r/legendofkorra • u/Small_Banana-321 • Jun 09 '25

Question Who you taking?

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u/CertainGrade7937 Jun 09 '25

Honestly I'd pick half that tier over people in 4 and 5

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u/Time2GoGo Jun 09 '25

Mako being tier 4, on the same level as Iroh and ABOVE Zuko or Kyoshi, is pretty funny. We got a lot of absolute bargains in tier 3 and below

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u/Luvatar Jun 09 '25

Above Kyoshi is crazy, but that's maybe just Kyoshi being undervalued here.

But uh, Mako is easily one of the most sub-appreciated benders in these fights. Dude is a human battery. He's such a skilled lightingbender that he pulled it off while fully bloodbent. This feat is about on par with Bumi bending with nothing but his face.

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u/Time2GoGo Jun 09 '25

That is a fair point. I just felt like his actual firebending isn't as good as some of the others, but i think he's probably the best lightning bender

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u/CertainGrade7937 Jun 10 '25

His firebending isn't flashy at all, but he's extremely technical. Sure, he doesn't create rockets behind him or anything like that, but he doesn't have to. He's just totally efficient in his movement with extremely strong fundamentals (which is a lot of what Iroh tried to drill into Zuko)

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u/JagneStormskull Jun 10 '25

which is a lot of what Iroh tried to drill into Zuko

Does that make it irony that he's named after Iroh's actor, or perhaps intended messaging?