Eddsworld is dead

[cipher]

or we could start a tba specific tribute collab then never finish it!

[rtil]

jokes aside i dont know what the hell i would make if i was doing an animated tribute piece for eddsworld or any flash artist who passed away.

[cipher]

Yeah to be honest same with me, it's a bit of a touchy subject on top of that

[dilly]

i was maybe thinking instead pooling some money and sending something nice to his family

just a thought

[Blordow]

Yeah I also thought he'd beat his cancer. He always seemed so positive about it and a humble guy in general. He achieved a lot so he can be proud of what he left behind under his name. I hope it inspires more people to strive to achieve your goals. Just never know when your time is up.

[psi43]

he's not the only person organizing a tribute collab. dont even know who that is anyway. nalem wants to do one and donate its profits to leukemia research. not sure how it will make a profit but it could be a fundraiser type thing

ahh yeah gerkinman just told me about that last night.
I removed the link to the other collab because seriously, it was laughingly bad organized. I'm looking forward to Nalem's thing though.

[Coolboyman]

I do not grieve well, I apologize if I come off as annoying.  I found out about these both at the same time...

My Newgrounds posts regarding Randy and Edd:

"My brief experience with Randy Solem summarized:
I saw his very first flash movie on the day it was submitted when I was a kid. I thought it was hilarious and I became a fan of his instantly. Something gave me the bright idea to make sprite flashes of my own. They sucked. A lot. Randy took the time to give me tips here and there to help with the flash and eventually a few of them passed judgement which you can see on my ClassicCoolboyman account. At the same time, I taught him a thing or two about ROM hacking, and Randy made his very own Super Mario Bros level a long ass time ago. I wish I still had that ROM, iirc the level was halfway decent.

Later on, we had a falling out. He made a flash movie that I didn't care for so I told him. He got extremely defensive and it also made his friend (I forget his name) hate me with a passion for whatever reason. Down the line, I got older, realized he wasn't some flash god. I grew to hate his flash movies and I look back to why I ever looked up to him in the first place.

But fuck that, that was years ago. Maybe he became a better person, maybe not. I haven't really kept up with him. But here's the bottom line:

Did I hold a negative opinion towards him up until this day? Yes

Do I hate his flash movies? Yes

Did he deserve to die? No

What really bothers me the most is now that his daughter no longer has a father. My condolences go out to all his friends and family. I just wish I checked up on him in the last few years, just to say hi or anything. Sure I dislike his flash movies, but you know what? It got people to animate. Like others have said, people started off with sprites to experiment because of him and moved onto more professional animation. Hell it got me to make more and more flash movies, which in turn may have had a turn in inspiring Strawberry Clock because of all the negative reviews I was getting on my flash that I found so hilarious. So overall, I'm glad he submitted everything that he did even if I don't like them anymore.

To each his own. You'll sure as hell be missed from me dude."

What I also did not comprehend when I posted that, probably the main reason his passing is affecting me so much.  When he started making his movies for the first two years, I was in extremely bad situation in real life.  I don't go into details about those years, but I was a huge fan of Randy and his flashes during the time being.  Watching his flash movies and talking to him gave me something to look forward to in life.   Maybe his flash movies are complete shit with nothing but poop and fart jokes.  Maybe Randy was talking about me behind my back and was just putting up with an annoying ass fan.  But he helped me pull through those tough years.  Even though it was probably unintentional on Randy's part, he will always have my full respect.  This has also made me look at my old flash movies and even series or types of flash movies that I disliked.  This has made me consider that I was not the only person who only had Newgrounds and it's silly flash movies to look forward to.  If people enjoy flash movies on Newgrounds, even if they're complete garbage, then I think it's worth it to exist. 

Even Neurotically Yours deserves to exist.

Edd:
I really don't have much to say, but I'll say this. I was not an avid watcher of his flash movies, but the ones I've seen were entertaining and I thought the guy was talented in what he did. Still... the guy was two years younger than me and nobody deserves to die that young.

I did not know of his six cancer battle until now, and now I respect the hell out of him for still doing what he loved to do even though he had to deal with cancer at the same time. Everyone should look up to him for doing that whether you like his flash or not.

It's a shame that two flash authors have left us so recently. Rest in peace Edd.

I'll sure as hell be doing what I love if I'm in a bad situation like Edd.  I'm feeling the pain from other flash artists I know, some that were extremely close to Edd.  I was considering doing a little something for the Edd collab, but knowing my history with making flash movies, I'm worried that people would think that what I would make would be considered offensive.

[ZennyPLUS]

May peace be upon him now.

[Abnormal]

didn't know him/wasn't a fan of his movies but nobody should have to die that young especially from something like cancer. my condolences to his family RIP

[MarcK]

FUCK i pressed quote instead of Modify for some fucking reason

[MarcK]

didn't know him/wasn't a fan of his movies but nobody should have to die that young especially from something like cancer. my condolences to his family RIP

pretty much this.

It's strange when people I only know from their usernames die. I usually think it really sucks that someone died, but then I'm sort of apathetic because I hardly know the guy [if at all] because of the anonymity and distance of the internet, but then the apathy is replaced by "someone still died and it still sucks. i guess my heart goes out to them for what its worth."

edit:
So long, Edd.
what the future is up with this kid's idolization?

I dunno, if you were in his shoes looking on newgrounds in the afterlife, would you like it if something like this was made for you after you died? I don't know if I would. I think I'd rather be treated like a human being and not just some unapproachable god.

[Gerkinman]

also gerkinman i have commented on your youtube before but i think its good of you for puttin out your feelings on tape. it was pretty difficult to watch tbh i could just tell you were really hurt

Lost a couple of friends over the last few years to think like sickness and car/motorcycle accidents.

[put]

Three days ago I didn't even know who this guy was or even watched his animations, pretty sad still.

RIP in piece Eddman maybe I'll watch some of your animashuns later

[rtil]

i think edd would just want everyone to be happy and continue living life and not mourn over him. i think most people would want that after they die anyway

[Abnormal]

i want to be worshiped like a god for my immeasurable impact on society. what would people do without my life work of typing words on the internet

[creamcorn]

rip

[Crabarms]

rip

[Casey Pixmintro]

May he rest in peace

[Sinitron]

i remember reminding him of his old shitty flash movies ('four-limbed freak') and he was like WTF HOW CAN ANYONE REMEMBER THAT CRAP

R I P nigga

[Gladius]

rip to randy-solem as well, was a fan of his work years ago

it's a shame his daughter will grow up without ever having known him but at least his family lives on