Talk:Technoblade

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Technoblade's exact date of death and other pieces of personal information (such as full name) have not been officially confirmed, although his date of death is very likely during June 2022. Obituraries from any given corner of the internet do not qualify as reliable sources. Edits made to include such information will be reverted and redacted. Otherwise, please have reliable sources prepared and ready to go when creating a new talk page topic or making any drastic edits to the main article to include this information.

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Q1a: "Technoblade never dies!" ("Please include Technoblade's catchphrase to the article!") ("Please include another subscriber milestone in the article!") ("I know Technoblade's date of death/full name/personal information, please let me edit the page to include this vital information the main article sorely needs!")

A1a: Thank you for the reminders! Here are several more in return (some of which are Wikipedia policies):

Technoblade never dies is already a page, and redirects to the main Technoblade article

(This might change, depending on how things go with the similarly named documentary titled "Technoblade Never Dies".)

The exact day of Technoblade's death has not been confirmed. (This also applies to any piece of personal information tied to Technoblade that the main article has not included.)

While the video announcing his death was uploaded on June 30, 2022, it does not necessarily mean that he died on that specific date.
It is most likely that Technoblade died during June 2022, however.
Obituaries are not considered reliable sources. This is not up for debate or discussion.
Attempts to include this information without prior consensus from talk discussion or including a citation to a reliable source whose reliability and verifiability cannot be refuted will be reverted and redacted.
Do not change (or make edit requests to add) this date without consensus being reached on the talk page or until reliable sources are found that provide further details.
Within the context of including Technoblade's date of death/personal information/full name in the main article, reliable sources will most likely be members of Technoblade's (blood-bound) family.
See the answer to question 1b for more details.

Wikipedia is not a blog, web hosting service, social networking service, or memorial site

Leaving talk page topics with titles such as "Technoblade never dies!" or making offhand comments expressing grief from Technoblade's death only serves to disrupt other discussions on this talk page. Please take this behavior to your (non-Wikipedia) social media website of choice instead.

Wikipedia articles should be based mainly on reliable secondary sources

For the purposes of the main article, citing a "reliable secondary source" usually means citing a reliable news source.

This means you should pay special attention to WP:DEXERTO, and understand that citing Dexerto as a source is strongly frowned upon.
Also pay special attention to WP:VG/UNREL, and understand that citing common offenders from that list of unreliable sources such as Sportskeeda as a source is also strongly frowned upon.

Check the reliable sources noticeboard, a list of perennial sources across Wikipedia for the consensus on the reliability of various sources, and another list of sources within the Video games WikiProject for the consensus on the reliability of non-Dexerto sources primarily focused on gaming/esports.
If your source is not mentioned in any of the places above, confirm that your source meets Wikipedia's reliability requirements by reading WP:RS, WP:V, and WP:SPS.
Be aware of this when making/requesting an edit for the main article.

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Be aware of this when making/requesting an edit for the main article.
Materials containing extensive inline citations to a source that is explicitly marked as unreliable per WP:RSPLIST will also meet a similar fate.

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If you want to enter lists of Technoblade's quotations, put them into Wikipedia's sister project Wikiquote instead.

Q1b: Why is June 2022—with no further granularity—Technoblade's date of death? (Why shouldn't I add [or request to add] personal information about Technoblade to the main article, even though "so-and-so" source makes those claims?)

A1b: While certain websites (or specific archives of such websites) claim that Technoblade died on a specific date, Wikipedia prioritizes verifiability over truth—even if anyone involved with such websites (and its respective archives) swear on their mothers' graves that the date of death they're claiming is authentic. As such, Technoblade's date of death will remain as June 2022 until a reliable source (such as a member of Technoblade's family) confirms Technoblade's date of death on an official capacity—and as of now, Technoblade's family can only confirm that Technoblade's date of death was in June 2022. This same principle applies to any personal information attached to Technoblade (including and especially names): unless such information is confirmed by a reliable source (no original research, no synthesis), edit requests requesting to add such information will (at best) be ignored, and edits revolving around personal information regarding Technoblade which goes against the current consensus will either be reverted or redacted. Again, please do not change (or request changes for) this date or other personal information about Technoblade until a reliable source has revealed such information or a consensus has been reached on the talk page.

Q1c: What about Technoblade's other YouTube channels?

A1c: Wikipedia articles aim to give due weight proportional to aspects of an article's subject as seen in published and reliable sources on said subject. Until a reliable source mentions Technoblade's other YouTube channels, the main article will not be mentioning said channels either.

Q2: Why are the photos of Alexander limited to his YouTube channel logo and him in a suit?

A2: Wikipedia does not want to use images that are not free. There are certain exceptions, but for the time being, the article's photos of Alexander will be limited to his YouTube channel logo and that of him in a suit.

Q3a: Where is the list of Technoblade's achievements? (Bedwars winstreak, [PIG+++] rank, etc.)

A3a: Wikipedia aims to use a variety of reliable sources, and while Technoblade's Twitter account has plenty of documentation of his achievements, the tweets chosen for citing must follow all the provisions of citing self-published sources and (ideally) be supplemented with reputable news articles. Additionally, Wikipedia articles aim to give due weight proportional to aspects of an article's subject as seen in published and reliable sources on said subject. This is why the article mentions Technoblade's completion of Minecraft Hardcore Mode with a steering wheel (as seen in PC Gamer), his victory in MrBeast's $100,000 player versus player duels with Dream (as mentioned in passing in Dot Esports and People.com), and his involvement in The Great Potato War (as seen in The New York Times), while it disregards his other achievements.

Q3b: Why is the Known for section in Technoblade's infobox so limited?

A3b: The Known for section in the infobox is reserved for Wikipedia articles that are often associated with Technoblade. The only exceptions to this rule are the Minecraft Wikipedia article and Wikipedia articles about other individuals associated with Technoblade, which is what the Associated acts section is for. As such, any edit requests regarding the Known for and the Associated acts sections of the infobox should ensure that the respective Wikipedia articles should not be drafts and should meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines.

Q4: Did Technoblade die of sarcoma or cancer?

A4: Sarcoma is a specific type of cancer that affects connective tissues in the body such as bone, cartilage, and fat. While Technoblade did not disclose the specific type or nature of his cancer on his YouTube channel, and news reports immediately following his death were split on reporting the cause of his death as either sarcoma or cancer, Technoblade did significant fundraising for the Sarcoma Foundation of America (SFA) through his YouTube channel (as noted by reliable sources) and the SFA published a press release acknowledging that Technoblade was diagnosed with sarcoma. Therefore, the balance of available information indicates that Technoblade died specifically of sarcoma, and not another undisclosed type of cancer.

Q5a: Can I cite u/MrTechnodad as a source for any claims about Technoblade? (Are Reddit posts/comments about Technoblade considered reliable sources per Wikipedia policies?)

A5a: According to Wikipedia’s relevant stance on Reddit as a reliable source, no. This stance applies to both Reddit posts and comments, as content from Reddit is user-generated. However, if you feel ever so bold that the Reddit content in question can be used as a reliable source, please take your concerns to the reliable sources noticeboard and be sure to think twice before ignoring the rules or the current talk page consensus. Additionally, refer to previous discussion(s) on the reliable sources noticeboard: 1.

Q5b: Doesn't using u/MrTechnodad's image of Alexander in a suit as the main article's infobox image contradict the previous answer?

A5b: While pedantry implies about as much, Wikipedia's manual of style for image relevance (and by extension, both the manual of style for infobox images and being bold) would take higher precedence in this specific scenario, given that few images of Alexander exist while also meeting Wikipedia's free-use guidelines for images. The previous infobox image, which depicted Alexander in a bed holding his 10 million YouTube subscriber plaque, was replaced with a justification not too far from this specific guideline from MOS:IMAGERELEVANCE:

When possible, find better images and improve captions rather than simply removing poor or inappropriate ones, especially on pages with few visuals.

If you have suitable further replacements in mind, please take MOS:IMAGERELEVANCE, MOS:INFOBOXIMAGE, and WP:NFCI into account first.

Q5c: Would I be able to cite Reddit content from Technoblade's Reddit account u/Technothereddit?

A5c: Assuming that the claim being made with the Reddit citation meets both the relevant due weight criteria and the relevant reliable source criteria, yes. However, note that content associated with Technoblade's Reddit account is inherently user-generated and any notable claims made from its brief post or comment history can usually be found within reliable sources. This same principle applies to attempts to cite content from Technoblade's Twitter account @Technothepig; see the answer to question 3 for more information.

Q6: Something happened that was done in memory of Technoblade. May I please (make an edit request to) add this to the main article?

A6: Before doing so, please make sure that the content meets Wikipedia's due weight criteria and accompanying sources meet Wikipedia's reliable source criteria, WP:RS, and WP:V. Additionally, edit requests must follow the change X to Y format; please head to your sandbox (or the public sandbox, if you're not signed into Wikipedia) to familiarize yourself with wikitext syntax.

Q7: Something happened that was tangentially related to Technoblade. May I please (make an edit request to) add a new full-length section dedicated to this event to the main article?

A7: Refer to the bullet list from the start of this FAQ section, and triple-check that you have reliable sources as part of your edit (pay extreme attention to WP:DEXERTO). Please also make sure that the content meets Wikipedia's due weight criteria and accompanying sources meet Wikipedia's reliable source criteria, WP:RS, and WP:V. Additionally, edit requests must follow the change X to Y format. Use your sandbox (or the public sandbox, if you're not signed into Wikipedia) to familiarize yourself with wikitext syntax if necessary.

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Technoblade has been listed as one of the Video games good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
July 5, 2022	Good article nominee	Not listed
August 16, 2022	Good article nominee	Listed
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on July 25, 2022. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that deceased YouTuber Technoblade* beat the video game* Minecraft in hardcore mode using a racing-wheel controller?
A news item involving this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "In the news" column on July 2, 2022.
A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on June 1, 2026.
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The elephant(?) in the room (or, "What [is there] to do moving forward if the "Technoblade Never Dies" documentary enters production? Actually, is this even an elephant?")

Latest comment: 21 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Just when edit frequencies on the main article finally looked like they would quiet down four years after the initial announcement...

Remarks aside, I've decided to open up this topic so there's a dedicated area to discuss what changes need to happen to the main article if the "Technoblade Never Dies" documentary enters (and hopefully exits) production.

I personally don't expect the documentary to reveal much information that can be included on the main article without gambling away the Good Article status, but it's nice to plan ahead regardless, especially if the final cut of the documentary contains certain personal details of interest about the main article's subject. Or maybe not much new information will make it to the main article, and this talk page topic will have been made for naught. Who knows?

Either way, one thing is certain: If/when the documentary is released, we should expect heightened activity on both this talk page and the main article.

The question then becomes clear: what will be the plan?

Enough tiptoeing for now, I'll leave this topic here in hopes that some of the contributors of the main article over the past few years are still active enough to stumble on this topic and pitch in their two cents. Cheers, u|RayDeeUx (contribs | talk page) 02:54, 11 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

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The elephant(?) in the room (or, "What [is there] to do moving forward if the "Technoblade Never Dies" documentary enters production? Actually, is this even an elephant?")