Summary
AMinecraftplayer is showing off their stunning re-creation of the Ender Dragon within the game’s overworld, sculpting a full-size statue of the game’s final boss. Beyond the crafting and building that is the core of the Mojang sandbox survival game’s gameplay,Minecraftfeatures a plethora of different bosses for players to challenge throughout its procedurally-generated worlds. Players can spawn The Wither with a mixture of soul sand and Wither Skeleton skulls, while others like the Warden inhabit the game’s deepest depths. However, one boss has become one of the game’s most iconic enemies.
TheEnder Dragonserves asMinecraft’s traditional endgame boss, presiding over the dark and foreboding voids of the End. Players first find the Ender Dragon after locating an End Portal within one ofMinecraft’s strongholds, using Eyes of Ender to complete the portal and make the jump to the End. Once within the End, players must battle through waves of Endermen and destroy each beacon atop massive pillars of Obsidian before they can damage and ultimately slay the Ender Dragon. One fan has now created an homage to the iconic boss in the overworld.
A post shared to theMinecraftsubreddit by Reddit user Boscawinks shows off the impressive statue of the Ender Dragon. The video shows the user stepping outside from a Warped Door to show a massive scale recreation ofthe Ender Dragon soaring overMinecraft’s overworld, alongside another statue of a player character. The showcase frames the Ender Dragon as “coming back for her egg,” with a similar re-creation of the Dragon Egg item. The user even shows off the interior of the egg, which houses a small shrine for the real Dragon Egg inside.
Minecraft Fan Creates Stunning Ender Dragon Statue
The post was a smash hit with fans on theMinecraftboard, receiving more than 3,600 upvotes and seeing plenty of praise in the replies. Compliments towards the statue were largely centered aroundthe striking accuracy of the Ender Dragon, recreating individual elements of the enemy and including many of its finer details. The Reddit user even shared that they created the model entirely from scratch withinMinecraft, only taking from the textures and in-game appearance of the Ender Dragon.
The impressive Ender Dragon statue comes asMinecrafthas recently made some major changes to its in-game appearance. The highly-anticipated “Vibrant Visuals” update brought a complete overhaul of the game’s graphical engines, featuring extensive changes to lighting, the appearance of water, and plenty more.Minecrafteven introduced some changes to the Endwith a recent update, introducing occasional supernova events in the background of the eerie dimension. The stunning re-creation ofMinecraft’s end boss serves as just another example of fans pushingMinecraft’s creative boundaries.
