Avatars. Why do you have yours?

[BasketCase]

My avatar is what it is, because America kicks ass.

(Actually, my current one got started when everybody started making American Flag avatars after that spat HamaticBabylon raised over somebody else stealing "his" avatar--I decided to keep mine)

 

[CurtSibling]

Mine is the infamous and undead Enemy Ace, a character based on the classic 1960's war comic.

 

[Ultima Dragoon]

Mine's a picture of the FF9 Bahamut summon. I chose it because I like Dragons and FF.

A avvie of mine from another site; Same summon, different game.

 

[Stefan Haertel]

Mine is one of many incarnations of Eddie, the mascot of my favourite band Iron Maiden. This particular one comes from the cover of the album "The X Factor".

 

[Pyotr Veliky]

OK, just changed mine. The Russian double headed eagle.

 

[Truronian]

Mine is a comedian named Jimmy Carr, who people insist on saying I resemble.

 

[Sarevok]

Ever since I played FFVIII a year ago It has held much significance to me. Since the characters in it were so similar to my own person, it got me thinking critically about myself, and it ultimately led to me getting "peace of mind" (No, I dont make heads roll as often as I used to, but I still know how ). I attribute this feat to many factors, but it was playing this game and thinking about it that started this reaction.

Rinoa, the character depicted in my avatar, was not the character that reminded me the most of myself (That was Squall), but she is my favorite character, and in many ways represents much of what I have become.

So for that, Rinoa is my avatar.

(prepares to be tried for insanity )

 

[The Fjonis]

Dunno why, really.. I picked it up long ago, and it's been following me around from forum to forum ever since.. I guess I'm too lazy to find another one.

EDIT: Yay, 200th post!

 

[The Last Conformist]

Mine is the emblem glyph of the Classic Maya kingdom of Calakmul. It may be a bit hard to make out at this size, but it's a stylized head of a snake. I have it in celebration of my Maya scenario.

 

[bad_ronald]

Mine is of the System Lord Baal from Stargate SG-1. I chose it because of this dialogue between him, Carter and Jacob:

CARTER: We’ve rigged the DHD to dial automatically on signal when the weapon’s ready. I think it should work.
(Baal’s hologram, which hadn’t been there a moment ago, reappears.)
BAAL: Of course it will work. How dare you doubt me?
(Jacob rolls his eyes and turns to Sam.)
JACOB: What’s he still doing here?
CARTER: I can’t exactly ask him to leave. How’s it going on your end?
JACOB: I’m getting closer.
(Baal points to one of the stone panels on the console.)
BAAL: This one.
JACOB: How do you know?
(Baal smiles.)
BAAL: I’m a god. Gods are all knowing.

 

[The Last Conformist]

Lord Baal? That's amusingly tautological.

 

[bad_ronald]

Lord Baal? That's amusingly tautological.

1. Please address all complaints to MGM International, not me .
2. To bracket it off in the preferred way, it's: [System Lord] Baal, which is a title in it's own right that contrasts with a naked [Lord]; thus, making it less redundant than it would first appear.

 

[nonconformist]

Shane MacGowan, who's the frontman of my favourite band, the Pogues.

 

[Lozzy_Ozzy]

Mines just an old advert for milk, my favourite pastime (drinking it that is).

Though I change it *fairly* frequently, depending on what I feel like at the time.

 

[Dann]

Mine is a CG female character from a 'Romance of the 3 Kingdoms' game, and all these years I've been too lazy to change it.

 

[CurtSibling]

She is cute - Please, don't change it!

 

[Blasphemous]

At some point I wanted to put on an avatar, and I was inspired by Opeth's masterpiece Black Rose Immortal to look on images.google for "black rose". The avatar is a version of a very nice image I found there. I have used that image for other avatars and wallpapers and stuff since, I like it very much.

 

[downtown]

Its the infamous John Popper, harmonica player for Blues Traveler, and the baddest man on the planet

 

[JohnRM]

My avatar is of the State Flag of Pennsylvania. I have this avatar, because I feel a higher degree of loyalty to my state than the nation.

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

It's a super beaver. Enough said.