Blasting jelly



Blasting Jelly is a form of explosive used by the people of the Avatar World for demolition.

Blasting Jelly is a volatile weapon capable of destroying warships and defense barriers upon contact. It is highly flammable, and can be ignited in both short and long range distances.

The extent of the Blasting Jelly's strength coupled with its portability make it advantageous both in stealth operations and war ventures.

The Flooding of Gaipan
Blasting Jelly is first seen when the eponymous Freedom Fighter, Jet, obtains a supply of it from an encampment of Fire Nation infantry stationed near the village of Gaipan. He asks Pipsqueak and The Duke to take care of the barrels, which they bring to the Treetop Hideout for later use.

After Team Avatar discovers the truth behind Jet's motives, they attempt to stop him from flooding the village of Gaipan. The village was situated near a dam, and Jet intended to destroy the structure in an attempt to liberate Gaipan from Fire Nation control. Katara and Aang plead Jet to reconsider, as flooding Gaipan would hurt innocent villagers. He refuses to do so, and proceeds to duel Aang. The young Airbender refuses to battle Jet, and as such, is easily overpowered. Before Jet can land a final blow, however, he is thrown aback by a vicious stream of water, which Katara bended toward him. She continues to attack him with powerful jets of water, which she later uses to freeze Jet onto a tree.

Albeit immobilized, Jet is able to communicate with his fellow Freedom Fighters through specialized bird calls, and he signals Longshot, who recognizes the call instantaneously. He fires a flaming arrow to ignite the barrels of Blasting Jelly at the dam, and is successful. The dam bursts, flooding the village of Gaipan. However, Sokka was able to warn the villagers prior to the flooding, allowing them to evacuate before the plan was initiated.

Attempted Assassination of Prince Zuko
In an attempt to recruit the great General Iroh for his planned siege of the North Pole, Admiral Zhao visits Zuko's Ship to convince both the exiled prince and the retired general to accompany him in his conquest. While aboard the ship, Zhao notices a pair of broadswords mounted on the wall, which he instantly associates to the Blue Spirit, Zuko's alter-ego.

Zhao inquisitively states how he was unaware that the banished prince was skilled in handling broadswords. In an attempt to conceal his identity, Zuko exclaims that the swords were solely for decoration, though Zhao remains unconvinced. After Iroh declines Zhao's invitation, he leaves, determined to punish Zuko for his crimes as the Blue Spirit.

Zhao contacts a group of pirates, the same assembly Zuko encountered near Seedy Merchants Pier, to settle on a deal that would lead to Prince Zuko's demise. After agreeing to a hefty sum of gold pieces, the pirates go forth to orchestrate a scheme that would successfully lead to the prince's death.

Knowing that Zuko's crew left to fight alongside Zhao's forces, and that Iroh left for an evening stroll, the pirates silently board Zuko's Ship, carrying with them several barrels of Blasting Jelly. Oh, the Pirate Barker, urges his companions to work carefully, as to prevent the prince from detecting their presence. His efforts to remain unnoticed are successful for the most part, though a slight creak made by opening a hatch was enough to notify the prince that he was not alone. Zuko calls out to determine whether or not he had company, and instantly deducts that something was not right. He climbs towards the commanding tower, where he spots the Pirate Captain's Reptile Bird perched outside the ship.

Zuko then figures out that the pirates are out to kill him, but not before the ship explodes as a result of the ignition of the Blasting Jelly. The assassination attempt was a failure, unbeknownst to the pirates and Zhao, as Zuko was able to create a fire shield around him just before the explosion occurred.

Invasion of the Fire Nation
After visiting Wan Shi Tong's Library, Sokka was able to determine that an upcoming solar eclipse would render Firebenders powerless. In an attempt to end the war in an Earth Kingdom and Water Tribe victory, Sokka plans to invade the Fire Nation on this day, with a large invasion force from both opposing nations.

Although his plan is compromised by the Coup of Ba Sing Se, in which the occupation of the capital under the Fire Nation caused the immediate renouncement of the Earth King's forces, Sokka decided to go ahead with the invasion as it was planned, but with a smaller invasion force comprised mostly of Team Avatar's allies from around the globe.

With advanced military weaponry manufactured by The Mechanist, the invasion force quickly overpowers the Fire Nation Capital's domestic forces, moving more and more toward the Royal City of Caldera. Upon approaching the wall which separated the route toward the city from the shorelines, the invasion force used two Earth Kingdom Supply Trucks each carrying eight barrels of Blasting Jelly to destroy the fortification, allowing them to continue on toward the capital city.

The invasion force is later apprehended, and it is revealed that the Fire Nation was aware of the invasion from the start.

Connections
Blasting Jelly is likely based on gelignite, otherwise known as blasting gelatine, an early form of plastic explosive.