RT Podcast: Ep. 309 

They say that one is not truly dead until they are forgotten. Monty Oum will never be forgotten for his productions, his sense of fashion, his energized Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) dance moves, or his willpower fueled work ethic. God's totally going to lose at DDR against Monty. We will truly miss you Monty. As Caboose once explained, "He's just not here right now" . . .

Monty would be like "I don't care if I'm dead, make the podcast!"

You know it's a serious podcast when Gus doesn't introduce himself twice.

Just over 4 years now. I know he's found peace. He's making animatronic angel wings for angels and looking down over his family and friends. Rest in peace Monty. We all miss you dearly.

Burnie and Gus, smiling and laughing while remembering Monty, you guys are doing it right. RIP Monty. Even after life, you're bringing people smiles to their face.

RIP Monty and thank you for all that you contributed to rooster teeth

In the immortal words of Caboose, "Somewhere, he's just not here right now." Even in the afterlife monty is doing something grand.

We’re coming up on 7 years soon. I still miss him so. :( Rest In Peace Monty. You are, and forever will be, a true inspiration to us all.

The fact that they lost someone like Monty, yet the effect he had will continue to make them stronger every day- it proves this man was one of a kind, irreplaceable. Those of you who are fans of his but may not have heard yet, there's a kind of movement going on. It's to just do something creative, no matter what it is and put your entire soul into it. Monty wouldn't want us to go into a stagnant state on his behalf, he'd want us to continue to give this life we have our all. This is going to hurt for a long time, but that won't stop RT from moving forward. We will never stop missing you, Monty.

I was thinking, what if the RT site page always had a RWBY Rose symbol in the corner of the page to remember Monty by. It wouldn't have to do anything, unless they'd like to make it clickable to lead to a tribute page or something. I was just thinking seeing that rose would remind everyone to always keep moving forward and never let anything hold you back in life.

Do you hear the heart break in Burnie's voice in the beginning? I wanted to hug him so badly! ;-;

gus's voice trying to keep it cool just kills me..

Monty was a huge inspiration to many people. He also inspired me to bring back an old idea I had and turn it into an animation. Without him I doubt my current running project would've been made. RIP Monty and thank you for leaving behind such an inspiring legacy :')

Even heroes will die But they will never fade away I sadly have never heard about Monty while he was alive But an halfe year agoI started to watch RWBY and I heared about who he was and someday I found out about his passing But he managed to inspire me to do whatever I want and to... keep moving. thanks Monty We will always Remember you

"The effort you put forth to anything transcends yourself, for there is no futility even in death." - Monty Oum, The Sentence He Put into words the best, your Will Be Remembered as the legend you are. Rest In Peace my Friend.

I never really got to "know" Monty that well through the media.. but after listening and watching this podcast.. I realized that I've been wasting so much of my time.. If I lived just one day of my life the way he lived his everyday.. I'd be that much closer to achieving my own dreams and ambitions.. Through the loving, kind.. and thoughtful words of the community surrounding Monty.. I can honestly say that I've been truly inspired.. From this day onward, I'm going to work my ass off, be efficient and possible, and never stop learning.. Thanks, Monty..

I was watching while doing homework and i cryed all over it. R.I.P Monty

“I was a fan”. Simple. Beautiful sentiment.

Coming back to this years later and the moment of when mentioning his age hit me hard. I lost an older brother about a year and a half ago who was also 33.

I can’t even watch this all these years later. I didn’t know him or even of him but hearing how sad everyone was of his passing makes me melenocolic

This is just monty's time to sleep from working so much

"He's not gone, he's just not here right now" - Caboose His body may not be here still, but every other part of him is, his work, his legacy and everything he ever was associated with is still here for the world to cherish and enjoy. RIP Monty Oum.

Honestly, five years later this still makes me cry. Monty Oum was one of my favorite creators and was such an inspiration to me getting into animation

You guys weren't just his co-workers you were his friends. Best memorial for a friend I've seen on youtube.

"Any Closing thoughts....Gus?" "Yeah I guess. Uh, big fan...I was a big fan" Gus is amazing.

Whenever I'm working on an animation I put this particular podcast on, just to hear about the kind of drive Monty had so that whenever I was feeling lazy or exhausted from my work or whenever I just couldn't get the creative juices flowing I would hear about how passionate Monty was about his work and keep going. Thank you Monty for helping and inspiring fellow creative minds.

This video has been sitting in my "Watch Later" list for 14 days now... finally brought my self to watch it. I may not have known him personally but It sure as hell felt like it. The way he was, the way he acted... he was just... Monty. Monty was an inspiration for all, he loved what he did, he loved life and it's sad that it ended so soon. But he graced us with his presence by bringing us RWBY and all the rest of his work and I feel honored to have known him. You will truly be missed by Millions, R.I.P Monty Oum.

A flame that burns twice as bright, burns twice as fast. I think it's an appropriate quote for Mr. Oum. I remember watching Haloid about... 6 years ago? And since then I have been a fan, it truly is unfair he is gone. Though I will be sure to think of him for many years to come. Everyone that was close to him and all of my fellow fans have my condolences.

I've been avoiding watching this particular podcast for months but I decided to finally watch it now. I'm still so very sad about what happened and ended up crying at the end of this, but I think I would have started crying instantly if I had watched this back in February already. I still miss him, and I think I will always miss him.

ive been listening to the RT podcasts backwards and today reached this one and even though i have not heared alot about monty. the sound of sadness and the outro made me sad for them to lose their friend. its obvious he was loved.

It's been nearly 1 and a half years... and I can't help but cry whenever I see this in my "Watch Again" section or when Monty appeared twice in Full Play Resident Evil Revelations. Even the tribute to Ray's time at AH and RoosterTeeth had a picture of him and Monty that made my heart hurt. Monty, you will be missed, and we will never forget you. Your time on Earth will always be treasured and remembered.

Its so amazing that even though a lot of people in the comments (including myself) have never even had the privilege to meet Monty, yet we all shed tears and feel sad for his death. Why? Cause everything we saw of his wonderful creations and time in videos, all the stories we've heard of him, have showed us that this was a person who was focused and well loved. Who wanted to make something grand out of life, an inspiration for many. We all love Monty because even though we never met him we still connected with his work. That's such a beautiful thing, he may have died young and it may have been tragic, but I bet he was happy with what he had and what he did. RIP Monty Oum

Talking about all the good things about Monty was great. It's sad that he's gone, Monty loved what he did. Rest In Peace Monty Oum, your fans and Rooster Teeth love you.

Glad you guys posted this, I think it helps a lot of folks get over his loss. That might sound weird since we didn't know him. But Monty affected our lives without even having to know us. The Internet has exploded with love for his work and memory and stories of how he changed people's lives. We will miss him greatly but as Monty would want and we all should know, moving on and continuing his work is the most important thing now.......dwelling on his loss only lets the sadness burn deeper into our souls.

I sat and listened to some old podcasts. Then episode 191 came up and Monty joined in to talk about Rwby. Then I wanted to hear "Tribute to Monty" again. When Burnie says the date Monty pasta away, it dawns on me that it is today 8 years since Monty passed away. Still sad... 😢

No one in my house likes Rooster Teeth. So when Monty passed away, there was no one I could really talk to about it. "You didn't even know him, why are you so sad?" "It's not like you were friends." "No, you can't use my credit card to donate money to his wife. It's probably a scam anyway." Yeah, it was pretty awful to mourn alone. But when I watched this podcast for the first time, and heard them share stories about Monty and how he affected their lives, I realized that I wasn't alone. I had Burnie, Matt, Gus, Gray, a whole community of people who where mourning him. And just because we weren't in the same room doesn't mean we weren't together. And for the first time, I finally started to feel okay again.

Almost a decade later and we still miss Monty. I came back to watch this with RT doing their last Live and mentioning Monty a few times. I miss the days where the people were still buddies and I miss Monty.

anybody else always come back to this? miss you so much monty, haven't stopped missing you since feburary 1st..

Monty Oum has inspired me to go into 3d animation... I think I'm going to cry a bit We will miss you Monty.

He is one of those people that even in October 2022 rewatching the podcast hitting this episode made me cry my eyes out and i always will. He is still missed and still loved! 😔 Monty we love you hope you finally are getting some rest.

Hes not dead , hes just...not here right now :)

It's been a year. We love you Monty.

Even six years later, I can't watch this podcast or the tribute at the end without crying my eyes out. Someone take me and give this amazing human being back.

It'll be a year soon. I miss him as much as a year ago.

Almost seven months on now. Is anyone else still feeling like it's not real?

Never met him and it still makes me cry in 2018. You're a legend Monty

you know, i applied to rooster teeth like, the day before (or 2) before monty's passing was announced. i found monty right when he started getting popular on youtube and followed him ever since, and it was because of him that i was introduced to rooster teeth and enjoyed not only his, but rooster teeth's work as well. after about 8-9 years of working on my... everything monty does skills (video editing, modeling, art, animation, CG, Rigging, ETC), i finally felt as though i was worthy of working alongside or even under the man who inspired me to be who i am today. after hearing of his passing, i will continue to progress my skill level in everything that monty inspired me to do and also continue to send in applications to you (Rooster Teeth). regardless if i even get hired, just demonstrating to myself that i kept my promise to monty all those years ago to improve myself, will make me happy. thank you monty for your inspiration and thank you rooster teeth for helping him inspire and entertain all of us.

Imagine if Steven Spielberg had died right after directing Sugarland Express in 1974. Imagine a world with no Jaws, no Close Encounters of the Third Kind, no Indiana Jones, no E.T., no Jurassic Park. Monty had some serious potential. R.I.P.

just hearing burnie tell everyone what happened tears me up...

Hard to believe it's been 4 years since he passed. I miss him.

I can't imagine 2 things how unbelievably hard it probably was to keep there composure and not break down. But also how much they probably did break down after the podcast

This is my 4th rewatch of all the RT podcasts. I always hate when I reach this one. But I always listen because I guess it feels like my way of paying respects.

I wanna watch this but I just don't want to get all the feels and cry.. But.. But... Ahhh dammit!!

Don't dwell on the past and something you cannot change. Celebrate the life and accomplishments of a man, a kid at heart, who brought us joy, who brought us happiness and a new perspective. It's ok to shed a tear, it's ok to mourn, but Monty would want progress as they say over and over. We are the fans. We are the driving force of Rooster Teeth and we will support them with the love that has showered them since day one. Mr. Monty Oum, thank you for the hours, no days, of dedication that brought us happiness. Thank you for showing us what hard work can bring you. As Gray said, pain is temporary, heart is forever. Thank you. May you power down in peace.

Watching this now because I was 7 when Monty died and while I hadn't known much about him, I already wanted to meet him. I miss him and wonder constantly what he'd do today.

NY Comic Con 2014, I've had a chance to meet Monty Oum, I saw him at the rooster teeth table, interacting with fans, being awesome like he always is. Back then I thought just seeing him was awesome enough, he was such a talented guy, he accomplished so much, and he created amazing things; I thought to myself what a chump like me could say to a living legend. I'll admit, I was afraid to go up and ask for an autograph, or even shake his hand. In hindsight: I should have just started with: "How's it going." He is still a big inspiration to me as an artist, and I'm envious of people who can call Monty "friend." Best wishes goes out to the people who knew him best: his friends, the folk over at Rooster Teeth, and his Family And to Mr. Monty Oum, I say: "We will all miss you, rest in peace, brother."

Starting the feels off strong with a thumbnail of Monty. Thanks guys.

This was the first time that i watched the podcast live. I remember being pretty strong emotionally through most of it but when they showed the tribute to monty, that was when I started crying and it started sinking in that Monty was gone.

Damn the end really got me I havent known about his animations for awhile my friend showed me RWBY and I watched Red vs Blue and when I heard this Amazing talented person passed It hit me, Ive seen videos featuring him and im very glad he got to do what he wanted to do before he passed. Rest in Peace Monty Oum Thanks for inspiring me to do what I want to do.

It's been 5 years and I still say a little prayer in my head every time I see Monty's name in the RWBY opening credits.

Find out monty died gets very sad Next day find out Kitty0706 died, Why is everyone dying :(

I feel so terrible now. I just found out today that he passed away because I was looking up who worked on Rwby and below his name it said "until 2015" and I looked at it and found out about his passing. The only reason I knew who he was is because I seen an animated short with him in it. I wish I seen his work before hand and witnessed his glory. You will be missed Monty

The impact he made in my life was huge. I got to see Monty at RTX 2014, and got to speak with him. He told me that I'll get somewhere, and that struck me. Ever since then, I have been creating and producing more art and even appreciating it. I remember being a young kid in middle school and I was so mesmerized by Haloid. I have been a big fan of him ever since. When he started to work at RT, I think it was just fate. But seeing as he has passed, it left a heavy feeling inside of me. All he wanted to ever do in life is to create something and work hard to make something amazing out of it. He has definitely inspired myself and others. As he would say, keep moving forward. RIP Monty Oum, We love you.

Monty died when I was in New York for a funeral (long story) and I had basically lost interest in roosterteeth for a while by then. But for some reason his death hit me really hard. Harder than the death of the person whose funeral I was there for. I had never met Monty but he seems like a person who you would meet once and never forget about the meeting. Listening to this podcast I realize that, I want to be Monty. He was a hard worker and an amazing person and that's everything I aspire to be. May he live on forever in our hearts and minds.

"The thing that stops people from doing great things is time" -Monty Om. Monty just ran out of time, but it didn't keep him from leaving his mark on roosterteeth and their fans in their hearts.

Everybody's got swollen eyes. There must have not been a dry eye in the place all day. I lost my dad recently and know exactly what these poor bastards must have been going through sitting there trying to keep it all together. I haven't had the heart to touch any hobbies or anything creative since dad went. This reminds me that I really should try to pick things up again and try and make my dreams come true because there's only a finite time to do it in.

3 years later they're still going strong and is still giving his legacy alive and all that monty has left for them and us, we all love him

Thank you so much for this, all these memories were amazing to hear. So touching, and a great tribute to him.

"If you love what you do, you won't work a day in your life" I think this quote perfectly fits Monty and his time at Rooster Teeth.

coming back and watching this in 2017 it is still heart breaking

Clearly I hate myself as I am watching this 7 months later... still crying my eyes out. Monty will be sorely missed by all of us, having met him or not. He was an inspiration, and an amazing artist, I can't imagine my life without his work any more than I can imagine my life without my own art. He was one of my favourite people in the world, and his memory will live on with us. Keep moving forward.

Still hurts just as much. We miss you Monty.

Im here 7 years later thinking about him

Sometimes I like to come back and watch this again to remind myself of how amazing Monty was and get inspiration to keep moving forward on my own projects. We miss you Monty>3

When I first saw this I broke down and criedfor a while! Monty's loss was just really super hard!

Watching this even after two years still tears my heart to shreds. We will always miss you Monty, I wish you know just how much you changed so many peoples lives. We love you Monty more than you know.

the one podcast i cant rewatch, miss you monty x

Monty is such a hard worker. Watching all these videos of him in it doing all these kind of things just brings inspiration to all of his fans. He shows his dedication in work to all these things. He moves efficiently, & speaks to keep moving others. I wonder what he is doing now in heaven. Probably teaching others the microwave trick.

Watching RWBY today with my 5 and 2 year old and seeing the look in their eyes as they watch it was so amazing! We all know what an amazing person Monty was and I just had to re-watch this podcast to keep his memory alive. It gets to me every time I watch it but Monty was an amazing person and we miss him very much. Our thoughts still go out to his family he left behind! Thank you Monty for everything!

As a newer subscriber, I barely knew of Monty and these few stories just made me devastated he is gone. I hope wherever he is, He's truly happy with what he did in life.

It's so sad. they laugh and you can tell the memory makes them smile but at the same time they are trying not to cry

3 great guys, awesome leaders for an awesome company like roosterteeth. and geoff also ;)

almost two years now, still get emotional. everything Monty did lives on. the man was amazing. a dedicated, creative individual. his fans will always miss him. may he never be forgotten

Thanks a million guys, that meant a lot to me. Ive never had the privilege to meet Monty myself but his and your work has been an inspiration for years, It kills me that we were the same age and I missed you guys at comic con 2012 yet again I can't thank you guys enough for sharing these 40 minuets with us, it was an honor to know a little about him beyond his work....

I remember seeing this podcast in my pre-cal class in my last year of high school. I remember starting to cry. I looked up from my phone and saw people I didn't know were part of rt community, because they were the only other people in tears looking at there phone with the podcast on their screens. We miss you, Monty!

I didn't know Monty personally but he's a person who's inspired me more in my life then I can truly comprehend I had the misfortune to never truly watch Monty's stuff until after he had passed I unfortunately found out about Monty through his passing but recently I discovered I've had Monty as an inspiration for years I watched Dead Fantasy never taking notice of it's creator until recently and through finding that out I discovered Monty has been one of the most influential people in my entire life Dead Fantasy was one of the pieces of media that helped me discover what it was I wanted to do, thanks to Monty I'm now on my path I'm doing what I love with sheer and endless determination and Monty is a big part of the reason behind that all I can do is say thanks now Monty and keep pushing forward a year on it's all we can do keep pushing forward and show you what we can all do. Missing you Monty hope your enjoying your down time you deserve it after all the work you did.

i'm at work waching this and i almost cried with you guys and i didn't even know him but it's all the love that you guys have for him that is what's touching about this, the stories, the tribute at the end it was all very beautiful. please continue to share his dreams and his stories with us, let us remember him with you. i'm sorry for all of you, and for who you have lost

Watching this as someone every new to watching RT videos it has still brought a tears to my eyes. Someone with so much talent and love for live to be cut short. It totally seemed like he lived with this moment hidden from view but on his mind. Taking every second as valuable time not to be wasted. I can only hope to live my life a faction of the way Monty did. An amazing man who will continue to move people for years to come.

Man I remember first learning about the news from the video on the know. I remember seeing the title " monty Oum passes away at 31" and I thought ' that has to be a joke'. But damn, it really just hits you like "bam, dead".

I would have loved to see what Monty would think of Lazer team

Every day, I watch Monty's tribute video. Something about it keeps me going. Loved and never forgotten, rest in peace Monty.

I just wanted to say thank you for coming on and sharing these tales, and remembering the good times even though I know, I KNOW, how close to tears you all were during that. I know what that's like, I went through it after losing my grandmother a couple years ago, laughing through the tears. Just... thank you.

This was a wonderful podcast, but do you guys know what next podcast is? Shrove Tuesday!!!

Monty you were family to us and you always will be I love you

That "we miss you Monty" followed by the hand wave got me in the feels. I loved his work, and still do.

Only podcast I ever shed a tear listening to. RIP you legend.

I'm not even a big fan of RT, but this Monty guy sounds like one hell of a man. Going to watch all of his work, with a tear in my eye, because his story resonates with me as a struggling artist. Thank you guys for sharing his memory.

I may not have been a fan of RWBY, but I admire Monty for going after something he wanted to do and got it made. Going from working mo-cap in a garage to the head of a full blown production of his own creation, you can't help but respect and admire that. I hope his example inspires others.

It was so heartwarming to hear the guys talk about Monty. It sounds like he did so much and inspired so many people throughout his life, and I'm willing to bet he did more in his 33 years than most have done in 80 or 90. I don't watch the RT podcasts, but I'm glad I saw this one.

His light will always shine bright miss you Monty🫶