The popular YouTuber and gaming critic John “Totalbiscuit” Bain has died. He was 33 years old.
Battle with cancer: Bain was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2014. The cancer was in remission until 2017, then it returned. Totalbiscuit fought long against the disease and utilized every medical opportunity. He spoke openly about this with his community and sounded determined.
Withdrawal from the public eye: Yet at the beginning of May 2018, Bain addressed the public again in a post. Now he sounded resigned. Bain explained that the medical options were practically exhausted. He wanted to withdraw largely from the public eye to spend the time he had left with his wife. In the post, Totalbiscuit arranged his estate. He explained how his channels and projects should continue. He knew he didn’t have much time left.
Death at 33: Bain’s wife, Genna, announced yesterday the bad news that her husband had passed away on May 24.
News moves many: The news of Bain’s death at such a young age has moved the global gaming community. Many had followed the long battle with his illness and took part in it.
Started with WoW: John Bain became known as Totalbiscuit, “The Cynical Brit”. He came to the public eye when he covered World of Warcraft. Between 2005 and 2010, he ran a popular fan radio. In 2010, when he became unemployed due to the economic crisis, he decided to start making YouTube videos. This coincided with the beta of WoW Cataclysm. His popularity grew rapidly.
No cuddly YouTuber: Later, he also took on professional casting for Starcraft 2 and Planetside 2. Throughout his career, he also earned recognition for indie games and analyzed gaming news. Totalbiscuit was regarded as an advocate for honesty and transparency. Bain did not shy away from confrontation and criticized harshly; even on Twitter, he wielded a sharp pen.
I know people who work themselves to death in this industry, it’s a real job… when you treat it like one. Most youtubers are lazy amateurs
— TotalBiscuit. (@Totalbiscuit) September 5, 2017
But that’s why his fans loved him, who will now miss him. On his YouTube channel, he has 2 million subscribers, and the Twitter account has over 700,000 followers.
