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"If you're watching this, I'm dead": the message of Technoblade, a popular 'YouTuber', before dying of cancer

2022-07-02T03:11:02.468Z


He was just 23 years old and had more than 11 million followers on his channel, where he basically played Minecraft. "They were the happiest years of my life," she assured in his last video.


By Wilson

Wong

Technoblade, a popular

YouTuber

best known for his Minecraft videos, passed away about a year after being diagnosed with cancer, according to his family.

He was 23 years old.

In a video titled

So long nerds

, shared Thursday on his YouTube channel, the Technoblade father announced the news of his son's death to his more than 11 million followers.

He then reproduced a posthumous message from

Technoblade, who expresses his gratitude to his many fans and reveals that his real name was Alex.

In the gaming community, it is more common to use aliases instead of real names, as both creators and fans prefer partial anonymity.

"Hello everyone, this is Technoblade. If you're watching this, I'm dead,"

he wrote.

"Thank you all for supporting my content over the years. If I had another 100 lives, I think I would choose to be Technoblade again every time, as those were the happiest years of my life."

Technoblade and the illustration that represented it on the Internet.YouTube via NBC News

The emotional video shows Technoblade's father again, describing the process of recording his son's message.

"I don't think he said everything he wanted to say, but I think he got the main points," recalls his father, visibly moved.

"He wrote that and then it was over. He lived about eight more hours."

His father added, "We all said our goodbyes. He was the most amazing kid anyone could ask for."

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Technoblade, best known for his avatar of a king pig wielding a sword, has more than 11.3 million subscribers on YouTube.

In his biography he wrote: "I play video games too much. I may not be the best, but my elbows are hot."

In August 2021, Technoblade announced in a video that he had been diagnosed with sarcoma, a rare type of cancer that grows in bones and soft tissues such as muscles, tendons, and blood vessels.

In honor of the young man, a portion of all product sales on his online store will be donated to the nonprofit Sarcoma Foundation of America, which funds research and raises awareness of the disease, his family wrote on its site. Web.

Many people, including other

YouTubers

, mourned his death on social media.

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"I had the opportunity to express to Technoblade the admiration and respect I had for him, not only for the enormous impact he had on all of us, but also for maintaining his incredible humor even in the darkest moments," tweeted Quackity, another popular

YouTuber

.

He added: “I will miss him very much.

Rest in peace".

Eret, a Twitch

streamer

, posted: “Technoblade was someone many of us looked up to, myself included.

Thank you for everything you did for many.

The world won't be the same without you."

In a lengthy statement shared at the end of his latest video, his family wrote:

"We, the Technoblade family, wanted everyone to know how much he adored and respected his fans and colleagues."

Technoblade has always tried to engage with its audience by sharing rewards, building community and posting their Minecraft adventures, his family said.

"Even after his successes, he somehow managed to maintain his good-natured humility, racing with an endearing balance of confidence and wit," the statement said.

"He avoided personal fame and took pains to keep her true identity confidential, and we ask that you continue to honor his wishes to protect his and his family's privacy."

Source: telemundo

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