As Promised--Sexier Mermaid

[silver_tiamat]

I feel like I need to do something fun, so stay tuned for crazy artwork. It's very possible that I may end up doing some Avatar: The Last Airbender fanart, though I don't promise anything. I just need to do something that isn't a mermaid, a boat, or water. (Well, I guess that cuts out a water bending Katara as an option for fanart. =/ )

Comments

[silver_tiamat]

Yeah, because metal bending seemed like one of those things of, well...yes, metal is like it's own separate "element" but...it's got a deep connection to earth. Just like how plants (trees) have a deep connection to water, even in Chinese lore, "wood" is its own element. I thought the whole Swamp Benders and Sand Benders was amazingly clever of them.

I think that if it had been the Earth tribes and the Water Kingdom, and Earth was the next in the Avatar cycle and all but one of the Southern Earth Benders had been wiped out, it would have been a lot more likely to run into other water benders who'd discovered Blood Bending. But, given that the Northern Water Tribe is REALLY isolated, and the Southern Water Tribe was all but eliminated, it makes a lot of sense that they'd really only find the one. After all, you saw how in the North they really have a strong sense of tradition, and tradition would have forbid even the mentioning of blood blending--also, it would be so unnecessary, when they live with water constantly around them. Only a truly desperate person would need to start thinking about EVERY source of water possible.

And even then, they did say that she only became capable during the full moon. I think this was another way of enforcing the idea that Katara is a VERY powerful water bender--someone that you'd WANT to have lead an elite team with the Avatar, despite her youth. Because she blood bends without the full moon.

[miss_ljv]

I totally see where you're coming from, and I LOVE Katara's bending. It's really nice to be able to see their strength in bending and fighting progress through the series, until they're like SUPER NINJA AMAZING!

[silver_tiamat]

I love Katara's journey of bending probably best of anyone, even Zuko's. I loved that she had to teach herself, and that she had all this potential, but that it was going nowhere, because it's HARD to teach yourself something that you don't know anything about. But, I love that as they showed her learning from a teacher, and actually getting real forms and real understandings of what can be done with water, she became a Master. And, again, it also makes SENSE in a way, why you'd want the young kids working alone. It's not just that they're the Nick heroes--they're also some of the most powerful and agile benders of the four nations.