Game Theory: The Tortured Ghosts of Minecraft (Minecraft Allay)

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Theorists, there is yet another new addition in the Minecraft 1.19 update that we need to talk about. The Allay. You see, this passive mob holds a LOT of secrets about the history of the Minecraft world. What lore will they reveal? You'll have to watch to find out!



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[jurassicjonahpe]

Another design feature seen on the Allays, yet not on the Vex, is that their head is disproportionelly large compared to their body, implying they are children, since children of mobs, even villagers, have larger heads than the adults

[denifnaf]

Imagine a creepypasta where your wolf needs to be domasticated, so you give a bone to the ally because you fell one will not be enough for domesticating the wolf, and than the ally starts to rip you to shreds, piece by piece, to get more bones, this could be weaponized....

[meteroy]

Coming back to this theory, cause they just released 1.19.3, where they changed the Vex's model to match the Allay's model.

[titanictnt]

Uh, in the latest update the vex was given more of an Allay like appearance, so I guess the connection is canon.

[deathrobotk]

player: *saves Allay from experiments*
MatPat: “why do they help us?”

[endernightblade]

personal thought: the allays have incomplete memories - they want the items, but they don’t know why. they dance to the music that they know, but they can’t remember from where. they watch you with both childlike joy and profound sadness, as though they recognise you but don’t know how. but they help you all the same, because it’s all they know.

[InsomniacDoggo]

I am absolutely floored that Mat is big enough to be sponsored by frikkin GEICO of all companies

[Ewremen]

Theory:
The allays are the souls of the ancient builders who’ve accepted death and are at peace, and the vexes are those who are still vengeful. The pillagers have found a way to turn the peaceful souls into vengeful ones by combining them

[erinhaselwood]

Adding another layer on to this theory, perhaps the allay are the result of the ancient builders attempting to bring the spirits of their children back from the dead. This would not only explain why they are smaller than you, but also their playful nature. (dancing, laughing, chasing after you, etc.) This could also mean when you give an allay an item, they see that action as you accepting them into your family. You are affectively a parental figure.

[gabrielfm]

Allay: a spirit that can phase through solid objects
Also Allay: trapped in steel/cobblestone

[bloodystatic]

An interesting fact is that in the Ancient Cities, there are piles of blue and cyan wool. Almost like... Steve...

[Silvergrove]

What’s also fun is that the vex now has a model identical to the allay but just has different texture

[MutatedAmerican]

Theory: The Allay are the spirits of dead children born from the Builders, and whom have been abandoned during the evacuation to The End portal. And the reason why they are helpful is because they YEARN to be helpful as to make sure that they are never abandoned again

[mystery]

PERSONAL THEORY : i think the allay are actually the children of the ancient builders. I think they help you because you look like their family. Considering the builders couldnt alway be advanced they could have started out with helping the dying children. Because they look like steve but smaller more like baby zombies.

Edit: hello! So i just looked it up and found the "happy birthday achievement" which damn the feelings but i think thats the reason they like note blocks it reminds them of when they were alive and when they were with the family every birthday and listening to the music disc and noteblocks.

[Concrete-Society]

I have this theory that the cave noises come from the player suffering PTSD.

[Denominator-zcse]

May pat play disks 5, 11, and 13 together with them starting at their number corresponding to seconds. For example start the 5 disk wait 6 seconds and start the 11 then 2 seconds start 13. The audio lines up to make sense maybe try incorporating that into your next theory.

[nuclearwyvern]

Mini theory: Why is soul soil called soul SOIL specifically? Well since it is called soil, it implies it’s meant to grow things, but soul soil CANNOT be used to grow nether wart. So what does it grow? Souls. In a manner of speaking. Soul soil is just soul sand that hasn’t had souls infused into it yet, and soul sand is just soul soil that served its purpose; to harbor the souls of the dead. This would be why the sounds of soul soil being placed don’t include ghostly sounds like placing soul sand does, and why soul soil doesn’t slow down the player when walked on like soul sand does. I don’t know if I’m the only one to think of this but it fits PERFECTLY as far as I can tell.

[dionettaeon]

I'm also seeing connections between Allays and fairies. As some have already pointed out, the Allay's large head implies they may very well be children, given the trend of child mobs in Minecraft. Fairies, Pixies in particular, are often said to be very child-like in both appearance and demeanor, and some myths say they are the souls of children who have died.

[rack]

You should really make a theory about the strays. Just the name alone, stray, meaning to move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place. or not in the right place; separated from the group or target. (yes I looked these up cause I couldn't be bothered typing it). Plus, Strays are literally just skeletons wearing clothes and spawn in snowy biomes

[Vulxnyrie]

5:34 this also ties into how an allay can help you retrieve items after death; relief and vex makes you die and lose items; worry