Within 12 hours after a fresh video came out, the gaming fraternity being with Technoblade in mourning helped his channel surpass the 20 million mark in subscriptions. A call went out to subscribers to hit the number before his birthday.
In 2022, the very adored Minecraft YouTuber, Technoblade, having fought cancer, died while still being considered a huge legend in the gaming community. The Technoblade channel, now run by his family, posted a heart-touching video asking the fans to help push his subscriber numbers to 20 million as a remembrance. The results: well beyond expectation- the target was not only met but was blown past within hours, to 20.1-million subscribers.
Messages of love and remembrance poured down into the comment section. “He would be proud. Rest in peace fam,” expressed one fan, and this was shared thousands of times. “If you’re implying that the dad is using his death, you’re a bad person,” said others defending the decision to preserve Technoblade’s legacy, shutting down doubters that questioned the sincerity of the appeal.
Meanwhile, those folks missed the point. Some wondered why anybody would care about the subscription milestones of a dead creator’s channel anyway: “Why subscribe to a channel when they’re dead?” This comment gave rise to discussions concerning digital legacies and how communities grieve in cyberspace. But most members of this community would say that the easy answer is that Technoblade was more than simply a content creator. His humor, his skills, and his perseverance elevated him to a larger-than-life status, and his fans are not ready to let that fade away just yet.
The mass subscribe drive had nothing to do with the count. This was just one way to remember those few days when the gaming community grew close and rallied together in appreciation of shared memories years after a loss. “His dad does so much in his son’s memory and raises so much for cancer research,” said a supporter, referring to some noble works done in Technoblade’s name.
And that’s what makes it spectacular-the milestone itself. The one extra thing that stands out is going to be the way gamers united to pay their respects on what would otherwise be another laundry list of subscriber goals; no drama, no toxicity-an ocean of pink usernames (Technoblade’s signature color) and warm messages from gamers thanking him for the good times.
Those who never caught on to Technoblade even once would simply see it as another urban internet meme. But this much is proof that some legacies never come to an end with a logout screen for the millions who grew up with Technoblade’s chaotic Minecraft wars and his dry sarcasm.
Well, apparently, it has gone past 20 million subscribers, but more importantly, the comment section is again filling up with “o7” salutes and potato jokes (inside joke; don’t ask). This is how Technoblade’s army still works-Memes and love only grow stronger even in presence.
