Article by Wilburthe Gregorio Graphics by Carl Pedraja
July 14, 2022
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This has been a popular quote among many gamers for a long time. This statement literally describes how a general video game character behaves in a video game. When it runs out of lives, the game is over. Yet, players can still restart, and so their character respawns to try again.
Just recently, a well-known individual among the gaming community, particularly in the Minecraft community, passed away after a year-long battle with cancer. He goes by the name Technoblade, a Youtuber famous for streaming Minecraft.
Iโm not familiar with this person, but as someone who also played the same game, I went to learn his name and his story. Iโve been playing Minecraft since I was a kid. It was really a fun and memorable experience, especially since Iโve shared those memories with my friends and cousins whom I often played with. We created worlds, buildings, and random stuff. We played co-op and PvP together too. I had such a good time.
After hearing the news of his death, I had a walk back in memory lane. This person must be popular among people who also played Minecraft like me. Technoblade is a streamer known for achieving such incredible feats and for setting records that remain undefeated until this day. I learned that he had set a record for winning over 1800 games straight on a popular server, earned a real cash prize, and even got recognized internationally by many other famous people such as Dreamy, Pewdiepie, and Mr. Beast.
Technoblade really looks like a nice, optimistic person. From watching his past streams, he sounds enthusiastic about what heโs doing and he seems happy making other people happy too. The way he talks sounds very kind, humbling and sometimes goofy. Despite his jolly upbeat tone though, he is extremely skilled at the game. He can 1v5 a group of random with just a wooden sword, parkour glass panes like a walk in a park, snipe out anyone with a bow as if it was an FPS, and easily dominate any type of minigame. You probably wonโt understand any of these if you havenโt played the game, but he wasnโt just named the King of Minecraft for no reason.
Itโs disheartening to hear that someone like him has to pass away too early because of a mere disease. His presence on the internet has inspired many people and even changed some of their lives. His influence is so strong that it reached many people, even those who donโt play Minecraft. Countless people paid tribute to honor him. Mojang, the creator of Minecraft, even added his name and his image to the game.
I am writing this to also pay tribute to the legend himself. Cancer may have taken away his life, but he will remain in our hearts.
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