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Overview

Emotes are short animations a player can use to express various body-language signals in-game. Some of them are purely for fun, and some are actually useful, such as the coin toss, the die, and the "rock/paper/scissors" to make decisions. Several of the emotes are accompanied by a sound, which is noted in the description below.

Emotes are called using the /emote slash command. It can be abbreviated /e, /em, or /me, and all four variations can be used in binds. In addition, when typing in the chat box, if the first thing typed is going to be the emote, /e may be replaced with the semicolon (;) and the name of the emote. For example, to burp you could either type /e burp or ;burp on the chat command line.

Some emotes have synonyms which carry out the same animation. Synonyms are listed in the "Aliases" column next to the more common word used as the emote in the list below.

Normal Emotes

This is a list of known emotes. Click on link name for an animated demo.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
Afraid Cower, Fear, Scared Flying Cower in fear, hold stance. zzzzz
Akimbo Wings No Stands with fists on hips looking forward, hold stance. zzzzz
Alakazam zzzzz No Thrusts out one arm like you are performing a magic trick. Issue 7
AlakazamReact zzzzz Standing Yes Flash of light and smoke and a random object is left where your character was. After a few seconds, the character reappears, looks around and shrugs. Before issue 15, object was always a pumpkin. Issue 7
Angry zzzzz Standing Fists on hips and slouches forward, as if glaring or grumbling, hold stance. zzzzz
AssumePositionWall zzzzz Standing Turns around and spreads legs as if getting frisked, hold stance. Issue 7
AtEase zzzzz Standing Stands in the 'at ease' military position (legs spread out slightly, hands behind back) stance, hold stance. zzzzz
Attack zzzzz Standing Gives a charge! type point, fists on hips stance. zzzzz
BatLookout zzzzz No Hold a bat and look around. Issue 17
BatSmash zzzzz Standing Hit someone or something with a bat, repeat. zzzzz
BatSmashReact zzzzz Standing React as if getting hit with a bat, often used in duo with BatSmash zzzzz
BigWave OverHere Standing Waves over the head, fists on hips stance. zzzzz
Binoculars zzzzz Standing Gaze through a large pair of binoculars, hold stance. Issue 9
BoomBox BB, DropBoomBox No Yes Summons forth a boombox (it just appears) and leans over to turn it on, stands up and does a sort of dance. (boombox plays music, several different short songs -- Track Listing) zzzzz
Bow Sorry No Chinese/Japanese style bow with palms together, returns to normal stance. zzzzz
BowDown Down Standing Thrusts hands forward, then points down, as if ordering someone else to bow before you. zzzzz
Burp zzzzz No Yes A raunchy belch, wipes mouth with arm afterward, ape-like stance. zzzzz
BuzzOff GoAway Standing Makes a go away gesture. Issue 7
Camera zzzzz Standing Hold an old-fashioned camera, and periodically take a picture, repeats. Issue 9
CellPhone zzzzz Standing Talk on a cellphone, periodically nodding, shaking head, and gesturing with hand, repeats. Issue 9
Cheer zzzzz Standing Randomly does one of 3 cheers, 1 fist raised, 2 fists raised or 2 fists lowered, repeats. zzzzz
Chicken zzzzz Standing Character flaps his arms and impersonates a chicken, ends in the Akimbo stance. Issue 7
Clap zzzzz Standing Yes Claps hands several times, crossed arms stance. zzzzz
Clipboard zzzzz Standing Write notes on a clipboard, repeats. Issue 9
Coin CoinToss, FlipCoin Standing Flips a coin, randomly displays heads or tails, and hold stance. Coin image remains until stance broken. zzzzz
CrossArms zzzzz No Crosses arms, stance (sliiiiiightly different than most other crossed arm stances). zzzzz
Crouch zzzzz No Squats down into a cat-like ready-to-pounce position, holds stance. Issue 9
Dance zzzzz Standing Randomly performs a dance. zzzzz
Dance1 zzzzz Standing Dances with elbows by hips. Issue 8
Dance2 zzzzz Standing Dances with fists raised. Issue 8
Dance3 zzzzz Standing Swaying hands by hips, aka 'Really Bad' dancing. Issue 8
Dance4 zzzzz Standing Swaying hands up in the air, like in a breeze. Issue 8
Dance5 zzzzz Standing As Dance4, but jumping as well. Issue 8
Dance6 zzzzz Standing The monkey. Issue 8
Dice RollDice Standing Picks up, shakes and rolls a die, randomly displays the results (1-6), default stance. Die image quickly fades, so make a quick note of what the roll was! zzzzz
Dice1 zzzzz Standing Picks up, shakes and rolls a die, displays a 1, default stance. zzzzz
Dice2 zzzzz Standing Picks up, shakes and rolls a die, displays a 2, default stance. zzzzz
Dice3 zzzzz Standing Picks up, shakes and rolls a die, displays a 3, default stance. zzzzz
Dice4 zzzzz Standing Picks up, shakes and rolls a die, displays a 4, default stance. zzzzz
Dice5 zzzzz Standing Picks up, shakes and rolls a die, displays a 5, default stance. zzzzz
Dice6 zzzzz Standing Picks up, shakes and rolls a die, displays a 6, default stance. zzzzz
Dig Shovel No Yes Digs into the ground using a rusty shovel. Throws dirt behind. Issue 17
Disagree zzzzz Standing Shakes head, crosses hand in front, then offers an alternative, crossed arms stance. zzzzz
Drat zzzzz Standing Raises fists up, then down, stomping at the same time, same ending stance as Frustrated. zzzzz
Drink zzzzz Standing Character holds a cup and drinks from it. Issue 7
Drum zzzzz No Yes Beats a large wooden drum. Issue 9
DrumDance zzzzz Standing The Tuatha Drum dance. Issue 9
DrumLow zzzzz Standing Yes Kneels and plays a small wooden drum on the ground. Issue 9
DustOff zzzzz Standing Character dusts off his hands. Issue 7
EatDonut Donut Standing Character eats a donut; note that this and EatFood have potential to look odd when performed on some model shapes such as the Dwarf Star form of Kheldians. Issue 8
EatFood Eat, Food Standing Character eats a bit of food, usually a hot dog, hamburger or sandwich; Dwarf form of Kheldians and other "monster" skeletons will instead gnaw on a large bone. Issue 8
Explain zzzzz Standing Hold arms out in a "wait a minute" gesture, motion alternatives, then shrug. zzzzz
EvilLaugh ELaugh, Muahahaha, VillainLaugh, VillainousLaugh Standing Extremely melodramatic, overacted evil laugh. zzzzz
FancyBow ElegantBow Standing A much more elegant, ball-room style bow, falls into neutral forward facing stance. zzzzz
Fishing zzzzz Standing Hold out a fishing rod and reel, hold stance. Issue 9
Flashlight zzzzz Standing Look around with a flashlight out in one of two stances, either the FlashlightUp stance or the FlashlightDown stance. Note that the light is only on at night. Issue 7
FlashlightDown zzzzz Standing Look around with a flashlight aimed below head level. Note that the light is only on at night. Issue 9
FlashlightUp zzzzz Standing Look around with a flashlight aimed above head level. Note that the light is only on at night. Issue 9
Flex1 FlexA Standing Fists raised, flexing arms stance, hold stance.
(This is called a "double biceps" pose.)
zzzzz
Flex2 Flex, FlexB Standing A side-stance flexing arms, hold stance.
(This is a sideways variation on the "most muscular" pose.)
zzzzz
Flex3 FlexC Standing Another side-stance, flexing arms, hold stance.
(This is an open variation on the "side chest" pose.)
zzzzz
Flip BackFlip Flying Character performs a backflip. Issue 7
FlippingCoin zzzzz Standing Flip a coin into the air and catch it without checking whether it is heads or tails, repeats. Issue 9
FloatBooks zzzzz Standing Places three magical tomes floating in mid-air, and character glances among them and holds stance. Issue 9
Flypose1 zzzzz Flying During flight, changes flight pose to arms fully outstretched in front. Issue 9
Flypose2 zzzzz Flying During flight, changes flight pose to one arm in front, one arm pulled back to side, and one knee pulled upward; Superman pose Issue 9
Flypose3 zzzzz Flying During flight, changes flight pose to arms stretched forward and to the side in a Y-formation. Issue 9
Flypose4 zzzzz Flying During flight, changes flight pose to head up and arms pulled back to side, in an "I dare you to shoot at me" pose. Issue 9
Frustrated zzzzz Standing Raises both fists and leans backwards, shaking fists and head, leads into a quick-breathing angry-looking stance. zzzzz
GetSome Kissit Standing Turns to the side and pats butt in defiance. Issue 7
Grief zzzzz Standing Falls to knees, hands on forehead, looks up and gestures a sort of "why me?" look with hands, goes into a sort of depressed slump while on knees, holds stance. zzzzz
Hand TalkToHand Standing Hold hand out in a "talk to the hand" gesture. Issue 7
HandsUp Surrender Standing Two stances with hands up, one standing and one kneeling. Issue 7
Hi Wave Standing Simple greeting wave, fists on hips stance. zzzzz
Hmmm Plotting Standing Stare into the sky, rubbing chin, thinking. zzzzz
HoldTorch zzzzz Standing Produce burning torch and hold it up. Issue 7
Howl zzzzz Flying Yes Lean back and howl at the moon. Issue 9
Huh Shrug, What Standing Raises hands and cocks head in a classical "What?"/"I don't know" look, neutral forward facing stance. Issue 7
Idle1 zzzzz No Stands still, body slightly angled and hands at sides, breathing, hold stance. Issue 15
Idle2 zzzzz No Stands still, facing forward and hands at sides, breathing. Issue 15
Invent zzzzz Flying Character fiddles with some kind of glowing Rubik's Cube-style device that hovers on its own, repeats. Issue 8
Jackhammer zzzzz No Yes Uses a jackhammer. Issue 17
JumpingJacks zzzzz Standing Yes Does jumping jacks, repeats. zzzzz
Kneel zzzzz Standing Quickly kneels on both knees with hands on thighs (looks insanely uncomfortable), holds stance. zzzzz
Knuckles Crack, Knuckle Standing Yes Cracks knuckles. Issue 7
Laptop zzzzz Standing Summon a laptop and a stand for it, and start typing. Issue 7
Laugh zzzzz Standing Fists on hips, tosses head back and laughs. zzzzz
Laugh2 BigLaugh, LaughToo Standing Another style of laugh. zzzzz
Lecture zzzzz Standing Waves/shakes hands in different motions in a lengthy lecture, fists on hips stance. zzzzz
Ledgesit zzzzz No Sit with legs over the edge of whatever you're standing on with one of two postures. Issue 6
ListenPoliceBand zzzzz Standing Character produces the police band scanner and opens its display. Heroes only. Villains can use ListenStolenPoliceBand, but it requires unlocking. Issue 8
MartialArts Kata Standing Yes Warm up/practice punches and blocks. zzzzz
MilitarySalute zzzzz Standing Stands in the military-style heads-high hand on forehead salute stance. zzzzz
Newspaper AFK Standing Materializes a newspaper (don't ask) and reads it. zzzzz
No DontAttack Standing Shakes head and waves hands in front of character, crossed arms stance. zzzzz
Nod zzzzz Standing Fists on hips, nod yes, hold stance. zzzzz
None zzzzz Standing Cancels the current emote, if any, and resumes default standing animation cycle. zzzzz
Noooo CurseYou Standing (that's 4 o's in noooo...) Shaking fist. Issue 7
Pamphlet zzzzz No Holds out pamphlets.
  • The pamphlets say "EXTRA / ~Paragon Times~ / Heroes Halt Havoc!"
Issue 17
Panhandle zzzzz Standing Sits and waves a tin cup around as if asking for change. Issue 7
Paper zzzzz Standing Plays rock/paper/scissors, picking paper (displays all three symbols for about 6 seconds, then displays and holds your choice until stance is broken). zzzzz
Peerin zzzzz Standing Make "hand binoculars" and look around, repeats. Issue 7
PickLock zzzzz No Yes "Picks" a lock using a large hammer. Issue 17
Plot Scheme Standing Rubs hands together while hunched over. zzzzz
Point zzzzz Standing Extends left arm and points in direction character is facing, hold stance. zzzzz
Praise zzzzz Standing Kneel prostrate and and repeatedly bow in adoration. zzzzz
Protest zzzzz Standing Hold hold up one of several randomly selected mostly unreadable protest signs (see notes below). zzzzz
ReadBook zzzzz No Open a book in one hand, read while pointing at words with the other. (animation added for Issue 12) Issue 9
Research zzzzz Standing Pull out book and begin consulting it while making gestures in the air with other. Issue 7
ResearchLow zzzzz Standing Same as Research, but kneeling on one knee. Issue 7
Roar zzzzz No Yes Claws air, roaring, ape-like stance. zzzzz
Rock zzzzz Standing Plays rock/paper/scissors, picking rock (displays all three symbols for about 6 seconds, then displays and holds your choice until stance is broken). zzzzz
Salute zzzzz Standing A hand-on-forehead salute, fists on hips stance. zzzzz
Scissors zzzzz Standing Plays rock/paper/scissors, picking scissors (displays all three symbols for about 6 seconds, then displays and holds your choice until stance is broken). zzzzz
Score1 zzzzz Standing Holds a black on white scorecard up, displaying a 1, holds stance. zzzzz
Score2 zzzzz Standing Holds a black on white scorecard up, displaying a 2, holds stance. zzzzz
Score3 zzzzz Standing Holds a black on white scorecard up, displaying a 3, holds stance. zzzzz
Score4 zzzzz Standing Holds a black on white scorecard up, displaying a 4, holds stance. zzzzz
Score5 zzzzz Standing Holds a black on white scorecard up, displaying a 5, holds stance. zzzzz
Score6 zzzzz Standing Holds a black on white scorecard up, displaying a 6, holds stance. zzzzz
Score7 zzzzz Standing Holds a black on white scorecard up, displaying a 7, holds stance. zzzzz
Score8 zzzzz Standing Holds a black on white scorecard up, displaying a 8, holds stance. zzzzz
Score9 zzzzz Standing Holds a black on white scorecard up, displaying a 9, holds stance. zzzzz
Score10 zzzzz Standing Holds a black on white scorecard up, displaying a 10, holds stance. zzzzz
Screen TouchScreen Standing Character observes and writes like on a monitor or chalkboard. Issue 7
Shucks zzzzz Standing Swings fist and head dejectedly, neutral forward facing stance (not the default stance, same as huh/shrug). zzzzz
Sit zzzzz Standing Sits down, legs forward, with knees bent, elbows on knees, and slightly slumped over, stance. zzzzz
SitBench1 zzzzz Standing Sits leaning back with legs at almost straight angle. Issue 8
SitBench2 zzzzz Standing Sits with right leg crossed under left. Issue 8
SitBench3 zzzzz Standing Sprawls out with arms spread out, presumably on the back of the sofa or bench. Issue 8
SitBench4 zzzzz Standing Sits upright with legs slightly extended in front. Issue 8
SitChair1 zzzzz Standing Sits with hands on knees, legs slightly spread and squared. Issue 8
SitChair2 zzzzz No Sits with arms on legs, slightly hunched forward. Issue 8
SitChair3 zzzzz Standing Sits with arms on legs, ladylike. Issue 8
SitExecutiveChair zzzzz No Sit with arms at side, as if on armrests, and leaning back. Issue 8
SitStool zzzzz Standing Sit with one leg propped slightly higher than the other. Issue 8
SitTable1 zzzzz Standing Chin resting on back of hand. Issue 8
SitTable2 zzzzz Standing Sit with chin in hand. Issue 8
Slap zzzzz Standing Yes Slap someone or something. Issue 7
SlapReact zzzzz Standing React to getting slapped, often used in duo with Slap (difficult to time just right to appear to actually get slapped). Issue 7
Slash SlashThroat Standing Slashing motion across throat. Issue 7
Sleep zzzzz Standing Body goes limp while still standing. Zzz's appear above character's head. Issue 7
Smack zzzzz Standing Yes Backhand slap. zzzzz
Spraypaint zzzzz No Yes Looks around, crouches, and begins spraying a can of paint. Periodically shakes can. No graffiti 'tag' will appear, however. Issue 17
Stop RaiseHand Standing Raises your right hand above your head, hold stance. zzzzz
Talk zzzzz Standing Stand upright and slight bob head as if in a long diatribe. Periodically make hand gestures, repeats. Issue 8
Tarzan BeatChest Flying Yes Beats chest and howls, angry-looking stance. zzzzz
Taunt1 TauntA Flying Yes Taunts, beckoning with one hand, then slaps fist into palm, repeating stance. zzzzz
Taunt2 Taunt, TauntB Flying Yes Taunts, beckoning with both hands, combat stance. zzzzz
Teabag zzzzz Standing Character produces a cup of tea and bobs a teabag in it endlessly. Loops. Issue 8
Thanks ThankYou Standing Gestures with hand, neutral forward facing stance. zzzzz
Thewave zzzzz Standing Does the wave (as seen in stadiums at sporting events), neutral facing forward stance. zzzzz
ThreatHand SmackYou Standing Raise hand, as if threatening to backhand someone. Issue 7
Type Typing No Types as if on a keyboard. Issue 8
Vendor zzzzz Standing Character loops between calling out to the crowd, pointing to an object in front of the character (both hands), and pointing to an object to the left/behind (left hand).
  • When flying, the character will not loop animations.
Issue 17
Victory zzzzz Standing Raises hands excitedly, and then again less excitedly, and then a third time almost non-chalantly, falls into neutral forward facing stance. zzzzz
Waiting zzzzz Standing Cross arms on chest and tap foot. Periodically check wristwatch, and slice hand through air in an "I can't believe he's still not here!" motion. Repeats. Issue 9
WallLean zzzzz Standing Casually lean against a wall in one of two postures (looks very odd when not standing next to wall). Issue 6
WarmHands zzzzz No Warms hands as if over a fire. Shivering and breathing on hands included in the animation loop. Issue 17
WaveFist Rooting Standing Yes Waves fist, hoots and then claps (its a cheer), crossed arms stance. zzzzz
Welcome zzzzz Standing Open arms welcoming, fists on hips stance. zzzzz
Whistle zzzzz Standing Yes Whistles (sounds like a police whistle), ready-stance. zzzzz
Winner Champion Standing Fist in fist cheer, right, and then left, neutral forward facing stance. zzzzz
Wounded zzzzz No Stand in one spot and wobble, as if extremely drunk or stunned. Issue 9
YataYata Yata Standing Make "blah blah blah" gesture with hand and look bored, as if to say, "Is he still talking?" Issue 7
YoureWelcome zzzzz Standing Bows head and gestures with hand, neutral forward facing stance. zzzzz
Yes Thumbsup Standing Big (literally) thumbs up and an affirmative nod, fists on hips stance. zzzzz
Yoga Lotus Flying Sits down cross legged with hands on knees/legs, holds stance. zzzzz
Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release

Boombox Emotes

While the boombox (or bb) emote will drop a boombox and play a random song, one may select a specific song to play with the following emotes:

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
BBAltitude zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBBeat zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBCatchMe zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBDance zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBDiscoFreak zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBDogWalk zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBElectroVibe zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBHeavyDude zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBInfoOverload zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBJumpy zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBKickIt zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBLooker zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBMeaty zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBMoveOn zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBNotorious zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBPeace zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBQuickie zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBRaver zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBShuffle zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBSpaz zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBTechnoid zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBVenus zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBWindItUp zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBWahWah zzzzz No Yes zzzzz
BBYellow zzzzz No Yes zzzzz

Unlockable Emotes

In-Game Action

The following emotes are unlocked by the listed in-game action or event.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
Dice7 zzzzz Standing Picks up, shakes and rolls a die, displays a 7, default stance. Unlocked by earning the Burkholder's Bane Badge (from the hero-side Ernesto Hess Task Force) or Deuces Wild Badge (a St. Martial exploration badge). zzzzz
ListenStolenPoliceBand zzzzz Standing Yes Listens in on the heroes' PPD police band radio. Unlocked by earning the Outlaw Badge (Villains only). Heroes can use ListenPoliceBand, without any unlock requirement. zzzzz
MATablet zzzzz Flying Consults a clipboard-sized data pad. Unlocked by earning the Mission Engineer Badge. zzzzz
Snowflakes ThrowSnowflakes Flying Yes Throws snowflakes. Unlocked by purchasing from the Candy Keeper during the Winter Event. zzzzz
GhoulFlex zzzzz Flying Yes Performs the Praetorian Ghouls' standing animation. Unlocked by completing the Neutropolis zone event "The Great Escape" on the Resistance side (defeat PPD and aid Lucan v0.65 in escaping). It appears on the top tier reward table upon completion. Issue 19
Tantrum zzzzz No Yes Performs the Praetorian Ghouls' death throes animation. Unlocked by completing the Neutropolis zone event "The Great Escape" on the Loyalist side (defeat Ghouls and prevent Lucan v0.65 from escaping). It appears on the top tier reward table upon completion. Issue 19


Super Booster I: Cyborg

The following emotes are all unlocked by purchasing Super Booster I: Cyborg, or the Cyborg Costume Set at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
PowerDown RobotPowerDown Standing Mechanically slumps into a power-down state. zzzzz
PowerUp RobotPowerUp Standing Mechanically straightens up into a powered-up state. zzzzz
RobotDance RoboDance, DanceRobot, Dance7 Standing Does the robot dance. zzzzz


Super Booster II: Magic

The following emotes are all unlocked by purchasing Super Booster II: Magic, or the Magic Costume Set at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
CardTrick MagicCards Flying Performs a fancy trick with playing cards. zzzzz
Juggle JuggleBalls Flying Juggles three brightly-colored balls. zzzzz
JuggleElectricity zzzzz Flying Juggles three electric sparks. zzzzz
JuggleFire zzzzz Flying Juggles three fireballs. zzzzz
JuggleMagic zzzzz Flying Juggles three brightly-colored magical spheres. zzzzz


Super Booster III: Superscience

The following emotes are all unlocked by purchasing Super Booster III: Superscience, or the Superscience Costume Set at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
Calculate zzzzz Flying Traces through floating mathematical equations in the air. zzzzz
Experiment MixFormula Flying Yes Mixes chemicals together, which explode in one of two ways, repeats indefinitely. zzzzz


Super Booster IV: Martial Arts

The following emotes are all unlocked by purchasing Super Booster IV: Martial Arts, or the Martial Arts Costume Set at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
BringIt zzzzz Flying Arms cartwheel in a Matrix-Style warm up pose, right hand extended forward, fingers motion twice in a "come get some" taunt. Holds pose indefinitely
  • If the character is holding props from another emote, the props will not disappear.
zzzzz
PushUp zzzzz Standing Character drops to a military style push-up routine, clapping hands at apex several times, then switching to one handed push-ups, repeats indefinitely. zzzzz


Super Booster V: Mutant

The following emotes are all unlocked by purchasing Super Booster V: Mutant, or the Mutant Costume Set at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
Growl zzzzz No Yes Crouch on all fours like a beast, swiping arm and making menacing head movements, repeats indefinitely. zzzzz
ShowOff Boast Flying Puts arms out to sides, small hand movements and looking around as if to say "I'm awesome, look how awesome I am". zzzzz


Wedding Pack

The following emotes are all unlocked by purchasing the Wedding Pack, or the Wedding Costume Set at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
Propose Proposal, MarryMe, PoptheQuestion, MarriageProposal, ProposeMarriage Standing Propose, as for marriage. zzzzz
ThrowConfetti Confetti, ConfettiThrow Flying Throws confetti into the air. zzzzz
ThrowRice Rice, RiceThrow Flying Throws rice into the air. zzzzz
ThrowRosePetals RosePetals, RosePetalsThrow Flying Throws rose petals into the air. zzzzz


Going Rogue: Expansion or Complete Collection

The following emotes are all unlocked by purchasing the Going Rogue Complete Collection, the Going Rogue Expansion, or individually at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
DrinkEnriche zzzzz No standing with and drinking from a plastic bottle of Enriche zzzzz
ProtestResistance zzzzz No protest against the resistance and each execution of the emote will randomly call one of the generic protest signs or one of several signs that 'cross out' the symbol of the resistance (the chevron) zzzzz
ProtestLoyalist zzzzz No protest against the loyalists and each execution of the emote will randomly call one of the generic protest signs or one of several signs that 'cross out' the symbol of the loyalists (the gold star) zzzzz
PraetorianSalute zzzzz No The Praetorian salute zzzzz


Going Rogue: Complete Collection or Item Pack

The following emotes are all unlocked by purchasing the Going Rogue Complete Collection, the Complete Collection Item Pack, or individually at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
StanceHero1 zzzzz Flying A heroic stance zzzzz
StanceHero2 zzzzz Flying A heroic stance zzzzz
StanceVillain1 zzzzz Flying A villainous stance zzzzz
StanceVillain2 zzzzz Flying A villainous stance zzzzz


Party Pack

The following emotes are all unlocked by purchasing the Party Pack, or individually at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
AirGuitar dance10 Standing Air Guitar zzzzz
Basketball zzzzz No Yes Basketball Dribble zzzzz
DiscoDance dance11 Standing Disco Dance zzzzz
KarateDance dance8 Standing Karate Dance, as if dancing to (Everyone Was) Kung Fu Fighting zzzzz
OpenGift zzzzz Standing Yes Open Gift, the same animation as Winter Event presents zzzzz
Pool zzzzz No Talk Pool zzzzz
PopDance dance9 Standing Yes Pop Dance similar to Michael Jackson's Billie Jean stage tour zzzzz
Soccer zzzzz No Yes Soccer Kick zzzzz


Animal Pack

The following emotes are all unlocked by purchasing the Animal Pack, or the Animal Costume Set at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
Hiss zzzzz Flying Yes crouch, double handed kitty-claw swipes, return to idle, hissing sound zzzzz
Savage zzzzz No Yes monkey movements including: crouched jumping, scratching head and side, final pose is crouch with arms hanging limp in front; monkey grunt noises zzzzz
Sniff zzzzz Flying Yes crouch down with head up sniffing the air with sniffing noise zzzzz


Seven Years of Super Loyalty Program

The following emotes are all unlocked by qualifying for the rewards from the Seven Years of Super loyalty program.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
HeroLoyal zzzzz Flying You stand akimbo on your alignment icon with seven blue stars circling you like a sash. You nod back and forth as to a crowd occasionally throwing them a pageant wave. zzzzz
VigilanteLoyal zzzzz Flying You stand akimbo on your alignment icon with seven bluish purple stars circling you like a sash. You nod back and forth as to a crowd occasionally throwing them a pageant wave. zzzzz
VillainLoyal zzzzz Flying You stand akimbo on your alignment icon with seven red stars circling you like a sash. You nod back and forth as to a crowd occasionally throwing them a pageant wave. zzzzz
RogueLoyal zzzzz Flying You stand akimbo on your alignment icon with seven yellow stars circling you like a sash. You nod back and forth as to a crowd occasionally throwing them a pageant wave. zzzzz


Steampunk Pack

The following emotes are all unlocked by purchasing the Steampunk Pack, or the Steampunk Costume Set at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
Inspiration zzzzz Flying Yes You put your hand to your chin as if in thought. Then you raise your arm in the air as a light bulb hums to life over your head. zzzzz
HotTemper zzzzz Standing Yes You stomp your feet twice, waving your arms, then steam comes out your ears. zzzzz
TrainWhistle zzzzz Flying Yes An old-fashioned train whistle materializes and you pull the cord twice to make it blow. zzzzz


Winter Holiday Pack

The following emotes are all unlocked by purchasing the Winter Holiday Pack, by purchasing the emotes individually, or (for ThrowSnowflakes only) spending 25 Candy Canes at the Candy Keeper during a Winter Event.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
ThrowSnowflakes Snowflakes Flying Yes You throw snowflakes up into the air. zzzzz
OfferGift zzzzz Flying You reach behind your back, take out a gift box, and hold it out with one hand. zzzzz
ReceiveGift zzzzz Flying You raise both hands in surprise, then lay both hands out. A gift box appears in your outstretched palms, then you put it behind your back, where it disappears. zzzzz


Incarnate Vendor

These emotes are available for purchase from the Incarnate Merit Vendors in Ouroboros.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
CatchBreath zzzzz Flying You bend over and put your hands on your knees as if winded. Is available as an acount unlock for 10 Astral Merits or 2 Empyrean Merits. zzzzz
Collapse zzzzz No Yes You take a few steps forward with your head down, and collapse on your back. Is available as an acount unlock for 10 Astral Merits or 2 Empyrean Merits. zzzzz
Swoon zzzzz No Yes You put your hand to your forehead, take a couple steps back, and collapse face-first on the ground. Is available as an acount unlock for 10 Astral Merits or 2 Empyrean Merits. zzzzz
UltimatePower zzzzz Flying Yes You crouch briefly and raise your hands to the sky with a bolt of lightning and clap of thunder. Is available as an acount unlock for 10 Astral Merits or 2 Empyrean Merits. zzzzz


Facebook Promotion

The game code for this emote was available on a first-come, first-served basis for people who "liked" the City of Heroes Facebook page. The code was first given out on July 21, 2011, then again from August 17-31, 2011.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
Facepalm zzzzz Flying Yes You slap your hand on your face and shake your head in disbelief. zzzzz


New Year's Pack

The following emotes are all unlocked by purchasing the New Year's Pack at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
FireworkBloom zzzzz Flying Yes You launch a single firework blast, with report, into the air. zzzzz
FireworkRocket zzzzz Flying Yes You launch four streaming fireworks into the air. zzzzz
FireworkSparkle zzzzz Flying Yes You launch a single firework blast, with crackles, into the air. zzzzz


Costume Change Emotes

Costume Change Emotes will change a character's costume while performing an obscuring animation (usually a flash). As with the costume change slash command, replace "#" with the numerical value of the costume slot to be changed to, from 0-4. To use the costume change emotes, the "/cce # <emote>" command needs to be used, e.g.

/cce 3 CCBackflip

Notes:

  • Costume change emotes are not case sensitive. CCBackflip works the same as ccbackflip or CCBACKFLIP - they are listed in this format here for visualization only.

Standard Costume Change Emotes

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
CCBackflip zzzzz Flying Yes Performs a backflip, with a flash of light at the apex. Issue 15
CCSalute zzzzz Flying Yes Gives an informal salute, followed by a flash of light. Issue 15
CCHowl zzzzz Flying Yes Howl up at the sky, followed by a flash of light. Issue 15
CCEvilLaugh zzzzz Flying Yes Flames spread from hands while laughing evilly, then suddenly envelop body. Issue 15


Unlockable Costume Change Emotes

In-Game Action

The following costume change emotes are unlocked by the listed in-game action or event.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
CCPeacebringer zzzzz Standing Yes Uses the same animation as when a Peacebringer changes forms. Unlocked by being the Peacebringer Archetype. Issue 15
CCWarshade zzzzz Standing Yes Uses the same animation as when a Warshade changes forms. Unlocked by being the Warshade Archetype. Issue 15
CCVanguardSigil zzzzz Flying Yes Casts a sigil underfoot, raises arms and flash of light. Unlocked by purchasing for 100 Vanguard Merits at a Vanguard Crafting Table OR by unlocking the Vanguard Pack. Issue 15
CCMurderOfCrows zzzzz Standing Yes Raises arms, a murder of crows flies to the caster, then away. Unlocked by selecting it as the reward for doing Dr. Kane's House of Horror. Issue 20


Super Booster II: Magic

The following costume change emotes are all unlocked by purchasing Super Booster II: Magic, or the Magic Costume Set at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
CCCast zzzzz Flying Yes Thrusts out one arm as in casting a magic spell, followed by a flash of light. zzzzz
CCSpin zzzzz Standing Yes Winds up and spins around, creating a small tornado, followed by a flash of light. zzzzz
CCLightning zzzzz Flying Yes Reaches one arm up, and is struck by lightning from above. zzzzz
CCPrestoChango zzzzz Flying Yes Reaches both arms up, and is surrounded by a cloud of smoke which fades. zzzzz


Super Booster III: Superscience

The following costume change emotes are all unlocked by purchasing Super Booster III: Superscience, or the Superscience Costume Set at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
CCDrinkFormula zzzzz Standing Yes Chug an Erlenmeyer flask of green liquid, smash it on the ground, writhe as if in pain, followed by a sudden burst of yellow smoke. zzzzz
CCSuperSerum zzzzz Standing Yes Jab GIANT hypodermic needle into right arm, glow brightly while beating chest, glow fades. zzzzz

Super Booster IV: Martial Arts

The following costume change emotes are all unlocked by purchasing Super Booster IV: Martial Arts, or the Martial Arts Costume Set at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
CCSmokeBomb zzzzz Flying Yes Throw a smoke bomb to the floor, obscuring the character, smash it on the ground then the smoke slowly clears.
  • When Flying - Smokebomb is thrown, costume changes, then smoke appears and vanishes. Possibly a bug as the smoke is delayed.
zzzzz
CCNinjaLeap zzzzz Flying Yes Crouch and then spring swiftly into the air (with a whoosh sound) vanishing then reappear, landing from above in a crouch, then standing.
  • When Flying - Character leaps, spinning corkscrew style upwards, when landing, the "crane" pose is taken on by the flying character instead of the crouch-then-stand. Crane Pose is maintained.
zzzzz

Super Booster V: Mutant

The following costume change emotes are all unlocked by purchasing the Super Booster V: Mutant, or the Mutant Costume Set at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
CCDimensionShift zzzzz Flying Yes Make the Teleport arm movement, several transparent 'ghost' copies of the character's body expand out to either side; the copies fold back into the character, and in a flash of light, costume changes. zzzzz
CCEnergyMorph zzzzz Flying Yes Crouch on all fours on floor; blue energy bubble appears around character; explodes out, leaving character in different costume and a crater effect on the floor.
  • Flying: Hang limp in the air
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CCRapidBoil zzzzz Flying Yes Lean forward as in pain, green bubbles ooze to the surface, then explode in a huge green spray, leaving character in different costume. zzzzz


Animal Pack

The following costume change emotes are all unlocked by purchasing the Animal Pack, or the Animal Costume Set at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
CCFeatherBurst zzzzz Flying Yes Scrunch down and shake, flash of light, and burst of feathers. zzzzz
CCFeatherSpin zzzzz Flying Yes Whirlwind spin, flash of light, and burst of feathers. zzzzz
CCFurBurst zzzzz Flying Yes Scrunch down and shake, grey cloud, and burst of fur. zzzzz
CCFurSpin zzzzz Flying Yes Whirlwind spin, grey cloud, and burst of fur. zzzzz


Vanguard Pack

The Vanguard Sigil costume change emote has been in the game as an unlockable emote since Issue 15, see above. For those whose accounts received the Vanguard Pack from the The 7th Anniversary Loyalty Program, this emote was made available on all new and existing characters from level 1 onward beginning Apr 28, 2011.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
CCVanguardSigil zzzzz Flying Yes Casts a sigil underfoot, raises arms and flash of light. Is also available as a character by character unlock by purchase for 100 Vanguard Merits at a Vanguard Crafting Table. Issue 15


Steampunk Pack

The following costume change emotes are all unlocked by purchasing the Steampunk Pack, or the Steampunk Costume Set at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
CCPressureRelease zzzzz Flying Yes You stomp on the ground and are engulfed in the resulting cloud of steam.. zzzzz
CCOilStrike zzzzz Flying Yes You summon an eruption of black liquid from below and are quickly covered completely by it. zzzzz


Winter Holiday Pack

The following costume change emote is unlocked by purchasing the Winter Holiday Pack at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
CCGiftBurst zzzzz Flying You look up and a gift box lands on you, then you burst out in a shower of confetti. zzzzz


Incarnate Vendor

The following costume change emotes are unlocked by purchasing from the Incarnate Merit Vendors in Ouroboros.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
CCFireworks zzzzz Flying Yes You raise your arms as fireworks erupt from your feet in a flash of light and sound. Is available as an acount unlock for 3 Empyrean Merits. zzzzz
CCIceBlock zzzzz Flying Yes You crouch down, encasing yourself in a block of ice, then burst free. Is available as an acount unlock for 3 Empyrean Merits. zzzzz
CCNuke zzzzz Flying Yes You crouch down, then explode up in a nuclear mushroom cloud. Is available as an acount unlock for 3 Empyrean Merits. zzzzz
CCPureEnergy zzzzz Flying Yes You crouch in, as if the center of an atom molecule, and explode in a burst of energy. Is available as an acount unlock for 3 Empyrean Merits. zzzzz
CCStoneBlock zzzzz Flying You crouch down, encasing yourself in a block of stone, then burst free. Is available as an acount unlock for 3 Empyrean Merits. zzzzz


New Year's Pack

The following costume change emote is unlocked by purchasing the New Year's Pack at the Paragon Market.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
CCConfettiThrow zzzzz Flying Yes You reach into your pocket and throw confetti into the air in a burst of light. zzzzz


Salute to Statesman Loyalty Program

The following emote is unlocked by qualifying for the Salute to Statesman loyalty program rewards.

Emote Aliases Flying? Sound? Description Issue Release
CCInnerWill zzzzz Flying Yes You channel energy from deep within yourself and release it in a burst of light. zzzzz


Emote Commands and the Quickchat Menu

The in-game quickchat menu doesn't always show the emote command. Instead, it may give a more player-friendly description of the emote which in itself is not an alias of the command. Here are some examples:

  • "Yada Yada Yada is /e yata
  • "Chat" is /e talk
  • "Giggle" is /e laugh2
  • "Shake Head is /e no
  • "You bow down! is /e bowdown
  • "Bring It! is /e bringit
  • "Talk to the Hand" is /e talktohand
  • "Neutral Stance" is /e idle1
  • "Centre Stance" is /e idle2
  • "Hands on Hips" is /e akimbo
  • the Going Rogue stances are described as "Villain Stance 1", "Villain Stance 2", "Hero Stance 1" and "Hero Stance 2". The commands are actually /e stancevillain1, /e stancevillain2, /e stancehero1 and /e stancehero2
Badge bughunter 01.png Bug! The apostrophe key, which is the default key for popping up the quickchat menu is currently broken and won't work for any binds. A player can reassign a different key for the quickchat menu in the Keymapping Tab of the Options Window, or use one of these: /bind <key> "popmenu quickchat" or /bind <key> "quickchat"

Notes

  • Although the protest signs are unreadable in the game, in the graphic file that is used as the texture, they are readable. They all say some variation of the following in a handwritten font (misspellings are deliberate):
We are generaly discontent with our current situation & would like to show our discontentiveness publicly! (If that's OK with you)
  • Emotes with "Flying" in the flying column have an alternate animation when used while flying (usually with dangling legs). Emotes with "Standing" will perform the normal standing animation while flying, treating the empty air as solid ground. Emotes with "No" in the flying column will not execute while flying.

Historical

Badge time.png This section contains information that no longer applies to the current version of City of Heroes Freedom. It is provided for historical purposes.
  • The Costume Change Emote, "/cce # CCNinjaLeap", was initially added to the game as "/cce # CCNinjaJump" while saying "Ninja Leap" in the costume picker window. This was changed about the time of Issue 18 without any patch notes indicating such, removing "CCNinjaJump" and implementing "CCNinjaLeap".
  • The Costume Change Emote, "/cce # CCEnergyMorph", was initially added to the game as "/cce # CCPodPerson" while saying "Energy Morph" in the costume picker window. This was changed on July 15, 2010, removing "CCPodPerson" and implementing "CCEnergyMorph".

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