Was Nikocado Avocado Really The Mastermind All This Time? Memes About The YouTuber's Dramatic Weight Loss Explained

Mukbang YouTuber Nikocado Avocado has stunned everyone with his dramatic 250 pounds weight loss that he has achieved secretly in two years while he kept posting pre-recorded videos.

In his reveal video, he talks about how this has always been his plan, and that he has been on the joke from the start as people laughed at him. Is this true, and what are people saying about Nikocado's "greatest social experiment"? Learn everything in our explainer.

Who Is Nikocado Avocado?

Nikocado Avocado is the nickname of a Ukrainian-American YouTuber Nicholas Perry best known for his mukbang videos and a series of controversies that surrounded the YouTuber since late 2019. In 2020, Nikocado's YouTube channel has become a subject of viral discussions online, with users expressing concerns regarding Perry's mental and physical health. In general, Nikocado Avocado has been a popular subject of memes, trolling and video essays in the past, and has been considered a lolcow.

Did Nikocado Avocado Lose Weight?

In his recent video, Nikocado Avocado revealed that he has lost 250 pounds (113 kg) of weight over a period of two years. YouTuber's weight loss journey has been a secret, as he kept uploading pre-recorded content to YouTube until seven months ago.

But almost as interestingly, Nikocado Avocado opened a video with a monologue in which he claimed that his past YouTube activities have been "the greatest social experiment" of his life, undermining the common perception that Nikocado's persona and antics have been genuine all this time.

Two steps ahead. I am always two steps ahead. This has been the greatest social experiment of my entire life.

Has Nikocado Avocado Been In On The Joke All This Time?

There's no definitive answer as to whether Nikocado Avocado planned his entire YouTube arc. Some people have been calling Nikocado a "genius" and a "mastermind" for exploiting people's perceptions of him in exchange for attention and money.

Others have argued Nikocado has been trying to spin his past story, and that he didn't have a definitive plan at the start. Moreover, even if Nikocado displayed his past behavior and acted out online ironically and with money gain in mind, this does not cancel out that he still did all the things that he did.

Some people wondered how an infamous picture of Nikocado's behind fit into his master plan.

It appears that while Nikocado Avocado definitely played into internet's idea of him to a certain degree and, as some pointed out, into people's fetishes, his adoption of this persona has not likely been the plan from the start, but instead something that the YouTuber decided to do after his channel achieved initial notoriety.

Nikocado Avocado's Weight Loss In Memes

Whatever Nikocado's true story might be, his weight loss journey immediately inspired all sorts of memes online from redraws to jokes referencing JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

The consensus? Nikocado Avocado has achieved his good ending, but only time will tell if he manages to fall back from the internet's good graces.

For the full history of Nikocado Avocado's weight loss, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.