


Despite this, as Steve has a traditionally "masculine" appearance and name, a feminine alternative named Alex was introduced in 2014 choosing Alex adjusts the model's arm proportions to be thinner, which is officially referred to as a "slim" model. The character of Steve, along with the rest of the Minecraft world, is intended to be gender-neutral so as to avoid forcing the player to make decisions about gender. Minecraft" was used for a guest role in Super Meat Boy. The name Steve was invented by developer Markus "Notch" Persson as a joke and was often formatted as "Steve?" prior to being formally adopted as the default name of the avatar. Steve is the default skin of the Player in Minecraft.
