What does your avatar say about your personality?

[Calhoun07]

After considering putting this as a tangent post in our regular avatar thread, I felt that was the thread where we talk about our current avatars, and comment on each other's avatars, but I wanted this one to be a tad different, as it would include discussion about avatars of the past, as well.

In an off topic tangent on the Smallville Rocks thread on the JL board, we talked a bit about how our avatars match our personalities, and how some posters think of the poster looking like their avatar (GREAT! You all think I look like a female poet now! Grrrreeeeaaaatt....), and I think that is true to a certain extent. Now, I know that we don't look like the people we put up in our avatars, but I do feel that what we chose as an avatar says quite a bit about who we are as individuals.

I tend to pick alot of avatars that match my personality, and I think the one that I felt closes to was my Nitz avatar, which was one that probably survived longer than some others I used (I even toyed around with keeping it as a permanent avatar, as some posters have done with theirs). But even tho I change mine on a fairly regular basis, I think all of them reflect my personality in some way, and most of them touch upon my likes and dislikes and most of them touch upon my intrests in art and music. And perhaps if we could lay all our avatars out as a whole, we could see a better picture of the person behind the avatar.

So what do you think your avatar(s) say(s) about you?

[batboy2001]

Well, for you calhoun I think of you as the guy with the baseball cap (nitz?). I don't know why. My avatar right know means, I like gundam, nothing more.

[Eraserhead]

Originally posted by calhoun07
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I tend to pick alot of avatars that match my personality, and I think the one that I felt closes to was my Nitz avatar, which was one that probably survived longer than some others

I know. Even though I have no idea what you look like, I thought that you were Nitz! Probably due to the fact that his expression always seemed to match your posts/comments...I dunno...

As for me, well I've always been a struggling artist, constantly erasing and re-doing my artwork untill I get it right. And then there's the self-titled movie,which I've always praised since it proved that films dont ALWAYS have to be the same. Plus, I do have a few things in common with Henry:
We both don't talk much.
We both rely on transportation by our feet.
We both have the same favorite colors, black & white.
We both have weird dreams (thanks to Melatonin)
We both have a fear of meeting other people (especially if its my girlfiends parents)
We both have a tendency to stay sane in our bedrooms...No matter how bored or restless we get.
Probably the only difference is that he's got a head full of hair and I dont.

As for the Avatar, that shot right there, has always been one of my most favorite movie images.

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

Ooh...neat topic. Yes, I think our avatars describe us; it's certainly popping up in my mind for somone like Calhoun07 as a serious, calm guy. Sorta like most of his avatars; not screaming for attention, but nice, serious, to the point.

My avatar....describes me well. I'm rather klutzy and shortsighted in life. I'm simplistic as well. Plus, we aren't the best looking things around.

Ah, but at least I make people laugh...just like this little guy did.

[DarkAngel]

Originally posted by calhoun07

So what do you think your avatar(s) say(s) about you?

Given my avatar, I hope not a lot. I hadn't really thought about that before. I hope I don't come across like Azrael in my posts. I don't, do I?

I chose the Azbats avatar, because I feel he's a misunderstood character, one that hasn't had a chance to live up to his potential because of the weight of what occurred during Knightquest. I liked a lot of what I saw of him during Knightfall, particularly the brilliance he demonstrated in tracking down Bane.

I haven't had any other avatars, so I'm not sure what that says about my personality. Actually, I haven't been sure what program to use to crop pictures to avatar size, which is basically why I haven't changed it at all. Any suggestions? What's the easiest way to create an avatar?

[redDragon]

The few I've had are just things I like....mine right now probably says I'm a violent weirdo who looks sharp objects ^^;;

[Joker85]

Do I sound like a crazed maniac killer clown in all my posts???... gee I hope not!

[Nightflower]

It says that I have a lot of ego

Seriously, my avatar doesn't say anything. It IS me. It's a self-portrait, after all (Though not a very accurate one )

[Joe Tully]

Well, your avatar is a look into what you like, and of course that is a reflection of your personality.

My current avatar is pretty obvious, especiallly since I have labeled it "Paranoid Cat" My old Bullwinkle one said something about my sense of humor. I think a lot of the time I make dumb Bullwinkle-esque comments to friends, maybe not as much lately but I used to do that a lot. My only other avatar was Capt. America, whose comic I liked to read when I was younger. I think that I like him because he has a strong sense of what's right and wrong, and is a guy with minimal super-powers trying to make a difference. It kind of makes sense that I'd be drawn to Marvel's Boy Scout since I was a Boy Scout myself. Maybe not the stereotypical, always-do-what's-right Boy Scout, but one nonetheless. And I do have a strong sense of what's right and wrong like Cap, although some of those things that I think are right could be questioned by others. ( For one thing, is revenge on someone for something bad they did to you necessarily wrong? Under certain circumstances, I think not. )

[Lachesis]

Oh, my ego's definitely in play. The Utena Shadow Girls were the Greek chorus and gossip-mongers of the show, starting every appearance with "Have you heard? Have you heard?" They're the part of me that just can't resist passing along rumors or putting in my two cents and then some.

Also they're also wacky and odd and quite possibly aliens. . .

[DarkAngel]

Originally posted by DarkAngel

I haven't had any other avatars, so I'm not sure what that says about my personality. Actually, I haven't been sure what program to use to crop pictures to avatar size, which is basically why I haven't changed it at all. Any suggestions? What's the easiest way to create an avatar?

Ok, well I've now changed my avatar for the first time and am feeling quite proud of myself. But the program I used isn't exactly the greatest. Anything free I can download that's easy to create avatars with?

[Vigo Sprax]

Dang it, I really am a monkey who smokes...

[Failure]

Originally posted by Vigo Sprax
Dang it, I really am a monkey who smokes...

LOL!

This is just my 2nd avatar. Both are from albums I like, the 1st was a 3 eyed guy from Tool's Aenima and this is a space guy from Failure's Fantastic Planet. I've never really thought about them representing my personality, I've just been trying to look for something that looks cool. Besides, I can be pretty much all over the place so I'd prolly need to keep changing my avatar nonstop to keep up with my personality.

DA, I use Microsoft Photo Editor, I think it comes standard on Windows systems. It's not the greatest, it's really barebones actually, but it's pretty simple to use. You might want to try it, but there's prolly programs out there that's much better that I just dont know of.

[kiddiesunshine]

based on my avatar, what do y'all think of me?

[Frozen]

Now that is a good question...

Ok, well, it's a no brainer that I love Mr Freeze, so that's why I almost always have a Mr Freeze avatar (apart from when I'm in a themed Avatar contest!), but the real question has to be "Why do I like Mr Freeze so much?"

Maybe I just like bald blue guys!!!

[The Mad Hatter]

My current avatar? Not a heck of a lot... I'm not a cat, and I'm pretty darned healthy.

But I guess it fits into my general theme of whimsey and non sequiturs, which is a large part of who I am... hence "The Mad Hatter."

[Bird Boy]

my current avatar says:

I love Return of the Joker and it's creepy sceens..

hehe. I just choose my avatars cuz they have Robin in them..never have any real meaning..

-BB

[DR. BELCH]

Joe Tully:
{I}s revenge on someone for something bad they did to you necessarily wrong? Under certain circumstances, I think not.

Well, in the Bible, it says "eye for an eye"--meaning if someone kills your brother, you go and kill their brother, and everything is even. Or you figure out how much money your brother is worth and demand that amount from them as reparation. Not being the most Bible-thumping person, I'm more inclined to say if someone hurts you, crush them ten times over, otherwise they'll pick themselves up and get you again. I do believe in vengeance, but strictly as a matter of honor. Honor, of course, isn't always pretty and clean.
Avatars do show a person's interests, although few of us probably have avvys that look like us. Well, my first one was a little bearded man with glasses, which I had a few weeks before I changed it to Darth Vader...and I had Wolverine up for about 10 days, which I was proud of because I'd looked everywhere for a good little pic of my favorite X-Man.
So this week I'm "exploring my feminine side"--which is going fairly well, except the other day I chanced to make a crass comment (cf. the Dice quote in my sig) and she smacked me....

[Lonestarr]

I'd say that it says that I'm a big "Kids in the Hall" fan (blatant plug: If you haven't already, visit my thread "The Kids in the Hall"!), and that sometimes, I feel a little silly.

[Kal-el]

Well, based on the name and avatar, I hope it's obvious that I'm a big fan of Superman. The ideals he stands for, the hope, the justice...all things I try my best to emulate.
Personality-wise, he's always been a bit of an outsider, from his arrival on earth throughout his life. I. too, have felt like that most of my life. I can identify with that.
There always seems to be an anger or wish to break out of the shell of conformity and the limits that society sets for us. Finding an avatar that shows Superman angry, violent, uncompromising...it felt like the perfect example for me (and a good example of how I'd like to see Superman portrayed once and awhile...to show his, ah, human side if you will).
Kinda deep stuff there, but don't worry. No need for boots (not that kind of deep stuff).