The internet is in mourning following the pas of an OG viral sensation.
According to reports, Bento( who was best known as Keyboard Cat) died at the age of nine. The ginger tabby’s passing was confirmed by his owned, Charlie Schmidt, on Friday via a YouTube tribute video( above ). So sad.
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Bento was adopted by Schmidt in 2009, after his original “Keyboard Cat” Fatso passed away. Nonetheless, Bento became a YouTube sensation in his own right. Not only did the feline have a slew of online makes, but he also starred in various commercials. Thus, it isn’t surprising to learn that cat enthusiasts and devotees have flocked to Twitter to pay tribute to the fallen pet.
Be sure to insure the sweetest well wants for yourself( below ).
simply found out keyboard feline succumbed, please respect my need for privacy in this trying time
— Josh Billinson (@ jbillinson) March 18, 2018The weekend is canceled RIP Keyboard Cat pic.twitter.com/ 3Lr9CsFKz9
— Michelle Collins (@ michcoll) March 17, 2018Rest In Peace Keyboard Cat Bento #RIPKeyboardCatBento https :// t.co/ 7sZc5TUzaI
— Grumpy Cat (@ RealGrumpyCat) March 16, 2018R.I.P. Bento the keyboard cat, you’ll ever and forever be one of my favorite age-old internet memes pic.twitter.com/ 2TPr2L4nw6
— AlphaOmegaSin (@ AlphaOmegaSin) March 18, 2018keyboard cat succumbed. no one talk to me. pic.twitter.com/ oHvsDpLXJR
— kaitlin (@ doomedjosh) March 18, 2018You were one of the OG cats and you built me giggle so fucking hard when I was like 6. Rest easy you silly kitty #KeyboardCat pic.twitter.com/ VVXYAhi0LV
— [?] olin (@ colinjamese) March 18, 2018Play Haley Off, Keyboard Cat is still to this day the funniest youtube clip I’ve ever seen. RIP to a legend.
— Beyonce has only one uncle named Larry Beyince. Bruh …. (@ DragonflyJonez) March 19, 2018this nation lost a legacy today. The sun specifies on a side country. We are no longer the same and our lives are forever changed…rest in peace keyboard cat
— Iconic blonde (@ madison_malcom) March 19, 2018Gonna pour one out tonight for keyboard cat
— Rodeo Champ Miguel (@ Bantolasyn) March 19, 2018* Sniff* R.I.P ., Keyboard Cat 2.0!