Minecraft Monster Month Part 3: Miscellaneous Menaces

There are a variety of unsavory characters who roam the Overworld, griefing anybody they come across in various dastardly ways. The world's a big place, so you may have never met them before or even heard of them, and hopefully you'll never cross paths with them. But it's best you know what you can in case you ever need to be prepared.


Slymime

We're not really sure if it's a man or a woman under that slimy mask. Either way, this crook somehow knows how to spawn slimes, and they'll swarm you until you're dead.


Cake Maniac

This guy thinks he's a danger, but he's really just a nuisance. He steals cakes. And that's terrible.

Terror Spawner

Long has science known that every mob in the world can be found from an egg. The question of getting those eggs is a different story. Somehow, this scoundrel found a way, and few take the time to wonder why when being swarmed by Creepers and Spiders. Best advice? If you're fortunate enough to spot her from long range, try to snipe her with your best bow before she spots you. If she sees you first...good luck.


Silverfish Monger

The Monger is even more of a coward than the Spawner. By the time you know he's there, it's already too late. Any stone or brick block could have been replaced with a silverfish egg, and the only way to know for sure is to take a pickaxe to every stone block in the area. Be ready with your sword.

Frankencrafter

What twisted mind decided to craft something like this?! Pig, squid, horse, zombie, skeleton, all combined to form an extremely grumpy patchwork golem. Don't make him angry; he hits pretty hard. But some think he might just be misunderstood. Maybe he just wants a friend? Perhaps, if you can give him something he wants...what's his favorite food?


Gargoyle

When you're scraping the bedrock looking for diamonds, you may unearth something you've never seen before, for good or for ill. Just remember not to take your eyes off it!

If you ever bump into this monstrosity, maintain eye contact, and hammer it to death as quickly as possible. This is essential, because every time it wakes up or falls back asleep it regenerates health!


Bedrat

Not quite as terrifying as the Gargoyle, but anybody who's fought silverfish or baby zombies before knows how big a threat a small target can be.


Redstone Zealot

Sooner or later you will discover a dungeon or a temple with traps. At some point you'll probably ask, "Why is this even here?!" Some Overworld archaeologists have found evidence of a society of Redstone Zealots, engineers who lived in an opulent underground city, bringing in wealth by scattering traps all over the place and collecting the inventories of their victims. They could craft machines beyond most crafters' understanding, including unique redstone golems called "Protectors" that guarded their city so they could enjoy their ill-gotten wealth.

Sadly for the Zealots, and luckily for the rest of the world, the traps began to run dry. Adventurers either got smarter, or there just weren't any left. Many traps were sabotaged with TNT. The loot and resources stopped coming in, and the Redstone Zealots had neither the willingness nor the skill to actually work for a living. The situation was exacerbated by the loss or theft of something called the "Infinity Core," though whether this was their object of worship or merely the source of their technology is unclear, nor is it clear whether this has any connection with the fabled "Infinity Dungeon." Either way, the loss of the Core rendered the situation unsalvageable, and with their stolen diamond swords they fell to infighting and their civilization collapsed.

A few, however, are rumored to have survived the fall and escaped, moving to greener pastures and setting up new traps, accompanied only by a squad of Protectors.
So always be wary of tripwires and pressure plates. And if you ever see a Redstone Bug, a creature that seems drawn to the Zealots' complex machines, get ready for a fight with the Protectors.

And maybe, if you survive, you may find a new piece of technology to call your own.


Enchantro

Illagers shake at the mere utterance of the name Enchantro.

Once a humble brewer, everything changed in this man's life when he discovered a Potion of Intelligence. Whether he found a sample in a treasure chest or found the recipe in that massive book he carries on his back, nobody knows. But the potion gave him the ability to craft stronger Potions of Intelligence, which he then drank to make even better potions, and on and on it went until he was able to brew potions the likes of which nobody had ever seen. New recipes, with effects like Displacement, Sinking, Photosynthesis, Leech, and Beheading. Dragon's Breath and Bottles O' Enchanting he could craft without journeying far and wide to acquire the ingredients. He could enchant pickaxes of Silk Touch XVIII, able to retrieve End Gate Frames, monster spawners, and more. Swords that could fell a Wither in one stroke. Infinite possibilities were within his grasp...

...Until the Intelligence Potions wore off, and he was without the ingredients to make more. Or some say he forgot the recipe entirely. Either way, he went mad. His life became a quest to re-acquire that potion and resume feeding his hunger for knowledge and power, questing far and wide, to ruined fortresses, witch villages, and lost temples.

The unfortunate result of all that exploration in the dangerous wilderness is this: he is a very seasoned fighter. Beware his bow and tipped arrows; they will inflict effects never seen before. But if you can best him, you may be able to claim his book.

But the question remains: should you? Can the book be used for good? Can it be used safely? Or should it be destroyed lest you go mad like Enchantro, or worse?