Avatar Series Thread

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>>88761179
I mean.... I'm okay with this as well.

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>>88761129
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>>88761245

Not this shit again.

You couldn't just Google these incredibly basic questions?

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What the fuck is happening in this thread?

>>88761092
In AtLA, bending is a synchronisation between body, mind, spirit, and the world itself. It's based on various ancient Eastern philosophies, religions, and pseudo sciences. One's connection with the world is expressed through various forms of martial arts meant to direct and compel an element by manipulating the connection between the bender and their patron element. It's notable that if body, mind, or spirit is ever not in synch with the bending, it will fail.

The connection between body and element is one passed down through bloodlines, though not all children inherit the skill. More than that, a bloodline can have a stronger or weaker connection meaning that stronger benders will have stronger bender children. Again, this is based on Eastern ideas that placed a great deal of importance on lineage as a spiritually relevant factor.

In Korra it's magic, and all children get magic from their parents.

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hijacking this thread with best girl

>>88761986
photoshop bryke and myke into this

>>88762040
now were getting somewhere
if only i watched korra, every time i get the urge i just rewatch atla, this has happened to me 6 times now

>>88762119
is this even avatar related at this point?

>>88762070
You have made the correct choice 6 times now.

Also, what in the name of sweet Jesus is this ludicrous, shitty dump?

>>88762070
You chose wisely.

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>>88762349
Welcome to the reason Korra/Atla threads are even worse.

>>88763463

Well at least the mods shitcanned it.

>>88761957
>headcanon headcanon headcanon
>Korra is shit because it contradicts my headcanon

>>88761957
nice headcanon

In AtLA the different nations are said to have learned the skills from various sources in nature (the moon, badger moles, etc.) They don't really go into much detail as to why not everyone can do it or whatever.

In Korra it's magic given to people by turtles. It doesn't necessarily contradict what was said in Last Airbender but it does mean that either people got the turtle magic and then learned how to use it from nature, or that the origins of bending we hear in Last Airbender are wrong. Personally I just try to ignore it since I prefered the vagueness of the original. Honestly I think Korra giving exact detail about certain things (like the origins of the avatar's power) was probably the biggest misstep of the series.

>>88766760
>biggest misstep of the series
nope

>>88766889
I stand by that. I know there's a lot of candidates but the good/evil kites and the turtle magic are the only things that actually made the original worse. Everything else, no matter how much anyone may hate it, is at least staying in its own corner.

>>88761092
Poor dudes tbqh