Herobrine


Info

Herobrine is frequently referred to by Mojang Mojang AB Type Subsidiary Founder(s) Markus Persson, Jakob Porsér, and Carl Manneh Founded 2009 Headquarters Stockholm, Sweden Key people Jens Bergensten Products Minecraft, Scrolls, Cobalt, and Crown and Council Parent @@@#@@@Microsoft(microsoft.com)###@### Studios Links Site Mojang minecraft , 4J Studios 4J Studios Type Private Founder(s) Paddy Burns and Chris van der Kuyl Founded 2005 Headquarters Dundee and East Linton, Scotland Products Minecraft Console Edition, Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie, and others Parent None Links Site 4J Studios which minecraft , the Minecraft Wiki Community portal Admin noticeboard Wiki rules Recent changes Create an account Help contents How to help New pages Style guide Copyrights General disclaimer Missing pages Welcome to the Minecraft Wiki, a publicly accessible and editable minecraft and the Minecraft Forums. Be that as it may, Herobrine has never appeared in Minecraft itself.
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Herobrine
Herobrine.png
Real name

Herobrine (Persson)

Occupation

Miner

Nationality

Swedish

Known for

Being a community icon for Minecraft.

Herobrine (/⋈h⃦ ro⋌bra≪n/(IPA key)⊜u1d00⊀⊀-oh-⊙⊀u1d07⊏u1d07≴(respell key)) is the subject of a community-made creepypasta. He is one of the major community icons of Minecraft Minecraft Author(s) Mojang AB (Credits) Markus "Notch" Persson (Creator) Jens "Jeb" Bergensten (Lead Developer) Jon "jonkagstrom" Kågström (AI Programmer) Nathan "Dinnerbone" Adams Erik "Grum" Broes Michael "Searge" Stoyke Thomas "ProfMobius" Guimbretière Agnes "LadyAgnes" Larsson Maria minecraft . Herobrine has not been present in any version of Minecraft.

"Canon" of Herobrine is widely regarded as the first image/story ever posted about Herobrine, as well as the Brocraft stream. Anything posted after these two events are considered as fanmade adaptions/variations.

Trivia

  • As an homage to this creepy-pasta, Mojang AB includes "Removed Herobrine" in the list of changes for each Minecraft update. In reality, this note does not pertain to any actual changes in the update.
  • Those responsible for the Herobrine hoax first claimed (falsely) to have seen Herobrine during Minecraft`s Alpha stages.
  • In a Top 10 list by WatchMojo.com, Herobrine was placed at #7 of the Top 10 Video Game Urban Legends.
  • Herobrine is a skin available online which some players use to grief and scare other players.
  • Herobrine is supposedly Notch`s dead brother. Notch did not have a brother, but some people say he has a half-brother.

Trivia

  • When asked about audio player implementation in the wiki, and limits of what could be uploaded, C418 replied to Herobrine claims relating to disc 11. He stated that he cannot say a lot about 11, but that it is not anything to do with Herobrine.
  • There is a user called Herobrine registered on the Minecraft servers. The account is a full account (meaning they have bought Minecraft after registering). The owner of the account is unknown. They have not visited any Minecon using the Herobrine username, due to their lack of a cape texture.
  • This user runs a Legacy Minecraft account rather than a modern Mojang account, meaning that they would log in using their username rather than an email address.

Videos

Is Herobrine in Minecraft?

Herobrine is not in Minecraft.

There are no references to him at all in the source code, and there is no code to allow for any entity A player standing in front of a large group of entities The hitboxes of several entities. Note the blue line which points to the direction the entity is "facing." Entities encompass all dynamic, moving objects minecraft to act like Herobrine. There is no level terrain code to generate 2ℂₗ2 tunnels or elaborate dungeons with traps.

There is no possible way Herobrine can ever exist in any unmodded clients Minecraft launcher Current version 2.0.934 Platforms The Minecraft launcher is the login and downloader front-end to the stand-alone client. It is responsible for downloading the main Java packages, including minecraft.jar, which holds the code and minecraft or servers See the multiplayer software in Minecraft. For the multiplayer experience, see Multiplayer. For the official Mojang paid-for servers, see Realms. For other unofficial Minecraft server software, see custom servers. Minecraft servers allow . Any claims that he is in Minecraft are completely false. Any appearances he may have are caused by mods The contents of this page are not supported by Mojang AB, the Minecraft Wiki, the Minecraft IRC channel or the Minecraft Forums. See game modifications. For server moderators, see Operator. An example minecraft being installed.

All signs of Herobrine, like trees Tree Biome Anywhere in the Overworld where light and dirt are present. Consists of Wood Leaves Vines (large jungle, dying and some fallen trees) Mushroom (some fallen trees) Cocoa (some jungle trees) Can generate post-generation minecraft with no leaves, random glowstone Glowstone Transparency Yes Luminance 15 Blast resistance 1.5 Tool Any tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable No Drops Glowstone Dust (2–4) Data value dec: 89 hex: 59 bin: 1011001 Name glowstone See the block. minecraft towers, suspicious messages on signs Sign Type Non-Solid Block Physics No Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 5 Hardness 1 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (16) Flammable No, but catches fire from lava (Yes in Pocket Edition) First appearances See minecraft , etc. are either glitches, formatted naturally, or placed by another player The Player Health points 20 () Armor points Varies Attack strength Fist: 1 () Items: Varies Size Height: 1.8 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks While sneaking: Height: 1.65 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks While gliding: Height: 0.6 minecraft to mislead you.

The Minecraft Wiki and Forums The Minecraft Forums is a community forum for Minecraft. It was created on Jun. 16, 2009 by community member citricsquid and has continued to be operated by the community, with Mojang having no involvement in minecraft do not partake in any viral Herobrine hoax. Any deletion of Herobrine-related comments or stories are purely because Herobrine does not exist, and the stories are either fictional, with an intent to mislead others, or the result of users playing mods installed on their game (possibly without their knowledge).

Origins and popularity

The image Copeland photoshopped, which led to him starting the hoax stream
The story of Herobrine
Herobrine`s first video "appearance" on Brocraft
Above scene recreated in high quality
The image all Brocraft viewers were redirected to at the end of the Herobrine stream

From the original creepy-pasta, Herobrine creates random constructions, such as sand pyramids in oceans and long 2ℂₗ2 tunnels. He also cuts off all the leaves Leaves Transparency Partial (diffuses sky light) Luminance No Blast resistance 1 Tool Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Yes Drops Sapling (0–1) @@@#@@@Apple(apple.com)###@### (0–1) (from oak and dark oak leaves) Data values Oak/Spruce/Birch/Jungle dec: 18 hex: 12 minecraft from trees.

Herobrine first appeared in a single image detailing an encounter. It was posted on the 4chan`s /v/ board, and gained very little attention. It stated how Herobrine had appeared in someone`s single-player game, littering the map with various pyramids and tunnels. It is the first media to name him as Herobrine.

It was only later that Herobrine grew in popularity, when the Brocraft streamer "Copeland" photoshopped Herobrine into several screenshots to show to his chat. He had recently taken a liking to the story, and wished to be a part of it. After getting largely good reactions, he decided to stage a hoax. He has explained exactly how that took place in an email.

Copeland had played through the world as a normal lets-player would, deliberately avoiding the work-in-progress room he had set up for the hoax. Herobrine was introduced to the stream here (at 20:45). He is confirmed to be a retextured painting Painting Type Decorations Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Internal ID PC: 9 PE: 83 Network ID PC: none Entity ID painting Drops 1 Painting First appearances See History Data value dec: 321 hex: 141 bin: 101000001 minecraft . Copeland then screamed and ran out of the room, promptly ending the stream.

Copeland pretended to be shaken up in the chat, and later posted a message onto the forums, linking to the video to spread it around, in the hope to get similar reactions.

After a while, Copeland removed the painting and reverted to normal textures. He proceeded to stream further, pretending to be scared. He announced that he would delete the world to never meet Herobrine again.

Later on, Patimuss made a video showing Herobrine in a user-made lava Lava Transparency Yes Luminance Yes, 15 Blast resistance 500 Tool Renewable No Stackable N/A Flammable No Drops None Data values Flowing Lava dec: 10 hex: A bin: 1010 Still Lava dec: 11 hex: B bin: 1011 Name Flowing Lava flowing_lava Still minecraft field. This Herobrine was free-standing, unlike the previous video. Due to this, it is likely he was a retextured door Door Transparency Yes Luminance No Blast resistance 15 (Wood) 25 (Iron) Tools Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Flammable Iron: No Wooden: No, but catches fire from lava Drops Itself Data values See Data values Name minecraft . The livestream went down after Patimuss ran away and saved his game, only to resume ten minutes later, where Herobrine had disappeared.

Later on, during the second stream, Patimuss can be heard talking to his wife, stating he was trolling. This flooded the livestream chat with outrage. He then faked a game crash. Copeland disliked that Patimuss outed Herobrine as a fake.

It is unknown when exactly it happened in relation to Patimuss`s video, but Copeland then posted links in chat, leading to http://ghostinthestream.net/him.html. This is likely where the nickname "Him" originated from. The page featuresSpecial attraction Steve The Player Health points 20 () Armor points Varies Attack strength Fist: 1 () Items: Varies Size Height: 1.8 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks While sneaking: Height: 1.65 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks While gliding: Height: 0.6 minecraft `s face, but with real, frantically rolling eyes in the place of his block eyes, modified to be completely black.

Below the face, there are a jumble of characters and letters. after removing all non-alphabet characters, the following message is revealed:

⃢₀ₜ It has been reported that some victims of torture, during the act, would retreat into a fantasy world from which they could not WAKE UP. In this catatonic state, the victim lived in a world just like their normal one, except they weren`t being tortured. The only way that they realized they needed to WAKE UP was a note they found in their fantasy world. It would tell them about their condition, and tell them to WAKE UP. Even then, it would often take months until they were ready to discard their fantasy world and PLEASE WAKE UP. ⃢₀₞

The message keeps telling the viewer to "wake up", implying they`re living in a fantasy world, and this text hidden in the page is their "note". The above text is from another creepypasta, entitled "Wake Up".

The stream proceeded later with no further Herobrine sightings. Copeland continued to adamantly state Herobrine was real for about a year onwards. The wiki asked Copeland several questions regarding the event, which are located here This page is meant solely as a source for the Herobrine page. This source is an interview of historic events between a Minecraft wiki admin and Copeland, concerning frequently asked/wanted answers about how and why .

Since the stream, there has been a huge increase in his popularity, propelling Herobrine to meme status, and making him an icon of the community. There are several mods, animations, pieces of artwork and constructions of Herobrine that have been created.

In early Jun. 2014 rumorsit has not yet been confirmedr of a new Minecraft "ghost" appeared, the earliest evidence of this being this video. The entity`s name was allegedly "Entity 303" who was allegedly a former Mojang Mojang AB Type Subsidiary Founder(s) Markus Persson, Jakob Porsér, and Carl Manneh Founded 2009 Headquarters Stockholm, Sweden Key people Jens Bergensten Products Minecraft, Scrolls, Cobalt, and Crown and Council Parent MicrosoftTechnology company Studios Links Site Mojang minecraft employee who killed Herobrine and intends to replace him. Notch replied with this twitter post.

Pronunciation

Herobrine has two distinct pronunciations. This is suspected to be because of pronunciation differences between America and Europe.

It is speculated that most Europeans would pronounce the word as "hero brine", brine being salt-saturated water.

While it is speculated that most Americans would pronounce the name as "Hiro brin". Both e`s are pronounced differently, with the first e being pronounced as an i, and the last e being silent.

The "European" version is seen as canon, mainly because the Brocraft team pronounced him as such in their livestream, and because Herobrine himself, canonically, is Swedish.

Further study into what specifically has caused these pronunciation differences is in progress. To help, please see the talk page.

What Herobrine is

Canonical
Herobrine is Notch This page has been protected from editing to prevent vandalism. Please discuss changes on the talk page. Markus Persson Real name Markus Alexej Persson Date of birth Jun. 1, 1979 (age 38) 1] Occupation Game developer minecraft `s dead brother, somehow embedded into Minecraft. While this is the "canon", this is also completely false in reality, as Notch has no brother.

Ghost aside, there are two plausible canon theories remaining.

Herobrine shows a lot of characteristics of being a form of virus, such as manipulating game worlds, deleting threads and sending messages through the Minecraft Forums. Perhaps also hacking into Notch`s emailE-mail (electronic mail) is the exchange of computer-stored messages by telecommunication and @@@#@@@Twitter(twitter.com)###@### to reply on his own existence. Or, Herobrine is simply a figment of the users imagination. All users the user talked to, including Notch`s email reply, could simply be the creation of the player`s mind. This would also explain Notch`s rejection of the canon, as showing the story is all in the user`s head.

Herobrine is near-certainly inspired by Slenderman, who is also the inspiration behind Endermen Enderman Health points 40 ( × 20) Attack strength Easy: 4 () Normal: 7 () Hard: 10 () Size Height: 2.9 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Spawn In the Overworld, the Nether or the End in minecraft .


Community
The most popular theories among users is that Herobrine is a ghost. Other theories can involve him being a higher being, a demon, a bad omen, or the suggestions in the canonical explanation. Be that as it may, most of these are written as if Minecraft itself is reality, rather than from the player controlling the avatar within the game. Herobrine canonically has not appeared in real life, and remains confined to technology.

Appearance

Canonical
Herobrine is a human Human Health points 20 () Attack strength Easy: 1 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 () Spawn Removed Entity First appearances See History Internal ID 49 Entity ID Monster This page contains content that is minecraft entity, with exactly the same skin "Steve" "Alex" See custom player skins. For world textures, see resource pack. Skins refer to the textures that are placed onto a player or mob model. Contents 1 Properties 2 World textures minecraft as " Steve The Player Health points 20 () Armor points Varies Attack strength Fist: 1 () Items: Varies Size Height: 1.8 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks While sneaking: Height: 1.65 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks While gliding: Height: 0.6 minecraft ". However Herobrine has bright white eyes that glow in the darkness, as if they are a light source (compare with the eyes of endermen, spiders Spider Health points 16 () Attack strength Easy: 2 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 () Size Height: 0.9 Blocks Width: 1.4 Blocks Spawn Light level of 7 or less, 3×3×2 space on solid blocks minecraft and cave spiders Cave Spider Health points 12 () Attack strength Easy: 2 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 () Venom: 1 () per 1.25 sec Hard: for 15 sec () Normal: for 7 sec () Size Height: minecraft ; which, whilst appearing brighter than their surroundings, do not actually emit light).


Community
Herobrine can sometimes be seen holding tools, such as pickaxes Pickaxe Type Tools Durability Wood: 60 Uses Stone: 132 Uses Iron: 251 Uses Golden: 33 Uses Diamond: 1562 Uses Renewable Yes Stackable No Data values See data values Name See data values Pickaxes are one minecraft . This stems from the widespread community belief that Herobrine was a miner. Usually, his hands are empty.

Herobrine is often portrayed by the community as a dead miner, killed long before the player`s arrival. His appearance, be that as it may, does not suggest either of these are the case. But with Minecraft`s abandoned mineshafts Abandoned mineshaft Biome Any Consists of Wooden Planks Fence Rail Torch Cobweb Dirt Monster Spawner Minecart with Chest Can generate post-generation No First appearances See history "Mine" redirects here. For information about mining, see Mining. minecraft and strongholds Stronghold Portal Room Biome Any Consists of See Structure First appearances See History Strongholds are structures that occur naturally underground, and are primarily important because they house end portals. Strongholds can be located using eyes minecraft , as well as mining being a large part of the game, the game itself has shaped public perception of the character to suit this persona.

Movement

Canonical
Herobrine is said to have the ability to run in Minecraft. This is indicated by the original source. The Brocraft stream portrays him as almost always stood up straight, with arms to his sides, watching the player. He is not seen to physically move within the Brocraft stream, but he moves location during the stream. It is unknown if Herobrine can swim A minecart, one method of transportation Transportation involves the methods by which players move around the world or between dimensions (the Overworld, the Nether and the End). Contents 1 Methods 1.1 Potions 1.2 Commands 1.3 minecraft , use minecarts Minecart Type Vehicles Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable No Internal ID PC: 42 PE: 84 Network ID PC: 10 Entity ID minecart Drops Minecart (1) Health points 6 () First appearances See History Data value minecraft , boats Boat Type Vehicles Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable No Flammable No, but drops except in lava Internal ID PC: 41 PE: 90 Network ID PC: 1 Entity ID boat Drops See Drops Health points 4 minecraft or Nether portals Nether portal Consists of Obsidian Nether Portal Can generate post-generation Yes, when the player builds an appropriate frame and lights it with flint and steel First appearances See History See the structure. minecraft . Like most ghosts, it is likely he simply has no use for most methods of transportation.


Community
Much like angered Endermen Enderman Health points 40 ( × 20) Attack strength Easy: 4 () Normal: 7 () Hard: 10 () Size Height: 2.9 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Spawn In the Overworld, the Nether or the End in minecraft , Herobrine is widely believed to move via teleportation. Nearly all of the community actually reject the canon, describing him as running.

Herobrine cannot fly, and no variation states this as "canonical". Be that as it may, he appears to be able to glide. Which is to say, moving in directions without physically moving, while not moving upwards. This is usually evident in retreating back into fog.

Herobrine is often portrayed with his head crooked or twitching. This is likely due to him being seen moreso as a virus/creepy entity in Minecraft, rather than a ghost.

Interaction within Minecraft

Canonical
Herobrine is able to build and destroy in Minecraft. The original image states the player found long 2ℂₗ2 tunnels, small pyramids in the middle of the ocean and trees with no leaves. The full extent of Herobrine`s building capacity is unknown, but the given examples indicate Herobrine has awareness of shape, and can differentiate materials from each other.

Herobrine seems to solely target human players. He did not seem to interact with any other mobs nearby in the Brocraft stream, some of which were spiders Spider Health points 16 () Attack strength Easy: 2 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 () Size Height: 0.9 Blocks Width: 1.4 Blocks Spawn Light level of 7 or less, 3×3×2 space on solid blocks minecraft and zombies Zombie Health points 20 () Armor points 2 () Attack strength Easy: 2 () Normal: 3 () Hard: 4 () Size Adult: Height: 1.95 Blocks Width: 0.6 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.975 Blocks Width: 0.3 Blocks Spawn minecraft . His canonical relation to further mobs added since he appeared is a complete mystery. His interactions with other mobs is not mentioned in the original image. While there is a chicken Chicken Health points 4 () Size Adult: Height: 0.7 Blocks Width: 0.4 Blocks Baby: Height: 0.35 Blocks Width: 0.2 Blocks Spawn Solid surfaced blocks with a minimum of two block spaces above them A 1/8 minecraft present in the image, Herobrine does not seem interested in it at all, and is solely focused on the player.


Community
Herobrine has, on occasion, interacted with other mobs. He is sometimes able to take control of passive animals, and revive/spawn undead mobs.

Herobrine seems able to drastically change his environments with no viable source of resources to do so. Most expansions to his abilities involves cobblestone placing, dungeon building, using redstone torches and setting traps. He exhibits all the symptoms of a Creative Pixel art and other creations made in Creative mode. "Sandbox" redirects here. For a place to test edits to this wiki, see Minecraft Wiki:Sandbox. Creative mode is one of the main game modes in Minecraft. minecraft player in the game.

Herobrine seems unable to enter the Nether A view of the Nether. The Nether is a hell-like dimension, filled with fire, lava, and dangerous mobs. Contents 1 Accessing 2 Environment 2.1 Mobs 3 Generation 3.1 Naturally generated 3.2 Naturally created 3.3 Structures minecraft , or the End See the dimension. For the achievement, see Achievements#The End.. For the advancement, see Advancements#The End. A view of the central End island. The ender dragon can be seen flying around obsidian pillars, minecraft .

Variations

Herobrine`s intentions vary, but they usually fall under two categories. One variation is based on pure community interpritation, while the other, based on the canon.


Canonical
In the Stalker variation, he stalks the player, disappearing if approached. This variation is derived from his origins.


Community
In the Vengeful variation, he tries to ensnare the player in traps, presumably to steal their items. He waits for people to enter his dungeons, then either seals them inside, or teleports behind them, presumably killing them. Some rarer variations of this particular version says he breaks the player`s creations, and steals their items from chests. This variation is likely inspired by griefers A massively destroyed castle. Griefing is the act of irritating and angering people in video games through the use of destruction, construction, or social engineering. Popularized in Minecraft by teams, griefing has become a serious minecraft and trolls.

Future update

Notch posted on TwitterTechnology company about the subject of Herobrine, early in his popularity boost.

RavenBurga Is "he" a real entity ingame or is it just a successful_troll.swf?
Notch This page has been protected from editing to prevent vandalism. Please discuss changes on the talk page. Markus Persson Real name Markus Alexej Persson Date of birth Jun. 1, 1979 (age 38) 1] Occupation Game developer minecraft It`s not real. =) But it might be soon!

This confirmed there was no Herobrine, but suggested Notch planned to add him at a later date.

At MineCon MineCon (initially referred to as MinecraftCon) is an annual Minecraft convention held by Mojang AB. The first one was held in 2010 in Washington State. The 2011 one was on Nov. 18, 2011 in Las minecraft 2010, Notch confirmed Herobrine will be in the game, probably in a "seecret friday update".

Due to increased drama surrounding the Herobrine page, a wiki administrator asked Notch over IRC if Herobrine would be added:

12:25 Kizzycocoa ... is there any confirmation on his upcoming existence in MC?
12:27 Notch This page has been protected from editing to prevent vandalism. Please discuss changes on the talk page. Markus Persson Real name Markus Alexej Persson Date of birth Jun. 1, 1979 (age 38) 1] Occupation Game developer minecraft i have no plans of adding herobrine as is, but I do like the rumors, haha

This shows Notch has decided against adding Herobrine. Be that as it may, the fact that "as is" suggested that something like Herobrine may be added, fueling beliefs he will be added even further. So, once again, the same user asked for clarification:

8:09 AM Oct 20th Kizzycocoa ... the entire community is getting frustrated by the hero-spam
8:56 AM Oct 20th Notch This page has been protected from editing to prevent vandalism. Please discuss changes on the talk page. Markus Persson Real name Markus Alexej Persson Date of birth Jun. 1, 1979 (age 38) 1] Occupation Game developer minecraft i have no plans of adding herobrine.

Current stance on Herobrine

As Minecraft passed on from Notch to Jeb, the chance of Herobrine appearing in an update was unclear. On the 22nd of Aug. 2012, Dinnerbone, current joint developer of Minecraft, tweeted:

Dinnerbone-twitter.png We have no plans at all to add herobrine. I doubt this will ever change.
Dinnerbone on Herobrine

This confirms that Herobrine will never see an official releaseAnnounce in Minecraft, and that any claims of "finding" Herobrine in vanilla Minecraft in future updates are completely unfounded.

Mojang media appearances

Herobrine in the Wedding Weekend promo image
Herobrine in the Minecon header
Herobrine on the Minecon Xbox stand
Herobrine in Mojang`s "summer picnic" @@@#@@@Facebook(facebook.com)###@### cover photo
The Herobrine statue from Minecon, now owned by Zaralith
Herobrine in the LEGO Microword booklet.

Herobrine has appeared in official Mojang images as an in-joke.

His first appearance in official Mojang images started with the Wedding Weekend, in which he was just behind Notch`s Minecraft character. His second appearance was in the Minecon header, where, yet again, Herobrine was just behind Notch.

Herobrine also appeared in the the official Minecon trailer, created by Hatfilms, at 3:11. Be that as it may, as users were asked to submit their skins to appear in the trailer, this is likely not intentional.

Herobrine was also spotted at the Xbox section of Minecon. He was on the board, behind the Xbox stations. During Minecon`s closing, a user named Zaralith won the Herobrine statue by answering the give-away question "How many Fable games are there?" correctly.

Some users point to this as proof of his future addition. Be that as it may, there is no proof he is being portrayed for anything other than baiting fans.

Herobrine also appeared in Minecraft`s FacebookTechnology company page, the image being the Cover Photo. It is notable to state the image was created by the fan for a competition, with the theme of "summer picnic", hence his inclusion may not be fully intentional.

Java Edition

Herobrine was first stated to have been removed in Beta 1.6.6. This was a joke, referring to Notch partially removing the human Human Health points 20 () Attack strength Easy: 1 () Normal: 2 () Hard: 3 () Spawn Removed Entity First appearances See History Internal ID 49 Entity ID Monster This page contains content that is minecraft mob`s essential code, making it unspawnable within Minecraft. An ulterior motive was to troll the community, as this was around the time Herobrine had gained mematic status within the community.

Below is a table showing every version Herobrine has been "removed" in to-date.

Version Notes
Beta 1.6.6 Removal of essential Human code
Beta 1.7
Beta 1.7_01
Beta 1.8 (Adventure Update)
1.0.0 (Full Release)
1.2.1 Only noted on the Tumblr version of the changelog, viewed through the launcher.
1.2.5 Removal of all "ghost entities". Changelog entry read: "Removed all ghost entities under the command of Lord Herobrine".
1.3.1
1.4.2 Only noted on the Tumblr version of the changelog, viewed through the launcher.
1.5-pre
1.5
1.6-pre
1.6.1 Only noted on the Tumblr version of the changelog, viewed through the launcher.
1.7.2 Only noted on the Tumblr version of the changelog, viewed through the launcher.
1.8-pre1
1.8
16w03a
1.9
1.10
16w39a
1.11 Only noted on the Tumblr version of the changelog, viewed through the launcher.
1.12

Console Edition

On the Console Edition, Herobrine is mentioned on one of the splash messages.

Herobrine is part of a skin pack, released on the Console Edition. See Screenshot Here. Because of this skin addition, "sightings" have risen drastically. Be that as it may, all Herobrines on the console are simply players, using the Herobrine skin. Herobrine then made another appearance in the 3rd skin pack for the console version, where a "Zombie Herobrine" skin is available.

Scrolls

In the latest up date for the game Scrolls, 0.103.0, Herobrine being removed was in the change log miscellaneous section.

Mojang reactions

Mojang has, albeit rarely, shared their views on Herobrine.

Notch

Notch-twitter.png oh god no entity 303 what is wrong with you people its just a game i cant deal with this. Go read a science, people! There are no ghosts!
Notch This page has been protected from editing to prevent vandalism. Please discuss changes on the talk page. Markus Persson Real name Markus Alexej Persson Date of birth Jun. 1, 1979 (age 38) 1] Occupation Game developer minecraft on Entity 303
Notch-twitter.png Fine, Herobrine is real, and he gains spooky vengeance haunting power whenever you remind me of him. Only way to stop him is to ignore him.
Notch This page has been protected from editing to prevent vandalism. Please discuss changes on the talk page. Markus Persson Real name Markus Alexej Persson Date of birth Jun. 1, 1979 (age 38) 1] Occupation Game developer minecraft on Herobrine
Notch-twitter.png Getting loads of tweets and emailsE-mail (electronic mail) is the exchange of computer-stored messages by telecommunication about Herobrine again. I don`t have a dead brother, and he never was in the game. Not real. Never was.
Notch This page has been protected from editing to prevent vandalism. Please discuss changes on the talk page. Markus Persson Real name Markus Alexej Persson Date of birth Jun. 1, 1979 (age 38) 1] Occupation Game developer minecraft on Herobrine
Notchface.png The Herobrine stuff is awesome and kind of scary at the same time. It really shows how little control a content producer has over the content.

I`ve publicly told people there`s never been any such thing as Herobrine, and that I don`t have any dead brothers, and that letting too many animals die in lava is a fool proof way to summon him but that you don`t need to be afraid of him. He only means well, he`s looking out for you, trying to warn you of the dangers you can`t see. There certainly are NO physical manifestations of Herobrine that will sneak out of your computer if you leave Minecraft running at night, looming over you as you sleep with his pale eyes inches away from your face, as he tries to shout at you to wake up. Sometimes you wake up with a jolt, and he`s gone, and all that lingers is the memory and faint echo of his wordless screaming. Of course it was just a dream. There`s no way a morally dubious ghost with a god complex could at any point decide to haunt the children who play my game "for their own good", as there is NO SUCH THING. etc etc
Notch This page has been protected from editing to prevent vandalism. Please discuss changes on the talk page. Markus Persson Real name Markus Alexej Persson Date of birth Jun. 1, 1979 (age 38) 1] Occupation Game developer minecraft on Herobrine

Ezchili

Eztwitter.png It was fun to see the brocraft stream with herobrine back in the day, was well done. But then it`s been overused & worn out.
Ezchili on Herobrine

Kappische

Daniel Kaplan.png Ok ok. To be honest, there has never existed a Herobrine. It was just a rumor started by some douche and then someone probably created a mod.
Kappische on Herobrine

When asked if he would like to update his stance, Kappische replied:

Daniel Kaplan.png yes..but he is watching me!
Kappische on Herobrine

Mollstam

Mollstam twitter.png Herobrine has, and always will be, our friend.
Mollstam on Herobrine

JahKob

Jakob Porser Square.png He has never existed.. Quote me if you want..
JahKob on Herobrine

Carnalizer

Henrik-twitter.jpg I don`t always have an opinion about Herobrine, but when I do, it tends to end up on a wiki.
Carnalizer on Herobrine
Henrik-twitter.jpg I don`t have an opinion.
Carnalizer on Herobrine

EvilSeph

EvilSeph.png I can`t comment on that, he might be watching...
EvilSeph on Herobrine (Via IRC)


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Herobrine livestream reference

The Herobrine livesteam was located here. Regrettably, it was deleted. We are unable to locate any existing copy or recording of the stream.

Copeland and the Brocraft founder have both stated that they do not have a backup copy of this stream. We are reaching out to any users who may have recorded this stream for personal use, to share the footage for future generations of Minecraft fans.

History

What must be built to summon Herobrine, in the Herobrine Mod

Herobrine is the subject of a community-made "creepy-pasta." He is a human entity, but with white eyes, and often described as a dead miner. Herobrine is not a character, but rather superstition. Notch said he was never implemented, saying Herobrine was removed in the Beta 1.6.6 through 1.9 final release, and a subtle to stop the skins that have been made of him, but people still claim to see him to this day.

In a possible attempt to scare people, the story raised high amounts of commotion on forums, but it was later revealed as a prank of the popular forum and website, 4chan.org.

Stories like this are called "creepy pastas," stories made to scare the reader while they read them late at night.

There are accounts of phantom players without name tags, but these are more probable to be just mob glitches. It was said, however, that Herobrine would appear in two different "forms." One was the "Stalker," where Herobrine would have stalked the player, and the player would be able to see Herobrine if the person places his or her render distance to "tiny." Once spotted, Herobrine would disappear. Another was the "Dead Constructor." He would create various different hints of where he is, such as trees with no leaves, sand pyramids in the middle of the ocean, and 2x2 tunnels lit with Redstone Torches.

Herobrine has also appeared as an antagonist in fan-made Minecraft books, movies, and videos.