There aren't many animated series that have pervaded the mainstream quite like the Avatar franchise, which is undoubtedly one of Nickelodeon's most popular shows of all time. The original series was so popular that it ended up spawning a number of comics to satiate the fanbase's feral demand for more material. Somehow, even that wasn't enough to quell the fanbase, who ended up receiving a spinoff series in the form of The Legend Of Korra, that garnered rave reviews for successfully continuing the Avatar legacy in admirable fashion. These shows have crafted a believable world with interesting lore and memorable characters that will stand the test of time as one of the most revol🌜utionary animated series of all time.

However, while this show has certainly tried to craft a world that seems as well-developed as possible, the fact of the matter is that nothing can be absolutely perfect. The Avatar series is no exception to this golden rule, and while the writing itself might be meticulous the showrunners have certainly made a number of oversights — both minor and major in nature — that simply can't be overlooked once you've noticed them. Here are 20 of the weirdest things present in Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend Of Korra that make absolutely no sense whatsoever.

20 ♏ ൩ Firearms Don't Exist For Some Reason In The Avatar Universe

Technology in the Avatar universe obviously doesn't even compare to the modern world in the slightest, but it's still pretty advanced, which is evidenced by tꦬhe existence of ships, zeppelins, and whatnot. However, there's one particular piece of technology that's noticeably absent — guns𒀰.

The 🐻lack of any fire𒆙arms in the series is quite odd, especially since only a certain section of the populace has the ability to bend in the first place. You'd think that the non-benders would find a way to protect themselves using technology instead.

But let's face it — the real reason why guns don't exist in the Avatar universe is that they're pretty mu🌳ch banned from kid's television.

19 Energybending Is Pretty Convenient ꦫ

Energybending is one of the most powerful and mysterious powers present in the Avatar series — and that's pretty much all I can tell you about this art. Seriously though, the concept of this particular art of bending is so thin that one might be forgiven for thinking that its entire purpose💟 was nothing more than to just serve as a plot device that would essentially prevent Aang from having to tak🐈e Ozai's life.

This art was also used by Amon, the leader of the Equalists from the first Book in The Legend Of Korra as well. Even in this particular instance, this power is never really explained properly. Apparently, he was blocking the chi poiဣnts of benders of something like that, but even then it's not really a satisfactory explanation in the slightest.

18 Toph's Blindness ꦇCan Either Be A Blessing Or A Hindra🏅nce, Based On What The Writers Want

Toph Beifong is one of the most compelling characters in the series, sporting an innate skill when it comes to earthbending that very few possess. Most people would associate her as a hindrance due to her blindness, butಌ as it turns out this lack of vision actually provides Toph with greater power over her abilities than any other earthbender — at least, until the plot requires her to be crippled due to her inability to see.

It seems that Toph's blindness works as either a boon o🐻r a curse (mostly the former) according to how the writers want the plot to move. Thankfully, this careless handling of the character's disability doesn't hamper her overall presence in the slightest, and her mentorship of Aang is one of the highlights of the series.

Speaking of which...

17 𒊎 Toph Leaves Her Eyes Exposed While Wearing A Suit Of Rock Armor

Aang's crash course wꦆhen it comes to learning all the four elements is an extremely entertaining watch, and — as we've already mentioned before — his apprenticeship under Toph when it came to learning the art of earthbending is certainly one of the major highlights. However, the animators goofed up somewhat when it came to depicting some of the🐻se scenes.

It's already common knowledge that Toph is blind, and yet during one such sequence, Toph has her entire body covered in an armor made of rock... except for her eyes. It's a pretty glaring oversight, ಞand the animators admitted that she was only meant to have a brea🔥thing hole and nothing else. Unfortunately, by the time they identified their mistake, it was too late.

16 🤪 Katara And Sokka Aren't Affected By Warmer Temperatures After Staying In The South Pole Their Whole Life

The Avatar had been missing for a substantially long amount of time, and when Katara and Sokka maꦉnaged to uncover the missing legend their entire lives were turned upside down. After certain events unraveled, they decided to accompany Aang in his quest to study how to bend all the elements.

One thing that's certainly quite odd about the series that no one mentions for some reason is that both Katara and Sokka don't even flinch when they leave the "cozy" weather in the South Pole and move towards war🅷mer climates. The lack of familiarity with the t🎃emperature doesn't affect them in the slightest, which is definitely the opposite of what should happen.

And since we're already on this topic...

15 ♕ Katara And Sokka Don't React To The Outℱside World Like They Should

After staying in the South Pole for their entire lives, the arrival of the Avatar signaled an adventure the likes of which they never could've imagined. This meant that the duo could finally leave their homeland and w🔯itness sightꦕs other than the sheen of pure white that they'd been used to.

And yet, for some indiscernible reason, both Katara and So♒kka don't even so much as look twice when they enter new landscapes and witness colors other than white present in the world. You'd think that these sights — that they haven't seen before, in case you forgot —🦹 would completely amaze them, but from their expressions, it's almost like a normal thing for them.

14 🌺 Waterbending Can Become Pretty Damn Conve♊nient At Times

The powers present in the Avatar universe are used rather creatively, and for a large part, the usage seems rather believable for the most part. However, after a while, one has to notice that waterbending ends up being way too convenient during certain sections of the story, and the way that some waterbenders mold the element becomes way too ludicrous — even for a series like Avatar.

During the course of the series, viewers will w🐽itness rather suspicious instances of waterbending. The worst ones have to be shaping water as a whip to lash someone, or even freakin' lasso them at times. If🌜 that wasn't bad enough, there are also instances where water can straight up cut through metal.

Seriously?

13 How Can Firebenders Bend Ligh𒀰tning If Both Elements Have Nothing 🎃In Common

𝔍Waterbending isn't the only art that seems way to convenient at times. There's also the imposing question of how firebenders can bend lightning when both elements have absolutely nothing in common.

It seems that the only reason firebenders were given this power was to make them look even more imposing to the viewer, and nothing else. The fact of the matter is that lightning would be a power that's more suited to airbenders for obvious reasons, but I guess that let🅠ting firebenders bend something cool that's blue in color is like a weird golden rule for the writers.

This brings us to our next point...

12 🔯 Why Is Azula The Only One Who Can Generate Blue Fire? ♈

Azula is one of the most talented firebenders present in the series, and her limitless achievements end up making Zuko — her brother — feel exceedingly jealous over the course of the series. One of the major trademarks of Azula's firebending that pretty much every fan can associate with her is 💮that the fire♋ she generates is blue in color. This is because Azula focuses on making her fire as hot as possible, leading to her bending having such a unique hue.

While this idea is pretty neat, it still doesn't make sense as to why Azula is the only firebender who has achieved this ability. With the sheer amount of powerful firebenders present in the original series (like Iroh and the Sun Warriors), it just doesn't make sense as to wh𝓰ꦚy Azula is the only firebender who has this unique ability.

11 Aang's Staff Is Supposed To Be Delicate, But Ends Up Being Pretty Damn Sturdy ൩

Aang is super careful about his staff throughout the entire series. This obsession is quite understandable — after al﷽l, aside from being a useful multi-purpose tool, the staff is also one of the few objects he possesses that serves as a remembrance of the days gone by, when he used to liv🔯e a happy-go-lucky existence with the Air Nomads.

However, it simply has to be said that the staff is🏅 nowhere as brittle as Aang claims it to be. He's able to whac𝓡k multiple enemies with his weapon without it becoming too much of a problem, and it's even survived shattering steel. The fact that he gets angry whenever Toph uses it to just crack nuts makes absolutely no sense, since it's pretty obvious that the staff is strong enough to do so without any issue.

Speaking of this staff...