Game Theory: Minecraft. The Secrets of the Undead Ender Dragon

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Theorists, what if I told you that Minecraft has fooled you and you are hallucinating? I think that may be exactly what is going on with the Phantoms. These creepy flyers are mysterious and I'm out to solve all of their secrets. What is going on with Minecraft's Phantoms? Watch and find out!

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Writers: Matthew Patrick and Tom Robinson
Editors: Tyler Mascola
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[krakios]

I was skeptical with the dragon connection, but when Mat said the Illagers were trying to recreate something they had never seen in full, _that_ made sense.

[heresywithana]

Mat: Fearing that he will start controversy after debunking the "Phantoms are hallucinations" theory
The Actual Controversy: *Mat's pronunciation of "Elytra"*

[soevylayer]

"Mom, can we get an Ender dragon?"
"No, we already have an Ender dragon at home"
The ender dragon at home: A phantom named Chombi

[ZipDevXD]

“As humans, we require sleep”
Me sitting at my desk at 2am

[crispychalk]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention the fact that the phantom’s wings look torn, since your theory was that Ender Dragons were hunted mainly for their wings

[PunkWad]

The fact they actually got a sponsorship from Geico is blowing my mind

[folklaur]

The most chilling thing I’ve learned this game theory is how MatPat pronounces Elytra

Edit: It’s been almost a year now, you can stop replying with how you personally pronounce Elytra. After 385 replies to date, I GET IT.

[StormDragon_]

The elytra's were also probably made with part of the dragon's bones, making them much stronger than just a bunch of phantom membranes. When your elytra breaks, all your left with is the dragon bone and a bit of remaining dragon wing. Now you can add phantom membrane back to it so it actually can provide enough lift to fly again, but you can't make it completely out of membrane because it falls apart without something stronger like dragon bone to keep it together. Kind of surprised you skipped over this possibility, as it makes even more sense.

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

"Let's talk about every YouTuber's favorite hobby - Sleep Deprivation"

I heard that's a hobby of college students as well.

[Gersheyz]

Phantoms are scared of cats, just like creepers, so it makes sense that they are creations as well.

[Gustavo]

Matpat: You’ll never see this twist coming!
Also Matpat: makes it the title and thumbnail 👍

[omgfiredragon]

At first when I heard "Geico" I thought it was a joke-

Congratulations theorist team! I didn't believe this was possible...

[prozilla]

Mat: trying to solve Minecraft lore

Also Mat: "Ellitra"

[eeveegon]

I actually thought of my own theory as to why the phantoms look so different from the ender dragon.

I believe that the reason why they’re smaller and look different is because the phantoms are the dead zombies of the male drone dragons. See, it’s important to note that the only ender dragon we ever see is a female, as shown by our prize once defeating the dragon: an egg. I believe that this species of dragon reproduced similarly to bees, where they would once in a while purposely produce males to send their genes to another female. Evidence of being able to control what gender an unborn baby will have is seen in real world crocodiles, where the temperature of the burrow incubating the eggs will determines if it’s a boy of girl, and I think the dragons can do the same. This would also explain their presence in the over world, as the males would be able to fit through the portals while the females are much too big. However, going between dimensions can cause a creature to zombify, like with piglins.

This would also coincide with your theory about how they sense the player, but also explain why they attack the player instead of normal mobs, because they were trying to defend their queen from the old builders.

But that’s just a theory, a GAME THEORY! Thanks for reading.

[Peachyfox]

To Mat pat there's a minecraft book named "THE END" its jam packed with lore, and I think it could help you on your journey to discover the lore of minecraft.

[PeterPeter]

I was waiting for Matt to point out the fact that Phantoms spawned in The End in snapshot 18w07a, a very early 1.13 snapshot and this alone almost confirms the theory. Even so, I never thought about they being related lol

[williambutcher]

I’ve literally never seen a geico sponsor on youtube lol. And you did it fantastically

[redacted]

This whole series is just
“We’re gonna make you feel terrible for killing this random mob”

[Sock-Monster-Simian]

I'm always surprised when large companies sponsor MatPat.
I wouldn't expect them to go after YouTube content.

[Peekofwar]

Don't forget that phantoms don't just appear for one player as all players in a server including non-sleep deprived players can see them.