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Three side-by-side show a character with long dark hair and red streaks, a character with dark hair and a black scarf, and a real person with long dark hair, all with red text below reading "Screw Edward! I want Mesalx!"

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Three side-by-side show a character with long dark hair and red streaks, a character with dark hair and a black scarf, and a real person with long dark hair, all with red text below reading "Screw Edward! I want Mesalx!"

Three side-by-side show a character with long dark hair and red streaks, a character with dark hair and a black scarf, and a real person with long dark hair, all with red text bel…

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  • Screw Edward!
  • I want Mesalx!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
201004161933591736607364
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:06 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
6.1 KB
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/3a/3a8c1dd01b59015a90ae07dbe9a6556594ed6bdba0575d89e9117a54641de5c9.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
3a8c1dd01b59015a
SHA-256
3a8c1dd01b59015a90ae07dbe9a6556594ed6bdba0575d89e9117a54641de5c9
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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
201004161933591736607364
Archive entry
201004161933591736607364.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:06 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#201004161933591736607364.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#201004161933591736607364.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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