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This article is about custom player skins. For world textures, see Texture Pack.

The default player skin, "Steve", as it appears in-game.

The above skin when directly opened in an image viewer.

A skin refers to the texture that is placed onto a player model or mob.

The skin is divided into areas that act as the surface area of the character (For example, there's the front head area, left leg area, etc.). A skin will only allow solid color; transparency is not allowed on the skin file except on the second head area, which is transparent by default; playing offline, pixels can be left free resulting in "holes" in the skin. The second head layer can be used to give the character glasses, hats, or other accessories (even a bigger head).

[edit] World textures

A skin can also refer to other textures in the game, such as block textures, item sprites, mob skins etc. A list of these can be found here. Modifying these has been officially supported since the Alpha 1.2.2 Update on November 10, 2010.

It is worth noting that Pigmen, Zombie, and Zombie Pigmen mobs can use typical player skins (and vice-versa). Skeleton mobs can use typical player skins as well, but keep in mind that they have their skinny arms and legs. (If a skeleton mob skin is used as a player's skin, their legs and arms will not be skinny.)

Since 1.4, in order to use the player skin for Pigmen, Zombie, and Zombie Pigmen, you must align it to the correct place on the .png or the texture will be broken.

[edit] Changing player skins

[edit] PC

A player can only change their character's skin if they have purchased Minecraft. This is done on the Profile page by uploading a valid .png image file, which will then replace the default skin. These can be created in Skin editors and creators, one popular one being Skincraft. The char.png file in minecraft.jar can also be changed and replaced, but the effects will only be visible to that player, and only players with the default skin will appear different.

[edit] Xbox 360

There are currently 8 default skin types (with the exception of the skin packs), all of which appear to have Steve's face, but wearing different outfits and skin colors. The following are available through split screen and online only. The skins are available to be chosen in the 'Change Skin' area of Help & Options. The Xbox allows transparent skins, because you can't create your own skins on the Xbox 360 edition. This prevents issues with completely transparent skin users "haunting" other players.

Default:

Name	Notes
Default Skin (Steve)	Player 1's Skin	The classic Steve.
Tennis Steve	Player 2's Skin	A blond Steve in a tennis outfit and a sweatband.
Tuxedo Steve	Player 3's Skin	Steve in a fancy-looking tuxedo.
Athlete Steve	Player 4's Skin	A darker version of Steve with a sleeveless top, a gold medal necklace, and track pants.
Scottish Steve	Player 5's Skin	Steve in a kilt with fancy hair and clothing. This skin was used by Conan O'Brien when he reviewed Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition during clueless gamer.^[1]
Prisoner Steve	Player 6's Skin	Steve as an escapee from prison in bright-colored, orange clothing.
Cyclist Steve	Player 7's Skin	A Steve with shorts, a jacket, and shoes.
Boxer Steve	Player 8's Skin	A Steve with boxing gloves, a belt with shorts, no shirt, and fancy boots.

[edit] Skin Packs

Since the Xbox 360 Edition's 1.7 update, 4J Studios have begun rolling out Skin Packs as downloadable content. Skin Packs add additional skins that players may choose from along with the 8 default skins packaged with the game. They often feature characters from other video-games (usually games on Xbox Arcade), alongside original designs.

[edit] Main

[edit] Skin Pack 1

Promotional image for Skin Pack 1. From left to right: Jack of Blades, Clayton Carmine, Banjo, Ms. 'Splosion Man, Prisoner.

Skin Pack 1 was released on July 16th, 2012. It contains 45 different skins to choose from.^[2] It is purchasable through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or directly in-game through the Downloadable Content section and costs 160 Microsoft Points. A trial version of Skin Pack 1 is available as a free download, which enables the full use of the original design skins, but not the skins based on copyrighted game characters which include those based on Minecraft's own characters.

Skins in Skin Pack 1
Squid from Minecraft Zombie from Minecraft Herobrine from Minecraft Creeper from Minecraft 'Splosion Man from 'Splosion Man Scientist Danklef from 'Splosion Man Scientist Wilson from 'Splosion Man Ms. 'Splosion Man from Ms. 'Splosion Man Mandy Elite from Ms. 'Splosion Man Trials Man from Trials HD Old-School from Trials Evolution Freestyle from Trials Evolution Biker from Trials Evolution Combat from Trials Evolution Master Chief from Halo Covenant Grunt from Halo Covenant Brute from Halo Banjo from Banjo-Kazooie Tooty from Banjo-Kazooie Mumbo-Jumbo from Banjo-Kazooie Gruntilda from Banjo-Kazooie Bottles from Banjo-Kazooie Klungo from Banjo-Kazooie Jack of Blades from Fable Heroes Hero from Fable Heroes Garth from Fable Heroes Reaver from Fable Heroes Hammer from Fable Heroes Augustus Cole from Gears of War Clayton Carmine from Gears of War 3 Locust Drone from Gears of War Racing Driver 1 as an original design Racing Driver 2 as an original design Racing Driver 3 as an original design Racing Driver 4 as an original design Nurse as an original design Prisoner as an original design Victorian Swimmer as an original design Deep Sea Diver as an original design Wizard as an original design King as an original design Queen as an original design Jester as an original design Knight Templar as an original design Black Knight as an original design

Skins in Skin Pack 1

Squid from Minecraft
Zombie from Minecraft
Herobrine from Minecraft
Creeper from Minecraft
'Splosion Man from 'Splosion Man
Scientist Danklef from 'Splosion Man
Scientist Wilson from 'Splosion Man
Ms. 'Splosion Man from Ms. 'Splosion Man
Mandy Elite from Ms. 'Splosion Man
Trials Man from Trials HD
Old-School from Trials Evolution
Freestyle from Trials Evolution
Biker from Trials Evolution
Combat from Trials Evolution
Master Chief from Halo
Covenant Grunt from Halo
Covenant Brute from Halo
Banjo from Banjo-Kazooie
Tooty from Banjo-Kazooie
Mumbo-Jumbo from Banjo-Kazooie
Gruntilda from Banjo-Kazooie
Bottles from Banjo-Kazooie
Klungo from Banjo-Kazooie
Jack of Blades from Fable Heroes
Hero from Fable Heroes
Garth from Fable Heroes
Reaver from Fable Heroes
Hammer from Fable Heroes
Augustus Cole from Gears of War
Clayton Carmine from Gears of War 3
Locust Drone from Gears of War
Racing Driver 1 as an original design
Racing Driver 2 as an original design
Racing Driver 3 as an original design
Racing Driver 4 as an original design
Nurse as an original design
Prisoner as an original design
Victorian Swimmer as an original design
Deep Sea Diver as an original design
Wizard as an original design
King as an original design
Queen as an original design
Jester as an original design
Knight Templar as an original design
Black Knight as an original design

[edit] Skin Pack 2

Promotional image for Skin Pack 2. From left to right: Agent Level 5, Joanna Dark - Dress, Damon Baird, Pretztail, Bill.

Skin Pack 2 was released on August 24th, 2012. It contains 45 different skins to choose from. It is purchasable through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or directly in-game through the Downloadable Content section and costs 160 Microsoft Points. A trial version of Skin Pack 2 is available as a free download, which enables the full use of the original design skins and some skins based off of certain indie game characters.

Skins in Skin Pack 2
Enderman from Minecraft Pig from Minecraft Spider from Minecraft Sheep from Minecraft Naked Sheep from Minecraft Bill from Left 4 Dead Francis from Left 4 Dead Louis from Left 4 Dead Zoey from Left 4 Dead Boomer from Left 4 Dead Witch from Left 4 Dead Hunter from Left 4 Dead Damon Baird from Gears of War: Judgment Marcus Fenix from Gears of War Anya Stroud from Gears of War 3 Skorge from Gears of War 2 Joanna Dark from Perfect Dark Joanna Dark Dress from Perfect Dark Elvis from Perfect Dark Joanna Dark from Perfect Dark Zero Pretztail from Viva Piñata Horstachio from Viva Piñata Fizzlybear from Viva Piñata Juno from Jet Force Gemini Vela from Jet Force Gemini Lupus from Jet Force Gemini Zapp from Gamma Bros. Buzz from Gamma Bros. Blue Knight from Castle Crashers Green Knight from Castle Crashers Red Knight from Castle Crashers Orange Knight from Castle Crashers Agent Level 5 from Crackdown 2 General Akamoto from Skulls of the Shogun Meat Boy from Super Meat Boy Spelunky from Spelunky Cobalt Agent from Cobalt The Player from Retro City Rampage Otus from Owlboy Glorg from Glorg Ninja as an original design Sailor as an original design Elf as an original design Pilot as an original design Pirate as an original design

Skins in Skin Pack 2

Enderman from Minecraft
Pig from Minecraft
Spider from Minecraft
Sheep from Minecraft
Naked Sheep from Minecraft
Bill from Left 4 Dead
Francis from Left 4 Dead
Louis from Left 4 Dead
Zoey from Left 4 Dead
Boomer from Left 4 Dead
Witch from Left 4 Dead
Hunter from Left 4 Dead
Damon Baird from Gears of War: Judgment
Marcus Fenix from Gears of War
Anya Stroud from Gears of War 3
Skorge from Gears of War 2
Joanna Dark from Perfect Dark
Joanna Dark Dress from Perfect Dark
Elvis from Perfect Dark
Joanna Dark from Perfect Dark Zero
Pretztail from Viva Piñata
Horstachio from Viva Piñata
Fizzlybear from Viva Piñata
Juno from Jet Force Gemini
Vela from Jet Force Gemini
Lupus from Jet Force Gemini
Zapp from Gamma Bros.
Buzz from Gamma Bros.
Blue Knight from Castle Crashers
Green Knight from Castle Crashers
Red Knight from Castle Crashers
Orange Knight from Castle Crashers
Agent Level 5 from Crackdown 2
General Akamoto from Skulls of the Shogun
Meat Boy from Super Meat Boy
Spelunky from Spelunky
Cobalt Agent from Cobalt
The Player from Retro City Rampage
Otus from Owlboy
Glorg from Glorg
Ninja as an original design
Sailor as an original design
Elf as an original design
Pilot as an original design
Pirate as an original design

[edit] Skin Pack 3

Promotional image for Skin Pack 3. From left to right: Cow, Skeleton, Zombie Herobrine, and Zombie Pigman.

Skin Pack 3 was released on October 17, 2012. It contains 45 different skins to choose from, including figures from Valve's Half Life 2, Portal 2, and Left 4 Dead 2.^[3] It is purchasable through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or directly in-game through the Downloadable Content section and costs 160 Microsoft Points. A trial version of Skin Pack 3 is available as a free download, which enables the full use of the original design skins and skins based on indie game characters.

Skins in Skin Pack 3
Cow from Minecraft Skeleton from Minecraft Zombie Herobrine from Minecraft Zombie Pigman from Minecraft Gordon Freeman from Half-Life Barney Calhoun from Half-Life Headcrab Scientist from Half-Life The G-Man from Half- Life Dr. Rosenberg from Half-Life Alyx Vance from Half-Life 2 Eli Vance from Half-Life 2 Chell from Portal ATLAS from Portal 2 P-Body from Portal 2 Ellis from Left 4 Dead 2 Nick from Left 4 Dead 2 Coach from Left 4 Dead 2 Rochelle from Left 4 Dead 2 Lonestar from Awesomenauts Yuri from Awesomenauts Clunk from Awesomenauts Bomack from Slam Bolt Scrappers Pen Yen from Slam Bolt Scrappers Zephyr from Slam Bolt Scrappers Joe Danger from Joe Danger: The Movie Conker from Conker LIVE and Reloaded Commander Video from Bit.Trip Runner The Gunstringer from The Gunstringer The Dishwasher from The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai The Chef from The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai Agent from Crackdown Peace Keeper from Crackdown 2 Commando from Toy Soldiers: Cold War Ivan from Toy Soldiers: Cold War Ittle Dew from Ittle Dew Juan from Guacamelee! Female Farmer as an original design Scribe as an original design Vagrant as an original design Blacksmith as an original design Carpenter as an original design Castaway as an original design Peasent as an original design Baron as an original design Watchman as an original design

Skins in Skin Pack 3

Cow from Minecraft
Skeleton from Minecraft
Zombie Herobrine from Minecraft
Zombie Pigman from Minecraft
Gordon Freeman from Half-Life
Barney Calhoun from Half-Life
Headcrab Scientist from Half-Life
The G-Man from Half- Life
Dr. Rosenberg from Half-Life
Alyx Vance from Half-Life 2
Eli Vance from Half-Life 2
Chell from Portal
ATLAS from Portal 2
P-Body from Portal 2
Ellis from Left 4 Dead 2
Nick from Left 4 Dead 2
Coach from Left 4 Dead 2
Rochelle from Left 4 Dead 2
Lonestar from Awesomenauts
Yuri from Awesomenauts
Clunk from Awesomenauts
Bomack from Slam Bolt Scrappers
Pen Yen from Slam Bolt Scrappers
Zephyr from Slam Bolt Scrappers
Joe Danger from Joe Danger: The Movie
Conker from Conker LIVE and Reloaded
Commander Video from Bit.Trip Runner
The Gunstringer from The Gunstringer
The Dishwasher from The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai
The Chef from The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai
Agent from Crackdown
Peace Keeper from Crackdown 2
Commando from Toy Soldiers: Cold War
Ivan from Toy Soldiers: Cold War
Ittle Dew from Ittle Dew
Juan from Guacamelee!
Female Farmer as an original design
Scribe as an original design
Vagrant as an original design
Blacksmith as an original design
Carpenter as an original design
Castaway as an original design
Peasent as an original design
Baron as an original design
Watchman as an original design

[edit] Skin Pack 4

Promotional image for Skin Pack 4. From left to right: Protagonist, Augustus Cole, Red Spartan, and Barbarian.

Skin Pack 4 was released on March 13, 2013.^[4] It contains 45 different skins to choose from. Some of these skins include capes.^[5] It is purchasable through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or directly in-game through the Downloadable Content section and costs 160 Microsoft Points. A trial version of Skin Pack 4 is available as a free download, which enables the full use of some designs.

Skins in Skin Pack 4
Iron Golem from Minecraft Altair from Assassin's Creed Ezio from Assassin's Creed II Connor from Assassin's Creed III Mordecai from Borderlands Lilith from Borderlands Brick from Borderlands Claptrap from Borderlands Red Spartan from Halo Blue Spartan from Halo Augustus Cole from Gears of War 3 Samantha Byrne from Gears of War 3 Blacksmith from Castle Crashers Barbarian from Castle Crashers Alistair from Dragon Age Morrigan from Dragon Age Sten from Dragon Age Leliana from Dragon Age Charlie Murder from Charlie Murder Skelekitten from Charlie Murder Ninja from Mark of the Ninja Barry Steakfries from Jetpack Joyride Sensei from Fruit Ninja Grizzly Bear as an original design Polar Bear as an original design Penguin as an original design Moose as an original design Beaver as an original design Wolf as an original design Tree Man as an original design Creeper Suit as an original design Knight 1 as an original design Knight 2 as an original design Knight 3 as an original design Knight 4 as an original design Priest as an original design Butcher as an original design Baker as an original design Miner as an original design Baker's Wife as an original design Baroness as an original design Mermaid as an original design Victorian Woman as an original design Valkyrie Warrior as an original design Highway Woman as an original design

Skins in Skin Pack 4

Iron Golem from Minecraft
Altair from Assassin's Creed
Ezio from Assassin's Creed II
Connor from Assassin's Creed III
Mordecai from Borderlands
Lilith from Borderlands
Brick from Borderlands
Claptrap from Borderlands
Red Spartan from Halo
Blue Spartan from Halo
Augustus Cole from Gears of War 3
Samantha Byrne from Gears of War 3
Blacksmith from Castle Crashers
Barbarian from Castle Crashers
Alistair from Dragon Age
Morrigan from Dragon Age
Sten from Dragon Age
Leliana from Dragon Age
Charlie Murder from Charlie Murder
Skelekitten from Charlie Murder
Ninja from Mark of the Ninja
Barry Steakfries from Jetpack Joyride
Sensei from Fruit Ninja
Grizzly Bear as an original design
Polar Bear as an original design
Penguin as an original design
Moose as an original design
Beaver as an original design
Wolf as an original design
Tree Man as an original design
Creeper Suit as an original design
Knight 1 as an original design
Knight 2 as an original design
Knight 3 as an original design
Knight 4 as an original design
Priest as an original design
Butcher as an original design
Baker as an original design
Miner as an original design
Baker's Wife as an original design
Baroness as an original design
Mermaid as an original design
Victorian Woman as an original design
Valkyrie Warrior as an original design
Highway Woman as an original design

[edit] Other

[edit] Summer Of Arcade Promotional Skin Pack

Promotional image for Summer of Arcade Skin Pack. From left to right: Paladin, Randall Wayne, Knight, Dust, Tony Hawk.

The Summer of Arcade Free Promotional Skin Pack^[6] was available through July 18th and August 22, 2012. It was available through the Xbox home page, and was free. It contained 15 different skins to choose from, all from popular games in the "Summer of Arcade" XBLA event.

Skins in Summer of Arcade Promotional Skin Pack
Tony Hawk from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Ollie from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Officer Dick from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Dust from Dust: An Elysian Tail Fidget from Dust: An Elysian Tail Paladin from Hybrid Variant from Hybrid Randall Wayne from Deadlight Stella Patterson from Deadlight Skinny Zombie from Deadlight Female Zombie from Deadlight Wreck from Wreckateer Knight from Wreckateer Hot Goblin from Wreckateer Bunny Suit Goblin from Wreckateer

Skins in Summer of Arcade Promotional Skin Pack

Tony Hawk from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD
Ollie from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD
Officer Dick from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD
Dust from Dust: An Elysian Tail
Fidget from Dust: An Elysian Tail
Paladin from Hybrid
Variant from Hybrid
Randall Wayne from Deadlight
Stella Patterson from Deadlight
Skinny Zombie from Deadlight
Female Zombie from Deadlight
Wreck from Wreckateer
Knight from Wreckateer
Hot Goblin from Wreckateer
Bunny Suit Goblin from Wreckateer

[edit] Halloween Skin Pack

Promotional image for The Halloween Skin Pack.

The Halloween Skin Pack was downloadable from October 26th, 2012 to November 26th, 2012. It contained 55 different skins to choose from. 7 skins included capes. It was purchasable through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or directly in-game through the Downloadable Content section of the game and costs 160 Microsoft Points. All proceeds went to charity.^[7]

Skins in Halloween Skin Pack
The Grim Reaper designed by 4J Studios Devil designed by 4J Studios Dracula designed by 4J Studios Frankenstein designed by 4J Studios Mummy designed by 4J Studios Werewolf designed by 4J Studios Ghost designed by 4J Studios Evil Wizard designed by 4J Studios Bride of Dracula designed by 4J Studios Bride of Frankenstein designed by 4J Studios Ghoul designed by 4J Studios Scary Clown designed by 4J Studios Dracula designed by Army of Trolls Frankenstein designed by Army of Trolls Pumpkin designed by Army of Trolls Skeleton designed by Army of Trolls Mummy designed by Army of Trolls Wolfman designed by Army of Trolls Vampire designed by 343 Industries Zombie Businessman designed by Climax Studios Cyclops designed by Climax Studios Evil Clown designed by Climax Studios Evil Robot designed by Climax Studios Vampire Girl designed by Climax Studios Grey designed by Climax Studios Headless Horseman designed by Climax Studios Lizard Man designed by Climax Studios Scarecrow designed by Climax Studios Scary Nom designed by Climax Studios Mad Scientist designed by Climax Studios Skeleton designed by Climax Studios Witch Doctor designed by Climax Studios Zombie designed by Climax Studios Evil Robot designed by Mojang Zombie Jack Lumber designed by Owlchemy Labs Evil Lemmy designed by Press Play Evil Max designed by Press Play Gregg the Grim Reaper designed by Rare Ancient Mummy designed by Rare Zippy Zombie designed by Rare Zombie Lonestar designed by Ronimo Games Cyborg Pumpkinhead designed by Ska Studios Mara designed by Ska Studios Mining Unit 010 designed by Tequila Works Jacko designed by Tequila Works Bonny designed by Tequila Works Hatty designed by The Behemoth Happy Zombie Cleric designed by Toylogic Happy Zombie Mage designed by Toylogic Happy Zombie Warrior designed by Toylogic Captain Zombie designed by Twisted Pixel Games The Gunstringer designed by Twisted Pixel Games Ms. 'Splosion Man Mask designed by Twisted Pixel Games Skelly designed by Twisted Pixel Games Splodeton designed by Twisted Pixel Games

Skins in Halloween Skin Pack

The Grim Reaper designed by 4J Studios
Devil designed by 4J Studios
Dracula designed by 4J Studios
Frankenstein designed by 4J Studios
Mummy designed by 4J Studios
Werewolf designed by 4J Studios
Ghost designed by 4J Studios
Evil Wizard designed by 4J Studios
Bride of Dracula designed by 4J Studios
Bride of Frankenstein designed by 4J Studios
Ghoul designed by 4J Studios
Scary Clown designed by 4J Studios
Dracula designed by Army of Trolls
Frankenstein designed by Army of Trolls
Pumpkin designed by Army of Trolls
Skeleton designed by Army of Trolls
Mummy designed by Army of Trolls
Wolfman designed by Army of Trolls
Vampire designed by 343 Industries
Zombie Businessman designed by Climax Studios
Cyclops designed by Climax Studios
Evil Clown designed by Climax Studios
Evil Robot designed by Climax Studios
Vampire Girl designed by Climax Studios
Grey designed by Climax Studios
Headless Horseman designed by Climax Studios
Lizard Man designed by Climax Studios
Scarecrow designed by Climax Studios
Scary Nom designed by Climax Studios
Mad Scientist designed by Climax Studios
Skeleton designed by Climax Studios
Witch Doctor designed by Climax Studios
Zombie designed by Climax Studios
Evil Robot designed by Mojang
Zombie Jack Lumber designed by Owlchemy Labs
Evil Lemmy designed by Press Play
Evil Max designed by Press Play
Gregg the Grim Reaper designed by Rare
Ancient Mummy designed by Rare
Zippy Zombie designed by Rare
Zombie Lonestar designed by Ronimo Games
Cyborg Pumpkinhead designed by Ska Studios
Mara designed by Ska Studios
Mining Unit 010 designed by Tequila Works
Jacko designed by Tequila Works
Bonny designed by Tequila Works
Hatty designed by The Behemoth
Happy Zombie Cleric designed by Toylogic
Happy Zombie Mage designed by Toylogic
Happy Zombie Warrior designed by Toylogic
Captain Zombie designed by Twisted Pixel Games
The Gunstringer designed by Twisted Pixel Games
Ms. 'Splosion Man Mask designed by Twisted Pixel Games
Skelly designed by Twisted Pixel Games
Splodeton designed by Twisted Pixel Games

[edit] Festive Skin Pack

Promotional image for The Festive Skin Pack.

The Festive Skin Pack was released on December 19th, 2012. It contained 24 different skins to choose from. 13 of them added extra pixels not available in the PC Version (ex. Santa's Hat) It is purchasable through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or directly in-game through the Downloadable Content section of the game and costs 80 Microsoft Points. A trial version of The Festive Skin Pack is available as a free download, which enables the full use of 7 of the designs.

Skins in Festive Skin Pack
Santa Mrs. Claus Red Elf Green Elf Reindeer Rudolph Bad Santa Santa Steve Parka Steve Winter Steve Gingerbread Man Gingerbread Woman Snowman Snow Golem Christmas Skeleton Christmas Creeper Zombie Pudding Zombie Turkey Christmas Tree Christmas Pudding Present Robin Scrooge Marley's Ghost

Skins in Festive Skin Pack

Santa
Mrs. Claus
Red Elf
Green Elf
Reindeer
Rudolph
Bad Santa
Santa Steve
Parka Steve
Winter Steve
Gingerbread Man
Gingerbread Woman
Snowman
Snow Golem
Christmas Skeleton
Christmas Creeper
Zombie Pudding
Zombie Turkey
Christmas Tree
Christmas Pudding
Present
Robin
Scrooge
Marley's Ghost

[edit] Battle & Beasts Skin Pack

Promotional image for The Battle and Beasts Skin Pack.

The Battle and Beasts Skin Pack was released on May 8th, 2013. It contains 45 different skins to choose from. It is purchasable through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or directly in-game through the Downloadable Content section of the game and costs 160 Microsoft Points. A trial version of The Battle and Beasts Skin Pack is available as a free download, which enables the full use of some of the designs. Each Battle Skin has a Male and Female Variation

Skins in Battle and Beasts Skin Pack
Enderman in a Suit Zombie in a Suit Cave Spider in a Suit Chicken in a Suit Zebra Panther Warthog Madrill Baboon Meerkat Rhinoceros Hippopotamus Elephant Lion Aardvark Leopard Gnu Hyena Antelope Gorilla Bush Baby Crocodile Spartan Roman Norse Raider Medieval Knight Samurai Warrior Steppes Warrior Native American Cowboy Southern African Warrior Imperial British Soldier African Warrior Imperial French Soldier Spartan Roman Norse Raider Medieval Knight Samurai Warrior Steppes Warrior Native American Cowgirl Southern African Warrior Imperial British Soldier African Warrior Imperial French Soldier

Skins in Battle and Beasts Skin Pack

Enderman in a Suit
Zombie in a Suit
Cave Spider in a Suit
Chicken in a Suit
Zebra
Panther
Warthog
Madrill Baboon
Meerkat
Rhinoceros
Hippopotamus
Elephant
Lion
Aardvark
Leopard
Gnu
Hyena
Antelope
Gorilla
Bush Baby
Crocodile
Spartan
Roman
Norse Raider
Medieval Knight
Samurai Warrior
Steppes Warrior
Native American
Cowboy
Southern African Warrior
Imperial British Soldier
African Warrior
Imperial French Soldier
Spartan
Roman
Norse Raider
Medieval Knight
Samurai Warrior
Steppes Warrior
Native American
Cowgirl
Southern African Warrior
Imperial British Soldier
African Warrior
Imperial French Soldier

[edit] Minecraft 1st Birthday Skin Pack

Promotional image for The Minecraft 1st Birthday Skin Pack.

The Minecraft 1st Birthday Skin Pack was released on May 9th, 2013. It contains 23 different skins to choose from. It is purchasable through the Xbox 360 Marketplace or directly in-game through the Downloadable Content section of the game and is free. Note Herobrine underneath the "M" in Minecraft.

Skins in Minecraft 1st Birthday Skin Pack
Party Steve Party Creeper Cake Zombie Party Pig Zombie Party Herobrine Party Skeleton Party Pig Man Party Cow Man Party Squid Man Party Snow Golem Party Enderman Party Iron Golem Top Hat Sheep Man Mooshroom Man Wolf with Collar Steve Creeper Boxhead Creeper Steve Boxhead Farmer Villager Birthday Present Man Slime Man Birthday Cake Man Blaze Man EnderDragon Man All the skins are original designs.

Skins in Minecraft 1st Birthday Skin Pack

Party Steve
Party Creeper
Cake Zombie
Party Pig Zombie
Party Herobrine
Party Skeleton
Party Pig Man
Party Cow Man
Party Squid Man
Party Snow Golem
Party Enderman
Party Iron Golem
Top Hat Sheep Man
Mooshroom Man
Wolf with Collar
Steve Creeper Boxhead
Creeper Steve Boxhead
Farmer Villager
Birthday Present Man
Slime Man
Birthday Cake Man
Blaze Man
EnderDragon Man

All the skins are original designs.

[edit] Creating a skin

A color-coded skin template on transparent background with all faces labeled.

Another skin guide on a black background. For the arm and leg sections only, "right" indicates those facing outward, whereas "left" indicates inward.

A custom skin is a great way to personalize your player model and can be done either by using a variety of community-made skin editors, or by editing the "char.png" file manually with an image editor like Paint.NET or another image editor. The "char.png" file can be downloaded from here. When editing the "char.png" file manually, be sure to keep the original image dimensions.

After making a custom skin using a skin editor or by editing the "char.png" file manually, you have a .png skin file. Upload it at the Profile page of www.minecraft.net and your skin is applied. Start up Minecraft and enjoy your new skin! Other players in multiplayer will also be able to see your skin. You will only be able to see your custom skin if you are logged in. When playing offline, you will not see it.

[edit] Capes

Capes (previously known as cloaks) are vanity items and are worn in addition to the player's skin. There is currently no way to obtain a cape on one's own, however there are various mods that allow players to do this. On the Xbox 360 edition some skins from various skin packs, such as the Grim Reaper in the Halloween Pack and Ezio Auditore da Firenze in Skin Pack 4 have capes.

Name	Image	Original	Notes
The Mojang Cape			All Mojang AB employees have Mojang logo capes.
The Christmas Cape 2010			On December 24/25, 2010; all users were shown with a Christmas cape. This cape was not added to user accounts.
The New Year's Cape			On New Year's Eve, 2010; all users were shown with this cape. This cape was not added to user accounts.
The Bacon Cape			Miclee was given this cape by Notch, presumably due to his idea of the Pigman. However, later it was removed from him due to other users asking Notch for personal capes.
One Million Cape			This cape was made for akronman1, the lucky buyer of the 1,000,000th copy of Minecraft.^[8]
dannyBstyle's Cape			This cape was given to dannyBstyle.^[9]
JulianClark's Cape			This cape was given to JulianClark in return for bringing Notch the TV presenter and actor Ray Cokes.^[10]
Crowdin Translator Cape			This cape was given to 29 translators on the Minecraft translation project at Crowdin using a fair dice roll. More capes will be given out to translators from time to time.^[11]^[12]^[13]
MineCon 2011 Attendees Cape			This cape was automatically added to all MineCon 2011 attendees' registered username.
MineCon 2011 Xbox Cape			A card was given to all MineCon 2011 attendees and contained a redemption code for Xbox Live. It uses the same design as the in-game cape from the PC version of minecraft. The cape was then put on Minecraft: XBOX360 Edition as avatar downloadable content.
MineCon 2012 Attendees Cape			A redemption link for this cape was emailed to all registered MineCon 2012 attendees.
MineCon 2012 Xbox Cape			A card was given to all MineCon 2012 attendees upon check-in that contained a redemption code for Xbox Live. It uses the same design as the in-game cape from the PC version of Minecraft.

[edit] Unused MineCon 2011 capes

These capes were featured in a poll where MineCon 2011 attendees could vote for their cape of choice. The red creeper cape won MineCon 2011 and the blue cape with the pickaxe won MineCon 2012. These capes were left unused.^[14]

[edit] History

The original character with a beard

Beta
1.0		Exclusive cloaks (later renamed capes) were added on December 20, 2010.
1.6.6		The player skin originally had a beard that was commonly mistaken for a smile. The beard was removed in Beta 1.6.6.
October 2011		Notch renamed the cloak to the cape mentioning that the name was already wrong in the first place.^[15]
Official release
1.9pre1		All "bottom" textures (including hand and foot) have been flipped 180 degrees. It's worth mentioning that the textures were specifically flipped and not rotated because an updated texture with the bottom surface rotated as opposed to flipped may display incorrectly depending on the intended alignment with relation to the rest of the skin.
		On 23 November 2012, the MineCon 2012 Cape was leaked out when Curse was showing off the MineCon Goodie Bag. The Cape that the Avatar had was the Golden Pickaxe and Blue Background. Then revealed to also be MineCon 2012's Official Cape.