# Talk:Steve (Minecraft)

I wanted to see Steve's article and I realized that someone added him to the non-binary characters category, which seems wrong to me and I don't want to be misunderstood. Steve from the beginning is a male avatar in the same way that Alex is the female avatar in Minecraft, also in the official Mojang media he is represented as male and referred to as such, as in the movie or Smash Bros. It should be noted that he is just an avatar, therefore, the player can do whatever they want with him because he has no story or personality, he is just a template, but the base version of Steve is not non-binary as I already made clear here, so please remove it from the category. --Alxira5 (talk) 11:54, 29 October 2025 (UTC)

So the Text mentions Alex as Steve's feminine counterpart. However it is unknown whether or not Alex is Male or female. 2A02:3037:60C:D2BF:4C42:980D:FCD8:9D85 (talk) 21:29, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

Alex is quite explicitly feminine, and the devs and other sources highlight that when she was added as a co-part to Steve. See WaPo and the patch notes. SWinxy (talk) 22:16, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

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The skins of Steve and Alex have changed in the new launcher update, so change the image below. 111.88.87.6 (talk) 11:14, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Mathi234756 (talk) 00:04, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Steve became a widely recognized character in the video game industry following the critical and commercial success of the Minecraft franchise. Steve is the official mascot of Minecraft and Mojang, his likeness has been featured extensively in advertising and merchandise, including apparel and collectibles. The character also inspired a number of unofficial media and urban legends, most notably the "Herobrine" creepypasta, which was widely shared in internet communities as a meme during the 2010s.

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 00:11, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
Steve became a widely recognized character in the video game industry following the critical and commercial success of the Minecraft franchise. Steve is the official mascot of Minecraft and Mojang, his likeness has been featured extensively in advertising and merchandise, including apparel and collectibles. The character also inspired a number of unofficial media and urban legends, most notably the "Herobrine" creepypasta, which was widely shared in internet communities as a meme during the 2010s.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mathi234756 (talk • contribs) 00:17, 25 March 2023 (UTC) 

Same has been said about Creeper. Please provide multiple reliable sources to that state that this is the "official" stance. —  HELLKNOWZ ∣ TALK 11:58, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

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I felt like the ref 42 should be expanded more and it didn't mention anything about Press F to pay respects what was said in the article. = ) GreenishPickle!  (🔔) 01:19, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
I'm slightly confused about this comment, do you mind elaborating any further? I'm not sure what you're referring to with the "Press F to pay respects" bit too. λ NegativeMP1 01:33, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
Perhaps expand a little bit and mention the Press F thing, if you couldn't it doesn't matter anyway. GreenishPickle!  (🔔) 01:35, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
I, uh... don't know what you mean by the "Press F" thing... I know it's like a meme, but how is this relevant to the article? TWOrantulaTM (enter the web) 01:43, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
Cause it was stated at the article, but after reading through to it again I guess it may be not relevant somehow. But, thanks for weighing in. GreenishPickle!  (🔔) 01:47, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
TrademarkedTWOrantula, NegativeMP1 It seems like most of GAN reviewer now requires nominator to clean up all the sources from the further reading section by using it at the article itself. GreenishPickle!  (🔔) 03:29, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
I'm very certain that this is not part of the GA criteria. Can you show some current GAN reviews where the reviewer is requiring this? λ NegativeMP1 03:39, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
I'm 100% sure on this btw, but most of the GAN at the characters I received requires them to be removed. But, I guess removing it will solve the minor issue if you they can't implement it at the article. GreenishPickle!  (🔔) 03:43, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
I like to be quite particular with my GA reviews, especially ones about video games. TWOrantulaTM (enter the web) 03:46, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
I guess so, since this is quite popular, and I am not surprised that the article got protected indefinitely from non-autoconfirmed users today. GreenishPickle!  (🔔) 03:48, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Why does "Steve?" redirect here? Was going to take it to RfD but there may be a good use for it. — EF5  17:21, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

@EF5 See this previous RfD Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2023_May_15#Steve?. Looks like the character was first referenced as "Steve?" and it was deemed suitable to keep as a redirect. JackFromWisconsin (talk | contribs) 17:53, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

there's a free to use Image of Steve on commons. 1timeuse75 (talk) 10:05, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

It doesn't represent the character as well as the current image, which shows his entire body from a more dynamic angle. SleepyRedHair (talk) 14:10, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
I second SleepyRedHair's comment. The Commons image is low quality and does not help fully demonstrate Steve. λ NegativeMP1 05:46, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
@SleepyRedHair: and @NegativeMP1: The issue I see is that the image is free - the image currently in the article is under an NFF rationale. We need to decide whether the non-free image adequately covers what the free image can't, and at a quick glance I don't see many differences. — EF5  12:39, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
The non-free image provides a better, angled shot of the whole character. By means of identification and fully illustrating the character, which is the ultimate goal of an infobox image, the non-free image is better. The one of commons, on the other hand, is a front-facing image and completely hides the legs. It does not fully demonstrate the character. It's also significantly lower quality and somewhat washed out in color due to the in-game position it was taken in, and also allows parts of the game environment to seep into the screenshot as its not a transparent image. The infobox one is far better in terms of quality and I completely oppose swapping it out. λ NegativeMP1 16:52, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
It doesn't matter if the non-free image is better than the free one- if a free image exists there is no justification for a non-free image, and it should be deleted. The non-free one may be better, but they serve the same encyclopedic purpose. I don't think the legs being included in the NF image is a major enough difference to matter. Eddie891  Talk Work  18:45, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
The legs not being included is infact a major enough difference because it is not the full character. There is more encyclopedic value in an image that demonstrates the full character in proper detail at a better angle and in better quality. That quality difference is significant enough to infact alter the encyclopedic understanding of the character and I disagree with the idea that they serve the same encyclopedic purpose. λ NegativeMP1 18:54, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Quality of the image is definitely not a valid reason for non-free image over a free one. Otherwise we would have vastly different images of, say, historical figures. Your stronger case is be that the difference in what the images show of the character is substantial. I'm not sure I agree with that, but will let others weigh in. Eddie891  Talk Work  19:14, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
Admittedly, the quality thing is definitely just me having nitpicks against the image. But I still maintain the character not being fully visible in the image is a major issue. I would be open to replacing the image to something like what is being presented right now if it shows the character from a decent angle as well as their full body even if I dislike the quality. λ NegativeMP1 20:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
 To note that the non-free picture is from the marketing material and isn't how Steve appears in-game. The commons image, however, is more representative of his in-game appearance. JackFromWisconsin (talk | contribs) 15:02, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
This part is true, but then again, his appearance in that marketing material is almost universal. Practically any physical copy of Minecraft has Steve appear in that way. Same with every trailer and animated short unless that trailer is shot in game. But the commons image still does not fully demonstrate the actual full in-game appearance of Steve due to its washed out colors and not properly demonstrating his entire lower portion. If we wanted an image that actually demonstrated Steve's in-game appearance, I'd rather go with his Super Smash Bros. Ultimate render, which is outright how he appears in Minecraft with zero alterations. λ NegativeMP1 16:59, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
I'd Support using this free use image. Free use images should always be used in place of fair use ones, and nearly all of Steve's core traits are present here (Blocky appearance, face, major color palette and design quirks, etc). Sure, he doesn't have his legs, but I don't think anyone really needs to see his legs to understand the character. Additionally, I've had a lot of similar discussions regarding these kinds of discussions at the Doctor Who WikiProject recently, and we repeatedly determined via consensus that the free use images, even if they didn't have the same level of quality as fair use images, were preferable for use and communicated enough to be included instead. The Steve image is not so low quality that it cannot represent the character.  Magneton Considerer: Pokelego999 (Talk) (Contribs) 15:22, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
So are we at a rough consensus that the free image should be used? λ NegativeMP1 19:27, 25 May 2025 (UTC)

Steve is a male. Because he has a beard. 84.87.84.251 (talk) 20:42, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

Mate, you ain't seen me on a bad day. Knitsey (talk) 20:45, 18 July 2025 (UTC)