming9941
      @multiversegaming9941 2 роки тому +25

      @Sunflower plants vs zombies i admire ur commitment

    • @lucasfisher82
      @lucasfisher82 2 роки тому +19

      BIG BRAIN COMMENT

    • @empressmiko
      @empressmiko 2 роки тому +36

      Iron golem don't kill pigs and creepers are pigs cuz notch had messed up the pig model and then made the creeper cuz of the mess up

    • @shadowlitten547
      @shadowlitten547 2 роки тому +13

      Yea,but creepers literally commit suicide

  • @blobbo3090
    @blobbo3090 3 роки тому +658

    One more thing to notice: in the early days of Minecraft, back when sheep didn’t drop meat, deserts were filled with small lakes and rivers. Just something to note

    • @BrotherTheory
      @BrotherTheory 3 роки тому +22

      That's pretty smart, Blobbo ! :)

    • @arfsnmdgn9271
      @arfsnmdgn9271 3 роки тому +3

      ua-cam.com/video/T0n69EO16xc/v-deo.html

    • @bonniejunk
      @bonniejunk 3 роки тому +7

      @@arfsnmdgn9271
      no

    • @dergothischeimp8792
      @dergothischeimp8792 3 роки тому +3

      I dont think that was intended.

    • @Ivan8
      @Ivan8 3 роки тому +4

      They... Still are...

  • @poutinetheebish
    @poutinetheebish Рік тому +1

    Matpat: "All this amazing cool merch! Although it will be gone in two weeks so buy it quick!"
    Me watching this video 3 years after it was posted: "... Can you still buy the watch?"

  • @DudeManBroGuy64
    @DudeManBroGuy64 2 роки тому +1

    Matpat:*creates lots of lore and other stuff related to creepers*
    Notch: i just tried to make a pig model and it glitched but okay

  • @msia7201
    @msia7201 3 роки тому +329

    Matpat. String could easily just be a stand-in for mummy wrappings.

    • @piaj2742
      @piaj2742 3 роки тому +22

      Well, if it’s loosely based on egyptian mythology, then it makes sense. the egyptians believed that the things the dead were buried with would pass into the afterlife with them. so this „ancient builder race“ wanted their dead to be able to ride horses

    • @Lukas-qy2on
      @Lukas-qy2on 3 роки тому +15

      @@piaj2742 makes sense, the loot was probably also meant for their afterlife diamond being jewels etc. meaning we really are desecrating corpses lol

    • @Samfinityy
      @Samfinityy 3 роки тому +10

      @@piaj2742 that really makes sense, because the loot tables for the desert temple also include horse armour.

    • @alvarvonhofsten5679
      @alvarvonhofsten5679 3 роки тому +4

      I think they are supposed to represent cobwebs

    • @ngaming2355
      @ngaming2355 3 роки тому +1

      Or cobwebs from spiders

  • @Verminator0439
    @Verminator0439 3 роки тому +375

    Mat pat is the kinda guy to find hidden lore of a whole civilization in Tetris

  • @afeatherinthewind
    @afeatherinthewind 2 роки тому

    the dunkey slam/shoutout was awesome
    although I am also expecting an episode of drama mondays about this any day now

  • @sillyanime6094
    @sillyanime6094 Рік тому +2

    The temples make sense a lot because they also store enchanted golden apples and they add more hp to life

  • @kaptainkunukles620
    @kaptainkunukles620 3 роки тому +569

    So Enderman Sound Like They Are Saying "Whyyyyyy" When They Die.

  • @phantasma2630
    @phantasma2630 3 роки тому +651

    Can we not only appreciate how much effort is put into each theory, but the still improving editing?

  • @kennethwestrope8657
    @kennethwestrope8657 Рік тому +2

    I love your jokes they are amazing keep being amazing

  • @SIyYT
    @SIyYT 3 роки тому +232

    "Hey dude were going to try to make a new creature."
    "Oh cool do you have any ideas?"
    "Yes, yes we do"
    "Alright what is it"
    "Ok, so, we put an explosive device inside a living creature, make it run from meow, make temples with their face all over it, and it spontaneously combust when we go near it."
    "What's it gonna look like?"
    "A failed rendering of a pig"

    • @BrotherTheory
      @BrotherTheory 3 роки тому +1

      You deserve more likes and a heart for sure, SlyYT :)

    • @nekopushyo
      @nekopushyo 3 роки тому

      isn’t it a chicken?

    • @beashemmad.sayson545
      @beashemmad.sayson545 3 роки тому +1

      • - •たつき it was a pig lol

    • @JohnMkrv
      @JohnMkrv 3 роки тому +1

      @@nekopushyo pig

    • @erher1433
      @erher1433 3 роки тому

      "just change color to green it looks awful"

  • @TobiasTheGuy
    @TobiasTheGuy 3 роки тому +353

    "creepers r made by the ancient builders"
    that explains why creepers and iron golems dont attack each other

    • @the-us1bk
      @the-us1bk 3 роки тому +12

      The golems don't want to die from explosion and creepers attack only players

    • @sumyamr8692
      @sumyamr8692 3 роки тому +29

      @@the-us1bk Its lore doood understand lore. Gam3 feattures can be lore. i suck at spelling on phone.

    • @nailmanman6146
      @nailmanman6146 3 роки тому +6

      Mabey the creepers as their first creation had a few bugs and as a result, they started targeting players instead of mobs

    • @_VenomicA_
      @_VenomicA_ 3 роки тому +11

      @@nailmanman6146 or maybe the player isn't a part of those ancient builders. That would also explain why the guardians/elder guardians target the player specifically

    • @levigachalionanddecradsug6341
      @levigachalionanddecradsug6341 3 роки тому +1

      @@the-us1bk It’s lore don’t you understand? LORE

  • @nawal7943
    @nawal7943 2 роки тому

    this needs an episode where he puts every thing theorised about the minecraft lore into a story

  • @fuery.
    @fuery. 2 роки тому +1

    The artificial creeper theory has to be correct and I have a theory of why the ancient builders did it. They may have wanted better security than a booby trap that destroys the valuables it's protecting when triggered, so they probably designed the creeper to be an extra set of protection but they managed to escape the deserts and explore the world. This means that for the builders the creepers ignored them but they attack us because they view us as hostile since they haven't been explicitly told that we are safe.

  • @DumbFishes
    @DumbFishes 3 роки тому +656

    MatPat: “Drier than dunkey’s sense of humor.” That one hit really close to home.

    • @xircut588
      @xircut588 3 роки тому +34

      Especially when dunk is 10x funnier

    • @agayturtle8890
      @agayturtle8890 3 роки тому +59

      mat pat is nitpicking and biased we win bye bye

    • @kninzotagoni3635
      @kninzotagoni3635 3 роки тому +6

      @@agayturtle8890 whos we?

    • @brandonredfern
      @brandonredfern 3 роки тому +20

      @@kninzotagoni3635 the dunk nation (aka the Jake paulers) my friend

    • @Incognito_Blazer
      @Incognito_Blazer 3 роки тому +12

      looks like some in the replies didnt watch the whole video lol

  • @TimeBucks
    @TimeBucks 3 роки тому +1674

    The only mob that was not made by the builders is the ender dragon.

    • @JonathanDoe0
      @JonathanDoe0 3 роки тому +66

      But that's just a theory

    • @VizyViz
      @VizyViz 3 роки тому +66

      Witch, most of the friendly mobs, slimes/magma cubes (?), blaze, ghast, spiders, phantom.

    • @jublentcrane3078
      @jublentcrane3078 3 роки тому +9

      well that and none hostle mobs.

    • @hamz5791
      @hamz5791 3 роки тому +15

      @@VizyViz could be debunked in the future, who knows

    • @changenamelater7628
      @changenamelater7628 3 роки тому +6

      Spiders?

  • @kareemahmed1181
    @kareemahmed1181 9 місяців тому +1

    As an Egyptian I can confirm we have made creepers and are just hiding them from the world

  • @beargreen1
    @beargreen1 Рік тому +5

    I came back to this video to compare from your and our interpretation of your understanding of then to that now, and see the similarities and differences between the all stuff of the years.

  • @ZLSM
    @ZLSM 3 роки тому +449

    In all my years of playing Minecraft I never knew Cats drop string.

    • @sqqqquid
      @sqqqquid 3 роки тому +81

      I mean, fair, why would you kill a cat?

    • @artisthunter435
      @artisthunter435 3 роки тому +11

      Hol up, IT DOES 7 years without knowing wow.

    • @jessswag949
      @jessswag949 3 роки тому +19

      Yea I don't think anyones physcotic enough to kill a Minecraft cat

    • @xuri6803
      @xuri6803 3 роки тому

      Same x,D

    • @redumbreonandgreenchicorit9176
      @redumbreonandgreenchicorit9176 3 роки тому

      @@charlesm.2604 I don’t get it

  • @ComicalRealm
    @ComicalRealm 3 роки тому +544

    everybody gangsta till they hear...
    *Creeper hissing sound*

  • @animalattic5594
    @animalattic5594 2 роки тому +1

    Block game: exists
    The game theorist: I can milk you

  • @bouncyvenus
    @bouncyvenus Рік тому +1

    there is a slight problem with this as creepers try to kill us , when we seem to be descendants of the builders , but it could be that since they seem to be robot bombs , maybe the illagers could have broke something? so they would be kind to villagers and illagers as it still recognizes them as builder descendants , well maybe just villagers , BUT they would see other descendants like us as a threat and try to protect , or they just forgot how their masters looked like , and would mistake us as a threat , or their workings failed causing them to be slightly aggressive

  • @themarston1380
    @themarston1380 3 роки тому +304

    The presence of deadbushes also implies that there were once plants or trees in the desert biome, which would require water to grow...but with that water gone, all we’re left with is a dead bush.

    • @DanielaGomez-sx8pb
      @DanielaGomez-sx8pb 3 роки тому +11

      thats way better

    • @diamondkind6912
      @diamondkind6912 3 роки тому +4

      YOO

    • @derpyderpdederp620
      @derpyderpdederp620 3 роки тому +2

      I mean that's how a lot of deserts went though, huh?

    • @R3nDom854
      @R3nDom854 3 роки тому +2

      I like how Matt pack predicts that there is water I mean that there was once water thousands of years ago but Matt Pat is kind of stupid I mean you can find MASSIVE lakes and rivers throughout desert biomes right now I was watching a dream speed run and he was in a desert and he was building a tower in a massive lake in the desert plus all the time when I play Minecraft on my phone I find lakes and rivers all the time

    • @darvin50k
      @darvin50k 3 роки тому

      Literally 99% won’t see this but GOD bless you and be safe during these times I’m strugglingg to hit 5k🤧

  • @rizkyfarrelfernando
    @rizkyfarrelfernando 2 роки тому

    Matpat : explains how creeper are made, a creation of the ancient builder, correlation with real life symbol, etc,etc...
    Notch : I just wanna make a pig

  • @bonegem2989
    @bonegem2989 2 роки тому +3

    5:05 and that is eye-ronic

  • @liamwaselko4128
    @liamwaselko4128 3 роки тому +369

    MatPat: “One that I’ve largely ignored up until now is the desert biome”
    *Shows badlands*

    • @mrgamer_tab307
      @mrgamer_tab307 3 роки тому +16

      I think Mat is confused with desert and badlands biome

    • @thetoxbloxer503
      @thetoxbloxer503 3 роки тому +18

      the irl equivalent is a type of desert

    • @mrgamer_tab307
      @mrgamer_tab307 3 роки тому +5

      @@thetoxbloxer503 ohhh

    • @revilno
      @revilno 3 роки тому +5

      Can I quickly say that I thought the badlands were going to be a new biome when they did a vote because I knew it around when I was called plateaus

    • @Takxicity
      @Takxicity 3 роки тому +2

      Lol

  • @zhanik.g5183
    @zhanik.g5183 3 роки тому +263

    The REAL lore: Pig body length and height accidentally mixed up by notch.

  • @rubyrangitsch5248
    @rubyrangitsch5248 2 роки тому +1

    Personal theory. The reason that Ancient Egyptians, and these guys, worshipped cats as protectors was that cats probably killed many snakes and bugs. Big cats would also have been present, but smaller cats could be domesticated. Just a personal theory.

  • @jw-ws8dz
    @jw-ws8dz 2 роки тому

    Theory: I see the different game modes of minecraft as different timelines regarding the ancient builders. In all three timelines, the builders attempted to create something that surpasses the force of life and death.
    1. Hardcore: failure, as Steve only has one life.
    2. Survival: success, Steve can respawn indefinitely, effectively being immortal.
    3. Creative: complete success, Steve is basically a god with unparalleled power (no mobs can kill him). More importantly, Steven can't be killed (unless you go to the void, which is an interesting detail)

  • @sockedbyvicky
    @sockedbyvicky 3 роки тому +229

    Plot twist: Anakin made the creepers so they’d blow up the sand because its course rough and gets everywhere.

  • @ataeaproductions3390
    @ataeaproductions3390 3 роки тому +584

    If the chests in temples store human remains like the Egyptians, that would explain the riches like diamonds and gold also found in the chests, as Ancient Egyptians were known to bury people of high stature with jewelry (and even food, like the golden apples.) idk I thought it was interesting and helps further this theory

    • @omerfarukerol9079
      @omerfarukerol9079 3 роки тому +42

      So we are robbing tombs now

    • @ataeaproductions3390
      @ataeaproductions3390 3 роки тому +31

      @@omerfarukerol9079 well they don’t need it anymore
      I’m perfectly fine with it

    • @omerfarukerol9079
      @omerfarukerol9079 3 роки тому +15

      @@ataeaproductions3390 i even used the bones and flesh 💀

    • @ataeaproductions3390
      @ataeaproductions3390 3 роки тому +13

      @@omerfarukerol9079 nice gotta make sure it doesn’t go to waste

    • @nanoramirez9331
      @nanoramirez9331 3 роки тому +6

      and some desert temples appear with notch apples maybe they knew how to craft them

  • @weevilfromgrounded1096
    @weevilfromgrounded1096 2 роки тому +3

    6:13 awww man!

  • @silly5220
    @silly5220 Рік тому

    these vids are very nostalgic but his pronunciation of ankh is for some reason hilarious to me

  • @scrizzl05
    @scrizzl05 3 роки тому +277

    The water temple looks like a Greek thing, like what most people imagine Atlantis looks like.

    • @meow-ff3sy
      @meow-ff3sy 3 роки тому +11

      I personally think it looks very similar to the Mesoamerican pyramids, but it's underwater. The structure looks like it was made underwater, but it also might've been on land, but it just slowly submerged into the water. And for the guardians, I think the civilization created them to guard their underwater creations.

    • @yoshithebear7630
      @yoshithebear7630 3 роки тому +1

      Atlantis gets flooded too

    • @cyclops9532
      @cyclops9532 3 роки тому

      @@yoshithebear7630 yes, i think we know that

    • @yoshithebear7630
      @yoshithebear7630 3 роки тому +1

      @@cyclops9532 I know. But some people don’t know about Atlantis because School doesn’t teach them about it

    • @cyclops9532
      @cyclops9532 3 роки тому

      @@yoshithebear7630 what school doesn't teach kids about Atlantis? You haven't got far enough in school or what?

  • @regalbacon1567
    @regalbacon1567 3 роки тому +189

    Matpat: Its a symbol of life and this means something
    Jeb: We just thought it looked cool

    • @disguy4264
      @disguy4264 3 роки тому +5

      Thats what they want you to think

    • @simplygamin07
      @simplygamin07 3 роки тому +2

      That's exactly what I thought

    • @ianbosso9105
      @ianbosso9105 3 роки тому

      It doesn’t even look like that symbol

  • @samgu3750
    @samgu3750 2 роки тому

    after watching all these theory videos about gaining eternal life, i had a thought:
    someone succeeded. you play a character who is already an adult, never ages, and revives to where ever they last woke up at (which btw included world spawn) whenever and always after you die, no matter the dimension, or the cause

  • @tiredflutefox
    @tiredflutefox 2 роки тому

    I love your puns Mat. I really enjoy watching your videos to hear them ^^

  • @toolazytochangecringeprofile
    @toolazytochangecringeprofile 3 роки тому +313

    Not to mention that the Chinese discovered gunpowder when trying to find the elixir of life.

    • @mrsmartypants1987
      @mrsmartypants1987 3 роки тому +6

      Bruh

    • @micahslash
      @micahslash 3 роки тому +29

      Did you know that one Chinese emperor drank mercury because he thought it would make him immortal?

    • @randompheidoleminor3011
      @randompheidoleminor3011 3 роки тому +11

      I wonder how my ancestors thought the elixir of life had something to do with manure.

    • @jellbear7003
      @jellbear7003 3 роки тому +10

      @@micahslash alchemist also believe mercury is the ingredients of philosopher stone

    • @Withern679
      @Withern679 3 роки тому

      That's a very good point

  • @nattompkins888
    @nattompkins888 3 роки тому +163

    Matpat after revealing that looting desert temple chests is actually an abhorrent desecration of human corpses:
    “Oh no!
    Anyway-“