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Technoblade, Popular Minecraft Creator Died of Cancer at the Age Of 23.

By Todd Spangler

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Technoblade is a top YouTube creator who was a specialist in Minecraft let's-play video and died just one year after he announced an illness that was cancerous in an announcement from his family. He was 23.

Technoblade's YouTube channel has shared an emotional YouTube video where the YouTuber's father announced that his son had passed away. His father said, "He was the most incredible kid anyone could ever wish for." Minecraft servers "I am so sorry for Technoblade."

The Thursday video, entitled "so long geeks" featured a posthumous message from the creator to his followers. The message was read by his father. "Hello everyone, Technoblade here. If you're watching this I'm dead," Technoblade's message said and revealed his real name as Alex. "Thank you all for supporting my content over the years. I am convinced that Technoblade would be my preferred choice if I had another hundred lives. They were the most joyful years of my life.

Technoblade's online store includes an announcement that reads "In memory of his death, a portion of all online purchases will be donated to an amazing charity called curesarcoma.org." This link will take you to the Sarcoma Foundation of America.

Technoblade, who's online avatar was the crown king pig currently boasts 10.8 million viewers on his YouTube channel. "I play video games too much. His YouTube bio says that he may not be the most popular, but that he does have hot elbows.

The video was released on Thursday along with the statement: "We, the Technoblade family, wanted you all know how much he cared and respected his fans. Technoblade was always seeking ways to delight and reward his followers since the beginning. He managed to retain his humour and good nature despite his successes, and compete with a delightful balance between his confidence level and his self-deprecating wit. We ask that you honor his wishes to keep his identity secret and to prevent him from becoming famous.

The statement continued, "This past year has been filled with bumps for our son, who was fighting stage four cancer. But he never complained, and kept using his famous strategic mind to fight what he believed to be impossible odds. My son's bravery in this situation was a shining lesson to all of us who were fortunate enough to be with him. Thank you for sharing his journey and for doing the work he loved for his beloved fans."

According to his father, Technoblade composed his final message to fans about eight hours prior to his death. "I doubt he said everything he wanted to say however I believe he was able to get the most important points across," his father said.
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Technoblade disclosed his cancer diagnosis in August 2021. He claimed that he had felt discomfort in his right arm since the beginning of August. At first, he thought it was due to repetitive stress injuries from gaming. However, after several days after that, he noticed his shoulder was swelling and thought he had a broken bone. When he visited the hospital, he was diagnosed with cancer.

Following the news of his passing tributes to the late creator came flooding in via social media.

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