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 | Transcription for people's ease: Image 1: Ghast Tears have life giving properties. -Regeneration potions -End Crystals (Including Ender Dragon resurrection) Image 2: Mature ghasts find Nether fossils by migrating to Soul Sand valleys (Note: before lore events resulting in the Nether fossils, whatever they may be, Ghasts might have used any biological material, but bones work best. Alternatively, it's possible Ghasts aren't Nether natives, but I'll save that for later) Image 3: Ghasts "cry" on the bones (literal or maybe something like secreting whatever ghast tears even are on them, almost like a pearl or something). This process is likely very long, leaving the parent vulnerable like a nesting bird as they can only produce so many tears at a time. The player recreating this process with the crafting recipe is significantly quicker due to having a higher amount of ghast tears on hand, more than one parent could reasonably have available, letting it be instant. Image 4: The lift giving properties of ghast tears eventually result in the bones producting a newborn ghast Crackpot theory time: This process of asexual reproduction would very likely result in low genetic diversity among Ghasts. I believe Ghasts aren't nether natives and were brought to it by the same group who made the nether structures, however something like a virus wiped out the overworld ghast population due to their low diversity letting that happen easily (like cheetahs irl being at high risk for being affected by diseases). The nether population survived due to the heat of the dimension killing anything before it could spread, and this slow development process let them adjust to the nether's conditions. Those who didn't result in the dried up Ghasts we find, and also why the ones you craft all become happy Ghasts: They didn't go through the adaptation process due to how fast their birth happened. Image 5: Either the parent stays with the child as it grows or swiftly abandons it, hard to definitely say. As previously stated, dried up Ghasts failed to adapt to the environment and are abandoned like handicapped young irl in harsh environments. Additional little notes that didn't fit in cleanly elsewhere: If I was gonna put my money on anything, I'd say that Ghasts most likely stay with their young until roughly maturity due to how animals irl who produce very few offspring (ie humans, other apes, cattle, etc) follow that trend. It's safe to assume this process exists entirely offscreen like how we don't see the majority of naturally spawned mobs reproduce, and same for young Ghasts with their parents I've taken a great deal to only use the term parent bc this process would be entirely asexual and not restricted to only male or female Ghasts. submitted by /u/Tallia__Tal_Tail [link] [comments] |
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