Thursday, October 5, 2017

Minecraft Monster Month Part 2: Terrible Titans

Whispers abound regarding giants in the world of Minecraft, though few can offer any firsthand accounts.

Woodbeast
Perhaps the most likely to be encountered is the four-block-high Woodbeast.

A self-appointed guardian of the forest, the Woodbeast won't do anything to you...unless he catches you chopping wood. Doesn't matter if you're newly spawned and need that wood to survive your first night; all he sees is you chopping his trees. Guess being a nature spirit doesn't make you morally superior. His arms can stretch to ridiculous lengths, so trying to get close is inadvisable. But he's immune to arrows as well as swords. Perhaps woodaxes will work on a wooden beast?

Eyece
Elsewhere in the world, among the Ice Spikes, travellers speak of the Eyece.
A fearsome cyclops, six blocks high, some say he throws snowballs packed with ice that can damage you. Others shay he shoots them right out of his solitary eye. Some say he hides inside the spikes. Some say he lies asleep until awakened by those foolish enough not to be sneaky. Others say he waits just below the frozen oceans until unfortunate passersby attempt to cross the ice above. Whatever the truth may be, know that there's more to fear in the frozen wastes than Strays and Polar Bears.

Blocksquatch
Many refuse to believe the Blocksquatch even exists. After all, in the high mountain peaks where falls are fatal, or inside darkened caves where lava pockets abound, there are plenty of explanations for miners disappearing without the need for a rock monster invulnerable to swords, axes, and arrows, right?

Enderall
Finally, we have, fittingly, the Enderall. Most of the stories about this one are believed, because only the bravest warriors can even set foot on the End islands, and there aren't many of those.
According to the legend, it may not be as strong as the Enderdragon, and it can't be healed by End Crystals, but it will breathe a gas that can be collected and used in Lingering Potions, so there are always opportunistic adventurers who will actually seek these guys out. Though at six blocks tall, with the ability to teleport and to stomp you flat, maybe facing the Enderdragon would be easier.
Those who claim to have faced it say it does have a weakness. If you can face its back, in spite of its teleportation, and place your arrows well, you can bring him down, unleashing a massive cloud of Dragon's Breath.
Are any of these titans real? Or are they nothing more than the hyperboles of solitary travellers attempting to entertain their friends at home? Either way, the very idea of these colossi is enough to make one feel very, very small in this wide, wide world.

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