Sokka is an icon for all non-benders. He held his own and remained significant in a war torn world while surrounded by the greatest benders during his time.

@Triatan_at_war

3 жыл бұрын

💪😁

@TheAdamSmasherMultiverse

3 жыл бұрын

Facts. hate how they didn't give him a honorable death

@karlwilker579

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Remember in the finale when he took out two comet boosted firebenders with a boomerang and a sword? With a broken leg? Lying down? While holding onto Toph?

@corneliahale7871

3 жыл бұрын

I would put Ty Lee as an icon too

@paoo4915

3 жыл бұрын

Karl Wilker eh they were comet boosted but that really didint do anything

I dont understand why everyone thinks that amon being a bender lessens the point. I think it was because of his back story, you understand why he does the things he does. His father was a powerfull bender, a crual one. And he saw trough his father that benders are too powerfull and have to be stopped, even if he is one himself.

@elin111

3 жыл бұрын

Amon being a Bender actually makes him a stronger villain, because it mirrors the hypocrisy of real world tyrants and dictators who rise to power by claiming they wish to help the poor but they end up only exploiting them.

@Arohan71

3 жыл бұрын

It makes him a weaker villain because this mirrors (and makes true) the charge that gets thrown at equal rights groups all the time is that they are being manipulated by an outside group or force and that they'd be content without that agitation. That this is illogical, as an outside group wouldn't have things to use to manipulate if there wasn't an actual problem doesn't matter. This kind of thing says to the oppressing group that they don't need to listen to anyone because the leader being a bender and a fraud makes them easy to delegitimize. It says non-benders can't be trusted to be accurate recounters of their own experience. During the 60s one of the charges leveled against Black civil rights activists was that the whole thing was a Commie plot.

@formidit_-3586

3 жыл бұрын

@@Arohan71 You can be a bender and still think no one should be that privileged.He wasn't incapacitated, he ran away to start a new life. He just went too far and didn't realise until the last scene. Maybe it doesn't make him a stronger ''villain'' or ''right''' but,it made the situation understandable at least. Even if it failed I'm so impressed by the concept.

@Arohan71

3 жыл бұрын

@@formidit_-3586 the problem is that too ends up delegitimizing the very real issue. There was a way to do Amon as a Bender supporter of equality without making him a leader manipulating the non-benders for his own ends. Again, it robs the oppressed of their agency.

@formidit_-3586

3 жыл бұрын

@@Arohan71 Well it was the point making him a leader manipulating the non-benders? If he was not a waterbender and if he died he would be martyr and there would be literally war between benders and non benders. They had to delegetimize him one way or another so they chose to prove him wrong in this way but explained with a great backstory.

I really wished that they kept the Non bender conflict throughout Korra that would have been cool if there could be a solution for Korra and friends to somehow figure out.

@jonathanjohnson6727

3 жыл бұрын

Imo they did to an extent. Symbolized by how the Avatar(in general)was viewed in a negative or indifferent light. Considering how large each villains following became and how often Reiko, a non bending president, would deflect blame from himself and direct it towards Korra(using the discontentto his advantage). Whenever he was faced with those questioning his acumen.

@mastercontrO

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanjohnson6727 I'm salty that they never followed through with a civil war between the north and southern water tribe though in book 2 I get they never really incorporated that well with argument of being respectful toward the spirits.

@jonathanjohnson6727

3 жыл бұрын

@@mastercontrO I agree with that. It would've been great to have the civil wars cause be tied to harmonic convergence. Which by extension would make the reason waterbending Avatars struggle/misunderstood nature more apparent as they'd be the source of why the Avatar needs to exist in the first place. Showing greater depth to the water tribes and why they're located closest to the spirit portals of all nations(this would mean Wan would've been a Waterbending Avatar instead of firebender)

@SkittlesInYourHand

3 жыл бұрын

@@mastercontrO Yeah, they had really good setup for that and they just shifted focus away completely

@CombatSportsNerd

3 жыл бұрын

abdul doumbia Honestly when you think about it fixing the inequality between non-Benders and Benders feels low-key kind of impossible without wiping out bending all together

Amon is definitely the best and ofc he was right but I don’t think everyone should be ripped of their bending

@uncleiroh.6600

3 жыл бұрын

@Rad Raspberry Razmin Fox non benders didn't represent republic city, Republic city represented a city where anybody can live, anywhere out of the four nation's, even non benders

@exlorddeath7359

3 жыл бұрын

@@uncleiroh.6600 I think he meant by having a non bending president and work force etc

@nate_stw8766

3 жыл бұрын

And then it’s the world we live now and it’s suck

@uncleiroh.6600

3 жыл бұрын

@@exlorddeath7359 oh, ok

@Sexynes

3 жыл бұрын

Those who abuse their power should be "equalized". It's like Aang energybending Firelord Ozai and crime lord Yakone. When Republic City leaders and officials are abusing their powers, there needs to be an equalizer; otherwise, people are going to continue being oppressed

Honestly, if they want to make a new series that ISN'T about the Avatar, I'd rather make it about a non bender. You know what's cooler than being a dude who can form canyons, cause tsunamis, create typhoons and summon lightning? The dude who can outsmart, outfight or outmaneuver the dude who can form canyons, cause tsunamis, create typhoons and summon lightning.

@bobvella7228

3 жыл бұрын

i like the idea of someone pretending to be the avatar and fake bending or using 1 element and finding a work around.

@skelitonking117

3 жыл бұрын

To be fare that’s something i’ve always disliked about the series, they tend to make benders, for lack of a better word, dumb just so that non-benders can have something for themselves, in reality there’s nothing stopping a bender from being just as, if not more intelligent then a non-bender

@bobvella7228

3 жыл бұрын

@@skelitonking117 well there's time spent to train in the element, different focus/strengths.

@mobslayer211

3 жыл бұрын

@@skelitonking117 they don't need to rely on intelligence like nonbenders do.Go read Unordinary bcz it has a similar circumstance

@cameronstewart6662

3 жыл бұрын

For the next series they should make an OP avatar master of all the elements even the advanced ones they need to go all the way with the bending at this point its only right

Amon was such a great villain. He was menacing, charismatic, intelligent and complex. He saw his bloodbending as an necessary evil, genuinely believed in his cause, and knew who to go after to garner and maintain a following. And Tarrlok’s actions vindicated his point and gave him ammo. And all the other villains are so well-written that they work, which helps with each book having its own overarching antagonist, instead of a series-wide villain. And him lacking a face until he’s revealed to be Tarrlok’s long-lost brother really makes him scary. And how did Sokka die?

@legojarjarbinks2564

3 жыл бұрын

It's just communism sprinkled with fancy words to captivate the audience, nothing more

@alexiswelsh5821

3 жыл бұрын

Sokka died of old age I think

@manuba_

3 жыл бұрын

@@legojarjarbinks2564 wow and Ozai is just a dumb person who wants to set the world on fire then

@Shiba9870

3 жыл бұрын

@@manuba_ Yep

@legojarjarbinks2564

3 жыл бұрын

@@manuba_ exactly. A delusional bastard who saw his accomplishments as nothing but glorious. But the thing is,Ozai's character wasn't supposed to be deep and convoluted. He was a "final boss" of a "campaign". The focus wasn't on the main villain,it was on the war and the effects it had on our protagonists and the people around them. It was never about "Aang Vs Ozai 1v1 no items final destination",it was about the journey it took to reach this final fight. LoK purely focuses on a bunch of extremist jackasses who oppress their half-baked ideologies on other people, that's it

Imagine how depressing it would be if EVERYONE AROUND YOU was a bender and you just... *blegh.*

@whatthefisfilipinx

6 ай бұрын

Not so much if you're Ty Lee, Suki, Asami, Sokka, Mai, Jet etc.

@jamesbizs

5 ай бұрын

But everyone isn’t. They are a minority. We already have people in this world, that are so much better than you and me, in so many different ways. Geniuses. Elite athletes . Just two examples.

I honestly enjoyed Book One of TLOK. Amon was a great villain and tbh if I was in the show I woulda been pretty pissed if I wasn’t a bender, cause I probably wouldn’t be able to defend myself against evil benders 😭 Anyways nice video Slice!! Again I’m so glad you’re back

@Spyke7ful

3 жыл бұрын

Sokka, Suki, Hakoda, Asami, Jet, Freedom Fighters, Zaheer(pre-Harmonic Convergence): *Pathetic*

@skelitonking117

3 жыл бұрын

Poseidon Z yea but you understand that all of those examples were just for the sake fo story, you know damn well a non-bender would be insignificant compared to a bender. It wouldn’t just be a pretty show with zero impact like it is in Avatar, an Airbender would outright kill practically anything that stepped to them

@thebravegallade731

3 жыл бұрын

@@skelitonking117 it DOES seem that ppl in that world are more durable and stronger in general

@geardestroy

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, even if youre a bender, you need to train so i doubt that even if you were a bender you wouldnt be any better

@geardestroy

3 жыл бұрын

@@skelitonking117 a bender is as vulnerable as any other human being, the fact that you think of then as some kind of demigods that can only be killed by other bender it shows you dind see the first season of Korra

The "you're our Avatar too" line always struck me. I've always been disappointed that there wasn't more on that.

The conflict in Korra season one was really engaging and interesting. I'm honestly shocked that the Eaqualist movement just ended once Amon was outed. Sure, their leader was a fraud, but those people all really believed in their cause, not just actual members of the organisation, but the common people were inspired by it as well. Maybe the president really had more of an effect than I realise.

@blackpowderkun

3 жыл бұрын

In the Korra game, the combatants of the eaqualist are either arrested or became criminals and scattered, while the civilians accepted Raiko.

@JellyNightSquid69

10 ай бұрын

Raiko isn't even well liked. He is well exactly what you would expect from your typical politician. President Moon is so much better and always puts the needs of the people first over winning a popularity contest

*Unpopular Opinion:* Amon should have been the Final Enemy that Korra would face against

@bloodysimile4893

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Amon was a perfect villain to counter Korra brat attitude. Shown her that raw power alone isn't enough to change the world. Force Korra to change her attitude and understand what it means to be Avatar rather than being the most powerful.

@maddieschulz3537

3 жыл бұрын

Technically, he was meant to be the main, final villain bc they only greenlit one season at first. That's why the setup is quite different from ATLA

@keanancupido

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@wintersoldier164

3 жыл бұрын

exactly I think that season one should have ended like this. Amon being arrested, and we see an explosion. The statue Aang exploded, and we cut to the fire nation palace explode, and across the nations chaos, none bender riots. Amon laughing, and telling Korra. "You think This just a fist fight that winning will erase the anger of my brothers and sisters? I gave the equalists a voice, and now they shout loud and clear that they had had enough." We see benders being overpowered by non benders. "The war is not yet over, and you will lose"

@onieni9779

3 жыл бұрын

But this time!... he actually has a scar on his face lol

I’m not gonna lie I never realized that Mai and Ty Lee never bended fire once lmao. I guess they were so proficient as non-benders that it tricked my brain into thinking they were benders.

@chelseaxoxo784

3 жыл бұрын

Me too tho

The fact that he came back just a week ago and already made 2 videos.. _My satisfaction is immeasurable and my day is made_

I think amon was doing the right thing, just in the wrong way, he hated ALL benders, he would have taken away Tenzins bending, when he did nothing wrong

@badmoose01

3 жыл бұрын

Kind of like Jet, who hated the fire nation so much that he was going to kill civilians, who did nothing wrong.

@wasserruebenvergilbungsvirus

3 жыл бұрын

Benders are like a hereditary aristocracy. They have power and social influence solely because of the way they were born. The bending minority is predestined to always remain the global ruling class, not by virtue or merit, but by genetics alone. Even though most benders as individuals have probably never done anything wrong, you could make the argument that taking the bending away from everyone, even the good ones, is a necessity to abolish this fundamentally unjust system.

@sammyfield5426

2 жыл бұрын

Well in atla there was never really any strife among benders and non-benders and we’re on equal footing in fact many people in powerful positions were non benders Arnook, toph’s parents, and kuei it seems like bending inequality was mainly just a problem in the united republic

@maxalaintwo3578

Жыл бұрын

@@wasserruebenvergilbungsvirus sounds like an envy issue

@feaww5085

Жыл бұрын

@@sammyfield5426 I would even argue that being able to bend in atla could be "mocked" at by non benders as weve seen charcters like sokka and mai belittle it because they dont believe in it in a similar way as atheists mocking religious believers.

Zuko is better at sword fighting and stealth then bending

@jeremiahalexander250

3 жыл бұрын

That´s why I wish he was a non bender and aang found another fire bender maybe one of the kids at the school.

@eboy417thethird9

3 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind he learned from the dragons

@micealcurphey753

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeremiahalexander250 nah I think it’s better that he wasn’t a non bender as it strengthened as he didn’t relay on natural talent

@user-mi9sl9du5y

3 жыл бұрын

Ozai would kill him if he turned out to be a non bender lmao.

@evelyndeasy792

3 жыл бұрын

Yup

Pretty sure prior to the Fire Nation invasion. That Benders were the majority. We know the Fire Nation had a grand amount of benders. And many Northern Water Tribe have some link to bending. At least that's how it looks to me. We see this in book one of Atla and book 2 Lok with many Water Bender soldiers. Pretty sure the Earth Kingdom has the biggest population of non benders. Although, with that thought process. The kingdom's vast territory shows that they have the biggest population of the world. So, yeah I could see that benders are the minority. Still, seems like a lot of Benders in the world.

@garrisonmoncher5461

3 жыл бұрын

A video by Hello Future Me talked about this and one of the possibilities for the low number of Earthbenders is that earth is the least spiritual of the four elements, being the opposite of Air which is highly spiritual. EDIT: Also (and this may just be my opinion) the Air nomads most likely didn't have 100% Airbenders, just a majority maybe in the 70-85% range give or take. There might've even been masters on the council that had no bending at all.

@garrisonmoncher5461

3 жыл бұрын

@Rad Raspberry Razmin Fox a fair point. But, I would counter with the existence of Sky bisons. Beings able to fly and carry a dozen people no problem(provided that they get enough sleep). As for Kiyoshi's Mother... I haven't read that book so I dont have an argument for that. EDIT: also there are long narrow paths leading up to the Temples too.

@williamvu4324

3 жыл бұрын

@@garrisonmoncher5461 It's stated that all air nomads are airbenders (100%) due to their strong spiritual link. Even Kiyoshi's mother, when she gave up her air nomad lifestyle, was still able to retain her airbending, it was just weaker. After turning into a criminal, Kiyoshi's mother used fans to augment her airbending abilities. You can find the information from the official ATLA youtube channel. The video is titled "The Complete History of Airbending in Avatar! | ATLA."

@MillyKKitty

3 жыл бұрын

Because of capitalism, the ones in charge would probably rather hire a bender than a nonbender because you can pay the minimum to a bender and they can do much more even with simple bending. Nonbenders would probably be the majority of the unemployed as not everyone has the patience to study their minds

@garrisonmoncher5461

3 жыл бұрын

@@williamvu4324 Thank you for pointing that out, I didn't know about that video. However, I still believe that having non-benders in an mostly bending society can bring more story telling potential than just having 100%of an culture being Airbenders. But that's just my own opinion.

I predicted that Amon would be a compelling antagonist and that none benders would be "Energy Benders" and boy was I wrong

@dimanvoltair993

3 жыл бұрын

would have been cooler tho

@JellyNightSquid69

3 жыл бұрын

That would've been so cool.

@scary-sounds

2 ай бұрын

Interesting thought there.

@wingsoffreedom3589

29 күн бұрын

I am still hoping for that we know that the people learned the kowledge to bend from lion turtles but I imagine conventional chi manipulation existed before bending to heal or augment th ebody to superhuman levels or sharpen the senses how cool would it be if energy bending is usable for all people it's just that element benders extend it to their element. Fire bending is the closest to energy bending for sure.

"I....Am the solution." Amon

@JellyNightSquid69

3 жыл бұрын

Not yet.

Your outro has me literally tearing up. Though I never comment on your vids- I didn’t realize til now just how much I missed them and your signature outro that I always wait to hear. Welcome back 😊

Fun fact: If we disregard the fact that she learned how to air bend a few moments after, Korra was the only avatar to be a non bender for a moment

@controlman7490

Жыл бұрын

No, that title goes to Wan. He was born a non-bender and later became a bender.

@JellyNightSquid69

10 ай бұрын

@@controlman7490 Korra still had Raava inside her while wan didn't. Every other avatar was an avatar for their whole lives besides wan and Korra

@controlman7490

10 ай бұрын

@@JellyNightSquid69 That's irrelevant and doesn't disprove what I said.

@matheussandbakk9959

7 ай бұрын

@@controlman7490 I mean it kinda does though. Wan wasn't the Avatar while he wasn't a bender. More correctly Wan was the first and only Avatar to not be born an Avatar

@controlman7490

7 ай бұрын

​@@matheussandbakk9959Actually, no you're wrong because Korra wasn't an avatar when she was a non-bender after her fight with Unalaq and she could still bend all 4 elements. And when she lost her bending to Amon she was still the avatar, but only lost 3 elements and retained air bending, so you and OP are both incorrect. However, I was also wrong because Wan wasn't an avatar while he was a non-bender, so we were all erroneous.

Welcome back, Slice! 💛

@SkittlesInYourHand

3 жыл бұрын

Airbending SLIIICEEE! Sorry, wrong slice

Me: *sees title* Me: Well, yeah. Thats what makes him a great... anti-villain? Villain?

@KavinCatastrophe

3 жыл бұрын

Visionary that the word your looking for.

@Lee-nm9tf

3 жыл бұрын

antagonist maybe

@Mrdeath17817

2 ай бұрын

Misunderstood lol

@MegaKhelditia

2 ай бұрын

@@Lee-nm9tf Maybe, and also, he would be a protagonist. He's the protagonist of his (group's) story. To them, the benders were never *not* the antagonists. 🤷‍♀️

@Lee-nm9tf

2 ай бұрын

@@MegaKhelditia Ooo true whoever the antagonist is is simply determined by perspective

Say Amon was genuine, there would still be a power problem that he or someone like him would have to face. If his story was about a spirit giving him the ability to take bending were true, what would stop someonelse from getting a power from a spirt to gain a power to do something to him, like taking away his abilities. Amon's goal for equlity would be harder because there are two things he can't stop: the spirits and technology. Bending being gone would leave big vaccum in the world that he doesn't realize could throw the world into chaos; the infrastructures that depen on bending would be destroyed and hard to handle and spirits that hated human and didn't want to leave the forest would use this opportunity to take back the world form humans. Lastly, how do we know that all the enemies in the past life of avatars wern't non benders? For all we know someone like Amon, before we learned he was a waterbender, could have risen up to power for very similar reasons or just becase that person power hungry.

A video dedicated to non-benders and Suki isn't even mentioned? My girl just can't get any respect.

@ExtremeMadnessX

10 ай бұрын

You mean he ignore Asami Sato and her close friendship with Korra that slowly develop into true romantic relationship? Maybe because that would destroy his argument that Korra couldn't truly associate with non-benders?

Amon: SCREW BENDERS! Also amon: *im a waterbender!*

Damn it's just like what Toffee was doing in SVTFOE he wasn't specifically trying to kill the matriarch/monarch but the power they held could more dangerous than themselves

@GamerGamerGamer77777

3 жыл бұрын

no star just became a racist

@xanuui

3 жыл бұрын

in last air benders, the Air nomads were obviously parallel to Tibet and the Dalai lama, the earth nation to China, the Fire Nation to Imperial Japan. I'm not sure who/if/what the Water tribes parallels. I would say a majority of characters were benders, because bending is fun and interesting and a central mechanic of the world building and story telling.

@coolchristiangirl190

3 жыл бұрын

xanuui the waterbenders were inspired by Native Americans that lived in Alaska(I forgot their name)

@jesuslizarraga3590

3 жыл бұрын

@@coolchristiangirl190 inuit

Love that you’re back bro

Recommendation for next Avatar Series: 1. Next Avatar is a Twin earthbenders - one has Rava's spirit and the other one is only an ordinary earthbender but will later on gibe birth to Vaatu. Since light and dark cannot exist without each other. 2. Another fun plot to the incoming series is that there will be war for benders vs non benders and the conclusion will be separation of spirit world and human world and bending will be taken back thru the avatar and human world will all be non benders.

@stonalisa3729

3 жыл бұрын

Aeron John Bernabe but what would the story be? Is there really anything else that this universe can tell? I feel like the series tackled a lot already. I’m not sure where they would go. Doing another Rava and Vaatu story feels like a cop out since it’s been done in kora already. I like the premise of the avatar though!

@eoghanboland8518

3 жыл бұрын

The second one is literally the ending of Star vs the Forces of Evil

@wingsoffreedom3589

29 күн бұрын

I have an idea what if being a twin allows for the non avatar child a rare mutation allowing him or her to bender 2 elements instead of 1? I have wanted duel benders for so long and non benders using chi like iron fist to give themselves superhuman physiques and punch through rock with glowing fists.

The short season meant it never really gave this issue the depth it should have. As it is, I didn't find the Equalists very sympathetic. Amon had a backstory that gave an interesting bit of depth to him as a bender who hated bending since it ruined his life. The problem with the rest of the season is that the most we hear about non benders being oppressed is them being killed by criminals. That's it. As things were, the non benders felt more like they were the oppressors. Not helped by the fact they were getting their weapons thank to Hiroshi Sato, a wealthy businessman. A wealthy businessman who was going to still be rich after the revolution. Not saying he was in it for money, but I am saying the Equalists aren't really evening the playing field if they are letting the rich non benders stay rich. You get of the bending in Bai Sing Se, the city is still going to be just as plagued by inequality as it was before. Not to mention we saw Korra stand up for non benders, and the Equalists still treated her as an oppressor. That is really a moment to me where the Equalists felt like they were just more oppressors. If all the Equalists wanted was to overthrow the government that was oppressing them, that would be one thing. But they targeted all benders as "oppressors" regardless of what they were actually doing. We saw Korra actually stand up for benders being oppressed by the government. Do the Equalists care? Of course not, they feel that she still deserved to, essentially be raped. Along with Tenzin's children. I am not trying to use an shocking language, Amon's use of blood bending was a clear rape allegory.

@ExtremeMadnessX

10 ай бұрын

This. Also, Equalists are obviously non-benders supremacists. You know, fascists. The way how they talk about benders isn't much different than how fascists talk about Jewish people, especially how they want to clean them from their "impurities" Imagine calling someone like Hiroshi Sato, who is a successful bourgeois a communist? Oh wait, they completely ignore him... I wonder why? Because their nonsensical political analysis will collapse into nothing. Or calling Mako and Bolin, poor benders that barely made ends meet an oppressors. Every villain in TLOK is some form of fascism: non-benders supremacists, clero-fascism, anarcho-primitivism, Nazism.

@branhan215124

3 ай бұрын

Having your Chi Blocked isn't a metaphor or allegory for Rape, this is a disgusting comparison.

@wingsoffreedom3589

29 күн бұрын

Go read all of communist history and get back to me being unreasonable and not actually fixing the problems is the msot realistic part. First and most important truth for any egalitarian movement to grapple with is thst hierarchy can not be flattened only reorginized the very attempt to flatten it will make a new hierarchy. The second most import truth is that scarcity and the profit motive are not created by capitalism they are inherent to realitty and any semi sapient species to the point we have even created market systems between monkeys and dolphins through providing the right incentives such as male monkeys learning they can pay female monkeys to mate in exchange for rations for their daily rations.

@dragonstormx

29 күн бұрын

@@wingsoffreedom3589 I'm lost on what you are trying to tell me.

@wingsoffreedom3589

29 күн бұрын

@@dragonstormx wasn't responding to you there was another guy who's comment got deleted

Amon: Equality Unalaq: Harmony Zaheer: Anarchy Kuvira: Unity

@aceclop

3 жыл бұрын

I thought zahreer was more about freedom.

@jodyrappin

3 жыл бұрын

@@aceclop I suppose Anarchy being a rejection of government heavily correlates to freedom.

@aceclop

3 жыл бұрын

@@jodyrappin True, I just feel like anarchy has a negative connotation.

@ExtremeMadnessX

10 ай бұрын

Actually it was: Amon and Equalists: non-benders supremacists Unalaq: clero-fascism Red Lotus: anarcho-primitivism Kuvira: Nazism TLOK or Avatar vs fascist movements...

@dragonking12646

Ай бұрын

No, amon communism

THE BOULDER AGREES WITH AMON BUT THE BOULDER THINKS HE TOOK IT TOO FAR!

This is kind of the major problem with the 1st season with Korra. Nothing is done to tackle the inequalities caused by bending. Korra losing her bending was a great way for her to actually learn what non-benders go through. Benders have access to a broader range of economic opportunities as they can do the jobs any non-bender can do and access to jobs only benders can do. Not to mention culture in the Avatar world is based heavily around bending especially in the Fire Nation where the Fire Nation Royal Family practices selective breeding to ensure a strong line of firebenders.

@vetarlittorf1807

3 жыл бұрын

Except something was done. After Book 1, nonbenders were allowed to participate in politics and therefore finally had a voice. Also, Korra never became a nonbender. Even if she did, that would be a bad thing because then she can't be the Avatar. And the events of Book 1 prove that the world clearly needs the Avatar's guidance.

@GreatUniter

3 жыл бұрын

@@vetarlittorf1807 Nothing was done. The presidency does not solve anything. How does the presidency fix the socioeconomic inequalities created by bending? You do know benders themselves can run for president? Black Americans for example have had the ability to vote and have held political offices for well over a century but that hasnt done anything to fix the racial wealth gap among many other things. I never said Korra became a nonbender. I said I would have liked it if she lost all her bending so she would learn what nonbenders feel so she could effectively help them. I also never said the world doesn't need the Avatar's guidance. In my opinion it doesn't. Why should 1 person be entrusted to guide the world? Humans in the Avatar world act just like their real life counterparts. There is no reason why they can't deal with their own problems.

@vetarlittorf1807

3 жыл бұрын

@@GreatUniter Having a nonbender president means nonbenders are no longer second class citizens as their voices are now heard by society. Society stopped being biased towards benders.

@EET321

3 жыл бұрын

I wish they knew they were getting more than one season to make the non-bender theme a recurring one. It would have made so much more sense for Korra to not haver her bending for most of season 2 and tapping into her spiritual side would have brought it back. That way we could have had her experience and struggle through life as a non-bender for more than just an episode. Would have been super interesting for sure (and maybe a parallel of the north vs south and bender vs nonbender.)

@vetarlittorf1807

3 жыл бұрын

@@EET321 Except she never became a nonbender and nonbenders aren't struggling to gain bending. Also, in case you didn't notice, Korra was going to commit suicide before Aang saved her.

I mean... my memories of season 1's specifics are a touch hazy, but... was Amon lying about his intentions? He certainly had the background to develop a hatred for Bending, namely with Yakone. And sure, his revolution wouldn't exactly last, even ignoring the military aspect, as we know that people who've had their Bending removed can still have Bender children, Noatak and Tarrlok being prime examples of the fact, so benders would eventually pop up, even in the unlikely scenario of the Equalists winning against the other nations.

@Joanne-tw5mg

3 жыл бұрын

No He Really Did Believe In Equality

@magicmagic4864

3 жыл бұрын

O wow i never thought of the fact that there would be still benders bearing born

Amon, to me, was easily one of the most terrifying antagonists I've seen especially in animation. Part of what makes him so scary is how real his cause is, how understandable his cause is....the idea of him stealing bending and seeing the benders look so soulless after...and Korra's absolute fear of him was so real and understandable. I feel like I was really able to connect with being so paralyzed by fear of failure. I loved this series and the conflicting emotions Amon brings into the series!

Amon was my favorite villian until I found out he was a blood bender. Because let face it bender can totally kill a non bender if they wanted too. I would have love the idea of Asumi creating some kind of weapon that prevents non benders from being hurt by benders only for korra to get upset she ruining the balance of the world

@skelitonking117

3 жыл бұрын

And it would make literally no sense

@travisprescott9708

3 жыл бұрын

You mean the mech suits

@KavinCatastrophe

3 жыл бұрын

@@travisprescott9708 Something more subtle that can be carried with you. Maybe like a Bending Disruptor you attach to benders arm so they cant bend or maybe a smaller suit that keep people from being harmed by benders.

@jovanhenderson6565

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, even when Zaheer was a non bender he could go up against basically any bender

@iSnowNeko

3 жыл бұрын

But a bending disruptor would bring up a slew of human rights issues. Benders would essentially be forced to wear shock collars for just exisiting. A non-bender could easily just disrupt a bender's abilities because they didn't like that person and cry wolf that the bender was hurting them. It would actually create a stigma against bending and benders. It would then lead to systemic discrimination. Giving non-benders an equal hand to benders is a great idea, but giving the control over benders a disruptor would provide to non-benders isn't the best idea. I could only see human rights violations occurring with that one.

Im so excited you’re making videos again! Ive missed your videos so much. Slice is back baby!

He might've had a point, but ripping bending away is definitely not an answer.

@dragonking12646

Ай бұрын

🔴no, communism for life!!!🔴 Im just joking

Did Amon actually hold beliefs that things should be equalized between benders and non-benders because I thought it was just bull he was spouting for power

@vetarlittorf1807

3 жыл бұрын

He genuinely believed his own words. He cared about equality for all.

@Arohan71

3 жыл бұрын

A little bit of both. Amon was mostly trying to bring down the Avatar in a twisted way of besting his father/accomplishing what he set out to do, but I think there was SOME element of truth to it. But he was, at the end of the day, a fraud manipulating people for his own ends.

@jovemokuryu3048

3 жыл бұрын

Amon truly believed in equality, though he lied about his backstretch, a firebender burning his face off and killing his loved ones, he didn't lie about bending ruining his family. The moment Yakone learned that his children could bend, their lives took a turn for the worse, resulting in his family falling apart

@magicmagic4864

3 жыл бұрын

Yakone teached Noatak to hate the world, however he cared way more about equality then power and thought bending is the biggest problem of all

@wingsoffreedom3589

29 күн бұрын

​@@vetarlittorf1807which is stupid

Wooooo glad you're back! A non bender video is super logical yet I didn't even think of it. Seems like a perfect example

Thank you for this video! I loved this one so much!

Amon always kinda struck a note with me, like even as a 13 year old when Amon got caught I was like.... but these people are literally second class citizens in society and they still are, just because he was evil doesn’t mean the people who followed him were wrong. They’re just hurt and angry that they have no control over basically anything when it comes to physicality.

The problem that I have with this argument is that it ignores one of the comics that actually bring up this very thing. Don’t know the name of the comic but it talks about how with the rise of the industrial period it made nonbenders more equal in the fact that the cultural importance of benders wasn’t as important. This made Katara wary of it because she was noticing the cultural change of her people while she wanted things to stay the same. They even go on to say that it’s because she is a bender and therefore had more cultural importance is the reason she doesn’t like it and to look at it form their perspective. In other words, the center of power in benders was already changing. He see this with Asami’s dad, a non bender rising to great wealth with the rise of industry.

Love everything you do man. Just wondering if there are any details that where uncovered about "Koh The Face Stealer" he said he would see Aang again and never did

@Spyke7ful

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe he was speaking in a spiritual manner. Not Aang specifically, just the avatar

@isaiahsingleton6283

3 жыл бұрын

@@Spyke7ful but I'm curious about how their energies meet to begin with. He could have been a great character in the long run. He's got the Diobolical Vibe, he's sneaky smart, the voice and of course the look. Just somewhat disappointed that's all

@Spyke7ful

3 жыл бұрын

@@isaiahsingleton6283 I don't blame you, I was expecting Korra to meet him to be honest. But the way they wrote that show, they couldn't really plan for much

Amon was a charismatic and competent villain that deserved more screen time. If the show were rewritten I think he'd serve better as a season 3 main villain, and dealing with his aftermath in season 2. Ultimately, season 1 would be given to Zaheer and his plots. Give more time to flesh out the backstory of the Red Lotus and their separation from the White Lotus. Heavier flashbacks to adult Gaang fighting them and solidifying Republic City as a nation. Keep his murder of the Earth Queen and attempt on Korra. She has the largest character growth after this event. Sets up for Kuvira imperial power grab (take out the mech though). Follow a story path in general and resolution. Then boom, in comes Amon with harder evidence of benders being bad. The reveal of being a water bender can remain, but that leaves season 4 to deal with the aftermath and how Korra fully learns to be the Avatar of everybody. Very general rewrite does leave out key events but would possibly make the story flow better with existing events

@kati192

3 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea.. Hope they just rewrite it someday 🧐

@javiercox2928

3 жыл бұрын

@@kati192 There's a lot of good story points that I'd keep because the show had so much great potential. But how I see it, it's a little disjointed. I'd also do a rewrite to the Avatar Wan origin; keep it mostly intact but lengthen it and change the dynamic of Raava and Vaatu.

NGL, they really didn’t prove Amon wrong in the show. Dude had a strong af case

@xanuui

3 жыл бұрын

The proof that Amon was wrong was in the world building.

@CombatSportsNerd

3 жыл бұрын

xanuui If you say so

@jeremiahalexander250

3 жыл бұрын

@@xanuui how

@chelseaxoxo784

3 жыл бұрын

@@xanuui how?

@gabilouw8218

2 жыл бұрын

I was actually hoping Korra and her gang would go against the benders because she'd learn to actually protect the people who need to be protected but no, she really didn't learn much or even try to see Amon's cause as good, i think only when Toph outright told her that Amon was fighting for a good cause in the weong way, did she realise that equality is important, i was quite disappointed that the situation was just ignored after amon was exposed because it was a really strong story

As much as I would love to see non benders like Mai, Suki, Ty lee and Sokka be benders I think them being non benders and keeping up with everyone who was a bender, set the groundwork for non bending civilians on how to educate themselves in combating benders. Putting chi blocking and other tech into practice would let them have some semblance of an upper hand over the benders

@stonalisa3729

3 жыл бұрын

Devin Tucker it existed but wasn’t widespread until the end of TLA

It's been a long time since I've watched you and when you did your intro I got chills❤

great video man

I love the way homeboy speaks he could be like tomorrow is *pause* THURSDAY and it could sound cool

Thank you. I’ve been saying this for time

Keep em coming Love the work

Great topic!

12:17 what weapons and fighting styles would you like to see in avatar to make nonebender fights more fun? Even amongst the benders how would you use to spice thing up and if there were more bending sub types what would they be ? . What would a bending counter part to the moon and star primal sources look like ?

I wouldn’t say the avatar is privileged in fact there life is drafted out for them when they are born. They don’t get to use there bending freely and they are controlled by all of society. As we see in Aangs case an entire country sought to take him down as well as section in the show as the earth kingdom trying to abuse his power. The avatar is there to bring balance between all life, they can’t be biased and have to see what it’s like in their own eyes hence the need for always having a powerless main character in the avatars team. This way they can see the affect non benders have on the world. You may say it’s the story but I’m the avatars case making friends tends to be fate.

@carmcam1

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Roku based on what we know and Kuruk to an extend are probably privileged, but Kyoshi, Aang and Korra, their experiences are not exactly what we call privileged.

@hughmungus99

Жыл бұрын

That's just saying "Oh no the all powerful super celebrity hero doesn't get to live a normal life". Meanwhile Aang still had a wife and kids and actually had it all if you think about it. Bending in general is just a free pass at life most of the time. Obviously you have to work for it through training but there's not that many downsides unless you were an air nomad since all of them were benders and they just did whatever they wanted in peace.

@ExtremeMadnessX

10 ай бұрын

Asami was closest Korra’s friend and they even end in romantic relationship. Korra never thought about herself as better than non-benders.

@jamesbizs

5 ай бұрын

@@hughmungus99that’s insanely ignorant and moronic. Celebs have a CHOICE. They CHOSE that life. Avatars are forced into it. Literally born into it. I can’t believe you even made such a comparison. Just wow

@jamesbizs

5 ай бұрын

@@hughmungus99and aang only had that life, (you know. Besides dying at 60 years old because of his powers….). Because he WON. He won and managed not to die. And then had to spend decades still fixing the world. Until finally, he was able to have a good life. Until he died….

Good to see you again Papa Slice!

I think the addition of non benders was genius! It allowed for me to be able to relate more to and engage more with this fictitious world while still being able to embrace the more fantastical elements of bending and engage in escapism. Thats why I think Sokka is so much more relatable and engaging.

I'd like to see a video on the positive applications of blood bending and how katara was short-sighted in completely branding it forbidden. I mean just amon removing bending alone is a huge deal as they could have stopped bending criminals like the gangs in republic city but there's a lot of medical aspects that could have made her a even greater healer.

@ExtremeMadnessX

10 ай бұрын

Blocking bending, not removing.

finally some sokka appreciation. he was the core of the gaang

Nice to see people are still talking about this years later, by far my favorite character in the whole show

YES! I'm so glad this exists--i just started watching korra after finishing atla this week (im on ep 8 rn), and when amon started his preaching thing like 'we must ensure equality' i was like...uh....y..yes?? that makes...good??

really wish he came back... not to mention it was Steve Blum voicing him smh he's a legend

Can you do a "what if" video. One that Amon was truly granted the power of taking bending away and him being a true non-bender?

the king returns

I didn't say it before, because your comeback was so good, but GOD I HAVE MISSED YOUR VIDEOS.

I love your thumbnails how do you make them like that

Amon should’ve been a non bender, that’s what this series really needs, a non bender human so good they can go up against the avatar,

@Raccon_Detective.

3 жыл бұрын

Like Superman vs Batman

@jamesbizs

5 ай бұрын

@@Raccon_Detective.lol so as long as the bender is unwilling to actually use his powers, then the non bender should be just fine. Because let’s remember, Superman could have flicked Batman into space. Or spit a bb from space, through his brain. Or did literally any number of 1000 things, never needing to be anywhere near Batman

Loved the video.

Lovely video!

You know a series is good when the villain is right

I remember in Korra how non Benders did actually make up the upper class, with Benders working jobs like power plants and even Pro benders getting scammed out of their money by their non Bender bosses.

@ExtremeMadnessX

10 ай бұрын

Exactly. Equalists are obviously non-benders supremacists. You know, fascists. The way how they talk about benders isn't much different than how fascists talk about Jewish people, especially how they want to clean them from their "impurities" Imagine calling someone like Hiroshi Sato, who is a successful bourgeois a communist? Oh wait, they completely ignore him... I wonder why? Because their nonsensical political analysis will collapse into nothing. Or calling Mako and Bolin, poor benders that barely made ends meet an oppressors. Every villain in TLOK is some form of fascism: non-benders supremacists, clero-fascism, anarcho-primitivism, Nazism.

Welcome back!!!

YO im so glad you're back dude i love your videos. Please do as video on zaheer and his ideology. I personally believe he made since in his work but he just took it too far but he did make alot of sense. But anyway id like a video to see your opinion on it. Have a good and keep making these awesome videos

The premise of season 1 was truly interesting. I just hoped they fleshed out the story more -- like giving it another season.

Nice video! I always wished they had stuck to Amon being a non-bender. It would've been way more interesting for a hot headed character like Korra to to learn to solve her problems by nonviolence sorta like Aang always did.

I remember when he used to make Steven videos lol always gonna watch ur vids dude

I am literally going for a master's degree in history right now and about to graduate. If I have ever heard the term "biased protectorate", I do not remember it and I thank you for exposing me to it. Honestly, I am far more fascinated with how we tell history and topics about the power within storytelling than any particular time period or event and I really probably should have known this term but I really hope I remember it too. Thank you.

The real balance in the Avatar world is really not just about the four nations and the benders, but for all. The real balance in the Avatar world is better portrayed by the team Avatars and their allies in the two animated series or seasons, and they all act as a collective icon, role model, and symbol for their world balance. Aang = airbender, Avatar Katara = waterbender Zuko = firebender Toph = earthbender Sokka = non-bender Suki = non-bender Hakoda = non-bender Pakku = waterbender Iroh = firebender Jong jong = firebender Piandao = non-bender Freedom Fighters = non-benders Kioshi Warriors = non-benders Haru and his dad = earthbenders Members of the Foggy Swamp Tribe = waterbenders Uncle Tio and his son = non-benders Other allies and warriors = benders and non-benders Korra = waterbender, Avatar Mako = firebender Bolin = earthbender Asami = non-bender Tenzin = airbender Lin Beifong = earthbender Suyin Beifong and her family = earthbender Kaya = waterbender Bumi = non-bender, later an airbender Opal = non-bender, later an airbender Kai = non-bender, later an airbender Asami's dad = non-bender, first an enemy then later an ally Other allies and warriors = benders and non-benders ...also, in both animated series or seasons, there's always a non-bender member in the core Team Avatar. Sokka for Aang, and Asami for Korra. (Note: Sorry for butchering the spelling of the characters' names, and for forgetting some of their names and other characters.)

@Raccon_Detective.

3 жыл бұрын

It's ok

The Amon twist-resolution was such a letdown. The cause was so important and compelling, but they ended it with a cop-out

@coall5002

Жыл бұрын

Yeah i kinda hate that they made him an waterbender at the end. After that everything he said and done felt kinda weak and pointless.

@ExtremeMadnessX

10 ай бұрын

Equalists are obviously non-benders supremacists. You know, fascists. The way how they talk about benders isn't much different than how fascists talk about Jewish people, especially how they want to clean them from their "impurities". Supposed oppression was fascist propaganda. Imagine calling someone like Hiroshi Sato, who is a successful bourgeois a communist? Oh wait, they completely ignore him... I wonder why? Because their nonsensical political analysis will collapse into nothing. Or calling Mako and Bolin, poor benders that barely made ends meet an oppressors. Every villain in TLOK is some form of fascism: non-benders supremacists, clero-fascism, anarcho-primitivism, Nazism.

@ExtremeMadnessX

10 ай бұрын

​@@coall5002Because it was all one big fat fascist lie. There wasn't (systemic) oppression, Equalists are obviously non-benders supremacists and Amon was grifter that use movement for it's own goals.

You basically hit the nail on the head with Amon for me as I'd felt the same way for a very long time.

I hate that that conflict went away so...quickly. And without consequence. In the same episode everyone got their bending back , and they were like...haha he's dead now cool we can never speak of it again.

I love amon he is my favorite villain 🤣

Avatar fandom is still alive and we need The legend of Genji!

Man, it's been awhile, like almost a year since I last watched your vids. But I still like your content, keep up the good work!

Your back

I love the real world themes that are in the series tbh. Amon was basically Stalin or Castro

I LOVE YOU! DON'T FORGET TO BE AWESOME! - anyone reading

I was waiting for suki to be brought up 😥 love her💕

Welcome back!

amon was right about the inequality but doesn't have an actual solution. as if taking away someone's bending doesnt immediately lead to chaos and violence, as if it doesnt disrupt the economy which is powered by many industries that are heavily reliant on benders. i don't think he's all that smart honestly.

Regardless of whether or not people have powers / bending, there would still be corruption. Because people are still people. To quote James Madison, "If men were angels, no government would be necessary."

I am actually SUPER interested in your analysis of the bending Subtypes and advanced techniques with premises being an opinion of some sort. ALA Lavabending is the most destructive bending subtype, in the case of AoE. Compared to Bloodbending being the most lethal subtype in terms of 1v1 or 1vsmall group. Could go into how Lightning is the most precise but in effect, the least utilitarian (other than naturally generated electricity and power) and Levitation (for Air), being the least unique (seeing that Firebenders can create organic jet boots for themselves for similar effect) but in terms of symbolism, one of if not the most liberating sub-type.

The fatal flaw to Amon's philosophy is that he thinks people will stop treating one another unfairly once benders are gone. The truth is, we're just as capable of being horrible to one another without bending. Case in point? (gestures vaguely to all of real life)

I mean were Amon’s goals really fake? Obviously at the end of the day he wanted to be the leader and have power, but I never got the vibe that he didn’t truly believe that benders were the problem. He was simply exposed that his powers were from bending not some act of God, but otherwise they never really showed anything that proved he didn’t actually believe in his movement. He’s my favorite villain across the 2 series because I really like the story of revolution and ultimately I feel like the show did him dirty. Like “oh his plans were foiled because Korra unlocked air bending after he took away her other 3 elements, in which she then surprised him and blew him into the water.” How lame.

@chelseaxoxo784

3 жыл бұрын

What would you have suggested happened at the end? Like how do you think it should've ended if you were the writer?

@johnmoore1495

3 жыл бұрын

Chelsea xoxo I would’ve rather seen the benders talk the movement down. Have benders transfer more power to non-benders which they somewhat did but they barely showed it. Basically the non-benders win the power battle but the benders don’t get their powers taken away. Idk it just seemed rushed, the way he got taken out seemed too fast and simple for a character as mysterious as he was. I’m not a writer but you can tell the community agrees to some extent or another, his book is the least favorite in almost every poll I’ve seen.

That’s why the nonbenders stood out to me they were all unique

I really wish they would have made more than one season to describe this dispute. I love the concept of a Non-Bender being in the focus of attention. Always and the fly with the legend with his cale. Yeah I know... it wss played as a joke. But I always thought 'That poor guy'.

It’s the quenchiest!

Amon is my favourite villain out of the avatar universe i would love to see a book or a comic or maybe even a tv show or movie about amons rise to power in the equalists side note zuko as a fire bender is amazing but him as a non bender is just as good and the team would be nothing without sokka

Amon was interesting conceptually and could indeed bring some good points. Too bad Mike and Bryan completely botched the execution

The title speaks the truth!

Although I agree with the statement “non-benders deserve better” I also greatly disagree that Amon was right. He wanted equality by bringing benders down, not by raising non-benders up. I think I better way out of this is technology advancing further where bending no longer becomes necessary. I picture the world of Pixar’s Onward where the effort it took to master magic no longer became worth it when technology could do most things much easier. With the rate of technological advancement in the world of Avatar I don’t think they were that far off of reaching that

@LexYeen

3 жыл бұрын

_Thank you,_ you said it better than I could.

@ivans.5959

3 жыл бұрын

Agree. Amon's ideology is like saying "I will make everyone miserable, so no one is miserable anymore" instead of actually trying to fix the problem

@Spyke7ful

3 жыл бұрын

@@ivans.5959 Sounds like Syndrome's "when everyone's super, no one will be"

@ethio6301

3 жыл бұрын

No I believe what Amon was saying is right but like toph said all the villains were out of balance going the wrong approach yes your right about bring up the non benders but people will eventually be Corrupt with power also

@skelitonking117

3 жыл бұрын

Except in Onward you still needed talent and skill to be a Mage, if you’re born a bender, you can just bend lmfao