Unusual Bending Styles (Avatar)

[@micolash3253]

You forgot jeong jeong, who bends fire out of the ground and not from the body extension,employing a earthbender style. Absolutely master of firebending.

[@deviljho4260]

Micolash jeong jeong also uses firbending very offensively by using some water techniques. His firewall technique was like an earth bender

[@TheodoreBrosevelt]

You could definitely tell when the Sozins Comet came because the way he moved his arms to create fire walls had like a water bending motion to it

[@Amoradamian]

Yeah he is more of a water fire bender which could be explain by his own wish to be a water bender rather than a fire bender

[@justfajar5806]

He also pull the fire from ground like water bending movement

[@KitsunenoHibi]

That's true. Seeing a firebender generate fire from anywhere but their body is very strange. This makes Jeong Jeong not only unpredictable for his opponents, but makes his attacks so devastating when unleashed that he's nearly unstoppable when he gets going. Plus, he's so skilled, his movements have no telegraph; He doesn't act like a firebender. He'll drop into a traditional horse stance like an earthbender, then rotate and pump his arms like a waterbender, and then WOOSH! A wall of fire about twenty feet high rushes away, crossing water, without harming the forest. He's got insane control of his inner fire.

[@michaellooney7330]

For Toph it makes sense that she has her wrists bent in since she was not trained by human Earth Benders, but had been taught by the badgermoles, who dig by curling their paws, and thus their unretractable claws, towards themselves as they dig.

[@yamato6114]

Also I noticed she tends to direct most of her bending towards the ground, even more so than other Earthbenders who tend to focus straight ahead at their opponents. Makes sense because she can't actually see her opponent in front of her and has to rely on the ground to sense where they are.

[@phoebehorn4380]

I believe there’s a kind of martial arts that once you get another person into a certain position you can fight them blinded, Toph obviously was blind and this fighting style made more sense

[@irasac1]

@@phoebehorn4380 but she wasn't "blind" in a sense she can't see where her opponent is

[@asmanyvodsaspossible6494]

@@irasac1 yes she is still "blind." She is and always will be blind with and without her earthbending. Her earthbending is (i forgot the exact term so forgive me if i use the wrong on) an accessibility tool, much like a cane or guide dog.

[@irasac1]

@@asmanyvodsaspossible6494 no, in fact she has access to much more information than people who can see with their eyes.

[@tysonmaddox1090]

Technically aang did not initially have trouble with fire bending when he tried to learn it in book 1. Once he hurt katara and somewhat mentally blocked himself from learning it is when he had trouble.

[@krisyannuruha5147]

Yepz.. his oposite element is earth

[@camil-jr]

100% the element he struggled most with was earth on his own.

[@acer2164]

Just shush.

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

He didnt have trouble with the bending itself like he did with earth bending, what he had trouble with was the discipline to assert total control over the fire, which caused the accident

[@tysonmaddox1090]

@@Ezekiel_Allium true but if I remember the video correctly (and please correct me if I’m wrong) but it seemed like it was relating aang’s troubles with fire to his troubles with earth while those troubles came from different circumstances. Yes Aang had terrible discipline but he had bad discipline in the North Pole too when learning water bending so it’s not really a fire specific problem either

[@noswad6600]

I find it fascinating that the creators of Atla and Tlok demonstrated the overlap of the different elements in all the fights

[@s.s5933]

Same

[@va-24]

YAO D

[@realwillsmith599]

I think lavabending should have remained exclusive to the avatar, it uses rock and fire ending so it didn’t make sense for a rock bender to be able to change the temperature

[@Ethan-rl5kv]

@@realwillsmith599 It does just like how a water bender can turn water to ice and azula can make her fire blue their just changing the temperature through temp phasing Lava is molten rock so

[@Gisselle4529]

Well for Bolin, you could say that his parents were from different nations. His mother from the fire nation & his father from the earth nation. Bolin has a mixture of fire & earth in him.

[@zuko1569]

It is important to draw wisdom from many different places. If we take it from only one place, it becomes rigid and stale. Understanding others, the other elements, and the other nations will help you become whole. - Uncle Iroh

[@farhiamohamed6643]

U right u right

[@deviljho4260]

Zuzu someone needs to tell zaheer this

[@user-kz2dt8tz8e]

Iroh didnt say that ozai did

[@helloworld366]

@@user-kz2dt8tz8e Did you watch the show even- Iroh said it, not Ozai.

[@user-kz2dt8tz8e]

@@helloworld366 Ozai is zuko's uncle iroh is his grandfather

[@nickelacqua9958]

Ming Hua has a really cool method of water bending. I always thought she lost her arms at one point in time but she was actually born without them. she adapted her water bending not just as a combat method but as a tool to help her get through daily life. kinda like how Toph uses Earth bending as an extension of her senses.

[@Agiven32]

One thing that I always wondered about toph is does she constantly use the seismic sense or only occasionally I imagine it activates after every step she takes but idk

[@moai4110]

@@Agiven32 she said it's vibrations in the earth so its active whenever she touches the ground

[@mostlyimpulsive3462]

Okay but why is no one talking about HOW RIDICULOUSLY COMPREHENSIVE THIS IS??? The only thing that's missing is swamp benders!

[@tzizr2593]

That falls in the personal preference style

[@supersaltytea718]

What about combustion bending?

[@shaydanny9642]

SuperSaltyTea that would be hard to classify as I don’t think a firbender just happens to find out about combustion bending cause it takes harsh and concentrated training to master

[@mxtpo]

yeah also the fact that airbenders can use their breath to warm themselves, almost like zukos firebreath

[@s.w.126strawberry6]

Nathania Benita yesss

[@jsquareseaedits]

They forgot that one time uncle iroh tear bended us

[@0bsmain]

Appa too.

[@jsquareseaedits]

@@0bsmain awww man...

[@penciler38]

Tales of Ba Sing Se? Now I got the sniffles...

[@JSJay0099]

oh come on, now i have to cry again

[@goosekid3049]

Leaves from the vine, falling so slow, like tiny fragile shells, drifting in the foam. That line made me cry

[@drvissie]

About water/blood bending. Imagine: someone attacks you and you just drain all the water from their body. And then they just fall on the ground like a raisin.

[@sakesithole6295]

If only the show was rated R

[@brandondennis5166]

Or, simply just make an important blood vessel pop.

[@Philosopher419]

Or an Airbender pulling the air out of your lungs...

[@anniesmiles4758]

Scary...

[@alexp.7068]

@@Philosopher419 putting more in is way more effective. Where's all that excess air gonna go? Nowhere good

[@alessandromazza4557]

This is why I love bending as a magic system. While we see traditional movement and techniques being used, most of the time there's no limit on what a skilled bender can do if they know what they're doing, developing more unique moves to adapt into their fighting style and surrounding. Man, we really need a new Avatar game with a deep, complex and various combat system, I'd play that shit for hundreds of hours

[@AnastasiaIoppolo]

hear me out: a bending game _in VR_

[@lowkeyswe2260]

@@AnastasiaIoppolo with a VR mocap suite so you can do all the bending stuff without using a controller, that would be dope af

[@AnastasiaIoppolo]

Lowkey swe i knowww, like it would be the closest thing to bending irl and i think that would be sooo cool

[@ViltrumiteIsRite99]

Lowkey swe Jesus Christ, I don’t know if the world is ready for Avatar VR. SHUT UP & TAKE MY MONEY THO

[@kei7540]

@@AnastasiaIoppolo gross

[@luckycennilagan9033]

I love how TLOK choreographed the fight between Zaheer and Tenzin. Tenzin is a master airbender who learned from a literal airbending prodigy ( Aang was a master at the age of 12 ). Tenzin should definitely win against someone who just got the ability. Although Zaheer was a good fighter, he is far from a master of airbending and it showed.

[@sijmenkroon5972]

@Deathbychocolate zaheer definitely wasnt close to being a master

[@henrymccoy2306]

@@sijmenkroon5972 Zaheer was a master martial artist and philosopher but he was nowhere near a master in airbending. The other two combined just jumpstarted his progress

[@sijmenkroon5972]

@@henrymccoy2306 yes i agree, in time hé would've been a amazing/terrifying airbender

[@quizzlybear]

@@henrymccoy2306 You guys act like Zaheer was hella far behind in terms of mastery. Zaheer was able to master FLIGHT! Something that even Tenzin could not master. He even mastered the ability to draw air from someone's lungs (tho maybe Tenzin could do this but chose not to since he's not a killer). Point is, you guys saying he wasn't close to being a master is utter bullshit. He is practically a prodigy.

[@henrymccoy2306]

@@quizzlybear You're missing my point. Everything he was able to do from the start was from prior training. He had no real training as a real air bender. So while he definitely was a prodigy he was nowhere near to actually being a master. There are so many skills that you cannot train without being an airbender which he would have had no experience in upon becoming an airbender

[@ohmygodcholestrol6765]

imagine if you lived in a world where bending exists and you’re a non bender. my i would be mad lol

[@sakesithole6295]

All men are not born epual- Izuku Midoriya

[@hoiman2356]

Learn to chi block

[@sakesithole6295]

@@hoiman2356 true

[@sparknazo]

I would be Triggered and then become an antagonist that looks to end all benders by using spiritual energy from the spirit world

[@anuttingwizard3794]

Be Zaheer! Man’s was stranded in a prison cell on an island in the center of a canyon, guarded by 6 white lotus members and had to be fed with his back to them, and he was put there before he could airbend. It’s safe to say you shouldn’t hold yourself down because of what you can’t do, but rise up and perfect what you can

[@spartan1010101]

Wow, I never considered the level of destruction to why they limited their own bending. That completely negates my gripes about “weak” bending in the modern world. I assumed that it was due to a lack of necessity for use of deadly force since they have not been at war but including the fact that you want concealment and minimal property destruction in a city really hits the nail on the head.

[@ViltrumiteIsRite99]

Sucks, because it’s negs the cool earth bending feats we could’ve gotten. It makes perfect sense, but I wanna see Toph lift & throw a whole goddamn building at someone.

[@spartan1010101]

@@ViltrumiteIsRite99 Or at the very least see some Earthbenders do some controlled demolition for construction. I still feel like every other style got its moment to show how it's modernized but earthbending just got smaller lol

[@CelVini]

exactly, this is so remarkable that in book 4, 3 eartbender took down a building alone

[@DjVader112]

Since korra is “modernised” I can totally see somebody getting sued for bending a chunk off of a building

[@penciler38]

Well, Toph did earth-tsumani'd herself into the middle of a battlefield. Maybe that counts? Thr next big earthbending feat was that building push near the end.

[@justfajar5806]

One of the things Legend of Korra did right is how the culture mixed together during peace time and how it effects on bending style.

[@scantopup2226]

agreed, like how lavabending is fluid yet a bit concreate similar to the mantis syle

[@Danne1886]

I think Zaheer studied actual airbending, not just their culture. The Red Lotus' plan was to train their own indoctrinated, fully realized Avatar. That's why they attempted to kidnap Korra as a child. I think Zaheer was supposed to be the next best thing to an actual airbender to be her master in that element. That's why he was so good at it pretty much immediately.

[@coreycorley3536]

that’s super dope never thought about it that way before. it honestly makes perfect sense

[@inigo-montoya]

He wasn't really experienced, he was super talented at it and that's for sure, but you can see the clear difference between an experienced and a talented airbender in his battle against tenzin. Your theory still makes sense tho, as tenzin did study the culture that surrounds airbending

[@emilyjanet455]

I'm just laughing at the idea of the spirits bringing airbending back and being like "hey!! This guy has a real affinity for airbending! Let's give it to him!" ".... This may have been a mistake"

[@BlueKing-tf5xt]

But he did't train for 13 years cause he was in piston soo he would of got rusty and may have forgotten

[@mauriceherbrata437]

You forgot Eska and Desna whose waterbending movements style are like earthbending

[@pugking1233]

I think that has something to do with the fact that they work with ice much more than water so the fluid movements of normal waterbending would not work as well

[@mauriceherbrata437]

@@pugking1233 You might be right. We didn't get to see them much in non-ice environment

[@pugking1233]

@@mauriceherbrata437 what would do you think you bending style would be like personality i think mine would be earth bending with a lot of water bending elements mixed in

[@mielmanila1163]

@@pugking1233 bending does NOT adjust with the bender's personality

[@pugking1233]

@@mielmanila1163 yes but a bender will use their bending differently depending on their personality and preferences

[@theannouncer5538]

I will give legend of Korra one thing, the fight scenes are smooth as hell

[@specialopp333]

IMO I like korra more

[@sparknazo]

I like Korra antagonists more and the fight scenes more and book 3 is probably the best written booo in the series with the book 2 of atla being debatable

[@sambirokitawi3958]

@@sparknazo I used to think atla was better until I watched atla and tlok back to back, and there is so much more story and villains who are very complex individuals in tlok. The growth and change of Korra through each season is so big especially since each of her villains are extremely powerful and kinda wise too

[@ghetoknight7801]

@@sambirokitawi3958 But korra completely shits on character development, and consistency, it treats itself as a completely new series, and still makes itself subpar

[@ghetoknight7801]

the antagonists in korra are cooler tho,

[@rockyang458]

No one in here talking about Meelo's fartbending, its revolutionizing.

[@BEE-oy8mi]

i think that falls in personal preference as it is his signature move

[@DTS214]

And not fart bending it’s still just air.

[@DBT1007]

Jokes aside, with that fact, airbender can bend toxic gas. Which is crazy... Assassination can happen so stealthy with that way.. Edit: and it's a serious deal because their world in the next avatar story obviously gonna be at least the world war era. Back in korra series, it was in the industrial revolution era. The first biplanes and airships era. And in the more modern era, they gonna use more fuel. That means more toxic gas. Some evil airbender can utilize those gas to kill people stealthily that even doctors wont know the reason. Unlike the suffocation that obviously diagnostic-able

[@RadioAmo]

@@DBT1007 It's been a while but I think in one of the korra comics the airbenders airbent toxic gas near the spirit portal. Zhu Li saved a girl during the attack while Raiko fled which gave Zhu Li an upperhand during the next election.

[@jonathanmendoza3596]

Korra's all kinda blend together. Kinda a testament to globalization and the loss of cultural difference.

[@GeorgeThoughts]

@@RealmOfDawn Agreed. The styles in Korra are more like modern MMA. A blend of styles for maximum efficiency instead of just one distinctive moveset

[@revimfadli4666]

Also with Republic City feeling "American", there's a replacement of traditional martial arts with "good old" simple fistcuffs

[@carlosdgutierrez6570]

I mean, the 100 years wars was like a mix of all our XIX century wars until the Franco Prussian war and those benefited a lot from the industrial revolution that we that started in the last decades of the war. By korra we a world entirely in the industrial age in our early XX century, and even then the world was under a slower but constant revolution.

[@Vasharan]

@@revimfadli4666 Republic City was definitely based on Shanghai in the 1930s, and there is a strong film and literary history as portraying that era as gangster dramas vs the more mythical wuxia novels. One of the most famous actors in HK Cinema, Chow Yuen Fatt, became famous for his role in the gangster drama set in 30s Shanghai, The Bund.

[@christophg.6339]

I bet some airbenders who didn’t join Tenzin might have developed a similar style to Korra...

[@michelleng472]

Same,I wouldn't join Tenzin if I was a bender cuz I wouldn't trade meat for the world

[@x97k8]

Korra ain't with those boring slow airbending move😂 that why I love her

[@luziiiii]

@@x97k8 i think the normal air bending moves are more effective but that's just my opnion :T

[@baskuijpers2005]

Michelle Ng I would do it to learn how to bend as long as I could eat meat😂 I mean, Tenzin was desperate and maybe considered it

[@enbi5440]

@@x97k8 yeah no wonder it took her to lose the ability to bend the 3 elements just to get airbending 😕

[@rowanjoy419]

I always thought that Korra's fighting style was more like that of a traditional earthbender. She only attacks with big blows, and they are almost always not so accurate.

[@slothful2039]

Yep he points that out quite thoroughly in the video. Good eye

[@jagnestormskull3178]

Although there is that one pro-bending match where she Waterbends while moving like an Airbender.

[@sagesly2860]

Make sense, since earth bending was the first bending she learns after her parents water bending.

[@shadenox8164]

She kinda blends earth and fire, honestly if she hadn't been born to the water tribe she might struggled with waterbending.

[@desireeavril]

Maybe Suyin's bending is more fluid than Lin's because Suyin has a Water Tribe father? Hmmmmmmmmmmm...

[@desireeavril]

David Morales One can still inherit bending abilities from non bending parents

[@desireeavril]

David Morales Hahah, no! It’s just that the video mentioned that Suyin’s earth bending was more more fluid (like water bending) than Lin’s earth bending. So I made the connection that maybe that’s the case because she has Water Tribe genes! 😂

[@edennara]

@@desireeavril i think thats literally just because she is a dancer and is younger then lin so shes more enegetic and flexible

[@desireeavril]

Eden omotayo Haha you’re right, and I don’t doubt that! I don’t particular ship Toph and Sokka together anyways, but it’s fun thinking of the possibility of that!

[@edennara]

Desiree Bigornia oh im a tokka shipper! but i am also defenetly sure that varrick is sokkas kid too lmao

[@deda9829]

I have a theory that Iroh is so deeply in touch with the spiritual side of firebending that he is the only firebender who can bend during the eclipse. I don't think he escaped the fire nation prison from hand-to-hand combat alone.

[@rupertgarcia]

I agree. By the looks of it (if I remember correctly) his holding cell was wrecked real good.

[@xdsmile5359]

Wow you might be right i have never thoight about that.

[@charlylmaoo5953]

When you consider Zuko snapping chains with an axe kick, Iroh's jacked physique has a good shot at some iron bars

[@Megamanthemachine]

Well that may be entirely possible given that iroh is the person. Who is feared within the fire nation and many saying that he could most likely rival or even beat ozai and fire lord azula due to the fact that its only a few fire benders. Who were there at the time of the dragons that helped the other avatar learn firebending spiritaully and the fact hes one of the few fire benders. Who were ever unfortunate to see the two legendary dragons that helped the other avatar truly makes him a person who cant be fully trusted although. Iroh unlike traditional fire benders is able to bend fire to his will as if it were water and take an almost lava like state for a short period of time. That and he uses it very similar to air bending based on aangs moves truly say alot for his mastery. He could probably master almost all elements due to how similar his bending is to fire and water earth bending might need adjustment. But regardless it wont be beyond doubt he could this man can make his body both hot as steel for hibernation and proper body regulation to avoid hibernation during the winter. Also be able to use fire in a non aggressive spiritual way to preserve himself by making his body a bit colder or warmer so most injuries aren't fatal or make him die from bleeding. It won't be a surprise given almost no fire bender has such insane levels of fire control down to the very spiritual aspects. Which only a rare few like fire lord azula and the avatar before aang was ever capable of so yeah.

[@elliotriosrivera2196]

You guys know the eclipse only lasted for about 10min? So he could of use firebending right before the eclipse to break his cell and escape since there werent many firebenders around.

[@joshuawinters6591]

I have a fun fact for those reading the comments: In the very first pilot ever (one that didn’t air but has been released), Katara’s name was Kya (kaya). Since they changed her name, they instead gave that name to Katara’s daughter. I thought that was kinda cool.

[@JaydenDimaio]

Kya is Katara's mother's name, which is probably why they named her daughter that too.

[@joshuawinters6591]

Jayden Dimaio sounds like they did a lot of name switching

[@chrisstela]

originally they want to name katara as kya. but nickelodeon found out there's already a show with a main character named Kya. so they changed it to katara but still use Kya name for her mother on ATLA and soon her daughter, Kya jr on LoK.

[@alexandertiberius1098]

Also, Tenzin Gyatso was the name of one of the Dalai Lamas.

[@joshtheking7668]

Kya is also Katara's mother's name

[@diegoprodriguez]

Watching this episode made me realize how much I actually liked how LOK was a generational adventure. TLA really heavily followed Team Avatar and everyone in their age group. Very few people, apart from the White Lotus, Zhao, and Ozai, among others, were not part of that age group. Which made TLA feel like a coming of age story, which was cool. But LOK, we had Korra’s Generation, Tenzin’s Generation, and even a bit of Aang’s Generation all working together and fighting alongside and against one another. It was cool to see different generations of Heroes and Villains running around and fighting eachother.

[@thestain8004]

When you realise toph won literally every fight she was in, in LoK

[@BallMuncher555]

Gokartinsquid Toph is a master bender. The fact that she can’t see makes her have to be patient and focus more. She can’t get distracted easily.

[@crazyakgirl1]

Being called "Dragon" is an honorary title given to members of the Fire Nation during the hundred year war who were able to defeat a dragon. The idea being to prove their prowess as a fire Bender by besting the original masters of the art. Iroh was know as the Dragon of the West because the Fire Nation believed he killed the last Dragon. He didn't kill either of the last dragons, but learned from them and the Sun Warriors. When he returned he kept their existence a secret to protect them and the last living dragons from further attacks.

[@anuttingwizard3794]

He could also have been known as the Dragon of the West because of his ability to breathe fire!

[@mialevi1341]

That might be true but it was him who literally said this Iroh: Do you know why they call me the Dragin of the west Azula said something about his stories being boring idk Iroh: Oh its not a story, but a demonstration. And then the footage of him breathing fire from thus video was the demonstration

[@nekomancer5118]

I’d probably says it’s not one or the other but somewhere in the middle it’s very possible to me anyway that during his time with the dragons he discovered the ability to breathe fire, but I’m also not 100% sure when he met the dragons and when he got the title idk if that’s ever explained

[@JaydenDimaio]

"Things we think are separate and different are actually one and the same, even the separation of the four elements is an illusion". -Guru Pathik.

[@TheAutumnGee]

Sozin used an unusual technique when helping Roku defend the Island. He seemed to vent the heat from the volcano. The animation actually made it look like he was airbending.

[@AnastasiaIoppolo]

i noticed that too and was a little confused on how he did that at the time lol

[@crofoegbu6535]

Exactly, it was heat-bending. The animators used smoke instead of heat-haze as the visual representation but, given how the lava cooled instantly into rock, it's pretty clear that Sozin was bending heat.

[@sugarfreesemen1391]

crofoegbu that's hella impressive if I remember iroh did something similar to heat his bath in TLA

[@markderuijter2346]

@@sugarfreesemen1391 correct, Iroh did basically the opposite, warming a spring to the perfect heat, which was also represented with steam/smoke-like gas

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Sugarfreesemen he also did something to make his handcuff super hot to disorient earth kindgom guards touching them i think.

[@Adge1738]

I just want a Drunken Master style of bending, maybe water-bending but with alcohol

[@ghigsmartinez]

the next avatar be a drunkard be using all elements

[@xdsmile5359]

Lol that would be hilarious

[@TheodoreBrosevelt]

I can definitely see an earth bender using it to

[@xdsmile5359]

What about firebender who uses alchol to blow stuff up?Kinda like combustion bending

[@vagabond0x]

Aaron Corcino that’s a naruto reference, change my mind

[@ciarankoehn1658]

He left out swamp bending, how people can put their spirit in the spirit world, and how Jinora could take her spirit out of her body and communicate with people in the real world

[@suracha8130]

out of those, only swamp bending is bending

[@Mullins23]

Also what about Sparky Sparky Boom Man!!!

[@jvdg_hanna]

I think in the series, until harmonic convergence, airbending was the strongest form of bending because most benders alive had never fought an airbender and didn't understand the bending style. If this wasn't the case and the air nomads had survived the fire nation attack, I don't think Aang would've been able to end the war or Korra to beat Amon with airbending. I'm not saying that airbending itself is weak, it's not, but the fact that it became rare gave airbenders a vital edge in combat.

[@sparknazo]

That's how zaheer was able to beat alot of people he was airbender the rarest type and only got bodied by the avatar and another expert in airbending

[@SilverGamingFI]

And also the fact that they can't really see what they're bending (we can see it due to the need for us to see what's happening)

[@areomorales6511]

Absolutely, and the fact how Monk Gyatso managed to defeat multiple fire benders while they had Sozins comet definitely says something. Air itself is everywhere, so no matter where you’re fighting you could be thrown off a cliff, pushed into a volcano, or straight up drowned. Air bending seems so pretty and peaceful because of the air nomads and how we saw Aang use it for silly entertainment when he wasn’t fighting, but it’s probably the most powerful bending out there.

[@MatheusLB2009]

"Vital edge" yeah being reduced to 5 is a vital edge

[@pokaay3163]

@@MatheusLB2009 “in combat”

[@HemstitchedIrony]

I really love how in the more modern styles the bending is often reminiscent of boxing or Muay Thai or similar martial arts more popular in the modern age opposed to historical martial art forms not only for practicality but a cultural change as well.

[@PokeTwilight]

Zaheer’s Airbending was the reason why Season 3 is always my favorite Korra season.

[@sparknazo]

Really book 3 in Korra was the best overall I felt like Zaheer and the red lotus was the best antagonist in the series overall they really carried a demeanor about that felt badass and meancing funny enough Amon was menacing but the finale sorta ruin that presence of his and unalaq was powerful but he wasn't menacing kuvira was just meant to parallel an old korra and how she used to be so she was more symbolic than anything but the red lotus and zaheer were the complete package of the other three antagonists and what they lacked

[@Raccon_Detective.]

He could fly like superman

[@mycatisasupermodel4932]

@@sparknazo And also, for the red lotus, they were portrayed as good people, and they felt human. They were good people with good ideas, but a bad way to execute it.

[@superdragonlewis5870]

Yeah Zaheer was so freaking fast with that airbending imagine how he was when he didn't have airbending

[@laiswell2721]

New Intro Blood (*sound of bone cracking*) Metal (*sound of metal compressed*) Lighting (*sound of lighting*) Flight (*r/whoosh*) And imagine if Hama is the one blood bending Kuvira is the one metal bending Ozai/Azula is the one doing lighting bending Zaheer with flight

[@medilynavenido2698]

wow

[@CallMePoker]

Kevin Edbert ah yes, r/whoosh

[@user-cw9kh9uy6v]

voiced by Amon

[@laiswell2721]

@@user-cw9kh9uy6v that's so epic

[@desireeavril]

ILMYX yes... I got chills

[@TropicaIJay]

The swamp bending style is pretty unusual but it's effective. Edit : I honest to God didn't think this comment would get 7.9k likes

[@glidingjoy857]

Isn’t it just water bending with earth

[@fernandolagos9166]

That sounds like a Shrek bender

[@jradjj2988]

Red Team no swamp bending is just how the people that lived in the swamp bended it is still just water they just bend in a vastly different way. Especially hue the one that bent the vines.

[@glidingjoy857]

Ook

[@Super_freaKY]

I bet itd be cooler if the swampbenders bent venusflytraps

[@luiscarlostabian2192]

Thanks for finally talking about how weak earthbending got, I thought I was the only who noticed more of the throwing and less of the destruction beneath

[@Natta44]

Yeah, must be because they new city is so built up now and civilised. They don't want people creating loads of destruction to roads/buildings/ creating earthquakes etc! Very interesting how they've been reduced by societal conditioning.

[@D3__]

A strong earthbender should be able to utilize the massive amounts of easily accessible rock on the streets to defeat his opponent rapidly and then fill the hole back up almost immidiately

[@ziyair2998]

​@@Natta44 there could be laws in the city against wanton boulder throwing

[@ferrerphillip]

I thought Iroh got his name, “Dragon of the West”, because he was assumed to have killed the last dragon in the world and you get that nickname for doing so.

[@baskuijpers2005]

Yup, but I mean everyone can make a mistake I guess

[@dinhnamtruong24]

Wasn’t it because he could shoot fire out of his mouth.Uncle iroh says to Azula how he got the name dragon of the west in ba sing se and shot Fire at the dai li To escape soooooo idk

[@pikoloreal2205]

@@dinhnamtruong24 but ozai and azula can shoot fire from mouth too🤔..is that means we can called ozai n azula *dragon of the west* ??

[@commonviewer2488]

@@pikoloreal2205 Azula and Iroh were represented as dragons in Zuko's fever dream, so I'd say yes

[@pikoloreal2205]

@@commonviewer2488 ok..so how about ozai???

[@Charlie_likesSoup]

Well, I think that airbending was the less "affected" by this changes, because the technic and tradition were almost extinguished by the war and after all, Tenzin was the only master (now we also have Jinora yeaay) left in the world, now, in a few years we'll see differences and new styles of fight between the new Air Nation and those who denied to join with Tenzin (remember? a lot of people don't wanted to be airbenders).

[@GalacticYuna]

That's a good shout, but its already partially proven that airbending has changed a lot. Remember when in TLOK Jinora got captured with baby sky bison? The way the fought was far more head on, without much evasion

[@edwardfad4542]

@@GalacticYuna its pretty understandable since they are from the earth kingdom and they probably saw mostly how earth benders fight

[@Charlie_likesSoup]

@@GalacticYuna I agree, but you must remember: those people grew up in Earth Kingdom, they developed a very different way to think, but the original airbending are very similar, obviously we'll see a lot of new masters teaching different from the tradition, but this is very sad, airbending will be more close to the other offensive styles of fight, and the evasive and defensive approach always catch me, but everything changes right? I can't be so stuck with this thought, because like everything in life, the new Air Nation will be transformed.

[@GalacticYuna]

@@Charlie_likesSoup i had a little trouble understanding you, but i will try replying. Airbending styles are defined by the users of the discipline. Its coincidental that they are mainly from the earth kingdom, and inconsequentially, airbending has changed. I wouldn't say airbending is defensive, but evasive and passive. The new airbenders are still evasive, but they've lost a lot of the wit and cunning that comes with being an airbender and become a bit more aggressive

[@Charlie_likesSoup]

When I said "similar" i wanted to mean that aibending still are similar to the traditional way.

[@dandyspacedandy]

I had this idea for a fire bender with a lack of both aggression and motivation, constantly pushing through his own hedonic treadmill. As a result, he can't generate their own flames, leading to him constantly carrying around an oil lantern for self defense. Of course, he doesn't want to use up all his fuel in drawn out fights, and he generally doesn't feel comfortable directly manipulating fire if not to extinguish it. So his first inclination when using fire in a fight is to manipulate the smoke instead. *That* is something he's able to manipulate freely, like an air bender. Biggest caveat being that he needs a source of fire to generate more smoke, similarly to how fire benders can make flames grow without directly shooting their own fire into the flames.

[@blackpowderkun]

So Pyro from Xmen

[@vaiyt]

Weed bender

[@marielaausher]

I truly love Bolin's style. He is a very good bender and has some muscle on him but that doesn't limit him to the traditional earthbending style, he can be quick and light when he needs to and he is very consistent

[@errhka]

This is great side effect of them being athletes - it forced them to adapt to strengthen their weaknesses with their own bending styles. It's also why Mako is such a great defensive fighter even though most fire benders don't tend to use defensive techniques as much

[@emperorpalpatine5532]

This video made me appreciate the legend of Korra more. The detail that they put in in the different characters and their fighting style Edit: Did anyone that commented on my comment watch this video?? I’m talking about how different some of the other characters fight and the main characters in the show. I talking about Kuvira and how she dodges other people attacks rather than blocking it like earthbender in atla and how Korra’s dad fight with his more brutal and close combat fighting style or how Kya fights like air bender when she is a waterbender. And I love how how lavabenders fight. When Bolin discovers that he can lava bend his (and Ghazan) moves isn’t like a regular earthbender it becomes a type of hybrid bending between water and earth bc lava is a mix a solid mass and liquid. I was more focused on those characters and not pro bending. I’ll repeat myself. Did anyone of the people in this comment thread watch the video???

[@imcool2931]

Details? They threw that out of the window when they introduced "pro bending"

[@imcool2931]

@Waves no sir you don't understand, Korra, mako, boiling basically all fight this unoriginal way, they just punch the air and suddenly a flame comes out of their hand or a rock, i was very disappointed when i saw it

[@imcool2931]

@Orbital Nexus well it's shit, and it's just a plot because the animators were on a budget, do you remember that episode of ATLA where Iroh tells Zuko about the 4 nations and how he learned from their culture and how each nation has it's own fighting style (because you know each nation bends something different) , well guess what you gonna have to forget that episode because they threw that logic away when they decided to animate LOK, and also why can every firebender and their mother bend lighting? I thought only skilled firebender (like Azula) achieve that, and also the way Bolin discovered that he can lava bend and the way korra discovered that she can Airbend is just stupid

[@erin3967]

IM COOL ???? Why is it so hard to believe that a pro sport would be different from classical or traditional ways of fighting? A master swordsman is radically different from a boxer, but they’re both still fighters. Also, lightning bending was only a royal thing *during the 100 year war.* after, i assume zuko/iroh taught how to efficiently lightning bend. As an example as to why it takes no time to lightning bend in korra, but in atla it takes like 5 seconds, imagine a musket and a modern handgun. The musket takes a while to load and pack the powder into, but now it’s much more efficient and fast, with just as much, if not more, power.

[@imcool2931]

@@erin3967 A. Because bending is not as easy as lifting a rock with your mind, if you notice how Bolin fights, he literally lifts a rock with his brain and punches it, and the way he bended lava by literally raising his hands in the air is just stupid, i can't believe people think that it's totally fine and logical (same with korra and mako they just punch and suddenly a tsunami comes out or a huge flame) B. Comparing bending to a gun? Seriously? That's a huge plot hole and you're deciding to ignore it

[@unnatural6edq]

This is sooooo helpful! I am currently writing a fusion fanfic, and I'm writing two characters: one is an earth bender who uses an air bender style because he has very little upper body strength, and an air bender who uses a fire bending style because he grew up with fire benders, and I needed visual references for it...and I got them! Korra and Kuvira are perfect examples, thank you so much!!

[@serendipity.artist8706]

What fanfic 👀

[@benjohnston9526]

I think a variation that could develop in air bending is sound bending.

[@COrraThereal0ne]

Ooh!

[@hsmacaraig]

So like, music on steroids.

[@MegaDrummerboy1234]

Aang did something like that when he yelled for help when he and zuko were stuck by that glue trap. He used his air bending to make his voice louder.

[@jarumboy1]

@@MegaDrummerboy1234 Either Ikki or Jinnora also did this when trying to find Korra

[@TheodoreBrosevelt]

@@jarumboy1 Probably Ikki

[@CapperCritic]

These were some badass characters. They all had bending skills suitable to their liking and still found ways to counter other styles. Amazing. This makes me actually appreciate TLOK way more than I ever did.

[@thefactspherefromportal2740]

I love picking up on these little details each re-watch

[@gameslayer3343]

Everyones gangsta until someone learns time bending. Edit: Wow I've never gotten so many likes before. This is amazing. Another edit: Fixed gangsta.

[@iri-jan]

ZA WARUDO!!!!!!

[@apollossunrise381]

I will pay you fifty bucks if it doesn’t fall under the wind category

[@apollossunrise381]

The Sex-Shrimp Give me a break, someone said that metal bending was wind bending

[@Kevin-yg6ys]

It would be like energy bending it would come under that category

[@Double-R-Nothing]

@@iri-jan *bass-speakers explode*

[@thepunisher6674]

Ozai’s lightning bending is unique he always uses two hands to lightning bend this is something we never see anyone else do, not iroh not azula not mako just something I found interesting

[@hiroprotagonitis]

Yes, he curves both hands behind him as well, like catfish/dragon antennae rather than the circular form of Azula and iroh

[@thepunisher6674]

hiro progatonist Yes indeed he’s the only one who does anything like this it’s no wonder he has the most powerful lightning

[@thepunisher6674]

hiro progatonist Interesting you should bring the catfish antennae up because the equalist lieutenant in season on has a mustache that resembles a catfishes antennae and he uses electricity as well

[@jimmoryaty6903]

Azula does it in the comics, and also uses several other unique lightning forms like a lightning sphere.

[@TheodoreBrosevelt]

@@thepunisher6674 Most of the people that wore those suits used electrified batons to subdue people because they can't bend elements

[@pogmaster9821]

Vine bender: you can bend the liquid inside of stuff Katara: he he Vine bender: what? Katara: he he FRUIT BENDING

[@helloworld366]

F O O D B E N D I N G

[@ambrosxa]

Melone

[@panthor109thabest7]

Atla Return : Of the Melon Lord

[@stuckinmyhead9890]

Cabbages are mostly water. *CABBAGE BENDING*

[@pogmaster9821]

Stuckin Myhead the cabbage man be like bruh

[@nico._lombana]

I just love how each character has its own fight style , it resembles their culture and training.

[@chocolateflavoredducks3414]

This is pretty interesting. Personally, I hated the fact that in TLOK bending seemed sooooooo weak. Earthbending was reduced to hurling tiny rocks at ppl , firebending seemed relatively weaker and waterbending wasn't huge waves of water more like small whips and whatnot. It just seemed so pathetic compared to TLA. I personally just went with the fact that in TLA it was war, war, war and that it was sink or swim. Hence, why the bending was stronger compared to all these peasants in TLOK. But what you said about taking into consideration the architecture of their surroundings is def a point to consider. So thanks :)

[@Gpeagasus246]

There’s also the fact that the benders LOK favored the speed of their attacks over the the sheer power of them. In ATLA, giant waves and huge rocks that were bended took a lot of time to generate. The only exception is probably firebending since that never really takes much time I create a huge flamethrower attack

[@sugarfreesemen1391]

I think TLA made earth bending to powerful TLOK kinda makes it more realistic

[@TimMuaEntertainment]

Sugarfreesemen how is it more realistic? It’s fiction.

[@jorenbosmans8065]

It is Also that in TLOK many based themselves on a sports version of bending. Whereas bending in TLA was more Often used as a real combat technique. It kind of influences how you fight and how strong it is. Same with the people in the metal city (forgot the name), they did it more as An art style, which you can compare to how many tradititonal Martial arts are thought nowadays. The biggest thing TLOK missed was someone with a "hidden and secret" style, which turns out to be useless

[@iliakatster]

In TLA, people learned bending because its part of their culture and was important to learn to help defend your home. In LOK, people learned bending because it could help them in their career and daily lives, and now fighting is limited to the army, which also has technology like airships and mechs to make up the main firepower.

[@driveknight9959]

Keep in mind that Pro Benders have to use that specific style because of the rules of the sport. They are not limited to it, and actually use a lot of traditional bending outside the ring

[@earthmaniebo]

Yes, he specifically mentioned that around 9:35

[@driveknight9959]

@@cblka Its for the people who keep saying bending in Korra is only jabs/boxing and not other martial arts

[@Anonymous-nd3kw]

Just looking at LOK animation still has me overwhelmed

[@ChiefandPanda]

The fact that there is this much detail in the series is absolutely legendary.

[@kevinbethea8800]

I love listening to the narrative talk, he’s just so calming and easy to keep interest in and not get bored

[@dragoninthewest1]

In The Final Agni Kai, Zuko's fighting form uses aspects of the four main Elemental styles; brought about by his time with Team Avatar and inspired by Iroh's lesson. The Neutral Jin/ solid stance from Toph's earthbending, dancing dragon (fire), breakdance attack (air), and of course lightning redirection (water)

[@cheetah219]

I know two years late, but also when zuko fights aang on the beach towards the end of Book 3, he also uses some earthbending styles to create walls of protective fires as opposed to what he did on the pirate ship where he surrounded himself with fire. I also noticed zuko uses much more free flowing/water and air movements in his bending in Book 3 probably drawing from his experiences fighting aang and Katara when Iroh began to open zuko up to how different styles can be used to benefit one's bending. Early seasons, zuko was far more obsessive over learning advanced sets but as the show went on, this aspect was quickly dropped in favor of him now learning more about other bending styles and also show casing his proficiency with non bending arts. I actually think one missed part of the show was sokka and zuko sword fighting or training together. That would have been a really good scene

[@The_Evening_Sun]

Zuko's style at the end of the ATLA is also pretty interesting since it seems like he incorporates different movements from the other bending styles

[@EdricChang]

You forgot about unalok if that’s how you spell it and what’s his name, Korra’s dad, fight in season 2, with like an ice floor underneath them, they used ice like earthbending

[@cameronpugh3586]

Tonraq, yeah. Tonraq is also kind of a unique bender, he’s very aggressive and physical for a water bender

[@dman4897]

Which is what i think i would be like

[@gryla5290]

Yeah. Even the ice that Tonraq bends looked like rocks and not the usual spikes

[@pm2669]

its spelt unaloq

[@kunsagita7556]

@@pm2669 Unalaq*

[@arenon30]

the fact that they showed Wan doing the fire dragon dance in LOK is such a cute touch

[@duchi882]

*Tanjiro:* What's more unusual is when a Waterbender starts Firebending..... _oh wait.._

[@cryohypostasis]

you-you are here too?

[@gyro6202]

*Laughs in Hinokami Kagura.*

[@personal_mind1812]

@@gyro6202 *Laughs in Sun Breathing*

[@prev8374]

@@personal_mind1812 hamon

[@Red-X18]

20 advanced air bending abilities and a video about the history of team avatar every single person from thier parents to their children

[@soulcats3551]

Just goes to show how much detail and research was put into every bit of the show. Frankly I didn’t think about any of this even after watching ATLA like 3 times, but clearly much thought was put into it by the creators. I love the different martial arts inspirations for the different styles of bending.

[@clyski]

this indepth analysis of every character's bending shows that nickelodeon took time to create each individual persona uniquely. props to nickelodeon

[@indigobeah]

Take those props away and give them to the creators. Nickelodeon sabotaged TLOK and the creators had to work within crazy boundaries to build such a good narrative and world. Nickelodeon don't deserve shit tbh.

[@Jack-rk7jc]

@@indigobeah yeah and just as a rule of thumb, nick is a network, networks basically have nothing to do with their shows beyond signing the paychecks and censoring parts of the show they don't "approve" of. It's always the creators, and sometimes the producers, but even they don't have to do anything if they don't actually want to. But when a network like nick picks up a show, or a streaming service like netflix picks up a movie (rather than making it in house) or a studio like a24 buys the rights to an unpublished movie, their only involvement is that they bought the product, and had nothing to do with actually creating it. Michael and Bryan, the voice actors, the writers, the producers, those are the guys you wanna thank.

[@jon368100]

One of my favorite bending moments in the entire series is when Korra bends the meteorites as if they are water. Kuvira has a water bending inspired style, but Korra water bent them

[@silivandalco.1896]

This is why this show is NUMBER 1 DETAILS THE DETAILS THE DETAILS MAN ITS CRAZY MAN a story has a story within a story within a story about a story

[@joelconolly5574]

This is an awesome video. The fact that he explained most of this thing also give an insight on what and how bending slowly but surely change similar to modernization. Ofc, it doesn't mean it changed for the better, more like for adjustment and circumstances. I like the Korra is more traditional in fighting than many people after the adjustments of modernization. And this translates further into Tenzen when he's Airbending skils prove superior to Zaher.

[@TheodoreBrosevelt]

Zaheer had just become an air bender not that long ago so Tenzin had him beat in the experience department and Tenzin was taught by Aang

[@TheodoreBrosevelt]

I also feel like the Dai Li's fighting style had something to do with how the pro bending style came about

[@fishgirlfromfortnite2259]

What about our armless girl Ming Hua, she is one of my fav water benders !

[@madiii3279]

same she's such a mood

[@madiii3279]

@The Rules you are welcome :3

[@andy423]

@@madiii3279 i love it

[@madiii3279]

@@andy423 thanks :D

[@psykodo2161]

I’ve seen this show twice through and through. As a child and a young “adult”. I’ve never delved so deep as you have and it gives me a different outlook on this massive cornerstone of my childhood

[@conqueradamyt295]

Just like the comment under me , this channel is very underrated they literally explain the life of these avatar characters , much love

[@ridgefrost]

I wonder how much an airbender can affect other elements, a master airbender that is Fire and water exist partly coz of air, does that mean an airbender can suck the air away from those elements effectively rendering them useless?

[@anuttingwizard3794]

Monk Gyatso is said to have used a vacuum technique to render firebender’s useless and suffocate them. However, an Airbender removing air from water is probably as impossible as it is for an earthbender to bloodbend thanks to how small there is of the respective element. However, to play the devils advocate, Hama could pull water out of air, so maybe the inverse could be true

[@bmorebirdsnest92]

You do realize that there's no air in water right.....

[@ridgefrost]

@@bmorebirdsnest92 the oxygen we breathe is stone i guess

[@henlo4835]

@@bmorebirdsnest92 H2O~

[@JaydenDimaio]

It's wrong to think about bending as corresponding to specific elements on the periodic table, there may be oxygen in water but that isn't air, is it?

[@THATGUY4474]

This video has given me a new appreciation for Korra and the development in writing between Avatar and Korra. Good job

[@yuki97kira]

What i love about this show is how its main theme is unity..and how every bending have their own style but in order to flourish they let their bending grow, they took inspiration and learn from other as well, learning from those outside of their world, and applying them to what they know..they may not be able to bend all four elements but they can still learn from each other and improve what was given to them Also even non benders can learn, lets not forget azulas most elite groups consists of 2 non bending girls who make use of what was given to them, sokka was good with engineering and learn from each of the nation, he also uses his intelligence and had it not been for him, they might not even win the war.

[@ultramegaman555]

this is astonishing O_O the detail of the analysis, the comparison, the connection and display of every example its explained, shown and displayed so well with the narrator and the use of editing ive rarely seen something this interesting before and being made so well, so professionaly and close to detail im honestly out of words to describe this in a fitting, honorable way this video deserves thank you

[@sebbyg6205]

fire bending is similar to air bending, kyoshis mom was a air nomad, and air nomads are all born with air bending due too their high level of spirituality, but she lost hers, because she became a criminal and wasn’t as spiritual just like zuko went through when he started teaching aang

[@rinowatson]

It’s possible to lose air bending because you are not spiritual?

[@SleepyBrady]

@@rinowatson no her Air bending was weakened due to her earthly attachments and lack of spirituality, she made fans, now popular with Kiyoshi, to aid her weakened Air bending

[@zsu-23-4shilka2]

I could see lightning bending evolving to a point where you could shoot smaller bolts out of your fingertips like double barreled “shock pistols” &/or generate powerful, concentrated lightning whips. That or phosphorus & sulfur bending becoming things.

[@Kievo13]

how about a taser for the republic police force. HAHAHAHA

[@zsu-23-4shilka2]

Kievo13 that’d be _great_

[@Kievo13]

@Waves Azula is on a whole different level.

[@hiroprotagonitis]

She did a mini shock thing in the comics

[@dman4897]

Which could be where starwars got the lighting from, maybe an advance type of bending.

[@hiroprotagonitis]

Thank you for this. I still have issues with Bolin's lavabending, there's that frame of him using its boxing foundation from probending on ghazan in the cave, but aside from that his lavabending doesn't seem to explicitly draw from any martial philosophy or form. I'm not fond of the "genetic" reason Bolin might be able to lavabend, but I can't recall any instance in the show of his character or habits being conducive to learning lavabending either, which is a matter change much more difficult than water -> ice. Some scenes w korra or mako teaching him fire or waterbending thought or evasion for probending would have helped sell it, otherwise it just looks like he was given the ability bc he couldn't metalbend. Ghazans style also draws from bha gua (?) martial arts, but he similarly fails to display personal traits, philosophy, or form that comes through in his bending. Would love to hear your thoughts on this as lavabending seems to be the least examined subtype!

[@lilyfae7197]

damn, the detail this show puts into the bending styles is amazing.

[@derausmpark]

Jeong Jeong is actually using waterbender movements. Pretty fitting, since he wishes to be one himself. You can see it when he summons the fire wall. He is also the only known bender who can create fire from the ground, not just his limbs or mouth.

[@ritsukinoue]

I'm 1 year late, but during Sozin's comet, before Iroh destroyed the wall of Ba Sing Se, he produced fire on the ground around them by breathing. He only used his arms to concentrate the fire at a point and direct it to the wall. It's not the same as Jeong Jeong's instant fire walls, but I think Iroh can also use fire bending in a different style influenced by other bendings.

[@Bajahabwi]

Sparky sparky boom man:Am i a Joke to u?

[@s-wo8781]

In the thumbnail but wasn't mentioned

[@burrito8443]

Only person to have that mysterious technique

[@MikeSiegert]

Mr. Burrito P’Li was also a combustion bender. It wasn’t explained too well in the show but I think they’re just uniquely powerful firebenders

[@burrito8443]

soprovisions than I am right combustion bending is pretty much shrouded in mystery

[@MikeSiegert]

@@burrito8443 I thought it was a little weird in ATLA because it was a very random power, but in TLOK I think they made it pretty cool. I'd definitely like to see it explained though; like are they born with that third "eye/tattoo" thing? Or do you learn this technique somehow? Idk lol

[@kzukiodenthechad7205]

Not gonna lie... this was soo info heavy that I honestly thought this video was like 50 mins long

[@lovefromwonderland]

I think it's really interesting that each of the basic four elements have a subset, along with other cool bending techniques like combustion bending.

[@Tuffadandem]

This video was so good!!!! The analysis you made of the various fighting styles was excellent! To be quite honest, I have always considered these things whilst watching both ATLA and Korra. Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to put this masterpiece together. You've just earned yourself a subscriber!!!

[@lionkingquan]

I love the amount of lore just in the way someone bends

[@francoisbernini6693]

This channel deserve more subs.

[@michaelbrawls1410]

Metoo

[@cee_ves]

I’m fairly certain that Iroh gained his title “Dragon of the west” because the title dragon was given to those who could defeat a dragon, thought to be the most skilled firebenders. Iroh was thought to have killed the last dragon, but as we know from the episode where zuko and aang literally dance with dragons, he instead learned from them and told people he had killed the last dragon to protect them. It’s why Iroh’s Firebending is not fuelled by rage and possibly why he is able to keep himself warm with his breath very well

[@eggi_rius]

Imagine the struggle and cunning needed to convince everyone in the royal family and the war generals that he had in fact slain a dragon without a piece of dragon head, heart or even like an eye ball or something for evidence. Or were Ozai and Azulon like "Oh cool, we trust you"? I suppose he could've retrieved a scale or two from the masters.

[@Kurostyle21]

That's beautiful. I barely even considered the mix and matches of bending styles except for the very obvious ones. They put so much detail into these shows.

[@jilllane4381]

Tezin Has a water bending type air bending like Hama she uses the water wheel and so does tezin

[@Elanchana]

Everyone says that lightning bending shouldn’t be as common as it is in LoK, but I don’t see it as a problem. With a much more cooperative society, it would be much easier for knowledge of sub-bending techniques like lightning and metal to become widespread, and even though only a fraction of the respective bending population could actually use the techniques, they wouldn’t be the only ones to have tried. Lightning bending especially seems more accessible to a world that’s not in the middle of a war: Having a safe, predictable lifestyle is much more condusive to the peace of mind required to generate lightning.

[@whatupguys1]

That is a very detailed analysis of nearly every character's style. At this point i'm not even sure if the authors of LoK actually intended for these styles to reflect personality traits and backgrounds to that extent but kudos to whoever wrote this video for noticing them, and kudos to the authors of Avatar if they actually put this much thought into it.

[@xavibun]

I really like how nuanced bending is even with the strict rules put in place by canon.

[@isolated8025]

If a boxer had earth and water bending, i feel it would be downright terrifying...

[@denzilhalliday1975]

Iso Lated what do you mean by that

[@TriniFlix]

That fact that the creators were so intricate with movement as they were to story blows my mind.

[@nathanthecrane674]

this is a very underrated channel

[@goodguy2920]

True😔

[@years8703]

I agree

[@robbbbbbb1]

Feel lucky that the algorithm pushed it to me. Quality content.

[@pm2669]

ikr

[@chicofrmdazoo8919]

Please do a "The history of sandbending"

[@chicofrmdazoo8919]

@Alain Smith ikr, it's so underrated, I've been asking for 6 videos straight

[@jeffgumawid7554]

If they ever think of it, the next Earth Avatar should be a sandbender.

[@PxndaCakes]

@@jeffgumawid7554 I'd love that. They could invent glass bending or something.

[@jeffgumawid7554]

@@PxndaCakes I actually have a rough story for it in my head. Divide it in Arcs for all 4 nations. All of these require the new Avatar's intervention of course. Earth: Oil is discovered in the desert just as Korra was about to go. The Sandbender peoples get wealthy and start a kingdom. Now the new Avatar, from the new Sandbender kingdom, must defend his land from the new Earth Confederation who wants to take the wealth by force. Air: Zaheer's death doesn't end trouble within the Air Nation. As the old Air Temples are revived, a Civil War brews between those who follow the ways of Aang and Tenzin (North, East,Air Temple Island), and the new monks inspired by Zaheer (West and South Air temple) Fire: The Fire Nation is unhappy with its place within Republic City and the world in general. The old war machine is slowly going back to life and it is up to a young Sun Warrior to finally start a revolution to overthrow the Royal Family. The Avatar must choose between old loyalties and new ideas. Water: The wealth of the Northern Air Kingdom leaves the South struggling to survive. A new spiritual leader of the south moves to do the unthinkable: Steal the moon and water spirits and reclaim the south's spiritual lead.

[@GoldenMusashi]

You did an exceptional job analyzing the reason bending styles look the way they do. I learned so much, and things make fit in perfectly to the characters and their styles. You also showcase the effort the creators put when designing all this stuff which many times goes by unnoticed. Thank you for the video.

[@Dragon-ep4kq]

I love how Kuvira in the thumbnail is just like: “Pew pew”

[@Carols989]

kinda love how this points out korra's advantage during the first season fights were her going 'i don't give a SHIT about keeping this place intact' I love her

[@ThePress00]

This video revived my love for this franchise. I remember when LoK came out. We all had divided opinions on each season. But years later, I can't deny what a gem it actually is. Not going to say anything about ATLA because it's literally perfect 🤷 unmatched lore, detail, music, animation, plot.

[@nicholasvu7619]

I love that they added boxing into Avatar I just wish they added it earlier on but still super koolz🥊👍

[@elicarterracing5001]

Was it a full moon when Katara bloodbended the southern raiders captin.

[@Crowdraws_]

Yea actually I had a similar thought

[@Kievo13]

I think waterbenders can master bloodbending without full moon if they practice a lot, like focus on it. I guess they only thought it can only be done during full moon because it would be easier since waterbenders are at their peak power. just my thoughts.

[@Kievo13]

@@assealabdu5204 exactly. I think the reason its not as widespread as metal bending is because it was declared illegal and therefore it was not passed down. And the other 2 proficient bloodbenders aside from katara died.

[@OutOfPocket-h9e]

Yes we saw appa flying with a full moon in the background.

[@ThatSpiritMystic]

@@Kievo13 I mean, by the end of korra, Katara is the last blood-Bender, and she won't die for a least another decade

[@devinpickering3176]

It's very rare that I actually click the "like" button on a KZbin video but this one definitely deserves it for the awesome and meticulous breakdowns of the arts of "unusual bending". 👍

[@andrei07ification]

Terific! Thank you for this comprehesive and logical analysis of the bending styles. I dont know where all the hate is coming from on the Legend of Korra. i guess they're having a hard time accepting the changes in bending and the story line maybe. bt if they could just consider the evolution of bending in LOK, they might appreciate it

[@hiroprotagonitis]

The hate mostly comes from the aesthetic of the modern bending style, over the course of the show, it increasingly seems to take on mma and boxing as an influence at the cost of all styles looking more uniform, punchy, and less stylized. People also like the link to traditional martial arts which very much came through in the original series - it seems the martial arts consultant wasnt as involved. The animation in korra, while gorgeous, also didn't emphasize bending the same way the original did

[@andrei07ification]

@@hiroprotagonitis good point but it seems natural that the bending in LOK has less essence since they are disconected spiritually which the writers tried to adress by Korra opening the spirit world portals.

[@hiroprotagonitis]

@@andrei07ification i agree in general, just clarifying that while it makes sense in universe, the dislike of modern bending is mostly an aesthetic dispute (a major selling point of atla) by those whose itch for the trad styles isnt scratched until arguably the red lotus arc. i wish they were able to more clearly show a return to traditional forms in the city proper post-book 2