Why Every Element is Equal

as we know in the Avatar and the legend of core Universe there are four elements water which is the element of change and the people of the water tribe learned from the push and pool of the Moon Earth which is the element of substance and the people of the earth Kingdom learn from the badger moles fire which is the element of power and the people of the Fire Nation learned from the dragons and lastly air which is the element of Freedom which the air Nomads learn from the Flying Bison and as you watch Kora and Avatar we learn more about the elements in the culture as each respective Avatar learn to bend each element for example when learning to Earth Bend you need to be decisive and direct while with water bending you want to be more fluid each element has its strengths and weaknesses which makes them all balanced spiritually or are they yes I've seen plenty of talks about which element is the best or which ele or which element is the weakest when in reality they are all equal the Avatar needs to learn all four for a reason in order to have balance although they are equal it doesn't mean that the elements don't have opposites this is why the avatars have to learn each element in order to be able to learn the self-control or discipline to bend the next element this is why when a tried to fire Bend early he lost control due to fire bending being the spiritual opposite of air bending fire Benders Bend with passion and aggressive instead of passivity and peacefulness of air Benders the Opposites also relate on personality as well this is why took kaora a long time to air bend due to needing High spiritual connections and the style of air bending which is very defensive while kaora is very straightforward this is also the same reason why it took Ang so long to master Earth bending because it is a direct opposite from air bending so in this video I'm going to explain why all the elements are equal and how some of them share similarities as well I'm also going to highlight the strengths and weaknesses and show how each other the elements contrast each other I'm gonna start with fire because I see a lot of people think this is the weakest element and I ain't gonna lie I get a little bothered by that because this is my favorite element and if I had to pick I would be a fire bender for sure matter of fact whenever somebody asks me what type of superpower I would want it I always say fire powers or lightning powers and what you look at in this show fire Benders can lightning Bend but let's not get sidetracked for stars fire is the element that needs the most discipline fire is the element of power and you know the same with great power comes with great responsibility fire banners could lose control and that could basically lead to destructions and they also had to be fueled by something in order to bend they need to have some type of drive or motivation whether that be positive or negative and if not they will not be able to bend for example when Zuko's fire was weakened when he joined team Avatar because his Drive used to be about catching the Avatar and he lost that drive or the drive changed let's say because fire Benders draw energy from the Sun they need to have a connection between energy and life this is why if they don't have a strong connection between fire and their souls they will lose control with their attacks also the fighting style of a Firebender is very aggressive it's actually the most aggressive out of all the elements used performing very quick intense and direct taxs to overpower their opponent which leads fire Benders to mainly rely on offense and sacrificing defense and with this I'm going to segue into air bending which is purely defensive and hardly offensive due to their nature their fighting style relies on negative Gene which performs evasive maneuvers instead of fighting headon Airbenders want to use their opponent's energy against them instead of outright attacking it is also stated that air is the most dynamic element due to flexibility and also wanted to find the path of least resistance just like how air flows due to air Benders constantly being mobile and deflecting or invading enemy attack attacks they also use the air around them to have increased movements such as running faster jumping higher even running on walls for a time being although they are capable of great offensive attacks it is against their pacifist nature this is why when Zahir was literally taking the wind out of the earth Kingdom Queen it was almost unheard of because the airon nomads wanted to live a peaceful lifestyle with a strong spiritual connection the next element is water and I think this is very similar to air because the members of the water tribe also deal with opponents energy and momentum against them when they fight water is the element of change so the people of the water tribe will turn offense into defense and defense into offense and their fighting style resembles the flow of water which is fluid with graceful movements relying on the push and pull instead of just outright controlling because of this water benders will wait to attack their opponents it is stated that water benders are the most versatile when it comes to fighting due to the conversion of offense to defense and vice versa and also because they can manipulate water into ice and steam but even with the versatility they need to have intense control just like fire biners because their powers are from Chi so their emotional state is connected to their abilities their bending also connects to the environment such as the moon this is almost in contrast to the last element Earth which is the element of substance since Earth Benders rely on a physical connection it is the least spiritual out of all the elements although Earth isn't spiritual it does require the Bender to be determined and decisive if an Earth Bender shows any hesitation the Earth will not respond to their will this makes their bending style very direct the people of the earth Kingdom fight with neutral jeenee which is waiting for the right moment to strike and it also has a good balance of offense and defense but unlike water bending they do not use counterattacks they will weigh out their opponents and then strike they use brute strength to overwhelm their opponents now that we have discussed the background of each element let's talk about how they are similar contrast or relate with each other directly one example is Earth and air Earth Benders need to stay in contact with the ground in order to bend meanwhile air is all around you so in that regard air Benders can bend from the from the ground they could Bend from being in the air and they would have that advantage in that regard but in the same way you can flip it around and say Earth Benders or fire Benders could overwhelm air Benders due to them only being defensive also I did didn't know where to include sub bending in this video so I'm just going to talk about it right here as you can see there is an overlap between all the elements water benders and Earth Benders can mud Bend water benders and fire Benders can bend steam fire when fire Benders generate lightning it resembles the style of water benders when Earth Benders sand bend it resembles air bending due to the nature of how sand flows air bending and water bending can Cloud Bend and the last one I want to touch on is lava bending I know it is a subbing of Earth but it has to be Rel related to fire bending in some way in order for sun to generate lava this isn't like water benders how they can freeze water or make water into steam because the temperature changes aren't that drastic from each other and on like a scientific scale there isn't it doesn't require that much energy to do so but in order to melt rocks there that needs to be very hot and only a fire bender can control heat so until there's more clarification I'm just going to have to say that those two are kind of related for now then we have each element's own sub bending and how it is powerful in their own ways for water bending you have blood bending which is very powerful or dangerous depending on who is doing it which is why it got banned in the Avatar The Last Airbender it can only be done during the full moon but when we look at it during the legend of Kora it was done at Night by tarlock but then in the Flashback by yakone he was literally doing it in the middle of the day so I'm not really sure but it also doesn't seem that common in water benders then we have Earth benders with metal bending which has evolved greatly it went from only one person to having the literal police force bending metal and having seismic sense which is basically you painted a picture of your surroundings through vibrations fire bending has lightning bending which means they can generate and redirect lightning this only used to be in the royal family but it has since been patched down and they also have combustion which as Saka put it is bending with your mind but in order for a fire bendon to Lava bin or to combustion bin it is required to have inner peace or precise control of chi lastly for Airbenders they have spe projection and flight SL levitation which is the rarest to achieve because in order to do either you have to have a strong connection with your spiritual side to be able to project your spirit to a certain location or to Le levitate SL fly you have to literally detach yourself from Earthly things be empty and become one with the wind and only two people in the entire universe was able to achieve that but as you can see there are still drawbacks that keep each element in check each element is strong in their own nature there is no stronger or weaker element because they are all balanced any element can be any element it only depends on the circumstance we have to mention the fact that the Sun and Moon gives Buffs to fire Benders or water benders so depending on the time of day or the time of night they could become more powerful you also have to mention the fact that how Earth Benders and water benders need to have the element nearby they cannot produce their own elements like how air and fire are so if there is no Earth nearby or if there's no water nearby they won't be able to defend themselves so it's not necessarily about which one is stronger when they're all equal because they all have their own strengths and they all have their own setbacks which make makes it depend on the situation and the skill of the user air Benders and fire Benders also have increased movement and Mobility they can use their element to propel themselves they can fly at times or run against the walls at times and Airbenders can also have increased speed and height when they jump and lastly just to end off this video I just want to go over every element's best move in my opinion or one of my favorite moves that they do so for like water Bing is whenever they on the water and it leaves like that trail of ice just looks cool the water whips like that one girl she has no arms but her arms are water whips and she be bending with them once again cool and the hardest move that water bender did was when Katara literally stopped the rain like come on let's come on y'all for Earth bending is whenever they shift the ground I just think it's funny to be honest or whenever they wear a suit or arm made out of Earth or metal like when Toof literally made the door her armor and for fire bending is whenever they breath fire out through their mouths they don't even be hitting nobody it just looks cool unless you're Uncle iro but I wasn't talking about that moment and when they be flying like General iro was literally flying he turned into the Human Torch and for the Airbenders it would have to be the tornadoes they can literally create one of the Earth's natural disasters just at the palm of their hands for the most part if you get enough of them together it'll be a whole entire Category 5 tornado and the air scooter I mean it's honestly just a classic and it just looks cool it looks fun to they even had their own little game so yeah just shout out to all the elements they're all cool they're all fun and Powerful in their own right and this is why any element can beat any element it depends on the user's skill and not the element that they have it's about how they can utilize their own abilities any skill bner can overcome their opposites or what you would think their counter is and to end it off here this is a snippet from the Avatar Wiki which states the same thing it is all about the individual person's power and skill so yeah guys thank you guys for watching this is the end um thank you for making it this far I hope you learned a few things or two so yeah thank you guys for watching again peace and chicken grease

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Length: 12min 26sec (746 seconds)

Published: Tue Jan 23 2024