What stuff has been confirmed canon and not canon by developers.

Im aware of what Helen Angel said and the mojang employees design booklet but there must be more right?

Are community challenges considered canon because on one hand stuff like the tiny takeover challenge gives you rewards from the market place which would mean it isnt canon but on the other hand the actual competition takes place in the game so is it canon? 🤔

The name "sift" almost implies filtering of some sort.

We already know that this new dimension is likely directly correlated with souls/soul magic.

It's also interesting that several parts of the nether also have a correlation with soul energy. (Wither, Soulsand Valleys, Soulspeed). So this "sift" dimension likely has some sort of connection with the nether.

I feel like The Sift is a sort of a first stop for souls after death. They experience some form of judgement in The Sift (they get "sifted" through). Then they get sent to different fates. Suffering in the nether, being reincarnated, or maybe even kept in The Sift itself would all be examples of different fates for souls after sifting.

Tldr: The Sift is a big hub for souls before their final destination.

I believe that Archie the Archillager became a wandering trader after the events of Minecraft Dungeons

Hii!! this is for streams i’m doing soon if anyone would like to join! I’m very excited about this and it’s my passion!! i’d really love if someone could join:)

Used to not think much of it but after actually thinking it through, isn't it messed up to hunt endermen, rip their eyes off multiple times and make an eye of ender, which players use to hunt a dragon that probably (dont know much about Mc lore) isn't a threat to the overworld, slaughter them mercilessly while destroying the crystal things that support their life and steal their unhatched baby​

This is just something fun for worldbuilding. Some ideas I thought of are Testificatism, Testification, Testificationism, Testament, Testimony, The Emerald Path, The Burning Light(because Mobs burn in the day), Tradecraft, Commerce, etc etc etc. I also kinda wanted to think up something relating to the "good news" in reference to Villager News but I can’t come up with anything clever enough.

How about followers of said religion(s)? Emeraldsmiths? Emeraldists? Testificates? Testifiers? The Witnesses or Witnessers? Golemics? Children of the Emerald? The Emeraldkind? Etc etc etc.

What about Illager religion(s) and their followers? Pestificationism? Vindication? Evokerianism or Evokerism? Evocation?

What about other Villager/Illager variants such as witches?

I’m just curious if anyone can think of any other reasonable explanations to Minecraft’s lore. The Ancient Builders are the reason for everything because they make the most sense. Then there’s Illagers with their whole experimentation and dabbling in dark practices. Could there be any other possible alternatives? I guess the closest would be actual gods or rather the Hosts from Legends but that’s a whole other thing. How about otherworlders? That could be another alternative. Perhaps there existed interdimensional travelers from some other world or something specific like the End. Just throwing out ideas.

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I just wanna question what happened to the technology the Ancient Builders made when they were in the end dimension to make the end ships fly.

(im new to researching minecraft lore so please forgive me if i got any lore incorrect)

I just wanted to point out that Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons are in different universes. Just letting everyone know. Because there's no... well, basically anything that is consistent between Minecraft and Dungeons II. Plus, the End Poem states something about the world being a creation of Steve's mind, and, well, I don't think MCD is part of Steves mind, based on the... erm... everything. I'm not expecting a "Sift" to be added to Minecraft anytime soon.

Hi all,

I'm a fairly regular (but mostly vanilla) minecraft player and have been for many years. I NEVER put much stock in the lore and really only just entertained it now and then. Long story short a few years ago I saw Herobrine in my LAN vanilla game and didn't think much of it because I wasn't aware of the 'controversy' about him being real or not - it was pretty cool but that was it. I found out later how unusual and debated it was, so a week or so ago I posted on r/Minecraft about it and my confusion around it all. A few comments arrived (some actually rude and accusing me of straight up lying) and others saying I either dreamt it or someone was pranking me, before my post was removed. I didn't know it was a banned topic.

I'm currently playing on a server that I'm hosting for the first time through Bloom Host (vs LAN). It's our forever game. I wanted to build a small little structure for my friends before they joined me, and was trying to set myself to OP etc then suddenly, out of nowhere, Herobrine appears. He disappeared straight away, and I rushed to check my cmd, scrolled down, and lo and behold:

https://preview.redd.it/ww5cr7f3vkjh1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=878bd328913f6a9d426461c7c416ab50b5eabb7c

Is this Bloom host pulling my leg? Seems like a major coincidence that I post about Herobrine literally just days ago then this happens. I hadn't seen Herobrine for like... 5 years, and only one time.

I don't really know what to think, and am curious if others have experienced similar with the same amount of disbelief from fellow Minecrafters...

Many of you, and myself included, believe that respawning isn't canon. However, what's up with the Respawn Anchor and Recovery Compass then? Why do they exist, and why can they affect something that doesn't (respawning)?

I don't like the answer of them being just not canon, and there's enough evidence to convince me people don't canonically respawn.

What do you all think? I've been thinking for a very long time, and I can't come up with anything.

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If we connect the structures, creature behaviors, and brewing mechanics, we discover a tragic story of manipulation, war, and fanaticism. Here is the true story of how humanity fell.

Chapter I: Creation and the Seeds of Rebellion

In the beginning, the Dragon ruled over the absolute void of the End. One day, through the central portal that opens in her presence, she caught a glimpse of the Overworld: a prosperous world inhabited by a wise race of human builders. Fascinated and jealous of their creation, the Dragon decided to replicate them. She modified the essence of the void and created the Endermen, designed to be her perfect slaves alongside the Shulkers.

However, the Endermen developed consciousness. Seeing the freedom of humans, they understood their tragic fate and devised a plan to break free without alerting their creator. They formed a pact among themselves: they would never attack a human unless looked directly in the eyes.

That eye contact was not a provocation; it was an agreed-upon challenge. The Endermen needed to be defeated to release their Ender Pearls, knowing that humans, upon researching these magical teleportation artifacts, would eventually seek a way to cross into the End and slay the Dragon.

Chapter II: The Ancient City Trap and the First Wardens

Humans took the bait. Believing they had unlocked the secret to dimensional travel, they built the massive frames we now see at the center of the Ancient Cities. However, the Dragon caught wind of the conspiracy.

Instead of destroying the portal, she manipulated it. When the most experienced human armies crossed over expecting to land at the heart of the End, the portal redirected them to the distant periphery: the End Cities. Surrounded by Shulkers and lethal traps, the vast majority were exterminated.

The Dragon did not stop there. She crossed into the Overworld cities and unleashed a massive slaughter. Using void energy, she infected the cities with Sculk and captured the strongest human warriors. With her power, she twisted them physically and mentally, tearing away their sight and binding them to the eco-location of the dark: thus, the Wardens were born, condemned to guard the ruins of their own civilization for all eternity.

Chapter III: Strongholds and the Last Resort

The few surviving humans realized the trap. The Ancient Cities were an ambush. With time running out and their species on the brink of extinction, they retreated underground and constructed the Strongholds.

They dedicated their final days to studying the physics of the universe, gathering all their knowledge within vast underground libraries. They managed to design a new type of frame—small, discreet, and calibrated to point directly to the Dragon's central island. However, extinction claimed them before they could cross. Only one survivor remained, locked in a deep slumber: Steve.

Chapter IV: The Cleric Cult and the Witch Curse

Following the fall of humanity, the Villagers—a peaceful species that coexisted with humans—learned the hard way not to cross the End. Desperation split their society:

* The Clerics (Submission): Adopted the Dragon as a deity to be appeased. They built brewing stands and began trading Eyes of Ender in hopes that devotions would allow them to behold their "goddess" without being wiped out.

* The Witches (Extremism): A rogue group of villagers rejected peaceful submission and turned to dark magic. They took up the Dragon's cause with fanatical devotion. To eradicate any remaining humans or rebel villagers, they performed a massive necromancy ritual.

The Witches' spell corrupted the corpses of fallen humans. However, dark magic had a flaw: it was consumed by sunlight. Thus, zombies and skeletons could only emerge in the darkness of caves or during the night, burning the moment the sun touched their bodies.

Chapter V: The Nether, Judgment, and the Condemned

The Nether became the realm of judgment, a penal plane where human souls were reshaped according to the weight of their sins:

* The Blazes: The souls of the darkest humans—those who practiced malignant sorcery and betrayed their own kind—were condemned to Nether Fortresses, transformed into Blazes.

* Zombie Piglins (formerly Zombie Pigmen): Humans who committed minor sins or petty misdeeds in life, doomed to wander endlessly in a mindless, neutral state.

* Piglins: Scoundrels and thieves—moderately evil individuals who retained their greed in the afterlife, obsessing over gold and attacking anyone not wearing it.

* Piglin Brutes: The worst raiders and ruthless warlords, turned into mindless guardians driven solely by hostility and bloodlust.

* Hoglins: The worst non-magical criminals, punished in a terrible way by being stripped of their human form entirely and turned into wild, aggressive beasts.

* Striders: Illicit black-market traders who now endlessly walk the burning lava oceans, serving as transport for whoever controls them.

* Ghasts: Sorrowful souls who arrived in the underworld deeply remorseful for their actions, endlessly weeping and floating through the basalt valleys.

Here is where the tragedy reaches a poetic resolution: for Steve to activate the Stronghold portal, destiny forces him to travel to the underworld, harvest Blaze Rods from his condemned ancestors, and combine their powder with the Endermen's Pearls. Humanity could only achieve salvation by utilizing the essence of its own sinners.

Conclusion

In conclusion, all the structures scattered across the world—the mineshafts, temples, and strongholds—are nothing more than the hollow remnants of what was once a grand human civilization. Steve ultimately avenged all of humanity by carrying out the long-lost plan to overthrow the Dragon.

Underwater Civilization:

The Undrowned, Prismariners or Prismarinians, Ocean Miners, Monumentals or Monumentalists, Elder Ones, Nautilians, Conductors(because of Ocean Conduits), or whatever.

Nether Civilization:

The Unburnt, Nethermen, Netherspawn, Nethereans or Netherians, Netherestrials, Pigherds or Hogherds, Gold Ones or Golden Ones, Gold Miners, Goldfoot, Magmariners or Magmarinians, Netherrackers, Rackwalkers, the Tormented/Racked, Lowlanders, Netherworlders, Netherners(like northerners or southerners), Netherlanders… wait a minute, or whatever.

Deep Dark Civilization:

The Ancients, Ancient Citizens, Deep Darkers, Deepeners, Deepslaters, Skulkers, Skulkwalkers, Woolwalkers, Woolsteppers, Darkfoot, Silent Ones or Quiet Ones, the Unheard, the Voiceless, Deep Ones, Dark Ones, or whatever.

End Civilization:

The Endless or Unended or Unending or Unenders, Enderspawn, Choristers or Chorals or Choralists or Choreals, Choirmasters, Finalists/Finaleists, Purpureans or Purpurines, End Citizens, Endstonians, Dragon Hunters or Dragon Slayers or Drakers or Dragers or Dragonsbane or Wyrmsbane/Yrmenbana/Ormsbani(utilizing Minecraft’s Swedish roots), Dragon Lords, Elytrians or Elytrans or Elytreans or Elytrines, Overseers, Uneyed or Eyeless, Unseen, Brinkmen, Strongheld, Pillar Biters, Pillarmen or Pillarers, or whatever.

Ah well I tried. These also could work as demonyms. Anyone else have any other ideas or thoughts on mine? This is all for fun.
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I've been not active for a while, and I recently logged into Reddit to check the sub out.

The first thing I noticed was the lack of quality posting. There are very few real theories here.

The second was the way this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftlore/comments/1vjks5u/nobody_knows_anything_and_its_a_problem/ was recieved. Instead of the actual issue being addressed, OP was harrassed and downvoted.

These are both problems that I, as a moderator of this sub, feel obligated to address.

However, I'm not sure how to go about it.

So I ask for your feedback. What do you feel this sub needs, and what are some issues you have been noticing?