Talk:Airbending/@comment-67.1.26.216-20120427012737/@comment-4888161-20120427080645

I said this in an earlier response. And I quote:

"They lost because the Fire Nation attacked with a force of greater numbers, advanced technology, it was a surprise attack, and it happened on the Comet so firebenders had greater strength than normal at that time."

Now all the elements are equally strong, just in their own ways. It all depends on how they are used and who is using them. If one element was by default stronger than another, that would go against the entire purpose of the Avatar World. The point is that no element is greater or worse than any other, just different. This is because they are balanced.