A Legend is Gone: How Monty Oum Changed My Life (Posted From my tumblr) · 8:35pm Feb 2nd, 2015
When I was about 12 years old, I was shown by a family friend 2 videos. One was a video called RVB S8 Tex vs The Reds and Blues. I watched that video and thought it was clever and awesome. Soon, I went from watching that to Red Vs Blue Seasons 5 and 8. Then I sat down and watched the series. Then, I watched dozens of shorts, let's plays, animated adventures, and other such series made by Roosterteeth. Through them, I became a Brony. I became connected. I began playing video games, and writing, and watching content I would have scoffed at before.
The only reason I am even writing this today is because of a video created by a young man named Monty Oum. He was a devoted worker, often sleeping at the RT office and driving to work from his apartment across the street. He was imaginative, creating a world called Remnant based on a stain on a napkin. He dreamt of making his own anime, a dream that became the life changing RWBY.
And now, that mind has silenced.
Earlier today, it was announced that Monty had passed away at the age of 33. He leaves behind his wife, his friends, coworkers, and thousands of fans. (The tag "Rip Monty Oum" has over taken both Groundhog Day and the Super Bowl on twitter, to give you an idea of how many fans he has). Without Monty's contribution to RVB, I would never have written Heart of the Daedra or Shadowbolt: Origins. Hell, I wouldn't even be called Recovery15 without him. Monty inspired me to dream, and to dream big. He is truly a hero.
From the bottom of my heart, I love you Monty. You will be missed. And to the Roosterteeth staff and community, my heart joins you in mourning and lifting up our eternal respects to Monty.
“For it is in passing that we achieve immortality, through this we become a paragon of virtue and glory to rise above all. Infinite in distance and unbound by death, I release your soul, and by my shoulder, protect thee."
— Pyrrha Nikos, RWBY
“Everyone is entitled to their own sorrow, for the heart has no metrics or forms of measure. And all of it... irreplaceable.”
- RWBY White trailer
"Never say goodbye. If you don’t say 'goodbye,' then you aren't really gone. You... just aren't here right now."
-Agent Carolina, Red Vs Blue
Memento Mori,
Recovery15
