Viewers who spend time in YouTube’s Minecraft community have become familiar with the saying “Technoblade never dies.” That phrase pays tribute to a beloved denizen of the blocky game world, who passed away in 2022 due to cancer.
Four years after his passing, Technoblade’s impact can still be felt across the internet. The gamer (whose real name was Alex) has posthumously become one of the most-watched creators on YouTube, and his death has helped sarcoma researchers raise millions of dollars.
Those data points show that there’s still a lot of adoration out there for Minecraft‘s most famous pig. To meet the ongoing demand for more content, Alex’s father is taking “Technoblade never dies” literally. The man known as Technodad has launched a new channel called Team Technoblade, which he will use “as a way of keeping my boy’s memory alive.”
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In an introductory video on the Team Technoblade channel, Technodad noted that his son’s fans were split about the future of the departed creator’s channel. Some wanted to keep the hub as a “mostly untouched historical record,” while others were hungry for new uploads that championed Technoblade’s positive spirit and cheerful personality.
Either way, Technodad claimed that the current output on that channel was “not enough.” By expanding the Technoblade network, the man who announced his son’s death to the world intends to honor Alex’s legacy.
“We want to use these channels to bring it all closer together,” Technodad said. “We have new plans to create content that will showcase Alex’s achievements, create memes, highlight creators who keep his memory going, and uplift the artists who continue to produce amazing drawings and artwork of Alex to this day. It will also be a great place to spread the word about events, especially ones that everyone can participate in.”
Technodad himself will be central to that effort. On his personal channel, he has teamed up with some of his son’s friends, including TommyInnit, to play Minecraft and other games. Now, he’s diving headfirst into the world of content creation.
How’s that career path going for him? Well, as soon as he launched Team Technoblade, YouTube’s automated systems banned it, believing it to be a “bot account.” Welcome to the creator world, Technodad. It’s not always as simple as it may seem from the outside.
