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Pixel art buddy icon with blue figure and green cactus props, labeled 'Cactus' under each variant.

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Pixel art buddy icon with blue figure and green cactus props, labeled 'Cactus' under each variant.

Pixel art buddy icon with blue figure and green cactus props, labeled 'Cactus' under each variant. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Wayback CDX CoolBuddy.com Icon GIF Captur…

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  • raising arm

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  • Cactus

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Added to archive
July 8, 2026

Wayback CDX CoolBuddy.com Icon GIF Captures

Source title
buddy158
Category
icon / buddyicons / buddy158
Era
Mid-2000s Mega Gallery
Observed
July 8, 2026 at 00:42 UTC

Original record Source download

Hmmnd0 Historical AIM Buddy Icon Repository

Source title
iconhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus
Category
IconHell/Geek
Era
Early-2000s Multi-Gallery Archive
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 13:52 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Internet Archive IconHell Buddy Icons RAR

Source title
iconhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus
Category
buddy_icons
Era
Early-2000s Icon Directory Culture
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:56 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Wayback Ballericons Native Icon-Path GIFs

Source title
58056
Category
icon
Era
Early-to-Mid-2000s Mainstream AIM Portal
Observed
July 13, 2026 at 07:26 UTC

Original record Source download

Prospect Wayback page replay coolbuddy.com

Source title
buddy158
Category
icon / buddyicons
Observed
July 26, 2026 at 12:30 UTC

Original record Source download

Prospect Wayback page replay www.iconhell.com

Source title
Buddy Icons at IconHell.com - for AOL Instant Messenger, aim icons, aol instant messenger buddy icons and more!
Category
buddy icons at iconhell com for aol instant messenger aim icons aol instant messenger buddy icons and more
Observed
August 19, 2026 at 23:48 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Prospect live gallery www.iconhell.com

Source title
Buddy Icons by cakeslob
Category
buddy icons by cakeslob 1 / buddy icons by cakeslob
Observed
September 11, 2026 at 22:45 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Prospect live gallery blinkies.iconhell.com

Source title
Buddy Icons by cakeslob
Category
buddy icons by cakeslob 1 / buddy icons by cakeslob
Observed
September 13, 2026 at 10:48 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Wayback CDX IconHell Domain GIF Captures

Source title
iconhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus
Category
buddy icons
Era
Mid-2000s Icon/Avatar Gallery
Observed
September 17, 2026 at 08:50 UTC

Original record Source download

Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
5.5 KB
Motion
Animated (19 frames)
Added to archive
July 8, 2026
Relative path
icons/d8/d8d457361be925ce4fc39e2fee4ef4e0d55ebe38f3af27b34ac9989342211f02.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
d8d457361be925ce
SHA-256
d8d457361be925ce4fc39e2fee4ef4e0d55ebe38f3af27b34ac9989342211f02
Full source records (9)

Wayback CDX CoolBuddy.com Icon GIF Captures (wayback-coolbuddy-gifs)

Kind
wayback-cdx
Era
Mid-2000s Mega Gallery
Type
Wayback historical mega-gallery crawl
Category
icon / buddyicons / buddy158
Alt
buddy158
Observed
July 8, 2026 at 00:42 UTC
Rights
mixed copyright; research/reference only by default
Slice
large category portal with broad AIM and messenger icon coverage

Original: http://www.coolbuddy.com/icon/buddyicons/buddy158.gif Download: https://web.archive.org/web/20130210091415id_/http://www.coolbuddy.com/icon/buddyicons/buddy158.gif

Hmmnd0 Historical AIM Buddy Icon Repository (github-hmmnd0-historical-buddy-icon-repository)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Early-2000s Multi-Gallery Archive
Type
public Git mirror containing four organized historical AIM buddy-icon site collections
Category
IconHell/Geek
Title
iconhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus
Archive entry
IconHell/Geek/iconhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 13:52 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
cross-sectional archive of Badass Buddy, CoolBuddy, dollbuddieicons, and IconHell collections spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, holidays, sports, relationships, pride, dolls, and internet culture

Original: https://www.iconhell.com/#IconHell%2FGeek%2Ficonhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus.gif Download: https://www.iconhell.com/#IconHell%2FGeek%2Ficonhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus.gif Page: https://github.com/Hmmnd0/buddy-icon-repository

Internet Archive IconHell Buddy Icons RAR (internet-archive-iconhell-buddy-icons-rar)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Early-2000s Icon Directory Culture
Type
Internet Archive RAR preservation explicitly containing IconHell buddy icons
Category
buddy_icons
Title
iconhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus
Archive entry
buddy_icons/iconhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:56 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional IconHell collection spanning fandom, identity, humor, music, celebrities, animation, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/avatarhell-and-iconhell-site-archives/IconHell%20Buddy%20Icons.rar#buddy_icons%2Ficonhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/avatarhell-and-iconhell-site-archives/IconHell%20Buddy%20Icons.rar#buddy_icons%2Ficonhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/avatarhell-and-iconhell-site-archives

Wayback Ballericons Native Icon-Path GIFs (wayback-ballericons-icon-path-gifs)

Kind
wayback-cdx
Era
Early-to-Mid-2000s Mainstream AIM Portal
Type
Wayback direct native asset enumeration from the portal's primary /icon/ namespace
Category
icon
Alt
58056
Observed
July 13, 2026 at 07:26 UTC
Rights
mixed portal and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large humor, attitude, college, celebrity, video-game, holiday, and sports buddy-icon portal

Original: http://www.ballericons.com/icon/58056.gif Download: https://web.archive.org/web/20041226021116id_/http://www.ballericons.com:80/icon/58056.gif

Prospect Wayback page replay www.iconhell.com (horizon-wayback-www-iconhell-com-f685daddb571)

Kind
wayback-page-cdx
Type
prospect-queue-wayback-expansion
Category
buddy icons at iconhell com for aol instant messenger aim icons aol instant messenger buddy icons and more
Title
Buddy Icons at IconHell.com - for AOL Instant Messenger, aim icons, aol instant messenger buddy icons and more!
Alt
Cactus
Observed
August 19, 2026 at 23:48 UTC
Rights
Unreviewed archived prospect; preserve capture provenance and review rights before redistribution.

Original: http://icons.iconhell.com/iconhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus.gif Download: https://web.archive.org/web/20030806051800id_/http://icons.iconhell.com/iconhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20030806051800id_/http://iconhell.com:80/icon.php?id=2315&dl=1

Prospect live gallery www.iconhell.com (horizon-live-www-iconhell-com-f685daddb571)

Kind
static-gallery
Type
prospect-queue
Category
buddy icons by cakeslob 1 / buddy icons by cakeslob
Title
Buddy Icons by cakeslob
Observed
September 11, 2026 at 22:45 UTC
Rights
Unreviewed prospect; preserve provenance and review rights before redistribution.

Original: http://www.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus.gif Download: http://www.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus.gif Page: http://www.iconhell.com/Buddy_Icons_by_cakeslob_1.html

Prospect live gallery blinkies.iconhell.com (horizon-live-blinkies-iconhell-com-031725b87477)

Kind
static-gallery
Type
prospect-queue
Category
buddy icons by cakeslob 1 / buddy icons by cakeslob
Title
Buddy Icons by cakeslob
Observed
September 13, 2026 at 10:48 UTC
Rights
Unreviewed prospect; preserve provenance and review rights before redistribution.

Original: http://blinkies.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus.gif Download: http://blinkies.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus.gif Page: http://blinkies.iconhell.com/Buddy_Icons_by_cakeslob_1.html

Wayback CDX IconHell Domain GIF Captures (wayback-iconhell-domain-gifs)

Kind
wayback-cdx
Era
Mid-2000s Icon/Avatar Gallery
Type
Wayback historical icon-gallery domain crawl
Category
buddy icons
Alt
iconhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus
Observed
September 17, 2026 at 08:50 UTC
Rights
mixed copyright and user-submitted material; research/reference only by default
Slice
large general icon gallery with likely AIM-sized icon and avatar material

Original: http://iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus.gif Download: https://web.archive.org/web/20160411194915id_/http://iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_cakeslob_cakeslob.com_cactus.gif

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