{"id":21279,"date":"2021-08-27T11:11:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T11:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/iconic-dota-2-caster-behind-lakad-matatag-voice-line-has-passed-away-from-covid-19"},"modified":"2024-07-19T12:04:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T12:04:30","slug":"iconic-dota-2-caster-behind-lakad-matatag-voice-line-has-passed-away-from-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/dota-2\/iconic-dota-2-caster-behind-lakad-matatag-voice-line-has-passed-away-from-covid-19","title":{"rendered":"Iconic Dota 2 caster behind “Lakad Matatag” voice line dies from COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dota 2<\/a> community is heartbroken after learning that Filipino caster, Aldrin Paulo “Dunoo” Pangan, has died following complications with COVID-19. Dunoo, together with co-caster Marlon “Lon” Marcelo, popularized several voice lines used in The Dota International<\/a> Battle Passes.<\/p>\n

Dunoo’s most notable voice line was “Lakad Matatag, Normalin Normalin” and will now forever be remembered by millions of Dota 2 enthusiasts across the globe. The Filipino caster revealed that he fell ill with the coronavirus via a Facebook post earlier this month but was sadly unable to fight off the infection.<\/p>\n

Caster behind the iconic “Lakad Matatag” voice line has died<\/h2>\n

Several Dota 2 figureheads have since shared their condolences after Dunoo’s death marks a tremendous loss for the entire Dota 2 community as a whole. <\/p>\n

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Dunoo Dota 2 caster succumbs to COVID-19 and marks a great loss to all. (Picture: Facebook \/ Dunoo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dota’s “Community Man”, Wykrhm Reddy, said that he was “extremely sad” to hear of Dunoo’s passing. He further added that while he didn’t understand Tagalog, Dunoo’s passion for Dota and the teams was “unrivalled”.<\/p>\n