1. Alexander, known online as Technoblade, was an American YouTuber known for his Minecraft videos, livestreams, and involvement in the Dream SMP.
19 Facts About Technoblade
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Technoblade's videos consisted primarily of Minecraft gameplay, particularly on the minigame server Hypixel.
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Technoblade first registered and began uploading on his main YouTube channel on October 28,2013.
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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.
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Technoblade regularly participated in the MC Championships tournaments with other YouTubers and won two of them.
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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.
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Technoblade began frequently creating content and livestreams on the server.
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Technoblade had a friendly rivalry with Dream, and they were both generally regarded as among the best Minecraft players.
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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.
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Around the time of his death in June 2022, Technoblade's channel had reached 10.8 million subscribers.
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The Daily Iowan later reported that Technoblade had attended the University of Iowa to study creative writing for a year, from 2018 to 2019.
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Technoblade's 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.
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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 and his siblings' college educations.
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Technoblade had planned to script and present the video himself, but his declining health prevented him from doing so.
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Several publications reported that Technoblade had died of metastatic sarcoma, and the Foundation acknowledged in a press release that Technoblade had been diagnosed with sarcoma.
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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 when the painful lump on his shoulder was examined.
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Technoblade is referenced in the 2025 film A Minecraft Movie as a pig wearing a crown, which Steve describes as "a legend".
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Technoblade released an alternate video for "Until I End Up Dead", titled "The Duel", in memory of him on August 26,2023.
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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:.