Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-4820209-20150202184613/@comment-186.23.127.238-20150204211047

Jon the Rocket Knight wrote: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-aFcFOmVRaU265-v424UQaCpy4Ri0dBUqjljUIWv8L8/edit We are trying to write a letter to RT and Monty's family to show them how much monty meant to the RWBY Wiki. Feel free to write your own message or add the the intro. I would like to add something too, since I think you said you would be sending it tomorrow.

"To Rooster Teeth Cast and Crew:

I discovered Rooster Teeth through RWBY in late 2013, more precisely, through Ruby Rose.

I was on tumblr, and on the sidebar where it recommends you new blogs to follow, it would continue to insist I followed a Ruby Rose roleplay blog. Everyday, the recommendation would be there, even if I had never posted anything Rooster Teeth related on my blog.

It eventually tired me out and I clicked to see what it was. I remember that just by seeing the gif-icons the blog used I assumed it had to be from a game because of the animation style. And I walked away from the blog telling myself that as good as it looked I didn't have time to play video games.

But, once again, the fact that blog kept being recommended to me bet me and I googled "RWBY". I gave the Wikipedia entry a look and was surprised to see it was a series rather than a video game. I was instantly attracted by the idea of the character being based off fairytales and the colour naming rule.

I looked up and found the series on the RT official channel. After watching the first episode of Volume 1, I looked up and found a Spanish FanSub so I could watch it with my mother.

When we were done with Volume 1, I couldn't wait for Volume 2. I spent hours a day surfing YouTube watching AMVs. This is how I realised I had missed the Trailers. I went, watched them on RT's official website and almost immediately started to participate in the community. I made myself an account of the RWBY forums in the wikia and started roleplaying in Tumblr.

When I had to spend a week in hospital in January 2014 after I had brain surgery, I spent the days in care re-watching RWBY on my phone.

When RWBY Volume's 2 trailer was released, I was following the panel through live stream on my computer. I do not lie when I say I jumped of pure excitement and joy, neither do I lie when I say the minute the video was put up on the RT website, I run with my laptop in hand to show it to my mother.

It was following Monty's twitter and facebook updates that I rediscovered my interest in animation and digital art in general.

Looking up the character allusions for RWBY I found literature to read that I would have never become interested in otherwise. Before RWBY I would have never thought a soundtrack could have so much significance.

And I am being thoroughly honest when I say that the RT Community is the fandom I am the most glad to have joined. It is not simply RT creating content and, us, the fans consuming it; there is something in the way that, you, the cast and crew reach out to the fans and the fans are allowed to reach out to you that makes the Community different from your average fandom. And I think that, albeit, under sad circumstances, the past few days served all as proof of that.

To Sheena:

I will not pretend to understand the pain and grief you have been going through during the past days and that you still have ahead of you.

I do not think there are words in any language I could use to even begin to attempt to comfort you.

But know this, while it's true that I personally would have probably never come across your work had it not been through Monty's re-twits, you are an inspiration on your own.

You are an overwhelming creative force with abilities that expand across an amazing variety of fields.

And I will be looking forward to you next work, whatever it is, wherever it is in the form of illustration, cosplay, writing or animation.

Be well.

To Monty's father, brothers and sisters:

In all honestly, I had only vaguely heard or read anything about you before the terrible and sad events that motivate this writing. It is safe to say I didn't know the names of many of you until recently.

I will not attempt to offer words of comfort or comprehension. I'm not even sure that you will even want to read this.

However, just in case you decide that you are even minimally interested on the words of a complete stranger, while I cannot give you anything that even resembles an answer or a remedy to the inexplicable tragedy that has hit, I do can assure you that Monty's life was not in vain.

His life certainly ended earlier than anyone's should, and abruptly. I cannot say that he did everything he wanted to do with it, but I am absolutely positive that he didn't waste not even one single moment of it. That he used every single second of his lifetime to the fullest.

And that, while certainly he will be remembered through all his creative work, his biggest legacy to many of us will be the life example he left behind. And that thanks to him, more people than it is possible to imagine will live their lives to their fullest, working their hardest to achieve what they want.

In summary, Monty's greatest legacy will be better people all across the world.

Take care."

Karolina Helena Megal