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    SapphireStones

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    Still, KATAANG!!!!
    'LOL Your conclusive reasoning to his entire paragraph made me giggle.
    Edited on 04/05/2008 10:34am
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    Spike815

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    daveshanFromGMU wrote:

    mangafreak5000 wrote:
    Well, now that we're on the topic of the Avatar State and how it relates to Kataang, here's what I think. I think that for Aang to truly master the Avatar state he must first obviously deal with the spirit energy. He said to Toph in TDOBS 1 that his cosmic energy was screwed up. So, he'll probably have to make a trip into the spirit world to fix that. Maybe talk to some previous Avatar's, orand definately will see Koh (Mike and Bryan mentined we might see Koh again). After that, he'll have to meditate for a very long time, and figure out what exactly it means to 'let go' of Katara. The Guru mentioned that to master the Avatar state, Aang needed to 'get rid of emotional gunk'. Aang's emotional gunk is not the fact that he loves Katara, but that he feels conflicted about his love. He's unsure. Even after he has kissed Katara,they still haven't cleared up their relationship. Is it a friendship, a romance, or somewhere inbetween? Will Sokka approve of Aang dating his sister? Does Katara actually feel the same way about him? All of these questions are circling inside his brain. And, other Avatar's have had as close to 'true love' as you can get. The one Avatar from the Water Tribes had his fiancee's face stolen by Koh, and he has wandered lookinf for her ever since. If that's not true love, then what is? They had no problems, because they were secure in their relationships, and they knew that they had to balance their lives and their duties.

    Do you people just enjoy seeing me type the same stuff over and over again?

    If Aang can go into the AS and still have Katara, every problem they faced since CoD was completely meaningless since Aang could have just glowed it up and PWNED everyone and everything. What do you expect to happen? Aang goes AS, finds that he can still have Katara, goes back to the guru and says, "Hey, it turns out I can have the AS and love Katara. Didn't you say I couldn't?" to which the guru replies, "Actually, no. You missinterepretted what I said. All you had to do was give her up for those moments that you were in the AS. I probably should have clarified that, since the fate of the world was hanging in the balance, but I guess it slipped my mind. Oh well, I guess Ba Sing Se falling and your DoBS invasion failing was all for nothing. Have some onion and banana juice." ?

    As for the other avatars:

    1. Kuruk met his fiance long after he became a full avatar.

    2. Roku didn't talk to Ta Min for over 12 years while he was becoming a full avatar. Before that, he barely, if ever, talked to her. Remember this quote: "Hey, it's that girl that didn't even know you existed." There's no way that she was his attachment.



    You seem to enjoy using the same 2 arguements...

    Aang didn't misunderstand anything. YOU did. Aang sees that one thing in his life will have to come before the other, the Avatar State or Katara. That is a big deal for Aang, he does see Katara as more important than the fate of the world.

    If/when Aang mans up and gets his priorities straight, he might let Katara go because he can't devote his entire life for her. But that's a big maybe, becuase there is no reason Katara can't come second to his Avatar duties. (I think she can rescue herself.)
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    SapphireStones

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    Spike815 wrote:
    daveshanFromGMU wrote:

    mangafreak5000 wrote:
    Well, now that we're on the topic of the Avatar State and how it relates to Kataang, here's what I think. I think that for Aang to truly master the Avatar state he must first obviously deal with the spirit energy. He said to Toph in TDOBS 1 that his cosmic energy was screwed up. So, he'll probably have to make a trip into the spirit world to fix that. Maybe talk to some previous Avatar's, orand definately will see Koh (Mike and Bryan mentined we might see Koh again). After that, he'll have to meditate for a very long time, and figure out what exactly it means to 'let go' of Katara. The Guru mentioned that to master the Avatar state, Aang needed to 'get rid of emotional gunk'. Aang's emotional gunk is not the fact that he loves Katara, but that he feels conflicted about his love. He's unsure. Even after he has kissed Katara,they still haven't cleared up their relationship. Is it a friendship, a romance, or somewhere inbetween? Will Sokka approve of Aang dating his sister? Does Katara actually feel the same way about him? All of these questions are circling inside his brain. And, other Avatar's have had as close to 'true love' as you can get. The one Avatar from the Water Tribes had his fiancee's face stolen by Koh, and he has wandered lookinf for her ever since. If that's not true love, then what is? They had no problems, because they were secure in their relationships, and they knew that they had to balance their lives and their duties.

    Do you people just enjoy seeing me type the same stuff over and over again?

    If Aang can go into the AS and still have Katara, every problem they faced since CoD was completely meaningless since Aang could have just glowed it up and PWNED everyone and everything. What do you expect to happen? Aang goes AS, finds that he can still have Katara, goes back to the guru and says, "Hey, it turns out I can have the AS and love Katara. Didn't you say I couldn't?" to which the guru replies, "Actually, no. You missinterepretted what I said. All you had to do was give her up for those moments that you were in the AS. I probably should have clarified that, since the fate of the world was hanging in the balance, but I guess it slipped my mind. Oh well, I guess Ba Sing Se falling and your DoBS invasion failing was all for nothing. Have some onion and banana juice." ?

    As for the other avatars:

    1. Kuruk met his fiance long after he became a full avatar.

    2. Roku didn't talk to Ta Min for over 12 years while he was becoming a full avatar. Before that, he barely, if ever, talked to her. Remember this quote: "Hey, it's that girl that didn't even know you existed." There's no way that she was his attachment.



    You seem to enjoy using the same 2 arguements...

    Aang didn't misunderstand anything. YOU did. Aang sees that one thing in his life will have to come before the other, the Avatar State or Katara. That is a big deal for Aang, he does see Katara as more important than the fate of the world.

    If/when Aang mans up and gets his priorities straight, he might let Katara go because he can't devote his entire life for her. But that's a big maybe, becuase there is no reason Katara can't come second to his Avatar duties. (I think she can rescue herself.)

    I have to agree with that one. Just because Aang would put his Avatar duties before Katara doesn't mean he'd have to fully let her go in order to do so. It doesn't mean they couldn't still work out in the end.

    ....AH! What am I SAYING?!?!?!?!

    ...*flees*
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    momothelemur

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    SapphireStones wrote:
    Spike815 wrote:
    daveshanFromGMU wrote:

    mangafreak5000 wrote:
    Well, now that we're on the topic of the Avatar State and how it relates to Kataang, here's what I think. I think that for Aang to truly master the Avatar state he must first obviously deal with the spirit energy. He said to Toph in TDOBS 1 that his cosmic energy was screwed up. So, he'll probably have to make a trip into the spirit world to fix that. Maybe talk to some previous Avatar's, orand definately will see Koh (Mike and Bryan mentined we might see Koh again). After that, he'll have to meditate for a very long time, and figure out what exactly it means to 'let go' of Katara. The Guru mentioned that to master the Avatar state, Aang needed to 'get rid of emotional gunk'. Aang's emotional gunk is not the fact that he loves Katara, but that he feels conflicted about his love. He's unsure. Even after he has kissed Katara,they still haven't cleared up their relationship. Is it a friendship, a romance, or somewhere inbetween? Will Sokka approve of Aang dating his sister? Does Katara actually feel the same way about him? All of these questions are circling inside his brain. And, other Avatar's have had as close to 'true love' as you can get. The one Avatar from the Water Tribes had his fiancee's face stolen by Koh, and he has wandered lookinf for her ever since. If that's not true love, then what is? They had no problems, because they were secure in their relationships, and they knew that they had to balance their lives and their duties.

    Do you people just enjoy seeing me type the same stuff over and over again?

    If Aang can go into the AS and still have Katara, every problem they faced since CoD was completely meaningless since Aang could have just glowed it up and PWNED everyone and everything. What do you expect to happen? Aang goes AS, finds that he can still have Katara, goes back to the guru and says, "Hey, it turns out I can have the AS and love Katara. Didn't you say I couldn't?" to which the guru replies, "Actually, no. You missinterepretted what I said. All you had to do was give her up for those moments that you were in the AS. I probably should have clarified that, since the fate of the world was hanging in the balance, but I guess it slipped my mind. Oh well, I guess Ba Sing Se falling and your DoBS invasion failing was all for nothing. Have some onion and banana juice." ?

    As for the other avatars:

    1. Kuruk met his fiance long after he became a full avatar.

    2. Roku didn't talk to Ta Min for over 12 years while he was becoming a full avatar. Before that, he barely, if ever, talked to her. Remember this quote: "Hey, it's that girl that didn't even know you existed." There's no way that she was his attachment.

    You seem to enjoy using the same 2 arguements... Aang didn't misunderstand anything. YOU did. Aang sees that one thing in his life will have to come before the other, the Avatar State or Katara. That is a big deal for Aang, he does see Katara as more important than the fate of the world. If/when Aang mans up and gets his priorities straight, he might let Katara go because he can't devote his entire life for her. But that's a big maybe, becuase there is no reason Katara can't come second to his Avatar duties. (I think she can rescue herself.)
    I have to agree with that one. Just because Aang would put his Avatar duties before Katara doesn't mean he'd have to fully let her go in order to do so. It doesn't mean they couldn't still work out in the end. ....AH! What am I SAYING?!?!?!?! ...*flees*

    Nah, I agree. I support whatever ship happens on the show (although I'll like Zutara regardless) but I'm more shippy towards older Kataang. That way, by that time Aang will have hopefully gotten over thinking that Katara is the be all and end all of the universe and can pay equal attention to the rest of the world.

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    SapphireStones wrote:
    Spike815 wrote:
    daveshanFromGMU wrote:

    mangafreak5000 wrote:
    Well, now that we're on the topic of the Avatar State and how it relates to Kataang, here's what I think. I think that for Aang to truly master the Avatar state he must first obviously deal with the spirit energy. He said to Toph in TDOBS 1 that his cosmic energy was screwed up. So, he'll probably have to make a trip into the spirit world to fix that. Maybe talk to some previous Avatar's, orand definately will see Koh (Mike and Bryan mentined we might see Koh again). After that, he'll have to meditate for a very long time, and figure out what exactly it means to 'let go' of Katara. The Guru mentioned that to master the Avatar state, Aang needed to 'get rid of emotional gunk'. Aang's emotional gunk is not the fact that he loves Katara, but that he feels conflicted about his love. He's unsure. Even after he has kissed Katara,they still haven't cleared up their relationship. Is it a friendship, a romance, or somewhere inbetween? Will Sokka approve of Aang dating his sister? Does Katara actually feel the same way about him? All of these questions are circling inside his brain. And, other Avatar's have had as close to 'true love' as you can get. The one Avatar from the Water Tribes had his fiancee's face stolen by Koh, and he has wandered lookinf for her ever since. If that's not true love, then what is? They had no problems, because they were secure in their relationships, and they knew that they had to balance their lives and their duties.

    Do you people just enjoy seeing me type the same stuff over and over again?

    If Aang can go into the AS and still have Katara, every problem they faced since CoD was completely meaningless since Aang could have just glowed it up and PWNED everyone and everything. What do you expect to happen? Aang goes AS, finds that he can still have Katara, goes back to the guru and says, "Hey, it turns out I can have the AS and love Katara. Didn't you say I couldn't?" to which the guru replies, "Actually, no. You missinterepretted what I said. All you had to do was give her up for those moments that you were in the AS. I probably should have clarified that, since the fate of the world was hanging in the balance, but I guess it slipped my mind. Oh well, I guess Ba Sing Se falling and your DoBS invasion failing was all for nothing. Have some onion and banana juice." ?

    As for the other avatars:

    1. Kuruk met his fiance long after he became a full avatar.

    2. Roku didn't talk to Ta Min for over 12 years while he was becoming a full avatar. Before that, he barely, if ever, talked to her. Remember this quote: "Hey, it's that girl that didn't even know you existed." There's no way that she was his attachment.



    You seem to enjoy using the same 2 arguements...

    Aang didn't misunderstand anything. YOU did. Aang sees that one thing in his life will have to come before the other, the Avatar State or Katara. That is a big deal for Aang, he does see Katara as more important than the fate of the world.

    If/when Aang mans up and gets his priorities straight, he might let Katara go because he can't devote his entire life for her. But that's a big maybe, becuase there is no reason Katara can't come second to his Avatar duties. (I think she can rescue herself.)

    I have to agree with that one. Just because Aang would put his Avatar duties before Katara doesn't mean he'd have to fully let her go in order to do so. It doesn't mean they couldn't still work out in the end.

    ....AH! What am I SAYING?!?!?!?!

    ...*flees*
    what you're doing is pretty noble. you're agreeing with what you know is right even though it's bad for your cause. it's great when people do that. it's a great sign of morals in a person.
    if someone makes a valid zutara point i will accept it. i accept the XROD scene as zutara evidence for example.
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    wiseone_777

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    tomtitan wrote:
    SapphireStones wrote:
    Spike815 wrote:
    daveshanFromGMU wrote:

    mangafreak5000 wrote:
    Well, now that we're on the topic of the Avatar State and how it relates to Kataang, here's what I think. I think that for Aang to truly master the Avatar state he must first obviously deal with the spirit energy. He said to Toph in TDOBS 1 that his cosmic energy was screwed up. So, he'll probably have to make a trip into the spirit world to fix that. Maybe talk to some previous Avatar's, orand definately will see Koh (Mike and Bryan mentined we might see Koh again). After that, he'll have to meditate for a very long time, and figure out what exactly it means to 'let go' of Katara. The Guru mentioned that to master the Avatar state, Aang needed to 'get rid of emotional gunk'. Aang's emotional gunk is not the fact that he loves Katara, but that he feels conflicted about his love. He's unsure. Even after he has kissed Katara,they still haven't cleared up their relationship. Is it a friendship, a romance, or somewhere inbetween? Will Sokka approve of Aang dating his sister? Does Katara actually feel the same way about him? All of these questions are circling inside his brain. And, other Avatar's have had as close to 'true love' as you can get. The one Avatar from the Water Tribes had his fiancee's face stolen by Koh, and he has wandered lookinf for her ever since. If that's not true love, then what is? They had no problems, because they were secure in their relationships, and they knew that they had to balance their lives and their duties.

    Do you people just enjoy seeing me type the same stuff over and over again?

    If Aang can go into the AS and still have Katara, every problem they faced since CoD was completely meaningless since Aang could have just glowed it up and PWNED everyone and everything. What do you expect to happen? Aang goes AS, finds that he can still have Katara, goes back to the guru and says, "Hey, it turns out I can have the AS and love Katara. Didn't you say I couldn't?" to which the guru replies, "Actually, no. You missinterepretted what I said. All you had to do was give her up for those moments that you were in the AS. I probably should have clarified that, since the fate of the world was hanging in the balance, but I guess it slipped my mind. Oh well, I guess Ba Sing Se falling and your DoBS invasion failing was all for nothing. Have some onion and banana juice." ?

    As for the other avatars:

    1. Kuruk met his fiance long after he became a full avatar.

    2. Roku didn't talk to Ta Min for over 12 years while he was becoming a full avatar. Before that, he barely, if ever, talked to her. Remember this quote: "Hey, it's that girl that didn't even know you existed." There's no way that she was his attachment.



    You seem to enjoy using the same 2 arguements...

    Aang didn't misunderstand anything. YOU did. Aang sees that one thing in his life will have to come before the other, the Avatar State or Katara. That is a big deal for Aang, he does see Katara as more important than the fate of the world.

    If/when Aang mans up and gets his priorities straight, he might let Katara go because he can't devote his entire life for her. But that's a big maybe, becuase there is no reason Katara can't come second to his Avatar duties. (I think she can rescue herself.)

    I have to agree with that one. Just because Aang would put his Avatar duties before Katara doesn't mean he'd have to fully let her go in order to do so. It doesn't mean they couldn't still work out in the end.

    ....AH! What am I SAYING?!?!?!?!

    ...*flees*
    what you're doing is pretty noble. you're agreeing with what you know is right even though it's bad for your cause. it's great when people do that. it's a great sign of morals in a person.
    if someone makes a valid zutara point i will accept it. i accept the XROD scene as zutara evidence for example.

    Let us start off with the basics of Zutara. 1. They're a cute couple. Well, that can't be denied, but the same can be said about Kataang. It just depends on the viewer.

    2. All the scenes of Zutara. Let's see how many Zutara moments there are. 14 pics, but only 4 from actual episodes (the other 10 are from "School Time Shipping"). How many pictures are Kataang? 94 are from the actual episodes even before DOBS. Let us see which has more probabilty.

    3. Aang is too young for Katara. Well, let's fast forward 10 years later. Aang is 22 and Katara is 24. They aren't going to get married right after Ozai dies. Now it's fine. After all, Aang is over 100 years old. So too young is too stupid. I'll continue later.
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    daveshanFromGMU

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    tomtitan wrote:
    what you're doing is pretty noble. you're agreeing with what you know is right even though it's bad for your cause. it's great when people do that. it's a great sign of morals in a person. if someone makes a valid zutara point i will accept it. i accept the XROD scene as zutara evidence for example.

    No one ever says this stuff to me when I acknowledge that I don't have a counter to a pro-Katara and Aang point.

    Spike, any way you slice your argument, giving Aang the AS and Katara is saying that Ba Sing Se fell because of a misunderstanding between Aang and the guru. If Aang can beat Ozai before the comet and without the AS, there was no point for either.*

    Also, what's this misinterpreting what the guru says? Aang didn't want to go into it because he'd give up Katara. I'm saying that if he goes into it, he'll have to give up Katara. We both interpreted it the same way. Btw, I'm still waiting to hear what you think of my "very powerful bender" vs "powerful bender" argument. You know, since you are so caught up in exact wording.

    *To tomtitan about something he said earlier:

    Tom, there is NO chance that Aang could beat Comet Powered Ozai without the AS. Aang's character is not someone who could do that. I know you didn't actually think he could do it and that it would just make for a really cool fight, but he can't. If someone as smart as Sokka was the avatar, then I could see that happening, but not Aang.

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    tomtitan

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    daveshanFromGMU wrote:

    tomtitan wrote:
    what you're doing is pretty noble. you're agreeing with what you know is right even though it's bad for your cause. it's great when people do that. it's a great sign of morals in a person. if someone makes a valid zutara point i will accept it. i accept the XROD scene as zutara evidence for example.

    No one ever says this stuff to me when I acknowledge that I don't have a counter to a pro-Katara and Aang point.

    Spike, any way you slice your argument, giving Aang the AS and Katara is saying that Ba Sing Se fell because of a misunderstanding between Aang and the guru. If Aang can beat Ozai before the comet and without the AS, there was no point for either.*

    Also, what's this misinterpreting what the guru says? Aang didn't want to go into it because he'd give up Katara. I'm saying that if he goes into it, he'll have to give up Katara. We both interpreted it the same way. Btw, I'm still waiting to hear what you think of my "very powerful bender" vs "powerful bender" argument. You know, since you are so caught up in exact wording.

    *To tomtitan about something he said earlier:

    Tom, there is NO chance that Aang could beat Comet Powered Ozai without the AS. Aang's character is not someone who could do that. I know you didn't actually think he could do it and that it would just make for a really cool fight, but he can't. If someone as smart as Sokka was the avatar, then I could see that happening, but not Aang.


    but if he does use the avatar state it's not him fighting, it's his past lives. if aang just glowed it up and stomped that firelord then what would be the point in him learning all 4 elements? it's like we sat through 3 seasons of him training and practicing for nothing.
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    daveshanFromGMU

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    tomtitan wrote:
    but if he does use the avatar state it's not him fighting, it's his past lives. if aang just glowed it up and stomped that firelord then what would be the point in him learning all 4 elements? it's like we sat through 3 seasons of him training and practicing for nothing.
    I think he has to know the elements in order to use them while he is in the AS. I remember him using fire in season 1, but that was when Roku personally possessed him.

    Also, it is him because he's in full control when he does it the right way. Besides, look at it this way, it's not really Ozai either. It's the comet's power that's giving him awesome strength. So, Aang'll have the power and knowledge of all past avatars and Ozai will have the comet. It'll be even.

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    tomtitan

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    daveshanFromGMU wrote:

    tomtitan wrote:
    but if he does use the avatar state it's not him fighting, it's his past lives. if aang just glowed it up and stomped that firelord then what would be the point in him learning all 4 elements? it's like we sat through 3 seasons of him training and practicing for nothing.
    I think he has to know the elements in order to use them while he is in the AS. I remember him using fire in season 1, but that was when Roku personally possessed him.

    Also, it is him because he's in full control when he does it the right way. Besides, look at it this way, it's not really Ozai either. It's the comet's power that's giving him awesome strength. So, Aang'll have the power and knowledge of all past avatars and Ozai will have the comet. It'll be even.

    actually, that bit in bold isn't true. in 102, aang unleashed a wicked awesome waterbending attack in the AS, but he didn't learn waterbending for 7 more episodes.
    in 201, he unleashed a furious earthbending attack in the AS, and 8 episodes later he struggled with the most basic earthbending. face it, his bending skills don't affect his power when in the avatar state.

    and even if he's in full control when he's in the AS it's still not his power, it's the power of his past lives.
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    tomtitan wrote:
    daveshanFromGMU wrote:

    tomtitan wrote:
    but if he does use the avatar state it's not him fighting, it's his past lives. if aang just glowed it up and stomped that firelord then what would be the point in him learning all 4 elements? it's like we sat through 3 seasons of him training and practicing for nothing.
    I think he has to know the elements in order to use them while he is in the AS. I remember him using fire in season 1, but that was when Roku personally possessed him.

    Also, it is him because he's in full control when he does it the right way. Besides, look at it this way, it's not really Ozai either. It's the comet's power that's giving him awesome strength. So, Aang'll have the power and knowledge of all past avatars and Ozai will have the comet. It'll be even.

    actually, that bit in bold isn't true. in 102, aang unleashed a wicked awesome waterbending attack in the AS, but he didn't learn waterbending for 7 more episodes.
    in 201, he unleashed a furious earthbending attack in the AS, and 8 episodes later he struggled with the most basic earthbending. face it, his bending skills don't affect his power when in the avatar state.

    and even if he's in full control when he's in the AS it's still not his power, it's the power of his past lives.
    well, you say he won't use the AS because there's been so much emphasis on learning the 4 elements, but there's been so much emphasis on the AS too.

    Aang needs to learn the 4 elements to become the Avatar. He can't be all glowly all the time, he needs to know the elements to do other fights and stuff (like making his way to the palace - he won't glow it up the whole way), but needs the AS for the fights where his bending isn't enough. He needs to learn the 4 elements so he isn't vulnerable all the time, but needs the AS for the times when the 4 elements aren't enough. Like fighting Ozai. Aang will probably try to bend his way out of it, but in the end, the AS is all he can do to beat Ozai. His elemental bending won't be enough without the AS.

    So yeah, he does have the power of his past lives, but he has their weakness (die in AS, avatar ends thing) too. So he needs to learn the 4 elements so he doesn't have to rely solely on the AS - AS is for when elements alone aren't enough. He'll need help to beat Ozai, so why not use his past lives? its the only way he can win.
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    wiseone_777

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    AnimeAngel90 wrote:
    tomtitan wrote:
    daveshanFromGMU wrote:

    tomtitan wrote:
    but if he does use the avatar state it's not him fighting, it's his past lives. if aang just glowed it up and stomped that firelord then what would be the point in him learning all 4 elements? it's like we sat through 3 seasons of him training and practicing for nothing.
    I think he has to know the elements in order to use them while he is in the AS. I remember him using fire in season 1, but that was when Roku personally possessed him.

    Also, it is him because he's in full control when he does it the right way. Besides, look at it this way, it's not really Ozai either. It's the comet's power that's giving him awesome strength. So, Aang'll have the power and knowledge of all past avatars and Ozai will have the comet. It'll be even.

    actually, that bit in bold isn't true. in 102, aang unleashed a wicked awesome waterbending attack in the AS, but he didn't learn waterbending for 7 more episodes.
    in 201, he unleashed a furious earthbending attack in the AS, and 8 episodes later he struggled with the most basic earthbending. face it, his bending skills don't affect his power when in the avatar state.

    and even if he's in full control when he's in the AS it's still not his power, it's the power of his past lives.
    well, you say he won't use the AS because there's been so much emphasis on learning the 4 elements, but there's been so much emphasis on the AS too.

    Aang needs to learn the 4 elements to become the Avatar. He can't be all glowly all the time, he needs to know the elements to do other fights and stuff (like making his way to the palace - he won't glow it up the whole way), but needs the AS for the fights where his bending isn't enough. He needs to learn the 4 elements so he isn't vulnerable all the time, but needs the AS for the times when the 4 elements aren't enough. Like fighting Ozai. Aang will probably try to bend his way out of it, but in the end, the AS is all he can do to beat Ozai. His elemental bending won't be enough without the AS.

    So yeah, he does have the power of his past lives, but he has their weakness (die in AS, avatar ends thing) too. So he needs to learn the 4 elements so he doesn't have to rely solely on the AS - AS is for when elements alone aren't enough. He'll need help to beat Ozai, so why not use his past lives? its the only way he can win.
    He also has friends, and a POWERFUL army!
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    WiseLad

    [1673]Apr 5, 2008
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    why are we thinking that the "firelord" will be so powered that he will be equal or be close to the power of the Avatar? that the comet is "exclusive to the one who is the firelord"

    the comet powers up ALL FIREBENDERS, including Ozai, Azula, Jeong Jeong, Zuko and Iroh, and also the Sun Warriors and the 2 Dragons and makes them MUCH MORE POWERFUL, but not as much as the Avatar in Avatar state by a long shot

    the problem is the Avatar fighting many "super-powered fire benders"
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    AnimeAngel90

    [1674]Apr 5, 2008
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    Even without the comet, it has been demonstrated that Ozai is quite a powerful bender. Aang will not be able to beat him using only the 4 elements - if he could, there would not be so much hype about the final battle. About the comet, it will not necessarily power everyone up the same. Mediocre benders could become powerful with the comet, so logically powerful benders will be much stronger too. This means Azula and Ozai - sure they won't be able to match AS Aang, but they will be able to beat up Aang. AS has only ever been used as a last resort in battle - Aang needs it so he can win in the end. The 4 element mastery is needed for him to be able to beat up all the firebenders on the way to the palace, and then to fight Ozai for awhile until he realises its useless and goes AS.

    Besides, apparently comet-Ozai IS a match for AS aang. Else, why would Ozai win automatically if the comet comes? Surely AS aang could still kick his ass right? Not according to Roku - "you must defeat the Fire Lord before the comet comes, or the Fire Nation wins" (or something to that affect).

    Anyway, Aang must master all 4 elements AND the AS, because so much emphasis has been placed on BOTH of these. He will need BOTH in the final battle, at one stage or another. Why? Because the show tells us so.
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    daveshanFromGMU

    [1675]Apr 5, 2008
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    Wiselad, I think you aren't giving the comet enough credit. If AS Aang is that much better than CP Ozai, the impending comet means nothing. Roku would have just told Aang that he needs to master the AS as soon as possible so Ozai couldn't hurt others.

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    MarryLarry

    [1676]Apr 5, 2008
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    daveshanFromGMU wrote:

    Wiselad, I think you aren't giving the comet enough credit. If AS Aang is that much better than CP Ozai, the impending comet means nothing. Roku would have just told Aang that he needs to master the AS as soon as possible so Ozai couldn't hurt others.

    Are those two heads doing what I think they're doing?

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    AllKnowingBeing

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    MarryLarry wrote:
    daveshanFromGMU wrote:

    Wiselad, I think you aren't giving the comet enough credit. If AS Aang is that much better than CP Ozai, the impending comet means nothing. Roku would have just told Aang that he needs to master the AS as soon as possible so Ozai couldn't hurt others.

    Are those two heads doing what I think they're doing?

    How can they do it if they don't have the er "parts"? Looks like there only humping.
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    MarryLarry

    [1678]Apr 5, 2008
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    AllKnowingBeing wrote:
    MarryLarry wrote:
    daveshanFromGMU wrote:

    Wiselad, I think you aren't giving the comet enough credit. If AS Aang is that much better than CP Ozai, the impending comet means nothing. Roku would have just told Aang that he needs to master the AS as soon as possible so Ozai couldn't hurt others.

    Are those two heads doing what I think they're doing?

    How can they do it if they don't have the er "parts"? Looks like there only humping.

    Nothing turns me on more than watching two severed heads doing the nasty.

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    maximusgh

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    Look I dont Care if Aang ends up with Katara or that girl form the Academy or whatever! I just want him to have someone special.
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    daveshanFromGMU

    [1680]Apr 5, 2008
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    MarryLarry wrote:

    Nothing turns me on more than watching two severed heads doing the nasty.

    It's a new form of porno: Skullrotica.

    Currently, Zuko and Katara's heads are the hottest pair. Aunt Wu and the guru are a close second.

    Edited on 04/05/2008 10:12pm
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