See, I think that Avatar exists in a type of spiritual multiverse. The Avatar world we're familiar with--four nations, etc--is its own closed physical world, based on Asian spirituality. HOWEVER. There exists a large continuum of worlds, some based on African spirituality, some on Indian, some on Native American, some on Norse, what have you. All of these worlds access the same Spirit World, which acts as a nexus/hub for the various "spoke" worlds.
What do I base this on, you ask? First, the Avatar world is incredibly small, both physically and in terms of ethnic diversity. Second, there are several creatures/people who seem to have no "home" in the physical world. The first is Guru Pathik, who describes himself as a "spiritual brother" of the air nomads, and who was a "close friend" of Monk Gyatso. Where has he been for the past hundred years? And why does he have an Indian accent, when there is no India-analogue in the Avatar world we're familiar with? I believe he's from an India-themed "spoke" of the Spirit World hub. In the spirit world, in the Solstice episode, Aang meets a meditating monkey-guru with an African accent. I think this guy's probably a part of the spiritual pantheon of an African-theme spoke. Aang also sees a giant wolf in the background on that same episode, possibly belonging to a Norse "spoke".
this is just head-cannon and it ain't no big thing if you think it's bullshit, that's fine
Someone made a whole western fantasy Avatar that had some interesting ideas.
I remember that. That was fun.
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Rome actually makes a decent Fire Nation analogue, not only because Rome is the stock evil empire but because their stated and actual motivations for conquest are sort of similar.
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See, I think that Avatar exists in a type of spiritual multiverse. The Avatar world we're familiar with--four nations, etc--is its own closed physical world, based on Asian spirituality. HOWEVER. There exists a large continuum of worlds, some based on African spirituality, some on Indian, some on Native American, some on Norse, what have you. All of these worlds access the same Spirit World, which acts as a nexus/hub for the various "spoke" worlds.
What do I base this on, you ask? First, the Avatar world is incredibly small, both physically and in terms of ethnic diversity. Second, there are several creatures/people who seem to have no "home" in the physical world. The first is Guru Pathik, who describes himself as a "spiritual brother" of the air nomads, and who was a "close friend" of Monk Gyatso. Where has he been for the past hundred years? And why does he have an Indian accent, when there is no India-analogue in the Avatar world we're familiar with? I believe he's from an India-themed "spoke" of the Spirit World hub. In the spirit world, in the Solstice episode, Aang meets a meditating monkey-guru with an African accent. I think this guy's probably a part of the spiritual pantheon of an African-theme spoke. Aang also sees a giant wolf in the background on that same episode, possibly belonging to a Norse "spoke".
this is just head-cannon and it ain't no big thing if you think it's bullshit, that's fine
This is pretty cool.
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amon is obviously aang why are you people so blind
although I kind of like that avatar was non-white and non-western
We could actually do an Avatar setting for the indigenous people of the Americas. Water Tribe can be a great big confederation of Pacific Northwest tribes, Earth Kingdom can be the Aztecs, Fire Nation can be the Incas, Air Nomads could be a big Plains tribe like the Comanche who ride bison instead of killing them.
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I think he studied how bending works and got at least part of the major mechanics down properly, which is why his disable bending cheat works, or at least so far seems to work.
As it was shown in the thread before, he touches at least one of the chakra points (?) Aang touches to disable bending, and then another point that is even called "amon".
Now this could even imply some sinister things I just thought about, namely (speculation spoiler)
that he has the ability to control whether someone can bend or not after "blocking" them.
If he has a sinister plan, maybe it's making benders work for him exclusively, since a) he can stop those under his influence from bending at all and b) he has powerful anti-bender tactics for those who haven't yet bowed to his will
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Yeah wasn't there a big thing relatively recently about him making the position of Dalai Lama no longer the highest/sole authority in tibet?
I just didn't want to engage twenty sided because he is a super goose
The "lord be with you" line makes it seem like Christian Avatar
I cannot wrap my head around that concept.
Probably Amon Theory:
Well colonial missionaries are sort of a parallel to Japan's expansionist practices that the fire nation in TLA is based on
It's kind of a loose fit though
That has been suggested before but
Oh, I have no problem with the choice, I just think it's a clunky fit.
That's a pretty popular theory, actually.
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is every match an awkward boxing match
it is an interesting idea, but I can't stop nitpicking it
yeah that's probably the biggest hole in it
it's a fun little theory even if there isn't any evidence for it, we're only in episode 3 after all
Well it has a lot of nits, but yeah as a fan idea it's pretty neat
although I kind of like that avatar was non-white and non-western
Haha, I did not think about that! A pretty big hole.
Also, Korra needs to keep the longcoat and hat.
This is pretty cool.
it fits perfectly
holy shit you're right
An angry outlaw and a mysterious stranger are facing each other down.
"Alright, tough guy. 10 steps, turn, and draw", says the outlaw.
They turn. The earth behind the outlaw is ripped from the ground, smacking him in the head and knocking him out.
"I don't need to draw."
As it was shown in the thread before, he touches at least one of the chakra points (?) Aang touches to disable bending, and then another point that is even called "amon".
Now this could even imply some sinister things I just thought about, namely (speculation spoiler)
If he has a sinister plan, maybe it's making benders work for him exclusively, since a) he can stop those under his influence from bending at all and b) he has powerful anti-bender tactics for those who haven't yet bowed to his will
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which, hopefully, turns out a lot like a certain character from TLA
it explicitly stated as much on the official nick website
Yeah they said that he had become
I guess he could be but I don't think they implied it.
He called himself a spiritual brother to the Air Benders.