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Valoranthas reached a sizable community of players since its release in 2020. Unfortunately, theValorantcommunity has been shaken up in recent days as a player known on YouTube as SeLFlo died at age 23.
Police in Saidabad, India were notified that a man had ended his life by jumping from the top of a four-story building and his identity has since been confirmed as C. Dheena, known on YouTube as “SeLFlo.” The police are actively investigating the suicide, but much of the information may be included in a lengthy TwitLonger that SeLFlo shared on his Twitter before the ultimate decision to take his life. SeLFlo highlighted in his note that kept him from going through with suicide in the past wereYouTube content like Red vs Blue, and creators like TSM_ImperialHal, KSI, Corridor Digital, Hidden Xperia who acted like role models through their videos and inspired him to make content of his own.
The messageshared on SeLFlo’s Twitterdetailed a life void of happiness beyond his experiences online, an alleged rape, and a torturous feeling that his life had more “spikes, blood, poison” than cheerful moments. There are specific people noted beyond content creators in the TwitLonger that helped SeLFlo through difficult experiences, but he also stated that everyday life had resulted in suffering that left him feeling worse than broken. SeLFlo lamented the lack of a father figure, but he left behind a mother and a younger sister that is referred to in the note as someone that showed him family love for “the first time in decades.”
Although some members of SeLFlo’s community have responded to his TwitLonger as if he’s anticipating the replies, most others expressed sorrow for his loss and hope that he’s resting in peace. ManyValorantfans noted how great SeLFlo was at making update videos.
