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- "But when all was said and done, you know what really mattered? My hero, Reuben the Pig. He may have seemed like just a pig to most people, but he was so much more. And at the end of the day, he saved us all. For Reuben!"
- —Jesse ending a speech by honoring Reuben. (Determinant) src
Reuben is a pet mob and a major character in Minecraft: Story Mode through the first four episodes. He was Jesse's pet pig and best friend, the two shared in a treehouse along with Axel and Olivia. His vocal sound effects were provided by Dee Bradley Baker and he makes his first appearance in "The Order of the Stone".
Overview[]
Appearance[]
Reuben was designed to be a teenage pig, he differs from the regular Minecraft pig. He is defined by his larger eyes and eyebrows, allowing him to show off more personality and expression than most other animals. He also had a brown mark on his body and he is smaller than the average pig.
In "The Order of The Stone", Reuben gets a black eye if Jesse chooses to protect him instead of letting him run away. Later on, if Jesse chooses to do nothing while talking to Otis the butcher, Reuben will begin taking action and end up with a black eye if he did not have one already. (determinant)
Personality[]
Reuben was often seen as a joyful companion who loved Jesse unconditionally. At times, while he may disprove of Jesse's actions or behavior. he never stays mad for long, and always considers what Jesse has to say. He is also quite feisty and protective of Jesse. attacking people if they try to harm them, as shown when Reuben got furious and charged to attack Magnus the Rogue when he assaulted Jesse in The Death Bowl.
Despite his small size, he is capable of defending himself. This is shown when he is caught by Otis the butcher who wanted to cook him. Despite Otis wielding a stone axe, if Jesse does nothing to help him, Reuben will outright attack Otis and leave him supposedly lying on the floor while Jesse looks on in shock.
Reuben is also quite caring, sweet and generous, as shown when Axel gave out cookies to all his teammates (including Reuben) but didn't have one for Lukas. If Jesse doesn't offer Lukas their cookie, Reuben will give his cookie to him, also showing that he, unlike Axel, had already accepted Lukas into their group, despite him being leader of The Ocelots, who are rivals to Jesse's Gang that (aside from Lukas) routinely taunt and make fun of them.
Reuben is courageous, attacking/threatening enemies that are bigger and stronger than him if they threaten Jesse. His courage is also shown in "A Block and a Hard Place" when Jesse is about to be sent inside of the Wither Storm in order to destroy the Command Block controlling it, Reuben jumps into Jesse's arms, much to their protests and ends up inside the Storm with them. His courage is shown once more when Jesse is hanging upside down held by one of the Storm's tentacles and they drop their weapon. Jesse asks Reuben for help, reminding him of how they played fetch, and Reuben grabs Jesse's weapon in his mouth and climbs up to Jesse, handing their weapon back and in turn, helping Jesse destroy the Command Block and save the world, an action that would ultimately cost his life.
Reuben was also fairly intelligent, being able to understand and follow through with the requests of others, even being able to help Jesse defeat the Wither Storm in his final moments.
Background[]
Like many characters in the series, not much is known about Reuben's past. It can be assumed that he was once a wild pig until he met Jesse near a waterfall and got tamed and adopted by them.
Relationships[]
Jesse[]
- "Reuben is the best pet I could ask for. Obedient, loyal, and always happy to see me at the end of a long day. No, friend, I should have said friend, not pet."
- —Jesse explaining to Olivia about Reuben. (Determinant) src
Reuben was Jesse's pet pig and best friend, although he seemed to dislike being called "pet" by Jesse (determinant). Throughout the story, Jesse cared for Reuben, protecting him and comforting him when he was angry. Although Reuben did not speak, he and Jesse were able to communicate. Rubén was able to help them on numerous occasions. When Reuben dies, Jesse is heartbroken and vows that he will never be forgotten. Jesse had trouble getting over his death and thinks about Reuben often. At first, Jesse woke up in the mornings thinking that Reuben was in another room or looking for carrots, but he quickly remembered the reality of him. In the Second season, Jesse seems to have gotten over Reuben's death, although he still occasionally gets sad when visiting his memorial and comments that he misses him. In "Hero in Residence", Jesse may consider Reuben "the greatest pig that ever lived."
Olivia[]
- "Don't you think it's a little weird that you take him with you everywhere you go?"
- —Olivia to Jesse about Reuben. src
At first, Olivia seems to be neutral about Reuben. She questioned why Reuben had to come along with them to the EnderCon Building Competition, but Reuben did not take much offense to this. At his death, Olivia mourns with Jesse's Gang. Reuben seems to care for Olivia, as shown when he oinked and went to her side when she fainted if you choose to go see Ellegaard.
Petra[]
- "He was a great pig."
- —Petra after Reuben's death. (Determinant) src
Even though Petra and Reuben rarely interacted with each other, he was excited to see her alive from the Wither Storm (determinant). Petra calls Reuben a "great pig" when he dies (determinant). Reuben shows great concern for Petra if she has Wither Sickness. When Petra shoos Reuben away or tells him she doesn't want his company (determinant), Reuben will be very upset and run outside.
Lukas[]
- "Jesse, I am... I am so sorry."
- —Lukas after Reuben's death. (Determinant) src
Reuben and Lukas rarely interacted with each other but later came to develop a decent friendship. In episode 1, if Jesse remains silent about whether to give Lukas a cookie or not, Reuben will give Lukas his cookie instead, showing that he saw Lukas as a friend. In episode 3, if Jesse decides to save the Amulet instead of Reuben and Axel, Lukas saves Reuben and Axel in their place. Reuben and Lukas' relationship grew from this (determinant). Reuben freely chose to stand by Lukas and showed concern when he was hurt. This reveals that Reuben still cared for him even if Jesse chose to save Reuben and Axel instead of the Amulet (determinant). If Jesse is rude to their friends, Reuben will stand by Lukas for the time being.
Axel[]
- "He's a tough little ham."
- —Axel to Jesse about Reuben. (Determinant) src
Axel and Reuben were good friends. This is supported by the time Axel made an Ender Dragon costume for Reuben in the first episode, to which Reuben does not object to. Reuben allowed Axel to hold and carry him any time and can be seen riding on Axel's head at least once. When Reuben dies, Axel mourns with Jesse's Gang. However in the first episode Reuben angrily headbutted Axel as revenge for scaring Jesse. Axel then complained that he's now going to smell like a pig at Endercon. And in the third episode Reuben was shown to push Axel so he could take a drink of water.
Death[]
Reuben died from injuries obtained by falling from a great height. After retrieving Jesse's enchanted weapon, he fell into a pit inside the Wither Storm, later landing on the stone below missing the body of water nearby.
Trivia[]
- Reuben's name is likely based off of the "Reuben sandwich", a type of ham sandwich.
- Reuben somewhat resembles the Gloucestershire Old Spot, which is a breed of pigs, with a dark patch on the lower back and known for its intelligence.
- In Episode 1, if Jesse chooses do nothing while talking to Otis, Reuben will beat him up. He would also appear angry in Ivor's hideout at EnderCon.
- In Episode 2, if Jesse decides to go to Boom Town, they can choose pink wool as a building material (insisted by Reuben) in the Death Bowl. This will result in them building a statue of Reuben.
- In Episode 2, if Jesse decides to go to Boom Town, if Jesse doesn't pick a name, Axel will step in, calling Jesse the Pig Master. It appears to be a reference to Reuben himself.
- In Episode 3, if Jesse chooses to rescue the Amulet instead of helping Reuben and Axel, the option to high five Reuben will be unavailable, and Reuben will glare at Jesse before walking away. He is later seen with Lukas.
- In Episode 3, if Jesse talks to Reuben enough times while in Soren's research lab in The End, Reuben will tell her/him a joke. This will result in the "That's Some Pig" achievement to be unlocked.
- In Episode 3, when Jesse was constructing the Formidi-Bomb, Jesse's Gang, Soren, Magnus, and Ellegaard could be seen in the background building a statue of Reuben with sunglasses to distract the Wither Storm.
- Depending on the player's choice, Reuben's expression will be different at the end of Episode 3. The three expressions will be worried, indifferent or angry.
- In Episode 4, it was revealed that Reuben was initially found by Jesse near a waterfall.
- In Episode 4, if Jesse chooses to craft a Hoe, Reuben will laugh at them.
- In Episode 4, if Jesse doesn't choose anything when picking how to get into the Wither Storm, Olivia or Petra will suggest they build a Reuben Minecart Launcher. Listening carefully, pig noises can be heard every time Jesse lays down a pink wool block.
- In Episode 4, when Reuben dies, there will be a gray box on the top left corner saying "Reuben will be remembered". It can also be seen in Jesse's speech. When Jesse asks what really mattered, they have the option to say "Reuben" (if you didn't say you had Reuben) and it will say "Reuben will be remembered" again.
- Reuben can be mentioned in every episode so far except "Jailhouse Block" and "Below the Bedrock".
- In "Order Up!", Jesse, Petra, and Lukas visit the Order Hall and see Reuben's porkchop, remembering him. Jesse later sees pigs in the Sky City dimension and has the option to say that they miss Reuben.
- In "A Portal to Mystery" Jesse has the option to insult the White Pumpkin saying, "Cats suck! Pigs are way cooler!", which refers to Reuben.
- In "Access Denied", after chipping Petra and Lukas, PAMA mentions Reuben by saying "An adorable pig friend". Later, either Lukas or Petra will mention Reuben while under PAMA's control, reminding Jesse of Reuben's death to bruise their morale.
- In "A Journey's End?", Reuben can be mentioned by either Axel or Reuben (Human) when the latter is revealed.
- In "Hero in Residence", Reuben is mentioned in Lukas' story. Jesse can visit Reuben's Memorial in Beacontown, and Reuben is also mentioned by Stella.
- In "Giant Consequences", the colossus form of Romeo destroys Reuben's memorial during the fight. Jesse can later rebuild the memorial.
- In "Below the Bedrock", based on Jesse’s reaction to first seeing PorkChop’s (Human) hat, which resembled the head of a pig, it’s likely Jesse mistook the hat for Reuben.
- In "Above and Beyond", Jesse can visit rebuilt Reuben's memorial one more time.
- Reuben is the only member of Jesse's Gang who has truly died.
- This makes him the only member of Jesse's Gang not to appear in Season 2
- Reuben is a special Minecraft: Story Mode mob in age along with Lluna, as Eric confirmed Reuben is a teenage pig.[1]
- Reuben and Bob (Hero in Residence) are the the only characters to have the same name as another character (Reuben (Human) and Bob (Access Denied)).
- Back in the day, when the team believed that they were making a third season, one of the versions proposed by Eric for Season 3 involved the introduction of Reuben from an alternate timeline, one in which Jesse died defeating the Witherstorm, and Reuben had lived.[2]
- Eric Stirpe revealed that there was a plan that Reuben would survive the Witherstorm attack in the Netflix version. Subsequently, minor rewrites and tweaks (which were already necessary) would have been implemented to include him in the Netflix adaptation of the Portal Hallway arc. Unfortunately, this plan never materialized as everything at Telltale imploded right at that moment. He also shared a behind-the-scenes screenshot when the team was working on this[3]
Gallery[]
For the all images related to Reuben (Pig), see Reuben (Pig)/Gallery.
References[]
- ↑ http://stirpicus.tumblr.com/post/165762863991/is-lluna-meant-to-be-a-young-llama-the-reason-i
- ↑ https://stirpicus.tumblr.com/post/639040466275483648/oh-and-last-question-were-there-any-plans-that
- ↑ https://stirpicus.tumblr.com/post/700247111657242624/so-in-honor-of-the-netflix-edition-of-minecraft