<p>No Avatar Steve, you did not misunderstand my statement, and Weltall8000 basically told you the clarification of my reasoning which I would have brought up. A thing I would like to add to Weltall8000's statement to make it even more clear how much better Amon is at bloodbending compared to Hama, is that Amon can bloodbend without needing to move any parts of his body (aka psychic bloodbending) which is an amazing feat, if we consider how surprised Aang was that Bumi was able to bend with his head. </p><p>While I am at it, I would also like to say in regards to previous posts that if Zaheer for some reason would get tired when he evades the spirit beam fired from Kuvira's mech, then he could probably hide by grabbing the lower back of the mech, since the mech will probably be unable to reach Zaheer with its arms when he hides there.  </p>

Well the mech hit it's own back in the show right? But that's only considering Zaheer gets tired of flying with i doubt because he said Laghima never touched the ground after he discovered flying so he were doing it 24/7.

<div class="quote"><i>SaitamaBro wrote:
Well the mech hit it's own back in the show right? But that's only considering Zaheer gets tired of flying with i doubt because he said Laghima never touched the ground after he discovered flying so he were doing it 24/7.</i></div>
<p>Well, even if the mech could touch its own back, I am thinking that Zaheer would move around a lot making it very hard for the mech to hit him, since it has no way of seeing him, and I don't think the mech can feel where Zaheer is either, so therefore it would be like killing a fast invisible fly. However, if Zaheer will not get tired, then my comment is kind of irrelevant.  </p>

<div class="quote"><i>SaitamaBro wrote:
No she wasn't. <p>And clearly Amon being able to bloodbend without a full moon is because he is a more powerfull bender, Katara and Hama were able to use it only in full moons because that's when they're at their strongest thanks to the boost in power they receive from the moon so until there's another reason for them not being able to bloodbend at all times Amon is a more powerfull bender, maybe not better but still more powerfull. </p> </i></div>
<p>I agree with you that Katara wasn't as good at bloodbending as Amon, Tarrlok or Yakone (but she maybe could have been if she had practiced like them), however I don't think that we can say that Amon is a more powerful bender. Amon is definitely a more powerful bloodbender than Katara, and a good waterbender, but we can't be sure that he surpasses Katara (or any other notable waterbender) in terms of regular waterbending.   </p>

<p>I think Zaheer was the best because what makes him different is that he hadn't the single intention to gain power. He wished for the people of the world to be free. </p><p>Next would be Kuvira because her role as a villain was sort of forced upon her, and I feel she meant the best for the Earth Kingdom, not to mention we've never seen so much pure emotional breakdown with her when she told Korra about her experiences being an orphan. I really love Kuvira. In terms of character development, I personally loved hers the most out of all of the villains. For some it may seem hard to believe because it wasn't paced but that's what I love about it. And I truly believe she loved Baatar Jr. and wanted to rule the Earth Empire by his side. But, she also knew love isn't without sacrifice. </p><p>Third for me would be Unalaq because I love his character. It was fun watching him go mad. I mean, he was the only villain of the four with children and a spouse. Kuvira was going to marry Baatar Jr. But anyway, he wasn't overpowered with bloodbending, and I favor his special spiritbending over bloodbending. </p><p>Now, you may be extremely mad with me for putting Amon in fourth, but I did this because I hated what he did to his brother, even though he had to, and I felt that with bloodbending, you're not giving the opposing threat a chance to defend themselves and show that they might be a formidable opponent. I felt that with bloodbending as good as his, you overpower your character. Look, some people may really think that he is cool that way. Sometimes, that's how I think about it, but now, I'm not loving it. Everyone has different takes on this, but this is mine. </p>

<p>Well, you are free to think what you want, and I hope that no one gets mad at you for thinking like this. The only thing which made me react when I read your comment was that you ranked these characters based on who you like the most and not which one is the better fighter, you see I always interpreted this post as, discussing which character that would win in a battle against the other, but after looking at the original post, I guess that your interpretation of this post actually isn't wrong. </p>

<div class="quote"><i> <p>ELEMENTAL UNITY wrote: </p> <div class="quote">SaitamaBro wrote:
No she wasn't. <p>And clearly Amon being able to bloodbend without a full moon is because he is a more powerfull bender, Katara and Hama were able to use it only in full moons because that's when they're at their strongest thanks to the boost in power they receive from the moon so until there's another reason for them not being able to bloodbend at all times Amon is a more powerfull bender, maybe not better but still more powerfull. </p> </i></div>
<p>I agree with you that Katara wasn't as good at bloodbending as Amon, Tarrlok or Yakone (but she maybe could have been if she had practiced like them), however I don't think that we can say that Amon is a more powerful bender. Amon is definitely a more powerful bloodbender than Katara, and a good waterbender, but we can't be sure that he surpasses Katara (or any other notable waterbender) in terms of regular waterbending.   </p> </div> <p>But didn't sokka call yakone blood bending ability unique rather than extremely powerfull. Plus it was stated that the ability was passed down from yakone to his sons, so I don't believe tarrlok at the age of about 12 when he was blood bending the yak with out a full moon was a more powerful blood bender than katara who couldn't use it during a full moon. Therefore the ability is based more on genetics than power </p>

<p>Only because he called it unique doesn't mean it's not powerfull. Yakone also said his family is stronger, or his blood i don't remember well. </p><p>And the only thing we know for sure is that bloodbending is possible at the full moon because of the power boost, they are more powerfull = they can bloodbend. Hama probably tried for all those years to use it without a full moon but couldn't. Now maybe Katara could achieve Tarrlok level of bloodbending with training but she would never train this skill so we can't know. </p>

<div class="quote"><i> <p>ELEMENTAL UNITY wrote: Well, you are free to think what you want, and I hope that no one gets mad at you for thinking like this. The only thing which made me react when I read your comment was that you ranked these characters based on who you like the most and not which one is the better fighter, you see I always interpreted this post as, discussing which character that would win in a battle against the other, but after looking at the original post, I guess that your interpretation of this post actually isn't wrong. </p> </i></div>
<p>I am just saying, trying not to be biased, but I'm not just basing them on how they fight because Kuvira's only weapon wasn't her bending. She was a great villain for her manipulation, her spirit weapon, and her determination. In a fight, yes, Zaheer would win. Then would be Amon, perhaps Kuvira, then Unalaq, but I also based my comment on characterization and the complexity of each character. Compared to the other characters I saw Amon as the least complex, which may be hard to believe, but Zaheer was so calm yet sinister. Kuvira expressed her great sadness openly with the protagonist which I've never seen in a villain in LoK, and I placed Unalaq in third because he had a family and yet was willing to throw it all away for power, similar to Ozai. Not to mention he was an incredibly skilled waterbender without his special ability. Amon, while there is nothing wrong with him, just had a sad origin. The story itself is complex, but it was predictable that he had a sad background. When Kuvira revealed how she felt as an orphan, it was a punch in my face. That's why I rated them like I did. </p>

<p>Quite a few of you seem to be drawing the parallel between the fight between Hama & Katara as a glimpse into a potential matchup between Amon and Unalaq, with most people believing that Amon would win that fight in short order. While I don't dispute that conclusion - I in fact agree with it, and were I to place a wager on it, would bet in Amon's favor - I do disagree with the assumption that Unalaq wouldn't stand a fighting chance. I realize that analyzing Katara vs Hama in relation to Unalaq vs Amon isn't exactly an apples-to-apples comparison (being that there are different skill levels involved). Amon is clearly the superior bloodbender in comparison to Hama. She may be the O.G. bloodbender, but he doesn't need a full moon, he doesn't need physical motion, he can take away bending, he is younger and in better fighting shape...by any measure, Amon takes the cake in that department. Pretty much all of you would agree with me on that part, if for no other reason because it is just common sense. </p><p>Where I differ from many of you is the claim that Katara (at least in her younger years) is a superior waterbender than Unalaq. I know there will be plenty of people who will disagree with me on this, but I would argue that Katara, although an accomplished bender even as a teenager and much more so later in her life, is not regarded as such because of her combat skills. She has been noted as being the greatest HEALER in the world. That's no small accolade, to be sure, and it would certainly take someone with great ability to achieve this. But fighting and healing are two very different things. Yes, Katara demonstrated some pretty outstanding abilities even at a young age. But her greatest combat victory we've seen was over Azula, and it was just as much a result of her quick wits, resourcefulness, and ability to take advantage of her opponent's mental instability as much as it was her bending ability that won her that fight. She certainly could have improved her martial skills as she aged, but the comparison I draw was her capabilities at the time she fought Hama.
</p><p>Unalaq, on the other hand, is a man who not only has several decades of top-notch training under his belt, but who has also trained with the best that the Red Lotus has to offer. And anyone who has seen Season 3 of LOK (all of us) knows how much of a bonus that can be in a fight. He undoubtedly has at least some bloodbending training, which would mean that he can at least put up somewhat of a defense against another bloodbender. Katara and Korra had no bloodbending training at all, yet were still able to fight their way out of bloodbending grips. I'm reasonably confident that Unalaq could do the same with Amon, at least temporarily. I'm not saying that Amon wouldn't ultimately prevail over Unalaq, because I think he would...I'm just saying that the fight wouldn't be as one-sided as you all seem to think it would be. </p>