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Avatar: The Last Airbender is an American animated series, created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. It is about Aang, a 12-year-old monk who is the Avatar - the only person capable of "bending" all four elements.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender is an American animated series, created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. It ran for 61 episodes on Nickelodeon, and won a number of awards for its high-quality production. The show combined the styles of anime and American cartoons. Due to this style, the series regularly enters the conversation regarding its consideration as an anime work.

The protagonist, Aang, is a 12-year-old monk who is the Avatar, the only person in the world capable of manipulating, or "bending", all four elements. Together with his comrades, they explore the various nations of the world and fight the evil Fire Lord Ozai.

In addition to the show, there was an awful movie adaptation by M. Night Shymalan (The Last Airbender), a non-awful sequel (The Legend of Korra), and several video games and comics.

For questions about James Cameron's Avatar (which is unrelated), head on over to Movies & TV - they have an [avatar] tag for that film.

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Is avatar Korra bisexual?

They were closer than they should have been and in the final scenes, it wasn't clear if they were just close friends or romantic interests. A little google search and this is what happens: There are sources that said the creators confirmed it,…
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Is Avatar: the Last Airbender an anime?

Valid points are stated in this video. In Western countries, anime is thought of as Eastern animation. In Eastern countries, all animation are thought of as anime. So this question kind of leads to what is an anime? Does having a published manga…
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How could Aang stay alive for 100 years?

Is there any clear description as to how Aang survived for 100 years inside of the iceberg? Can Avatars do that? If they can, then why didn't the other Avatars stay alive for long time periods? And whatever was the case, how did Aapa stay alive too?
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How does element dominance work in Avatar?

Even though I learnt this concept from the Naruto series, it really makes sense: When you blow (wind), fire will increase... so fire > wind When you throw water on fire, it diminishes... so water > fire When you smash water against it, it will…
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What can energybending do?

Aside from taking away someone's bending, as seen against Firelord Ozai, is there anything more to the energybending? Do we know any details on the technique other than what was told in the series itself?
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How does the earth-bender's ability works?

On avatar the last air bender, how does the earth-bender work ? For example if they use their bender to control earth/ground, like making a wall using their bender, does it make an empty room below the wall ? Does it make the ground unstable or…
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Does air bending have a sub skill, and if it does what is it?

Water has the ability to heal, earth can bend metals, and fire has lightning. I am not sure if I missed what air had if it has any sub skills.
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What happened to Hawky?

We know that Sokka's bird, Hawky, went off on a trip to deliver the letter to Toph's parents and never came back. What happened to Hawky? The Wikia states: Hawky never returned to the group after delivering Toph's letter, and it is assumed that…
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What exactly is Combustionman's Tattoo?

When the guy with the Metal Arm and Leg AKA Sparky Sparky Boom Man or Combustionman firebends we see something shoot out from his forehead when he's tattoo is. during the episode The Runaway when Team Avatar is escaping Toph throws a boulder at him…
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Who was the first avatar?

I have seen the complete series of The Last Airbender and also waiting for the 2nd Book of Avatar: Legend of Korra. But yet i haven't heard of who was and which element was the First Avatar. Is there any information about him/her?
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How is Amon able to revoke someone's bending?

It was never fully explained how, despite him being a great water bender and blood bender, how was Amon able to remove someone's bending? That ability was reserved, up until then, to energy bending, which only Avatar Aang could use. What kind of…
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What happend to Zuko's Mother (Avatar the last airbender)

So when I watched The Legend of Kora the grandaughter of Aang asked Katara what happened to the mother of Zuko wich Katara didn't get the answer because she was interrupted. I still don't know if Zuko's mother chose to go away, got killed, or maybe…
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Will there be another Avatar series?

Will DiMartino and Konietzko make another Avatar series now that Avatar: The Last Airbender and Avatar: The Legend of Korra have both ended? Will Korra be the last installment in the Avatar franchise?
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Why does the Avatar Cycle go Fire, Wind, Water and Earth?

When When Aang, Katara and Sokka in The Last Airbender visit the Southern Air Temple and enter's the sanctuary they find statues of the previous Avatars going in a pattern. Fire, Wind, Water and Earth. it was this pattern which Fire Lord Sozin used…
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Can the Avatar still be reincarnated?

Near to the finale of The Legend of Korra - Book 2: Spirits when Vaatu rips Raava from Korra's body and destroys her, Korra says to Tenzen that the Avatar Cycle has too been destroyed and she is the last Avatar. At the end Korra confirms that Raava…
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