Narrator (YouTube)

For the Narrator in Minecraft: Story Mode, see Minecraft Story Mode:Narrator.
Narrator
Narrator (Character).png: Infobox image for Narrator the character in Minecraft
Gender

Male

Species

Human

Occupation

Video narrator

Affiliations
Familial relationships
Allies

M.A.R.I.L.L.A.

Enemies

M.A.R.I.L.L.A.

First appearance

Adding a New Mob 

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Narrator is a character in the official Minecraft YouTube channel voiced by Matthew Holness.[1] He narrates several series of videos, including a long running series of farcical edutainment videos with M.A.R.I.L.L.A., and independent documentaries where he serves as comic relief.

Appearance

Narrator uses a skin made in the Character Creator. Due to the changes made to many of the default pieces, it is no longer possible to properly recreate a show accurate Narrator, but all the pieces are still available.

His appearance received a slight update for the animated sections of the second How We Make Minecraft series, with the hair and skin textures differing from the Character Creator parts. Everything else remained the same, and the gameplay sections still feature Narrator's original skin to this day.

Character Creator pieces used by Narrator
Type Category Name Image Color Rarity Price
Body Bases Slender Skin
 Very Light - Cool 		Common Free
Hairs Short Slick
 Dark Red
Eyes Tired-Brows Iris Eyebrows Sclera

 Green - Bright
 Medium Brown
 Minecraft White
Mouths Standard
 Light - Medium
Facial Hairs None — — —
Arms Default
Legs
Size Height Common
Medium
Arm Size
Narrow
Style Tops Tuxedo Waistcoat Uncommon Paid - 120 Minecoins
Bottoms Alex's Pants Common Free
Outerwears None — —
Headwears
Gloves
Footwears Alex's Boots Common
Face Items None — —
Back Items

Variations

Name Image Description Appears in
Zombie Narrator Narrator as a zombie. "The FINAL Secrets of Minecraft!!"
Itemized Narrator Narrator turned into an item. "The Secrets of Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs Part I"
Fancy Narrator Narrator in a fancy tuxedo, top hat, and monocle. "The Secrets of Minecraft Villagers"
One Man Band Narrator wearing drums, a banjo, and a harmonica. "The Secrets of Minecraft: The Allay"
Elder Narrator Narrator as an old man with a balding head. "MONSTERS OF MINECRAFT: Episode 4"
Swimsuit Narrator Narrator wearing a blue and white striped swimsuit.
Sketch Narrator Narrator as a sketch similar to the Mob Vote 2017 "The Secrets of Minecraft: Features That Got Cut"

Personality

Narrator is calm, sarcastic, false factual, and somewhat egotistical. Throughout videos he is frequently the butt of the joke, often being called lame or annoying by MARILLA, or immediately proven wrong of any random belief he has in The Story of Mobs.

Quotes

Dare you join us on a journey into the minds that make Minecraft?

— Narrator in How We Make Minecraft.

Videos

History of appearances

Trivia

  • The description card on Minecraft's YouTube channel has him as "Untelligent", [sic] "Self-proclaimed Minecraft expert", etc. This changes each episode.
  • Narrator allegedly married Mobbo, though he doesn't remember it.[2][3]
  • He claims to have been born with the first name of "Testificates," because his parents didn't like him. If Narrator is his full name, (which it has been alluded to) that would put his full name as "Testificates Narrator."
    • This is contradicted in a later video, where he suspects his name is "ARGHH-HOT-HOT-HOT-LAND."[4]
  • He believes that "MARILLA was created a few thousand years before rocks were invented."[5]
  • He supposedly met his end at the hands of the Warden by the orders of Mobbo.[6] How he recovered is never addressed.
  • Narrator apparently built him and Jonathan's house, but when Jonathan got it in the divorce, it was actually just a decoy.
  • He claims to have been almost cast in Avengers Endgame, playing a character M.A.R.I.L.L.A. refers to as “Cowardly British Man.”[7]
    • He also claims to have been offered the lead role in Iron Man 2, which he didn't take because of the Minecraft voiceover opportunity.
  • Narrator is a fan of "late 90s gangster rap," so much that it's apparently a sore spot for his neighbors.[8]
  • Narrator's house lacks a roof, for reasons he's not even aware of.[4]

Gallery

  • MARILLA and Narrator from The Secrets of Minecraft.
    MARILLA and Narrator from The Secrets of Minecraft.
  • Narrator’s card in the opening of Around the Minecraft World in 80 Biomes.
    Narrator’s card in the opening of Around the Minecraft World in 80 Biomes.
  • Narrator posing with MARILLA.
    Narrator posing with MARILLA.
  • Fighting an Elder Guardian.
    Fighting an Elder Guardian.
  • Witnessing a raid.
    Witnessing a raid.
  • Confronting Jonathan Minecraft in a badland.
    Confronting Jonathan Minecraft in a badland.
  • Narrator attempting to defeat an onslaught of Skeletons.
    Narrator attempting to defeat an onslaught of Skeletons.
  • Narrator in an ice spikes biome.
    Narrator in an ice spikes biome.
  • Carrying MARILLA through a dark forest.
    Carrying MARILLA through a dark forest.
  • Having a conversation with MARILLA in a plains biome.
    Having a conversation with MARILLA in a plains biome.
  • Being spied by Mobbo.
    Being spied by Mobbo.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Season Finale of The Secrets of Minecraft! Thank you to Adele Major and Tom Stone for the best recurring gig EVER and to Matt Holness for being the butt of my jokes. Look out for the meta moment in this (last ever?) episode..." by Rill Askey – LinkedIn, July 25, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ending Minecraft: How We Make Minecraft Episode 9 @ 6:56" – Minecraft on YouTube, April 30, 2021
  3. ↑ "The Secrets of Minecraft's Deep Dark @ 2:12" – Minecraft on YouTube, June 24, 2022
  4. ↑ a b "THE UNTOLD MYSTERY OF MINECRAFT" – Minecraft on YouTube, August 31, 2025
  5. ↑ "The Secrets of Minecraft's Deep Dark @ 0:54" – Minecraft on YouTube, June 24, 2022
  6. ↑ "The Secrets of Minecraft's Deep Dark @ 5:14" – Minecraft on YouTube, June 24, 2022
  7. ↑ "New show alert: The Secrets of Minecraft" by Tom Stone – Minecraft.net, July 26, 2021.
  8. ↑ "The Scariest Cow Ever Created ┃The Story Of The Warden" – Minecraft on YouTube, March 30, 2024

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