AVATAR
Common across Hindu worship, Avatar, a concept signifying the material incarnation of a powerful deity, comes from a word in this ancient language literally meaning "descent."
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Voiced in the original show by Zach Tyler Eisen, Avatar: The Last Airbender is also sometimes subtitled The Legend of this character, the last surviving monk of the Air Nomads' Southern Air Temple.
Following a theatrical re-release, the 2009 film Avatar retook its position as the highest-grossing movie of all time from Avengers: Endgame, but in inflation-adjusted terms, it still loses out to this 1939 epic.
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DAILY DOUBLE: The use of the word "avatar" to mean an online virtual body was popularized by this American author in his 1992 cyberpunk novel Snow Crash.
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Who is John Mellencamp?
Though applied retroactively to them, the word Avatar does not appear in any of these four works, the oldest canonical texts in Hinduism.
What are the Vedas?
This sequel series to Avatar: The Last Airbender aired four seasons on Nickelodeon between 2012 and 2014, and featured a voice cast including Janet Varney, Seychelle Gabriel, and David Faustino.
What is The Legend of Korra?
Then known for her role as Nyota Uhura in the 2009 Star Trek reboot, this actress received a major profile boost thanks to her role as Neytiri in Avatar.
Who is Zoe Saldana?
Attorney Rod Ponton in 2021 demonstrated one of the potential dangers of avatars in video calling, when during a civil forfeiture hearing he repeatedly had to clarify that he was not one of these.
What is a cat/kitten?
Pat Benetar was "running with" this 1982 top 20 hit that was written for the 1980 film Times Square but did not make the cut; she told us to "Surrender all your dreams to me tonight."
What is "Shadows of the Night"?
Theologically, the term Avatar is most commonly associated with this god, known as The Preserver within the Trimurti, the tripartite deity of supreme divinity.
What is Vishnu/Narayana/Hari?
Often considered among the worst movies ever made, the 2010 live action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender was written, directed and produced by this Indian-American director known for his love of twist endings.
Who is M. Night Shyamalan?
A 2010 article from Slate called this language created by Paul Frommer for Avatar "the new Klingon;" it now has a lexicon of over 2500 words, and a published grammar.
What is Na'vi?
Introduced in 2006 and later available on platforms including the Switch, 3DS, and mobile apps, this term was used by Nintendo to refer to a customizable avatar usable in games including Tomodachi Life and Mario Kart 8.
What is a mii?
Launching her into the top 10 for the first time on "Hit Me with Your Best Shot," this 1980 Pat Benetar album had a title evoking violent acts committed spontaneously.
What is Crimes of Passion?
Literally meaning "ten avatars," this term in the Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism refers to the ten primary avatars of Vishnu, and includes deities such as Kurma, Krishna, Buddha, and Kalki.
What are the Dashavatara?
Voiced by Mark Hamill in the original series, this cruel and callous monarch serves as the primary antagonist in the show Avatar: The Last Airbender, as the protagonists quest to stop his Fire Nation from conquering the world.
Who is Fire Lord Ozai?
A habitable moon of a gas giant, the planet of Pandora in the Avatar franchise is located in this nearby triple star system, only 4.5 light years from our sun.
What is Alpha Centauri?
The use of the term avatar for the on-screen representation of the user is often attributed to game developer Richard Garriott, who used it in that sense in the fourth of these role-playing video games in 1985, often seen as a foundational title of the genre.
What is Ultima?
Along with next year's "We Belong," Pat Benatar's highest charting single was this 1983 top 10 hit from her first live album Live From Earth, which also launched the single "Lipstick Lies."
What is "Love is a Battlefield"?
In some traditions considered the Supreme Being, this avatar of Vishnu, the seventh and arguably most popular, is notable for the epic describing his life which includes the famous kidnapping of his wife Sita by the demon king Ravana.
Who is Rama?
Scientific name Brassica oleracea, a recurring joke in the series Avatar: The Last Airbender involves the upturning of a merchant's cart selling vegetable crop.
What are cabbages?
This English actress known for her work on independent films including Hideous Kinky, Holy Smoke!, and Quills joined the returning cast for Avatar: The Way of Water, reuniting with director James Cameron for another top 5 all time box office earner.
Who is Kate Winslet?
First appearing in a major way in 2016 with the debut of Kizuna Ai, this term refers to an entertainer on Twitch or YouTube who uses an animated avatar, often created with the program Live2D, to represent themselves via motion capture.
What is vtuber/virtual YouTuber?
Pat Benatar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, alongside this lead guitarist, her musical partner since her debut and marital partner since 1982.
Who is Neil Giraldo?