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=== Herobrine phenomenon ===
Another fan-spread phenomenon, the Herobrine creepypasta, is regarded as a notable horror-themed urban legend in the video game industry.<ref name="ign">{{cite web |last=Dean |first=Paul |date=October 11, 2011 |title=Hauntings and Hoaxes: Gamings Weirdest Ghost Stories |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/10/31/hauntings-and-hoaxes-gamings-weirdest-ghost-stories |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930145226/http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/10/31/hauntings-and-hoaxes-gamings-weirdest-ghost-stories |archive-date=September 30, 2016 |access-date=September 26, 2021 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Rigotti |first=Devin |date=November 5, 2020 |title=Unintentionally Creepy Moments in Gaming |url=https://www.redbull.com/za-en/creepy-moments-in-gaming |access-date=October 11, 2021 |website=Red Bull}}</ref><ref>{{cite thesis |last=Powell |first=Daniel |title=Digital Dissonance: Horror Cultures in the Age of Convergent Technologies |publisher=[[University of Central Florida]] |url=https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6482&context=etd |date=Spring 2017}}</ref> Following the anonymous 4chan post, the hoax became the subject of numerous threads on ''Minecraft'' internet forums as well as user generated videos on YouTube which report alleged sightings, often annotated with red text and eerily-themed music.<ref name="Creepypasta" /> Two popular ''Minecraft'' livestreamers, Copeland and Patimuss, were acknowledged by Lauren Morton from ''PC Gamer'' for their contributions towards popularizing the urban legend into a viral meme.<ref name="Creepypasta" /> For example, Copeland posted a few edited ''Minecraft'' screenshots which shows a depiction of Herobrine to get a reaction from his viewers and staged a hoax sighting for his livestream using a retextured painting which is made to look like Herobrine.<ref name="NME" /><ref name="Creepypasta" /> The popularity of the Herobrine creepypasta led to a placement on a 2013 poll of the "Top 50 Video Game Villains of All Time" organized by [[Guinness World Records]],<ref name="Hardcore">{{cite web |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2013/1/bowser-crowned-greatest-videogame-villain-of-all-time-in-poll-for-guinness-world-records-2013-gamer%E2%80%99s-edition-46745 |title=Bowser crowned 'greatest videogame villain of all time' in poll for Guinness World Records 2013 Gamer's Edition |work=Guinness World Records News |date=January 23, 2013 |access-date=April 25, 2022}}</ref> spawned unofficial books such as ''The Legend of Herobrine'' and the ''[[Gameknight999]]'' series of novels, and inspired [[fan labor|fan-made skins]] patterned after the creepypasta.<ref name="Creepypasta" /> As an acknowledgement of the Herobrine meme, Mojang development staff often include the line "Removed Herobrine" within patch notes released for the game up until June 23, 2020, with the Java Edition 1.16 patch, also known as ''Minecraft''{{'s}} Nether Update.<ref name="Creepypasta" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Zeranko |first=Jacob |date=July 19, 2021 |title=Weirdest Minecraft Easter Eggs & Discoveries |url=https://screenrant.com/minecraft-easter-eggs-secrets-weird/ |access-date=October 11, 2021 |website=ScreenRant}}</ref> Fan interest in the meme eventually culminated in early 2021 with the discovery of the world seed which contains the first instance of Herobrine's alleged sighting.<ref name="NME">{{cite web |last=Teixeira |first=Miri |date=January 25, 2021 |title=Legendary Herobrine seed finally found in 'Minecraft' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/legendary-herobrine-seed-finally-found-in-minecraft-2864327 |access-date=October 11, 2021 |website=NME}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Cryer |first=Hirun |date=January 25, 2021 |title=Notorious Minecraft Herobrine world seed has finally been unveiled |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/minecraft-herobrine-world-seed/ |access-date=October 11, 2021 |website=gamesradar}}</ref>