r/AvatarMemes • u/DramaticAd7670 • May 15 '25

ATLA I don’t feel like this is talked about enough.

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Yes, from this interaction we can tell that Zuko is caught off guard with Aang being a kid. What this ALSO MEANS is that Zuko fully expected to be having a fight with either a fellow teenager or an adult Avatar.

My guy gets clowned on repeatedly by a kid and yet thought he could take a teen or an adult?!

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u/Incomplet_1-34 Waterbender 🌊 May 15 '25

A firebender's main weapon and main defensive tool is their fire, a waterbender's is their water. And water puts out fire.

I never said they would magically be hurt more or less by the other's element. A fire user trying to make a shield will be very easy to deal with to a competent waterbender, and when having a direct confrontation of their elements, a waterbender will usually win.

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u/catgirlfighter May 15 '25

That's if waterbender has sufficient amount of water. Waterbenders advantage isn't that water put out fire, but that they can take it from the surroundings. That's also their greatest weakness. With no access to flowing water all water will evaporate after some time, that even if there was any water in the first place. Fire is conjured, can hardly be boosted by surroundings, but can be used anywhere at will. So again, in a fight of two people wins the one that knows the match up better, not the element.