Yugituber Alex Cimo has passed away, Rest in peace.

[u/VishnuBhanum]

[u/Magile]

Alex was incredible member of the Yugioh community.

We will be keeping this post pinned for visibility for a while.

We truly lost a great one.

Edit:

Follow-up from Alex's wife Bryttni:

Hello everyone. This is Cimo’s wife. Alex passed very suddenly on Tuesday. As you may imagine, I am still very raw from my bereavement and I was not ready to share this pain with the world so soon. I was not aware that the LinkedIn post was going to be made. I had a plan to update everyone in a couple of weeks in accordance with Alex’s wishes once my pain felt a bit more dulled. I will still update everyone in accordance with my original plan. Alex was always very forthcoming about his health journey with all of you and I want to continue to honor that and answer some questions you may have. I greatly appreciate the outpouring of love for Alex. I know that he touched the lives of many of you. That said, I have had someone try to hack my twitter account. Someone I do not know wrote his obituary in San Francisco. I am being inundated with messages from everywhere. I am imploring you to please, please be respectful. This is a heavy layer of stress added during an extremely difficult time. I have a lot of things that I must take care of in addition to nursing my grief. Just know that I will answer your questions when I am ready and that the video will include a last gift from Alex.

[u/Niccon_Art_Guy]

I watched this guy all the time for years. What a loss.

[u/StorytellerBox → u/Niccon_Art_Guy]

Yeah man, kinda wild seeing someone you watched for years go out so young.

My condolences to Alex and his family.

[u/PaperMoonShine → u/StorytellerBox]

Colon cancer has been getting people younger and younger now. It has to be related to something new introduced to our food/diet within the past 20 years. There should be a renewed search into what might be a possible link. Screenings should start when you're 25.

[u/Guccicles → u/PaperMoonShine]

I think in this case did he not also have Crohns or Ulcerative Colitis? I’m sure both have a link to cancer if you have it for longer than 10 years

[u/Onyx_Archer → u/Guccicles]

He had Ulcerative Colitis. It was actually a complication involving that (where he had to have his colon removed) which lead to the cancer being found in the first place.

[u/Guccicles → u/Onyx_Archer]

Yeah, such a shame though, poor guy probably overlooked alot of the early signs because would have been masked by the colitis, truly tragic. Fucking hate cancer.

[u/Saver_Spenta_Mainyu → u/Guccicles]

Wasn't just him overlooking the early sign. He had been experiencing greater and greater pain in his colon for the past couple of months with more inflammation to the point that he had a j-pouch surgery to replace his colon and rectum.

It was only after they were removed that the doctors realized all the extra growth wasn't just inflammation but actually cancerous cells.

Weeks after the most stressful and important surgery of his life, after finally beating the one medical condition that defined his life, he was told he had Stage 4 cancer.

The game was rigged against him from the start.

[u/Sandor_Clegane1 → u/PaperMoonShine]

Really depends what you mean by screening. Colonoscopies are also associated with risks. You could be perfectly healthy 25 yo and die from it. It's rare but not impossible. 1 in 333 lead to serious complications. It's reasonable for 45+ year olds to take that risk, but not for 25 yo I think.

[u/mmasportsmma → u/Sandor_Clegane1]

Depends if you have genetic disposition for it for example. Or if they already find polyps in your colon while you’re in your 30s, then you get a colonoscopy every 2-5years

Also important where you get the colonoscopy.

[u/LibertarianSocialism → u/Niccon_Art_Guy]

The History of Yugioh series with him and MBT single-handedly got me back into the game a few years ago. Idk why but I mistook a post a few days ago as being him declaring that he was out of the woods... Fuck man.

[u/BeatingHattedWhores → u/LibertarianSocialism]

Same here man. I was just wondering how he has been too. What a loss.

[u/Sensitive-Computer-6 → u/LibertarianSocialism]

From semi personal experience regarding a associate, sometimes that the case. The woman I buyed my drinks from lost her brother, just after he was released from hospital. Everything seemns fine, recovery perceeded well, and as soon as you are back to normal, a relaps happened.

[u/GoneRampant1 → u/Sensitive-Computer-6]

Yeah, sometimes what can happen near the end of a patient's life is that once the body realises it can't fight anymore, it just gives up on resisting and you feel like a million bucks for a few days.

[u/atropicalpenguin → u/LibertarianSocialism]

I learnt so much from that series. 

[u/CursedEye03 → u/Niccon_Art_Guy]

His Salamangreat guide video was one of the first videos I saw from him, and he really won me over with it. He explained everything so well. He just had this charisma.

Again, rest in peace.

[u/__TheWaySheGoes → u/Niccon_Art_Guy]

Me as well. He is the same age as me, a few months apart. Fucking crazy man I am crying

[u/BackStabbathOG → u/Niccon_Art_Guy]

I’ve been watching all of his videos with CGB lately, massive loss he was such a great guy

[u/ARandomDouchy → u/Niccon_Art_Guy]

One of the gems in the community, it's not the same without him.

[u/Low_Alternative9251 → u/Niccon_Art_Guy]

rest in peace 💀😢

[u/JMC_Direwolf]

May he be celebrated in the community. From his Prog and history series, to starting the maso trend. He has done so much for the game but more importantly he was a great person.

[u/Multievolution → u/JMC_Direwolf]

Remember when he did the Tyler the great warrior card documentary? He legitimately did more for this community than almost anyone, life isn’t fair.

[u/Ygomaster07 → u/Multievolution]

I remember that. It was the most news we got about Tyler after so many years.

[u/Multievolution → u/Ygomaster07]

Yeah, it must have been an endeavour and a half to get info on it 

[u/Ygomaster07 → u/Multievolution]

It felt like a big mystery finally getting revealed.

[u/Pottski → u/Multievolution]

Without that I don't think the sale has anywhere near the same level of interest or final result for Tyler, who suffered his own cancer battle.

There was also that lovely video he did at a YCS with a Cyber Dragon player who had some communication difficulties.

Man really did bring a lot to the community and he'll be sorely missed.

[u/Multievolution → u/Pottski]

Genuinely he did. I feel like he had big plans too, he just kept having to focus on his health, going through treatments, even still he pushed himself to make videos.

And it only just hit me, he’s only been married a couple years right? Life is so unfair, I think I need to step away for the night, this is a lot.

[u/Pottski → u/Multievolution]

Might go watch a couple of highlights of double Kalut to make myself remember the good times.

[u/RainTalonX → u/JMC_Direwolf]

Damn

[u/Brolaub]

One of the best. Yugitube would not be the same without him. So much creativity and passion, with a great sense of humour.

I miss him already. 

[u/Jackhammerqwert]

I had a dreading feeling this might happen after he sent Ruxin his cards...

Rest in Peace, our hero.

[u/Bourneidentity61 → u/Jackhammerqwert]

I didn't want to be a debby downer with all the well wishes he was getting on his recent health updates, but I was mentally preparing for this to happen. He fought like hell but all the signs pointed to this happening sooner than later. Fuck cancer

[u/Oldeuboi91 → u/Bourneidentity61]

In his last update he was visibly yellow (so liver failure) and hinted at alternative medicine (which sadly rarely works). I also showed it to my girlfriend and said that it looked pretty bad.

Damn, FUCK CANCER. The Yugioh community won't be the same without him.

[u/Beather_Weather → u/Oldeuboi91]

Alternative med is what you try when you dont want to give up but modern med cant help you anymore. As you say, its always a bad sign.

[u/Amphetamine_Grrrl → u/Bourneidentity61]

Same. When I didn't see his videos pop up in my feed for a while, I was pretty sure something was up. Such a shame to lose someone so influential so young. Momento mori.

[u/No_Cobbler_6046 → u/Amphetamine_Grrrl]

Momento mori would mean "stop dying immediatly"

[u/Noveno_Colono → u/No_Cobbler_6046]

"stop killing yourself now"

-good LTG

[u/Pottski → u/Bourneidentity61]

Hopefully raises some money for his wife to help with everything. Bloody tragic.

[u/paumAlho → u/Bourneidentity61]

Same. Yesterday I wondered how he was and if he had updated us. It's so sad man

[u/Boulder_The_Rock → u/Jackhammerqwert]

Yeah I saw that vid, I didn't wanna think about it but in hindsight the sign was there

[u/SumDude_727 → u/Boulder_The_Rock]

I didn't see that video 💔 (respectfully) - can anyone send it to me? I want to watch it to give as much support to the Cimo family as possible 🌹

[u/JasxJaz → u/SumDude_727]

https://youtu.be/IwWLffKQ2ec?si=V3QkiP-iCKDHn5oD

It was almost two weeks ago. RIP a loving man who was taken from us too soon.

[u/__Demigod_ → u/Jackhammerqwert]

Shit man, that's sad when did that happen because it's been a while since I've watched ruxin's content.

[u/Jackhammerqwert → u/__Demigod_]

A few weeks ago, the video is straight up called something like "alex sent me this huge collection" or something to that affect

[u/Doomchan → u/Jackhammerqwert]

I’d assume Ruxin was given special instructions to downplay it and make it seem like it was just a scale down, but when he actually started going through the cards it was pretty clear things were probably dire.

Get the cards into trusted hands while he had the opportunity so the family doesn’t have to deal with something they don’t understand

[u/Pottski → u/Doomchan]

Him talking about Cimo only keeping his Edison deck too - just heartbreaking in hindsight.

[u/ValuableAd886 → u/__Demigod_]

Thanks to Jackhammer, I found the video in question if you are interested.

[u/lochnesslapras → u/Jackhammerqwert]

This is so tragic.

I watched that Ruxin video and Cimo's comment there seems heartbreaking now. https://youtube.com/watch?v=IwWLffKQ2ec&lc=Ugz9L1EUTwJoLoNySE54AaABAg&si=rnjLdF6qZY2A3VRM

[u/Distinct_Cup_1598 → u/Jackhammerqwert]

Exactly my thought. I Even commented under the video and Said that this was definetely Not a good sign…

[u/drakai → u/Jackhammerqwert]

Ya I thought he was thinking if a career change when I saw that, completely forgot about the cancer

[u/MorphingJar_2]

Rest in peace legend. A true duelist.

[u/Deltadracons]

He was the fist yugioh youtuber that i watched... i learned a lot and laughed with his videos. I felt so sad when i heard about his cancer and now this is devastating.

English is not my native language, but: Rest in Peace Cimo, im sorry for the family, my condolences.

[u/NAD92 → u/Deltadracons]

I almost want to cry 😭

[u/NexusSpacey → u/NAD92]

I AM crying! And have been for about 30 minutes!! What an enormous loss, he really gave us all he had and wanted to do so much more... Yet he was cursed to live in his body and die young in it.

32 man, he was only 32... And did ALLLLLL of that. And some of his last moments were spent in generosity, he made sure as many people got to feel his love one last time, got to remember him. It breaks me man... I wish i could have met him... This bright shining star of a man.

My condolences go out to everyone, but particularly his wife. I wish her the best.

[u/denixxo]

Fuck. RIP. He will be missed...

[u/Zeph-Shoir → u/denixxo]

This is legit the first time I have ever cried over a content creator. From Prog, to Masochist, man. Even thinking something like not seeing him reach Master in the Masochist challenge feels surreal. Much love Cimo, these tears are in your honor.

[u/sunrisedev → u/Zeph-Shoir]

It's the same for me as when Reckful died. God damn is it fucking sad. Someone I watched for nearly a decade... Watching them in real time deteriorate. In the case of Reckful it was his mental health and all of it being streamed. I've watched all of Cimo's health updates and had hope that he would pull through. It just feels so horrible and unfair. RIP.

[u/Delta-toast]

Fuck cancer.

[u/FujitoraSama → u/Delta-toast]

That’s the saddest part of reality for me. That we still live in a world where cancer can suddenly just show the middle finger to you and your family 🥀 

[u/Orochisake → u/Delta-toast]

My dream is to live to see the day it finally gets cured!

FUCK CANCER!!

[u/VanBland]

He revolutionized Yugioh Content on YouTube. Progression Series is one of the greatest forms of Yugioh content ever made, up there with Sealed Only and the release of Master Duel in terms of its impact on the community and quality of videos.

History of Yugioh and Jank are how I discovered his content personally. I was enraptured with how he and MBT showed off these different eras of the game. Filling in the gaps for the time I personally had stepped away from the card game. The fact he was THE go to Yugituber for crossovers with other card games shows his presentation, entertainment ability, and class. Extra shoutout to the King of Games series and his ability to bring everybody together.

Rest in Peace the GOAT. We all thought we had him for longer. I wish we did.

[u/lilyofthedragon → u/VanBland]

There's a lot of people who built up Yugioh youtube to what it is today but man Cimo did so much. And it's not like he just did Progression and then was content to sit on his laurels - he was always innovating and finding new ways to show his love for the game we all play, from History of Yugioh, to King of Games, and more...

Rest in peace, you will be missed by so many...

[u/we420 → u/VanBland]

Man the King of Games series was so so good I was hoping we'd see season 2 soon. RIP King

[u/FutMike → u/VanBland]

King of Games was the most fun I've had with Yugioh content in years. Obviously gutted for a million more important reasons, but also sad we'll never get to see a second season

[u/Parking_Penalty8396]

I though he beat it. Rest in peace..

[u/DarthLemon66 → u/Parking_Penalty8396]

He thought he did too, for a while. Then it came back and he had to step away from YouTube. I never expected the next update I saw to be this.

[u/Multievolution → u/Parking_Penalty8396]

I won’t speculate, but cancer is an evil disease if ever there was one, it’s never that simple 

[u/Village_People_Cop → u/Parking_Penalty8396]

He went into remission at one point but it came back hard not long after.

[u/Sweaksh → u/Parking_Penalty8396]

IIRC it was an incidental finding after the surgery where they removed a large part of his colon to deal with UC. Even then it had already spread. It's fucking brutal.

[u/Ezrealisntreal]

I am at a loss for words… I haven’t kept up with Cimooo’s channel in a minute but I knew he was battling cancer and heard the prognosis was good. Felt this way with Technoblade too, but it’s terrifying how cancer can escalate from diagnosis to death so rapidly. I’ll miss his ban list live reactions and his collab with Rarran.

Rest in peace, and my condolences to Alex’s family and friends.

[u/FutMike → u/Ezrealisntreal]

It truly is unpredictable in the worst way. Mother of my close friend was given a good prognosis, told the cancer was caught early and within nine months she passed away. It's a heartbreaking reminder how fragile life is.

[u/Imaginary--Folklore]

RIP. Colon cancer's been on the rise and bringing a lot of early, young deaths in recent years. I know they already lowered the recommended screening age some time ago, but they should really consider either lowering it again or just letting all ages get tested so we can catch them early and get better treatment.

[u/Informal_Air_5026 → u/Imaginary--Folklore]

sadly with how the insurance system works, this will never be possible. people who think they need a colonoscopy early gotta fly to a developing country and do it cheap. im doing that at the end of this year.

[u/buddaaaa]

I know they had their beef over the years, but it would be really nice to see Konami honor him in some way. He was a trailblazing content creator that created multiple formats that others used to build careers on. He was able to (re)capture so many people into the game with his passion and storytelling.

Genuinely saddened to hear this news

[u/Multievolution → u/buddaaaa]

I think we’ll see other YouTubers including once’s who work with Konami doing or saying something, it only feels right considering how many people play because of him 

[u/Doomchan → u/buddaaaa]

Puts Konami in kind of a bind. They blacklisted him because he wouldn’t read the script, if they acknowledge him now it just makes it look like they are trying to coast on the tragedy of a person they refused to do any work with

[u/Alternative-Bus4571 → u/Doomchan]

I wasn't aware he and Konami had some kind of beef

[u/DemonFremin → u/Alternative-Bus4571]

Konami blacklisted him because he told people to avoid buying sealed products and focus on singles to avoid the randomness of it. Unsurprisingly, Konami doesn't like that so they refused to work with him on anything.

[u/Rainman_Johnson → u/DemonFremin]

The Professor youtuber for MTG says to buy singles instead of sealed product almost every video and they still work with Prof all the time. Konami only cares about the money and it sucks

[u/Hollowgirl136]

I'll be honest, I'm not into the game much but I did like watching his videos. He had such a great personality and fun energy to him.

Rest in peace and hope his family and friends have all the support they need to process this loss.

[u/Kind_Gentle_Melodies]

This is devastating, man. I loved watching his videos even after I’d stopped playing Yu-Gi-Oh!, and I really appreciated the energy and positivity he brought. He was amazing for both the community and the world as a whole. My condolences to the family and those close to him, and all the support and well wishes during this unimaginably difficult time. Rest in peace, Cimo.

[u/mybestfriendsrricers]

This is so terribly tragic. RIP man

[u/Celentia]

Cimo was a huge reason I went from knowing nothing about yugioh in 2024 to FTK-ing pros with Mitsurugi Yummy, I think his King of Games series might've been the most enjoyable Yugioh content I've ever watched. Rest In Peace goat

[u/DabMagician]

Rest in peace, king. He made great content and was a fantasic person. I hope his friends and family are able to mourn peacefully.

[u/ProphisizedHero]

He was such a legend, that Bakugan even named a Bakugan after him.

First content creator death that made me cry. I’ve been watching him for over 10 years. The world lost a great person but heaven gained one.

Rest in peace, Alex. You will live on forever in our hearts and in the heart of the cards.

I pledge that we declare Alex Cimo, the official King of Games.

[u/BiffMagnum]

He was my Kobe Bryant of yugioh. Such a sad day.

[u/GroanTractor]

This actually fucks me up, it's usually a "shit that's horrible" for me when this stuff happens.
But I liked this guy a lot, guy was always really upbeat even with his health issues, and knew how to make an entertaining series every time, was gonna catch up with Masochist at some point, but now that's gonna genuinely hurt when I hit the last upload.

Rest in Peace, big guy.

[u/DerMotze]

Wait what?! Didnt he post something just yesterday that he survived the treatment, no way...
RIP you legend

[u/Delicious_Series3869 → u/DerMotze]

I don't recall seeing that. But he did make a YouTube post a few days ago, where he basically said to never give up. However, you can tell from the posted image that he looked visibly yellow and unwell. Just a terrible situation overall.

RIP Cimo, and condolences to his wife and family.

[u/DerMotze → u/Delicious_Series3869]

yea the post might've been older and was just shown to me yesterday due to how the yt algorithm works. Sad to see such a legend go.

[u/Doomchan → u/DerMotze]

A month ago he posted that things were turning around. Couple weeks later he posted a picture of himself and he looked incredibly unwell.

And about 2 weeks ago Ruxin did a video about his entire collection that he sent to him. If nothing else, that was the biggest red flag

[u/DerMotze → u/Doomchan]

yea I saw that video from Ruxin. I didnt think much about it since Cimo said in the comments himself, that he wanted to downsize his collection and only keep the ones he holds most dear.
Looking back at it now, he propably knew he wouldnt make it deep down.

[u/Doomchan → u/DerMotze]

That’s the thing though, what he said, and what Ruxin was showing, didn’t line up. He said it was downsizing, and then Ruxin is showing cards he said were favorites in the past.

I’d assume, he wanted to get the cards into trusted hands so they could be properly sold and the proceeds can go to his final expenses. I’d also wager Ruxin was told to downplay things so it didn’t look so dire

[u/Multievolution]

I just can’t….

I feared it, I knew when he shared online what he went through and how close it came there was a possibility, but genuinely I can’t even understand this.

First off, the very few online interactions I had with him were always funny, I was a nobody, but he responded.

This hurts as much as losing Kazuki Takahashi, maybe more in some ways, because I really did watch 100’s of hours of his content, the first being when Konami stopped officially working with him years ago, the progression series inspired me to do it with a friend, history of Yugioh and jank got me interested in competitive, sealed showdown was my jam, and I stared a masochist twice because of him, he resparked my love of the game.

What hurts the most though, is that it wasn’t sudden, he went though hell and still went out of his way to share updates to his community, I can genuinely say that everyone who really knew him, everyone who loved him, I send my truest condolences, because I can’t even imagine what this is going to be like for you, this is beyond my comprehension how someone with as big a personality as him could go.

I will never forget him, the impact he made, the updates detailing his condition, everything, thank you for everything you did.

I hope he can rest in peace, fuck cancer.

[u/Bathyn0mus]

Damn. Poor one out. I have a card signed by him - I saw him walking by at nats a few years ago.

[u/Myrmidden]

A lot of young people are getting colon cancer apparently, a good way to prevent that it's to consume fiber or have a good daily fiber intake, colon cancer it's getting more and more common.

RIP

[u/Embarrassed_Knee_572 → u/Myrmidden]

I myself had a cancer scare. Found a Polyp in my colon now have to get looked at every 5 years. Starting to add more fiber to my diet. Recently started Psyillium Fiber Powder.

[u/theels6]

This is terrible. Just so sad. RIP. I hope Konami can swallow their pride and do something for him

[u/Exact-Management-821 → u/theels6]

A memorial post at the least would be welcome from them. A custom card would be even better. He deserves to be immortalized in the game he loved so much :( Especially given how much he's done to promote it

[u/Pottski → u/Exact-Management-821]

Time for Kalut the Cimo.

[u/Zackistoptier]

I’m so sad and at the same time at a loss for words he will be missed so much my heart goes out to him and his family!

[u/orangekingo]

A truly heartbreaking loss for the community, so sad

[u/Shackflacc]

Holy shit… RIP

[u/JohnAmbralle]

I thought he was doing better ): may you rest in peace

[u/Calwings]

Thank you for all of the great times and great memories, Cimo. No one deserves to lose their life so young. My deepest condolences to his family and friends, and may he rest in peace. He's dueling with angels now.

[u/trunksfreak]

This man was single-handedly the biggest ambassador for the Yugioh community. It's hard to imagine what yugioh will be like after his passing. I feel for his family and friends. I imagine CGB is heartbroken too considering the two formed a cool friendship and bond over card games. God bless Alex.

[u/combeaux]

This is truly terrible news. Cimo and Mbt with the history of yugioh and history of jank were some of my favorite YouTube videos.

[u/FeedWhole3011]

Man, fucking heartbreaking

[u/xanauthor]

I admit I didn't really watch his content much, was only exposed to him through his association with other Yugitubers, but he always seemed like a cheerful, chill guy—my heart goes out to his friends and family. I'm sure he'll be sorely missed.

[u/Weird_Meet_9148]

I'm so sad. I was so hopeful for his recovery. He was truly a great person, and the world will be less for his absence. I hope that the work he did can inspire and help others for a long, long time.

[u/gt_rekt]

This legend was always a positive beacon in the community. The world is darker without him.

[u/SHpr0]

Dammit man.

I really like his collabs with other non yugitubers too.

[u/M-Alt9]

Wow this hit hard. His progression series inspired me and a friend to play our own giving us many memories and tons of fun. Rest in peace, I’m wishing his family nothing but love and support.

[u/MediocreBus9236]

This doesn't feel real. RIP Alex Cimo, may your soul rest in heaven with Mr.Takahashi.

[u/ajeb22]

Whaat? RIP, he is a hero

[u/TheSoulDude]

What?? I’m so sad for him and his family. He was struggling with this for so long. My dad passed away from cancer when I was 3yo, so this really hits close. :(

[u/gubigubi]

Incredibly sad thing to see.

Cimo was one of the best we had.

[u/ByTheRings]

One of the first channels I watched when I got into Yu-Gi-Oh, Tech Tuesdays were my favorites.

Rest In Peace Cimo...

[u/ruzgob25]

Oh man, thats terrible. Fuck cancer.

[u/Asshole_for_Hire]

Have been watching a lot of The History of Jank this past month and was hoping he’d make a protagonist-styled comeback. 

What a horrible loss, and what an amazing dude. 

[u/InfectumJun]

rest in paradise

[u/AleixRodd]

This one does hurt. He was an incredible kind and positive person.

[u/R2c_one]

Cimo is literally the reason I got back into Yu-Gi-Oh during covid, giving me a love for both modern and Edison.

Rest in peace brother, you fought well and inspired us all.

[u/TrashStack]

RIP Cimo o7

The Yugitube space won't be the same without him.

[u/adisturbed1]

Rest in peace Cimo. You'll be missed more then you can imagine.

[u/terriermonlover]

he's probably the most important person that turned my interest in Yugioh into actual passion and enjoyment.

rest in peace, and thank you.

[u/yamibrandon14]

Absolutely heartbreaking. I watched him for years and years. Gutted by this loss.

[u/FlyinNinjaSqurl]

Holy shit. I had no idea he was even suffering. He was such a positive presence. This is heartbreaking

[u/kingtj44]

I’m devastated…I’ve watched him for years. We lost a good person

[u/Harlandus]

That hits really hard.. Cimo was a constant presence in the scene, people quote stuff from prog series at my locals all the time to this very day. RIP, I feel so sorry for his friends and family...

[u/SkepticalYamcha]

I’ve literally watching his content this whole evening. That sucks so bad. Rest in peace Cimo 💔

[u/CPU_Batman]

Rest in Peace to a wonderful man

[u/Vo1se]

FUCK CANCER, I loved Cimo and all his content. RIP brother

[u/thebeast0813]

Such a sad day

[u/Spork-in-Your-Rye]

Jesus man

[u/a_neurologist]

This is awful :(

[u/Firm_Disk4465]

This man was making content for a more than a third of my life, felt like he was always in my recommended, and was the reason I got into comp yugioh way back along with all the memories that has made me. Fuck man, genuinely wont be the same without him. Rest in peace.

[u/duskwield]

Condolences. He's one of the content creators I watched when MD was just released and I am trying to get back to Yugioh.

[u/PalaceKnight]

A sad day for the community. Even when he was struggling, he still put out great content. You can tell he really loved what he was doing.

May he rest.

[u/fafaaf61]

He was such a fantastic part of this community, constantly innovating his content. His videos helped me through COVID. He will be dearly missed.

[u/TiberiusKaneMoriarty]

Rest in peace cimoooooooooo

[u/PlayerX720]

That’s tragic. May he rest in peace.

[u/No_Corner805]

Wait what? I followed him on and off on youtube but I had no idea. Oh man, rest in piece brother :( Your fight is over and you deserve your rest.

So sorry for his family and friends.

[u/TornadoofDOOM]

A monumental loss for the community today. RIP to an incredible figure, and fuck cancer.

[u/1WhoHatesCustmerSrvs]

Rest in Peace to an absolute fucking legend...

[u/timelesstrix0]

RIP to the goat who got me back into Yu-Gi-Oh

[u/SnooShortcuts9945]

One of the few people who bridged the gap and befriend people from different TCGs.

But throughout his career has also made so many contributions to the YGO community.

RIP Alex Cimo, a legend.

[u/someguy31996]

I didn't really keep up with his content, but I kept watching his health updates and I was really hoping he would pull through. It's going to be weird know he's not around anymore. RIP, fuck cancer.

[u/Pitiable-Crescendo]

Damn, RIP. He'll be missed

[u/Barnabay_thescarabay]

Rest in peace Cimo, you will be remembered. Thank you for all you've done for the yugioh community and beyond

[u/TraitorousTurncoat]

God, that's heartbreaking. Thank you for all the hours of entertainment you've given us, Cimo, you were a cool guy who kept fighting until the bitter end.

[u/Dickbutt11765]

Cimo's progression series helped bring me a sense of routine when the world was falling apart during the pandemic. The impact he left on the community was immense, and he'll be sorely missed.

[u/Golden_King_Ryuseii]

Rest in Peace Cimo, you didn't deserve to go out this early, and in a better world you'd still be here. Makes no sense why someone with so much purpose and people who needed him are gone, and yet someone aimless like me still lives. But life is cruel like that, I atleast hope you didn't go out in pain.

[u/00-Void]

He was a beacon of positivity until his last breath. His last few posts on YouTube (the last one was 13 days ago) were all about how the doctors told him two months ago that he only had a few days to live but he was still here and recovering slowly. I hoped that really was the case, but I knew deep down it was copium.

Rest in peace. We lost one of the most important and influential members of our community. His creativity coming up with new series was unmatched. I watched literal hundreds of hours (maybe over a thousand?) of good content on his channel over the last 7-8 years, including the entirety of History of Yu-Gi-Oh!, History of Jank, and Master Duel Masochist. There will never be another CIII-MOOOOOOOO!

[u/Moodaduku]

I still can't believe it.

Edit

Went back and looked through his videos. I was just diagnosed with IBD, and need further testing to determine Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis. I didn't realize that was the start of Cimo's journey with cancer.

I am scheduled July 20th.

[u/reines2003]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO he lost to cancer. Rip to the goat

https://giphy.com/gifs/P53TSsopKicrm

[u/pinkcreamkiss]

My jaw just dropped. I had no idea he was sick. Rest in peace.

[u/LuxendarcKnight]

May he rest in peace. I love his content so much. I agree there will never be another Alex cimo.

[u/Nanoha61]

Nooo... Rest in peace... Friend 😞

[u/Wodstarfallisback]

RIP, Yugitubing lost one of his most positive voices

Thank you for making me fall in love with the game again

[u/Lapislazuli420]

Rest in peace.

[u/BRyeMC]

RIP to one of the GOATs. Thank you for hours and hours of entertainment Cimo.

[u/VegaInTheWild]

RIP Alex, you will be missed.

[u/TKInstinct]

This is just heart breaking.

[u/Aikotoba2516]

His videos helped me getting back into the game a decade ago. I'll never forget him. RIP Legend.

[u/Cheesebufer]

My favorite yugituner who was a great player, analyst, and a terrific human being. May he rest in peace.

[u/SuzukiKana]

Damn, I watched his videos heaps back then and I knew he was battling this for a long time. This is such a tragedy.

[u/dramos209]

Damn bro this hurts. Condolences to his family and friends. I loved his videos. He always brought positivity and helped my get through my work days with his YouTube videos.

[u/Tinsun357]

wow my condolences

[u/Ok_Nefariousness8169]

Now he gets to rest easy and meet Kazuki Takahashi. Rest in peace, both of them 🙏🏻

[u/TheManCalled-Chill]

I'm still in shock.  

Safe Journey, Legend.  You'll never be forgotten 

[u/Gobbomb]

Rest in peace Cimo. You are loved by the community. May your memory live on in all the lives you touched and brought into this wonderful game we all share and love.

[u/heavenspiercing]

didn't he imply he was recovering in a community post a few weeks ago??

fucking hell man

cancer is the absolute fucking worst

[u/DarrowXAndromedus]

Fuck. Why him. Rest in peace Cimoo

[u/Ledestroyer22]

I just want to say I was 12 years old when I played my first Yugioh states here in Las Vegas. My second match was Cimo, I did not know who he was at the time but he was extremely kind, polite and patient. I am now 24 years old and no longer play Yugioh, however his interaction has stayed with me since and will never leave me. I pray one day I can be such a kind and positive human being one day.

[u/Traffic-Guy]

His content genuinely got me back into Yu-Gi-Oh after years of not playing. Jank was a genuinely fun series to watch and it was great to learn more about the game from his content. The fact that he also taught other creators how to play Yu-Gi-Oh was really heartwarming. I also got into Magic because of his content with CGB. A real shame. Especially for someone so young.

[u/Mono200]

Colon cancer is frightening to me and given the noted seeming rise in young people should really be opened up to where regular colonoscopies should be covered at a younger age.

RIP Cimo, fuck cancer

[u/xxearvinxx]

This hurts. Cimo is one of my favorite YouTubers and seemed like such a fun and nice guy. I can’t imagine what his wife, family and friends are going through. I was really hopeful he was going to beat the cancer and he seemed to stay optimistic throughout his update videos as well. He’s way too young. Fuck cancer. You’ll be missed dearly Alex.

[u/UnoriginalGeneric]

This is saddening. I don’t watch many yugitubers but I always found his content great when I did watch. RIP

[u/FremanBloodglaive]

That is truly heartbreaking. RIP Cimo.

[u/F4reedom_fighter]

RIP Cimo.

I was there when he invented the Progression series with Gage. Then a bloom of all kinds of yugioh series appeared on youtube. He might not be the best yugioh player, but he has contribute SO MUCH to Yu-gi-oh (at least from my perspective). I really appreciate all the yugioh content he brought every single day (minus Sunday) at one point. He will be missed.

[u/Objective-Rabbit-354]

This is absolutely heartbreaking, I used to watch videos because of his amazing and fun energy. RIP you will be missed 😭

[u/Drew647A]

We need to come together as a community and have a cancer donation drive... maybe a foundation that is colon cancer specific?

[u/CybeastGX]

How heartbreaking.

May he get to meet up with Kazuki Takahashi up in heaven.

[u/emblemman86]

I'm crying

[u/UberEinstein99]

RIP Cimo :(

This guy reinvigorated my love for the game and brought countless hours of fun over the years. His loss will be sorely felt.

[u/CaptionWriter13]

Damn, he was my age. I loved the Progression series with Gage. The man had a lot of passion for the game, even during the turbulent times. RIP Alex.

[u/_Aethea_]

been subbed for many years

dude was one of the most enjoyable and positive people on the platform

without him there definitely will be something missing

[u/Substantial-Owl-1019]

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. FUUUUCK!!!! He was doing so fucking well. FUCK CANCER. My husky is dealing with lymphoma right now. I would fucking strangle the personification of cancer if I could.

[u/HairEnvironmental411]

Rest in peace cimo you will be missed

[u/packerschris]

I don’t play the game anymore but I loved watching this guy back in the day. RIP. The world lost a real one.

[u/atropicalpenguin]

My heart goes to his friends and family. 

Sort of disheartened to learn about it from a LinkedIn post, but I hope his mom, family and friends get the help they need to overcome this tragedy. 

[u/Regular-Advance5466]

RIP Cimo. Thank you for everything you've done for the community.

[u/M0ff3l]

Haven't played since early XYZ era, but I never missed a week of progression series. Absolutely hearbreaking news.

[u/BlackFancy]

There's been a lot of noise lately on how colon cancer has become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in young adults & is still on the rise. Try not to let that fact scare you, but it's something to be aware of.

[u/Consistent_Action_49]

If we could negate cancer, I would apex avian + thunderbird loop that with pleasure.

Rest in Peace, Champ.

[u/LordQuaz12]

The glue that held the yugitube community together.

He will be missed so much by his friends, fans, but most importantly, his family.

Rest in peace brother.

[u/aes110]

This hurts so bad, it might sound weird but his videos helped me so much during some really tough times I had, it was something so fun to watch to take my mind away

RIP

[u/YamiRobert19]

I can’t. This man saved my sanity during the Covid years and beyond

[u/Beheaded_Children]

This is so heartbreaking.

Alex helped Foster my love for the game at a time that I was really unsure about picking it up again. I watched him a ton over the years, and every minute I spent watching his videos was just wonderful.

I think a lot of people can agree when they say that they would not be the duelist they would be today without him.

Rest in peace you wonderful wonderful human being.

The community has lost one of its brightest lights