R.I.P. Monty Oum

[Llysol]

RIP Monty Oum

Our friend, inspiration and co-worker Monty Oum passed away yesterday afternoon at 4:34 PM surrounded by people who loved him very much. Ten days ago Monty suffered a severe allergic reaction during a simple medical procedure that left him in a coma. Although he fought bravely, his body was not able to recover. During his time in the hospital he was well cared for and never in pain at any time.

Monty is survived by his wife Sheena, his father Mony, his brothers Woody, Sey, Chivy and Neat, and his sisters Thea and Theary, as well as a countless number of fans and friends. We were so proud to be a part of his life and we will miss him greatly.

Your generosity during the hours after the public statement on Friday will help his family deal with the costs of his care and his passing. You made an incredible difference during a difficult time and we cannot thank you enough.

As for honoring Monty, we will do that in our own way. In lieu of flowers or gifts, we ask that you simply do something creative. Use your imagination to make the world a better place in any way that you can. If you know Monty like we do, then you know he would certainly be doing that if he were able to.

Monty was 33 years old.

We love you, Monty.

Not sure if anyone here knew/followed him but dude was crazy talented.

You might know him from his work on Rooster Teeth animating Red vs. Blue & RWBY, but he first caught my interest back in 2007 when he released Haloid and started the Dead Fantasy series. His work inspired many and he will be missed...

 

[PRO BADA$$]

Rest in Paradise

 

[Kingshango]

Haloid was a goddamn classic. Blew my mind that it was done by one man.

Tremendous talent, he will be missed.

 

[ryda518]

Heard the news this afternoon

I can't believe it

As a huge Roosterteeth fan it really fukked up my day

 

[WhatsGoodTy]

R.I.P

 

[Phillyrider807]

Im facebook friends with a lot of gamers and "nerds" And this is really hitting all of them hard.

Dead fantasy was a fukking classic

 

[Dwolf]

Damn that fukked up. Dead Fantasy was legit

 

[nairdas]

RIP

Dead Fantasy was my shyt.

 

[CarltonJunior]

Say it ain't so

He was working on a video game too before he hit it big time and signed on to some major company. He even posted at a forum I used to be on.

R.I.P.

 

[Black_Jesus]

Damn, i was looking forward to another Dead Fantasy.. the guy was brilliant, RIP

 

[Wiirdo]

When I first seen Haloid I was like

Dead Fantasy animation is great too. RIP