Talk:Aang

"Fully Realised" Avatar?
In the Infobox, under "Position", Aang is stated as a fully realised Avatar. But Aang's not exactly fully realised, is he? It was never stated in the series and he's just much too young, even with his talents. He's more of an Avatar-in-training. Even in book 3 he was still receiving lessons from Toph and Katara, and he's had less than three months of training with Zuko. (Less than three months because one season = three months and book 3 was within one season.) Roku took 12 years before he was deemed a fully realised Avatar. (12 years was mentioned in book three episode The Avatar and The Firelord.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.186.10.249 (talk) 06:25, September 27, 2009 (UTC)
 * The reasons can be argued, but being able to bend all four elements was what Roku saw as being a fully-realized Avatar. Aang can do this, as well as Energybending. -- Energy bend  er  19:30, September 27, 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, that makes sense. I've added a line about this to the trivia.--Secretss 20:17, September 27, 2009 (UTC)
 * Avatars are considered fully realised when they're able to control the Avatar State. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 21:27, September 27, 2009 (UTC)

Avatar state unlocking
This section near the end of the article about why the avatar state was unlocked when he struck the rock is long winded, badly structured and frankly sounds like an argument for the discussion section. I think it should be removed.


 * In my opinion its also completly flawed. He unlocked his 7th chakra at the end of the Crossroads of Destiny when he remembered Pathik saying "The only way is to let her go." responding with "I am sorry Katara." as he also entered the Avatar State thereafter. Getting shot by Azula, blocking it again, was no mental thing so he had no problems entering the Avatar State again after the block was released by hitting the rock.

Energybenders Icon
I'm not sure what it would look like, but I think there should be one. I know we could only put it on Aang and the Lion Turtle, but still, since there's one for each other bending art. Dudewaldo yada yada yada... • My story 17:46, May 2, 2010 (UTC)

Korra
Does anyone think perhaps "Korra" is the next Avatar? It sounds like a water tribe name, doesn't it? -- Dudewaldo4  yada yada yada... • My stories • Stuff I did 01:32, June 8, 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, it does. Do you think that it might be his child with Katara, assuming that he might die before the child is born? (that would be a pretty heavy thing to do for this series, but then again so was the Air Nomad Genocide).Hiroakira Fengxian (talk &bull; contribs) 23:35, June 30, 2010 (UTC)

The new series is suppose to be 70 years later, so its not his and Katara's kid. However it is likely Korra will have to learn air bending form one of Aangs desendants. 98.240.210.20 06:54, July 20, 2010 (UTC)

Trying to push Sokka to be a vegetarian.
Aang seems to make some subtle efforts to prevent Sokka from eating meat. He doesn't ever say, "Sokka, become a vegetarian," but he does use his seal blubber jerky to start a fire, while playing it off as an accident. Similarly, he also uses Sokka's fishing line to make a bracelet for Katara, which prevents him from catching, killing, eating or otherwise harming the fish. Aang also rescues Momo from Sokka's designs to turn him into a meal.

Seems like this could be part of his "personality" entry. It's consistent with his aversion to taking Ozai's life and might even be a slight foreshadowing of Aang's decision to spare the fire lord. Fakerton (talk &bull; contribs) 14:15, July 19, 2010 (UTC)Fakerton

It isnt foreshadowing.......and you only gave 1 exampleCourage the Cowardly User (talk &bull; contribs) 07:15, July 20, 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but you're mistaken. 1st example: Aang uses Sokka's seal blubber jerky to start a fire, while playing it off as an accident. 2nd example: Aang uses Sokka's fishing line to make a bracelet for Katara, which prevents him from catching, killing, eating or otherwise harming the fish. 3rd example: Aang also rescues Momo from Sokka's designs to turn him into a meal.

So, unless the definition of 1 changed to 3 recently, you're just plain lying.

You didn't even support your agument. All you say is, "It isn't foreshadowing," which you expect me to take at face value. And, if your reasoning skills are as shoddy as your counting skills, you'll have to come up with more than "it isn't foreshadowing."

Here's why it is foreshadowing: Aang's respect for life is exactly why he would try to prevent Sokka from harming/eating animals and exactly why he has moral qualms with killing Fire Lord Ozai.

Fakerton (talk &bull; contribs) 14:55, July 20, 2010 (UTC)

Sorry I was hgalf asleep when i made that.

Yes he does respect life, but as for your examples aren't showing much.


 * 1:It probably was an accident


 * 2:He really just wanted to make a necklace for Katara who had just lost her mother's necklace.


 * 3:He was the only thing other than Appa who was close to the Air Nation, would you let him be killed?

This all seems like original research to me.Courage the Cowardly User (talk &bull; contribs) 20:38, July 20, 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean about "original research," but again, you don't really support any of your arguments. 1) Why is it more probable that Aang accidentally used the jerky to start a fire? I don't think it is. Jerky doesn't look like twigs. It's unprobable that he saw meat and thought "kindling." He's playful and goofy, but he isn't retarded or blind. 2) He did want to make a necklace for her, but your opinion offers no explanation as to why he would specifically use Sokka's fishing lure. He could have easily used any number of things that did not specifically prevent Sokka from harming other living things. 3) The point isn't that Aang should have let Sokka kill Momo. The point is that he prevented Sokka from killing Momo to make a meal of him. Something his vegetarian values would oppose. I'm not arguing that Momo isn't significant beyond that, he is. However, is attempts to save Momo are part of a larger behavioral pattern (as explained above) to keep Sokka from eating meat. Fakerton (talk &bull; contribs) 18:21, July 21, 2010 (UTC)

1) This is bark. This is jerky. Similar no?

2)Katra had just lost her beloved necklace, what else could he have used? a piece of wood?

3) He thought "HEY LOOK A PET!" he wanted him as a pet........not anything else.....Sokka wanted to eat him.Courage the Cowardly User (talk &bull; contribs) 00:50, July 22, 2010 (UTC)

avatar
Apperently, Aang died because of spending a lot of time in the ice berg, possibly meaning there is a time limit that the avatar spirit can be in a body.Courage the Cowardly User (talk &bull; contribs) 03:54, July 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * The implication is Aang died earlier than he otherwise would have because he was in the state the whole time he was in the iceberg. That's not an issue of a time limit on how long the spirit inhabits the body, the spirit bonds with the body of the Avatar - and let's not forget Kyoshi lived for 320 years, it's an issue of the stress he placed on his own body by using the state that way.Daniel Dusk - Talk - Contributions 14:49, August 4, 2010 (UTC)

pic
Can I change the pic to this. He looks better in this. VJavatar is awesome (talk &bull; contribs) 22:16, July 27, 2010 (UTC)

I say yes Courage  the Cowardly  Dawn's Past 22:17, July 27, 2010 (UTC)

you don't matter VJavatar is awesome (talk &bull; contribs) 21:48, July 28, 2010 (UTC)

thats mean Courage  the Cowardly  Dawn's PastSoF 21:49, July 28, 2010 (UTC)

sounds like a plan do it Mway (talk &bull; contribs) 21:57, July 28, 2010 (UTC)

Bad angle. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 02:47, July 29, 2010 (UTC)

The one used right now is a little big blurry. Brightgalrs (talk &bull; contribs) 19:48, July 29, 2010 (UTC)

Verb Tense and Such
This article should be written with Avatar: Legend of Korra as the present and current story. Also every vague reference to Avatar: The Last Airbender (ie. "The series") should be made more specific because technically there is two "series" now. Brightgalrs (talk &bull; contribs) 19:53, July 29, 2010 (UTC)

Age
I don't think we should change this status to Deceased and his age to 60 until the actual miniseries commences. Plus, if we are going to list his LoK age at this early stage, we should list his age in both series, not just Legend of Korra. Vaznock -  Talk  18:00, July 30, 2010 (UTC)
 * Very well then. Until LoK starts, we list his age in both series, after it starts, we discuss whether we keep both age listing, or only the one in the most recent series. Omnibender - Talk - Contributions 01:25, July 31, 2010 (UTC)
 * The only problem with listing his age for the next series is that we don't know when he died. We do know Korra's series is set 75 years after his death, but we don't know how old Korra is. Should we just leave his age blank for the new series or list our best guesses? Daniel Dusk - Talk - Contributions 14:05, August 4, 2010 (UTC)

Hey in the movie novilization that I'm reading, it says that Aang is 113, biologically 13. -- Terminator234 (talk &bull; contribs) 22:21, August 19, 2010 (UTC)

I was wondering were you got that......keep it off the article though, this is not for the film version. Courage  the Cowardly User  22:22, August 19, 2010 (UTC)

Ok. I think we should put it under a Trivia section in the article for the novelization though. -- Terminator234 (talk &bull; contribs) 22:25, August 19, 2010 (UTC)

put it on the film article.... Courage  the Cowardly User  22:27, August 19, 2010 (UTC)

ok, thanks. -- Terminator234 (talk &bull; contribs) 22:28, August 19, 2010 (UTC)

yw? Courage  the Cowardly User  22:30, August 19, 2010 (UTC)

Lightning Scar
Something I came across today: Aang has one more scar that I noticed: On the sole of his left foot. You can blatantly see it when Azula struck him down in"The Crossroads of Destiny." I never really thought much of it because I thought it was just drawn in to show the struggle of the battle. However, I was watching "The Runaway" and the scar is still there! [ digavatar.com / "the runaway" / 2nd frame from top / 2:02-2:04 ] Is there something prior that happened to him to give him it? If not, I am going to assume that it is from when Azula struck him down. Maybe this tidbit should be including to indicate the suffering Aang went through to protect the people of the world. In description, Azula guided lightning, impaling him in the back but streamed down out through his left foot ( Remember, when lightning strikes the object being struck generates a spark, thus causing the explosion and the path includes his aorta, spleen, stomach, pancreas, large intestine and small intestine -- ouch! ), which is severe internal damage. For sake of not being gory, evidence of this connects the image of Aang falling from the cosmic path ( if he died in the Avatar state, the Avatar will die too ) and the expression of disappointment given by the spirit proves that Azula did indeed fatally wound him -- This further explains why his chi paths glowed once the remedy, the Spirit Oasis water, was put on the path of damage to restore the Avatar spirit's life, while Aang's as well, and also adds to how powerful the Spirit Oasis water properties contains. I will not add this until it is properly discussed, but would like feedback. Prince Azula http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab307/yeahthatboy/azula-dobs-c1.gif 12:10, September 11, 2010 (UTC)

lightning went in thru his back and out thru his left foot

Oceanangel592 (talk &bull; contribs) 14:22, September 12, 2010 (UTC)

Eyes
Everyone keeps changing them to brown, but they are gray, discuss here. Courage the Cowardly User  Talk   Contributions  17:20, November 13, 2010 (UTC)


 * I agree. I say that they are brown. His current pic makes them look brown, but I think it's the lighting that changes them. -- I'm The Bos - Talk -  Guardian 21:06, November 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * http://iroh.org/screencaps/ep61/ep61-1283.png
 * They're brown, I think.
 * PakkuSig_copy.jpgрrofile · tаlk  21:12, November 13, 2010 (UTC)

If you pay attention his eye color is actually different in several different episodes, it's very bizarre and annoying. I say they're gray. The profile pic on Nick's site certainly doesn't even come close to appearing brown. Also the pic you shown of him smiling --- he's staring into a sunset nearly, so it can affect his eye color.

http://nicktoons.nick.com/shows/avatar/characters/aang.html Vulmen (talk &bull; contribs) 21:14, November 13, 2010 (UTC)


 * Well, it varies. On the Nick site, it clearly is grey. In the iroh.org screencap I think it was probably an animation error of some kind. -- I'm The Bos - Talk -  Guardian 21:22, November 13, 2010 (UTC)

New Profile Image
I agree. Aang need's a new infobox image. 888 quotes that "it should get the entire head and shoulders". Well, Aang's shoulders arn't showing completely. VJavatar said we should change it to this:



I know it gets pretty much his entire body, but I think it looks good since he is the Avatar and it shows his sort of royal clothes.

DISCUSSION PLEASE! -- Anr 03  28  07:04, January 8, 2011 (UTC)

Votes
Anr 03  28  07:04, January 8, 2011 (UTC)

The original picture is perfectly fine,it doesn't need to be changed.Chapreyes (talk &bull; contribs) 07:09, January 8, 2011 (UTC)Chapreyes

Too far out, too much of a profile and the background is relatively detracting from the subject. I'd be open to other suggestions, considering Aang's photo at the moment is not perfect. Water Spout  tаlk • blog  07:10, January 8, 2011 (UTC)