History 5: Pumpkin Head

On the topic of mobs, we'll talk about the Zombie that brought down a base. One accident gone wrong caused a player to quit due to an infinite loop of death. Today we explore why caution is always an idea that should be on your mind. The reason? Pumpkinhead. I'll keep the player anonymous unless given permission, but let's just say they were a historic figure. Their base wasn't the greatest, but their achievements outshined most in the world. They had more diamonds at the time then thought possible. However, this led to the belief that they couldn't be killed. They would be sadly mistaken. In the dark of night on their way back to their base, they were attacked by the usual mobs, but this time was different. They had no food or potions, meaning their advance was becoming limited. With just a couple of hearts left, they made it into their base. Phew crisis averted. Except it wasn't.

Out of nowhere a lone zombie started attacking, but before the player could react it was over. They spawned in their bed and ran back to dispose of the zombie, and retake the items. Anyone could relate to that, but what makes this tale different, is that the zombie had their enchanted sword and a pumpkin on its head. Every time the player tried to advance, they were killed. This went on for a couple of hours, until eventually, they decided to leave their base behind and come back with a strategy to take it down.

Unfortunately, the loss of everything and having to start over was too much for this player. They had left and the remaining players had come to know and love Pumpkinhead. Its location is still known by old players, but they outright refuse to give it out, for fear of being griefed.