Avatar

The word avatar means the physical representation or incarnation of a particular entity. It has various uses, although it is most commonly utilized to describe what artificial intelligence constructs use in order to communicate with organic beings.
==Types ==
There are two basic types of AI avatars. Holographic avatars are created using holographic technology and have no use apart from interacting with organic life-forms, however, by implementing force-field technology, an AI is capable of making a solid hologram, though they are limited in function as they are usually restrained to the area where force-field projectors are located.
Physical avatars, sometimes referred to as battle avatars, are capable of touching and moving objects. They are typically a robotic body which the AI can electronically enter and control. However, biological avatars can be created and have been demonstrated by the AI Sentient, who can take over the bodies of organisms by using nano-probes to send nervous signals to their brain. Physical avatars are most often seen in combat, hence their informal name of battle avatar, and are often equipped with weaponry.
==Known Avatars==
===Sentient===
The troll AI construct Sentient, created from the human admiral Sentient, generally takes the image of his former human self, a middle-aged human male wearing an Irini Naval Admiral's uniform and speaks in a cheery voice. His chosen battle avatar is one of his own design and creation, the deadly Terminator-Type Battle Drone, which is mass-manufactured on Sentium.
===Emily===
See page Emily for more details.
===Mediant===
Unlike most AI, Mediant does not represent himself with holographic avatars. However, Mediant uses a variety of battle avatars, most of them being large mechs.