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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

In “The Secret Lives of Murderers’ Wives,” a pants-wearing female reporter who encourages Elsie serves as an avatar of the changing attitudes toward women and their role in society.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Mario is thus an ideal avatar: Cheerful, active, in perpetual motion and vague enough to represent whatever a gamer wants him to be.

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

The highest-bidding avatar straightens, puffing his chest out in excitement.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu