As perhaps the most popular sandbox experience in gaming history, Minecraft is known for its playerbase's ability to push the envelope and come up with some of the most creative ideas imaginable. Typically taking the form of complex structures or Redstone programming, Minecraft creations have nevertheless taken many forms over the game's history.
Occasionally, these creations will take the form of fanart or artwork, such as a stunning depiction of the Minecraft warden that shows it in a much more realistic and terrifying version. In reality and in the game, there are many examples of players creating breathtaking art pieces, and some structures can also be considered art due to their complexity and beauty.
Other times, creations take the form of videos or animations, and recently Reddit user vorpralbird had the brilliant idea of creating an animation that would make light of Minecraft's curse of binding status effect. Much like the custom-made Minecraft cutscene, vorpralbird's animation was visually pleasing as well as technically impressive.
For those far removed from Minecraft, curse of binding is a negative enchantment that affects pieces of gear. The enchantment, or curse, makes it so that a piece of gear cannot be removed by any means save for the item breaking or the player dying. Though not nearly as scary as the Minecraft horror mods, the curse can be an incredible pain to deal with unless the player is willing to die and respawn.
The hilarity of vorpralbird's animation comes from the implication of how dangerous the curse could have been if it was stronger than its current form. In vorpralbird's clip, Steve has a pair of pants with the curse attached to his legs. Rather than the pants simply being stuck to him, the pants actually cause Steve to become stuck in place. Steve realizes he cannot move, and attempts to jump out of the pants. However, he loses his legs in the process, falling in front of a dispenser that fires a pumpkin that also has the curse onto his head. This makes for an even more dastardly joke due to the fact that equipped pumpkins don't lose durability, implying that pumpkin would be stuck on Steve's head forever.
Fan submissions like vorpralbird's are not only funny and impressive, but also serve to keep the Minecraft community connected and strong. With almost 20,000 upvotes, vorpralbird's creation rivals the popularity of the incredible Minecraft Squid Game bridge, showing that many users loved the animation. Comments underneath were glowing, showing support for yet another amazing creation.
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