They were for the animated character, or avatar, the boy used as a stand-in for himself on the Internet.

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Son's grand vision of the world's Internet future has been gestating since he was a very determined little boy in Kyushu, Japan.

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All of these outlets are known for dominating internet polls or voting contests when the cause is something they believe in, and boy, do they believe in embarrassing EA as much as possible.

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