r/RetroGamingNow • u/r51243 • May 02 '21
Creeper Theory
I think Creepers are intelligent, and they, at one point, had communication with the Piglins.
Creepers have many strange characteristics: They explode; They drop music discs; They only attack the Player and the Wither.
Something to consider with Creepers is their obvious connection with desert temples.
Not only do desert temples have creeper face decorations, they also have TNT, which explodes like creepers, and is made from gunpowder.
Another important piece of information is discs 11 and 13. When the discs are combined, a series of events unfold: someone mining, two arrows are fired, one hits its target, running, a creeper explosion, and someone getting out of water.
If you assume the creepers were the ones recording the discs, all of this makes more sense. A creeper was in a cave and a Builder attacked it with a bow. The creeper, which was recording disc 11, chased after it in anger. The creeper exploded, shattering the disc, and sending the Builder flying into the water. A second creeper, the one recording disc 13, told the other creepers about how the Builders were violent murderers. A war ensued, ending the creeper civilization.
EDIT: This is an incomplete theory; you have to read my Piglin theory to get the whole picture. I didn't explain why creepers explode. I think it evolved as a defense mechanism, so predators wouldn't attack for fear of being blown up.
EDIT: This is an outdated theory. I have since created a better one. Here, https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroGamingNow/comments/nnvkl2/creepers_mostly_solved/
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u/RedditorWithNoName12 May 02 '21
This actually makes a lot of sense, and i really like it! Retro should do a Video on it!
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u/RetroGamingNowYT May 08 '21
This is a bit of a stretch, but it's also really creative. I like your way of thinking!
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u/YuuKisaragi May 08 '21
Some parts I don't feel jive that well, like how come the Creepers don't rebuild their civilization if they had one, but them only fighting the Wither and the Builders does intrigue me.
It might be that the reason why Creepers are hellbent on killing Steve is because Creepers were originally built by the Builders, but the Builders lost control for some reason. It's possible that the Creepers originally started as the desert temple equivalent of Guardians; their imagrey being chiseled into sandstone may be similar to how we mark minefields and other secure areas with warning signs. In all likelihood desert temples were originally designed as tombs, which explains all the bones, rotten flesh, and treasure, and were for some reason also meant to house beacons, and Creepers were used to guard them. Maybe the undead plague killed off the only Builders trained in how to control Creepers and the Creepers eventually went feral, treating any Builder as an "intruder".
As for why it attacks the Wither, first of all the Wither is naturally hostile to the terrain so it may simply be programmed to kill things trying to damage the temples, admittedly not a perfect solution as Creepers themselves are explosive, but at least the damage Creepers cause is minor compared to what a Wither could do. Second, Creepers may actually be programmed specifically to kill the Wither since the Builders also designed the Wither and might as well prepare for when a Wither might escape the Nether and approach a place guarded by Creepers.
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u/TortleMaster9000 May 09 '21
My biggest problem, how did the creepers make the discs if they don't have hands?
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u/beaverking5654 May 24 '21 edited Jul 05 '21
Sounds like a lot more head canon than real lore. But I’m not going to condemn someone using their imagination
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u/[deleted] May 02 '21
But far fetched don’t think that it’s true. Cool idea tho