How Would A Person Actually Find Out They Have The Ability To Bloodend And If It's Possible To Know Without

When you have action, you also need something else to contrast it.  Here comedy and action contrast each other to make each even better.   Video by Shaskank Mani

Maybe that’s why Katara was so upset.  

Aang and Kya sacrificing themselves to protect Katara and the tribe

This is my second bending pamphlet.  It explains some of the basics of Firebending.   (EDIT:)  The Air and Earth bending pamphlets will have to be a little different since they don’t get stronger or weaker.  

Avatar: The Last Airbender premiered on this day sixteen years ago!

The Boy in the Iceberg and The Avatar Returns first aired on February 21st, 2005.

I’ve always thought Sokka with his hair down looked like James from Team Rocket.  Wonder if they could cosplay as each other.  

ATLA Creators Leave NETFLIX Project:  And I’m not worried.

This might be a Very Unpopular Opinion, but I'm not overly worried about the creators leaving the Netflix Avatar the last Airbender remake.

Let me explain:   Despite how much Mike and Bryan are praised, they didn't come up with everything good in ATLA.  Like any project, they worked with a team and other team member contributed many things that fans love about the show.  Good team member act as "checks and balances" to prevent personal biases from taking over, and to yield a better product.  

Mike and Bryan made ATLA but they also made Legend of Korra.  They made Korra without their full team and LoK wasn't as good.  Because Mike and Bryan didn't have their full team, many of their biases didn't get ironed out of the final product.  And because they were more in control, their inadequacies shone through.  Thus, Korra's quality suffered because the creators aren't perfect, and they didn't have others to balance them.  

Therefore, I'm not overly worried to see Mike and Bryan go because they aren't the source of all goodness.   Just like with J. K. Rowling, maybe it's time for someone else to nurture the franchise.  

Respect in Theater and Science.

When theater people or stunt people critique a film, play, or movie, they are often much more kind and forgiving.  This is because they understand the difficulty that goes into making the piece.  When they are critical, It is very well informed and focuses on specific points.  (More than just, “It was terrible.”)

A similar amount of respect exists among scientists.  The essence of Science is to better understand the world, and we do that through evidence and experimentation.  Science is always learning new things and so is always growing.  Hence, no matter how smart you think you are, you can always learn more.  

This creates a sense of respect among scientists, because no matter how right you think you are, there is a better answer out there.  Hence, discussion and debate are encouraged, not a single dogma.  

Airbening101

I’ve long wanted to make a fusion of the three legendary beasts (Raikou, Entei, & Suicune) which I refer to as “the fourth beast”.  He is heavily inspired by the mythical “Pixiu” from China.  The Pixiu is a god of wealth, which goes nicely with Pokemon “Gold” and “Silver”.  

As you can see I used elements from each of the three beast:

Raikou:  I kept much of Raikou’s face along with his stripes.  

Entei:  I kept Entei’s cheeks and repurposed with back spikes into the wings of a Pixiu.  

Suicune:  I repurposed Suicune’s horns to resemble that of an Chinese dragon.  Suicune’s spots combine with Raikou’s stripes to form rosettes.  And lastly, Suicune’s ribbon tail gets turned into long Chinese dragon whiskers.  (Which isn’t shown here)

(Ironically, every time I look at the drawing on the far right, I think of a water dragon.)

“The fourth beast” represents the steam from the Burned tower as the fire went out.  Thus his typing is Fire/Water.  On his back is a cumulus cloud for fair weather, but it can easily grow into a cumulonimbus.  

Random Thought:  Avatar vs Percy Jackson

A while back some people arguing who was better/ stronger; 

Percy Jackson or a water bender.  

Most of them concluded that Percy Jackson was stronger, but I always thought this was an unfair comparison.  

First, demigods in the world of Percy Jackson are primarily warriors who only occasionally/ rarely use elemental powers.  Second, the rules and limits in Avatar are very clear, whereas a Demigod's power doesn't have any clear limits.   The two worlds treat magic so differently that it feels unfair to ask "who is better".  You might as well compare “Dragonball” to “Harry Potter”.