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Wither Island, Part 1: Inversion Server Episode 9

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Six wither skeleton skulls make two withers, and this is the episode where they get used. Basket, Scoti_Garbidis and Th3pooka set up both at once on a small island out in the ocean. The cold open spells out how that goes: the edited-in words "Flawlessly Battle Two Withers" show up, and then "Flawlessly" gets crossed out. "We just created the ultimate death site, Wither Island," a voice says.

Potions first

A large chest in a wooden room holds the supplies: Potions of Strength II, Potions of Regeneration, and splash potions of healing and regeneration. The plan is speed and regeneration from the start, and strength right away too. "If they're not dead by a minute and a half, we're doing something wrong," a voice says.

Outside, two T shapes of soul sand stand next to each other, one with a sign that reads "Wither 1," and Scoti_Garbidis waits beside them. On a count of three, the skulls go on.

Two wither skeleton skulls on top of a T of soul sand with a sign reading Wither 1, on a grassy island with trees and ocean behind

Chasing squids

The withers do not stay on the island. One heads straight out over the ocean after the squids, and the fight follows it. "I can't believe it's going after all these squids," a voice says. Early on the chat reads "Th3pooka withered away." Basket shoots from the shore with a bow named "Pew Pew Lasers" while Th3pooka and Scoti_Garbidis go out into the water after the same target. "This thing needs to come back."

Th3pooka standing on a small grass island with a torch, open ocean and another island in the distance under a cloudy sky

One down

The fight ends up underwater, with Wither II on Basket's effects list. Then a Nether Star shows up in Basket's hotbar. "All right guys, there's one. What a mess." The second wither has wandered off, and the sun is going down. Basket throws ender pearls to catch up with it by another island and switches to a Diamond Sword. The chat fills up: "Scoti_Garbidis was slain by Wither," "Th3pooka withered away," and then "BasketMC was doomed to fall."

A wither flying in a blue sky trailing black particles, with an enchanted bow drawn on the right

Round two in the dark

Basket respawns in the wooden room, grabs an Iron Sword with Smite V from the chest, drinks speed, strength and regeneration, and heads back out at night in the rain. "Oh hey, look, I found all my stuff," a voice says. "This island isn't lit up, so there's a zombie convention." The wither keeps drifting off after squids, and "splash potions of healing don't work very well in the water." Scoti_Garbidis goes down again, and then Basket gets the death screen: "BasketMC was slain by Wither."

Searching the seafloor

The next several minutes are a swim through dark water, looking for lost gear and a Nether Star that went down with a death in the ocean. "Just look for your experience orbs," a voice suggests. Nothing turns up. "I can't believe it's not right here. It's already despawned."

Punching a tree

By morning the wither is still out over the water. Basket has a bow and almost nothing else, and the wither effect drains every heart. The chat shows Th3pooka and Scoti_Garbidis withered away, then Basket is slain by the wither again. After the respawn, Basket punches a tree, crafts a crafting table and then a boat.

A voice says the wither's health is almost back to full, and that someone has to keep an eye on it while the others get new gear. The last shot is Basket rowing across the rainy ocean in a boat, with "To be continued..." on screen before the end card.

A crafting table and a wooden boat on wet grass in the rain, with torches and the ocean behind