“Removed Herobrine” is one of Minecraft’s most common joke updates. The first time it happened, it wasn’t actually a joke. Today we explore the origins of Herobrine, Notch’s connection to him, and how thjis unusual creepypasta spawned a generation of terrified Minecraft players.

Visual Sources:
Notch Interview –
Slenderman Image –
Sonic exe –
Original Minecraft Trailer –
Fake Herobrine Stream –
Finding Herobrine on Minecraft –
Notch Coding Minecraft –
Minecraft Aether Mod Review –
Mo Creatures Mod –
Agriculture Mod –
Summoning Herobrine –
Fighting Herobrine –
Herobrine Addon –
Real Herobrine Sighting –
TV Beep Effect –
Another “Real” Herobrine sighting –
Minecraft Duplication Glitch –
Minecon Announcement –
Minecon Moments –
Minecraft Movie –
Beta NPCs –
MinecraftAtHome Herobrine Seed –
The Evolution of Minecraft –
Mojang Office –
Minecraft Sky Wars –