r/AvatarMemes • u/LilyKarinss Least delusional Azulaang shipper 🔥 • Jun 04 '25

LoK This is what PEAK firebending defensive technique looks like

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u/RedMouse15 Jun 04 '25

Honestly I like this far more than hitting a rock with fire and it just fucking exploding. Like, if the fire nation was using fire as small jets to dodge quickly that'd be cool as fuck and I could believe Earth benders might not do good against that. In all other scenarios, Earth beats fire ez. Fire ain't doing shit to a rock in any useful amount of time.

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u/oxabz Jun 04 '25

Maybe thermal shock could break up a boulder mid-air. But the fire would have to be stupidly hot, like getting-a-sunburn-from-blackbody-radiation-hot.

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u/MysteryLobster Jun 04 '25

tbf the fire in avatar seems to be a type of compressed energy than true flames. also explains why firebenders can generate and redirect lightning, it’s another form of energy manipulation. also explains how firebenders can control heat sources other than fire, like sozin cooling down a volcano. some firebenders, like rangi, can just create shockwaves without much flame.