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Team Fortress 2 YouTuber Returns After Faking His Own Death

Published Fri, 08 Feb 2019 15:40:54 -0600

Well-known Team Fortress 2 YouTuber Sketchek returned to his channel on Thursday after faking his death three years ago. Sketchek claimed in a 2015 farewell video that he had a problem with his central nervous system and was "very ill." He went on to say that he could no longer afford to run his YouTube channel and that his farewell video would be his last. That video has since been taken down, though other YouTubers have recovered it.

Until Thursday.

From Variety's report:

"About three years ago, I announced that I'd contracted a nonspecific terminal illness," a person claiming to be Sketchek said in the new video. "I want everyone to know that was a lie. It was a sick joke. It was a ruse. I was never ill. Not even a little bit."

"You might say that I was mentally ill because I thought it would be fun to convince a lot of people that care about me that I would fucking die," he added. "But I've been feeling really bad about it lately. I can no longer bear the weight of my sins, which is why I've decided to come out with the truth and apologize for lying."

In March of 2018 Valve memorialized Sketchek in Team Fortress 2 with a new passive ability for Pryo's Axtinguisher called "Sketchek's Bequest." In the new video, Sketchek states, "I wish they didn't add it in the first place and I'd like it to be removed soon. I don't deserve it."

Sketchek's reasoning for faking his death? He ""just loves the feeling of taking someone for a ride."

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