Talk:Fire Nation/@comment-5684740-20121031052703

Something that almost anyone talked about: The Fire Nation isn't only about China, Thailand and Japan, there are also Mesoamerican (Aztecs, Teotihuacans, Mayas, etc) influences on it. Firstly, look at the Fire Nation Royal Palace from this point of view:



Even primarily based on Chinese and Egyptian Architecture, the palace have a strong resemblace with the Temples of the Ancient Maya City-State of Tikal:





The lowest parts of the palace (the "walls") resembles Teotihuacano-Style carved inscriptions/gravures.

But the main reference are the "Sun Warriors" (actually. These are clearly Mesoamerican-based people. Their city is almost a replica of The city of Teotihuacan, mixed with other Mesoamerican cities:





Even Zuko said that the "modern" Fire Nation buildings were influenced by the ones of the Sun Warriors. That mural at their city, explaining the origin of the Firebending, can easily be compared with the Maya creation legend.

As a half-Yucatec Maya descendant, it's so cool to know that they referenced our Ancient Mesoamerican culture in ATLA...and everything about Firebending....began there, haha.