Minecraft Armor Parodies
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About
Minecraft Armor Parodies refer to a series of images in which photographs of individuals are photoshopped with the armor interface from video game Minecraft. Starting in March 2019, the trend gained significant popularity on Reddit.
Origin
On February 18th, 2010, armor was added to video game Minecraft in an update.[1] The armor items could be equipped in four designated inventory slots, including slots for helmet, chestplate, leggings and boots.
![@ 眥ㄇ儿 Added the cloth set, given the textures from one of Notch's previous games, Legend of the Chambered. 喬它 TIJL Addedthechainset. Added the iron set. n] JL Added the gold set. [n] JL Added the diamond set. February 18, 2010 ^ Armor can be crafted and worn. Armor now functions. All helmets give 3 , all chestplates give 8 ( ww), all leggings give 6 () and all boots give 3 (w). Armors have limited durability, with lower tier armors less durable than higher tier armors.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/466/938/8a0.jpg "Minecraft Patch Notes, February 18th, 2010")
On February 28th, 2019, Redditor[2] jjohn7676 posted a photograph of a person in an iridescent jacket to /r/photoshopbattles subreddit. The post gained over 57,400 upvotes in four days. On March 1st, Redditor[3] noutongxiong made a post to /r/dankmemes in which they photoshopped Minecraft user interface showing full Diamond set equipped into the image. The post received over 50,000 upvotes in the same period.
Spread
In the following days, multiple posts utilizing the format were posted to /r/dankmemes and other subreddits. For example, on March 1st, Redditor[4] yeet64 made a post which gained over 15,200 upvotes in four days. Another post by Redditor[5] TheWolfRevenge received over 28,000 upvotes in three days.
In some examples, items which can not normally be equipped in the armor slots or do not exist in Minecraft were photoshopped (examples shown below).[6][7]
Various Examples
Search Interest
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External References
[2] Reddit – PsBattle: this dude and his jacket
[3] Reddit – Super epic
[5] Reddit – I have nightmares from this
[7] Reddit – High Effort Meme
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