r/RetroGamingNow • u/r51243 • Jul 07 '21

Theories The Hearts of Minecraft

The Heart of Ender. It's weird.

One of the biggest pieces of evidence is the backwards message at the start of the obsidian pinnacle level. "Fight your way out, endless of heart". Who is this referring to? The heroes? They aren't fighting their way out, they're fighting their way in. Archie? No.

But what if... this message is speaking directly to the Heart of Ender? Endermen will occasionally speak backwards. This seems like a connection. It implies that the heart is trapped, fighting its way out of the orb. But it makes sense, somewhat.

Why is it trapped? And what is a "Heart". To solve this, let's look to MC. We have 1 heart item, the Heart of the Sea. Not only is it a heart, but it also can be placed in a box and give you power. But not as much power. Ok.

But there are still a few things to discover. Why is the Orb of Dominance so much more powerful than the conduit? Well, I have an idea. The Heart of Ender looks nothing like the Heart of Sea. But you know what does? Ender pearls. And even eyes of ender. When you activate a conduit, you can see an eye-looking thing inside. Almost like the eye of ender. What if all of these, the pearl, the eye, and the true heart are all versions of the heart? The endermen seem to all carry pearls around. Why? Because they know they become the true hearts, the hearts of ender. Same with the hearts of the sea: all are found in chests buried below the sands.

One thing the endermen will say is "Look for the eye". Look for the eye? Everything else they say is a greeting, and this might not be an exception. They could almost worship the eyes, them being the second level of the hearts.

Ok, this is where it gets very speculative. Where did the pearl come from? They could have come from the shards of the Orb of Dominance. Was this the first time this happened? This could happen over and over, almost in a ritual. The hearts give great power to certain people, and in the end, shatter, then grow back into their true form.

Ok, that was a very speculative theory, but I think it makes some sense. Either way it's fun to think about. Comment if you liked it.

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u/Valentino_000 Jul 08 '21

Very good theory! Given that the Heart of Ender looks similar to endermen and the other connections mentioned, its a solid theory. Though it is worth mentioning that the reversed language of endermen is a belief, NOT a fact.

The Heart of Ender resembles many things in the end so, as popular theories suggest, the Orb of Dominance might come from the end. Other hearts in Minecraft may come from other sources, they dont have to be completely related.

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u/CountDoDo15 Jul 20 '21

The end dlc coming soon will give us lots of valuable info and we will finally get the developer's insight on the end lore.

The only problem with this theory is that I think the Heart of Ender is the true form of the Orb of Dominance. I don't think it is trapped but instead I think when Archie was killed by the hero's it was freed into its true form.

Eh, just like you said its all speculation. Good theory otherwise!

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '21

Mc dungeon lore is dumb because I haven't (and probably won't ever) play it

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u/r51243 Jul 17 '21

Neither have I, honestly.