Ari

Ari

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Details
Allies	Alex Efe Kai Makena Noor Steve Sunny Zuri
First appearance	Introducing New Default Skins!

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Ari is one of the nine default player skins in Minecraft, and the sixth to be introduced. Introduced alongside several diverse skins, Ari is a common sight in Minecraft media, helping promote content such as Trails & Tales and annual events.

Appearance

Ari is typically depicted with wide arms, and peach skin. They bear a strong resemblance to Alex, with a similar tunic (in this case reddish yellow), and long brown braided hair hanging down their right shoulder, as opposed to long red hair hanging down their left shoulder. Their pupils are black with white eyes, and a noticeable blush, whereas their pants are dark turquoise, their belt is brown, and their shoes are gray.

In the character creator, Ari has approximately five unique items.

Character Creator pieces used by Ari

Type	Category	Name	Image	Color			Rarity
Body	Bases	Ari (Base)		Medium Light - Warm			Common
	Hairs	Ari's Braid		Light Red
	Eyes	Standard Eyes		Iris	Eyebrows	Sclera
				Brown - Very Dark	Light Red	Minecraft White
	Mouths	Standard		Medium Light - Warm
	Facial Hairs	None	—				—
	Arms	Default
	Legs
	Size	Height
		Medium
		Arm Size
		Wide
Style	Tops	Ari's Tunic					Common
	Bottoms	Ari's Pants
	Outerwears	None	—				—
	Headwears
	Gloves
	Footwears	Ari's Shoes					Common
	Face Items	None	—				—
	Back Items

Variants

Name	Image	Texture	Description
Cinematic Ari		N/A	Ari as they appear in Mojang cinematics.
Ari (snowball fight)	N/A	Ari in winter wear, during a snowball fight with Steve.
Ari (15 Year Journey)			A slightly more detailed version of Ari, featured in the map 15 Year Journey.
Pirate Ari		N/A	Ari dressed as a pirate, on the cover of Minecraft Character Creator Sticker Book.
Sanrio Ari	80px	N/A	Ari dressed as Hello Kitty.

In official media

Mojang cinematics

Name	Screenshot	Description	Date
Introducing New Default Skins!		Catches a redstone torch while mining with Noor, falling inside a minecart and being sent flying at Sunny.	November 29, 2022
Trails & Tales Update: Official Launch Trailer		Represents archeology in the showcase, uncovering a pottery sherd	June 7, 2023
Minecraft Live is back for 2023!		Reading a book in a stronghold library with Efe, before being told of Minecraft Live returning by a supernatural conglomerate of pink petals.	September 13, 2023
Minecraft x Marketplace Pass		Minor background character, filling the place of several generic extras.	March 13, 2024
Tricky Trials Update Official Trailer		Makes a brief cameo at the end of the trailer, venturing into the trial chambers alongside Zuri and Noor.	June 13, 2024
Bundles of Bravery - Official Trailer		Main protagonist of the trailer, using a bundle for an assortment of activities, before dying to an enderman.	October 22, 2024

Marketplace

Name	Image	Description	Date
15 Year Journey		Appears several times throughout the map, including in the hub.	May 20, 2024

Books

Name	Image	Description	Release date
Minecraft Annual 2024		Hoards a number of cats on page 43.	September 26, 2023
The Minecraft Ideas Book		Appears on page 176, in a spread called the Green Home, with many plants and bees buzzing about.	October 31, 2023
Minecraft: Beginner's Guide		Appears on several pages, including page 22, fishing.	March 5, 2024
Minecraft Character Creator Sticker Book		Appears on Page 19, watching Efe, Makena, and Noor in a fashion show.	March 28, 2024
Minecraft Annual 2025		Appears falling asleep during a raid, on page 65.	August 1, 2024
Minecraft Idea a Day		Appears on the first and eighty-fourth pages, Trader Llama and Bunny House respectively.	November 5, 2024

History

[hide]Java Edition
1.19.3			22w45a				Added Ari.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.19.50			Preview 1.19.50.21				Added Ari.

Issues

Issues relating to "Ari" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• Ari has been shown behaving both brave and cowardly, depending on who is playing as them.
  • According to another short, Ari is greatly amused by a camel's ears, the mere sight of them being enough to improve their day.
• During the Trails & Tales update's promotional campaign, Ari was consistently portrayed as an archeologist.
• In promotional material for the Lava Chicken Add-On, Ari is depicted as being very pale.

Gallery

Textures

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  Ari's texture.

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  A slim version of Ari's texture.

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  Untinted texture of Ari's Braid.

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  Untinted texture of Ari's Braid drooping over their body.

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  Untinted texture of Ari (Base)'s head.

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  Untinted texture of Ari's Tunic.

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  Untinted texture of Ari (Base)'s body.

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  Untinted texture of Ari's Pants.

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  Untinted texture of Ari's Shoes.

Development images

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  Ari on concept art for the Trails & Tales update.

Screenshots

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  Ari wearing a fungal costume.

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  Ari swimming with a turtle shell.

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  Ari in a subterranean village.

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  Ari clapping at a blue axolotl.

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  Ari emerging from a cave as the sun sets.

Mojang images

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  Noor and Ari approaching a Nether Portal.

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  Ari using a spyglass.

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  Ari fighting a ghast in a soul sand valley.

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  Ari and Makena in a lair themed around the Trails & Tales update.

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  Ari misses a hit with a mace.

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  Ari leads a pack of wolves.

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  Ari looting a bastion remnant.

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  Ari and Steve excavating a trail ruin.

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  Ari leads a pack of wolves through a savanna ravine.

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  Ari climbs two pairs of hanging signs.

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  Ari looting a vault.

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  Ari's inventory.

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  Ari raising a snifflet.

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  Ari with Sunny and Noor in a cave.

• Ari phasing through a painting of Noor.

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  Ari sleeping in a house with Alex.

Development images

• Animatic of Ari brushing suspicious sand.

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  Ari in concept art for the Trails & Tales update.

Official artwork

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  Ari's profile.

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  Artwork of Ari with the rest of the cast, pictured between Steve and Kai.

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  Ari highlighted.

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  Ari faintly seen fishing on a bamboo raft on the cover for Minecraft.

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  Ari defeating the Ender Dragon with Sunny.

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  Ari digging up a sherd.

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  Darkened render of the aforementioned sherd.

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  Noor wielding a mace with Ari.

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  Ditto.

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  Ari with a flint and steel, on artwork for the 15th Anniversary

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  Ari on the key art for Bundles of Bravery.

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  Ari running away from skeletons, on promotional artwork for the release of add-ons onto the Marketplace.

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  Ari dressed like Hello Kitty.

Pixel art

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  Pixel art of Ari with a llama while Sunny and Steve build a portal.

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  Ari outside a desert pyramid.

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  Ari brushing suspicious sand.

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  Ari holding up a skull pottery sherd.

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  Ari admiring a decorated pot.

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  Sunny and Ari entering a trial chamber.

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  Sunny and Ari fighting Husks in a trial chamber.

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  Ari and Sunny looting a vault.

Social media

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  Ari about to find diamonds after Steve gave up.

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  Ari in a snowball fight with Steve.

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  Ari hiding from a creaking in the pale garden.

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  Ari underground.

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  Ari wearing the Yearn Cape.

Animated content

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  Ari at the completion of a trader llama statue

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  Ari as they appear in Introducing New Default Skins!

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  All nine heroes of Minecraft.

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  Ari excavating a skull sherd.

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  Ari cowering while monsters emerge from sand.

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  GIF of Ari digging up suspicious sand.

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  GIF of Ari hiding.