Talk:Aang/@comment-203.82.70.2-20120604031057/@comment-98.200.164.35-20120605083842

People have also said on here that Aang was a "weak" bender (or "weaker" than Korra). I don't know where that comes from. He wasn't as aggressive, certainly, but it's clear he was incredibly powerful on his own, as was affirmed by other characters on numerous occasions. He was a powerful enough airbender to flash-cool torrents of lava that were about to destroy a village (without the Avatar State), to explode solid rock, and to blast a hole in a giant wave of water (water is an incredibly heavy substance that tends to "stick" together, meaning that must've been one hell of an airblast). And did you see him kicking around those multi-ton pillars of rock in his fight against Ozai? In fact, as I've said before here, Aang could have beaten Ozai without the Avatar State, if only he were willing to KILL Ozai: when he absorbed Ozai's lightning bolt, he was about to redirect it at him and Ozai knew he was a goner; but, being the compassionate and peaceful person he is, Aang hesitated, and directed the bolt elsewhere, which drained him and FINALLY gave Ozai the opening he needed to get the upper hand. Up until that point, it seemed like a pretty fair fight, and I have a feeling that if Aang would have won, once that comet passed (which it did, not too long after the fight ended anyway).