The Lore of Minecraft

Minecraft Lore: Origin of Minecraft

There is much lore and many theories to the intricate sandbox game that is Minecraft. Theories of civilization, theories of apocalypses, theories of brave orders, and evil entities. If you want to properly understand the game, you must dive into its past.

Here we'll explore some of the amazing lore behind the greatest video game of all time. Using numerous sources and theories from all over the web, I piece together The Origin of Minecraftia.

About This Theory: This is one of several theories which we shall delve into over the course of 2022. This Theory is the most basic and vastly known though you will not find the complete account in any one place. It is an unspoken theory among fans, mostly passed around by word of mouth. It has been changed and morphed more times than most others, and carries the basic principles of the vast majority of theories.

There was a blank void of nothingness. It stretched as far as a mortal - no an immortal's eyes could see. Then there was Notch, suspended in the middle of the vast, white reality.

Notch was a deity, a mythical being capable of much more than anything a mere mortal could do. Much, much more. But even a god is lonely. And so Notch created another, to share the empty void with him and the eternal silence.

The entity was a player in Notch's great scheme. He carefully and lovingly created and detailed a blocky boy in his own form. To be like an equal, a friend of the deity. He called him Steve, and with a final tapping noise, the player came to life.

But the boy became restless, like any mortal. Even Notch could not bestow him the power of immortality. Not yet - he had greater things in mind.

Steve was restless, he was resentful, he begged his father to give him power, so he could create things too. More people, somewhere else to live, trophies and powers and magic. But he was young and reckless, and Notch refused.

Instead, he created an island for Steve to live on. He loved the player and vowed to watch over him and visit him down on his island. He created light and dark so that there was a time in the dark for Steve to sleep and think, to rest and recharge so he would be happy and wise in the light.

But Steve was lonely, alone on the green grass island suspended over the void. So Notch created another person, a girl called Alex with auburn and gold hair to be Steve's companion and friend. The two were happy, but after some time they became restless and bored again.

So Notch gave them a block of leaves. They took turns holding it, fascinated. So Notch gave them a young sapling, which they planted. It grew into a tall oak tree. The pair were ecstatic, and by Notch's goodwill hundreds of saplings soon dotted the small area of plains.

The players tended the saplings and watched in joy as each one grew to be a tall tree. But soon the saplings ran out, and Alex and Steve became sad and angry, and began to question Notch and whisper bitter things to one another.

When Notch realized they were unhappy, he gave them the ability to harvest the leaves of the tree to reap more saplings. Soon there was a leafy forest as far as the eye could see.

But when Notch saw all of the long, barren stumps dotting the plains, he made it so that the players could pick up the blocks of stone, wood, dirt, and gravel that made up the world and use them to build beautiful structures.

And so Alex and Steve gathered up the wood stumps and used them to create towers and buildings which dotted their grove soon after. Notch loved seeing their buildings and watching their skills improve to the point where he came down from the void and congratulated each of them on their merits.

He soon took to evening strolls down on the island where he could admire their latest works. When Notch realized just how they loved building he created an inventory for each of them, so they could store blocks and trophies of their accomplishments and mining trips.