Tributes Pour In For Beloved Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade

“We, the family of Technoblade, wanted all of you to know just how much he adored and respected his fans and colleagues,” the family wrote in the message. “This past year had a lot of rough spots of 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.”

Since news of his passing, folks have been paying tribute to Techno’s life and wit. Big-name streamer Ludwig said he’ll “always look up to” Techno, while YouTuber Jacksepticeye called him “an absolute legend in the community whose influence was felt far and wide.” Pokimane chimed in as well, saying Techno “inspired millions around the world.” The sentiment has been echoed by pretty much everyone else in the community, along with a collective scream: “Fuck cancer.” 

The Hypixel Minecraft Server honored Techno as well, writing that as long as the family consents, the main lobby will have a memorial statue where folks can leave their condolences in a digital book until the end of July. There is a Change.org petition to make Techno’s statue a permanent fixture in the main lobby. The book of digital signatures will eventually be “moderated, physically printed, and presented to Techno’s family.”

Techno didn’t leave our plane of existence without one final upload, though. Against an all-white background with a white Maltese-looking lap dog, Techno’s dad read a quick message written by Techno himself. In it, Techno announced he had passed away. He then described his experience creating Minecraft content as the “happiest years of his life” and thanked the community for their love and support. He talked about the history of his “fake” name Dave—what he called “one of the most successful pranks” he’s ever done with one of his siblings—and expressed gratitude to fans for purchasing his merch as it allowed him to pay for his siblings’ college. If they wanna go, that is. After wrapping up his short message, Techno’s dad had a few words on behalf of his son, too.

“Alex, you don’t have to do anything else,” Techno’s dad said, holding back tears while recounting some of the final words he said to Techno at his bedside. “You’ve done so much for so many people. Millions of people. And if you want to now, you can rest. But if you wanna write one last video and you’re waiting for things to get a little better then I would say don’t wait.”

According to Technoblade’s dad, he then grabbed a laptop, wrote those final couple of paragraphs that were read by his dad in the above video, and he was “done.” Techno’s dad said he “lived about another eight hours after that,” surrounded by his family. Rest In Peace, Technoblade. And fuck cancer.