Talk:Airbending/@comment-76.24.189.176-20111228083459

I'm really looking forward to the new series, but somewhere in there (probably later on) I'd like to see different styles of airbending. The biggest problem to me is that there is a shortage of airbenders in general, leading to a lack of variety that you see with other elements. Maybe if there were just a few cases of airbenders/airbending groups that were separate from the monks we might learn more about air's capabilities. Like I think it'd be neat to see at least one airbending swordsmen/samurai and maybe even an airbending archer. A few airbenders that can use sound attacks would be awesome, too. Most importantly, I also would like to see a group of airbenders that employ a darker style of airbending that's much different from the original monk's version. It'd be sort of like how the swamp style of waterbending developed except darker like the phenomenon that trended firebending with anger. They could have been in hiding to avoid trouble before because an airbender would be thought to be the avatar (or just have been really isolated but are later discovered) but then show up in the series as bounty hunters like combustion man or the Rough Rhinos or something. I don't know but I believe different styles of airbending should at least have a minor showing so we can know more about it, in particular with a more sinister style. The reason why I'm so hung up on a darker style of airbending is because if you think about it, air has the potential to be extremely destructive with plenty of finishing moves that are potentially fatal. However, because of the monk's peaceful philosophy and the general lack of variety in airbenders in the series thus far, we haven't seen that or any confirmed sub abilities. Like vacumes, tornados, wind slices, sound waves, and even telekinesis like abilities (but with airbending) could be used to create a darker style of airbending that a minor (or later on even a new main antagonist) could use. There could also be an airbender that controls air density/oxygen levels somewhat and can effect fire (that's already made) or suffocate people in enclosed places that other airbenders would have a disadvantage in. It's just my opinion, but I think that a group of dark airbenders and a couple of other solo cases (that aren't necessarily evil but aren't based on the monks peaceful style either) could really add a lot of value even if they all only make limited appearances. I really do hope some of that is in there somewhere.