<p>@Lady Apsalar:  Yes, I agree that at the very beginning it would take a lot of determination, but that's the point of practicing--it gets easier each time so that when shit hits the fan and you have to do it for real you don't have to go through that initial struggle.  At the moment of P'li's death, he had prepared so thoroughly that jumping off the cliff required no affirmative exertion of willpower.  All of the willpower he exerted all those years ago was so far removed from that point in time that it had no appreciable effect on his actions </p><p>@SaitamaBro:  Part of the stoic philosophy that Zaheer seems to adhere to is that you enjoy what you have for as long as you have it, but recognize that the time will come when you no longer have it.  In that respect, his relationship with P'li was an attachment he <i>chose </i>to hold on to until it was not physically possible anymore.  That doesn't mean he will feel no sadness at losing that relationship (though honestly he didn't seem all <i>that </i>sad to me), but it does mean that he will not try to hold on to that relationship, because he knows it would be futile to do so. </p>

<p>I understand what you're saiyng but i'm saiyn that just because they were separated for 13 years doesn't mean he loved her less or that it would be easier to him to dettach himself after her death. You make it look like when he was imprisoned he was only preparing for the especific moment of her death. </p><p>And he did look pretty sad to me when he looked to the blood where she was before exploding, easily one of the saddest faces in the two shows, in my opnion. </p>

<p>Not sure you did understand.  I said that he chose to hang on to his love for her in those 13 years, not that he stopped loving her and then started again when he got out. But the fact remains that they weren't together during that time.  He learned to live without at least the physical aspects of their relationship--in the event of her death he would know that he could live without that particular attachment.  And we know that he spent a good part of his time in prison reflecting on Laghima's poetry, which is all about detachment and the void.  Is it really that far-fetched to think that he would have thought about how that poetry applies to his own life or how he could order his own life to better fit with the poetry's message? </p><p>In regards to him being sad: first there was no blood.  Second, he looked surprised and upset...for all of 8 seconds.  Then it was right back to normal, evil Zaheer face.  And at the end of the episode when Ming-Hua and Ghazan ask where P'li is, his response is very off-hand.  The other two actually looked a little disturbed at how casually he said it.   </p><p>And NONE of this does anything to refute my main point that willpower alone is not a sufficient condition for flight.  </p>

<p>After the most recent episode, I really want a battle between UnaVaatu and Kuvira in her Eva. </p>

<p>It would sure be an interesting match up, but I think it could be hard to evaluate, since UnaVaatu has spirit based powers, and Kuvira's Eva draws its power from the technology which it is built with, and to figure out how spirits and technology interacts could be quite hard.  </p><p>By the way, when you say Eva, are you referring to the giant mech, if that isn't the case ignore the things I have written, but if you in fact are referring to the giant mech why are you calling it Eva?  </p>

<p>I refer to Kuvira's giant mecha as "Eva" because "Eva" is short for "Evangelion" which is the name of the mechas used in an anime called Neon Genesis Evangelion. Bryke have stated that they are fans of the show and that Hei-Bai's monster form is based of the Evas aswell. </p><p>I was just thinking that having two giant things that are controlled by crazy people would be a fun fight, but your interpertation of spirituality versus technology is very interesting. Now I want them to battle more than ever! Spirituality, tradition, and chaos versus technology, modernism, and order. It'd be one crazy fight. </p>

<p>Ok, now I understand why you call it Eva, and now that you mention it I recall reading that fact about Hei-Bai being inspired by Evangelion in The art of the animated series. </p><p>It sure would be a crazy fight, but to make it even more crazy, we could throw In some other giant things from Avatar, like the Unagi, Ran and Shaw, and the sandshark. </p>

<p>We could also add the Serpent, the Mother of Faces, and, of course, Energybent Korra spirit; just to name a few Kaijus of the Avatar world. </p>

<p>Yes, with a world that is as vast as the world of Avatar, we have a great number of match ups for our imaginary duels. </p>

<p>Unalaq with or without Vaatu? If with, then he would own that fight, hands-down. </p><p>If without, I would say Amon. </p><p>Kuvira has demonstrated some pretty damn impressive metalbending skills, but she's no match for Amon. When we first saw Kuvira fight, the first thing she did was immobilize her targets with metal restraints. Yakone, a bloodbender on par with Amon, was able to incapacitate an entire room full of people, including Toph (a metalbender even more skilled than Kuvira), all while he was handcuffed. Even Aang needed the Avatar State to defeat him. Amon was trained by Yakone and is arguably an even better bloodbender, compounded by the fact that he can nullify his opponent's bending abilities. Kuvira might last a bit longer if she had her super-mecha-spirit-cannon death machine, but it would do her little good against more mobile adversaries. I'm guessing that Unalaq would find a way to neutralize any dangerous spiritual energy that the weapon possesses, and Amon would relieve her of her bending soon afterwards. </p><p>Zaheer is a very skilled airbender, and is even deadly enough without his airbending abilities to warrant being locked in a supermax prison. Add to that the fact that he can fly and project himself into the Spirit World, and he is a worthy opponent for anyone. But his only real offensive weapon aside from a few forceful gusts of air is the ability to literally suck their air out of a person's lungs. He would undoubtedly be an elusive target, and he might even come close to suffocating his opponents, but he would have to get close to them in order to do it, and that's not going to work out well for him. </p><p>Unalaq is really the only opponent who can truly be a match for Amon. He is a waterbender, and thus the only one with any hope of a real defense against bloodbending. I would also argue that Unalaq himself may be a bloodbender...perhaps not in the same league with Amon, but still enough to give him a shot at winning the fight. As a former member of the Red Lotus, he has associated with people who were skilled at unorthodox bending styles (lavabending, combustion, etc), so it's reasonable to assume that he has at least a basic grasp of bloodbending, or at least enough to limit Amon's hold on him, much the same way that Amon was able to defend himself against Tarrlok's bloodbending. Aside from that, his conventional waterbending abilities were impressive enough to hold his own against the Avatar and his brother, Tonraq, another exceptional waterbender. But unless Unalaq has an army of spirits he can call upon (which is doubtful if Vaatu is out of the picture), then I see Amon as the only one left standing at the end of this fight. </p>