
Since then, Minecraft Alex has been considered a "feminine" partner or counterpart of Minecraft Steve. In comparison to Steve ‘she’ was given thinner arms, a ponytail and orange hair, as well as slightly pink lips.
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Minecraft AlexĢ014 not only offered a new update but with this we got introduced to a second skin: Minecraft Alex. Although this contradicted the official statements that there are no genders in Minecraft, a feminine-looking character was introduced and called Alex. Minecraft Skins - Male and Female Characters?Īfter all, the rather male appearance of Steve raised the question whether or not a female-looking equivalent should be created. Therefore, despite the name, Steve from Minecraft is simply a "human" and not specifically a man.

Since Minecraft is a genderless game, animals and game characters were not supposed to have specific genders. The Minecraft community also referred to the game character simply as "Minecraft Man" or "Minecraft Guy." When asked about the character, Notch didn't know exactly what it meant and replied: "Do you mean Steve?" From that moment on, the Minecraft Guy was just Steve to the Minecraft community.Įver since version 1.6, Steve was the official name in the game and the character has been referred to as Steve. These other characters disappeared again, but the old test game character designed by Minecraft founder Notch remained. In 2009, the character could also move actively and new game characters were developed. From Minecraft Human to Minecraft SteveĮven at the beginning of the development of Minecraft, there was a test game character, which was simply called "Human".

By now, the entire gaming world knows Steve and Alex. Alex, the more feminine counterpart to Steve, was added later. Steve is the first skin available for Minecraft characters and has become both a legend and a symbol of the sandbox sensation.
