Avatar feats, power & lore discussion thread

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Appa smashes through two thick stone walls and sends the Dai Lee agents flying.

Reference to the size of these walls.

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(From Book Two: Episode 17)

 

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Katara uses her water bending to create a huge wall of water to push a Fire Nation ship away.

The Duke picks up a boulder for Toph to use as a projectile.

Katara turns sea water into mist to conceal their ship (and makes a whirlpool in the process).

The Water Serpent is hit by a strike from the Fire Nation ship, to which it attacks & ensnares it.

(From Book Three: Episode 1)

 

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The rumoured Earthbender Avatar series has been officially confirmed! The series will follow twins, at least one of which is an Avatar, in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by the opening of the spirit portals by the previous avatar, where they are seen as they destroyer of humanity and chased by enemies both human and spirit as they seek to save the Seven Havens (the Four Nations no longer exist after the calamity).

‘Avatar’ Sequel Series ‘Seven Havens’ Ordered at Nickelodeon, Set After ‘Legend of Korra’

Nickelodeon is continuing to build out the world of "Avatar: The Last Airbender" with the greenlight of the animated series "Avatar: Seven Havens."

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...a world shattered by a devastating cataclysm. A young Earthbender discovers she’s the new Avatar after Korra – but in this dangerous era, that title marks her as humanity’s destroyer, not its savior. Hunted by both human and spirit enemies, she and her long-lost twin must uncover their mysterious origins and save the Seven Havens before civilization’s last strongholds collapse.

 

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korra what the fuck did you DO

 

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korra what the fuck did you DO

Odds are pretty good she prevented it from being worse because that is the transparently obvious narrative option if this is the information we have at the start

 

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Avatar Legends: Realms Colide is a mobile strategy game, which will be set in a time of peace and harmony, but will have a new threat emerge; Chanyu and the Shattered Skulls, who form the Temple of Corruption to worship a dark spirit known as Father Glowworm.

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In the time of peace and harmony between nations. A sinister threat emerges in the heart of the continent. The Temple of Corruption is erected to worship a dark force hailing from the realm of spirits. Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Now it's up to you to rebuild the fallen cities and unite the nations against this looming menace. You must embark on an epic journey to recruit benders from across the land and discover heroes of legend. Lead the charge against Chanyu and the Shattered Skulls and banish the malevolent power at the heart of the Temple of Corruption... the ancient spirit known as Father Glowworm.

Avatar: Realms Collide

“You must actively shape your own destiny and the destiny of the world.” — Avatar Kuruk A time of peace and harmony is disrupted by a dangerous cult devoted to a dark entity from the Spirit World. As the cult’s power and influence grows across the land, so too does chaos, wreaking havoc and...

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“You must actively shape your own destiny and the destiny of the world.” — Avatar Kuruk



A time of peace and harmony is disrupted by a dangerous cult devoted to a dark entity from the Spirit World. As the cult’s power and influence grows across the land, so too does chaos, wreaking havoc and consuming lives, leaving the ashes of formerly serene societies in its wake.


Now, you must face your destiny and embark on an epic journey to recruit powerful benders from across the land, discover heroes of legend and forge alliances with other powerful leaders to restore harmony and balance to the world!


Experience the Entire Avatar Universe


“It is important to draw wisdom from different places. If you take it from only one place, it becomes rigid and stale.” – Uncle Iroh


Unite, interact with, train and lead legendary characters from across the Avatar universe including: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Avatar: The Legend of Korra, best-selling comic books and more! Experience an all new epic storyline which unfolds as you fight to restore balance to your world!


Become a Leader


"You taught me that keeping a level head is a sign of a great leader." - Prince Zuko


The destiny of the world rests upon your shoulders! Forge a mighty army by recruiting and training benders and heroes who will march into battle under your command. However, victory won't come alone. Form alliances with leaders worldwide to amass a formidable force capable of vanquishing your adversaries and vanishing the ominous dark spirit. Unite these forces, combining strengths and strategies, to challenge the looming darkness and restore harmony and balance to the world.


Train Your Benders


“A student is only as good as his master.” ― Zaheer


Embark on an incredible journey across the Avatar universe, where you have the power to unlock and unleash legendary heroes like Aang, Zuko, Toph, Katara, Tenzin, Sokka, Kuvira, Roku, Kyoshi and more iconic figures. Upgrade and train these heroes, and help them master their bending skills to shine in the heat of battle.


Rebuild and Expand Your Base


“New growth cannot exist without first the destruction of the old.” - Guru Laghim


Evolve your base into a fortified city, construct and enhance buildings within your base, essential for resource generation, crucial research, and the unlocking of legendary heroes. Train and acquire troops to bolster your fighting force in the face of chaos.


Get in Your Element


“It is the combination of the four elements in one person that makes the Avatar so powerful. But it can make you more powerful, too.” - Uncle Iroh


The choice is yours: Water, Earth, Fire or Air—select your leader's bending art, each element offering distinct gameplay advantages, units, and a visually stunning style.


Form Alliances


“Sometimes, the best way to solve your own problems is to help someone else.” - Uncle Iroh


Partner with leaders around the world to form strong alliances working together to protect the world’s harmony from the malevolent spirit and his followers. Rally the affected communities, construct safe havens, and unite forces to combat the cult's chaos. Unite with other players, strategize, and work together to build resilient settlements and mount a unified front needed to defeat the powerful and dangerous enemy.


Explore and Research


"Though we must learn from those who come before us, we must also learn to forge our own paths." - Avatar Korra


Explore the world and discover different entities while you gather resources to upgrade your city and grow a more powerful army. Conduct research to improve your resource production and military might!


Play now and help restore harmony and balance to the world!

 

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Piandao cuts brickwork during his fight against Sokka.

(From Book Three: Episode 4)

 

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The Fire Nation colonies in the Earth Kingdom are said to be hundreds of miles away from the Fire Nation homeland.

Sokka's Master

Capital City Prison Piandao's castle Shu Jing "Sokka's Master"

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Piandao: Sokka. That's an unusual name.
Sokka: Oh, uh, really, uh where I come from, the Fire Nation colonies, it's a pretty normal name... for Fire Nation colonials.
Piandao: Let me guess. You've come hundreds of miles from your little village where you're the best swordsman in town. And you think you deserve to learn from the master

(From Book Three: Episode 4)

 

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During a volley ball game, Azula hits a volley ball with considerable force.

Azula jumps/is launched high into the air from Zuko's back and kicks a volley ball with such force that it creates a small firey explosion and causes vapor to appear around it (Azula doesn't seem to have used any firebending techniques for this, so this is a feat of pure strength, and one of the most impressive in the series).

Zuko pushes someone with enough force that they fly across the room and into a large vase with enough force to shatter it.

(From Book Three: Episode 5)

 

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Combustion Man (otherwise known as Sparky Sparky Boom Man) creates attacks with his mind that cause devastating explosions (said attacks also create sonic booms, which if you listen are also audiably sonic boom sounds).

Said sonic booms in motion.

Spoiler

Toph bends many rocks towards Combustion Man, but Combustion Man blows them all away, to which Aang blocks the explosion with his airbending.

Katara creates a huge waterbending wave, but Combustion Man destroys it too (seeming to evaporate it instantly).

Combustion Man creates a big explosion that Aang narrowly dodges.

Combustion Man destroys two large stone pillars.

Aang bends a large stone pillar towards Combustion Man, who destroys it before unleashing another of his attacks at Aang; Aang reacts to Combustion Mans attack and uses airbending to redirect the explosion.

Aang is launched through the air by the explosion, and then earthbends a large stone pillar apart so as to avoid crashing into it,

Aang uses his earthbending to create armour out of rock (a technique he learned from Toph) and escapes Combustion Man by jumping high into the air, while Combustion Man fires another attack after him which creates another large explosion (although looking frame-by-frame, it's possible that Aang uses Combustion Man's attack to ride himself into the air).

(From Book Three: Episode 5)

Combustion Man discovered his abilities as a young child, but didn't have any control over it, so he accidently blew off his arm and leg, which is why he now has a metal arm and leg.

Character: Combustion Man​

Hired by Zuko to kill the Avatar, Combustion Man is a Firebender with the unique ability to super-heat the air and cause explosions. He does this by focusing and shooting his energy from his tattooed third eye. Combustion Man discovered this ability when he was a young child, but didn’t have any control over it, and one day he accidentally blew off his arm and leg. Now, he has a metal arm and leg in their place. He’s always been a loner and a man of very few words- perfect for his line of work.

(Originally from the Avatar Encyclopedia from the old Nickelodean website)

According to Bryan Konietzko during the commentary of The Beach, Combustion Man is a Firebendedr with an overdeveloped third eye, through which chi is explosively released, and if he can see something, he can blow it up in a second; Bryan's idea was that Combustion Man got his reputation through a lot of successful Agni Kai matches.

The Beach (commentary)

Joaquim Dos Santos Bryan Konietzko Katie Mattila "The Beach"

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Bryan: ...Um...so, the idea with Combustion Man is that he's still a firebender, but he has a, like, overdeveloped third eye where basically his chi is released through his third eye, and if he can see something within range, he can blow it up in about a second. So, he's-he's fun, but the id-my-my idea was that he got his reputation through, uh, a lotta very successful Agni Kai matches, That did not last very long. So, this was fun, Aang using the rock suit, uh, technique that he learned from Toph.

(From the commentary of Book Three: Episode 5)

 

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Avatar Roku uses his airbending to push away the erupting fumes of a volcanic eruption which covers a large portion of the volcano.

Firelord Sozin sees and even feels the eruption even from (at least) a hundred miles away.

The Avatar and the Fire Lord

Earth Kingdom city (flashback only) Fire Nation Capital Capital City Prison Fire Nation Royal Palace High Temple Northern Water Tribe (flashback only) Agna Qel'a (flashback only) Roku's island Southern Air Temple (flashback only) Spirit World "The Avatar and the Fire Lord"

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Sozin: Roku's island was a hundred miles away. But I could still feel it rumbling and see the black plume of smoke. I had never seen anything like this catastrophe.

Roku makes an impressive jump through the air and then bends a huge wall to divert the lavas flow.

When this fails, Roku creates two ravines in the volcano reaching across the entire island to redirect the lava into the sea.

Roku jumps high into the air, and then uses airbending to rapidly cool a patch of molten lava into stone.

Roku taps into the Avatar State and pushes back a huge amount of lava and breaks the other side of the volcano.

Firelord Sozin arrives on dragonback to help Roku (until he changes his mind), flying a hundred miles or more at incredibly fast speeds to reach there.

Roku's village was big enough to contain hundreds of houses.

Aang: There it is. That's Roku's home.
Katara: But, there's nothing here.
Toph: Yes, there is. An entire village, hundreds of houses...all completely buried in ash.

(From Book Three: Episode 6)

 

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Combustion Man breaks stone with his cyborg leg & hand.

Combustion Man shatters the ice block covering his head with his cyborg arm.

After getting hit in his forehead chakra by a rock sent by Toph, Combustion Man's explosion backfires, sending him back into a wall with enough force to break it.

(From Book Three: Episode 7)

 

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During the full Moon, a powerful waterbender is able to control the very blood in a living creatures veins (including people). This is called bloodbending.

The Puppetmaster

Fire Island Prison (flashback only) Hama's village Hama's inn Mountain prison Southern Water Tribe (flashback only) Wolf Cove (flashback only) "The Puppetmaster"

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Hama: The guards were always very careful to keep any water away from us. They piped in dry air and had us suspended away from the ground. Before giving us any water, they would bind our hands and feet so we couldn't bend. Any sign of trouble was met with cruel retribution. And yet each month, I felt the full moon enriching me with its energy. There had to be something I could do to escape. Rhen I realized that where there is life, there is water. The rats that scurried across the floor of my cage were nothing more than skins filled with liquid and I passed years developing the skill that would lead to my escape. Bloodbending. Controlling the water in another body, enforcing your own will over theirs. Once I had mastered the rats, I was ready for the men.

Bloodbending can only be done during a full Moon.

Hama: They're just flowers. When you're a waterbender in a strange land, you do what you must to survive. Tonight I'll teach you the ultimate technique of waterbending. It can only be done during the full moon, when your bending is at its peak.
Katara: But isn't that dangerous? I thought people have been disappearing around here during the full moon.
Hama: Oh, Katara. Two master waterbenders beneath a full moon? I don't think we have anything to worry about.

Katara is seemingly able to escape from Hama's bloodbending (perhaps with the power of the full Moon).

Katara: You're not the only one who draws power from the moon! My bending is more powerful than yours, Hama. Your technique is useless on me!

Hama drains multiple trees of all their liquids to fight Katara (destroying said trees) to create a waterbending attack at Katara (who blocks said attack).

Hama controls both Aang and Sokka at the same time. Katara bends the water from a tree to attack Hama.

In order to save her friends, Katara has no choice but to bloodbend Hama herself.

(From Book Three: Episode 8)

Bloodbending requires a huge amount of power, and can only be performed by a waterbending master.

Gear: Bloodbending​

Sometimes referred to as “The Puppetmaster Technique,” this unique ability allows the Waterbender to control his or her opponent like a marionette. This technique requires an incredible amount of power and can only be done by the highest level Waterbenders when the moon is full. Some speculate that controlling another person is a “dark” form of Waterbending, and that those who practice the technique open themselves up to homicidal madness. Katara uses this technique on the Southern Raider Commander that she thinks killed her mother.

(Originally from the Avatar Encyclopedia from the old Nickelodean website)

 

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Hama bends the very moisture in the air itself, then freezes said water into ice claws.

The Puppetmaster

Fire Island Prison (flashback only) Hama's village Hama's inn Mountain prison Southern Water Tribe (flashback only) Wolf Cove (flashback only) "The Puppetmaster"

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Hama: That's very resourceful, Katara. You're thinking like a true master. But did you know you could even pull water out of thin air? You have got to keep an open mind, Katara. There's water in places you never think about.

Hama bends all of the water from a field of flowers and uses said water to slice a boulder apart (this kills the flowers in the process).

Hama was among the Waterbenders who froze the Fire Nation warship seen in the first episode.

Hama was the last waterbender of the Southern Water tribe to be captured by the Fire Nation (prior to Katara being born); we also see many Fire Nation soldiers surrounding her (I counted over 180).

Hama: They came again and again, each time rounding up more of our waterbenders and taking them captive. We did our best to hold them off, but our numbers dwindled as the raids continued. Finally, I too was captured. I was led away in chains. The last waterbender of the Southern Water Tribe.

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(From Book Three: Episode 8)

Hama was the first (known) bloodbender.

Character: Hama​

The only known Southern Waterbender in existence besides Katara. Captured many years ago in a Fire Nation raid of the South Pole, Hama was held captive and tortured for decades before she finally escaped. In order to get away from her tormentors, Hama developed the ability to “Bloodbend,” that is, to control the water in another person’s body. Although she seems sweet a first, she harbors an extreme hatred of all Fire Nation citizens and will to use any means necessary to punish them for her mistreatment in the war.

(Originally from the Avatar Encyclopedia from the old Nickelodean website)

 

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In the Avatar state, Aang draws his power from the cosmic energy of the Universe.

The Day of Black Sun, Part 1: The Invasion

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Aang: I can't. When Azula shot me with lightning, my seventh chakra was locked, cutting off my connection to all the cosmic energy in the universe.
Toph: You know what I just heard? [Blah, blah, spiritual mumbo jumbo blah, blah, something about space.

(From Book Three: Episode 10)

 

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Avatar will have a crossover with Magic: The Gathering.

 

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It was Sokka's original idea to create the submarines which worked via waterbending, although the Mechanist created them.

The Day of Black Sun, Part 1: The Invasion

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Hakoda: You've really outdone yourself this time, son.
Toph: Yeah, congratulations, Sokka. You managed to invent a worse way of travel than flying.
The Duke: Helmet?
Sokka: Well, I just came up with the idea. The mechanist did all the work.
Mechanist: Now don't sell yourself short, my boy. It was your idea to use waterbending to make the subs sink and float, brilliant! Though your original designs were a bit difficult to decipher.

A Fire Nation harpoon snags one of the resistance submarines and proceeds to drag it out of the water, but is stopped by Katara slicing through the metal chains with her waterbending in one attack (the Foggy Swamp benders also use ice to seal breaches in the hull).

Ice torpedoes are launched with waterbending, and unleash big explosions that allow the submarines to invade the Fire Nation capitol.

The caterpillar tanks (which are powered by earthbending) are used to crush battlements and Fire Nation tanks.

Huu with his vinebending destroys several Fire Nation tanks, blocking fire attacks as he does.

Huu then smacks a Fire Nation tank with his vines/seaweed with enough force to sending it flying through the air (for what looks like hundreds of meters) into a battlement, destroying both.

Sokka cuts through a thick wooden bar holding a door shut.

Sokku cuts through a large metal crossbow.

(From Book Three: Episode 11)

 

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Azula is able to lie so perfectly that not even Toph can sense any change to her heart rate.

The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse

Fire Nation Capital Capital City Prison Fire Nation Royal Palace Royal Plaza "The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse"

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Toph: And stick to the truth. I'll be able to tell if you're lying.
Azula: Are you sure? I'm a pretty good liar. [I am a four-hundred foot tall purple platypus bear with pink horns and silver wings.
Toph: Okay, you're good, I admit it. But you ought to consider telling the truth anyway!

Aang deflects earthbending attacks from the Dai-Le with his glider staff.

Zuko reacts to Fire Lord Ozai's lightning and redirects it back at him, creating an explosion which shatters stone and sends Ozai flying backwards.

A still of the stone fragments from the explosion (which Ozai survived in his face).

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(From Book Three: Episode 12)