History Creator / Montyoum

On January 30, 2015, Monty was stricken with an unknown medical emergency and [[http://www.gofundme.com/MontyandSheena a fundraiser]] was set up to help with paying for the expenses. On February 2, it was revealed that [[http://roosterteeth.com/members/journal/entry.php?id=3302319 he had passed away]], due to a severe allergic reaction that left him comatose. He was 33 years old. He will be missed dearly. In his memory, Rooster Teeth has [[http://roosterteeth.com/news/entry.php?id=5448468 challenged]] everyone whose lives were touched by Monty and his works to use their creativity to make the world a better place.

* {{Determinator}}: See forty seconds of that CGI sequence? That took him eight hours to do single-handedly, but he managed to keep doing it anyway.

* BadassArmfold: His profile picture.
** Seemed to be his trademark pose, as shown in ''The Gauntlet'' and other appearances.
* CoolShades: Also on his profile picture.

* DareToBeBadass: An oft-quoted saying from him was: "Can you match my resolve? If so, then you will succeed."
* DeadpanSnarker

* TheQuietOne: Less so than Nathan, but still notably. This was particularly true on the podcast, where he will say about ten words at a time and let everyone else say the rest, laughing and saying little else.

* TheSmartGuy: He was an effects ''pro''.
* {{Workaholic}}: This was a [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged Trope]] for him. When working, he was like a machine, but when he wasn't he'd fall asleep in his chair.

There is [[http://www.gametrailers.com/game/monty-oum/4712 a video list of his work]] over at [=GameTrailers=], a Website/DeviantArt [[http://montyoum.deviantart.com gallery,]] and a Website/YouTube [[http://www.youtube.com/user/montyoum channel.]] Is former [[http://twitter.com/montyoum Twitter]] and [[http://montyoum.tumblr.com/ Tumblr]] accounts that be seen as well.

* CoolVersusAwesome: The two works that brought him to fame were ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' vs. ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' and ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' vs. ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''.

Monyreak Oum, better known as '''Monty Oum''' (June 22, 1981 - February 1, 2015), was, among other things, a self-taught 3D animator,[[labelnote:*]]though he prefered the term "film maker" and "one-man production crew" would be even more appropriate[[/labelnote]] whose education was entirely observational. Responsible for some of the most [[AwesomeAnimation awesome]] WebAnimation around, most of which relied on RuleOfCool.

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Monyreak Oum, better known as'''Monty Oum''' (June 22, 1981 - February 1, 2015), was, among other things, a self-taught 3D animator,[[labelnote:*]]though he prefered the term "film maker" and "one-man production crew" would be even more appropriate[[/labelnote]] whose education was entirely observational. Responsible for some of the most [[AwesomeAnimation awesome]] WebAnimation around, most of which relied on RuleOfCool.

'''Monty Oum''' (June 22, 1981 - February 1, 2015) was, among other things, a self-taught 3D animator,[[labelnote:*]]though he prefered the term "film maker" and "one-man production crew" would be even more appropriate[[/labelnote]] whose education was entirely observational. Responsible for some of the most [[AwesomeAnimation awesome]] WebAnimation around, most of which relied on RuleOfCool.

* CoolVersusAwesome: The two works that brought him to fame were ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' vs. ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}'' and ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' vs. ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy''.

* CoolVersusAwesome: The two works that brought him to fame were ''Franchise/{{Halo}} vs. ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}'' and ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' vs. ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy''.

* AwesomeDearBoy: [[invoked]] He mentioned at one point that he could have worked as an animator at another studio, given his impressive resume, but he wanted to direct his own awesome projects rather than be stuck working on someone else's ideas.
* {{Badass}}: Pretty much a requirement for doing motion-capture of stunts and martial arts.
* {{Determinator}}: His co-workers universally agree: Monty ''did not give up'' until the scene was just right or until he passed out from exhaustion.
* DoingItForTheArt: Why Monty worked for hours and hours longer than considered healthy every day; he was just that dedicated to seeing his vision come to fruition.
* TheInsomniac: People joked he was this; in reality he slept deeply after fighting off tiredness during his 16-hour animating sessions through sheer determination.
* LifeWillKillYou: His death was due to a previously unknown allergy triggered by medication during a routine medical procedure. No one saw it coming, and he passed painlessly in a coma. True to the trope, the undramatic death was matched by a dramatic emotional effect from his fans.
** AntagonistInMourning: It says something about how much of an effect Monty had that people who ''weren't'' fans of ''{{RWBY}}'' were rather upset by his death,
* OminousMultipleScreens: Or ''[[RuleOfCool Awesomeness]]'' Multiple Screens. His standard work setup involved a huge number of screens, at which he seemed to be both watching inspiration material and working on multiple things at once (see {{Workaholic}}.)
* PromotedFanboy: Monty got inspired to pursue animation because he wanted to do cool things like what he saw on the internet. Then he became an animation director over at ''Creator/RoosterTeeth''.
* RunningGag: [[TheWorkaholic People really liked to tell]] [[FunnyAneurysmMoment him to get some sleep.]]
* RuleOfCool: The only rule he lived by. It's telling that he didn't have any formal education in art or animation; everything he did was because he thought it would be cool, and it ''worked''.
* SociallyAwkwardHero: He could MotorMouth while he worked with his production team, but was much more shy during conventions and events. He was still eager to meet his fans regardless.
* TrollingCreator: Any time browsing his Facebook or Twitter feeds would reveal many teases and hints, sometimes to an almost taunting level.
* UnlimitedWardrobe: He is said to be quite the snappy dresser with enough variety in his closet to rarely wear the same thing twice to public events.
* {{Workaholic}}: You didn't think that all that awesome comes into existence without hard work right? Some of the people at Rooster Teeth wondered when he found time to sleep.
** He claimed to live withing walking distance of the Rooster Teeth studio, but still drove because it gave him more time to work. He also disliked a software upgrade because it meant it took him one extra step on the keyboard, meaning he couldn't get as much work done as fast as he could before.
** [[https://twitter.com/montyoum/status/409153444574810114 Apparently he had nightmares about being tangled in a web of weighting vertices."]]

* RunningGag: [[TheWorkaholic People really liked to tell him to get some sleep.]]

** After his passing, fans (heartwarmingly) mused that even in the afterlife, Monty must ''still'' be animating constantly, as he wouldn't consider his work even close to finished.

* {{Determinator}}: His co-workers universally agree: Monty ''does not give up'' until the scene is just right or until he passes out from exhaustion.

* LifeWillKillYou: His death was due to a previously unknown allergy triggered by medication during a routine medical procedure. No one saw it coming, and he passed painlessly in a coma. True to the trope, the undramatic death was matched by a dramatic emotional effect from his fans.

* ((Determinator}}: His co-workers universally agree: Monty ''does not give up'' until the scene is just right or until he passes out from exhaustion.

* Determinator: His co-workers universally agree: Monty ''does not give up'' until the scene is just right or until he passes out from exhaustion.

* Token

On January 30, 2015, Monty was stricken with an unknown medical emergency and [[http://www.gofundme.com/MontyandSheena a fundraiser]] was set up to help with paying for the expenses. On February 2, it was revealed that [[http://roosterteeth.com/members/journal/entry.php?id=3302319 he had passed away]], due to a severe allergic reaction that left him comatose. He was 33 years old. He will be missed.

* {{Badass}}: Pretty much a requirement.

* RuleOfCool: The only rule he lived by. It's telling that he didn't have any formal education in art or animation; everything he did is because he thought it would be cool, and it ''worked''.

He gained early fame for ''WebAnimation/{{Haloid}}'' and ''WebAnimation/DeadFantasy'', two of his most famous works and the two that really put him on the map. He was hired by Creator/RoosterTeeth to work on never-before-done (at the time) animation for ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', for which he worked tirelessly to make Tex even more awesome than previously thought possible. After finishing up season 10 of ''[=RvB=]'', he launched a new web series under the name of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', something he said he's always been wanting to do since he got into animation. As the director and lead writer of ''RWBY'', he took employees and other writers from all sections of Rooster Teeth, including fan favorites from Creator/AchievementHunter, to produce the series. In between his movies, he's been working on an adaptation of [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku]] for VideoGame/{{MUGEN}} and is [[http://www.montyoum.deviantart.com/journal/37412895 looking for testers.]]

Monty Oum (June 22, 1981 - February 1, 2015) was, among other things, a self-taught 3D animator[[labelnote:*]]though he prefers the term "film maker" and "one-man production crew" would be even more appropriate[[/labelnote]], whose education was entirely observational. Responsible for some of the most [[AwesomeAnimation awesome]] WebAnimation around, most of which relies on RuleOfCool.

He gained early fame for ''WebAnimation/{{Haloid}}'' and ''WebAnimation/DeadFantasy'', two of his most famous works and the two that really put him on the map. He was hired by RoosterTeeth to work on never-before-done (at the time) animation for ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'', for which he worked tirelessly to make Tex even more awesome than previously thought possible. After finishing up season 10 of RVB, he launched a new web-series under the name of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', something he said he's always been wanting to do since he got into animation. As the director and lead writer of ''RWBY'', he took employees and other writers from all sections of Rooster Teeth, including fan favorites from Creator/AchievementHunter, to produce the series. In between his movies, he's been working on an adaptation of [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku]] for VideoGame/{{MUGEN}} and is [[http://www.montyoum.deviantart.com/journal/37412895 looking for testers.]]

He also worked briefly as a combat designer for Creator/MidwayGames and Creator/NamcoBandai (as a combat designer for the former and combat designer/animator for the latter's ''Anime/AfroSamurai'' game). His long-term goal, aside from making movies for his fans, is to make the most awesome fighting game ever. Some fans have begged for him to make a game based off ''RWBY'', [[TrollingCreator something he somewhat]] [[http://38.media.tumblr.com/b2bfc4fdb85def81a3dfc580f0638a8e/tumblr_n7ly33i5fw1sk8tsio1_1280.jpg hinted at]] before a ''RWBY'' game was confirmed at RTX 2014.

He has [[http://www.gametrailers.com/game/monty-oum/4712 a video list]] over at [=GameTrailers=]. And a Website/DeviantArt [[http://montyoum.deviantart.com gallery.]] And a Website/YouTube [[http://www.youtube.com/user/montyoum channel.]] And a [[http://twitter.com/montyoum Twitter]]. And a recently made [[http://montyoum.tumblr.com/ tumblr]].

On January 30, 2015, Monty was stricken with an unknown medical emergency and [[http://www.gofundme.com/MontyandSheena a fundraiser]] was set up to help with paying for the expenses. On February 2nd, it was revealed that [[http://roosterteeth.com/members/journal/entry.php?id=3302319 he had passed away]], due to a severe allergic reaction that left him comatose. He was 33 years old. He will be missed.

* DoingItForTheArt: Why Monty worked for hours and hours longer than considered healthy every day- because he was just that dedicated to seeing his vision come to fruition.
* OminousMultipleScreens: Or ''[[RuleOfCool Awesomeness]]'' Multiple Screens. His standard work setup involved a huge number of screens, at which he seemed to be both watching inspiration material and working on multiple things at once (see {{Workaholic}}.)
* PromotedFanboy: Monty got inspired to pursue animation because he wanted to do cool things like what he saw on the internet. Then he became an animation director over at ''Creator/{{RoosterTeeth}}''.

* RuleOfCool: The only rule he lived by. It's telling that he didn't have any formal education in art or animation- everything he did is because he thought it would be cool, and it ''works''.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Lie Ren

* DoingItForTheArt: Why Monty works for hours and hours longer than considered healthy every day- because he's just that dedicated to seeing his vision come to fruition.
* OminousMultipleScreens: Or ''[[RuleOfCool Awesomeness]]'' Multiple Screens. His standard work setup involves a huge number of screens, at which he seems to be both watching inspiration material and working on multiple things at once (see {{Workaholic}}.)
* PromotedFanboy: Monty got inspired to pursue animation because he wanted to do cool things like what he saw on the internet. Now he's an animation director over at ''Creator/{{RoosterTeeth}}''.
* RunningGag: [[TheWorkaholic People really like to tell him to get some sleep.]]
* RuleOfCool: The only rule he lives by. It's telling that he doesn't have any formal education in art or animation- everything he does is because he thinks it would be cool, and it ''works''.
* TrollingCreator: Any time browsing his Facebook or Twitter feeds will reveal many teases and hints, sometimes to an almost taunting level.
* {{Workaholic}}: You didn't think that all that awesome comes into existence without hard work right? Some of the people at Rooster Teeth wonder when he finds time to sleep.
** He claims to live withing walking distance of the Rooster Teeth studio, but still drives because it gives him more time to work. He also disliked a software upgrade because it meant it took him one extra step on the keyboard, meaning he couldn't get as much work done as fast as he could before.
** [[https://twitter.com/montyoum/status/409153444574810114 Apparently he has nightmares about being tangled in a web of weighting vertices."]]

Monty Oum was, among other things, a self-taught 3D animator[[labelnote:*]]though he prefers the term "film maker" and "one-man production crew" would be even more appropriate[[/labelnote]], whose education was entirely observational. Responsible for some of the most [[AwesomeAnimation awesome]] WebAnimation around, most of which relies on RuleOfCool.

On January 30, 2015, Monty was stricken with an unknown medical emergency and [[http://www.gofundme.com/MontyandSheena a fundraiser]] was set up to help with paying for the expenses. On February 2nd, it was revealed that [[http://roosterteeth.com/members/journal/entry.php?id=3302319 he had passed away]], due to a severe allergic reaction that left him comatose. He will be missed.