[QUOTE=Darth Hater;35963490]I still don't think those firebenders were generating lightning. Redirecting it sounds more likely. If Mako can shoot lightning whenever he wants, don't you think we'd know? And I'm not saying in the bending arena or something. It just seems like they'd make a point out of it. Lightning Bolt Zolt was named that because was special, for being able to use lightning. If there was a whole plant full of these guys, why would they nickname him that?[/QUOTE]
Due to the nature of lightning, its use outside of specific areas (especially a stadium/tournament setting) were probably heavily regulated. And since electrical arcs follow the path of least resistance (ie: shortest distance) they were probably rather unpredictable in an urban environment.
[QUOTE=Darth Hater;35965644]Well who would have guessed Amon would have a pile of Shock Gloves lying around? The police merely expected chi blockers, which they were prepared for with their metal armor. Ironically it was probably that metal armor that made them even more susceptible to the tazer glove things.[/QUOTE]
Well Amon's lieutenant did have lightning sticks (forgot the specific name of the weapon), so the possibility of mass electrical attacks was known. They were likely unprepared for the scale at which the attack took place and were expecting a more conventional attack. I'm assuming equi-tech has some sort of wire-guided missile to use against the airships which benders (and the world at large) in general would be completely unfamiliar with.
True, the metal benders were displaying "faceless-goon" tendencies when it actually came to security; such as standing with backs to doorways/crowds and not covering each other with line of sight, not to mention wearing highly conductive armour. Although forgive me for my lack of electrical knowledge, but wouldn't the metal armour offer a easier path to the ground than across a persons internal organs?
[QUOTE=Wolfmatyr;35968908]Due to the nature of lightning, its use outside of specific areas (especially a stadium/tournament setting) were probably heavily regulated. And since electrical arcs follow the path of least resistance (ie: shortest distance) they were probably rather unpredictable in an urban environment.
Well Amon's lieutenant did have lightning sticks (forgot the specific name of the weapon), so the possibility of mass electrical attacks was known. They were likely unprepared for the scale at which the attack took place and were expecting a more conventional attack. I'm assuming equi-tech has some sort of wire-guided missile to use against the airships which benders (and the world at large) in general would be completely unfamiliar with.
True, the metal benders were displaying "faceless-goon" tendencies when it actually came to security; such as standing with backs to doorways/crowds and not covering each other with line of sight, not to mention wearing highly conductive armour. Although forgive me for my lack of electrical knowledge, but wouldn't the metal armour offer a easier path to the ground than across a persons internal organs?[/QUOTE]
Cartoon Physics laughs at your Faraday cages.
[QUOTE=Wolfmatyr;35968908]Due to the nature of lightning, its use outside of specific areas (especially a stadium/tournament setting) were probably heavily regulated. And since electrical arcs follow the path of least resistance (ie: shortest distance) they were probably rather unpredictable in an urban environment.
Well Amon's lieutenant did have lightning sticks (forgot the specific name of the weapon), so the possibility of mass electrical attacks was known. They were likely unprepared for the scale at which the attack took place and were expecting a more conventional attack. I'm assuming equi-tech has some sort of wire-guided missile to use against the airships which benders (and the world at large) in general would be completely unfamiliar with.
True, the metal benders were displaying "faceless-goon" tendencies when it actually came to security; such as standing with backs to doorways/crowds and not covering each other with line of sight, not to mention wearing highly conductive armour. Although forgive me for my lack of electrical knowledge, but wouldn't the metal armour offer a easier path to the ground than across a persons internal organs?[/QUOTE]
The metal benders were wearing highly conductive armor because well, they were wearing metal armor so chi-blockers wouldn't be able to block their bending. It probably would offer an easier path to the ground but the person is still in contact with it so they still get electrocuted. I really don't know, thats all I can think of.
I'm really loving the series so far, it's like everything from the original Avatar but with things added on to improve the flaws in The Last Airbender. Also those Equalists fell pretty damn hard, this is a kids show but I think Linh and Korra throwing them into the ground might have killed them.
[editline]15th May 2012[/editline]
Also [sp]During Amon's entrance at the arena confronting Tahno I was hoping he would put up a better fight. Even though he and his teammates were douchebags I was thinking, "Hey, they might have been cheating bastards but maybe they can at least bring down at least two guys."[/sp]
If they could do that they wouldn't have had to cheat. The Wolfbats are cowering douches, not real pro-benders.
[QUOTE=TheLolrus;35972396]If they could do that they wouldn't have had to cheat. The Wolfbats are cowering douches, not real pro-benders.[/QUOTE]
They cowered and cheated but their tactics in cheating was pretty ingenious. Waterbend underneath someone and flash freeze it then using firebending to turn it to steam knocking a person off their feet was dirty but smart.
Man they really don't waste time. How long has Asami been a character on this show?
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[QUOTE=0frost;35972879]Man they really don't waste time. How long has Asami been a character on this show?
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Ever since episode 4, really surprising imo.
I am constantly amazed at how [I]fast[/I] this fandom churns out work; I've seen really high-quality artwork appearing the day of or the day after a new episode.
Every time I think that meme's getting old, a new one comes out and it makes me laugh again.
[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;35975536]Every time I think that meme's getting old, a new one comes out and it makes me laugh again.[/QUOTE]
I'm still waiting for them to work [url=http://i.imgur.com/dvKym.gif]a certain someone[/url] into it.
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[i]In other news, there was some things I did not need to see when looking up amon memes[/i]
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[i]In other news, there was some things I did not need to see when looking up amon memes[/i][/QUOTE]
I frequent /co/'s Korra general threads, and every time I think I'm finally desensitized to the weird stuff 4channers put out there's something new to terrify me.
[QUOTE=IceCKryss;35957305]If you mean [I]Zuko[/I] and his sister [I]Azula[/I], they were only able to create and redirect direct lightning strikes using their own bodies' energy, they couldn't manipulate lightning like they could fire. Metalbending however is a natural extension and purification of earthbending, metalbenders don't create metal or earth within their own bodies, only manipulate sources that already exist in the world around them.
Nobody taught Toph how to metalbend, she learned after observing the earthen impurities in the metal cage she was trapped in by Xin Fu and Master Yu with her seismic sense, and bent the cage apart by focusing on those fragments. Guru Pathik was the one who told Aang that metal was simply refined earth while he was instructing the avatar on opening his sixth chakra. These two events happened to be concurrent.[/QUOTE]
Thema why are the ferret brothers not bending the electricity in the shock battons?
[QUOTE=Killuah;35976011]Thema why are the ferret brothers not bending the electricity in the shock battons?[/QUOTE]
There is not lightning bending, fire benders can only start the lightning. It was explained few pages ago better. D:
There needs to be an Avatar version of this from the ATLA universe.
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What characters you think should go where?
[QUOTE=Inufin;35976046]There is not lightning bending, fire benders can only start the lightning. It was explained few pages ago better. D:[/QUOTE]
We know, we know. But what else do you want us to call it? Lightning bending sounds better and is easier to remember then lightning generation.
what if our world is the world of avatar where amon won and purged most mentions of bending in history
[QUOTE=Ezhik;35977415]what if our world is the world of avatar where amon won and purged most mentions of bending in history[/QUOTE]
Considering my grandfather was alive around that time I think he would have told me.
Unless he is Amon...
you never know
Unless Amon forced the last of the earthbenders to rearrange the continents then I don't think so
[I]Or they're lying to us[/I] :tinfoil:
[QUOTE=Kendra;35978328][url]http://kaiserneko.tumblr.com/post/23130580634/amon-this-sport-would-be-great-if-it-wasnt-for[/url]
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Oh dear[/QUOTE]
Where's the audio from?
[QUOTE=Noodle Ninja;35978521]Where's the audio from?[/QUOTE]
Clerks
[video=youtube;tpQqH4H_SUQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpQqH4H_SUQ[/video]
i feel so bad for korra
the show's been on for a month and she's been shipped with every TLA and LOK character with a penis
and most of the ones without
And also inanimate objects
Finished TLA. Still love it.
Damnit I want to know who Lin's father is.
And I want to see Zuko's kids
[QUOTE=Tuskin;35981793]Damnit I want to know who Lin's father is.[/QUOTE]
[url=http://cbheck.tumblr.com/post/23051299629/so-im-going-to-ask-this-who-is-lins-daddy]Azula[/url]
[QUOTE=Zinayzen;35981593]i feel so bad for korra
the show's been on for a month and she's been shipped with every TLA and LOK character with a penis
and most of the ones without[/QUOTE]
Quiet, Kobbage 4lyf!
[QUOTE=Zinayzen;35981593]i feel so bad for korra
the show's been on for a month and she's been shipped with every TLA and LOK character with a penis
and most of the ones without[/QUOTE]
one other show i know had rule 34 of new previously unseen characters 20 minutes after the new episode aired
never going to imageboards again
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