‘Technoblade, A Star Minecraft Gamer On YouTube, Dies Of Cancer At 23
© YouTube Courtesy of Technoblade , one of YouTube's top creators specializing in Minecraft videos, has died at the age of 23.A popular American gamer known to his 11 million YouTube subscribers as "Technoblade" has died of cancer at the age of 23, his family announced Thursday night.
In a video titled "So Long Nerds," his father sits in a chair and plays with the family dog as he tells fans about his son's death.
He continued to read a message his son had prepared before he died.
"Hello everyone, this is Technoblade. If you look at this, I'm dead. So let's sit down and talk one last time," his father said.
"My real name is Alex," the post continued, revealing his name only after years of anonymity and an inside joke where users thought he might be called Dave. Her video, which has received millions of views, does not show her face. Instead, he used an avatar - a pig wearing a crown - and his voice became familiar to many as he fought, created and joked with others while playing the popular Minecraft game.
The video features shots of Alex with friends and in a hospital gown, finally giving Technoblade fans a glimpse of his face.
In a posthumous message, he thanked fans for buying his merchandise and subscriptions, saying, "My brothers will go to college if they want, I don't want to put a dead brother on them."
"It all comes from me. Thanks for supporting my content over the years. If I had 100 more lives, I think I would choose to be a Technoblade every time because these are the happiest years of my life.
"I love you guys," the post added. "Technoblade Out".
His father told viewers that Alex wanted to record a long message, but "we waited too long" and didn't have time. She added that her son struggled to concentrate as his health deteriorated.
About eight hours before his death, Alex mustered the energy to write a farewell message on a laptop on his deathbed, his tearful father recalled.
"He was the most amazing guy you could ask for," she said. "You meant a lot to him.
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"You will always be a legend," YouTuber and Twitch streamer Jaslat tweeted.
"I had the opportunity to express to Technoblade all the admiration and respect I have for him, not only for his tremendous influence on us all, but also for maintaining his incredible sense of humor even in the darkest times... I will miss him dearly. Rest in peace," the YouTuber known as Quackity wrote on Twitter.
TechnoBlade told his followers in August that he had been diagnosed with cancer after reporting pain in his arm in a video titled "Where I've Been." He never specified the type of cancer, but raised money for the Sarcoma Foundation of America, which helps people with rare cancers that can grow in tissue structures, usually organs.
In a statement posted at the end of a farewell video on YouTube and signed by "Mami Techno" that was widely shared on social media, she praised her son's "good-natured humility", "self-deprecating spirit" and "sportsmanship". faith. ... "." When you play "Minecraft".
The video game sees players build and break various blocks in a three-dimensional world, while exploring, building, surviving and sometimes defending themselves against a host of moving creatures.
She thanked everyone around the world for supporting her son and said he was "adored and respected by his fans and peers". He added that he "didn't complain" about his battle with stage four cancer; Instead, he continued to "use his famous strategic mind to try to defeat what he knew was almost impossible."
"My son's courage on this road was a shining lesson for all of us who had the opportunity to walk with him," he added.
