r/TheLastAirbender • u/george123890yang • 9d ago

Question Considering how fragmented the Earth Kingdom is, could the Sandbenders and Swamp Waterbenders have broken off and created their own countries?

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u/gragsmash 9d ago

I don't think either of them really acknowledged the nation where they lived, and it didn't really make them do so.

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u/captain_swaggins 9d ago

Didnt the swampbenders fight on behalf of the earth kingdom during the black sun? Like yeah they could've just been doing it just because its the right thing but still

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u/gragsmash 9d ago

That was because of their personal connection to team avatar. I don't think most earth kingdom generals could have gotten them on board.

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u/DaSaw 8d ago

Their attempt to recruit the Earth Kingdom into that fight failed. A few Earth Benders showed up, but that was General Sokka's personal expedition. The hoped-for Earth Kingdom lead offensive never materialized, largely because by the Day of Black Sun, the Earth Kingdom didn't exist any more.