
Reddit – Geoff 'iNcontroL' Robinson has passed away. I don't think any of that would have happened if he would'nt have taken the time to talk to me." -u/Nagabe Search Interest External References I lost 130 pounds, got confident, started powerlifting, and got married. I struggled with weight all my life (340 pounds when I met him) and he gave me tips on dieting, lifting weights, and gaining confidence. …"I met him at MLG Columbus years ago and it actually changed my life. Reddit users also expressed condolences for the passing of Robinson. These included tweets by LiquidNazgul (shown below, left), esportsstarcraft (shown below, center) and (shown below, right). Many Twitter users would respond with mourning towards iNcontroL's untimely death. A thread about his passing was posted in the Team Liquid forums, where users offered their condolences and well wishes. The Starcraft community mourned for iNcontroL's death. His sudden passing led to an outpouring of support from the gaming and StarCraft community. On July 21st and 22nd, 2019, iNcontroL's social media accounts announced that Robinson has passed away due to pulmonary embolism, or lodging in the lung arteries. This would later become petitioned on Reddit and later implemented into Twitch. His facial expression was purposely created to express his most grotesque faces. The emote references to a time when he was growing his hair out and asked his make-up lady to gel his hair this way before hosting a podcast. He is also the face of a Twitch emote called TheThing is a global Twitch emote. INcontroL grew popular on Twitch, garnering over 114,000 subscribers before his passing. He would also participate in podcasting, and appeared on shows such as State of the Game hosted by JP "itmeJP" McDaniel until leaving in, and The Pylon Show co-hosted by Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski. iNcontroL would pursue content creation, streaming on Twitch and casting for Starcraft II tournaments. iNcontroL led the team from 2010 until they disbanded in 2017. He joined the team Evil Geniuses in 2009 and would later become their captain. iNcontroL was well known as an American competitor in Starcraft II and formerly Brood War. As a player, his first major tournament win came in 2007, when he finished first at the World Cyber Games 2007 USA qualifiers in the StarCraft: Brood War event.
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Cheers to him." The official Starcraft Twitter account issued a touching statement as well, saying that Geoff will be "sincerely missed and forever part of the legacy of the game.INcontroL was born on September 11th, 1985 and was from Seattle, Washington. Geoffrey John Vincent Robinson (Novem July 20, 2019), better known as InControl, was an American professional StarCraft player, coach, and commentator. At the end of his 2 hour remembrance stream, Day9 raised a beer to iNcontrol and said "A toast to our friend Geoff, who I know I'll miss very much, who was an absolute force of nature, who was hilarious, who was a good man. RELATED: Blizzard Adds Option For Players To Play Against Experimental AI In StarCraft IIįellow host/streamer/ Starcraft player Day9 remembered his friend Geoff in a tear-filled stream today, friends for over 20 years, Day9 and iNcontroL were both pioneers of the Starcraft scene. Robinson last streamed on Twitch just 1 day before he passed. In StarCraft, no matter where you looked, you found Geoff, and the community was better for it. Last month, he missed HSC in Germany due to a "large abscess infected over femoral artery." He last tweeted about the injury on June 27th, saying the infection looked like it was starting to heal. In 2013, iNcontroL suffered a potentially fatal blood clot behind his knee, but seemed to recover entirely. Robinson's passing comes as a surprise to his audience, who had not heard any indication that he was sick or otherwise unhealthy.
