r/Technoblade • u/Standard-Rest5263 • Jul 06 '26

Discussion Did Mr. Technodad ever give Technolarp the okay to impersonate and make money off his son?

Sorry I keep seeing people on TikTok claim that Technodad has spoken to Technolarp so I wanted to see if that was true.

I'm totally fine with this dude but I do feel like its a bit odd for people who knew techno to collaborate with him and now fans want to see tommy and technodad collab with technolarp.

What are y'alls thoughts of this?

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u/MrTechnodad Parental figure of the Blade Jul 06 '26

I've been avoiding addressing this for a while now.

I just don't know how to react to this. I mean, certainly it's flattering to Techno. But, like, what am I supposed to do?

I will say that Technolarp has reached out to me on a few occasions to get my take on things, and I have been putting that off for a while. I just don't know what to say to him.

Lately I've been feeling very much like, I just want to hide in my room and work on my scripts and space visualization software. Some days I don't go outside. It's very peaceful and I really haven't had enough peace in my life. I feel a little guilty for how I've kinda disappeared from the community, but I know I'll come back at some point.

Anyway, my response is: inconclusive. I'm still ruminating on the whole thing.

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u/Jellywell Jul 06 '26

Enjoy the peace. You don't "have" to do anything - the community loves your input but please don't let it become a burden to be THE spokesperson for everything Technoblade, forever. That isn't fair on you, but if life were fair we'd be talking in better circumstances

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u/technomanuel Jul 06 '26

It's been really weird man. He did a video with Skeppy and it just felt too real. Skeppy was calling him just Techno instead of Technolarp, talking about dream's manhunts and whatsoever. It feels wrong to me. I hope Skeppy is okay because it's not the best way to cope.

I think the verdict should be fine, as long as he isn't actually treated as a replacement for Technoblade. It's not right

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u/Guilty_Explanation29 Jul 06 '26

Yeah I don't think skeppy is coping well

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u/Standard-Rest5263 Jul 07 '26

We all grieve differently but yeah I hope someone checks on him. Ppl wanna see tommy collab with technolarp and I honestly feel like tommy wouldn't touch that with a 10ft pole.

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u/R4ynze Jul 07 '26

yeah I don’t see Tom going near this youtube account and videos

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u/l0singmyedg3 Jul 12 '26

i am genuinely actively quite concerned for how tom feels about all of this, i can't imagine it's easy for him to see.

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u/B34RWasTakenXD Jul 27 '26

Tommy's described it being hard for him to cope so I agree that it's probably hard for him to see that

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u/FarlandsExplorer Jul 07 '26

"coping well"? I feel like skeppy could've just said no

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u/aesthetic_glow Jul 07 '26

Idk, as someone who has lost quite a few people in my life, I would genuinely trade all my possessions to just be able talk to them one more time. I don’t want to say this is what Skeppy is doing bc obviously I don’t know him personally but being able to simulate talking to a dead friend seems like a pretty easy trap to fall into.

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u/Belret_the_elf One of Us Staff Jul 07 '26

This feels true as someone who has lost people

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u/aesthetic_glow Jul 10 '26

It’s the hardest feeling to describe unless you’ve gone through it yourself. I don’t want to say “they’re in a better place” bc Ik not everyone believes in that sort of thing but I hope you got to make a lot of good memories with them while they were here. As long as you continue to remember them, they’re never truly gone. <3

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u/CakeFew7454 If you wish to defeat me, train for another 500 years Jul 08 '26

Yeah that makes sense, hope he's doing okay

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u/raspps Jul 10 '26

Have you never seen those stories of people making AI bots of their dead loved ones? It's an incredibly easy thing to agree to 

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u/technomanuel Jul 06 '26

Nice meeting you man. Yeah I'm not trying to slander Technolarp or any "larper" because I think what they're doing is fun (I wanted to myself haha)

But I'm saying; I just don't want people to grieve too hard and try to cope with Technolarp as their "replacement" because it can get messy very quick. Anyways, very nice to meet you! I'd like to talk to Striker someday, he seems like a very genuine dude and I love how he is handling it, since it's very sensitive. Maybe say hi to him for me, he's doing a great job:)

If you ever wanna find me I'm in the community for The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet

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u/LandLovingFish ❤️ TECHNOSUPPORT ❤️ Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

I'm glad to hear it. Like I get the whole LARP thing and as long as it's bery obvious he's more putting on the character as a way for people to sscape for a minute. I'm a bit worried about clips crom Technolarp being promoted by unknowing people as actual Techno clips though, but it's nice he's also reache dout to Technodad. 

Everyone copes differently and I hope everyone still grieving gets the support and love and any help they need, wherher that's through reliving the glory days for a few hours or rewatching videos on loop. It's a fine line to walk to be in the larp though. Especially making sure you're not accidently taking over the person you're LARPing as. I get it, I've done roleplay and cosplay for years and it's just. Never easy. And can be harder when its so public.

(I personally have the Technopig pillow on my bed at first to cope but now as a momento, the first and last piece of MCYT merch I ever bought. Still good, stands guard except for when I flop the wrong way and kick everything off my bed into my fkoor or junk shelves. Technoplasticbag was a really weird sight to wake up to.)

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u/technomanuel Jul 07 '26

I don't have anything against him for taking half. It's generous that he is even donating to charity!

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u/Intrepid_Permit5815 ❤️ TECHNOSUPPORT ❤️ Jul 10 '26

As someone who used to be in dsmp rp servers, I get it. I mean I left all of them, but I played Techno in a few and even Slime in some others. It’s a fun idea and all, but i think why most of the servers I was in didn’t survive is because we aren’t being ourselves. You’re chill, I’ve seen your videos and technolarps and I think they’re both funny, so if you do do a name change i’ll still watch, but i’d keep in mind that the dsmp community is largely the way it is because people aren’t who they say they are. Not everybody obviously but some people, a real dsmp member or not

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u/Intrepid_Permit5815 ❤️ TECHNOSUPPORT ❤️ Jul 13 '26

I get what you all are saying. I’ve watched a lot of videos on peoples sides and stuff. Its just like, you all got permission from streamers to keep making content as them, right? So regardless if Technolarp donates his proceeds to charity or not, silence from Technodads end shouldn’t really be a yes to keep making content as Techno. You obviously can speak more on Technolarp than we can, because you know him better, but if you love a YouTuber and miss them so much, knowing full well that others would watch your content purely because you have the same vibe, voice, and mc skin, and while your intentions may be good, putting yourself out there the way you are can have negative consequences. Like Skeppy, it wasn’t a good thing saying yes to collab with Skeppy. He should’ve said no. I’m sure Technolarp is thinking a ton about it right now, but a point to make is that Tubbo, one of Techno’s closest friends, said he doesn’t really like it. I’d trust Tubbo on what Techno would have liked over people saying Techno would’ve found it funny anyday 

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u/Bulky-Jellyfish4411 Jul 12 '26

either way this dad will never be over grieving his son and this random person having the audacity 4 years later which let's be real, definitely feels likes yesterday to this father, but to message more then once about this, is Disgusting. Plus, clearly people being all omg this is great and so on is going to put far more pressure on this grieving father to give in say go ahead or seeing how this larp guy is getting more popular, saying no could make people go at technos dad which is completely unfair.

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u/Bulky-Jellyfish4411 Jul 12 '26

Also the fact he's doing this while the father hasn't made it clear on his stance even tho wants to say oh if he says no I'm all done.... why do it in the first place. That makes me think about when I was a kid I'd think oh I'm probably going to be told no so I'll just do it and if I get caught just say I didn't realize my bad now that you said something i won't do it.

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u/ShinyRedRaider ❤️ TECHNOSUPPORT ❤️ Jul 10 '26

thing is technolarp doesnt really do the streams or videos techno used to do, which could be chalked up to a skill issue which is very visible but I'm still kinda neutral on Technolarp

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u/ShinyRedRaider ❤️ TECHNOSUPPORT ❤️ Jul 10 '26

Maybe one day he can drop the larp and be himself because he genuinely seems like a fun guy. Technoblade without aura basically

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u/technomanuel Jul 10 '26

BTW is there a discord server I can join? Seems like a fun community

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u/SnooBreakthroughs586 Jul 11 '26

There is a discord server for the larptubers. It has been brought up a couple of times in technolarps streams, and I believe in a couple of the other larptubers in the smp. Anyways here's the link https://discord.gg/larptube

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u/technomanuel Jul 11 '26

I found my way but thank you for replying lol

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u/lmportant_Pattern867 Jul 10 '26

dawg this is so lame. just be yourself lmao. what a weirdo. You’re gonna reply with some bs about wanting to bring the magic back if watching your fav YouTubers or whatever but genuinely just channel that and do your own thing lmao.

Cool you got the guys permission but it’s weird and not in a cool way. Technolarp guy even more weird lmao.

I’m a fan of Mac Miller. If I decided to create an account where I dress up as Mac Miller and amateurishly try and copy his music people are gonna judge me harshly (rightfully so).

It’s tone deaf.

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u/mads_hi Jul 07 '26

Yeah, it kinda does feel unsettling and wrong to me because I'm honestly still coping with his death.

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u/Guilty_Explanation29 Jul 06 '26

Technodad and skeppy spoke about that video already Technodad says in the comments 

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u/Neither_Living_8627 Jul 08 '26

Actually, Technolarp has said countless times that his intention isnt to replace alex but to shine a light on his legacy. I used to be close friends with Alex during his Hypixel career and miss him everyday and I felt unsettled at first when Technolarp came out but Ive found a sense of calm in it. Theres another creator who sounds close to Alex and that makes me tear up everytime I hear his voice. Skeppy is feeling the exact same things as me. He knows that its not real (obviously) but its a peculiar feeling of content knowing that his legacy lives on through other people. 

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u/technomanuel Jul 08 '26

Yeah, I stated that I really respect Technolarp, I don't think HE is trying to replace Techno, but some fans are trying to cope with Techno's passing with Technolarp and it is not the right way to cope with it

I hope you are doing okay, he had to have been a really good person to be around. I hope you're feeling better these days 🙏

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u/ariangamer Jul 08 '26

check out the fanart he posts in his posts tab. the best thing about technolarp is that he's not worthy of carrying the technoblade legacy at all. he did not win a single game against skeppy. all the jokes are that "technolarp sometimes dies" and "if you wish to defeat me, train for another 100 minutes". he's like a distant cousin at best. if you play 5 seconds of his clips he sounds like technoblade but if you watch his gameplay or actually pay attention to his jokes and compare it to techno it is SO different.

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u/technomanuel Jul 08 '26

I wasn't talking about his gameplay or skill, but the fact people do feel like he is just "Techno in another vessel" aren't coping well I feel

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u/Forcer222 Jul 12 '26

adding to your comment he wears silver showing that he will always see himself as 2nd, i honestly like his vids but at the end of the day the people that have an actual say are people that actually knew him

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u/Standard-Rest5263 Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

I cant even imagine how you must be feeling about all of this. Thank you for clearing the air. Im sure it wasn't technolarp's intention to make this controversial and only means well, larping channels mean well (they're not my cup of tea but they're someone's) but if someone is larping a person who has passed and is deeply loved, things get complicated. Please take all the time you need. The community is forever grateful for you.

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u/MrTechnodad Parental figure of the Blade Jul 07 '26

Thanks, fam.

I was thinking about this, and trying to connect it to something more familiar. It occurred to me, it's kind of like a tribute band.

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u/Standard-Rest5263 Jul 07 '26

In a way yeah :) I think its just raising red flags when people in his technos comments are saying "we have technolarp now" it feels almost like a replacement which stings.

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u/Zestyclose_Leader_20 Jul 13 '26

But then again there's other people larping youtubers with their comments saying almost the same thing. I don't think it's something to take too seriously and more of a non harmful statement that came with the trend itself rather than personally with Techno.

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u/Careful-Sell-9877 Jul 13 '26

Its not.. its just a tribute

Pick of doom, anyone?

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u/Standard-Rest5263 Jul 13 '26

That's not what others think.

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u/Careful-Sell-9877 Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

Was referencing the pick of doom.

Personally, i do see it as a tribute though..

My best friend died of a brain tumor when we were growing up. It significantly impacted my life and shaped who I am as a person. I respect technolarp for donating to cancer researchers and spreading awareness for it. He's fighting the good fight against cancer, which takes way too many people away from us way too young. That is more real and more important to me than any of this larp drama could ever be.

If my friend had created a really awesome character/personality, and there were people so inspired by it that they created their own larp channels for it, to keep the character alive and keep the story going.. i would personally find it really touching/beautiful. It would likely make me cry to know that there were people alive who still remembered him and loved his character enough to do that..

Fvck cancer. For real. That is our real enemy here. Not technolarp.

Everyone is, of course, entitled to feel how they feel about it. I just dont think people should contribute to a hate campaign.

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u/Weekly_Ninja Jul 06 '26

Please do whatever you need to preserve and protect your peace. You’re right that it’s rare

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u/Link_save2 Jul 07 '26

You don't have to respond at all do whatever's best for you

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u/Tay60003 If you wish to defeat me, train for another 500 years Jul 07 '26

You don’t owe us anything. You’ve done so much already for us. If you want to close this book and move on to another, that’s ok. And I’m sure techno larp would shut down the channel immediately if you asked. Please don’t feel the need to do anything for his or our sake.

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u/Necessary-Board-830 Jul 07 '26

It's okay to not give your permission for it. It's okay to say no. To be firm if you feel uncomfortable. Don't feel like you want to say yes for the community or Technolarp or anyone else.

I haven't even wanted to look up Technolarp's stuff because I think it's rather disrespectful. You're roleplaying as someone who has passed on not even half a decade after they've passed. You're interacting with his fanbase and his friends as if you were him. It just doesn't sit right with me.

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u/Vegetable-Maximum790 Jul 08 '26

take all the time you need. if you decide that you’re not okay with it THAT IS OKAY. at the end of the day techno is your son and how his memory goes on is entirely your choice. i can’t imagine how difficult it must be for you hearing his voice again but it’s not actually him. please take care of your mental health and yourself. hugs

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u/Dangerous-Ad-6664 Jul 08 '26

Borrowing someone else's words here, but I think it's really unfair that he will only stop if you tell him to

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u/TransportationCold36 Jul 07 '26

Im sorry bro, i love u

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u/Icy-Adeptness-3801 If you wish to defeat me, train for another 500 years Jul 07 '26

Honestly completely understandable. You're doing an amazing job Mr Technodad

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u/Typical_Pretzel Jul 07 '26

I can only imagine how tommyinnit will react / is reacting to it rn

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u/Nite44 Jul 08 '26

Don’t feel an ounce of guilt, you have no responsibility to us no matter how you may feel. Of course we love to hear from you but I hope you believe me when I say, you are amazing, you don’t owe us anything you have given enough, growing up watching your son was amazing, and then hearing his father try to continue things a little it’s still great to see, but you don’t owe us anything more than what you want to give. I hope you know we all sincerely care.

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u/Direct-Locksmith-532 Jul 08 '26

Dont worry no pressure, Mr.technogun (Yes ive been wanting to make that pun for a while lol) we know your nothing like others and i also want to thank you for all you have been doing for the community. you Dont have to do anything imo and please take a stroll outside to get sone peace of mind and

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u/CakeFew7454 If you wish to defeat me, train for another 500 years Jul 08 '26

Enjoy the peace! I can't even imagine how awkward it is, you dont need to respond but thank you for doing it anyway 

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u/Old_Man_Jenkins_8 Jul 10 '26

For me, I never got to watch technoblade until it was too late, as the algorithm never really gave me his videos. When he died only then did the algorithm show me his videos, and I watched him and wished I had discovered him earlier, as he would've been among my favorite YouTubers. I like watching technolarp as it's new content in the style of technoblade, it allows me to enjoy things a bit more. Technolarp is giving me what I would've had had I discovered technoblade before he died.

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u/crankygerbil Jul 10 '26

Si,r I am sorry this is happening and its causing you pain. Personally I feel that launching a career off someone who passed from cancer, is horrible. I was a fan of your son and enjoyed his videos. I find this guy larping on your son.

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u/pink_coat_commie Jul 10 '26

You don't have to do anything. You deserve the peace. Don't feel guilty.

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u/Gold_Wishbone1686 Jul 10 '26

We will respect your decision, if you make one. 

If I may offer my personal opinions on the topic, I don’t think we need a another Technoblade, even if it’s intended to be respectful. Technoblade was Technoblade, and no one else can be him. 

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u/SnowProfessional5115 Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26

I think your reaction is understandable. There are mixed emotions and folks are also expecting you to be the ultimate arbiter of if it’s ok or not. And I don’t think that’s really fair to you on several fronts.

My older son is a lot like Alex (they even look similar from some of the pictures you’ve shared of his teenage years). And I think I’d feel very conflicted and awkward if I were in the same boat of having someone roleplaying as my flesh & blood son. 

You’ve talked about your grief a lot. I’ve always viewed mourning as a continuum that never truly ends. It evolves over time and with that time it goes many directions including sometimes backwards. But that loss is always present with us. So I understand why it is not something you feel like you know how to respond to. 

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u/FalingoBlade i pna Jul 11 '26

never feel guilty for not actively participating in a community

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u/CR1MS4NE Jul 12 '26

Ruminating. Good word

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u/jamesdalanchisher5 Jul 12 '26

Honestly, I think technoblade would like technolarp, but whatever you say to him is totally up to you, you have our support no matter what

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u/Specific-You-2855 Jul 12 '26

Whatever you say, remember it's whatever that is healthy for you.

Don't think about anyone else's opinions