Technoblade, Popular Minecraft YouTuber, Dies at 23 After Cancer Battle

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Technoblade suggested in a December, 2021 tweet that he was born in late 1999 or at some point in 2000. His final message did not contain confirmation of his date of birth. “We, the family of Technoblade, wanted you all to know just how much he adored and respected his fans and colleagues.” his family said in a statement Thursday.The statement continued: “From Technoblade’s earliest online days, he was always strategizing ways to delight and reward his audience,” the statement continued. “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 with.

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.”“This past year has had a lot of rough spots for our son as he battled stage 4 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.”Technoblade took an unannounced hiatus from making videos in the summer of 2021, but he returned in August of that year with a video disclosing his cancer diagnosis to fans..