Can't tell you how much I'm here for deep-dive Avatar content!!!

@meticulousCheese

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pog

@jackluffy7914

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W

@ChimeraLotietheBunny

Жыл бұрын

agred

Even Sokka, a non bender, was still incredibly useful throughout the series. He was the planner, the guy with the instincts and intelligence to make sure they would have an advantage in the fight.

@TheBaldrickk

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention, he was the one to draw people together, especially between the gaang and other parties.

@midgetydeath

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He was also a genuinely badass warrior. His antics even during fights cause this to be overlooked, but if you think about it he's out there beating the crap out of entire groups of elite soldiers as a young teen and even engaging top-notch benders and not simply getting stomped unless they're special. He probably was literally one of the best warriors of his time even as a teen and as a young boy, he took up the role of every man in his village and, judging from the fact they didn't starve and everything was maintained, he _succeeded._

I also like how he doesn't always get special treatment. Jeong Jeong straight up tells him that he's not ready, and to buzz off. Pakku doesn't allow him to procrastinate and tells him that he'll see him at sunrise. Even Bumi, though he means well, proceeds to kick his ass when they first meet. Aang gets thrown in the big league directly, and has to earn his place every step of the way.

A few points you didn't bring up that I feel are worth mentioning; Aang doesn't just HAVE all 4 elements; he has to train and master EACH ONE first, then master his mind and soul to access the avatar state on command. He has to put in the hard work before his natural talent will bear fruit. Secondly, when he is strongest, he is weakest; in the avatar state he can still be killed, and if he is, the chain of reincarnation severs.

@santosic

Жыл бұрын

Azula proved that second one so true. Being permanently in the Avatar State (at his most powerful) is NOT a good idea, and this is a perfect way to balance out an Avatar's OP nature; no Avatar worth their salt would choose to permanently be in the Avatar State unless absolutely necessary due to that major risk factor.

@spiritweaverart

Жыл бұрын

I also liked how aang was never the best bender at any other element (besides air by default) and he still didn’t completely master them when he fought ozai. He still had to practice water from book 1 in book 3!!!

@kc87557

Жыл бұрын

@@santosic Exactlyyyy. Not just the Azula thing, but also the fact that him being in the Avatar State for 100 years is literally what killed him/shortened his life.

@Exclusivesadblues

Жыл бұрын

Not to bring it down but it’s kinda a shame they retconned that idea with him getting his avatar state back and his connection by having his back jammed against a spiky shaped wall

@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606

Жыл бұрын

@@Exclusivesadblues I viewed that not as contrivance, but as an act of destiny, but whatever

You should discuss the cabbage merchant next. He has the OP ability of being literally everywhere.

@kanokun18

Жыл бұрын

The man loses his supply of cabbages several times throughout the series and still made a major corporation. Cabbage merchant always gets his payday apparently

@hanniballecter3790

Жыл бұрын

OMNIPRESENT

@justapoet2794

Жыл бұрын

And then after all he’s been through his son(grandson maybe?) starts a Cabbage Corporation! Too bad it gets framed by the Satomobile Company 😬

@testingdpatience9203

Жыл бұрын

Cabbage man is a conspiracy when will you all see it. Hes clearly a fire nation spy with endless funding and constantly gathering information all around the earth kingdom

@musengekanjela3303

Жыл бұрын

Goated comment

Iroh needs an OP done right video, who agrees here?

@lokasocba

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say he is OP, but he is the best character on the show

@Nuxanor

Жыл бұрын

Bet! I'll work on it!

@SamTheGumMan117

Жыл бұрын

I think he posted on twitter about doing one for him so you're gucci

@crocoboi7936

Жыл бұрын

@@Nuxanor uncle GOATroh

@LunaKnight99

Жыл бұрын

It's just a bot account Nux made for the comment 💀 I see you Nux

I love that even though Aang *can* learn all forms of bending, it doesn't mean that he'll be good at it or that he'll specialize in it enough to measure up to those that spend all their energy on learning their craft

@peterbrazukas7771

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the Avatar is the ultimate Generalist, an excellent swiss army knife of an OP character but the specialists remain relevant due to their hyperfocus on the one element and its ultimate form. Even a character like Sokka remained relevant because unlike his bending companions, he had a strong grasp on tactics and strategy and was capable of fighting a war without the need for bending.

@zillagrilla315

Жыл бұрын

To me, the Avatar is a Jack-of-all-trades. He or she has the ability to learn all the elements and their sub-categories if they choose to learn them. But while they spend their time mastering all the elements, there are people in the world min-maxing their abilities. Amon, Korra's uncle, the Red Lotus, and Kuvira all manhandled Korra multiple times before losing. The one I want to focus on is Kuvira. She didn't have any energy-bending (Amon), nor did she have immense knowledge of spirits or a deeper understanding of her element. No, she had a standard level of training in earth/metal bending. With just ordinary bending abilities with no power-ups or aces up her sleeve, she fought Korra (the most talented avatar, ep 1 showed her bending three elements with no training.) to a stand still.

@saiyanfang1047

Жыл бұрын

@@zillagrilla315 Prior to Korra though in the avatar state the avatar is master of all trades and typically avatars become masters of all trades at the end of their time in trying to master the avatar state.

@zillagrilla315

Жыл бұрын

@@saiyanfang1047 I really don't consider Avatars that use the Avatar State to boost their bending masters in the other elements. Aang was a master Airbender because he earned his tattoos.

@saiyanfang1047

Жыл бұрын

@@zillagrilla315 Aang literally wasn't a water Bender by the time he got on the ship and was water bending he didn't know how to do that so yes the avatar state boosts mastery and power.

I think what makes Aang a compelling protagonist as a “chosen one” is that in his lead up to the fight with Ozai, he doesn’t struggle with the thought of defeating him, he struggles with going against his own ingrained value that all life is sacred and that no one has a right to take a life. He also is a 12 year old boy who is the central figure in a conflict that for the fate of the world. He didn’t want to be the avatar and at an age where he is still very much a child he has the weight of the world thrust on him.

@sourcesymbiosismetamorphis2228

Жыл бұрын

He's a parallel to Korra who was excited to take the avatar role but realized the world didn't really need her as much anymore. Unlike aang who didn't want the title but the world was very much in need of his role.

I love how Aang deals with Ozai too since he won't kill him he just takes his powers away leaving him empty

@anjaneyasreetrout2444

Жыл бұрын

That part felt like one massive asspull tbh.

@Ledecral

Жыл бұрын

@@anjaneyasreetrout2444 They had to work within the restrictions of Nickelodeon censorship, unfortunately. They couldn’t kill Ozai and leaving Ozai in a prison with his bending would have guaranteed he can escape since he’s literally the strongest Firebender and was the one who taught Azula to also exploit an opening.

@robertyocum7200

Жыл бұрын

It kinda reminds me of dishonoreds not lethal routes for assassination targets, where you give them a fate worse than death most the time.

@Ortorin

Жыл бұрын

@@anjaneyasreetrout2444 Look, the ending WAS rushed. However, everything was setup during the show, it wasn't an "asspull." First. We know you can bend more than "just the four elements." This is shown in different ways. Second. "Energy of the body" is introduced to explain lightning redirection. It's assumed from then on that all benders are using their "chi" to bend. This can be proven by blocking "chakra points" as Ty Lee does. Third. Aang has always had a force from the spirt world drawing on him. Even as a child, he naturally picked the toys of previous avatars. It was easy for him to be led to the Lionturtle, which is ancient and highly connected to the spirt world. Fourth. The Lionturtle knowing about bending energy follows in line with other animals being the first to bend the elements. The Lionturtle is millennia older, and has had that time to draw on new understandings. Finally. When Aang applied his will over Ozai, we were given a representation of the battle of their wills through the light surrounding them. Ozai is a very willful person, and he would drive forth towards his goal without stop. Aang has had reservations, and seems meek in comparison. However, Aang resolved himself to stopping Ozai while not killing him, no matter what. Aang was told by previous avatars and his own friends that he needed to kill Ozai. Still, even when it seemed like the whole world expected him to break his vow of nonviolence, Aang kept searching for a peaceful way. Aang had ALL the power needed to kill Ozai without much thought. Everything Aang turned to told him to kill Ozai. Aang choose peace. Aang's will to accomplish his goal through nonviolence was far greater than the power-hungry quest Ozai willed himself upon. Wasn't an "asspull" at all.

@_M41KU_

Жыл бұрын

@@anjaneyasreetrout2444 The lion turtle which gave Aang the ability to take someones bending was foreshadowed way back in season 2 (the library episode). Even though all of his past lives advised him to take care of Ozai, Aang's self will was too powerful that in the words of the lion turtle made his "spirit unbendable" and allowed him to conquer Ozai's evil.

Bro is on fire with all these new analysis style videos. Truly feels like 4 years ago

@curgunner

Жыл бұрын

Ay, fellow noble natty

@rasmusmott

Жыл бұрын

@@curgunner hello fellow brother in struggle

@greendragoun5824

Жыл бұрын

Brothers. Let us bask in the glory of og Nux.

@Adonis.D.Prince

Жыл бұрын

I actually unsubscribed from our boy because I wasn't interested in youtube videos about youtube people. Good to see he's back!

@crilleedara

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't have said it better myself! I STRONGLY recommend watching the Helluva Boss (my favorite series) and Cyberpunk Edgerunners-vids as well, myyy God those are some S-tier stuff!!!!

Like you said, all of these abilities that Aang has, all these things that he can do are established early on in the story and I like how they never feel like having Aang pull a new power out of his ass and even if it isn't foreshadowed, it at least makes sense, like when he fused with the ocean spirit.

@fnors2

Жыл бұрын

It's all about the hero's journey and character development. Aang was not op from the get-go. And he is full of flaws. The whole point of the three seasons was for Aang to finally become the powerful Avatar he was meant to be.

@OperatorError0919

Жыл бұрын

Even most of the things that do seemingly come out of nowhere are usually just extensions of things that have already been established.

@rushalias8511

Жыл бұрын

There is also the fact that aang being op is also due to him having to learn different styles of bending which he can then bend together. I recall in the drill and correct me if I'm wrong but when he moved one of the rocks to make the spike I saw it as a mix of air bending and earthbending. In other words he kind of augments his moves with different styles hence why he is stronger

@santosic

Жыл бұрын

Even that fusing was kinda already shown before as something he can do: during the Winter Solstice in episode 8, Roku took over Aang's body entirely. It's not that much of a stretch to go from that to a powerful ocean spirit doing the same thing out of anger and hatred. Plus the show had established multiple times that the Avatar is the bridge between the Spirit World and the human world. Again it makes sense that he can serve as a conduit to an ancient spirit due to this in-between nature of his. So yeah I love that even though we do sometimes see things that may seem like it came out of nowhere they actually don't and make sense with the world they've established 😁

@ghidxrah2102

Жыл бұрын

The only real ass pull was taking Ozai's bending but I've never heard anyone have a problem with it

The ability to controll all "elements" is not even the main theme of the Avatar. It's about the facts that he's the bridge between the real world and the spirit world. His true powers shows when he connects with his predecessors

@UncommonLtd.

Жыл бұрын

Eh more so in Kora

@zeallust8542

Жыл бұрын

@@UncommonLtd. Way less so in Korra, what? I mean its important in Season 2, but other than that, its just as irrelevant as it was in ATLA

@ashantirey1715

Жыл бұрын

which is literally all the skills learned by the past so just well earned experience and raw power

Just wanna add one thing, the avatar isn't just terrifyingly powerful because they control all four elements, its also because they are a literal culmination of thousands of years of lives, powers, skills, and experienced locked into a single being, the feats they are able to commit even with just one of the elements they control completely outclasses any normal bender attempting them when they activate their avatar state.

@User-jp1sj

Жыл бұрын

I just realized that My Hero Academia basically copied this

@windghost2

Жыл бұрын

@@User-jp1sj So did Boruto to an extent.

Can we also talk about how Sokka is the avatar of non benders... He was a water tribe hunter-soldier, learned earth Kingdom kyoshi fan style, Fire nation sword style, and over time with aang demonstrated he learned the non linear 3d tactics of how the air nomads would fight.

@santosic

Жыл бұрын

It brings Iroh's comment back to mind, about how studing and learning from the other nations, can help make someone become whole. Sokka is a much stronger warrior now because he's learning fighting techniques from all four nations, and can likely take on a fighter from any one of them and be fine. In his prime he can probably fight most non master benders too considering he spent a year seeing all kinds of bending and how it works with *three* masters alongside him! Four if you count Zuko since he did have to fight him too.

"The presence of the Avatar stops wars and starts diarrhea." - Nux being GOATed once again

I will say, I do love hearing Nux's critiques and insight into the writing tropes. Sure we love his content for the comedy, the memes, but when he gets serious about stuff it's really great to just sit and listen to him. He's got the heart/spirit of a writer/creator, and it's always delightful to just sit and listen when he can discuss such topics :)

@Droidking13

Жыл бұрын

Nux is a way better philosopher than he is a comedian. I would argue that one of his faults is he thinks he is actually funnier than he really is. Nux has his funny moments but the majority of the time he falls flat for me. Or, it could his comedy doesn't mesh with my standard of funny.

@davizi6146

Жыл бұрын

@@Droidking13 Personally I find most of his jokes hilarious, so I do think it's just a matter of preference here. After all, comedy is one of the most subjective things to ever exist. I'd agree that he's even better at the stuff that actually matters though

@nessa6859

Жыл бұрын

@@Droidking13 I'm on the same page as you, his comedy isn't for me and doesn't land most of the time. These types of videos are what brings me back to his page over and over.

@PatsDynasty

Жыл бұрын

I forget Nux went full vtuber and forgot about anime so when I read this I was kinda confused at first. This is his niche

@PatsDynasty

Жыл бұрын

@@nessa6859 these videos are few and between since he turned into a vtuber

I'd also add because of his duty to the world Aang, even with time and focus, could never fully detach himself and fly like Zaheer. Even the advanced techniques of his own element were beyond him.

Maybe nux kinda forgot how powerful avatar roku was before he died, the guy was able to prevent a volcanic eruption, avatar kyoshi broke her village of from the mainland and formed an island. The avatars when they were adults were walking natural disasters and capable of using the obscure forms of bending which we see in korra from both aang in flashbacks and korra herself. What kept the avatar balanced was aangs age. Everytime aang entered the avatar state and possesed the knowledge of previous avatars he was unbeatable so the writers made it so aang had trouble entering it and staying in it because he had earthly connections.

@thomasallen9974

Жыл бұрын

That and the Avatar was given the huge issue that death in the avatar state is the end of the avatar as a whole. As such not only was it hard for Aang to enter it, if he did so recklessly it could prove disasterous.

@thomasallen9974

Жыл бұрын

That and the Avatar was given the huge issue that death in the avatar state is the end of the avatar as a whole. As such not only was it hard for Aang to enter it, if he did so recklessly it could prove disasterous.

@truffle6082

Жыл бұрын

Roku was old it took years to get to that level.

@InternetAddict069

Жыл бұрын

@@truffle6082 then there is Kiyoshi who not only lived for 200 years She also made every nation afraid of causing any conflicts towards each other

What i like about avatar concept is that how they don't have all the power when they're born like a lot of shows do on this trope but rather avatar still has to learn to control his power and also what i like about Ang is that he didn't want to be avatar at first because that is how a child would react they made him leave his childhood so fast and start learning how to be avatar at such a young age why would any kid want that and that makes Ang's character and his arc even more compelling

I love how Avatar The Last Air Bender is gonna turn 18 this year and it is still a show that is talked about and discussed and analyzed. It’s a testament to just what an amazing show it was. Oh hey great video too Nux.

One thing I found interesting was that each Avatar had elements that they were better at mastering. I believe Aang had an easier time learning waterbending due to it fitting with his personality but I remember him having trouble learning earth and fire. Korra had something similar except with air, she couldn't relax or something. Please let me know if I'm missing something or got something wrong, I haven't watched it in years.

@badoem5353

Жыл бұрын

nah, you'revcorrect yin has to learn yang to be balanced. And you grow by opening your view to your natural antagonist, either by adjusting your view or confirming what you thought to be right more strongly.

@DParkerNunya

Жыл бұрын

Having listened to the Rise of Kyoshi, you're onto something. Kyoshi struggles a lot with most of the elements for various reasons, but fire comes almost too naturally to her after her first attempts. To the point where the firebender teaching her even tells her that it's because of her personality and situations.

@mr.guyman7404

Жыл бұрын

i believe he had an easier time learning waterbending as it was so simmilar to air bending in its passive and fluid nature. as for earth and fire they are very aggressive and defensive styles and Aang had to go through a steep learning curve to be able to use them well.

@scottjs5207

Жыл бұрын

I mean. that's why Korra was so natural with both Fire and Earth. She's as stubborn as a rock and as temperamental as fire. It's only when her ego is broken, and she lost everything that she thought made her who she was that she is able to truly learn air bending. I know people love to hate on Korra, but Aang never had to go through nearly as much trauma and hamulation as that poor girl did.

@santosic

Жыл бұрын

It's yet another balancing act for the OP Chosen One. Yes, the Avatar often has a hard time learning the element opposite to their nature. Aang was so free flowing and very much not rigid that Earth didn't come naturally to him. Meanwhile for Korra she was as exact of an opposite that you can get to a relaxed, free-flowing Airbender, and, thus, Air didn't come naturally to her either. I'd say she struggled more with it than Aang did with Earthbending

I like how Korra genuinely struggles with her fights because she is in a world where new innovations are made on the regular. Most avatars had people using techniques and technology from centuries back and while aang also faced similar adversity to korra it wasn't to the same degree. both aang and korra are amazing avatars and have shown how being able to do everything doesn't mean you are without weakness

@santosic

Жыл бұрын

Korra actually highlights his point about just because you are the Avatar and can learn all of the bending, doesn't mean others can't be stronger. Amon for instance was a water bender just like her and he was master at it, so much so it surpassed her own skill. Hell Yakone surpassed Aang too. It's kinda cool to see that honestly. Just because they can be OP doesn't mean they always are, you know?

The bending rant is the same logic for MMA fighters. MMA masters are also called “master of none” which means they may learn many styles but because they draw from different and at times opposing styles, they can never completely master any of the individual styles. However a “master of one” who fully masters a single style has the ability and the necessity to become flexible and apply their one style in different ways to make it effective. I believe that since Bending is basically magic martial arts that the logic carries over.

I love seeing the old school content come back. Nux's new stuff is fun to watch too but this is why I started following him in the first place.

We don't get to see Bumi enough in the story to warrant an OP done right imo but I think Bumi is such a badass. Fricking we have the GAang out here struggling to defeat Azula and Bumi is just like oh I can take out your fire with my head alone but im not gonna do anything else cuz I want to keep my people save and wait for the right moment to strike.

We don't talk about how Korra wiped all of them out so that she'd become the "Chosen One among Chosen Ones"...

@TailsFan

Жыл бұрын

That didn't happen. Nope. Not canon. I hated her SO much for that. Absolutely not. Bad writing.

Peak Nux is back. He literally returned the moment I unsubscribed after years of ignoring the boring videos

IIrc I think Nux forgot that the avatar state gives you the bending knowledge of all the previous avatars I mean kiyoshi literally split a continent, don't think anyone even toph is getting close to that. But still great vid.

It's also worth mentioning that what the Avatar typically struggles with based on the past Avatars and the ones we watch is complex relational/political issues between nations or between the human world and the spirit world. Having all the power in the world may help you defeat a tyrant but you still have to clean up the rest of the tyranny left in their place and help orient the people in a better direction, which bending can't help very much.

I would love for him to talk about how right they did Zuko's entire story & character development

I really love that you've brought these types of videos back and I hope you do more on avatar

One thing I like about how they handled the overpowered trope in Avatar is that, whilst the avatar is op in combat, other characters are great in their own ways, like how Sokka is a master tactician; things like this create great character dynamics.

I know that it’s not the most popular character, but I think a “Nobody Understands Korra” would do great because well…they don’t. Be a great way to provide a fair analysis of the character (with her flaws, which actually makes a better character), and can go easily with a “Nobody Understands Aang” video that highlights how the 2 Avatars serve as perfect vehicles for the stories their respective series are trying to tell.

@rue...whenwasthis

Жыл бұрын

Its really interesting when you step back and realise that Aang had to become Korra to win, and Korra had to become Aang to win. That's just really beautiful to me.

Once again, great video! Your last commentary about whether or not the protanist's allies are useless on the final battle did give me an idea for a series of analyses you could do besides OP done right: power of friendship done right! It's one of the most common tropes in anime and maybe even in animation in general, and there are so many bad examples of it, but also so many good ones! I would love to see you discussing it more

THIS is nux at his best. Never thought I'd get so much fucking nostalgia from a meme troll on the Internet saying "stay weird fam" but here we are.

Another great thing about this show that I’ve seen before is that, despite how powerful benders can be, it doesn’t usually make non benders feel obsolete. As the only nonbender in the Gaang, Sokka isn’t exactly the number one fighter in the group, despite wielding his legendary boomerang. However, instead of just being some useless comedy relief, he finds other ways to contribute, like using his smarts to come up with plans or get the gaang out of a bad situation (like that episode in season one where he provokes the pirates and Zuko’s men to fight over Aang to make it easier to escape). We also see examples of non benders who are very competent fighters, like Suki, Zuko with his swords (not a non bender, but he’s not bending, so I think it counts), Jet, and Tai Lee and Mae. All of these characters show that they can hold their own in a fight against benders, and a character like Tai Lee is even able to disrupt a person’s ability to bend.

Nux: the avatar cant master metal bending Korra: am i a joke to you? Everyone: yes...yes you are

@lorekeeper685

Жыл бұрын

She. Didn't master it She can just bend it It's like how being good at calculus doesn't make you good at math

@rollzmoist5061

Жыл бұрын

@@lorekeeper685 i think she was a highly competent metal bender to say the least, matches her girl boss energy. either way korras still the punchline:)

@lorekeeper685

Жыл бұрын

@@rollzmoist5061 she was decent but not good as the other metal benders we saw next avatar is probably gonna improve upon that

@rollzmoist5061

Жыл бұрын

@@lorekeeper685 best way is to have only a very selct few metal benders and the avatar should only be able to metal bend if he/she was born into the earth nation and the same goes for the other specialist benders ( lightning, blood.. ect) it keeps the power balance

@lorekeeper685

Жыл бұрын

@@rollzmoist5061 kyoshi did many things but she was also the oldest avatar Glass bending, immortality, heart freeze ect

Imagine being the first couple of Avatars after Wan. Like “what’s this voice in my head? Why can I bend every element even though I was born into one bending style?”

To keep with over powered Avatar characters I’d love to see one on Iroh

The best part is they made him have genuine worries, struggles, and moments of weakness and rashness without making him a whiney crybaby. **COUGH**

even sokka is pivotal to the finale, even without any actual power, in a way, he's the rock lee done right of avatar

I gotta say, I just love that you're doing the in depth analysis stuff again. I never watch the drama/vtuber/gameshow type videos, but I live for old school Nuxanor meme-based overanalysis

In other words, even though Aang is the Avatar, he still has to play by the rules of the story's universe

Out of pocket analogies are honestly the best. Been getting back into watching your content and it is still as good as it is! Keep doing you!

"I believe Aang can save the world"... "But I've had to save his life like 5 times and he still hasn't mastered Earth bending"

Imagine a Third Avatar series where the Avatar took over the world, so 4 or more S tier Benders have to take him out.

So glad you are back with analysis, and plus ultra glad yoh are covering avatar, that jewel of a show.

The op done right is such a great series, keep it up nux!

Well said! Many “chosen one” characters can quickly become too op and thus invalidate the other characters existence in the show

I'm loving the Nux-classic analyses!

He's returned OG Nuxannor revival arc is in full swing

If old Nux is coming back then Nux should bring back his old outro cuz that shit slapped🙏🔥

Nux knew my body was ready, and he has once again gave me the tingling in my soul. Amazing video my guy simply amazing.

actual stevie cameo! that's huge

Happy that this isnt click bait like its actually 100% reasonable stuff every time man

“The avatar cannot take out an entire nation himself. He is only one man” Kyoshi has entered the chat.

Yes, yeessss, i am most pleased by your return to the format, more, MORE !

It’s good to be back to this. Love the content nuxanor

Another great point for the Avatar: there was no "tapping into true power whenever plot demands it" for Aang, he EARNED his powers through long and difficult trial and error and it payed off in the end, his "chosen one" trope served it's purpose for one specific goal and the world of Avatar is well-rounded so power-creeps can't and won't happen

I clicked on this video bc it looked like a Game Theory thumbnail, and I didn't expect such an in-depth analysis of such a niche topic

And to make even more sense with the powerscaling in avatar. Its not only the avatar that is powered up by other elements, its that anyone can be powered up by it. Iroh told Zuko, that even he can learn from them. Iroh developed a defensive method by studying waterbending, which is the polar opposite of firebending, but it still told him new ways to use bending. Zuko shows this in his first meeting with azula in ba sing se. He conjures fire with the motions of water bending to mend his fire in a more fluent way of defense and offense, instead of pure offense that all firebenders use their elements. So its not the 4 elements in their base form powering up the avatar, but to balance out the avatar in all aspects that is needed. Taking Aang theough his whole Adventure: Aang starts with Air -> his fighting involved speed that he used to avoid conflict. His personality being honed on the aspect of air nomads being free roaming and avoiding conflict. As Bomi challenged Aang in thinking differently, he noticed how "avoiding conflict" may not be a mindset he should strife to hold forever. When learning water bending, he lesrned the shifting of offense and defense. He was still avoiding confrontations but retaliated the attacks with conter moves. His personality had to be honed to even be able to do this and he was now taking things more seriously. When starting fire bending too esrly, he lscked disziplin and grounding, which were not key aspects of Air- nor Waterbending. Thats why his "freedom" showed the destructive power of fire being easy to misuse and hard to master. Esrth bending took Aang much more work, as Earth is the concept of facing a problem head-on. Meaning he needs firm resolution and determination. This is reflected in all his fighting after he learned esrth. He usually was a speedster but after that, went to be a more stand your ground type of fighter, blocking and dealing more direct strikes. Personality reflected the stance change when he was attacking the whole earth kingdom direktly through the front door. The next time he truely tried firebending, it went much smoother, cause his new mindset allowed him to be more agressiv, defensive, free and fluent, which are all aspects of fire bending to a peak. All characters in the avatar group developed new fighting skills and habits THROUGH being with the other elemental masters. It was never realy spoken ojt loud, but their personalities and fighting skills changed every time they had new people in their group. Whish is the whole concept of the avatar powerscaling. Not the avatar is the one powering up, everyone is by learning through others what they are lacking and developing together. The core concept of "working together" and "my friends are my power". Aang would never have come close in being this powerful if he had just learned bending through standard benders shoeing him the basics. It the Adventure and change of mindset to be a well-rounded fighter WITH all elements usable giving him a higher range of abilities. Korra shows this perfectly, as she learned 3 of the 4 elements by being trained in a secluded area by generic masters. She had to struggle through all her adventure to even make a dent as strong as Aang, cause she lacked basically every key trait of the elemental bendkng methods except waterbending (defense/offense) and slight fire bending (agression) and minimal earth bending (standing her ground). Her fighting skills resembeling direkt strikes with little variety, cause she lacked imagination, freedom and a huge aspect of experience through the interaction with the world and fackng it together with others.

Naruto spent the whole month before the finals training to be able to use the Fox’s chakra. That’s literally his hard work paying off.

Man I really missed these classic nux videos.

Bruh Nux I miss these videos. Glad to see you're doing these again

I know this is a little out of your wheelhouse but I think you would love the wheel of time.

So glad you're doing these types of videos again

Credit where credit is due, it’s been hammered into us over and over that Kurama’s chakra is exceedingly hard to control

I haven’t watched Nux in a long long time but I will not mind coming back for more Avatar content

bro i watched these kind of videos on nux taku then you started posting wild ass videos. this is much, much better

Because even with the power of the avatar inside him, aang himself still needed training. Its like the most powerful weapon in the world being in the hands of a child. The weapon is there but the child still needs to learn when, where, why, and how to use it.

If you haven't seen hellofutureme's videos on the avatar series you're missing out on incredible analysis of this beautiful series

Basically, if you wanna make your main character be overpowered you gotta make other characters overpowered in other ways. Balance is 🔑

He’s finally going back to analysis

Other anime: Oh no the chosen one has gone mad! Guess we'll die. Avatar: oh no the chosen one has gone mad! Time to gather the four strongest benders of each element and take him down.

Great video! Also that one meme on 01:03 made me laugh x) Really curious what you would make of Ichigo from Bleach as overpowered character and the ways he fits and doesn't fit in the chosen one trope!

I love these type of videos and I love Avatar, so please more like that 👍

2:50 a big part of narutos is that when he talk no jutsu someone and it works is because their argument is flawed, usual the flaw is that its hypocritical, and naruto tends to suffer from the same flaw over and over but overcomes it to be able to beat whoever he is fighting, but the naruto vs neji fight is one of the few times where that did happen lol

It's nice to have you back nux

I really enjoyed this more serious take you put on this video… maybe make a few more like it moving forward daddy Nux

NUX TALKING ABOUT A CARTOON FROM MY CHILDHOOD THIS MADE MY DAY PLUS HE ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT RICK AND MORTY ALL THE TIME HAHA

People always bring up that Naruto vs. Neji fight but never bring up the fact that Naruto had to train for 21 Days straight from Sunrise to Sunset to control the 9 Tails Chakra. They also forget that he was so exhausted after completing his training that he slept for 3 Straight Days

A bit of a different selection but I think "The Warrior Of Light" from Final Fantasy 14 is a perfectly done chosen one character as well.

Most chosen ones are destined for greatness or victory, but not the Avatar. It’s their job to unite the nations, but that doesn’t mean they’d succeed. An Avatar can be overpowered but can still fail and/or die and that’s why I believe this series is overpowered done right

One of the biggest things making Avatar the last Airbender great is that it is limited. It has clear cut goals, which are worked towards. it's not one of those shows that run for an eternity with 10-50 seasons. Four books, that's it. And they nailed every single one.

“You can’t bend air because it is a gas” 🤓

Yeaaas Nux is doing great with these videos!

This was so soooooo good, the man did it

3:34 All he needs is Heart & he'd be able to summon Captain Planet!

Literally the only vtuber I can stand. Your avatar (no pun intended) is very expressive and looks nice. But more importantly, you are entertaining through your voice alone.

Hey, love the content. I found you from the Toph OP done right vid.

the mew analogy was actually perfect

Loving this series!

"Iroh, whom I would simp for, for ETERNITY!" HELL YESH!

I love how you kept on talking about the force like this was Star Wars

I believe the avatar is capable of mastering these s tier bending styles. Like how korra learned metal bending.

Thank you for this video. I remember feeling this way about Vegeta and Goku and the DbZ fighters I felt they didn't use

i love seeing old nux

"Iroh, who I will simp for eternity" Agreed

“Stop wars, and start diarrhea” 😂

It’s been a long time since I watched you and this video makes me forget why and reminds me why I started watching you in the first place.