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Technoblade (2022), popular Minecraft YouTuber   

by Kirk Fox

Technoblade (who recently revealed his name was Alex) was a popular Minecraft YouTube personality who had over 11 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.       

Technoblade was a popular Minecraft Youtuber who had millions of subscribers on his YouTube channel. He created his channel in 2013 and was known for playing the video game Minecraft. He would livestream and play clips of himself playing the game using humorous commentary. He participated in the Minecraft championship tournament against other Minecraft YouTube players. He revealed in August, 2021, that he was diagnosed with a rare cancer called sarcoma after having severe pain in his right arm. He posted an emotional goodbye video on his YouTube channel titled “so long nerds,” with a message that was read by his father. His father said Technoblade wrote the script from his bed and died about 8 hours after, according to The Verge. 

Notable Quote 

“Hello everyone, Technoblade here. If you’re watching this, I am dead,” he says. “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 single time, as those were the happiest years of my life.” -Technoblade’s final YouTube message posted on his channel 

Tributes to Technoblade  

Full Obituary: Washington Post

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