Your Avatar's Source or Meaning

Raxmei · Post by **Raxmei** » 2003-09-06 12:35pm

For the longest time I've had this bizarre obsession with rats.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-09-06 12:45pm

It's my birdie. I made it a long time ago and it's always been my avatar.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-09-06 12:45pm

Nathan F wrote:
Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Right now it's Sarah Jane Smith, played by Elisabeth Sladen, from the British sci-fi TV series Doctor Who.

Anybody who can guess what the symbol I was using last night/early this morning gets a cookie.
No fricken clue what that was. In fact, that was one of the reasons for posting this thread...

Well, might as well explain it. It's the cross of Kronos, also known as the symbol used by the 70s rock band Blue Öyster Cult. I found a red on black one on Google and changed it to a white outline on black in Photoshop.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-09-06 12:45pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:It varies, like Alucard (Dracula backwards, naturally) and Arucard, which doesn't seem right but "l" and "r" are the same in Nihongo.

Pronounced the same, but if written in Romanji are not quite the same

They should have transliterated it correctly to Alucard.

But I digress, Victoria is kawaii and uniforms, big guns and Saxon APCs rule.

Victoria rocks. But other than for some fanservice, why did they change her from baggy pants to a miniskirt?

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-09-06 12:48pm

phongn wrote: Pronounced the same, but if written in Romanji are not quite the same They should have transliterated it correctly to Alucard.

My bad, yes, pronunciation I meant.

Victoria rocks. But other than for some fanservice, why did they change her from baggy pants to a miniskirt?

Miniskirt, synonomous with '60s British style, I'm blaming Austin Powers for something entirely unrelated.

No, it's because she's female and can't wear trousers in an institution that dates back to the crusades.

Oh, and panties, they must be seen.

Gil: Birdie!

zombie84 · Post by **zombie84** » 2003-09-06 12:54pm

StormTrooperTR889 wrote:Iron Maiden is sweet. Which band had a nameless sword wielding hero dude on all of their albums?

Thats probably Manowar you're thinking of. Great band, second only to Iron Maiden in my opinion.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2003-09-06 01:04pm

Herr Gerd von Kluge, insane Field Marshall, screwed over Guderian in 1941 due to a pity grudge, and took posion doing Hitler a favor of one less trial after the bomb plot.

Enigma · Post by **Enigma** » 2003-09-06 01:28pm

mine is a guy bent over while the ship's guns fire in the background, giving the impression of a massive fart.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-09-06 01:33pm

Gordon Freeman, the researcher with a bad attitude and sharpened crowbar from Half-Life. Except that this is his new look, from HL2.

Ryoga · Post by **Ryoga** » 2003-09-06 01:34pm

Well, let's see. When I first came here, my avatar was Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons. Because Comic Book Guy rocks, and it suited my caustic style during the Darkstar Wars.

Then I saw Mike had a Scorpion avatar hosted on his site, and I had just bought Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, so I just had to switch.

Now, though, I'm using Cloud Strife's sprite from Final Fantasy Tactics. Why? Hell, I dunno. I've always been an FFT-head, and mysmilies.com had a whole section for it. Yay!

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2003-09-06 01:52pm

The curious orange from TMWRNJ. The chances of someone else having anything similar were remote, and it was perhaps the funniest thing i have ever seen, so i chose it and will probably keep it forever on here. As long as i don't poke newbies or whatever.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-09-06 01:58pm

DeadM wrote:Celes Victoria, because Hellsing owns

Yes... And that's a very good screenshot btw... Assuming you made it ;P

Mine's Chise from Saishuuheiki Kanojo... Teenage girl weapon of mass destruction capable of leveling entire cities with ease...

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2003-09-06 02:00pm

Thanks zombie. I think I'll try to find that pic for an avatar.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-09-06 02:17pm

Crayz9000 wrote:Gordon Freeman, the researcher with a bad attitude and sharpened crowbar from Half-Life. Except that this is his new look, from HL2.

So I'm guessing that's a CG image? 'Cause for the longest time, I thought it was a photograph.

DeadM · Post by **DeadM** » 2003-09-06 02:28pm

Exonerate wrote:
DeadM wrote:Celes Victoria, because Hellsing owns
Yes... And that's a very good screenshot btw... Assuming you made it ;P

I found it on the internet, heres the whole picture: Big Pic

The site that hosts it has lots of anime pictures BTW.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-09-06 02:29pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:
Crayz9000 wrote:Gordon Freeman, the researcher with a bad attitude and sharpened crowbar from Half-Life. Except that this is his new look, from HL2.
So I'm guessing that's a CG image? 'Cause for the longest time, I thought it was a photograph.

Lol, yeah, it's a promotional image. In fact, it's near enough in game quality given how great HL2 looks.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-09-06 02:33pm

phong, transliteration would be no different.. Japanese has no L, so you cannot write "alucard"

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-09-06 02:34pm

You can in romaji.

Slowhand · Post by **Slowhand** » 2003-09-06 02:34pm

I think my signature says it all.

Jadeite · Post by **Jadeite** » 2003-09-06 02:45pm

I am the Black Mage!

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-09-06 02:48pm

Jadeite wrote:I am the Black Mage!

And where there's a Black Mage, there's always a White Mage not far behind.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-09-06 02:59pm

Rye wrote:The curious orange from TMWRNJ.

What is TMWRNJ??

BTW - I assume that you know whom my avatar is - but in case you don't: It's Lama Su, Prime Minister of Kamino. As for why I chose him - he's the only Star Wars character resembling an albino praying mantis with a mohawk.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-09-06 03:12pm

Its a small piece of one of the cover designs for Catch-22.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2003-09-06 03:16pm

New pic, Man-o-War. Might keep for a while; I"m screwing around with IrfanView. This program is sweet.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2003-09-06 03:29pm

I am the alpha and the omega, the begining and the end.