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Being that the next avatar was set to be a water bender, I always wondered if the show would try to make it from the Southern Water tribe, or if they'd go with the Northern (since they actually had numerous benders). I always knew that they wouldn't let a show this popular fade away, so I was expecting a sequel.

Two generations passed, and there is not only another water bender in the Southern tribe, but an Avatar. And by the way it sounds, she isn't a directly descended from Katara. I mean, sure, two generations is probably not that odd to get more people with natural bending abilities. But the Southern Tribe was pretty small, two generations of a small group of people isn't exactly that many. Unless more Northern tribe members went South with Pakku.

I wonder if the Air benders are going to be a large group again, or if Aang's son is going to be one of a few. Some of the news articles mention his name as Tenzin, and him being a trainer to the new Avatar. Also mention of the possibility of a Bei Fong member being in the new group.

Probably going to be all descendants of the original gang, which will be kind of unoriginal (I didn't care for Final Fantasy IV The After Years, but not just because of that reason). With Aang's son being the trainer, I wonder if Korra is going to be the granddaughter of Sokka? And the name Wei Bei popped up in a place or two, maybe a grandson of Toph.

Huh. So they finally announced it.

They've had the name "Legend of Korra" trademarked for a while now.







Who am I kidding? I can't be all stoic on this one. UNLEASH THE SQUEE!

Edited, Jul 22nd 2010 12:34am by Poldaran

I thought this too, and that they were all Males.
But I think in season 3 in one of Aang's flash backs it shows Female air benders.
So I'm guessing you need a parent of one or the other to learn.

because..



This would be questionable I would think. You could have Air Benders who could also bend other elements (like if a Fire bender left his life..and joined up with the nomads..and learned to air bend...who he then be able to bend both?)?

Would break the point of an Avatar I would think.

However at the same time, I could see how a Fire nation child was unable to bend fire and maybe was shunned out. He meets up and travels with the Air Nomads and through training he finds out he can Air Bend, but also apply some fire techs to the air bending and cause the air to get Hot/cool and thus new air bending techs are discovered.


Theorycrafting, can be so fun.

Yea im my theorycrafting: Each nation has 2 types of people- Benders and non-Benders.
We only see the Air nomads who can bend. While somewhere out in their hidden mountain tops, would be settlements of Air nomads who maybe tend to flocks (air bysons)/ farm.
They would be the more family oriented ones, while kids who show they can bend are then sent to the Temples to train.

Source? IIRC in Aang's flashbacks there were both male and female air benders at his temple.

Which part?

http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Air_Nomads

Check the picture in the culture section.

Counter

http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Eastern_Air_Temple



Therefore there were male and female airbenders at the temple he trained at.

Edited, Jul 23rd 2010 1:16pm by Shaowstrike

Sorry, forgot the link to the source.

You never specified men, in your post quoted below you said males. Unless boys count as some unknown third gender then my statement is still correct.

I forgot the point I was trying to make with all the posts so I'll just end with this statement. Aang trained at a temple that had both male and female air benders, which is what I stated in my original post for this discussion.