Herobrine is a creepypasta and urban legend who is stated to appear in the Minecraft video games. He was seemingly never added in the actual game but many players claim to see him haunting them. He is popular with the Minecraft community in the fact of his creepy and rather disturbing presence, causing havoc on the player in some cases (especially in dreams, usually saying "WAKE UP").
Herobrine is a common main antagonist in non-canon material regarding Minecraft, due to his popularity as a Creepypasta.
First Sighting[]
The most well-known and most common rendition of the rumor is that a gamer while in single player mode found an NPC with the default skin - but with "empty eyes." Following the encounter, strange occurrences start happening in his game, such as man-made objects appearing that he did not create, such as trees missing their leaves, perfect 2x2 tunnels underground lit with redstone torches, and pyramids of sand in the ocean.
He states he posted the topic on the forum where it is removed. A user by the name of Herobrine sends him a message telling him to "stop". The player is contacted by an administrator, claiming him alongside other players have encountered a pseudo player. Upon further research, Herobrine is discovered to be Notch's brother. The player personally emails Notch asking if he had a brother. After some time, Notch responded with this short message:
,,I did, but he is no longer with us.''
Impact[]
| “ | Sanity? Worthless things like that, I never had them for as long as I can remember! | „ |
| ~ Herobrine |
Notch has tweeted that he does not have a brother (besides an estranged half-brother). However, the Mojang members have constantly teased the community by adding "Removed Herobrine" every time they make an update, fueling the fire more so. Herobrine also has his own Mod, where he usually torments the player with blood-curling screams and making them seem delusional by ordering chickens and other usually friendly mobs to attack the player. In this mod, he also makes giant, Glowstone "E"s on occassion. Herobrine is also added as plug-ins for some multiplayer servers, making other players believe he's actually real.
Abilities[]
Herobrine's powers and abilities for the most part are common for gaming Creepypastas such as data manipulation or controlling computer code to influence video games or to contact people outside the game via emails. In his most famous sightings, Herobrine has displayed the ability to to create thick fog whenever he is present. In a few mods Herobrine has displayed: levitation, summoning lightning from the sky, turning non hostile mobs hostile (such as chickens and sheep: it is unknown if he is mind controlling the mobs or possessing multiple at a time), teleportation, causing the server to suddenly crash. Additionally Herobrine's white eyes produce light.
Much like Steve/The Player, Herobrine can mine blocks and create structures such as signs.
Weaknesses[]
unknown
Trivia[]
- Despite having no certain appearance in Minecraft, Herobrine has appeared in many fan made media such as songs, reviews and even the wiki.
- Herobrine's eyes act as a light source in the dark.