Famous Avatars?

[Fredthefighter]

I'll see your Roku and raise you one Kyoshi.

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And one Foam Guy, for good measure.

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Touche.
This round goes to..... Slayer Draco!

[Dallas-Dakota]

Yes, yes he was. So was King Bumi. Although he isn't an avatar.

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Bumi Forever!

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But back on topic...

[Graymayre]

I never have trouble recognizing mauve shirt, Coplanter, or cookie monster's avatar.

[Fredthefighter]

Bumi Forever!

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But back on topic...

Don't forget Zuko's uncle.
What was his name now? General something.... his nickname was "Dragon of the west".

[Assassin89]

Don't forget Zuko's uncle.
What was his name now? General something.... his nickname was "Dragon of the west".

His name is Iroh

As for Avatars that stand out in the playground, Mauve Shirt, Morodokai, Serpentine, Phase and Sneak come to mind.

[Phase]

I'll see your Roku and raise you one Kyoshi.

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Well I'll see your Kyoshi and raise you an Avatar Kuruk:

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And an Avatar Yang Chen:

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[Trizap]

Serpentine, can't think of anyone else.

[Em Blackleaf]

I always remember Serpentine's avatars. Who else has a giant snake-legged person as an avatar?

I also love CurlyKitGirl's avatars, since they're well drawn and creative.

[Sneak]

Back in the day Sneak had an awesome avatar that I came to know him by. Like a featureless shadows with an question mark on it's face. I've always thought it had character.

The simu-ninja!

Maybe I need to bring him back...

Of course, Cobra and Sneak also.

Yay!

Anyway...distinctive avatars, eh?

VT. Gorbash Kazdar. Veera. Serpentine. The Giant. Rawhide. Charity. Roland. Zherog. Recaiden. Dallas. EE. Syka. Darius. Kyrian. Saithis. Rutskarn. Nemglan.

I'll probably think of more.

[Dragonrider]

Rawhide, Tribble, Amotis (especially 'cause of Amotis Day), Koorli, Sneak before he and DD went on their spree, Serp, Alarra, Wadledo....and more.

[FdL]

Actually, in most cases it's the person behind the avatar that spikes the memorableness.
Serpentine is the exception to that rule, like she is most.

I think it has to do with those who create and mantain a definite and stable visual identity. It's not only about having a single avatar forever, there can be variations to it within a theme, and that's trickier to pull, especially when the theme is not so evident.

I think that presence and exposure to the avatar and the username is what does the trick. Not necessarily the person behind it.

My reference is cooler.

Yes it is. Bonus points for a well cultured reference instead of the obvious *bows*

Also guys, spamming the thread with characters from that cartoon got old fast :/

[Flame of Anor]

P_Z, Mordokai, FF_fanboy, Sneak, d-d, EE, BRC, The Vorpal Tribble, Recaiden, Quincunx, Reinholdt, GoC, Chunklets, Haruki-kun, SurlySeraph, D_Lord, Fredthefighter, dragonprime, Face of Evil, Wolfbane

spamming the thread with characters from that cartoon got old fast :/

Seconded.

[Moff Chumley]

Fax, Tribble, EE, Solo, Tippy, and PZ.

[wadledo]

I think it has to do with those who create and mantain a definite and stable visual identity. It's not only about having a single avatar forever, there can be variations to it within a theme, and that's trickier to pull, especially when the theme is not so evident.

I think that presence and exposure to the avatar and the username is what does the trick. Not necessarily the person behind it.

Memorable doesn't necessarily mean famous.
I dislike a good number of people who post frequently, and so I would not quantify them as famous.

[Recaiden]

Memorable doesn't necessarily mean famous.
I dislike a good number of people who post frequently, and so I would not quantify them as famous.

Maybe we can be infamous? And thus have infamous avatars?

[Pyrian]

Memorable doesn't necessarily mean famous.
I dislike a good number of people who post frequently, and so I would not quantify them as famous.

That would make them infamous, then?

EDIT: Dangit, so Ninja'd...

[Dragonrider]

Memorable doesn't necessarily mean famous.
I dislike a good number of people who post frequently, and so I would not quantify them as famous.

Wadledo, you dislike EVERYONE. Therefore, you don't count.

[Quincunx]

Aside from the quip about "you can't spell 'infamous' without 'famous'!", wadledo might have a point. If we still had animated avatars, and someone had one of those retina-searing fluorescent animated .gifs, would that be worth celebrating? On the other hand, I am not considering the person using the avatar in my selections. If anything, I'm looking at the artist and wondering who it is (since I have signatures disabled, and only rarely remember to View Public Profile for a temporary sig display).

[Rutskarn]

My GB week avatar was pretty infamous.

[TheOtherMC]

I am so confused, my entire universe is caving in. I dont think Jibar has been mentioned ONCE in this thread....

How is the Cat-Muffin not a recognizable symbol of the playground?!

[Lupy]

Beholder 1995, back when he was here. Lord Fullbladder, FF Fanboy, Evil Elitist, Trog, Lord Herman, and Serpy of Course.

[wadledo]

Wadledo, you dislike EVERYONE. Therefore, you don't count.

Well, not everyone.
If you've never posted where I can see it I'm more likely to be apathetic towards you.

[Surfing HalfOrc]

Aside from the quip about "you can't spell 'infamous' without 'famous'!",

I prefer "You can't spell Slaughter without Laughter!"

[Exeson]

I prefer "You can't spell Slaughter without Laughter!"

And don't forget the sensual in non-consensual.

I'm surprised I haven't been locked up yet.

[Jibar]

I am so confused, my entire universe is caving in. I dont think Jibar has been mentioned ONCE in this thread....

How is the Cat-Muffin not a recognizable symbol of the playground?!

Thanks.

[Mc. Lovin']

Sneak's, Bor's and The cookie monster one (sorry I forgot your name )

Oh, and the Giant

[PhoeKun]

I used to have a famous/memorable avatar, but I guess everybody forgot about it, so maybe not.

I don't really think I could make a list of famous avatars. I've got nearly all the custom ones cataloged somewhere in my head, which means the only filter I can apply is 'which ones are/were my favorites?' Or... is that the point here?

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Too many...

[Mordokai]

Oh no, Phoe, your avatars are recognizable In fact, I'd say yours are one of the most memorable ones on the forum

For me, I recognize avatars of the people I chat with on regular basis. Some, like Atreyu's, Goof's and few others are known to me, even if I don't speak to them often. But I memorize all avatars pretty well.

[Recaiden]

I used to have a famous/memorable avatar, but I guess everybody forgot about it, so maybe not.

I don't really think I could make a list of famous avatars. I've got nearly all the custom ones cataloged somewhere in my head, which means the only filter I can apply is 'which ones are/were my favorites?' Or... is that the point here?

No. Yours would be memorable if we saw it a litlle more often. Gwyn'ap'Nud's old avatar, the skull, was very memorable.