Steve (Minecraft)

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Template:Character-infobox Steve is the name given to the default main player character and protagonist in Minecraft; the female default skin playable character is Alex. Steve has dark brown hair, a light blue shirt, blue pants, and grey shoes, and a dark, brownish pigmentation. Alex has long, red hair, a light green shirt, brown pants, grey boots, and a much lighter skin tone. Enemies in the game include a Zombie (a green-skinned version of Steve with no hair), and an Enderman (an entirely black humanoid-like figure with small, purple eyes, and skinny, tall legs).

The game, Minecraft, and its characters were created by independent video game developer company, Mojang Studios, which was wholly purchased by Xbox Game Studios in 2014. Steve, Alex, a Zombie, and an Enderman were all confirmed to be a playable character for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as downloadable content.

History

Minecraft

Steve is the default skin in all versions of Minecraft, with Alex being the other default playable skin available from the start. Before being named Steve, the model for the human player was added to the first public release of Minecraft on May 13, 2009. The character of Steve originally came to be referred unofficially to as "Steve?" by the game's creator, but it was not until the game's official release out of beta in 2011 that the name "Steve" was made official (dropping the question mark). Zombies were added on September 1, 2009 to Java Edition Classic 0.24, Endermen were added on September 14, 2011 to Beta Update 1.8, and Alex was added on September 2, 2014 to Java Update 1.8.

The Super Mario Mash-up, available on Wii U, Nintendo Switch, and New Nintendo 3DS, adds forty different Mario-themed skins to replace Steve. Hammer Bros. replace the Zombies in the pack, while Endermen are replaced by Stilt Guys.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Template:Main-external Template:SSB Infobox On October 1st, 2020, Steve was revealed to be the second fighter of Fighter Pass Vol. 2 for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with Alex, Zombie, and an Enderman being alternate costumes for them. An additional video showing their moveset was presented on October 3rd, 2020.They are set to release October 13th, 2020. The name on the character selection screen changes to "Alex", "Zombie", or "Enderman" while changing costumes for Steve, to reflect their differences, much like Captain Olimar and Alph are the same character, but get identified separately.

Steve's moveset consists of placing blocks that break over time, a piston and a fishing rod as part of their throws, throwing buckets of lava around themself, placing a TNT block with red stone leading to it, attacking with swords and pickaxes, using flint and steel to burn an opponent, collecting materials and crafting, riding minecarts, flying with Elytra wings, and a Final Smash that launches fighters into a dark room with Creepers and TNT.

Some of Steve's attacks use tools from the game, such as a sword, an axe, a shovel and a pickaxe. Said items can break over time from being used. A Crafting Table will spawn in the foreground near Steve, upon a match's beginning. Using their standard special, Steve can mine for blocks to get various materials. There is a set number of materials that Steve can craft, so once they craft over their limit, they will begin to chuck materials backwards to dispose of them. A gauge is present near the player's icon and damage at the bottom of the screen, showing what materials have been mined so far. The materials that Steve generates will vary, depending on what stage is being played on. Steve can then walk over and use the Crafting Table and their mined materials to replenish broken items; when Steve crafts using the table, all their tools get upgraded at the same time. The various types of tools, in order of strength are: wood, iron, gold and diamond. The Crafting Table can be broken by any player's attacks, but it will respawn after a few seconds. Steve can also summon their table close to them, by shielding and pressing the special move button at the same time. If there are two or more Steves in a battle, they can use each other's Crafting Table.

Additional elements borrowed from Minecraft include Steve wielding a shield from the game if a perfect shield is performed. When Steve is put to sleep, they will sleep on one of the beds that can be crafted in the original game.

Steve's home stage is based off the worlds from Minecraft, and it is called Minecraft World. Zombies and Endermen appear in the background of the stage (regardless if Zombie or Enderman are being controlled by a player), but they do not interact with the action.

Gallery

Artwork

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  Alex

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  Tennis Steve

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  Tennis Alex

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  Scottish Steve

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  Swedish Alex

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  Zombie

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  Enderman

Screenshots

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  Splash screen for Steve, from reveal trailer

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  Splash screen for Alex, from reveal trailer

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  Splash screen for Zombie, from reveal trailer

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  Splash screen for Enderman, from reveal trailer

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  Steve, meeting Mario, from the reveal trailer

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  Steve and Alex

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  Steve burning King K. Rool

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  Alex hitting Mario with a pickaxe

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  Steve flying with Elytra wings

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  Steve and Alex riding minecarts

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  Two alternate outfits, Zombie and Enderman

Names in other languages

Steve

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Dutch	Steve[?]	-
German	Steve[?]	-
Italian	Steve[?]	-
Russian	Стив[?] Stiv	-

Alex

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Dutch	Alex[?]	-
German	Alex[?]	-
Italian	Alex[?]	-
Russian	Алекс[?] Aleks	-

Zombie

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Czech	Zombie[?]	-
Danish	Zombie[?]	-
Dutch	Zombie[?]	-
Finnish	Zombi[?]	Zombie
German	Zombie[?]	-
Hungarian	Zombi[?]	Zombie
Italian	Zombi[?]	-
Norwegian	Zombie[?]	-
Polish	Zombie[?]	-
Romanian	Zombi[?]	Zombie
Russian	Зомби[?] Zombi	-
Swedish	Zombie[?]	-

Enderman

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Czech	Endermanem[?]	?
Danish	Enderman[?]	-
Dutch	Enderman[?]	-
Finnish	Ääreläinen[?]	?
German	Enderman[?]	-
Hungarian	Bevégzö[?]	?
Italian	Enderman[?]	-
Norwegian	Endermann[?]	Enderman
Polish	Endermana[?]	?
Romanian	Enderman[?]	-
Russian	Странник Края (Minecraft (Bedrock)) Strannik Kraya Эндермен (Minecraft: Java Edition / Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) Endermen[?]	Wanderer of the End Enderman
Swedish	Enderman[?]	-

Trivia

• The model for Steve in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate uses a version of his face with a beard that was removed from Minecraft since Java Edition Classic 0.24 released on September 1, 2009. Despite having been changed in-game for over a decade, this bearded version of Steve is still used in promotional artwork for Minecraft, including its game cover, and thus was most likely chosen for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, for being more iconic. The beard on Steve's face is often confused for a smile.
• Steve is the second Microsoft-owned playable character and the second playable character from a Western franchise added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate; Banjo and Kazooie mark the first for both instances.
  • Steve is also the first character of Super Smash Bros. series that comes from a Western franchise that hasn't a historial or direct relation with Nintendo neither as a second party.
• Steve is the first playable character that originated from an independent game, though it is no longer considered independent after the Microsoft acquisition in 2015.

External links

• Player on Minecraft Wiki
• Zombie on Minecraft Wiki
• Enderman on Minecraft Wiki