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(Swamp) Will-o'-wisp

Will-o'-wisp covers both ancient fokelore and natural recorded phenomenon.  This would be a great eerie addition to the the Swamp.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o'-the-wisp

Have them appear in minecraft as balls of light that travel swamps at dusk/dawn, then disappear suddenly.  They could be in the shape of small glowing balls (or blocks) that just wisp around the swamp.

Are they an actual animal?  Are they a mob at all?  Or is it just something weird that happens with swamp water?  It would be up to the player's imagination to decide!

But if you bat them down with a silk-touch shovel, then they would drop something.  Or perhaps you can catch one in a bottle.  Exactly what they do I'll leave to the discussion.

(I separated this from the Swamp thread since the feedback team is preferring we do it this way.)

 

Mark Abernathy shared this idea.

• July 15, 2018 19:30
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  WolveReigner781 commented

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  • July 16, 2018 23:49
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  Ok, this is an interesting idea to make swamps more unique from other biomes.  But even if you're suggesting others to discuss drops and behaviors, you don't have a lot of ground support.  It's better that you think all this through before posting, rather than telling others to think things for you.

  I might think of something on this however, so have a vote anyways.

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  Mark Abernathy commented

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  • July 17, 2018 04:32
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  I thought I was opening up the idea to discussion so others can participate. I would think the drop would be a great segue into another idea. Perhaps some new light source block, or a light source for your helmet. The mob is unique that there could be many ideas for what the drop could do. I would love to hear what others say.

  If this post doesn’t get much traction then that’s fine. That’s the name of the game. But I still want to be supportive of anyone who wants to add to the idea.  If I wrote the post wrong I’m sorry.

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  William Miller commented

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  • December 08, 2018 00:18
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  If you switch the language to Shakespearean English blazes are called will-o-the-wisps.

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  PenitentAtol230 commented

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  • March 25, 2019 08:57
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  **Sims has just entered the chat**

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  Amari Polk commented

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  • August 18, 2019 05:57
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  What if they have a 50-50 chance of leading you to some kind of cool loot/thing to aid you with a boss (like in Brave) vs. leading you to your death (like in the actual folklore). Maybe they can spawn in a light yellow but if you drink a specific potion or maybe offer it something like an orchid it will glow red or green to tell you if it will hurt or harm you.
  
  Will-o-wisps are also called fox-fires so really, they can look like glowing fox spirits too. Not just a floating ball. Either one would be very cool.

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  Ero McDonald commented

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  • December 01, 2019 01:59
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  Do you mind if I use this idea in one of my posts? Changing it a little bit.

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  Steven Reed commented

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  • June 04, 2020 02:23
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  My idea for wisps:

  Spawning in swamp biomes, WOTWs would look like blue shulker pellets, and be randomly hostile. While the WOTWs hover around their spawn locations, approaching them will cause them to either attack, unleashing massive fire damage, or activate their enchanting powers. If the WOTWs choose to aid you, a held enchanted item will gain a random enchantment, while an enchanted item will lose all enchantments. If you aren’t holding an enchantable item, then the WOTWs will always attack.

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  SunsetMetronomy commented

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  • June 29, 2020 18:18
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  They exist in minecraft already. They are called blazes