I know about the whole hotter fire thing but ozai is considered the most powerful bender of the atla Era why isn't his fire blue or even avatar state fire since it's enhanced fire shouldn't that be blue as well

Face facts: we've all imagined how awesome it would be to have a dragon as a pet and mount. After all, who doesn't get tickled at the idea of having a gigantic, flying, solar-powered, carnivorous, fire breathing reptile as a best friend?

But be straight here: who besides the Fire Lord, nobility, the Avatar, or the Sun Warriors would actually have the means to house and feed dragons? How would you supply them with food? I know there's abundant wild game in the Fire Nation and literally billions of fish, but that would be hard just to manage. And then there's the tantrums if you have a particularly ill-tempered dragon. Yeah, that would be like owning a pet WMD.

What other challenges would you imagine dragon owners in the Fire Nation would face if they weren't born into the upper class?

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Like there is so many things that are different from the storyline like (spoiler alert) sokka isn't tgat seirous and they started off in a boat not the village and there outfits arent suposed to be like that who agrees with me

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A large theme in the franchise is about moving forward and developing. Technologically, spiritually, politically, power wise, etc. Each era of the Avatar that we see has progressed from the one before it in some way. Thus I have a hard time getting behind the idea of a show that instead of moving forward, is setting people back. The Legend of Korra ended with more technology, more spirits, and more opportunities for the future. The idea of there are now no six nations and seven safe places and the world and its tech is gone is the exact opposite of the themes. I hope that it defies my low expectation of it, but I doubt it. Then again perhaps I am a hypocrite when it comes to the themes of moving forward since I would really like the past Avatars to reconnect again

Like I don’t get why people do this

Hypothetically, if the concept of the Dai Li spread to the other nations, what would the agents look and be like? For instance, we know what their culture is like from a glance and how they fight, starting with the rocks they wear on their hands and feet which make them all the more deadly in close quarters combat. How would that translate to the other nations?

For the Water Tribe, I guess they’d wear ice on their hands and feet instead of rocks. For the Fire Nation, I bet they’d wear gloves smeared in some sort of flammable substance, which would allow them to maintain a flame without effort. I don’t even know where to begin with air.

Plus, I’d like to point out that the Dai Li were the subject of my concept illustration class back in college for their design sensibility, the kind that le the audience know they were villains, or just formidable opponents at the very least. They were meant to look unwelcoming by having uniforms with a color scheme much darker than that of Earthbending soldiers, as well as including hats that concealed their eyes. Just food for thought for anyone who has ideas on what the uniforms of the other nations should look like.

PS, before this discussion board becomes a war zone with reminders of the corruption the Dai Li is capable of, let ME remind everyone that the Dai Li was founded as a royal police force by Avatar Kyoshi herself.

spent a ton of my time relaxing wondering how Korra was able to firebend at 4 even if its her opposite element. I know, she has that fiery personality, but Roku kinda had the chill of a water bender, and still struggled in it. That;s basically all I gotta say,

In the Avatar Korra series when Hou-Ting was killed by Zaher, Ghazan, Ming-hua and P'li what would have happened if it had been revealed that Hou-Ting knew how to control earth, lava and metal and was also an excellent fighter and there would have been an intense fight between her and the 4. But her fate would have been the same. And in her last moments of life before she was killed by Zaher, Hou Ting cursed the 4 in front of her which led to their fate as happened in the series

Was this show really how chakras are?

Why did Master Pakku only give so little spiritual water to Katara if they had plenty and he knew they were embarking on a dangerous mission?

Suki's Kyoshi Warriors (including Fume, Aika, Rie, and Mira) were imprisoned in the Capital City Prison. Mai and Ty Lee, after being imprisoned by Azula, became acquainted with the Kyoshi Warriors. Does this mean Mai and Ty Lee were imprisoned in the Prison Tower, not the Boiling Rock?

The Great Divide

One of my biggest criticisms of literature is when bloodlines are made a prominent part of the plot to help explain why a major character is strong. It tends to be an incredibly boring and poorly written use of the idea of familial connections used as a narrative device.

So, with that bit of complaining out of the way, let's talk about my favorite use of bloodlines that both inform character development and serve as a focal point for plot progression: The twist of Zuko being the great-grandson of Avatar Roku.

To start things off: why does this work?

1. Zuko's escalation of power is not tied to his relation to Roku or to Sozin, the primary characters of the Book 3 episode The Avatar and the Fire Lord. Zuko is stated to be a late bloomer when it comes to his firebending, as opposed to his prodigy younger sister Azula. At no point is his power ever shown to increase as a result of his learning this knowledge of his family history. Zuko's power is his own and his eventual rise to becoming a true firebending master is the direct result of both his own progression as a maturing warrior and leader and due to following Iroh's advice of drawing on the strengths and teachings of the other elements: he is nimble and acrobatic like an airbender, he learns to move with smoother motions and redirect energy like a waterbender, and learns to stand his ground and destroy incoming attacks like an earthbender. This has nothing to do with his lineage and everything to do his own growth as a person.

2. The themes of duality between his two great-grandfathers' opposing beliefs and ideals is symbolic of generational trauma brought on by being brought up within a toxic environment despite being born with a good natured personality. It is cognitive dissonance exemplified. And it also helps to inform Zuko's struggle with choosing between his nation and what he knows in his heart and in his mind to be the right thing. He is living proof of the evils of the Fire Nation at the time and bears the evidence on his face. His love for the good that his nation is capable of makes his loyalty to what it is during the majority of the show extremely painful and confusing for him. And this internal conflict being his primary point of development.

3. Figuring out his heritage does not solve his internal struggles. Zuko is still shown to have incredible rage and turmoil even after finding out about the struggle between his two great-grandfathers. This helps to inform him of why he suffers and struggles, but does not resolve things within a single epiphany. This struggle is show even in the Promise Trilogy of graphic novels. And Zuko will continue to struggle, as his life has been defined by the growth he must achieve if he is to lead his nation in such a way that it and he himself can begin to heal the world.

This is why Zuko's bloodline is an important and narratively satisfying aspect of his development. Frankly, the only other stories involving bloodlines working to progress the narrative in a way that doesn't feel unsatisfying are in the original Star Wars films, as personality is likewise not tied to the escalation of power, inherited or otherwise. I won't name the stories I find this to be bad writing for because I'm not here to conduct a roast.

So, what do you think of Zuko being Roku and Sozin's great-grandson? It's always been one of my favorite twists in the story.

Voiced of Tenzin, son of Avatar Aang and Katara from The Legend of Korra.

Portrayed Katara from The Last Airbender.