On June 30, 2022, a video was uploaded to Technoblade's YouTube channel where his father announced he had died, succumbing to his cancer, which had advanced to stage four. He read a message written by him in his final hours,[1][2][14] and said that proceeds from merchandising would go to a charity raising funds for sarcoma.[4] The video ended with a written message from Technoblade's mother.[15] YouTubers such as Dream and other members of the Dream SMP expressed their gratitude to him online.[5] Simon Collins-Laflamme, co-founder of Hypixel, released a similar statement.[6]