Makena

Makena

Details
Aliases	Best Friend
Allies	Alex Ari Efe Kai Noor Steve Sunny Zuri
First appearance	Introducing New Default Skins!

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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

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

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
1.19.3			22w45a				Added Makena.
Bedrock Edition
1.19.50			Preview 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

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  Makena's texture.
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  Wide version of Makena's texture.
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  Untinted texture of Makena's Curls.
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  Untinted texture of Makena (Base)'s head.
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  Untinted texture of Makena (Base)'s body.
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  Untinted texture of Makena's Curl drooping.
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  Texture of Makena's Sweater.
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  Texture of Makena's Pants.
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  Texture of Makena's Shoes.

Production images

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  Pre-rendered images of Makena in Spring to Life.
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Screenshots

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  Makena trading with several villagers.
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  Makena excavating a desert pyramid.
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  Makena in a canyon within a mushroom fields biome.
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  Makena in a desert village at night.
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  Makena making art of a creeper face with daylight detectors.
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  Makena fishing in a lake from an acacia boat with chest.
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  Makena venturing into a lush cave from a crevice inside a mountain.

Mojang images

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  Makena building a house with Steve while Kai chops down a tree.
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  Makena with Ari in a house themed around the Trails & Tales update.
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  Makena peeking up at bats from inside a puddle.
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  Makena wearing the bolt armor trim.
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  Makena with Sunny in a trial chamber.
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  Makena tinkering with pistons.
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  "An automated rail Crafter is producing rails. Makena is collecting the rails and Noor is building a railway."^[3]
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  All seven characters introduced in 2022.
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  Makena wearing trimmed armor.

Official artwork

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  Makena's profile.
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  Makena with the rest of the Minecraft gang, pictured between Efe and Sunny.
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  Makena highlighted.
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  Unused artwork for Trails & Tales featuring Makena.
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  Makena using a spyglass on common Minecraft artwork.
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  Makena sitting on muddy mangrove roots on the cover for Minecraft.
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  Makena with an iron sword.
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  Alex and Makena.
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  Makena trading with a wandering trader.
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  Makena on artwork for a New Year's Celebration, collaborating with various Universal properties.
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  Makena relaxing with Kai, in a promotional render for add-ons.

Social media

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  Makena using shears on a giant leaf, with Sunny and Noor.
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  Makena in a pale garden celebrating the new year.
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  Makena edited into what appears to be Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Pixel art

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  Efe creeping up behind Makena.
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  Efe placing a zombie head behind Makena.
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  Makena being violently awoken by Efe.

Animated content

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  Makena watching Zuri rush over their farm.
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  Makena at the end of Introducing New Default Skins!
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  All nine skins, at the end of the episode.
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  Makena platforming to reach Minecraft Live.
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  GIF of Makena placing black concrete.
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  Makena and Efe fighting in a trial chamber.

References

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