Aang's armor



Aang's armor is an intimidating and rather elaborate piece of protective plating displayed at a weapons emporium in the Fire Nation town of Shu Jing.

History
Sometime during the summer of 100 ASC, Team Avatar visited a weaponry shop located in the Fire Nation town of Shu Jing, primarily in an attempt to uplift Sokka, who felt incapable of helping the team due to his lack of bending abilities.

The store offered a wide variety of weaponry, some of which dated back hundreds of years. One particular piece of armor caught Aang's attention, and he proceeded to try it on. The protective covering was covered in hooks, spikes, chains and blades, and had numerous skull motifs. However, in spite of the plethora of weaponry the armor featured, it remains relatively useless on the battlefield as it is much too heavy and cumbersome to wear while fighting, as Aang exhibited when he clumsily toppled over.

Trivia

 * To add to the comedic nature of the scene and the seemingly "tough" nature of the armor, the music in the clip begins with a hawk's call and contains several dramatic sound clips, such as the sound of rocks and an electric guitar riff.
 * The armor bears a slight resemblance to Nightmare from Soul Caliber, the main similarity being the left gauntlet.
 * In the commentary for "Sokka's Master", the creators stated that the armor is a parody of certain styles and fictional characters that they are not fond of, yet they are sometimes asked to incorporate into Avatar, in order to make the series "cooler".
 * The armor was based on an unapproved toy called Battle Armor Aang, which was meant to have an air sword like the one Aang described.
 * On the TV Tropes wiki, this suit is the page image for Scary Impractical Armor.
 * The creators stated that the armor was made while they had a lot of frustration with the Avatar toyline to take the heat off. They had told their studio that anyone can add any ridiculous elements to the outfit to make it complete.