Renowned Minecraft content creator Dream has recently made an announcement that has left his fans in a state of shock. He has decided to "unreveal" his face, which has been a mystery to his 30 million YouTube subscribers for over a decade. Dream's popularity soared five years ago when one of his videos went viral, and he has since won YouTube's prestigious Streamy Award for Gaming in both 2020 and 2021. Despite his massive success, Dream has never shown his face to his fans. Instead, he has always appeared on camera wearing a mask with a simple white smiling face, which is also his online avatar. As his fame grew, so did people's curiosity about his identity, which led to him being doxxed in January 2021. In response, Dream decided to remove his mask on October 2, 2022, resulting in nearly 1.5 million people tuning in to watch the highly anticipated Dream face reveal premiere. Within hours, the viewership had doubled, indicating just how much his fans had been waiting for this moment.
After Dream's face reveal, some individuals online began to bully him for his appearance. The level of criticism reached such an extreme that Dream has decided to put his mask back on. He recently posted a YouTube video, "bye, from Dream," in which he explains that he has removed the face reveal video and is taking steps to remove all images of himself from the internet. This includes a popular collaboration he did with MrBeast. Dream stated in the video's description that he regrets revealing his face due to the negative attention and hate he received. He plans to delete all pictures and videos that show his face and will now wear his new mask even in public places. Despite his perceived looks, Dream expressed his gratitude to his supporters.
In Dream's video, the entire situation is portrayed in a lighthearted and humorous manner, despite the negative comments he has received since revealing his face. His friends jokingly encourage him to put his mask back on, teasing him with comments such as "What if we're shooting a video and you're in the background and we see your stupid face?" and "People will like you again!" While Dream is not the only content creator to begin hiding their face, many eventually reveal themselves due to the difficulty of maintaining anonymity as their audience grows. Some, like Corpse Husband, choose to remain masked out of fear of rejection or ridicule and worry that their audience will disappear if they reveal their face. Even popular content creator Pokimane has expressed regret for not starting out faceless.
