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Steve
Minecraft character
First appearanceMay 13, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-05-13)
First gameMinecraft (2011)
Created byMarkus Persson
In-universe information
AliasMinecraft Guy
GenderMale (default)

Steve is a fictional human-like player character and avatar in the sandbox video game Minecraft created by Markus Persson. He is one of two default playable characters; the other being Alex.

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Appearance

(His Minecraft appearance)

(Skins)

History and development

File:Alex (Minecraft).png
Alex, the second default character.

The main character of the game is Steve.[26] The skin can be changed by going to the Minecraft website.[26] A skin is the appearance of the player's avatar.[27] It is a representation of the player in the game, and can be changed, altered, or replaced by the player.[27] Skins can act as a reflection of the player's identify and self-perceptions, or be similar to or in contrast to the player's identity in the real world.[27] Steve has become the face of Minecraft in promotional and advertising materials.[27]

The character model was "intended to represent a human being" who was genderless, but "the blocky shapes [give] it a bit of a traditional masculine look."[28] Up until 22 August 2014, Steve was the only playable character model until a second one, Alex, was added to the game.[29] Alex's character model is identical to Steve, but with thinner arms and feminine appearance.[30] Minecraft players have the ability to change the visual appearance (or "skin"[27]) of the player character by uploading an image file to Mojang, allowing other players to view the change.[31][32][33]

For a time on console and mobile editions, Steve and variants of Steve were the only characters players could play as without paying for a greater variety of characters.[34][a] Limiting the gender option to just male "is telling everybody this is a boy game only."[34] Alex is a more feminine character, with thinner arms and long hair, and allowed to be played as without paying.[34] Alex first appeared on the PC and Mac versions of Minecraft prior to appearing on Xbox, PlayStation, and mobile devices.[34] Prior to the addition, there existed eight variations of Steve, but none of them female.[34] Players had to go out of their way to play as a girl on some versions of the game.[34] In 2012, Persson admitted attempted to "[make] a girl model in Minecraft, but the results have been extremely sexist."[34] He said that Minecraft was designed to "be a game without a gender element" in a game where "gender doesn't exist."[34]

Games invite young players to create avatars and digital representations of themselves.[35] "Avatars often involve complex intersections of identity markers and signifiers (e.g., a Black male gamer, an Asian girl athlete)."[35] Video games can "model and enculturate players into particular systems of thinking around race or gender based on a game’s narrative structure or characterization."[35] Communities in Minecraft have "shaped their constructions of gender, racial and intersectional identities" through their skins.[35]

Steve is the protagonist of Minecraft.[36]: 14  Steve is the player, represented by a blocky avatar[36]: 20 .

Herobrine

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The original 4chan post on the /x/ paranormal board.
File:Herobrine.png

Herobrine (/hiroʊbraɪn/ HERO-brine or /hɛroʊbraɪn/ HAIRO-brine) is a fictitious Minecraft character which originated from an anonymous post on the website 4chan.

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Cultural impact

Four people wearing Steve's head as cardboard boxes.
People wearing Steve heads at E3 2011.

Reception

In 2016, Glixel staff ranked Steve as the 4th most iconic video game character of the 21st century.[48] In 2021, Rachel Weber of GamesRadar ranked Steve as 42nd of their "50 iconic video game characters."[49]

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Other appearances

Outside of Minecraft. Steve has appeared as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, alongside Alex and 2 other characters from the game.[61] Steve also appeared as a cameo in Borderlands 2.[62] Steve's head is also unlockable to those who managed to reach level 20 as the Paladin in Hybrid.[63]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A distinction is made between the differences of the two different editions of Minecraft. This article refers to the game on consoles and smartphones where customization of skins is limited to skins that exist in the virtual store. This is in contrast with the PC, Linux, and Max version where skins are completely customizable, as users may upload image files to Mojang.

References

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  2. ^ Ames, Morgan G.; Burrell, Jenna (2017-02-25). "'Connected Learning' and the Equity Agenda: A Microsociology of Minecraft Play" (PDF). Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing. CSCW '17. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery: 446–457. doi:10.1145/2998181.2998318. ISBN 978-1-4503-4335-0. S2CID 19654526.
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  33. ^ http://assets.mojang.com/SkinTemplates/3px_reference.png
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  45. ^ Markus Persson [@notch] (November 22, 2010). "@DrMeatBoy I honestly have no idea. And I tend to always put a question mark after his name (Steve?), You know. : D" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Twitter. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; April 28, 2015 suggested (help)
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