Who was Technoblade? Minecraft YouTuber sadly dies aged 23

 Who was Technoblade? Minecraft YouTuber sadly dies aged 23. YouTuber Technoblade has sadly died from cancer at the age of 23.

His family announced the devastating news in a video posted to his channel on Thursday (June 30th) titled: “So long nerds.”

“He was the most amazing kid anyone could ever ask for. I miss Technoblade. Thank you to all of you for everything. You meant a lot to him,” his father, who owns a movie studio, said.

The internet star’s dad also read out a final message from Technoblade himself who revealed that his real name is Alex before thanking fans for their continued support.

Tributes to the YouTuber are flooding Twitter, but who was he? Read on to find out more about Technoblade…

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Who was Technoblade?

Technoblade, also known as just Techno, was a 23-year-old American YouTuber known for his Minecraft content. His real name is Alex, but we didn’t know that until after his death.

He has 10.7 million subscribers on YouTube where his bio reads: “I play video games too much. I might not be the best, but I do have hot elbows.”

The YouTuber from San Francisco never did an official face reveal and usually hid behind a Pighead mask, but he did show his appearance briefly in a number of videos over the years.

He also has 862,000 followers on Twitch and regularly collaborated with other YouTubers and streamers as well as having a rivalry with fellow gaming streamer Dream.

The Internet personality had three younger sisters and a brother who sometimes appeared in his videos as well as a dog called Floof.

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He revealed he had cancer in August 2021

Alex, who lived with his father as his parents were divorced, announced that he had been diagnosed with cancer in August 2021.

In a video titled “where I’ve been,” he revealed that he has recently noticed that his right arm was hurting a lot and assumed it must be from playing videos.

“I took a few days resting my arm and it really didn’t feel any better,” he continued before adding that he noticed his right shoulder was “swelling” and assumed he’d broken a bone.

“They ran a couple of scans and they told me the reason that my arm hurts is because I have cancer,” he said before adding that he feels a bit “silly” speaking about such a serious topic whilst playing Minecraft.

Technoblade went on to say that after the scans came in, he got transferred to another hospital where he had more scans and a biopsy before going on to have chemotherapy.

Gamers pay tribute to Alex on Twitter

Technoblade’s friends and fellow gamers are devastated by the news and are flooding Twitter with tributes to the much-loved YouTuber.

YouTuber Schlatt wrote:

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