Poll: why do creepers exploded?

[aegix drakan_v1legacy]

I've always had this one theory about them, and then someone made a mini-fanfic about them which only added to that.

I see creepers as the remains of fallen trees, knowing only the pain of having been chopped down by a human. So they immediately gravitate towards any humans they see in order to destroy them. At this point, they have a pressure imbalance which ignites them and explodes them to fill the offender with spores that will create new trees.

They don't have any hands, so they can't mine, so they have an ever-growing hatred for all the fun the players are having mining away and building stuff. They also happen to be suicidally depressed and also capable of spontanious detonation.

It's obviousss when you think about it.

...Or that. That's pretty damn hilarious! I like it!

 

[FarleShadow]

Hmm. Maybe someone would like to make one of those pictures of Raptor-Jesus with the text:

"hmmm, why do creepers exploded?"

 

[BoredDragon]

I feel bad for Creepers. Everytime they try to get close to someone they either run away or end up dead from their explosion. I shed a tear for these green penis things :,(

 

[BoredDragon]

Ever seen their face? They're so depressed they kill themselves.

They look more like they really need to take a shit

 

[C.S.Strowbridge]

I like the depression angle. Perhaps they know the truth about their origins. I'd be depressed if I knew I was supposed to be a pig, but ended up looking like a penis.

 

[neonsword13-ops]

I think it's like asking "where do babies come from?". You'll know when you are older.

 

[DasDestroyer]

They're 30% gunpowder, 24% sand, 40% grass and 99% EVIL. And yes, creepers have a total of 193% in them.

 

[Rock Beefchest]

Because you touch yourself at night.

Or perhaps they don't explode at all because they are not real. In reality you are damaging your own structures and you invent the creeper as a means of coping with your increasing loss of sanity due to being the only human being in the entire world. (in single player that is)

 

[Popadoo]

They come towards you for a hug, but when they get to you they realise they have no arms and explode with sadness.

 

[Shadow Geo]

Their sole purpose in life is to f*ck you and your dreams.

 

[JoshGod]

Then why dont creepers spawn next to where one has exploded?

 

[Matthew Valkanov]

They're like bees. Somewhere in the world there is a Creeper hive, with a queen Creeper Queen. The creepers are the drones trying to rid the world of the ecological disaster that is the player (this feels especially true for me since I use the Steampunk texture mod and my worlds up looking like a Welsh coal mine), and just like bees they die as they attack.

 

[Midnight Crossroads]

They're actually extremely friendly pets who only want to help you mine, but they don't know explosions can kill you because they're also extremely stupid.

 

[Giantpanda602]

They are the physical manifestation of destruction and hatred.

 

[kurupt87]

I think they're just suicidally depressed and happen to hate the world.

Absurd! They're actually so jolly in demeanor and so overjoyed to see you that they explode from having too much love to share.

 

[William MacKay]

i think that they're defending their home, that you happened to build on.

 

[WanderingFool]

You see they explode as a sexual release

thats right its a Metaphor

"Hmmm, looks like I just blew my load."

IDK, doesnt sound right...

*Edit*

Because you touch yourself at night.

Thats hardly appropriate... besides, I did it in the pod on the way here...

Or perhaps they don't explode at all because they are not real. In reality you are damaging your own structures and you invent the creeper as a means of coping with your increasing loss of sanity due to being the only human being in the entire world. (in single player that is)

Oh shit... its getting deep now...

 

[Mr.SunShine]

http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=292

Seriously, it makes perfect sense.

 

[Davey Woo]

They're like the Ai director from Left 4 Dead. They're brained are programmed to respond to all stimuli with the same response. I'll give an example.

AI Director Left 4 Dead:
Team has nearly reached the safe house - Spawn a Tank.
Team has just left the safe house - Spawn a Tank.
Team has no health kits spare and is struggling to complete the level - Spawn a Tank.

Creeper Minecraft.
Player has built a lovely sculpture out of glass and cobblestone. - Head a 'Splode
Player has just entered a large underground cave network. - Head a 'Splode
Player has just died and respawned. - Head a 'Splode.


My theory, the AI director and creepers are one and the same... Or brothers, or something.