From iNcontroL’s Twitter:

To offer some solace in this time of grief: We've learned that Geoff passed quickly and painlessly from a blood clot in his lungs. He was with friends. He always urged and led us by example to take care of ourselves to the best of our ability. Remember to do that for him today.

Dav1oN

Ukraine3164 Posts

July 22 2019 11:35 GMT

#541

I still cannot belive this

Geoff was the reason I've been watching many tournaments and streams, his exceptional charisma & his game knowledge made him a perfect showman.

I can't even explain how much I'm gonna miss him

RIP Incontrol...you will never be forgotten and will always be loved.

Xaoz

Germany146 Posts

July 22 2019 11:38 GMT

#542

This is just crazy. SC without iNcontrol does not feel right.
Really gonna miss him.

Phizzik

United States77 Posts

July 22 2019 11:45 GMT

#543

Goodbye Geoff. Thank you for everything!

lolfail9001

Russian Federation40190 Posts

July 22 2019 11:45 GMT

#544

Fate is brutal, what can i say.
RIP, may his legacy live on.

La1

United Kingdom659 Posts

July 22 2019 11:45 GMT

#545

Hes a legend, one of the biggest losses to not just the SC2 scene, but to the esports scene. one of the true people to bring colour and jokes to any cast.

GumBa

United Kingdom31935 Posts

July 22 2019 11:47 GMT

#546

Horrible news. RIP to one of the pillars of the community, a man that brought laughter to many people and was a super nice guy to meet at sc2 events.
We will never forget you Geoff.

tomatriedes

New Zealand5356 Posts

July 22 2019 11:47 GMT

#547

I must admit that for a long time I didn't like iNcontroL or his casting. I thought he was just too abrasive and weird. But one night after listening to him after taking some special substances suddenly it clicked for me and I started getting his humor and he had me laughing a lot. I grew to love hearing him and Rotti casting together. I still can't believe this is real but RIP Geoff and all my sympathies to his friends and family.

Kau

Canada3500 Posts

July 22 2019 11:48 GMT

#548

Condolences to his family and friends.

I met incontrol at blizzcon 2009 and introduced myself as kau. His eyes lit up as he thought I was vgl-cow. Sadly I had to inform him that I was just pony xpress kau.

He casted some OSL with machine at that blizzcon. It was a good time.

Rest in peace incontrol.

JoeCool

Germany2520 Posts

July 22 2019 11:49 GMT

#549

It took me 6 hours to accept or grasp what happened. That he's really gone. At first I thought this was meant as a joke, like a play with the double meaning of words or sth like that. Then I read his Twitter and still couldn't believe it. Now I've been checking TL & Twitter every ~20 minutes for the past 4 hours for an update on his situation but theres none. He's just gone.

Just two days ago he seemed to be doing well, even announcing his shedule for the coming months...

Losing Geoff is a tremendous loss for SC2/Esports and the whole community.

Condolences to his family and friends.

FueledUpAndReadyToGo

Netherlands30548 Posts

July 22 2019 11:49 GMT

#550

His last VOD is from this friday, he looks just normal, besides an occasional cough
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/455234198

Ends the stream with a big laugh. Then he says to his Apex Legends partners: let's play soon my dudes,I'll be on all weekend.

Surreal

CuSToM

United States1478 Posts

July 22 2019 11:49 GMT

#551

Wow I still can't believe this. I read about this on the Dota 2 subreddit earlier tonight and was so confused. I thought he said or did something controversial and it was referencing his career dying and I was confused as to why it was on /r/dota2. Once I checked here and /r/starcraft I was in disbelief. Completely shocked.

My best friend and I had ran a Starcraft 2 podcast at the beginning of Wings of Liberty for about a year and a half and Geoff was the first (and only) big name guest that agreed to come onto our show. I remember it was a Saturday night during the holidays and he was super cool about it and it was an awesome moment for us and our podcast.

My friend and I "came" from Warcraft 3 and at the time Grubby was still on EG and not publicly playing SC2 yet. So naturally we asked him if he was going to switch and what race he was playing and Geoff confirmed that he was and was playing Protoss. Days later I started seeing people talking about it on these forums here and were linking our show as the source for Grubby switching to SC2 soon and his race. It was really cool and we were both super thankful for Geoff's time and sharing some insight with us that we could then share with everyone else.

Anyways that's my Geoff story. I don't actively keep up with Starcraft like I used to but every now and then I will stumble across his stream or Twitter feed and it always made me feel happy and wholesome that he was still heavily involved with Starcraft while many others of that era moved on.

Rest in peace my dude. You will truly missed.

dalecooper

56 Posts

July 22 2019 11:53 GMT

#552

Rest in peace Mr. Robinson. I know you are now in a peaceful place in the starcraft (or warhammer) heavens.
o7
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done...

BronzeKnee

United States5219 Posts

July 22 2019 11:56 GMT

#553

On July 22 2019 10:16 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
Fuck. When I saw the thread yesterday I thought it was just a bad joke and now... I can only express my most sincere condolences.

It still feels like a joke to me.

Really going to miss him.

Luolis

Finland7166 Posts

July 22 2019 11:58 GMT

#554

It just feels surreal, just completely out of the blue.

I remember the 2012 Asus rog casts with him and 2gd. It was my first lan event i visited and seeing all that live was the greatest. Rest in peace and thanks for the years.

FlopTurnReaver

Switzerland1980 Posts

July 22 2019 11:58 GMT

#555

I thought this was some kind of bad joke when I first read it. Still wished it was. Even though I haven't watched stuff he did recently, he was still one of my absolute favourite people in the sc community. Such a terrible loss for the game, the community and esports.

SenorChang

Australia4730 Posts

July 22 2019 12:01 GMT

#556

Just so unexpected and so hard to believe. Reading the initial tweet I had hoped it was just a joke in bad taste. Truly surreal.

Rockafella

United Kingdom291 Posts

July 22 2019 12:02 GMT

#557

Unexpected deaths like this are unbelievably tough as it literally just doesn't make sense for some time. With TB it was unbelievably sad but this one feels like a gut punch.

Having recently gone through the same personally I know it's going to take some time for this one to feel real too.

It takes a special kind of person to be so well respected, even people who didn't originally like his casting style eventually warmed to him as he seemed like he was a top, top bloke off mic and just enjoyed making people laugh.

Big, big loss..

Shindobaddo

6 Posts

July 22 2019 12:02 GMT

#558

Rest In Peace! Love your humor and jokes! Never forget.

Jockmcplop

United Kingdom9838 Posts

July 22 2019 12:03 GMT

#559

On July 22 2019 20:58 Luolis wrote:
It just feels surreal, just completely out of the blue.

I remember the 2012 Asus rog casts with him and 2gd. It was my first lan event i visited and seeing all that live was the greatest. Rest in peace and thanks for the years.

That tournament was legendary, largely thanks to the casting which was beyond silly. Geoff and 2gd with the A grade banter.