Minecraft Phantoms' Mysterious Origins Uncovered by Game Theory
Game Theory's MatPat appears to have uncovered the truth behind the origins of the Minecraft monster, the Phantoms. Matthew «MatPat» Patrick, the founder and host of Game Theory, has built his YouTube career on discovering the deeply hidden lore within video games. Taking on titles such as Doki Doki Literature Club, Inscryption, and most famously the Five Nights at Freddy's series, he has built a reputation for exploring wild possibilities and diving further into the lore than most fans will venture.
Phantoms are a horde of unique undead monsters that can prove to be a frightening menace, especially to new Minecraft players. It is a large flying skeletal creature with bright green eyes and an infamously piercing screech that it makes as it divebombs players from the air. It was brought into the game several years ago, by winning the first public fan vote for a new monster from Minecon Earth 2017. Game Theory pokes holes in a long-lived theory about the Phantoms while revealing the dark truth behind their origins.
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The theory begins by describing an unusual trait of the Phantoms. While the spawn rates for the other mobs are affected by variables such as the light level and the terrain, what makes the Phantoms unique is that they only appear if the player character hasn't slept in at least three days. This led to a long-prevailing theory that the Phantoms aren't real, just hallucinations brought on by a lack of sleep. However, true to form for MatPat, he discovered that this can't be true due to several very simple details. For starters, the Phantoms drop items, called Phantom Membrane, when they are slain which can then be picked up. Players can also capture
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