1F483 (dancer)

ambiguous gender

cf bunny girl(s)

1F482 (guardsman)

wiki:bearskin

ceremonial military hat since 17thC

most commonly British

"A member of the Queen's Guard wearing the ceremonial military black bearskin hat. Most likely standing guard in front of Buckingham Palace in London, United Kingdom. A British guard." [cite]

cf police officer, pistol

misread as gangster's knit cap

1F481 (information desk person)

librarian (books? computer?)
advice columnist
counselor, psychotherapist?
Siri?

always female?

"A person at an information desk providing the answer to a question. An information desk (help desk) is a place people can go when they have a question, such as at an airport, train station, library, store, or exhibition (expo). Frequently displayed as a woman with hand in the air explaining something to someone that asked a question with a hand gesture. This emoji, however, is used much more frequently and in ways different from its official meaning. This emoji is also commonly used at the end of a question, to mean "what do you think", "yeah?", or "am I right?" Many people also use this emoji as a sassy, snarky, unimpressed, uninterested and potentially even bitchy emoji with significant attitude. Used to communicate, "I don't care" or "whatever."" [cite]

bunny vs librarian?

vs wise elder philosopher?

1F480 (skull)

wiki-symbolism


generally skeleton, corpse, death
conquered enemy

x-ray = skull-lightbulb?

common start of murder mystery

cf meat-on-bone? muscled arm, cannibalism
cf grey alien
cf ghost, baby angel

halloween jackolantern
undead zombie
skull and crossbones = pirate

1F47F (imp)

horns but somewhat cute?
prankster
but frownier than 'smiling face with horns':

cf baby angel?
goblin, ogre, alien, skull, ghost

smiling face w/horns:

1F47E (alien monster)

more playful than greys?
some resemble 'Space Invaders' videogame

1F47D (extraterrestrial alien, 'grey')

this image of aliens as threatening, lizardlike 'greys' dates from 1965, alien abduction mythology

(none are colored?)

maybe combine with animals to convey 'alien' gaze

pun 'alienist' = psychologist, alien = lunatic

looks nothing like Spielberg's cute ET