The Story of the Mineral Springs Man

A mysterious town where most, if not all, of the residents are dead. The remaining people refer to the same person. It is said that those who go in never come back out. Who is behind the mysteries, and where did the name "Mineral Springs Man" originate from?
There have been numerous accounts of sightings of the Mineral Springs Man, but all feature the same theory: The Mineral Springs Man is the ghost of a serial killer stuck in the game. Well, that theory is sorta true, but not in that way.
Legends say that the Mineral Springs Man was a former Mojang employee, who helped work on joke updates every so often. But then, on April 5th, 2016, he was fired from Mojang for attempting to sell illegal hacked clients to people. He was not finished with them, however. A few days later, Mojang was sent a strange email stating that the employee had killed himself, but not before warning Mojang that he would return one day. After that, an anonymous user on a forum site posted a picture of something strange in his world, along with a little blurb at the bottom saying:
"Screenshot of an odd mob in my offline survival world. A zombie-like figure is visible in my house."
Theories began pouring in soon after the image was posted, with some even referring to the deceased employee, however it has never been confirmed if this was true or not.
Mojang stated the next day that something was wrong with the game's coding, causing the mob to appear in specific seeds. They, however, didn't know what the problem was, and would spend a while to find it and fix it.
The legends state that the employee's ghost had somehow appeared in the game out of nowhere. His ghost took the form of a zombie with Steve's old face design, wearing a diamond helmet and bearing an iron sword. He is said to appear in worlds along with a strange town-like structure, and mainly stays in that area until the unlucky player enters it.
The theories about him say that he originally entered the game to slowly destroy it as revenge for being fired, but he slowly began to go insane, eventually taking on the identity of the Mineral Springs Man and murdering any players he found, destroying their world data afterward. The town he appears in is mostly old and abandoned, with only a few people left. One can find redstone patches around the area, most likely representing blood puddles, along with iron swords stuck in the ground. If the player or players stay too long inside the town, the Mineral Springs Man will respond to their presence and begin to hunt and kill them, one by one.
Each person who told their story disappeared from the community, so little-to-no reports are left on the internet. However, people say that the Mineral Springs Man is still roaming the game, keeping out of sight as best he can until he can strike once again.
Should you ever come across the town in-game, make your visit brief, then turn back and leave, lest you risk becoming another victim of his anger toward Mojang.
Thanks for listening, and stay safe out there, dear reader...
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