And every once in a while, out of the corner of his eye, he claimed to see the doppelganger, if just for an instant, “in the deep fog,” quietly watching.Įven more curious, after inquiring about this strange character on a forum, the poster claimed to have been sent a private message by someone using the handle “Herobrine.” It was a simple, ominous message:įinally, the poster was contacted via e-mail by another player who had also witnessed the strange doppelganger in his own world. The poster went on to explain that, as he continued to play, he noticed odd happenings: tunnels through rocks that appeared player-made, small sand pyramids built in the ocean, and trees without leaves. I pursued out of curiosity, but he was gone.” Alleged appearance of Herobrine. He didn’t stay long, he looked at me and quickly ran into the fog. I saw no name pop-up, and I double-checked to make sure I wasn’t in multiplayer mode. Looking back at me was another character with the default skin, but his eyes were empty. I thought it was a cow, so I pursued it, hoping to grab some hides for armor. I noticed something move amongst the dense fog (I have a very slow computer so I have to play with tiny render distance). Everything was normal at first as I began chopping down trees and crafting a workbench. “I had recently spawned a new world in single-player Minecraft. One fateful day on the Minecraft forums, a user posted a topic regarding something strange that had happened on his single-player world: You’ll build shelters and explore deep underground caverns in search of better ores and diamonds, so you can create better stuff.įor the most part, aside from the aforementioned creatures that exist in all the dark places, it’s a fairly ordinary, trouble-free experience. You’ll mine ores and dirt and sand, all in the form of singular blocks. Turquoise shirt, dark purple pants, with that kind of dumbstruck, “Do I need an axe to chop wood?” look on your face. When you first enter a world in Minecraft, unless you’ve modified your skin, you’ll look like an ordinary block person. The Legend Of Herobrine Your default look in Minecraft (Endermen are actually based on the Internet urban legend of the Slender Man, something I hope to talk about at length some time in the future.)īut today I want to talk about Minecraft’s original urban legend. Like the weeping angels in Doctor Who, the moment you turn away, he’ll attack. If you make eye contact, don’t look away. The Enderman, the game’s most recent edition, is a particularly frightening entity that quietly rearranges blocks. Some of that comes in the form of various creatures. You’re limited only by your imagination, and even then I’m not so sure. What began as nothing more than virtual LEGOs has evolved into one of the best sandboxes ever created, selling over 4.5 million copies. If you’ve never played Minecraft, it’s a game of relatively endless possibilities.