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Monyreak "Monty" Oum[2] (/ oʊm / OHM; June 22, 1981 – February 1, 2015) was an American web-based animator and writer. Oum attracted attention within the gaming community after releasing an animated video in 2007, titled Haloid, where characters from the Halo and Metroid video game franchises fight against each other, which went viral.
Feb 4, 2015 · Mr. Oum, had fallen into a coma last month after a sudden allergic reaction — news of that sent ripples of worry online — and died on Sunday at 33.
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Monty was born in Providence, Rhode Island to a family of mixed Cambodian, Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese heritage. He had four older brothers and two older sisters. His older brother, Neath Oum, would later succeed his role as Lie Ren after his passing in 2015. Monty married Sheena Duquetteon May 10th, 2014.
He worked for Rooster Teeth Productions, where he originally started animating the popular Machinima series Red vs. Bluein its eighth season. He had also worked on several individual fan projects, such as Dead Fantasy and Haloid, although he had stated that his main goal was to create an original series, which came to pass with RWBYwhere he voiced ...
The idea for the RWBY series was in Monty's head since Season 9 of Red vs. Blue. One night, while at IHOP with Shane Newville, Monty decided he was going to design the world for RWBYright there. He decided to start on his world because, according to him, "geography determines your culture and culture determines your people" (Monty's Journal 11/7/12...
On January 22nd, 2015, Monty was hospitalized following a severe allergic reaction during a routine medical procedure, rendering him comatose. This was publicly announced by Burnie on the 30th, stating that Monty was "in critical care and it [was] not known if he [would] recover." A donation page was set up to help Monty's family afford the medical...
At RTX 2015, a memorial was set up where fans were able to leave messages and pay their respects to Monty. While the status of RWBY was originally unknown following his death, his best friends Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcrossannounced their intention to continue the series in his honor. Volume 3 was written with Monty's help before he died and was re...
Monty had a personal signature that was recreated in the episode "Round One".Monty was a very time efficient person, and he did things such as ripping out certain keyboard keys that did not contribute to his work. Most notorious was his penchant to ignore sleep in order to...Monty was named after his father Mony. His name Monyreak means "Crumbs".Monty was a high school drop out.People also ask
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Feb 4, 2015 · Monty Oum, the creator of the animated web series “ RWBY ” and director of animation for Rooster Teeth Productions, a company best known for repurposing the bloodthirsty avatars in the Halo video...
Feb 2, 2015 · Rooster Teeth animator Monty Oum has passed away, the production studio announced today. The 33-year-old was hospitalized over the weekend for "a severe allergic reaction during a simple...
Feb 4, 2015 · We love you, Monty. A special thanks to This Will Destroy You for allowing us to use "The Mighty Rio Grande." Join FIRST to watch episodes early: http://bit.ly/2wf5zPJ » Get your Rooster Teeth ...
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Feb 3, 2015 · R ooster Teeth animator and show creator Monty Oum died at the age of 33 on Sunday from complications stemming from a medical procedure, the company announced on its website.
