He tried to warn us.

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Why it worked

It leverages nostalgia and the enduring popularity of Minecraft creepypasta lore to engage viewers with a 'what if' mystery.

Summary

A slideshow presenting a fake, creepy forum post from 2010 about the Minecraft urban legend Herobrine. The post claims that Herobrine is a manifestation of the player's own future self.

Structure

1Introduction of the Herobrine forum post
2Display of the user profile Axoren
3Presentation of the cryptic message about Herobrine
4Closing with a command line snippet

Product placement

Minecraft: appears as the game title and the subject of the forum post. It is the environment where the lore exists. Removing it would change the entire topic of the video. none.

On-screen text

Herobrine. He tried to warn us. Dec 14, 2010 Axoren Redstone Miner Join Date: 10/2/2010 Posts: 580 Minecraft: Axoren Herobrine exists in your session. Herobrine has the ability to add and remove blocks. Herobrine often makes torches and signs. Herobrine is you. Just not yet. This whole time, you have been the one you fear the most. You've been the bane of your own existence. The other person you see in the corner of your eye as you're traveling is just your future staring back at you. He is who you become, you are who he was. The both of you have nothing to worry about... or do you? http://minecraft.net/haspaid.jsp?user=Herobrine echo -e "\007"