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name: Nyan Cat
image: "https://assets.0xhoneyjar.xyz/Mibera/traits/SS4_Nyan%20Cat.webp"
swag_score: 4
date_added: "2024-06-08"
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# Nyan Cat

## Visual Elements


Dark blue t-shirt with a big nyan cat on it. A grey cat with a biscuit body with pink sprinkles and a rainbow trail.

## Cultural Context

Nyan Cat is an iconic internet meme originating from a 2011 YouTube video that went viral, featuring an animated GIF of a cat with a Pop-Tart body flying through space while trailing a rainbow, set to the looping Japanese song "Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!" Created by artist Christopher Torres (aka prguitarman) and uploaded by user saraj00n, it amassed over 205 million views by 2023.

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## Justification

Nyan Cat is a foundational internet meme that was also one of the first major NFT sales. In a collection about internet culture and crypto, the original Nyan Cat tee is practically a museum piece.
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**Dominant Colors:** Dark blue, pink, grey, rainbow
**Archetype:** Its cultural relevance, internet culture, and very rave-coded based on its rainbow based color.
**Swag Score:** 4
**Date Added:** 2024-06-08
**Sources:**
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyan_Cat