Golems (Minecraft Legends)

The Golems are supporting protagonists in the action-strategy spinoff, Minecraft Legends. 
They are helpful, loyal mobs who possess different abilities depending on their role. helped the Hero take down the Piglins. The Hero is gifted the Flames of Creation by the Hosts, allowing them to summon Golems to fight with them. 
Before the Piglin war, the Golems helped the Hosts shape the Overworld. These included the Firsts, who eventually broke down as time passed. When the conflict began, the Golems now fight to protect the Overworld. As the Hero progresses in their quest, they are introduced to more Golems and rebuild the Firsts. 
==History==
Before the events of Minecraft Legends, the Golems are mentioned by Foresight to have helped construct the Overworld. This also applies for the Firsts, who are built using lots of gold. However, as gold grew scarce and the need for them diminished, the Firsts broke down and remained disassembled in different biomes. 
When the Hosts summon the Hero to the Well of Fate, Foresight showcases the Flames of Creation, summoning a Cobblestone and Plank Golem. Using this artifact, the Hero was able to prove to the Hosts that they are able to manage an army. 
As the Hero continues their quest on driving back the Piglins, Knowledge creates two extra Golems specifically to help the Hero: the Grindstone and Mossy Golems. Later, the Hero would come across remains of the Firsts. After building the proper improvement tower, the Hero would offer gold and various different materials to the remains, causing the Firsts to awaken.
The Golems and the Firsts would assist the Hero in defending villages and taking down Piglin bases of each Horde. Eventually, the Great Hog would directly attack the Well of Fate, causing the Hero and the Golems to valiantly fight him and his army. After the tyrannical hog was defeated, the Golems and other native mobs would gather at the Well of Fate to celebrate the victory. 
==Spawning==
Each Golem can be summoned by building their respective spawners that hold a Flame of Creation. When a mob is summoned, it uses up one Flame of Creation, with a cap of 20. This limit can be expanded using a Flames of Creation improvement, increasing it by +20. The cost to create a spawner is 25 wood plus 25 stone for the Cobblestone and Plank Golems. The Grindstone and Mossy Golem spawners have the same recipe except with 5 iron. In order to summon the Golems, 1 lapis and another respective item must be sacrificed. 
*Cobblestone Golem: 1 lapis + 1 stone.
*Plank Golem: 1 lapis + 1 wood.
*Grindstone Golem: 1 lapis + 1 iron.
*Mossy Golem: 1 lapis + 1 iron.
Remnants of the Firsts are scattered around the Overworld in different biomes. In order to summon them, an "Improvement Build the Firsts structure" must be built using 100 stone and 100 prismarine. After this structure has been built, a certain amount of resources need to be sacrificed in order to reawaken the Firsts:
*The First of Stone: 100 gold + 500 stone.
*The First of Oak: 100 gold + 500 wood.
*The First of Diorite: 100 gold + 125 coal.
*The First of Brick: 100 gold + 125 iron.
In Versus Mode, the resources need to both create spawners and summon units are different to the campaign. In this mode, the Firsts do not need to be found, instead they have their own spawners. However, similar to the base game, Improvement Build the Firsts is required for the team to access these spawners.
*Cobblestone Golem: 35 stone + 15 lapis = spawner | 15 stone + 2 lapis = unit.
*Plank Golem: 35 wood + 15 lapis = spawner | 15 wood + 2 lapis = unit.
*Grindstone Golem: 10 iron + 30 lapis = spawner | 15 wood + 5 iron + 5 lapis = unit.
*Mossy Golem: 10 iron + 30 lapis = spawner | 15 wood + 5 iron + 5 lapis = unit.
* First of Stone: 400 redstone + 225 lapis = spawner.
*First of Oak: 400 diamond + 225 lapis = spawner.
*First of Diorite: 400 coal + 225 lapis = spawner.
*First of Brick: 400 iron + 225 lapis = spawner.
==Members==
===Units===
These small Golems can be summoned by mass using spawners. Each one has different abilities to fill several roles. They may be underwhelming on their own, but with the combination of large numbers and other troops, they become powerful additions to the army.
====Cobblestone Golem====
One of the two starter Golems, these units are some of the first additions to the army. They are a block-tall, made of stone and have a Villager-like nose. Using their stubby legs and large arms, they travel on all fours. 
The Cobblestone Golems are melee attackers which specialize in destroying structures with their large arms. However, when it comes to fighting Piglins, they are quite weak, so it is recommended to bring other attackers to support them. They are resistant to hazards and stomps, however they take extra damage from grenades and especially blunt attacks.
====Plank Golem ====
Another one of the two starter Golems, these units make an early yet impactful addition to the army. They resemble a wooden crate carrying darts, walking around with two short legs. They fire darts out of the snout in front of their face. 
Plank Golems are ranged attackers that are effective at taking out Piglins. Unfortunately, they are very weak defensively, so tough melee troops such as Cobblestone Golems and Zombies would be ideal for defending these vulnerable troops. Their weaknesses include fire, explosions, and physical attacks such as charges and slashes.
====Grindstone Golem ====
Grindstone Golems are introduced by Knowledge, who specifically created them to help the Hero. As their name would suggest, they resemble grindstones from vanilla Minecraft, except being wider. Their arms and eyes are bright-blue. 
The quick and defensive Grindstone Golems make a great frontline, being able to charge into the Piglins, stunning them. However, due to their low damage, they rely on other troops to finish the job for them. They are resistant to many hazards and ranged attacks, but they take heavy damage from crushes and especially blunt attacks.
====Mossy Golem ====
Another Golem created by Knowledge to help the Hero, the Mossy Golems serve a supportive role in the army. It is made of made and covered with moss. It is able to sprinkle water out of its arms. 
The Mossy Golems are a support unit able to heal allies and cure their status effects by spraying water on them. However, this means that they are totally defenceless by themselves, so they should only be brought if there is a good amount of attackers that could require healing. 
===Firsts===
These are large, powerful units that can be found disassembled throughout different biome. There can only ever be one of each spawned at a time. If a First gets defeated, they will respawn when the player fast-travels to a village or the Well of Fate. These Golems were created by Knowledge and each played a major part in helping shape the Overworld. 
====First of Stone ====
This stony giant helped the Hosts move mountains during the construction of the Overworld. It inspired the creation of the smaller Cobblestone Golems, appearing as a bigger version of them with way larger limbs. Their remains can be found in the meadow biome. 
If the First of Stone is distant from either enemies or structures, it will scoop up a large boulder and hurl it at it's target, dealing massive damage in a radius. In close combat, it will raise its arms before slamming them down, crushing any enemy within the area. It is resistant to hazards and ranged attacks, but are weak to explosions.
====First of Oak====
This wooden Golem was responsible for planting all the fauna in the lush forests. The Plank Golems were created used the First of Oak as inspiration. Unlike it's smaller counterparts, it has arms and seems to be made of logs instead of planks. Their remains are found partially buried in mud within the Badlands biome.
The First of Oak fires arrows that deal great damage. It has an exceptionally long range, able to hit enemies much farther than it's plank Golem counterparts, making them good at taking out Piglins and structures from afar. They are weak to fire damage and chop attacks. 
====First of Diorite====
According to the Hosts, this shiny giant helped make the Overworld more friendly, however it is unknown specifically how they did it. It has a similar shape to the First of Stone, except that they're made of gold and diorite. Instead of a more traditional face, the First of Diorite has a case with a Flame or Creation burning inside. Their remains are found in the jagged peaks biome.
The First of Diorite has a unique ability of summoning smaller Golems to aid in the fight. It can summon Cobblestone, Plank, Grindstone, and Mossy Golems. It spawns a small group of Golems at a time. The First of Diorite also has a rare melee attack, where it slams it's fists into the ground, dealing damage to surrounding enemies. It resists ranged attacks and hazards, but take extra damage from explosives.
====First of Brick====
During the construction of the Overworld, this friendly Golem protected the native creatures from the harsh weather. Their body shape is quite different to the other Firsts. As their name would suggest, they are made of bricks and contain a uniquely carved emerald core. Their remains can be found on top of a hill in the dry savanna biome.
The First of Brick can summon a stationary green shield that protects allies within from enemy projectiles. The shield stays up for about ten seconds before going down. There is a fifteen second cooldown before the First of Brick can summon another shield. They also have a melee attack, where they raise their body and slam it into the ground. However, this is only done rarely. They are resistant to hazards and ranged attacks, but take extra damage from explosives.
==Gallery==
File:Cobblestone Golem Render MCL.png|Cobblestone Golem render.
File:Plank Golem Render MCL.png|Plank Golem render.
File:Grinstone Golem Without Effects MCL.png|Grinstone Golem render.
File:Mossy Golem Render MCL.png|Mossy Golem render.
File:1920px-Minecraft Legends Arrival.webp|Official artwork containing some Golems.
File:1920px-Minecraft Legends Hero.png|Golems with Hero.
File:1920px-Minecraft Legends Overworld.webp|Deactivated First of Stone and Brick in the background.
==Trivia==
*Strangely, none of the Golems in Minecraft Legends appear in the base game. This is also true the other way around.
*The Mossy Golem was originally planned to be an offensive unit, using a mini grass block as a grenade. However, this idea was scrapped due to the developers wanting a healer. Its grass mortar can still be found as an unused texture in the game files.
*The Grindstone Golems have bright-blue arms in-game. However, in some official artwork and trailers, they are wooden. This could possibly be because the developers wanted to differentiate the Golem from it's inspiration; the grindstone. 
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