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She can bend METAL!!!

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    Leodegarioiii

    [21]Dec 1, 2006
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    A regular earthbender Cannot bend metal, Toph could because she was able to "see" inside the metal and difine the earth particles and then bend them.. But a regular earth bender cannot bend wath (s)he cannot see.
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    Eman5805

    [22]Dec 1, 2006
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    DarkAngel101 wrote:
    Toph technically isn't bending the metal itself; she's bending its impurities.

    which makes the metal bend(literally) so she's a Metalbender...what do ya know...

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    Falcondude123

    [23]Dec 1, 2006
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    YEAH NOW I WONDER WHO WOULD WIN BETWEEN HER AND BUMI!!!

    IS SHE REALLY THE GREATEST EARTHBENDER IN THE WORLD???

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    doctor_lee

    [24]Dec 1, 2006
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    "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."

    That's stated in Nick.com.
    So basically, she is only bending the trace of earth in the metal.
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    jujutheking

    [25]Dec 1, 2006
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    Falcondude123 wrote:

    YEAH NOW I WONDER WHO WOULD WIN BETWEEN HER AND BUMI!!!

    IS SHE REALLY THE GREATEST EARTHBENDER IN THE WORLD???

    Bumi would tpy with that little girl.

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    jujutheking

    [26]Dec 1, 2006
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    KilalaRose wrote:
    i'm definitely not listening to nick.com again since they said all earthbenders couldn't bend metal. but when Toph did that was totally awesome! i loved how they showed the vibrations of her hitting the metal! now I say Toph beats Bumi by a longshot if they ever fought

    How??because she can bend metal means she can beat bumi?

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    Eman5805

    [27]Dec 1, 2006
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    doctor_lee wrote:
    "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." That's stated in Nick.com. So basically, she is only bending the trace of earth in the metal.

    So instead of saying metalbender we should say traceamountsofearthinrefinedmetalbender? it's metalbending no matter how you slice it...not an entirely new element or anything...just like lightning is to Firebending as is metal to Earthbending...that's how it goes

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    gingeramber1

    [28]Dec 1, 2006
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    Eman5805 wrote:

    doctor_lee wrote:
    "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." That's stated in Nick.com. So basically, she is only bending the trace of earth in the metal.

    So instead of saying metalbender we should say traceamountsofearthinrefinedmetalbender? it's metalbending no matter how you slice it...not an entirely new element or anything...just like lightning is to Firebending as is metal to Earthbending...that's how it goes

    Totally agreed! so it's water-plants, fire-lighting, earth-metal, but wats for air?
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    gingeramber1

    [29]Dec 1, 2006
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    Also couldn't water benders techically control people? afterall, we are 70% water...
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    doctor_lee

    [30]Dec 1, 2006
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    gingeramber1 wrote:
    Also couldn't water benders techically control people? afterall, we are 70% water...

    Haha...
    That's an interesting idea.
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    Falcondude123

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    gingeramber1 wrote:
    Eman5805 wrote:

    doctor_lee wrote:
    "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." That's stated in Nick.com. So basically, she is only bending the trace of earth in the metal.

    So instead of saying metalbender we should say traceamountsofearthinrefinedmetalbender? it's metalbending no matter how you slice it...not an entirely new element or anything...just like lightning is to Firebending as is metal to Earthbending...that's how it goes

    Totally agreed! so it's water-plants, fire-lighting, earth-metal, but wats for air?


    BLUE DARTS DUH! or maybe that's another branch of fire bending...hmmmmm.
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    Falcondude123

    [32]Dec 1, 2006
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    doctor_lee wrote:
    gingeramber1 wrote:
    Also couldn't water benders techically control people? afterall, we are 70% water...

    Haha...
    That's an interesting idea.


    Nick.com says that advanced waterbenders can.
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    Miroku_of_Nite1

    [33]Dec 1, 2006
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    It was neat, but Toph seems too much like a deus ex machina.
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    MCMLXVI

    [34]Dec 1, 2006
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    Miroku_of_Nite1 wrote:
    ??? Toph seems too much like a deus ex machina.
    How can you tell them all apart?
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    iron-fence

    [35]Dec 1, 2006
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    For lists of other cool bending thoughts search for "super bending power"
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    masterofaeons

    [36]Dec 1, 2006
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    opticlust

    [37]Dec 2, 2006
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    Lol??i rkn shes awesome. She'd kick bumi's a** neday. Toph ftw!
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    yummyone2005

    [38]Dec 2, 2006
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    for sarcastic reply look for masterofaeons

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    confucioussayhi

    [39]Dec 2, 2006
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    YAY SARCASM! But that outline thing that aang shot at zuko was pretty advanced looking.
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    Eman5805

    [40]Dec 2, 2006
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    confucioussayhi wrote:
    YAY SARCASM! But that outline thing that aang shot at zuko was pretty advanced looking.

    EVERYONE showed something new in this episode...Aang, Zuko, Katara, Toph, and??Azula just reproved how powerful they really are...I wonder who'd win a tournament with all those in it...they all seem almost evenly matched...

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