Witch (Minecraft)

*This article is about the character of The Altered Adventure Minecraft series. For his novel counterpart, see **Witch**.*

**Witch**, formerly known as the Earth Guardian and briefly known as the Water Guardian, is a character on *The Altered Adventure* Minecraft series. He débuts in the twelfth episode of the first volume. He is voiced by Oliver.

## History

Before Gizzy's Arrival

Witch is the son of Gypsy, a power born who can see the past, present and future. Witch and his older brother, Aurona, are also power borns as Witch has voodoo magic and Aurona can teleport to different universes. Witch goes on to becoming a trusted and loyal subject of King Alpha, while his father and brother are kept hidden from the rest of the universe due to their rare abilities. As a power born with magic, the sorcerer hones his skill, mastering various spells and furthering his knowledge in the art of voodoo magic. ("Origin")

One day, while wandering the land, Witch encounters a member of a near-extinct species called the Green Bloods, covered in blood from sustained wounds, utterly frightened, begging for help. Pitying the man, Witch decides to help him by healing his severe injuries with magic. Once he regenerates, the humanoid offers himself to serve Witch as payment for saving his life. Wanting to protect the ending from danger, the magician accepts his proposal by making the man, who's name is Ratchet, his servant. ("The Green Bloods")

At some point, Witch's father, Gypsy, passes down his diamond shield to Witch for him to keep. ("The Spirit World")

Learning of a demon that plans to break into their world, Witch takes it upon himself to stop it. He takes Ratchet with him to Dawn’s Opening, where he uses his magic to keep the Demon back for a bit longer. Suddenly, King Alpha and his army arrive, comprised of Barath, Elizabeth, Divine and Voice, and are surprised to see Witch there, but Alpha is grateful for his efforts. Ratchet asks Witch if he wants any help, which he refuses. He tells Ratchet to go because it isn’t safe. Shortly after, the Demon emerges from the volcano. The creature explains his plan of destroying they hold dear, but the king's army doesn't give in to fear and so the retaliate against the creature. Witch fights with his magic and shield alongside the others, but is then severely wounded by the Demon. As the beast attempts to finish him off. Alpha steps in to protect him at the last moment, killing him. He picks up the Earth Element when the king dies. He uses this new power to push back the Demon, but not killing it. Witch comes up with a spell to imprison the Demon. To cast the spell, he uses four items: Barath's Hammer, Elizabeth's Locket and his shield. For the fourth, Voice tells him to use a part of his soul, even though it'd come with at a terrible price. With the items, Witch traps the Demon within the gates known as the Prophecy. He states that the only way to open the gate is by using the three items, along with Voice's Aura which can only be dropped upon his death. After the battle is won, Voice questions where Divine went. Witch replies that he noticed him run away from the fight, seeing him as a coward.

After defeating the Demon, the four soldiers return to Alpha's Kingdom where they decide to rule and protect the universe together as the Guardians of Altered. Ratchet enters the meeting happy to see his master, but Witch tells him to leave as the matter doesn't concern him. The four also decide to never speak of the Prophecy again in case someone might try to open it. Ratchet, who didn't follow orders, asks what the Prophecy is, but his master angrily tells him to leave immediately. Jen later walks in to see the warriors alive, but confused when she doesn't find her husband. The Guardians reveal to her that he died in battle. Jen starts to mourn her loss and is told to back into hiding. Shortly after, Voice leaves the meeting with Witch to go visit Gypsy at his cave, asking for advice about the Demon, and see a vision of a man named Gizzy, as he is the only one who can kill the creature. Gypsy tells them that Gizzy is in another universe, and Witch figures that they'll need Aurona's help. Witch reminds him not to mention his brother since it could put them in danger. Voice promises them both he won’t tell.

Witch and Voice return to Alpha's Kingdom to inform Barath and Elizabeth of their plan, but are surprised to find the kingdom in ruin because of Barath. They find out that he killed Elizabeth in uncontrollable rage from the fire element. They conclude that the only way to stop him from hurting anyone else is to execute him, and they do just that. In order to satisfy the universe's balance, they come up with ideas of people who can become the next Fire and Water Guardians. Voice goes to see Elizabeth's sister, Letvia, while Witch goes to the Fire Kingdom in the Nether to see Inferno the Nether Champion. Knowing that he'll be able to control the fire element, Witch begs Inferno to become the Fire Guardian. He accepts, but only if his kingdom stays in the Nether. He agrees to these terms and gives him the fire elements. Afterwards, Witch, along with the two new Guardians, are summoned to Cloud Temple by Voice. He explains to them that he created the temple so that they can have private Guardian meetings. Voice leaves with Witch saying that they have important matters to attend to. ("Origin")

Witch and Voice visit Aurona, who has the ability to teleport. Before going to this other universe, Witch asks his father why they live in a cave full of lucky blocks. He answers that the blocks possess a unique ability that hides the presence of people near them to potential trackers. Aurona proceeds to creating the portal to Gizzy’s universe and the three enter it. Arriving on a cruise ship with Gizzy on it, the three manage to teleport the other cruise passengers off the ship the keep from becoming collateral damage, but unfortunately, three pirates arrive on the ship to confront Gizzy. Having no choice, Aurona summons a tornado which takes the Chosen One, as well as the priates, to their universe as Witch, Voice and Aurona leave as well. ("Origin", "Hear My Voice")

During Gizzy's Arrival

Upon their return, Witch thinks it is a shame that they had to destroy the boat with the tornado forming in the middle of it. He soon realizes that his brother didn't make the trip back, and starts wondering if he's trapped in Gizzy's universe. Meanwhile, Ratchet arrives to his master's side to ask how his trip went. Witch wants to try to help his brother and orders Ratchet to help him find Aurona, but Voice refuses, claiming that Gizzy is more important. This angers him, and says his brother would have helped Voice if he was the one stuck. In rage, Witch removes Voice’s body, turning him into a floating consciousness, to teach him a lesson for using him. A bodiless Voice responds by dethroning Witch for attacking another Guardian, and gives the Earth Element to the only other person there; Ratchet. Voice tells him that he no longer has to work for Witch, but decides to remain loyal to him. Voice complies with Ratchet's decision and goes out to find Gizzy, as he states that he hates Witch for what he did to him. Later, Witch requests for his element back, but Ratchet is unsure how. Even without his Guardian powers, he tells his former servant to do whatever it takes to stop Voice's plans by not letting Gizzy reach the Prophecy. ("Origin")

After being dethroned, Witch is kicked out of the Earth Kingdom to make room for Ratchet. His shield is also taken by Voice and is kept safely in his kingdom. As an added safety precaution, Voice enchants the kingdom to keep non-Guardians from entering and specifically makes it so that Witch is unable to enter as well. ("Sanctuary", "The Power Born")

Volume One

As revenge for humiliating him by taking away his Guardian status, Witch begins to plot a plan to make himself the new king of Altered and bring down the Guardians. Witch begins working with his father and start their plan of taking over the universe since Gypsy knows how to shape the future. He is told by Gypsy to steal the Barath Hammer from the Earth Kingdom. He does so and reports back to his father in the Lucky Block Cavern. Gypsy tells him to give it to Gizzy because it'll help him reach the Prophecy and help make Witch the new king. During their meeting, Ratchet is seen spying on them from above. ("Higher Rank")

Volume Two

It's revealed that after being kicked out of the Earth Kingdom, Witch returns to living in his small hut. He's is visited by Voice who has regained his body. He visits him to know if Witch has any idea to where the Barath Hammer. Witch lies and says that he doesn't know. He acts coldly towards Voice since he dethroned him. Voice tells him about Gizzy and how he's trying to get to the prophecy. He also tells him of his plan of awakening the dead king by moving Gizzy's belongings and making him touch his body at the Jungle of Hope. Witch says he doesn't care and insists that he leaves before he finds out the truth. ("Sanctuary")

Witch finds Gizzy at his sanctuary by teleporting to him. He appears behind Gizzy while he has a discussion with Yoshi. When Gizzy finally confronts him, he introduces himself and tells him of what Voice did to his Ender Island. He tells him of Voice's plan of reviving the king and that he should get his stuff there, but to not touch the king. Gizzy is skeptical at first, but complies when Witch gives him the Barath Hammer. ("A Storm Is Coming")

Witch goes back to his father's cavern to tell him of the progress in his plan, but is surprised to see that the cavern has been destroyed and Gypsy is nowhere to be seen. Witch goes to see Ratchet if knows anything about this since he lives so close to the Lucky Block Cavern. Ratchet claims he doesn't know what happened. Witch soon makes Ratchet confess what he did to his father saying it was an accident. He angrily says he's a liar and blackmails him by telling the other guardians that he killed an innocent person. Seeing that he's on his last warning with the guardians, Witch decides to use him to steal the his shield from Voice's Kingdom. ("Jungle of Hope")

Ratchet returns with the shield and hands it back to him. Witch, who knows Voice very well, assures Ratchet that the guardians know he stole it and will get dethroned. He makes him go away and later tries to teleporting to Gizzy but, suspects he's holding on to a Pendant of Luck. He's then greeted by an unexpected visitor, Alpha. He asks Witch about the location of his crown, where he replies that he doesn't know. Before Alpha leaves, to get him out of his plans, he removes his body and turns him into a voice. He writes the coordinates to his body on paper and places it in his chest. Ratchet watches the whole scenario, unbeknownst to Witch. ("The Power Born")

Fortunately, Witch already knows the location of Gizzy's Sanctuary. He goes there and talks to Gizzy. At first, Gizzy is alarmed to see Witch again because he now knows his past and the evil he's done. He changes Gizzy's tune by giving him the Witch Shield and getting him halfway to the prophecy. They decide to work together to get the next two items. He tells him Elizabeth's Locket is back at the Graveyard buried with Elizabeth. ("Ratchet and the Ritual")

Without the Pendant of Luck, Witch teleports to Gizzy and teleport each other back to the Sanctuary. He thanks him for getting him back home and tells him he found out the trigger for his split personality which is friends being harmed. When Gizzy realizes there's something in his house, he decides to walk in through the back. After his friend dies because of Inferno's signature agreement, Gizzy turns into his split personality and buries him. After getting past the death of his friend, he shows him the three items to the prophecy and asks how to get the Voice Aura. Due to being an aura, he must kill Voice to obtain it. Unwilling to kill him, Gizzy storms out of the house. ("Waiting for Superman")

Choosing to stay at Gizzy's Sanctuary, Witch is confronted by Divine, and start having a profound argument. During their fight, Gizzy arrives to stop them from arguing. He shouts at them both for being in there as he reveals his willingness to kill Voice in order to obtain his aura, much to Witch's delight. Divine disagrees with his decision, saying it would wrong to kill Voice, but Witch fires back at him. They start having a debate, until it's broken up by Gizzy, who's desperate to know what the Prophecy is and what it contains. He and Divine decide to reveal what is inside the Prophecy. They explain to him that the Prophecy is a gate that is imprisoning a demon, the same one that killed King Alpha. ("What Lies Below")

Volume Three

Gizzy questions why he must fight a demon and why he's the Chosen One. Witch replies by telling him the story of how all of it began, starting with the day of the battle at Dawn's Opening. ("Origin")

Frustrated that he was lied to, and kidnapped into this universe, Gizzy refuses to go to the Prophecy. Witch insists he goes, or else the entire universe will be turned to ashes. He suggests that the key to destroying the Demon and saving everybody lies with his split personality. He explains that as a Guardian, or rather, former Guardian, he's able to track anyone in the Altered Universe, which is how he knew of his split personality. Gizzy remains undetermined to battling the Demon and their discussion is interrupted by a baby zombie breaking the door. While Gizzy is fighting the midget, Witch teleports away. ("Fight Your Demons")

Starting the hunt for his missing brother, Witch attempts to track him with his special ability, but is unable to, which is unusual because Witch's ability permits him to do that. Later, Witch's quest is interrupted by Inferno who needs to talk to him. Witch dismays the Guardian as he's currently in a much more important task. Before Witch can say another word, Inferno confesses that the Demon is his father and wants to free him. Taking interest in the Fire Guardian, he tells him that he absolutely needs the four items to open the enchanted gates, three of which are now in Gizzy's possession, while the fourth is with Voice as it his aura which can only be obtained upon his death. Inferno asks for the Air Guardian's location, and knowing Voice, Witch assumes that he must be at King Alpha's secret hideout, the Broken Church. ("Haunted House")

Before Inferno can reach Voice, Witch teleports to the church, only to find Gizzy, Divine and Rascal already there, talking to Voice. Witch tries to persuade Gizzy into killing Voice to get his aura, but the Chosen One hands over his three Prophecy items to Voice and gives up the fight to save Altered. Having no other choice but to make him, Witch injures Divine with magic, triggering Gizzy's split personality. Once he transforms, Witch watches the beast the knock out Divine with his super strength. Meanwhile, Inferno arrives at the scene, while Rascal escapes the church during the commotion. Planning to frame Gizzy, Inferno kills Voice, and even though Witch spectates the killing, he keeps it a secret. Upon Gizzy's reversion, The Fire Guardian also sees Rascal there who runs away from the church as the events occur. Upon his reversion, Gizzy meets Inferno for the first time, but their introductions are cut short when the group discovers Voice laying dead on the ground, covered with all four Prophecy items on his corpse. Gizzy picks up the items and runs off and finds King Alpha and Ratchet who also arrived there. Afraid of being accused of the Air Guardian's murder, Gizzy runs off with Divine. Alpha tries to stop him, but Witch says that he'll take care of him. ("Hear My Voice", "The Final Betrayal")

In memory of Voice, Witch, Alpha and Ratchet bury his body at the Graveyard and place his tombstone, inscribed with words, "HERE LIES VOICE, FRIEND TO ALL OF ALTERED." Although he was never really on good terms with him, Witch admired him as a person and respected him as a Guardian. At the ceremony, due to everything's that happened, Witch, not until recently, recognized that Ratchet is extremely ill and weak. King Alpha explains that he was captured by a ghost named Shadow who absorbed his strength and because of that, he's dying. To save the Green Blood, Alpha suggests that Witch help him with his magic, but Ratchet refuses to be helped by the sorcerer as he no longer trusts him. Even though he blackmailed him, Witch reminds him of the promise he made to him when they first met, swearing to always protect him and keep him safe. Although Ratchet doesn't want Witch's voodoo magic be used on him, Alpha sets-aside Ratchet's complaining and makes Witch save him anyway. Witch states that he's unable to save Ratchet's body, but is able to save his mind and use the same spell he did on Voice and Alpha, turning him into a conscience. In return for his services, Witch asks to be a Guardian again, the Air Guardian. Reluctant at first, but Alpha finally agrees to his terms as Ratchet starts slowly withering away. The Earth Guardian notes that there will be a ceremony at Cloud Temple for his crowning and will be given the Air Element there. With his needs met, Witch performs the spell on his former servant, and turns him into a conscience floating in the air. Suddenly, King Alpha receives a distress call from Letvia, saying she's under attack from the Rebellion. Witch, who has no quarrel with the Rebellion, leaves the cemetery as he has other matters to attend to. ("The Green Bloods")

Returning to Dawn's Opening, Witch eavesdrops on a conversation between the Demon from within the Prophecy and his son, Inferno. He overhears the Fire Guardian saying that he's on his father's side and will do whatever it takes to free him from his prison. Once Inferno leaves, the Demon speaks to Witch, having sensed his presence before. The sorcerer offers the Demon an alliance with the two. The creature argues stating the he was the one who imprisoned him and sees no reason to team up with him. Although he did trap him, Witch convinces him by telling him that once Gizzy frees him, Witch will become the new king of Altered, as he saw in his father's vision, alongside the Demon, both ruling the universe together. The Demon accepts the deal, and Witch's master plan is finally coming into place. ("Yandere Crypt")

With the deal made with Alpha, Witch arrives at Cloud Temple to properly receive the Air Element in a ceremony. The Guardians turn up, accompanied by Rascal a while later, following the downfall of the Rebellion at the Water Kingdom. Once the ritual's ready, Alpha grants Witch the Air Element, but soon enough, Witch realizes that nothing happened. The Earth Guardian explains that as Ratchet presumed, when Gizzy picked up Voice's Aura, Gizzy inadvertently became the Air Guardian since the aura is also the element. Angered by the Guardians' deception, Witch casts a spell to imprison Alpha and Letvia within a Lucky Block cage to dampen their powers. The magician quickly reveals that although he was the one to bring Gizzy into the Altered Universe, it was not the whole plan, as he intended to become the new king of Altered by teaming with the Demon, but to do so, he must first obtain one of the elements. Lifting Rascal with magic, Witch threatens Letvia to relinquish the Water Element to him, or else Rascal we'll be thrown off the temple. Unable to have the blood on her hands, Letvia gives the element to Witch, making him the new Water Guardian. Still, Witch sends Rascal flying off the structure to his death as penance for the Guardians tricking him before. As for Inferno, who's been patiently watching the events unfold, he's begged by the prisoners to help them, but Witch argues that the Fire Guardian would rather want to liberate his father. As comfirmation of which side he's on, Inferno reveals that it was not Gizzy who killed Voice at the Broken Church, it was the Nether Champion. ("The Final Betrayal")

Wanting another ally, Witch asks Inferno if he wants to join his plans of taking over Altered, but the Fire Guardian denies the offer, only wanting to free his father. Angry at Witch for killing his friend Rascal, Inferno quickly storms out of the temple, surprising the sorcerer upon learning that the Nether Champion has a heart. With King Alpha and Letvia imprisoned inside a Lucky Block cage, Witch continues the master plan by having Gizzy unlock the Prophecy and liberate the Demon, and together, with their powers combined, the two will rule the Altered Universe as an unstoppable team. ("The Spirit World")

Witch still remains at the Cloud Temple watching over the imprisoned Letvia and Alpha, waiting for Gizzy to open the Prophecy. Letvia asks Witch how he will be able to know when it will open, and Witch answers that he will sense the Prophecy opening because it is his creation. Then, Witch and Letvia hear Gail calling for the former Water Guardian. Witch is confused on who Gail is, and Letvia accidentally reveals that she knows the girl. As a result, Witch teleports Gail up to the Cloud Temple, and Gail reveals that she is Letvia's daughter. Gail demands Witch to release her mother, and Alpha and Letvia warn her to run. But before anything else can happen, Witch throws a spell at the young girl and kills her out of sadism. Then Witch, sensing the Prophecy open, teleports from the Temple and to the front of Dawn's Opening, waiting for the Demon to emerge. ("Demon Slayer")

Witch notices that Alpha, Gail and Letvia have also teleported to Dawn's Opening, shocked that they escaped his lucky block prison. However, he dismisses it, knowing that he will still win. Witch greets the Demon who has emerged from the Prophecy, eager to begin their plan to take over the universe. However, the Demon admits that he has lied about teaming up and just wanted to escape the Prophecy and destroy the universe. Angered and surprised that he has been deceived, Witch throws a spell at the Demon, but it is ineffective. Then the Demon approaches him. Witch cowers back, begging for help and mercy, but no one would move. The Demon pushes Witch into the lava, burning him alive, killing him, and finally defeating the sorcerer. ("The Prophecy")

## Personality

Witch is known throughout Altered as untrustworthy, dangerous and evil. This is because he likes to experiment with pernicious voodoo magic, and often uses his magic to harm others. He is also obsessed with power and will go to drastic measures to gain it, such as threatening to kill Rascal to become the Water Guardian, and joining forces with the Demon. He is also manipulative and sneaky. ("Jungle of Hope," "The King of Altered," "What Lies Below," "Green Bloods")

Witch has a calm and charismatic demeanor, which makes him appear friendly and charming. He barely lets his emotions control him. However, this also makes him a great liar. Any seemingly kind act from him may actually be a deceptive act. He is able to get what he wants from people because of how he negotiates. ("A Storm is Coming, "Ratchet and the Ritual")

Witch finds pleasure in the misery of others. For example,he is elated to kill Gail in front of her mother’s eye and feels good after tricking Ratchet. This shows that he is apathetic of others. However, he is capable of feeling sympathy, as he feels sorry about the deaths of other’s loved ones, like Yoshi and Brayden. Witch also cares deeply for his family, Aurona and Gypsy. When Gypsy has been killed and Aurona disappears, Witch loses his
calm posture and expresses more angry emotions. Even so, due to his
manipulative nature, he uses Gypsy’s death and Aurona’s disappearance to further advance his personal plans. This also means that Witch can easily move on from tragedies. ("Jungle of Hope," "Waiting for Superman," "Origin")

Despite these many flaws, Witch is a very dedicated and optimistic person. He looks towards the future and doesn’t let little mishaps interfere with his goals. Because of his dedication, he can be a reliable person, as he helps Gizzy with finding the Prophecy items and guides him back to his sanctuary. This asset may had made him a great soldier for Alpha. Though, this may also be why Witch doesn’t stop at anything for power and is willing to hurt others to achieve it. Witch is also shown to be very logical and has a lot of knowledge. He is able to quickly solve problems and mysteries (ex: Gypsy’s killer and the Pendant of Luck), and he is usually right. This also helps him make good priorities and usually make the best decisions. ("Higher Rank," "Jungle of Hope")

## Power and abilities

### Current  **Magic:** As a power born, Witch has the power of magic. Throughout the years and according to Brayden, Witch has been trying strengthen his magic, experimenting with it, and learning various other spells. ("The King of Altered", "Origin")

* + **Prophecy spell:** By using four significant items belonging to the original Guardians, Witch was able to create a gate known as the Prophecy to imprison the Demon. The four items were then used to seal the gate and are also the keys that can unlock the Prophecy. This spell is very powerful as it's be able to contain a destructive being such as the Demon, presumably for eternity. Although unclear, it seems that the Prophecy spell is also connected to Aurona, supposedly because he's Witch's brother, and is able to bring back his spirit which has been trapped in the Spirit World back to Altered once the Prophecy is opened. ("Origin", "The Spirit World")
	+ **Conscial removal spell:** Having learnt several spells, Witch learns an incantation able to separate one's consciousness from their body, leaving their talking conscience wandering the air and their body lifeless. This spell was first used on Voice after Witch got mad at him for abandoning his brother Aurona. Immediately after being disembodied, the corpse is magically transported to another random location, with the coordinates written on a piece of paper in order to prevent the victim from ever discovering his/her body. But once the physical self is found, the conscience and the body can be easily reunited. To perform the spell, one must recite a specific incantation, however, Witch prepared a different rite to separate Ratchet's mind from his dying body. As a side-effect, when someone is disembodied for too long and is not a Guardian, the sound of their conscience's voice changes. ("The Power Born", "Origin", "The Green Bloods", "Yandere Crypt")
	+ **Killing spell:** This spell was learnt by Witch and was first used on Letvia's daughter, Gail, presumably with the intent of killing her. However, this spell may be used to kill someone, but the true nature of it remains unknown since Gail is immortal and the spell had no effect on her. ("Demon Slayer")
* **Standard Guardian abilities:** As a Guardian, Witch possesses multiple unique powers attributed to all four Guardians of the universe.
	+ **Guardian detection:** Guardians are able to sense when another Guardian is nearby. ("Jekyll and Hyde")
	+ **Teleportation:** Guardians are able to teleport, meaning that they can move themselves or others instantaneously from one location to another without physically occupying the space in between. However, this power is limited as they can only teleport others once a full moon occurs, and they must wait another full moon until they can teleport again. On top of that, teleporting others to their location has a certain time limit, and when this time limit is reached, the teleported will return to their previous location. Also, Guardians can only teleport to location they've been to. ("Cruise", "Higher Rank", "Guardians vs Rebellions")
		- **Tracking teleportation:** Guardians can teleport to any person one desires to find, unless the target is in the presence of Lucky Blocks or holding a Pendant of Luck. ("Lucky Block Cavern", "The Power Born")
		- **Summoning:** Guardians are able to selectively summon other Guardians from any other location, at any time, to another specific location to host a type of meeting or trial. Although unclear, it seems that Guardians can only use their summoning powers at Cloud Temple. ("The Last Warning", "The Power Born")
	+ **Signature agreement:** Guardians are able to perform the signature agreement, a sacred bond, with another being. Should this agreement be broken by any of the participants in any way, shape or form, they will be punished by death. ("Cruise")
	+ **Respawn disabling:** When a player is killed by a Guardian, they're not able to respawn and remain permanently deceased. ("The Last Warning")
	+ **Storage sealing:** A Guardian's chest is specially sealed, making it impossible for someone to open it, except the owner, the other Guardians and former Guardians. ("Higher Rank")
* **Hydrokinesis:** As the Water Guardian, Witch is presumably able to use the Water Element and can manipulate, shape and create water.

### Former

* **Geokinesis:** As the Earth Guardian, Witch is presumably able to use the Earth Element and can manipulate, shape and create earth.