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MINECON 2011 cape texture

Creeper Face

MINECON 2011

rareJava Edition2011Unobtainable

3,538 known holders

Event

MINECON 2011

Location

Las Vegas, NV

Venue

Mandalay Bay

Date

Nov 18–19, 2011

ABOUT THIS CAPE

The first public event cape in Minecraft, given to every attendee of MINECON 2011 in Las Vegas. With only ~4,500 attendees at the inaugural convention, this is among the rarest event capes in existence — a piece of living Minecraft history.

HOW TO OBTAIN

In-person attendee of MINECON 2011 in Las Vegas, NV. No longer obtainable.

TRIVIA

  • The Creeper face design was chosen by a community vote — it won with 42% of the votes.

  • The runner-up design (a blue pickaxe cape, with 33% of votes) was later reused for MINECON 2012.

  • This was the event where Minecraft 1.0 was officially released to the public.

  • MINECON 2011 tickets sold out in just 4 minutes after going on sale.