Talk:Fire Nation/@comment-203.87.185.66-20100831053941/@comment-124.169.151.110-20100915072306

The Fire nation is modeled after multiple sources.

1. imperial Japan, their fire days festival is remarkably similar to actual japanese festivals.

2. being a industrial superpower mirrors them to 20th century USA

3. The philosophy of spreading greatness and civilization to the rest of the world is reminiscent of both Japans greater east asia co prosperity sphere idea. and the mammoth efforts of the British Empire in its colonial years.