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    masterofaeons

    [61]Dec 2, 2006
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    "Do you like aluminum? Toph can bend metal! How do you like dem aluminums?!"
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    ZenNuklearPower

    [63]Dec 2, 2006
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    toph is the ONLY metalbender. And its just because of how sensitive she is, due to being blind. See avatar website.
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    UGamer08

    [64]Dec 2, 2006
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    Lemme save you the trouble (should've just used "bump" that last time. Anywho)-

    UGamer08 wrote:

    Inu_Rose wrote:
    cheezewiz_911 wrote:
    Yeah its sucha cool thing. I really hope Aang learns these really neat tricks. Like i hope toph teches him water bending. I hope he also learns vine bending and lightning bending. Does anybody think toph will teach aang, or will aang even be able ot pull it off? Ok so i have come up with a list of what each bender has a potential of bending. Water: Water, Ice, Vapor, Plants, Mud Air: Air, Vapor, (and in theory can lift anything with air making imitation bending) Earth: Earth, Metal, Mud Fir: Fire, Blue Fire, Comets, Lightning Wow thats a lot that Aang has to master. Go Toph, for discovering the newest type of bending!!! W00T w00t


    I think Toph is the only one capible of metalbending. Not because Aang is less talented, but because of the way Toph "sees".?? Because she can see the trace ammounts of earth in the metal, she can bend them. Aang wouldn't be able to do that because he'd have to take a stab in the dark at what he's bending in the metal.

    M'kay, since some may still not get it (from the official site)- " Metal bending: This is a type of bending that only Toph is able to do. She is able to do it because in metal there is always a trace amount of Earth. Usually the amount of earth still in metal is so small that it's undetectable even by the best Earthbenders. But Toph is better than the best Earthbenders -- maybe it's because she is blind and has always used the Earth to see -- or maybe it's just because she is that awesome."

    She does kickass. (emoticon) Just don't forget that these aren't seperate arts or a special ability (lack of a better word). They're simply applications for already established bending disciplines, plus that whole "everything is connected" thing.??Save airbending, the??true special ability for each element have already been identified.??Oh and Metal Bender?

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    kakkarot1290

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    ZenNuklearPower wrote:
    toph is the ONLY metalbender. And its just because of how sensitive she is, due to being blind. See avatar website.


    I would not say Toph is the only metal bender. I'm sure there are other earth benders that have learned to bend metal.
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    ardron

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    kakkarot1290 wrote:
    ZenNuklearPower wrote:
    toph is the ONLY metalbender. And its just because of how sensitive she is, due to being blind. See avatar website.
    I would not say Toph is the only metal bender. I'm sure there are other earth benders that have learned to bend metal.

    If so, two good earthbenders didn't even know that. Don't think so.

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    UGamer08

    [67]Dec 2, 2006
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    ardron wrote:

    kakkarot1290 wrote:
    ZenNuklearPower wrote:
    toph is the ONLY metalbender. And its just because of how sensitive she is, due to being blind. See avatar website.
    I would not say Toph is the only metal bender. I'm sure there are other earth benders that have learned to bend metal.

    If so, two good earthbenders didn't even know that. Don't think so.

    I'd slap nice "as of yet over this." The site clearly indicates that Toph is the only one who can do it. However, if another Earthbender??was her situation, he/she would be able to achieve it as easily as she did. Now, as for the odds of the creators introducing another blind Earthbender this late in the series and basically depriving Toph of her most unique and dominant trait, huh, don't even have to finish.

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    ardron

    [68]Dec 2, 2006
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    UGamer08 wrote:
    ardron wrote:

    kakkarot1290 wrote:
    ZenNuklearPower wrote:
    toph is the ONLY metalbender. And its just because of how sensitive she is, due to being blind. See avatar website.
    I would not say Toph is the only metal bender. I'm sure there are other earth benders that have learned to bend metal.

    If so, two good earthbenders didn't even know that. Don't think so.

    I'd slap nice "as of yet over this." The site clearly indicates that Toph is the only one who can do it. However, if another Earthbender??was her situation, he/she would be able to achieve it as easily as she did. Now, as for the odds of the creators introducing another blind Earthbender this late in the series and basically depriving Toph of her most unique and nt trait, huh, don't even have to finish.

    Go UGamer.

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    Moviemaster2222

    [69]Dec 2, 2006
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    We all know that Bumi could bend metal, but he has his whole master plan set up so aint gonna jerperdize it by revealing he can devestate the FN's greatest advantage, metal
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    UGamer08

    [70]Dec 2, 2006
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    ardron wrote:
    UGamer08 wrote:
    ardron wrote:

    kakkarot1290 wrote:
    ZenNuklearPower wrote:
    toph is the ONLY metalbender. And its just because of how sensitive she is, due to being blind. See avatar website.
    I would not say Toph is the only metal bender. I'm sure there are other earth benders that have learned to bend metal.

    If so, two good earthbenders didn't even know that. Don't think so.

    I'd slap nice "as of yet over this." The site clearly indicates that Toph is the only one who can do it. However, if another Earthbender??was her situation, he/she would be able to achieve it as easily as she did. Now, as for the odds of the creators introducing another blind Earthbender this late in the series and basically depriving Toph of her most unique and nt trait, huh, don't even have to finish.

    Go UGamer.

    Hate that friggin name. Thanks anyway though. Don't know what I really accomplished there, you'know thanks.

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    ardron

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    UGamer08 wrote:
    ardron wrote:
    UGamer08 wrote:
    ardron wrote:

    kakkarot1290 wrote:
    ZenNuklearPower wrote:
    toph is the ONLY metalbender. And its just because of how sensitive she is, due to being blind. See avatar website.
    I would not say Toph is the only metal bender. I'm sure there are other earth benders that have learned to bend metal.

    If so, two good earthbenders didn't even know that. Don't think so.

    I'd slap nice "as of yet over this." The site clearly indicates that Toph is the only one who can do it. However, if another Earthbender??was her situation, he/she would be able to achieve it as easily as she did. Now, as for the odds of the creators introducing another blind Earthbender this late in the series and basically depriving Toph of her most unique and nt trait, huh, don't even have to finish.

    Go UGamer.

    Hate that friggin name. Thanks anyway though. Don't know what I really accomplished there, you'know thanks.

    It's not about accomlishment, I'm in a random mood.

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    UGamer08

    [72]Dec 2, 2006
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    Oh, well in that case, we're pullin for ya.

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    Maki_P

    [73]Dec 2, 2006
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    I was reading this topic since the beging, and is fun to read the exclamations "earthbenders can't bend metal" now I know it IS possible.
    Anyway, in the show Toph is very likely to be the only metalbender because, quoting her "she's the world's greatest earthbender", but I think other earthbenders can learn this tecnic, of course they has to be extremely good. Actually I think only exeptional earthbenders could do it. I guess the point is that Toph is the only metalbender we'll see but not the only one existing
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    UGamer08

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    It is kinda fun tisn't it?

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    risingsoul

    [75]Dec 2, 2006
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    Toph has a much closer connection to the earth than others, using it as her version of sight. You don't see many others with that kind of affinity. Other benders, if they can do it (which I doubt), would have a FAR more difficult time doing it. Besides, the great benders surely would've tried to overcome this major weakness that the Fire Nation doesn't fail to exploit.

    And Toph's claim of being the best bender? No need to be taken literally and seriously. Besides, her technique comes from her special relationship, with a little superior skill thrown in.

    Also, it has never been implied that King Bumi can bend metal.
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    kosy1

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    dumbTVnut wrote:
    masterofaeons wrote:
    I don't think the Avatar universe has glass.


    Didn't the inventer in the north airtemple episode have a eye piece?
    not to mention the spectacles on the earth kings face
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    kosy1

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    risingsoul wrote:
    Toph has a much closer connection to the earth than others, using it as her version of sight. You don't see many others with that kind of affinity. Other benders, if they can do it (which I doubt), would have a FAR more difficult time doing it. Besides, the great benders surely would've tried to overcome this major weakness that the Fire Nation doesn't fail to exploit.

    And Toph's claim of being the best bender? No need to be taken literally and seriously. Besides, her technique comes from her special relationship, with a little superior skill thrown in.

    Also, it has never been implied that King Bumi can bend metal.
    well it seems obvious to me that there are other metalbenders otherwise how would the FN know to find a way to combat this.
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    Maki_P

    [78]Dec 2, 2006
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    I do belive Toph's the world greatest earthbender, I mean she, bend, metal; and is probably the first one to acomplish that. She earn the right of using that title.

    And I do agree with other eartbenders having a hard time bending metal, they have to be very special, like Toph. Plus I never said anything about Bumi
    Edited on 12/02/2006 8:01pm
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    risingsoul

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    kosy1 wrote:
    risingsoul wrote:
    Toph has a much closer connection to the earth than others, using it as her version of sight. You don't see many others with that kind of affinity. Other benders, if they can do it (which I doubt), would have a FAR more difficult time doing it. Besides, the great benders surely would've tried to overcome this major weakness that the Fire Nation doesn't fail to exploit.

    And Toph's claim of being the best bender? No need to be taken literally and seriously. Besides, her technique comes from her special relationship, with a little superior skill thrown in.

    Also, it has never been implied that King Bumi can bend metal.
    well it seems obvious to me that there are other metalbenders otherwise how would the FN know to find a way to combat this.


    That made no sense. The Fire Nation uses metal excessively so that they negate the Earthbender's power.

    And about Bumi, I don't believe I was responding to you about that.
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    Eman5805

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    Regardless of whether or not Bumi can bend metal too, he just HASN'T yet. Toph has. so right now Toph > Bumi. If Bumi Metalbends his way outta that metal coffin then I'll put him above Toph, but until that happens Toph has the title as greatest there is.
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