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Ryan Davis, 1979 - 2013

Giant Bomb has suffered a profound loss.

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Ryan Davis passed away on July 3rd. He was 34.

Obviously we’re all stunned over here. Ryan was a good friend to all of us. It’s odd to remember that, for someone who could be so acerbic at times, and despite knowing him for almost a decade, I honestly don’t recall ever actually being mad at him. He had an unconventional type of kindness that expressed itself more strongly the longer one knew him, and despite his teasing nature, he always managed to make his close friends feel loved when his attention turned towards you.

Many of you know that Ryan was recently married. In the face of this awfulness, many of us will at least always remember him as we last saw him: outrageously, uproariously happy, looking forward to his next adventure with the biggest grin his face could hold.

The consolation we can feel from that is miniscule compared to the hole that Ryan’s absence will leave in our lives. That’s not a hole that is possible to fill; it’s just something that we’ll just have to get used to walking around with, and that will not happen for a long, long time.

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Happy Birthday, Ryan.

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Happy birthday, Ryan. We all still miss you so much.

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IGN had a small tribute to Ryan. It's pretty awesome.

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Anyone speak Latin?

Happy birthday Ryan.

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Happy Birthday Ryan. Love the fuck out of you. Miss you all the time.

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Happy Birthday to you and me, buddy.

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Happy Birthday

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Happy Birthday Ryan, Miss you buddy.

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I miss you Ryan, every week!

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Still missing hearing this mother fucker on the podcast. Happy belated Birthday.

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Wishing Ryan the best of belated birthdays. I totally spaced that it was his birthday. I'd like to imagine that wherever he may be he took his birthday cake and just sat on it. Love you and miss you duder.

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I've had this account for a while but never posted around the time of Ryan's passing. I just wanted to stop by and say Ryan you are sorely missed and not forgotten.

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@Krockett said:

Still missing hearing this mother fucker on the podcast. Happy belated Birthday.

Ditto, duder.

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Hey everybody it's Tuesday!

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I feel like I post in this thread every month. I miss you. Your laugh is contagious, and I wish you were still here.

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I've seen it before, but god damn is it great to see again. The silence at the end followed by Ryan saying how perfect it was, it just.... perfect!

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Ryan Davis: actually the best.

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@obikwiet: This is standard placeholder text. AFAIK it's just nonsense.

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Every once in a while, I'll remember that Ryan passed away almost two years ago. I still can't believe it, and I don't think I ever want to believe it. He's playing Persona 5 with Elvis and Tupac if you ask me.

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It may not have been two years to the hour, but its officially 7/3 here on the east coast. This pic still makes me tear up instantly. I know the GB duders all have the day off. Here's to a long weekend of sending some fireworks up to the big guy.

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It may not have been two years to the hour, but its officially 7/3 here on the east coast. This pic still makes me tear up instantly. I know the GB duders all have the day off. Here's to a long weekend of sending some fireworks up to the big guy.

I fucking love that picture.

It's definitely weird for me. I've been going through the old Bombcasts while I wait for the new episodes of that and the Beastcast to come (with a public transit commute from Santa Cruz to Stanford, I've got a good 6 hours daily dedicated to podcast listenin') and it feels so normal to have Ryan around.

Still missing you, big guy. You'd have loved today's Uprofessional Friday Thursday.

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What an absolute legend this man was, and an absolute pleasure watching him work.

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It actually feels longer than two years to me. Like a lot longer. That probably speaks to how big of a presence he really was. I really miss hearing Ryan and watching him but always enjoy revisiting his work.

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RIP Ryan, you haven't been forgotten.

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Every once in a while I'll watch an old quicklook with Ryan in it, and I'll remember just how big of a hole he left. Cheers, my man! We miss you!

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2 years already, RIP Ryan, we miss you.

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The front page of this site ... perhaps on the top bar, a little to the left of the GiantBomb logo? There needs to be a little RIP Ryan ... or ... Taswell ... or ... something.

And it should be a link to a page filled with all of the incredibly hilarious shit Ryan did for this site, and the community that lapped it up while howling with laughter.

Still sucks that he's not The Host of GiantBomb anymore.

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I'm always going to miss Ryan. It sucks that we had to spend these last 2 years without him.

You were awesome, duder.

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It's no longer pinned on the front forum page... :(

RIP Ryan.

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RIP Ryan, thank you for everything.

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RIP Ryan, still listening to old Bombcasts and watching old videos at least once every two days but that just goes to show how much of an entertaining guy you were.

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wow 2 years allready huh? It's just not the same without you duder. RIP Ryan

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Two years now and he's still very much missed.

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RIP Ryan. Never forgotten duder.

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Just finished re-watching the Chrono Trigger endurance run. Miss that guy.

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Just watched through TANG again with my wife. So good.

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I can't believe it's been 2 years already. I miss you, Ryan.

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I can't come into this thread that often because it just makes me remember how badly I miss him. Rest in peace duder.

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Shit, it's that time of the year again. A Tuuuuuuueeeeeesssssday doesn't go by when I don't think of Ryan. It's amazing how someone I never met in person has been such a presence in my life, and the life of so many others.

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Rest in peace Ryan.

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The legend will never die.

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I miss you, Ryan. The world is a banana cream pie and your absence leaves it a little more in the metaphorical fourth floor corporate office toilet.

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I so wish you were here still Ryan. You'd equally love and hate all of the stupid hi-jinks that Dan Ryckert brings to Giantbomb now. I can just imagine your befuddled face as Oreos are unceremoniously dipped into nacho cheese. And I would have loved to see and hear all of your thoughts on all the new games that have come out in the last two years. There have been a few that you would have really really liked. Its super amazing to see Giantbomb continue to grow. Got some really good people here now. The dream you and Jeff had all those years ago continues to march on. Thanks Ryan. You're gone but never forgotten.

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You are still missed can't believe it's been three years already

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RIP Ryan, miss you duder.

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Miss you Ryan!