Avatar (disambiguation)

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Avatar is a concept in Hinduism representing a material manifestation of a deity.

Avatar(s) or The Avatar(s) may also 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 (1978)
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 (franchise), the science fiction franchise directed by James Cameron that includes the following films:
- Avatar (2009 film), the first film of the franchise
- Avatar: The Way of Water, the second film of the franchise
- Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third film of the franchise
- Avatar 4, the fourth film of the franchise
The Last Airbender (film), 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: The Last Airbender (2024 TV series), a live-action adaptation of the animated 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 universe
"Captain Avatar", a character in the Space Battleship Yamato (Star Blazers) universe

Games

Avatar (PLATO system video game), a 1979 computer role-playing game
AVATAR (MUD), a 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), a service that allows users to create graphical avatars
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, a 2023 open-world action-adventure video game based on James Cameron's Avatar film series

Music

Avatar (Swedish band), 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, an American independent record label
Avatar Records (electronic music), an Israeli record label
Savatage or Avatar, an American heavy metal band
"(Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar", 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
"Avatar", a song by Manilla Road from Mark of the Beast
"Avatar", a song by The Swans from The Seer

Other uses

Avatar (computing), the graphical representation of a user, also known as profile picture
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
Avatar Technologies, a defunct American computer systems company based in Massachusetts
Avatar Systems, a defunct American computer storage company based in California
ARP Avatar, a guitar synthesizer
Avatar Course, 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, a species of millipede