Rest in Peace Monty Oum 1981-2015

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Rest in Peace Monty Oum 1981-2015

Postby Elomin Sha » 30 Jan 2015, 16:11

I hope the crew don't mind me putting this here but he's entertained me for years.
Monty is responsible for some of he best animation in Red vs Blue and creating RWBY for RoosterTeeth.

A few hours ago Burnie put up this post on their site, no word what the issue is:

It is with great regret that I must inform you that our co-worker and our dear friend, Monty Oum, has had a medical emergency. He is currently hospitalized in critical care and it is not known if he will recover. He is receiving the best medical care possible and is surrounded by both family and friends who love him very much. While we wanted you to know as soon as possible, we also have the utmost respect for Monty's privacy and we hope you will understand and share in that respect.

Monty is a tremendous talent who has accomplished so much in his young life. He has an amazing creative ability and the drive to put it to use. That is a rare combination and we are proud to have shared in it. We expect that this news will be shocking to most of you and very difficult to process. It has been for many of us as well. Our hearts are with Monty, his wife Sheena and his brothers & sisters. They will need your good thoughts, your prayers, whatever kindness you have to offer.

A fund has been been established to assist Monty's family with his medical expenses. If you wish to show your support in that fashion, please visit this [url=http://www.gofundme.com/MontyandSheena]link[/link].

We love you, Monty.


Edit: Up yours 2015.
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Postby vgmaster831 » 30 Jan 2015, 18:18

I was really sad to hear about this. We can only hope that he recovers.
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Postby King Kool » 31 Jan 2015, 17:17

I was very saddened to hear this. I didn't even know who Monty was until last year, I think, because of the RWBY thread here. I've still never seen RWBY, but I did see Dead Fantasy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIy5Q3EB6ec

And that is STILL the craziest shit I've EVER seen. This is amazing.

I dearly hope he will be all right.
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Re: Monty Oum Hospitalised

Postby RedNightmare » 31 Jan 2015, 23:10

Oh no. I haven't watched any Rooster Teeth in years, but his action scenes in Red vs. Blue were baller. I hope he makes a full recovery and my thoughts are with him, his friends and family.
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Re: Monty Oum Hospitalised

Postby Deedles » 01 Feb 2015, 01:55

Oh God, that's terrible. I hope he makes a swift recovery. Can only imagine how his family must be feeling. Got everything crossed!
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Re: Monty Oum Hospitalised

Postby Bebop Man » 01 Feb 2015, 05:38

What happened to him?
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Postby Deedles » 01 Feb 2015, 05:42

From what I know that hasn't been stated, out of respect of his privacy.
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Postby Elomin Sha » 01 Feb 2015, 09:31

He is deathly allergic to cats. It was one of the reasons Joe The Cat had to leave once. Doubt it is that.
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Postby Bebop Man » 01 Feb 2015, 09:47

Elomin Sha wrote:He is deathly allergic to cats. It was one of the reasons Joe The Cat had to leave once. Doubt it is that.


I heard about it first on Escapist and everybody that asks what actually happened is given incredibly cold answers, like OH MY GOD, DO YOU HAVE TO ASK? I'm not belittling his condition, I was just wondering what happened to him.
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Postby Elomin Sha » 01 Feb 2015, 10:04

Yeah. I'd like to know too but there are certain things we don't need to know. If/When he recovers maybe he, Burnie or Matt will say something.
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Postby MatParker116 » 01 Feb 2015, 14:57

RT is taking the weekend to try and make sense of this when Ashley was informing people of this on The Know it All you can see her visibly well up several times.
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Re: Monty Oum Hospitalised

Postby Genghis Ares » 02 Feb 2015, 11:24

Sadly, Monty Oum has now passed away.

http://roosterteeth.com/news/entry.php?id=5448468

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.
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Re: Monty Oum Hospitalised

Postby Elomin Sha » 02 Feb 2015, 11:28

Oh crap, no.

We'll miss you Monty and your awesome dancing.
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Postby Smeghead » 02 Feb 2015, 15:17

I mostly just remember them by the nicknames they used in the videos, so I'm not sure who he was. Still sucks to hear that he passed away
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Postby Ptangmatik » 02 Feb 2015, 15:20

A bad allergic reaction, that poor guy. My heart goes out to his family and to everyone at rooster teeth
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Postby King Kool » 02 Feb 2015, 15:41

...fuck.
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Postby Elomin Sha » 02 Feb 2015, 15:58

Smeghead wrote:I mostly just remember them by the nicknames they used in the videos, so I'm not sure who he was. Still sucks to hear that he passed away


Monty was on camera doing the video podcasts and a couple Immersion episodes, he was mainly the animator for RvB seasons 8-10 and then made Rwby.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke9wtbzGjCI

Edit: And I just found out that Origa, a Russian singer, who sung the title songs for the Ghost in the Shell SAC series died two weeks ago. Another creative person gone.
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Re: Rest in Peace Monty Oum 1981-2015

Postby gcninja » 03 Feb 2015, 03:11

Yeah, it's been two already and the year just started. I made the mistake of perusing the RT subreddit. Goddamn people are going full out creative. I almost broke at work, came home and looked over more and just started crying. I never got to meet the guy which sucks, but at 33. Dammit
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Postby Elomin Sha » 03 Feb 2015, 03:35

How can you not break? I'm doing it every time I see a piece of art.
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