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"We're using Robby as a bit of an avatar for everybody who doesn't quite recognise themselves or why they're behaving the way they are," Wyle explains.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But it is also the avatar of a decadent Old World barely capable of maintaining the artifacts of its past, let alone rekindling its genius.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Well-known Albanian actor Anila Bisha, whose face and voice were used to create Diella's avatar, said she had not approved her identity for use in that way.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Seuss’ Grinch sits somewhere in the middle — cuddlier than Krampus and pricklier than Santa — making him the perfect avatar for a moody, uncertain age.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

And if I somehow managed to make it past all of them and reach the crypt, the ultrapowerful lich could kill my avatar in seconds, just by looking at him.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline