I have been playing Minecraft since the beta. Mostly continuously. It is an addictive game. But I have always been bothered by something. The behavior of Insinuatis dissiluntis viridis vulgaris, or the common Creeper, has always bothered me.
Skeletons and Zombies are undead, hate all life, and so will attack you simply for having the audacity to be alive. Endermen are like shadow creatures, and will only attack if you "see" them. Spiders are just giant spiders. Hunting when it suits them. Extra-dimensional creatures attack you for being alien. But what explains the behavior the Creeper?
Really, what does this silent murderer gain from destroying itself in an attempt to destroy me? Why, in fact, does it creep? What is its motivation to self-combust? What , in nature does something like that?
Bees. Bees do that. They sacrifice themselves for the good of the hive. To sting is to die, but the colony lives on. Hmmm...
It may have been suggested before, and I'm certain I'm not the first person to observe this, but I think we need a few more types of creeper. We've seen the drones. What of the ones tending the colony, or the young, or the queen?
The nurses could be found nesting in the treetops of the new dark oak forest biome. This nearly continuous canopy would make a perfect hiding place for a Creeper nest. Maybe there would be one especially large tree that would, if you got too close, erupt in creepers like stone does in silverfish.
Once enough of this tree was removed, either by the loss when a Creeper comes out, or by damage, the queen would emerge.
While I shudder to think what the queen would be like, it would be a completely overworld boss. No journeying required, no exotic creation methods. All you need is to seek out the hive, or have the bad luck to stumble on one accidentally.
Perhaps there should be some rare, or exotic treasure found in the nest. Maybe whatever it is they eat would have some effect that could be exploited.
Or maybe they will forever remain a mystery...
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