Poll: Avatar: Bending discussion

[Tanis]

Would the 'advanced' airbending be something like 'anti-gravity' or whatever?

Also:
I'd LOVE to fly.

 

[Little Woodsman]

By preference, I would be a practitioner of Ty Lee's full style of martial arts, rather than a bender.
And by her "full style" I mean the acrobatics, jumps, evasions in addition to the chi-blocking.
The chi-blockers in LoK were wushes by comparison.
By my nature, inclinations and combat style, most would say that I'd most likely be a water-bender.
The whole healing thing fits me quite well.
Every quiz I've taken for it says that I'd be an air-bender.

I'm a fan of the theory that Ty Lee had air tribe ancestry, and that her martial style was developed
by the air nomads. It fits, facially, build & complexion-wise she resembles Aang, and if you look at
their close combat styles they are remarkably similar (watch during Aang's episode 2 fight with Zuko,
then watch Ty Lee take on that group of elite earth-benders in book 3). Note that the style itself
utilizes non-lethal techniques to render opponents harmless rather than killing or injuring them.
Also note her effortless jumps which were higher than anyone else in the series--except Aang. And how
she could sometimes change direction mid-air. Finally, personality-wise she was also very similar to
Aang-peaceful and affectionate-only going along with Azula because she was forced to.
I'm a bit of a Ty Lee fan, if you hadn't gathered. (^9

 

[Little Woodsman]

Every test I've taken has said firebender. I'm cool with that, even if it does kind of mean I'd have something in common with (*shudder*) Mako.

However, there'd also be merits to being a badass-normal of Asami's or Sokka's caliber. For one, you're more likely to be underestimated that way.

And Sokka got most of the coolest lines. Script-bender maybe?

 

[Little Woodsman]

Oxygen has a solid form. Sure its hard to obtain but apparently energy creation/depletion are possible. Would enough air benders be able to create solid air? Water benders can turn water into ice and steam. Consider this for a moment. Yeah. Solid air in your lungs? Sucks to be you. That sounds reasonable to me.

Id take earth. Always seemed the most practical.

If I was an airbender, I'd just change the air pressure around someone to a vaccuum. Then, anyone inside would explode. Or suffocate. Whichever comes first.

A. They could get out
B. They could still use their bending (No Zero Gravity)

Air bending to me feels the weakest, mostly out of the fact that its, air. A little cover stops you. That is why I'd like earth bending, besides I could pull up a chair made out of rock and float on that.

Quoting Diana from Marchen Awakens Romance....
"Air is the deadliest element. It finds the weakness in everything."

 

[StormShaun]

Well whatever lightning belongs to I would be that.
So either air or fire ...

But I would spend too much time with lightning that I would probably become a lightningbender. XD

 

[Arakasi]

Since this thread was necro'd I may as well post my reason for earthbending.
Can you build a house out of water? Only with Ice, and meh, that didn't look particularly easy or practical.
Can you build a house with air? No.
Can you build a house with fire? You can try, come back to me when you do.

Point is, I could make the most awesome house out of solid rock. It would be freeking beautiful.