The YouTuber can be seen with a diamond creator award, given to YouTubers who hit 10 million susbcribers. Technoblade via YouTube Prominent influencers are paying tribute to Technoblade, a YouTuber who died, according to his dad. The YouTuber’s father announced his death in a video on his channel on July 1.
Fans and influencers have said that the YouTuber was a “legend” in the gaming community. Prominent YouTubers have been paying respects to Technoblade, a gaming YouTuber with over 11 million subscribers who died of cancer aged 23, according to a video uploaded by the influencer’s father on July 1. Technoblade, whose first name was Alex, according to his father’s farewell statement, was known for uploading “Minecraft” gameplay videos on YouTube, where he previously led followers to believe his name was Dave and never showed his face in videos.
In the July 1 video, titled “so long nerds,” the YouTuber’s father called him “the most amazing kid anyone could ever ask for,” and read a message he said the YouTuber wrote to his fans hours before his death. The message said, “Hello everyone, Technoblade here. If you’re watching this, I am dead.
So let’s sit down and have one final chat. “”If I had another 100 lives I think I would choose to be Technoblade again every single time,” his father read, adding, “I hope you guys enjoyed my content and that I made some of you laugh. ” In the video, which has been viewed over 20 million times in less than a day since it was posted, Technoblade’s father also explained that the YouTuber planned to film a final video, revealing his face to fans before passing away.
However, as time went by, Technoblade had trouble focusing and could not film the video, so his father explained that he decided to speak to him about it, saying in the video, “I got down on my knee at his bedside and I said to him, Alex, you don’t have to do anything else. You’ve done so much for so many people, millions of people, and if you want to now, you can rest. “Eight hours after this conversation, Technoblade died, his father told viewers in the video.
In the hours following the announcement of the YouTuber’s death, several influencers with large fanbases in the gaming community shared tributes to Technoblade on Twitter. Jackscepticeye, whose real name is Seán William McLoughlin, is the most-followed YouTuber in Ireland with 28. 5 million subscribers.
On the morning of July 1, he tweeted, “RIP Technoblade. An absolute legend in the community whose influence was felt far and wide. Fuck cancer.
” —Jacksepticeye (@Jacksepticeye) July 1, 2022TommyInnit, an 18-year-old British YouTuber whose real name is Thomas Simmons, tweeted, “Technoblade is a fucking legend. From being a massive fan, to one of his actual friends, I can’t describe how thankful I am to have been in his life. ” —TommyInnit (@tommyinnit) July 1, 2022Denver-based YouTuber Matthew Beem, who has previously made videos about building real-life versions of props seen in “Minecraft,” tweeted, “Technoblade is such a inspiration and will be missed greatly.
Truly heartbroken. ” —Matthew Beem (@MatthewBeem) July 1, 2022Technoblade’s fans have also spoken out on Twitter, sharing tribute art alluding to the YouTuber’s “Minecraft” avatar, which was designed to look like a pig wearing a yellow crown, with captions like, “rest in peace, King,” and “rest well, king. ” —sko (@Fiaasko_) July 1, 2022 Technoblade revealed his cancer diagnosis in an August 2021 video, which has been viewed more than 13 million times.
He said he had experienced pain in his right arm, and thought it was an injury from frequent gaming. He said he then learned that he had cancer. Gaming news website Dot Esports reported that weeks after he received his diagnosis, Technoblade helped raise over $323,000 for cancer research through a “Minecraft” livestream, where he urged fans to donate to him so he could pass the money on to charity.
According to his YouTube page, Technoblade launched his channel in October 2013, and has consistently uploaded footage of himself playing video games, individually and with other creators, with a particular focus on “Minecraft. “His channel has gained at least 400,000 subscribers since his death was revealed, surpassing 11 million on July 1. In the past, Technoblade has filmed videos in collaboration with prominent members of the gaming community, such as Daniel Robert Middleton, whose YouTube username is DanTDM and who has 26.
1 million subscribers, and Dream, a creator whose full name is unknown, who has 29. 4 million subscribers. For more stories like this, check out coverage from Insider’s Digital Culture team here.
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