![]() ![]() 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 show became a hit with a dedicated fan base.Īt the announcement of Monty’s hospitalisation, a medical crowd fund was set to cover the expenses of the hospital stay and the Rooster Teeth community has managed to raise of $200,000 USD in support of the creator. RWBY is an online animated web series animated and created by Monty, which has major influences from anime, as he was an avid anime fan. At the company he worked on the choreography and animation for the company’s most well known series Red vs Blue, before taking steps to create his own series in 2012 RWBY. ![]() He is a well known animator working on various fan films on Youtube before being hired by Rooster Teeth. Monty Oum passed away in hospital at the age of 33 after being in a coma from a severe allergic reaction from a medical procedure. And just hours ago, the company’s CEO Matt Hullum has revealed on the Rooster Teeth website that Monty Oum has passed away. It was created by Rooster Teeth.Earlier this week Rooster Teeth founder Burnie Burns has revealed that fellow employee Monty Oum was hospitalised and was in critical condition. In the words of Oum’s own blog, which fans quoted extensively in the days following the news, “The effort you put forth to anything transcends yourself, for there is no futility even in death.”Ĭorrection: A previous version of this story gave incorrect attribution to a video tribute to Oum. He didn’t wait for the next day to get something done, and he didn’t wait until it was the right moment let someone know he cared. He was taken way too early, but I don’t feel like he would have any regrets about the things he has or hasn’t accomplished. I met so many people this past weekend who wept for Monty because of what he meant to them, and every single one shared what an inspiration he was for them. What transcends you is your work and the impression you left behind. Nobody cares that you kept up to date on your Facebook feed every day when you’re gone. ![]() Nobody cares that you got 8 hours of sleep instead of 6 when you’re gone. If you’re an artist and you’re struggling with the thought that you’re not good enough to pull off what you want, don’t wait. I think it’s true that most people don’t really examine that sort of thing until it’s too late, but I would give up a whole lot just to let him know how I felt about him, and then hear him say something like “that’s great to hear, but what are you wasting your time telling me this for? Get back to work!” I wish I could have told him how much, even in the little time we’ve spent together, that he changed my life and my outlook on work and creativity, on being a good person and a good friend. He followed it up with a moving plea to all of the fans who’d been sharing their art as a show of support over the last few days: Arin Hanson, animator and co-founder of web series Game Grumps, wrote on his Tumblr that Oum was constantly encouraging and warm. Colleagues who knew Oum professionally and personally also shared in the grief.
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