In Minecraft 1.11, the Illagers are new mobs that live in large, maze-like mansions. According to Jeb, these "Illagers" are the village outcasts. The are some clues however, that point to the Illagers being way more than simple outcasts; the Illagers live in expansive mansions, and seem to possess powerful magical abilities. The Woodland Mansion in which they live consists of many rooms, several of which appear to be rooms dedicated to various idols. The presence of these idol rooms tells us that the Illagers may actually be part of some kind of organized cult. The Mansion also contains a meeting room with what appears to be a map, suggesting that the Illagers might be working on some kind of conspiracy.

The nature of this conspiracy falls into place if we look at what the Illagers are capable of. The Evoker is a powerful conjurer, capable of summoning Vexes to assist himself, or creating several Evoker Fangs to damage the player from a distance. Necromancy is a form of conjuring, so it might not be far fetched to suggest that Evokers across the Minecraft world are responsible for the omnipresence of hostile mobs, like the Skeleton and Zombie. Flooding the world with hostile mobs however, is only part of the plans of the Illager cult.

The Strongholds of Minecraft are old and ravaged, with only an extremely damaged structure being left behind. There are no signs of life in any of the strongholds; their population appears to have been driven away by some force. The Strongholds also contain an End Portal room, which is the key to this theory. Even though the the portal may be closed, the rift between the Overworld and The End still exists, explaining how Endermen are able to enter the Overworld. Being an apocalypse cult and all, it makes sense why the Illagers would be interested in this. A few hundred years before the events of Minecraft, Illagers raided all of the strongholds and drove out the population of Cleric Villagers, leaving the rifts between the Overworld and End unmaintained. This allowed Endermen to flood into the Overworld, and strengthened the Ender Dragon's influence.

This is where this theory gets really weird.

The endgame of the Illager cult is to fill the Universe with the force of Destruction. By conjuring hostile mobs to flood the world with, the Illagers are able make Destruction (Which the hostile mobs represent) hold dominion over the Minecraft world. The Ender Dragon however, is where the true potential for Destruction lies. The Ender Dragon is the pure, concentrated form of the force of Destruction; it feeds on the life force of the Minecraft world through the End Crystals you see on the main End island. By driving out the Cleric Villagers from the Strongholds, the Illagers were able to greatly increase the Ender Dragon's destructive influence. All hope seemed to be lost for the Minecraft world, until a random woke up in the middle of nowhere and started punching a few trees.

The Player is the embodiment of the force of Creation. The creative ability is almost unbounded, being able to complete large structures in a matter of days. The Player was selected by the Universe to represent the force of pure Creation, acting as a foil to the Ender Dragon, which represented pure Destruction. This is supported by the End Poem, which suggests that the player has a large role of importance as a part of the Universe. By defeating the Ender Dragon at the end of the game, the player brought balance back to the Universe; Creation was once again a dominant force.