4. Technoblade – so long nerds
The YouTuber known as Technoblade got his start in 2013 and became well-known for his Minecraft videos and streams, but his channel really took off after 2019 when participated in Minecraft PVP events.
In 2021, Technoblade noticed a bump on his shoulder that he later learned was cancer. After a year of treatment, the YouTuber passed due to his illness. Instead of making any formal announcement like many celebrties’ families do at news of an untimely death, Technoblade’s father posted a video on the channel where he read off his son’s final words to the community. The YouTuber finally revealed his name was Alexander. The video was viewed over 87 million times.
The Minecraft developers shared their own condolences for the passing of one of their most prominent community members. Alongside other major online personalities, Hypixel—the minigame server where Alexander streamed much of his Minecraft gameplay—set up a Minecraft server and world in his memory.
