Kon Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Moo. Sometimes Avatar. Mostly Moo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toogee Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 My Avatar Unit, just to piss you off :P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interceptor Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I voted Avatar, since that's the proper name, but I'm not going to start rocking back and forth, muttering incoherently and tearing sheets of paper into one-inch strips, if someone calls the character "My Unit" in my vicinity. You only have so many keystrokes before you die, so if someone wants to shorthand "MU" and save the extra four letters for a curse word, so be it. I call Reyson "Raisin". I refer to the game's first manakete as Neurosis Opposing Workshop Inspiration. COME AT ME, BRO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshineYON Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Avatar sounds cool, My Unit sounds like something out of a elementary school art project. Stand up, My Avatar! And strike down all those dare to oppose us! /geek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topaz Light Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) MU 'cuz I'm used to it from FE12 and it's shorter to type This. Although, really, it varies depending on context. I'll use "Avatar" and "My Unit" pretty much interchangeably, but I almost never use Robin, for the same reason as I almost never refer to video game incarnations of the heroes of Pokemon by their default names: In my opinion, these default names are mere placeholders for people who are too boring to make up their own name for the character. I actually kind of prefer "My Unit" because it's much more "this is a character you get to make", as opposed to Avatar, which implies, "this is supposed to be you". I resent the latter implication with the fiery hot passion of a thousand burning suns so My Unit it is for me. Edited March 23, 2013 by Starlight36 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadykid Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 time to tip the scales break the tie in favor of Avatar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshineYON Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Checkmate MU'ers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowofchaos Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) "My Unit". I'm weeb. I play the Japanese version of FE13 more. Simply because there's no stupid Japanese voice bug to annoy the hell out of me when I reset from dying on Lunatic+. Though when posting in the "I just want to know one thing!" FE13 help thread, I use it interchangeably. Just like how I say "Liz" and "Tiamo" out of habit sometimes when talking with my friends IRL about the game when referring to them. Though I have to admit, I'm glad they changed it in the localization. "My Unit" sounds too Engrishy when thinking about presenting it to the North American Audience. Checkmate MU'ers. 戦局を変える! Edited March 23, 2013 by shadowofchaos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airship Canon Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 MU. (And I say M. U. (Sorta like how I say Game F A Qs, not "GameFACKs") not Moo) Avatar is longer, and sounds dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven the Obsidian Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Avatar. I believe strongly in adapting to localised names, whether I like them more or not. Though, in this case, I prefer Avatar to My Unit. Refusal to adapt to localised names is a serious pet peeve of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Persian Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I use either Avatar, my avatar, my character or the name I gave them (Mel for the girl, Kieran for the guy). MU or My Unit sound kinda weird for me and I'm not really fond of the name Robin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sw3Et Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I use the word Robin because that's his/her name. Just like I don't say Wood, Soiree, Tiamo or Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocturnal YL Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Robin, or Reflet in the JP version. I'm a fan of using default names. Just like how I'll call Zelda's Link, Golden Sun's Matthew, Mario Golf's Kid and PKMN's Red as such. Though practically, I use MU more since Robin hasn't really caught up with MU or Avatar in terms of usage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folt Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Avatar. I just find it to be better overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryz Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 But what if my Avatar is actually named "MU" ? For FE13, I have switched over to Avatar, but I prefer MU when talking about FE12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sock Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) I cannot force myself to properly use "Avatar" by itself. Whenever I use it, it comes out as "the Avatar". ...Both ways annoy me. That said, I use all 4 of these: Avatar/Robin/MU/Emyuu. MU and Emyuu are more for personal use; MU is quick and requires no thinking on my part (since I'm used to it), and "Emyuu" is my pet-name for MU. If it's something more professional—or as professional as info-gathering on a fansite can be—I try to use "the Avatar". Also, as weird as it is, I drop the "the" if I use "FeAvatar" or "MaAvatar" for something gender specific. Then, if it's actual dialogue, it's Robin. No way am I going to put "Avatar" as a name in dialogue; if someone wants it that way, they can change it themselves. ._. ...So, yeah, I use all of them. >_>; In terms of baseless opinions, I prefer "MU", with "Robin" being a very close second. But what if my Avatar is actually named "MU" ? Teehee, my first one is named Emyuu. x3 Edited March 23, 2013 by Tsamimi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethern Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I usually say MU/My unit but I occasionally say Avatar. Still voting MU though :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorena Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Oh, yeah. I swap back and forth between them both now that I think about it. I still prefer MU due to MUF and MUM. A my unit female or a my unit male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKL Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I say Avatar. Got used to it really quickly even though I had gotten used to saying MU because of FE12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karasz Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Even though I voted MU, I say both MU and Avatar interchangeably from time to time. I dunno, both of them sound right to me, but I've never been able to choose between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkNorkx Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I choose "Option 4: Neither". I mostly prefer saying "I or me" instead of Avatar/MU/Robin because technically that is you (the player). Also I don't like mentioning my own character in a 3rd person view really.... That's just me since I'm used to saying in a first person view for any "player character" such as MMOs and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdok Dracul Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 'Robin' allows for differentiation between him and Kris. Also, I tend to give characters their default names anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LycopolisKing Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I lied in my vote: I said Avatar, but realistically I called it the MU much more often. I think I'd like to say that I call it the Avatar, but when talking about it to other players, it just makes more sense to say MU, as its different for each player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSND Alter Dragon Boner Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Marcus MU because its shorter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 MU, because naming your character customization thing an Avatar never fit me for this game, and since I say My Unit irl, I say MU here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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