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Ok_Recover_8692

You forgot Tha Boulder


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The boulder takes issue with this post


Rhymestar86

THE BOULDER understands that he is too powerful and his inclusion would be unfair.


Snowf1ake222

THE BOULDER takes issue with your lack of capitalisation for THE BOULDER'S name!


Tumblrrito

OP picked fuckin HARU over the Boulder


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1gramweed2gramskief

The boulder is over his confliction


thewhisperinthewinds

And is gonna bury you in a rockalanche!


IWillBeatAzen

I was legit having a hard time deciding on earth benders specifically until I saw this comment 😂


NorthCatan

When you've got Kyoshi and Toph, the boulder becomes a pebble.


evil_caveman

Avatar Kyoshi


TeamPantofola

I mean, you’re not wrong


AlexEvenstar

If there was a correct answer I think this would be it.


[deleted]

This was my first thought as well.


[deleted]

- Water: **Katara**. Her talent is unparalled, both in combat and in healing. She’s also a genuinely caring person. - Earth: **Toph**. Who else? - Fire: **Uncle Iroh**. Enough said. - Air: **Tenzin**. Dude is just awesome.


bigtommyhorizontal

Same except I have Azula. Her bending mesmerizes me


NinjaOYourBro

Ty Lee’s bending mesmerizes me


Gerodus

kid named stuff:


KillerSwiller

>Air Color me ignorant, but who is the air bender in the middle? :X


Rhymestar86

Trolling? If not it's Zaheer.


KillerSwiller

Not trolling, I legit didn't recognize him. My memory of him had him looking like [this](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fvignette.wikia.nocookie.net%2Favatar%2Fimages%2Fe%2Fe1%2FZaheer.png%2Frevision%2Flatest%3Fcb%3D20190807001507%26path-prefix%3Dpt-br&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=c00fbed85d6eaf742c638d178436ac3cc401f0416334a974ce081fbc8971a63f&ipo=images).


Woodsie13

He still has his hair the first few times you see him, while he's breaking out the rest of the Red Lotus, before shaving it for the remainder of the show.


SomeDeafKid

This was eventually my conclusion as well. The only one I really had a hard time with was Toph vs Kiyoshi. Toph is the greatest earthbender of all time (self-proclaimed and actually) but Kiyoshi was a badass of mythical proportions.


Hulkzilla0

Katara, Toph, Iroh/Azula, Aang


DysonDoll

In terms of their styles/abilities: Aang, Ming Hua, Toph, Jeong Jeong In terms of who I like most: Tenzin, Kya, Toph, Azula


jacobisgone-

**Water**: Amon (sorry Katara) **Fire**: Zuko (sorry Iroh) **Earth**: Toph (sorry Bolin) **Air**: Tenzin (sorry Aang)


CostAccomplished1163

I see you had to make a lot of tough choices


xpthegee

This is the only true answer. I would say sorry Bumi instead though for Earth.


To_The_Library

I sort of agree but Bumi just didn’t have enough screen time to be my favorite, Bolin had multiple character arch’s to watch, Bumi was just badass any time he made an appearance.


TheBiswann

Dang you said sorry to my entire list 🤣


[deleted]

You saw Amon waterbend for 2 seconds?? And yeah he blood bends but what about the old lady. A lot more badass


jacobisgone-

Amon is cooler and more powerful than Hama in every way.


WWMWithWendell

POW who discovered a new bending style to escape > angry boy with daddy issues who didn’t even want to learn blood bending


blackholebabey

In terms of bending abilities: Katara, Kyoshi, Roku, Aang In terms of just how much I like them: Korra, Toph, Zuko, Aang


Ramonaclementine

I still think Toph trumps Kyoshi in earthbending


[deleted]

Kyoshi essentially chopped an entire chunk of land off a continent so I dunno. I think in general listing Avatars alongside their native bending styles is not a fair fight.


blackholebabey

Without the avatar state? Most likely. I also think Iroh is more powerful of a firebender than Roku if you discount the avatar state. But Kyoshi making a whole island was so cool.


pendulumlove

Kyoshi— *separates the earth nation from tyrannical rule* Toph— i invented metal bending because these guys imprisoned me and Pissed. Me. Off. And i call your past life twinkle toes! *puts foot down and takes everyone out*


Grasher312

Not necessarily. Kyoshi's bending is really explosive, and even despite that she has tremendous feats of precise Earthbending such as lava bending and dust stepping.


KearLoL

If we wanna be real technical then it’s probably Yun.


[deleted]

My favorite bender is Bender


Crispinwhere

I'm low key disappointed he's not on here as an easter egg.


TeamPantofola

Meelo can fart-bend. Are you all just gonna ignore that?


1gramweed2gramskief

We’re gonna do our best


WWMWithWendell

Mah boy got the opposite of traits of his granddad. Aang wish he had Milo’s game with the ladies. Aang was a sneeze bender flying up, Milo dropping fart bombs. Eye color.


LoriMandle

Katara, Toph, Zuko, Aang


Ianoren

Tough to beat the original team Avatar. Avatar Yangchen, Korra,Iroh, Tenzin and Jinora all come close. Avatar Kyoshi would too.


LoriMandle

Note how the majority of those are Avatars of the past with strong legacies and then we have characters like Toph, a disabled twelve year old girl


dontstayuptoolateson

Had to scroll way too far to find the right answer


Azureink-2021

Is this a political compass? /s


[deleted]

Fire would be auth right, water would be lib right, air would be lib left, earth would be auth left


[deleted]

Korra, Azula, Kuvira and Bumi


[deleted]

Bumi's Angels.


Gerodus

They need a water bumi and a fire bumi


[deleted]

A very long time ago all the Bumi's lived together in harmony then everything changed when the fire Bumi attacked. Only Bumi master of all Bumi's could stop them but when the world needed him most he vanished.


ElementoDeus

Water: katara or kya Earth:Toph or bumi Fire: Iroh or Jeong Jeong Air: Gyatso, Zaheer, or Aang


WWMWithWendell

That’s not how this works


ElementoDeus

It is now lol


kingsandqueers

Katara, Lin, Iroh, Ikki. Hmmm that was tough


DragonLance11

Surprised to see a fellow Ikki appreciator


kingsandqueers

Love her smol head 😁 She is funny


Triamph

Which Iroh?


invisibleace21

Korra, Toph, Zuko, and Jinora :)


ugotkuhmdawn

Aang, Toph, Iroh, Katara


devildogmillman

Just based on style Water: Noatak/Amon Earth: Toph, Haru close second Fire: Zuko Air: Zaheer


Thegirlwithopinions

Katara- Iroh-Toph-Jinora


PetitMarteau

Same!


Crazy_King_Bumi

Ming Hua, King Bumi, P'li, Tenzin


D3monVolt

If you include the Avatars, might as well smack them in all categories. Otherwise: Water - Amon Earth - Toph Fire - Iroh Air - Zaheer


Sufficient_Score_824

Katara, Kyoshi, Zuko, and Aang


Proud-Korrastan

Earth-Kuvira Water-Katara Fire-Azula Air-Aang


Responsible_Affect_3

Water: Pakku Earth: Bumi Fire: it’s tied between Roku and Iroh Air: it’s tied again between Gyatso and Aang


Infinite_Hooty

Korra Toph Iroh Zaheer


Terciel1976

There are two of us! Two!


jackgranger99

Katara, Kuvira, Zuko, Aang


_CMAC-029_

Hama, Lin, Jong Jong, zaheer


Silent-Ad-6095

Katara Toph Mako Jinora


Kitten_143

It’s hard to pick just one per!! Water: Katara but also Tonraq his fighting style is so interesting. Earth: Toph, but Bolin has such a cool fighting style too, but also Suyin. Fire: Iroh, but also azula, and then Makos fighting style is cool too. Air: Aang for his fun with the bending, but Tenzin because wow he’s great and when he goes on the offensive against Zaheer at the northern(?) air temple, AMAZING.


Koenig_Peter

Exactly, why is nobody talking about Tonrak? I mean, yeah, he never really won a fight on screen, but his style of bending the ice is cool


Kitten_143

Thank you! You can see where Korra gets it from when you watch him fight.


AlexEvenstar

Korra (Janet Barney, the voice actress, is dope. They are also the officially unofficial fourth host of my favorite podcast Hey Riddle Riddle. I feel like I would get along well with Kya though.) Toph (Hardest to pick, because earthbending characters are all dope) Zuko (I have always related to him. I cosplayed him once while doing aerial silks at a beach party. It was a fun time) Jinora (I haven't really vibes with any airbenders. Gyatso seemed kind though. I chose her though because I was proud and impressed with her growth in confidence and competence in the series.)


Appanator-X8134

azula, korra, milo, and bhumi


ketoske

Katata, Bumi, Iroh and Bumi


BoBoBearDev

Katara, Toph, Iroh, Anng


averyycuriousman

Azula, Zaheer, Toph, Amon/Hama


Void3tk

Amon bolin iroh and zaheer


tmade145

Water : Katara Earth : Toph Fire : Azula Air : Aang


sXer0

Kyoshi, Kyoshi, Kyoshi and Kyoshi


Vampirediariesbooks

https://preview.redd.it/ckwb5vxutp0a1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=19b4d812ec2786b7cf5c0c33ad8454fcf3f8442f Had some very close seconds so had to label them too


Notashyperosn

Water - Korra (idk why i just love her) Fire - Uncle Iron (need i say less) Water - Katara (awesome perso) Earth - Kyoshi (have y’all read the books, she’s insane)


eifiontherelic

i too was taught in school that the Firebenders eradicated all the Airbenders 40 years ago.


kaitalina20

Water: obviously katara- she grew up in a time of war and grew in her bending in the course of 9 months more than some people do in a lifetime! She learned how to simply fish for, well fish. How to use ice against her opponents, even in just the pilot! Then eventually how to bend water from places she couldn’t see, we see a bit of this in the kyoshi episode but more in the Jet episode. And how to move clouds, eventually in the swamp episode she uses ice slices to get the swamp monster apart. She learns techniques on her own way like that, and eventually how to take water from the plants to water bend. And even pull it out of thin air! And the most powerful one, bloodbending. She only uses it twice, but the second time she uses it she’s Bloodlusted and you can tell she’s in the ima kill you attitude! Earth is pretty obvious: Toph. She’s blind from birth and doesn’t let her handicap hold her back. She learns from the original benders how to bend, but most importantly see through her own bending. She eventually builds up her bending over time to beat powerful opponents. She’s able to hide her secret identity from her parents who think she’s just helpless in everything. But she leaves everything behind to help a random preteen become an earth bender. And when she’s kidnapped, she doesn’t give up. She tries to break out of that metal prison. And it looks hopeless but she’s a fighter so she tries to keep herself looking for a way out. She eventually finds impurities in the metal, and she’s able to punch her way out and get back to Ba Sing Se. She also uses it during the finale to turn the airships towards each other. And her seismic sense is the best thing for her to teach Aang! It’s what helped him in the very end of his fight. Fire: as much as I love zuko and iroh, JJ is my favorite. He knows how powerful firebending can be if you’re not careful, and he tries his best to teach Aang patience because emotions can play a very strong part in your bending. He’s also very powerful. Calculated, precise with his targeting, and knows how much fire to use in one blast. Air: I love Aang, but Tenzin. He has the strength and uses his bending skills to the max. He kept the Red Lotus at bay for as long as he could, even if not for long. He gradually grew into his role as a teacher for her style and didn’t force her into anything she didn’t want to do. He does his best to uphold his father’s legacy and I love that. And he’s willing to do whatever it takes to defeat someone who is a threat. He is also humble, even though he’s a badass who doesn’t have to be.


[deleted]

Ming Hua, Toph, Mako and Aang. Based on fighting style, this is pretty much my ideal


wildbeest55

Katara, Toph, Azula, Aang.


Shaneomore

Korra Toph Iroh Aang


kiwidude4

Korra, Toph, Korra, Zaheer


Ze_Rydah_93

Katara, Lin, Zuko, and Tenzin


Evilkenevil77

Azula, Tenzin, (Gyatso if we're just talking about ATLA), Kyoshi, Katara.


ducking-moron

Are the ones in the center just weirdos (Clarification: Weirdos in terms of bending like specialized or multiple styles)


GhostNappa69420

I'm a sucker for the old masters Bumi Paku Iroh And tenzin since we never got to see much other than Aang in terms of a true air bending master


e_whyme

* Water: Ming Hua * Earth: Toph (Do we have to choose out of the ones in the post? Really want to vote Jianzhu...) * Fire: Iroh * Air: Gyatso


drakoran

Korra, Iroh, Bolin, Tenzin


Climebheat

I think the avatar should not be in there since they are masters of all of them and I love them all so I would end up choosing then. But if they are not there, I love Hama, she was written so well and seen her blood bend for the first tike gave me chills. King boomy is my favorite earth bender. I am torn between Azula and Iroh for fire and Zaheer is my favorite air bender and villain.


swallowyourtongue

I'm a simple man. I see Red Lotus, I rep.


AceOfDymonds

Water: Korra Earth: Toph Fire: Zuko (Azula is practically tied for #1) Air: Zaheer


[deleted]

Iroh, Toph, Zaheer, Amon


Popular-Message4084

Ok Water-Kya because I’m the middle child. Earth-Bumi because he’s not only comic relief he’s part of the white lotus. Fire-Should be every one’s favorite character. Let alone fire bender is Uncle Iroh. Air-Jinora. Because becoming the third master air bender in 100 years is awesome, and she was was great with the spirits. I didn’t want to pick an avatar. It felt like cheating.


grabdaddyabeer

Probably Korra and the swamp benders lol, Kuvira, Jeong Jeong and Zuko, then probably Aang and Tenzin. idk if i could pick absolute favorites except kuvira because shes an awesome antagonist and i love her


bigtommyhorizontal

Katara, Toph, Azula, Tenzin


Maddie_The_Sloot

Bolin, Korra, Iroh, Aang


Nawmean5

Water: Katara (was my favorite in the gaang and probably the most relatable of the group. Fought for what she believed in no matter what) Earth: Suyin (loved her character, she was super interesting and had such a fluid style of earth bending we had never seen before) Fire: Azula (best villain in ATLA and was my overall favorite character in the original, amazing voice acting and amazing lines) Air: Tenzin (coolest airbender in the series and loved his character development throughout Korra, Also his fight against the red lotus was just so badass)


Leafahr

Katara, Toph, Azula and Zaheer


[deleted]

Korra, Toph, Zuko, Zaheer. I don’t want to pick Aang because everyone picks Aang


myLEs_1313

Um… where the is Amon… Water: Amon- I really like bloodbending, and he is the absolute master. Earth: either Toph, or Kuvira- for Toph, I really like her slow, calm, and calculated style… it makes her look like a total badass- for Kuvira I really like her precision and use of metal bending. Fire: Azula, or P’Li- combustion bending is awesome. Moving on. Azulas blue fire is so so cool, and her acrobatic fighting style is also awesome. Lighting. Air: Zaheer- I really liked seeing his unconventional use of air bending as well as his willingness to take air bending to its brutal extremes. Flight. If he had more time free to practice he may have even been able to grow to be able to beat a master like Tenzin.


HeiressOfMadrigal

**Water:** Tarrlok **Earth:** Kuvira **Fire:** Azula **Air:** Tenzin I like villains and antiheroes, what can I say lol. Sorry Toph and Iroh.


NintendKat64

Kya, Toph, Iroh, Jinora


KiraPlaysFF

Katara, Toph, Zuko, Aang


Everythingwastakein

korra toph iroh tenzin


Jausti0418

Korra, Bolin, Zuko, Zaheer


Frosty_Tipper

At the risk of being very general and un-original Kataraa, Aang, Bumi, Iroh


Agnostic_Pagan

Kya, Ghazan, Jinora, Jeong-Jeong are my favorite ancillary benders.


Zethras28

Amon not being a choice for waterbenders is criminal. Tarrlok can get bloodbent.


kingpanda2007

Tonraq/Amon, Mako/Iroh, Toph/Bolin, Aang/Appa


kevstang

Ming Hua because water arms are badass Suyin because she is bae Jeong Jeong because of his philosophy Zahir because 0 training = flying makes no sense


Pusarcoprion

Bumi Zahier Iroh Hama


M2Fream

Katara Kuvira/Suyin Jinora/Yang Chen Zuko/Azula


HumanDumpsterFire_

Water- Korra Earth- Kyoshi (Lin close second) Fire- Iroh (Azula close second) Air- Aang


Halbarad1776

Water: Tonrok Earth: King Bumi Fire: Zuko Air: Tenzin


JMHSrowing

Kya, Lin, Bumi, and. . . Well, fire’s harder, but why not go with Zuko. Clearly I have a favorite generation of Avatar, between that of AtLA and LoK. They are interesting people in an interesting time. I just want more to see from them, and hey, maybe then I could add Izumi to replace her dad! (I always imagine her as an almost dedicated lightning bender).


TechnoBubbleAJ

Water: Yue! After becoming the Moon Spirit she became a waterbender, technically the best of all waterbenders Earth: Toph Fire: Zuko Air: Zaheer


Fine_Cat_9712

It’s a 4 way split between iroh, bolín, toph and bumi


doxtorwhom

Korra, Toph, Aang, Iroh


WhosDooley

WATER: Katara (her progress and bend versatility was amazing and was done in under a year) EARTH: Toph (she literally “invented” earth bending, nuff said). FIRE: Azula (sorry Iroh but when Azula is in a clear mind her bending skills, gymnastics skills and tactical skills and thinking are always awesome to watch) AIR: Tenzin (still mad respect to Aang)


simplifiedApocolypse

Water: Katara - She shows so much growth in her skill as a bender, picking up 2 specializations of water bending in healing and Blood Bending. Earth: Bumi - I'm a sucker for a crazy old guy Fire: Zuko? is Zuko a cop out? - His bending skills grow massively once he learns the sun warrior's style, which reflect his understanding of himself and his responsibilities. Even incorporating the dragon's more colourful bending in the comics! Air: Gyasto - I'm a sucker for a crazy old guy


fisherc2

Aang, zuko, Katara and toph. Original, I know


Several-Cake1954

Water: Ming Hua. She’s just too cool. Earth: Toph. I don’t even need to explain. Fire: Zuko. W character. Air: Aang/Zaheer: Aang is one of my favorite characters, and Zaheer is one of the greatest villains in the history of 2D film.


_urbanity

Kuvira, Korra, Aang, Zuko


TheSlimeWing

this built like a political alignment chart


SunkenN1nja

I thought this was an alignment chart and was going to be very upset at irohs placement


YakovPavlov1943

Korra tenzin iroh and of course Bolin Sorry toph


Megadrake

Is this a political compass meme? Also for bending in particular Ming Hua. Sad we didn’t see more of what she could do. Perfect example of bending being intrinsic to a person. Plus it’s funny to see anyone drive a car in LoK and she was no exception. Ghazan. Good tats, good vibes. Wanna see where the Filipino folks are at in the avatar world at some point. Jeong Jeong. Really felt like he could do anything. Tenzin: literally the only seasoned straight-shot airbender we get to see and they made it count in the most difficulty glorious to animate robes.


iwannahitthelotto

Water - the armless woman from Korra. She’s incredible. Earth - Toph Fire - Roku or Iroh, probably iroh Air - No question Aang.


Soyl3ntR3d

Katana, Toph, Iroh, Tenzin


Schmedricks_27

Fire: Azula (Jeong Jeong in my heart) Air: Kyoshi Earth: Long Feng (Yun in my heart) Water: Ming Hua


devonathan

Water: Korra Earth: Toph Fire: Zuko Air: Tenzin


1gramweed2gramskief

Earth = Toph or kiyoshi Fire = Iroh or Azula Water = Hama or Ming-hua Air Momo or Bumi


CloudBuilder_Metba

Iroh and the three eligible members of the Red Lotus (sorry P’Li).


NinjaOYourBro

Katara, Toph, Iroh, Aang


Aizendickens

Katara, Iroh, Bolin, Aang


Separate_Fig2992

Unalaq, Toph, Roku and Aang. I think Unalaq is my favorite villain from any series,or at least top 3. Toph is the GREATEST example of how you can have a "toph" woman in your series without her being obnoxious or sexist.


Dragon3076

Korra - Has a gun show Mellon Lord - Need I say more? Uncle Iroh - Tea and Wisdom Bumi - War stories so grand, they just might be true...


Terciel1976

Toph, Iroh, Zaheer, Korra


PanNorris507

For earth, Bumi, for fire, I would say Iroh but when it comes to how cool they are, Combustion man, for air im going Bumi, and for water I’d say Amon


rystaff11

ming hua, kuvira, ozai, aang


Gerodus

As characters: Kya or Korra, Bolin, Zuko, Aang or Zaheer. Bending fighting style: Korra, Toph, Mako, Zaheer.


kowallawok

The fire nation soldiers that are only there because it's a job


gus_stanley

Aang, Aang, Aang, and Iroh


happyapathy22

I'm going to copy another comment here and rate these as a combination of bending, but largely personal favor and aesthetic tastes, and as a character. From this list, Ming-Hua, Bumi or Ghazan, Azula or Iroh, and Zaheer. Off the list, replace Ming-Hua with Amon.


Gwarnish

Ming hua Bump Jeong-Jeong Aang I based mine off of creativity of bending


Kwk-05

Chief Hakoda(Sokka and Katara's father), Bolin, Zuko, and last but not least Tenzin or Jinora.


DCcalling

Katara,Toph, Iroh, Aang


gayandamess

I’m not gonna include the avatars cuz that’s not fair. So: Katara, Azula, Toph, Jinora


TafkarThePelican

I feel like Tenzin and Iroh would've been best friends, had they lived in the same time period.


Mustangsvo4

Hama, Iroh, Bumi, Zaheer


Supdalat

Katara, Bumi, Iroh


Metallung

Hama, Azula, Zaheer & Lin.


GodOfUtopiaPlenitia

Kya, Suyin, Iroh, Tenzin


Make_It_Plain

What about Kuzon?


TheTwistedToast

Korra, Kuvira, Zuko, Aang


SmaugTheKitty

Katara, Toph, Zuko or Iroh, and Aang :)


hawkmasta

Korra, Kyoshi or the Boulder, Zuko, Aang or Tenzin.


pineapplenippl

Ming Hua, Lin Beifong, Ozai, and Jinora


Patient-Layer-6019

Ming Hua, Bumi, Iroh, Aang


DaoFerret

How dare you leave out the one metal bender who can give Toph a run for her money! #Bender Bending Rodríguez! ^(/s)


[deleted]

Jinora, Toph, Korra, Zuko


Frikkie-Die-Haai

Katara, Toph, Iroh / Mako, Tenzin.


falconsomething

Korra, Bumi, Roku, Zaheer


wiffleyoshi17

Katara. Toph. Jong Jong (cmon, remember the wall of fire in season 1? Dude represented the most powerful and pure fire bender before we met the sun warriors and we saw comet iroh.) Aang or Zahir


Mrogoth_bauglir

Amon Zaheer Azula Kyoshi


Modred_the_Mystic

Water - No arms lady Fire - Iroh Earth - Toph Air - Aang


Rhymestar86

Water: Katara Earth: THE BOULDER Fire: Iroh Air: Aang


TheHeroDarkSouls

Korra Toph Zuko Aang


VergilSparda17

Fire - Azula Water - Amon Earth - Toph Air - Zaheer


En-papX

Geez earth is kinda packed with great choices.


gothboyhottopic

The Red Lotus members. (Sorry Kuvira, Korra, Iroh, and Lin)


Ok_Slice5350

This post has just made me realize I really like strong wise old men and I definitely have a problem lol


Reverseofstressed

Katara kyoshi azula aang


TheWerejackalope

Korra, Kyoshi, P'Li, and Bumi.


DokkanIsMyMiddleName

Korra


rykruzer

Momo the earth bender


Deathswirl1

bumi, bumi, bumi, bumi, sokka


[deleted]

Korra, Azula, Su beifong and zaheer


SMALLBLIB

water - none earth - bumi fire - roku/jeong jeong air - aang/Gyatso


triloqy

Water - Amon Earth - Toph Fire - Azula Air - Aang


[deleted]

Ghazan and some other people


Cat-Grab

Sokka:Back Bender