Lurking in the Deep Dark, subterranean Ancient Cities of Minecraft are the Wardens, blind hunters who stalk players based on sound and vibration. There have been countless theories over the years about their origin, from corrupted Iron Golems to a failed Evoker experiment, but Minecraft Dungeons 2 just handed us the answer.
X user Harri dug through the files and discovered that the Singer mob, inhabiting the new Sift dimension, is also called a "Healthy Warden." That has far more tragic implications than any fan theory. The Singer is a passive mob that communicates entirely through song, using its music to calm others, while the Warden reacts violently to sound and even attacks through a sonic blast. If the Singer is what a healthy Warden looks like, then the creature we know today has had its very nature twisted from one that used song to soothe others into one that uses sound to hunt and kill.
Of course, it should be said that file names aren't strictly 'canon,' so Mojang may have changed its mind on this concept during development.
As Silverx put it, "Imagine getting corrupted in the Overworld where the very thing you're known for hurts so much...
