Chonky Pops Campaign
Bricks. Bacon. Belief in a bear market.
Client: Larva Chads
Campaign: Chonky Pops
Format: NFT and IRL activation
Platform: OpenSea, Twitter
Objective
The aim was to reward holders, reignite community energy, and prove that creativity still matters in a down market. It was the middle of the bear market, sentiment was low, and most projects were pulling back.
Creative Execution
Larva Chads launched Chonky Pops, a bacon-flavoured cereal for the ultimate GM. Chad is famously lazy and can’t be bothered to cook, so we invented a cereal that tastes like bacon. Buy the NFT, get a real cereal box shipped anywhere in the world, with select boxes containing surprise toys. The budget was small, so instead of producing custom toys, a LEGO engineer was commissioned to build replicas of Chad. Ironically, there was a global shortage of the “peen” piece at the time. The build instructions and parts list were later open-sourced so anyone could build their own. Boxes were dispatched globally to Chad holders, turning an in-joke into a tangible collector’s item. The stunt blurred the line between satire and sincerity, turning a meme into something you could actually pour into a bowl.
Impact
The campaign achieved:
10× floor price uplift
Sustained secondary sales activity through January 2023
Renewed holder engagement and community growth despite market contraction
When NFT royalties were being slashed across major platforms, Larva Chads’ success with Chonky Pops proved that authentic creativity and community-first thinking can outperform short-term market trends.