# Avatar (disambiguation)

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
* 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