It's not often we see change of this magnitude. Not everyday that that a Bungie.Org site moves one step close to the present day internet. Yes, I'm talking about the addition of forum avatars! Now more and more posters have these mysterious spheres squares in the corner of their post depicting people or places or things, and sometimes vowels. So, I'm curious, what is the history of your avatar? What does it mean? How does it represent you? And most importantly, what the heck is it? :p

I'll start:

For several years I ran with the innertubed hippo that shows in the corner of HBO from time to time. You know, this one:

After a few years though I got tired of it. And then I came across this image and thought it fit me perfectly.

(Desktop sized for your pleasure):

I always enjoyed being the positive one in a sea of frowns. I use this avatar everywhere I am on the internets, and now low and behold, I can use it here too! :)

So, what's your avatar's story?

Guess who just learned we have avatars.

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I'm hoping this is obvious.

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Well, considering it took me an ashamedly long time to notice the avatars back in the other thread, I'm pretty sure quite a lot of people will learn of their existence solely because of this thread.

Also, it's the Superintendent, my favorite Halo AI.

You're making me feel like this:

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My avatar has a long history (probably). I would expound on the history of my avatar, but frankly I don't know it.

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Halo 4 didn't let me use my 7 emblem but DBO does. You can't explain that.

DBO does what Halon't

... But that guy over there is named Master Craw. I created him for a concept art character design contest a few years ago, and made this piece "Learning to Fly" where he's teaching a crazy old man how to use his wings.

I love Mouse Guard, Redwall - anything with warrior animals who can speak. That part of my inner child will never change. I tend to add voices and names to squirells I pass by, so yeah, slightly crazy.

Anyway, he showed up again (and that crazy old man) in something I did last year where I was experimenting with digitally coloring scanned-in pencils.

He's been in a lot of sketches since then, with this squirrel as his sidekick with a crossbow. There's a map of an island plotted. Just one of those stories in the back of my head I pull out when I want to have some fun and not be stressed out by some project I've thought about way too much.

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This was awesome until I noticed his footwear...

Guess who just learned we have avatars.

You wouldn't believe how hard it was to convince Claude to allow forum avatars.
Blackmail, arm-twisting, ransoms, waterboarding, etc. Just watch this historical reenactment:

INT. CLAUDE'S HOUSE - TUESDAY NIGHT

DUNCAN
Any reason we can't enable avatars?

CLAUDE
Nope.

(flips switch)

I got introduced to Mouse Guard over the summer and loved it. Don't remember much of Redwall though. Haven't read it in a very very long time. Not since I was a little kid. From what five bits and pieces I remember it feels a lot like Mouse Guard? Maybe? Sorta? Kinda?

That's easy.

Mine is my totally awesome best friend, Ziggy.

I got introduced to Mouse Guard over the summer and loved it. Don't remember much of Redwall though. Haven't read it in a very very long time. Not since I was a little kid. From what five bits and pieces I remember it feels a lot like Mouse Guard? Maybe? Sorta? Kinda?

Definitely. Very traditional, serious, grounded fantasy/medieval adventure, but with cool mice, rats, rodents, etc. But they both have several unique elements to them so I've never felt like they Mouse Guard is retreading the same ground.

Like you, but the opposite, I actually only got around to starting Redwall this summer, even though it's been on my to-read list since middle school. I found a first edition hardcover of the first novel last year and knew: this was the sign I was waiting for. :)

This was awesome until I noticed his footwear...

Hey, his costume is 100% accurate if you know my grandpa.

This was awesome until I noticed his footwear...

Hey, his costume is 100% accurate if you know my grandpa.

Mine too. :P By the way, are those gauges or mirrors off to his side?

Guess who just learned we have avatars.

You wouldn't believe how hard it was to convince Claude to allow forum avatars.
Blackmail, arm-twisting, ransoms, waterboarding, etc. Just watch this historical reenactment:

INT. CLAUDE'S HOUSE - TUESDAY NIGHT

DUNCAN
Any reason we can't enable avatars?

CLAUDE
Nope.

(flips switch)

YOU LEFT OUT THE WATERBOARDING

That's kinda like Snowboarding, right?

This was awesome until I noticed his footwear...

Hey, his costume is 100% accurate if you know my grandpa.

Mine too. :P By the way, are those gauges or mirrors off to his side?

Well the one you can see the face of definitely seems to be a gauge, but the other could very well be a mirror - that might be pretty helpful if he's expecting a dogfight (which I'm imagining to be actual dogs in biplanes).

(which I'm imagining to be actual dogs in biplanes).

My sisters and I were posing on the beach for my mom, trying to act all pretty, and I jumped up in the air to spoil the moment. It's the second best picture anyone has ever taken of me. :)

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All of the dogs were wonderful in that movie. I just don't understand why they have to bring down so many films from perfection by putting boring humans in them.

They seriously make up 97% of the horrible acting in the Tranformers films.

I really really dislike those movies.

I snowboarded once. It was awful. Thanks for the physical therapy, HBOMB.

I really really dislike those movies.

The military porn and actual porn in Transformers is fun, but yeah, super terrible films, but fun to watch. Yeah I suppose they're alright. Michael Bay should have won an Oscar.

I really really dislike those movies.

I'm sure the 80's cartoons and toys helped me form the impression, but I just meant Optimus Prime actually feels like a sentient being next to that Shia kid and the Replaceable Hot Girl. As much as I enjoy Transformers fighting each other with cool voices, I just cringe way too much whenever the fleshy pink things show up or get way too bored when the US Army advertisements start playing. Though Mark Walberg [EDIT] and apparently the Girl In the Fireplace [/EDIT], is a definite upgrade in the actors, I've sworn to give no more money to Michael Bay.

Like you, but the opposite, I actually only got around to starting Redwall this summer, even though it's been on my to-read list since middle school. I found a first edition hardcover of the first novel last year and knew: this was the sign I was waiting for. :)

They're good stories. Though, like Ragashingo, I haven't read any of them in a long time. For a while, I read them pretty religiously. I always liked the tails (seewutididthar?) concerning ships and otters and the like.

Considering I'm a moderator at args.bungie.org, the decision was fairly quick.

It's also my gamerpic. Might as well keep it all the same.

Mine is a drawing I made back when DBO was younger. Of a Warlock attempting to conjure some of the Travelers magic, and instead blasting the world with ingredients to delicious foods.

I love Mouse Guard, Redwall - anything with warrior animals who can speak. That part of my inner child will never change. I tend to add voices and names to squirells I pass by, so yeah, slightly crazy.

Anyway, he showed up again (and that crazy old man) in something I did last year where I was experimenting with digitally coloring scanned-in pencils.

He's been in a lot of sketches since then, with this squirrel as his sidekick with a crossbow. There's a map of an island plotted. Just one of those stories in the back of my head I pull out when I want to have some fun and not be stressed out by some project I've thought about way too much.

I've... seen this before. Have you posted it elsewhere?

Mine atm is Bruce Dickinson giving the horns while piloting a commercial plane, because he is THAT cool

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I love Mouse Guard, Redwall - anything with warrior animals who can speak. That part of my inner child will never change. I tend to add voices and names to squirells I pass by, so yeah, slightly crazy.

Anyway, he showed up again (and that crazy old man) in something I did last year where I was experimenting with digitally coloring scanned-in pencils.

He's been in a lot of sketches since then, with this squirrel as his sidekick with a crossbow. There's a map of an island plotted. Just one of those stories in the back of my head I pull out when I want to have some fun and not be stressed out by some project I've thought about way too much.

I've... seen this before. Have you posted it elsewhere?

Probably Tweeted or Facebooked them when I first finished them. They've always been on my portfolio website since.

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Mine is a drawing I made back when DBO was younger. Of a Warlock attempting to conjure some of the Travelers magic, and instead blasting the world with ingredients to delicious foods.

Could you link to the full image? I don't remember seeing it before.

Bungie skies shine beautifully.

May Destiny keep up the awesomeness!

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This is me making "use" of images I took, but did not use, while making my recent Halo 3/ODST/Reach posts on HBO.

Snowbound's skybox is geometrically pleasing.

Sure, though there isn't much more to it. A quick joke doodle to go with a post I was making at the time.

They've always been on my portfolio website since.

Hmmm, that must have been it.

Here it is.

Heh, very cute!

Thanks for digging it up! Excuse me while I do some Destiny-inspired late night cooking. :)

There are obviously many things which we do not understand, and may never be able to.

I didn't know we could use .gif avatars. This is such a magical site!

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I just locked this guy and another guy's account.

Mine is of the very-near-final design for the Mark 4 helmet seen in Venerance.

I just love looking at it, as it seems to hit that sweet spot between all the Mark 4 and 5 helmets we've seen before. Whenever I think of SPARTAN-IIs fighting The Covenant for those 27 years, helmets like this are what pop into my head.

Can't wait to see the FINAL version of it.

So, what's your avatar's story?

I worked at a company where they got a caricature artist to do a caricature of every member of staff to put on their ‘About us’ page, but they took so long to get it sorted out that by the time it was done I'd already decided to move on. I don't think it ever actually made it live, but I got to keep the PSDs which let me create nonsense like this (was going to be used on the bungie.org playing cards, I think, until it became clear no Halo-related imagery would be allowed).

Detail of my favorite piece of Star Wars art not created by Ralph McQuarrie.

"The Dagobah Connection" by Peter de Sève.

More info here.

I spy a very old man with enormous wings. Nice, Levi.

How stupid do you believe me to be not to check the reply. :P

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Isn't it empty?

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Love the rendition of Chief.

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...because while I can craft a finely tailored story, graphic design is my kryptonite. I can build almost anything you want in Photoshop/Illustrator, but coming up with the initial concept? Yeah, not so much. I happened to capture a nice selfie while working at my (standing) desk one day, threw a few Camera+ filters on it, and now I use it pretty much anywhere I have a web presence. Someday, maybe I'll find (or design) an avatar I like better, but for now, this is me. :)

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Picture I took of me from scuba diving over the summer in Hawaii.

...It's a great thing he wanted to be my friend!

YOU MONSTER.

Mine is from the Vex Propaganda poster I did for Laird's meetup at Dick's last Sunday night.

lol - exact memory is a little fuzzy, but I'm pretty sure it happened while you were driving home on Tuesday. :)

Mine is from the Vex Propaganda poster I did for Laird's meetup at Dick's last Sunday night.

I'm sad - I didn't get any of those posters. :( They were beautiful!

Which of course means I can't recreate it in Halo 4 :'(

And if so, was I really drunk when I met him?

Mine is from the Vex Propaganda poster I did for Laird's meetup at Dick's last Sunday night.

I'm sad - I didn't get any of those posters. :( They were beautiful!

I got two that were gorgeous, but sadly the ones I didn't get (like this one) I liked better than what I got.

Isn't that always the way? /entitled.

And if so, was I really drunk when I met him?

Of course you were. Well... asleep.

(He wasn't at PAX - we didn't see him until AFTER the show had ended. Don't worry - you're not missing anything. :) )

I couldn't really think of what to use, so I just asked myself, "How would Grizzlei describe me?"

No, he wanted to be your fiend. Levi saved us from evil.

And if so, was I really drunk when I met him?

Of course you were. Well... asleep.

(He wasn't at PAX - we didn't see him until AFTER the show had ended. Don't worry - you're not missing anything. :) )

Heh. I had been looking forward to making that judgment for myself, but I'll take your word for it. :)

I have a number of ideas. I usually do. If the time comes we are allowed a randomizer like H.B.O has then I look forward to adding a few more of the same posted theme. I imagine once DBO starts becoming archived, unless Wu keeps the picture files as well, these posts are going to lose some impact.

Just not right now.

The avatar I have at the time of post is composed off pieces of my Original Internet Home.
(Offnote: Reading some of those posts - in retrospect - is darn scary how every concern became like a prophecy. Ho-ly Sh*t.)

The avatar is composed of Emblems. They were never really explained, but we were vaguely aware of the gist in their purpose. Edit: Which was to "award" deeds done - mods, posts, contests, "readers only club", ect.

Construct|Golden Age
ONI|Mad Hatter
Executioner|Magic Era
Acolyte|Connoisseur
USA|Architect

Maybe I'm just sentimental. Maybe its just more then that. I still haven't decided if this is the final version - but as of this post it is for now. :)

Just in case - and for future reference - there is a quote that I have always found dementedly humorous.
"I have the heart of a little girl. In a jar. On my desk." At some-point I will probably have the respective avatar here as well.

And if so, was I really drunk when I met him?

Of course you were. Well... asleep.

(He wasn't at PAX - we didn't see him until AFTER the show had ended. Don't worry - you're not missing anything. :) )

Heh. I had been looking forward to making that judgment for myself, but I'll take your word for it. :)

rofl

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT

And if so, was I really drunk when I met him?

Of course you were. Well... asleep.
(He wasn't at PAX - we didn't see him until AFTER the show had ended. Don't worry - you're not missing anything. :) )

Heh. I had been looking forward to making that judgment for myself, but I'll take your word for it. :)

I think I'm supposed to be offended by something in here. I think.

I moved to Seattle last week in the midst of PAX, so I missed all the fun (well, almost all the fun).

And if so, was I really drunk when I met him?

Of course you were. Well... asleep.
(He wasn't at PAX - we didn't see him until AFTER the show had ended. Don't worry - you're not missing anything. :) )

Heh. I had been looking forward to making that judgment for myself, but I'll take your word for it. :)

I think I'm supposed to be offended by something in here. I think.

I moved to Seattle last week in the midst of PAX, so I missed all the fun (well, almost all the fun).

GODDAMMIT I MEANT HE DIDN'T MISS SEEING YOU AT THE SHOW BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T THERE

YOU'RE ALL GANGING UP ON ME

WHERE ARE MY DAMN MARBLES? I'M GOING HOME

(I'm actually pretty annoyed there aren't any pics from Tuesday night. There was an awful lot of laughing, would have made for some nice shots.)

(I'm actually pretty annoyed there aren't any pics from Tuesday night. There was an awful lot of laughing, would have made for some nice shots.)

My face and sides still hurt from too much laughing. Or the moving, I can't tell.

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Now all we need are sigs. Whoopee.

I couldn't really think of what to use, so I just asked myself, "How would Grizzlei describe me?"

But you're totally wrong. Think of "get off my lawn." :P

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(I'm actually pretty annoyed there aren't any pics from Tuesday night. There was an awful lot of laughing, would have made for some nice shots.)

My face and sides still hurt from too much laughing. Or the moving, I can't tell.

Claude should know that "the show" was secondary for me. Looks like I just missed meeting you, which I truly was looking forward to. Next time.

Nice avatar, BTW. That's my gamer pic on XBL.

I like avatars here because they're out of the way. I have my doubts that sigs would be.

After reading this thread and learning that we actually have avatars, along with Tex and a few others, I chose to make mine the design I was rooting for in the DBO logo contest. It was my favorite because it reminds me of the old "FLY DC JETS" sign and the McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) logo.

I like avatars here because they're out of the way. I have my doubts that sigs would be.

Don't worry. Sigs are not (and were never) on the table.

Claude should know that "the show" was secondary for me. Looks like I just missed meeting you, which I truly was looking forward to. Next time.
Nice avatar, BTW. That's my gamer pic on XBL.

I know! We'll meet up one of these days! I'll be around for future PAXes at the very least. And it's my Gamer Pic, too! I only wish I could make it my Bungie.net avatar as well…

Well it's not like anybody is stopping us from doing a sig ourselves on each post.

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-- Ragashingo (@ragashingo) 661 posts!!!
**Through Boldness To The Stars**

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT

-- Claude Errera

Whatever.

--DeeJ

The BOrg admin staff could easily be converted into a soap opera and no one would be able to tell the difference.

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That's a cool image! :)

He immortalized my online persona with JD Quackshot in his brilliant, award winning, critically acclaimed web comic series "Samurai Fronk". I asked him one day to make me a "profile pic" for Twitter and the rest is history. This has been my go-to forum icon/avatar from that point on

My avatar is one that I made recently, because I enjoy putting together my own avatars. The C and 5 dots is from edmDistrict which is a online community focused around Electronic Dance Music (which I enjoy). You might have seen similar avatars on YouTube where most of the community is based, anyways I thought the design was cool so I used the white community version and applied the Destiny Tricorn in the middle because I love Destiny!

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Well it's not like anybody is stopping us from doing a sig ourselves on each post.

I may have to resurrect my old WoW forum sig-style for Destiny.

Perhaps a useful indication of effort; I don't know...

Well it's not like anybody is stopping us from doing a sig ourselves on each post.

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-- Ragashingo (@ragashingo) 661 posts!!!
**Through Boldness To The Stars**

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT

-- Claude Errera

Whatever.

--DeeJ

That said - well played Ragashingo. :)

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--INSANEdrive (@INSANEdrive) 216 posts!!!
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." -George Bernard Shaw

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The alter ego of a character from my favorite comic strip, who happens to be a space-faring adventurer amongst many strange and cruel alien species? Seemed appropriate :) I even came close to changing my gamertag recently to show my love for the character, but decided that it would be too strange being called anything other than Daax now.

and 3000 yrs before James Cameron

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F A C T !

That said Spaceman spiff probably could have more to do with the context of Destiny then Tracer Bullet, so I'll forgive you. :P

I do love me some Calvin and Hobbes. :)

Spiff is way better. The dames do give him a tough time, though.

I dun me an animated Virgil but it's not to be.

Probably for the best considering my artistic and animation 'skillz'.

Spiff is way better. The dames do give him a tough time, though.

Tracer is way better. The dames do give him a tough time, though.

Well what so you know - it works. Coincidence? I THINK NOT! XD

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lol

I meant 'Spiff is way better. The dames do give Tracer a tough time, though.'

There are no dames in Spiff's arcs. Only slimy aliens and their detenti... err... torture chambers.

I dun me an animated Virgil but it's not to be.

Probably for the best considering my artistic and animation 'skillz'.

Yeah... let's stay away from animated stuff. Thanks.

That said - well played Ragashingo. :)

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--INSANEdrive (@INSANEdrive) 216 posts!!!
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." -George Bernard Shaw

Thanks! I like your suitably random Shaw quote. :p

Oh Well then I'll petition for a marquee tag button on the post editor.

By the way; that Club Errera Logo looks very classy. (Actually it does. I haven't started petitioning yet.)

Oh Well then I'll petition for a marquee tag button on the post editor.

THAT I'll think about.

(Okay, not hard... but I'll think about it. And laugh.)

By the way; that Club Errera Logo looks very classy. (Actually it does. I haven't started petitioning yet.)

Heh... I only used that because it was the only square image I could come up with on short notice when we were testing whether the upload directory had the right perms set. I was going to remove it, since it's Halo-related, not Destiny-related, but Duncan convinced me that since it's an easter egg in a Bungie game that's related to me, I'm fine using it. (The question that sealed it: "If it were from Marathon, would you be okay with it?" The answer was "yes", so there was no reason NOT to use it.)

That said Spaceman spiff probably could have more to do with the context of Destiny then Tracer Bullet, so I'll forgive you.

That's part of why I chose him :)

A cut-out of a comic I made which describes my life.

I've had it for a while now, using it on twitter and other social sites. Simply based off the avatar I use from ODST on bungie.net. Basically just wanted to expand and talked to @ManaDrake and she created it for me!

It's nice to remember where we came from even when we are looking forward to the new.

That's robot for, "I love you."

(For the non-Effected, it's Legion from Mass Effect.)

Because Archer.

I follow a lot (read: A LOT) of corgi accounts/owners on Instagram. As I was thinking I'll never have an avatar on dbo, this showed up in my feed.

Nike isn't old enough to drink so Charlie will have to do.

What's that cutie drinking? White Russian?

According to the hash tags, yes.

I follow a lot (read: A LOT) of corgi accounts/owners on Instagram. As I was thinking I'll never have an avatar on dbo, this showed up in my feed.

Nike isn't old enough to drink so Charlie will have to do.

We might have to put a cute filter on the avatar folder.

I follow a lot (read: A LOT) of corgi accounts/owners on Instagram. As I was thinking I'll never have an avatar on dbo, this showed up in my feed.

Nike isn't old enough to drink so Charlie will have to do.

Damn, that dog looks good for being 21.

For the moment I'm going with Shep giving Vega sass, but this will no doubt change with regularity.

Are we talkin' dog year or human years? :p

This fun little side scroller came out the year I was born. I'm not sure why my grandparents had it but it was probably my first video game ever.

ITT: DBO users like this corgi a little too much.

What is the name of the game? I swear it looks like something I played that came off a '100 Games' compilation disc I had in middle school. The little blonde dude looks familiar.

It's called Crystal Caves. Took me a while to find it myself!

God damn. It is the same game.

Mylo Steamwitz is the dudes name!

God damn. It is the same game.

Mylo Steamwitz is the dudes name!

Mylo! That's right! lol

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Do I want Pink Floyd album art? Daft Punk Lyrics? GAH!

At the end of the day, I'm an engineer. Some sort of machine seemed appropriate.

Then I remembered the Eebs, from the awesome webcomic Spacetrawler. They're these funky little tech-loving aliens that... well, just imagine a Huragok with a drinking problem and telekinesis, and you're pretty close.

A good story and a new webcomic to check out. I was going to declare Levi the winner a few days ago but now I'm glad I held off! :)

Either way, he's got a bit of "I've seen some shit" face.

<3

Thanks, Atsumi, that means a lot. =]

(Have some tasty Venerance brainfood. My treat. ;] )

http://imgur.com/a/oTyEX

http://imgur.com/a/QqVBQ

http://imgur.com/a/Katd8

And the best is yet to come.

(For those of you following Venerance, you'll notice some fresh new stuff in there.)