![]() The campaign soared past its $50,000 goal, raising close to $200,000 within days of its launch. Monty Oum had been hospitalized for the past few days, and the Rooster Teeth teams has announced the launch of a GoFundMe campaign to help him and his family. Although he fought bravely, his body was not able to recover.” ![]() “Ten days ago Monty suffered a severe allergic reaction during a simple medical procedure that left him in a coma. “Our friend, inspiration and co-worker Monty Oum passed away yesterday afternoon at 4:34 PM surrounded by people who loved him very much,” the Rooster Teeth team announced Monday. Oum, 33, was known for his crossover fighting videos and his work with Rooster Teeth Productions, where he animated Red vs. Sorry you had to go so soon.Monty Oum has died after a brief hospitalization, leaving fans of the web-based animator shocked and in mourning. I’m not gonna lie, I can only hope that I’ll be honored in the same way. If you know Monty like we do, then you know he would certainly be doing that if he were able to. Use your imagination to make the world a better place in any way that you can. In lieu of flowers or gifts, we ask that you simply do something creative. Something that I think, in what I got from him in the handful of times we met, that he would really appreciate:Īs for honoring Monty, we will do that in our own way. The guys presented a fantastic way to honor Monty’s memory. You made an incredible difference during a difficult time and we cannot thank you enough. 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. We were so proud to be a part of his life and we will miss him greatly. 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. ![]() During his time in the hospital he was well cared for and never in pain at any time. ![]() Although he fought bravely, his body was not able to recover. Ten days ago Monty suffered a severe allergic reaction during a simple medical procedure that left him in a coma. Our friend, inspiration and co-worker Monty Oum passed away yesterday afternoon at 4:34 PM surrounded by people who loved him very much. Here’s the news post from Rooster Teeth’s Official site: Today, Matt posted that Monty has passed away. No details other than it was serious and it wasn’t known if he would recover. Last week, Bernie Burns (co-founder of Rooster Teeth), posted a message to the RT blog that Monty had been hospitalized. Regardless, each time I bumped into him, he still seemed that laid back, cordial guy I first met. RWBY fan art by & Įach year it seemed that things were getting crazier as RT had begun some new ventures, and as the recognition of his talent grew, Monty gained a pretty serious, and well deserved, fan-base. So imagine how stoked I was to learn that not only would I be talking with the core of the Rooster Teeth crew, but I would be having a sit-down with Monty himself! I mean, this was the guy that made Haloid!! Monty Oum’s entrance as designer and animator in the middle of that, during Season 7, Recreation, not only made the series look better than ever, but also made it more exciting than ever before. The Recollection story line starting in Season 6 changed everything. My mind was blown open at how wrong I was. I didn’t know how much would or could come out of it. I had watched it a lot in the early days, but never kept up. We set a day, a time, and I got excited.Īs the time approached, I brushed up on my RvB knowledge. So imagine my surprise when I opened an email from a fella who turned out to be Rooster Teeth’s PR rep. I didn’t expect to get anyone “big”, I figured I’d just meet with a lot of folks and do with what I could. Being very green to the experience, I just kind of filled my plate. I set up meetings with a LOT of people/companies for the weekend. I had (to my surprise at the time) scored a press pass to NYCC, and as happens, started receiving all the emails from people wanting to get some easy press for their wares. A few years ago, when Nerd-Base was just starting out, one of my first big pieces was an interview with the guys from Rooster Teeth.
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