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ALL POSTSLoss of Air Nomad Customs in the New Air Nation
<p>Who finds it sad that so many things have been lost from the culture? For example only two of the new airbenders (excluding Tenzin) shave their heads, and even Meelo, who has grown up with the customs, has grown hair. I was surprised to discover the other day that Jinora does not shave the front of her head, either. Her arrow is smaller than Aang's so you can see the whole thing but it is a shame, seeing as she seems the most likely to follow the old ways.
Also the robes. From what we have seen in flashbacks, once an airbender finishes training, they leave behind the training outfit and wear robes of their own design. With the advent of the wingsuits, however useful, it takes away another part of the culture. Same applies to the gliders, as they appear to have been scrapped.
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Tenzin and Bumi still look ridiculous in a winged suit
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<p>Y'know what I wonder? If Korra ever wore one of those(Doubtful though it would be IMO), what it'd look like. I bet a two-tone blue rather than red. Maybe navy for the darker parts, and the same blue as her normal shirt for the lighter parts.Â
</p><p>Crap, now I want to try to draw that...
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<p>Given that, when she had to wear Air Nomad robes, they were just normal Air Nomad robes, I'd say as they normally would.
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<div class="quote"><i>RosenDrache wrote:
"Without the wings" would just make it a regular staff. The distinguishing feature of "the old staff" besides its use as a weapon in airbending was its function as a glider, which is rendered obsolete by the wingsuits worn by the Air Nation in Book 4. <p>It's not necessarily a bad idea - but it's nothing new either. </p> </i></div>
<p>Thanks for your honesty:)Â Now that I think about, it makes more sense to use regular staffs. Again thanks!
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"Without the wings" would just make it a regular staff. The distinguishing feature of "the old staff" besides its use as a weapon in airbending was its function as a glider, which is rendered obsolete by the wingsuits worn by the Air Nation in Book 4. <p>It's not necessarily a bad idea - but it's nothing new either. </p> </i></div>
<p>Thanks for your honesty:)Â Now that I think about, it makes more sense to use regular staffs. Again thanks!
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<div class="quote"><i>EosOfTheDawn wrote:
I know, I just find it sad. I understand that they have to move with the times and everything, but it makes me cross that Jinora and Meelo stopped bothering with the hair customs they'd been raised on their whole lives.</i></div>
<p>To start with, women never shaved their entire heads after they recieved the arrows, well, not in Aang's time. </p><p>The wing suits were done out of neccessity, when all the trouble is over, I suspect they'll return to robes. </p>
I know, I just find it sad. I understand that they have to move with the times and everything, but it makes me cross that Jinora and Meelo stopped bothering with the hair customs they'd been raised on their whole lives.</i></div>
<p>To start with, women never shaved their entire heads after they recieved the arrows, well, not in Aang's time. </p><p>The wing suits were done out of neccessity, when all the trouble is over, I suspect they'll return to robes. </p>
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<div class="quote"><i>Duke of Skibbington wrote:
<p>The wing suits were done out of neccessity, when all the trouble is over, I suspect they'll return to robes. </p> </i></div>
<p>I don't think they would discard the wingsuit because of it's use if anything I think it will be more of a hybrid style like Tenzin.
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<p>The wing suits were done out of neccessity, when all the trouble is over, I suspect they'll return to robes. </p> </i></div>
<p>I don't think they would discard the wingsuit because of it's use if anything I think it will be more of a hybrid style like Tenzin.
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<div class="quote"><i>Superbike10 wrote:
<div class="quote">Duke of Skibbington wrote:
<p>The wing suits were done out of neccessity, when all the trouble is over, I suspect they'll return to robes. </p> </i></div>
I don't think they would discard the wingsuit because of it's use if anything I think it will be more of a hybrid style like Tenzin.
</div> <p>Perhaps the standard robes will be for ceremonial purposes. Or the wingsuits will be reserved for combat. </p>
<div class="quote">Duke of Skibbington wrote:
<p>The wing suits were done out of neccessity, when all the trouble is over, I suspect they'll return to robes. </p> </i></div>
I don't think they would discard the wingsuit because of it's use if anything I think it will be more of a hybrid style like Tenzin.
</div> <p>Perhaps the standard robes will be for ceremonial purposes. Or the wingsuits will be reserved for combat. </p>
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<div class="quote"><i>Duke of Skibbington wrote:
<div class="quote">Superbike10 wrote:
<div class="quote">Duke of Skibbington wrote:
The wing suits were done out of neccessity, when all the trouble is over, I suspect they'll return to robes. </i></div>
I don't think they would discard the wingsuit because of it's use if anything I think it will be more of a hybrid style like Tenzin.
</div>Perhaps the standard robes will be for ceremonial purposes. Or the wingsuits will be reserved for combat. </div> <p>
The wingsuits isn't primarily made for combat it's for everyday use for airbenders to be used in flight without need of an airbender staff. So it's the modern version of a their glider. </p>
<div class="quote">Superbike10 wrote:
<div class="quote">Duke of Skibbington wrote:
The wing suits were done out of neccessity, when all the trouble is over, I suspect they'll return to robes. </i></div>
I don't think they would discard the wingsuit because of it's use if anything I think it will be more of a hybrid style like Tenzin.
</div>Perhaps the standard robes will be for ceremonial purposes. Or the wingsuits will be reserved for combat. </div> <p>
The wingsuits isn't primarily made for combat it's for everyday use for airbenders to be used in flight without need of an airbender staff. So it's the modern version of a their glider. </p>
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Will the new air benders still get tattoos. I know jinora got them but it just looked like they finished their training in book 3 and then roamed the earth kingdom.
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<p>I think the glider suits were added only because they look so kickass, and the show's creators need gimmicks like that to hold our interest in an otherwise disappointing 4th season. But I would imagine that other Air Nomad/Acolyte traditions would fall by the wayside in light of the fact that the new airbenders are coming from such vastly different cultures. Vegetarianism, head-shaving, tattooing, segregation of the sexes, and many other practices would probably become optional choices. On the other hand, I would bet that Tenzin would insist that some remain, such as the principle of nonviolence. Whether future airbenders would heed this advice is another question.
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