Describe your Avatar

[Cold Shiny]

Train Heartnet AKA Black Cat from the anime of the same name.

It is one of my favorite shows to originate from the Nihon, for I am a weeb, and doomed to die alone.

Most people would probably watch this anime and say it was nothing special, and they are right. Its special to me because it represents a time in my life when I realized that I needed to like the things I like, and not have my life dictated by what other people think is "normal". I kinda started to grow up when I did that.

 

[FPLOON]

Well, I'll just quote myself from the last thread and... it's locked? Fuck!!

Spoiler: *hours later*

Well, as of August 16, 2015, my avatar's the Wii U that Iwata holds during E3 2012 that flips through channels that I both like as well as giving a glimpse as to who I am as a person leading up the final channel showing 2014 Iwata from that one Smash Bros. E3 trailer before turning off and the avatar's camera panning to 2012 Iwata... and the cycle continues... (Avatar created by [user]Caramel Frappe[/user] upon PM request...)

Before that, it was just Iwata holding the Wii U because I didn't want to just use the whole "Iwata holding bananas" theme as a means to tribute to Iwata himself...

Before that, it was an upside-down cropped pic of Excellia from Corruption of Champions... The OG pic was found off the e621 website...

Before that, it was Erin reacting to each of the Mane 6 from Friendship is Magic... (Avatar also created by [user]Caramel Frappe[/user] via the thread about pre-planning to celebrate the anniversary of Erin herself...)

Before that, it was one of two Justin Beiber tearing gifs depending on how you looked through a particular comment thread regarding the end of MM 2015... (Thanks, Tech Team!)

Before that, it was my requested MM 2015 avatar, where Afro cuts a live MM RPG rocket aimed at him, which blows up behind him while revealing the MM logo of 2015... (Avatar, again, created by [user]Caramel Frappe[/user] through MM 2015 Avatar Request thread...)

Before that, it was an upside-down version of the stain-glassed Rainbow Dash from Akili-Amethyst's collection, the one that I've worn the most so far since having an Escapist account, only at the time, the white background was cropped away by <url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/profiles/view/Frezzato>someone on this forum who's name escapes me, yet their avatar always seems to be wearing something almost every time I see them comment on a thread...

Before that, it was an upside-down Rainbow Dash with a Santa hat on her head... The OG pic was her wearing wireless headphones and adding the Santa hat fit so well on her...

Before that, it was a stain-glassed King Sombra from Akili-Amethyst's collection... only it was all upside-down...

Before that, it was an upside-down version of the stain-glassed Rainbow Dash from Akili-Amethyst's collection, the one that I've worn the most so far since having an Escapist account, only at the time, the white background was still there... (Not sure why it wasn't black like last time, though...)

Before that, it was <url=http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Lym83GQc0r4/0.jpg>this... There's a story regarding choosing that for April Fools' Day, but that's more of an inside joke to me personally...

Before that, it was an upside-down version of the stain-glassed Rainbow Dash from Akili-Amethyst's collection, the one that I've worn the most so far since having an Escapist account, only at the time, the background was black and, upon request, the MM logo at the time was posted on the top of it...

Before that, it was an upside-down version of the stain-glassed Rainbow Dash from Akili-Amethyst's collection, the one that I've worn the most so far since having an Escapist account, only at the time, the background was black, I was just starting my Pub Club journey, and it was actually right-side up...

Before that, it was an upside-down version of the stain-glassed Rainbow Dash from Akili-Amethyst's collection, the one that I've worn the most so far since having an Escapist account, only at the time, the background was white for some reason and it was actually right-side up...

Before that, it was a young Justin Beiber during Halloween 2013... (I pressed the red button... )

Before that, it was an upside-down version of the stain-glassed Rainbow Dash from Akili-Amethyst's collection, the one that I've worn the most so far since having an Escapist account, only at the time, the background was black for some reason and it was actually right-side up...

Before that, it was a faceless [literal] white dude in a yellow shirt with a black cap on their head and a blue background behind him... Good thing I added an avatar before making my first comment, I guess...

This ninja post took a bit longer to recreate since I also wanted to add an extra link to where I'm referencing to [user]Frezzato[/user]...

Now, currently, it's still the same avatar from all the way back in August 16, 2015 only it's the fourth iteration of said avatar created by Avatar Smith [user]Caramel Frappe[/user] upon request... The second iteration was first worn on September 19, 2015, the third iteration (which was the Halloween version of the second iteration) was first worn on October 8, 2015 and all throughout October before going back to the second iteration, and the fourth iteration has been my current avatar since March 9, 2016, to be exact from my timezone...

Other than that, I guess I could describe what each "channel" is referring to, but I'll just let the "channels" speak for themselves... ;p

<color=white>Edit (March 15, 2016 1:11PST): Also, most of my post are filled with ellipses... Seriously... I wish I was joking... I have an addiction...

 

[ChaplainOrion]

It's Carl, from Aqua Teen Hunger Force, as a Space Marine Chaplain, from the Imperial Fists, but is also in the Deathwatch. This sounds a bit cringey now that I write it out, but I made it, and I'm damn proud of it.

 

[Spider RedNight]

Where does your profile pic originate from?

It's King's Quest! Particularly King's Quest(2015) Chapter II: Rubble Without a Cause

Any particular reason you are fond of that pic to help represent your forum personality.

I hadn't really thought about it other than "what do I like from this game that I can use to make my own avatar though the whole scene is a pretty good example of what I'm generally like (aside from the fact that I just love the fluidity of the animation in that game) - Graham is patiently listening to this guy prattle on and on and always touching all of Graham's stuff and he just rolls his eyes and listens and that's how I respond to a lot of conversation: just listening, rolling my eyes, tolerating other people touching my stuff.

And what is ultimately the most recognizable aspect of your forum posts.

It gets easier reading my posts when I preface them with "Just read this in Handsome Jack's voice" because that's essentially what I type as; a snarky, immature asshole who doesn't use big words and half the time I dunno what the hell I'm even talkin' about. The most recognizable aspect though is probably the lack of tact I manage to make present in, like, ALL of my posts. I'm pretty smart most of the time but you wouldn't be able to tell from my posts.

 

[JaKandDaxter]

If you're talking about the actual text of our posts I couldn't tell you and would have to ask someone else to analyze my post for me to find out. If you're still referencing our avatars then for me it is the the fact that all of my avatars are either sideways or upside down and I always have a helmet edited in if there was not one already present.

I should clarify, since something similar was said before; but I didn't get a chance earlier to respond. What I am referring to when I say our avatar is the most recognizable part of our posts, I'm talking about your forum identity.

It's much easier to recognize someone sooner than later based on their avatar. As oppose to just looking at the kind of stuff they post. At least for me, unless they have a very catchy name that I'll remember sooner than an image. But I usually recognize avatars first. Then a name becomes more familiar overtime as I read the post content of said person.

 

[NeutralDrow]

At the moment? Akiha Tohno after a certain, spoiler-filled point in Tsukihime.

Spoiler

Succumbed to the Inversion Impulse, and taken over by her demonic bloodline. Right before the two choices that determine her route's ending...none of them happier than bittersweet.

None of that went into the decision-making process, I just remembered this point in the story and thought it would make a good avatar.

All of my avatars have been various Type-Moon women at different points (previous two were Saber and Shiki Ryougi, original was Ciel, during winter I always use either Ilya or Len)...plus Assassin, that one week I dressed up for Halloween. No real big reason, I just happen to love Tsukihime, Fate/Stay Night, and Kara no Kyoukai, and I have simultaneous compulsions to settle on a single identity and to try every option available. Since I don't have or want "alt" accounts, I may as well express it through avatar.

Besides, these characters are all awesome.

 

[Nazulu]

Mine is a cover of a very rare live concert from the band Yes that even most fans may never hear. It looks so much better than the original cover for the Going for the One album, they should just change it.

And since I love Yes (and most progressive rock bands) and believe this album should get more attention because Awaken is absolutely amazing, I thought this would be a good way to represent my interests. Thinking of throwing up a Frank Zappa avatar one day.

And the most recognisable thing about my posts is that thing I do. You know that thing? That I do all the time? You won't forget it.

 

[Gordon_4_v1legacy]

He's a cranky, British steam train. In fact think of every smug arsehole you've ever met, and put their face on a 4-6-2 LNER A3 class locomotive. That's Gordon. He isn't without his good points, but if we're doing a Thomas the Tank Engine variant of the Seven Deadly Sins, Gordon would be the exemplar of Pride.

 

[Bilious Green_v1legacy]

He's a cranky, British steam train. In fact think of every smug arsehole you've ever met, and put their face on a 4-6-3 LNER A3 class locomotive. That's Gordon. He isn't without his good points, but if we're doing a Thomas the Tank Engine variant of the Seven Deadly Sins, Gordon would be the exemplar of Pride.

4-6-3? That's a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement, I believe. You can't have an odd number of wheels.

Train nerdery aside, my avatar is a pot of Citadel (Games Workshop) Bilious Green paint (now sadly discontinued). I'm a massive Warhammer fan, and I just like the sound of the names of their paint colours, not to mention being "bilious green" is a term for feeling nauseous, and I do like a good pun.

 

[Gordon_4_v1legacy]

He's a cranky, British steam train. In fact think of every smug arsehole you've ever met, and put their face on a 4-6-3 LNER A3 class locomotive. That's Gordon. He isn't without his good points, but if we're doing a Thomas the Tank Engine variant of the Seven Deadly Sins, Gordon would be the exemplar of Pride.

4-6-3? That's a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement, I believe. You can't have an odd number of wheels.

Train nerdery aside, my avatar is a pot of Citadel (Games Workshop) Bilious Green paint (now sadly discontinued). I'm a massive Warhammer fan, and I just like the sound of the names of their paint colours, not to mention being "bilious green" is a term for feeling nauseous, and I do like a good pun.

You're quite bloody right. 4-6-2, my grandfather would be ashamed of me

 

[Hero of Lime]

Well, for about three years, I was using a small, blurry picture of Link from Smash 4. For right now, it's Chrom from Fire Emblem, my favorite FE character. Aside from the new Lord in Fates, Corrin, Chrom is the most interesting FE protagonist by far, since most of them are pretty bland overall. It's a shame he did not make it into Smash, so I will admit I'm still salty about that.

I was an inkling from Splatoon for a bit, but since I'm so into FE at the moment thanks to Fates, Chrom it is for now. If I was more active here, I would probably have not changed my old one, but I don't think it's a big deal to keep my established look.

 

[JaKandDaxter]

He's a cranky, British steam train. In fact think of every smug arsehole you've ever met, and put their face on a 4-6-2 LNER A3 class locomotive. That's Gordon. He isn't without his good points, but if we're doing a Thomas the Tank Engine variant of the Seven Deadly Sins, Gordon would be the exemplar of Pride.

This is quite funny. Along with a number of others.

Have to say it was quite nice reading many of these avatar posts. And I'm glad the Escapist community has enjoyed expressing themselves in this thread.

 

[kiri3tsubasa]

It is a picture of Derp Bee, a mascot of the LordKat Mafia. The alternative version is this. Accomplishing a task that is probably easier then breathing. Seriously, just call people out on their BS and boom.

Spoiler: Alternate Derp Bee

 

[Catfood220]

Its a bag of cat food. As in the stuff you give your cat to eat when its hungry. And my username is Catfood220. It all fits nicely.

 

[Odbarc]

Mine is Cyan from Final Fantasy 6. It's been recolored teal and I made a few extra frames to make his walking animation look smoother. I actually made lots of sprites for a flash movie that had this kind of smooth quality and this was my test-gif to see how it would look.

My old avatar was a chibi Sagat from Street Fighter II with my name under it. I think it was from a collection of portraits from some video game ripped into a sprite sheet. I generally like to use avatars of bald old men and attempt to recreate very unattractive characters to represent the name. Usually teal haired and a long pony tail is what my MMO guys look like.

 

[Drops a Sweet Katana]

Mine is a crab with a top hat, monocle and cane. It was the first thing I did in Photoshop which didn't look like crap and I don't think I will every get tired of the image.

 

[Breakdown]

It's a picture I drew of the Decepticon Breakdown.

 

[GundamSentinel]

Banshee Gundam transforms into Destroy Mode. Go Banshee Gundam!

 

[Michel Henzel]

It's just a render of some Anime style girl, I have several of them with accompanying Signatures. They were made for me by a friend who is good with photoshop as I am completely useless at it. Pretty much all there is to it really, I think I've had this one for atleast 10 years or so.

 

[Extra-Ordinary]

It's Godzilla, screen-captured from a shot in one of the trailers that wasn't used in the movie, which kind of sucks, that shot was awesome.

I wouldn't say it reflects anything about me as a person other than a personal love for the Big G; I'm a small guy but some would call me loud, or at least noisy, I talk a lot and I got a voice that carries.

As for my posting habits, I try not to get cynical, which is typically the flavor of the day around here. And there's one thing I do, I don't do it on purpose, it just feels appropriate a lot of the time: I throw in the word "Anyway" and give it it's own line when I'm changing topics, just to make sure people reading know I'm switchin' gears.