- "You must be a special class of trouble to end up here... The Admin, well... This is where he sends the people who he has special plans for... You may have noticed... it's not a very nice place. And the people? Well... they're not very nice, either."
- —The Warden in the epilogue of "Giant Consequences". src
- "You see, here at the Sunshine Institute, there are two types of guests: people who made the Admin extra angry, such as yourself and your punch-happy friend down there, and there are people who the Admin sends to make sure the first group will be… well-behaved. Your friend, with the glasses, is surprisingly feisty for such a skinny guy."
- —The Warden explaining to Jesse how the Sunshine Institute works. src
The Warden is the tertiary antagonist of Minecraft: Story Mode Season Two. He is the sadistic Warden of the Sunshine Institute, a prison run by The Admin, and would not stop at keeping the prisoners contained. He served as the main antagonist of the episode. "Jailhouse Block". He is portrayed by Donovan Patton.
Overview[]
Background[]
The Warden was a griefer with Carmine before he arrived at the Sunshine Institute as a part of the "second group" of guests (people who Romeo sent to make sure that people who made him extra angry would be well-behaved). He became the Warden of the Institute by selling-out Carmine. Other than that, not much is known about his background.
Appearance[]
The Warden has pale skin, a bald head, and dull blue eyes, he wears a golden steampunk eyepiece and a military-like suit with a sash and a purple tie.
In his "Guest" outift, he is seen wearing a orange prisoner jumpsuit along with dark footwear.
Personality[]
- Jesse: "What kind of message is that? You're worse than the Admin!"
- The Warden: "What? You don't really think that, do you?"
- —Jesse to The Warden. src
The Warden's voice can be heard explaining at the end of "Giant Consequences", sounding as a calm man who is explanatory and observant. trying to maintain order in the Sunshine Institute. However, when he orders Jesse to shear Geoff, his true nature is revealed; he is, in fact, an evil, ruthless, and cruel manipulator who will go to great lengths (even if it means resorting to threats or violence) to achieve whatever he wants. He is a sadist who runs the Sunshine Institute without showing any merciful or helpful traits, having the guests do hard work while hardly having any food. He also used his machine, the Iron Breathtaker, to suffocate Radar, Jesse's intern to death if Jesse refuses to work with him, by placing an iron block on his head so he can’t breathe.
The reason he orders Jesse to shear Geoff is because the latter "undoes the balance of the Mush Room" (which he only says to Jesse if they are an associate, if not, he will simply threaten to bring pain to Jesse and their friends if Geoff isn't sheared) although Geoff could have fed lots of prisoners. If Jesse agrees to shear Geoff, the Warden can be seen evilly grinning, showing that he clearly had malicious intent. Additionally, if Jesse refuses to shear Geoff, (or simply takes too long to respond) the Warden orders for the mushroom pit to be dug up, (solely to spite Jesse and "teach them a lesson") leaving the prisoners to starve, (which is pointed out by Jesse) showing that he has no sympathy for his prisoners, openly willing to leave them with no food at all.
In the Warden’s office, Jesse has the option to tell the Warden he's worse than the Admin if they refused to work for him. This is likely a true statement, as while Romeo has some redeeming qualities such as openly believing in fair play, preserving his, Xara’s, and Fred’s cabin, building a birch tree monument for Fred, genuine remorse and protection, the Warden has almost none, and only "protects" his guests from outside the Sunshine Institute so he can continue abusing them in terrifying ways. For example, he does tell Jesse and Jack/Petra that it's too dangerous to try to escape the prison, (despite the prison itself being even more dangerous) however, it was most likely out of fear of what Romeo would do to him if Jesse escaped and not actual concern.
However, the Warden does have a sense of honor, as, before his death, he reveals he promised Romeo that he will prevent Xara from ever escaping the Sunshine Institute, even if he had to kill her, Jesse, and his/her group, and even himself in order to keep his promise.
He also dislikes working at the Sunshine Institute and wants to leave as if he were an inmate.
Inventory[]
- Flint and Steel (formerly)
- TNT (formerly)
- Cake (formerly)
- Shears (formerly and temporarily)
Death[]
Killed by[]
After explaining that Xara used to be an Admin and that Romeo took her powers away, the Warden vowed that he would keep his promise to Romeo: that he will never let Xara escape. He threatens to ignite TNT on Jesse, Xara, Jack, Petra, Radar, Nurm/Lluna, and himself to keep that promise. However, before he can do so, Xara shoots him in the chest with an arrow. He promptly dies, dropping flint and steel, which is taken by Rob.
Quotes[]
- "Let's see let's see let's see. Oh, yes: Jesse. Welcome to the Sunshine Institute."
- —Warden to Jesse. src
- "Hey, no, no. We don't use the 'P-word' here."
- —Warden to Jesse, who called the Institute a prison. src
- "You see, here at the Sunshine Institute there are two types of guests: People who made the Admin extra angry, such as yourself and your punch-happy friend down there... Annnd there are people who the Admin sends to make sure the first group will be, ah, well-behaved."
- —Warden to Jesse, explaining about the Sunshine Institute. src
- "Now, I said before that you could follow in my footsteps... that could start now."
- —Warden to Jesse. src
- "Ready to improve that pesky bad behavior of yours and join the good guys?"
- —Warden to Jesse. (determinant) src
- "Go on and show me how well-behaved you are, join the good guys."
- —Warden to Jesse. (determinant) src
- "Work for me as an associate and help bring order to these poor, chaotic individuals."
- —Warden trying to recruit Jesse. src
- "Not every prisoner here wears orange, Jesse..."
- —Warden to Jesse. src
- "Oh sure, nothing personal! Just my whole reason for existence!"
- —Warden to Jesse, if Jesse says it's nothing personal. (Determinant) src
- "Did you know she was once an Admin, too?! The Admin had to take her powers away. She tried to destroy him! I promised the Admin I'd never let her free, no matter what. And I'll keep that promise! Even if I need to blow us ALL up to do it!"
- —Warden's to Jesse's gang about Xara, his last words before dying. src
Trivia[]
- According to Eric Stirpe, the Warden had a real name made up by Adam Douglas, but it was not mentioned in-game.[1]
- Eric Stirpe reveals that The Warden is called "Gordon" via a tumblr message.[2]
- The song "A Warden's Duty" is actually Audio Tracks overlapped. Warden Escape A where the Synth and buzz is from, and Warden Escape B is where the music is from the encounter itself.[3][4]
- Intentional or not, the Warden has a few similarities with Hadrian.
- Both run a place of torture. (Hadrian runs the Builder games, while the Warden runs the Sunshine Institute)
- Both torture their victims and refuse to let them leave, fully intending on trapping them forever.
- Both are seen making deals with other people. Specifically, the Warden offers to promote Jesse if he/she shears Geoff.
- Unlike Hadrian, The Warden does keep his promise if Jesse shears Geoff.
- Despite these similarities, the two do have some differences. For example, unlike Hadrian, The Warden:
- Is an employee himself.
- Is actually shown torturing someone.
- Allows his victims to work for him on some occasions.
- Usually keeps his word when making a deal.
- Dies near the end of his debut.
Gallery[]
For all images related to The Warden, see The Warden/Gallery.