My brain just shit a little when I read the title and realized that there are people who still think this is a thing.
Steve is a soulless avatar created for players to have a body to use inside of the game who's skin gets changed almost the instant people figure out how to anyway.
Herobrine is a really stupid prank by some live streamer and for some reason a lot of people believed he was real.
It would be dark inside my head...if not for the fires...