Arkas

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Arkas
The Minecraft avatar of Arkas
Artistic representation of Arkas's Minecraft avatar

Arkas from his first public appearance
Personal name Tijmen
Born (1994-01-31) 31 January 1994 (age 30)[1][2]
Country Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Gender M

Arkas, also known by his personal name Tijmen,[3] is a Dutch Let's Play commentator and a member of Mindcrack since September 2011, having joined the Mindcrack Server after winning third place in the third contest.[4]

Biography[edit]

Arkas was born and raised in the Netherlands, which he commonly refers to as Holland.[5] Arkas lives in the North of the Netherlands.[6] He speaks Dutch as his first language.[5] He previously studied neurobiology at university but lost interest around December 2013.[7] Arkas considered YouTube a full time job[7] before returning to university in September 2014.[8] His Minecraft username is a modified version of "Arkan",[9] a gamer tag that originated from a Jedi roleplaying server, that was no longer available when he made his account.[10]

Livestreaming[edit]

As of May 2019 Arkas' most recent upload to Youtube was April 1st 2017. He has said that he no longer considers Youtube a viable platform, and instead regularly streams to his Twitch channel, which he considers his full time job.

Let's Play[edit]

ArkasMC
The YouTube avatar of ArkasMC

For a long period of time, Arkas' YouTube channel had only one video, which was a video submission for Guude's contest to enter the server titled "Arkas' Arena Contest Entry".[11] The video was not publicly available for a long time,[12] but was republicized when Arkas hit 100,000 subscribers.[13] Arkas' first video on the server was livestreamed to Twitch on 10 June 2012,[14] but was not archived. His first YouTube video from the Mindcrack server, uploaded on 10 July 2012,[15] earned him more than 10,000 subscribers overnight.[16] Arkas cites encouragement from fans and other Mindcrackers, notably VintageBeef, as the reason he began Let's Playing.[17]

Arkas had hinted at travelling to Paris for MineCon 2012,[18] but did not attend for financial reasons.[19] In April 2014, Arkas confirmed he would be attending EGX London held in September 2014.[20] He made his first public appearance in a vlog on 29 August 2014.[21]

Arkas has been highly praised for building and design skills within Minecraft. He has been described by BdoubleO100 as one of the best on the Mindcrack Server,[22] and as one of the greatest in the entire Minecraft community by VintageBeef.[23]

Mindcrack[edit]

Having been an early fan of Guude's Mindcrack series, Arkas entered into the first contest in December 2010, but did not win a place on the Mindcrack Server.[24] Arkas can be seen on the relevant Minecraft Forums thread, saying "Found all the questions, got about 5 left to answer, mainly the big ones. Not going to spoil witch ones though".[25][26] Arkas joined the server in September 2011, having placed third in the third contest.[4]

Arkas was previously the most enigmatic member of Mindcrack due to his lack of videos and lack of appearances in other members' videos, until June 2012 when his voice was first heard during a prank by mcgamer and Nebris on Etho.[27]

Personal life[edit]

In his spare time, Arkas creates music.[28] Some of the music used in his videos is made by himself. When asked about releasing his music in March 2014, Arkas says "[his] music isn't ready for release,"[29] but since June 2014, has shared his music on SoundCloud.[30] Through his love for music, Arkas often attends music festivals held in the Netherlands.[31] Prior to his first public appearance, he attended Lowlands festival in August 2012, and invited fans to approach him,[32] but was not recognized by anyone.[33]

Arkas is 197cm tall.[34]

Minecraft skin[edit]

Arkas' skin is Man vs. Wild host Bear Grylls.[35] As of January 2014, Arkas' skin is the 28th most reused skin among all Minecraft players.[36]

Arkas's Minecraft skin

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ mc_gamer (29 August 2014). "Guess who isn't the youngest Mindcracker?". Reddit. <http://www.reddit.com/r/mindcrack/comments/2eyxfv/guess_who_isnt_the_youngest_mindcracker/>.
  2. ↑ Mc_Arkas (29 August 2014). "Minecraft Mindcrack Server! (Facecam Hype!!!)". Twitch. <http://www.twitch.tv/mc_arkas/b/563195660?t=2h41m12s>.
  3. ↑ GuudeBoulderfist (13 October 2011). "Minecraft MindCrack - S3E216 - Donator Special". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkeVMIEFAfU&t=516s>.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 GuudeBoulderfist (1 September 2011). "Minecraft Mindcrack - 1.8 Contest Winners & Another Livestream!". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2yTcjFZ_K4>.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Arkas (31 March 2014). "Arkas Builds Mindcrack - Episode 55 :: Q&A Part 1". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLULEvXgXG4&t=4m32s>.
  6. ↑ Mc_Arkas (24 September 2012). "Live building from the MindCrack server!". Twitch. <http://www.twitch.tv/mc_arkas/b/333341844?t=1h1m15s>.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Arkas (20 April 2014). "Channel Update - April 2014". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-XIQ5qPidA>.
  8. ↑ Arkas (22 August 2014). ""Catching Up" :: Mindcrack Season 5 - Episode 8". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw8bFgQO39I&t=7m18s>.
  9. ↑ Mc_Arkas (23 June 2012). "Live from the MindCrack server!". Twitch. <http://www.twitch.tv/mc_arkas/b/322473377?t=9m30s>.
  10. ↑ Mc_Arkas (10 June 2014). "Mindcrack Crackpack! (Modded Minecraft)". Twitch. <http://www.twitch.tv/mc_arkas/b/537054126?t=1h28m17s>.
  11. ↑ Mindcrack (16 July 2012). "Mindcrack Podcast - Episode 4". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Hv2Wa8Czk&t=10m31s>.
  12. ↑ Dbloemers (21 June 2012). "Arkas' video". Reddit. <http://www.reddit.com/r/mindcrack/comments/vdvjm/arkas_video/>.
  13. ↑ MCArkas (19 May 2014). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/MCArkas/status/468391792795463681>.
  14. ↑ Muzzy91 (10 June 2012). "Arkas is streaming. Go. Now." Reddit. <http://www.reddit.com/r/mindcrack/comments/uv2it/arkas_is_streaming_go_now/>.
  15. ↑ Arkas (10 July 2012). "Arkas Builds: The Mothership Part 1". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czdm2R0h02g>.
  16. ↑ MCArkas (11 July 2012). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/MCArkas/status/223041961483960322>.
  17. ↑ Mc_Arkas (1 August 2014). "Mindcrack Season 5: Back From Holiday Stream!!!". Twitch. <http://www.twitch.tv/mc_arkas/b/553566878?t=2h18m30s>.
  18. ↑ Mc_Arkas (29 August 2012). "Live building from the MindCrack server!". Twitch. <http://www.twitch.tv/mc_arkas/b/330387851?t=25m>.
  19. ↑ Mc_Arkas (27 October 2012). "Live building from the MindCrack server!". Twitch. <http://www.twitch.tv/mc_arkas/b/337105292?t=35m55s>.
  20. ↑ MCArkas (15 April 2014). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/MCArkas/status/456094722814377984>.
  21. ↑ Arkas (29 August 2014). "Face Reveal & Website Launch!". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5bDBlkfSZY>.
  22. ↑ BdoubleO100 (29 May 2012). "The Mindcrack Minecraft Server: Episode 42 - Thanks Doc!" <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rk4loP0geA&t=275s>.
  23. ↑ VintageBeef (31 July 2014). "Beef Plays Minecraft - Mindcrack Server - S5 EP06 - Need That Rock!". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCNzLScZfcQ&t=23m14s>.
  24. ↑ Arkas (31 March 2014). "Arkas Builds Mindcrack - Episode 55 :: Q&A Part 1". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLULEvXgXG4&t=15m23s>.
  25. ↑ Arkas (30 December 2010). Forum post. Minecraft forum. <http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/104118-minecraft-mindcrack-smp/page__st__20#entry1702632>.
  26. ↑ GuudeBoulderfist (9 November 2017). "Minecraft Mindcrack - S6E35 - Spawner". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRrFmUwBg_Y&t=4m2s>.
  27. ↑ SuperMCGamer (19 June 2012). "Mindcrack Prank Wars - A Slice of Nether". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kyyt3Mzp1I&t=2m55s>.
  28. ↑ Arkas (22 August 2014). ""Catching Up" :: Mindcrack Season 5 - Episode 8". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw8bFgQO39I&t=2m20s>.
  29. ↑ Arkas (31 March 2014). "Arkas Builds Mindcrack - Episode 55 :: Q&A Part 1". YouTube. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLULEvXgXG4&t=9m6s>.
  30. ↑ MCArkas (13 June 2014). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/MCArkas/status/477585996461375488>.
  31. ↑ Mc_Arkas (24 September 2012). "Live building from the MindCrack server!". Twitch. <http://www.twitch.tv/mc_arkas/b/333341844?t=26m>.
  32. ↑ MCArkas (15 August 2012). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/MCArkas/status/235880699800989696>.
  33. ↑ Mc_Arkas (29 August 2012). "Live building from the MindCrack server!". Twitch. <http://www.twitch.tv/mc_arkas/b/330387851?t=17m21s>.
  34. ↑ Mc_Arkas (19 July 2014). "Mindcrack Season 5: The Beginning!!". Twitch. <http://www.twitch.tv/mc_arkas/b/549149826?t=4h34m58s>.
  35. ↑ Mc_Arkas (23 June 2012). "Live from the MindCrack server!". Twitch. <http://www.twitch.tv/mc_arkas/b/322469456?t=15m45s>.
  36. ↑ Dinnerbone (23 January 2014). Twitter. <https://twitter.com/Dinnerbone/status/426354392263294976>.
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