Avatar: The Last Airbender
You ca n’t make a western Zanzibar copal without some amazing , slightly over - the - top , and probably expensive vitality . incarnation : The Last Airbenderhits that sweet spot combining humor , great characters , a dah of romance , adorable grouchy - bred animals , and of course , well researched and choreograph fight scene .
What ’s corking is that each combat has a narrative , usually equal in both further the plot and developing the characters . But the show itself is so good that it ’s give up to have some cool , more absurd fights that just show us how badass the characters are . Here are the 15 best fights inAvatar : The Last Airbender , ranked .
update October 4th , 202o by Ian Goodwillie : Avatar continue to be a series that fascinates fans , even year after the series came to an end . The unbelievable battles have been a huge part of keep up that mystique . As such , it does n’t wound to take a feeling at even more of the respectable engagement in the series .
Avatar Roku Vs Fire Lord Sozin - “The Avatar And The Fire Lord”
The fully grown vault Aang faced in his Avatar preparation was the deficiency of a teacher . But that ’s what happens when you spend a century in suspended vivification , frozen in ice . Aang , Philip J. Fry , and Captain America should really start some variety of hyper - specialized support radical for people who spent life - changing amount of sentence in unplanned stasis .
Fortunately , Aang figured out how to getguidance from former Avatars including Roku . Aang find out how Roku and Sozin were great friend , but that all faded away once Roku became the Avatar and Sozin became a greedy Fire Lord . Their battle was only a appreciation of the ravaging that was coming thanks to the Fire Nation .
Team Aang Vs The Swamp Monster - “The Swamp”
When the crowd ended up separated in a monolithic swamp they could not encounter their way out of , each of them had some screwball visions . Katara and Sokka both saw masses they have jazz but Aang saw someone he had n’t even met yet , show the powerful and mysterious nature of the swamp . What was n’t a vision or a hallucination was the gargantuan swamp behemoth that attack them .
It turned out to be the member of a unique swamp based tribe of waterbenders named Huu . He had achieve nirvana in the swampland and want to protect it from interlopers . His swamp monstrosity form made thing difficult for Team Avatar , ask them to guess outside of their normal routine to outlive .
Jet Vs Zuko - “City Walls And Secrets”
Seeking a peaceful life for him and his nephew , Iroh took Zuko to the swell walled cityof Ba Sing Se and arrange up his dream teatime house . The last clip he was there , Iroh try and failed to sack it on behalf of the Fire Nation . This meter , his intention was to set forth a new animation away from the Fire Nation and firebending in general . Unfortunately , Jet did n’t see things that way .
Also now in Ba Sing Se , the ego - styled revolutionary knew the truth and repeatedly tried to out Zuko and Iroh . His last attack included an impressive steel conflict that was intended to force Zuko to apply his firebending abilities . Instead , Jet was delay by the Ba Sing Se authorities , which eventually lead to his decease .
Katara Vs Pakku - “The Waterbending Master”
One of the reasons Katara choose to help Aang on his quest was so that she could study waterbending . She was the last waterbender in her tribe , and had no one to instruct her . Upon arriving at the nursing home of the Northern Water Tribe , Katara and Aang try out the direction of Pakku , the gravid waterbending teacher around .
As it turned out , Pakku was kind of tug . He and Katara ended up in a massive waterbending fight . She might have lose the friction match but she show to Pakku she was suitable of teaching . Being the granddaughter of the charwoman Sakku loved did n’t hurt the site , either .
Aang Vs Bumi - “The King Of Omashu”
too soon in the series , Aang took Katara andSokka to the metropolis of Omashu . He had a friend their a century in the first place who he used to spend a mountain of time playing with . Aang register them the epical mail system of rules , which is n’t a phrase that gets written or said very often . Then , they ran afoul of the current king .
After putting Aang through a serial publication of unusual run , the Martin Luther King fought Aang , revealing several things about himself . First , he was pull . secondly , he was an expert earthbender . Third , he was actually Aang ’s old friend Bumi , all develop up . Bumi claim Aang to school day in a fight that showed what earthbenders are truly capable of .
Zuko Vs Commander Zhao - “The Southern Air Temple”
serve as our introduction to the Agni Kai and a glimpse into Fire Nation culture , Zuko vs Commander Zhao really did have us rooting for Zuko . Very early on , Zuko is build as a complex , troubled grapheme . His obsession with capturing the Avatar halt from familial issues , stimulate him to always palpate either 2d best or outright inferior . Before we even know about the scrape or Azula , the series makes it clear that Zhao is the large tool here and Zuko should show him who ’s boss .
There ’s nothing flashy about the fight , which is the intact point . Zuko only starts to win when Iroh cry at him to remember the basics of firebending . Once he goes back to his roots , simplistic but effective , does he win . It ’s incredible foreshadowing as well if you experience like retrieve about it too hard .
Zuko vs Katara - “The Siege of the North, Part 1”
As the first fight we get after Katara ’s prescribed training , holy cow , it ’s stunning . Katara has such command over her flex now and despite the trouble she had earlier in the time of year , with the right instructor , her bending matches and may even exceed Aang ’s waterbending attainment . She spares no expense in exhibit off her unexampled move set up , tame Zuko for the first timein a fight .
However , she is ultimately defeated when night turns to twenty-four hour period . It serves to show us that Katara still has a ways to go and how the fire and water element interact with each other .
Sokka vs Master Piandao - “Sokka’s Master”
Being the only nonbender on an allstar deflexion squad is disheartening . Though this episode feels like it should ’ve happened sometime in Season 2 all things considered , it still does n’t feel out of plaza in Season 3 . And we get some Sokka lovemaking because candidly , he is one of the expert ( if not THE best ) amusing fill-in eccentric ever created . Why ? Because he ’s funnyandhe is clearly utilitarian .
Feeling down on himself , Sokka seek out a master for swordsmanship . In addition to the boomerang , he kind of wants his own thing . He finds Piandao and through his honestness and humility , pull in his instructor . Of naturally , he becomes too dependable and admits he ’s from the Southern Water Tribe . The following duel really foreground Sokka ’s ingenuity as well as gained skill .
Iroh vs. The Dai Li - “The Crossroads of Destiny”
Iroh breathe fire from his mouthafter drinking tea . Enough tell . Just josh , but that ’s a bighearted part of this . We in conclusion see why Iroh ’s nickname is the Dragon of the West and why he is the antithesis of great tycoon and not bad obligation . He believes so much in hope and peace , surrendering to the Dai Li once he knows the Avatar is in beneficial hand .
Though he never stop struggle until the remnant , he has patience and Wisdom of Solomon win from his years in the military and general spirit experience . If anything , this made us love Iroh even more .
Toph vs The Earth Rumble Six Fighters - “The Blind Bandit”
There ’s nothing more cheering than encounter a cluster of egotistic men get their butt kicked by a twelve yr - old girl . Well , by from Appa blepping . Toph quickly makes her markon the show , despite fear of shaking up the team ’s dynamic in a negative way . She becomes a welcome addition to the team and proves herself as an earthbending victor .
How she does so blows everyone ’s expectations out of the water supply . Toph single handedly shows us why she ’s the reigning Earth Rumble champion while raise to us and her parent that she is n’t a slight , helpless child because of her sightlessness .
