Earthbender rebellions

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The earthbender rebellions were a series of armed uprisings against the Fire Nation occupation of the Earth Kingdom, formed during the later stages of the Hundred Year War some time after the Coup of Ba Sing Se in 100 ASC. Their success alarmed the Fire Nation, as General Shinu admitted that the powerful Fire Nation armies in the Earth Kingdom had been unsuccessful in repressing the revolts and that domestic forces would be required for reinforcement.

The uprisings and their successes were mentioned to Fire Lord Ozai in a war meeting on the day before the Day of Black Sun and Invasion of the Fire Nation. Acting upon this crucial information, Ozai decided to use the astounding power of Sozin's Comet to burn down the Earth Kingdom, ending the rebellions once and for all. The plan ended in failure, however, when Ozai was defeated by Avatar Aang at the Battle at Wulong Forest.

Liberation of Omashu


On the Day of Black Sun, King Bumi successfully broke free of his metal prison and, taking advantage of the soldiers' inability to firebend, used his exemplary earthbending abilities to defeat all of the powerless guards and soldiers who were trying to stop him. With the guards defenseless, Bumi began to take back his city.

Bumi cast out every Fire Nation-constructed building, and he destroyed the statue of Fire Lord Ozai to signify Omashu's liberation. With some effort, he elevated the earth underneath the statue, causing it to crash directly into the governor's house and destroy the metal bridge over the abyss.

The liberation of Omashu was a disaster for the Fire Nation, as it proved to be the beginning of the Earth Kingdom's ultimate freedom from the Fire Nation.

Liberation of other minor towns
Omashu was not the first town to be liberated from the Fire Nation's suppression; Team Avatar helped many Earth Kingdom towns remove Fire Nation forces including a small mining village. After the team freed Tyro and many other earthbenders from the prison rig, they vowed to reclaim all their villages, thus starting the rebellion in the smaller cities.

Rebellions in Ba Sing Se
After Azula successfully overthrew the Earth Kingdom government by conquering the capital city, Ba Sing Se, during the Coup of Ba Sing Se, Fire Nation forces were sent into the city to seal the Fire Nation's victory. However, many rebellions occurred as an attempt to regain control of Ba Sing Se. These oppositions proved to be such a challenge for the sparse Fire Nation soldiers that the rebellions were brought to the attention of Fire Lord Ozai. Ozai realized that the rebellions were able to be sustained due to the hope that the Earth Kingdom citizens possessed so he planned to destroy their hope by burning down the Earth Kingdom during Sozin's Comet. When Sozin's Comet arrived, Aang defeated the Fire Lord, and Ba Sing Se was liberated from the Fire Nation by the members of the Order of the White Lotus, which finally ended the Hundred Year War.