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| “ | The view of a god. | „ |
| ~ The Heart of Ender rewriting Archie's thoughts from "the view of a bird". |
| “ | To... the... beginning... | „ |
| ~ The Heart of Ender's most famous quote as its last shard is carried through the End Portal. |
The Heart of Ender is one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside the Great Hog) of the 2020 video game Minecraft Dungeons, the deuteragonist of its prequel novel, Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager, and a minor antagonist in 2023's Minecraft Legends.
It's a demonic being from the End that, under the disguise of the Orb of Dominance, corrupted the Arch-Illager into who he is. Its goal is to conquer the world and destroy every dimension that exists.
Biography[]
The Heart of Ender is a demonic-like being linked to the End, though it is unknown how long it has existed, what it truly is, or what its motivations are.
Long before the events of Minecraft Dungeons, the Heart of Ender appeared from a portal leading from a "endless void between worlds" into the Overworld, where it wreaked havoc. It eventually lost its physical form, and all that remained of it was an orb, which became the Orb of Dominance. It manipulated someone in the past and terrorized Illagers and Villagers alike as the Orb of Dominance, until it was finally imprisoned; imprisoned within a sanctuary hidden in the mountains, under the watchful gaze of six redstone golems built to guard the sanctuary prison.
It would fester there for millennia, until its existence was almost forgotten. Thousands of years later, an outcast Illager named Archie, exiled from his tribe, would seek refuge in the now-collapsing sanctuary. The orb called out to Archie, sensing his troubled thoughts and despair, enticing him with promises to solve his problems. Archie initially tried to resist its call, but eventually succumbed, releasing the malevolent orb from its pedestal and knocking Archie out. Archie awoke to the orb telling him that if he wanted to solve his problems, they needed to leave the sanctuary.
Archie was distracted before they left by the sight of the sanctuary's redstone golems, which had fallen into disrepair like the ruins they guarded. The orb reactivated the golems, giving them a new purpose and presenting them as a gift to Archie. Manipulating him with promises of power, the Orb soon made Archie the Arch-Illager, establishing the plot of Minecraft Dungeons.
The Orb transformed into the Heart of Ender after the Arch-Illager was defeated at the Obsidian Pinnacle, but it was defeated by the Heroes and shattered into many pieces that landed on nearby islands, resulting in the Island Realms DLCs. After four of the Orb of Dominance's shards were destroyed, the final shard was discovered by Endermen and transported to the End, where the heroes journeyed. The creature transformed into the Vengeful Heart of Ender to fight the heroes, but it was destroyed once more, this time permanently.
Personality[]
The Heart of Ender is cruel, manipulative, sadistic, vile, ruthless, and merciless, as evidenced by its control over Archie. The Heart of Ender appears to be extremely manipulative throughout the game and the prequel novel. This was evident in its corruption of Archie, as it warped Archie's desire to be accepted by society. The demon's corruption of Archie also revealed that it was extremely methodical and specific in its many suggestions to Archie, and it was unconcerned about the possibility of failing to corrupt Archie.
The dark entity initially showed Archie the kindness that he so desperately desired, such as when it summoned a plate of food when he was hungry and being willing to listen and support Archie when he talks about his personal issues. The orb's kinder side is also seen when it suggested to Archie that he should use the six redstone golems to clear a path for him rather than doing so on his own. However, this was all but a ruse, so that it could gain Archie's trust to manipulate him. Upon gaining Archie's trust, the orb then instilled into Archie a need for vengeance against the individuals who had ostracized him from society. It then convinced Archie that in order for him to get his revenge, they needed to build an army.
The orb's corruption gets to the point where the more Archie confides in and discusses with the orb, the more control the orb gains over its suggestions to Archie. This is seen in how it eventually causes Archie to become increasingly paranoid of betrayal. It uses Archie's dislike and fear of Thord, and his distrust and suspicions of Walda's attempted manipulations of him to instill in Archie a paranoia of betrayal. This is explicitly shown in how by the end of the novel, the orb had effectively eliminated every individual that could potentially stop its corruption of Archie, such as getting Archie to attack the village a second time to take prisoners, resulting in Archie's only friend, Yumi, blaming the attack on him since she had no knowledge of the orb’s corruption. This paranoia of betrayal is also implied in the desert temple mission in the game itself with how the story description states that Archie was planning a raid on the desert temple to take the Nameless One's staff, despite previously making an uneasy alliance with the Nameless One in the prequel novel.
It is implied that the paranoia of betrayal that the orb had instilled within Archie led him believing that the only way to prevent the Nameless One from betraying him was to betray their uneasy alliance first. Just like how it only took a few non-genuine acts of kindness from the orb to ensnare Archie, all it took to free him from the orb was being spared by the heroes atop the Obsidian Pinnacle, allowing him to join their society. After returning from its wound, the Heart of Ender burst its rage towards everything that exists. The Heart of Ender always believed that free will should not exist, and that all beings exists to serve it. After its defeat over the Obsidian Pinnacle, the Heart of Ender thought that if it cannot control everything, than it will destroy everything. The dark entity proceeded to end all life in all dimensions, but was ultimately defeated by the heroes.
Appearance[]
The Heart of Ender has a pitch-black and eldritch body, glowing purple eyes and stars in it's "skin", six arms, and something akin to the Void inside it's mouth. As when being at his Orb of Dominance form, it is a simple and small red cube.
Trivia[]
- The Heart of Ender could be the Satan-like Devil of the End, or maybe overall Minecraft.
- Due to its name, calling Archie's view as being "the view of a god" and other allusions to biblical depictions in Minecraft Dungeons, it's been speculated that the Heart of Ender is actually a god, and might have even been responsible for creating the End. It's also subsequently been speculated that the Heart of Ender's actual name is simply "Ender".
- The Orb of Dominance also makes a cameo appearance in Minecraft Legends, being on the Seer's staff.
External Links[]
- Heart of Ender on the Minecraft Wiki
- Heart of Ender on the Pure Evil Wiki
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