RIP Monty Oum

February 3, 2015 10:16 AM

On January 31st, Burnie Burns of Rooster Teeth posted that animator Monty Oum was in critical condition after a minor medical procedure, and that he might not recover. Yesterday it was announced that he had died. He was 33 years old.

Exactly what happened is unknown at this time.

Besides Haloid, Dead Fantasy and RWBY, he also worked on seasons 8 and 9 of Red vs. Blue.

The RT team had their podcast last night, and at the end of it, played this tribute to him.

If you're unfamiliar with his work in the art of machinma, please view these:

Haloid (Samus Aran vs. the Master Chief
Dead Fantasy 1 (Dead or Alive vs Final Fantasy)
RWBY episode 1

posted by mephron (18 comments total)

My daughter is a major Rooster Teeth fan, and was very much broken up over his death. It's a tragic loss of a talented young man.
posted by Gelatin at 10:18 AM on February 3, 2015

I remember discovering Monty and scouring the Internet for any more samples of his work. He was an astonishing animator and had so much left to do.
posted by effugas at 10:25 AM on February 3, 2015

Long time fan. This is an incredibly tragic loss.

This is what I'd suggest to introduce people: RWBY "Red" Trailer.

Or possibly the cafeteria food fight.
posted by Ryvar at 10:26 AM on February 3, 2015 [2 favorites]

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posted by maryr at 10:34 AM on February 3, 2015

Well, shit.

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posted by ChurchHatesTucker at 10:36 AM on February 3, 2015

I wasn't a RWBY fan, but the number of people it made so happy was undeniable, and I love new media success stories. What a sad, sad loss.
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 10:40 AM on February 3, 2015

I wish I could animate this dot for him, but I can't.

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posted by sockermom at 10:50 AM on February 3, 2015

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posted by Going To Maine at 11:20 AM on February 3, 2015

This is a crushing loss. He was so talented and loved by so many.

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posted by Tesseractive at 11:31 AM on February 3, 2015

That's a shame.
posted by Nerd of the North at 11:50 AM on February 3, 2015

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posted by Darken Skye at 12:26 PM on February 3, 2015

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posted by ghostiger at 12:44 PM on February 3, 2015

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In addition to the above (Haloid was where I first found him), he was responsible for the combat system/animations for Afro Samurai, which became the Zandatsu 'free slice' mechanic seen in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
posted by CrystalDave at 1:37 PM on February 3, 2015

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posted by 256 at 5:23 PM on February 3, 2015

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posted by chrono_rabbit at 11:06 PM on February 3, 2015

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posted by Dongbei at 11:37 PM on February 3, 2015

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posted by doctornemo at 10:30 AM on February 4, 2015

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posted by radwolf76 at 11:08 AM on February 4, 2015