Talk:Earthbending/@comment-108.28.37.141-20110628194832/@comment-98.226.124.121-20110815010518

I don't see how fire applies? If lava is pre-existing, you don't need fire or heat to melt it. This is the same concept of waterbenders bending steam. Though it is much easier to alter the forms of water, if a waterbender comes across steam, though it was created by heat, the waterbender does not need firebending capabilities to KEEP it in the gaseous form. If the lava is already there and liquid, an earthbender should be capable of moving and manipulating it.