Enderman

Enderman
Official render of an Enderman from Minecraft.
Universe	Minecraft
Debut	Minecraft (2011, update)
Smash Bros. appearances	Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Minecraft Dungeons (2020)
Console/platform of origin	Microsoft Windows Apple Mac OS X Linux
Species	Enderman
Gender	Genderless
Place of origin	The End
Created by	Mojang Studios

The Enderman (エンダーマン, Enderman) is a neutral mob found in Minecraft.

Origin

Named after the creepypasta character Slender Man, the Enderman first appeared in the 1.8 beta of Minecraft, spawning within areas that have a light level of 7 or less (11 or less in The End). It teleports from place to place, often stealing blocks and setting them down elsewhere. It normally does not interfere with the player, but if the player attacks or makes eye contact, it will become hostile (indicated by unhinging its jaw and screaming). When hostile, it will attack once the player looks away, typically by teleporting behind them. It has a weakness to water (including rain), taking damage from it if touched. When killed, the player is rewarded with 5 EXP orbs, the block it was holding at the time of death, and it may drop an Ender Pearl.

Endermen are notable for being the only mob who can spawn in every dimension in the game, appearing in the Overworld, the Nether, and also their home dimension, The End. They are most common within The End, appearing in large numbers. Because they become hostile toward the player when locking eyes, Endermen are often assumed to be antagonistic, but this is not the case. An Enderman will never attack without provocation, and it will even defend itself against other mobs that attack it, including the Ender Dragon; this is why it is classified as a neutral mob.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a playable character

Enderman, as it appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

In the October 1st presentation, Enderman was revealed to be an alternate costume for Steve. Staying true to a standard Enderman's model, its limbs are much thinner than those of Steve, although they have been shortened drastically to fit Steve's general form factor.

As a background element

Endermen appear in the background of Minecraft World. Unlike their playable counterpart, they appear identical to their standard appearance. They appear during nighttime alongside other monsters, scaring away Villagers, carrying blocks around, and occasionally teleporting about, and remain until the sun rises, when they retreat from the stage.

Spirit

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slots	Base	Max	Base	Max	Base	Max	Ability	Series
1,434		Enderman		★★★	2	3384	10156	1849	5548	1285	3856	Water Weakness	Minecraft Series

Gallery

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  An Enderman as it appears in the background of Minecraft World.

Trivia

• The Enderman was made shorter for the purposes of the alternate costume. Normally, Endermen are around 50% higher than the player (around 2.9 blocks instead of 1.8), but its height was shortened in order to fit in the same hitbox as the other costumes. This also applies to Zombie, who is slightly taller than the player in Minecraft, though this is barely noticeable.
• Enderman (alongside Zombie) is the second common enemy to become playable in Smash, after Piranha Plant; they are also the first third-party fighters to not be primary playable characters in their home series.
  • However, both Zombie and Enderman are alternate costumes for Steve, unlike Piranha Plant (who is a unique fighter).
  • Additionally, skins based on the Zombie and Enderman skins are available in the "Bedrock" edition of Minecraft.
• Endermen and Zombies are never seen eating food or crafting within Minecraft.
  • Unlike Endermen, however, Zombies can wield and use weapons.
• Zombie and Enderman are the only character-swapping alternate costumes that do not have fighter spirits, instead appearing solely as primary spirits. They are also the only alternate costumes to be background characters in the same game.
• In Minecraft, Endermen take damage when in contact with water, and constantly avoid it. However, unlike other characters who have a similar case of hydrophobia in their home series, the Enderman does not take damage while swimming in Smash. This is due to it being an alternate costume of Steve, who has no such hydrophobia. The hydrophobia is still referenced in other ways, however; the Steve reveal trailer shows an Enderman standing under a leaf on Distant Planet during the rainstorm, and the Enderman primary spirit is weak to water.

External links

• Article on the Official Minecraft Wiki.