#giant aang

[a-todd-illustration]

Early morning Firebending practice while in Ba Sing Se. It's hard when your instructor is less than a foot tall, but he's loud enough to make up for it

#myart #fanart #avatar the last airbender #atla #avatar au #zuko #aang #avatar aang #firebending #tiny zuko #giant aang #ba sing se

[m-r-moth]

decided to make silly cat versions for the whole avatar team

( psssst, there are more cats under the catla tag on my page)

#appa would 100% be a giant fluffy dog #atla fanart #art #avatar the last airbender #atla #zuko #toph beifong #aang #sokka #katara

[adriancatrin]

soulmark au sketches. the idea of sokka in proven ‘soulmates are real’ universes consistently intrigues me—how would that impact his skepticism/interpretation of fate/destiny/free will? personally i think he’d be very angry for a very long time and probably not even understand why

#my art #it’s just a ‘important moments in your soulmates life show up on u through kinda vague occasionally metaphorical marks #fuck i love soulmate aus lol #the clothes lean a lil fire nation/earth kingdomy i think but i was just riding the high of drawing #knowing if i stopped to do research i might just. stop entirely #so i just winged it #wung it. u could even say #anyways #sokka #avatar the last airbender #zukka #soulmate au #i imagine that in this au sokka zuko and probably aang all get matching ‘avatar beam of light!’ soulmarks #just giant white-blue beams all the way up their arm or leg or torso or somethin #cuz like. life changing moment for each of them lol #katara would get like. her own eyes or something representing her eye color for the moment aang wakes up and sees her #lol just saw i forgot to color his mouth in the first sketch lol

[bernard-the-rabbit]

the height difference betweed aang and korra in their series is..so funny to me

#ye i know aang is 12\13 in atla while korra is 16\20 in tlok but it's funny ok?! #like ye no the last avatar was a child while the new one is a giant and an adult #like ye ye i know kyoshi is tall too just lemme laugh a bit #my trashy art #atla #atla fanart #avatar the last airbender #avatar the last airbender fanart #aang #aang fanart #tlok #tlok fanart #the legend of korra #the legend of korra fanart #korra #korra fanart #also i reject the aang becomes the taller one in the gaang thing #LET HIM BE A SHORT KING????

[mugentakeda]

more low effort avatar doodles (spoilers its mostly katara)

#the thing with katara carrying aang is that we never saw kya standing so in my head she was taller than hakoda #and idc what happened in lok. Aang is forever to be kataras short king. #i think adult sokka would still be the taller sibling but both of them are giants instead of katara just being average height #azula and katara are worsties 4ever though everytime they see each other they immediately engage in a battle to the death #avatar the last airbender #atla #katara #aang #kataang #sokka #suki #zuko #zukka #alicias art

[comradekatara]

I meant Hama and Katara... But thank you for the Kanna & Katara Link. I'll go theough it.

ohhh yes i obviously have so many thoughts on hama and katara as well..... hama is the embodiment of who katara could have become had a) her circumstances been slightly different (and worse) and b) had she had less emotional strength & resilience & desire to cling to her own humanity at all costs. like, the fact that katara gets multiple figures who embody the terror of her submitting to her most vengeful instincts and perpetuating the cycle of violence instead of working to end it is honestly quite beautiful, as that tension culminates in "the southern raiders" and katara lets herself prioritize her own humanity over her pain and rage and (totally justified) desire for revenge.

i know a lot of people think that hama and jet are the most politically confused aspects of the show, since they do play into the thing lok does where it's like "all oppressed peoples who employ radical means of resistance are simply cackling mustache-twirling terrorists," and while i do think that the way hama is framed at the end of "the puppetmaster" is in poor taste and lacks nuance, it's also pretty clear to me that a) their trauma is portrayed as sympathetic b) their stories are depicted as tragedies and c) atla doesn't actually demonize violent methods of resistance. like if katara wasn't literally the main character i'd feel much more comfortable making that critique (because lok does do this and it's liberal bullshit and it sucks), but we see katara use violent means of resistance as early as episode 6 of the whole show. she's literally framed as a hero for doing ecoterrorism; even when she's actually in the wrong in that situation, her desire to do whatever it takes to help people and encourage them to fight back against their oppressors is celebrated unconditionally.

the lesson katara has to learn from them is that she must never let her anger and desire for revenge consume her over her love for humanity and her drive to help people. jet and hama are both deeply traumatized in a way that made them prioritize wanting to wield power over others in the same way that they were once made vulnerable and helpless, and katara recognizes that instinct in herself too, that instinct in every person who has been subjected to that degree of violence. hama targets fire nation civilians out of spite, because she was once a regular girl from the southern water tribe who was targeted for reasons beyond her control, made to fight and treated like a villain. the reason she goes after "regular people" instead of targeting actual combatants is specifically because she knows that if the roles were reversed, the fire nation wouldn't care about differentiating her people in those roles; she's giving them a taste of their own medicine.

she used to be a resistance fighter who fought back against the imperialists on her land with everything she had, and it didn't work. she suffered unimaginable horrors, and in the process discovered an ability that would allow her to make others suffered the way she did. no, she's not a good leftist or whatever, but her motivation is understandable. she's driven by pain, not reason, just as katara and zuko are in "the southern raiders," just as aang is in "the desert" when he loses appa, just as sokka is in "the boiling rock." when one is hurting that badly, the desire to ease one's pain supersedes logic, supersedes one's core values in general, the values of grief taking its place. hama has been grieving her entire life; whoever she was before the raids is gone, and now she is someone shaped wholly by pain. and had katara not met hama, been traumatized by her, and thus vowed never to be like her, who knows whether she would have had the ability to take a step back and recognize within herself that she is standing over that precipice, and instead walk away from the threshold of violence, and back towards herself.

#ariadnesweb #asks #katara #hama #hama&katara #analysis #hama is kind of katara's sokka.... in the sense that sokka is aang's hama..... #they both have such similar struggles and are able to understand each other on a very profound level #but also must never submit to the logic that propels them become who sokka/hama already are #obviously hama's circumstance is more extreme #but both aang and katara must recognize their own humanity and never let themselves sink into the pain and be driven by it fully #whereas hama and sokka have already abandoned their humanity #in different ways. but still #that's for another post i guess #remind me to talk about sokka azula aang trio sometime #bc its crazy. #anyway i think i find hama more effective than jet to communicate this aspect of kataras arc #because hama is an elder of her tribe and she can bond with her in this incredibly special and culturally meaningful way #whereas jet is kind of just like. what if haru was an asshole #so uhhhh..... sure i guess #but we already know and like haru. so he's just kind of boring to me #whereas hama is awesome and i love her so much <3333 #(t shit that says in giant letters no one can tell im a dyke...)

[juicegremlin]

Earthbending Mishap Insurance in Republic City must go craaaazy

#Big Bad Avatar Battle Insurance #Giant MechaSuit Battle Insurance #avatar korra #avatar aang #avatar the last airbender #legend of korra #tlok korra #korra #earthbending #atla #tlok #juicegremlin

[cantankerousreviews]

The real reason Katara didn't do anything in LoK. She was not taking this disrespect.

She doesn't get a statue? When even the cabbage merchant did? Get out of her house.

#atla #tlok #avatar the last airbender #the legend of korra #katara #katara deserved better #Tenzin got disowned #for living next to Aang's giant statue while she has none #that's why she didn't show up at Jinora's ceremony #no statue no gran gran #you can deal with your crap yourselves

[aangarchy]

Y'know what's hilarious to think about? Zuko was fully prepared for the avatar to be a 100yr old master of the 4 elements. A fully experienced ancient master. But turns out it's this 12yr old airbender who has spent the last 100 years in a coma. And this 12yr old escapes after like 15 minutes of being in custody.

What the fuck would Zuko have even done had the avatar actually been 100 years old?? Because if a 12yr old smartass is clever enough to think of an escape plan within such a limited amount of time, I'm thinking that 100yr old master Zuko was envisioning would have beat his ass lickity split lol

#i'm just imagining zuko descending from that giant ship he came in on #and this 100yr old man comes up and just airblasts him back into the hull lmaoo #avatar the last airbender #atla #avatar #aang #avatar aang #zuko #prince zuko

[woodlaflababab]

Hot Take: The Lion Turtle wasn't that out of left field.

Was it a deus ex machina? Yes. Technically. But it wasn't like some sudden dip in writing or like this was unprecedented and had no basis or reasoning in universe. Hear me out. This is Long.

Let's go back to book 1, specifically the book 1 finale. At what point prior to that are we told that there's a spirit that can turn into a giant koi monster and wipe out everyone? We didn't even know about the whole Tui and La thing until we are in the midst of the battle and there is no viable solution. Aang as he is, does not have the ability to solve this problem.

However, Aang is the avatar.

50% of that is having all four elements. It means mastering diciplines, practice, it's skill that you gradually improve on, it's being clever with the tools avalible to you.

But the other 50%, that I feel is too often forgotten, is spirithood, or being the bridge to the spirits. Spirits are not tools. They're explicitly shown to be things that just kinda Do Shit, and Are There. They don't care about the human world for humans' sake, that's the Avatar's job. The spirits are unexplainable. (I am ignoring Korra) Dealing with the spirits isn't something you can learn. There's not really a special technique Aang learns on How To Spirit 101.

But as the Avatar, Aang has the ability to comune with spirits, to seek them out, call to them, ask them for help, and give them help in return. Part of being the Avatar is doing things no one else can, and again, 50% of that comes from having four bending abilities, and the other 50% is his connection to spirits.

The Lion Turtle is the earned pay off of Aang's actions. Aang, like in the Northern Water Tribe, faces a problem in which neither he, nor anyone around him, knows what to do, and just like in the NWT at the twelfth hour, he turns to the spirits. He chooses to find a place where he feels connected, and calls out. He opens himself to a world outside of human control knowing that, as merely human, he is not capable.

It's the same set up.

Aang faces a problem: Giant Invasion/Having to defeat the fire lord

He does everything he physically can: Takes down a dozen ships/Masters three extra elements

But pulls back when he realizes continuing this way will destroy him: Retreats and admits hes in over his head/Refuses to commit violence with the intent to kill because that means sacrificing his values and the last remaining shreds of his people's values.

(PSA: Taking care of your mental/emotional health is just as important as taking care of your physical health)

He opens himself up to other people for solutions: Yue is just like 'you gotta dude :|'/His friends mock him

He chooses to turn to the spirits: Brings it up with Yue and Katara and Yue brings him to the spirit oasis/ Leaves the others to meditate

[Enter Magic Meditation Here]

He Goes To A Weird Spirit Place: Spirit World/Lion Turtle Forest

Fucks Around for a while as he tries to figure out wtf hes supposed to do: talks to spirits and Roku/talks to the avatars and momo (best place of advice obvs)

Finds the spirit he needs to help give him info: Koh+Ocean Spirit/Lion Turtle

Is granted sudden new powers that can solve his impossible situation: Giant Koi/ Energybending

Uses that shit

Saves the day

The end.

And I don't think this is really a cheat for him either. Aang still gives his everything to trying to fight those ships, even after seeing how many there are. He still has to go through all the hassle of the spirits fucking with him.

With the finale, he still admits to Momo that he may have to kill Ozai. He still accepts that, if literally no other solution is avalible, he'll do it even if it means sacrificing himself and his nation. He still has to do the battle to subdue Ozai and still has to risk being internally fucked by bad mojo from Ozai.

He still has to prove himself. In my opinion, he has to prove himself far more in the book three finale than book one. Book one he just kinda takes out some ships and then chats with some spirits and then the Ocean spirit does everything for him.

In the fight with Ozai, AANG had to learn all four elements, HE had to learn the avatar state (even if it conveniently got taken as soon as he did and then given back at dramatic moments), HE had to face Ozai even without the avatar state, HE still tried to reason with Ozai to the end, HE still used the avatar state (apon being gifted with a poke in the back) to fight back, HE still decided to not take the easy way out, HE still commited to and accomplished taking Ozai's bending.

He earned his use of the elements

He earned his use of the Avatar state (prior to lightning bc they couldn't have Aang be op too soon jebdjsbdn)

He continuously believed there has to be another way

He sought out solutions.

And he still had to get ragdolled some to top it off.

And as to the other Avatars' advice, and the idea that he was selfish.

He followed the wisdom of all the Avatars he spoke to.

He was decisive: "No, I'm not going to end like this."

Justice brought Peace: the firelord being rendered powerless and stuck to suffer jail the rest of his life weak and helpless is justice

He actively shaped his own Destiny: he decided how he was going to end things and shaped his destiny and the destiny of the whole world

"Selfless duty calles you to sacrifice your own spiritual needs and do whatever it takes to protect the world": to which Aang says "I guess I don't have a choice Momo, I have to kill the firelord."

The Lion Turtle did not come out of left field and Aang earned/deserved his ending.

#atla #atla meta #I have opinions #this isnt even covering what aangs decision meant thematically #and how his arc would have been ruined with anything else #this is just about the lion turtle #i for one #like that theres just this giant ass #super wise ceature #fucking off in the ocean #and one day hears the avatar #and is like #“fuck it” #“sure” #“lets ball” #i want more lion turtle #aang #aang meta #meta #lion turtle #pro aang #woodlaflababab

[stardust948]

Bonus:

@waterfire1848 and anon I blame you. I can't resist a G/T AU

#atla #atla au #atla g/t #giant tiny #g/t #azula #sokka #sokkla #iroh #zuko #ozai #aang #yes aang tripped ozai on purpose #sketch #star's art

[a-todd-illustration]

Another tiny fire benders suggestion. Ozai somehow shrinks after Aang removes his bending.

The color pallete was fun to work with!

#myart #fanart #avatar the last airbender #atla #avatar #avatar au #g/t #giant aang #tiny ozai #ozai #aang #final battle #shrinking #handheld

[littlerosette]

this makes me so 🥹🥹

THEYRE BESTIES!!!!!

#and if i said zuko’s fav member of the gaang is aang?? #(you can’t argue with me about that actually he commissioned a giant statue for him after he died) #platonic soul brother soulmates <3 #atla #zuko & aang

[adriancatrin]

redraw of (part of) a lost adventures panel (og below)

#my art #didn’t wanna draw a train lol #atla #avatar the last airbender #sokka #aang #i’m soooo uninspired still #all i can do is redraws #but look! it’s a scene. a place. w objects #improvement #coloring was sooo fun tho yay i love markers #and inking. #there def needs to be text or a speech bubble in the giant brown spot lol #bad layout when it’s just half the panel to have a block of ugly darkness nothingness #i don’t have just a dark red marker. annoying. verrry annoying #they’re all either browns that are reddish or just. not dark #soo much dumb blending #also i made the dog a cat because we Know there are normal cats but i can’t remember a normal dog #also cats>>

[sulkybender]

Okay, you know what's a dropped ball?

It would have been really interesting to show Aang grappling with the consequences of the S1 finale. He certainly killed people while inside La.

Aang coming to terms with that, and figuring out a way to live with it morally, would have had fascinating implications for the the series finale. Would he have chosen to kill Ozai? Or, having been sickened by what he did in S1, would he have made the same decision in the end?

That would've been such a cool arc.

#Aang #atla #utilitarianism #as embodied by giant ocean spirits #and fish

[herebutnotpresent]

Wips from my atla!Nausicaa au

#nausicaa yue lives rent free in my head along with laputa yue #suki as asbel #azula and co as kashana #they unearth the legendary warrior from 1000 years ago expecting some giant thatll burn the forest down and just get aang lmao #will hopefully finish later✨ #nausicaa #atla #nausicaä of the valley of the wind #ghibli #atla+ghibli #my art #atla au