Apples and oranges man. Plus Kyoshi would have wiped the floor with Azula
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Apples and oranges man. Plus Kyoshi would have wiped the floor with Azula
Infinite Justice
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I actually forgot about Air but then i remembered that they didn't exist anymore, oh well
Professor Beef
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Sometimes it feels like this thread is on repeat.
Plywood I thought you were cool. You are no longer allowed to have my Khalessi as your avatar.
Sometimes it feels like this thread is on repeat.
GW2 ate up the last three days of my life. I haven't really been paying attention to the thread. Nyah.
Quick kill him before he ecapes
Is it just me, or does the show seem like it would be really intimidating to someone jumping in fresh? There are so many references to TLA in the first episode, and generally it seems to assume a lot. Like there's no attempt to explain who the White Lotus are and why there's only one Airbending master in the world...
Why should they ruin the series for the fans by retelling stuff we already know?
MasterShotgun
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It kind of is, but that's why I'm watching all of TLA on Netflix now. I saw many episodes during its original airing, but I caught them out of order. And I practically missed the entire 3rd season except for a bit of the finale. I knew enough to make some sense of the first 2 episodes of The Legend of Korra, but I had to get on the ball if I didn't want to get confused.
I'd imagine someone jumping in completely fresh would be lost as hell.
It was The Legend of Aang internationally, so I lean towards TLK for consistency.
hey in the drill episode Aang said he wished he could metalbend. I didn't catch that foreshadowing the first time (and Toph didn't want to go in that "metal monster" because she couldn't bend there etc). Do you think Aang kept on training with Zuko and Toph after defeating the Fire Lord? And perhaps they thought him fire bending and lightning etc? His training wasn't complete before the battle but from the comic sequel it doesn't appear he was taking more lessons...
And are Korra's lessons in Earth, Water and Fire are done? Surely she must have already realised how useful being a metalbender would be if she ever has to take on Lin again. I guess this probending is still learning but it doesn't seem quite practical.
And are Korra's lessons in Earth, Water and Fire are done? Surely she must have already realised how useful being a metalbender would be if she ever has to take on Lin again. I guess this probending is still learning but it doesn't seem quite practical.
I don't think they've discussed how the specialized bendings work. I assumed metal bending was something only a select few earthbender born people could do. Like only a water bender could bloodbend.
She probably doesn't know anything about how metal bending works, only it exists. I imagine it's hard to learn and you would need a master in the subject to teach you. But since she seems to be a natural at bending, I wouldn't discount a lesson in the future. The weakness in being the Avatar is you have 4 elements to master instead of one. I'd be surprised if she ever really learns any of the sub-sets, at least not until she's older.
For the story, though, it's probably unnecessary. She's OP as it is.
No one answered me earlier...is there a consensus on airbending in pro bending?
For the story, though, it's probably unnecessary. She's OP as it is.
No one answered me earlier...is there a consensus on airbending in pro bending?
It's not explicitly banned, but the rules clearly state that teams are made up of a Waterbender, a Firebender and an Earthbender.
Professor Beef
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As an Air Bender, I'm miffed that we don't get any specific derivatives.
Fire benders can Lightning bend, Earth benders can metal bend, and water benders can blood bend.
Yeah, you guys just have to settle with the fact that airbending is ridiculously overpowered compared to the rest.
Poor you.
Amon's side is looking sweeter by the day.
She's only overpowered if you include the Avatar state (which I'm not even sure she can enter and control at will given her problems with the spiritual side of bending). She was captured by what 4 Earthbenders police? Aang usually took care of or escaped from that number of police easily.
How many police did Aang fight that were a trained force created by Toph?
Airbending is OP.
Or there aren't any airbenders to have them.
As an Air Bender, I'm miffed that we don't get any specific derivatives.
Fire benders can Lightning bend, Earth benders can metal bend, and water benders can blood bend.
They'll think of something.
While i'll admit that air bending is ridiculously versatile and awesome, it is NOT ridiculously overpowered. Combat wise, its clearly the worst out of the 3. Aang didn't even bother using Air Bending offensively against some of strongest opponents (Azula) since wouldn't have done any damage, instead it was used as a diversion / defensive type bending while he prioritized water /earth for offense.
The fact thats its primarily defensive hurts really its offensive viability. Though I guess masters can just blow you out of the arena which is cool.
EDIT: But master water benders can draw water from the air, and create huge whirlpools, earthbenders will wreck you in CQC, and if they have metal bending forget about it. And don't even get me started on fire benders or Lightning bendings ability to OHKO people who can't redirect Lightning.
Pfft. Aang showed Toph who's boss in a fair. She and her minions are no match for the likes of him.
Professor Beef
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He was never taught offensive air techniques because he was raised as a pacifist.
Technically, you would have to create a wind vortex to suck the air out of someone instead of just straight bending the air out of them.
Semantics, I guess.
Also, using an air technique against fire would be bad. Feeding the flame much?
Airbenders basically get to fly so I think that makes up for their lack of secondary bending.
If I really had to choose I would ultimately choose airbending. All the possibilities are too cool to pass up.
This isn't about power this is about who is the better character.
I will use what is mine with fire and blood.
I think about metalbending and lightning bending in the same way I think about quantum mechanics or theoretical physics allied with kung-fu mastery. Anybody can do it (assuming they meet the bending criteria) with enough application but that in itself is a pretty high barrier.
Can you even do that? Bending something thats inside someone's body obviously requires effort. Blood benders need the full moon to pull that off.
(Assuming you could)
"Alright, you're all dead unless you do what I say."
Professor Beef
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A vortex would suck all the oxygen out of the area, which would make it hard, if not impossible, for fire to generate.
This is all fictional science though, so who really knows.
It was offscreen, but that's how some of the airbending masters in Aang's temple defended themselves.
The wiki mentions sound bending as a possible sub set for air bending.
Blow someones ear drums out. Whisper a message to someone far away from you. Using sound as misdirection. Use sound waves to throw someones balance off. All pretty useful. We can agree that airbending/soundbending would be the spies choice.
Yeah they're benders. Korra says so anyways. They shoot the hooks with their bending, iirc.
Blow someones ear drums out. Whisper a message to someone far away from you. Using sound as misdirection. Use sound waves to throw someones balance off. All pretty useful. We can agree that airbending/soundbending would be the spies choice.
Yeah they're benders. Korra says so anyways. They shoot the hooks with their bending, iirc.
Actual metal bend.
that doesn't sound like Avatar at all
hell flame bending fights don't seem to do much apart from make them slightly singed
(or in zukos case a burnt face)
and every time someone is encased in ice, it will break just so you know they didn't suffocate
that doesn't sound like Avatar at all
hell flame bending fights don't seem to do much apart from make them slightly singed
(or in zukos case a burnt face)
and every time someone is encased in ice, it will break just so you know they didn't suffocate
These are hypothetical scenarios to theorize what would be possible offensively with bending types. The show will do what the show does.
that doesn't sound like Avatar at all
hell flame bending fights don't seem to do much apart from make them slightly singed
(or in zukos case a burnt face)
and every time someone is encased in ice, it will break just so you know they didn't suffocate
It's the curse of kid's shows. Firebending is worthless because it always just misses. Swords only cut cloth.
Avatar Kyoshi most likely sought enlightenment; unlike Avatar Aang who was bound to earth's fleshy delights. So that could be another explanation for her long life span.
an airbender could force air into a persons lungs until they burst.
Counterpoint (spoilers from the last episode of The Last Airbender!)
(And that barrier of air seems rather impregnable, at least against anything another bender could dish out)
True true. Fanning a fire makes it bigger, but a huge gust can definitely put one out I suppose.
CornBurrito
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This season changed that. Fire can hit, but is just seems to sap energy away.
Ah okay, sweet.
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