Technoblade

Technoblade first registered and began uploading on his main YouTube channel on October 28, 2013.{{cite web |title=About |work=Technoblade |url=https://www.youtube.com/c/Technoblade/about |via=YouTube |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701015855/https://www.youtube.com/c/Technoblade/about |url-status=live}} Its content focused mainly on the video game Minecraft,{{cite web |last=Powell |first=Tori |date=July 1, 2022 |title=Technoblade, popular internet gamer, dies at 23 after battle with cancer |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/technoblade-died-internet-gamer-dead-age-23-cause-of-death-cancer-2022-07-01/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704220303/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/technoblade-died-internet-gamer-dead-age-23-cause-of-death-cancer-2022-07-01/ |archive-date=July 4, 2022 |access-date=July 5, 2022 |website=CBS News}}{{cite web |last1=Michael |first1=Cale |url=https://dotesports.com/news/why-is-technoblade-not-competing-in-minecraft-championships-mcc-14 |title=Why is Technoblade not competing in MC Championships (MCC) 14, Season 2 |date=May 29, 2021 |website=Dot Esports |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701081825/https://dotesports.com/news/why-is-technoblade-not-competing-in-minecraft-championships-mcc-14 |url-status=live}} particularly gameplay on the minigame server Hypixel.{{cite web |last=Fay |first=Kacee |date=July 1, 2022 |title='Force to be reckoned with': Internet comes together to mourn Technoblade |url=https://dotesports.com/news/force-to-be-reckoned-with-internet-comes-together-to-mourn-technoblade |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=Dot Esports |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701081755/https://dotesports.com/news/force-to-be-reckoned-with-internet-comes-together-to-mourn-technoblade |url-status=live}} In a video from 2017, Technoblade beat Minecraft on hardcore mode using a racing wheel controller.{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Mollie |title=Sadist turns a Bop It into a Minecraft controller |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/sadist-turns-a-bop-it-into-a-minecraft-controller/ |website=PC Gamer |access-date=July 5, 2022 |date=June 1, 2021 |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701050736/https://www.pcgamer.com/sadist-turns-a-bop-it-into-a-minecraft-controller/ |url-status=live}} In another series of videos, beginning with "The Great Potato War", he tried to produce the highest number of potatoes in the Hypixel gamemode Skyblock, competing against rival im_a_squid_kid.

Technoblade rose in popularity in 2019, following multiple wins in Keemstar's "Minecraft Monday" tournaments in which he defeated multiple prominent content creators in combat.{{cite magazine |last1=Blistein |first1=Jon |date=July 1, 2022 |title=Technoblade, Popular Minecraft Player and YouTube Creator, Dead at 23 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/technoblade-minecraft-youtube-dead-obituary-1377165/ |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701201253/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/technoblade-minecraft-youtube-dead-obituary-1377165/ |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |url-access=limited}}{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=July 1, 2022 |title=Minecraft Pays Tribute to Trailblazing Streamer Technoblade: 'He Meant So Much to Our Community' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/minecraft-technoblade-tribute-1377391/ |url-access=limited |access-date=August 15, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702212153/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/minecraft-technoblade-tribute-1377391/ |url-status=live}} Technoblade also regularly participated in the MC Championships (MCC) tournaments with other YouTubers and won two of them. According to Cale Michael of Dot Esports, he was widely regarded as among the best Minecraft content creators, especially in player versus player (PVP) events.

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Technoblade became a member of the Dream SMP in 2020, a Minecraft server hosted by the YouTuber Dream, which features numerous popular Minecraft YouTubers. He began frequently creating content and livestreams on the server.{{cite web |last1=Çakır |first1=Gökhan |url=https://dotesports.com/news/technoblades-minecraft-settings |title=Technoblade's Minecraft settings |website=Dot Esports |date=May 15, 2021 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701081753/https://dotesports.com/news/technoblades-minecraft-settings |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Stanton |first=Rich |date=July 1, 2022 |title=Minecraft Youtuber Technoblade dies at the age of 23 |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-youtuber-technoblade-dies-at-the-age-of-23/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701132058/https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-youtuber-technoblade-dies-at-the-age-of-23/ |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=PC Gamer}} Technoblade had a friendly rivalry with Dream, and they were both generally regarded as among the best Minecraft players. As part of this rivalry, MrBeast hosted a series of player versus player duels with a $100,000 prize, which Technoblade won.{{Cite web |last=Rolta |first=Mehul |date=2022-07-01 |title=One of Minecraft Icon Technoblade's Most Memorable YouTube Videos Involved MrBeast, Dream and $100,000 |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-one-of-minecraft-icon-technoblades-most-memorable-youtube-videos-involved-mrbeast-dream-and-100000/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711204646/https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-one-of-minecraft-icon-technoblades-most-memorable-youtube-videos-involved-mrbeast-dream-and-100000/ |archive-date=2023-07-11 |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=EssentiallySports}}

In September 2021, Technoblade raised over $300,000 for the Sarcoma Foundation of America through a charity livestream, passing the $250,000 goal within two hours.{{cite web |last=Lai |first=Glenn |title='Minecraft' Youtuber raises over $300,000 for cancer research in under 4 hours |url=https://happymag.tv/technoblade-minecraft-cancer-fundraiser/ |website=Happy Mag |access-date=July 5, 2022 |date=September 28, 2021 |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701032851/https://happymag.tv/technoblade-minecraft-cancer-fundraiser/ |url-status=live}}

Around the time of his death in June 2022, Technoblade's channel had reached 10.8 million subscribers. In August 2022, it posthumously reached 15 million subscribers.{{Cite web |last=Cyre |first=Clayton Sterling |date=August 3, 2022 |title=YouTuber Technoblade Posthumously Passes Major Subscriber Milestone |url=https://gamerant.com/technoblade-posthumous-subscriber-milestone/ |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=Game Rant |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815091131/https://gamerant.com/technoblade-posthumous-subscriber-milestone/ |url-status=live}}

Born on June 1, 1999,{{cite tweet |number=1267091579694505984 |user=technothepig |title=my birthday's tomorrow. looks like this is the end boys |author=Technoblade |date=May 31, 2020 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720150036/https://twitter.com/Technothepig/status/1267091579694505984 |archive-date=2022-07-20 |url-status=live}} Technoblade resided in San Francisco, California.{{cite web |last=Pandey |first=Devasheesh |date=July 1, 2022 |title=Who is Technoblade, Minecraft streamer who died from cancer at 23? |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/trending/news/who-is-technoblade-minecraft-streamer-death-cancer-age-23-twitter-reactions-youtube-1-2-billion-views-2022-07-01-788873 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701110848/https://www.indiatvnews.com/trending/news/who-is-technoblade-minecraft-streamer-death-cancer-age-23-twitter-reactions-youtube-1-2-billion-views-2022-07-01-788873 |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=India TV}} In a 2018 video, he revealed he would begin attending college as an English major.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoTt3GSlMeM |title=im going to college AHHHHHHHHHHHHH |date=August 11, 2018 |type=video |access-date=March 20, 2023 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321015746/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoTt3GSlMeM |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |via=YouTube |people=Technoblade}} However, in a later 2019 video, he announced that he dropped out of college to play Minecraft full-time.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fepaIjWEIpc |title=i dropped out of college to play minecraft lol |date=September 14, 2019 |type=video |access-date=March 20, 2023 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321015745/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fepaIjWEIpc |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |via=YouTube |people=Technoblade}} The Daily Iowan later reported that Technoblade had attended the University of Iowa to study creative writing for a year, from 2018 to 2019. He was also known to have had ADHD. Technoblade was an atheist.{{cite web| last1= Obiero| first1= Gladys| last2= Wangare| first2= Jackline| title=Technoblade's biography: his life story and unfortunate early passing|date= October 23, 2023| url=https://www.tuko.co.ke/420816-technoblade-cancer-real-nationality-net-worth-education.html| website= tuko.co.ke |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228192808/https://www.tuko.co.ke/420816-technoblade-cancer-real-nationality-net-worth-education.html |archive-date=2024-02-28 |access-date=2023-02-27}}

Throughout his career, Technoblade avoided personal inquiries and interviews to maintain his and his family's privacy, although he occasionally discussed his personal life in his videos. His family continued to decline interviews after his death. By his own admission, Technoblade and a sibling deceived his viewers in a now-deleted video from 2016 into believing his name was "Dave". This was generally accepted as his real name until the announcement of his death, in which he revealed his name was Alexander.{{Cite web |last=Saunders |first=Cindy |date=2022-07-01 |title=Technoblade Tribute |url=https://www.curesarcoma.org/technoblade-tribute/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920165039/https://www.curesarcoma.org/nyccelebration/technoblade/ |archive-date=2022-09-20 |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Sarcoma Foundation of America |language=en-US}}{{cite news |last=Vincent |first=James |date=July 1, 2022 |title=Technoblade, a popular Minecraft YouTuber, dies from cancer age 23 — shares final video |work=The Verge |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/1/23191022/technoblade-dies-cancer-final-video-message |url-status=live |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701132928/https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/1/23191022/technoblade-dies-cancer-final-video-message |archive-date=July 1, 2022}}{{cite news |last=Suliman |first=Adela |date=July 1, 2022 |title='Technoblade,' a star Minecraft gamer on Youtube, dies of cancer at 23 |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/07/01/technoblade-cancer-dead-minecraft-youtube/ |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701191101/https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/07/01/technoblade-cancer-dead-minecraft-youtube/ |url-status=live}}

{{External media|title=External videos |float=right |video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9_aYyEDMD0 where i've been]
An announcement of Technoblade's cancer prognosis, released on August 27, 2021. |video2=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG1Q1ouemVA I Almost Became An Amputee]
An update to Technoblade's cancer situation, released on December 23, 2021. |video3=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPMluEVUqS0 so long nerds]
The announcement of Technoblade's death, released on June 30, 2022.}}

In a video released on August 27, 2021, Technoblade disclosed that he had been diagnosed with cancer after noticing pain in his right arm and swelling on his shoulder.{{cite news |date=July 1, 2022 |title=Technoblade: Minecraft YouTuber dies from cancer aged 23 |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62006852 |url-status=live |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701101643/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62006852 |archive-date=July 1, 2022}} Chemotherapy and radiation therapy proved unsuccessful.{{Cite web |last=Gutelle |first=Sam |date=July 1, 2022 |title=YouTube's 'Minecraft' community is mourning the death of Technoblade |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2022/07/01/technoblade-minecraft-youtube-star-death-cancer/ |access-date=August 3, 2022 |website=Tubefilter |archive-date=August 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804060319/https://www.tubefilter.com/2022/07/01/technoblade-minecraft-youtube-star-death-cancer/ |url-status=live}} His oncologist stated that his arm would potentially need to be amputated, and Technoblade advised his viewers to wear face masks and become vaccinated against COVID-19, as it was relevant to his immunodeficiency at the time.{{cite web |last1=Michael |first1=Cale |date=August 27, 2021 |title=Minecraft content creator Technoblade announces he has been diagnosed with cancer |url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/minecraft-content-creator-technoblade-announces-he-has-been-diagnosed-with-cancer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701121624/https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/minecraft-content-creator-technoblade-announces-he-has-been-diagnosed-with-cancer |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |access-date=July 3, 2022 |website=Dot Esports}} In response to the diagnosis, Dream donated {{USD|21,409}} to cancer research, and Technoblade hosted a charity livestream later in September 2021.{{cite web |last1=Michael |first1=Cale |date=September 26, 2021 |title=Technoblade and the Minecraft community raise $323K for cancer research in under four hours |url=https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/technoblade-and-the-minecraft-community-raise-323k-for-cancer-research-in-under-four-hours |access-date=October 6, 2021 |website=Dot Esports |archive-date=October 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007072150/https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/technoblade-and-the-minecraft-community-raise-323k-for-cancer-research-in-under-four-hours |url-status=live}} In December 2021, he underwent a successful limb salvage operation.

On June 30, 2022, at 9:29 PM EDT, a video titled "so long nerds" was uploaded to Technoblade's YouTube channel, in which his father announced that Technoblade had died from the cancer. Technoblade's father read a message written by Technoblade eight hours before he died and said that future proceeds from merchandising and videos would go to the Sarcoma Foundation of America{{cite web |last1=Michael |first1=Cale |title=Minecraft content creator Technoblade has died following battle with cancer |url=https://dotesports.com/news/minecraft-content-creator-technoblade-has-died-following-battle-with-cancer |website=Dot Esports |access-date=July 4, 2022 |date=June 30, 2022 |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703004027/https://dotesports.com/news/minecraft-content-creator-technoblade-has-died-following-battle-with-cancer |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Greg |title=Technoblade Dies: YouTube Creator & Minecraft Gamer With 11 Million Subscribers Was 23 |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/technoblade-dead-youtube-creator-minecraft-gamer-was-23-1235055276/ |website=Deadline |access-date=July 1, 2022 |date=July 1, 2022 |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701152119/https://deadline.com/2022/07/technoblade-dead-youtube-creator-minecraft-gamer-was-23-1235055276/ |url-status=live}} and his siblings' college educations. The video ended with a written message from Technoblade's mother.{{cite web |url=https://news.sky.com/story/minecraft-youtuber-technoblade-dies-from-cancer-as-his-dad-posts-message-hed-prepared-for-followers-12643584 |website=Sky News |title=Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade dies from cancer as his dad posts message he'd prepared for followers |date=July 1, 2022 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701132929/https://news.sky.com/story/minecraft-youtuber-technoblade-dies-from-cancer-as-his-dad-posts-message-hed-prepared-for-followers-12643584 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Dinsdale |first=Ryan |title=Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade Dies, Aged 23 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/minecraft-youtube-technoblade-dies-aged-23 |website=IGN |access-date=July 5, 2022 |date=July 1, 2022 |archive-date=July 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704185720/https://www.ign.com/articles/minecraft-youtube-technoblade-dies-aged-23 |url-status=live}} Technoblade had planned to script and present the video himself, but his declining health prevented him from doing so. It was also planned that the video would include the song "Exitlude" by The Killers but did not due to potential copyright concerns.{{Cite web |last=Ghoshal |first=Shivaditya |date=2023-01-27 |title=Late Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade's Father Shares An Emotional Song That Was Supposed To Be In His "so long nerds" Video |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-late-minecraft-youtuber-technoblades-father-shares-an-emotional-song-that-was-supposed-to-be-in-his-so-long-nerds-video/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711210935/https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-late-minecraft-youtuber-technoblades-father-shares-an-emotional-song-that-was-supposed-to-be-in-his-so-long-nerds-video/ |archive-date=2023-07-11 |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=EssentiallySports}}

Although Technoblade never specified the type of his cancer, he had previously raised $500,000 for the Sarcoma Foundation of America throughout his YouTube career.{{cite news |last1=Owoseje |first1=Toyin |date=July 1, 2022 |title=Technoblade, Minecraft YouTuber watched by millions, dead at 23 |work=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2022/07/01/tech/technoblade-minecraft-youtuber-dead-int-scli/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701164752/https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/01/tech/technoblade-minecraft-youtuber-dead-int-scli/index.html |archive-date=July 1, 2022}} Several publications reported that Technoblade had died of metastatic sarcoma,{{Efn|name=deathcause}} and the Foundation acknowledged in a press release that Technoblade had been diagnosed with sarcoma.{{cite press release |author=Sarcoma Foundation of America |title=Sarcoma Foundation of America Responds to the Death of Gamer Technoblade |date=July 1, 2022 |url=https://www.curesarcoma.org/wp-content/uploads/Sarcoma-Foundation-of-America-Statement-Technoblade.pdf |access-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817113519/https://www.curesarcoma.org/wp-content/uploads/Sarcoma-Foundation-of-America-Statement-Technoblade.pdf |url-status=live}}

On September 20, 2022, it was revealed by the Sarcoma Foundation of America that Technoblade was diagnosed with an unspecified type of stage 4 sarcoma ("chest scans revealed metastasis to both lungs") when the painful lump on his shoulder was examined.{{cite press release |author=Sarcoma Foundation of America |title=Technoblade To Be Honored by SFA with Courage Award at New York Gala |url=https://www.curesarcoma.org/technoblade-courage-award-at-new-york-gala/ |access-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207130517/https://www.curesarcoma.org/technoblade-courage-award-at-new-york-gala/ |url-status=live}}

File:Technoblade tribute at TommyInnit & Friends Live, July 2022.jpg & Friends live show on July 1, 2022]]

The announcement of his death became the top trending video on YouTube later that day and became a trending topic on Twitter.{{cite news |title=Fans remember Technoblade, a Minecraft YouTuber who died of cancer |url=https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/post/fans-remember-technoblade-a-minecraft-youtuber-who-died-of-cancer |access-date=26 September 2023 |date=July 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927014736/https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/post/fans-remember-technoblade-a-minecraft-youtuber-who-died-of-cancer |archive-date=2023-09-27 |website=CBC.ca |language=en-CA|url-status=live}} It remained on the trending tab for several days and surpassed 30 million views in the first 24 hours. By the end of August 2022, it had been viewed over 80 million times and liked over 8 million times, making it the most viewed and liked video on Technoblade's channel.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPMluEVUqS0 |title=so long nerds |date=June 30, 2022 |people=Technoblade |type=video |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904015431/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPMluEVUqS0 |archive-date=September 4, 2022 |url-status=live |via=YouTube}} The video was recognized as the top trending video on YouTube in 2022, with 87 million views.{{Cite news |last=Stanton |first=Rich |date=December 2, 2022 |title=Technoblade's farewell is the top trending YouTube video of 2022 |work=PC Gamer |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/technoblades-farewell-is-the-top-trending-youtube-video-of-2022/ |access-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202235611/https://www.pcgamer.com/technoblades-farewell-is-the-top-trending-youtube-video-of-2022/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2022-12-01 |title=YouTube Releases 2022 Trending U.S. Videos, Creators: Technoblade, MrBeast Top Lists |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/youtube-2022-trending-videos-creators-technoblade-mrbeast-1235444060/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711211244/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/youtube-2022-trending-videos-creators-technoblade-mrbeast-1235444060/ |archive-date=2023-07-11 |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

YouTubers such as Dream and other members of the Dream SMP{{cite web |last=Goslin |first=Austen |date=July 1, 2022 |title=Popular Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade dies at 23 |url=https://www.polygon.com/23191150/technoblade-obituary-cancer-minecraft-youtuber |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701201251/https://www.polygon.com/23191150/technoblade-obituary-cancer-minecraft-youtuber |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=Polygon}} expressed their condolences, support, and admiration for him online. Simon Collins-Laflamme, the co-founder of Hypixel, and business magnate Elon Musk{{Cite web |last=Massie |first=Graeme |date=July 2, 2022 |title=Elon Musk breaks Twitter silence after nine days |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-twitter-silence-pope-b2114279.html |access-date=August 10, 2022 |website=The Independent |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810140642/https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-twitter-silence-pope-b2114279.html |url-status=live}} expressed similar feelings. YouTube tweeted its condolences to his family, friends, and fans following the release of the video.{{Cite tweet|number=1542689446969098241|user=YouTubeGaming|title=Through the hardest challenges, Technoblade was able to share his light and energy with so many around the world. We're deeply saddened by the news of his passing and our thoughts go out to his family, friends, and the @Technothepig community❤️|author=YouTube|date=July 1, 2022|access-date=August 15, 2022|url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605153415/https://twitter.com/YouTubeGaming/status/1542689446969098241|archive-date=June 5, 2023}} The official Minecraft Twitter account also tweeted its condolences,{{cite web |last=Kastrenakes |first=Jacob |title=Minecraft adds tribute to Technoblade after streamer's death |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/4/23194445/technoblade-minecraft-tribute-pig-crown |website=The Verge |access-date=July 5, 2022 |date=July 4, 2022 |archive-date=July 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704190548/https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/4/23194445/technoblade-minecraft-tribute-pig-crown |url-status=live}} and the Sarcoma Foundation of America displayed a bespoke tribute on their website.{{cite news |title=Technoblade Tribute |url=https://www.curesarcoma.org/technoblade-tribute/ |date=July 2022 |newspaper=Sarcoma Foundation of America |access-date=July 4, 2022 |archive-date=July 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704122623/https://www.curesarcoma.org/technoblade-tribute/ |url-status=live|last1=Saunders |first1=Cindy}} Polygon described Technoblade as "one of Minecraft{{'s}} most celebrated personalities".

In an interview with The New York Times, Don Pireso, Hypixel's lead administrator, stated that Technoblade's family would not be providing any further comments regarding his death beyond what they were comfortable sharing in the video. The Hypixel team also established a digital space on its Minecraft server where fans could use the in-game book and quill item to write one-page messages until August 2022.{{cite news |last1=Holpuch |first1=Amanda |date=July 1, 2022 |title=Technoblade, YouTube Star Popular for Minecraft Videos, Has Died |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/01/technology/technoblade-minecraft-youtuber-dead.html |url-status=live |url-access=limited |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701195005/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/01/technology/technoblade-minecraft-youtuber-dead.html |archive-date=July 1, 2022}} Over 377,000 messages{{Cite news |last=Holpuch |first=Amanda |date=July 19, 2022 |title=Mourning Technoblade: Fans Grieve a Minecraft Star They Never Met |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/19/technology/technoblade-minecraft-tributes.html |url-access=limited |access-date=July 24, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724095157/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/19/technology/technoblade-minecraft-tributes.html |url-status=live}} were printed across 22 volumes, which were delivered to Technoblade's family by Hypixel Studios CEO Noxy in November 2022, alongside a volume of fan-made artwork, a fan-made oil painting of Technoblade, and a Technoblade-themed cosplay headpiece.{{cite tweet |number=1591171409484873728 |user=Noxywoxy |title=((With permission from his family here are the Technoblade book(s) of condolences in full. Players on the Hypixel server were able to leave a message to be printed into the book.)) |author=Noxy @ Hypixel Studios |date=2022-11-11 |access-date=2023-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225032159/https://twitter.com/Noxywoxy/status/1591171409484873728 |archive-date=2023-02-25 |url-status=live}}{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSRfWIhBARs |title=One Player Matters {{!}} DICE 2024 |date=May 23, 2024 |type=video |access-date=May 27, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531142633/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSRfWIhBARs |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |via=YouTube |people=Aaron Donaghey|publisher=IGN}}

On September 28, 2022, the Sarcoma Foundation of America presented the SFA Courage Award to Technoblade's family to honor Technoblade's "strength and perseverance in [his] sarcoma diagnosis". A Technoblade artwork appeared in the July 2023 r/place subreddit experiment.{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=2023-07-21 |title=Reddit expanded the r/Place canvas, and users immediately wrote messages cursing the CEO |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23803112/reddit-r-place-canvas-expand-protest-messages-cursing-ceo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818205718/https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23803112/reddit-r-place-canvas-expand-protest-messages-cursing-ceo |archive-date=August 18, 2023 |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}} In June 2024, Richard Davidson of Sarcoma UK estimated that about £1 million (US$1.26 million as of July 2024) had been raised to spread awareness of sarcoma since Technoblade's death.{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Andrew |title=How YouTuber Technoblade's death boosted sarcoma fundraising |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxw2lj9zm79o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630202335/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxw2lj9zm79o |archive-date=2024-06-30 |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

On July 2, 2022, Mojang Studios added a tribute to Technoblade in the launcher image of Minecraft: Java Edition.{{Cite web |last=Chalk |first=Andy |date=July 4, 2022 |title=Mojang pays tribute to Technoblade on the Minecraft loading screen |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/mojang-pays-tribute-to-technoblade-on-the-minecraft-loading-screen/ |access-date=August 3, 2022 |website=PC Gamer |archive-date=August 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803150705/https://www.pcgamer.com/mojang-pays-tribute-to-technoblade-on-the-minecraft-loading-screen/ |url-status=live}} The modified image added a crown to a pig, in reference to Technoblade's in-game Minecraft skin and channel branding. The tribute was removed one month later when the image was replaced to promote Minecraft's Wild Update.{{Cite web |last=Fay |first=Kacee |date=August 6, 2022 |title=Fans outraged after Mojang removes Technoblade tribute from Minecraft launcher |url=https://dotesports.com/minecraft/news/fans-outraged-after-mojang-removes-technoblade-tribute-from-minecraft-launcher |access-date=August 10, 2022 |website=Dot Esports |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810135523/https://dotesports.com/minecraft/news/fans-outraged-after-mojang-removes-technoblade-tribute-from-minecraft-launcher |url-status=live}} After fans had suggested the addition, Mojang added a new splash text—"Technoblade never dies!"—to the Minecraft title screen.{{cite web |last1=Diaz |first1=Ana |title=Minecraft launch page remembers Technoblade with his avatar |url=https://www.polygon.com/23197377/minecraft-technoblade-youtube-launch-tribute-page |website=Polygon |access-date=July 8, 2022 |date=July 6, 2022 |archive-date=July 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708141244/https://www.polygon.com/23197377/minecraft-technoblade-youtube-launch-tribute-page |url-status=live}} In an email to The New York Times, Mojang Studios wrote that Technoblade "became synonymous with a source of good".

Technoblade is referenced in the 2025 film A Minecraft Movie as a pig wearing a crown, which Steve (portrayed by Jack Black) describes as "a legend".{{Cite web |last=Anderton |first=Joe |date=2025-04-04 |title=How A Minecraft Movie pays sweet tribute to late YouTuber Technoblade |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a64385121/minecraft-movie-technoblade/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405041221/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a64385121/minecraft-movie-technoblade/ |archive-date=2025-04-05}}

On October 28, 2022, nine years after the creation of the Technoblade YouTube channel, YouTube uploaded an eight-minute video to its official channel commemorating Technoblade's ninth anniversary entitled "Technoblade Never Dies". YouTube revealed that since his death in June, an average of 300 new videos with the same catchphrase in the title were uploaded daily.{{Cite web |last=Michaels |first=Stephen |date=October 29, 2022 |title=Technoblade Fans Touched By YouTube's Tribute Video |url=https://www.svg.com/1077443/technoblade-fans-touched-by-youtubes-tribute-video/ |website=SVG |access-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125044602/https://www.svg.com/1077443/technoblade-fans-touched-by-youtubes-tribute-video/ |url-status=live}} On the same day, a video was uploaded by MrBeast which is believed to be the last video that Technoblade participated in.{{cite AV media| people = MrBeast| date = October 28, 2022| title = 100 Youtuber Minecraft Battle Royale!| type = video| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rncjTx-rRVc | access-date = February 2, 2023 | via = YouTube | archive-date = February 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202214942/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rncjTx-rRVc |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Tomar |first=Mintu |date=October 29, 2022 |title=Technoblade Fans Get Emotional as MrBeast Gives a Heart-Melting Tribute |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-technoblade-fans-get-emotional-as-mrbeast-gives-a-heart-melting-tribute-minecraft/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711205025/https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-technoblade-fans-get-emotional-as-mrbeast-gives-a-heart-melting-tribute-minecraft/ |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |access-date=July 8, 2023 |website=EssentiallySports}}

On June 23, 2023, Dream released his fourth song, "Until I End Up Dead", in memory of Technoblade.{{Cite web |last1=Garcia |first1=Thania |last2=Aswad |first2=Jem |date=2023-06-23 |title=Music Industry Moves: Singer-Songwriter Ilsey Signs With Elektra, Dream Inks With Mercury/ Republic |url=https://www.aol.com/music-industry-moves-niall-horan-183311101.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711205353/https://www.aol.com/music-industry-moves-niall-horan-183311101.html |archive-date=2023-07-11 |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=AOL |language=en-US|url-status=live}} He released an alternate video for "Until I End Up Dead", titled "The Duel", also in memory of him on August 26, 2023.{{Cite web |title=The Duel | date=August 26, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWTs1BWCqrE |access-date=2023-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927014802/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWTs1BWCqrE |archive-date=2023-09-27 |publisher=Dream |via=YouTube |language=en-US|url-status=live}}

On June 30, 2024, two years after Technoblade's death was announced, a new video edited by TommyInnit was uploaded to the Technoblade YouTube channel with a spoken explanation from TommyInnit:

{{blockquote|Two years ago, I recorded a video with Technoblade where one hundred Minecraft YouTubers came together to survive some natural disasters and fight to the death. A few months ago, I realized I didn't actually use much of [his] footage in my video, and after taking a long, long time to track his recording down ... I found out it was actually really entertaining. So I've put together what I think would live up ... to a Technoblade video in Alex's standards.{{Cite web |date=June 30, 2024 |title=Twee jaar na zijn dood nieuwe video van youtuber Technoblade |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2526834-twee-jaar-na-zijn-dood-nieuwe-video-van-youtuber-technoblade |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701204635/https://nos.nl/artikel/2526834-twee-jaar-na-zijn-dood-nieuwe-video-van-youtuber-technoblade |archive-date=July 1, 2024 |access-date=July 1, 2024 |website=Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|language=nl-NL}}{{cite AV media |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=PPtJDKCkGs4 |title=Technoblade VS 100 Minecraft YouTubers |date=June 30, 2024 |type=video |access-date=July 1, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701035143/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPtJDKCkGs4 |archive-date=July 1, 2024 |via=YouTube |people=Technoblade}}}}

The video was a montage of previously unused footage from Technoblade's perspective of the Minecraft world's natural disasters. It received nearly three million views within a few hours.

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