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Darth Vader's helmeted face appears on a black background with pixelated text reading 'Luke... whether or not you like it..real father' in white.

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Darth Vader's helmeted face appears on a black background with pixelated text reading 'Luke... whether or not you like it..real father' in white.

Darth Vader's helmeted face appears on a black background with pixelated text reading 'Luke... whether or not you like it..real father' in white. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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  • Luke...
  • whether
  • or not
  • i am not your
  • you like it..real father

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080804180257717199733
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:35 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.1 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/01/01a7ce9b293a982cdaaf211d0f0d58cc8753231371f922d62aa0ae2355feedf2.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
01a7ce9b293a982c
SHA-256
01a7ce9b293a982cdaaf211d0f0d58cc8753231371f922d62aa0ae2355feedf2
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Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
20080804180257717199733
Archive entry
20080804180257717199733.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:35 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080804180257717199733.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080804180257717199733.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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