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Aang's tattoo's glowing???

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    dark_aquatus

    [21]Nov 30, 2006
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    JAKandDAX123 wrote:

    The monks knew Aang was the avatar, but they weren;t going to tell him untill he was 16.



    omg.... u guys really wanna get me crazy dont ya? i know im not the most friendly person alive, but even I dont deserve this. and PLEASE dont quote me on this again by telling me, i DO deserve it pfff....

    stop talking about thing we already know pls.
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    masterofaeons

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    Momo can fly.
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    dark_aquatus

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    i thought this topic subject might work out, but now it just seems to be the perfect topic to distinguish the grown ups, from the 10-year old kids...
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    realius

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    realius wrote:

    I've seen all the episodes, but I can't recall....

    Have we seen any of the past Avatar's go into the Avatar State?


    Just throwing out ideas here...

    Maybe the glowing tatoos are part of what defines an airbender avatar. It could be that each 'type' of Avatar has different characteristics while in the Avatar state. I can't imagine what the other 'types' would have glowing though?

    Another thought I had was maybe the tatoos glow because they are a type of scar. Like if Zuko was the Avatar, his face scar would glow.
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    masterofaeons

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    No other race has any distinguishing ritual marks as the Air Nomads. Maybe it just causes the Avatar's body to glow and different shades glow more. Therefore birthmarks, tattoos, scars and hypopigmented skin would glow harsher or duller.

    That's my serious opinion.
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    dark_aquatus

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    realius wrote:
    realius wrote:

    I've seen all the episodes, but I can't recall....

    Have we seen any of the past Avatar's go into the Avatar State?


    Just throwing out ideas here...

    Maybe the glowing tatoos are part of what defines an airbender avatar. It could be that each 'type' of Avatar has different characteristics while in the Avatar state. I can't imagine what the other 'types' would have glowing though?

    Another thought I had was maybe the tatoos glow because they are a type of scar. Like if Zuko was the Avatar, his face scar would glow.


    thx for posting seriously
    i doubt this is true though... i mean, the tattoo's are glowing, and the monks put them on Aang when he was pretty young i guess. this mean that the tattoo's arent there naturally, so it has to do something with the tattoo's themselfs. if the monks would make a circle tattoo instead of an arrow shaped one, it would glow also, but then in a circle ofcourse. my 2 questions again: what does these tattoo's make so special that they glow when the avatar goes into the avatar state or when he's connecting to the spirit world. and for what reason did the monks do such a thing?
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    shadowscott

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    dark_aquatus wrote:

    Okay, here's the thing I really don't understand.

    Aang got his tattoo's from the monks, right? The arrows represent the respect for the flying bisons, who are the ones who learned them airbending. Why, oh why do these tattoo's glow when Aang goes in the avatar state? Maybe the monks already knew about Aang being the avatar, and that might be the reason why they gave him some kind of ''special and spiritual'' (lol) tattoo, but why would they do that???I mean, it's prety obvious to see when an avatar is in the avatar state, their eyes glow! They don't need to give him special ''glow in the dark'' tattoo's as an extra warning to back off when he's in this state. It's a true mystery for me, and I hope that you guys might have the/an answer for me, or maybe no one knows and we just have to hope that they'll explain this thing later in the show.


    DIDNT READ ALL OF THE POST...MAY REPEAT SOME IDEAS
    aang tatooed himself to mock the bison(every master airbender did). its just a coincidence that the tatoo glows. it is almost like it is a part of him, so thats why. it has nothing to do with the monks thinking it would look better
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    mblizzow

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    dark_aquatus wrote:
    realius wrote:
    realius wrote:

    I've seen all the episodes, but I can't recall....

    Have we seen any of the past Avatar's go into the Avatar State?


    Just throwing out ideas here...

    Maybe the glowing tatoos are part of what defines an airbender avatar. It could be that each 'type' of Avatar has different characteristics while in the Avatar state. I can't imagine what the other 'types' would have glowing though?

    Another thought I had was maybe the tatoos glow because they are a type of scar. Like if Zuko was the Avatar, his face scar would glow.


    thx for posting seriously
    i doubt this is true though... i mean, the tattoo's are glowing, and the monks put them on Aang when he was pretty young i guess. this mean that the tattoo's arent there naturally, so it has to do something with the tattoo's themselfs. if the monks would make a circle tattoo instead of an arrow shaped one, it would glow also, but then in a circle ofcourse. my 2 questions again: what does these tattoo's make so special that they glow when the avatar goes into the avatar state or when he's connecting to the spirit world. and for what reason did the monks do such a thing?


    answer to question 2. all of the airbenders have them as a sign of respect. u know that. end of discussion. question 1. is a bit harder because we obviously dont have enough evidence to make a conclusive statement. happy.
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    masterofaeons

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    We have specific stones which are said to have effects on spirit energy and things like that. For instance, amethyst is believed to help your sinuses. Obsidian aids in divinations. Blah, blah. Modern tattoos use inks and iron oxide to dye under the skin. It wouldn't seem far fetched for monks to replace that ingredient with a mineral that would enhance thier bending.

    Holistic Gem Therapy Link: http://www.neatstuff.net/avalon/info/gem-remedies.html
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    realius

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    masterofaeons wrote:
    We have specific stones which are said to have effects on spirit energy and things like that. For instance, amethyst is believed to help your sinuses. Obsidian aids in divinations. Blah, blah. Modern tattoos use inks and iron oxide to dye under the skin. It wouldn't seem far fetched for monks to replace that ingredient with a mineral that would enhance thier bending.

    Holistic Gem Therapy Link: http://www.neatstuff.net/avalon/info/gem-remedies.html


    You may be on to something. The color of the tatoo does not imitate the Bison, so maybe it could be a clue as to which element/mineral it is.
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    dark_aquatus

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    mblizzow wrote:

    answer to question 2. all of the airbenders have them as a sign of respect. u know that. end of discussion. question 1. is a bit harder because we obviously dont have enough evidence to make a conclusive statement. happy.


    rofl end of discussion? u didnt even get what i meant...
    LIKE I SAID BEFORE: why would the monks make sure that the avatar's tattoo's would glow when he/she is in the avatar state? i came up with a possible reason myself. as u might have noticed, the entire ''inside'' of the avatar glows when he/she is in the avatar state. maybe the ingredients that the monks used to make the tattoo's with, are working as some sort of a conductor for the typical light that this avatar state produces. it might be that the monks were really surprised the first time when they saw an airbending avatar with these tattoo's glowing as well. it could be that the monks never used these ingredients to let them glow when the avatar went into the avatar state... maybe they just took these ingredients because the colour was very simulair to the one of the flying bisons.
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    astrawoid

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    dark_aquatus wrote:
    mblizzow wrote:
    answer to question 2. all of the airbenders have them as a sign of respect. u know that. end of discussion. question 1. is a bit harder because we obviously dont have enough evidence to make a conclusive statement. happy.
    rofl end of discussion? u didnt even get what i meant... LIKE I SAID BEFORE: why would the monks make sure that the avatar's tattoo's would glow when he/she is in the avatar state? i came up with a possible reason myself. as u might have noticed, the entire ''inside'' of the avatar glows when he/she is in the avatar state. maybe the ingredients that the monks used to make the tattoo's with, are working as some sort of a conductor for the typical light that this avatar state produces. it might be that the monks were really surprised the first time when they saw an airbending avatar with these tattoo's glowing as well. it could be that the monks never used these ingredients to let them glow when the avatar went into the avatar state... maybe they just took these ingredients because the colour was very simulair to the one of the flying bisons.

    I don't think the monks knew the tattoos would glow when an Avatar went into the Avatar state.?? I think you're right in that they were surprised the first time it happened.?? The only Avatar that I know of that goes into the Avatar state that we see on the show is Avatar Kyoshi (besides Aang of course).?? But I don't remember if anything else besides her eyes glow.?? It's in the Avatar Day episode but I don't have it so I personally can't check it but maybe someone else can.?? The arrow on Aang's head means that he is a master airbender (which I know everyone already knows) and for the airbenders it seems like to become a master it would also take a lot of spirituality.?? So maybe since it's also a sign of high spirituality it glows for??an airbending??Avatar since going into the Avatar state and traveling into the spirit world uses or takes spirituality.?? I don't know if that made any sense but maybe someone will understand what I'm trying to say.?? I also like the accidentally using ingredients that glow when the Avatar goes into the Avatar state.

    Edited on 11/30/2006 3:28pm
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    mblizzow

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    astrawoid wrote:

    dark_aquatus wrote:
    mblizzow wrote:
    answer to question 2. all of the airbenders have them as a sign of respect. u know that. end of discussion. question 1. is a bit harder because we obviously dont have enough evidence to make a conclusive statement. happy.
    rofl end of discussion? u didnt even get what i meant... LIKE I SAID BEFORE: why would the monks make sure that the avatar's tattoo's would glow when he/she is in the avatar state? i came up with a possible reason myself. as u might have noticed, the entire ''inside'' of the avatar glows when he/she is in the avatar state. maybe the ingredients that the monks used to make the tattoo's with, are working as some sort of a conductor for the typical light that this avatar state produces. it might be that the monks were really surprised the first time when they saw an airbending avatar with these tattoo's glowing as well. it could be that the monks never used these ingredients to let them glow when the avatar went into the avatar state... maybe they just took these ingredients because the colour was very simulair to the one of the flying bisons.

    I don't think the monks knew the tattoos would glow when an Avatar went into the Avatar state.?? I think you're right in that they were surprised the first time it happened.?? The only Avatar that I know of that goes into the Avatar state that we see on the show is Avatar Kyoshi (besides Aang of course).?? But I don't remember if anything else besides her eyes glow.?? It's in the Avatar Day episode but I don't have it so I personally can't check it but maybe someone else can.?? The arrow on Aang's head means that he is a master airbender (which I know everyone already knows) and for the airbenders it seems like to become a master it would also take a lot of spirituality.?? So maybe since it's also a sign of high spirituality it glows for??an airbending??Avatar since going into the Avatar state and traveling into the spirit world uses or takes spirituality.?? I don't know if that made any sense but maybe someone will understand what I'm trying to say.?? I also like the accidentally using ingredients that glow when the Avatar goes into the Avatar state.


    ok, so i see that yelling at everyone isnt above u, so yea, i dont think the monks have anything to do with the tattoos glowing, i can be almost positive. the statement that the avatar glows from the inside is interesting and probably is pointing in the right direction, and why the tattoos glow could be because the avatar is the physical reincarnation of the spirit of the world, the airbenders tattoo themselves with arrows to show a spiritual connection to the flying bison and to nature. is that anywhere close to what u were expecting?
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    Murraymuzz

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    Seeing as the tattoos mean they are master airbenders, i think that when they glow it means a??much higher??level of mastery, and because there is so much power a form of??release is??through his tattoos.
    Edited on 11/30/2006 4:43pm
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    mblizzow

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    Murraymuzz wrote:
    Seeing as the tattoo's mean they are master airbenders, i think that when they glow it means a??much higher??level of mastery.


    i think that is the simple way of saying what i said. kudos.
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    i think a good way of explaining it is that its a cartoon, i think the point is to draw attention to Aang in the Avatar state because its a major part of the story and hes the main character??i think??they want????to emphasize??just how important him in that state is, for the same reason why in all shows/movies the music changes when something important happens. if just his eyes glowed yes it would draw your attention to it but it wouldnt be AS impressive as his tattoos glowing as well. i guess my point is that not everything in a cartoon has an explanation, i guess it just has to do with how much the creators are willing to explain, of course i could be completely wrong and there really is an explanation to it which would be??nice to know.
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    mblizzow

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    thank u
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    doctor_lee

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    Ultimate_ritic wrote:

    If there isn't already a predetermined explaination, I think it is because Aang is the most powerful Avatar there has ever been, as he has acquired all the spirits of his past lives etc or something and it is another form of 'expelling' that power.

    OOoo... possibly the monks saved the eyes of previous avatars in pickle jars, then mushed them up to create the ink which they used to tatoo Aang.

    Or the monks have a special technique - ie - tatooing, which focuses their energy at their most powerful points. They do it for all air benders but because Aang is so much stronger, he lights up like a festive tree.

    They should do an Avatar Christmas Special.


    I don't think that anyone can really sat that Aang was the most powerful Avatar.
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    mblizzow

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    i think what they mean is that aang has all the power of the past avatars built into him. so at this point in time that could be. but he has a lot to learn.
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    ardron

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    mblizzow wrote:
    i think what they mean is that aang has all the power of the past avatars built into him. so at this point in time that could be. but he has a learn.

    *Agrees*

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