Avatar the Last Airbender

[lord_khaine]

Here's something to talk about: The Dark Horse comics. There's been a leak of a good enough chunk so that you can get a bearing on the plot. Obviously, Spoilers ahoy

Thanks for the link, especaly the part where Toph teaches Katare the meaning of oogie were hilariius

[Dr.Epic]

Thanks for the link, especaly the part where Toph teaches Katare the meaning of oogie were hilariius

What is oogie, and do I really want to know?

[Balain]

I love the show can't wait for the new series. The movie was okay.

My girlfriend saw the movie before the shows and loved the movie.

[Dr.Epic]

The movie was okay.

My girlfriend saw the movie before the shows and loved the movie.

WHAT!?!?!?!? That film was awful. They crammed an entire season worth of plot and characterization into 100 minutes. And they failed at that. Also, the acting was horrible. M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender is one of the worst films I ever saw.

[Hiro Protagonest]

WHAT!?!?!?!? That film was awful. They crammed an entire season worth of plot and characterization into 100 minutes. And they failed at that. Also, the acting was horrible. M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender is one of the worst films I ever saw.

"But the effects were decent."

[AtlanteanTroll]

*twitches* I just saw the Korra Trailer, finally. *twitches* Can. Not. Wait.

Am wondering why she was shown doing so much friebending though, she's Water Tribe, is she not?

[Mutant Sheep]

*twitches* I just saw the Korra Trailer, finally. *twitches* Can. Not. Wait.

Am wondering why she was shown doing so much friebending though, she's Water Tribe, is she not?

Firebending is the most visually impressive kind. (Except for Aang's little silver-donut trick.) And it's scarier. And also cooler. And the fact that fire being thrown around is better in every imaginable way to throwing water at somebody.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Firebending is the most visually impressive kind. (Except for Aang's little silver-donut trick.) And it's scarier. And also cooler.

Ice is just as cool as fire.

[Hiro Protagonest]

Ice is just as cool as fire.

I don't think there are rivers or streams in the middle of a city street.

And fire is hot. That's why Zuko and Mako are both firebenders.

[AtlanteanTroll]

I don't think there are rivers or streams in the middle of a city street.

Sewers.

And fire is hot. That's why Zuko and Mako are both firebenders.

BRAIN BLEACH!

[Hiro Protagonest]

BRAIN BLEACH!

Dammit, I have to look hard for implications when posting.

[Mutant Sheep]

Dammit, I have to look hard for implications when posting.

What implications?

[Hiro Protagonest]

What implications?

Not entirely sure, only have a rough idea.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Not entirely sure, only have a rough idea.

Clear enough.

[Dr.Epic]

"But the effects were decent."

Don't even compare that inverse play to the massive fail M. Night Shyamalan made. Tear bending was a thousand times better than that film.

[AtlanteanTroll]

Tear bending was a thousand times better than that film.

That would imply tearbending existed.

[kamikasei]

Am wondering why she was shown doing so much friebending though, she's Water Tribe, is she not?

The cycle goes water -> earth -> fire -> air. As a Water Tribe Avatar, she would have grown up learning waterbending, then learned earthbending after learning she was the Avatar, and at the time the show starts have most recently mastered firebending, the one most against her natural inclinations. So I imagine there may well be an element of "WOOOOO I CAN SET YOU ON FIRE AHAHAHAHAAA", er, I mean, indulging in (or legitimately practicing) a difficult skill only just acquired.

Also, showing her firebending makes her more immediately visually distinguishable from Katara and flags her as the Avatar.

Ice is just as cool as fire.

For destruction, it will suffice.

[Knaight]

For destruction, it will suffice.

I still don't see why that poem is as praised as it is.

[John Cribati]

Concerning Korra's over/use of firebending:

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Note: There are actual, incredibly spoilery things in the box.

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Seriously, don't complain about me spoiling you.

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A lot of the firebending we see in the trailer, especially the scenes where she's in the armor? Those are actual clips from her firebending training.

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Also, Korra's apparently been Earth and Firebending since she was 6-8 years old, which is why she's mastered so much at 16/17.

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Finally, Katara is still alive, and apparently Korra's issue is that she can only see the physical aspects of bending, not the spiritual (Note that in the intro, her waterbending's actually kind of sloppy)

[Jahkaivah]

Concerning Korra's over/use of firebending:

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Note: There are actual, incredibly spoilery things in the box.

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Seriously, don't complain about me spoiling you.

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A lot of the firebending we see in the trailer, especially the scenes where she's in the armor? Those are actual clips from her firebending training.

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Also, Korra's apparently been Earth and Firebending since she was 6-8 years old, which is why she's mastered so much at 16/17.

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Finally, Katara is still alive, and apparently Korra's issue is that she can only see the physical aspects of bending, not the spiritual (Note that in the intro, her waterbending's actually kind of sloppy)

Sounds like you've seen the clip I refrained from linking to.

I imagine another reason for favouring fire bending might just be because Korra can't be arsed to carry a jug of water around with her everywhere she goes.

[DeafnotDumb]

Personally, I suspect she just likes fire. It rather suits her personality.

[The_Admiral]

From what i heard, she acts like a saner scout

[AtlanteanTroll]

Also, showing her firebending makes her more immediately visually distinguishable from Katara and flags her as the Avatar.

Good point, hadn't thought of that.

[Flickerdart]

There's no reason for an Avatar to prefer his original element over any of the others. Aang's over-reliance on Airbending was likely due to the fact that he had to rush his other bending styles, and wasn't very good with them outside of his Avatar State. Once Korra masters Airbending, though, she would be wise to spam it, because it's not a common technique and people she fights wouldn't have a counter to it.

[Dr.Epic]

That would imply tearbending existed.

Of course it exists! Just like how Toph uses sonic waves from his month to see people. Perfect sense!

[Jahkaivah]

Tearbending exists, but the only known master of the art is too busy trying to kill his mother to teach anyone.

[AtlanteanTroll]

There's no reason for an Avatar to prefer his original element over any of the others.

They've been using it longer. They'll be better trained, even if they are proficient in the other styles.

[Hiro Protagonest]

They've been using it longer. They'll be better trained, even if they are proficient in the other styles.

...Not really. Korra hasn't been practicing just waterbending 'til she was 16.

[endoperez]

The cycle for Aang went Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Korra has the same cycle, except it starts from Water. That means she has mastered Fire just before the events of the new series start.

If I had just learned to SHOOT FIRE OUT OF MY FISTS, you know what? I'd be perfectly happy shooting fire out of my fists. If someone doesn't like it, I'd throw some fire his way. :D

[kamikasei]

...Not really. Korra hasn't been practicing just waterbending 'til she was 16.

Eh?

I was under the impression that was exactly how it went for Avatars; they grow up as benders in their home nation, then at 16 learn they're the Avatar and start training in other elements. Are you saying Korra didn't learn waterbending growing up, or that she learned the other elements before turning 16? And in either case, on what basis? (Spoilers?)