Monty Oum, of RWBY and Dead Fantasy fame, has passed away

Monty Oum, the man behind action packed shorts like Dead Fantasy, Haloid, and even Rooster Teeth's immensely popular anime show RWBY, has passed away. He was hospitalized over a week ago, and fell into a coma after a severe allergic reaction during a simple medical procedure.

Monty was currently working with Rooster Teeth on RWBY, which is their original anime show comprised of short episodes that had already run two seasons. He also animated, on his own mind you, the extremely fun to watch Haloid short, which put Halo's Master Chief and Metroid's Samus in all out combat, Icarus, which was heavily inspired by John Woo, and also the fantastically entertaining Dead Fantasy, which pit Final Fantasy and Dead or Alive maidens in hand-to-hand combat.

This was posted on Rooster Teeth's journal:

Our friend, inspiration and co-worker Monty Oum passed away yesterday afternoon at 4:34 PM surrounded by people who loved him very much. Ten days ago Monty suffered a severe allergic reaction during a simple medical procedure that left him in a coma. Although he fought bravely, his body was not able to recover. During his time in the hospital he was well cared for and never in pain at any time.

Monty is survived by his wife Sheena, his father Mony, his brothers Woody, Sey, Chivy and Neat, and his sisters Thea and Theary, as well as a countless number of fans and friends. We were so proud to be a part of his life and we will miss him greatly.

Your generosity during the hours after the public statement on Friday will help his family deal with the costs of his care and his passing. You made an incredible difference during a difficult time and we cannot thank you enough.

As for honoring Monty, we will do that in our own way. In lieu of flowers or gifts, we ask that you simply do something creative. Use your imagination to make the world a better place in any way that you can. If you know Monty like we do, then you know he would certainly be doing that if he were able to.

Monty was 33 years old.

We love you, Monty

You can enjoy his works below, and make sure to check out RWBY on Crunchyroll.

Icarus

Haloid

Dead Fantasy