A Gamer’s Secret Life and Tragic Death

To his mother, David Hance was a shy, nerdy Puerto Rican kid from the Bronx who had an unhealthy obsession with video games. To everyone else, he was Allied-a world-class esports champion, whose boisterous live-streams garnered thousands of views. For years, Hance navigated these disparate identities with ease. But then, at age 24, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. Read more: www.theatlantic.com/video/ind...
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[@miniena7774]

The Atlantic I’m here after Medical Monday.

[@shatyrajones494]

I didn't know how Allied was, but thank you for telling his story. May he rest in peace.

[@argyre3275]

God i wish that was me

[@StaticImage]

Exactly. People will watch people play chess in a dead silent room for hours on end and that's enlightenment, but watching people try and outpace the other at an incredibly fast rate- one which really tests all cognitive ability- is somehow wrong? Let people enjoy what they enjoy, people.

[@argyre3275]

@@StaticImage what

[@icecreambone]

he wasn't an introvert. he just needed to find people who would accept him

[@helloworld2784]

I relate to their story, I am very introvert, despite my welcoming schoolmates and family, I prefer being alone and spending time in my room. But, when I play games and people watch me, I have the energy..

[@alondor8157]

I suffer from an anxiety disorder, as do many people aswell. Sometimes we appear to be introverted. But it's simply not true. We love cracking up and being entertaining as much as the next person. It's just harder for us in personal contact. Anonymity of being online, and not in person helps a ton. I'm a completely different person in the online world than in person, unless it's next to very close friends. Sometimes it's not as simple as being an introvert or an extrovert.

[@gogglespisano24]

BINGO. I have a feeling his mom and this family belittled his passion. So he clammed up and shied away.

[@ostapbendervan7874]

Unlike some people What conservatives people call others You can see irritation Within. Familia

[@kindasorta123]

Yeah from what it sounds like his mom never supported his hobby, making him feel like what he liked doing was wrong. No wonder he was distant and quiet in real life.

[@rincam5]

"he was good at everything he played" "allied youre actual garbage" thats real friendship

[@h8aries]

that's just how it works.. lmao

[@deadlypink7458]

A gamers way of talking friendly to someone is by talking shit ...

[@user-te1fn8cj5r]

@@deadlypink7458 I mean personally I call everybody a c*nt. I'll walk into a room of people I know and go "sup ya f*cking c*nts." That isn't out of hate, just how I talk and I wouldn't do it to people I don't know because that wouldn't be nice considering they don't know the type of person that I am. If anything if I didn't say stuff like that around the people who know me they'd probably be concerned because I wouldn't be acting normal.

[@matthewwalker8165]

Villus me and my closest friend are the same.

[@momovellia3816]

I got penta in LoL and my friend said to me "youre sick". Just like that.

[@flich3598]

Not gonna lie if this were my mum she would say the gaming gave me cancer

[@energyflowswhereattentiongoes]

because of WiFi radiation? and how radiation does have very bad consequences for kids? not sure for pc but for mobile phones the radiation is known to cause tumors etc if kids are exposed too long to them. even adults. so there is fear from certain findings. but the moms knee jerk reaction is the typical narcissistic personality disorder that the world is going through atm, that was just her looking to be right about something about him some more.

[@itzblinkzy1728]

@@energyflowswhereattentiongoes there is legit cancer in everything

[@itzblinkzy1728]

eat sleep breathe there is a chance you get cancer you cannot prevent if that happens or not

[@oliviaanderson1210]

i mean i play games all the time so this isnt biased but theres a shit ton of radiation especially if you use wireless stuff

[@deopressoliber5984]

not the game itself but the lifestyle. not much is said about the toxic lifestyle of game binging without food ,water, or sleep. Alot of that can be taxing on the body , toppled with mental exhaustion from playing on a competitive level. This can have serious effects on your body , and not all people are the same , so some are more susceptible to the fatigue and damage done to ones body while playing/streaming games 24/7. Not to say all lifestyles are the same but typically some if not most involve no sleep , no food/water and a whole bunch of gaming.

[@maryalvarez8358]

The tweet “ I’m so scared haha “ Broke my heart 😢 RIP 🙏💗

[@zombiasnow15]

Me too😥

[@jazzyjenkins]

Grandmas main concern was him not eating, lol. Got to love grandmas

[@reyes3579]

Thats true

[@armandd3578]

If your grandma ain’t concerned about wether you’ve ate every other 10 minutes is she even your grandma let’s be real

[@ALUCARD-us3il]

True

[@mrhenry4907]

I don't know this guy but I'm sitting here watching and it hurts inside

[@Keewaf]

same, ive never heard of him before but this made me cry a lot

[@allispossible8447]

D MERCHANT Me too. He was young and such a good kid 😩

[@twitterienne3679]

i cried even though i've never heard of him :/

[@StaticImage]

Same. This guy seems to have an incredible way of really influencing people, even after death. That says a LOT about him and who he was. And what he did to others and for others. That's something to be proud of.

[@roadrollerda9113]

D MERCHANT Meh

[@kwcbomb]

I like the news people saying "so they get paid to sit there and play video games." They get paid to sit there and read a teleprompter for six figures... whos complaining again?

[@bluesbulletin]

I know right.

[@KaptenShambles]

* I'm gonna drive, to every hospital, until i find him! * That right there. is true friendship

[@jansommer5735]

Ludvig Smaavik Hansen he may have sounded like a good person but if you watch dmbrandons smite streams and videos, he’s a piece of shit (not talking about allied)

[@jansommer5735]

Cade Amadashi entirely true

[@meganlee2012]

I cried at that.

[@GodyP]

Because his mother told him not to

[@jesusisthetruth4497]

Jan Sommer oof

[@darianf]

Enough about the mother, look at the positivity and understanding the sister had for who he was.

[@SameerAli-by5td]

Darian Fontaine I know right she supported him so much and is so proud of him

[@Thezxc568III]

When her selfish motherhood feelings block his friends and fans.

[@yikes710]

You realize she even said she didn't care to know about his gaming until he passed.. It was only after he passed that she actually gave a shit about the kid's hobby..

[@ireu7666]

y i k e s bruh no parents give a fuck about a kids gaming hobby when it doesn’t help someone’s education skills or anything like that

[@darianf]

@risinglotuswind his mom was simply ignorant. Being his mom doesnt excuse that or her selfishness. Clearly he felt more comfortable with his friends and fans. He did nothing wrong. Im sure he appreciated his family but that doesnt mean he needs to have a forced relationship with his mom or any other family member

[@Nadia72639]

"It's a lot of people sitting there watching other people play video games" It's like, why do people sit and watch other people play football? Play in the olympics? It's entertaining, especially when you get to watch the most talented people play their sport

[@Sforza9050]

I totally agree. Nothing gives away how somebody is scared of change quite like getting snooty at younger people for doing something slightly different

[@Fi1del]

its fucking ridiculous is what it is

[@bez1196]

Watching a game every once in a while ( like on the weekends) is not a problem. But let's face it, this gaming "community" is full of addicts who easily spend up to 48 hours non-stop playing/watching games.

[@socialineptitude]

I think the retort would be that, when you watch the Olympics or professional athletes, you are watching people who are pushing the boundaries of what a human can do physically. Gaming is more like chess or something where success depends on acquiring a skill set within a limited universe with set rules. Either way, people like what they like, so who cares?

[@Cowswillrul3]

@@bez1196 Right because watching TV for just as long is SOOOO much better. At least with video games it's some sort of active stimulation and requires some thinking rather than just consuming. There's two sides of the coin here, and also a very large inbetween. Not every person is an "Addict" and play them in their leisure time. Why bash someone for doing something they enjoy? It's not like we as players do it because WE NEED THE HIT BRO. It's a fucking hobby, and the thousands of small and large gaming communities out there have helped me and millions of other people make friends where they could otherwise not locally. Don't be a willful ignorant.

[@prolo6309]

Rest in peace, David. I have never heard of you previously but this story just broke my heart.

[@tcmr5775]

Same. Holy shit

[@aimsta44]

I cried

[@truthseekeralways7050]

@@aimsta44 Same Rest in Heaven David 😇❤️🕊️

[@ggfoxer5382]

Davids Mom: "My david is a shy introvert.. Allied is a louder than life personality. I was concerned" WHY?!?!?!?!?!?

[@ALUCARD-us3il]

ggFoxer FR, has she never seen or been in a friendship like that?, come on

[@banjanrameen7514]

his family really just dissed him this whole video

[@kierramos1315]

His mom is so fixated on her own idea on how he should live his life, to the point that she missed 90% of her sons life, only to find out that she wasn’t there the whole time. To all parents out there, appreciate and accept the uniqueness of people for what they are, instead of forcing your ideologies on how they should be, specially with your sons and daughters.

[@KingLouis420th]

In this situation, yes, but doing what you suggest is what makes the world as crazy as it is today.

[@Mary1337]

@@KingLouis420th You cannot force anyone to believe what you want them to believe if they really don't want to. I think that's the point of Kier's message, at least kind of.

[@lepiee]

She’s a narcissist.

[@amberkelly8055]

She didn't understand it. What she understood was that it was in direct conflict with his education. She worked hard to get them out of poverty, so I know education was extremely important to her.

[@eyelenz6532]

The mother grew up in ny... She aint no damn narcissist shes a survivor a hard worker ..Many ppl done make it out of new york . people need to watch their mouths. Knowing damnnnnnn well. 95% of us have fake accounts.

[@Kerzun]

Community raises 150 thousand dollars...mom and sister "it almost felt invasive all these people knowing(Caring) whats going on"

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

There's a reason women get talked shit on. They always do stuff like this.

[@melinda1951]

What really saddens me, is that she didn’t allow his friend to see him. She denied them a final goodbye in person. Horrible.

[@error-tb7wk]

Cheeky Hajoon she is annoying

[@Kerzun]

@@error-tb7wk just insane how someone can be like that regardless of the situation

[@naoyanaraharjo4693]

@@thelegacyofgaming2928 shitty persons arent limited to genders man

[@connorwilson8450]

I feel sorry for the mother. Even after his death, she still cannot accept her son for who he was. Pitiful.

[@speedythegamer9848]

Fr

[@spacedout1773]

Wtf

[@justiny.6925]

I know man it’s sad

[@kodakazie2750]

Fr

[@idropws8929]

You should feel bad for the son for having a mother like that the community raised 150k and she got upset? Like come on now and she still doesn’t accept the way he was

[@jacobside2656]

That's the problem just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it's not a valid job. It's an entertainment job.

[@tajayfoot1]

Jacob Side I swear to god this is every parent; this is truly told from the perspective of a parent

[@CarlosN2]

And most enternainers now a days are just big sacks of useless shit. These people contribute nothing to society.

[@el_equidistante]

it is a pretty sad life but ok

[@nuhbudi]

jassLmhn how is doing something you love sad?

[@aquillandscroll6428]

Cooper & the Cash What do you mean by ‘contribute to society’? If you mean by taxes gamers do have to pay,in fact gamers provide entertainment to many people doing what they love,sure there are bad sides to gaming,there’s addiction,there’s stress and sometimes that leads to gamers being toxic or what not but there’s also good gamers as well.’Contribute to society’can you answer how a catering job contributes to society?Can you tell me how an accountant contributes?It depends on perspective?If E-sports isn’t a job that ‘contributes to society’ then quite frankly youtubers are the same,but here you are,on the very platform where amongst the toxic click baiters and 10 minute delayers,there exist great youtubers and people that entertain and inform us and allow us to discover.

[@SpicyCurrey]

Imagine not being able to say goodbye to your girlfriend. They couldn't let her see him for 5 minutes?

[@jasinbiggs7189]

Loser

[@enviousgaming3250]

i tink it is more of a liabuility issue and safety issue. in most states in the US hospital patients are only allowed to see their family for the last few days they have left to live. or close friends their family allows to go see. I don't know the specifics but I learned that when one of my ebst friends passed away. her family allowed me to go see her but I couldn't as I'd have to fly to seattle from colorado and she was in a coma so I wouldn't be able to tlak with her anyway. my parents were lucky enough to have a few last moments with her before she died in the coma. i could have but I couldn't. and from that the family told me generally how everything worked out

[@vergance_softwares]

I see you everywhere.

[@enviousgaming3250]

@@vergance_softwares me? haha well I like to comment on nerdy videos and stuff and informational ones too like this

[@vergance_softwares]

No, Spicy.

[@thegrumpyhorticulturist]

My David was an introvert Allied was larger than life I was concerned. You should be happy that he was being himself! Outward expression is such a BEAUTIFUL thing!

[@thecoolaxolotlnova8523]

Exactly that family except for the sister was a bunch of closed minded assholes who held to that as David slowly died of cancer. I'm pretty sure that one larger woman still doesn't fully understand what happened.

[@actinup_]

Allied is a man that looks humble even tho I never watched him 1 second 😂 still injoyed

[@meownug5193]

Headsets off and a moment of silence for our fallen gamer. May you respawn in heaven

[@onevaux3995]

😔

[@DaniellesMicoMarley]

true gaming comment right here sweet and sad at the same time :( what a tragedy

[@ImBlackIvy]

He can play his favorite games for life now 😇

[@pentprod7766]

i felt that

[@whoactivist6245]

rip😔

[@DaisyStarlightSL]

This is how your parents get in the way of your potential career path because, they want you to follow the normal career path. I am glad he was defiant.

[@FOTHER_MUCKER]

They were "getting in the way" they were looking out for their son going into a field with a massive failure rate

[@michaelscott6419]

Umberto Tortellini So what if there’s a massive failure rate. Starting a business has a massive failure rate being a professional sportsman has a massive failure rate but people try because it’s what they’re interested in.

[@dontemchan]

@@FOTHER_MUCKER You're too worried about failing to the point you miss the windows of success. Success is a leap of faith.

[@FOTHER_MUCKER]

@@dontemchan are you a parent? It's a parent's natural instinct to want to protect their children from something that could be potentially detrimental to their lives

[@dontemchan]

@@FOTHER_MUCKER That's called control. Failing is not detrimental to one's life. Failing is a process. I'm not saying her feelings are wrong. I understand the good intentions but you should trust your child with their own life as long as you played your part well, as a parent. Success does not come from a safe path. That's called mediocrity. Children are just a manifestation of life, just like any other organism in the universe. He's his own person. He does as he pleases. You are just a spectator, just as I am. Continue to accrue all of these fail safes and you miss your window of success.

[@Paco1337]

Not letting his best friend to be with him in last minutes,damn what an ignorance

[@simonjohnston9488]

Attacking the grieving mother of someone who died of cancer merely shows that all you see here is entertainment, not people. The ignorance is yours, asshole. As is your decision to not listen to what she said.

[@WorthlessDeadEnd]

The woman said she didn't know if he was a friend or a troll. David was his Bruce Wayne, and Allied was his Batman, as corny as that sounds. The man led a double life, and his own mother knew nothing about his gaming life, so she had no way of knowing who anybody from the gaming community was.

[@chrisreed26]

She could have shared her son...He was obviously closer to his gaming family than his blood family...He would have liked to have seen his best friend one last time I'm sure but the selfish grieving control freak of a mother who David (Allied) escaped from did not allow her dying son to have one final goodbye with his best friend who meant soo much to him..Let her live with that and answer to her son one day in heaven for her selfishness...

[@schisandra]

Think about it. The fact that she was suspicious - that she knew about trolls and was worried that his friend could be one - tells you that she had experienced some bad sh-t. The video showed us the nice, supportive folks in the gaming community, but I’m guessing that not everyone was. (I don’t think gamers are terrible people; I just know that a-holes are everywhere.) Have some compassion for mom. She clearly loved her son and would’ve done anything to make him happy. She did what she thought was best at the time. I think the friend’s anger and frustration is really an expression of his grief. Even if he had had that last moment with David, I think he would still be angry and frustrated and sad that he can’t have more. He misses his friend.

[@jesusisthetruth4497]

Paco oof

[@red.s1k]

Never ever pull a gamers router, you're just asking for a bad relationship at that point

[@kyushka.]

Payne for real bruv

[@jedcastro3046]

He had school the next day.

[@LunaticTheCat]

Fr, that's just horrible

[@ALUCARD-us3il]

For real, If someone pulls that shit without reason to me, they are asking for me to dislike them

[@ichmeiner4531]

@@ALUCARD-us3il having school the next day is a pretty good reason. Of course, harsh actions like unplugging a gamers router should always be the very last resort. In a good parent-child relationship it shouldn't be necessary, but, come on, we all know that teens can act incredibly stupid, bratty, immature, irresponsible and can have the worst attitude ever, that's what those years are for and that's what parents are there for. To prevent you from going overboard. If that means killing the Wi-Fi, so be it. Parents aren't supposed to be best friends.

[@DaequanLoco]

We love you Allied

[@MtcBreezy23]

Dae

[@its_Basher]

Yes we do

[@Nick-md4mi]

man I hope you get better

[@dynasty9900]

We all love Allied, he will never be forgotten.

[@jordanwilliams9634]

Daequan 😿

[@Acsion42]

I think the saddest part of all of this, is that even after his death his family still not only fails to accept him, but openly derides his passion.

[@Roostest]

Either that or they're taking advantage out of his death

[@bachelorofstuff]

@Blanchette Fotopoulos The mother comes off as a heartless narcissist. I can't believe you didn't mention the grandmother's dishevelled wig and tacky chairs - it's truly bizarre. Raised by these nagging hags, the boy had no choice but seek refuge in games and succumb to toxic masculinity, which helped him mentally disassociate himself from his castrating mother.

[@imacomputer101]

You read into the video incorrectly then. Because it's obvious that they understood in the end and that they loved and cared for him.

[@flame6579]

He didn't deserve a family like this thats for sure

[@kobefrancois7373]

@@imacomputer101 watch the video again and listen to what they say a little better. they never once said they fully understood him. the mom had the balls to say "maybe he thought i wouldn't accept it" which thoughout the whole fucking video she showed exactly that. she said she was his family when his friends were there for him thick and thin, his friends paid the bills that his mom couldn't, his COMMUNITY did what they felt they could for there fellow member and what does the mom do??? she turns her back on them and denies all of them especially his best friend the right to see him in his final moments.

[@cyanwesh5062]

"I don't understand how someone can make a living off of gaming." Just cause you don't understand it, dosent mean that it dosent happen.

[@donutsprinkles9002]

how often does it happen?

[@cyanwesh5062]

@@donutsprinkles9002 on hand with how often people try a lot of times

[@logictinker]

You assumed the worst that he might got his girlfriend pregnant, that much you don't know your son ,, it might be the reason he didn't hangout with you THE family, yet when he finds friends that can call family you have the audacity to forbid even him from seeing each other !! There's an old saying where im from "when god takes a young soul it means he loves them too much" may you rest in peace brother such a pure soul ❤️

[@ALUCARD-us3il]

Sam Amri very very true, people like that mother piss me off, their ignorance is astounding

[@jericho3703]

His mother was upset he was happy when he played games? There upset the community supported him and raised money for him?

[@mariorobe4805]

Wait what? His family was mad because his friends raised money for him?

[@jericho3703]

Mario Robe uh huh.

[@syrupdeity2099]

@@mariorobe4805 yea

[@ahmarcamacho8404]

Its kinda of ridiculous, they treated him like he was 9

[@mariorobe4805]

@@ahmarcamacho8404 it's really idiotic to say that someones invasive because they're helping your family financially to cure your son...and btw his friends were more of a family to him than his mom ever was...his friend shaved his head to make him feel better about losing hair ffs...

[@callenguyen1119]

David was my son's team mate and mentor. He was a wonderful young man. Glad we were able to meet him. He will forever be missed.

[@joshuameans3022]

Wait is this cyclonespins mother?

[@joshuameans3022]

Surprise aside, thank you for being here with the rest of this unconventional family remembering and recognizing the real life importance of the connections we make online.

[@callenguyen1119]

@@joshuameans3022 yes, I am

[@notthatguypal14]

Calle Nguyen sure?

[@callenguyen1119]

@@notthatguypal14 ???

[@tayloredbydrew]

Sad how the Mother couldn't admit where she went wrong. I pray I never fail my kids like this.

[@karencalifano6132]

You hit the nail on the head!! One of her issues is that she never even seemed to make the effort to get to know what her son was into. So instead of admitting that now, she just seems to be ok with the fact that she was so disconnected from him when he was alive. She automatically shunned it and thought it was senseless, stupid, crazy, etc. She is too narrow minded and selfish and now she will have to live with that guilt of never bothering to get to know her son when he was alive. Sad but true. My partners parents were like that with him and his siblings growing up. Now, he suffers from anxiety, he drinks, and he always feels "empty" because he never pursued a career in music due to his parents never supporting it and always shunning it and telling him he will never amount to anything or make any money being a musician. He is pushing 60 and feels it's "too late". He is very talented and can sing, play guitar but is also depressed and has that "woulda, coulda, shoulda" mentality about it now. I tell him to try and get gigs in bars or small clubs to at least have an outlet to play in front of an audience yet he never pursues it. He had a dream to be a "rock star", however, it may be too late for that but it's never too late to get out there and play for some people in a smaller venue. He almost seems as if that would not be "good enough" for him, but I blame that on his upbringing as well and his selfish, narcissistic parents. So he's stuck in a job he hates.

[@ThisIsPhami]

Drew Taylor you won’t bro 💯

[@simonjohnston9488]

@@karencalifano6132 My god you kids are going to be embarrassed about this behavior when you grow up. For now, just know that you're behaving like walking cliches. That you think you know all about that family after watching a 17-minute video, and demonize Allies' grieving mother the way you all are, just shows how little you know. Of course, you think you know it all, because you're... yep, walking cliches. Ever tried thinking of others, for once? Can you at least try to be a little bit less self-absorbed?

[@simonjohnston9488]

@@karencalifano6132 Oh my god Karen, you're not an adult and still think like this. Fuuuucking hell.

[@simonjohnston9488]

@@ThisIsPhami LOL

[@jayden.m3386]

The mum never understood her kid sad Tip for the mum times are changing

[@Wr1d]

Jayden.m was gonna like your comment but it’s at 69.....

[@patstokes3615]

Believe it or not Time is always a changing. One day you'll wonder what happened to your kid.

[@simonjohnston9488]

Tip for Jayden you're a walking cliche who knows very little of the world.

[@davidc3839]

What a naive and hurtful comment

[@byrl1]

"why would people like to watch others play videogames?" i find this question unbelievably hypocritical when you look at sports and their affect on everyday life and society as a whole. it is the same thing fundamentally.

[@BlownMacTruck]

Oh please, it's not hypocritical, it's a lack of understanding. If you came from a life where you struggled consistently to make money it can be difficult to understand why someone would spend their valuable money on what you consider superfluous. We all have to meet each other halfway - one person has to be open minded, and the other person has be able to communicate effectively on why something's important to them.

[@byrl1]

@@BlownMacTruck and yet the announcers who so vigorously ridicule games are making 7 figures so i am not sure if they care about spending large sums of money on stupid things. they are trying to spur up the crowd by whatever means possible, even at the expense of the people they are interviewing or shouting out.

[@ATF.California]

Did you watch this the hole video ok well same shit some people enjoy watching people popping pimples others enjoy watching others play games other like to watch docs it's just a preference like you watching porn I'd say why do you get off watching other people fucking same shit

[@hectorrodriguez6843]

It's not their fault they grew up in a different era where they didn't really have any cash tournaments like now a days. Which is why they simply can't grasp the idea.

[@tridentremixes5449]

@@hectorrodriguez6843 this sounds fucked up but I think the world will be a better place after all the old people die.

[@maryvalentyne2553]

I’m going back and forth between feeling for the mother and feeling for his best gamer friend

[@ShaudaySmith]

Me too, you can feel for both. Both have valid reasons for their pain, sorrow, and desire to support and protect Allied. It's a shame that they couldn't have come closer as they both had to witness what happened to him. It seems like they both could have used that mutual support as a critical person in their lives passed away.

[@VivaLeRevolucion]

Shauday Smith 🙏

[@helloworld2784]

I wish she was able to know him.. maybe if she know about their friendship and shaving their head together, she'd be gladly to meet him..

[@BriPer1992]

Feel for both. Both tried to be there for him, in their own ways. His mother only wanted the best for him, as she explains. And his friend wanted to be a good friend. Both loved him immensely, and both have experienced immense loss. Feel for both.

[@dwippity]

@Cbass man, who fuckin cares? the dude may be toxic outside of this scenario but "sucks he lost a friend????" in the words of dmbrandon, fuck you. i know nothing about any of these people but that dude lost someone incredibly close to him. there's a time and place for criticism and in the comment section of a documentary about his friend's death maybe isn't the fucking place, man.

[@HighHatOG]

R.i.p Allied. Loved his content and miss his videos. I’ve been in the Smite community for years and he is definitely missed.

[@belascott2406]

"I just don't understand how someone could make a living off of gaming" Maybe if you took the time to notice what he was doing and learn about your own son's passions that wouldn't be a problem

[@jessidawkins5245]

My bf is 22 he works and he doesnt want to go to work because of it he fails to clean he doesnt wanna change his clothes its like he doesnt care about his self

[@incel-simp]

⁠what does ur response even mean?

[@markeverhart3835]

really don't like the mothers attitude just because you don't understand the gaming life doesn't mean he don't want to see his close friend

[@Mary1337]

Remember that she also said that she didn't know who SHE could trust. Her son is fighting for his life, slowly dying and then random people want to see him... I'm not a mother, I don't have children but somehow I can understand that perspective?

[@DrSmileyFace18]

@@Mary1337 Imagine not taking the time to know who your child's best friend is? If my mother denied my ability to see my best friend on my death bed I would fucking hope that people got mad at her after.

[@joshuabranson74]

Yeah she is a peice of shit.

[@Smokeout48]

Mark Everhart ima cancer survivor and tbh I wanted my friends there more than my family so I feel like she was maybe mad he was closer with them than her cause my dad acted the same way when I asked about my friends he told me fuck them I should be happy my family’s there so who knows

[@Smokeout48]

Mark Everhart rip to bro tho

[@netbunnie]

God, I got so frustrated when his mother was denying his gamer friend to see him. He clearly cared so much to even shave his head WITH him, yet she didn't let him see his friend, even when they all knew he was going to be gone soon. Clearly, other people cared very much for him and I think maybe seeing a close friend AND his family of his might've just made him feel that much better before he moved on. So sad, rip Allied.

[@mrbadguysan]

She didn't know if it was a troll. Blame the trolls.

mrbadguysan what do you mean trolls?!? She wouldn’t let “HIS” best friend see him when he was dying. Like cmon dude you have to be fucking kidding me right now.

[@hahah17]

God, I got so frustrated when you said "gamer friend" instead of friend. lmao this is just a joke and i agree with u, but whyd u say gamer friend

[@JensengTea]

I don't think it's quite possible to understand until you become a parent yourself. I am not one, so I can only speak of what I assume. However, the love a parent feels for their child is their gravity. Upsetting as it was, I did not blame her one bit for keeping him to herself. We are often most selfish in our darkest hours. Neither you nor I can honestly say that we know how it feels to lose our child. But both of us should be able to empathize and try to walk a mile in her shoes. I am definitely not saying she was right to do what she did... but I am not blaming her either.

[@geminijemini7976]

Bobs

[@anainmazatlan]

This has helped me understand my nephew so much better and I will be even more supportive of him than I already am. Thanks for posting this.

[@TheXenaFilms]

3:34 minutes in and looking in the comments to see if anyone else felt off about the mother. Turns out 90% is about her lol

[@lenagazawani8876]

I don't know but the mom kinda piss me off ...like "he was an introvert and didn't have any friends but now he has this bigger than life personality.. and I'm concerned .." Like WTF you should be happy!!

[@noway4517]

She's concerned because she doesn't know how he developed this personality and because he doesn't show it to his family. It's not that she is not proud of him, it is just that she is confused and there is no way for her to get to him.

[@mf_gamesamanda1542]

@@noway4517 that's bullshit.

[@Bradlee297]

I'm sure she's happy now with the money she got

[@ostapbendervan7874]

Thank you that ego shine This was about him But she wanna show her rules me me me

[@ostapbendervan7874]

She shun him Why she.did not.know Watch it carefully again The backdrop The make up Like daughter She act like she is fifty

[@dfjiro]

Never heard of Allied, but he seems like an amazing person. God speed friend.

[@iipiickle1928]

No idea why this popped up on my recommended, but thank God it did - a gentle reminder that life is good, that you should always respect yourself and who you are, and to surround yourself with good people. Peace Allied, and much love to everyone. 🙏🏼

[@luismurillo281]

I just stumbled across this video and it blew my mind rest in peace bro you made me think about life

[@Liuhuayue]

Based on the title, I thought he was going to die from playing too many video games until I read the description.

[@soccerboy1447]

Liuhuayue I thought he was gonna commit suicide from hate because he gamed or something

[@ets160]

A Salty Fry bruh same I thought he was gonna kill himself

[@subhadipdas7963]

Same here

[@gogglespisano24]

I am a mom of a child who has a lot of online friends. Most of which do not know her. She was offline for a while because she was ill. I made sure to update her friends because I knew how much they meant to her. To say I have anger for this mother is putting it mildly. I couldn't finish this doc because of the selfishness. She never got to know her son, she put down his job, she brushed off his friends, that is just plain shitty to do, especially since this was a HUGE part of him and his life. Speaking to her directly: I understand you are hurting, but the way you treated a HUGE part of his life did not do him any justice. You put him in YOUR box, you selfishly turned a blind eye to others who were very close to him that were hurting, too. Maybe he was an introvert with you and your family because you belittled him? I can see it the way you spoke about him and his passion. If anything you, or others, learn from this is to allow your children to love what-and who-they love. Stop making them live for YOU. We are only loaned our children for a short while and then they go out in the world. You do not want to end up on a doc where people have mixed feelings about you after your own child died.

[@cassidydeneau7076]

Thank you for being a supportive parent. Too many brush off that our online friends are just as valuable and important to us, if not more than our "real-life" friends.

[@drippy-szn7438]

gogglespisano24 cool mom alert 🚨

[@cst256]

Very well said. Her son is about to die and all she can think about is someone is 'disrespecting' her.

[@L337Dratini]

Thank you for putting it so eloquently. All I want to do is scream at her that she hurt him so badly by blocking his friend from seeing him and most likely preventing him from going online while in hospice.

[@robertmedeleanu7573]

She just wanted the attention that he got.

[@danielayala3170]

Beautiful vid! It felt so good to see how many people cared about him. He had charisma; you can see it. He was a special, remarkable person, and talented. God bless.

[@Popsutten]

Shocked this wasn’t in the video but he has his own statue in smites current map at the location where he got his penta kill just thought it was really cool of hi Rez to do that. Also he has his own avatar you can get through the promotional code system : #AlliedStrong Miss you buddy ❤️

[@scuffeduterus303]

"you sit there and watch people play video games" wtf is football and basketball again??

[@natnat8393]

Ikr! It's the same Damn thing!

[@XxlilmewmewxX]

did you really just compare gamers to athletes?

[@michaelg9893]

Macaroni and Jesus no he compared people watching people play a game to people watching people play a game

[@viceanterra3]

@@XxlilmewmewxX I'm pretty sure they just compared games.

[@XxlilmewmewxX]

@@michaelg9893 videos games are not equivalent to actual sports

[@dmbrandon]

She might not remember, but I met Allied's mom once when I was a stinky smasher. She was great to me when I stayed over, sick as hell after eating some super suspect food. I don't think she knew the real weight he had on the world. I hope she chooses to explore it, because his memory is everywhere.

[@NonPlayerCharlie]

Definitely hurt seeing your perspective. Appreciate everything the two of you have done for SMITE.

[@LuxInvicta]

#AlliedStrong

[@gridlock2958]

Damn bro. When you said "What the fuck is family?"... I could feel your pain. You couldn't be there with Allied at the end and it hurt you. A lot of the smite community has controversial opinions about you but you do have a fucking heart DM and you're not a bad person. Thank you for telling your story DM. Hope to have a beer with you one day.

[@jenniferlawrence9473]

I really didn't get why she was so concerned though. Like, he wasn't doing drugs or in a gang. He was just playing video games. No wonder he kept that part of his life a secret.

[@Fauxjob]

Maybe the thing to consider in this doc is that when you leave the nest, you become your own being that most parents will never fully accept or understand. They still love you, but your parents have this innate inability to have a disconnection to the person they brought into this world. It's in the DNA so you can get out and do your own thing, unimpeded.

[@dododog6]

Sees him making a living off of gaming yet still doesn’t understand. Gtfoh

[@TheGhjgjgjgjgjg]

she's dreadful

[@sherpaderpdingo3405]

@Fab StillSmokin this is probably true. I take public transport and live inexpensively while banking my money. My brother drives nice cars and buys flashy shit but lives cheque to cheque and it could all come crumbling down if he lost his job even for a few months. I'm the one my mother worries about, though.

[@donutsprinkles9002]

No she's not, she knew education was the way out of poverty for her son. How many people make it as profeessional gamers every year? now think about the amount of people who have a useful degree and are well off. I can totally understand where she comes from. She didn't want her kid to struggle

[@dododog6]

@@donutsprinkles9002 but she SEEN HIM MAKING A LIVING. No one else matters in this situation but him and his mom.

[@donutsprinkles9002]

@@dododog6 yeah i know

[@sushimane6996]

The mother is so ignorant man. Let him do what he loves. Just because she doesnt understand it she is against it

[@ALUCARD-us3il]

Vast majority of boomers in a nutshell

[@eustab.anas-mann9510]

@@ALUCARD-us3il this so much

[@donttalktomeyoureannoying8736]

@@ALUCARD-us3il she is likely generation x not a boomer. A lot of younger millennials have Gen X parents like myself.

[@ALUCARD-us3il]

@@donttalktomeyoureannoying8736 I’m a gen z, so I wouldn’t know would I, but the whole stigma against gaming started with boomers if i recall

[@zigguratjones6458]

"But unfortunately I didn't know any of these people" Well, maybe if you actually took an interest in your son's career you would have.

[@evotop]

Ziggurat Jones exactly

[@chelor5795]

Y’all like to judge lol

[@salvadorramirez4517]

Mimi Gone we’re not judging, the facts are literally given to us in this video

[@perksofvon]

@@salvadorramirez4517 y'all are all literally judging lmao. criticizing, whatever you wanna call it. stop it.

[@finnleyphillips2250]

imagine being a mother working 4 jobs and trying to understand streaming she just couldnt quite clutch that he was making money off what he loves so stop criticising the mother for not understanding

[@umiluv]

Unfortunately, it’s clear from the way his family acted and dismissed his passion and how only until after he passed that they even tried getting to know who he was (which I find insane since he was streaming daily), was the reason why he didn’t share who he was with them and why he created a family outside of his own. His family may have loved him but they didn’t know how to. He felt completely accepted in his gamer family and so he showed who he was to them. Those of us who aren’t close to our families know that this is just what you do to cope with feeling invisible in your own family.

[@Pleaseleavemealoneooga]

Honestly it made me feel hurt for him even more- you’d think the mother would be happy something brought her son out of his shell and made him really happy ??

[@umiluv]

Clarity - as for my situation, even though I’m a mom now and almost 40, it hasn’t gotten better. My mother continues to refuse that she has to work on how to talk to me, even though I’ve told her how to. So I’ve stopped talking to her about things in my life. It is, what it is. I know my mom loves me but that it hurts her too much to admit that she’s wrong or doesn’t know how. As a mom, I understand mom guilt very much, so I get it. I’m learning from it and trying to make sure I read all the books to learn the correct tools to be there for my son. Normally I wouldn’t make such an opinionated comment but I’m just tired of seeing parents blaming their children for their own failures. Yes, it’s hard being a parent and you have to cut yourself some slack but you also have to own up to your own shit too.

[@TachibanaTengoku]

@Clarity That still doesn't make it any better that she denied his friend the ability to visit him on the premise that he was not his friend....I can understand being afraid because you don't know the guy but damn man, in retrospect that is kind of fucked up. I know that when my grandfather died, he did not want any of us to be around him, to see him suffering, and it's entirely possible that Allied was the same way. The thing that bugs me is the fact that she said visitation was for FRIENDS and FAMILY, but she denied what seems to me to be one of his closest friends, and definitely part of his family, from being able to see her son before his death. This is why I have a list of people I need my family to contact in case anything ever happens to me. Allied is 100% correct, life is not predictable and you have no idea what may ever happen.

[@umiluv]

Clarity - his friends raised money for his illness. How is that not caring for him? And how can you assume only his family was there to care for him in the end if his family didn’t allow his friends to come and visit? I find your comments to be very odd and actually have more assumptions than my own. You assume his family were the only ones to care in the end when that was NOT true. His friends were not allowed to see him. His friend shaved his head in solidarity with him because of his fear of chemo. He shared his fears with his friend and he was there with him through those fears. And his friend was VERY upset he was unable to see him before he died. His family denied his friend the ability to say goodbye to him and for what? Because they didn’t understand how he could be friends with people through gaming or online? Why does that matter? Death is not just for the person dying. It’s also for the people who care about that person. People need closure or they live through life with the burden of regret. It’s not cool what his family did to his friend. I understand not streaming your illness to an audience but if you have your son’s friend calling clearly upset and that they want to see their friend before they pass, how do you say no? I just can’t understand it. And I find it odd that you would justify the family’s behavior.

[@shantie66]

It's always that

[@ericshimon5496]

13:03 This is a wake up call to whoever takes life for granted, I shedded grown man tears. This story is amazing.

[@FleetwoodCat]

This has been in my newsfeed for a while now, so I decided to watch it. A real tear jerker. Such a young handsome man to loose his life way too soon. God Bless!

[@jauxro]

12:24 she seems to understand it as "he became angry because he couldn't play"... I feel like that misses the whole aspect of letting down an audience.

[@ih8youmuch]

t s ó l a r i a not to mention his competitive spirit. He was good at what he did, and he wanted to win always. To see your body change and not be able to do the things you used to is crushing in it’s own right

[@ostapbendervan7874]

She protecting her earlier mean ways

[@astre09]

JR Thomas she probably had no idea

[@rattoota]

That mom was incredibly selfish for not letting the people he loved and cared for see him in his final moments. She didn't have the right to do that and now some people may never get the closure they need. 16:38 Its not that she didn't understand. Its that she wasn't willing to try and understand.

[@KingAndy-gc2bw]

Gaming Weirdo no the thing was when he called her she didn’t know who it was, she didn’t know it was one of his closest friends, it could’ve been any one of the thousands and thousands of his fans so how could she just say yes to come see her dying son to a fan, if she knew it was actualy him I think she would’ve let him

[@KingAndy-gc2bw]

petit man lmao das a fact

[@ryantrentmann7364]

@@KingAndy-gc2bw If she actually took time to "know" who her own son was she would atleast know who his best friend is.

[@ariton1952]

kuubnbkgttich

[@donbebe6092]

Gaming Weirdo She does have a right as his mother. Whether she was a good one or not is a different story.

[@luckyoce3235]

This had me in tears, I’ve lost many people to cancer. And this just brought it all back up. I love how he did what he loved till he passed. Rip man, you lived a great life and your in a better place now 💕

[@ancarh537]

Thanks for making this video. It means a lot to many of us who were there for him since the beginning of his Smite career, and lived the last years of his life as if it was our own. #Alliedstrong

[@HarriW]

4:20 "My son, David, is a quiet, reserved, shy introvert." No lol

[@yu4233]

She is dumb as hell

[@fisherman7237]

Maybe you don’t realize she’s trying to say that his online personality brought out his true personality. She means that her son is an introvert but the twitch streamer is a whole different person.

[@awescar3231]

Fisherman no lol, she described his online personality as a "performance" putting on a show. she didn't think it was the real him. she thought he was only doing it to entertain...

[@---bb8ut]

Yup how is it would you know more than his actual mother?

[@awescar3231]

Ville ok

[@sasukeroxmymind]

Allied was a huge reason I stayed with the community, because he made it a family. Towards the end of his life, my friend was diagnosed with cancer. I had a little over two weeks to spend with him, and the same thing as what happened to Diem happened to me. "Family only". I wanted to at least give him a clip of allied giving him hope, but then allied passed away as well. Just an all around fact that cancer is the worst.

[@StaticImage]

I'm really sorry to hear that, but thank you for being a good person and trying to help a hurting friend in their deepest time of need. That's something we all could use a little bit more of.

[@xxxxbigrich5752]

Sorry so for you. You're in my prayers🙏

[@user-qtztvjt]

Theres 90%no escape from cancer my mother had for 4 years and she was ready to win it but it was going bad to good good to very bad evry single day bu suddenly she got really bad and cancer just took over her body and it was clear she gonna die and shw did this cancer really hard tho foreall .

[@beigela]

@@user-qtztvjt Stay strong my friend

[@MS-cg1mj]

Allied seems like he was a wonderful young man. I'm glad that I sat down and played video games with my kids and nephews. Gaming is just like reading a book. You fall into a book or a game and escape into another world. I wish that his family had understood that. I'm glad that he had an online gaming family that loved him to. RIP young man 🙏😪

[@TrentGamingCo]

nice archival footage, this is really well put together

[@Nox.INkRecords]

R.I.P brother. You will be missed. Hope you 'respawn' someplace nice :)

[@parnavad1794]

Where he does not have a Selfish mom to moderate what he does..

[@shinobu3817]

PARNAVA DEBNATH people don’t understand what this mom went through, she worked her blood and sweat off and sacrificed her life so her kids could be fortunate to have a roof over their heads. do u guys know how that feels?? to sacrifice your sleep, emotions, and everything all for your future and kids? that’s what she wanted. she only the wanted the best for her son, and honestly, she’s spent most of her life working ground on up so she wouldn’t really understand anything about this video game scene.

[@parnavad1794]

@@shinobu3817 Boy this is gonna be a long one. I am also kinda like him. Not in the same way though. My dream was to work in the aerospace industry but because of my poor academics and super compettitive nature of Indian exams now I am going on Mechanical Engineering. My mother is also forcing me the same way his mother did. As most of our relatives work in the softwere outsourcing companies in India my mom is trying to force me into Computer Engineering. Whenever I try to show her something great like New Horizons, Nasa's Opportunity rover's incredible journy on 5498 SOLS on mars that was made to last only 90 SOLS, The Falcon Heavy Test flight etc.. She says will they make you rich some day?...These kind of moms dont understand that everyone does not do something because of money..Some people have passion too and they wanna persue it to there hearts content and just maybe...He wont make a lot of money but he will be Happy of what he is Doing..

[@shphdwg7341]

This is the most touching thing ever, I will now quote you.

[@morpheus7422]

"RESPAWN" Gave me goose bumps. Like I can relate to that. Word👍👍 RIP to Allied

[@josiahprofenno4136]

Things like 'obsession' and 'don’t understand' is what bugs gamers, entertainment is entertainment, no better or worse.

[@TheBrenanas]

It is just like people being obsessed with sports and putting their all into them, gaming is the exact same thing. It's a hobby, it's a passion, it's a community.

[@SonicFan147]

I know that it bugs me a lot, as a gamer myself. A lot of my older family members are all just thinking that I'm being unsociable but then I remind them of how much money I'll get when I'm older XD

[@alondor8157]

@Nick with no last name OK. Why aren't you playing sports? Since you clearly know what's better. Do a little practice what you preach? It's just not everyones cup of tea. And btw, tons of people die in sports from injuries and such, so to say it's completely safe and healthy is questionable.

[@jackrush1222]

Exercise and sports are different. Yes sports doesn't need to be violent in fact, that is rarely the case. Sports might be "healthier" but it's sure as fuck not safer. A lot of injuries doesn't come from violence, it comes from simply playing the game. landing on the wrong foot is pretty dangerous when trying to dunk a basketball, punching too hard in boxing might kill somebody, failing a backflip on gymnastics might end your career and so on.

[@beastking-zk1yk]

@Nick with no last name im gamer i workout a ,lot but im not bout to get on here tell her other ppl wat to do

[@buffdude4281]

I played with Allied during the glory days of Smite. He was an awesome player - great teammate - and clearly a better son and friend. RIP. -Achilles

[@Oxiid]

So his mum basically kept him for herself at the very end?

[@arpanine7495]

Some people are so out of touch and judgemental it's unbelievable. Let people like what they like.

[@ThomasJamesBeauchene]

Very sad and amazing documentary. He was a great person.

[@YusuphYT]

Sad that some kids get away with putting video games first over simply eating dinner with family. Video game addiction can most definitely ruin lives. Without a doubt.

[@ksearcher4623]

Brave how lived up to his dream

[@xxpacman05xx21]

@@YusuphYT I mean I've done that a few times cause gaming can be so fun and immersive you never wanna stop and yeah it can ruin lives but not if your carefull with it also this man was a fucking legend

[@YusuphYT]

Xxpacman05xX yeah this guy seems really nice, but that’s not the point when he spent more time online than with his family in his dying days... that’s not right, if he was disciplined on video games he wouldn’t have instinctively wanted to spend his last days on earth on Twitter and video games 😂 feel sorry for his family, don’t be a single mother if you’re not prepared to compensate for the father being missing.

[@xxpacman05xx21]

@@YusuphYT that wasnt the issue he died doing something he loved and I'm sure he spent time with his family for that 1 year he had left it

[@jackreacher4297]

Jesus the baby boomers trying to understand esports LoL

[@KillerQueensRyche]

Agreed. That was so cringy and sad, i felt embarrassed for them.

[@JackieBaisa]

Hahaha, she's no baby boomer. She's about 20 years too young to be one.

[@simonjohnston9488]

Jesus the kids pretending they know it all are exactly the same as all kids before them.

[@mgal6234]

J. Donnelly GenXer for sure.

[@davidc3839]

It's parents and children, it's been the same for millennia. What type of parent could/would you be, perfect ?

[@Altcor]

came to this video after watching a compilation of old SPL penta kills and one of Allied's was in there. Totally forgot about this amazing personality and human as a whole. Seeing my comment in the video, "i love watching your streams Allied

[@Adrianlovesmusic]

didnt know about the guy but this hurts to watch. RIP im just glad he got to live what he loved

[@Reth_Hard]

At least he had a beautiful virtual life...

[@bagobeans]

What a sad story because his mother was oblivious to what he was doing. He was living and had friends, and she had no clue. She could have let his friend say goodbye, but in her selfishness all she thought was, " he's my son, he's my son!" Now he belongs to everyone and she can't stop that. I hope he is at peace.

[@manictiger]

She was oblivious to the entire fucking world. If you want money, don't go to college. That's how you get saddled with debt, only to find out the only jobs with an opening pay in a day what that streamer was getting in an HOUR! There are so many ways to get money and going to school AIN'T FUCKIN' ONE OF THEM!

[@bagobeans]

@@manictiger You are correct. My son is successful and he did not go to college. College is a waste of money and they fill young people's heads with absolute crap. So, I agree 100% with you.

[@finaothak5140]

Marie Just Marie then he obviously had the skills but most of us don’t which is why we got to college to get a degree

[@bagobeans]

@@finaothak5140 Yes, but not everyone needs college. They bought into the scam. College is good if it helps you get a job but most just end up with high student loan debt. He was able to use his skills because he was able to do something at the right time. He played games...that was unheard of 20 years ago.

[@chellesama8256]

@@bagobeans Go say that to a neurosurgeon - bet they wouldn't agree that college was "a waste of money" that filled their heads with "absolute crap."

[@stock3366]

No clue who allied is but this made me so sad

[@MillerTheOriginal]

Man this got me. Being 24 and being diagnosed with brain cancer in 2017 I can relate to a few of the things in this. Life can throw carnage at you at times and you just have to be positive and he was. Bless his heart and his family RIP Allied

[@kingvexation1192]

“I’m so scared haha” Speechless.. to imagine myself in that situation, I feel so empathetic. Life’s unfair.

[@BlahChen]

14:30 "I feel I wasn't given the respect..." Respect? This ain't about you. To me that just sounds selfish. It took the mom him dying for her to realize that whats important was HIS happiness.

[@donbebe6092]

BLAH Chen I actually agree with what she said there.

[@BlahChen]

@@donbebe6092 To me that's just plain selfish. She put her own feelings before Allied's. DURING THE LAST MOMENTS. A few minutes wouldn't hurt. Yet she felt offended for some reason.

[@donbebe6092]

BLAH Chen You have to realize she didn’t know whether it was a troll or not. Don’t forget that at the end of the day she might not have been a good mother but she was still his mother. And the way it seems his friend talked to her was not respectful. Her son is dying. You can’t blame her whatsoever for wanting privacy in her sons last moments. It’s a very personal thing.

[@tenzin2614]

SilkyGames to me it seems like his friends were more family to him more then his actual family, and maybe if she had been a better mom and be more involved in his life instead of using the excuse “I didnt understand what he was doing” she would know who his best friend was. I can understand wanting privacy but David deserves having the people who were most important to him be by his side as he passed

[@NamNguyen-zc4tm]

7.99k his son didn’t want to man. Listen, we gotta be respectful. We are addressing a dead persons family. Kinda taboo to cuss them don’t you think? I’m sure his mother wanted to know him more. But since gaming took up most of his time, he didn’t have the chance too. And in the end, it’s in our nature, it’s human nature, to be selfish. That’s how we survived all this time. We at core are all extremely selfish but those who experience true empathy by having that wave of realization, guide the rest of us and help us have a better understanding for empathy and selflessness.

[@1stfamilyent]

We still think of you often Allied. You will never be forgotten!

[@ShiftyWombat]

This was so amazing to watch. I started watching him in 2015. It was unfortunate how fast it got him. RIP Allied. Forever a fan

[@OutInTheAM]

video broke my heart. but this G ma's wig got me laughin

[@nathand9260]

Josh 😂😂

[@Gtrdxvgyfvbhhfc]

Josh 😂😂😂😂😂

[@victorjrkingisanchez4472]

Josh 😂🤣

[@envymoe6178]

😂🤣

[@TiboFPS]

I lost some respect for the mother when she began saying the stuff of "hes my son first"

[@catriona_drummond]

To her he was property.

[@catriona_drummond]

@Blade Vizor They don't.

[@PrometheusXV]

@Blade Vizor Yeah, no.

[@smoknbobmarle3169]

It’s something that you never could understand....believe me

[@catriona_drummond]

@@smoknbobmarle3169 I don't believe you. Paen't down't own their children. Owning people is illegal under the penal code. Parents have a certain control over their children and also a responsibility. They have no right to violate certain right of their children. BUT WE ARE NOT TALKING A CHILD HERE. David Hance was 21 years one when he started playinG Smite and became an Online personality and successful businessman and 25 years old when he died, a fully adult person, and his mother took away an adult's persons right to socialise which who he wanted. That is borderline, if not actually criminal behavior. There is nothing I need to understand and nothing I need to believe from you.

[@blazemarley91]

allied was a beautiful soul, may he rest in peace. I cried a lot during this no lie. Peace and Love.

[@user-ks6gf3id6g]

the power of gaming has brougth us together brothers and sisters may our brother rest in peace !

[@Storystein]

Try not to cry. Cry a lot. Such a heartbreaking story. I didn't even know the guy, but now I miss him.

[@sassiehealzyo]

:'( I feel SO bad for his best friend....shaving his head to help him to be told "friends and family only." I can't imagine losing my best friend and having their family prevent me from seeing them and saying goodbye...

[@lownslow2099]

Everybody- who would pay to watch other people play video? Gamers- don’t you do that with sports Everybody- it’s different? Gamers- how Everybody- ...........

[@poopbruh7676]

N-word Surfer Not really. Still getting paid boi.

[@ALUCARD-us3il]

Bruh moment

[@stanv.aspert9723]

I can still remember the day that i found out that he was really gone, Allied will always be in the hearts of the community #alliedstrong

[@Anne--Marie]

Thank you for the insight into the world of gaming. If his friends would have been from a church, they would have been welcomed. If his friends had been from a softball team, they would have been welcomed. The fact that the gaming community stood behind him, propped him up and helped him like that spoke volumes. They were his family.

[@jbre7233]

Anne-Marie A i don’t know, I’ve been around a lot of people dying at work, and it’s almost always just immediate family present in the last days.

[@Anne--Marie]

@bruce wayne You're correct. It was quite presumptuous of me. I have known many people that have experienced it, so I'm a bit jaded. Thank you for the grounding.

[@verneshabritt3262]

nah it just seemed like he had this whole other world with the gaming community and didn't take the time to introduce his friends to the family. so honestly like the mom said she doesn't know who these ppl are or if they were really that close to him.

[@benjamingarcia2282]

Gamers are oppressed

[@jbre7233]

Am crying for a mother who lost her son, an abuela whose heart is broken, and his friends who have an allied-sized hole in their hearts now. This is tragic. #Fcancer

[@kingxxxgamer]

this hurts in more ways then one im not a pro gamer but online friends are sometimes better than real family they understand and don't judge.😭 rip man

[@freezerburn0019]

Sometimes it is easier to open up to strangers then then people you know.

[@simonjohnston9488]

But you judge.

[@jennifermarea8011]

Why is the mom so obsessed with understanding everything? You don't have to understand your kids you just have to love and accept them unconditionally.

[@yerrrrr2787]

8:07 does she even know her son? “Ah yes he went swimming. He liked it because it was warm.”

[@benjamingarcia2282]

Just a guy in the comment section she knows him more than you

[@fredriktorstensson4630]

@@benjamingarcia2282 yeah obviously

[@Angel-ky3rb]

@@benjamingarcia2282 But like that's her son. Of course an internet stranger doesn't know him haha! But she didn't know her own SON.

[@Angel-ky3rb]

@Cedrick Martinez Reyes Maybe so! But she really didn't want to understamd it. Anyone can say that someone likes something. But understanding why and seeing how happy it makes them is another thing, in my opinion at least!!

[@victorsvariety4328]

"I'm so scared, haha" really got me.

[@mahasina.k.5963]

Victor's Variety yeah that hurt

[@MadelineDAmato]

Same 💔

[@PistolSovereign]

that freaked me out

[@hiimbof]

He accepted death and it was so sad to just sit there and have to witness it happen. I miss him so much:(

[@honeydhydra3925]

This story broke my heart.... I can't... RIP, dear David aka Allied. 😢🙏🏻💐

[@brogers_]

R.I.P bro, gaming is all about community, this guy did it right.

[@Getcakedieyoung23]

What is so strange about watching other people play video games?! But watching a bunch of adult man kick a ball around and getting millions for that is totally fine…

[@dhizzy]

exactly! same concept,

[@jalees1994]

Its not the same contest lol what a fool are u its men running with they real body doing exercise not just pulling around a stick and push Ing Buttons. While real body is sitting on the sofa all day long. Oh yeah same concept...

[@wonderwhatsnext5408]

@@jalees1994 Instead, it's the mind, teamwork, coordination, and strategy that come into play in video games. It's obviously not as complex as chess, but it's the same idea of pitting your own skill and strategy against others - especially in games where you're fighting other players in the top .1% or whatever bracket for tournaments.

[@whatintheabrahamlincolnisg9567]

I get where you coming from and i like both but i think people say its weird because they still live in 2008 or so where gamers been called weirdo’s and shit but now everyone wants to be like us gamers

[@pavlepejovic5165]

@@jalees1994 its pretty much the same. For both sport and esport you need teamwork, hard work and a little bit of talent, but in sport focus is on strenght or speed etc and in esport on strategy and gameplan 😁👍

[@morebaklavapls3637]

i really dont understand older people, my mom can watch hours of food shows and fashion shows, byt when she sees me watching a stream she cant think its like the same thing

[@andrelaurent9607]

More Baklava pls شكرا they just don’t understand millennials, their mind is so self centered in how they grew up that they completely forget about their kids. Its really sad but as more technological advances begin to come out older people would need to get out of their little bubble.

[@dubs1283]

My dad showed me this video and now he’s taken my ps4😂😂🤦🏾‍♀️

[@XyloTears]

yusuf adam smh

[@zurge1089]

yusuf adam my mum would do that!

[@AKhanboxing]

r/thathappened

[@raaston9761]

punch him in the balls and take it back

[@Lea-tq4yr]

and im trying to set up a restriction at 9 pm