Minecraft:Erik Broes

Erik 'Grum' Broes is a former software engineer at Minecraft:Mojang Studios. He was originally hired to develop the official modding API and maintain the Minecraft:Minecraft server. In August 2012, his duties were broadened, to include general game development. At some point between June 2024 and May 2025,Template:When he left Mojang.<ref group="note">He was added to the "alumni" section of the Minecraft:credit sequence in Minecraft:Java Edition 25w20a.</ref>

Broes has been actively involved with the Minecraft community, and has joined with many prominent Minecraft figures, such as appearing in SethBling's channel on YouTube,<ref>Template:Cite</ref> a popular and well-known channel regarding Minecraft.

Broes was also previously an admin on the Dutch TweakCraft server.<ref>Template:Cite</ref><ref>Template:Tweet</ref> While not active in-game, he was mostly active on the server's IRC channel and mainly worked on the server's plugins and coding.Template:Citation needed

Trivia

• Grumm, in-game, has been hidden in most of the "cover pictures" of snapshots starting with Minecraft:Java Edition 13w19a.
• Starting in Minecraft:Java Edition 1.6.1, most mobs named "Grumm" or "Dinnerbone" (or the players themselves) are rendered upside-down.

Gallery

• Broes' official Mojang avatar
  Broes' official Mojang avatar
• Broes' Minecraft skin
  Broes' Minecraft skin
• Broes holding melons
  Broes holding melons
• An example of an upside down mob by renaming its egg "Grumm"
  An example of an upside down mob by renaming its egg "Grumm"
• Grum with some other developers
  Grum with some other developers