However, canonically, Herobrine has never existed in Minecraft at all, and there has been no indication yet from all official accounts that it will be added. For example, when Notch was running Minecraft, he often considered the idea of officially adding Herobrine when asked about it, and Mojang often includes Herobrine from time to time through official illustrations or at live events. Since then, Herobrine has been scrutinized by the community using Minecraft mods and various fan art depicting it, and even the likes of Notch and Mojang share the community spirit to some extent. The urban legend, based on an edited screenshot from the Minecraft game with a fluffy Herobrine in the distance, gained considerable popularity until Brocraft streamer Copeland staged a prank that propelled Herobrine into the heart of Minecraft fandom. Hirobrin mostly avoided the player, built tunnels and pyramids, plucked leaves from trees and generally behaved innocuously, despite his creepiness. Initially, Herobrine existed as a crypto-paste of the Minecraft community, acting as the equivalent of a second game character sharing a single-player world with a real player. Link: Everything revealed about Minecraft: Legends Who is Herobrin? The new details revealed in the trailer are backed up by Mojang’s overly playful attitude towards this fan-fueled boogeyman, which makes it seem like Herobrine may be a new villain introduced into the real Minecraft canon.

Mojang clearly sees no limit to Minecraft’s potential, and it has plenty of room to explore and experiment with how the game can be adapted for different genres.īut as Mojang continues to pump the well that is Minecraft with all its might, the studio may return to the history books and revive one of the internet’s oldest urban legends to become a new antagonist for the upcoming game. He joins a series that now has games ranging from the original Minecraft to the Minecraft Dungeons dungeon crawler, as well as the likes of ARG Minecraft Earth and the Minecraft movie, which is still in development.

It seems the juggernaut franchise that is Minecraft is finding its numbers growing again, as Minecraft Legends was announced this year on Xbox and Bethesda Showcase.

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