just a little
digging...
// the archive

A MASCOT THEY DELETED. STILL IN THE HISTORY.

Digging through ponsdotdev/ponsfamily, we found ponscupine_example.md — 243 lines, wiped in a single commit. Ponscupine was never gone. Git just kept him.

Explore the Repository →
243 lines…
0 additions…
243 deletions?
ponsdotdev/ponsfamily

THE DISCOVERY

It wasn’t obvious at first. Just a deleted file here, a stray asset there… then more. Someone, somewhere, thought this little guy was worth keeping.

how did this
get lost?
ponsdotdev / ponsfamily
media/ 5 years ago
ponscupine.png
ponscupine_concept.png
ponscupine_example.md deleted →
README.md
wait…
ponscupine?
ponscupine_sheet.png
ponscupine.png
why delete
243 lines?
the one they deleted
commit e6c43a3
Delete ponscupine_example.md
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ponsdotdev/ponsfamily
> README.md
mascot ref found
ponsdotdev/ponsfamily / README.md
# Pons
ponsfamily.com
smart contracts
assets/raw/*.png
early concept
rough_02.png
“some mascots are cute so you’ll trust them. this one’s spiky so you don’t have to.”
assets/
mascot/
concepts/
illustrations/
raw/
found another
one… →

THE MASCOT

From an idea… to a mascot… to a deleted file… and now, a comeback. Ponscupine, in three acts.

See the deleting commit →

THE IDEA

Early concept, drawn straight into the repo.

THE FORGOTTEN

Deleted in commit e6c43a3. Never actually gone.

THE REBORN

Restored from the history. The community brought him back.

BROWSE THE REPOSITORY

Real repo. Real commits. Real history. Open the folders and see where Ponscupine actually lived.

ponsdotdev/ponsfamily  ★ 150 · ⑂ 27
Open on GitHub →
↑ psst — ponscupine_example.md is the one they nuked.
~/ponsfamily  // restored from e6c43a3
ponsfamily/
contracts/
Pons.sol
Pons.sol
Family.sol
Family.sol
contractsV2/
PonsV2.sol
PonsV2.sol
migrate.ts
migrate.ts
deploy/
deploy.js
deploy.js
.env.example
.env.example
media/
ponscupine.png
banner.png
concept.png
assets/
icon.png
raw_01.png
ponscupine_example.md  ← recovered
> “Some mascots are cute so you’ll trust them. This one’s spiky so you don’t have to.”
Ponscupine by Pons ($PONSCUPINE)
The canonical launch walkthrough mascot of pons.family — test token, no value, no promises, quills included.
the real one
README.md

COMMUNITY
RESTORATION

This isn’t our story. It’s a community effort. Memes, art, remixes, edits — everyone’s helping bring the spiky one back.

Join the movement →
legendary
he’s back
$PONSCUPINE
LIVES
<3
nap time
pfp drop
quills
included ♥