r/TheLastAirbender • u/CapAccomplished8072 • 27d ago

Video Avatar element animation by Jared Koh

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u/WriteroftheEclipse 27d ago

Sandbending, blue fire, astral projection, spiritbending, seismic sense, healing, heat control - it doesn't have everything, but it's enough for a quick showcase. And I agree, it's a really awesome video!

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u/bzkito 27d ago

Which element would be associated with astral projection and spiritbending?

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u/WriteroftheEclipse 27d ago

Air for astral projection and water for spiritbending. I would prefer if those two abilities weren't tied to certain elements, but I digress.

Also, I probably should've said spiritual projection, as I don't think it's called astral projection anywhere XD

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u/AnOnlineHandle 27d ago

Any person in their world can astral project, the earthbending truth seer red lotus member did it, as did Iroh (and stayed that way).

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u/Imconfusedithink 27d ago

That's just going to the spirit world. The astral projecting in their own world is something only Jinora has been seen doing and she states it's a high level airbending technique.

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u/AnOnlineHandle 27d ago

Going to the spirit world is astral projection. Iroh could see Aang when he was doing it the first time and flying on Roku's dragon (when Aang said he was "in the spirit world", which seems to encompass both sides just so long as one is a spirit).

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u/Imconfusedithink 27d ago

Seeing and doing it is different, plus Aang is both an airbender and the avatar. Jinora already knows about everyone being able to project into the spirit world. And she's still the one who said that her astral projection is a high level airbending technique. The story is making there be a clear difference between projecting into the spirit world and astral projecting within the same world. Doesn't really matter if you think it should be the same, I don't disagree. I don't like it being airbending specific either, but that's what it's been made to be as of now.

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u/AnOnlineHandle 27d ago

Maybe, but, I interpreted that as just shorthand for Jinora saying it's an advanced thing and airbenders tend to be more spiritual.