History Awesome / Dream

* During the 5 Hunters Finale Rematch, Dream ends up killing all of the Hunters repeatedly, seeming set to pull off another win. However, due to a [[FailedASpotCheck misassumption that he didn't destroy the Ender Crystal the Hunters hid in obsidian]], he ends up wasting a good amount of time... giving the Hunters much more time to regroup and keep attacking him, culminating in a finisher with Bad netting the Hunters a win through an action never-before seen in Minecraft Manhunt: '''''Crystal [=PvP=]'''''. [[labelnote:For Reference...]]Crystal [=PvP=] is a very risky but rewarding tactic, popularized and made infamous by [=2b2t=] and other anarchy servers, where players use End Crystal explosions to damage their opponents in the heat of battle, placing it down on bedrock/obsidian and detonating it in a foe's face, shredding through armor and HP with power equal to a charged Creeper explosion. And because Dream was wearing mostly gold and iron armor, it was a full-blown OneHitKill. It is worth noting that vanilla Crystal [=PvP=] in is ''very'' difficult and most Crystal [=PvP=] is conducted using hacks, making Bad's accomplishment even more impressive.[[/labelnote]]

* During the 5 Hunters Finale Rematch, Dream ends up killing all of the Hunters repeatedly, seeming set to pull off another win. However, due to a [[FailedASpotCheck misassumption that he didn't destroy the Ender Crystal the Hunters hid in obsidian]], he ends up wasting a good amount of time... giving the Hunters much more time to regroup and keep attacking him, culminating in a finisher with Bad netting the Hunters a win through an action never-before seen in Minecraft Manhunt: '''''Crystal [=PvP=]'''''. [[labelnote:For Reference...]]Crystal [=PvP=] is a risky tactic, infamous for massive amounts of use in the anarchy server [=2b2t=], where players use End Crystal explosions to damage their opponents in the heat of battle, placing it down on bedrock/obsidian and detonating it in a foe's face, shredding through armor and HP with power equal to a charged Creeper explosion. And because Dream was wearing mostly gold and iron armor, it was a full-blown OneHitKill.[[/labelnote]]

* Dream employs a new variant of ConfusionFu. Much like the "3 Hunters Finale Rematch" video where he mimicked Bad's skin, here he has an extra layer added to his skin that makes him identical to Ant (Dream also uses several pieces of iron armor to mimic Ant's armor perfectly). He then positions himself at the Nether portal to act as if he's leaving the Nether with the other hunters. By the time the hunters realize they've been had, they've already dug underground to find Dream via the compass--and Dream has a handy amount of TNT with their names on it. Even better, it's highly likely that this was inspired by Dream's [[FriendlyRivalry friendly rival]], LetsPlay/{{Technoblade}}. Two weeks before this Manhunt, Techno partook in a WebVideo/MrBeast contest and used the same strategy for his camouflage, albeit in reverse (Dream had his usual skin with Antfrost as a toggleable second layer, Techno had a camouflage skin with a toggleable layer for his usual). Alternatively, it could have been inspired by Quackity's [[NakedPeopleAreFunny tendency to strip off his skin's clothing]].

* Dream's team, the Pink Parrots, winning Minecraft Championship 8, marking Dream's first-ever MCC win. When Dream and LetsPlay/{{Technoblade}} were announced to team up in [=MCC,=] fans knew this event would be one of the best. When the Decision Dome [[AudienceParticipation (when the audience chooses which game the participants are going to play next)]] came on, both Techno and Dream told their fans to choose Skyblockle. Not only did that game win in the Twitter poll, but more than 80% of people voting chose that option. In the final minigame, the Pink Parrots did really well. Most everyone expected the other team to win. When the Pink Parrots won, people started going to their voice chat to congratulate them. In the end, both Dream and Technoblade's channels got lots and lots of subscribers. What's more, their amount of viewers averaged in the six-digits, meaning they each had at least 100,000 viewers or more watching their livestreams. That makes them winners.

* Despite debuting in WebOriginal/MinecraftChampionship 6, a good bit after most of the regular participants, Dream immediately proves himself to be one of the best players. Dream has individually ranked in the top 10 (his best performance being #1 in MCC 11) all but ''once'' (the outlier being MCC 9) and never finishes in the bottom half in terms of individual ranking. Dream is also one of only two contestants to ever have finished the infamous Parkour Warrior (the first having been [=PeteZahHutt=] in MCC 6), and he's the ''only'' contestant ''ever'' to have beaten Parkour Warrior more than once, having done so ''three times'' (in MCC 8, MCC 10, and MCC 11).

** Dream spends a minute or so sulking about it (with the hunters taunting him by saying there's nothing forbidding them from doing so), then Dream proceeds to kill some creepers, mine some sand, ''craft some TNT'', and '''''drop the lit TNT into the End Portal to destroy George, Sapnap, Bad, and their trap all at once'''''. As this was a [=YouTube=] premiere, the chat instantly [[JustForPun exploded]] with cries of triumph as Dream blew George, Sapnap, and Bad to smithereens (for an added bonus, we see Dream's plan put in action from their perspective as Dream was still in the overworld), then casually walked into the End to kill the dragon. The hunters were at their very best, and Dream had to push himself to his absolute limits to outsmart them--arguably the perfect way to conclude a Manhunt episode.

* At one point during a near endless escape from the Hunters, after making some distance between them, Dream confidently ends up ''[[ProductPlacement reading an advertisement]]'' [[CasualDangerDialog in the middle of the chase]].

* Dream employs a new variant of ConfusionFu. Much like the "3 Hunters Finale Rematch" video where he mimicked Bad's skin, here he has an extra layer added to his skin that makes him identical to Ant (Dream also uses several pieces of iron armor to mimic Ant's armor perfectly). He then positions himself at the Nether portal to act as if he's leaving the Nether with the other hunters. By the time the hunters realize they've been had, they've already dug underground to find Dream via the compass--and Dream has a handy amount of TNT with their names on it. Even better, it's highly likely that this was inspired by Dream's [[FriendlyRivalry friendly rival]], LetsPlay/{{Technoblade}}. Two weeks before this Manhunt, Techno partook in a WebVideo/MrBeast contest and used the same strategy for his camouflage, albeit in reverse (Dream had his usual skin with Antfrost as a toggleable second layer, Techno had a camouflage skin with a toggleable layer for his usual). [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Alternatively, it could have been inspired by]] [[WebOriginal/QuackityHQ Quackity]]'s [[NakedPeopleAreFunny tendency to strip off his skin's clothing]].

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* George's colorblind video reaches among the top three on [=YouTube=] trending. No, not "Gaming" trending. ''Trending'' trending, a feat even Dream's videos would take many more months to reach...
** ...Which, of course, means that it was all the more sweet when Dream ''did'' reach main trending. His second channel's behind-the-scenes on the "Minecraft Hitmen" spin-off ''hit'' '''''number 1''''' ''on trending''. And a week or so later, the "4 Hunters Finale" video on his main channel ''also hit number 1 on the main trending page''.
* Dream finally hitting 10 million subscribers as of September 16, 2020. It's been a long time coming.
* Dream's channel's growth. He was a standard Minecraft [=YouTuber=] before 2020, with a decent fanbase and some viral hits but nothing too big. He's proceeded to get '''''over 14 million subs in a year''''', regularly hits #1 trending on the gaming tab, gets millions of views on his videos mere hours after release, and not a single one of his videos is under 1 million views (for added awesome, every Manhunt video since "Minecraft Speedrunner VS 2 Hunters" (not counting special videos like the livestreamed Manhunt or the [=IlluminaHD=] Manhunt) has managed to break over ''20 million views''--and all of them since "3 People Control 1 Player" have soared past 5 million views). All because one day he decided to make a video where his friend tried to kill him in Minecraft.
** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tylNqtyj0gs Minecraft Manhunt grand finale]], Dream tells us that the last Manhunt hit a million (1,000,000) likes in ''less than a day.'' And this one follows suit, reaching 1 million likes and nearly 7 million views in just ''18 hours''.
*** And as if that weren't enough, ''both "3 Hunters Finale Rematch" and "3 Hunters Grand Finale" reached #1 on the gaming tab of [=YouTube=]'s trending system''. In less than a year Dream went from barely hitting a million views to ''consistently topping ten million views and getting on the top of [=YouTube=]'s trending page''.
* The "3 Hunters Grand Finale" video reaching ''50 million views''[[note]]it currently sits at 103 million views, by far Dream's most viewed video[[/note]], being the first of Dream's videos to reach such a milestone but not the last. And then it would break the ''100 million view'' mark.
* The various Dream-related animations and the creators behind them all deserve a mention for the videos being well-made and entertaining. There's a reason the Dream Team themselves leave comments of approval.
* The "5 Hunters" video attracted some scrutiny from people who believed that Dream's insanely fast MLG boat clutch (during which he crafted the boat in midair within less than a second) was ''too'' fast to be humanly possible, and had to be staged. However, one dedicated person [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd_horpvpto made a video]] proving that the clutch was actually possible within the timespan Dream accomplishes it in, and he not only analyzes the clutch but performs it himself (with arguably an even ''stricter'' time window, as he falls from less of a height and has less lag, meaning he has less time within the crafting table to make the boat). The video ended up on trending and caught the attention of Dream himself, who praised the creator for managing to make such a high-quality video in such a short time (barely a ''day'' after the "5 Hunters" video released).
-->'''Dream:''' [[ApprovalOfGod this was an amazingly well done video, and in such a short time, earned a sub :)]]
** The video also retroactively makes Dream's clutch even more amazing, as it shows just how difficult the clutch was to accomplish.

* Dream abusing a glitch to [[NotQuiteFlight glide]] off a genuinely massive mountain with a [[MindScrew BOAT]], stranding the hunters atop it. He does it again less than a minute later, and [[ImprobableAimingSkills lands on a waterfall that carries him to the ocean.]]

* Dream employs a new variant of ConfusionFu. Much like the "3 Hunters Finale Rematch" video where he mimicked Bad's skin, here he has an extra layer added to his skin that makes him identical to Ant (Dream also uses several pieces of iron armor to mimic Ant's armor perfectly). He then positions himself at the Nether portal to act as if he's leaving the Nether with the other hunters. By the time the hunters realize they've been had, they've already dug underground to find Dream via the compass--and Dream has a handy amount of TNT with their names on it. Even better, it's highly likely that this was inspired by Dream's [[FriendlyRivalry friendly rival]], LetsPlay/{{Technoblade}}. Two weeks before this Manhunt, Techno partook in a WebVideo/MrBeast contest and used the same strategy for his camouflage, albeit in reverse (Dream had his usual skin with Antfrost as a toggleable second layer, Techno had a camouflage skin with a toggleable layer for his usual).[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Or it could have been inspired by]] [[WebOriginal/QuackityHQ Quackity]]'s [[NakedPeopleAreFunny tendency to strip off his skin's clothing]].

* Dream employs a new variant of ConfusionFu. Much like the "3 Hunters Finale Rematch" video where he mimicked Bad's skin, here he has an extra layer added to his skin that makes him identical to Ant (Dream also uses several pieces of iron armor to mimic Ant's armor perfectly). He then positions himself at the Nether portal to act as if he's leaving the Nether with the other hunters. By the time the hunters realize they've been had, they've already dug underground to find Dream via the compass--and Dream has a handy amount of TNT with their names on it. Even better, it's highly likely that this was inspired by Dream's [[FriendlyRivalry friendly rival]], LetsPlay/{{Technoblade}}. Two weeks before this Manhunt, Techno partook in a WebVideo/MrBeast contest and used the same strategy for his camouflage, albeit in reverse (Dream had his usual skin with Antfrost as a toggleable second layer, Techno had a camouflage skin with a toggleable layer for his usual). ([[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Or it could have been inspired by]] [[WebOriginal/QuackityHQ Quackity]]'s [[NakedPeopleAreFunny tendency to strip off his skin's clothing]].)

* Dream employs a new variant of ConfusionFu. Much like the "3 Hunters Finale Rematch" video where he mimicked Bad's skin, here he has an extra layer added to his skin that makes him identical to Ant (Dream also uses several pieces of iron armor to mimic Ant's armor perfectly). He then positions himself at the Nether portal to act as if he's leaving the Nether with the other hunters. By the time the hunters realize they've been had, they've already dug underground to find Dream via the compass--and Dream has a handy amount of TNT with their names on it.

!! General

!! vs 3 Hunters

!! vs 3 Hunters FINALE REMATCH

!! vs 3 Hunters GRAND FINALE

!! vs 4 Hunters

!! vs 4 Hunters REMATCH

** It should be noted that this is the second video he's abused this glitch in, the first being in Minecraft Hitmen [[spoiler: to secure the win]].

!! vs 4 Hunters FINALE REMATCH

!! vs 4 Hunters GRAND FINALE

!! vs 5 Hunters

!! vs 5 Hunters Rematch

!! vs 5 Hunters Finale

* The ultimate juke play: using a tube of water, a trap door, and a daylight detector, Dream stores a thrown Ender Pearl right next to the Stronghold, then just leaves. He leads the Hunters on a wild goose chase for multiple minutes until they think they have him cornered, then the detector trips, the trap door closes on the floating Pearl, and Dream snaps right back while the Hunters are miles away and have no idea what just happened.

!! vs 5 Hunters Finale Rematch

!! vs 5 Hunters THE LAST MANHUNT

* Dream tries the flying machine play in the End again, laughing as he flies off into the distance to get the same crazy loot that won him the 5 Hunters Rematch... but Sapnap isn't having it. In a valiant effort, Sapnap towers like his life depends on it out into the void, actually coming into spitting distance of Dream, throws away his armor behind him, ''leaps'' to certain death, and ''breaks Dream's machine'', negating his play. Now instead of plundering all the best loot with impunity, Dream's trapped suspended over the void on a tiny island.

* Manhunt ends where it all began -- just Dream, and a terrified George with the weight of the match on his back. After a tense exchange, ''both'' are knocked down off the bridge, George pearling to the edge of land but dying in the process, and Dream suspended in slowly falling water. With a HeartbeatSoundtrack, Dream frantically searches his inventory for something that can save him before he hits the void, but comes up with nothing. Then... he sees George's items on the very edge, and a stack of pearls within it. He can't reach it from that far... but he does have a fishing rod. Dream fishes for dear life, managing to snag the pearls and get to safety in a fitting echo of the 2 Hunters ending. At this point, the Hunters have ''nothing'' -- all their equipment is gone and they have no backups. They are reduced to throwing themselves suicidally at Dream over and over as he fights the Dragon, with no hope except that they might distract him enough that he screws up and misses an MLG.

--->'''Dream:''' [[ApprovalOfGod this was an amazingly well done video, and in such a short time, earned a sub :)]]

* After a tense opening chase (during which Sapnap gets ''nearly full diamond armor''), Dream is cornered on a tower only to be knocked off by Sapnap. Dream doesn't just MLG with a water bucket or a boat. He aims himself towards a nearby tower (presumably built by one of the hunters to try and follow him), uses the crafting table at the top to ''craft a boat in midair,'' '''''and lands in it before he hits the ground'''''. This all happened in maybe ''three seconds''.

* At one point during a near endless escape from the Hunters, after making some distance between them, Dream confidently ends up ''[[ProductPlacement reading an advertisement]]'' [[CasualDangerDialogue in the middle of the chase.]]
* While being hunted underground, Dream makes a grand escape move. He blows two holes in the bedrock, and when the hunters attempt to attack him, he drops into the Void, and immediately uses an Ender Pearl to get out through the other end before he died. This is followed up by...

* During the 5 Hunters Finale Rematch, Dream ends up killing all of the Hunters repeatedly, seeming set to pull off another win. However, due to a [[FailedASpotCheck misassumption that he didn't destroy the Ender Crystal the Hunters hid in obsidian]], he ends up wasting a good amount of time... Giving the Hunters much more time to regroup and keep attacking him, culminating in a finisher with Bad netting the Hunters a win through an action never-before seen in Minecraft Manhunt: '''Crystal [=PvP=]'''. [[labelnote:For Reference...]]Crystal [=PvP=] is a risky tactic, infamous for massive amounts of use in the anarchy server [=2b2t=], where players use End Crystal explosions to damage their opponents in the heat of battle, placing it down on bedrock/obsidian and detonating it in a foe's face, shredding through armor and HP with power equal to a charged Creeper explosion. And because Dream was wearing mostly gold and iron armor, it was a full-blown OneHitKill.[[/labelnote]]
** The buildup to the moment is nothing to scoff at, as Dream is prepared to slaughter Bad as he hunts after him, the other Hunters trying to chase him... Only for, in a matter of under a second or two, Bad to turn around, and place down both an obsidian block and Ender Crystal, detonating it and annihilating Dream before he can even realize what Bad's about to do. Compare this to Dream having to use the End Crystal as a trap awhile back, while Bad managed to use it in an aggressive way Dream wasn't even aware was possible.

* During the grand finale, Dream ends up killing all of the Hunters repeatedly, seeming set to pull off another win. However, due to a [[FailedASpotCheck misassumption that he didn't destroy the Ender Crystal the Hunters hid in obsidian]], he ends up wasting a good amount of time... Giving the Hunters much more time to regroup and keep attacking him, culminating in a finisher with Bad netting the Hunters a win through an action never-before seen in Minecraft Manhunt: '''Crystal [=PvP=]'''. [[labelnote:For Reference...]]Crystal [=PvP=] is a risky tactic, infamous for massive amounts of use in the anarchy server [=2b2t=], where players use End Crystal explosions to damage their opponents in the heat of battle, placing it down on bedrock/obsidian and detonating it in a foe's face, shredding through armor and HP with power equal to a charged Creeper explosion. And because Dream was wearing mostly gold and iron armor, it was a full-blown OneHitKill.[[/labelnote]]

** In the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tylNqtyj0gs Minecraft Manhunt grand finale,]] Dream tells us that the last Manhunt hit a million (1,000,000) likes in ''less than a day.'' And this one follows suit, reaching 1 million likes and nearly 7 million views in just ''18 hours''.