Technoblade, a popular Minecraft YouTuber, dies from cancer age 23 — shares final video

Technoblade, a preferred Minecraft YouTuber, has died from most cancers age 23.

In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel titled “so lengthy nerds” and narrated by his father, Technoblade thanked his followers and fellow streamers for his or her assist through the years, and revealed that his actual title was Alex. (He’d “by accident” let slip he was known as Dave in an earlier video.)

“Hiya everybody, Technoblade right here. In the event you’re watching this, I’m useless,” he says. “Thanks all for supporting my content material through the years. If I had one other 100 lives, I feel I might select to be Technoblade once more each single time, as these have been the happiest years of my life.”

Within the video, Technoblade apologizes for “promoting out a lot previously yr” by providing merchandise, however notes that, in consequence, his siblings will be capable of go to school. “Nicely, in the event that they need to,” he provides. “I don’t need to put any useless brother peer stress on them.”

Technoblade’s father describes how the 2 mentioned making a last video, however mentioned Alex was “having a tough time doing the writing” because of the results of his sickness.

His father says Technoblade wrote the script for his last video from mattress and died shortly afterwards. “I don’t suppose he mentioned all the pieces he needed to say, however I feel he obtained the details,” says his father. “He completed that up after which he was completed. He lived about one other eight hours after that.”

In a video posted to his channel in August 2021, Technoblade revealed that he’d been identified with most cancers. He says his proper arm had begun to harm in July that yr, and he’d initially thought it was as a result of repetitive pressure syndrome. Ultimately, he went to a physician at first of August and was identified with sarcoma, a uncommon kind of most cancers that grows within the physique’s connective tissues.

“I really feel a bit foolish speaking about this with Minecraft within the background, it feels a bit misplaced,” says Technoblade within the video. “However I’m a Minecraft YouTuber — I don’t do a face-cam, which is, I assume, how most individuals would speak about severe issues.”

He jokes within the video about how his “chemotherapy arc goes to be unbelievable for content material,” and the way, when he was calling individuals to inform them concerning the analysis, “no person took the information worse than my medical insurance supplier — they’ve been inconsolable for weeks.”

Messages of assist, admiration, and condolences have poured in from the gaming neighborhood following Technoblade’s passing, together with from members of Dream SMP — a hugely-popular Minecraft server that tells collaborative tales with well-known streamers (together with Technoblade himself).

“Effortlessly humorous. Endlessly proficient. Gone too quickly,” tweeted YouTuber Ted Nivison.

“Technoblade was somebody so many people regarded as much as, myself included. Thanks for all the pieces you probably did for therefore many. The world gained’t be the identical with out you,” tweeted another streamer, Eret.

In a message posted to Technoblade’s on-line retailer, his household mentioned a portion of all gross sales of his merchandise can be donated to the charity, the Sarcoma Basis of America.

His household additionally shared an announcement on the finish of his last video, reiterating his appreciation and respect for his followers and fellow streamers, and his household’s need for privateness.

We, the household of Technoblade, needed all of you to know simply how a lot he adored and revered his followers and colleagues.

From Technoblade’s earliest on-line days, he was at all times strategizing methods to thrill and reward his viewers – gifting away on-line prizes, encouraging good sportsmanship, and most of all sharing his Minecraft adventures for leisure and laughs. Even after his eventual successes he in some way managed to maintain his good-natured humility, competing with an endearing steadiness between confidence and self- deprecating wit. He averted private fame and labored arduous to maintain his true id confidential, and we ask you to proceed to honor his needs to guard his privateness and the privateness of his household.

This previous yr had loads of tough spots for our son as he battled stage 4 most cancers. However he didn’t complain, and saved utilizing his well-known strategic thoughts to attempt to beat what he knew have been virtually unimaginable odds. My son’s bravery on this path was a shining lesson to all of us who have been privileged to stroll it with him. Thanks for sharing his journey via all of it, as he did the work he cherished for his beloved followers.