Edd Gould

Edward Duncan Ernest "Edd" Gould was the creator of Eddsworld. He drew, animated, did voice work, and developed games for Eddsworld and other people on Newgrounds and YouTube. He made a post about this wiki in 2010.My Dog ate my Blogwork: "P.S. Check out the new and improved Eddsworld Wikia (thanks to TrapWolf)" - Scrambled Edd (eddsworld.co.uk) (1/24/2010)
==Life==
Edd Gould was born on October 28, 1988, in Isleworth, England to Mother Sue Gould.Sue Gould's Twitter He has a sister named Vicky and a brother named George.
Edd met Matt Hargreaves in primary school."Origins of Eddsworld" The two were both bullied, but they loved drawing.
Edd began drawing while attending Orleans Park School."Tributes flood in for Eddsworld creator, a former Richmond College pupil, who died aged 23" - Richmond and Twickenham Times (4/14/2012) Later on, Edd started using an animated gif maker to make gifs about various things like "stickmen dying and farts". However, when Edd finally found a site to post the gifs on (sfdt.com), he discovered they were only accepting flash entries. Edd decided to search for some flash entries and came across one titled Agent Smiley, and he got Macromedia Flash MX on November 7, 2002 as a result. Edd would go on to meet other people online, like Thomas Ridgewell and Tord Larsson,"Introducing the new part-time workers at Eddsworld....Tom Ridgewell & Tord LarrsonTom is Going To do the Occassional Comic and flash, while Tord is our new Comic artist! check out his most recent one... 'Hobbie accessories'!" (11/13/2004) Edd would also continue to do whatever he thought was an "improvement" to his artstyle.Question: "I'm curious about the changes in art style that went on throughout the series."Edd's Answer: "Not much of a story, i just did what i thought was an improvement." and have them be part of his team.Question: "this basically means I can join the group if I ask enough times? MAY I?? I"Edd's Answer: "Well, i asked THEM. And don't get me wrong i love you, but at this point the cast is kinda set in stone, haha."
On January 30, 2006, Edd revealed he had been diagnosed with Leukaemia."i have a cancer of the blood" - Sheezyart blog (1/30/2006) He had gotten over it, before he was diagnosed with it again. This was revealed April 16, 2011, in the video, "Edd vs Cancer". In this video, Tom, Matt, and himself discussed the diagnosis, and the future of "Hammer and Fail" and comics. They joke several times in the video.
The real Edd appeared at the end of the short "Fan Service", letting EddHeads know that his next project would take a while to make because of his cancer treatment. He also announced that a number of Eddsworld T-Shirts were available at the SharkRobot store.
===Death===
see also: Thomas Ridgewell#Death of Edd Gould, Eddsworld: Legacy
On Sunday, March 25, 2012, Edd Gould passed away after a six-year-battle with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Thomas Ridgewell and Matt Hargreaves announced Edd's passing on YouTube through the video RIP Edd Gould (1988-2012) (uploaded on March 27, 2012 at 23:08 (UTC))RIP Edd Gould (1988-2012) and a tweet linking to it was posted to Gould's Twitter account (three minutes after the video's upload).Twitter / @eddsworld: On Sunday the 25th of March, Edd Gould passed away after a six year long battle with cancer. He will be greatly missed.
Gould suddenly got sick when he was at home. He was watching Doctor Who at the time (an episode that was "funny"), and he got taken into hospital, where things got really bad really fast and the doctors were telling Gould's mother that "he was done". They were going to give him a week. Ridgewell explained, "his body just kind of freaked out and he slipped away really, really quickly".
Eddsworld was spotlighted by YouTube on March 30 and many people, including popular Newgrounds users and YouTubers, have voiced their condolences.Twitter / @egoraptor: Thanks for the laughs Edd. ...Twitter / @HappyHarryToons: My friend and fellow anima ...RIP Edd Gould 1988-2012 - Newgrounds blog post (HappyHarry)Twitter / @joethegran: Edd Gould has died. I can' ...Edd Gould, 1988-2012 - Newgrounds forum post (TomFulp)Twitter / @chluaid: R.I.P Edd :( ...RIP Edd Gould, 1988-2012 - The Explosm Fora Several people posted animations,So Long, Edd. - Newgrounds animation (KawaiiPiranha)Thank you Edd. - Newgrounds animation (CartoonWarStudios) claymations,Edd Gould Tribute [deadsworld sketch - YouTube] and pictures in tribute to Gould.Forever Rememberedd - Newgrounds art (jameslee03)
Gould's funeral took place on Tuesday, April 10, 2012.Twitter message: Twitter / @thetomska: Putting together a video f ...YouTube video: Future Bing - Edd's Funeral 2012.04.10
A share of Edd's ashes were given to Matt and Tom.Twitter message: @thetomska: A few tweets to let you kn...Twitter message: @eddsworld: Edd's ashes are going to b...Twitter message: @thetomska: Matt and I scattered some... Edds family buried theirs on Edd's 24th birthday, however, Matt spread his share near the Hollywood Sign. [Tomska's Day Out 6] and Tom put his in a box-like urn, with a black and white image of Edd and Tom on it. [Last Week I Saw A Mermaid]
===RIP Edd Gould (1988-2012) Transcript===
MATT: Hey Eddheads. (pause) We have some bad news.
TOM: On the morning of Sunday, 25 March, 2012, Edd Gould passed away after a six-year long battle with cancer.
MATT: Edd was taken into hospital with a fever, but he was very weak from the fight and his body just... gave up.
TOM: His mind, however, was so far from ready to quit. He really had no idea this was the end of his fight, so he left us without any fear. He wasn't afraid at all.
MATT: Edd always just saw this as an inconvenience, something that got in the way of him doing what he really loved to do. And that was making animations for all of you.
TOM: It sounds cliched, but that's really all Edd cared about. We watched him turn down a lot of business opportunities, work, and even the chance to have a TV show a couple of times, because he knew it would drive away from him, you, and the show. We won't go into the future of Eddsworld right now, but what I can tell you is that Edd left behind the first half of the next Eddisode (a two-parter). What I can promise you is that and the second half.
MATT: We've been overwhelmed by the amount of support Edd received online and through the mail. On YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, especially Tumblr, DeviantArt, Vokle, Newgrounds, B3ta, even the Eddsworld Forums. The list just goes on. It's been... amazing.
TOM: We, the friends and family of Edd, would like to take this moment to thank you for keeping him company and keeping him strong for all the months he's been in hospital. Thank you.
MATT: His legacy, though, will live. Through the hours of animation he's created and the thousands of people he's inspired and befriended... including us.
TOM: Edd may be gone, but his world will keep on spinning.
==Gallery==
idontlikedubstep.jpg|"But I don't like dubstep"
41628 100000901833860 825 n.jpg|Edd, around 2009-10
image.jpeg|Matt and Edd, best friends
Matt & Edd's ashes.jpeg|Matt holding Edd's ashes.
Real Eddsworld by Assassinsbleed.jpg
RealEddGould&TomeeBear.jpg|Edd with Tomee Bear
Eddinreallife.jpg
Edd_grayscale.jpg|Taken from the video announcing his death.
Edd's ashes.png|Edd's ashes, as seen in TomSka's Day Out 6.
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==Trivia==
*His favorite animation was WTFuture.Tumblr Posthttps://eddsworld.tumblr.com/page/26]
*He was actually a fan of dubstep.
*He was a big Evil Dead and Doctor Who fan, having referenced both multiple times in his animations. He also enjoyed Homestuck and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, as stated on his Tumblr.
*Edd used Adobe Flash CS3 Professional to create animations and comics..
*He was 6 feet and 3 inches (190.5 centimeters) tall.Tumblr Post: Edd how tall are you ?
*One of Edd's channels (Eddomation) was hacked. Jokes to Falcon Lover appeared in some of the video's descriptions.
*According to his Tumblr Edd's favorite characters are his animated counterpart, Private Brains, Tom, Matt and Eduardo.Tumblr Post
==References==
==Edd's Accounts==
===Active links===
*Newgrounds
*DeviantArt
*YouTube: Eddsworld, Eddomation, SlicedSandwiches
*Twitter
*Tumblr
*Reddit
*Soundcloud
*YTMND
*Albinoblacksheep
*Kongregate
*LastFM
*LiveJournal
*b3ta
*MySpace
*Wordpress (Eddomation)
===Archived links===
*Newgrounds: archive from March 12, 2012, pre-2005 link (dead)
*DeviantArt: archive from January 18, 2012
*YouTube: Eddsworld (archive from March 21, 2012), Eddomation (archive from March 7, 2011)
*SheezyArt
*Livestream.com
*putfile
*Smosh
*DinoWax
*StickSuicide
*sfdt.com uploads: eddgrass (list 1, list 2), dbadb (list 1, list 2)
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