Emotes

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	zzzzz
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

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

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".

External Links

• The Official CoH emote guide.