Originally posted by MizuRyu
I figured someone would say Naruto. YEah he is a Ninja.. but Avatar has mastered all the elements and would have no problem with Naruto. I mean Toph could give him a hard time. and she cant see. lol
Why did you bring Toph into that example? She is probably the most powerful in the anime save Aang. Her blindness is insignificant, given her sight is more efficient than anyone elses in Avatar.
Toph is the only earth bender to have ever been able to manipulate the earth in metal. If you are thinking of previous avatars, they are of course beyond Toph's league. I can not think of any other earth bender that surpass Toph. Not even Aang's old friend, whatever his name was, although he is probably in her league.
Earth is the strongest element, so being one of the strongest earth benders would in my eyes mean that she is one of the strongest in the anime.
Being able to bend metal makes her more versatile.
In terms of actual Earthbending skill and power, King Bumi is MUCH more powerful than Toph. His feats in Sozin's Comet alone are far greater than Toph's.
Earth is not the strongest Bending Art. Not by a long shot. All the arts are equal, it is the skill of the Bender that matters.
Hell, as a matter of fact, most of the strongest Benders in the show are Firebenders.
Bumi, Ozai, Iroh, Azula, and probably Zuko by this point are her superiors.
The thing with earth benders is that if they send their advesaries below ground, whatever opponent will not be able to get back up again. Bumi proved that earth benders can bend without having any space to move in, so when it comes to earth bender against earth bender, the strategy would not work. But a talented earth bender could defeat just about any other opponent.
I admit that Iroh, Ozai and Azula could bring more firepower (No pun intended), but an earth bender cutting lose would defeat any other element. King Bumi Versus Toph is not a debate I can take on, because I have not seen the latest episodes so I have not seen much of his bending. Did not know he had gotten further appearances, so I can not make statements in that matter.
Originally posted by BecciOnly that is not as easy to do as you make it sound...In fact, I don't think it has ever really happened in a one-on-one fight. BUMI can bend without space to move in, Bumi who is the strongest Earthbender in the series. It is like how Azula can shoot blue fire and lightning, just because one bender can do it, does not mean all can.
The thing with earth benders is that if they send their advesaries below ground, whatever opponent will not be able to get back up again. Bumi proved that earth benders can bend without having any space to move in, so when it comes to earth bender against earth bender, the strategy would not work. But a talented earth bender could defeat just about any other opponent.I admit that Iroh, Ozai and Azula could bring more firepower (No pun intended), but an earth bender cutting lose would defeat any other element. King Bumi Versus Toph is not a debate I can take on, because I have not seen the latest episodes so I have not seen much of his bending. Did not know he had gotten further appearances, so I can not make statements in that matter.
Firepower, and skill. Azula was shown to avoid all of Aang, Sokka's, Katara's, and Toph's efforts for a prolonged period, despite not even being able to bend. Also, Azula like Zuko and Ozai, can kinda "fly" with fire. And Earthbender cutting loose would not defeat any other element, no Bending Art is superior to any other. Like I said, going by track records, Firebending is the strongest Art, but I don't think that is the cas either. Bumi essentially was able to Earthbend buildings throughout his entire city, rearranged a gigantic Ozai statues face before knockin it down, and also was able to absolutely pwn entire Fire Nation Battallions while the Firebenders were amped 50 times greater than normal.