Steve

**WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS THAT MAY SPOIL YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE MAP.**

## Steve

### Missions

Mission 15

Steve was the hero of the Ender War. He was killed by the Assassin just prior to the events of the first map, kicking off the entire trilogy.

## Biography

### Before the Assassin of Steve maps

Steve was one of the first four original mobs added to Minecraft, alongside Black Steve, Beast Boy, and Rana. However, Black Steve, Beast Boy and Rana were all removed from the game, leaving Steve to become the mascot of Minecraft that we all know and love today.

However, when the Ender War was started by his former friends, Steve did not hesitate to step up and fight, joining forces with King Parcore and forces of zombie pigmen from the Nether.

He was able to end Beast Boy's life using a spell bestowed inside him by the Creators, and also sent Rana back to the End. He and King Parcore were also able to reach the Assassin's Tower and break up the Orb into two pieces - the Empty Orb and the Squiggly Replic. While King Parcore took the Squiggly Replic and hid it in the Snout Temple, Steve took the Empty Orb and kept it on his person.

Following the end of the Ender War, Steve was hailed the main hero of the Ender War, only boosting his fame and glory.

### Assassin of Steve

Just before the first map, Steve travelled to the Emere area, a struggling mountain village that was constantly being attacked by zombies and Captain Yarma's Skeleton Army. He would, in the Mayor of Emere's words, "keep the land free of monsters." Mitch's Diary describes that prior to his death, "Undead Farmer attacks used to be quickly dealt with by Steve." He also attempted to fight back against the Skeleton Army but never got past the first garrison. It is not known how long he spent trying to get past it.

One day, a few days before the player arrives at Emere, he decided to go help the miners at Mt Jewel with a monster infestation that "suddenly appeared," however, while working in the emerald-rich cavern that the player fights the Emerald Miner in, the Assassin showed up, moving like a shadow, and killed him for the purposes of stealing the Empty Orb from him. Because the Assassin used a special spell to stop Steve from respawning, he did not come back. Until...

### Assassin of Steve 3: Endergeddon

*Main article: Opara*

Seeing the state that the player was in, the Creators allowed Steve to return to the land of the living in the form of Opara. Opara first meets the player in Mission 6 of Assassin of Steve 3, where he guides the player towards reaching the Assassin's Tower so they can stop him once and for all. Opara dies while ending the Assassin, but returns during the final fight against Replicus to throw the player up into the air.

In the final cutscene after defeating Replicus, Opara appears again, and this time reveals his true identity - Steve - to the player.

### Other Appearances

#### Dance Floor

Steve appears in Dance Floor as a purchasable DJ, with a price of 1500 dance credits. He appears wearing the same colored leather armor as in Assassin of Steve 3.

When he is equipped, he will randomly say a random line every so often, and can choose from the following lines:

* "Don't have anything to say, just jam my records!"
* "How about Far? That's a nice romantic tune!"
* "Not a lot of Minecraft music is actually very danceable, I must say..."
* "Jump! Jump!"
* "Gotta keep watching my back out here."
	+ This is a reference to the Assassin, who also appears as a playable DJ in this map, and has the line "Anyone seen Steve anywhere...?"
	+ Steve shares the first four lines with Alex, who also appears as a purchasable DJ. This is the only line he has that differs from Alex's, who instead says "Dance to the music!" in place of this.

## Characterisation

Not much is known about Steve's true character since most of the time he is seen under his Opara guise. However, as he is called the hero of the Ender War, you can only presume he is nice and heroic.

## Abilities

### Linguistics

When in his Opara guise, he appears to be able to understand the ancient language of the Ancient Uivvah. This is likely a remnant of his life as Steve, perhaps hinting at a previous encounter with or study of them, or it might also be a power bestowed in him by the Creators.

It is not known if he can speak any other languages.

### Magical Powers

Steve was granted a variety of different powers by the Creators, however little is known about them. The main one seen was the power he used to end Beast Boy during the Ender War. He also uses a more beefed-up form of the power against the Assassin at the end of his boss fight in Mission 13.

## Quotes

* "You did well, players. I can only hope that peace shall return to the Overworld and the other dimensions. "

## Trivia

* 'Opara' is a possible result of a shift cipher when using 'Steve' as a plaintext. This is one very small and subtle hint at his true identity.