Avatar (disambiguation)

An avatar is the incarnation of a higher being. Avatar may also refer to:

In computing:

• Avatar (computing), the graphical representation of a user
• AVATAR, a text graphics protocol used by Bulletin Board Systems (BBSes)
• Avatar, a superuser on some Unix operating systems
• Yahoo! Avatars

In film and television:

• Avatar: The Last Airbender, an animated television series on Nickelodeon
• Avatar (film), an upcoming science fiction film directed by James Cameron
• Avatars (Carnivàle), supernatural creatures in the TV series Carnivàle
• Avatars (Charmed), magical creatures in the TV series Charmed
• "Avatar" (Stargate SG-1), a season-8 episode of Stargate SG-1
• "Avatar" (The X-Files), an episode of The X-Files
• "Avatar" (Batman: The Animated Series), an episode of Batman: The Animated Series
• Avatar (Encantadia), a golden sword in Encantadia
• Avatar, a main character in the Ralph Bakshi film Wizards
• 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
• "Avatar", a season 6 episode of Highlander: The Series

In games:

• Avatar (video games), a user or player's virtual identity
• Avatar (computer game), an early computer role-playing game
• Avatar (Ultima), the main player character in the Ultima game series
• AVATAR (MUD), a text-based Multi-User Dungeon
• Avatar: The Last Airbender Trading Card Game
• Avatar: The Last Airbender (video game)
• The Chmmr Avatar, one of the three highest-ranked ships in Star Control II
• Avatar, the primary Nod mechanized walker in Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
• An Amarr Titan class ship in the Space based MMO Eve Online
• Avatar, a mysterious alter-ego in all people in White Wolf Studios' Mage: The Ascension

In books and comics:

• Avatar, a superhero from The Futurians
• Avatar (Angel novel), a novel by John Passarella set in the fictional universe of the television series Angel
• Avatar Press, a comic book publisher
• The Avatars, a race in David Gemmell's Echoes of the Great Song
• Avatar, two novels of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine relaunch
• Avatar, the central character in God's Debris and The Religion War by Scott Adams

In music:

• Avatar (album), an album by "Comets on Fire"
• Avatar (Romanian band), a Romanian death metal band
• Avatar (Swedish band), a Swedish death metal band
• Avatar Records, a record label
• Avatar, a box set by Pete Townshend
• "Avatar", a song by Dead Can Dance from Spleen and Ideal
• Avatar, the original name of American heavy metal band Savatage

In other uses:

• AVATAR (spacecraft), a conceptual spaceplane planned by India
• ARP Avatar, a guitar synthesizer
• Avatar, a ring name of professional wrestler Al Snow
• Avatar Course, self-development course by Harry Palmer