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Rock Band characters are the new Miis, this time with more cowbell photo

When the Wii debuted a year ago, Nintendo put an entirely new demographic of gamers' undergarments in a twist over the simple yet extremely customizable Miis. The Miis were revolutionary to this extent, providing a basic and easy to use interface to creatively explore limitless avatar construction. What followed of course was an onslaught of personalized Miis made to mirror everyone from the entire cast of The Big Lebowski to your mom. Machinima was made, celebrities were caricatured, and your mom wept in utter confusion given the misplaced nature of her Nintendo identity.

But come on, that trend was soooo last 2006. Out with the Mii, in with the Rock Band avatar. Thanks to Harmonix, always keeping one step ahead of the rhythm game nation, the colorful and rock star savvy character creator allots a huge range of creative options within the proper Rock Band scope. For inspiration, check out my good mate Onionania's band Ace Attorney and the At Laws with Phoenix on the guitar, or some of the other fancy user creations found in the Harmonix community forums.

Now it's your turn folks, show off your very own Rock Band rock stars in the comments or fail!


LAUNCH GALLERY (13 IMAGES)
Photo Weighted Companion Cube design by Apples Photo Eddie Van Halen by ajax2006 Photo Spiderman by ian0080 Photo Pandora from Guitar Hero by insanegame Photo John Lennon by lz_reborn Photo Dr. House by Seroth Photo Wes Borland by sterling84 Photo Zakk Wylde by captainhowdy101 Photo Joker by the_spike Photo Ace Attorney and the At Laws by Onionania Photo Honest Abe Lincoln by Bigs91 Photo By Pluckylump Photo April O'Neil by Pluckylump
 

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34 comments | showing # 1 to 34

topgeargorilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 12:56
topgeargorilla
that's pretty cool, actually
Das Inchworm's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 13:02
Das Inchworm
the pheonix wright band is brilliant....brilliant.
Guagloves's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 13:07
Guagloves
those are awesome.
Objection!
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 13:08
king3vbo
I've got one that looks just like my cousin... but thats nothing special
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 13:15
Mxyzptlk
I want more of this awesomeness!
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 13:25
Batthink
This is good stuff, especially the Pheonix Wright band.

Maybe someone can do a Hellsing group...heh. ;O)
Chad Concelmo's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 13:26
Chad Concelmo
Um ...
...
...
... AWESOME! :)
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 13:28
MrSadistic
I create band members that, if real, women would have multiple orgasms just hearing their names. Think Eagles of Death Metal meets Dethlok.
Butmac's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 13:48
Butmac
Ace Attorney and the at Laws!! Hahahahahahahahaha
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 13:56
The-Excel
Looks like someone is a little anxious for the release of Apollo Justice.
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 13:56
The-Excel
I think At-laws is a better spelling.
Hoygeit's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 14:09
Hoygeit
That is absolutely amazing.
Justin Villasenor's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 14:40
Justin Villasenor
Whoa, definitely the best Rock Band band I've seen yet.
grrza's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 14:48
grrza
No GH characters yet?
nagolttam's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 14:59
nagolttam
That's pretty sweet!
Tiff's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 15:02
Tiff
@grrza Pandora is in the gallery. The forum also has a few varieties of Judy Nails
Bigs91's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 15:10
Bigs91
Here is my Abe Lincoln. My band name is died in office by now you should get the hint of our theme. Abe (me) is on guitar, FDR is singing,JFK is on bass, and zachary taylor on drums

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7892/honestabeok6.jpg
dv8withn8's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 15:15
dv8withn8
Just wait til' I get home so you all can be shocked and awed by the might of the Cocklordz!
Tiff's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 15:19
Tiff
@Bigs91

Incredible! I wish you had a photo of all the characters! Added Honest Abe to the gallery ... great stuff ;)
Doomtrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 16:01
Doomtrain
Oh my god it's made of win.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 16:13
Dexter345
Oh man. That band almost gives the Bee Suit Boyz a run for their money. Almost.

I remember when we were going through the clothes, though, I saw that one and was like, "Hey, it's like what Miles Edgeworth wears." Looks like somebody else thought the same thing.
zdenocramer's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 16:14
zdenocramer
I first made Jesus my singer in the band, but he was deleted for someone who looks like Nathan Explosion from Dethklok.
Bigs91's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 16:20
Bigs91
@ .Tiff

sry i just have abe the actual band is on my friends hard drive
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 17:37
Necros
That's a lot more diverse than crappy Miis.
MissHinasaki's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 17:51
MissHinasaki
Fucking epic. God damn, I wish I had more time to dick around with that...
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 19:12
GuitarAtomik
Is there an infinite money code so I can create a bunch of characters without having to actually play through with each one? Or is there any way to transfer money or items to other characters on my profile that I'm missing?
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 19:37
Sharpless
The Venture Bros. band is incredible. I want.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 19:55
GuitarAtomik
Sly with the cape is pretty awesome electro. Maybe you should give him a helmet too.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 20:20
Samit Sarkar
I just bought Rock Band today, so maybe I’ll make a blog post with pics of my characters in it eventually. These are awesome, though!
timmet's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 21:03
timmet
Man there's a lot wrong with this post.Customizable avatars are nothing new. I mean they've been in MMORPG's for generations and countless other games, some with very extensive choices. Do I even have to mention the sims?

Mii's are different not because they are avatars, but because they are sustainable avatars that can be played through multiple games. Rock band avatars may be cool but are by no means anything like miis. Not to bash on them or anything, it's just like apples to apples that can be played on multiple games.
Tiff's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 22:17
Tiff
@Timmet

While I agree with you that customizable avatars have been around for quite a while, I have to disagree with some of your other points.

First of all, in comparison to MMORPG avatars the creative process to make Miis was oriented specifically toward the non-gamer demographic. Because these customization tools were not so particularly grounded in imitating realism, the imaginative potential of simple shapes allowed users of little to no experience to create characters of any variety. Rock Band capitalizes on this experience but within the Rock niche, which I is exciting, unique and has been creatively pursued by users as is demonstrated by the above characters.

Or maybe I just haven't seen The Venture Bros and Phoenix Wright running around in WOW lately. It's been a while.
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/10/2007 23:10
Kyousuke Nanbu
That Pandora looks better than the ones in GH1 and 2.

That said, I'd buy RockBand just for this.
Fading Star's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/11/2007 04:01
Fading Star
More cowbell is good.
Hitogoroshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/11/2007 10:58
Hitogoroshi
Wow Lemon that is awesome!
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