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Eric Stirpe

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Eric Stirpe, also known by the pseudonym stirpicus, is a writer and director. He is known as a writer in both seasons of Minecraft: Story Mode. His other works include Tales from the Borderlands (2014), Batman: The Telltale Series (2016), High on Life (2022), and The Walking Dead: Season Two (2013).

In the Minecraft franchise

He was involved in the writing process for Assembly Required, The Last Place You Look, and Access Denied, along with being the lead writer for Order Up!, A Portal to Mystery, and A Journey's End?. Additionally, he was the lead writer for Hero in Residence, the first episode of Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two.

He is often referenced as a source for behind-the-scenes information and clarifications about the story, characters, and development choices.

In addition to his narrative work, he also wrote the lyrics for the songs "Jack's Lament" and "Taste My Bravery".

Trivia

  • Back when Order Up! came out, Eric Stirpe made bottles of Ivor's Eversauce and gave them as gifts to all team members who worked on the game. The bottles' labels were designed by him and the episode's lead designer, Molly Maloney.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Back when episode 5 came out, I made bottles of..." – Stirpicus, September 20, 2016, Tumblr
  2. ↑ "Hi Mr.Stirpe :)
    you wouldn't happen to have the jpeg of the eversauce bottle labels laying around somewhere do you?"     – Stirpicus, December 30, 2025, Tumblr

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