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{{Canonicity unclear|media={{MCSM}} and ''[[Minecraft: The Island]]''}}{{Infobox group
| status = Unknown
| founded = [[Minecraft:Java Edition Alpha]]
| enemies = * {{EntityLink|Ender Dragon}}
* Enemy factions
| first_appearance = ''[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]''
| latest_appearance = {{SMEp|4|2}}
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The '''Survivors''' are a group of heroes, and the primary focus of ''[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]''. They protected the Overworld for many years, leaving behind a record of their adventures and philosophies to inspire future generations, signed by their [[Minecraft:Chief]].

== Appearance ==
Although they have never been seen in person, in the book they are represented through illustrations of [[Minecraft:armor]]ed [[Minecraft:player]]s, with hatching for shadows and the brows of [[Minecraft:helmet]]s used to represent eyes. Otherwise, they do not have any visible detail.

== Abilities ==
Through unknown means, the Survivors have the power to transcend their vision and see their surroundings from a [[Minecraft:Third-person view|third person]] perspective.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=3, Combat in the Field, VENIMUS VIDIMUS VICIMUS|page=68|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref>

== History ==
{{Uncertain timeline|section=1}}
The Survivors began during the "days of [[Minecraft:Java Edition Alpha|Alpha]],"<ref name=":3" /> researching various mobs and the world they lived in, creating a rating system for threats they faced.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=3, Combat in the Field, VENIMUS VIDIMUS VICIMUS|page=44|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref> As their campaign continued, they reached other dimensions, including [[Minecraft:the Nether]]. There they found the place horrific and unsettling, taking safety precautions to make sure nothing from it would escape into the [[Minecraft:Overworld]]. While there, they took control of a [[Minecraft:nether fortress]], blocking off the [[Minecraft:blaze spawner]],<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=3, Combat in the Field, VENIMUS VIDIMUS VICIMUS|page=72|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref> and restoring it into their personal base for Nether expeditions.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=3, Combat in the Field, VENIMUS VIDIMUS VICIMUS|page=70|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref> At an unknown time, they constructed a [[Minecraft:beacon]], which saved their lives on several different occasions.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=2, Combat on the Home Front, SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM|page=32|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref>

Through unknown means, the Survivors were able to either construct an [[Minecraft:end portal]] or commandeered a [[Minecraft:stronghold]] into their base of operations, using the portal as a trap.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|chapter=2, Combat on the Home Front, SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM|page=24-25|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref> Whether before or after this, they ventured into [[Minecraft:the End]], and managed to defeat the [[Minecraft:ender dragon]], avenging the many who had failed to smite it.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=3, Combat in the Field, VENIMUS VIDIMUS VICIMUS|page=76|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref> At an unknown recent time, they discovered the ender dragon could be respawned using [[Minecraft:end crystals]], and subsequentially defeated it again. From there, they ventured out into the outer limits of the End, and discovered an [[Minecraft:end city]]. 

Throughout the years, they would earn many enemies,<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|chapter=1, Briefing, SEMPER PARATUS|page=2|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref> several even raiding their base.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=2, Combat on the Home Front, VENIMUS VIDIMUS VICIMUS|page=36|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref> Following these attacks, they installed a panic room inside of their base, though had never found a use for it on record.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|chapter=2, Combat on the Home Front, SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM|page=38-39|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref> It is also implied that they had once summoned a [[Minecraft:wither]] in the base of one of their enemies.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=3, Combat in the Field, VENIMUS VIDIMUS VICIMUS|page=56|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref> During a recon, three Survivors ambushed an enemy group by shooting at them from the top of a [[Minecraft:canyon]].<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=3, Combat in the Field, VENIMUS VIDIMUS VICIMUS|page=59|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref>

They also shared their resources with [[Minecraft:villagers]], helping fortifying their [[Minecraft:villages]]. On at least one occasion, they built an unnaturally large [[Minecraft:iron golem]] for a village.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|chapter=3, Combat in the Field, VENIMUS VIDIMUS VICIMUS|page=43|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref> Upon discovering the threat of an [[Minecraft:enderman]], they managed to trick it into getting stuck in a [[Minecraft:minecart]], and used it as a target dummy.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=3, Combat in the Field, VENIMUS VIDIMUS VICIMUS|page=52|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref>

== Known members ==
{{Columns-list|
* {{EntityLink|id=Iron Golem|Alfred}}
* {{EntityLink|id=Cat|Anti-Creeper Cats}}
* [[Minecraft:The Chief]]
* {{EntityLink|id=Slime|Slime Squad}}
* {{EntityLink|id=Snow Golem|Tina}}
* {{EntityLink|id=Angry Wolf|Wolf Pack}}}}

== Known troops ==
{{Columns-list|* {{ItemLink|id=Bow|Archer|link=The Survivors#Terminology}}
* {{SMItemLink|id=Enchanted Diamond Katana|Juggernaut|link=The Survivors#Terminology|linkprefix=:}}
* {{ItemLink|id=Splash Potion|Potion Lobber|link=The Survivors#Terminology}}}}

== Culture ==

=== Procedures ===
The Survivors are known to be very proactive and introspective, coming up with elaborate protocols for dealing with unpredictable situations. They hold very honorable beliefs, always lending a hand to those who can't defend themselves.<ref name=":2" /> While primarily a defensive group, they have also shown some pacifistic traits, keeping weaker [[Minecraft:slimes]] and [[Minecraft:wolves]] as pets.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=3, Combat in the Field, VENIMUS VIDIMUS VICIMUS|page=46|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite book|chapter=3, Combat in the Field, VENIMUS VIDIMUS VICIMUS|page=51|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref> However, they are not opposed to killing their enemies,<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=3, Combat in the Field, VENIMUS VIDIMUS VICIMUS|page=61-63|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref> one of their signature moves while fighting is to pour [[Minecraft:lava]] on their opponents, often entrapping them in a closed space. While partaking in stealth missions, they often brew [[Minecraft:potions of Invisibility]] to sneak past enemies.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=3, Combat in the Field, VENIMUS VIDIMUS VICIMUS|page=58|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref>

Among their strategies include the Pincer, where two groups would attack an enemy from opposing sides of a given location, and the Ambush, where a "hidden" group of Survivors intervene to a rendezvous. While fighting the ender dragon, they have a technique known as the "Survivors' Special," where they use beds as explosives and can defeat the beast in as few as four hits.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=3, Combat in the Field, VENIMUS VIDIMUS VICIMUS|page=85|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref>

=== Defenses ===
For exterior defense, the Survivors favored a mixture of a [[Minecraft:netherrack]]-based "[[Minecraft:fire]] ditch" and [[Minecraft:iron trapdoor]]-based [[Minecraft:Water|moat]], along with an outer wall.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=2, Combat on the Home Front, SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM|page=18|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref> In order to prevent cover for enemy forces, they would remove all [[Minecraft:trees]] from the surrounding area.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=1, Briefing, SEMPER PARATUS|page=21|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref> They have also recommended building a ditch to deal with [[Minecraft:zombies]] and [[Minecraft:skeletons]],<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=3, Combat in the Field, VENIMUS VIDIMUS VICIMUS|page=44|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref> and [[Minecraft:cactus]] walls for spiders.<ref name=":4" /> For endermen, they recommend a series of defensive rails with looping minecarts

Inside their base, they would employ the use of an "Ultimate Defense System," an elaborate labyrinth of various traps. This consisted of a [[Minecraft:piston]] chamber, a chamber filled with [[Minecraft:cobwebs]], a chamber holding a [[Minecraft:spider]] and [[Minecraft:skeleton]], a [[Minecraft:lava]] pit, a hall of [[Minecraft:dispensers]], a pit with an [[Minecraft:end portal]] installed, a floor made of [[Minecraft:ice]] and [[Minecraft:soul sand]], a third room dependent on spiders, and a [[Minecraft:trapped chest]] rigged to expel lava.<ref name=":0" /> In the event of an emergency, they maintain a panic room, buried underground and reinforced with [[Minecraft:obsidian]].<ref name=":1" />

Outside of their personal headquarters, they were prone to constructing walls around villages.<ref name=":2" />

=== Terminology ===
Within the group, they have several defined classes. Archers specialize in ranged weapons such as [[Minecraft:bows]] and [[Minecraft:arrows]]. Potion-Lobbers weaponize alchemy. Juggernauts refer to highly [[Minecraft:enchanted]] warriors who come in small numbers.<ref>{{Cite book|chapter=3, Combat in the Field, VENIMUS VIDIMUS VICIMUS|page=60|lastname=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|Milton]]|initials=[[Minecraft:Stephanie Milton|S]].|year=2016|title=[[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets]]|publisher={{w|Random House Worlds}}}}</ref> 

From their early days, the Survivors devised a "threat-level grading system," used for determining the lethality of hostile [[Minecraft:mobs]]. This system was documented in the Chief's journal, using skulls for measurement.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Known ratings
!Mob
!Rating
|-
|{{EntityLink|Zombie}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Moderate
|-
|{{EntityLink|Skeleton}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Moderate
|-
|{{EntityLink|Slime}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Moderate
|-
|{{EntityLink|Silverfish}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Moderate
|-
|{{EntityLink|Endermite}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Moderate
|-
|{{EntityLink|Guardian}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Moderate
|-
|{{EntityLink|Cave Spider}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Moderate
|-
|{{EntityLink|Spider}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Moderate
|-
|{{EntityLink|Spider Jockey}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Moderate
|-
|{{EntityLink|Enderman}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Substantial
|-
|{{EntityLink|Witch}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Substantial
|-
|{{EntityLink|Elder Guardian}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Severe
|-
|{{EntityLink|Creeper}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Severe
|-
|{{EntityLink|Wither}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Critical
|-
|{{EntityLink|Zombie Pigman}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Moderate
|-
|{{EntityLink|Blaze}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Substantial
|-
|{{EntityLink|Ghast}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Substantial
|-
|{{EntityLink|Wither Skeleton}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Substantial
|-
|{{EntityLink|Magma Cube}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Substantial
|-
|{{EntityLink|Ender Dragon}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Critical
|-
|{{EntityLink|Shulker}}
|{{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} {{EntitySprite|Skeleton}} Severe
|}

== Appearances ==

* [[Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets|''Minecraft: The Survivors' Book of Secrets'']]
* [[Minecraft: The Island (map)|''Minecraft: The Island'']]
* {{MCSM}}
** {{SMEp|4|2}}

== Gallery ==

=== Pages ===
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=== Promotional images ===
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