Earth Fire Air Water Elements all different and unique from one another. Yet there was always a need for a balance between them all. Earth complemented air as much as fire supplemented water. Without their halves. The elements and the world at large Would be thrown into chaos Out of balance. Only the Avatar could master all four elements. And maintain the balance of the world. For hundreds of years The Avatars were the mediators between all the nations. The bridge between the physical And the spiritual worlds. Twelve years before the great air-bender genocide Avatar Roku met his demise on his home island. Moments later he was reincarnated into Avatar Aang of the Air Nomads Aang became a powerful air-bender. mastering the element at the age of twelve. But once the monks told him of his Avatar status he became overwhelmed running away from the responsibility. The young Avatar was caught in a storm incased in ice. After a century he was discovered by Katara and Sokka of the Southern Water Tribe They helped re-assimilate Aang into the new war-torn world. The Fire Nation was achieving world dominance. With the help of his friends Aang defeated the Fire Nation and the Phoenix King restoring balance to the world. After Aang's untimely death He was reincarnated into Korra, the next Avatar. Born to the Southern Water Tribe Korra was a natural in the physical aspects of the elements. Bending water, fire, and earth at the age of four. She became a great Avatar though she was a bit hotheaded. taking on Amon, the Equalist Unalaq, the Dark Avatar Zaheer, the Anarchist and Kuvira, the Conquerer. Though she was met with much strife with each of her advesaries her will, determination and resiliency were unmatched. The question still stands: who was the better Avatar? Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender Or Avatar Korra: The Legend In this match up I will be comparing Aang and Korra as they appear at the end of their series. For Aang this would be Book 3 of the Last Airbender. For Korra this would be Book 4 of the Legend of Korra. Both will be fighting with no equipment so Aang will be without his glider. At the age of twelve Aang's most notable physical attribute was his speed and agility. More often than not he was evading the attacks of his foes whether by way of jumps or leaps or body-touch evasion. He was so light on his feet Even Toph could not pick him up with her seismic sense. However he left a bit to be desired when it came to his strength and constitution. Aang does not get hit very often but when he does he is usually taken out of the fight whether it be indefinite or momentarily. As noted by the White Lotus the physical aspects of combat came natural to Korra. She was a tenacious fighter in both her speed and strength Fast enough to dodge enemy strikes strong enough to tank them, when she could not. Her reflexes were quite stellar proficient in hand to hand martial arts I believe this is attributed to her natural killer instinct She had no quit in her When tagged she did not often stay down willing herself to continue the fight. A physical bout between Aang and Korra would be a scrap between a light fighter and a medium-heavy fighter, respectively Aang was extremely light on his feet not often taking many hits. Korra was swift as well but she certainly got hit more often. The disparity between the two came in their ability to take a hit. If Korra got a good hit on Aang he would likely go down or would be temporarily incapacitated. If Aang tagged Korra she would likely brush it off and continue on. The thing is it would be difficult for Korra to get a solid strike on Aang. And it would be tough for Aang to bring down Korra with a single hit. For me. I favor Korra's ability to take and dish out damage I would give Korra the slight advantage for her physical abilities. As Avatars Aang and Korra could bend every element known to man. Because of this I will break down each element in sections with separate verdicts. Earth was the element of substance classified by it's strength and straight forward nature. The bedrock of earth-bending was rooted around negative and positive jing. the wisdom of knowing when to strike and when to evade. For Aang earth was the most difficult element to learn. as it was directly opposed to his style and personality. He was taught by the young prodigy: Toph Beifong. Though she was blind She could sense all movement around her through a seismic sense by way of the earth. While difficult in time Aang adapted these methods Despite the fact that Toph said his earth-bending needed work it served Aang well against Phoenix King Ozai. For Korra she would be a natural talent with earth. The principles of the style fell directly in line with her own personality. At the age of 16 she was already a master of the element. learning from earth-bending masters under the guidance of the white lotus. When she arrived in Republic City she took up pro bending. learning a much faster and loose style of earth-bending. On top of that she learned metal-bending from Suyin Beifong Toph's daughter. which came in handy when she faced Kuvira. Both Aang and Korra have displayed comparable strength with their abilities. But Korra's knowledge of metal-bending coupled with her more versatile style bodes well for her advantage. Aang didn't hold Toph's full confidence in his abilities And he had difficulty contending with Azula in a head-on earth-bending assault. Plus Korra's personality was more well suited to earth. When comparing the two Korra would seem to get the edge for her earth-bending. Fire is the element of power marked by its fierce energy and tenacious passion. The foundations of fire-bending were based around attack drawing power from the sun and an individual's inner-chi. Unlike Aang's initial discomfort with earth he was a natural talent with fire. However his first use of fire-bending was overzealous and he burned his best friend Katara. For a year he sword to never use the element again unable to contain its innate power. But when he met the last dragons with Zuko he discovered that fire was not solely power but life. While he was no fire-bending master by the end of his series he finally had a grasp on the concepts of fire. Again Korra was naturally gifted with fire like earth she mastered the element at the age of 16. The tenacity of the element came as easy to her as breathing. Not only was she capable of powerful, sustained fire blooms but she was also very precise in her use. fire-bending would often be her go-to element even more so than her native water. It should be noted that fire-benders were capable of producing lightning from their inner-chi. But neither Aang nor Korra seemed to have acquired the ability. However, we do know that Aang was able to redirect lightning a useful tool, but irrelevant to this match up. With all that said it would seem that Korra gets the advantage with fire. Although Aang learned from the last dragons and Zuko he only showcased moderate use of the element. Korra has far more experience and willingness to integrate fire-bending into her style. highlighting an earth stomp or water spout with a fire punch. For me Korra gets the advantage as a fire-bender. Air is the element of freedom defined by its spirituality and versatile dynamic. The basis of air-bending came from the path of least resistance favoring an almost exclusive defense. Obviously being an air nomad for all his childhood Aang would be a practice bender of air. In fact Aang was the youngest air-bending master of the time. Only twelve years old when he earned his mastery tattooes. Air-bending was certainly Aang's go to element. Using it in all of his fights, almost exclusively. He could augment his physical speed with air evading the strikes of his enemies. He was also quite creative with the element creating air funnels and air scooters. To put it simply Aang was the definitive air-bending master of his time. Initially Korra had a very hard time with air-bending. The physical aspects of bending came easy to her so elements like earth, fire and water were a piece of cake. But the focus of spiritually within air-bending was difficult for her to grasp. But once she reached her lowest point. her spiritual window was wide open. From then on, air-bending came as easy to her as the other elements integrating air as much as she did fire. With all that said Aang would school Korra in the aspects of air-bending. Even though Korra was more willing to utilize the element. and was comfortable with its principles. she was also quite straight forward in its use. Aang used every angle of air every gust every nuance of wind. He was far more creative with the element and used the element for evasion and defense unlike Korra who often used it offensively in a straight forward manner. To no one's surprise I side with Aang as the superior air-bender. Water is the element of change designated by its movement and adaptability. The premise of water-bending stood on the flow of energy. turning defense into attack, in one fluid motion. Aang fell right in line with the teachings of water-bending. The aspects of air-bending melded well with those of water-bending. It was easy for Aang to find the natural peace of water feeling its ebb and flow. But he was not only malleable he was also very powerful with his bending. creating water spouts and waves. Besides air Aang was very comfortable with the use of water integrating the element into his style as frequently as his primary element. As a citizen of the Souther Water Tribe Korra was at home with water Unlike Aang she also held a skill with the healing properties of water What is interesting about Korra is that we do not see her using water as much as one would expect. It is true that she used in exclusively during her short pro-bending career but more often than not she was without water. And in contrast to Katara or Unalaq she did not carry water on her person. Believe it or not I find this pair to be rather close with regards to their abilities with water. While Korra was born of water and a natural talent Aang shared some of that natural ability. Aang also seemed to integrate water-bending into his style more so than Korra. However, when Korra did use her water, it was often to devastating effect. She could create massive water spouts from the depths of the ocean and she could create multi-storied tidal waves from the sewers of Republic City, repelling Kuvira's giant mech. While Aang was competent, even masterful with water Korra simply had him beat Korra gets the edge for her water-bending abilities. The Avatar state is effectively the element of balance. It is without dispute the strongest form of elemental bending. Combing earth ... fire air and water all in one. Not only was the Avatar state a bust to the elements It has also provided a deeper connection to the energy of the spirit world. Roughly ten-thousands years before the Airbender genocide The great spirit of light, Raava, fused with the first Avatar, Wan. allowing him to live on in subsequent lifetimes. Whenever an Avatar reaches this state he or she can draw on their past lives. even taking the form of their past selves. When comparing the connection of the Avatar state between Aang and Korra there are a few things to go over. First, Aang is already at an advantage as he has a connection to all of his previous lives. while Korra was severed from hers during harmonic convergence. Even without Korra being severed she never really had a deep connection with her Avatar state. While she could enter the Avatar state very easily. it was always superficial and never really potent. By comparison Aang had difficulty submitting into the Avatar state. but when he did he was something to behold. mounting extraordinary strength and skill. It is worth noting that Korra does have more significant feats with energy-bending. a specific aspect of the Avatar state.
Most of this video was really well made and I agree with most of his verdicts, but his tactical analysis of Korra is FAR too heavily weighted on her first fight with Kuvira.
Korra never wanted to enter that fight, and only did so because is was the very last option available to save the city. The effects of mercury poison (which does affect the brain mind you) don't leave a system that quickly, and she was also suffering from PTSD.
In the finale she shows far more ingenuity. She leads a successful stealth operation to kidnap Bataar and even leads the Colossus toward the water so she can freeze it. That's still not even counting other displays like when she figured out a way to launch a plane without a runway or used her sleeve to avoid electrocution in the metal box.
On mobile so I cant actually watch the video, but I believe that Korra should definitely win.
Honestly Aang isn't that good a fighter since he never really had much practise. He can evade well but he never beats any skilled opponents by himself to my recollection. His evasion is so successful since no one knows how to fight air benders in his time but Korra knows them and can adapt. She is very used to fast paced opponents.
Plus she has metal bending, meaning she can trap him, while he cannot trap her. To beat her, he has to kill or KO both of which seem unlikely. He doesn't have anything in his arsenal capable of doing that.
His only possible chance is if this takes Korra as not having past experience but even then Beginnings showed that the power doesn't change so she can match his output.
And in any case, is it really Korra vs Aang at that stage or Korra vs Raava. Aang does stuff in the Avatar state that is very out of character because its not really him. The Avatar state was going to kill Ozai, so he came out of it to remove the bending.
Korra should take this 75% of the time in my opinion. She can do everything he can and more, plus has more experience. Which makes sense. Each Avatar should be better than the previous. Its like how the world record holders from 50 years ago don't even place anymore.
Edit: I didn't realise quite how much I prefer Korra to Aang as an Avatar until this thread.
Err... Going by better feats Korra squishes Aang like a bug. And Aang's AS is not more powerful than Korra's it is the same as hers but with a better grasp of the mechanics.
This is like pitting a wild animal against a domestic one. If Aang needs his past lives to win he sucks. He's also making it seem like a planned fight. None of that shit will happen, Korra will just encase him in the nearest metal first chance she gets. She knows how to fight and fight dirty.
There's something I feel like he's forgetting. He states that Korra can lift of massive waves from the ocean in her avatar state. But remember, right after the fight with Ozai, Aang with ease lifts up what appears to be a very big portion of the ocean to extinguish the fires, and he does this whilst not even fully being in the avatar state.
The way a fight between the two was described was very well done. sounds like he watched a fight between the two and just summarized it. I think his analysis was on par with what the writers would create.
Just gonna say if you like a monotoned and scripted commentary this the video for you.
Korra for fighting. Aang for peace talks and politics.
This was well made ;-)