Stupid Avatar canon question

[lizbee]

Is it ever actually said, in the show (stuff Bryan and Mike say in interviews only counts if I like it) that Ursa is not a firebender?

Because I keep seeing it come up, but I don't remember anything about it in her (very brief) appearances, and it doesn't make sense to me. I can't imagine Azulon letting even a second son marry a non-bender, or Ozai being willing to do it. And in any case, she's Roku's granddaughter and Azula's mother. I'm pretty sure she can light a match, y'know?

This week's AtLA obsessions: Ursa and Azula. Is there any Azula redemption fic? It seems like there should be -- I mean, there's a whole massive Zhao redemption comic, and on the whole I'd say his crimes have greater spiritual consquences than Azula's. But she is a girl, and that's a taint that no amount of cleansing can remove.

(My other whim, for schmoopy Ursa/Hakoda fic, was somehow answered. Only the fic is too schmoopy. I NEED A PROPER BALANCE, PEOPLE! MY WHIMS, CATER TO THEM! Or I'll have to write the damn thing myself. And we all know how that ends up.)

Comments

[lizbee]

"I'm not certain bending is necessarily passed through families. I don't think Toph's parents are benders, and she's the greatest earthbender ever. Maybe being Roku's grandaughter was enough. I think it's canon that all Aang's people are benders isn't it? Not all the fire nation are but I'm going to assume it's a fair chunk, not like Waterbenders and the slightly more numerous earthbenders."

That's true. And Word of God says that bending isn't a genetic trait. Which I don't actually believe, but at least they haven't repeated JKR's mistake of trying to actually bring in proper science.

I love how well Avatar maps onto HP. One day, Hermione and Katara will overcome the hindrance of fictionality and take over the world. For its own good, of course.

[myniamh]

Every time I see that icon of yours I get the 'found wanting' quote from A Knight's Tale.

I dread the day someone at Marvel tries to explain mutants with 'science'. Or that the Stargate people try to come up with something other than vague in canon handwaving at why everyone speaks English.

I for one, welcome our new sensible overlords. :)

[lizbee]

NEVER EXPLAIN ANYTHING. If anyone asks, a wizard did it. Or a giant turtle.

[myniamh]

Or The Ancients. They do lots of stuff. In several fandoms too! They die and leave a lot of stuff just hanging around!

[sabra_n]

Didn't they say that bending ability is connected to spirituality or something? So since all airbenders are monks and nuns, they're all at least somewhat able to bend, whereas in other nations it's a minority trait.

...Yeah, I'm gonna leave that idea now.