Talk:Airbending

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Shouldn't there be a section of Enhanced Airbending? Airbending is stronger during the fall/autumn, that's also when most Airbenders are born. Omnibender 19:45, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

is it? i dont remember anyone saying that it was, the only bending that would likely to be more powerful during a season is firebending in summer (because its hotter and more heat + more sun) and waterbending in winter (because it is darker more and therefore the moon is in the open more)

Each bending art has its own season, and each one is stronger during it, never mind that, it was a comment from when I hadn't even joined the Wikia, while confirmed by creators, it's just that, and it's already mentioned. Actually many IP comments in the Wikia are mine. Omnibender 23:09, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

survivors
didn't an interveiw with the creater say that there where more airbenders that escaped?


 * If there was such an interview, the fandom would have dissected the interview and speculated until they had a migraine. Omnibender 22:32, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Pure Expression of Airbending??
Every kind of bending has a special and unique technique like Lightning for firebending, Metalbending or Magnitism for Earthbending and Healing for Waterbending. So what's the Pure Expression for Airbending? Making Vacuumes?Zero 08:51, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Not necessarily the purer expression, just an alternate usage of bending that is more complex than the regular use. Vacuum could be, I hoped that Bryke would introduce a sub-skill for Airbending a while ago, but it was in vain. The closest thing was soundbending, the whistle thing in Tales of Ba Sing Se. In the TCG, there are a couple cards which are Airbending moves that use sound, but the game is canon. Omnibende 19:13, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Soundbending would both be sweet and make sense. However, as it is, Airbending is in my opinion the weakest of all elements.

The thing which makes Airbending weak is the Air Nomad philosophy. I think of a thousand gruesome things doable with Airbending, and I'm not talking about the standard "remove the air from someones lungs" thing. Look at The Desert, Aang killed that animal with Airbending and showed no remorse. Omnibender 19:39, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

No Bending is weaker then the other though the elements each have opposites. Fire: Water. Air: Earth. The Power depends solely upon the skill and strength of the bender him/herself. Stated by the creators of the show themselves. Monk Gyatso's skeleton was seen surrounded by dozens of Fire Nation Soldiers showing that he was exceptionally powerful to over come so many firebenders when they had their bending enhaced by the comet.Zero 20:08, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

I didn't mean weak as in no Airbender would win a battle, I meant it as not battle suited, damaging. Omnibender 20:31, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

There is more to bending than battle. The Original Benders all used their bending in order to interact with the world. No bending is weak in battle either. Tornados, Hurricanes and other devastating techniques can be found within airbending as well. Do not judge solely on battle strength alone. It is the inginuity of the bender that counts not the bending. Example: Monk Gyatso, was overwhelmed by two factors: The number of opponents and the power of the comet, yet he was so strong that he defeated/killed many many of his opponents.Zero 20:41, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm sure that if a capable Airbender (not counting Aang) would fight, they would be successful, your example of Gyatso, he fought the Firebenders, they died, which means someone (most likely Gyatso) killed them. Gyatso was able to put aside the Air Nomad philosophy of not harming living beings, even if to protect his home and friends, and that's what made it possible for him to defeat the Fire Nation soldiers. Omnibender 21:11, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

I do not think the air nomad culture was one of absolute pacifism. I think they were allowed to defend themselves though they would try to stall using deadly force for as long as nessesary. By the way lets get back to the topic of discussion. Soundbending in my opinion is the pure expression of airbending. Airbenders would be able to manipulate the wavelength, amplitude, frequency and other properties of sound using their airbending. Thus giving way to a devastating technique that could utilize sound to break almost anything (using resonance) and render humans unconcious or dead when the techique is properly used. I think the Air Nomads phylosiphy of nonconflict stems from the very destructive power of the air.Zero 22:12, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

It is a possibility. Applying knowledges of physics, there are bendings that are possible to more than one Bending Art. Example: Lightbending. Considering the electromagnetic wave nature of light, all four bendings can lightbend. Airbenders can change the density of the air, therefore changing its refraction index, making the air bend the light that goes through it. Waterbenders could do the same thing to water vapor in the air. Earthbenders would need something like crystal dust to do the same thing, and Firebenders do the same thing as Airbenders, but instead of using the pressure of the air to change its refraction index, they'd use the temperature. Flying is also possible with all four bendings. I actually made a list of possible bendings starting from the four main bendings. Omnibender 22:56, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Oww. My head hurts. (Sorry. Couldnt resist. But you're right. However Soundbending is demonstrated in the show as well as flight via firebending but what youve told is mostly not.)Zero 23:26, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

I know, I like to see how bending could go if backed up by science. I have one word for you: far. Omnibender 23:35, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Haha. All too true buddy. By the way I like your attitude. Maybe you should consider joining the comunity. Just Sign up its free.Zero 23:39, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

I think I will, I started coming here just for info, but then I started adding something here, correction grammar and spelling there, adding templates... I even started some pages (Healing and Metalbending for example). Omnibender 23:44, 10 May 2008 (UTC)