bro way back then in 2020 dream is like superhuman to minecraft, he popularized some minecraft techniques (Even the Nether portal fast way), glitches and styles that even an minecraft veteran wouldnt know, his game iq also is high, and even if some are staged, his stunts is seriously hard to execute ingame
Point of note: The guys are actually really good, but Dream is top-tier in PvP on top of being on of the vest speedrunners in Minecraft. Its like running a race against Usain Bolt. I dont care if there are 10 of you, he's gonna make all of you look slow by comparison.
Manhunts were PRESENT, but they had various gimmicks that gave the runner a significant advantage. Dream was really the first to just run Vanilla with no mods or anything.
It was funny being a former minecraft speedrunner watching you not know things, he collected leaves because its easy to get a lot of them very quickly and making a portal in a lava pool can be made with any block. Also, the boat clutches can be done but you can only really do it consistently if you are like jitter tapping, butterfly clicking, or drag clicking because the 2 inputs need to be made really quickly