Avatar is a term used in Hinduism for a material manifestation of a deity. Other common uses include: * Avatar (computing), the graphical representation of a user, also known as profile picture Otherwise it may refer to:

Books and print media

* Avatar (novel by Théophile Gautier), a novel by Théophile Gautier first published in 1856 * ''Avatar'' (newspaper), a Boston underground newspaper (1967–1968), last owned by the Mel Lyman Family * ''The Avatar'', a novel by Poul Anderson 2014 * Avatar Press, a comic book publisher * ''Avatars'' (series), a trilogy of fantasy novels by Tui T. Sutherland * '' The Avatar Series'', a series of fantasy novels set in the Forgotten Realms * ''Avatar'', two novels of the ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' relaunch * Avatar, a character in '' God's Debris'' and ''The Religion War'' by Scott Adams * ''Avatar'' (''Angel'' novel), by John Passarella set in the fictional universe of the television series ''Angel'' * The Avatars, a fictional race in David Gemmell's '' Echoes of the Great Song''

Film and television

Film

* ''Avatar'' (1916 film), an Italian film directed by Carmine Gallone * Avatar, a character in the Ralph Bakshi film '' Wizards'' (1977) * ''Avatar'' (2004 film), a Singaporean film starring Genevieve O'Reilly * ''Avatar'' (2009 film), a science fiction film directed by James Cameron ** ''Avatar'' (franchise), the franchise that started with the above film * ''

The Last Airbender ''The Last Airbender'' is a 2010 American action-adventure fantasy film written, co-produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, produced by Nickelodeon Movies and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Based on the first season of the Nickelodeo ...

'', a 2010 film based on the TV series ''Avatar: The Last Airbender''

Television

* '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'', a 2005 animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon ** ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' (franchise), the franchise that started with the above series * "Avatar" (''Batman: The Animated Series''), an episode of ''Batman: The Animated Series'' * "Avatar" (''Stargate SG-1''), an episode of ''Stargate SG-1'' * "Avatar" (''The X-Files''), an episode of ''The X-Files'' * Avatars (''Carnivàle''), a fictional race of creatures in ''Carnivàle'' * Avatars (''Charmed''), a fictional group of beings in ''Charmed'' * "Avatar", an episode of the television series ''Highlander: The Series'' * Avatar, a fictional golden sword in the television series '' Encantadia'' * The Avatar, a character in the ''

Ōban Star-Racers is a French-Japanese anime television series created by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel of Sav! The World Productions in association with multiple international companies. Originally produced as a short movie titled ''Molly Star Racer'', a television serie ...

'' universe * "Captain Avatar", a character in the '' Space Battleship Yamato'' (''Star Blazers'') universe

Games

* ''Avatar'' (PLATO system video game), an early computer role-playing game 1979 * ''AVATAR'' (MUD), the fantasy, online role-playing game * ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' (video game) * '' Avatar: The Last Airbender Trading Card Game'' * '' Avatar: Legends of the Arena'', a 2008 video game for Microsoft Windows by Nickelodeon * '' James Cameron's Avatar: The Game'', an adaptation of the 2009 film * Avatar (''Ultima''), the main character in the ''Ultima'' game series *

Avatar (Xbox) Xbox Avatars are avatars and characters that represent users of the Xbox Live service on the Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X and Series S video game consoles, Windows 10, and Windows 10 Mobile. Avatars originally debuted on the Xbox 360 as pa ...

, a service that allows users to create graphical avatars

Music

Avatar (Swedish band) Avatar is a Swedish heavy metal band, formed in Gothenburg in 2001. The band has released eight studio albums, the most recent being ''Hunter Gatherer'' in 2020. The band has had some success on US rock radio, notably with their song " New Land ...

, a Swedish melodic death metal band * ''Avatar'' (Avatar album), the third album released by Swedish metal band Avatar * ''Avatar'' (Angels and Agony album) * ''Avatar'' (Comets on Fire album) * Avatar Records, a record label * Savatage or Avatar, an American heavy metal band * "

(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar "(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar" is a 2009 song created and performed by the cast of the web series '' The Guild'', with lead vocals by singer-actress Felicia Day. The lyrics were written by Day and the music was written by musical composer Jed Whe ...

", a song by the cast of ''The Guild'' * ''Avatar'', a box set by Pete Townshend, benefitting the Avatar Meher Baba Trust * "Avatar", a song by Dead Can Dance from ''

Spleen and Ideal ''Spleen and Ideal'' is the second studio album by Australian band Dead Can Dance. It was released on 25 November 1985 by 4AD. The album spearheaded the group's sonic transition from their post-punk and gothic rock-influenced roots towards a n ...

'' * "Avatar", a song by Manilla Road from ''

Mark of the Beast The number of the beast ( grc-koi, Ἀριθμὸς τοῦ θηρίου, ) is associated with the Beast of Revelation in chapter 13, verse 18 of the Book of Revelation. In most manuscripts of the New Testament and in English translations of t ...

Other uses

* Avatar (horse), an American racehorse * Avatar (spacecraft), a conceptual spaceplane planned by India's Defense Research and Development Organization as well as Indian Space Research Organization, among others * Avatar, Iran, a village in Qazvin Province, Iran * ARP Avatar, a guitar synthesizer *

Avatar Course The Avatar Course, often simply called Avatar, is a series of LGAT self-development courses founded in 1986 by Harry Palmer and run by his privately held company, Star's Edge, Inc., which trains and licenses Avatar Masters (teachers) to deliver th ...

, a series of LGAT self-development courses * Advanced Video Attribute Terminal Assembler and Recreator or AVATAR, a text graphics protocol used by bulletin board systems (BBSes) * Avatar, a superuser on some Unix operating systems * Avatar, a wrestling gimmick portrayed by American professional wrestler Al Snow *'' Ikrandraco avatar'', a species of pterosaur *''

Ommatoiulus avatar ''Ommatoiulus avatar'' is a species of European millipede in the family Julidae. Individuals are known from Andalusia, southern Spain. Individuals are long. Color in alcohol preserved specimens is brownish with yellowish and black marbling on t ...

'', a species of millipede