• Rose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.ee
    55·
    10 个月前

    Heart, while a terribly defined power, was shown to be able to influence animals to do your bidding in a comic.

    This motherfucker coulda been rollin’ up on a tide of goddamn bears to these engagements. Shit yeah, gimme that ring, I’m headin’ to the closest zoo.

    • spudwart@spudwart.comEnglish
      33·
      10 个月前

      It’s like how people thought Air Bending was the weakest bending in Avatar, and then we watched a man suck the air out of someone’s lungs.

      Do not mistake the act of reservation as weakness.

      • mosiacmango@lemm.ee
        8·
        10 个月前

        Every flamethrower motherfucker is a badass until they are on the floor, gasping and convulsing for air.

        • ArxCyberwolf@lemmy.ca
          4·
          10 个月前

          Plus, fire requires oxygen. Their flames are useless if an airbender can just remove the oxygen from the air or suffocate the fire entirely.

      • R0cket_M00se@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        10 个月前

        Air bending weak? Bro it’s the one bending style that doesn’t have an ingrained weakness.

        No water? Fucked.

        No Earth? Fucked.

        Too cold/eclipse? Fucked.

        No air? Well you’re already fucked for different reasons, so unless they develop space travel air benders will never lose their element.

        • swab148@lemm.ee
          1·
          10 个月前

          But, it gets no boosts, like the moon or the sun being stronger. Earth also gets no boosts, but it’s balanced by offensive power, whereas Air is a defensive element.

          As far as space travel goes, if any benders were involved at all, they’d have to be a team in close concert, because any one of them holds the power to kill everyone on the ship.

          But, if they decide to continue the story in that way, I would be 100% down to watch that.

          • R0cket_M00se@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            10 个月前

            Earth is balanced by having two advanced forms, fire and water only have lightning and blood bending respectively. Earth has metal and lava both, though even if a bender is capable of either they only get one.

            I always felt that air kind of got ripped off by not having any kind of advanced form but occasionally they just learned to fly so I guess that’s pretty unique and powerful.

      • Rose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.ee
        9·
        10 个月前

        Do you have a magic ring that amplifies your desire to compel others?

        … Shit, now I don’t know if Ma-Ti needs to wield it, or throw it into the fires of Mordor.

    • TheEntity@kbin.social
      131·
      10 个月前

      Now that I think about it, any of the kids could do much more with their power. Fine, “heart” can control animals. But then we have earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis and whatever flamey shit fire can do. Basically if we drop the limitations of the user not willing to go all out, they all get buffed and “heart” still sounds underpowered. Unless it can control human minds too, now we’re talking!

      • Rose Thorne(She/Her)@lemm.ee
        4·
        10 个月前

        I swear he did something to a guys mind to basically make himself “invisible” by compelling the enemy to not see him as he broke into their base.

        Not a showy use, but still kinda clever and stupid.

      • mosiacmango@lemm.ee
        2·
        10 个月前

        There was a “power glove” episode that did this i think? It gave whichever ring bearer who had it like 100x power with their ring. Of course it was evil, and i want to say it was mai tai and the “heart” ring that won the day, but I can’t be assed to find the episode to make sure.

        • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          10 个月前

          i want to say it was mai tai and the “heart” ring that won the day