I'm honestly am not sure what to make of this new "larp" trend of people mimicking content creators, especially of Technoblade. I knew these larping channels existed (like Larpiplier), but not of Techno.
On one side, i can see it as wholesome because we all miss Techno and his memorable voice. I still watch his videos from time to time. Sometimes, I get a little sad, and I love seeing fans continue his image and legacy.
On the other hand, I'm iffy about it. Technoblade is dead. We will never know what he thinks about it, so we obviously can not have a say on his behalf. MrTechnodad HIMSELF made a response, expressing his conflicted feelings about it. I feel bad that Techno's OWN father had to share his thoughts.
Seeing someone you love and idolize have a skinwalker version of themselves... is that not weird? I think im also conflicted on it all. Also, someone correct me on this - but is he also gaining revenue from these videos? If that's the case, then I would he puts the money to good use.
I saw his response to people's concerns about his impersonation, and he stated that "I could never be him." That's respectable... if you weren't collaborating with Technoblade's friends. Cause now his friends have to interact with their dead friend's impersonator.
I have no say in what MrTechnodad or Technoblade's friends feel about it. In my personal stand point, I would be weirded out.
And I know someone is gonna ask if *i* am doing something similar to what Technolarp is doing - making a (potential) career off of a deceased person.
From when I made Technoblade art tiktoks to making a writing project to pay tribute, and to now when there's a 2nd season planned: I never got money from this. And I don't want to. I never planned for this series to define who I am, I made this series because I genuinely miss him, and I want to create a non-profit storytelling series that honors him. I don't want to be explicitly famous for this, I want to be known for making artworks and a plethora of writing projects (with TBB being part of it).
As far as I know, and based on what a commenter said once a while ago, my series is one of the few (if not only) AU's that has a community and a more fully fledged storyline, though I'm not confident on how famous it actually is...
I was also pretty disgusted with the AI chat bots of my series characters, so there's that.
but, the point being, I don't want to profit off of Technoblade at all. It just feels wrong. And I certainly don't want this to be famous enough (for the wrong reasons) to be noticed by MrTechnodad, his family, and friends and have them think im stooping to Technolarp's level. I know I'm no perfect person, but I want to improve and be better.
I think I want to retract my response to someone asking how would the Blade Family react to it:
They would be weirded out.