Earth:Merl
For the Minecraft support chatbot, see Minecraft Support Virtual Agent.
Merl
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Merl was the official mascot character of Minecraft Earth. Her constant companion found loyally by her side is Peanut Butter, which is found only in Minecraft Earth.
Merl appears mostly with her dyed cat, Peanut Butter, in various promotional material.
Sounds
| Sounds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sound | Description | Resource location |
| Generic | VO_merl_generic | |
| Encourage | VO_merl_encourage | |
| Celebration | VO_merl_celebration | |
| Merl popup open | SFX_ftue_merl_popup_open | |
Trivia
- Merl’s skin seemed to be inspired by a Discord profile picture of the developer, Ledski.
- It was revealed that the cat in the profile picture had the initials of PB.[1]
- Merl’s name stands for "Minecraft In Real Life", which is explained to have been Minecraft Earth’s working title.[2] However, it is likely a backronym.[dubious]
Gallery
Screenshots
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Merl and Peanut Butter in a loading screen
In other media
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Merl and her dyed cat, Peanut Butter -
Ditto -
![Merl sharing a buildplate with a friend[3]](./_assets_/5af80496508534f4cdd561aac15bbc50/Earth-newfeatures-buildplatesharing.jpg)
Merl sharing a buildplate with a friend[3] -
Merl reading a journal -
Merl doing a challenge -
Merl in the header for Season 17 -
Image of Merl and Peanut Butter on the game data loading screen -
Merl and friends watching a buildplate -
Merl and friends in an update render -
Render of Merl's appearance as the Minecraft Support Virtual Agent
References
- ↑ "Q: Ledski, what is the purple cat in your profile picture named.
A: Its name is PB, but you'll have to work out what that stands for." in #dev-answers-2-5 of MINECRAFT EARTH – @pwnan_ on Discord, February 5, 2020. View screenshot of message. - ↑ "Q: What's the name of the person next to PB?
A: The person's name is MERL! A little fun fact about her name -- it stands for Minecraft In Real Life which was Minecraft Earth's working title for a while!" in #dev-answers-2-5 of MINECRAFT EARTH – @_raizero_ on Discord, February 5, 2020. View screenshot of message. - ↑ "Sharing is caring! And it's easier than ever to share your breathtaking builds with friends:
1️⃣ Open Minecraft Earth
2️⃣ Navigate to your Buildplate of choice
3️⃣ Click the Share button!
Reply with your most marvelous creation so the entire community can appreciate your skills!" – @minecraftearth on X (formerly Twitter), May 11, 2020
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