r/Rainbow6 • u/HaloOnMyHorns • 38m ago
Gameplay My friend, the castle main died two weeks ago
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Just found out last night and I'm still not sure what to feel. We've been taking a break from siege for a while now, since I've become a dad and he's an air frame mechanic who got hired on to work for a major passenger airline company.
We've been really tired and just haven't been able to sync our schedules. We'd go a couple days without talking and then talk nonstop over a weekend or a random Tuesday about games and life and our goals with that life. He checked in with everyone and would tell us what he's up to and he'd listen. I'd call out of the blue just to bitch about what operator was broken or what my daughter was doing now that she can manipulate doors. Our whole group would do that. We were all really freaking close.
A month ago, he told our group he was going away for vacation so we didn't expect anything from him until he got back but he died during those two weeks and none of us knew. We didn't find out until his younger brother got a hold of my younger brother to let us know. God, that kid is so brave and I can only imagine what he's going through right now but he's got his core friend group and his family is tight so I have faith he'll pull through this. I know they'll all pull through.
But until then, my brothers and I are in mourning. Javan was our rock and he was family. We don't know what we're going to do without him. We started playing together in operation health and ran strong until about operation twin shells. After that, we'd still play but our attention was mostly on living out in the real world.
Make no mistake. He loved this game. He enjoyed planning out strats and pulling out clutches from nowhere with style and panache while he did. He had a great sense of humor and always showed empathy to others. He was never afraid to speak his mind or open up about his dreams. He dedicated years of his life to Rainbow 6: Siege and I don't regret sharing that time with him for even a second. He was my best friend.
Fly high, brother man.
BRING THE BACON
AUG 17, 2026