Talk:Steve (Minecraft)

Alex as a Feminine counterpart?
So the Text mentions Alex as Steve's feminine counterpart. However it is unknown whether or not Alex is Male or female. 2A02:3037:60C:D2BF:4C42:980D:FCD8:9D85 (talk) 21:29, 23 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Alex is quite explicitly feminine, and the devs and other sources highlight that when she was added as a co-part to Steve. See WaPo and the patch notes. SWinxy (talk) 22:16, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

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New Steve and Alex skins
The skins of Steve and Alex have changed in the new launcher update, so change the image below. 111.88.87.6 (talk) 11:14, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 March 2023
Mathi234756 (talk) 00:04, 25 March 2023 (UTC) Steve became a widely recognized character in the video game industry following the critical and commercial success of the Minecraft franchise. Steve is the official mascot of Minecraft and Mojang, his likeness has been featured extensively in advertising and merchandise, including apparel and collectibles. The character also inspired a number of unofficial media and urban legends, most notably the "Herobrine" creepypasta, which was widely shared in internet communities as a meme during the 2010s.
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 00:11, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Steve became a widely recognized character in the video game industry following the critical and commercial success of the Minecraft franchise. Steve is the official mascot of Minecraft and Mojang, his likeness has been featured extensively in advertising and merchandise, including apparel and collectibles. The character also inspired a number of unofficial media and urban legends, most notably the "Herobrine" creepypasta, which was widely shared in internet communities as a meme during the 2010s. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mathi234756 (talk • contribs) 00:17, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Same has been said about Creeper. Please provide multiple reliable sources to that state that this is the "official" stance. — HELL KNOWZ ∣ TALK 11:58, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

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Splitting the Herobrine section into its own article
Herobrine is, fundamentally, a completely different entity from Steve. Even if they have near the exact same appearance, one is a legitimate, official "character", while the other is a fanmade urban legend. When a casual reader reads about Steve, they want to read about Steve (and the other skins)'s role in Minecraft and its associated works, not a silly creepypasta. The current arrangement of this is similar to that of a WP:COATRACK in my personal opinion. This is why I am proposing Herobrine receive his own article. The sourcing to establish Herobrine's standalone notability is more than plentiful, and is absolutely enough to create a standalone article (while a Reception section could be hard, Legacy would be easy). Even if some of his sourcing is technically listicles, several sources exist that spend at least a few paragraphs discussing him, starting with these:, , , (kinda), ,  (non-English),  (scholarly), as well as the sourcing that's already present here that discuss him (, his placement in the GWR, etc.) So we're looking at a pretty decent article that could exist without being detrimental to this article either. I'm looking forward to knowing what y'all think. λ Negative  MP1  08:29, 28 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Support, Herobrine is a completely different character to Steve. And as you say, Herobrine really has no relation with Steve except for his appearance. There aren't a huge amount of sources but I'd say there is enough to establish notability for a standalone article. —Panamitsu (talk) 09:55, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Support I feel Herobrine definitely has his own independent notability from Steve. I'm not opposed to keeping it here, but I feel a split makes the Steve article's focus more clear. Has one ever considered Magneton? Pokelego999 (talk) 17:59, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Support per above.--Kung Fu Man (talk) 00:40, 29 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Support The sources, especially the PC Gamer article, are making me feel like this is a separately notable phenomenon. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 13:02, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Support definitely has independent notability. Skyshifter   talk  13:09, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Support: If you have found enough source to make independently notable, then I believe a split is perfectly justifiable, especially considering Herobrine's presences in internet creepypasta mythology. Captain  Galaxy  18:54, 29 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Support per above.  Greenish Pickle!   (🔔) 08:45, 2 March 2024 (UTC)