Technoblade in mourning: Fans mourn a Minecraft star they've never met
At the end of last month, over 10.4 million YouTube channel subscribers received a notification that usually brought good news: Technoblade, an expert Minecraft player, had posted a new video.
For fans, each new video promised the warm humor of Technoblade, whether winning a tournament or embarking on a unexplainable quest to produce more potatoes than anyone else in a Minecraft minigame.< /p>
But when fans clicked play this last video, titled "so long nerds", it was immediately obvious that something was wrong. Instead of showing Minecraft gameplay, a man identifying himself as the father of Technoblade appeared. He announced that his son, whose first name was Alex, had died after being diagnosed with cancer.
Technoblade's father read a message from his son in an ad video of his death which has been viewed over 25 million times.The video has been viewed over 72.9 million times since it was posted on June 30 while the fans who rega rding forward to Technoblade notifications are trying to process the death of someone they only knew through a screen.
The social media is flooded with fan art, tributes and links to grief resources. Memorials have been erected within Minecraft, including an eBook signed by over 377,000 people.
Grief ricocheted offline, including at the home of Noelle, 13 years old. , and her 11-year-old sister Ilana, who recently told their aunt to name her baby Technoblade.
During a video call from their home near Toronto, Noelle said she learned that Alex died on her last day of school.
At the end of last month, over 10.4 million YouTube channel subscribers received a notification that usually brought good news: Technoblade, an expert Minecraft player, had posted a new video.
For fans, each new video promised the warm humor of Technoblade, whether winning a tournament or embarking on a unexplainable quest to produce more potatoes than anyone else in a Minecraft minigame.< /p>
But when fans clicked play this last video, titled "so long nerds", it was immediately obvious that something was wrong. Instead of showing Minecraft gameplay, a man identifying himself as the father of Technoblade appeared. He announced that his son, whose first name was Alex, had died after being diagnosed with cancer.
Technoblade's father read a message from his son in an ad video of his death which has been viewed over 25 million times.The video has been viewed over 72.9 million times since it was posted on June 30 while the fans who rega rding forward to Technoblade notifications are trying to process the death of someone they only knew through a screen.
The social media is flooded with fan art, tributes and links to grief resources. Memorials have been erected within Minecraft, including an eBook signed by over 377,000 people.
Grief ricocheted offline, including at the home of Noelle, 13 years old. , and her 11-year-old sister Ilana, who recently told their aunt to name her baby Technoblade.
During a video call from their home near Toronto, Noelle said she learned that Alex died on her last day of school.
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