"Assembly Required" is the second episode of Minecraft: Story Mode Season 1.
Plot[]
- "Heroes can come from unlikely beginnings... and broken frienships can lead to dark rivalries.
When the world is in danger, fate calls on the ordinary... to do extra-ordinary deeds... and go on journeys they had only dreamed of.
Our heroes, thrown together by fate... must now seek help from a legendary artisan of chaos/legendary inventor...
But the question remains... will it be enough to save the world?" - —The narrator's intro. src
Note: The plot of the first three chapters of this episode can be entirely different depending on the player's decision in the previous episode of either going after Magnus the Rogue or Ellegaard the Redstone Engineer.
Find Magnus the Rogue/Boom Town route
Chapter 1 (Boom Town)[]
- "I mean, sure, the world's in danger, but this is our chance to be heroes!"
- —Axel to Jesse in the Nether. (Determinant) src
In the previous episode, if Jesse decides to find Magnus the Rogue with Axel, Jesse, Axel, and Reuben (Pig) will return to the Nether and use the Nether Minecart System to get to Magnus. Axel wants to have fun even though he wanted everyone to keep moping in the previous episode, and Jesse tells Axel that they must reassemble the Order of the Stone immediately to stop the Wither Storm from destroying the world. On the way to Magnus, they are confronted by a Ghast, and Jesse can use either his/her sword, bow (determinant), or fishing rod (determinant) to defeat the monster. After defeating the ghast, the group arrives at a Nether Portal, which leads them to Boom Town, Magnus' kingdom of Griefers.
Chapter 2 (Boom Town)[]
- Axel: "Well, here you have it, Jesse. Boom Town in all its glory! What do you think? It's like I've finally come home. These are my people."
- Jesse: "Wow... Boom Town sure does keep you on your toes. Exciting stuff, huh?"
- Axel: "Yeah! Yeah! Now you're getting it!"
- —Jesse and Axel in Boom Town. (Determinant) src
Jesse, Axel, and Reuben arrive at Boom Town, a place overrun by griefers. Seeing the chaos of the place, Jesse uses the Amulet to locate Magnus and finds that he is in his hideout. However, a group of griefers surround the group and steals the Amulet from them. Jesse's Gang has a short fight with the griefers, sets off traps, survives TNT and eggs, and retrieves the Amulet.
Chapter 3 (Boom Town)[]
Escaping the onslaught by the griefers, the group arrives at Magnus' hideout. Jesse's Gang meets Magnus, who traps them in a deathtrap of lava and TNT. The gang talks to Magnus about leaving to go save the world, which Magnus reluctantly agrees. Magnus reveals that the griefers of Boom Town "challenge the king for his crown." He tells them that he cannot leave the Tower because he is the King of Boom Town and that he could leave if Jesse beats him in the Death Bowl, where griefers face Magnus with the prize of becoming the King of Boom Town.
Jesse and Magnus arrive at the Death Bowl and start a challenge. Jesse can choose to go under the name of "The Amulet Holder," "The Ocelot Slayer," "The Destroyer," or "The Pig Master" if he/she decides to stay silent. Jesse builds a griefing tower with either wood, stone, or pink wool, which Reuben recommends using, or sponge, if they take too long choosing. He/she barely wins the Death Bowl, allowing Magnus to come along with them. Jesse delivers a victory speech, and the griefers start to challenge him/her because he/she is an easier target than Magnus. However, the Wither Storm arrives and destroys Boom Town, interrupting the griefers' challenge and forcing Jesse, Axel, Reuben and Magnus to retreat back to the Temple of the Order of the Stone through the Nether.
Find Ellegaard the Redstone Engineer/Redstonia route
Chapter 1 (Redstonia)[]
- "Wow. Who would've thought that someday I'd really get to visit Redstonia? Ellegaard's Capital City of Engineering. Incredible. Do you think Ellegaard will be willing... you know, to help us?"
- —Olivia to Jesse in the Nether. (Determinant) src
In the previous episode, if Jesse decided that they find Ellegaard first, he/she, Olivia, and Reuben return to the Nether and use the minecart system to go to Redstonia. Olivia expresses her admiration for the engineering behind the minecart system. A ghast attacks them en route, prompting Jesse to choose between his/her sword, bow or fishing rod to defeat it. After teleporting through a Nether portal, they arrive at Redstonia, hailed as "the capital city of engineering".
Chapter 2 (Redstonia)[]
Upon arriving in Redstonia, they find Ellegaard, who isolates herself in the Dome of Concentration with the goal of making a Command Block. Her assistant, Calvin, disables the controls to the dome's entrance by taking away a Redstone repeater. Jesse must then either craft a Redstone repeater after finding its materials around the plaza or steal one from Disco Mickey's Bovine Lava Disco contraption. With the controls restored, they proceed into the Dome of Concentration.
Chapter 3 (Redstonia)[]
- "Your 'Witherstorm' problem was created by a Command Block, yes? That means a Command Block could be the perfect way of beating it!... Non-Goggle Guy/Girl, will you help me make one?"
- —Ellegaard to Jesse. (Determinant) src
Inside, they meet Ellegaard, who has made over 6,451 unsuccessful attempts in crafting a Command Block. She mistakes them for her assistants, however, and assumes that Calvin sent them there. Jesse explains that Gabriel sent them, showing her the amulet, and can choose to either help her make the Command Block or persuade her to return to the temple. Regardless of either choice, the Wither Storm suddenly arrives and destroys Redstonia, forcing Jesse, Olivia, Reuben, and Ellegaard to retreat back to the temple through the Nether. On the way, Ellegaard apologizes for not listening to them sooner.
Chapter 4[]
Arriving back at the temple, they are greeted by Gabriel or Petra (depending on who Jesse saved in Episode 1), who informs them that the Wither Storm has absorbed everything and everyone back at EnderCon. If Jesse went with Axel to find Magnus, it is revealed that Olivia set off alone to find Ellegaard in Redstonia. Conversely, if Jesse went with Olivia to find Ellegaard, Axel had set off to find Magnus in Boom Town. With both Order members present, tensions arise due to a longstanding grudge between them.
The group sets out to find Soren the Architect, said to possess the powerful Formidi-Bomb, a weapon he claimed was capable of destroying anything. Using the tracking device, they locate Soren in his mountain fortress. They find Ivor as well, and notice that he is headed towards Soren. The group, Magnus, and Ellegaard unanimously agree to stop him before he is able to reach Soren. Jesse makes the decision to head to Soren's fortress either that night or in the following morning.
Chapter 5[]
At the fortress, Ellegaard and Magnus get into a heated argument over who could stop the Wither Storm, causing both to go their separate ways. Gabriel or Petra (whoever Jesse saved in Episode 1) confides in Jesse about contracting the "Wither Sickness" from the Wither Storm, a more severe form of the regular Wither effect. A creeper suddenly explodes behind them, revealing a secret library, where the two find Ivor.
Chapter 6[]
The two engage Ivor in a fierce battle of swords and potions. Axel, Olivia, Reuben, and Lukas eventually arrive and together they are able to corner Ivor. However, he splashes all of them with a Potion of Slowness, trapping them inside the library as he walks away. Ivor grimly announces that neither Ellegaard nor Magnus will succeed in stopping the Wither Storm from devouring the world, and they will try to do so with the cost of their lives.
- "In pursuit of answers, all our heroes found in Soren's Armory was deceit... and treachery.
Locked in a dark chamber deep in Soren's mountain, as the Order of the Stone rides off near certain doom, our heroes must ask themselves...
Would they find a way out of this dark tomb? Is there any way to cure Gabriel/Petra's Wither Sickness? Would they find a way to defeat the Witherstorm? Or will they remain, trapped, as it continues its ravenous rampage across the entire world?
Only time will tell..." - —The epilogue of the episode. src
Impacts[]
Depending on the choices made in previous episode, the plot may slightly differ. This list shows the narrative consequences.
- Whoever Jesse chose to go with at the end of "The Order of the Stone", Axel to get Magnus at Boom Town or Olivia to get Ellegaard at Redstonia, the following can happen:
- The entirety of chapters 1, 2 and 3 will be different depending on who Jesse chose to go with.
- When Jesse returns to the temple, Lukas will have fortified the entrance. The entrance will be fortified neatly if Jesse went to find Magnus, or will be fortified with random blocks if they went to find Ellegaard.
- Whichever Jesse went go find will either favour leaving the temple immediately or resting before travelling to Soren's fortress, vise-versa.
- If Jesse traded his/her sword with Otis, he/she will have a golden sword for the entirety of the episode. If Jesse did otherwise, then he/she will have a stone sword instead.
- Petra or Gabriel will appear depending on who Jesse saved in the previous one, one taking up a major role and will fight Ivor later on.
- If Petra was saved, and Jesse did not trade his/her sword with Otis, she will use a golden sword for the entirety of the episode. If Jesse did otherwise, Petra will have an iron sword instead.
- If Jesse did not create a bow in the previous episode, Lukas will hand Jesse a spare one as they are walking through the forest to Soren's fortress (strangely, however, if Jesse supported the side to sleep before going to the fortress, Lukas will not give Jesse the bow but it still appears in their inventory and they can use it when fighting in the forest).