Technoblade

**Alexander** (June 1, 1999 - June 30, 2022) known online as **Technoblade**, was an American YouTuber and internet personality

## Personal Life

Alexander was born on June 1, 1999. Alexander resided in San Francisco, California. He was also known to have had ADHD.

The rest of Alexander's personal life remains unknown. By his own admission, he "pranked" his viewers by revealing false details of his life. He once deceived his audience into believing his name was "Dave", which was generally accepted as his real name until the video announcing his death

## Career

Technoblade registered his first channel titled StudioLORE on July 25, 2009. The Technoblade channel was first registered on October 28, 2013, and its content on the channel primarily revolved around the video game *Minecraft*, with videos of him frequently playing on the minigame server Hypixel for many of his earlier videos.

In one video, Technoblade beat *Minecraft* in hardcore mode using a racing wheel.

Technoblade rose in popularity in 2019, following multiple wins in Keemstar's "Minecraft Monday" tournaments. Technoblade also regularly participated in *Minecraft Championship* tournaments with other *Minecraft* YouTube personalities, and was cited by Cale Michael of *Dot Esports* as "one of the best Minecraft players in the content creation space, especially when it comes to [player versus player] events".

Technoblade became a member of the Dream SMP *Minecraft* server in 2020, about which he frequently posted and livestreamed content on. In association with the server, Technoblade had a friendly rivalry with fellow *Minecraft* YouTuber Dream, who contested recognition for the title of "the best *Minecraft* player" across their fanbases via a series of player versus player duels organized by fellow YouTuber and philanthropist MrBeast, which Technoblade won. Around the time of his death in June 2022, Technoblade had reached 10.8 million subscribers.

## Death

Technoblade's struggle with cancer had been previously publicized with his fanbase; he disclosed his diagnosis in August 2021 after having pain in his right arm and a bump on his shoulder. In response to this, Dream donated US$21,409 to cancer research later that month. Technoblade also encouraged his fans to wear face masks and get vaccinated against COVID-19 due to him being immunocompromised. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy proved unsuccessful, as his therapist stated that his arm would potentially need to be amputated. In December 2021, Technoblade successfully underwent a limb salvage operation with his arm intact.

On June 30, 2022, a video was uploaded to Technoblade's YouTube channel where his father announced he had died, succumbing to his metastasized cancer. He read a message written by Technoblade during his final hours and said that proceeds from merchandising would go to the Sarcoma Foundation of America. Money made from Technoblade's videos and merchandise would also go towards funding his siblings' college education "if they want to". The video ended with a written message from Technoblade's mother. Technoblade originally planned on writing and recording the video himself prior to his death, but could not due to his medical conditions