All posts by Ifnsman
Ah, coming back here more than a decade later. Didn't think there'd be another reply.
At any rate, I still agree with the notion that killing him would've resolved nothing. Several others have already called his "a fate worse than death" ~ an apt descriptor.
^I wouldn't say "no problem". Korra struggled with Air for the longest time, and this series' definition of "mastery" requires more than just getting the hang of the physical aspect.
It definitely remains arguable that several of these Avatars just didn't know certain methods that could've helped them at the time (like "energy-bending"), or that certain events simply weren't their fault (partially or totally).
But I still remain convinced to this very day that it's either Aang or Kuruk who're the true "worst" among the Avatars.
Mai forever.
Ah yes, Strangerbending, which allows you to manipulate upside-down objects.
That moment in the show (first time I watched it back in 2014) honestly did feel like a cheap "defeat = reconciliation" or "might makes right" moment. :P
Suyin deserved to lose their personal duel. But of course it had to be about her personal freedom & rise to independence VS. Lin focusing too much on her job & imposing her will.
Amon was a bloodbender, whom Korra ultimately defeated after miraculously learning Airbending; ultimately exposing him as a sham to the "Equalist" cause.
I agree that Korra allowed [what Unalaq did] to happen a little too easily, but in Korra's defense? There was literally no wisdom from past Avatars to offer on how to confront "Dark Avatars" before the connection was cut. Unalaq did take out Raava, but not permanently; she & Vaatu are always eventually reborn within each other.
I doubt most people outside of the Red Lotus (or White Lotus) were even aware of what mercury could do; much less whether it could be metalbent. Korra later needed the imprisoned Zaheer's help to convince herself to let go of [fear of what could've been] in order to remove the remaining mercury poisoning in her body.
^I highly doubt Aang would've fared better in that kind of situation, especially since he was also deliberately pushed into the Avatar State before being struck down by Azula.
Literally no Avatar has ever been shown to be a true one-person army, though. Not even Kyoshi or Roku. This isn't "Dynasty Warriors: Avatar".
*Nostalgia for old Toonami days*
Van Flyheight's favorite fruit.
Papaya.
@I'm not nermal *Flashbacks of Zoids: Chaotic Century*
Hey, you're free to believe that if you wish. However, this unfortunately doesn't change the fact that you haven't refuted anything stated.
Though yes, I agree with @HammerOfThor
This discussion already ended back when I mentioned "rocks" & "minerals" being words used in explaining Earthbending.
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Good luck "winning" when you haven't even produced an actual evidence-based counterargument.
Since clay & the pro-bending discs hadn't already been mentioned, I would call that constructive. So I determine that you must have a warped definition of what's "constructive".
No-one cares whether Avatar will ever "talk about the periodic table". Everyone cares about the fact that Calcium is technically "earth" by Avatar's vague definition.
We already have people bending crystals, so arguing against the 5th most common "earth" is an ultimately ephemeral affair.
But here's another point: Earthbenders can even bend clay (which is made of different concentrations of calcium, potassium, & sodium depending on the type). The rock discs used in pro-bending are made of hardened clay.
So at this point, I'm never going to buy any counterargument that Earthbenders "can't" possibly bonebend.
Unless you have a source to link for us, you're obviously lying. :P
True. Even I will admit that it's subjective.
The very fact that it can be argued as possible, however (in my eyes), is proof that it's possible.
And there's no way that the series' writers haven't considered something like it.
@Zealous Gamer And? They do mention minerals & rocks as part of Earthbending's explanation. Calcium is "earth" because it fit's Avatar's definition of it.
No point keeping up this futile argument just to specifically downplay bonebending as a possibility.
I'm sure you don't speak for him, unless he's an alt account of yours.
@Robert Djr Sure, why not! XD
@Zealous Gamer Unfortunately [or fortunately], calcium is part of the earth.