#hypixel lore

The concept is simple: In this world, Minecraft isn't a game, it's just reality. Different servers are represented as different kingdoms, with Hypixel being the largest and most influential, and the primary focus of our lore. Hacking requires black market magic, social classes are determined by paid rank, and Helpers, Moderators, and Admins are all arms of the government.

We're run by two mods:

Mod Jinx - #jinx.txt, he/him, MVP+ [Jinx's artfight]

Mod Tam - #tam.png, any, VIP+ [Tam's artfight]

Here are a few posts that provide insight on what we're doing:

Lore we want to tackle

Basic rank information

Displaying ranks and levels → Updated graphic

Housing

Hackers and the black market

Malicious magical devices

Leporidae (bhopping4justice) → Meet the leaders

All posts are organized via taglist:

info posts- #forums

story posts- #book and quill

concept art- #build battle

all asks- #support ticket

anonymous asks- #answering nons

submissions- #build team

memes/shitposts/general silliness- #blitzpost

The concept of placing blocks, a concept pretty integral to Minecraft, is a difficult one to explain in a more realistic setting. In something like Skyblock, or housing, we can take on a more lifelike approach; placing a block of cobblestone takes a few seconds and requires actually stacking a few stones, placing a block of wood planks is closer to actually laying down planks, so on and so forth. But that doesn’t fit in fast-paced PVP games like Skywars or the Pit, and we can’t just remove something so integral to gameplay. The solution?

Introducing build gloves. They look like plain, fingerless gloves, with a glowing circle on the palm and a square on the back. To place blocks, one slaps their palm against the face of another block, and the block you want to place flows out of the build glove. The square on the back displays whatever block is being placed. In team games, like Bedwars, or even the Pit’s major event Team Deathmatch, the gloves take on the color of whatever team their owner is on. In games where teams aren’t divided by color, they’re just black.

Most statistics (ex: Bedwars level, Pit prestige and level, etc) are displayed as pins or patches. Ranks are displayed as small earrings, with shape and color representing specific ranks.

Ranked citizens not only gain the ability to bypass queues or open four-star mystery boxes, they’re also given limited magical ability. Commands such as /fly or /nick aren’t mere commands, they’re full-on spells. By buying a rank, one essentially pays the government to give them magic.

Official information on Hypixel ranks is easy to find, so for the sake of brevity we’ll just be talking about things exclusive to this alternate reality. This list only covers the most well-known and important ranks, not every single one.

Default Rank

non

no specific earring associated

makes up about 30-50% of the population

ranked citizens’ opinions on them ranges from indifference to mild contempt to full-on hostility (as a general rule: the higher the rank, the less tolerant of nons)

tends to be talked over, and in some cases, outright disrespected

the retail workers of Hypixel

Paid Ranks

VIP

glowing lime-green earring in the shape of a tiny sphere

other ranked citizens see them as barely more than nons, and treat them accordingly

tend to be pretty tolerant of nons

VIP+

glowing lime-green earring in the shape of a tiny plus

one of the most common paid ranks

one of the least controversial ranks, no one really seems to have a problem with them as a social class

tend to be pretty tolerant of nons

MVP

glowing cyan earring in the shape of a tiny sphere

most VIP/VIP+’s find them too bougie while most MVP+/MVP++’s find them too poor

tend to look down upon nons a bit

MVP+

glowing earring in the shape of a tiny plus, can be any color

tend to look down upon nons and VIP/VIP+’s

MVP++

two glowing earrings in the shape of tiny pluses, can be any color

by far one of the rarest paid ranks, makes up a very small percentage of the population

tend to be openly hostile towards nons, tend to look down upon every other paid rank

the Hypixel bourgeoisie

Staff Ranks

Helper

glowing blue earring in the shape of a tiny star

least power and influence of all the government workers, answer to the Mods

tend to be looked down upon by most citizens with paid ranks

tend to be very tolerant of nons

similar to a volunteer militia

Mod

glowing dark green earring in the shape of a tiny star

the Admins make the rules and they enforce them

more power and influence than Helpers, answer to the Admins

similar to an organized police force

tend to turn a blind eye to infractions committed by some of the higher ranks

Admin

glowing red earring in the shape of a tiny star

the most power and influence of any government worker, second only to the Owner

considered part of the royal family

tend to be very knowledgeable on magic and have very little limits on the spells they’re permitted to cast

they make laws and act as advisors to the Owner

the Admins and Owner together form the High Council

tend to turn a blind eye to infractions committed by MVP++’s

Owner

two glowing red earrings in the shape of tiny star

the ruler of Hypixel, answers to no one

their word is law

part of the royal family

spellcasting ability isn’t limited at all

tends to look down upon nons a bit

Special Ranks

YouTube

glowing white earring in the shape of a tiny triangle

YouTubers are essentially celebrities in this world the way actors/actresses and TV personalities are in ours

citizens with this rank are given certain protections from the government (/vanish, /nick, etc) as well as certain privileges (all MVP++ features)

in return, they’re expected to use their influence to help grow the kingdom

PIG+++

three glowing cyan earrings in the shape of pluses

only one citizen in the kingdom has this rank, a YouTuber known as Technoblade

While Hypixel housing is unimportant and often ignored in our world, it’s essential in this one. Housing is, well, your home. It’s where you go to relax after a long day of fighting in the Pit, it’s where you go to sleep and eat meals, it’s where you invite friends to for dinner. Without housing, one doesn’t have a place to sleep or a safe space to relax in.

Most of the kingdom takes place on the ground. You can walk between places like the Pit, Bedwars, and the abandoned district. But housing takes place in one of the upper layers of the atmosphere, right on the edge of space, high above the rest of the kingdom. You can leap off your housing island, fall straight down, and land in whatever lobby or game lies below you.

Housing is also very important to guilds. All the islands belonging to members of the same guild will all be clumped together, close enough you can easily build bridges between them. When you join a guild, your island will move to be next to the islands of everyone else in your guild. Because of this, small guilds become something akin to small, cozy neighborhoods, and large guilds become something closer to full-fledged towns. With small, tight-knit guilds in particular, it's quite common for the guildmaster to turn their island into a large house for all the members to live in together.

*Quick disclaimer that none of this is actually a real thing. Please do not hack to defeat hackers, thank you. 

You may have seen us talking about something called “bhopping for justice” now and then. Not only is it a great phrase, it’s referring to an organization that actually has an official name: Leporidae. They hunt down hackers, and use hacks themselves to help take down cheaters. They’re well-organized and follow a strict set of rules they call the Leporidae Code. Those that break the Code are investigated at once, and in some cases, removed from the organization. Their goal is to make it as difficult as possible for hackers to operate, in hopes they’ll eventually give up.

Despite what many outsiders seem to think, the majority of the group isn’t actually bhoppers. Most don’t get involved with combat, they do other essential jobs such as recording and relaying information to the others, or acquiring magical devices. They have hundreds of members, all with different roles within the organization.

Leporidae has a very thorough verification method to identify members of the group. This is partly because many people will claim to be a member of Leporidae, but also so other members can recognize their coworkers and be certain they aren’t fakes. 

The High Council is aware of Leporidae’s existence, but it does not support them. Leporidae does all they can to fly under the Council’s radar, and the Council has decided to leave them to their devices, at least for the most part. Although, if they were ever to investigate Leporidae and find out just how big the operation was, they might change their mind. The two parties have an uneasy alliance. 

Leporidae Code:

Hack ONLY when necessary and no more.

NEVER reveal yourself or any others to be a Leporid, or to have any connection to the organization.

NEVER engage in any Leporidae matters without authorization.

NEVER discuss Leporidae matters in public, or to anyone outside the organization, including close friends and family.

ALWAYS assume someone who claims to be a Leporid is lying UNTIL they correctly verify themself.

Buy devices ONLY from our specific trusted dealers.

To reduce suspicion, NO MORE than three (3) Leporids may be part of the same Guild.

Roles Within The Organization:

Hoppers: These are the ones who actually go out into battle on behalf of the group. When called on by an agent, they find, hunt down, and incapacitate malicious hackers. Led by Two.

Agents: They investigate different lobbies and people, keeping tabs on them and sending information back to the rest. Most members of Leporidae fall into this role. Led by Theia.

Traders: A select few from the organization are tasked with obtaining illegal devices and objects for the group to use. They have special connections with some of the black market dealers, so they know they’re buying from reliable sources. Led by Nirv (short for Nirvana).