<div class="quote"><i>Hanabi-chan wrote:
Firebending can heat metal. Iroh once used it to heat his shackles.</i></div>
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But he only heated it, like he did to his tea. It would be far better if he melted his handcuffs so he could run instead of jump around like a kangaroo. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>Neo Bahamut wrote:
<div class="quote">Actually, no. It has been confirmed by the creators that genetics are not involved in bending.</i></div>
That is completely untrue. They referred to it as genetic multiple times. I wrote a thing about it. <p>
</p> <div class="quote"><i>But genetics in the Avatar world only get the say on what they look like. Just like in our world.</i></div>
This is also not true. Personality traits & physical abilities are also heritable. </div> <p>Actually, it has been said that spirituality is what opens the bending for a person. The Lion Turtles once opened up all the chi paths in a person's body. Giving him/her access to the elements (though the bending arts themselves were later on taught by dragons, bison, badger moles and the moon spirit at some point after the humans stopped living on the Lion Turtles. Before that, people didn't really know how to bend the elements, they just knew how to wield them). So spiritual energies determine whether a person is a bender or not, and spiritual connections determine how powerful the bender is. But it depends on where the bender is from to determine what kind of bender he/she is and especially the environment which the element bases on (and the nations each have specific element based on their geographical location. For example, firebenders come from the Fire Nation because that land is extremely hot and firebenders have much affinity with hot areas). Of course, bending does also pass down to offsprings if they are also blessed by the spiritual auras of their parents. But sometimes people are born benders without having any lines of benders in their families. </p><p>But I'm tired of this. This topic was about Kiyi's possible bending abilities and we now know for certain that she is a firebender. End of discussion. </p>

<p>I can't make you read what I posted, but there really isn't a point in acting like you're "correcting" me when you clearly didn't even read it. Mike & Bryan are quoted multiple times as saying that bending has a genetic basis, as in according to the interviewer they literally used the word "genetic." I also cite my source in that post. </p><p>Oh, also, traits can skip generations & we don't have detailed enough information on most characters to know for sure that they don't have bender relatives. Indeed, given Mike's & Bryan's comments, we can actually rule what you said out, with the exception of the original human benders & possibly those given airbending by Harmonic Convergence. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>Neo Bahamut wrote:
I can't make you read what I posted, but there really isn't a point in acting like you're "correcting" me when you clearly didn't even read it. Mike & Bryan are quoted multiple times as saying that bending has a genetic basis, as in according to the interviewer they literally used the word "genetic." I also cite my source in that post. <p>Oh, also, traits can skip generations & we don't have detailed enough information on most characters to know for sure that they don't have bender relatives. Indeed, given Mike's & Bryan's comments, we can actually rule what you said out, with the exception of the original human benders & possibly those given airbending by Harmonic Convergence. </p> </i></div>
<p>They've also said in other interviews and comic-cons things that support my statement about bending. But like I said, this conversation has no point anymore since this thread has already reached a conclusion. If you want to continue arguing, fine. But you'll have to argue with someone else then. Because I've already told you the source of bending and you don't want to believe it and it's obvious you're not going to. So goodbye. </p>

<p>No, you told me something that you <i>claim</i> the writers said, even though you've given no actual <i>evidence</i>, & I actually have a source that <i>contradicts</i> what you claim. </p><p>You have this backwards. I'M the one giving YOU evidence that you refuse to acknowledge because it doesn't say what you want us to think. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>Neo Bahamut wrote:
No, you told me something that you <i>claim</i> the writers said, even though you've given no actual <i>evidence</i>, & I actually have a source that <i>contradicts</i> what you claim. <p>You have this backwards. I'M the one giving YOU evidence that you refuse to acknowledge because it doesn't say what you want us to think. </p> </i></div>
<p>Read what I just said a few replies ago. </p>

<p>There's no sign that <i>Legend of Korra</i> has changed the hereditary aspect of bending in any way, but other than that, what about it? </p>

<p>I am not sure if you interpreted my comment correctly @Neo Bahamut. </p><p>Anyways, the type of bending depends on the heritage which hence depends on the genes. I think that non-benders parents can have kids who can do bending. Because it was stated in an original draft by the creators. (They had written stuffs on it such as the animals in Avatar universe will be a mix of two animals from Real Universe. ). You better search for it and you will know. </p><p>it is likely Kiyi might attain bending but given that her spiritual connection is weaker it is also highly likely she may not. </p>

<p>You don't even have to go any further than ATLA Book 1 to see that two non-benders can produce a bender: KATARA. Both parents are nonbenders, she's a waterbender.  </p>

<div class="quote"><i>DrachenRitter42 wrote:
You don't even have to go any further than ATLA Book 1 to see that two non-benders can produce a bender: KATARA. Both parents are nonbenders, she's a waterbender. </i></div>
<p>Lol. </p>