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name: Bong Bear 96
image: "https://assets.0xhoneyjar.xyz/Mibera/traits/SS5_bongbear_Bong%20Bear%2096.webp"
date_added: "2025-01-22"
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# Bong Bear 96

## Visual Elements

Brown bear wearing a plain black durag, and sunglasses in golden frame with a bee sculpted in the middle and dark shades. The bear is also wearing a vibrant red jacket with white stripes on the sleeve, a white inner t-shirt, and a golden chain with peace-sign symbol as its charm. It’s got a mustache and a goatee, and is holding a white rollie / joint. A plushie based on [this Bong Bear](https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x495f947276749ce646f68ac8c248420045cb7b5e/66075445032688988859229341194671037535804503065310441849644897966593987837953).

## Cultural Context

Bong Bears is one of the earliest and most recognized NFT collections in the Berachain ecosystem, created as bear-themed characters on Ethereum's OpenSea platform before Berachain launched its own chain. The collection features a roster of stylized, cannabis-culture-inspired bears each with unique outfits, accessories, and color schemes. Bong Bears helped establish the bear identity that became central to Berachain's community branding, making them a foundational piece of the ecosystem's cultural history.

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## Justification

As one of the OG Berachain ecosystem collections, Bong Bears appearing as held-item plushies in Mibera is a direct nod to the shared bear lineage that ties these communities together.
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**Dominant Colors:** Brown, black, red, white, golden.
**Date Added:** 2025-01-22
**Introduced By:** Jani