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Published: 2012-03-16 16:15:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 8608; Favourites: 224; Downloads: 55
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So yesterday I saw this video and apparently Korra, the new avatar, already seems to extremely gifted.And yes, I know that she's basically a re-incarnation of Aang, but the fact that she can already sort of bend fire without anyone teaching her...
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HA! Toph is right making fun of you will be to easy
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But she struggles with the spiritual side of it, and air bending, so... that should make Aang feel a little better right? Because... he's all spiritual and good at air bending... and...
Yeah, her fighting pretty much wins.
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Techically after his first lesson Aang did the same... until he burned Katara and decided he'd never ever firebend again 
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Toph can be just as badass even in the after-life (I'm assuming she's dead, meh)
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Yeah, but unlike Aang, Korra knows nothing about the spiritual side of bending. I mean, as a kid, she could've been just messing around and then realized that she could bend three elements
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I actually had a brainwave regarding this.
I mean kids start bending young right? possibly even before they are able to comprehend the idea of only being able to bend one element. so imagine a five year old kid deciding they want to be a waterbender and an earthbender. if they were stubborn enough they would probably ignore their parents saying it's impossible. if that was an ordinary kid then they would eventually give up due to being unable to bend the other element. But if that stubborn kid happened to be the avatar . . . see what i'm getting at?
the reason she can firebend despite being from the water tribe is because this was when she was young so the mental block that would have made it difficult to firebend wasn't in place yet. oh course being this stubborn and hot-headed means that it's more difficult for her to master airbending, the most spiritual of the elements. does this make sense?
Whoa lots of words
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I guess, after thinking about it more, the main issue I have here is: if this is because she has a "fiery" personality, does that necessarily mean the "best" firebenders are more tempermental that other people?
. . . smells a little like a parallel to racial stereotyping. D-:
Of course, there's Iroh, who isn't ever shown to be temperamental, not even before his "change of heart." So, going to shoot down that argument, right off the bat. Did the fandom forget the lesson the Sun Warriors taught?
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Though ~Somnium-23 did have a pretty good response to it, further on in the comments.
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It's cuz Aangy was just so pro that his prowess passed onto Avatar Korra. XD
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I thought it was a pretty good explanation after I came up with it, too. (=w
But hey! Aang is still the youngest Avatar to master all four elements! XD
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That is one super pic and To- I mean MELON LORD BWAHAHAHA !!!!! is soooooo right annoying Aang is gonna be fun
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Thank you! And The Melon Lord is going to love it!
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I can only imagine the fun Toph would have with this kid. In reality they do seem so much alike the little I've seen of korra.
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This talk about Korra being a talented Firebender and how it raises eyebrows is really getting old. Just take it for what it is, she has a fiery personality so don't act so surprised.
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If this is because she has a "fiery" personality, does that mean the "best" firebenders are more tempermental that other people?
. . . smells a little like a parallel to racial stereotyping. D-:
Of course, there's Iroh, who isn't ever shown to be temperamental, not even before his "change of heart." So, going to shoot down that argument, right off the bat. What about the lesson the Sun Warriors taught?
Yes, when creators contradict their own canon (i.e., Roku and Aang having trouble with their opposites) it's going to raise eyebrows. There are some good fan theories already floating around to address it. We want a discussion/explanation of it, not necessarily that it has to change.
Forgive us for not wanting an overpowered God-Mod type character, who turns everything she touches into gold with no effort. I will be more than content if she has trouble with airbending. (or lightningbending, or metalbending, or healing)
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First of all, it has been confirmed that Korra's struggle in the show will not only be to master airbending but to also master the spiritual side of bending. Korra is anything but God-mode, she has much to learn and blocks along the way.
Secondly, Iroh said himself that fire is the element of power, the people of the Fire Nation have desire and will, their energy drive them to achieve what they want. It has nothing to do with racism, they are different people with different ways of life and dominating personality traits due to their natural elements. The Avatar philosophy that separation is an illusion does not mean that we all are the same, it just means that different people can coexist in harmony. The teachings of the Sun Warriors is that firebending can be in harmony with nature by being driven by willpower and the energy of life, not just rage and destruction. Willpower and determination are strong forces in a firebender's spirit, and that's what was driving Iroh. His passion was to help others and himself find their own way in life and to restore balance to the world.
Third, Aang did have problems with Earthbending but he conquered his block in a few days. After that he used Earthbending regularly to the point of it being his second most used element. Korra might just be an oddball who had it easiest to learn waterbending but progresses quickly in the other two due to her physical capabilities, a prodigy perhaps? Airbending is the most spiritual bending-style, and since spirituality is the hard part for her it gets in the way, not to mention that it's the only bending-style that's not "mainstream" in their world. The creators have made it clear that the world has changed and each Avatar is different from the other. The clues are right there in the show, it's explained. They train her from a young age and she happens to be physical prodigy, so the three that require more physicality than spirituality comes easy to her. The new story is more contained, it focuses only on Korra's struggles after mastering her first three elements. There's no point in delving on it, it's a simple backstory of intense training nothing more.
There you have it, simple as that. No need to write endless discussions, and no need to keep this argument up, just take it for what it is. It's explained.
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Ah, okay, I haven't come across whatever leak about airbending that was.
"dominating personality traits" can have unsettling implications to the real world, but I agree with you. It is postulating a certain type of person, a bender, so that doesn't necessarily mean something negative.
"There's no point in delving into it, it's a simple backstory of intense training"
I most certainly hope they DO show Katara teaching her in flashbacks!!! D-: That will be awesome. (and, I'm crossing my fingers for Toph, too) The way a person learns is never pointless, and the relationship between student and teacher is very important to someone's development.
Otherwise,
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If I may quote a leaked clip (spoiler... blah blah blah): (to Korra)"ever since you were a little girl you've always excelled at the physical side of bending but you've completely ignored the spiritual side... the avatar must master both" Korra: "I haven't ignored it it just doesn't come as easy to me... but that's why I should start training with master Tenzin immediately he's 'mister spiritual'..."
Korra's pretty much like what Toph would have been if she wasn't blind, and was the avatar
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They'd get along, that's for sure.
And where'd you find that clip?
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Have you seen the training clip? [link]
I don't know what happened to the longer one where I got that info (which is right after this clip ends) but the dialogue can be found here [link] it's the one called firebending with Korra
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That's awesome. If Katara's still alive then I'm hopeful for other characters. Mainly Toph
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Sad to say Toph's not around... as far as I know Katara's the only one still alive from ATLA... and I'm up to my neck in Korra spoilers and leaks
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She apparently has an airbending block because of the above mentioned ignoring the spiritual side...
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I'm actually pretty excited for the second season. At least they can't mess it up more than the movie.
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Ugh. no one, i repeat, NO ONE in their right mind could like that movie.
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I liked it 
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"Snark bait"? Sorry, I'm not familiar with the term
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Basically what I mean was that it's fun to watch for the purpose of pointing and laughing at it, making jokes at the movies expense, that sorta thing.
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That makes sense. I'm sure a lot of people did that. I just was hoping for something a little more epic, for lack of a better word.
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I knew it would be lame so I got some friends together, we watched and snarked at it, it was amazing.
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That sounds awesome
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Yes, I'm just glad that they probably won't make a sequel, that means they'd have to show Toph, Azula, Suki (assuming they didn't write her out since she wasn't in the first one), and others. They'd probably butcher them too.
That being said... Sokka is my second fav character and it hurt my soul when I saw what they had done to him...
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He didn't even have a funny line in the stupid thing! Or, at least, nothing I could remember.
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They tried to do the thing where Katara freezes him by mistake, but that was about it.
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Pretty much. Oh well, at least they tired.
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