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Who deserves to take home the gold this month!!!
  sand_of_Gaara
  DragonFlame62794
  Dark Helmet
  Hinata a.k.a kitty24k
  Devil of eyes
  Mr.green
  Jomavesa
  kazekage sama
  sasuke[]uchiha
  John Christopher Depp II
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sakura_chan_forever
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:13 pm


This is gonna be fun! It's exactly what it says...a guild avatar arena. Anyone in the guild can enter there avi here for a monthly competition. Only the first 10 avi's to post below will be entered. The voting will be done by a poll placed at the top of this event where we vote for the winning Avi for the month The person with he highest votes will win! Also you are allowed to use the dream avi maker to post a image of your avi for the contest. Good Luck!

Here is an example for how to enter:

Name: Haruno Saskura
My story: I am time skip Sakura stuck in a universe tormented by the gods. Being able to travel to different worlds and experience new things I have grown and become strong. I continually work hard to be useful and to protect my friends. My heart has been broken by Saske who is gone but I feel rejuvenated every time I am able to heal a friend. My motto: This time...watch my back!


This months winner:

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sand_of_Gaara




(note: Once the poll goes up I cannot take it down to enter new contestants...sorry!)

Wow it looks like the avi contest is full for the month of April aleady...Good Luck to the ten contestants!
PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:53 pm


Ill enter with my avi!
Name:kazekage sama
age: 17

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story:Gaara is the son of the Fourth Kazekage and the brother of Temari and Kankuro, his older siblings. Because of Sunagakure's decreases in funds, Gaara's father ordered Chiyo to seal the One-Tailed Shukaku within Gaara during his birth in the hopes that he would become the ultimate weapon for the village. Because a sacrifice was needed, Gaara's mother, Karura, was used. Before she died, Karura cursed Sunagakure, hoping Gaara would avenge her death.
Gaara was trained by his father, but raised mainly by his caring uncle, Yashamaru. Because of the power of Shukaku, the villagers of Sunagakure hated and feared Gaara, seeing him only for the monster sealed within him. For a time, Yashamaru seemed to be the only person who cared about Gaara. When Gaara would mistakenly harm others due to the subconscious abilities granted to him by Shukaku, Yashamaru would be the only one who understood that Gaara hadn't intended to harm anyone. Gaara's father, however, did not see Gaara in the same light, and viewed Gaara's frequent attacks upon villagers as a result of a failed experiment that was a threat to the village.
Because of the danger Gaara imposed, his father began sending assassins to kill him, though when all attempts met with failure, the Kazekage asked Yashamaru to kill Gaara. As a result, Yashamaru tried to assassinate Gaara, though Gaara's abilities defeated Yashamaru with ease, saddening Gaara. Although Gaara tried to dismiss Yashamaru's attack as an order of the Kazekage, Yashamaru corrected him by saying that he had willingly accepted the mission. Having never truly loved Gaara, Yashamaru hoped that killing Gaara would avenge the death of his sister, who had named Gaara after the phrase "a self-loving carnage" (我を愛する修羅 Ware wo ai suru shura?), a sign of her hate for Gaara. In a last ditch effort to kill Gaara, Yashamaru detonated a number of explosive tags covering his body, asking Gaara to, "Please die." Gaara survives the blast and loses the only person he thought had cared for him.
While Gaara had initially tried to be friendly towards others despite their fear of him, Yashamaru's actions and words changed Gaara. Realizing that nobody loved him, Gaara used his sand to create the kanji on his forehead (愛, "Love") as a symbol of a "demon loving only himself". Gaara became emotionally withdrawn, all but silent, and consumed with a bitter loathing for everyone but himself. He learned to find pleasure and eventually a reason to live in annihilating the numerous assassins sent to kill him – and by extension, anyone who threatened his existence. Gaara's insomnia, forced upon him by the fear that the demon inside him would eat away at his personality if he were to fall asleep, only furthered his instability and desire to kill. In time, Gaara's father would come to appreciate Gaara and the uses he could serve, and canceled all assassination orders in the hopes that Gaara would become an effective tool.
Gaara's childhood was somewhat similar to Naruto Uzumaki's, albeit more unfortunate due to his lack of anyone to call a friend. Both were lonely and desired to be liked, loved, and acknowledged as an individual, free of others' prejudices — they are themselves, not the demons they were forced to "contain" — and both were driven into a desperate state. While Naruto consequently developed the misconception that pranks and mischief would bring him the attention he sought, Gaara came to the conclusion that he could preserve and confirm his own existence by killing any and all who challenged it, securing an extreme form of existentialism as his key personality trait. In the absence of others' acknowledgment, he could compensate by valuing only himself to the exclusion of everyone else. Furthermore, while Naruto eventually had Iruka Umino and Team 7 to acknowledge him, Gaara never had anyone to bond with and did not understand the concept of fighting for anything other than himself until his confrontation with Naruto.Gaara's character has changed quite a bit thanks to Naruto's influence. To his credit as a character, he no longer acts hostile when in the presence of others. He is friendly towards his siblings, and he values other people's lives over his own. Gaara has become much more open, and he is willing to talk to others, especially his brother Kankuro, about his problems and dreams. Having become the Fifth Kazekage (五代目風影 Godaime Kazekage?), Gaara begins risking his life to protect the village. He also seems to have many admirers now, especially among the younger females of the village.
Though Gaara is only shown battling for a short period, his skills have clearly improved. He was able to create numerous Shukaku arms to attack Deidara while retaining control of himself, as well as levitate a massive amount of sand to block one of Deidara's clay bombs.Gaara is targeted by Akatsuki, who seek the demon within him. Though Gaara is able to fend off one of their agents, Deidara, rather effectively (actually crushing one of Deidara's arms during the battle), Deidara manages to capture Gaara by launching a high-powered clay bomb to destroy the village. Gaara is able to protect his village, but at the expense of much of his chakra, leaving him severely weakened. This allows Deidara to mix a clay bomb with Gaara's sand without Gaara noticing, knocking Gaara unconscious once it goes off and allowing Gaara to easily be taken to the Akatsuki hideout.
Although Team 7 does their best to save Gaara, they do not arrive in time to stop Akatsuki's extraction of Shukaku, resulting in Gaara's death. Chiyo resurrects Gaara with her life-restoring technique in the hopes that it will make up for her sealing of the Shukaku into Gaara years earlier, bringing Gaara back to life at the cost of her own. Gaara is awoken by Naruto, and as he wakes he realizes that he is surrounded by people concerned for him. This is the first time Gaara truly feels loved and not so alone. He also shows his first true smile since he was a child, rather than the bloodthirsty grin he often gives when he has the advantage in a battle.
Before Naruto goes back home, he tries to say goodbye, but admits that it's not something he's good at. Gaara uses some sand to encourage and guide Naruto's hand, and the two shake hands, symbolizing Gaara and Naruto's friendship and Gaara's new characteristics. Even after losing Shukaku, Gaara can still control sand, although it is unknown how his abilities have been affected by its loss. Spoilers end here.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:50 pm


Name: Dark Helmet.

Biography:
Dark Helmet: "Who made this man a gunner?"
Gunner #1: "I did sir, his my cousin."
Dark Helmet: "What's his name?"
Sargent: "He's an a*****e, Sir."
Dark Helmet: "I know he's an a*****e, what's his name?"
Sargent: "That is his name, Sir, James a*****e."
Dark Helmet: "What? How many Assholes do we have on this ship?"
The whole crew raises their hands.
Dark Helmet: "I knew it, I'm surrounded by Assholes!"

Dark Helmet was one of the main charecters in the movie Spaceballs. Spaceballs is a parody movie of Star Wars. It's one of my favorite movies. I hope I get at least 5 votes lol.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:16 pm


I want to enter the contest!

My History:
I am a new commer to gaia i just watch final fantasy children of men? it's the one that has the 8 spirits and Gaia! It was awesome! I am into final fantasy and kingdo, hearst and the manga death note I am also just getting into. but i love to hear of the different anime and just everything. This is so cool!

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Ryou Kisima
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:32 pm


im in
PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:33 pm


sand_of_Gaara
im in


yep and thanks for entering Gaara..your avi looks awesome! Thanks to everyone else who has entered too!

sakura_chan_forever
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y-do-i-give-a-crap
Captain

PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:11 pm


Im in what do?
and its just for fun for me
PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:12 pm


Name-me-now
Im in what do?
and its just for fun for me


whigt I have to type sweatdrop stressed

y-do-i-give-a-crap
Captain


y-do-i-give-a-crap
Captain

PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:14 pm


how about we make the avis try to look like something to do with apirl some one brout that up
PostPosted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 5:17 pm


OMG im so gonna be a anbu in 10 min! xd

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DragonFlame62794

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:03 pm


Dragonflame would like to enter
PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:35 pm


Ok, so I'm promoted, Sakura has asked me to take over the avi contests, I got some good ideas, can't wait till may.

MrKobra

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sakura_chan_forever
Vice Captain

PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:58 pm


Yes thank you Kobra I look forward to seeing what you will do with it! xd
PostPosted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:41 pm


Heh... i knew i wouldnt win.....
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DragonFlame62794


fordeletion23451

PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:50 pm


lolz
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