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Markus Toivonen

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Markustoivo.png: Infobox image for Minecraft person 'Markus Toivonen'
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Markus 'Junkboy' Toivonen is the creative art director for Mojang Studios. He is best known for designing the original version of the Minecraft logo.

He is quite secretive about his identity, and has only appeared on a video as a blue-haired pixelated face.[5] In the Scrolls documentary, his face is blurred, but can be made out as bald.[6] Junkboy's name also appears in the Legacy Console and Bedrock editions as "No one at Mojang has ever seen Junkboy's face." while on the world loading screen.

Quotes

if you wonder why no one has ever seen @jnkboy's face, it's cause he has no face

— Mattis Grahm[7]

I tried to look at @jnkboy's face, but I woke up in the gutter covered in blood. Not doing that again!

— Ryan Holtz[8]
  • Junkboy's official Mojang avatar from 2010-2016.
    Junkboy's official Mojang avatar from 2010-2016.
  • Junkboy's official Mojang avatar from 2016-present.
    Junkboy's official Mojang avatar from 2016-present.
  • Junkboy's twitter profile picture.
    Junkboy's twitter profile picture.
  • Junkboy's pixelated face
    Junkboy's pixelated face
  • The concept art for the Minecraft logo. First four logos based on this logo:
    The concept art for the Minecraft logo. First four logos based on this logo:
  • The concept art for minecraft.net, featuring the logo with a creeper face.
    The concept art for minecraft.net, featuring the logo with a creeper face.
  • Final concept art.
    Final concept art.
  • Junkboy in action figure form.
    Junkboy in action figure form.

References

  1. ↑ "This is one of those days that I need to get started with the Delta Force Theme... its my goddam birthday." – @jnkboy (Markus Toivonen) on X (formerly Twitter), June 5, 2011
  2. ↑ "That's a cool one. I'm still looking forward to get my Mojang avatar from @jnkboy, he'll have time for it eventually :)" – @SeargeDP (Michael Stoyke) on X (formerly Twitter), January 21, 2014
  3. ↑ "I love my fake Mojang avatar, but I'm hoping to get mine from @jnkboy eventually too :)" – @TheMogMiner (Ryan Holtz) on X (formerly Twitter), January 21, 2014
  4. ↑ "Here are some of the very first explorations I did around the Minecraft logo 10+ years ago. I don't think I've ever shown these anywhere (for good reason)." – @jnkboy (Markus Toivonen) on X (formerly Twitter), January 20, 2021
  5. ↑ http://www.gametrailers.com/video/documentary-hd-minecraft/710788 (Junkboy can be seen at 9:04)
  6. ↑ http://2playerproductions.com/news/current/293-scrolls (Junkboy can be seen at 1:39)
  7. ↑ https://twitter.com/BomuBoi/status/421594700844244992
  8. ↑ https://twitter.com/TheMogMiner/status/398196949796806656

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