<color=green>Username: Its a combination of my birthstone and my nickname from Spanish Class. Its also something of a combination between fitting nicknames. The first is that my birth stone is an Emerald, and so my friends call me the Emerald Knight (its something that would take a away to explain, but suffice to say, I set up a local chapter of chivalry more true to the way it ran back when then what people like to think it is). The name Rafael (Raphael in English/French) means "God's Healing". My friends and I thought it fit, because they say God has both healed me, and used me to heal others. So I just took it and ran with it, using it for my user name.
<spoiler=Avatars><color=blue>Avatar(s):
<spoiler=Avatar 1>http://i52.tinypic.com/2lub67a.jpg
Protagonist (nameless in the game, but his manga name is Minato Arisato) of the game Persona 3 and Persona 3 Fes. Its my favorite game, and the character I can most associate too. Plus, I look like him (kinda) I just have to dye my hair blue (which is always a hassle but worth it when it comes out right) and get contacts, but I dont like to bother with those.
<spoiler=Avatar 2>http://i891.photobucket.com/albums/ac113/Onigiri_Iconz/Persona/Minato%20Arisato/26.jpg
Just another picture I like of Minato Arisato.
<spoiler=Avatar 3>http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/82024595/17251171
Protagonist (again, nameless in game, but in the manga series his name is Souji Seta) of Persona 4. Its one of my favorite games (top ten) but I dont like it as much as Persona 3 Fes (I know, its so much better, I dont care, personal opinions,a nd I like Persona 3 Fes' system better since you can use all weapon types and the fox doesnt rob you blind to replenish your HP/SP). Plus I didnt associate to this character like I did Minato (which is weird since you choose both's actions). Still, I like him, and I look like him more easily, since I just have to dye my hair silver (though although I do have glasses, I dont have glasses like his), but again, thats a pain to dye it and I dont do it often.
<spoiler=Avatar 4>http://i56.tinypic.com/2ccx7va.jpg
I'm an NHL fan, but a general hockey fan. My favorite team is my hometown team, the Pittsburgh Penguins (got into them around 2000), and my favorite player is Brooks Orpik. So I wanted to get a pic of him in his jersey (preferably his home [black] jersey, cause I have one of those), and that was the best one. He's number 44, the other guy is Kris Letang, who's a rather good young hockey player and his defensive partner this year. His number is 58.
<spoiler=Avatar 5>http://i52.tinypic.com/qrmzvb.jpg
Its the green Castle Crasher, but my friend Jake calls him Anthony (my name) or just the Emerald Knight, so I went out to find a pic to use as my avi.
<spoiler= Avatar 6>http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081212111435/megamitensei/images/thumb/3/3b/ChihiroP4.jpg/138px-ChihiroP4.jpg
Thats... thats my gaming love, Chihiro Fushimi of Persona 3/P3Fes/Persona 4. Its really creepy I suppose, but I have an obsession of sorts with this character that is borderline unhealthy for two reasons:
1) She's my type of girl. And cute. I mean look at her!
2) She reminds me of my first girlfriend that I really, REALLY loved (who passed a way a few years ago) cause she looks so much like her, and she acts like her in the game. So its something of a last link, which made it really hard in the gamestop when I sold all my PS2 games and came to this one last. I'm glad my friend was working and handling it, cause I just couldnt let go of the game. Yes, its sad, and yes, its weak, but I think my life warrants me a little bit of weakness (Fair to say it hasnt been exceedingly well so far).
So yeah...
Anyway, those are my avatars. I usually switch depending on my mood, and I use a lot more on different sites where I can use sigs with pictures in them, as something of a monthly matching set that matches my Sigs to Birthstones of the month. Plus just a bunch I have that I like to show off.