It will be a decade this July since the conclusion of one of the most beloved TV shows of all time. I've always told people that there's two ways to watch Avatar: The Last Airbender: once as a kid and later on as an adult.
As a young child, you'll watch the Nickelodeon show with awe and passion, learning subtly about ancient Asian culture as well as magic elemental abilities. Prancing around the living room waving your arms frantically, pretending a boulder comes out of the ground or a fire from your hands. As an adult, you'll see things more clearly and develop of a new appreciation for life,🦩 friendship and virtue. Whether it's Iroh singing to his deceased son, Zuko's obsession with redeeming his honor, or Aang's struggle with destruction and peace, there's a certain something about the show that we can always tune back into.
Well-thought out, greatly written, incredibly detailed, amazing dialogue with a hint of anime trends as well as developing characters, Avatar: The Last Airbender is among the most unparalleled TV shows. The Last Airbender has been a major and continuing influence in the lives of many. However, as much as good as the show was, there are theories to be theorized upon. Here at TheGamer we'll do our best in mastering earth, fire, water and air, giving you the top 20 Avatar Fan Theories!
20 ღ The Way Appa Went ♒
Appa, the taxi of The Last Airbender series and Aang's best friend, served as one of the major plot-♈points of the second season. What of the Avatar's companion, what became of him. Theories have it that th🗹e flying bison perished along with his trusty lifelong airbending companion.
Avatars and their animal companions are said to have "mixed energies" and have a deep spiritual connection. They can even spiritually trace each other, as seen when Guru Pathik uses Appa to find Aang. As we see it with Avatar Roku and his dragon companion, the two perish together. It's quite likely that before reproducing more bison, Appa perished along with Aang. Even though Flying Bison do tend to live long, it's possible that if Aang perished first, Appa's spiritual connection had come to an end, similar to Luke Skywalker's in The Last Jedi.
19 Iroh In The Spirit𝄹 World
Iroh was definitely the most spiritual man in the entire series. Don't lie, we've always wanted to grab a cup of his Jasmine Dragon tea and have him regaꦜle us with his wisdom. The question remains, however, how did Uncle Iroh make into the Spirit World and how could he see spirits?
Similar to Princess Yue, who possessed a part of the moon spirit within her, is it possible that Iroh also possessed a part of a spirit.
We do know that spirits do can foresee the future. Remember those cute foxes the "Knowledge Seekers" from Wan Shi Tong's library? There were 3 of them in The Last Airbender and only 2 in Korra. It's theoretical that the 3rd fox knew of ꦯits impendi𒆙ng passing and chose to give part of its soul to Iroh while he was in Wan Shi Tong's library.
18 Yue's Meteor ꦓ
Sokka's space sword is one of the coolest weapons in The Last Airbender. Given that most of the aggression is done through magical manipulation of elements, it's fair to say that other than Jet and Zuko's swords, Sokka♉'s is almost the only significant weapon in the series.
Not to mention it's made from a rock from space.
Although it's not a popular theory, what may seem true is that Princess Yue, Sokka's girlfriend that turned into the moon, sent that meteor to Sokka to aid him in his quest in helping the Avatar defeat the all-evil Fire Lord (later Phoenix King). It's definitely a fun theory to play with, not to mention a subtle nod to the au🐼dience, telling us that Princess Yue is🤡 still very well with us.
17 ไ The Son Of Toph And Sokka 𓄧
Suyin Beifong, the daughter of the all-mighty earthbender, Toph Beifong, has a father that is never mentioned in the entire series, not even in the comics (which did clear up🌠 on a lot of stuff). Given the way her family looks, and the unmentioned father, in all likely hood, Sokka was likely the father. Baatar Jr. and Huan look just like him!
It's possible that Suki and Sokka had a falling out.
Given how I've previously mentioned about Toph and Sokka's relationship, it's plausible they eventually got together and started a family. The staggering amount of evidence and similar looks throughout the later Beifong generations would suggest that Toph and Sokka did ge⭕t married later on.
16 A Crush On Sokka 🐻 🌼
When Team Avatar are on their way to Ba Sing Se, they es𒅌cort a family with a pregnant woman th🐼rough a dangerous passage known as the Serpent's Pass... home of a giant sea snake. As they walk underwater through water bending, the serpent attacks them.
Katara makes an ice bridge so the others can get to safety while she and Aang lead the mosnter away.
Toph, not being able to "see" on ice, slowly makes her 🌳way over until the serpent destroys the bridge with its tail. She flails and drowns until Suki comes to the rescue. When Toph 🐎is saved, she thinks it's Sokka and praises him by giving a big kiss on the cheek... to Suki. You'll notice she often holds Sokka's arm when flying on Appa or on other occasions when she can't see.
15 The W🅠orld War 🅷II Connection
If you know your history, the beginning seasons of Airbender unravel the same way WWII and the Cold War do. So as well know, the four nations lived in harmony until the fire natio𝄹n attacked, Ozai believed the world would be a better place if the the Fire Nation controlled the world and committed genocide to the Air Nomads who stood in his way. Similarly to how a tyrant believed Europe should become an Aryan utopia with Germany at its head.
The Fire Nation's mechanical superiority mimics that of Germany's at the beginning of WWII. Furthermore, Germany built a mass amount of unique weapons, similarly how the Fire Nation builds giant drills weaponized blimps. The War ends once the the western powers and Russia unite✅ and fight, the same way how the Earth Kingdom and the Water Tribe unite under the last airbender to defeat the Fire Nation.
14 ♊ Compa💜risons To A Major Historical Event
Taking off from the WWII theory, it wouldn't be unwise to say The Legend of Korra follows the same pattern and trend as does the Cold War. The shambles that most of the world was left in after the Second World War allowed for the rise of communism and equality,♌ much along the likes of Amon and the Equalists in Season 1.
The Equalists strive for complete equality among people by removing the power of benders by obstructing their chis.
Many of Amon's followers are factory workers who can't stand the advantages benders have... or in this case, theꦍ bourgeoisie. Amon is overthrown when he is revealed to be a fraud (waterbender) similarly how Stalin was caught living a life more opulent than his followers. It's also worth noting that in seasওon 2, the two Water Tribes do try to reunify, much like North and South Korea.
13 🅷 The🍌ir World, Our World
A🅺ccording to the wiki, the world of Avatar does take some geographical and political inspiration from that of ours; more specifically, that of Asia. The Fire Nation is an small archipelago nation with inhabitants possessing light skin and dark hair that have a deep value of honor, much like the Japanese. The people of the Fire Islands during the warlord era are said to have be🌳en based on the Ainu people, an ancient native group from Japan.
Moreover, the Earth Kingdom draws a lot of influence from ancient China.
Its capital, Ba Sing Se is a walled city with a massive population just like Beijing. People from the Earth Kingdom possess a Chinese appearance with their hair and skin as well as their attire. The Earth Kingdom army wear armor that reassemb🎉les Manchurian soldiers during the Qing dynasty.
12 ꩲ Still In A World Like Ours
Following on, the Air Nomads share similar trends to that of Hindu monks living in Tibet. Like the Tibetan, the Air Nomads practiced peace, harmony, and non-violence. It's a really great way to live their lives. They each shave their ꦜheads and wear similar floppy clothing that enables a wide range of movements. Sound familiar to the Hindu monks at all?
Lastly, the Water Tribe have commonalities to the Inuit tribes that inhabit. Their darker skins and snow attire attribute to such. Their geographic locations resemble the Arctic and Antarctica as do their cꦗlimate. It should be mentioned that like the Inuit tribes, the Water Tribes are patriarchal as little to no women have served in the Tribe's armies. Republic City... Hong Kong??
11 Creation 🍷Theory
Not much is known abouꦡt how or where the world of the Avatar universe was created. Given that it's a world inhabited by spirits, elemental benders and... regular people, it definitely possesses a complicateꦐd background.
Yin and Yang, push and pull, good and evil is a recurring theme in the Avatar series, as it's obvious that the show𓆉 draws on a lot of Asian mythology. It's theorized that the Lion Turtles (the giant beasts that taught Aang how to remove one's bending) created the world and the Tree of Time. Its roots hold the spiritual and human world together, as seen in Korra. There's a lot of Eastern Mysticism; Hinduism uses the shell of tortoises to explain where we exist and the significance of the special trees, of which their roots serve as connectors between various realms. Not bad for a kid's show.