Squiggly Replic

**WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS THAT MAY SPOIL YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE MAP.**

The **Squiggly Replic** was an artefact that was one of the two components required for constructing the Orb, which was required to open up an End Portal between the Overworld and the End.

## Appearances

The Squiggly Replic is a major plot point throughout Assassin of Steve 2, however it is only seen once in a flashback cutscene at the end of Mission 12 of Assassin of Steve 3. It resembles a squiggly twine of pink substance between two black bits.

## History

### Before the Assassin of Steve maps

The Squiggly Replic was first formed at the end of the Ender War, when Steve and King Parcore reached the Orb in the Assassin's Tower and split it up into two items - the Empty Orb and the Squiggly Replic itself. While Steve took the Empty Orb, King Parcore took the Squiggly Replic.

When the zombie pigmen settled into the Overworld and became known as the Tribal Snouts, he had the Snout Temple built and hid the Squiggly Replic at the bottom of it, and constructed the Lunar Orb as its last line of defence. He put his cousin, Chipnone, who was the high priest of the Tribal Snouts, in charge of overseeing the Squiggly Replic's guarding.

As an additional safety measure, he brought in four Pink Jewels from the Nether and enchanted them so that when put together, they would tell where the location of the Squiggly Replic was, and distributed the four Pink Jewels among four of his trusted acquaintances.

### Assassin of Steve 2

The Squiggly Replic would safely remain sitting in the Snout Temple for eight years, until the Assassin shows up to steal it. Chipnone betrays King Parcore by allowing the Assassin to enter the temple. The Assassin would make his way down to the temple while Chipnone distracts the player, who arrives shortly after, by getting them to go around and collect the four Pink Jewels. Upon finding them all, they find the Squiggly Replic is still in the Snout Temple, so they venture down into it, but encounter the Assassin, who rigs the Lunar Orb to kill the player.

He escapes with the Squiggly Replic to the Redstone Volcano, and sees the players again in Mount Blacktop, where Chipnone reveals his true allegiance and betrays the player, giving the Assassin the Pink Jewels. The player fights, defeating Chipnone, but the Assassin ultimately escapes with the Squiggly Replic.

### Assassin of Steve 3

Because the Assassin had taken the Empty Orb from Steve at the beginning of the first map, he then put it together with the Squiggly Replic in his tower to create the Orb, and used it to contact Replicus and also to create an End Portal for Replicus to get through.

## Capabilities

On its own, the Squiggly Replic has no known capabilities. Its only use is to combine with the Empty Orb in the Fringe to create the Orb.

## Trivia

* The word 'Squiggly' and its form with a pink squiggly substance references the squiggly tail of a pig, which is fitting considering the Tribal Snouts were the ones to guard it.
* The word 'Replic' is likely derived from Replicus's name, and also the word 'relic'.
* The Squiggly Replic originally had no name according to Purpose of the Snout Temple, and that Chipnone or possibly King Parcore came up with it. Based on this, it is possible they knew Replicus's true name long before the player did.