By: William Zhou

Famous YouTuber Technoblade died because of a stage-4 cancer diagnosis, said his family. Technoblade is one of the most popular Minecraft video creators on YouTube.

In his final video, made eight hours before he died, Technoblade said, “If I had another hundred lives, I think I would choose to be Technoblade again every single time, as those were the happiest years of my life.” Afterwards, his family revealed that the young man’s first name was Alex. For privacy’s sake, Technoblade’s family asked for their last name to be kept confidential.

Technoblade has over 11 million YouTube followers and nearly 4 million Twitter followers. A great many people enjoy his humor, his kindness, and his creative Minecraft videos. Before his death, Technoblade thanked those who bought his merchandise and channel memberships, and told his family that his siblings could use his money to go to college if they want to.