Talk:Bending arts/@comment-2023881-20120420050523/@comment-173.88.213.4-20120421190356

bending is not genetic, i read it one the avatar website years ago. neither of katara's parents were benders but, she is. also there were those two twins (twins share 100% of genes) in "the fortuneteller". one was an earthbender, one wasnt.

i think the potential of what element you bend is base on genes. so if two firebenders have a kid, it'll be a firebender or a non-bender. two firebenders cant have an earthbender kid. but if an earthbender and firebender have a kid, the kid could probably be either (probably what happened with mako and bolin). also if a non-benders have kids, the kids may be benders, but only potentially the benders based on where they are from. so sokka and suki's kids could be earth or water benders.