Herobrine is the most iconic creepypasta in Minecraft history, originating from a 2010 4chan post featuring a screenshot of a white-eyed version of the default player skin standing in the fog. Although Notch and Mojang have consistently confirmed that Herobrine was never in the game, the legend grew through viral YouTube sightings and fan-made mods. The meme typically involves a 'When you see it' format, where Herobrine lurks in the background of an otherwise normal gaming screenshot, representing feelings of paranoia or nostalgic internet horror. Today, it is used both to celebrate Minecraft history and to mock the overly dramatic creepypasta tropes of the early 2010s.