Avatars — codelyoko

Odd's original digital incarnation (Seasons 1-3) as shown in X.A.N.A. Awakens. — Odd's original digital incarnation (Seasons 1-3) as shown in *X.A.N.A. Awakens*.

An Avatar, also called a virtual structure or digital incarnation, is a template used by Franz Hopper, and, more frequently, by Jeremie to get a person into Lyoko.

Each of the Lyoko Warriors has an Avatar. Jeremie's Avatar has not yet been shown.

Overview

An Avatar is created by the Supercomputer whenever a new person enters Lyoko for the first time. Before the person first arrives on Lyoko, the picture on their ID Card shows a generic "person" icon. Jeremie hypothesized in "X.A.N.A. Awakens" that the Supercomputer is able to do this by taking the subconscious desires of a person and projecting them in the form of an Avatar. Odd for example, bears Kiwi in his outfit, demonstrating his deep affection for his dog, while Yumi has a Japanese theme for her original outfit due to her ethnicity.

An Avatar contains information about the person's Life points, weapons, etc. Avatars contain the Lyoko Warriors' ID Cards as well. Avatars, according to Jeremie in Revelation, are stored within the restricted access part of the Supercomputer, so their minds can't be directly possessed by X.A.N.A. unless their programming was modified.

Whenever a Lyoko Warrior is hit by a laser, a display comes up showing the Avatar and the spot on the body that was hit. This indicates a loss of life points.

In Season 4, alongside recreating Lyoko, Jeremie demonstrates the capability to alter an avatar's appearance to improve their digital equipment, with adjustments such as flight capability and extra weapons.

Throughout the series, their virtual avatars are used as their profile pictures whenever they are contacted (ex: Yumi messaging Jeremie for help in Skidbladnir and Odd messaging Sissi in Wrong Exposure).

Changes

Animation Prototyping

Ulrich's model changed drastically from Garage Kids to Season 1. His pants switched from a poofy 70s design to a streamlined look. His Katana also changed designs.
Ulrich had an eyepiece in Garage Kids, but it was removed.

Changes between Seasons 1 and 2

Yumi gained a second Tessen Fan.
Odd lost Anticipation because Jeremie determined it was useless and never reprogrammed it, as revealed in Triple Trouble.

Changes between Season 2 and Season 3, and during Season 3

Aelita gained Energy Fields.
Jeremie attempted to alter Odd's avatar to include a Teleportation power for him to use, which split Odd into exact duplicates. Despite claiming he fixed it, Odd decided to not keep the new ability.

Changes during Season 4

William's avatar was the first to be completely redesigned, as a byproduct of X.A.N.A. possessing him. He also gained Super Smoke.
Jeremie reprogrammed Aelita's avatar to have wings and a different design. She ended up with a pink bodysuit with a mini skirt and different makeup.
Ulrich's suit was redesigned, and he gained a second Katana. He switched from Joker Samurai to a yellow and brown design.
Odd's new design had the same color palette, but a different layout and was noticeably more like a full bodysuit, omitting his crop top from his previous design. The cat ears were also added.
Yumi's new design removed her geisha based makeup with a slightly redesigned fan set. Her new suit included sneakers and was a predominantly magenta and dark purple design.
Jeremie developed a program to translate the Lyoko Warriors to Earth in their virtual forms, allowing them to travel around the world in the proximity to infected supercomputers, with certain enhanced abilities.

Changes during Code Lyoko Evolution

Due to the changed animation software, and cost, Code Lyoko Evolution saw much more latex-like designs.
Odd's Laser Arrow launchers became retractable.
Yumi gained the Bo Staff.
William no longer had the Eye of X.A.N.A., but he retained the new color palate and powers.
Aelita and Ulrich's designs lost their details.
In "Countdown", Jeremie gave Odd an Eyepiece.

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