Actually here is the story of my avatar.
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SPOILER ALERT!!****
My avatar is the main character of Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of a New World, whose name is Emil.
He is very timid in the begining of the game but losses the shyness throughout the game.
He is actually Ratatosk, the Lord of all Monsters, but was give false memories of being Emil to protect himself
while he was restoring his power by awakening the Centurions, who are his servants in keeping balance in the world.
While still unaware that he is Ratatosk he gets what is known as "Ratatosk Mode", which is pretty much like the evil side of Emil.
While in Ratatosk Mode, Emil really kicks a** and along with the friends he makes, he awakens the Centurions and himself and brings the world back in balance, while having a relationship with a girl name Marta.
Why this is my Avatar is very clear.
Emil is very close in personality and apperance to me.
Also I sorta have a "Ratatosk Mode"
so yea....here is a good explaination of the Ratatosk Mode:
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