Xatrix – Siding with Pillagers in Minecraft?

“You raise your sword, prepared  to take on the Illager army.”   “Fear begins to kick in as you see the two  village iron golems taken down with a single hit,   sent flying by a Redstone Golem.” “You hear a loud crash and turn around.”  

“You now realise that there’s  no hope left for this village.”   What if you could side with  Pillagers in Minecraft?   Minecraft is a game where you can do almost  anything, but I think a fun way to play   could be to side with the Illagers. First, I’ll introduce all the Illagers  

I’ll mention in this video, along with  a few short theories relating to them.   Before we start, if we somehow make it to 1000  subs before the end of this year, I’ll make a   sequel to 10 Hours in Minecraft VR. Ok, back to the video.  

Pillagers are scouts that help  discover different parts of the world.   Possible setups can be found in ancient  cities, presumably so they can study the   behaviour of the sculk and the Warden. These stand out as dark oak planks are   not found anywhere else in these structures. Elite armoured variants could even be implemented  

To help better defend Illager bases. Vindicators are more like mindless   guards and could have simplistic barracks. Specialised castle guard Vindicators with mace,   shield and armour could even be paired with  Elite Pillager and Vindicator variants.   Many people believe lapis is inserted into  their brain to control them, evident through  

The wool statue in woodland mansions. On top of that, they’re the only   Illager to exhibit blue eyes. Along with the mobeastiary-   mobestiary? I don’t know how to say that. Talking about how they stop chasing their   target for a second on occasion, which could  result from a literal brain injection.  

Evokers do experiments with  totems, life and death.   They most likely supervised the creation of  certain special structures within mansions,   a lava tank, a woollen end portal, which  confirms they’ve seen an end portal   and these strange sacrifice or prayer rooms. Evokers are top of the Illager hierarchy,  

As shown by their gold-tipped robes and how  they’re constantly surrounded by guards.   Not much else is known about them. Illusioners are often seen with Iceologers,   the leaders of the more magic-oriented tribes. They’re most definitely more powerful than other   Mage Illagers, but not as much as an Evoker. Illusioners Practice archery and visual-based  

Magic, such as creating fake  clones to confuse enemies.   This is assuming all Witches  work with the Illagers.   They seem to be mostly secluded  to better focus on pro-   PROTION They seem to be mostly secluded   to better focus on potion brewing and research. They don’t completely look like Illagers,  

But I’d assume that at least some are under the  Illager banner, as some participate in raids.   Ravager pens are seen within the Howling  Peaks, where animals are also rounded up.   Ravagers could be artificially  made by experimenting on animals.  

If not, they could also be villagers converted  via experiments, being that they have the   iconic monobrow, green eyes and nose. I believe that Vexs are created using the   souls of villagers who are victims from raids,  giving Illagers a reason to attack villagers.  

Enchanters are unable to attack but buff  nearby enemies to help protect themselves.   Cowards Imagine spending your life learning   magic to get 1-shot by some random player. Geomancers are seen hanging around other   Illagers in areas where they can  use their earth-moving magic.  

They act as support to protect their allies  and also can create an explosive stone pillar.   Iceologers practice ice magic  instead of soul magic like Evokers,   most probably requiring the study of said magic  to be within tundras and other cold climates.  

They are seen to use their magic to summon  giant balls of ice to crush invaders.   This could also be used for building purposes.   Mountaineers would replace Pillager  and Vindicator’s jobs as guards within   mountain camps as they’re better at  scaling the mountainous environments,  

Even though Pillagers and Vindicators  are still present as secondary guards.   Wind callers have their own  sub-tribes within the Illager empire.   They’re a different, lower version of an Evoker,  taking on Wind Magic instead of Soul Magic.   The Arch Illager would be  stationed in the main castle.  

Attacks could be automatically made by Illagers,  but taking the current Arch out could halt   attacks for a while or permanently. Apparently, Minecraft Dungeons takes   place in the past, so this could be some  sort of descendant or even a new Arch.  

Forged in volcanic strongholds, Redstone Golems  are made to overpower iron golems in attacks as   they’re twice the size. They have been shown to   one-shot iron golems in cinematics. I believe that in vanilla Minecraft,   Iron Golems are being captured so Illagers can  experiment on how to create Redstone Golems.  

Also, they apparently make one of  the cave noises from the main game.   The existence of the Redstone  Monstrosity shows that illagers do not   stop experimenting after making a breakthrough. After figuring out how to make Redstone golems,   they made a bigger version that can summon  Redstone Cubes as backup within fights.  

Squall golems are a stone, gold, and  jade-tipped golem variant that look   lankier and less beefy than Redstone Golems. They guard the castles and dungeons that   are operated by Wind Illager tribes. They’re mostly used to punish those who   unlock more parts and venture further  into the Illager mountain temples.  

They’re powered by wind magic, shown  by the turbines on their shoulders.   No they can’t fly. The Tempest Golem was   made to protect the exit of the Gale  Sanctum, keeping prisoners inside,   bearing giant blades instead of hands. Unlike other golems, it ends at the torso,  

Which is built into the ground, accompanied by  a second set of smaller arms, used as a shield   to protect itself from oncoming melee attacks. So, why would you want to side with the Illagers?   Siding with the Illagers would prove  to have upsides and downsides.  

Gaining their trust could be done by starting  a raid, taking down the iron golem and five   villagers without attacking any of the Illagers. Or giving an Evoker emeralds or other relevant   offerings could have them  let you into their ranks.   Siding with Illagers could bring  more ways of playing Minecraft.  

Ravagers could be tamed and ridden, having them as  pets instead of enemies, having to raise them to   gain their full trust in adulthood, like foxes. Besides being tougher transport pets,   they could also become part of your arsenal  in battles using their headbutt attack.  

You could also trade or barter  with Illagers for different loot.   After joining the Illagers, any village  could be scared or attempt to kick you out.   They would refuse to trade, with the iron  golem instantly becoming aggressive.   A really cool idea, you could recruit  Illagers into your own connected faction,  

Leading a small battalion of Illagers to help  protect and aid you during your adventures.   You could even recruit an Enchanter,  maybe eventually learning how to enchant   your Illager allies, making them stronger. Speaking of magic abilities, tomes from Minecraft  

Dungeons could be implemented, using XP points  to perform magic skills akin to Mage Illagers   New fortified villages could also be  added, requiring you to break down walls   and disable redstone traps and defences to  let your Illager buddies into the village.  

Whether you’re with them or not, attacking  different bases like mansions, outposts   and such could increase karma, making raids  against villages with you involved way harder.   The only way to lower your level would  be to take down bigger resource bases,   halting their progress. If the Arch Illager were to be  

Defeated by you or another player, different  tribes would break off from the main Illager   empire, leaving room for you to take control. But, taking control wouldn’t always be easy.   Commander Illagers that practice more  advanced magic or use more advanced  

Weapons could act as mini-bosses, as power  dictates the ranking in their hierarchy.   Defeating these mini-bosses  could help gain respect and   authority over these break-off tribes. After defeating enough mini-bosses,   you could rebuild the Illager  Empire with you as the new Arch,   leading the other Illagers to victory. These smaller separated camps would have  

Fewer resources as the original empire would have  fallen, limiting them to more run-down buildings.   Separate camps could interact, either  supporting each other as they have   similar ideals or could even fight between  each other to take over the other camp.  

Since Pillagers are scouts, they could help lead  you to rarer structures, like ancient cities,   giving an easier way to find them  without relying on randomly bumping   into one or following sculk underground. The use of redstone golems and squall golems   could help protect large bases. Squall golem- Squall Golems-  

“Squall” I’m saying Squall   Squall Golems seem to be activated after  a signal is given, and the redstone golems   activate once a target gets into range. Using the redstone golems would deal   more damage and would be better for  taking more hits, whilst squall golems  

Are faster but will be defeated quicker. I strongly doubt Mojang will implement the   ability to side with Pillagers, but thinking  about these “what-if” scenarios are fun.   Maybe in the future, I could  commission this into a mod. Who knows.  

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