The Original Warden Was Nightmare Fuel 

which warden concept keeps you up at night the most?

Just imagine you're a child and it's your first time playing minecraft and the first thing you see underground is that abomination in the thumbnail.

Trypophobia is also believed to not be a phobia at all, but an instinct. As it cannot be unlearned like most phobias. I like to think that this was to make us stay away from insect nests such as wasps, or to avoid eating infested plants.

Finally, someone else realizes that prototype Warden looks like an SCP

I think a fundamental part of minecraft is making things scary without using blood and horror elements. Such as creepers, creepers are actually pretty cute, but the damage they do and the instant death explosion they can cause is scary! I am glad the warden looks as it does currently as it allows it to be scary in the way it fights.

As much as I generally love horror, I think some of the designs were pushing it a bit too much for Minecraft. The final Warden design manages to be eerie and intimidating while still fitting snugly into Minecraft

I really feel like the stalker should also be a mob exclusive to the deep dark along with the warden. Maybe it attacks in light levels above 0 unless it’s attacked first but I think it’s really cool

We stan Rex, this is a Rex fan account now

Stalker seems like a creature that not powerfull as the Warden but still powerfull, like at least killable. It would be a great sidekick. Shame that they will not add it.

We dodged a lot of bullets on this one, most of those earlier concepts were just SCP knock-offs… Sirenhead, the pale statue, and the Old Man, being the most obvious inspirations. Also glad they didn’t choose any of those earlier color palettes, the white on looks like birch wood and the brown looks like mud. The black and cyan make for a dark and eerie feel and I love the end design. I’m really glad they take so much time designing and redesigning these mobs to look just right, these things can’t be rushed.

Honestly, I love the Black Warden we got at the end, his terryfyingness is balanced here. Minecraft is at the end 10+ and I don't want to have another case with Inappropriately scary content like Dead Hand in Zelda game for little kids.

I like how the idea's for the Warden and the Deep Dark feel like child-friendly Lovecraftian monster concepts.

2:29 I like the middle version, it kinda looks like it has rabbit ears. It gives a subtle hint that this is a mob which relies on sound to find you.

I really like the stalker, it kind of has “king of endermen” vibes and the text about it’s ears and the particle effects sound really cool

bro the fact that the stalker can fit into one block spaces makes me so uncomfortable. Like, imagine you're in a one by one strip mine and you just see that thing coming towards you at high speed

"good boy rex" also that typophobia sculk art is actually really disgusting but also cool at the same time.I agree with you.

Honestly I want the stalker as a separate mob, SUPER cool

I like the stalker concept. Its like when you working house in the night and hearing sounds and echoing of the thing Its like siren head in minecraft and cool also creepy scary and terrified to play. I really like that idea the stalker should not be in the caves the stalker is for the forest. I really wish to have stalker lurking in the forests with siren head sounds.

that hallowed warden concept that they almost did with the trypophobia was pretty cool. but it seems more like a mod than minecraft. warden just feels so.. minecraft and that’s pretty great

Well I definitely don't have trypophobia, I think that concept looks awesome in game! The images that come up when you google the word only intrigue me.

the fact they even considered this design of the warden but think the name "grimstone" is too dark is hilarious

i feel like the shape shifting stalker and the trypophobia monster are ideas that could be reworked and further developed into their own concepts. they both seem like really good content for the End.

The thing I find the most interesting is that an older version had wither skeleton skulls as part of it, which lends itself to being created rather than natural.

Imagine somehow this thing actually managed to sneak into the files in the texture packs. And when the 1.19 update drops, an eager Minecraft player tries to find a Warden, only to find this abomination.

"Copper is oxidizing not rusting" Rust is just what we call oxidized iron. Green copper is "rusted" copper.

As much as I love the stalker design, Minecraft is still meant to be for children after all, and I'm glad the developers were willing to go that far for design, and I'm happy kids will get to experience Minecraft scare-free. Fleshy warden probably got dumped for the same reason bloodstone was replaced by netherrack. Gore doesn't fit very well with Minecraft's asthetics

I love the SCP stuff! Thank you for including it. I was thinking the same thing: the Stalker/ Warden concepts definitely have an SCP vibe going on.

I love the trypophobia concepts, reminds me of that Junji Ito manga where people got holes like that in their bodies and the wind would blow through them and make a creepy noise, i hope they can rework the concept into something else, maybe something to to with the end/end stone?

that close-up snoot picture of rex is my new favorite thing

They really need to make minecraft more horror like how it used to feel back in the day. Theres no sense of danger now. No fear of the night anymore when you can sleep anywhere. Imagine not being able to sleep and theres these tall black things roaming around at night in the woods. They would be blind until they spot you and then run really fast at you.

My favourite Warden concept is the "mossy" stalker, I like that mix of black stone and oozing green, and the purple heart/glow contrasts well with the green.

The stalker would be sick to have in the game, imagine finding them around the edge of the deep dark

13:53 Wattles, why can't you imagine something floating IN MINECRAFT😂😂

Love the shapedhifting one! It was kinda cool but seriously very creepy + also kinda not Vanilla-Friendly. (No pun intended)

honestly more pale looking warden like white one would make much sense when you think about the fact that it lives in the darkness

7:06 :- Bones coming out of the ground, excuse me? Sans:- Yeah.....

Excuse me good sir wattles. I am formally requesting more Rex photos Thank you From, a loyal viewer

This isn't a warden, this is the Frankenstein's pet! The 1.19 warden looks very cute and adorable in front of this freaking monster!

I also want to vote that we can Nametag the Warden and if you name him "William" he'll flip upside down just like with "Dinnerbone".

If the trypophobia version of skulk / warden made it into the game, it would guarantee that I would never go below Y:0. Ever. It's not just an uncomfortable feeling to me - I am entirely and irrationally terrified of the little holes and whatever could be in them. I would not be able to handle it.

Rex is adorable!!! Can we please see pics of Dottie too? EDIT For anyone else who was interested in seeing Dottie, she is on Twitter and she is absolutely beautiful! I would love to give her a furever home. Sadly, I believe I am waaaaaay to far away.

I'm glad the final sculk axolotl version of the warden is implemented because the original holes with void would have made players move away from Minecraft.

I'm enjoying your different choices of music lately. Super chill!

Jean and William go so well together!

Go Rex! You'll get Wattles trained properly. Human training takes time. Good luck! Happy growing lil big guy.

Does the skulk have a limit? I fear having a terraria 100% corrupt world.

Pretty informative Wattles. Always love to see insights from devs as it's so rare even in the circles I travel.

As a Minecraft veteran I conclude that the “old warden” from the thumbnail looks a bit like John, a creepypasta.

I: can´t decide between the "sirenhead" and "eyeless teddybear"; they´re both terrifying. But yeah, the current Warden fits into MC way better - and it´s still pretty terrifying, especially due to the jerky, wobbly way it moves. I´m _not_ looking forward to meeting it in-game xD

“Good boy Rex”

The first thing that came to my head when i saw the prototype video of the warden, and after seeing that specific image of the warden, it looked like pink swiss cheese straight out of some horror game

The amount of care you put towards your dog is sweet and adorable

Maybe the warden is the reason that society escaped to the end to escape?

What about they use the rotting mechanic ? Like the white warden is the default but it slowly rotting to become the warden we know.

I love the idea of the stalker. My idea is if It was in the game, it would be a summoned mob like a golem, but with difficult to get blocks and/or items. And when I say summoned mob, I mean like an event or something. Once the structure is made, you get a message saying something like, "you feel less safe..." and the stalkers are notlw permanently in the save, but only spawn underground. Maybe it could be a mixture of blocks, maybe a netherite block could be involved the dragon egg maybe, perhaps a wither skeleton head...

the trypophobia version seems like a deep dark version that you would see in the nether

Man the one that flips in half and chases you would be so awesome. If that becomes a mod then I guess if have to mod my game and add him in. But hopefully someone just makes a datpack to add him. I want it! Bad!

The bone one would have fit well with the soul sand biome

I love the one on the thumbnail with the void textures and the creepier aspect it’s probably the best in my opinion

If you like any of these designs more and/or want to check them out, I'm sure resource pack creators will have your back, it may even got added as am option to vanilla tweaks to select on of these designs. Also mods, I can see a mod that adds like "layers" of the deep dark on top of each other being really cool.

I don’t know if I’m either excited or scared for the warden to come to Minecraft

Rex's eyes are terrifying cuz it looks like human eyes ngl

Wattles: grimstone is better name then deepslate Also wattles: names are names

I feel if they combined the Warden and the Stalker together, that'd be the absolute best one. What I mean is a Stalker with elements of the Warden such as the colour pallet and the sensors on it's head.

I honestly don't know which Warden I like. I love Rex 😍 I hope to see more of him 💜💜💜💜. I know you are just testing us to see if we are paying attention but you misspelled " enough" at time stamp 2:55. See we pay attention (or some of us anyway 😂🤣).

I honestly hope the deep dark has more mobs than just the warden, some of these warden concepts are just too good to pass up and could probably be reused

Holy shit that void texture was a really cool detail, I'm happy with final Warden but that was COOL

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First... I watched it on the minecraft channel, and it was nightmare fule. But what I noticed was the combat update meme😏

18:29 And i thought that the Warden the way it looks was scary by its self this is on a whole new level of scary

I should also point out that I've actually had nightmares about the warden before. this thing would have probably done the same thing the Hallowed

Loved the video @wattles! Can't wait for the next video man! I think I'll stick to the Current Warden, you can go ahead and have fun with SCP's very own Shy Guy and get your Face, Arms, Legs and whatever else that can be Pulled from your body torn to shreds LMAO!

The siren head warden will be awesome. Imagine you walking around in the cave and you hear a sound like a dog, cow, villager and etc around the the dark cave. You will be confused of why it in the cave and you decide you check it out until you see tall figures.

As someone who got a german Shepard/Golden retriever pup last month I wish you luck. Puppies are amazing, just keep him away from your computer setup

I love all of the different wardens (they're so neat)

I say they should have done this sculk concept the tryptophobia in the nether. It fits so perfectly!

Though I hate the Siren looking warden, I absolutley love that it can chase you through tunnels, it would make map makers so happy.

It would be so cool if somebody created a mod where all the concepts for the Skulk and warden gets put into a dimensions similar to the end.

Oh my god I wish they kept the mechanic where it changes shape in order to chase you down in tighter spaces

Sirenhead warden please, I never want sleep again.

Horror in non horror games is always a plus. This game reminded me of my favorite franchise Legend of Zelda back in 2009, it's why I started playing it, and why I loved Minecraft now. Games like Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and Twilight Princess all had these creepy elements at some point in their games throughout your adventure. Minecraft adopting it really excites me. However Proto Warden was better, reminds me of Dead Hand. I prefer that look a lot more that the derpy look Minecraft is known for.

Imagine if they made it so the Warden could be one of a few types. Like each time the skulk puts it together, it can be in a different shape and stuff

1:13 that siren head looking thing would be the single scariest mob lmfao

i would love to see like variants of the warden in each dimension, like we got the warden in the overworld, The Hollowed in the nether and the stalker in the end

We now have Jean the ender dragon, Simmons the wither, now William the warden.

it's probably known at this point the city center of an ancient city is a portal frame. Maybe it'll lead to the dimension where the scrapped wardens will be used like the stalker. Hello nightmare.

9:13: How did you know I was gonna google it?

Such form in 17:36 with darkness effect and trypophobia background? It makes the first impressions of endermen's creepy noise and elder guardians' fatigue effect seem sweet 😨😨

Love your new fam member he's adorable!!

15:28 That really just looks like a squashed enderman combined with beast Bendy.

6:26 Oxidizing Copper is the same process as oxidizing iron. The process is called Oxidation. The only difference is that iron oxide has a common name: rust. Just like how sodium chloride is call table salt

18:20-18:33 in fact, it heard you directly!, so no sculk sensors for redstone and he would have located you easier!

Thank goodness they didn’t go with triptaphobia, I have that. I hate it😭. Tbh deepslate coal ore gives me triptaphobia vibes already

7:38 this is my fav concept in terms of looks.

You are getting better and better SCP Foundation thanks KingWattle

I think the warden and the stalker could be two separate mobs like the names even suggest that they could play separate roles

Rex is so cute!! My college brings therapy dogs for stressed out students and one of them is a giant Newfoundland named Boomer and he was so sweet 🥺 💕 you’ll definitely have your hands full with Rex and they are apparently really great swimmers as well and are very active working dogs who pull nets in for fishermen!

I wish we got the sideways mouth Warden with a combination of the Finalized Warden colors, and the Stalker void-totem chest thing. Oh, and the long horns of the middle pic for the final Warden concepts. That and the Void Skulk you liked.

Brex is genuinely adorable!! We can wait for videos, as long as you update us on your pup!!

(shows Matilda the computer onscreen) "This beautiful, bodacious robot" Thank you, Wattles, glad to know that you have impecable taste👍