When one brings up the topic of the greatest and most impactful animated series around, it doesn't take an expert to state that one of the names that will be uttered is none other than Avatar: The Last Airbender. Hard magic systems in entertainment mediums need to be absolutely crystal clear and rock solid at the same time, and Avatar managed to accomplish all this and then some more. We say this because the series developed the art of "bending" that is still referenced to this day as one of the best magic systems present in any fantastical form of entertainment around. The series had so much appeal that another series labeled as The Legend Of Korra was released to cure fans of the fever they'd garnered after staying without any Avatar material.

Of course, one simply can't praise Avatar without mentioning the whole host of characters that have gone to play a major role in the events of the show. The stories of Aang, Katara, Sokka, Zuko, Appa, and Momo have remained in the minds of fans long after the show reached its epic conclusion. Of course, there's one character we didn't mention who is the major focus of this article — yep, we're talking about none other than Toph Beifong. The character is widely touted to be one of the best personas in the show, but the fact of the matter is that there are several things about the character that most people simply ignore or haven't noticed. Here are 25 such things about Toph in Avatar: The Last Airbender that you had little to no clue about.

25 𒈔 “She” Was Supposed To Be A “He”

One of the major reasons why Toph has become such an iconic design is mainly because of the fact that she's the exact opposite of what earthbenders generally look like in the show — rough burly me𒅌n.

However, her original design was exactly that.

Instead, Toph was designed to look like a frail blind g🐬irl – until she whipped out some serious earthbending skills, that is.

Guess that goes to show🐻 just how usel൩ess appearances can actually be.

24 Toph's Original Jock-Type Design Served As A Reference For Bolin 💙

However, the original design of Toph didn't exactly go to waste. While the idea of a big burly dude isn't anything new, the creators realized that they needed to add a little bit 𒅌of personality to make this character concept just a tad bit more interesting.

This led to the birth of Bolin.

The major source of comic relief in The Legend Of Korra is a memorable character in every sense of the word, and it must be s♕aid that Toph's alternate design w🔯asn't wasted at all.

23 ♌ Toph Is Literally Meant 🥃To Sound Like "Tough"

Now, Toph's name actually holds multiple meanings,ܫ but what we're focusing on is the sound of the name itself. Just say it out lဣoud, and you'll know exactly what we're trying to say.

Well, it's technically true — Toph is quite... tough.

Aside from the sound itself, the name "Toph" has a bunch of other mea✅nings. It reads out "expanding lotus" in 𝓰Chinese, while "Beifong" means "northern."

Quite neat, innit?

22 She Might Be Blind, But Toph 🗹Knows Her Math

You'd expect someone without eyesight to have some problem when it comes to counting money. After all, coins and notes denote different v🍌alues, which can make it quite confusing for💞 someone without a visual aid to figure out these values.

But — of course — Toph is an𝔍ything but ordinary. In fact, it must be said that her math is pretty on point. She is able to count notes with the greatest of ease, which should ideally be impossible, given her situation.

21 Toph's Earthbending St🧔yle Was Supposedly Invented By A Blind Woman 🌃

Toph's earthbending skills are honestly quite out of this world. Anybody who's seen the series can attest🧸 to the fact that any scene where Toph is practicing this art is nothing short of breathtaking and awe-inspiring. The fact that she's blind just makes her skill with the bending art all the more impressive.

Well, fittingly enough, there's a rumor going on in the Avatar fanbase that the earthbending style 💫of Toph was actually invented by — you g🅘uessed it — a blind woman! Now isn't that something?

20 Top༒h Is The Only Known Individual Capable Of Using Both Variations Of Seismic Sense

The Seismic Sense ability has proven to be incredibly helpful in ensuring that Toph is able to both locate enemies or objects and also detect people's lies. If th🌸is sounds like a cheat code, then it's probably because it's exactly likꦫe that.

After all, Toph is the only person who can use both variations of the♐ Seismic Sense — a feat that was unheard of before a blind girl was able to pull it off with the greates🐻t of ease.

All earthbenders should really be ashamed of themseꦑlves.

19 Toph Can U💞se Her Seismic Sense On Sand As Well 🐭

You'd expect that a frail surface like sand would give away the moment you tried to utilize an ability lik𓃲e Seismic Sense on it. However, in the case of Toph, it seems that skill triumphs anything else by a long shot.

We say this because Toph is able to do exactly that on an unstable surface like s🐷and with varying levels of accuracy. It's honestly quite impressive and goes to show just how vas🀅t and expansive Toph's skills actually are.

18 ⭕Toph's Ability To Sense Lies Is Not Absolute

The other ability of the Seismic Sense that we were gushing on just a while back isn't without its fair share of flaws. To be more exact, we'ꦓre talking about the ability of Toph to sense lies — while it has its benefits, there are times when it simply hasn't worked out.

Perhaps the most famous example of this f𒅌law is the scene where Azula managed to tell a number of ludicrous lies that Toph isn't able to recognize. However, Azula is not the only person with this shield — the undercover Dai Li agent Old Sweepy was also able to do the same.

17 Despi𝓡te Toph's Hatred For Rules, She Likes Being In A Position To Enforce Them

Being the rebel that she is, Toph generally had a hatred for rules. She sported a palpable disdain when itꦬ cam🍌e to following the norm, which can be clearly seen in the fact that she ran away from her freaking parents just because she didn't want to live her life as the ditzy girl.

However, the fact of the matter is that she apparently didn't mind enforcing rules once provided with the opportunity to do the same. We say this because she headed the R🐈epublic City Police Force and put certain rules into action, after all.

16 🧜 Toph Was The Only Member Of Team Avatar Who Didn’t Pair Up With Zuko

The much-awaited tryst between Team Avatar and Zuko was something that fans were pining for ever since Zuko's face turn. Like a slow burn of sorts, each individual member of Team Avatar spent some quality time with Zuko as they... *ah🎀em* warmed up to him, if you catch my drift.

However, there's one glaring omission in these little⭕ side stories — Toph never paired up🦩 with Zuko at all. Although, to be honest, it wasn't really important because...