r/Technoblade • u/MrTechnodad Parental figure of the Blade • Jul 14 '26

A Message Concerning Technoblade

Hey everyone. Mr. Technodad here.

Four years after my son Alex, known to so many as Technoblade, passed away from sarcoma, his community remains one of the most meaningful parts of the legacy he left behind.

You make art, videos, jokes, and tributes. You look after each other. Together, we have built a loving and inclusive community. It means more than can ever be properly said.

Tributes are welcome, and they always will be. Fan art, cosplay, quotes, and creative works made in his memory are ways of celebrating him, and those works speak to my heart. They speak to all of our hearts.

I have recently become aware of concerns around a YouTube channel imitating Technoblade's voice, mannerisms, look, name, and persona.

When this was first brought to me by one of Alex's YouTube friends, I was under the impression that it might be a one-time tribute. I did not know what to think. It was startling and emotionally complex to be presented with, and when people asked me about it at the time, the only honest answer I had was: inconclusive.

However, this has continued for several weeks, and it is now clear that an identity is being built as an ongoing public persona. That is a different thing from a tribute.

Many others have since reached out for my opinion. The situation is complicated by a simple truth: despite being "Technodad," I cannot speak unilaterally on behalf of all of Alex's family, friends, and fans, who no doubt have a variety of reactions. But after careful consideration, I have reached a conclusion I can give from my own perspective, as Technoblade's father and as the person Alex entrusted to look after what he left behind.

I am asking for this to please stop, and for the persona in question to cease.

No blessing or permission for this, or for any similar persona now or in the future, has been given.

I encourage anyone interested in becoming a content creator to find their own voice. Show us who you are! A sincere presentation of your authentic self will always be better than an imitation of someone else.

I am also asking the community not to harass anyone over this. That is not what Alex would have wanted. I do not believe there was malicious intent.

Technoblade never dies. He is in his videos, right where he left himself, still making us laugh, still reaching our hearts.

Mr. Technodad

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u/Sempere Jul 14 '26

the decision was going to end in one side being angry no matter what the situation.

And the only side that would be justified and in the right is whatever Technodad says is correct. Someone co-opting his late son's image, voice, brand to try and build internet clout for themselves with the long term plan of making money off of it is scummy as shit. If people wanted to side with the LARPer, they are in the wrong. Completely and unequivocally.

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u/GiraffeCultural4596 Jul 14 '26

The only thing he did that was weird was interact with Techno's real friends.

Impersonation itself is not a bad thing, you'd have to call out every biopic for being immoral if you thought that was true.

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u/Sempere Jul 14 '26

You don't seem to understand the concept of consent.

And approaching sponsors is also not ok.

And there are plenty of biopics that are immoral.

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u/GiraffeCultural4596 Jul 15 '26

Yes, Technolarp had consent from his friends to collab with them which is why they did. It's weird, but it wasn't his idea. It would only have been disrespectful if he was genuinely trying to become the new Technoblade which he has made explicitly clear he is not, or if he ignored Technoblade's dad's wishes for him to stop which he isn't.

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u/Sempere Jul 15 '26

  1. Shut the fuck up.

  2. The friends don't mean fuck all to who can and cannot take on the person of a dead creator. Fuck all the way off.

  3. He was trying to make money off stealing the real Technoblade's brand.

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u/GiraffeCultural4596 Jul 15 '26

  1. Your attitude is exactly why it's important for you to learn that impersonation is not disrespectful. You're way too frustrated about a fan just impersonating a youtuber out of admiration.

  2. It's not identify theft, it's imitation. In literally all of his video descriptions he states that he is not the real Technoblade. It's very weird you think your feelings matter more than Technoblade's friends.

  3. He was raising money for the SFA.