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Pixelated teal background with black text and a black heart outline; text reads "I'm the hero of this story." and "don't need to be saved" with a heart outline changing from open to closed.

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Pixelated teal background with black text and a black heart outline; text reads "I'm the hero of this story." and "don't need to be saved" with a heart outline changing from open to closed.

Pixelated teal background with black text and a black heart outline; text reads "I'm the hero of this story." and "don't need to be saved" with a heart outline changing from open…

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  • I'm the hero of this story.
  • don't need to be saved

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
201003221753351273832267
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:05 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
4.7 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/de/de12a383841125fd70c9095df3adcd95c981e2993c79d9f4b4889ce000e72222.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
de12a383841125fd
SHA-256
de12a383841125fd70c9095df3adcd95c981e2993c79d9f4b4889ce000e72222
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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
201003221753351273832267
Archive entry
201003221753351273832267.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:05 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#201003221753351273832267.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#201003221753351273832267.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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