Wilbur's death at the hands of Philza, from the perspective of someone who's legitimately certified in this sort of thing.
Wilbur's death at the hands of Philza, from the perspective of someone who's legitimately certified in this sort of thing.
General tw for suicidal ideation, of course. Stay safe, friends, and don't read if this might be triggering for you.
I took a class once, in high school, regarding suicide prevention. It was, without a doubt, one of the most difficult classes I've ever taken. Not because traditional difficulty, like memorization, or overload of material- it was difficult because it was one of the most emotionally draining things I've done in my life. People cried, while taking that class. It was tough.
We got a certificate at the end of it. Do you know what it said?
Because it didn't say we were certified to be able to stop someone from ending their life.
In essence, the certification was: you are certified to recognize a crisis and postpone it long enough to ask someone more qualified for help.
I took a full class in this, and I'm still not certified to end a crisis.
Now, to Phil. This is a man who's known about the situation for all of two minutes before being given a choice. I'm going to make some assumptions here, but I think they're pretty fair: I'm going to assume that Phil has not, in fact, taken this class. I'm going to assume that he has no experience in what he's doing, that he is panicking at the sight of his son in crisis. In fact, here's the entirety of what I'm going to assume:
-Wilbur is not the only one in crisis. Philza has heard that Wilbur is about to blow up a city. Phil is being forced into a position where he is the sole person capable of maybe putting a stop to this. Philza's incredibly on edge and prone to making irrational decisions in this state. Adrenaline is running high.
-Philza is surrounded by a crowd that watches him and Wilbur stand on what's essentially a stage. They are waiting for something to happen- they are most likely waiting for retribution. Phil is not given time.
-Death in Minecraft doesn't function the same way as it does in real life. It takes two swings of a sword to kill Wilbur. Death in this game is never prolonged- it is instant. There is no agonizing bleeding out, no laying in a field or a cave or a hospital bed waiting for the end to come. Two swings, that's it, and his body disappears into smoke.
-You cannot talk about death in Minecraft without talking about respawning. Before Wilbur's reappearance as Ghostbur, it was safe to assume that death would function just as it always did: you die, you wake up. Simple. Efficient. From Phil's perspective, perhaps the absolute worst that could happen would be that Wilbur didn't respawn for a little while and then came back same as always, waking up in a bed. Ghostbur is an anomaly.
I don't fault Phil for the decision he made. It was most likely an incredibly difficult one for him to take- and he certainly resisted it, crying out, screaming for his son to come to his senses. It did not work.
This all being said, it makes me incredibly upset when I see people speaking of Phil "not trying hard enough". From my perspective, he did all he could. There was no class or experience to teach him what to do. There was no time for him to call for help. There was just a crowd, a cave, a sword and his son. I do not fault Phil for what he did- quite the opposite. I feel incredibly bad for him for having to go through that. It was difficult enough to go through fake situations in which we needed to talk down a person in crisis who was just pretending for the sake of education. Add on a very real sword, desperate pleading for death, and an emotional bond to the person you're trying to help and you've created a very difficult situation to escape.
Philza might've swung the sword that killed Wilbur, but he is in no way entirely responsible for his son's death- and it is cruel to place blame and ask for something better from the man who had to endure that trauma of ending a life for good.
i wanna know what the catch is with using the revive book. bc i know wilbur wants us to cry, so he wouldn’t write the plot where death means nothing. when is dream gonna realize he can’t just keep “killing tommy & bringing him back” with no consequences?
Philza - King(Two Bishops on each side, most powerful piece).
The King represents the bosses of this world; he represents the leaders in society. He holds the most power and can determine the fate of the chess game of life. His position can either make or break the outcome of the battle.