This is my first video where 100% of the music was written by me! That was a goal of mine which I finally achieved! I hoped you all enjoyed it!

This is what I think about the Snow Golem: The Snow Golem is the Player's creation, not created to defend, but to be a friend. It is around the same height as a player! The Carved Pumpkin it wears over its head symbolizes that it is happy on the inside, simply to exist. It throws Snowballs to try and defend you, because it wants to protect you, even if Snowballs aren't that effective.

Freeing the iron golem in a pillager outpost and fighting alongside it is so catharic. Like hell yeah, unleash hell on them you funky little robot man.

What about blazes? - Their sounds are metallic in nature, down to the breathing, that sounds as though it's happening via a mechanical pump, rather than lungs. - Their existence clearly relies on supernatural principles, what with the core obscured by smoke and rotating rods around it, as well as the charged fireball attack that requires gathering heat and has a cooldown. - The material they're built from is inorganic, and totally uniform, with no organs or anything else suggesting that they have biological functions - They only occur in Nether Fortresses, where they spawn from spawners

I’d like to imagine that the villagers hiding their hands is some superstition among them that they would be cursed or something if they didn’t. They believed it so much so it became a religion and they would pass it down to their children so they would continue the legacy of arm folding.

“Is there a golem that has betrayed it's creator?” I have a counter question. Is the warden a golem that has?

Isn’t the wither a golem? It’s creation is a point to support this although the wither skeleton skulls must also somehow influence its creation. Perhaps just as soul sand creates the power for the wither and the faces release it, maybe the iron/prismarine/snow/whatever the ravages use either power the different golems or are imbued with power by the faces. Just a thought. Also the Warden will be really interesting to fit into this theory whenever it is fully implemented.

My headcanon as to why illagers were shunned: They were aggressive, simple as that. The villagers have thrived as a merchant society that would sooner offer trades that attempt to fight anyone that might cross their path. The only time they're ever "mean" is when they mark up their prices in retaliation for abuse or when their iron golems catch you hitting them. Having aggressors in their ranks that would rather ransack other settlements instead of opening trade routes or simply visiting is a no go in their society. However I also see illagers as a sign things are changing. The illagers are very much looking foward to conquering territory, which probably means society in the Overworld is far enough removed from whatever apocalypse erased the civilization that created the ruins and monuments, and thus there's groups that, with enough time and influence, could set up an empire once more.

Seriously this guy is one of the most underrated youtubers ever. This series is so cool it really makes you think

What interests me are the Golems’ _personality._ There is often a noticeable difference between the different species, be it the Iron Golem’s fervent protectiveness, the Ravager’s hatred, or the Snow Golem’s simplicity. What if that’s just because of how they’re _made,_ and the environment into _which_ they’re made? For instance, Villagers - the Iron Golem-makers - are simple-minded (which an Iron Golem arguably is, having limited thoughts aside from the protection of Villagers), kind and tight-knit in general. This can also be seen in the Iron Golems as they have an almost one-track mind, are very caring (so long as you don’t attack them or the Villagers) and can be seen giving flowers to baby Villagers, which seems to be a thing only people tight-knit groups would do. As for Ravagers, it’s simpler; their anger and hatred against Villager-kind is a _reflection_ of the Pillager-subspecies’ similar rage and hatred. Looking at their faces, Ravagers always seem contorted by rage, and literally _race_ to attack; a sign of a poisonous and bloodthirsty fervour, generally. For Snow Golems, it’s a bit more difficult - but still explainable. Their one-track mind and somewhat gormless-seeming nature can simply be attributed to their primitive design, but their neutrality to everything (save for hostile mobs) and _newness_ to the world could represent the Player, who’s often the one to make them; no matter the Player’s intention, their outward impression is always neutral and unchanging, so it would make sense that their “child” of sorts (the Snow Golem) would emulate that. As for Iron Golems built by the Player still acting like Villager-built Golems, that could be as simple as a long-standing race-memory; if a species has had the same personality for _so long,_ it would make logical sense that they could be “born” that way. Guardians are interesting. If we use the logic that they are artificial beings created by the Builders millennia ago, it wouldn’t be unfair to say that they might not have been designed to work that long. They might have gone _insane._ However, nature will often trump madness, and so their instinct to protect their Temples would remain, albeit twisted so intensely that they simply attack _anything_ that goes near, even Squids and Axolotls; this could also explain why Axolotls attack Guardians; perhaps it’s an ancient, species-spanning attempt at pre-emptive self-defence?

Theory The reason we can spawn an iron golem in game and not the ravager is because the villagers where kind enough to share the recipe and the illagers weren’t

“Is there a golem that has betrayed it's creator?” If the wither counts as a golem, it betrays you the moment you create it? Wait, no, maybe the wither is a golem for skeletons withers? I've never tested if the withers attack wither skeletons...

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I think that when the Ancient Builders first came across the Villagers struggling to stay alive (before Illagers), they felt sorry for them, knowing that they were intelligent despite their helplessness. So they built their homes, along with creating a specific recipe for a Golem to protect the Villagers.

The Warden is probably going to be a Golem. Like how the Guardians can only sense through sight, the Warden can only sense through hearing. Just a thought.

RetroGamingNow: Everything doesn’t spawn naturally Notch: No but actually yes

1:48 I got heart attacked when i see the picture😄

I freaking love Minecraft lore When ever I’d see an outpost I always thought those pumpkin on hay were training dummies But this makes so much more sense

The wither is like a golem that betrays its creator.

I always assumed the Ravagers were some form of mutant cow, like a bull due to it's horns.

Fun fact: In some versions there was a super unlikely chance that a snow golem spawns naturally with the world generation if a pumpkin patch is generated on the edge of an ice spikes biome, and a pumpkin generates next to two full snow blocks, it will spawn a snow golem naturally (snow golems can also be built sideways). However this only worked in versions where pumpkins generated with faces on them. Someone actually discovered this on the seed of 2b2t.

"It was an extremely powerful friend" me who almost got killed by a baby zombie but got saved by an iron golem: *I felt that*

I would love a Video on Villagers, I feel they are so odd in the grand scheme of things. Like why was their an existence of Man and Villager? I don’t really feel game theorists got it with that one, I feel they’re their own unique people, but from what or where

I think shulkers could potentially be another golem - they share the same unibrow as the others, and the only way that they can respawn is when one shulker shoots another (currently java 1.17 exclusive) In Bedrock, you can also dye the shulker mob, further adding to the theory of customizability.

“They finally managed to make a golem of their own.” My dumb sleep deprived self thought it was the vex 💀

My thoughts are that the ravager isn’t a ‘golem’ as such but a beast created by the evokers, some kind of twisted transfigured villager, it makes sense since they have the villagers monobrow, and also make villager/illager like noises, it also could be another motive as to why they attack villages, to kidnap villagers and turn them into their beasts of war

The wither is a golem, obviously. It does betray it's master as far as I can tell.

"But they never betray their creator" Tell that to the golem who killed me after i punched him

Since you're talking about villagers and pillagers, you should talk about the wandering trader's story. It's like if he's neutral with both sides since pillagers attack him and villager's iron golems don't protect him.

I’ve been looking forward to this.

I'm still onboard with the theory that Ravagers were once Villagers (or heck, maybe Illager "volunteers") that the Illagers experimented on to turn them into beasts. They have the same face and (most importantly) they have the same eye color. They don't have golem eyes, they have emerald green eyes like that of the Villagers and Evokers. Their sound effects also sound like modified Villager and Pillager grunts. Additionally, they're covered in chains, implying they have been enslaved or being controlled (they also don't drop anything other than the saddles they wear on their backs... just like Villagers and Pillagers, and unlike the Golems which drop the thing they are made of). Also, during development the Ravagers were going to be afraid of rabbits as a joke... but they removed that easter egg because it interfered with the lore of the Ravager. Villagers and Pillagers wouldn't be afraid of a harmless rabbit, because they know what they are already. You're definitely right about the parallels to the Iron Golem though. The Ravagers are basically foils for them, the yin to their yang. And the Illagers do seem obsessed with creating their own artificial life, so it checks out.

Idea: looking at the texture of the Ravager, and adding in evidence of the Illagers having been to the Deep Dark, I propose that the Ravager is made primarily out of deepslate.

Great video! Here’s a theory: What if shulkers are golems too? In various versions of the game code, they have been referred to as “ender_golems.” Also they share many similarities some of these other “golems,” especially guardians. Not only do they have unibrows, but they share the same boxy shape that makes them look like part of the structure they are guarding. They also have a similarly weird attack compared to the guardian. If the ravages can be seen as the counterpart to the iron golem, I think it’s fair to say that the shulker is the counterpart to the guardian.

I have a weird theory: the upcoming Warden could possibly be a golem that betrays its master. That master being the old builders, who likely built it.

“Is there a golem that betrayed its master?” Well, what about the wither it’s got the same components as the other 2 golems that the player can make except it’s hostile towards all living things(and non-living)

I have a theory: what if the wandering trader came across a book written by the ancient builders that contained how to build the iron golem

I find these deep dives so great because this is exactly how 10 year old me rationalized and invizioned minecraft lore and mechanics back in 2014. 🥺

Shulkers' texture file is named "ender golem." Additionally, when they are placed on a team using commands, they attack other hostile mobs.

I'd like to assume that illagers used to be villagers that could defend themselves, but since villagers are suppose to be pacifists, the villagers that defend themselves were banished from the village and grouped up to create their own society, their grey skin could most likely have been caused by an experiment gone wrong while trying to create a golem

The snow golem can spawn naturally, but it's EXTREMELY rare to find a seed that places two snow with a carved pumpkin on top

But seeing them captured is sad, freeing them is satisfying, But accidentally hit a villager and *Bro you hella dead*

I loved the video, however, I don’t think the Ravager is a Golem, they don’t look “man-made” at all, they look very biological to me and besides they make very animal-like noises (villager sounds), I’ve always liked the idea of Illagers kidnapping Villagers to experiment on them, eventually transforming them into the Ravager Beast, it has the unibrow, the green eyes and even the noises, sure it may be a darker theory but it’s a good one in my opinion.

I was just thinking, what if the golems attack the illegers because they are undead in some way? Zombies don't attack them, they don't use the totem of undying and the golems attack things that are undead. It seems like something that could be possible and would make some of the game mechanics make sense. Also, the question you pose at the end immediately made me think of the wither and how it attacks everything, even the player who made it, once it is active.

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You know, the iron golems don't just bear a resemblance to the villagers. With their height and long arms they also somewhat resemble endermen, especially considering that they both attack in a similar fashion, a upward strike with their arm. Perhaps the endermen helped to construct the first iron golems for the villagers, they seem to have some understanding of faces considering their attitude towards the player wearing a carved pumpkin. One interesting detail is that iron golems will attack endermen on sight, even though they are normally peaceful unless provoked. Perhaps the iron golems are too protective? Maybe the iron golems sense ill intent towards the villagers from them, or perhaps there is a bad history between the endermen and villagers.

For people who say videogames cause violence: Reminder, Iron golems give flowers to baby villagers

Great work on the music! I love how atmospheric it is and a really cool theory too. I'd love to hear more tunes from you in the future!

Technically I think the Wither boss may Count as a golem since you can create it With soul sand and wither skulls kind of like an iron golem

You see, This is why I love minecraft. By just one thing, you can make so much more. Like building, mining, and Lore!

On a successful Raid, the Ravager have deep sounding laugh that resembles the Pillager's laugh. They also celebrate along with the Pillagers. Which is an interesting fact after hearing "Ravagers are golems."

the iron golem thing being trapped theory a new whole level like when I first saw them trapped I thought they did that so villagers don't have protection but now its on a whole new level!

I actually love this deep dive series

The editing and musicC AHHH ITS SO GOOD- I love this series I’ve watched every deep dive video like 600 times- BAHA

Retro: Elder Guardian is the only mob in the entire game that can never respawn Piglin Brutes: Am I a joke to you?

I just found this channel this evening and I love it. Keep this up.

Dude these videos are so cool. Keep it up.

I always thought imprisoned golems we’re stolen from their home village, only kept alive because they don’t know how to kill it, or for some other reason.

Before I watch this video, I want to make my own claim. I think that the knowledge/magic needed to make golems is known only to the Ancient Builders (I think Steve is a descendant). Village iron golems were constructed long ago to protect the villages of the world, as Guardians were created to protect the Ocean Monument (and they perhaps have self-replication).

I liked the music when the Raveger (idk how to spell it) was Introduced It Made me Vibe into it And Got Creepy Vibes And Awesome Video! I look Forward For more of your theories 👍

10:50 I was like damn how the hell I didn't expect that HAHA and it was very surprising and satisfying, this video is truly great!

I've heard the Ravager being a Villager, corrupt by Evoker magic. A golem is... far more curious.

Golems are my favorite mob in the game and I'm very happy you made this I really wish golems had a cool weapon like a giant hammer or axe that had a tiny chance of dropping and if they wore armour or some other clothing to make them feel more like guards

Really like your work man, you've got a great commentary voice.

The final scene always gives me the shivers for some reason. Maybe it's the music.

When you said "Is there a golem that we missed?" I thought of ghasts. It's implied in the Mobestiary that they're mechanical, right? And in general, I'd really love to see you do a video on ghasts at some point. I think there's the potential for a really interesting theory with them.

I think the future warden might also be a golem, it has the look of 1, maybe it’s a golem that the endermen made that gone rogue

This structure of the videos is extremely enjoyable. The narrative that is explained along with the facts is something else! TV quality work for free on KZfaq. Don’t think that’s a bad thing. I speak for everyone thank you! Keep up the Amazing work! ❤️🤙

Surprised the Wither wasn't really mentioned at all because I always thought of it as an evil golem

I don't think that Guardians and Elder Guardians are inorganic, mainly because they eat fish (Killing one has a chance to drop raw cod). My guess as to why the Guardians live in the ocean monument is because a Guardian consuming sponge is what turns them into an Elder Guardian, similar to royal jelly for a bee. It's also likely that sponge is part of an Elder Guardian's regular diet.

I'm of the thought that there are many golems that we haven't yet discovered. I also think of the Warden as being a golem, built by the ancient builders to guard the stronghold, but has long since drifted from the strongholds, into the deep caves.

I love your deep dive videos I hope you countinue the series.

This makes perfect sense. I completely missed the shape of eyebrows on those wool statues, but this explains it nice. During the video I was thinking illigers would need to put lapis lazuli in the head of golem and make some enchantment to make it helpful for them. Ravager look like golem, really. Just really nice theory and this could be the part of the real game lore we don't know yet

There is some things that I believe are flawed with the iron golem theory, first of all, it states in the mobiestiery that villagers don’t spawn iron golems, they just appear, also, if the face of a ravager is supposed to look like and act like an illager, why do they look more like just a grey villager and why are there sounds more like a villager, also, if the illagers can just spawn a ravager, why don’t we see any evidence of them spawning ravagers? No evidence in the outposts, no evidence in raids, none in the mansions, nothing. Also, the pumpkin things in the pillager outposts are clearly scarecrows.

When I heard the music was all composed by you, I was hesitant but the soundtrack for this ended up being fire and reinforced the mood so significantly.

According to Minecraft's code, the shulker is also a golem.

This was one of your best videos

You know it's gonna be a good day when he uploads

Ah yes another awesome theory by retro gaming now Theory: For this theory i will need to talk about Minecraft dungeons. Sure ravagers could be golems, but I think this theory proves that wrong. Why? Because 1. They don’t have golem at the end of the name like a typical golem. 2. In dungeons, there are about 3-4 golems. The redstone golem, the redstone monstrosity, the mooshroom monstrosity ( I think) and then the tree boss (I think is a golem too) Proof of illagers making those golems are Bc ur trying to stop the arch-illager, it even says itself in the game of dungeons. A line that says something about creating a beast. That’s my theory tho, hope u like it! :D Edit 2: the warden is most likely a golem Edit 3 lol: the 1st reason aint rlly a reason so don’t trash me saying that the redstone monstrosity does not say golem at the end

GOOD WORK I CANT BELIVE YOU MADE THE SONG YOUR LIKE A IRON GOLEM STRONG AND CAPABLE

In my option there are 1, maybe 2, golems that betrayed their creators. The Wither and possibility the Warden. But I lean more towards the warden not being a golem. But I do think the deep dark and Nether are connected, maybe the End too. The Wither, in my opinion, IS a golem and not just some ancient evil creature that you summon to the world. My theory is that the ancient builders might have been at war, a war that they were loosening. Story: Back when the Ancient Cities were still inhabited, they had frequent contact with the Nether. Evidence of that being the soulfire lanterns and soul sand. And already being well established there, fortresses. One day, by accident or otherwise, the builders found evidence of a 4th dimension. Probably the last, or second to last dimension they discovered. They built a portal at the heart of their cities, the portal's base doubling as a redstone testing area. After a team returned fron journeying through, they revealed and started testing skulk sensors. But one day, someone returned with something they'd never seen in the other dimension. A Catalyst. They tryed, and failed, to find a use for it. They discarded it somewhere deep in the caves, believing it was useless. The catalyst went unchecked for weeks or months. This allowed the catalyst to slowly spread skulk as it obsorbed soul energy, exp, from the mobs that parished nearby. Eventually, it spread far enough to be noticed by the builders. When a team was sent into the monster infested caves to investigate they discovered the catalyst as the source of the strange new blocks. They realised that when they beat a moster near one, the skulk spread and when they mined the skulk they received exp. To them this was a huge and exciting discovery, a way to store exp. But that excitement was short lived, for a few unfortunate builders had descovered the Shriekers and set them off. By accident, they'd summoned the first Warden to the Overworld. At first, they kept their distance. It didn't take long to realize that it was blind und picked up vibrations like a sensor could. But one foolish builder wanted to see what would happen if they attached it. In seconds, they were a man down, faced with an enraged warden and setting off more shriekers. Soon, the whole team was wiped out and respawning back at their city. They warned their city leader(s), tried to come up with was to stop the skulk's spread, and defend against the warden, but they were in way over their heads. They closed the portal, warned other cities and tried to soundproof their city with wool and carpet, but they were soon overwhelmed. They likely tried using the iron golems they made alongside ancient villagers, but that didn't work. (I believe the ancient builders and villagers had some form of alliance. And maybe with the piglins too.) Defeated, but not ready to give up, the builders fled to the nether. After some time, they had made a new, stronger type of golem. The Wither. They returned to the Overworld, ready to take back their home. But soon, they realized their wither(s) were unstable. Not just attacking the warden, but the builders too. After a while, the withers ignored the warden and went after the builders. As well as any other living mob in the area. Now, they had 2 strong and deadly enemies to deal with. After dispatching the last wither, now having to deal with destroyed cities and no closer to fixing their warden problem, they returned to the nether. After hearing of the builder's defeat, the Piglins chaced the weakened builders back to the Overworld. In the process of creating the wither the Piglins were hired as extra help in fighting wither skeletons and collecting their skulls. But over time the builders treated poorer and poorer. They received less gold, few proper traids from the builders and their mortality rate was steadily rising. At this point, they felt more like slaves then equal allies. With nowhere else to go and believing the Overworld would soon become a lifeless wasteland of skulk, the builders turned to the End. The portal was built and lit, but the dimension sat unexplored due to the discovery of the skulk's dimension taking priority. So, they gathered all the supplies they could and fled to the End. Only a small team stayed behind to close the portal in order to prevent the skulk from possibly spreading there as well. The ancient city ruins, golems and the wither paintings are all that's survived to tell this story.

This whole situation implies that carved pumpkins are the key to creating mechanical life in this universe, so does that mean that the guardians also had a pumpkin involved in their creation? Maybe that's why they have orange accents all around them, similar to how Snow Golems keep their pumpkins after transforming.

I absolutely love this video- I’ve been waiting for a content creator to address Minecraft’s magic of Golemancy! The concept that the Illagers were using the wool statues and pumpkin farms within woodland mansions to attempt to understand the creation of Golems adds some much-needed context to the most obscure of the rooms in the mansions. The point made at the video’s end that the Villagers are unlikely to have developed the technology or understanding to construct the Iron Golems on their own, combined with the nature of Guardians, indicates that another culture developed Golemancy, the most likely candidate being the aptly named Ancient Builders discussed. I also believe there to be two other Golems within Minecraft not mentioned in the video- Blazes and Shulkers, which, while able to be infinitely generated in the world, fit the one major category for mobs that I consider Golems- they serve as protectors of something. Blazes, Shulkers, and Guardians all defend structures, while Iron and Snow Golems defend their creators. It’s also worth noting that the Minecraft code apparently labels Shulkers as “endergolems”. However, I disagree with the notion that Ravagers are Golems for what could be interpreted as a significantly weaker reason: it has been canonically stated, though I do not offhand know the source of this information, that the Illagers were expelled from the villages for their unspeakable activities. In combination to the unibrow of the Ravager, the quote leads me to believe that Ravagers are not artificial life forms, but rather Villagers that have been forcefully converted into monsters. This likely would convince other Villagers to drive the Ravager’s creators into exile out of fear. That being said, I’m open to the idea that they are simply a form of Golem, thanks to the evidence provided in the video. Finally, I’d like to propose there are three determining factors in the creation of a golem: their face shape, the materials they are constructed with, and the shape of their bodies. Perhaps the Ancient Builders, well-versed in Golemancy, understood it enough to consider it a trade or craft, and thus had the knowledge and resources to create all of the Golems seen in present-day Minecraft. They educated the pacifist Villagers, who retained the knowledge of Golem creation through the generations enough to remember the recipe, but not invent new ones. Even after they were cut off from each other by the Pillager Patrols, villages kept passing down the story of their defender, the Iron Golem, so that they may always have a savior to call upon during the terrifying night.

If I may, I do believe that the so called "golem that betrays" that you speculated on at the end may in fact be ze wither

Man, theories aside, those are some awesome transitions and scene placements in your intro

Congratulations on the successful transition, I still remember watching your fate series as u made them, this is of course way more professional, a quality KZfaq series even by today's standards.

16:20 What if the illagers used some tough block like gold or something else, and then covered it with leather so that it's a less painful ride for the pillager that sits on top of it during raids, and then gave it iron braces and other accessories to keep the leather from coming off?

I love how their was dramatic music when u first said they finally got their own golem the rsvanger

I haven't seen anyone talking about it, but I find it rather intriguing that the Iron Golems' scalps are kind of "freshly placed" compared to the rest of their body, which is quite old and rusty. I expected you to talk about this in the video, maybe in the future? Anyway, your videos are fascinating, especially the music :)

17:16 Ghasts might be golems. I remember you said ghasts may not be mobs at all, but instead may be machines. Furthermore, the Minecraft Mobestiary's inside views of a ghast and an elder guardian look suspiciously similar (i.e., both internal structures have wires, but one is hollow and one isn't). Also, an achievement (which you went over) is titled "An Uneasy Alliance." Perhaps there's a connection?

I love these types of lore videos! I have a little of my own lore how the ravager was made: The illagers knew that the villages had a Golem that they could not destroy, or they could not destroy with great difficulty. The illagers saw that the iron golem was a little similar to the villager, with their nose and unibrow. They decided in one raid after defeating the iron golem they would take the villagers to their mansions. They used the villagers as test subjects until they got something they did not expect, the ravager. The illagers stored the information how to convert a villager into a ravager in their libraries. The huge prison cell in the mansion was used for the experiment. That is my theory about the ravager.

15:55 I really like that! Made this video very interesting to watch

As always great work

I’ve seen all the videos in this series so far but I think you should make a timeline video that sums everything up

This man isn't only good about theorising. His writing and story telling are also very impressive. I can sit for hours listening to his stories.

I LOVE this series :O very nice work :D (y)

Good music,good theory,good video:)

I absoulutly love these deep dives- I think you do a really good job at this and i cant wait for more your deep dives have a lot of good points and you do a lot of research Its very interesting and i bet if mojang ever actualyl decided on lore (mostly likely not) it oculd very well be like your theorises- Keep up the good work I have no theorys sadly :(

I give u the highest honor I can Bestow eating my food while watching your video

Ever since I discovered the first video from them of the Warden lore i have been binging every single video lmao

No thanx. I adore your theories. I don't plan on coming up with my own because yours just make too much sense.