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>>86002 /co/ is over there.
I really don't mean to start a religious flamewar, but something on the avatar wikia just caught my attention: http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/The_Awakening >There are various Judeo-Christian references throughout the episode. Avatar Roku and Princess Yue appear in celestial beams of light shining through the clouds, reminiscent of angels. Avatar Roku physically resembles traditional depictions of the Abrahamic God while Princess Yue is physically very similar to the Virgin Mary. Aang is comparable with Christ in this, as it is his destiny to save the world but he is given comfort in the troubled times and affirms his resolve to see his destiny through. Zuko is similar to Judas Iscariot, given his moral confusion and his betrayal of Aang. Ozai and Azula meanwhile, represent satanic figures in that they tempt Zuko to the path of evil and both frequently appear wreathed in flame. I can agree with some of these points, but it seems like whoever wrote this was looking too hard for references. How can Roku and Yue resemble both angels and God/Mary (and how the hell is Yue supposed to look like her?)? Ozai is never tempting Zuko, if anything the point of revealing his face was meant to show he is just a man. Azula isn't surrounded by flames, and when that actually happens in the finale she's anything but satanic. However, do you think some of those similarities were actually intentional on the writers' part?
I got a message back from one of the mods, he agrees the references are too forced, and removed the entry. Turns out they got reverted because somebody did some other edit and it brought that other one back, or something.
>>86088 I think that's how you just interpreted his post. He's stating facts to say that the episode could be a number of any other religions if examined. He wasn't trying to start some sort of flame-war, it's how you read it.
>>86090 Speaking of him not trying to start a flame-war, why the hell was he banned? Someone is a little too sensitive.
New awesome Avatar fanart thread!
posting finds from last night's /co/ thread i see
Was just watching Jackie Chan Adventures because hell yes and I was curious to see who voiced Jackie. Turns out it's a fellow named James Sie. So I go to his wikipedia entry. >He has provided voices for numerous animated television series, including Avatar: The Last Airbender as The Cabbage Merchant
>>86050 No, that was worded poorly. There will be a Kung Fu Panda series. This fall on Nickelodeon.
>>86063 What he said.
bad day bad day bad day
Christopher Lloyd would be the best Bumi ever. That been said, Avatar live action casting thread.
Hey guys, can I be Aang?
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>>86042 Is he related to iCarly?
post some cosplay people!
>>85905 >>85906 I had to read these posts before I really got the joke. Hint: It's upside down, isn't it?
>>85899 This is a really good Toph. >>34069 Why does Ty Lee have a mic?
>>85899 hey that is gerugamesh-con I mean the one that started that horrible meme(the only con i have ever been to)
Say, I have this plot bunny in my head, and I need your help raising it. See, I got to wondering "What if Zuko found Aang first?", and the developments there on. Was it ever mentioned what the Fire Nation was going to do with Aang after Zuko found him? How would Aang react to being held by his people's murderers? And without Aang to drive off the FN, how would the Northern and SOuthern Water Tribes fare?
>>86030 >Katara’s vengeance is always deepy personal That's what I ment when I said that she indulges in war. A psychotic Katara would make every matter a personal one. Every act of war, she interprets as a personal attack on her and those that she loves. Good call, man. I'm with you on this one.
See, this is why I wanted to post chapters here first- BECAUSE you guys are so nitpicky :) >>86024 For Aang, Waterbending poses two problems for Aang. First problem- where's he going to find a teacher? The Fire Nation's not exactly making a habit of making friends of Waterbenders. Second, it's -because- it's so practical that Aang gets troubled- what could he have been, had he learned the arts of Waterbending before Fire? >>86030 >Die For Our Ship Blast it, this is not the impression that I wanted to give. >I mean, as said above, Sokka as a softer version of his sister really misunderstands them. It was Sokka, not Katara, who suggested leaving Zuko to die up North, both have their moments of harshness, Katara’s just came later in the series. Maybe this is why I remember it better, Book 3 was my favourite. Lots of good thoughts in the rest of the post; >>86033 had it right. Hokay den, might as well get to writing. Message too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>86038 Well we'll be sure to be as picky as a snobbish woman in a diner for you. I'm really looking forward to seeing how Azula & co. will explain away the genocide on the Air Nomads and keep Aang from proding any deeper. After all that's what the whole plan hinges on. Or will Aang accept the fact that the Firenation killed his people and try to steer the beast from the inside, trying to prevent something similar ever happening again. Maybe that's the spin Azula could put on things... "We have been a nation of murderers and slavers in for so long now, Avatar. But with your guidance this could finally change. We could atone for what we've done but first we must restore peace and order. And that, as much as it pains me, is done with a sword." Something along those lines. I'm liking your concept more and more. It reminds me of Superman: Red Son. And that's really a good thing. Might be a good source of inspiration, if you want to see how a pure-hearted person can still fall prey to dogmas and self-delusions.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5514910/1/The_Innocence_of_Youth I will just leave this here...
>>86014 Zuko should have a radio talk show where he gives out advice on relationships and life based on the horrible events that have occurred to him in the past. >So where you're trying to rent a dock it's always good to where shinguards in case the dock hag tries to stab you in the leg and steal your boat. >Well whenever I suspected one of my crew members of treachery I would hold his ankles over a pool of sharks and judge his guilt by how much he would sweat, I'm sure there's a bit of finageling you'd have to do but I guess the same principle could be applied to finding out where your son hides his report cards. >But I don't know what to do with those tossed salads and scrambled eggs. >They're callin' again.
>>86016 Zuko as Fraiser? I guess that'd make Azula Niles... ...and now I'm thinking about Ty Lee working as Ozai's Physical Therapist, thanks.
>>86014 this must be drawn.
Okay...something I noticed... Water Bending Level 2 = Ice Bending Earth Bending Level 2 = Metal Bending Fire Bending Level 2 = Lightning Bending So...What's Level 2 Air Bending?
>>86004 I honestly don't see why an earthbender couldn't bend lava by themselves. It's still rock, just in a different state. Waterbenders can move water whether it's liquid, gas, or solid, so I don't see why that should stop an earthbender from moving it. Ooh, AWESOME thought just occured: Airbenders SHOULD be able to move Dry Ice (made from CO2)!
>>86026 But it's a solid. If you say he can bend one solid gas, then he can basically bend most everything because technically if you threw it near the sun it would vaporize so it's a gas but only a solid, or airbenders can bend water because it's just condensed water vapor. In regards to the "can benders bend something that's half their element half not," Roku could bend lava, so I don't know if that's him just using firebending or him using earth and firebending in unison. So in my mind: Water+Air=Cloudbending Earth+Fire=Lavabending Water+Earth= Mudbending (though you don't need two benders for this) Water+Fire=Steambending? It seems feasible. Roku redirected hot gas from a volcano. Air... doesn't mix with a lot, unfortunately.
>>86027 Ok, but CO2 is something that Airbenders could bend in its "natural" state. It's still "air" even if it's been condensed. Earthbenders can't bend water that has been solidified, and Waterbenders can't bend oil because it's liquid. So, and Airbender should be able to bend solidified air.
So, how does /a/ like my Isuzu Trooper engine rebuild. Now, I've just got to finish that damn boomerang!
>>85997 Sadness... to have such talent and no taste *giggle*
>>86000 Let me clarify that he saw the movie and hated it but loved the series once I got him to watch it.
>>86003 That's much better.
I... I need to lie down...
>>85987 I think one is when she's a cat, and speaks in a very manly way (which is actually something that I don't think translates well out of Japanese. The closest I can think of would be using masculine pronouns and articles when referring to yourself in Spanish. But that doesn't mean the cat-form talks like Will Smith, for fucks sake!
>>85976 ...and starring Toki Wartooth as Orihime!
>>86005 At least he's not a bumblebee.
Looks like the last Kataang thread ( >>48642 ) is past its bumplimit, so here's a new thread! (and check out the last thread, there's a fun Kataang comic!)
orange~~~
>>85931 >bollywood Katara why do I like this so much
>>85918 Dude, that's stupid. Download it, don't pay for it. The promise of potential improvement is not taking my ass to the theater to watch their sequel. I rather watch a movie I already know will be good. >>85921 >>"We are going in a different direction with this" That was the problem in first place, and two wrongs don't make a right.
>>85921 I'm just wishing he hears the phrase "You're fired." sometime in the near future.
>>84337 I love the Snatch reference.
Confession time, /a/. Secret Zutara whore? Fapped to Toph foot fetish porn? Thought Azula was a lame villain? Got drunk and blew a 40-year-old Aang cosplayer? Here's where you let it all go. I'll start: instead of, you know, paying attention, I wiled away the many hours of a course on American foreign policy this past semester by writing random Avatar yuri porn.
>>85901 Aang's goal was to destroy the drill, not kill Azula. Azula, by contrast, was trying to kill/stop Aang. One of these two succeeded, the other didn't. Or as Mai put it, “We lost.” >>85902 First, I disagree your claim that she take on Katara and Aang evenly . That fight had just started, arguing how each side was doing is stupid, as almost no fights in Avatar end that early. Hell, Zuko lasted that longer than that against Azula in Avatar State. The only fight between named character that was shorter was the second Katara-Zuko fight in Siege for North, and that was with a near dead Zuko. Nor does it change the fact that without Zuko’s intervention Azula would have lost. She was trapped. Not to mention, Zuko held his own against Aang in the same time period. Furthermore, her one striking Aang out of the fight isn’t that impressive, given Zuko just did the same thing (the reason he was able to help her). And needing Zuko’s help to take out Katara’s defenses, is again, not a good argument for someone who is supposed to be a ‘godhax’. So let’s review. Message too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>85926 Mai’s sarcasm rivals that of Sokka, and on the mission of the drill, Aang obviously won. On the actual battle between the two, Aang was getting his ass handed to him left and right and only won the battle because of an interruption by exploding sludge. The fight was so obviously in Azula’s favor, that Aang had to refocus on the drill itself as a way to prematurely end the fight with Azula just to not practically be killed, along with what his mission was. The urgency was far more as a way to avoid azula than it was the destruction of the drill at that point. And, as I already pointed out, Azula fell into a trap. Peyton Manning gets sacked sometimes, Jet Lee’s character dies sometimes, the friend you know who is simply the best at whatever game it is you play loses sometimes too. She needs Zuko’s help but even with the “hey, kind of stuck over here, can you break this tentacle” break we see absolutely nothing of Azula getting her ass kicked. Which brings the next point, you complain about the brevity of the Aang/Katara vs. Azula fight? That lasted 3 to 4 times longer than the entire summation of the Katara/Azula fight put together. We don’t see enough of Azula/Katara, just a “dodge” and a “gotcha”. From Katara/Aang vs. Azula, we see two people needing to work together just to defend themselves from azula’s attacks, azula dodging Aang’s earthbending, and other general attacks, ending in a stalemate that doesn’t necessarily say that Azula is at a disadvantage until Zuko shows up (where the viewer goes under the assumption that Zuko’s become a good guy now). And I was just literally listing the scene, Zuko launched aang as well. Azula did send him further and did it while aang himself was building as much momentum as Azula but like I said, I was literally describing the happenings of each scene. And Zuko did nothing more than fight Katara with those old flotation noodles that kids use outside the pool to whack at each other. It was a stalemate, but does not say more of that Zuko therefore is far more efficient than Azula. And just to draw from your school of thought, Katara nearly drowns Zuko (who’s aid Message too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>85927 I think what the other Anon is trying to get at is Azula isn't really 100% godhax. She's a very powerful and tough villain, but she's had moments where she's been in trouble too. Before she snapped and started "slipping" in season three, I think her most obvious defeat was in "The Chase". She was clearly losing when the entire Gaang was taking her on, and if Iroh hadn't been there or if she hadn't taken him out of the fight, she really would have had her ass handed to her. She was retreating and "surrendered" as a distraction to think of a good way to escape. If she tried to keep fighting, she would have lost unless Mai and Ty Lee showed up to help even things out. In "Crossroads", again, she wasn't invincible. I don't agree with the other Anon that Zuko was more useful or that she necessarily would have lost to Aang and Katara alone, though she might have. Zuko joining her was clearly a factor, and if she had to fight him as well, then she would have been in trouble again until the Dai Li showed up. But even if you take away the Dai Li, keeping the fight between the four main characters, there's no guarantee that Azula and Zuko would have won. I think Katara and Aang would have at least held them off long enough to escape, unless Azula got in another surprise attack. tl;dr Azula is not invincible über-leet godhax. She's just very, very good at what she does.
I get the feeling we'll be having a fair number of these... Old thread: >>82729
http://ibgraham.deviantart.com/journal/34634280/ >This was my first week on Korra and I can tell you right now that Korra will not dissapoint! It is amazing!! Everyone involved is so talented It makes me realize I need to up my game. With so much great work around me it should not be a problem. Now, I can not talk about the story on any level but I can say It is gonna be A GREAT RIDE! Mike and Bryan have a true vision for The Legend of Korra and I am so proude to be a part of it. My first Day was more about setting up my office ,learning the show and Reading the scripts but soon after that I was droped into a heavy workload. It is nice to work with my old friends and to be back at Nick after 2 years away. This is also the first time I have worked directly with blacksataguni and let me say he is as nice as he is talented, A true master of his craft.
>>85897 >blacksataguni Wait, the animator who did that awesome aang/jet fight? Wow.
>>85903 Yep.
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