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Post by ow on Nov 23, 2007 11:46:51 GMT -5
He'll have to be an avatar-level bender because the fire lord is probably a master like Iroh As you see in one of the episodes an avatar bending lava which I tink is the highest for of firebending, anyways you'll have to know most of the elements with the exception of metal cause I think you have to be blind to do that ( or blindfolded like Aang)
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Post by Hinata Uzumaki IS BACK on Nov 23, 2007 13:48:12 GMT -5
hmmmm, since aang is an earthbender, may be. but i kinda think its Tophs thing.
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Post by WyrmKing on Nov 23, 2007 14:15:52 GMT -5
Metalbending, in my opinion, isn't really a high-level type of bending. It's just a unique bending that only Toph can do because she's the only one sensitive enough to see the bendables in the metal.
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Post by Firerajah the CRYPTIC ☣ on Dec 30, 2007 0:18:14 GMT -5
I highly doubt Aang is gonna learn how to metal bend. It's one thing special only to Toph.
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Post by damargrent on Jan 2, 2008 18:42:42 GMT -5
A lot of people are saying that Aang will never learn Lightning and Healing because they're unique abilities. However, lightning has been said to be the purest form of fire in several episodes, and healing is no different, so it's most likely he will learn those two eventually (epecially healing, Katara now has bloodbending... which is unique enough). He'll probablly never learn metalbending, even though he remarked in "The Drill" that he "would do anything to be a metalbender." He'll probablly never learn sandbending either..
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Post by nexus on Jan 12, 2008 6:38:53 GMT -5
Okay... i don't get why people consider healing to be the high level form of waterbending. Every waterbender can do it. Some just don't (i.e. Male Northern Water Tribe). Aang could quite easily learn healing from Katara. The writers just don't want him to, because it makes Katara's bending look even more OTT powerful. Bloodbending is the ultra form of waterbending, and Aang won't learn that. Metalbending doesn't require you to be blind. It requires you to sense and know rocks from what you hear rather than what you see. King Bumi can probably metalbend btw. Though i do think Toph should keep it as a unique ability. And lightning is the ultra form of firebending. I don't think Aang will be able learn this, as he has emotional turmoil. Though he'll learn lightning re-direction from Zuko for sure. And Aang must already know the ultra form of airbending... but what is it???
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Post by nihao on Jan 12, 2008 12:55:21 GMT -5
... And Aang must already know the ultra form of airbending... but what is it??? I wondered too! Every other bending type got some powerful master modification like Waterbending - Bloodbending Earthbending - Metalbending Firebending - Lightning creation (til the eclipse when asuka wasnt able to lightningbend i thought its an extratype, because iroh explaint it coming from an inner inbalance, not the breath) However, there is like no ultra type of Airbending shown yet.... I am pretty curios if we meet sth like that in future episodes. Anyway, beeing a bloodbender is freakin imba and, as Katara thinks, an evil form of Waterbending that shouldnt be used. It wouldnt be a great fight upcoming against the Firelord if Aang could bloodbend imo. And well, metallbending is Tophs special ability. Giving it Aang would ruin Tophs importance imo.
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Post by nexus on Jan 12, 2008 13:03:29 GMT -5
my friend reckons it's weather. Though we never really see Aang weatherbending, he says he found some reference that Avatar Yangchen was good at controlling the weather. I doubt it, though. But Aang is VERY good at airbending, so he really should already know it. Maybe it's like bloodbending, and Aang's just never WANTED to use it before, because it's too evil or too dangerous to use.
Bloodbending is a bit too powerful for my liking. I think Katara might have to end up using it to save one of her friends though (i.e. if Azula shoots lightning at Aang/Sokka/Toph/maybe even Zuko).
I think that the Avatar isn't allowed to access the bending ultras apart from his first element. If Aang could metalbend, Toph would be a whole lot less cooler. And if he could bloodbend, he'd just have to wait for a full moon and then he'd be a one-man army. I don't think he'll lightning bend. Just lightning redirection.
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Post by theotherairbender on Jan 12, 2008 21:21:07 GMT -5
I have a strong feeling that Toph isn't going to teach Aang because it makes Toph unique and I think that Aang and the others think that to (the others as in the other characters)
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Post by blak_cat on Jan 23, 2008 16:49:37 GMT -5
I have a strong feeling that Toph isn't going to teach Aang because it makes Toph unique and I think that Aang and the others think that to (the others as in the other characters) I don't think Aang will learn it but for another reason. As the Avatar, Aang is suppose to be the most powerful bender in the world. In order to make Toph and Katara seem like gifted and strong benders in comparison to Aang they had they rise to mastery before Aang. As Aang rises to mastery of the elements they'll use Katara and Toph's respective bending extensions (metalbending and bloodbending) to make them seem as skillful in comparison to Aang. And the fact that he will not learn either technique makes them stand out as benders. But it's just a theory.
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Post by dragonflly on Jan 25, 2008 0:13:04 GMT -5
Metalbending, in my opinion, isn't really a high-level type of bending. It's just a unique bending that only Toph can do because she's the only one sensitive enough to see the bendables in the metal. I agree with this. I think the only reason that Toph can do it is because of her blindness and her other heightened senses. It's her special thing that makes her even more awesome because she can do such an amazing thing. I don't think that Aang's sensitivity could get to that point, he doesn't need it to be, he has all the other senses. I don't think that healing is in the Avatar's dictionary of must learn things, but it doesn't mean he couldn't do it. Anything is possible. But would he want to? And why? Lightening, again, sure he could learn it, but why would he want to? It's soul purpose is for distruction, the Avatar's job is to maintain peace. Once Ozai is defeated, I don't think he'll need to learn it, there'd be no reason to.
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Post by nexus on Jan 25, 2008 12:50:15 GMT -5
Metalbending, in my opinion, isn't really a high-level type of bending. It's just a unique bending that only Toph can do because she's the only one sensitive enough to see the bendables in the metal. I agree with this. I think the only reason that Toph can do it is because of her blindness and her other heightened senses. It's her special thing that makes her even more awesome because she can do such an amazing thing. I don't think that Aang's sensitivity could get to that point, he doesn't need it to be, he has all the other senses. I don't think that healing is in the Avatar's dictionary of must learn things, but it doesn't mean he couldn't do it. Anything is possible. But would he want to? And why? Lightening, again, sure he could learn it, but why would he want to? It's soul purpose is for distruction, the Avatar's job is to maintain peace. Once Ozai is defeated, I don't think he'll need to learn it, there'd be no reason to. Metalbending is extremely powerful. So far, we've not seen Toph use it particularly well. It's like with all the ultras. They progress gradually. When Katara starts bloodbending, she can only pin Hamaa down. Similarly, when Azula lightningbends, she takes a few seconds to charge up, while Ozai can fire two lightning bolts in a second. Therefore, Toph will become better at metalbending until she can metalbend without needing contact. I definitely think metalbending is WAY stronger than regular earthbending. For sure. Aang doesn't learn healing, as the creators want it is a skill unique to Katara (since bloodbending is very rarely used anyway). Same with metalbending for Toph.
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Post by dragonflly on Jan 26, 2008 1:23:33 GMT -5
I don't think that's why the creators have not had him learn to heal. All waterbenders posess the ability, that's why Katara was told to go take lessons at the NP. There were quite a few little girls learing the tricks to healing.
But, I don't think we wil see anyone but Toph use metalbending, it's hers and hers alone!
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Post by Hitomi on Jan 26, 2008 2:22:45 GMT -5
I think there's a good possibility that he might (but they might not show it on the show), I mean at first Toph didn't know how to metalbend, but then she was able to "see" the earth in the metal and bend it. It's like that old man said, the earthbenders are just blinded by not being able to bend metal, and they only use their eyes instead of feeling it through their feet and listening to the earth ( sorry i don't know how to explain it). So I think aang could learn how to bend metal, but they might not know show it.
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Post by nexus on Jan 26, 2008 3:13:13 GMT -5
I think there's a good possibility that he might (but they might not show it on the show), I mean at first Toph didn't know how to metalbend, but then she was able to "see" the earth in the metal and bend it. It's like that old man said, the earthbenders are just blinded by not being able to bend metal, and they only use their eyes instead of feeling it through their feet and listening to the earth ( sorry i don't know how to explain it). So I think aang could learn how to bend metal, but they might not know show it. Well, Toph benefits from the fact she learned to sense the earth rather than see it. So she is naturally tuned to it. Aang on the other hand, is a born airbender. He'll have real trouble learning his opposite element's ultra. And Dragonfly, I don't quite understand your post... Aang technically is a waterbender.
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