[VO] This was a mistake. Wait, not this! This. Well, yes, definitely. But I was actually referring to *this*. Yes, this is Mobbo, a maleficent mob that’s been added to Minecraft. To save the Overworld from Mobbo, we sent in Mojang Studios’ two most expendable employees. Can they defeat Mobbo, teach us a thing or two, and save the Overworld in — [Epic Theme Music] When we last left our heroes, they were in terrible danger from Megamobbo. This is bad. Very, very bad. We can’t defeat Megamobbo without help! Good point. Let’s give up! Next month. For now, I have a plan. We’re going to get ourselves… an army. Do you uh, know any armies? Yeah, but none of them are speaking to me right now. Ah. And thus the ritual is complete. Truly, I have signed a contract with darkness itself. You’ve signed another contract with Mojang Studios? I was referring to this ritual that summons the Wither. I wasn’t listening. [Narrator sighs] For the Wither, the developers wanted a boss fight the player initiated themselves. That’s why you have to summon them. That way, we can make this one of the deadliest mobs without making Minecraft unfairly difficult, Because there’s no chance of encountering it randomly. Wish there was no chance of encountering *you* randomly. What? Nothing! To help the player learn how to summon the Wither, we left a clue in one of Minecraft’s paintings. Most clever! I wonder if any of Minecraft’s other paintings contain hidden messages? Subtle! Ocean Monuments are designed to be like mazes. Let’s go inside! Won’t you just get lost in the maze? Of course not! Marilla, remember 50 years ago when we swam into that maze? Oh yeah! That was easy. Yes, it was. Hang on, why was that maze so easy? Because it’s hard to make an effective maze in a game where the player can just mine through the walls! So how do the developers stop players just ruining this maze? We could have made the walls indestructible, but that felt like a betrayal of Minecraft’s Core values, and I’ve betrayed far too many people already. So we solved this maze problem with the obvious solution: adding a bunch of monobrowed sea monsters. Elder Guardians! These foul fish can inflict mining fatigue on the player, making it much harder for you to smash through the maze. Nice job, ugly! You’ve broken her! Welcome to the team. Why are we in this village again? Is it to loot the villagers? We’re actually here for the raid. *Raid horn sounds* We need to get our hands on the Illager Beast! That was the original name of the Ravager you know. Fascinating. Early designs of this boss mob were significantly more sinister. But the developers decided they didn’t want a purely evil-looking boss mob, so went with something goofier. How nice. Although you *could* argue that this beast’s slightly sillier design lulls you into a false sense of security. Are you arguing that? I honestly can’t remember. So, in exchange for joining our army and being our servant forever, I’m willing to pay you … half a minecoin. When can you start? We did it! We assembled an army capable of defeating Megamobbo! Terrifying. *Pig oinks* Marilla, they’re over there. Hey, not bad! Maybe we have got a shot of defeating Mobbo after all! Oh. Never mind. [Evil laughter and ominous music] Thank you for gathering the only mobs that could stop me in one place so I could crush them in one blow. [Laughter] Who is it? I *think* it’s the Mojang Studios coffee boy. Coffee boy?? I’m a coffee *man*. I mean, I’m a man! Fancy a latte? I could go for a latte. Behold! It is I, Jonathan Minecraft! Why, what a fun coincidence! I used to be married to someone with that name! It *is* me, you heartbreaking fool. *Gasp* Jonathan?! Nice to meet you! Soon the game will be rebooted into my perfect image, for I possess the Minefinity Gauntlet! *Snorts* Bit much, mate. Laugh all you want. Now I possess this, with one snap of my fingers half of Minecraft will be destroyed forever! We’re in Minecraft. There aren’t any fingers to snap. Arghhhh! *Gauntlet thunks, sheep bleats* Then it’s time for Plan B. What’s happening?! Yeah! And where’s my latte?! [Jonathan] I tire of Minecraft’s existing biomes. It’s time the Overworld got a makeover most Mobbo…. [Narrator] Oh, this is bad. Very, very bad. [Marilla] Bad as this show’s ratings? [Narrator] Stop saying that! [VO] Can Narrator and Marilla stop Mobbo from destroying the Overworld? Well, no. They’ve already failed. We literally just saw that. Anyway, find out in next month’s final adventure: The End of Minecraft! I bet the lawyers are gonna have no objections to us calling the episode that. Video Information
This video, titled ‘MONSTERS OF MINECRAFT: Episode 4’, was uploaded by Minecraft on 2023-02-03 16:00:04. It has garnered 601219 views and 21190 likes. The duration of the video is 00:07:32 or 452 seconds.
Boss mobs! They’re everyone’s, er, ‘favorite’ part of Minecraft! Discover the design decisions behind the boss mobs that defend the different biomes, as our heroes try to recruit an army to save Minecraft. Will they succeed? No spoilers here, you’ll have to watch Episode 4 of Around the Minecraft World in 80 Biomes to find out! (also we can’t remember)
With thanks to….
Husein Kurbegovic – MARILLA model and textures Morten Rasmussen – Art support Chi Wong – Programming and implementation Chloe Basel – Programming support Adrian Östergård – Branch release (yes, some scenes are a special edition of Java edition!)