https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4 Avatar: The Last Airbender en-us 2021-05-13 19:06:54 UTC 2023-02-14 17:08:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://opuszine.us/_assets/entries/_mediumCropped/aang.jpg th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522417003 The story starts out with two siblings. Sokka, and his younger sister Katara, who is a water bender. They live in the Southern Water Tribe.]]> 2021-05-13 19:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522417003 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522421228 In a flashback, we see Aang when he was first told that he was the Avatar, 100 years prior to him awaking to Sokka and Katara.]]> 2021-05-13 19:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522421228 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522422131 While crossing the ocean on his Sky Bison, Appa, he encounters a storm that drags them into the ocean, which is where Aang creates the iceberg to preserve them. ]]> 2021-05-13 19:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522422131 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522423153 Aang has many mentors throughout the story. The trio encountered the first while traveling. He goes by the name of Jeong Jeong, an old man that knows the ways of firebending. However, Aang is supposed to learn the elements in a specific order. First water, than earth, THEN fire. Jeong Jeong is hesitant, but eventually agrees to be Aang's teacher. This comes to an end very quickly after an accident where Aang accidentally burns Katara. He decides that he will NEVER fire bend EVER again.]]> 2021-05-13 19:15:41 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522423153 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522425368 After Sokka and Katara find out that he is indeed the Avatar, Aang accepts that it is his duty to restore peace to the world, and agrees to travel with them across the different nations to find mentors to teach him to control the elements. ]]> 2021-05-13 19:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522425368 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522426807 Another main ally is Toph Beifong (Previously described), an extremely powerful earth bender who even becomes the first to discover the ability to bend metal.]]> 2021-05-13 19:16:41 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522426807 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522428838 Aang's main goal is to learn how to control the Avatar state. In the Avatar state, Aang becomes very powerful and it becomes much easier to destroy any opponents. It's also very dangerous, so to learn to control it, he goes to Guru Pathik.]]> 2021-05-13 19:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522428838 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522430377 The Chakra un-blocking actually occurs towards the end of the story, so as the reward I just thought maybe as a reward of him accepting his position as Avatar, they are able to travel the world as friends and spend time together learning all about bending and growing stronger together.]]> 2021-05-13 19:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522430377 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522430983 Aang has a very hard time accepting the fact that he has to kill Fire Lord Ozai. It's against his nature as a monk, where he was taught that all life was sacred. He consults his past lives looking for some advice, but they all tell him the same thing: Aang must kill Ozai.]]> 2021-05-13 19:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522430983 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522433150 THE FINAL BATTLE! Aang fights the Fire Lord!]]> 2021-05-13 19:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522433150 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522477583 Sokka and Katara are Aang's first true allies. They are siblings from the Southern Water Tribe. Katara is even Aang's love interest. ]]> 2021-05-13 19:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522477583 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522481258 While on their journey, the trio (being Aang, Sokka, and Katara) spend an amount of time in a place known as "Kyoshi Island". There, they meet Suki, the leader of a group called the "Kyoshi Warriors", based from a past Avatar named Kyoshi, who originated from the Earth Kingdom. Suki joins the group for a few adventures, and is also Sokka's main love interest.]]> 2021-05-13 19:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522481258 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522482175 Zuko is a very complicated character. He starts off as an enemy, but ends as an ally. He goes through an intense metamorphosis where he questions everything he's ever been taught. ]]> 2021-05-13 19:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522482175 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522484034 Fire Lord Ozai is the main enemy of the show. His main goal is to kill the Avatar and take over the world. He is incredibly conceited and has no respect for human life.]]> 2021-05-13 19:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522484034 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522484895 An enemy includes Azula. She is Zuko's younger sister, and she is absolutely insane. She is definitely the favorite child in the Fire Lord's eyes. ]]> 2021-05-13 19:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522484895 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522485919 The monks call for Aang. ]]> 2021-05-13 19:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522485919 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522486732 They tell him that when he was young, he chose four very specific toys out of hundreds. They all belonged to previous Avatars. They knew that it was his past lives working through him, and that he was to be the next Avatar. ]]> 2021-05-13 19:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522486732 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522487448 Aang is visibly disappointed. He is only 12 years old, and doesn't want to accept such an immense responsibility.]]> 2021-05-13 19:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522487448 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522493487 Still in the flashback, Aang decides to run away from his responsibilities.]]> 2021-05-13 19:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522493487 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522494530 He leaves a note on his bed.]]> 2021-05-13 19:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522494530 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522495440 When one of his nearest and dearest friends, Monk Gyatso, comes to comfort him, Aang is already gone.]]> 2021-05-13 19:38:05 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522495440 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522503516 After Jeong Jeong, the trio eventually makes their way to the Northern Water Tribe. Katara has been teaching Aang some water bending skills on the side, but she is no professional, and with no other water benders in the Southern Water Tribe, they had to travel all the way across the world to find one. Master Pakku agrees to teach Aang, and even Katara learns a thing or two from him. ]]> 2021-05-13 19:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522503516 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522510669 Next is Earth. When the trio gets stuck in a mystical swamp, Aang has a vision of a young girl, who he decides must be his destined earth bending teacher. ]]> 2021-05-13 19:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522510669 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522511468 2021-05-13 19:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522511468 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522513373 Once in the Earth Kingdom, they Meet Toph Beifong. She is from a very wealthy family... and she's blind. She is hovered over by her parents, who believe her to be a helpless little girl. However, something they don't know is that she is actually the most powerful earth bender of all time, and she is known as "The Blind Bandit" at local earth bending matches. She can see using her feet. She feels the vibrations in the earth. Toph runs away from her family to join the trio and become Aang's official earth bending master.]]> 2021-05-13 19:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522513373 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522516966 Zuko, prince of the Fire Nation becomes Aang's main fire bending master. Throughout most of the story, Zuko is the gang's main nemesis. He is very focused on capturing Aang to "restore his honor" after being banished by his father for speaking out of turn. However, over time Zuko's heart softens and he joins the group, becoming great friends with the other kids.]]> 2021-05-13 19:45:08 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522516966 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522517901 2021-05-13 19:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522517901 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522522585 While out fishing, Katara gets angry and accidentally causes a very large iceberg to emerge from out of the water. Inside it is a boy, who appears to be an airbender.]]> 2021-05-13 19:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522522585 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522523448 Sokka and Katara decide to take Aang back to their village, unaware of the fact that he is the Avatar. Aang is also unaware of the fact that all the airbenders are now extinct due to the fact of Fire Nation raids killing them off in attempts to stop the cycle of the Avatars and make it easier for them to take over the world.]]> 2021-05-13 19:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522523448 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522533742 He is very powerful, and is able to knock Ozai into a position in which it would be easy to kill him.]]> 2021-05-13 19:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522533742 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522535172 However, Aang does no such thing. He uses the technique the lion turtle taught him in order to take away Fire Lord Ozai's bending. Fire Lord Ozai is then imprisoned and all is well.]]> 2021-05-13 19:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1522535172 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1525938513 Guru Pathik teaches him all about chakras (the energy that flows within us) and how he needs to unblock them to be able to control the Avatar state. To unblock these chakras Aang has to harness certain emotions, or learn to let things go.]]> 2021-05-14 19:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1525938513 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1525939371 One thing Aang has to learn to let go of is Earthly attachments. This includes any love. This is very hard for him, because he has to let go of his feelings for Katara. ]]> 2021-05-14 19:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1525939371 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1525940374 However, after much time and difficulty, Aang learns to let her go, and is able to control his power at will.]]> 2021-05-14 19:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1525940374 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1525946369 2021-05-14 19:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1525946369 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1525947236 However, the night before the big battle, Aang finds himself on a mysterious island, which is actually a giant lion turtle. The turtle teaches him a little trick...]]> 2021-05-14 19:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1525947236 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1525974077 2021-05-14 19:25:33 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1525974077 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1525974784 2021-05-14 19:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1525974784 th307264 https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1532915198 2021-05-17 19:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/th307264/4j2ync47w6e4y2f4/wish/1532915198