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Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade has died aged 23, His Family have confirmed in an emotional farewell video posted on his behalf.

The video, entitled " so long nerds" and showed his father calling him " The Most amazing kid anyone could ever ask for".

The US internet personality rose to fame livestreaming and posting clips of himself playing The Sandbox video game.

Last Year , Technoblade revealed to fans he had been diagnosed with cancer.

The farewell message, written hours before his death and read by his father, began: " Hello everyone, Technoblade here. If you're watching this. I Am dead. "

He went on to reveal that his real name was in fact Alex, reminiscing about The Time he had pranked viewers into believing his name was Dave.

" Thank You all for supporting my content over The Years , " he continued. " 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 . "

The online star, who won Minecraft tournaments and legions of fans talking about his life in a humorous way while playing The Game , explained in a fundraising video posted in February that he had undergone chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy and a limb salvage operation after developing a painful tumour in his Right Arm .

Following The News of his death, fans, fellow gamers and online personalities paid tribute online.

" I'll never forget The Day I met Technoblade, " recalled J Schlatt. " I left work early to Play in a Minecraft tournament with him. I barely knew How To Play . . and The Dude still carried us to win the entire event.

" Rest in peace, big guy. You'll always be a legend. "

Another user by the name of Captain Puffy - Cara, tweeted: " Rest in peace Technoblade, He always treated me with pure kindness and never excluded me from anything. He couldn't of been a kinder person! "

She added: " Thank You for everything you've done for this community, it will never be the same without you. "

Tommy Innit said: " Technoblade is a legend. From being a massive fan, to one of his actual friends, I can't describe how thankful I Am to have been in his life. I just know he's strategizing in heaven on How To beat God . . "

" I've been rewatching Technoblade's for The Past hour, " added Ludwig. " He was so witty and so humble even in the toughest of times. I'll always Look Up to him. "

Another user, going by Quackity expressed gratitude online too, posting: " I had the opportunity to express to Technoblade how much admiration and respect I had for him, not only for The Massive impact he had on all of us, but also for keeping his incredible humour even in the darkest moments. I will miss him so much. "

Technoblade's father thanked fans in the farewell video, noting: " You meant a lot to him. "

He explained that a portion of proceeds from online orders for his late son's merchandise would now go to charity.

Source of news: bbc.com