Avatar (disambiguation)

Avatar is a Hindu term for the incarnation of a higher being.

AVATAR is a text graphics protocol used by Bulletin Board Systems (BBSes).

Avatar may also refer to:

In computing:
*Avatar (computing), the graphical representation of a user
*Avatars United, a web community for online game avatars
*Yahoo! Avatars
*Avatar, a superuser on some Unix operating systems

In games:
*"Avatar" (computer game), an early computer role-playing game
*Avatar ("Ultima"), the main player character in the "Ultima" game series
*"Avatar" (1995 video game), a text-based Multi-User Dungeon
*"Avatar" (2009 video game), a MMORPG adaptation of James Cameron's film of the same name
*Avatars (Xbox 360) a service that allows users to create avatars
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*"", the sequel
*One of the three highest-ranked ships in "Star Control II", Chmmr Avatar
*Avatar, the primary Nod mechanized walker in ""
*Avatar, a mysterious alter-ego in all people in White Wolf Studios'
*An Amarr Titan class ship in the Space-based MMO "Eve Online"

In television:
*"", an American media franchise
** or Aang, the main character in "Avatar: The Last Airbender" media
*"Avatar" ("Stargate SG-1"), an episode of "Stargate SG-1"
*"Avatar" ("The X-Files"), an episode of "The X-Files"
*, an episode of "Batman: The Animated Series"
* "Avatar", an
*Avatar ("Encantadia"), a golden sword in "Encantadia"
*Avatars ("Carnivàle"), supernatural creatures in the TV series "Carnivàle"
*Avatars ("Charmed"), magical creatures in the TV series "Charmed"
*The Avatar, the host of the Great Race of Ōban in "Ōban Star-Racers"
*Captain Avatar, the battleship commander in "Space Battleship Yamato" or "Star Blazers"

In film:
*"Avatar" (2004 film), starring Genevieve O'Reilly
*"Avatar" (film), an upcoming science fiction film directed by James Cameron
*Avatar, a main character in the Ralph Bakshi film "Wizards"

In books:
*"Avatar" ("Angel" novel), a novel by John Passarella set in the fictional universe of the television series "Angel"
*Avatar Press, a comic book publisher
*"Avatar", two novels of the
*Avatar, the central character in two stories by Scott Adams:
**"God's Debris"
**"The Religion War"
*The Avatars, a fictional race in David Gemmell's "Echoes of the Great Song"

In music:
*"Avatar" (album), by Comets on Fire
*"Avatar" (Angels and Agony album)
*Avatar (Romanian band), a Romanian death metal band
*Avatar Records, a record label
*Savatage, American heavy metal band originally named Avatar
*"Avatar", a box set by Pete Townshend benefitting the Avatar Meher Baba Trust
*"Avatar", a song by Dead Can Dance from "Spleen and Ideal"

In other uses:
*Avatar (horse), an American racehorse
*Avatar (wrestler) or Al Snow (born 1963), American professional wrestler
*AVATAR (spacecraft), a conceptual spaceplane planned by India
*ARP Avatar, a guitar synthesizer
*Avatar Course, self-development course by Harry Palmer