Avatar: The Legend Of Korra - Part 2

[Spidey-Bat]

Originally Posted by mr. peasant

And just as little evidence that Airbenders/monks had parents. OMG!! The Air Nomads reproduced by spores!!

False. Aang has a belly-button.

Originally Posted by Midnight Black

Lol,

I think any point is valid until the creators confirm otherwise.

Not when there's nothing to support it. Even Guru Pathik was only considered a spiritual brother to them.

[Colossal Spoons]

Finally finished the show. F'n amazing.

[Midnight Black]

There's just as much evidence to support either theories. We've only seen flashbacks of the air nomads and there wasn't enough to prove either of our theories really.

Aang at no time mourns the lost of his parents, which could mean that he didn't even know them and was raised by the monks. Perhaps all air children are given to the monk order.

[Thundercrack85]

Either way they're not nomads.

[Spidey-Bat]

Originally Posted by Midnight Black

There's just as much evidence to support either theories. We've only seen flashbacks of the air nomads and there wasn't enough to prove either of our theories really.

What evidence is there that non-bending Air Nomads existed? Because I cannot recall anything.

Aang at no time mourns the lost of his parents, which could mean that he didn't even know them and was raised by the monks. Perhaps all air children are given to the monk order.

I always assumed that once an Air Nomad was born, they were raised among their peers by a group of monks, not their individual parents. We know Gyatso was Aang's guardian, so it's likely each had a guardian fulfill the role of a parent in raising them.

[The Squirrel]

It could just be that bending children were giving to the monks.

[Midnight Black]

See that's what I think. Children that were benders were given over to the order/monks.

@Spidey-bat...the evidence that all air nomads were benders. The lack of evidence to prove either theory is evidence enough to support both theories. Also, we've only seen what 1 if not 2 female air nomads, one of which was an Avatar. So are females also monks? Is there no such thing as air bending families?

[sandwraith]

I do recall Aang referring to the "Air Monks" and "Air Nomads" in his speech. Not sure if it meant there were two castes of people or if Monk and Nomad were used interchangeably.

In that regard, the other three nations seems a lot more coherent. The Earth Kingdom is like early Han Dynasty China where an Emperor ruled from his seat of power but lesser Kings and Mandrinns governed the land. The Fire Nation seems to be an extremely industrious Tokugawa Shogunate Japan. The Northern Water Tribe seems most unique. in fact I love the Water Tribes, dark skinned blue eyed folks...Bolin might have a Water Tribe fetish.

[gregtestagent]

whatever their customs or traditions, the Airbenders are still endangered. I woulda forced Aang to hook up with as many chicks as possibly. Tenzin shoulda been workin on his 50th child. And they woulda have to have kept track of babies being born among Air Nomads, might get messy with the gene pool bein mixed accidentally, nobody knowing who they're related to.

[Spidey-Bat]

Originally Posted by Midnight Black

See that's what I think. Children that were benders were given over to the order/monks.

@Spidey-bat...the evidence that all air nomads were benders. The lack of evidence to prove either theory is evidence enough to support both theories. Also, we've only seen what 1 if not 2 female air nomads, one of which was an Avatar. So are females also monks? Is there no such thing as air bending families?

The flashback to Aang's birth is clearly at an Air Temple.

There were female Air Nomads that were called sisters. We see several in a flashback. The reason we see so little of them is they lived in the Eastern and Western Air Temples whereas Aang was raised in the Soutern Air Temple.

[Midnight Black]

LOL Inbred Airbenders all acting and bending air like Meelo LOL....

[sandwraith]

I do recall some side fiction stating that Aang may not be the LAST Airbender and that there were others who escaped the purge and went underground. Not sure if it can be considered actual canon.

[mr. peasant]

Something to consider about the Air Nomads/Monks and Airbending...

They are called Air Nomads. The only way this name would make sense is if a sizable portion of its people spend the majority of their time moving from place to place - the very opposite of the temple-based lifestyle we see of the monks. Meaning, there's probably a large portion of Air Nomad culture that we've never seen.

Does this mean that they aren't Airbenders? Not really. However, it does raise the question of what determines whether a child is sent to the temples or is raised outside of them. And the only determinant I can think of, especially in light of how every temple-based Air Nomad we see was an Airbender, is Airbending.

[Young Superman]

I can't wait to see what book two of Avatar: The Legend Of Korra has in store for us.

[Midnight Black]

I think the creators didn't give much thought when they decided to call them "Air Nomads." They probably just chose the name, but didn't really consider them to be Nomads.

@Spidey-Bat why would the airbenders be the only race where there were 100% benders, but none of the other races were and had a mix of non-benders and benders? Either the airbenders had to be a really small sect to have full benders or those that weren't benders were not considered part of the airbending race/nomads.

[carrrnuttt]

Originally Posted by Midnight Black

I think the creators didn't give much thought when they decided to call them "Air Nomads." They probably just chose the name, but didn't really consider them to be Nomads.

It's also possible that they grew out of their nomadic roots. Mongolians used to be pure nomads, but even during Genghis Khan's reign, they managed to establish permanent settlements.

[Midnight Black]

I suppose that is true as well.

[That Guy]

I think the air nomads did travel. I believe the temples were where they would come to rest, reconnect with thier culture, etc. There were definately people who lived at the temples, such as the children learning to airbend, teachers, and I imagine the council.

[Rowsdower!]

Whoa... we have a new That Guy.

I'm sure he's a cool guy, but nothing beats the original.

[That Guy]

Did not know there was an old That Guy. I will try to live up to the name, but will probably fail miserably.

[DarthSkywalker]

Considering the existence of Air Acolytes, I think it is safe to say there were non-benders amongst the Air Nomad ranks.

[Midnight Black]

Yes, but the acolytes may just be people that have been raised in the airbender ways and have no blood lineage to the air benders. What I want to know is if there were non-bending air-nomads that had blood lineage.

[Spidey-Bat]

The Air Acolytes were established by Aang after the War ended. They didn't exist before.

Originally Posted by Midnight Black

@Spidey-Bat why would the airbenders be the only race where there were 100% benders, but none of the other races were and had a mix of non-benders and benders? Either the airbenders had to be a really small sect to have full benders or those that weren't benders were not considered part of the airbending race/nomads.

Because the Air Nomads were the most different from the other 3 nations. They were incredibly isolated, physically and mentally, from the world. Their population was very small, it's not as if it was the size of the Earth Kingdom where it would be unusual for every person to be a bender.

[DarthSkywalker]

http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Air_Nomads

All you need to know.

[Midnight Black]

^ Thanks for the link. Not sure if this is to be taken as canon but if so then I'll buy. Still not sure why they were the only race with 100% benders, but oh well. Not like it matters though seeing as how there are only 5 or 6 left in the world lol.

So Earth Kingdom=largest population of benders & non benders
Fire Nation= mix of benders & non-benders
Water Tribe=smallest number of benders (based on there were none in the southern water tribe and the northern water tribe did not look to be that large either)
Air Nomads=smallest population but 100% benders.