Technoblade Impersonator ‘Technolarp’ Sparks Backlash, Draws Rare Reply From Dad
A YouTuber who has built a channel around recreating the late Technoblade’s voice, humor and Minecraft skin is facing growing criticism from within the game’s creator community. The channel, called Technolarp, has passed 180,000 subscribers since launching in early June, and its rapid growth has reignited a painful debate over who gets to carry on a deceased streamer’s legacy.
Technoblade, whose real name was Alex, was one of Minecraft’s most recognizable creators and a prominent member of the Dream SMP before he died from cancer in 2022 at the age of 23, with his father announcing his death through the video “so long nerds.” That history is precisely why Technolarp’s rise has proven so divisive.
A Recolored Skin and a Channel That Grew Fast
According to Wikitubia, the fan-run Fandom wiki that tracks YouTube creator statistics, Technolarp, also known as StrikerLPB, is an American gaming YouTuber and a parody of Technoblade who created his channel on June 2, 2026, with most of his videos focused on Minecraft content. His first upload was titled “I Declare War on Larpnoblade,” and within roughly three weeks his subscriber count had already climbed past six figures, per the wiki’s Social Blade-sourced milestone tracker.
Dexerto reported that Technolarp has gained more than 180,000 YouTube subscribers by presenting himself as an intentional knockoff of Technoblade, using a recolored version of the Minecraft creator’s skin and publishing videos designed to resemble his content, and in some cases, recreating some of Technoblade’s old videos. One promotional caption for an upload read “He’s back in spirit.”
Technolarp’s own channel description leans into the bit while explicitly disclaiming any deception: “Disclaimer: I am NOT Technoblade. This is all for the love of the game.” The page also notes the account is “in process of deciding charity earnings.”
Tubbo, Sneegsnag and Hypixel’s Simon Push Back
The backlash has come from figures with direct ties to Technoblade’s old circle. Dream SMP creator Tubbo posted on X that “Is it safe to say I’m really not sure I’m a fan of this whole larp account trend thing? It just feels off,” a sentiment streamer Sneegsnag sharpened by asking “You’re not a fan of a dude impersonating our dead friend?” — a framing Tubbo agreed with.
Minecraft event organizer Noah, who goes by Pikaclicks, criticized Technolarp for “forming your entire persona around impersonating someone who died of cancer,” and argued that donating half of the revenue would not resolve his concerns surrounding the channel. In a follow-up post, he added that “it is not your legacy to carry on, you’re just stealing someone’s IP who physically cannot defend themselves.”
Hypixel co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme also weighed in publicly, saying he did not support the channel and arguing that Technodad had been placed in an impossible position. Collectively, these responses show that several well-known figures inside Minecraft’s creator scene view Technolarp’s impersonation as fundamentally different from other accounts riding the wider “Larptuber” wave, in which creators role-play as established personalities without directly mimicking someone who has passed away.
Technodad’s Answer: “Inconclusive”
Technoblade’s father, known online as Technodad, addressed the situation directly after a Reddit user asked whether he had approved of Technolarp impersonating and profiting from his son’s likeness. He wrote that he did not know how to react and considered the impersonation flattering to Technoblade while remaining uncertain about how he should respond, and confirmed that Technolarp had contacted him several times for his opinion, but said he had repeatedly put off answering because he did not know what to tell him.
His eventual verdict was deliberately noncommittal: “My response is: inconclusive,” he concluded. Technodad later posted a wry follow-up on Reddit, joking about the sheer volume of discourse the channel had generated, though the gesture did not change his underlying position, which remains neither an endorsement nor a demand that the channel stop.
He also revealed that the controversy had coincided with him recently withdrawing from the wider community to focus on his scripts and space visualization software, adding that he had been enjoying the peace despite feeling guilty about disappearing.
Charity Poll and a Self-Described “Knockoff”
Technolarp has consistently framed himself as a deliberate imitation rather than a stand-in for Technoblade, and has pointed to charitable intentions as part of that defense. Wikitubia notes that on June 11, 2026, he ran a poll asking how much of the channel’s profits should go to charity, with the 50% option winning, though he said he would let Technodad have the final say.
Dexerto reported that Technolarp has denied trying to replace Technoblade, instead calling himself an intentional knockoff created to entertain people, and separately that before receiving a public response, Technolarp acknowledged that he had never obtained permission from Technodad. That admission is central to why critics argue the situation puts Technoblade’s family in an unwinnable spot: any public objection risks alienating fans who enjoy the tribute, while silence can be read as tacit approval.
For now, Technolarp’s channel remains online and continues to grow, with collaborations alongside figures from Technoblade’s old circle, including Skeppy, further blurring the line between homage and impersonation. Whether Technodad eventually issues a firmer stance, or whether the “Larptuber” trend spreads to other deceased or inactive creators, will likely determine how long this particular debate stays alive in Minecraft’s community.
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