Popular Minecraft Creator Technoblade Dead At 23

On Friday, the popular Minecraft creator Technoblade started trending after the world learned he had passed away at age 23 on Thursday, June 30.

His family announced that the popular creator, named Alex, passed away one year after he had become diagnosed with cancer in August 2021. He said that he had started feeling pain in his right arm, but attributed it to a repetitive stress injury. After a few days, he went to the hospital after he noticed swelling in his shoulder and was then diagnosed with cancer.

The emotional YouTube video can be seen below.

On Thursday, his father took to YouTube to announce to his son’s 10.8 million subscribers that Technoblade had passed away.

“He was the most amazing kid anyone could ever ask for,” his father said.

The popular Minecraft sensation actually created a posthumous message for his many subscribers titled “so long nerds.” His father read the message out loud:

“Hello everyone, Technoblade here. If you’re watching this, I am dead. Thank you all for supporting my content over the years. If I had another hundred lives, I think I would choose to be Technoblade again every single time as those were the happiest years of my life.”

His online store has been replaced by a link to the Sarcoma Foundation of America. The message reads: “In honor of his memory, a portion of the proceeds from all online orders will be donated to a wonderful organization called curesarcoma.org.”

A statement at the end of the video read:

“We, the family of Technoblade, wanted you all to know just how much he adored and respected his fans and colleagues. From Technoblade’s earliest online days, he was always strategizing ways to delight and reward his audience. Even after his eventual successes he somehow managed to keep his good-natured humility, competing with an endearing balance between his confidence and self-deprecating wit. He avoided personal fame and worked hard to keep his true identity confidential, and we ask you to honor his wishes to protect his privacy and the privacy of his family.”

The statement continued:

“This past year has had a lot of rough spots for our son as he battled stage four cancer. But he didn’t complain, and kept using his famous strategic mind to try to beat what he knew were almost impossible odds. My son’s bravery on this path was a shining lesson to all of us who were privileged to walk it with him. Thank you for sharing his journey through it all, as he did the work he loved for his beloved fans.”