Every Toph Earthbending Moment Ever ⛰ | Avatar: The Last Airbender

[@Roshenakthar]

Toph not only waits and listens, but also she uses the most effective attacking and defending /counter-attack techniques during the fights, with minimal physical effort.

[@lionsenkei1621]

Fax

[@ewa07r]

Toph is just build different

[@joemammon6149]

maybe she embodies the taoist concept of wuwei - getting stuff done with minimum amount of effort.

[@taijisyxom6888]

this noise is so awkward: 10:50

[@TheSequimKid]

When you watch Zuko fight Azula, he does the same thing. He uses the minimum amount of movement to counter.

[@seanlockwood5699]

I love how she is the youngest and smallest of all characters yet she is the most scary as far as talent and confidence. Putting her in any fight changes the odds. My favorite character.

[@wlopace1015]

Toph is like : no matter how many earthbender enemies there are, I'll win.

[@rostislavslihacs3166]

Toph - All army of BasingSey? That's all what you got?

[@oOohio]

But she is tied with Bumi:)

[@InSalteD0ne]

Toph cas it sounds like Tough)

[@eduardocavalcantemagalhaes5727]

​@jeo8287mas ela nem estava batalhando, ela até dobrou a areia mas estava segurando o castelo que rstaca afundando por causa de um espirito ancestral, era salvar a gaang ou o appa, não tinha nem quem vencer

[@froilanflorentino1252]

​@jeo8287 they've ran away from her after subduing Appa.

[@trumpatier]

The attention to detail in this show is phenomenal. At 7:58, Appa is lifting himself up on the elevator so as to not make it too heavy for Toph/Aang to lift quickly.

[@tastyparts]

well yeah you're right but I think he's actually helping them lift it as part of the team :)

[@trumpatier]

@@tastyparts I dunno, he's not grabbing onto the platform

[@tastyparts]

i noticed that right after making my comment I think you're right!@@trumpatier

[@hemmojito]

Wow

[@Allen-R]

aww

[@RdnFikri]

Toph is literally the personality of Earthbender. After Aang learned how to earthbend, his fighting style completely changed.

[@BlackMumbaYT]

He fights like he's blind like Toph.

[@jerrybowman9530]

He fights like Toph because Toph is the one that taught him

[@koek1122]

16:15 that level of creativity is what most writers dream of. The set the rules for this universe and then put in a character that abides by those rules and still absolutely destroys. She literally made a metal harness completely surrounding her body since she doesnt need to see which makes her invulnerable and starts annhhilating everyone in that room. goosebumps

[@willmorris8198]

I think this could also be considered the greatest metal ending feat of both ATLA and LOK. I don't think even kuvira could bend that high volume of metal with such power and precision.

[@BluDaFloof]

You also gotta think, she’s bending both her suit and the ship at the same time. Not to mention reacting accordingly. She was using 110% of her cognitive ability.

[@ghostderazgriz]

Technically a rock shield would be stronger here. Metal, especially iron or steel, would absorb more energy from fire and melt the skin off her bones. Fortunately, the writers knew to not exaggerate this shield. She uses it to block single strikes and not sustained exposure. It works as a light weight armor, and unlike rock, holds its shape when bent so probably requires less focus and makes her more mobile, allowing her to be off the ground and jump, which rock armor doesn't allow, at least it's never shown to. Overall a very grounded well choreographed fight that displays her complete understanding of the element, and not just a raw power buff scene.

[@sanibako1968]

​@ghostderazgriz but she was live bending it since she's moving it not with physical strength but pure bending. I don't even know the lvl one would be to just constantly bend to appear to work normally and she's jumping around in it. At this point she's not even thinking, she's just bending by the feeling of it.

[@ZanAzoth]

@@ghostderazgriz A potential defense is if the metal on the firebenders ships were, fireproof, as they themselves use fire. But not explode proof, that's different (... I think)

[@qaisarjavaid9459]

3:32 Can we talk about the fact that she managed for a short time to prevent an ENTIRE huge and enormous multi-storey library from sinking??? And this even with her own powers

[@Kizito311]

She's amazing. Literally the hope of the avatar team.

[@limo1324]

I was just thinking about this and it might even be more than that, he’s not just trying to bury the library. He’s trying to fully leave the physical world and take everything to another realm of existence and Toph puts a stop to it. Probably the most impressive act of non avatar earthbending shown onscreen.

[@OperationWanderlust]

All of the benders in the Gaang are particularly strong. Toph is the strongest earth bender ever, Katara was the strongest water bender of her time, and Aang was the youngest avatar.

[@bananawithaknife]

@@limo1324 Well... Slowed it down, but hey, even that's still one of the most impressive feat in the franchise.

[@limo1324]

@@bananawithaknife I see where you are coming from but I would argue that she does actually bring it to a stop at least once but she has to let go to fight the sandbenders which leads to an overall slowed decent but implies that a focused Toph would have enough power to hold it in place for at least a while.

[@kunopumpernikkel215]

Simply put: Best Avatar character, ever. No contest!

[@zarkahmed3199]

Iroh and zuko

[@Kemuael378]

Second to Azula

[@zarkahmed3199]

@@Kemuael378 actually 4th to iroh, zuko, and azula

[@Kemuael378]

@@zarkahmed3199 In your Opinion

[@zarkahmed3199]

@@Kemuael378 obviously

[@jackroyaltea5034]

Toph is a menace and I love her for it. She is chaos. She does what ever she wants. She’s capable and the best. I wish more shows wrote women this well.

[@scottydu81]

You CAN do GirlBoss characters right. The writer just has to be willing to let her be wrong sometimes, have moments of weakness, and at times look foolish.

[@vivaespana9390]

​@@scottydu81 Yeah. It's a balance of being powerful yet having flaws. Very rare to see that kind of girlboss character these days

[@yairee4438]

​@@vivaespana9390 That applies to characters in general. Nobody likes a tuff untouchable character. Probably why some people don't like superman that much well beside his weakness to cryptonite

[@hectorbabantojr.9073]

Sokka: It's so dark in here, I can't see a thing Togh: Oh no! What a nightmare! This line kills me 😂😂😂

[@PedroLuisVegadelaRosa]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jenn6473]

Sokkas “sorry” makes it even funnier 🤣

[@SantanaBanana47]

This show is actually hilarious

[@aarongregory4980]

My favorite joke in the series lol. Truthfully all the blind jokes toph make get me every time.

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

Genius!

[@technoch1ef]

2:16 I like how Toph just throws some dust at Azula

[@luisrocha2460]

So it makes a dust explosion when she instinctively counter-attacks

[@unwantedscrub]

​@luisrocha2460 truly a 200 IQ attention to detail

[@tss3393]

Pocket sand!

[@MoyaBrennan6825]

Wrong timestamp buddy. This is it 2:10

[@alucardmorningstar2296]

​@@MoyaBrennan6825it's 2:13 right?

[@AliciaQuality]

I like how at 5:45 even though they're bending the same substance, Toph is using an earth bending stance and Katara is using water bending. I know it's because it's water and dirt (mud) but it's so cool.

[@milescrockett646]

Toph is the Ubermensch. She's the greatest, and she knows it. She fails, but she always gets back up, and always tries to be better. She oozes confidence and calls her shots. She's compassionate, curious, and creative. She's snarky but has a heart of gold.

[@Nyxxeonn]

The details as well as the sound design for the earth bending is just so perfect

[@Jacob-yv9kq]

Does anyone else find 10:45 so satisfying for some reason?

[@kevin9794]

Yes!!

[@biz1boom]

While everyone else is flying from the explosion, Toph is already finding her footing to launch a counter attack. It speaks to the ferocity and tenacity of her character. Even though she is seemingly outmatched at the moment, she still shows incredible courage.

[@hemmojito]

@@biz1boomalso the movements are just cool

[@antidepressantscale4675]

Extremely common Toph W

[@algoshosdigitalplayground2226]

@@biz1boomwell… earthbenders are frustratingly stubborn and enduring. Plus, the entire philosophy of Earthbending’s Jing system is waiting for the perfect counterattack.

[@iam.7509]

1:56 my personal favourite 😂

[@妃廬詩裳乃汰]

She dirt-bending to move Sokka :)

[@mrblueblood4917]

Sokka's reaction makes it funnier lol

[@VeniVidiVici..]

I love that after Aang learned earthbending from Toph he started sleeping on the ground like she did

[@bhume7535]

Didn't he always do that? He's a monk.

[@AlmaPalomino11]

I remember that Aang slept in Apa

[@Uncodemode]

im so glad we grew up on this show.

[@scottydu81]

13:54 Best use of the _spoink_ sound effect

[@PatrickPease]

Style points for sure

[@Brex10]

16:20 imagine being those fire benders, that has got to be terrifying, especially her crawling on the roof like that

[@A-Man2011]

Imagine a 3 foot goblin inside a metal suit crawling on your ceiling that has got to be terrifying

[@gheata_playz874]

I love she's earthbending while some others are just throwing rocks at her

[@mauriciomongoy2025]

The original idea was Toph being the Avatar, but no one wanted a 3 episodes tv series.

[@zaeerinko1787]

😭😭😭😂

[@shdsfGray]

"Oh no.. what a nightmare!" Got me ROFL

[@WindowPains]

She will always be my favourite character.

[@JujuSenju]

I still think toph holding up that library is the greatest scene of strength in this show.

[@shikaii9912]

I hate how Toph was not included in major fights where she could've prevented a lot of things (i.e. if Toph was present at the Azula + Zuko vs Aang + Katara fight, I have no doubts in mind that she could've prevented Azula's lightning strike to Aang, and they may have even captured both Azula and Zuko right then and there, but no, of course she's not there. And Toph is on par with every agile character on the show, not because of her agility, but because of her seismic sense (her reflexes and reaction time is unrivaled), she was even beating Mai and Ty Lee, which further proves that she can actually fight against agile characters (mind you, Ty Lee is arguably the most agile in the series).

[@MatthewJamesKalasky]

3:20 Holding the ENTIRE library up like that, and 8:16 discovering Metal Bending are the best.

[@3VO7V3]

I love that when she is messing with the space rock she turns it into the nickelodeon logo

[@dragoncaptain678]

Oh yeah. She does do that. Never noticed that

[@EthanMemphis-bs4mt]

AH no wonder it looks familiar

[@nonnemo819]

Omg, I’ve seen that part so many times, and never realized that’s what it was 😂

[@lilhuncho7543]

Toph is not an earth bender, she's the earth 🌎

[@mich_thedev]

Simply put 😂

[@mrcak2]

Mother earth

[@X.Draxius]

The choreography in this show has to be among the best I've ever seen

[@TenzinPhelps]

i just realized TOPH in Tibetan language means "strong". 😮😮😮

[@raynemarie4]

It's Toph because it sounds like "tough"

[@TenzinPhelps]

@@raynemarie4 i didn't say that's the only explanation. ATLA has few tibetan names in it, like tenzin, pema, korra. so it could also be wordplay.

[@raynemarie4]

@@TenzinPhelps Oh I was referencing from the Ember Island Play episode! LOL

[@c4sualcycl0ps48]

As someone who goes by “Toph” (it’s literally a part of my given name) and has been partially blind since birth, This is awesome!

[@talisemo2318]

In Hebrew it means ‘drum’

[@julianreddick8354]

She was broken when she first invented metal bending. There was no earth bender outside of bumi who could defeat her

[@icebread123]

Bruh, imagine if she learned Lava Bending too.

[@KFCMAN91]

@@icebread123 Probably could if she knew it was a possibility, but I don't think she saw lava bending

[@icebread123]

@@KFCMAN91 She has seen it, in the comics she met a boy who learned it & trained him at her academy.

[@ravengreen8739]

Bumi earth bending with his chin while in metal which separated him and he couldn't bend shows his mastery.

[@nonnemo819]

I don’t think even Bumi could beat her, tbh. For one thing, in all his life, he never learned to metalbend, while Toph figured out how to do it as a literal child.

[@Wind-qh1yq]

1:55 ITS SO CUTE when she says "WHAT"😂 Toph Is Wonderful Amazing Character in ANIME HISTORY The Voice, Her Actions, the Earthbending, the Style, the comedy I miss her In the Comics and also in Avatar 😔😔 I hope they understand this and Make movie Story for TOPH

[@wedding6515]

isnt it insane that toph never lost a fight and never got hurt during the whole show?

[@redshot5403]

She was hurt when zuko burned her feet

[@jonafangk1288]

​@@redshot5403that ain't a fight

[@redshot5403]

@@jonafangk1288 but she got hurt

[@jonafangk1288]

@@redshot5403 not on a fight.. Even her feelings get hurt many times

[@aromalja9861]

Still weaker than avtar and gara beat her

[@kduhbs2409]

2:50 had me crying aangs face 😂

[@alucardmorningstar2296]

3:03 3:11 the cutest 😂😂

[@therainbowpoopp]

Wow! Nice spot. I didn't even notice that. They fixed it with her metal suit in the airship though

[@Al_Moula]

10:41 Nickelodeon channel logo 😮

[@_settgaming]

dude...

[@Caminopoi66]

Isn’t she just the coolest!? The way she fights so smooth but also rugged, and the confidence she can show in her bending. But also, the scene of her trying to earthbend the sand to stop them from stealing Appa while also trying to stop the library from sinking. But that’s not even my favourite part of it. It’s the fact that they already left halfway through but she still tried to attack them.

[@ogcellus7225]

13:50 straight assassin

[@zachlewis9751]

The speed at which she goes from inventing metal bending and barely being able to *bend* metal to being able to fully bend metal as easily as rock is just awesome. Adaptive, powerful, inventive, funny, blind.

[@veyron4013]

Toph carried the entire Atla show, change my mind

[@nikolamatejic7596]

What about Appa?

[@silverthegrandkaiju]

Don't forget about everyone's favorite uncle

[@Karomix3]

Zuko also carried it.

[@aoto8897]

They all carried it, which really shows how amazing the characters are.

[@marktwayne9796]

The fact that season 1 was still great when Toph was still non-existent proves you wrong. But I agree it became a thousand times better when she joined.

[@dimas44444]

The thing I love about Toph, is that she's not just throwing earth. Unlike earthbending in Legend of Korra

[@ercanunsalerturk6138]

I believe in the period of Korra most of the talented earthbenders switched to metalbending.

[@xcept1281]

Most Earth bending in LOK were metal bending which I love how they use it

[@surendart3133]

Toph moves always impressive

[@yumark5800]

2:50 I find it funny how she still makes an opening for her eyes even though she can’t see…. XD

[@realchezboi]

Fun Fact: This was a mistake made from the storyboard/keys to the final product, with the original concept being that she put a hole for her mouth so she can breath, but they instead gave the gap for her eyes, which looks cool but doesn’t make sense lol

[@summerrose7650]

Toph is the goat. All time favorite Avatar character and there's no close second

[@jonafangk1288]

Iroh and Toph are my fav

[@simplyknight1871]

One of the many things i appreciated about Aang was how he let everyone contribute. He never felt the need to be everything. it shows in how he let Toph dominate in earth bending even after he learnt it.

[@srisudharsrinivasan8336]

Cant wait to see her in live action! The group fight is going to be awesome! All hail Melon lord !

[@MuhammadFarhan-es1so]

toph is a true legend!! 🔥

[@bananascity]

the metalbending episode is so far toph's coolest scene ever

[@Amsosorryscotty]

8:08 but toph, there is no war in be sing se.

[@Simpfodouma]

Best avatar character ever

[@10Bitti]

I love how she makes only small movements while fighting in the arena but she’s still completely unstoppable

[@MaruBi8]

She is just my favorite character ever!! Powerful, sassy, amazing!

[@lain-yl9ss]

Toph you rule!!

[@temttopey6465]

Yeah she does, ahead of Bumi. No doubt.

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

She most certainly does.

[@Trustee-of-The-Most-High]

Without toph everyone would have died in this show 😳

[@airyballoon]

1:57 when she just casually moves the earth beneath sokka 🤣 Makes me lol everytime

[@Master0ogway]

Toph is the type of girl who will challenge all the nations and still win 😂😂

[@wanderingsailor-sh6mi]

I'm gonna fight 'em off A four nation army couldn't hold me back...

[@owlnachos8496]

I’m glad they added the toph from the play

[@Wind-qh1yq]

8:50 - 9:04 ITS WONDERFUL MOMENT of Earthbending Wave

[@Bigreek100]

OMG I've been trying to think of who'd best dub Kagura from Gintama and it's Toph's VA. Toph is the answer😵‍💫

[@goddabouche]

I don’t think ppl realize how much toph saved them. To me she was the best bender in the series🤷🏾‍♂️ my opinion

[@pedrooliveirasantos6699]

I think talent wise she was at the top, but I think iron and ozai topped her, but that’s the point, those two were some of the most talented benders of their generation and they were only better because they already have years of experience. Prime toph is likely the best earthbender ever and best bender of her generation(maybe ever)

[@clonnlijinhlong2713]

​@@pedrooliveirasantos6699 I don't think they actually do. Because Ozai wasn't even a great bender... he's just VERY powerful. Iroh is very powerful and skilled due to his understanding of bending. However, Toph doesn't need to understand other bending styles because her style is the only style that matters.....she used the perfect style and techniques for bending....she used earthbending as it was supposed to be...even in Iroh's teaching, if you listen to it, when he talks about earthbending, all of those are represented by Toph. And hey, she was taught by the original bender...you know...the beings who are the true master of the bending. So I don't think ANYONE is above her skill on their own respective elements. Not saying she will beat anyone...But in terms of being a master on your own elements. She's second to none.

[@pedrooliveirasantos6699]

@@clonnlijinhlong2713 i don’t really understand what you meant about the part of saying “she doesn’t need to understand other bending styles”, this was never brought into the discussion, but about the rest of what you said, I sort of see what you are talking about, she has a deep rooted understanding of her bending, it’s like she understands the very nature of her bending better than other benders such as ozai, right? In this regard I agree, however on this perspective I still believe iroh beats her in mastery at the time of the end of the war because him as well has learned bending with the original benders, having years to hone it, and no one has described how fire bending is truly supposed to be done better than iroh either, so although toph has all atributes that make her a perfect earthbender, so does iroh as a firebender and in reality, I don’t think there isn’t any firebender that showed up or was mentioned that could be better than iroh in deep understanding of fire bending, with the only exception maybe being Roku.

[@aromalja9861]

​@@pedrooliveirasantos6699No avtar is most talented

[@LinkIsAPothead]

Toph is straight up THE best character in this whole show. Hands down from beginning to end she is number 1

[@GonAlmighty]

Her opening the door in that firenation blimp and turning it to her armor is her greatest move.

[@zikroawisdom6231]

Toph is, and will always be my favorite ❤🪨⛰️

[@sierrajohnson717]

12:45 I JUST noticed she’s wearing fake shoes as part of her Fire Nation disguise. I love

[@sierrajohnson717]

12:40

[@AshrunMod]

The true reincarnation of Kyoshi.

[@mensoree]

Her seismic sensing is actually the coolest thing ever

[@mafius4530]

Am I the only one who doesn’t understand how people aren’t completely shocked that Toph can Metalbend? Like, arguably the most powerful ability in the world that has never been done before, and everyone is just like ‘Oh, so this little blind girl can do it, anyways…’

[@fujiwaranonekobiodrando1257]

yeah they're too calm

[@Refletionsx]

toph is my favorite character, I love her attitude tbh

[@BrandonPettitt-bw1mj]

Toph has got to be the most powerful and talented and most impressive Earthbender ever she truly is the greatest Earthbender ever.

[@khanhkhanh1060]

Toph is so cool! I love her, my favourite character

[@hera7884]

Toph and Ming Hua will forever be my favorite animated Heroes. Hama is almost up there be she cray cray

[@NavodyaThathsarani-rb6oc]

My favourite character after Aang.❤❤

[@theparkourgamerplaysgames9312]

2:51 why does she make eye holes? She can’t even see😭

[@scottydu81]

Animators didnt know better. They were informed for future occasions

[@user-re8tc1dg3b]

I mean breathing is a reason

[@PatrickPease]

Toph turning into a xenomorph in the airship has to be terrifying

[@novryzal258]

Most talented earth bender, my favorite character in Avatar

[@jeremytung1632]

Earthbending is my favorite of the four disciplines and Toph is a big reason why.

[@rjhowtos4130]

Toph is truly amazing

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

Yes, yes she is.

[@carolinianperson7359]

12:41 Toph casually uses her bending to commit insurance fraud.

[@pprraapparra]

Too epic. The original series is too epic. The bending animation was superb. I remember toph despair when they were in the desert. Their challenge at the time wasnt a super strong enemy, but a variation of environment itself.

[@moronicalmeister]

Favorite bending form due entirely to the quick chops and jabs. As aggressive as fire bending, but no need for flow or follow-through

[@bangus4785]

Best earth bender ever

[@Pink_Jjeokeomi]

She's an absolute unit, I love her

[@RUGER5264]

That metal bending armor scene is just amazing

[@thatdudefromthefuture3346]

Toph is gentle, but firm in her fighting and bending.

[@devinthadude7420]

I like seeing Toph use her bending to cheat at gambling and extort people to 😂😂

[@righty-o3585]

Why does Tophs rock armor have a spot for her to see through?

[@rubylily1707]

Maybe for breathing?

[@devvfj]

To confuse her enemies

[@righty-o3585]

@@devvfjlol I'm not sure it would work that way. I think the animators just forgot that she was blind for a sec. 😜

[@stardusthaven]

Maybe to intimidate Aang? But that's just a guess haha.

[@niceboi6364]

Not that in the metal suit she doesn't do this because she could get her face burned.

[@temttopey6465]

7:47 what she did? Gave me goosebumps. I don’t know what you think of Bumi. I sure respect him also but Toph beifong is the greatest there is. No doubt. She’s my favorite character and she made me fell in love with the element as rough as it is.

[@realchezboi]

Or it just took a lot of power/concentration to do one big sweeping motion

[@3VO7V3]

12:40 The dude tries to run away💀 kids flossing insurance scams just hits😂

[@Thinkdomnomics]

Imagine Toph in an Avatar state.

[@rielart971]

Another kyoshi

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

OP pls nerf.

[@arindamkumar7725]

Toph was extremely powerful

[@ridwanullahhassan9964]

Toph needs a series of her own....the best in team avatar

[@MahatiRamkumar]

Aww man you forgot the: 🔊👹KEEP YOUR KNEES HIGH TWINKLETOES👹🔊

[@Pipinpadleopsicopolis]

3:40 this scene was so sad

[@zhefaloosia7953]

Toph invents metalbending to spite her parents even more.

[@shoqun6360]

Toph: nah, I'd win

[@syukrinasir3774]

15:29 - 16:04 Ember Island residents: What are those kids doing?

[@stilesstilinski9640]

Gaara was toph’s elder brother. I’d believe it

[@LuisMartinez-yo7ve]

She’s basically the might guy in this show. A true master indeed

[@asnawihutabarat1788]

One of the benders that i like the most..

[@scottyboy3057]

16:20 the best defense 😭😭😭