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    Akiyalover

    [41]Dec 7, 2006
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    Not a bad idea
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    Neurosylum

    [42]Dec 7, 2006
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    Akiyalover wrote:
    Not a bad idea


    Well, you started this thread - get to it!
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    ElJorro

    [43]Dec 7, 2006
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    TOPH RULES!!!!!!!
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    mblizzow

    [45]Dec 7, 2006
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    Neurosylum wrote:
    Toph...would look awesome in a fight against Chuck Norris...?


    that would be one i would seriously pay money to see,

    blind bandit vs. chuck norris...

    let's get it on!!!!
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    Shan_Shadow

    [46]Dec 7, 2006
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    Now Toph can bend 2 elements, earth and metal. so she's like...half a avatar!?? Maybe, kinda.
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    misterham

    [47]Dec 7, 2006
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    i thought she doesn't actually bend the metal, just the impurities inside. so she wouldn't be able to bend firenation metal
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    MCMLXVI

    [48]Dec 8, 2006
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    misterham wrote:
    i thought she doesn't actually bend the metal, just the impurities inside. so she wouldn't be able to bend firenation metal
    Why do you consider that a difference? When she bends the earth inside the metal, she is, for all the "intents and purposes" of the series, bending the metal.

    For those of you who have difficulty e-calling it "metalbending", I made up a new term, "metalmoldering". "To molder" means "to rot"; I could not find another suitable verb for "to make brittle". Metalmoldering forces the bendable earth in metal out of formation, thus making the metal brittle.

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    MCMLXVI

    [49]Dec 8, 2006
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    Shan_Shadow wrote:
    Now Toph can bend 2 elements, earth and metal. so she's like...half a avatar! Maybe, kinda.
    No. She is bending earth, but it is a more precise skill than run-of-the-mill earthbending. The elements, for the purposes of the series, are Earth, Fire, Air, and Water.
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    MCMLXVI

    [50]Dec 8, 2006
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    MCMLXVI wrote:

    My speculation: Toph's chakras

    Earth chakra is blocked by fear. Toph may fear returning to a life in hiding tied by a short leash.

    Water chakra is blocked by guilt. Toph may feel guilty for not telling her parents before she fled.

    Fire chakra is blocked by shame. Toph may feel ashamed of not telling her parents sooner about her desire to train more vigorously as an earthbender.

    Air chakra is blocked by grief. Toph may grieve the loss of the trust and care of her parents. She, at least, misses her mother.

    Sound chakra is blocked by the lies we tell ourselves (delusions). Toph may believe she can take care of herself, but that it doesn't hurt her to ask for help when she needs some.

    Light chakra is blocked by illusions. Toph learned how to see the earth in the metal, but I believe that she can still learn how to see the earth in the air and the water, as well.

    Thought chakra is blocked by earthly attachment. Toph may believe she is attached to her earthbending talents, but she has her intelligence, too.
    Oh! Another thing:
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    confucioussayhi

    [51]Dec 8, 2006
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    MCMLXVI wrote:
    MCMLXVI wrote:

    My speculation: Toph's chakras

    Earth chakra is blocked by fear. Toph may fear returning to a life in hiding tied by a short leash.

    Water chakra is blocked by guilt. Toph may feel guilty for not telling her parents before she fled.

    Fire chakra is blocked by shame. Toph may feel ashamed of not telling her parents sooner about her desire to train more vigorously as an earthbender.

    Air chakra is blocked by grief. Toph may grieve the loss of the trust and care of her parents. She, at least, misses her mother.

    Sound chakra is blocked by the lies we tell ourselves (delusions). Toph may believe she can take care of herself, but that it doesn't hurt her to ask for help when she needs some.

    Light chakra is blocked by illusions. Toph learned how to see the earth in the metal, but I believe that she can still learn how to see the earth in the air and the water, as well.

    Thought chakra is blocked by earthly attachment. Toph may believe she is attached to her earthbending talents, but she has her intelligence, too.
    Oh! Another thing:
    I totally agree Toph is the best.
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    Te-Jen

    [52]Dec 8, 2006
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    MCMLXVI wrote:
    Shan_Shadow wrote:
    Now Toph can bend 2 elements, earth and metal. so she's like...half a avatar! Maybe, kinda.
    No. She is bending earth, but it is a more precise skill than run-of-the-mill earthbending. The elements, for the purposes of the series, are Earth, Fire, Air, and Water.


    How cool would it be if the ultimate balance Aang and the GAang bring to the Four Nations is the realization that all the elements are connected, demonstrated by Toph, Katara and Zuko learning all four elements. The Guru said the separation is only an illusion and that all are in one and so on. Toph proved it.
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    Nalesnik

    [53]Dec 8, 2006
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    Te-Jen wrote:
    MCMLXVI wrote:
    Shan_Shadow wrote:
    Now Toph can bend 2 elements, earth and metal. so she's like...half a avatar! Maybe, kinda.
    No. She is bending earth, but it is a more precise skill than run-of-the-mill earthbending. The elements, for the purposes of the series, are Earth, Fire, Air, and Water.
    How cool would it be if the ultimate balance Aang and the GAang bring to the Four Nations is the realization that all the elements are connected, demonstrated by Toph, Katara and Zuko learning all four elements. The Guru said the separation is only an illusion and that all are in one and so on. Toph proved it.

    I was wondering that myself, and would agree with you. Too bad the air nomads got wiped out thought. Doesn't that mean that the balance will never be restored, unless....Aang decides to do something about it, if you know what I mean . *wink*??

    Edited on 12/10/2006 12:45pm
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    MCMLXVI

    [54]Dec 10, 2006
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    MCMLXVI wrote:
    She is bending earth, but it is a more precise skill than run-of-the-mill earthbending. The elements, for the purposes of the series, are Earth, Fire, Air, and Water.
    Te-Jen wrote:
    How cool would it be if the ultimate balance Aang and the GAang bring to the Four Nations is the realization that all the elements are connected, demonstrated by Toph, Katara and Zuko learning all four elements. The Guru said the separation is only an illusion and that all are in one and so on. Toph proved it.
    I don't know if they can learn all the elements, but they can learn to see their element in the other elements, and they can learn the fundamentals of the philosophies of the benders of the other elements.
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