The animator for the production studio, best known for his work on web-based anime series RWBY, died after suffering an allergic reaction during a simple medical procedure. Rooster Teeth, the YouTube studio known for a number of series including the
Rooster Teeth has just lost one of its most well-known and beloved staff members. Monty Oum, director of animation at the Austin-based production studio and creator of the hit web series RWBY, passed away on February 1, 2015. Rooster Teeth's CEO Matt
Monty Oum, the 33-year-old Web-animator best known for a comic science fiction Web series called “Red vs. Blue” and for an anime-style series called “RWBY,” has died from a severe allergic reaction following a “simple medical procedure.”.
He had been rushed to hospital and had been in intensive care since late-January. Oum is believed to have had an allergic reaction during a routine medical procedure. His death was first announced in a statement from animation company Rooster Teeth.
Monty Oum, a big part of the Rooster Teeth community with Red vs. Blue, has died during a 'routine medical procedure'