Firebending Editorial
There are many aspects of firebending that are most certainly worth discussing, and could have a very direct effect on the series. The one I wanted to start with is how it’s learned, as compared to the other arts, and how fast Aang will pick it up, if indeed he learns it. He caught on to water pretty fast, but I think that is mainly because air and water are the two more defensive bending disciplines. Fire and Earth are more offensive, agressive. I think that Aang will have an equally difficult time picking up fire as he did with earth, seeing as how he’s naturally inclined to be defensive, more prone to dodge attacks, search for a better angle, approach things intellectually, etc etc. Another reason why Aang may have a hard time with firebending is the root of its power. Iroh said that firebending (accept lightning) is fueled by emotion, and we can assume the primary emotions (based on the actions of other firebenders) are hate and anger. In Serpent’s Pass, Aang was displaying quite a nack for making himself deviod of emotion, and he certainly isn’t the hateful, angry type. However, to the contrary, Jeong Jeong is a very powerful bender (I have to assume he is capable of lightning bending), and he doesn’t have much hate and anger in him. Maybe he used to, and that helped him learn at first, but we have no way of knowing. Either way, I think that firebending will be the most difficult bending discipline for Aang to learn.
Moving on to lightning bending. The first question regarding it is, how many people are capable of it? Seeing as how it seems to be incredibly hard to master, and much more powerful then other firebending, I’d get the impression that if you can do it, that will be your primary method of attack in battle. And the only people we’ve seen so far use it are Iroh and Azula. I have a theory that the only people who can do it are the royal family, and perhaps their most elite guards, though this has pros and cons. The main pro is that Fire Lords would want their troops to be as powerful as possible so they can survive battles against powerful earth benders. The most powerful they’ll be able to be will be if they can bend lightning. On the other hand, if you train an entire army to bend lightning, all it would take is a group of 10 to 20 rebellious soldiers to march in and kill the Fire Lord, and take power themselves. Basically, the Fire Lord faces the same dilemna that all monarchs do: Giving your army power enough to crush any other force, but also keeping them less powerful then yourself so your own power isn’t threatened. So basically, I have no idea what on earth is going on and it could be either way.
The next aspect of lightning bending: Will Aang learn it or not? In The Deserter, he vowed never to firebend again, and that is the reason why I’m still 50-50 on whether or not he’ll learn firebending. However, I could almost see a loophole in that, being that he’ll bend lightning, but not fire. However, that brings up another question. Do you have to be able to firebend or not to be able to bend lightning? Just to clarify, you do have to be a firebender or the avatar to lightning bend, but do you have to have knowledge of firebending, and actually be able to shoot fire out of your fingertips in order to bend lightning? Lightning is clearly an elite branch of firebending, and I personally think it’s a little bit like upgrading your powers in a video game. In order to get to level 2 (lightning), you must first get past level 1 (fire). Then, once you have level 2, you don’t use level 1 much anymore. However, the cores of lightning and firebending are the exact opposite. Fire depends on strong emotion, lightning depends on the lack thereof. That takes me back to my original question, will Aang lightning bend? As I said in my first paragraph, Aang seems able to make himself devoid of emotion, so while firebending may be extremely hard for him to learn, I’d say lightning might be easier. Obviously, it takes a lot of technical skill, and precision, and is extremely hard just by nature, but still, it seems to fit Aang almost perfectly. Finally, in the Book 1 finale, while discussing assistance from the spirit world, he went “Or maybe they’ll unleash a crazy amazing spirit attack on the Fire Nation!”. He was quickly “shushed”, but that’s basically what ended up happening. In The Deserter, he says “I want to shoot fire out of my fingertips!”, and is quickly “shushed” by a lecture from Jeong Jeong. What could happen is another situation like the Book 1 finale, where what ends up happening is what Aang got really excited about, but at first didn’t appear likely to happen. And come on, who doesn’t want to see Aang walking around PWNing everyone without even trying by shooting floods of lightning out of his fingertips?
Now, I want to talk a bit about Sozin’s comet. I’ve been curious since we heard about its existence, how on earth could a comet flying through space make firebenders so amazingly powerful? It’s probably on fire, granted, but it’s also made of earth, so why doesn’t it make earthbender’s powerful? I have a pet theory that Sozin’s comet was just a ruse, that something that Sozin did himself made the firebenders more powerful, something that only one in a billion firebenders could do. (I have no idea what this could be, but for the sake of discussion, I’ll keep going). So he times this for when a comet comes in order to fool the Avatar and the rest of the world into thinking that they’re safe for the next 100 years, until the comet comes again. The major hole in this theory would be, if it’s true, why haven’t the firebenders done they’re thing again since then, made themselves powerful, and conquered Ba Sing Se? I would counter this with the fact that, in theory, only one in a billion firebenders can do this. Therefore, another firebender hasn’t come along since who could, and Sozin was counting on someone being able to do it. That leads to the next part of my theory: Azula. I think, if this theory is in any way accurate, that Azula may be able to do whatever it is she’d have to do to make firebenders really powerful. She can lightning bend at roughly the age of 14, she’s basically mastered her element, something that, of all the people we’ve seen, only Aang has done faster, mastering air at age 12. However, this entire theory depends on the firebender in question only being able to do whatever it is he does once in his or her entire lifetime. I have no idea why this would be, what he or she would do, or anything, so leave ideas in the comments! Thanks!
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I like the lightning idea. First of all, firebending is clearly about hunger and desire, and since Aang is a monk these are his enemies. Air fits well with the Tibet-Buddhist themed air-monks, where as fire strikes me as um, not. Lightning has that element of direction to it, and is a lot more like water, as Iroh describes. I say Aang will learn to shoot lightning from Iroh. The Guru my get Aang to let up on his idiot promise, but that is an interesting thing to think about.
I think the comet makes firebenders stronger because of the Energy it has as a moving body. A comet isn’t much earth, and earthbending is based on mass. Fire is the only type of bending that doesn’t need a physical element, it is all will, all energy, and therefore, I think more closely tied to abrupt physics… that said, a solar flare or something would have been a better event… though the big ones come ever 11 years or so, right?
Comment made by sonnet on December 2, 2006 at 6:21 am
That probably won’t come into account in this show, and I think Iroh is going to die. He’s been captured by the Fire Nation, so he won’t be teaching Aang anytime soon.
Comment made by James on December 3, 2006 at 4:58 pm
I think that aang will learn lightning bending first as it is calm and subtle and then move on to firebending but what are your speculations on who will be the one to teach aang firebending? jong jong is away (for now) and im not sure if they will come across him again. Even if they do come across him then how will aang learn lightning bending because we do not know for sure that he will possess the ability to do it especially since he is not part of the royal family…
Comment made by Thomas on January 2, 2007 at 9:13 am
first of all, very nice theories ^^
Here’s what I think:
He’ll search for Jong Jong and, with his shame for hurting Katara gone from “The Guru” episode, he’ll firebend and be much wiser not to play with fire again. Then, with some sort of urgency, he’ll learn to bend lightning from someone unexpected.
Wouldnt it be so cool! Aang in the Avatar State Lightning Bending! O_o
Comment made by cordail on January 2, 2007 at 6:20 pm
I don’t think that Aang will be able to do the lightning bending as easily as you think. It’s called the cold blooded fire precise and DEADLY. I don’t think Aang would like the idea of killing without care.
Comment made by couldntsleep on January 9, 2007 at 3:11 am
Themore I think abou it, he’s like the Avatar that breaks the cycle, upsets the balance, Jolts the rules,or at least his lifetime does. So maybe he never will learn it……………
Comment made by SilentSpeculator on January 9, 2007 at 5:03 pm
First off, Aang has to learn firebending to become a fully realized avatar. Second, Firebending comes from your breath, not emotion. In fact, being fueled by hate or lust or power makes fire harder to control which is why firebenders must meditate so much. Thirdly, to bend lightning, you dont have to be devoid of emotion, you just have to be balanced. Lastly, Earth was his most difficult because in is the exact opposite of air, just like fire and water are opposite. Firebending will be difficult, but not as hard as earth.
Comment made by Ryan on January 26, 2007 at 3:41 am
I agree with you. Fire comes from the breath, and lightning from balance. Although, I think that Firebending will be just as difficult as Earth was for Aang. After all, he still feels uneasy about it. He was EAGER to learn Earth, but not Fire.
Comment made by Midnight on February 12, 2007 at 2:53 pm
But does Aang HAVE to learn Lightningbending to be a fully realized Avatar? After all, over the course of the show we’ve found out there are many different types of Bending for each element. Plantbending, Sandbending, Lightningbending, and Metalbending. Metalbending. Which no one but Toph has ever been able to do before. Did every previous Avatar learn that, then considered impossible? Is it imperative to learn every nuance of every element? Because if it is, folks, I kinda think Aang will be an old man before he’s “fully realized,” if the Fire Nation doesn’t kill him first.
Comment made by Marjie on February 21, 2007 at 4:27 am
I think the opposite axxually.I think Aang WILL learn how to bend fire, but i dont think he will learn lighnting-bending.Knowing this by that Azula the most powerful fire bender in the world,asides from Ozai,had a very difficult time mastering lightning- bending so how Aang never really fire bended much in his life learn how to master this difficult form of fire bending in a few months I just dont think it is gonna happen.Another thought is that if Azula isnt the most poerful firebender in the world, and Ozai is, how can he be more powerful? I mean Azula can do the scary lightning-bending and her ability to create blue flames when other fire benders cant? So how can he be more powerful? I think Azula is the most powerful firebender in the world. If she somehow became good and thought with the boomerAANNGG squad and the others.It is a fat chance though, but if it happenned we would have a very good chance of winning the war. Just a couple thoughts.
Comment made by bigbadben101 on March 4, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Well, Azula’s a good bender, but I doubt that she’ll join the BoomerAang Squad anytime soon, being completely demonic an’ all…
I want to talk about something else now. I want to talk about Iroh’s journey to the Spirit world. He HAS been there before (it was said by Zhao in ‘The siege of the North, part 1′) and he was the only one that could see Aang in spirit form, when he flew by on Roku’s dragon. I doubt that this information that was given to us was just a fart in the wind. I know that a lot of people believe that he will be killed, but I don’t think we’ve seen the last of him, and I DO think he’ll be teaching Aang how to firebend. I really don’t think that Zuko would be evil enough to stand by his emprisonement, or execution. I also DO think that Zuko will be the one to perish, probably while fighting Azula. He’s too much of a tragic figure to live.
I also want to talk about Koh (the face-stealing spirit). He did tell Aang that they would be meeting again in ‘The siege of the North, part 1′. This supports my theory that Aang did not lose his Avatarness to the claws of Azula in ‘Crossroads of Destiny’. I think that the first episode of season 3 will be of Aang in the Spirit world, facing Koh and seeing Roku. Also, if Aang was to lose his powers, it would really take away from the climax of the third book. And the show would have to be called ‘—–’, since it couldn’t be called ‘Avatar’ anymore…
Comment made by Zubu Naba on March 23, 2007 at 3:56 am
i think at least 3 ppl mastered their elements b4 Azula did..
1) Aang himself, he mastered airbending at d age of 12, and being one of the elite airbenders at his old temple. He was the creator of the air-ball (he showed it to one of his friends and thought him how to balance on it, remember that episode?)
2)Katara, she mastered waterbending at d age of 14, okay, thought at the same age, it WAS before Azula, coz we’ve seen Katara doing many feats with waterbending, when she was at the northern tribe, which was quite early, before the episode which shows Azula mastering lightning bending. She was the first to exhibit both healing and using water as a defence mechanism. usually, female waterbenders would only be taught to on how to heal.
3)Toph. how old is she? i guess she is about Aang’s age, 12 (minus 100 years). Toph is the greatest earthbender that ever lived. No argument there. And this is mostly thanks to her “earth vision”, which has proven to be extremely effective against other benders, or maybe except for air. With her heightened abilities she can sense enemies from yards, perhaps as far as a mile away as seen in The Chase.Toph even have the ability to bend metal too, which seems to be the advance stage of earthbending.
heehee, just a few points~
Comment made by chriss on April 15, 2007 at 6:55 am
Well I believe, in book 3, Sokka will learn to bend an element. On IMBD, the 5th episode title of book 3 is “Sokka’s Master”. I believe in a few theories;
One- Sokka cant bend water because his grandfather (or ancestor) was from another element group. It’s most likely his grandad is from the fire nation.
Two- I think Suki is injured or dead. If Sokka finds out, I believe in a burst of rage his element will come out(most likely fire since its fuled by rage).
Three- I think his master could be Jeong Jeong (if he bends fire), or Toph (if he bends earth).
Well those are my theories anyway.
Comment made by Tank on April 20, 2007 at 9:37 pm
Yes, Aang did strike me as . . . well, very good at controlling his emotion when facing Koh.
Sonnet, aren’t comets mostly composed of metal (I think it’s iron)? Therefore, a comet would be an ‘earthy’ thing, I suppose - very much something to do with Toph.
Yes - Toph is twelve, BTW, FYI . . .
And . . . um . . . yeah. Hi, Kayla, if you see this. It’s me. The Firthbender. Jess.
For those who are wondering I bend fire and earth. Firth. Cute.
Comment made by Firthbender_Jess on May 14, 2007 at 2:08 am
Now, before I start I want to make one thing clear.
UNCLE IROH CANNOT DDDIIIEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
And if any one says he will, I shall challenge him/her to a bending battle
and encase him in ice!
So there *_*
Also, I want to hear about Ursa, I mean, what REALLY happened to her. They
don’t make that part clear enough. Personally, I can’t wait until the 3rd
season comes out.
Oh, I just remembered! To those who think Aang will die, that is NOT
possible because they are making a movie(s) so why the hell would they kill
him off only to make a movie bout him afterwards? Wadda they gonna do?
Resurrect him? Actually, that mightn’t be a bad idea. TWO AVATARS AT THE
SAME TIME! Look out firebenders!
Marjie (Feb 21) mentioned the different “sub-elements” that people bend
(metal, sand, plants ect). Well, what about gasbending for the airbenders?
(In that case, can they bend stars????)
Has anyone ever taken a quiz to find out what element they bend? Well, I got
my mum to take one and she was. THE AVATAR!!! Yay! I have the Avatar for a
mum! I can teach her waterbending!!!
And, um.yeah
Hi to the Firthbender! I am the Kayla she said “hi” to!
Illusionst_Kayla
Comment made by Illusionist_Kayla on June 2, 2007 at 10:32 pm
as for the comet not really being the power-enhancer- i really think that it is. not because it makes any sense. by all means, totally the opposite. comets are made of mostly rock and ice…mainly ice…so why doesn’t it increase the power of the water benders? i think that the creators of the show just didn’t think it through thoroughly. you all know it happens. they just dropped the ball on this one.
and lightning-bending: why haven’t we seen avatar roku use it? yes, he’s dead, but in the flashbacks or when aang becomes roku? did the creators again just pull it out of their butt towards the end?
Comment made by Ty on June 11, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Well, as Iroh himself says, “Fire is the element of power.” Fire is also the opposite of water, so, while water deals with the flow of energy, fire deals with the release, the outburst. Lightning is just a purer form of firebending, in that respect, seeing as lightning = combustion = fire.
I do not think, however, that lightning is something limited to the royal family. Generating lightning is something powerful firebenders can do - although I realize that Zhao was a master, and he (probably) wasn’t able to do it (because if he had, we would’ve seen it).
Also, please realize that it is under NO circumstances lightning-BENDING. As Iroh clearly states, “you provide release and guidance, creating…lightning. Remember, you do not control the energy. You are merely its humble guide.” Bending is the art of controlling and element, which, as we see, can’t really be done with lightning (at least, not to Iroh’s considerable knowledge).
Comment made by Magmabender on November 25, 2007 at 10:39 pm
Oh, yes - and as to the comet: As I said, “Fire is the element of power.” Therefore, it is affected by energy around it - such as the comet. “Earth is the element of substance”, and, therefore, is not.
Although if you are right about your “Sozin’s Ruse” theory, then man…how’d he lose to Roku?
Comment made by Magmabender on November 25, 2007 at 10:46 pm
First, let me just clarify that I have not fully read all the above comments so I’ll just offer my opinion on the original title text. Call it “constructive criticism” if you will.
Second, Firebending is based on the Asian martial art of Northwestern Shoalin Kung fu although the original concept has been lightened to appeal to children(it involves discipline to the extent of unbelievably rigourous labour and even as far as bleeding… intentionally) and also to make it cooler.
It is based on rigid flexibility. Unlike the other elements, firebending is almost completely devoid of defensive techniques and depends on first strike and fiery motion through intellectual movement and prediction.
To bend Lightning, you must accept two types of energy, assumed as positive energy and negative energy(no, not Fung shui! I’m talking about electrons and neutrons). Real lightning is also created in this exact way, the friction of water particles and ice particles in a cloud generate static energy, that static energy separates positively charged particles and negatively charged particles and then they come clashing back together creating millions of kilowatts…(oops, talking science… dang it!). Lightning is based on balanced emotion. Yin and Yang, Anger and [insert opposite of anger here].
Third, a comet is not actually made of earth neither is it fiery for that matter. A comet is a rock encased in ice, its tail is also not fiery but intensely cold. And, you can’t realistically say that if an asteroid passes by then Earth benders will be made stronger. The sun is composed of mainly hot gas, kinda like air…
). I believe its the intimacy(closeness) of a comet that makes it so powerful. The proximity of a comet to the firebender is much greater then proximity of the core of the Earth or the Sun to the afore-mentioned firebender, though it may be dimmer in heat by contrast. That, in my opinion, may be responsible for the boost of power.
Although the fieriness of the comet can be justified if it passes through the outer layers of the atmosphere(oops, talking science again… sorry
I’m 14 btw. Firebending rules. Peace out.
Comment made by FireBender on December 9, 2007 at 12:12 pm
I know what happened to Ursa
On “The Day Of The Black Sun”
Zuko confronts Ozia. Ozia asks him “What are you doing here?” Zuko tells Ozia that Azula killed the avatar. Then Ozia gets really really mad like this: :evil:. Zuko turns around and walks away. Ozia says “Dont you want to here what happed to Ursa?” Zuko drops his
swords and turns around. Ozia tells him that Azulon (firelord) told him since luten died he would have to kill HIS own son. And he struck Azulon down. Ursa came and told him “Take me instead!”
He didn’t Kill her, he banished her.
Comment made by Master on December 15, 2007 at 4:53 am
FireBender,
“(no, not Fung shui! I’m talking about electrons and neutrons).”
You must mean protons (p+) and electrons (e-). Neutrons carry a neutral charge (n).
I’m sure you already know this. It was probably just a typo
At any rate, thanks for the scientific insight on the different aspects of firebending.
Comment made by Magmabender on March 2, 2008 at 10:24 am
This has nothing to do with the answer to a question but i went to amazon.com i searched for books to look at and a book is comming out about avatar in May, 2008. Im not sure if they said the 20th or somewhere between that but the cover is awsome. I mean Aang can go back in to the avatar state!!! Oh yeah, the book is about Sozin’s comet. Thats the title! COOL HUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! go check it out now!!
Comment made by kuzan on March 8, 2008 at 6:42 am
Hi,
This may be a bit of a spoiler, but, I think that Zuko will probably teach Aang firebending to add a twist to the storyline, Zuko being Aang’s lifetime enemy. Since Zuko isn’t really that good yet, so he may have to learn from another master firebender to strenghten their firebending. Since Zuko and Aang are on the good side, they will probably have to learn another way of channeling their energy into their fire bending.
P.S : I’m really sorry for the spoiler!
Comment made by brian on May 2, 2008 at 4:23 am
and azula gets to fly using lightning
Comment made by dtghfhf on June 5, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Hold on… since comets are indeed mostly ice, with a metal/rock core, wouldn’t the Northern Water Tribe combined withthe Earthbenders- assuming they could coordinate to such a degree- be able to bend Sozin’s Comet away from Earth before it hit the atmosphere and gave its power to the Fire Nation?
p.s.- I’m new here, so if I say something thay doesn’t quite make sense, sorry!
Comment made by Kitsune on June 7, 2008 at 2:28 pm
i love all elements not just one and dont think iam kookoo when i say
this but bending is real the other day i frose a lake just thinking about winter i know how to bend every element no kiding i am
serious thats why i love every element no kidding
Comment made by chris on July 16, 2008 at 10:03 am
hey i love the music you have on here! i was wondering when are you gonna update this and have music from the final episode? i really hope you can get the song playing when zuko and azula are dueling!
thanx
Comment made by wes on July 20, 2008 at 12:54 pm
This is in regard to Kitsune’s theory. Although that could possibly happen, I don’t think that the Fire Nation would just stand by if a bunch of Earthbenders and Waterbenders got together to stop something that would help them achieve total victory. Add to that the fact that the Comet is a good distance away from them and that seeing the Comet and Firebenders getting their boost are pretty simultaneous.
As to why it would be the cause for the super-duper boost for Firebenders, I have to agree with the proximity theory. Instead of its heat, it’s just close and it probably has to do with friction and the atmosphere heating up, if that’s what it is.
On another note, Sozin’s Comet pretty much gave any single firebender around 3/4 of the power that any Avatar would have firebending in the Avatar state. This also allowed Ozai and Azula to completely fly. (Albeit for less than required times than say, intercontinental flights?) The boost was also rather apparent in the Azula/Katara fight (if you could call it that, I’d call it running and being clever). Katara, who in Book 2 and a weaker waterbender then, was able to subdue Azula for a brief moment, although Zuko intervened. Now, in Book 3, even with Azula’s mental state and Katara’s new training, she could do nothing but run. That goes to say that indeed, no other bender stands a chance against a firebender beefed up by Sozin’s Comet. Of course, Toph disproves this theory by going all super metalbending on the crew of a ship, but that was before Sozin’s Comet was in full effect.
On lightning, it do believe it relies more on balance than being emotionally devoid, although Azula (as nuts as she went during the fight) was still able to fire off lightning. (Multiple times, might I add.) I guess we may never know now.
Oh, and I also love the music. ^_^;
Comment made by Fan of Fans on July 24, 2008 at 12:24 am
i find it strange that so many people are adding logic to a fantasy world, where people can move earth ,fire water and air. its a show people! albeit an amazing show, but still! there doesnt need to be a reason that Sozin’s comet makes firebenders stronger, nothing has to be answered with logic, its a show…for god’s sake, most of the animals are impossible hybrids! Let the show be a show…earthbenders rule…
Comment made by Annoyed on July 29, 2008 at 2:34 pm
in star wars, lightning is something only the most evil people can do. same might be true in avatar. this may be why aang never learned it ( and why Jeong Jeong and the Sun warriors never used it)
Comment made by lingtning man on August 5, 2008 at 2:55 pm
who cars about star wars
ts boring but avatar rocks
Comment made by chris on August 17, 2008 at 1:42 am
aang will learn firebending from zuko and zuko will become firelord azula is tied to a dranage pipe i think forever and aang takes away the firelord’s firebending the firelord tried to be pheonix king until aang beat him azula was firelord for that short time iroh escape aang learns to deflect lightning zuko knows how to do it to that is hwo aang learns it from
Comment made by chance on August 20, 2008 at 2:10 pm
oh aang the crew and zuko becomes friends zuko ask the old firelord where is his mother he tells
Comment made by chance on August 20, 2008 at 2:12 pm
they cross jong jong boomy the water master from the north pole soka’s master they are all in an alliance with iroh who has escaped
Comment made by chance on August 20, 2008 at 2:16 pm
The comet’s physical make up doesn’t exactly matter. As we know, Waterbenders can tap into the moon and fully realize their amazing potential during a full moon, but lose their bending entirely during a lunar eclipse. Giving them the comet would have been another extraterrestrial bonus.
Firebenders, if you read the avatar wiki, have a long list of weaknesses already (solar eclipses, breathing, emotion, nightfall etc) so in order to balance this long list, they gave firebenders a comet. I also imagine that a meteor shower might have a smaller effect.
I also have to agree with the friction idea; It probably deals with the friction and heating of the atmosphere. I imagine that meteorites on entry provide a much smaller boost to firebending.
Of course now I wonder if an Aurora Borealis would effect firebenders…. Since those are produced by the sun.
Maybe Earthbenders get their power from seismic activity and Airbenders recieved their’s from hurricanes? We’ll never know. And it was probably never designed, so we’re guessing for no reason.
I loved how Ozai was as strong as a fully realized Avatar with the comet, and his airship alone was laying waste to a large swath of land with his single jet of fire. But they never explained why Azula can use Blue Firebending, its hotter than the red-bright orange fire that Ozai produced, its concussive and she can pull off dazzling stunts with her bending.
So why is only Azula capable of producing it?
Maybe it has something to do with her namesake? (Azulon; Azule/Azure = Blue)Or maybe we’re all just guessing at nothing and Azula’s tenacity for perfection gave birth to her blue fire?
So then does this mean that one can potentially master White Firebending?
It’s probably as simple as: Azula was given blue fire to appear more dangerous and threatening in battle, gives her a signature look, and makes her stand out.
@Lightning Man:
Iroh produces Lightning if you forgot.
Comment made by Lacrymosa on August 24, 2008 at 5:08 pm