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Firebenders flying

Could firebenders always fly or was it just during the comet?

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    ISpeakTheTruth

    [1]Jul 21, 2008
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    After seeing the finale and seeing Ozai fly around like a fiery bird I asked myself could he always fly or was it only during the comet that he had that kind of power? Now some might say that it is only during a comet that a firebender has the power to do that but then I think of how skilled he was at flying around like that. He matched Aang move for move in the air and he's an airbender flying is his life. Which makes me think that he had practice before that day... power can't make up for experience and Ozai seemed to have alot.

    I personally think that a skilled bender has the ability to fly but like lightning it is something that is hard for them to accomplish.

    What do you think?

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    Spike815

    [2]Jul 21, 2008
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    You must have missed Rocket Azula in The Boiling Rock/The Southern Raiders.
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    zukOshOpe

    [3]Jul 21, 2008
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    basic control of their fire. i dont believe that they need to be a master or anything. most firebenders can bend with their feet so just use it as a rocket like azula and ozai im sure most of them can do it
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    ISpeakTheTruth

    [4]Jul 21, 2008
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    That wasn't flying though she was only able to boost herself up high enough to latch onto a cable then push her way to where she was going... so that doesn't really count as flying.
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    MaddoKos

    [5]Jul 21, 2008
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    Only an extremely skilled firebender would have the ability to sustain a blast of flame long enough and intense enough for controlled flight, and only during the comet (Ozai and Jeong Jeong).

    Azula in BR doesn't count, otherwise she would have just flown directly to the gondola instead of up to the cable.
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    tomtitan

    [6]Jul 22, 2008
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    Jeong Jeong was fireflying (the name for it BTW SO SAYS I) in teh finale yet we'd never seen him do it before.
    Azula was fireflying but previously she'd only been able to boost herself with firebending, not full-blown flight.

    Basically, you raise a good point by pointing out his apparent skill in this task, but I don't think he's done it before.
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    -TheSecondSign-

    [7]Jul 22, 2008
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    The amount of force it would take to constantly keep yourself flying in the air is, well, a lot.

    It was the comet. And that would be ridiculously unbalanced if it was an ordinary occurence.

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    pc_fan03

    [8]Jul 22, 2008
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    This reminds me of finding out how Voldermort could fly

    But I think a skilled bender can always do it if they wanted to.
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    picaboomman

    [9]Jul 22, 2008
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    probably only during the comet
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    zukOshOpe

    [10]Jul 22, 2008
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    i just thought about it. azula can only do that for a short boost because when she was falling in "the southern raiders" if she could "fly" with her firebending she could ahve held herself upright instead of sticking her hair pin in the mountain to stop her from falling. instead she boost herself to the mountain with it. just like when she was trying to climb the cable in the boiling rock.
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    Darth_Bro

    [11]Jul 22, 2008
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    I wonder why earth benders have never tried flying, like Terra from Teen Titans

    Obviously Toph wouldnt be able to do it but I dont see why the others couldnt

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    tomtitan

    [12]Jul 22, 2008
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    When an earthbender isn't on the ground his power is greatly depleted, because they draw power from the earth. If they were to lift themselves up on a piece of rock they wouldn't be attached to the ground and would be weaker as a result.
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    darkbender24

    [13]Jul 22, 2008
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    i think it is only during the comet. thats why sozin needed to wait for the comet to attack the air temples so they could fly to them

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    hkulka2974

    [14]Jul 22, 2008
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    ISpeakTheTruth wrote:

    After seeing the finale and seeing Ozai fly around like a fiery bird I asked myself could he always fly or was it only during the comet that he had that kind of power? Now some might say that it is only during a comet that a firebender has the power to do that but then I think of how skilled he was at flying around like that. He matched Aang move for move in the air and he's an airbender flying is his life. Which makes me think that he had practice before that day... power can't make up for experience and Ozai seemed to have alot.

    I personally think that a skilled bender has the ability to fly but like lightning it is something that is hard for them to accomplish.

    What do you think?

    well without the comet a firebender such as ozai or jeong jeong could probably not sustain their flight for so long and could probably only fly like boosters azula (redirect themselves in the air)

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    Lunacy9

    [15]Jul 22, 2008
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    a skilled firebender can fly, cause azula could fly before when there wasn't a comet. but i dont like the fact that they can fly. just a bit too unreal
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    hkulka2974

    [16]Jul 22, 2008
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    Lunacy9 wrote:
    a skilled firebender can fly, cause azula could fly before when there wasn't a comet. but i dont like the fact that they can fly. just a bit too unreal

    well its not that unreal when you have the power of a hundred suns at your disposal. and azula didnt technically fly. For example in the battle in TSR she redirected herself by using firebending like boosters. if she could actually fly then she would have just flown up to the airships.

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    -TheSecondSign-

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    Darth_Bro wrote:

    I wonder why earth benders have never tried flying, like Terra from Teen Titans

    Obviously Toph wouldnt be able to do it but I dont see why the others couldnt

    Earthbending is not complete terrakenesis.

    Earthbenders can't fly on and individual piece of rock. They have to be, in some way, attached to the ground to bend.

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    ruboy003

    [18]Jul 22, 2008
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    hkulka2974 wrote:

    Lunacy9 wrote:
    a skilled firebender can fly, cause azula could fly before when there wasn't a comet. but i dont like the fact that they can fly. just a bit too unreal

    well its not that unreal when you have the power of a hundred suns at your disposal. and azula didnt technically fly. For example in the battle in TSR she redirected herself by using firebending like boosters. if she could actually fly then she would have just flown up to the airships.

    no comet
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    misterham

    [19]Jul 22, 2008
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    hkulka2974 wrote:

    Lunacy9 wrote:
    a skilled firebender can fly, cause azula could fly before when there wasn't a comet. but i dont like the fact that they can fly. just a bit too unreal

    well its not that unreal when you have the power of a hundred suns at your disposal. and azula didnt technically fly. For example in the battle in TSR she redirected herself by using firebending like boosters. if she could actually fly then she would have just flown up to the airships.

    she kind of flew in TBR
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    hkulka2974

    [20]Jul 22, 2008
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    misterham wrote:
    hkulka2974 wrote:

    Lunacy9 wrote:
    a skilled firebender can fly, cause azula could fly before when there wasn't a comet. but i dont like the fact that they can fly. just a bit too unreal

    well its not that unreal when you have the power of a hundred suns at your disposal. and azula didnt technically fly. For example in the battle in TSR she redirected herself by using firebending like boosters. if she could actually fly then she would have just flown up to the airships.
    she kind of flew in TBR

    no she used boosters to accelerate herself like the gondola, she hooked herself on the rope above.

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