4/10
A Big. Purple. Eye.
Really gets the blood pumping, eh?
Plus, the text at the side is so miniscule, it's unreadable!
Quickly bringing back topic before its gone forever!

Nice avatar Areneous. The gray makes me tired though

Note on my new avatar. I chose it because all my previous ones are violent and stupid. For the very first time, I chose another avatar that actually looks good. I like dophies too.

5/10
Its ok... just a dolphin...
Mine's a dark hooded figure, but what's yours, 'eh? Some guy in a stupid suit of armor that looks like it's shaped such that it breaks 20 bones in your body every tmie you move?
4/10 It's paper. And text.
It's a purple eye thingy-ma-crapper...

. I just can't figure it out...
4/5 Trees are cool... but fire is cooler
Glowly lights... Wow, I'm shocked and amazed...
1/5 I can't read it either

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Ohh.. a cell shadded link... original
1/8
Actually, mine's a custom sprite, spliced together from Megaman X sprites, then recoloured.
Didn't know yours was a hooded figure.....thought it was an eye. You should put two glowy eyes right in the middle of, maybe a little smoke (kinda like an Archon), it'd help give the effect that it is a Death-like head
...that would also make it look pretty sweet....
I could tell it was a custom sprite.
7/10 It's pretty good. It did kinda remind me of Megaman...
As for mine, well, my art skills are poor, and that hooded guy wasn't somethingI made. I guess I could work on it though, but I'm more planning on making my own character, like you did.