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Fans are saddened over the death of Technoblade, a popular Minecraft YouTuber

Technoblade, whose real name is Alex, reached millions with his Minecraft video playthroughs on YouTube. His fans and family remember the 23-year-old beyond just his online content.
Technoblade was one of YouTube's most popular Minecraft video creators.

Technoblade, one of the most popular Minecraft video creators on YouTube, has died following a stage 4 cancer diagnosis, according to his family.

He was 23.

"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," he wrote

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