Inside the rise of Nikocado Avocado, the extreme-eating YouTuber whose meltdown rocked an online community

• Nikocado Avocado, also known as Nicholas Perry, is a 27-year-old YouTube star who gained nearly 3 million subscribers with his extreme eating videos.
• The YouTuber, who posts frequently to three separate channels, has made a name for himself by filming emotionally-turbulent, "clickbaity" videos.
• In December 2019, YouTuber Stephanie Soo accused Perry of abusive behavior, sparking discord among the YouTube community.
• Since Soo's allegations were made public, Perry has continued to post emotional videos exhibiting erratic behavior, and subscribers have expressed concern for the YouTube star's health.
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Nicholas Perry, known as Nikocado Avocado to his 3 million YouTube subscribers, has made a name for himself in the extreme-eating vlogger community.

Since 2016, Perry's consumption of entire fast-food menus (often accompanied by his pet parrot) has captured the rapt attention of a YouTube audience. He is known as a mukbanger, someone who posts videos of themselves eating or binging large amounts of food online.

Earlier this year, the 27-year-old, who posts a video almost every day, garnered attention for his months-long feud with fellow YouTubers who accused him of abusive behavior during a collaboration video. Perry's controversial response videos in the wake of the accusation had subscribers — and an entire YouTube community — concerned.

Since the public feud took over YouTube, Perry has continued to post videos that fans are calling "scary," and some are worried about Perry's mental health.