"The Enderman is an example of something that we've had to adapt from Minecraft," Olson said. "It has a very special mechanic in that when you look at it, it becomes hostile.

This means that Enderman's story, not officially told by Mojang, is connected through all three realms of the game. Ad Here could be the reason why Enderman exists in all three Minecraft realms.

Like in regular Minecraft, if you don’t look at an Enderman then they aren’t aggressive. But stare at one for too long - or if you attack first - and you’re in for a world of hurt.

An enderman could also teleport, which made running away from them more challenging. Interestingly, these mobs had green eyes instead of purple, and they used to emit smoke rather than portal ...