Okay, I've had enough! Explain your avatar!

[MotherGunner]

This is a thread for those like me who wonder "What the Hell does his (or the rare her) avatar mean and what is the story behind it*???"

Mine is PC Engine DUO-R logo made to look like a Turbo Grafx-16 Logo.  I made it one day when I was bored and had decided I needed a logo that represents my love for PC Engine but needing to have an "American" flavor...

Proceed.





*meaning why did you choose to use that as your avatar?

[TR0N]

 

[MotherGunner]

Great, now all you have to is this part...

and what is the story behind it*???"      

[Samurai Ghost]

Well mine is a picture of a model of the resurrected samurai Taira no Kagekiyo who is the main character of Genpei Tōma Den: Kan no Ni, released as Samurai Ghost for the TG-16. I really love the original game Genpei Tōma Den, and even though both of them are derided by critics they are a couple of my personal favorites on the PC Engine.

[SuperPlay]

At the moment I use Hitsugaya from the anime Bleech.  One of my favourite characters in the series and there was an avatar already available ;-)

May change it to something new soon though.

[Tatsujin]

Mine is self-explanatory.

[Ji-L87]

Mine is supposed to be a drawing of myself I did some year back, to use as a forum avatar...except it really doesn't look like me. It didn't look like me back then and it sure doesn't look like me now.
: D

[TheClash603]

I have always been into comics, and there is no doubt that Superman is the greatest comic book character of all time (dispute this and get your face punched), so a Superman logo was the obvious choice.  However, it'd be boring to do the standard S, so I mixed it up a bit.  I used a picture of the never completed Tim Burton Superman, which stars one of the all-time great actors, Nick Cage as the Man of Steel himself.  What a travesty this movie was never made

I figured there were already enough video game related avatars, so I went a different route.

[blueraven]

Lykos from Kaze No Densetsu Xanadu 2,

May change it soon... If I get bored

[Joe Redifer]

Mine is just cross-eyed Shinobi which goes wonky if you look at it for a while.  No story, just thought it was cool.  Ironically, my avatar on many other sites are TurboGrafx-16 related either showing the proper logo or the system itself.

[roflmao]

There shouldn't be much mystery behind mine; I just took a screenshot from Star Parodier and added my username.

[VestCunt]

<--------an enemy wizard from Ultima Quest of the Avatar on the NES.  My favorite RPG.

[SignOfZeta]

From the Wiki:

"William Stetson Kennedy (October 5, 1916 – August 27, 2011) was an American author and human rights activist. One of the pioneer folklore collectors during the first half of the 20th century, he is remembered for having infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s, exposing its secrets to authorities and the outside world. His actions lead to the 1947 revocation by the state of Georgia of the Klan's national corporate charter.[1] Kennedy wrote or co-wrote ten books."

INFO LINK

A SONG

[WoodyXP]

Dr. Phil is here.  No explanation required.

[bartre]

mine's simply an animated sprite taken from the Melty Blood fighting games.
made sense to me, as Khoaku (the character) is one of my favorites, both story wise and play wise.

[Bernie]

Mine is my beautiful wife Jimilee and I sitting at a bar in Petersburg VA. 

[guyjin]

Mine was made by taking a picture of Bomberman and running it through Obamicon.me. Bomberman for president!

[MotherGunner]

From the Wiki:

"William Stetson Kennedy (October 5, 1916 – August 27, 2011) was an American author and human rights activist. One of the pioneer folklore collectors during the first half of the 20th century, he is remembered for having infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s, exposing its secrets to authorities and the outside world. His actions lead to the 1947 revocation by the state of Georgia of the Klan's national corporate charter.[1] Kennedy wrote or co-wrote ten books."

INFO LINK

A SONG

Very interesting background behind this Zeta.  I always wondered if he was a soldier, or perhaps a family member?  I have to read up on him to educate myself.  Thanks for sharing.

[MotherGunner]

Mine is self-explanatory.

You are correct Sir.  Being a long-time wrestling fanatic, it is amazing to know that Roddy Piper pioneerd the wrestler to movie cross-over with They Live.  Great movie.

[OldRover]

Mine is Spongebob about to free the jellyfish from their imprisonment.

[Opethian]

I like ice hockey and super hero

[geise]

I have a wild and crazy imagination, as you can see by mine.

[Sparky]

Well mine is a little "Hell Boy" which is a fav movie, and the way i feel at times... when i get all red and angry  

[chany60126]

Mine is a pic of my dog. I picked the shades that looked most similar to those worn by Air Zonk.

[MotherGunner]

Mine is a pic of my dog. I picked the shades that looked most similar to those worn by Air Zonk.

Thanks for clearing that up!  Now I don't have to think that your dog was meant to be this.

[munchiaz]

mine is richer from castlevania. Its one of my fav game series

[Tatsujin]

It's RichTer

[chany60126]

Mine is a pic of my dog. I picked the shades that looked most similar to those worn by Air Zonk.

Thanks for clearing that up!  Now I don't have to think that your dog was meant to be this.

ROFL! Never thought of it that way. What a close resemble to a scout trooper!

[andrew23]

Mine is Bert Raccoon from The Raccoons, a great cartoon I used to watch all the time. I thought it'd make a good avatar

[TR0N]

I like ice hockey and super hero

haha 'though i know what you're avatar is from the live action version of casshan the robot hunter.

[Tatsujin]

I thought it'd make a good avatar

Sorry to say so, but it didn't.






















lol j/k

[andrew23]

It's good enough for me at least.

[Nazi NecroPhile]

Mine is a pic taken from the security cams (gotta be on the lookout for gold fiddle thieves) here in Robot Hell.

[Sadler]

Mine is a drawing my artist buddy did. Apparently he decided that it looked like me, so I went ahead an used it as an avatar. For whatever reason I think it sort of fits with the Sadler name as well.

[Starfighter]

Mine is a point-item from some shoot 'em up. Think it's Mars Matrix, don't really remember.

[CrackTiger]

There is already a thread for this, but Kabukiden is my favorite game and I love Tengai Makyou and pixel art. The character is Kabuki's map sprite in Kabukiden and the background is the flaming swastika from the title screen of Tengai Makyou II.

[Burnt Lasagna]

Mine is a animated GIF of the gameover screen from Magical Chase. (but everyone here probably new that)

[roflmao]

Mines an animated GIF of the gameover screen from Magical Chase. (but everyone here probably new that)

I figured it was either Game Over or the Game Completed screen.  I don't think I've ever played Magical Chase, and likely never will.  I saw the PCE version on ebay the other day with a $180 BIN I think.  Whatever it was, it was a LOT.  Yeesh.

[Gogan]

Mine is umm...err..

[esteban]

Mine is self-explanatory.

Same with mine.

[xcrement5x]

Mine is Dr. Dan or Dr. Don (I can't tell them apart) from the Point Blank games.  I saw this picture in the manual and thought it looked ridiculous and would make a good avatar so I scanned it and away we went.

[MotherGunner]

Sometimes I see things in Manuals and think. Hmm this would make an awesome tattoo.  (See Devil Foot in Keith Courage Manual).

[esteban]

Sometimes I see things in Manuals and think. Hmm this would make an awesome tattoo.  (See Devil Foot in Keith Courage Manual).

Here's your next tattoo:

[MotherGunner]

Would be bad ass wouldn't it? >=)

[Bernie]

I hate tattoos.....

[Tatsujin]

I hate tattoos.....

That's what she said....

[blueraven]

I hate tattoos.....

Sorry.

[TheClash603]

Mine is umm...err..

Gogan, your's looks like an Altered Beast rip off.

[Arkhan Asylum]

if my current avatar needs explained, you are retardytartar.

[roflmao]

I hate tattoos.....

LOL.