The Secrets of the Guardians (Lore Theory)

Stay tuned till the end of the  video for a special announcement.   “As the Enderling invasion grows, wiping  out major civilisations, one Civilisation   decides to create ships in order to flee. Not even this great temple could save them.   and with that, the last of the  Humans are wiped out, almost…”  

After a few videos where I theorize about the  story and lore of the world of Minecraft, you guys   have suggested time and time again for me to take  a look at the Guardians and the lore they hold.   With the story we’ve been building, the  lore we get from the Minecraft Dungeons:  

Hidden Depths DLC helps us connect  the pieces, which we can establish   a rough timeline within the ‘Endersent’ saga. If you enjoy the video, consider subscribing.   Minecraft’s Ocean Monuments within the base  game are personally pretty underwhelming.  

Apart from being the only place to get sponges,  there’s not much of a reason to go there.   But within Minecraft Dungeons, which  takes place within Minecraft’s Canon,   in the past, has so much more. Apart from the multitude of new glowing corals,  

Sea plants and more, the Ocean Monument explored  within Minecraft Dungeons has a lot more variety.   Puzzles, locked gates, mazes  and traps, but for who?   Alongside the Guardians, a multitude of Drowned  can be found, many holding what looks to be like  

Eternal Knives, which are designed to better  siphon soul energy from a living being.   Even Drowned Necromancers are seen,  with any other Necromancers outside of   the Ocean Monument being skeletal, being  exposed to air and decomposing faster.  

As I said in my Power of Souls theory video, it  seems that Human civilisations had discovered   and spread the word of necromancy. This once great civilisation, which   created the Guardians, had fled from the Enderling  invasion, which I explained in my last lore  

Theory video, to evade the Endersents’ wrath. They could have been semi-pacifist, being why   they’ve constructed statues big and small in the  image of Villagers who are known to be pacifists.   I assume they could have been related to or broken  off from other civilisations like the Desert  

Society, for example, eventually falling into the  same situation of desperation to use necromancy   to preserve more favoured warriors and humans. But if push were come to shove, they created their   own mob to protect them, not only relying  on the Undead through their Necromancers  

Due to being underwater, but a mob that’s  capable of easier traversing the waters.   The Guardians being created is very obvious,  through the entries of the Mobestiary, an   official book from the world of Minecraft through  the eyes of an explorer who dissects a Guardian.  

What seems to be inside this altered Prismarine  Brick block is circuit-like innards.   Just like computers, getting more compact, they  created their first version, the Ancient Guardian,   eventually making more of the smaller  Guardians along with Elder Guardians.   The Guardians would have had to be the  main source of defence, being that humans  

Have a much harder time traversing and  battling whilst completely underwater   without new area-specific gear and weaponry. But after hiding for too long, the rushed flaws   of the monuments and not as many conduits to  go around, the humans, one of the final remains  

Of the Ancient Society, slowly die out. After the first attack from the Enderlings,   sparked by the culling of their Dragon population,  some humans remain, as seen in Dungeons.   But after the Heart of Ender, one of the most  powerful entities within the End is defeated,  

The Enderlings take every human they can. If you want to know more about the Endersents’   invasion on the Overworld and more Enderling-based  lore, check out my other theories in the info   card up here for better clarification. One last thing to consider, after the  

Ancient Guardian gets the shard of the Heart of  Ender lodged into its head, it seems to observe   and investigate the player as they make  their way into and through the Monument.   Usually, the Guardians are supposed to protect  the Monument, being programmed to do so,  

But after the Ancient Guardian gains this  power it gains sentience or better awareness   of itself and the world around it. Something seems to have made it angry   near the end of the level, causing  it to become enraged, smashing down  

The wall of the Monument to get to you. If we get better Ocean Monuments along with   better Oceans,which doesn’t seem that unlikely  seeing that not many new blocks were really   added in Dungeons, what could we expect? Better Ocean Monuments would become more  

Rewarding and more dangerous to explore,  giving players a reason to stock up on   more resources like potions, food and blocks  before adventuring into an Ocean Monument.   Bubble columns could generate  more within Ocean Monuments,   meaning if players run out of Water Breathing  potions doesn’t instantly let them drown,  

Having to manage both oxygen and enemies at once. Even traps and hoards Drowned could be included   with the Guardians, with more variants  of Drowned, Necromancers and even Sunken   Skeletons, which are able to launch  projectiles a lot easier underwater.  

It would give a lot more enemy variation to make  looting these more worth it, possibly with the   dark space underneath having the luminescent coral  or volcanic tears in the ocean floor underneath,   giving unique blocks or resources that can be  harvested after the Elder Guardians are defeated.  

Some tough Drowned are seen with Golden Tridents,  possibly either a new or upgraded variant,   like more damage or new enchantments. Even Wavewhisperers and Tropical Slimes   could be added to the wild areas of the oceans  like coral reefs, Glow Squids could even drop  

Materials to create armour or items that  lets players move easier through the water.   Even though the Oceans got a bit of an update, we  could still see more additions and upgrades to it,   along with a lot of the game overall. Thank you for watching!  

I’ve been really enjoying the story that we’ve  been putting together for the possible lore of   Minecraft and I’m super excited to see what we can  learn from the upcoming Minecraft Legends game!   Since you guys seemed to really enjoy  the mob vote we did a while back,  

I’ll be hosting a new one very soon! There will be a complete video talking about   and showcasing each one, with explanations of  what each mob will bring to the Vanilla Plus mod.   I think I will add the losing mobs to the Mod  later on, but a long while after in a future  

Content update, so there’s still a reason  for you to vote for your favourite mob.   I’ll leave you with an idea of the theme: “Ruins of those before you,   now guarded by monstrous forces” If you think you know what I’m implying,  

Let me know in the comments below! If you enjoyed the video, consider   liking and subscribing, cause it  always helps grow the channel!   So once again, thank you for  watching and have a good day or   night.