Was there a blind Avatar?

Toph has been blind since birth, but due to her extensive earthbending skills, she can locate objects and their movements by sensing their vibrations in the earth around her. She is introduced in the second season of Avatar, and travels with the protagonist Aang as his earthbending teacher.

Was there ever a blind Avatar?

Toph Beifong is one of the most popular characters in Avatar: The Last Airbender. She is the youngest on Team Avatar and is blind, but that doesn't stop her from being one of the best fighters in the entire show. She worked through her own issues and turned them into her strengths.

Are Earthbenders blind?

Upon discovering badgermoles, earthbending animals who are also blind, she learned how to use earthbending as an extension of her senses. This gave her the ability to "see" every vibration that passes through the ground.

What is Toph afraid of?

As I've mentioned earlier, being an earthbender, Toph is definitely not comfortable in the sky or the sea. And, since she relies on vibrations to sense her surroundings, being surrounded by water must be a frightening experience for her.

Was Toph born a bender?

She would have had to have been born an earthbender, otherwise she never would have been able to learn bending from the badgermoles, unless she met a lion-turtle with the ability to grant earthbending. Same for Oma and Shu. And bending isn't entirely genetic.

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How did Toph go blind?

Because Toph relies on sensation in her feet to perform earthbending, she becomes truly "blind" if the soles of her feet are damaged, as shown when Zuko accidentally burns her feet. Although, she can feel the vibrations of the earth with her hands to some degree, they are not nearly as sensitive as her feet.

Who did Kyoshi have a child with?

So Kyoshi most likely married/dated another guy after Rangi. We know that she most likely had her when she was still young because the older you get the riskier it gets. But even if Kyoshi gave birth to Koko at 180 years old she would have still had to seen her daughter's death. Or her daughter was adopted.

Can Toph Bend Lava?

She can Lavabend. She knows it exists and is a prodigy and this wiki is not written by the writers of the show. Toph can not lava bend you made that up... She never said she can you never saw her lava bend and she said it's rare...

What metal can Toph not bend?

Platinum doesn't have a lot of connected atoms, that could be why they can't sense or bend it. In theory they might be able to feel few connected electrons and bend it, but so far, there has no earthbender able to sense that little.

What is Ty Lee's power?

Ty Lee blocked Sokka's and Toph's chi. Another of Ty Lee's defining abilities was her mastery of pressure-point-striking martial arts, otherwise known as "chi-blocking". With her extensive knowledge of the human body, she could strike sequences of pressure points, immobilizing her enemies to various degrees.

Who did Toph have a crush on?

Although it was never confirmed that Toph was over her crush on Sokka, her seeming acceptance of Suki as they joked after Ozai is subdued shows that she has learned to deal with the older girl's romantic relationship with Sokka by this point.

Why can Toph see ice?

Oh yes, another Avatar related one... so something finally came to me... why can't Toph see on ice? Its hard and can carry vibrations the same as Earth. Her problem with ice should be she can't bend it.

Can Toph see on wood?

she was walking around in hamas house just fine, even in the attic, but then we see other instances where she cant see on wood, like when she was thrown into that wooden prison, and during the painted lady episode (if my memmorys correct) she couldnt see on the wood in that river town either, plus during that episode ...

Is Toph good blind representation?

Rather, Toph is a powerful earthbender because of her blindness, not in spite of it. Her lack of sight heightens her other senses (sound, touch) and allows her to most effectively do what earthbending entails: waiting and listening.

What was Kyoshi's first element?

There are instances, however, of an Avatar learning the elements out of order. Kyoshi, having begun with her native earth, trained in firebending with her bodyguard and friend, Rangi, while simultaneously learning waterbending from her friend, Kirima.

Who are the 4 benders in the intro of Avatar?

The sequence opens by showcasing the four elemental bending styles: waterbending, earthbending, firebending, and airbending, performed by Pakku, an unknown earthbender, Azula, and an Air Nomad, respectively.

Are there any platinum benders?

Yes, metalbenders can bend platinum but none has ever done so. Platinum is very pure and thus it would take an extremely skilled and focused metalbender, even more skilled than Toph.

Can the avatar lava Bend?

Yes they can bend lava just by its heat alone. Because Mud is made of earth and water, and lava is earth and heat.

Is Toph stronger than Bumi?

Both King Bumi and Toph Beifong were tremendous fighters with a deep understanding of Earthbending, but in the end, it was Toph who was the strongest Earthbender on Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Does Airbending have a sub skill?

@senshin it is a sub-skill. Also its revealed that combustion and lava bending are rare sub-skills. I wouldn't be surprised if this season (3) they show us an Air subskill since its kind of about airbenders and the Red Lotus (most of whom have unique skills) have an extremely skilled airbender (Zaheer).

What's the strongest element in the avatar?

Looking at all the abilities and sub abilities of the different bending arts I believe that Waterbending is the most powerful form of bending. Not only can you alter the form of the water from steam to ice you can also use waterbending to heal.

Why can't Earthbenders bend wood?

Earthbenders cannot bend wood because it lacks a mineral content. The exception to this might be petrified wood since it is wood that has been fossilized and now composed completely of stone.

Who married Azula?

After her great achievements, Azula settled down and got married to a quite old nobleman named Yin Lee. She gave birth to two children, Chen and Mitsuki.

Is Toph related to Kyoshi?

Reddit user Jacob_wallace suggests Katara and Toph mastered their bending abilities so quickly because they're descendants of Avatar Kyoshi, or an earlier iteration of the avatar, like Zuko or Azula.

Is Ty Lee a descendant of an airbender?

Even if she's not an airbender herself, it's possible Ty Lee is a descendant of an Air Nomad. Perhaps her parents were refugees who fled the Southern Air Temple and wound up in the Fire Nation.