Makena

Makena

Makena (slim) JE1.png: Infobox image for Makena the character in Minecraft

Makena (classic) JE1.png: Infobox image for Makena the character in Minecraft

Details

Aliases

Best Friend

Allies
First appearance

Introducing New Default Skins!

Makena is one of the nine default player skins in Minecraft, and the last to be introduced. Commonly seen alongside Kai, Makena is often used as a mascot for content such as Spring to Life and Fantastic Fairgrounds.

Appearance

Makena is typically depicted with slim arms, dark skin, and curly, dark brown hair hanging down their right shoulder. Their eyes are slightly dim white, with brown pupils, and below are visible cheekbones and brown lips. Their signature feature is a warm, yellow sweater, on top of light red shorts and black shoes.

In the Character Creator, Makena has approximately five unique items.

Character Creator pieces used by Makena
Type Category Name Image Color Rarity
Body Bases Makena (Base)
 Dark - Soft
Common
Hairs Makena's Curls
 Reddish Black
Eyes Standard Eyes Iris Eyebrows Sclera

 Brown - Very Dark

 Deep Black

 Minecraft White
Mouths Standard
 Very Dark - Cool
Facial Hairs None
Arms Default
Legs
Size Height
Medium
Arm Size
Narrow
Style Tops Makena's Sweater Common
Bottoms Makena's Pants
Outerwears None
Headwears
Gloves
Footwears Makena's Shoes Common
Face Items None
Back Items

Variants

Name Image Texture Description
Cinematic Makena N/A Makena as they appear in Mojang cinematics.
Makena (Oreville Studios) A slightly more detailed version of Makena, featured in the map 15 Year Journey and Vibrant Memories.
Wizard Makena N/A Makena dressed as what appears to be a wizard, featured on the cover of Minecraft Character Creator Sticker Book.
Advent Calendar Makena N/A Makena in a winter sweater of a Christmas tree, featured on the cover of Minecraft Advent Calendar: Book Collection.


In official media

Cinematics

Main article: Mojang cinematics
Name Screenshot Description Release date
Introducing New Default Skins! Manages a farm with Kai, momentarily becoming distracted by Zuri getting chased by a creeper. Later, Makena appears using elytra to finish a trader llama statue project. November 29, 2022
Minecraft Live is back for 2023! Chases a majestic, flying trail of pink petals through a swamp with Kai, before arriving in a cherry grove and preparing for the return of Minecraft Live. September 13, 2023
Tricky Trials Update Official Trailer Supporting character, venturing into a trial chamber with a troop led by Steve, using a bow. June 13, 2024
Minecraft Live 2025: Announcement Trailer Appears as part of a double act with Sunny. March 5, 2025
Spring to Life - Official Minecraft Trailer Goes on an adventure riding pigs with Steve and Zuri. March 25, 2025

Marketplace

Main article: Marketplace
Name Image Description Release date
15 Year Journey Appears several times throughout the map, most notably at the very beginning, as an interactable NPC with dialogue. May 20, 2024
Time Capsule Add-On Appears as part of an animation upon placing the capsule, emerging from the ground with a random hero and working together to build it. May 16, 2025

Books

Name Image Description Release date
Minecraft Annual 2024 Fights a zombie and skeleton on top of a mountain, apparently in hardcore mode, on page 42. August 3, 2023
Minecraft: Guide to Exploration (Updated) Appears on page 15, using a boat on ice, a furnace in a savanna village, a torch in a cave, and wooden axe to chop down a tree. September 26, 2023
Minecraft: Beginner's Guide Appears prominently on the cover of the book, as well as on page 23, tending to a farm. March 5, 2024
Minecraft Annual 2025 Appears on page 65, fighting a ravager. August 1, 2024
Minecraft Advent Calendar: Book Collection Appears on the cover between Steve and Alex, wearing a unique sweater. September 3, 2024

Games

History

Java Edition
1.19.322w45a Added Makena.
Bedrock Edition
1.19.50Preview 1.19.50.21 Added Makena.

Issues

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

Trivia

  • In a short Makena is referred to entirely as "Best Friend," even writing it down on signs.[1]
  • On a video on the history of skins, Makena is used to represent the current generation on the thumbnail.[2]

Gallery

Textures

Production images

Screenshots

Mojang images

Official artwork

Social media

Pixel art

Animated content

References

  1. "FRIEND LOGS OUT - WHAT DO YOU DO?" – Minecraft on YouTube, December 20, 2023
  2. "The History of Minecraft Skins" – Minecraft on YouTube, November 30, 2022
  3. "Minecraft Java Edition 1.21" by Java Team – Minecraft.net, June 13, 2024.

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