Avatar - The Elements

The Elements that make up the world as we have today were depicted in this animated movie showing different characters who could control these elements. I remember the first time I saw it, I had a dream I was also a bender of such elements. It's crazy how far and wide the mind can travel sometimes when you are fast asleep.

If you dear test the limits of your imaginations then this article is for you.

Avatar tells the story of people who could control the different elements of the world - Water, Air, Fire, Earth. Of course, as the series went on we discovered other variations along the way which still stemmed from these four elements.

Right now I'm about to come off all nerdy and geeky to you or coming off spiritual...or just boring, it all depends on your perspective.

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What amazed me the most about this series is the way the creators blended a lot of spiritual lessons as well as moral lessons. I could write articles for a week-long trying to point out the lessons but unfortunately, that is not what this article is going to be about.

If you could wish to be a bender, which would you choose as your element?

Oops, silly me. I need to discuss each of the elements first.

Water Bending

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Origin

According to the series, the original master of this bending was the Moon Spirit. Water has to do with the continuous flow and direction of energy like a flowing river. Water benders are at their greatest form at night when the moon is up in the sky

Ability

Due to their element, they settled in the polar regions, and often their houses are made of ice, and their cities are surrounded by water to serve as a form of defense against evaders. Due to their ability to control the ocean, they have a powerful Naval army.

The greatest water bending form is the "Blood bending". A Blood bender can control the blood that flows in the human body controlling people to do their will without having control of their bodies. Only a few powerful Benders could do this and it was usually in the presence of a full moon -Although there were exceptions.

Weakness

Without the moon, a water bending is at its weakest point with a limited means of defense. Take out the moon, you destroy the water benders. By the moon, I'm referring to the moon spirits who decided to be a part of the human world.

Air bending

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Origin

The original benders were the "Flying Bisons".

"All life is sacred"

This was their most important teaching. They were usually monks and also vegetarians. They lived in tall mountains and we're known for their exceptional kindness and their superiority when it comes to their relationship with the spirits and their ability to perform Spiritual travels.

Ability

They never had an army since they didn't believe in violence. They had better communication with the spirits and animals.

An air bender knows the true meaning of balance and a lot about the error of the human ways.

They are good gliders since they control the element of air and could evade enemy attacks with ease as a means of defense.

The most powerful air-bending form is only unlocked when one clears himself of every attachment with the world. The benders can fly as one with the wind. Even though the benders weren't recognized for partaking in violence, some people derailed from this teaching and were able to control the air people breathe in their lungs, suffocating them.

Weakness

They had no known weakness unless if it's right to say that their teaching didn't align with the false ways of the world. Where they saw peaceful resolution, others saw violence. This contributed to them going extinct although their teachings remained.

Fire bending

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Origin

When you think of fire, you think of rage, anger, and destruction. Fire can consume and destroy anything it touches. But fire isn't evil. The original masters were the Dragons. The power of fire comes from the Sun although over the years, anger and rage became a source of their bending.

Ability

They have a very powerful army as well as numbers due to the fact that for a good number of years they had wiped out and defeated other benders trying to control the world hence the reason they are resented and feared by most nations.

The most powerful form of their bending is their ability to direct lightning. This bending is known to be deadly even to the blender because it can kill them if not properly controlled. There is a risk of redirection.

Weakness

Their weakness comes with the disappearance of the sun. The Solar Eclipse. That is when they are at their weakest.

Earth bending

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Origin

Earth bending is one of the most formidable elements there is according to my analysis. The original benders were the badger moles. They are blind animals capable of seeing by feeling the vibrations of the earth itself.

Ability

They are the only known nation known to have fought back the Fire Nations during the war that saw Air benders wiped out as well as most of the water benders.

Their ability to control the very earth which we tread on gives them the upper hand. It doesn't end here. They are also capable of seeing even their eyes closed by feeling the earth's vibrations.

An earth bender is also capable of bending the earth's impurities in metals. I dare say that they can also control the human body just like the Water benders blood bending. The blood is made up of iron, if they can bend that iron then they can blood bed too.

The most powerful form of this bending is their ability to bend lava which is similar to fire bending itself due to the heat it generates.

Weakness

Their weakness is their very element, they are weak on the sea. Without Earth, they have no power.

Conclusion

I once created a scenario in my head to decide which was the most powerful bending. I concluded that it was Earth bending. Your thoughts might vary from mine but it's still opened for debate.

If you had to choose one, which would it be and why? What do you think is the most powerful bending? It would be lovely to hear your thoughts on the matter.

References

Avatar - the last Air bender

Avatar - the legend of

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