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Encyclopedia > Firebending

Firebending is a term for a mystical martial art featured within the fictional universe of the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. A moiety of the Fire Nation, Firebenders, as its practitioners are known, are heirs to the pyrokinetic ability to create and control fire. An exclusive few also possess the ability to generate and manipulate lightning. Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... A fictional universe is an imaginary world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction or translatable non-fiction. ... This article is about the TV channel. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Look up moiety in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Fire Nation is a collective term for a nation of people in the fictional universe of the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... Pyrokinesis is the paranormal or legendary ability to control, ignite, and/or extinguish fire using only the mind. ...

Fire Nation soldiers firebending.
Azula generating electricity.

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Origin

Based on the Chinese text of Jeong Jeong's wanted poster, the word "Firebending" is written as 制火朮, roughly translated as "The Method of Controlling Fire."[1]


Although it has not been revealed as to what originally led the first Firebenders to learn the power to manipulate fire, the rogue Firebending Master Jeong Jeong stated that the sun is the greatest source of fire in the world, hinting that Firebenders learned Firebending from the sun, as the Waterbenders, the opposing Bending art, learned from the moon. Waterbender is a collective term for an order of people in the fictional universe of the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ...


A solar eclipse has the potential to completely negate a Firebender's power, revealing a direct connection between the sun and a Firebenders power. Additionally, while battling with Katara during The Siege of the North, Zuko stated that "you rise with the moon, I rise with the sun," further emphasizing the sun's importance to Firebending. Katara (name changed from Kya, as featured in the unaired pilot episode) is a fictional character and heroine voiced by Mae Whitman on the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes The Siege of the North is the nineteenth and twentieth episodes of the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which airs on Nickelodeon. ... Prince Zuko is a fictional character voiced by Dante Basco on the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ...


Fighting style

Firebending moves are based mainly on the style of Northern Shaolin kung fu, but with a few techniques from Northern Seven Star Praying Mantis.[2] [3] These martial arts feature quick, successive, ferocious attacks that evoke the uncompromising danger of fire, best suited for a practitioner with high quality agility, flexibility, speed and endurance. Unlike other bending disciplines, firebending has few defensive moves aside from blocking and dodging, although master Firebenders are shown to be able to create walls of fire to absorb incoming attacks.[1] [4] In its broadest sense, Northern Shaolin (Chinese: 北少林; Pinyin: ) refers to the external (as opposed to internal) martial arts of Northern China in general—becoming synonymous with Changquan—instead of only those styles from the Northern Shaolin Monastery in Henan. ... Alternative meaning: Kung Fu (TV series) Kung fu or gongfu (功夫, Pinyin: gōngfu) is a well-known Chinese term used in the West to designate Chinese martial arts. ... Northern Praying Mantis (Chinese: ; pinyin: tánglángquán; literally praying mantis fist) is a style of Chinese martial arts, sometimes called Shandong Praying Mantis after its province of origin. ...


Firebending is the most aggressive of the four bending arts. Firebenders use concentrated barrages of fire to overwhelm opponents before striking a fatal blow. Swift, whirling kicks and punches generate diverse shapes for offensive attacks. Jabs and punches produce miniature fireballs and bursts of flame, while spinning kicks create blazing rings and arcs. When multiple Firebenders attack in tandem, their combined energy enables them to produce missiles of flame that can travel long distances.[5] Various other moves include shooting jets of fire from the fingertips, creating daggers of flame, fiery lashes, and creating whirling pinwheels of flame. Avatar level Firebenders are capable of erupting volcanoes at will and manipulating lava and magma flows.[6] [7] Firebenders are also enabled to manipulate the distribution of heat and the capacity of their flame. Firebenders use their internal body heat as a source of their bending to create fire. This facet is in sharp contrast to the other bending arts, which manipulate already present representations of their element.


Firebenders can control the intensity of their bending, reflected in the color of the flames. Master Firebenders are skilled enough to create highly-efficient flames that look blue or light blue, with red and orange flames representing lesser forms of Firebending. So far, only Azula has demonstrated blue and light blue firebending (not to be confused with lightning).[8]After contact with flammable items, blue fire reverts to a less intense state and changes to a red and orange color as it begins to cool down and burn normally.[4] Blue fire also seems to possess more physical force and produce a concussive effect not seen with normal fire.


Firebending is the opposing bending art to Waterbending.[9] Like all of the bending arts, Firebending is balanced out as to not be more or less powerful than the other arts. The series has repeatedly illustrated that it's the skill and prowess of the user that determines victory.


Styles

The fictional art of firebending overall draws heir from three ancient martial arts, each with their own separate moves and varying results.[10]

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Weapons

Firebenders sometimes incorporate weapons into Firebending, as shown by Zuko's utilization of Firebending in conjunction with his broad swords.[11] It is unknown what, if any, other weapons can be used with firebending. Chinese Dao Knife or Sabre Dao (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: tao1, knife) is a category of single-edge Chinese swords primarily used for slashing and chopping (sabres), often called a broadsword in English translation because some varieties have wide blades. ...


Special techniques

Blue fire

Blue firebending.

Blue firebending is a powerful and advanced technique. As of yet, it has been expressed solely by the prodigious Princess Azula. Blue fire naturally appears to be much hotter than the normal red and orange flames the bending art normally produces, and carries with it a concussive force. With blue fire, a Firebender is able to pulverize solid rock with compact fireballs[12] and can cleanly slice or pierce through various other solid objects with fiery wisps.[4] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...


Breath of fire

Resembling a dragon breathing out flames, the breath of fire is a technique that involves the user firebending out of his or her mouth. The breath of fire has been exhibited by multiple individuals, including Fire Lord Ozai,[6] Iroh,[13] Prince Zuko,[14] and Aang while in the Avatar State within a dream.[7] It was the employment of this firebending style in the midst of battle that earned war veteran Iroh his nickname, "The Dragon of the West,"[13] and it is alluded that it was from his uncle where Zuko learned how to use his own breath of fire. With its wide, encompassing range of fire, the technique allows for staving off multiple opponents and is also shown to be able to instantaneously warm the body even under extremely cold temperatures.[14] For the Avatar: The Last Airbender episode of similar name, see The Avatar State. ...


According to director audio commentary, the "breath of fire" is inspired by an actual Kundalini yoga move called Agni-Prasana, where the oxygen is pulled in and pumped out very rhythmically like pumping bellows. The process is powered by abdominal contractions and used to cleanse and energize the body. Kundalini yoga is a physical and meditative discipline, comprising a set of simple techniques that uses the mind, senses and body to create a communication between mind and body. Kundalini yoga focuses on psycho-spiritual growth and the bodys potential for maturation, giving special consideration to the role of...


Combustion

A unique ability to use firebending to super-heat the air around oneself and produce situated explosions, as demonstrated by the Combustion Man. The assassin goes about this by focusing the energy stored within his abdomen and then releasing it from his tattooed third eye. Extremely effective as it is destructive, the long-ranged technique is shown to be able to completely disintegrate hill-sized boulders and instantaneously evaporate large amounts of water with ease. However, the technique has the potential to be just as hazardous to the user as it can be to their surroundings, as the Combustion Man blew off his own right arm and leg due to his initial lack of control over the newly discovered ability in his youth.[15] 17th century representation of the third eye connection to the higher worlds by alchemist Robert Fludd. ...


Lightning

Iroh redirecting a bolt of lightning.

Each of the four bending disciplines contain a special sub-skill unique only to certain members of each element.[16] Also known as "the cold-blooded fire", certain powerful Firebenders are able to generate and manipulate lightning. Mentally, it involves a complete absence of emotion and peace of mind, and physically it requires separating the energies of yin and yang, which in turn is almost identical to forcible separation of positive and negative electric charges necessary for the formation of real-life lightning. When the forces collide, the bender only guides, rather than controls, the lightning's direction.[9] Because of this complexity, a lightning attack takes much longer to initiate than standard fire attacks. Re-directing lightning was first demonstrated by Iroh in "The Storm," and eventually creating lightning was first demonstrated by Azula in "The Avatar State." Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Firebenders is a collective term for a fictional order of people in the 2005 animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... Japanese name Kanji: Hiragana: Vietnamese name Vietnamese: In Chinese philosophy the yin and yang (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) are generalized descriptions of the antitheses or mutual correlations in human perceptions of phenomena in the natural world, combining to create a unity of opposites in the theory of the Taiji. ... Not to be confused with lighting. ... General Iroh, also called Prince Iroh or Uncle Iroh, is a fictional character voiced by Mako in the first and second seasons and by Greg Baldwin in the third season on the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... Princess Azula is a fictional character voiced by Grey DeLisle in the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes This article is about an Avatar: The Last Airbender episode. ...


Generating lightning involves a circular motion with the arms and only a select few possess the ability to invoke its power. So far the only Firebenders in the series who have demonstrated the ability to actively generate lightning are Azula, Ozai, and Iroh. Most notably, Iroh, with a technique developed after observing the energy re-directing techniques of waterbending, is able to redirect the course of lightning strikes by absorbing the bolt through one arm, guiding it through his stomach, and out his other arm.[17] [7] Zuko has expressed a desire to learn these abilities, but his emotional turmoil is preventing him from successfully creating lightning. He has, however, expressed the ability to redirect lightning, as displayed when his father fires a bolt towards him during the conclusion of the Day of Black Sun. Firebenders is a collective term for a fictional order of people in the 2005 animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... This page lists and profiles the numerous major secondary characters of the Asian-influenced American animated television series, Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... Waterbending is a mystical martial art featured within the fictional universe of the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... In anatomy, the stomach is a bean-shaped hollow muscular organ of the gastrointestinal tract involved in the second phase of digestion, following mastication. ... List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes The Day of Black Sun is a two-part episode from the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which airs on Nickelodeon. ...


Weaknesses

It is said that true Firebending power comes not from physical size nor strength, but rather from the very control of one's breath.[18] Firebender discipline stresses self-control and breath control as a means of directing and containing the fire manifested. Poor breath control means dangerously poor control of any fire generated. For this reason, breathing exercises are one of the most critical first steps for beginning Firebenders.[19]


The main weaknesses behind the art of Firebending are its confrontational nature and its connection to the sun. Due to its aggressive nature, it traditionally lacks defensive techiques, which can leave a bender considerably vulnerable to attacks. Its connection to the sun results in a lessening of strength during the night, and a complete loss of firebending ability during a solar eclipse (see below). Additionally, Firebenders require stability and balance in their lower body, and are vulnerable to attacks when off-balance, which Zuko demonstrated by breaking Admiral Zhao's root while fighting.[20] Other circumstances that can damper a Firebender's power include darkness, a full moon, being underwater, and being in the rain.[21]


Elemental symbol

Firebending Symbol

The symbol for fire and firebending is a stylized, tulip-shaped flame forked into three tongues that curve outward like flower petals, with a spiral at the base. The symbol is featured in connection with Fire Nation spirituality. Image File history File links Firebend. ... [[Media:Example. ... For the petals of chakras, see Petal (chakra). ... Spirituality, in a narrow sense, concerns itself with matters of the spirit. ...


Spirituality and Firebending

Approximately 100 years before the start of the series, Fire Lord Sozin launched a genocidal attack on the Air Nomads, succeeding in part due to the power granted him by a passing comet. Over the course of a century, the war has continued, and under the rule of Sozin's grandson, Fire Lord Ozai, the Fire Nation will see the return of "Sozin's Comet." As prophesied, this comet's immense energy will grant Ozai the power to conquer the entire world. The only threat to Ozai's campaign is the current Avatar, Aang. If Aang fails to master all four elements and stop Ozai before Sozin's Comet returns, the Fire Lord will be unstoppable regardless of the Avatar's influence.[6] Genocide has been defined as the deliberate killing of people based on their ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, or (sometimes) politics, as well as other deliberate actions leading to the physical elimination of any of the above categories. ... Air Temple Sanctuary door. ... Comet Hale-Bopp Comet West For other uses, see Comet (disambiguation). ... Aang is a fictional character voiced by Zach Tyler Eisen (and Mitchell Musso in the unaired pilot episode), in the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ...


The Fire Nation's religious clerics, the Fire Sages, once served Avatar Roku, but now tacitly endorse the imperialist war. Shyu is shown as the only Fire Sage to remain true to his allegiance to the Avatar, a trait he inherits from his father and grandfather Kaja.[22] Imperialism is the policy of extending the control or authority over foreign entities as a means of acquisition and/or maintenance of empires, either through direct territorial or through indirect methods of exerting control on the politics and/or economy of other countries. ...


Firebending in itself is not totally devoted to unleashing the power of fire on opponents, a facet that many apprentice Firebenders mistakenly assume. In actuality, the focus is placed upon balance. The art of firebending hinges on inner calm, discipline, and emotional stability. Without proper mastery of these vital qualities, taking on the art would be both imprudent as well as dangerous.[15] This is illustrated through firebending lightning.


A Firebender's powers increase during the day in the presence of their main power source, the sun, which allows them to more easily draw strength. However, because of this solar sympathy, their powers are weakened at night. Going even further, a solar eclipse is able to temporarily negate Firebenders' powers entirely,[23] similar to how Waterbenders' powers are nullified during a lunar eclipse.[24] Aside from their primary power source, Firebenders additionally draw their energy from other heat sources, including volcanic activity, lightning, the earth's core, and passing comets.[25] A firebender's power is intensified in warmer climates and is at its peak when situated near their native equatorial homelands during the summer.[26] Sol redirects here. ... Photo taken during the 1999 eclipse. ...


Agni Kai

Zhao and Zuko engaged in a duel.

Among Firebenders, or at least those of the upper-class, conflicts and disputes of honor are settled by a challenge to an Agni Kai, or "fire duel," a traditional Firebender duel that is centuries old. Such a match is conducted in an open-air arena at sunset and may be witnessed by spectators. Beginning back-to-back, combatants, at least those of the male variety, fight bare-chested and barefooted. The goal in these duels is to knock an opponent off-balance, and incapacitate (fatally or otherwise) with a final blow. The favored finishing move seems to be a direct fire blast to the face. The duels have claimed the lives of countless Firebenders, and they've been even more unforgiving to those who show mercy on their opponents.[15] Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Chinese (Wu Xing) Japanese (Godai) Earth (地) | Water (水) | Fire (火) | Air / Wind (風) | Void / Sky / Heaven (空) Hinduism (Tattva) and Buddhism (Mahābhūta) Vayu / Pavan — Air / Wind Agni / Tejas — Fire Akasha — Aether Prithvi / Bhumi — Earth Ap / Jala — Water Bön New Zealand Agni is a Hindu and Vedic deity. ... A duel is a formalized type of combat. ... For other uses, see Arena (disambiguation). ...


The word Agni Kai was created by using two already existing words. Agni is the Hindu god of fire. Kai is the Japanese word for meeting, usually business, but it can also mean a general meeting of two or more people. This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ...


Notable Firebenders

Aang is a fictional character voiced by Zach Tyler Eisen (and Mitchell Musso in the unaired pilot episode), in the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... Prince Zuko is a fictional character voiced by Dante Basco on the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... General Iroh, also called Prince Iroh or Uncle Iroh, is a fictional character voiced by Mako in the first and second seasons and by Greg Baldwin in the third season on the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... Princess Azula is a fictional character voiced by Grey DeLisle in the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ...

See also

The Fire Nation is a collective term for a nation of people in the fictional universe of the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... Pyrokinesis is the paranormal or legendary ability to control, ignite, and/or extinguish fire using only the mind. ... Waterbending is a mystical martial art featured within the fictional universe of the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... Earthbending is a mystical martial art featured within the fictional universe of the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... Airbending is a mystical martial art featured within the fictional universe of the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ...

References

  1. ^ a b "The Deserter". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. 2005-10-21. No. 16, season 1 (Book 1).
  2. ^ Nickelodeon's Official Avatar: The Last Airbender Firebending Guide feat. Sifu Kisu
  3. ^ Interview with Sifu Kisu (part 2 of 3)
  4. ^ a b c "The Chase". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. 2006-05-26. No. 8, season 2 (Book 2).
  5. ^ Mason, Tom; Dan Danko (2006). The Lost Scrolls: Fire (Avatar: the Last Airbender). Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, pp. 30. ISBN 1416918809. 
  6. ^ a b c "Avatar Roku (Winter Solstice, Part 2)". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. 2005-04-15. No. 8, season 1 (Book 1).
  7. ^ a b c "The Avatar State". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. 2006-03-17. No. 1, season 2 (Book 2).
  8. ^ Azula using blue fire
  9. ^ a b "Bitter Work". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. 2006-06-02. No. 9, season 2 (Book 2).
  10. ^ Mason, Tom; Dan Danko (2006). The Lost Scrolls: Fire (Avatar: the Last Airbender). Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, pp. 29. ISBN 1416918809. 
  11. ^ "Zuko Alone". Avatar: The Last Airbender.
  12. ^ "The Drill". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. 2006-09-14. No. 13, season 2 (Book 2).
  13. ^ a b "The Crossroads of Destiny". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. 2006-12-01. No. 20, season 2 (Book 2).
  14. ^ a b "The Siege of the North". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. 2005-12-02. No. 20, season 1 (Book 1).
  15. ^ a b c Official Nickelodeon Avatar: The Last Airbender website
  16. ^ Pacific Media Expo 2006
  17. ^ "The Storm". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. 2006-06-03. No. 12, season 1 (Book 1).
  18. ^ Mason, Tom; Dan Danko (2006). The Lost Scrolls: Fire (Avatar: the Last Airbender). Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, pp. 28. ISBN 1416918809. 
  19. ^ "The Deserter". Avatar: The Last Airbender.
  20. ^ "The Southern Air Temple". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. 2005-02-25. No. 2, season 1 (Book 1).
  21. ^ Mason, Tom; Dan Danko (2006). The Lost Scrolls: Fire (Avatar: the Last Airbender). Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, pp. 30. ISBN 1416918809. 
  22. ^ Mason, Tom; Dan Danko (2006). The Lost Scrolls: Fire (Avatar: the Last Airbender). Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, pp. 47. ISBN 1416918809. 
  23. ^ "The Library". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. 2006-07-14. No. 10, season 2 (Book 2).
  24. ^ "The Siege of the North, Part 2". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. 2005-12-02. No. 20, season 1 (Book 1).
  25. ^ Mason, Tom; Dan Danko (2006). The Lost Scrolls: Fire (Avatar: the Last Airbender). Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, pp. 21. ISBN 1416918809. 
  26. ^ Mason, Tom; Dan Danko (2006). The Lost Scrolls: Fire (Avatar: the Last Airbender). Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, pp. 30. ISBN 1416918809. 
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