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| “ | Fire Lord Ozai, you and your forefathers have devastated the balance of this world, and now you shall pay the ultimate price! | „ |
Summary
Aang was a male Air Nomad born in 12 BG and the Avatar during the Hundred Year War, succeeding Avatar Roku and preceding Avatar Korra. As the Avatar of his time, he was the only person capable of using all four Bending arts: Airbending, Waterbending, Earthbending, and Firebending. He was also one of a select few Avatars and one of the first in many cycles to learn the ancient art of Energybending and the first Avatar known to have actively used the technique.
Shortly before the beginning of the Hundred Year War, Aang was frozen in an iceberg for a hundred years; he later emerged, still biologically twelve years old, into a world engulfed by war. During his absence, the Fire Nation had waged war upon the other nations and managed to completely wipe out the pacifistic Air Nomads. It fell to Aang, the Avatar and the last Airbender, to end the War by mastering the other three elements and defeating Fire Lord Ozai. He remained a kind and goofy kid at heart throughout his year-long struggle, despite the overwhelming loss of his people and the heavy burdens he was forced to bear. After his victory over the Phoenix King, Aang began a romantic relationship with his close friend, Katara. The couple eventually married and raised a family of three children: Bumi, the oldest, a nonbender who became an Airbender later in life; Kya, a Waterbender; and the youngest, Tenzin, an Airbender.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 9-A physically, 8-B, possibly Low 7-C with Bending, 5-C with Avatar State, higher with La absorbed | 9-A physically, 8-A, possibly 7-C with Bending, 5-C with Avatar State | 9-A physically, Low 7-C, possibly 7-C with Bending, higher with Firebending During Sozin's Comet, 5-C with Avatar State | 9-A physically, At least Low 7-C, possibly 7-C with Bending, 5-C with Avatar State
Key: Base Season 1 | Base Season 2 | Base Season 3 | Adult
Name: Aang
Origin: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Gender: Male
Age: 112 (biologically 12) in Avatar: The Last Airbender, 113-114 (biologically 13-14) in The Promise trilogy, 114-115 (biologically 14-15) in The Search trilogy, 166 at death (biologically 66)
Classification: Human Airbender, Avatar, Monk | Airbending Instructor, Air Nomad Teacher
Powers and Abilities:
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Immortality (Type 4)
- Skilled Acrobat
- Chi Manipulation (Chi is the source of a user's Bending)
- Airbending
- Breath Attack (Can breathe air as well as fire)
- Flight with Airbending
- Waterbending (Any phase of water)
- Underwater Breathing (Type 2 in the avatar state only; Type 4 in base and the avatar state)
- Earthbending (Any phase of earth)
- Surface Scaling and Magnetism Manipulation with Earthbending
- Large Size type 1 by using earthbending to create a rock golem body
- Lavabending while in the Avatar State
- Firebending
- Electricity Manipulation with Lightning Redirection
- Healing with Waterbending
- Energy Manipulation via Energybending
- Life Manipulation via Energybending (Can affect another person's life energy to impart them with knowledge instantly, remove one's Bending completely, or restore it)
- Empowerment (Enhanced Firebending from Sozin's Comet)
- Self-Sustenance (Types 2 and 3)
- Statistics Amplification (With the Avatar State)
- Light Manipulation
- Forcefield Creation
- Limited Sound Manipulation
- Extrasensory Perception (Can see spirits and use Toph's seismic sense technique)
- Astral Projection (Able to go to the Spirit World in the Avatar State)
- Intangibility while as a spirit in the physical world
- Invisibility while as a spirit in the physical world
- Regeneration while as a spirit in the Spirit World
- Power Nullification with Energybending (Can take away a person's ability to Bend elements)
- Power Bestowal with Energybending
- Fusionism (Able to unite with spirits)
- Multiple Selves (The Avatars were all described to be part of a single flame)[1]
- Non-Physical Interaction (Bending can interact with spirits)
- Soul Manipulation (The process of Energybending reaches into the target's soul)
- Durability Negation with Energybending and asphyxiation
- Possible Death Manipulation with Energybending (Once an Avatar succeeds at utilizing Energybending, they have multiple options available to them, including possibly killing the target.)
- Limited Reality Warping while in the Spirit world
- Limited Attack Reflection
All previous abilities plus:
- Large Size (Type 2)
- Regeneration (Can reform by absorbing more water)
- Elemental Intangibility
- Inorganic Physiology (Type 1; composed of light and water)
- BFR (La imprisoned Zhao in the Fog of Lost Souls)
Resistance to
- Blood Manipulation and Body Puppetry (Baseline while in base; to an unknown degree while in the avatar state. Was able to resist Bloodbending on Yakone's level)
- Power Nullification
- Poison Manipulation while in the Avatar state
- Memory Manipulation, Illusion Creation, Fear Manipulation, Madness Manipulation, Soul Manipulation (3 layers), and Mind Manipulation (By Yangchen's time, Avatars could withstand the effects of the Fog of Lost Souls.)
- Temperature Manipulation (Airbenders can use their breathing to resist cold temperatures)
Attack Potency: Small Building level physically (Broke a large rock pillar as part of his Earthbending training. Comparable to Zuko and Iroh), City Block level+ (Destroyed a large boulder with an air blast.[2] Superior to Katara who is far superior to unnamed Northern Water Tribesmen that could create enormous ice structures.[3] Can harm Zuko with both Airbending and Waterbending attacks), possibly Small Town level with Bending (Solidified a mass of lava.[4]), Moon level with Avatar State (Comparable to Wan, who fought Vaatu), higher with La absorbed (At least comparable to the Avatar State. Absorbed La, who represents the world's oceans and is the counterpart of the Moon Spirit Tui, whose death caused the moon to disappear) | Small Building level physically, Multi-City Block level (Far superior to unnamed Sandbenders. Can contend with Season 2 Azula, though he was somewhat inferior. Generated a huge mushroom cloud[5]), possibly Town level with Bending, Moon level with Avatar State | Small Building level physically, Small Town level (Can block and repel Combustion Man's explosions. Can send rocks flying with this much force. Held his own against Ozai, whose fire blasts were this powerful. Should be comparable to master Benders like Toph and Iroh), possibly Town level with Bending, higher with Firebending During Sozin's Comet (Firebending is enhanced under the influence of the comet, and the comet was seen to be a turning point for the war), Moon level with Avatar State | Small Building level physically, At least Small Town level, possibly Town level with Bending (Far superior to his original series self as he had decades to train), Moon level with Avatar State
Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ reactions and combat speed (Should be comparable to Korra, who can react to lightning) | Massively Hypersonic+ reactions and combat speed | Massively Hypersonic+ reactions and combat speed (Should not be any slower compared to Zuko, who managed to redirect lightning) | At least Massively Hypersonic+ reactions and combat speed (Superior to Ozai. Comparable to other Avatar state users)
Lifting Strength: Class 25 (Lifted a large rock. Comparable to Iroh), Class T with Avatar State (Should be comparable to Kyoshi who could move Island Masses) | Class 25 , Class M with Bending (Raised a large mass of sand with his Airbending), Class T with Avatar State | Class 25 , At least Class M with Bending (Far superior to his Season 2 self. Moved a large "pillar" of rock with Earthbending), Class T with Avatar State | Class 25 , at least Class M with Bending (Far superior to his end of series self as he had decades to train in each element), Class T with Avatar State
Striking Strength: Small Building level (Should be comparable to his durability)
Durability: Small Building level physically (Fell from very high), City Block level+, possibly Small Town level with Bending (Matched Zuko with his bending. Should be comparable to his attacking power), higher with Shields | Small Building level physically, Multi-City Block level, possibly Town level with Bending (Created this large mushroom cloud with Airbending[5] Should be comparable to his attacking power), higher with Shields | Small Building level physically, Small Town level, possibly Town level with Bending (Should be comparable to his attacks), higher with Shields (Endured a barrage of attacks from a bloodlusted Ozai) | Small Building level physically, At least Small Town level, possibly Town level with Bending (Far superior to his original series self as he had decades to train)
Stamina: Superhuman (Could train for several hours by repeatedly punching a tree despite already being severely sleep deprived)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Hundreds of Meters with Bending, Tens of Kilometers with Bending in Avatar State
Standard Equipment: Glider Staff and Appa (his air-bison)
Intelligence: Gifted (Possesses a large amount of knowledge in world history and cultures, has learned the bending of each element very quickly. Later acquired the combined knowledge of all of the past Avatars)
Weaknesses: Is a pacifist by nature, refuses to take a life and is often overly forgiving unless friends' lives are endangered. While he greatly surpasses most Benders, he still has some limits, he needs earth to earthbend and water to waterbend. The solar eclipse disables his firebending and the lunar eclipse disables his waterbending. He has not fully learned to metalbend and must perform martial arts to bend the material.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Air Scooter: Aang can create and ride a ball of air with his Airbending.
- Water Whip: Aang can create water whips by Waterbending, and secluding his arms in water.
- Seismic Sense: After being taught this by Toph, Aang is able to sense all movement on the ground allowing for a radar of sorts.
- Earth Armor: This technique allows Aang to coat his entire body (excluding his eyes) in a layer of earthly armor, and can even do it with crystal.
- Avatar State: Aang taps into the cycle of reincarnation, and gains the accumulated knowledge, skill and experience of countless previous lifetimes. In addition, it dramatically augments the power of his Bending, allowing him to perform feats of power that would require multiple master level Bender to replicate. However, if he's killed in this state, the cycle of reincarnation is permanently broken.
- Air Shield: In his Avatar state, he can conjure an omni-directional sphere of condensed air. This air shield protects him from melee attacks as well as elemental attacks. It also levitates Aang and allows him to fly at high speeds.
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Discussions
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