I like the idea that not all the Air Benders were whipped out over night, one thing that needs to be considered is that the Air Benders are “Nomads” it’s possible some survived and were found and killed years later.
@fazbrogaming7776 That's funny you mention that because I've been thinking about a special group of Fire Nation soldiers picked by Sozin for the purpose of hunting down and killing the airbenders that escaped the attacks on the temples. Kind of like the Inquisitors from Star Wars. Now I just need to come up with a name. Any suggestions?
@obiwancoolidge1828 Eh Sounds a bit basic. Good but basic. I'm talking about something that fits with the Fire Nation naming standards. For example-The Southern Raiders, the Rough Rhinos,etc Design wise-they would wear armor that slightly resemble that of Hazmat suits with gas mask style helmets that make them resemble wraiths for intimidation purposes.
I have to admitted this is a very romantic story between a fire bender and a air bender this deserves to be a animated short cartoon or movie and the theory of Ty Lee being a half air nomad and half fire nation deserves to be true,too.
I can see a fleshed out version of Dulma's story being a hella sad one. Especially since she's pretty much the opposite of Aang. While Aang had grief over the loss of Gyatso and the rest of his people, He was able to get past that with the love of Katara and his friends. Dulma, before she met Hanzo, was pretty much alone. For all we know, she had to be constantly moving and never staying in one place for too long to avoid being found by the Fire Nation. I also wouldn't be surprised if she had to break her ideals of pacifism at some point to defend herself against a group of firebender soldiers hunting her. A potential series could show her developing severe psychological damage to her mental health knowing that she betrayed her people's principles and teachings and now has blood on her hands that she can never wash away. No matter how much she tries. The most glaring difference between these two is their reactions to the Air Nomad Genocide. While both of them are survivors of Sozin's evil, horrific actions; Aang at the very least never had to witness it first hand and only saw the aftermath. It hurt but again, He at least had Suki, Zuko, Toph, Sokka, Momo, Appa and especially Katara to act as his new family. Since Dulma told Hanzo that she mastered airbending but was unable to have her tattooing ceremony due to Sozin's initial strike; Its very likely that she witnessed the genocide herself. Imagine how horrifying and traumatizing that must have been for her; being forced to see the nuns that raised her, her fellow students, her friends all being wiped out by skull faced soldiers in blood red armor destroying her home. I'd mention more but I dont want this to get too long. All I can say is that Dulma and Hanzo have potential to be genuinely interesting characters that I cant wait to see more of in the future
This story makes use of a loophole in the story. Aang is not just the Last Airbender, but also the Avatar. Dulma is not an Avatar, so she would technically be the last exclusive Airbender.
Hanzo is basically the only witness to the supposedly The Last Airbender, but it's not until Aang shows up 100 years later. Sozin or Azulon did not realized Dulma was a secret airbender indeed.
I always felt like Aang being the last airbender would be more like he was the last one in recent years/decades. I'm sure in the immediate time after the genocide there were survivors. This story was amazing! Thank you.
It’s sad though, Dulma would never be able to Airbend in plain sight again & air is the element of freedom. Honestly Hanzo should’ve moved them to the most rural part of Fire Nation Colonies in the Earth Kingdom so there’d be less eyes around Dulma & less risk of her heritage being discovered. And what if she & Hanzo had children & one of them or more was born an Airbender?
You know… you may be onto something! The writer did say we would find out the true story about Hanzo and Dulma, and that it isn’t as rosy and idealistic as the myth.
If my theory is correct, that wouldn't happen. The rate at which bending occurs in a population correlates with how frequently benders die in attacks or in war. It's more or less inversely proportionate. Which is why the Air Nomads had a 100% bending rate, while the Earth Kingdom, which is huge, fractured and constantly at war somewhere, has the lowest bending rate. It's also why waterbending didn't return to the SWT for over 50 years. If benders are targeted for removal from the gene pool, bending will occur less and less frequently in the surviving population as a means of protecting them. If all benders are removed from a population, all subsequent children will be born non-benders for decades or longer. And when bending does return, it is highly unlikely that a firstborn will possess it. In the case of the EK and FN, firstborn males are the least likely to be benders because male benders are the most likely to be killed in battle before they have children of their own. If the firstborn is a non-bender, and the next child is a bender and gets killed for it, at least the bloodline survives in their older sibling. This idea perfectly explains Piandao, Sokka and Bumi II. Bumi in particular was born to not one but TWO survivors of genocides that targeted benders specifically. Even if he'd been a girl, he probably would still not have been a bender.
@@AtarahDerek interesting complex theory, although in the case of the Air Nomads their 💯% bender rate was officially explained as it being due to their high spirituality, which was enhanced in conjunction with their pacifist ways & environment.
@@sparxstreak02 But the occurrence of bending in particular characters contradicts that idea. It may be the prevailing theory in that world that more spiritual = more benders, and that's supported some by the fact that the EK is the least spiritual nation. But the truth is that more spiritual = more peaceful = less conflict that kills benders = more benders. Otherwise, how do you explain the fact that Piandao and Bumi were not born benders, yet Toph was? Or why isn't Hakoda a bender? His mother's generation is more spiritual than his. And the next generation was generally even less spiritual , yet they saw more waterbenders born than the previous generation did (assuming, as is likely, that Sura and Siku's parents are the same generation as Katara).
@@jveematt2511It literally says 100 years ago, so it is likely a few months or so after the genocide. And since both are already adults, then it’s actually grandparents that would be a stretch. It would make more sense to be great grandparents or even great great grandparents if you want to push it. Unless they pulled a Sozin and had kids when they were very old which is possible for Hanzo (being a man) but not Dulma (cause menopause occurs in your late 40’s and early 50’s)… but many things on the ATLA timeline don’t make sense, so I could just suspend my disbelief…
Oh my gooooosshhhh that was incredible! This was a fully original story too, right? Just wow. The art is so amazing too. It feels really close to the comics’ artstyle. Also this story was just super wholesome. I like how it answers the commonly debated topic of what happened to all the airbenders (it’s just very unlikely every single one of them was truly wiped out.) I’ve always quite liked the fan theory of airbenders hiding amongst the other nations to protect themselves. And this comic brought that whole idea to life. I genuinely got emotional watching this, when Dulma said she’d rather die following her people’s traditions than become a monster like the Fire Nation portrait them as. Also that Hanzo thought that the airbenders tattoos were a connection to evil spirits. Just goes to show to the kind of indoctrination and misinformation the Fire Nation spread. I really love how you guys can so skillfully bring attention to such topics in lil details like that. This was super awesome. Thank you guys for the hard work and passion
Your comments are always a highlight for me! Thank you! It’s so nice to see that what we worked hard to make came across the way we wanted it to, and that the message resonated with fellow fans. Always love to have you here!
Stories like this would explain the reason why some of the people in the earth kingdom got the ability to airbend in Korra. Some nomads got refuge and their abilities were dormant for some time.
Every air bender was not killed over night 💀… they were nomads they traveled the world… many had air ancestors and that’s why in korra they got their air bender back
Damn, this is brilliant! This is genius! I really want more stories on these guys (their daily lives in the Fire Nation, the struggles of Dulma keeping her identity hidden and not being able to connect with her culture, the challenges of being a multicultural couple, and so on). A true treasure trove of possibilities.
Not to mention that maybe Dulma could have PTSD episodes of the genocide and Hanzo has to calm her down via holding her and reassuring her that she's safe; he won't let anything happen to her. Remember how it was mentioned that Hanzo's father and grandfather partipated in the raids? I have a little headcanon that Dulma's master died fighting Hanzo's father who was likely either a captain or commander at the time. Imagine how she would feel having to meet the man who killed her master in front of her while also having to keep her true heritage hidden.
So shes actually the last airbender. while Anng frozen in ice. This is definitely Ty lees great great great grandparents which is why shes born in the fire nation. But balances out as an air bender. She fights like an airbender.
Thank you very much! What a kind thing to say. 🤗 Our head writer who penned this story did write some official ATLA ads back in the day, and as far as I know she’s talked to some of the writers, so I think she really did her research!
You’re probably right! Our head writer said on a livestream that we would eventually find out the real story of Hanzo and Dulma, and that it isn’t as rosy and idealistic as the legend.
God, now I REALLY want to know who wrote the script, who drew these pages (especially those from 0:00 to 1:15, omg, that looks so difficult to do O.O like guys this is the EXACT same style as the ATLA comics'), who voiced that, and even who the heck had such a brilliant idea for a story like that in the first place. Not only is all this great, but it also very much fits the original show and comics's style and themes. This is incredible, guys.
I should be able to answer those questions! The script was written by our head writer and voice of Azula - Lucia Lobosvilla The characters were all designed by Vago and she also drew the pages, though some of the line art and coloring was doing by other artists in our group (Sam Lee Wins, Kat Peterson, Melissa Palacios, Luan/Depre). As for the voices: Fire Captain - Grant Corvin Hanzo - Christian Sekhanan Dulma - Josephine Sweet Storyteller - JJ Williams The music for this portion was done by Aneesh Kashalikar. Thank you for your incredibly kind words! I’ll pass them along to the team. 🤗
@@Book4Air Thanks ! Yes, pass the compliments along please. So are you saying that none of you people actually work(ed) with the official Nickelodeon ATLA studios and comic writing and drawing team ? Like if so, I genuinely cannot understand how you managed the first pictures until 1:15 in the video. Like trust me, I know drawings and I can assure you this is the EXACT style used in Dark Horse ATLA comics. Those seen in the rest of the video aren't bad-looking at all, don't get me wrong, but it's just obvious they're not from the same artists. Like my chin is still on the floor right now. It makes me want to see some base sketches of this project or smth.
@@Cloudy-Wani664As far as I know, the only member of our team who has ever made anything official for ATLA or Nickelodeon is our head writer Lucia Lobosvilla who wrote ads for them and voiced Azula for those ads. Not all of our artists have the same style, but they do their best to capture the Avatar art style! The particularly perfect ones are likely thanks to Vago, who designed these characters for this piece. She has a perfect grasp of the art style!
We are hard at work at the next one. The voice acting and art has been fully completed. We are moving to audio editing soon. Keep an eye on community posts for updates.
Thank you very much! This part of the episode is an original story written and drawn by our team, but it was made as an expansion of a canon comic called “Relics”. Check out episode 5 to see the full episode! 🤗
There's no way they can tease us with this and they Not be Ty Lee's great great great grandparents!. And besides she's got her face and braid. If she weren't already a Kyoshi warrior she'd be a shoe in Air Acolyte.
This makes me really curious about how the life/lives of any of their possible kid(s) would have played out. Especially if the kid(s) is born as an/are born as airbender(s), but knows nothing about Dulma's past/heritage, so that the fire nation won't find out about them.
It could be like a Mako/ Bolin situation where one sibling has fire bending and the other has airbending. That would be such an interesting household 😊
Is this a cannon story or it is just a fan fic. I don't want to ask but before my hoping for the work went to high and far, I must confirm its existence first
This is an original story made by us, our head writer wrote it and our artists did the designs and art. However, we wrote it as an expansion of a canon story called “Relics”. Check out the full episode!
I wonder if they're related to Ty Lee. Air Nomads can lose their air bending over time, Kyoshi's mother was losing her bending because she turned to a life of crime.
Here are my headcanons for Dulma and Hanzo's pasts before the events of the story seen here. Let me know which ones you like! •Dulma #1-Dulma was born and raised at the Eastern Air Temple under the instruction of Sister Hariti; an accomplished airbending master who saw the girl as a surrogate daughter of sorts. Hariti was sort of like a female Monk Gyatso but a bit more strict. #2-Under Hariti's training; Dulma had proven herself to be quite the bookworm as she spent the majority of her free time in the temple library studying the writings of Air Nomads from ancient times such as the poetry of Guru Laghima as well as practicing her bending to near refinement. Before the attack happened, She was on track to become one of the youngest girls in her class to earn her arrow tattoos. #3-When the Fire Nation had attacked the temple under Sozin's orders; Hariti sacrificed herself to protect Dulma via getting killed in battle by the field commander leading the raid. The experience caused her to develop survivor's guilt and PTSD that lasted for the rest of her life. #4-At some point after escaping the initial attacks and going into hiding at a forest in the Earth Kingdom; Dulma was forced to violate her teachings to defend herself against a group of Fire Nation commandos hunting her after a villager she saved sold her out after witnessing her using her bending in exchange for a monetary reward. After at least a week evading the hunting party and using attacks to incapacitate them if needed, She was eventually cornered by one firebender who was quite eager to prove himself. The moment that would haunt her for the rest of her life was when she was eventually forced to strike the soldier down in self defense with a thin blade of air that killed him instantly. The soldier in question was only nineteen. So what do you think? Hanzo's headcanons will be posted at a later date PS: How old would you say Hanzo and Dulma are respectively?
Next up is Hanzo's headcanons #1-Hanzo was born as the oldest child of his family consisting of his parents and three younger sisters; As such, he had a sort of strained relationship with his father due to him being the sole male child of the family, which led to his father treating Hanzo more harshly compared to his sisters. #2-By the time he was nine, Hanzo was trained extensively by his father in firebending so he could be ready to enlist into the military when he came of age and serve his country like his father and grandfather before him. #3-As the commanding officer of the initial attacks, Hanzo's father was particularly prejudiced against airbenders due to buying into Sozin's propaganda demonizing the other nations. On the return home, he had even brought back an Air Nomad necklace he'd personally stolen from a nun he killed as a trophy. (This nun coincidentally was Dulma's master)
Or this could be Ty Lee’s parents instead great grandparents They mention Sozin in it and His descendants This is Ty Lee’s father meeting her Mother first time is Air bender and Air nomad Aang was not last of his people in this story series this guy with Hanzo is General Zhao arguing with him at Temple.
That's a really cute story😍 and I like the animation👌 I hope it's ok to ask but will we ever know what they needed to do if they got like airbender kids? Like imagine their kids trying to date. Dulma can't reveal her identity to her daughter or son inlaw and even her own inlaws. That must of been difficult. I am just really into the story and would like to hear what you maybe thought would happen😅
Thank you for your kind words! You bring up some very interesting questions. The head writer (Lucia) said during a livestream that Hanzo and Dulma would be back, though the real story isn’t as idealistic and rosy as the legend. At a convention panel, she also said we may have already met Hanzo in a previous episode. Hopefully we get answers to your questions!
@@Book4Airhey so I just found your guy's channel a couple of weeks ago when this video dropped. Are you saying that this is like the fairytale version of the real story, and the realistic version of what happened is going to come out as its own series?
@@Book4Air it might seem off topic, but have you ever read Star Wars: Lost Stars by Claudia Gray? It's a Romeo and Juliet/star crossed lovers story that holds up well even if you aren't a Star Wars fan.
What doesn't make sense is that now this nomad can never bend again and must hide their culture. Moreover they would need to silently live whilst the fire nation continues to commit genocide in the water tribes and annex earth kingdom.
Is this Canon? I hope it is because this story awesome!! Thank you to whoever made this I always wanted to know about more of what happened after the fire Nation attacked the air nation.
This is an original story made by us, our head writer wrote it and our artists did the designs and art. However, we wrote it as an expansion of a canon story called “Relics”. Check out the full episode! Thank you for your kind words! That’ll mean a lot to the team. 🤗
I wont lie i was rewatching episode 5 getting some hype and after i finished the episode i found notification Hanzo and dulma tale is so well done to not be real We must know further about them or i must in my pov
The Air Nomads are not that nomadic, aren't they? Living secluded from the rest of the world, forever searching spiritual enlightenment... I have an idea for a "canon" story: Dulma just finished her airbending training when the Northern Air Temple is attacked by the Fire Nation. It was there, during the attack, that Dulma meets Hanzo, and she gracefully avoids his aggressive attacks. When Dulma's master, Monk Tenma is being surrounded by Fire Nation soldiers, he tells Dulma to flee but she steadfastly refuses. Day turned to night as the fighting continued and all the monks who took part in the battle except Dulma are burned alive at the stake, as the burning example of those who dared to challenge the might of the Fire Nation. Heeding her master's order and with the heaviest of hearts, Dulma flees, where to she does not know, hoping this "journey" will lead her somewhere. As for Hanzo, he is determined to catch the supposed "last airbender" by himself, sending a letter to the Fire Lord expressing his wish. With it being granted by a Royal Decree, no one else but him is allowed to go after Dulma. Thus, the Path of Opposites begins. Great work, guys! Really loved this one!
The only possible way that the airbenders could have been wiped out is if they were universally dumb enough to not ask for asylum in Ba Sing Se for some incomprehensible reason.
…or they asked and were refused? Or the Fire Nation set up check points around Ba Sing Se to catch any Air Nomad refugees? Or some did manage to sneak in and abandoned their culture to survive so no one knows? Or Ba Sing Se also imprisoned them because they’re authoritarians themselves? Who knows?
@@Book4Air Fire Nation took decades of warring and Iroh's leadership to even make it to the walls, they couldn't stop an airbender getting there even if they couldn't just fly. Latter two are more realistic. Another choice would be the Northern Water Tribe, which the Fire Nation also couldn't break into. Honestly there should be a bunch of random halfbreed airbenders popping up periodically throughout the world.
The first one is about it claiming asylum. You can’t sneak in and claim asylum. The Earth Kingdom can deny them. Sneaking in through the walls may be easy, but that doesn’t mean they’d be safe with the EK government if they snuck in illegally. There very well may be several people with Air Nomad blood. But as we learned from the novels, airbenders can lose their bending as they lose their spirituality. So if they became separated from their culture, they’d eventually lose their bending. So it could be there are people with Air Nomad ancestry who don’t even know it!
@@Book4Air They can fly right over any checkpoint the Fire Nation tried setting up, land on top of the outer wall, and ask for asylum. They could also do this with the Northern Water Tribe's big ice wall. I really doubt they'd just be kicked out of both, when both countries were at war with the Fire Nation.
This is an original story made by us, our head writer wrote it and our artists did the designs and art. However, we wrote it as an expansion of a canon story called “Relics”. Check out the full episode!
Wait, if that's happened, should there are airbender in the their family? Well, since Dulma is an airbender and some among their children will be identified as airbenders?
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5:28 She looks a bit like Ty Lee doesn't she? 🤔 Great work everyone - this felt incredibly authentic!
Thank you so much! We’re huge fans of your channel, man! Means a lot coming from you.
@@Book4Airis this canon?
This particular story is made by us and is not canon to ATLA.
However we adapted it as an expansion of an existing canon story.
What existing canon story ?
“Relics”. It’s an official stand alone comic.
Ty Lee’s ancestors. You can not convince me otherwise.
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You sound like a couple
Her family is wealthy after all.
too bad this story was a trick to track aang
Hmm… remember the theory about Ty Lee being part Air nomad? Maybe we just met her great great great grandparents?
Totally! I love that particular theory.
Or just grandparents
But yeah I completely agree
Infact I was looking for a comment like this because of that
You do realize the whole story was a lie to lure airbenders into a trap right?
@@aaronfield7899You know… it was really unclear. 🤔
Well she certainly has her looks, these two could very well be her great great grandparents.
I like the idea that not all the Air Benders were whipped out over night, one thing that needs to be considered is that the Air Benders are “Nomads” it’s possible some survived and were found and killed years later.
So kinda like Order 66 then?
@@giorgiobedolla yup, and like the rebellion vs the empire
@fazbrogaming7776 That's funny you mention that because I've been thinking about a special group of Fire Nation soldiers picked by Sozin for the purpose of hunting down and killing the airbenders that escaped the attacks on the temples. Kind of like the Inquisitors from Star Wars. Now I just need to come up with a name. Any suggestions?
@@giorgiobedolla “Sorchers” maybe?
@obiwancoolidge1828 Eh Sounds a bit basic. Good but basic. I'm talking about something that fits with the Fire Nation naming standards. For example-The Southern Raiders, the Rough Rhinos,etc
Design wise-they would wear armor that slightly resemble that of Hazmat suits with gas mask style helmets that make them resemble wraiths for intimidation purposes.
The brilliance of this comic proves that many stories can still be written from this era alone.
I want you to know that I sent this to the writers and they cheered.
@@Book4Air So it's official now?
@@Book4Air
Honestly, with 10,000 years of time all in between... Plenty of stories can be told even before the Great War
I have to admitted this is a very romantic story between a fire bender and a air bender this deserves to be a animated short cartoon or movie and the theory of Ty Lee being a half air nomad and half fire nation deserves to be true,too.
Hanzo and Dulma are Ty Lee's (great) grandparents
She'd probably be more 1/4 to 1/8 air nomad ancestry really if those are her grandparents or great grandparents.
I can see a fleshed out version of Dulma's story being a hella sad one. Especially since she's pretty much the opposite of Aang. While Aang had grief over the loss of Gyatso and the rest of his people, He was able to get past that with the love of Katara and his friends. Dulma, before she met Hanzo, was pretty much alone. For all we know, she had to be constantly moving and never staying in one place for too long to avoid being found by the Fire Nation.
I also wouldn't be surprised if she had to break her ideals of pacifism at some point to defend herself against a group of firebender soldiers hunting her. A potential series could show her developing severe psychological damage to her mental health knowing that she betrayed her people's principles and teachings and now has blood on her hands that she can never wash away. No matter how much she tries.
The most glaring difference between these two is their reactions to the Air Nomad Genocide. While both of them are survivors of Sozin's evil, horrific actions; Aang at the very least never had to witness it first hand and only saw the aftermath. It hurt but again, He at least had Suki, Zuko, Toph, Sokka, Momo, Appa and especially Katara to act as his new family.
Since Dulma told Hanzo that she mastered airbending but was unable to have her tattooing ceremony due to Sozin's initial strike; Its very likely that she witnessed the genocide herself. Imagine how horrifying and traumatizing that must have been for her; being forced to see the nuns that raised her, her fellow students, her friends all being wiped out by skull faced soldiers in blood red armor destroying her home.
I'd mention more but I dont want this to get too long. All I can say is that Dulma and Hanzo have potential to be genuinely interesting characters that I cant wait to see more of in the future
This story makes use of a loophole in the story. Aang is not just the Last Airbender, but also the Avatar. Dulma is not an Avatar, so she would technically be the last exclusive Airbender.
I love that! Well said.
Also sense she lived and eventually died before Aang got thawed out he still gets to hold onto that title sense he was the last during that era
To be fair, Aang is the last Airbender known at that time
Well, by Aang's time, he is the last Airbender
5:37 Aang casually turns over in his ice block sleeping soundly
This is now canon.
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You just made me cackle 🤣
Hanzo is basically the only witness to the supposedly The Last Airbender, but it's not until Aang shows up 100 years later.
Sozin or Azulon did not realized Dulma was a secret airbender indeed.
it not canon you idiot
it not canon you idiot .
I always felt like Aang being the last airbender would be more like he was the last one in recent years/decades. I'm sure in the immediate time after the genocide there were survivors. This story was amazing! Thank you.
We agree with you!
Thank you so much for the kind words. 🤗
@@Book4Air Thank you so much for this wonderful story!
Finally, a GOOD fan made comic. You respected the lore of the series and created believable characters. Thank you
Thank you so much! I’ll pass that along to the writer (our Azula VA). It’ll mean a lot to her.
I used to think this was canon
@@7mad211 Understandable, with how good it is and how much it sticks to the actual series rules.
Symbolically I think this story makes a lot of sense. Air feeds fire and fire helps people live (when used proper). I love it!
It’s sad though, Dulma would never be able to Airbend in plain sight again & air is the element of freedom.
Honestly Hanzo should’ve moved them to the most rural part of Fire Nation Colonies in the Earth Kingdom so there’d be less eyes around Dulma & less risk of her heritage being discovered.
And what if she & Hanzo had children & one of them or more was born an Airbender?
You know… you may be onto something! The writer did say we would find out the true story about Hanzo and Dulma, and that it isn’t as rosy and idealistic as the myth.
@@Book4Air i thought you said this story was,t canon .
If my theory is correct, that wouldn't happen. The rate at which bending occurs in a population correlates with how frequently benders die in attacks or in war. It's more or less inversely proportionate. Which is why the Air Nomads had a 100% bending rate, while the Earth Kingdom, which is huge, fractured and constantly at war somewhere, has the lowest bending rate. It's also why waterbending didn't return to the SWT for over 50 years. If benders are targeted for removal from the gene pool, bending will occur less and less frequently in the surviving population as a means of protecting them. If all benders are removed from a population, all subsequent children will be born non-benders for decades or longer. And when bending does return, it is highly unlikely that a firstborn will possess it. In the case of the EK and FN, firstborn males are the least likely to be benders because male benders are the most likely to be killed in battle before they have children of their own. If the firstborn is a non-bender, and the next child is a bender and gets killed for it, at least the bloodline survives in their older sibling. This idea perfectly explains Piandao, Sokka and Bumi II. Bumi in particular was born to not one but TWO survivors of genocides that targeted benders specifically. Even if he'd been a girl, he probably would still not have been a bender.
@@AtarahDerek interesting complex theory, although in the case of the Air Nomads their 💯% bender rate was officially explained as it being due to their high spirituality, which was enhanced in conjunction with their pacifist ways & environment.
@@sparxstreak02 But the occurrence of bending in particular characters contradicts that idea. It may be the prevailing theory in that world that more spiritual = more benders, and that's supported some by the fact that the EK is the least spiritual nation. But the truth is that more spiritual = more peaceful = less conflict that kills benders = more benders. Otherwise, how do you explain the fact that Piandao and Bumi were not born benders, yet Toph was? Or why isn't Hakoda a bender? His mother's generation is more spiritual than his. And the next generation was generally even less spiritual , yet they saw more waterbenders born than the previous generation did (assuming, as is likely, that Sura and Siku's parents are the same generation as Katara).
So many talented people came together to make this original story feel like such an authentic experience!
Oh my gosh she has a special air bending technique she's better than Ang
Omg she looks exactly like Ty Lee! This is obviously her great great grandmother
Could be just a grandma
this has to be a few years after the genocide and both of them are young, so great grand parents is a bit of a stretch
@@jveematt2511It literally says 100 years ago, so it is likely a few months or so after the genocide. And since both are already adults, then it’s actually grandparents that would be a stretch. It would make more sense to be great grandparents or even great great grandparents if you want to push it. Unless they pulled a Sozin and had kids when they were very old which is possible for Hanzo (being a man) but not Dulma (cause menopause occurs in your late 40’s and early 50’s)… but many things on the ATLA timeline don’t make sense, so I could just suspend my disbelief…
Oh my gooooosshhhh that was incredible! This was a fully original story too, right? Just wow. The art is so amazing too. It feels really close to the comics’ artstyle. Also this story was just super wholesome. I like how it answers the commonly debated topic of what happened to all the airbenders (it’s just very unlikely every single one of them was truly wiped out.) I’ve always quite liked the fan theory of airbenders hiding amongst the other nations to protect themselves. And this comic brought that whole idea to life. I genuinely got emotional watching this, when Dulma said she’d rather die following her people’s traditions than become a monster like the Fire Nation portrait them as. Also that Hanzo thought that the airbenders tattoos were a connection to evil spirits. Just goes to show to the kind of indoctrination and misinformation the Fire Nation spread. I really love how you guys can so skillfully bring attention to such topics in lil details like that.
This was super awesome. Thank you guys for the hard work and passion
Your comments are always a highlight for me! Thank you! It’s so nice to see that what we worked hard to make came across the way we wanted it to, and that the message resonated with fellow fans.
Always love to have you here!
Stories like this would explain the reason why some of the people in the earth kingdom got the ability to airbend in Korra. Some nomads got refuge and their abilities were dormant for some time.
Every air bender was not killed over night 💀… they were nomads they traveled the world… many had air ancestors and that’s why in korra they got their air bender back
*Hanzo:* My mind is as impenetrable as the walls of Ba Sing Se!
Iroh 100 years later: 🤭🤭🤭
Damn, this is brilliant! This is genius! I really want more stories on these guys (their daily lives in the Fire Nation, the struggles of Dulma keeping her identity hidden and not being able to connect with her culture, the challenges of being a multicultural couple, and so on). A true treasure trove of possibilities.
Not to mention that maybe Dulma could have PTSD episodes of the genocide and Hanzo has to calm her down via holding her and reassuring her that she's safe; he won't let anything happen to her.
Remember how it was mentioned that Hanzo's father and grandfather partipated in the raids? I have a little headcanon that Dulma's master died fighting Hanzo's father who was likely either a captain or commander at the time. Imagine how she would feel having to meet the man who killed her master in front of her while also having to keep her true heritage hidden.
Tylee’s family?
So shes actually the last airbender. while Anng frozen in ice. This is definitely Ty lees great great great grandparents which is why shes born in the fire nation. But balances out as an air bender. She fights like an airbender.
This feels more authentic. Then some Avatar stories told by the creators of Avatar well done.
Thank you very much! What a kind thing to say. 🤗
Our head writer who penned this story did write some official ATLA ads back in the day, and as far as I know she’s talked to some of the writers, so I think she really did her research!
Amazing and Phenomenal Fan Comic (ya can Really Feel the Emotions and Purpose of the Characters).
Hanzo x Dulma = OTP!!!
Hanzo x Dulma = ty Lee
I don't think they just fell in love and got married all in one day. I think they spent at least a year together before they got serious.
You’re probably right! Our head writer said on a livestream that we would eventually find out the real story of Hanzo and Dulma, and that it isn’t as rosy and idealistic as the legend.
@@Book4Air I am very much looking forward to it
@@Book4Air let me know when it comes out
I know it said weeks later, that relationship moved awfully fast.
God, now I REALLY want to know who wrote the script, who drew these pages (especially those from 0:00 to 1:15, omg, that looks so difficult to do O.O like guys this is the EXACT same style as the ATLA comics'), who voiced that, and even who the heck had such a brilliant idea for a story like that in the first place. Not only is all this great, but it also very much fits the original show and comics's style and themes. This is incredible, guys.
I should be able to answer those questions!
The script was written by our head writer and voice of Azula - Lucia Lobosvilla
The characters were all designed by Vago and she also drew the pages, though some of the line art and coloring was doing by other artists in our group (Sam Lee Wins, Kat Peterson, Melissa Palacios, Luan/Depre).
As for the voices:
Fire Captain - Grant Corvin
Hanzo - Christian Sekhanan
Dulma - Josephine Sweet
Storyteller - JJ Williams
The music for this portion was done by Aneesh Kashalikar.
Thank you for your incredibly kind words! I’ll pass them along to the team. 🤗
@@Book4Air Thanks ! Yes, pass the compliments along please.
So are you saying that none of you people actually work(ed) with the official Nickelodeon ATLA studios and comic writing and drawing team ? Like if so, I genuinely cannot understand how you managed the first pictures until 1:15 in the video. Like trust me, I know drawings and I can assure you this is the EXACT style used in Dark Horse ATLA comics. Those seen in the rest of the video aren't bad-looking at all, don't get me wrong, but it's just obvious they're not from the same artists. Like my chin is still on the floor right now. It makes me want to see some base sketches of this project or smth.
@@Cloudy-Wani664As far as I know, the only member of our team who has ever made anything official for ATLA or Nickelodeon is our head writer Lucia Lobosvilla who wrote ads for them and voiced Azula for those ads.
Not all of our artists have the same style, but they do their best to capture the Avatar art style! The particularly perfect ones are likely thanks to Vago, who designed these characters for this piece. She has a perfect grasp of the art style!
@@Book4Air Well indeed, this is impressive. Props to these 2 talented gals ! 👍
This backs up the events of The Legend of Korra very well.
How so?
She told Hanzo the truth bout air nomads 5:57 & he fell in love with her. Something better 6:53.
Ty Lee's grandparents?
That would make so much sense
The lovers’ cave!?!😲
Great grandparents.
This is awesome! Keep it up!
That’s an incredible story.
If I get to see the original ideas for Season 4: Air that the creators had, even if they go against the comics/Korra, I'll die in peace.
I now accept this us canon of Ty Lee being a airbender!!
This story is so convincing for real
Yeah we should just name this Ty Lee’s family tree lol😂
I wonder if you’re right. 👀
Of course she's her ancestor.
This should be canon
Dulma: 'A quiet courage' 'Confuses officers.'
Ty Lee: "It runs in the family."
6:53 Don't close your eyes.
Something better...love❤❤❤.
I can't belive this is canon
These are either Ty Lee's grandparents or Mako's
lo que el amor puede lograr el viento y el fuego un amor que nada puede cortar su hijo rojo del destino los unió
I always hope that there were surviving airbenders out there.
This is so good it can easily be taken as canon lol
I love happy endings 😭❤
When are you guys making the next one becaues this is incredibly good
We are hard at work at the next one. The voice acting and art has been fully completed. We are moving to audio editing soon. Keep an eye on community posts for updates.
FINALLY BACK WITH ANOTHER BANGERRR❤❤❤❤
Is this a fan story or a real story?either way it’s very good.
Thank you very much!
This part of the episode is an original story written and drawn by our team, but it was made as an expansion of a canon comic called “Relics”.
Check out episode 5 to see the full episode! 🤗
Wow, that’s a good story
I always said the safest place for an Air Nomad to hide was behind enemy lines.
That is beautiful!
WE MET TY LEE PARENTS AWESOME!
Why didn't Hanzo just unlock and open the door instead of destroying it?
He got too hyped, I guess. 😂
Absolutely wonderful!
There's no way they can tease us with this and they Not be Ty Lee's great great great grandparents!. And besides she's got her face and braid. If she weren't already a Kyoshi warrior she'd be a shoe in Air Acolyte.
It would be impossible to be great ³ grandparents
It would take 6 generations to be that
But in the 100 year war only 3-4 generations witnessed it
@@adude849 oh ok I suck at maths😅
It’s okay. So did the original show! They’ve had to retcon Azulon’s reign haha!
The episode playlist has a 6th video that is privated. Could it be The Search part 1 since you guys were working on it for a while?
There was... a mistake made. It has been corrected.
This makes me really curious about how the life/lives of any of their possible kid(s) would have played out. Especially if the kid(s) is born as an/are born as airbender(s), but knows nothing about Dulma's past/heritage, so that the fire nation won't find out about them.
It could be like a Mako/ Bolin situation where one sibling has fire bending and the other has airbending. That would be such an interesting household 😊
LET'S GOOOOOOOO
CAN YOU MAKE BOOK 4 THE SEARCH ?
We are currently hard at work on it!
SHIP!!!
Definitely Ty lees origins
Is this a cannon story or it is just a fan fic. I don't want to ask but before my hoping for the work went to high and far, I must confirm its existence first
This is an original story made by us, our head writer wrote it and our artists did the designs and art.
However, we wrote it as an expansion of a canon story called “Relics”. Check out the full episode!
I wonder if they're related to Ty Lee.
Air Nomads can lose their air bending over time, Kyoshi's mother was losing her bending because she turned to a life of crime.
I kinda want more of them
not suspicious at all to wear something resembling air nation at her wedding xDD
Here are my headcanons for Dulma and Hanzo's pasts before the events of the story seen here. Let me know which ones you like!
•Dulma
#1-Dulma was born and raised at the Eastern Air Temple under the instruction of Sister Hariti; an accomplished airbending master who saw the girl as a surrogate daughter of sorts. Hariti was sort of like a female Monk Gyatso but a bit more strict.
#2-Under Hariti's training; Dulma had proven herself to be quite the bookworm as she spent the majority of her free time in the temple library studying the writings of Air Nomads from ancient times such as the poetry of Guru Laghima as well as practicing her bending to near refinement. Before the attack happened, She was on track to become one of the youngest girls in her class to earn her arrow tattoos.
#3-When the Fire Nation had attacked the temple under Sozin's orders; Hariti sacrificed herself to protect Dulma via getting killed in battle by the field commander leading the raid. The experience caused her to develop survivor's guilt and PTSD that lasted for the rest of her life.
#4-At some point after escaping the initial attacks and going into hiding at a forest in the Earth Kingdom; Dulma was forced to violate her teachings to defend herself against a group of Fire Nation commandos hunting her after a villager she saved sold her out after witnessing her using her bending in exchange for a monetary reward.
After at least a week evading the hunting party and using attacks to incapacitate them if needed, She was eventually cornered by one firebender who was quite eager to prove himself. The moment that would haunt her for the rest of her life was when she was eventually forced to strike the soldier down in self defense with a thin blade of air that killed him instantly.
The soldier in question was only nineteen.
So what do you think?
Hanzo's headcanons will be posted at a later date
PS: How old would you say Hanzo and Dulma are respectively?
Next up is Hanzo's headcanons
#1-Hanzo was born as the oldest child of his family consisting of his parents and three younger sisters; As such, he had a sort of strained relationship with his father due to him being the sole male child of the family, which led to his father treating Hanzo more harshly compared to his sisters.
#2-By the time he was nine, Hanzo was trained extensively by his father in firebending so he could be ready to enlist into the military when he came of age and serve his country like his father and grandfather before him.
#3-As the commanding officer of the initial attacks, Hanzo's father was particularly prejudiced against airbenders due to buying into Sozin's propaganda demonizing the other nations. On the return home, he had even brought back an Air Nomad necklace he'd personally stolen from a nun he killed as a trophy.
(This nun coincidentally was Dulma's master)
I would like to see this duo be made quartet like the red lotus.
Or this could be Ty Lee’s parents instead great grandparents They mention Sozin in it and His descendants This is Ty Lee’s father meeting her Mother first time is Air bender and Air nomad Aang was not last of his people in this story series this guy with Hanzo is General Zhao arguing with him at Temple.
Good lord I just realized this was Fan Made!
We do our best! 🤗
IS there going to be more?
We are currently hard at work on “The Search”!
And here I thought things were going to turn bitter at the end. I guess the only thing Sozin taught his people was to lie.
what if she was Ty Lee Ty Lin Ty Lat Ty Lao Ty Liu Ty Lum and Ty Woo’s great grandmother
She is of course
@@StephenMcBean-Cummingsin this story she is. In canon, she isn’t.
“Wind Walker???” Damn and I thought “Snow Peasant” and “Ash Maker” were bad racism be willing in this universe! 😂😅
Now we have racist terms for all four nations
Waterbenders=Snow Savages
Earthbenders=Dirt Tossers
Firebenders=Ash Makers
Airbenders=Wind Walkers
So meaning, one of their kids would be able to air bend, won't that be an interesting sequel.
Wasn't Hanzo the name of Aang's friend from the Fire Nation?
That was Kuzon. It’s also the name Aang used as an alias to go to Fire Nation school.
@@Book4Air
My memory is really rusty then..
Good excuse to refresh it with a rematch of the series some other time.
I love any excuse to do another Avatar rewatch! Hope you have fun! 🤗
That's a really cute story😍 and I like the animation👌 I hope it's ok to ask but will we ever know what they needed to do if they got like airbender kids? Like imagine their kids trying to date. Dulma can't reveal her identity to her daughter or son inlaw and even her own inlaws. That must of been difficult. I am just really into the story and would like to hear what you maybe thought would happen😅
Thank you for your kind words! You bring up some very interesting questions.
The head writer (Lucia) said during a livestream that Hanzo and Dulma would be back, though the real story isn’t as idealistic and rosy as the legend.
At a convention panel, she also said we may have already met Hanzo in a previous episode.
Hopefully we get answers to your questions!
@@Book4Airhey so I just found your guy's channel a couple of weeks ago when this video dropped. Are you saying that this is like the fairytale version of the real story, and the realistic version of what happened is going to come out as its own series?
It won’t be its own series, but a reveal explored later in Book 4!
@@Book4Air it might seem off topic, but have you ever read Star Wars: Lost Stars by Claudia Gray? It's a Romeo and Juliet/star crossed lovers story that holds up well even if you aren't a Star Wars fan.
I haven’t read it but it sounds like something I’d like! 👀
Damm it was SUCH A GREAT STORY
Any chances for the sequel, or maybe a little series?
This is a part of Episode 5 of our Book 4: Air season we are making. So there will certainly be more! Thank you for watching it. 🤗
Interesting but dark story.
Makes me increasingly more curious but they’re descendants 🤔
What doesn't make sense is that now this nomad can never bend again and must hide their culture. Moreover they would need to silently live whilst the fire nation continues to commit genocide in the water tribes and annex earth kingdom.
Are they related to Ty Lee?
They are related
Is this Canon? I hope it is because this story awesome!! Thank you to whoever made this I always wanted to know about more of what happened after the fire Nation attacked the air nation.
This is an original story made by us, our head writer wrote it and our artists did the designs and art.
However, we wrote it as an expansion of a canon story called “Relics”. Check out the full episode!
Thank you for your kind words! That’ll mean a lot to the team. 🤗
I wont lie i was rewatching episode 5 getting some hype and after i finished the episode i found notification
Hanzo and dulma tale is so well done to not be real
We must know further about them or i must in my pov
Lucia (Azula’s VA) wrote this story, and she confirmed they’d be back!
6:50
Ya know that the survivors fled into the other nations
Harmonic Convergence my butt
I think I need to go to buy that book.😮
2:10 that famous line, why😭
The Air Nomads are not that nomadic, aren't they? Living secluded from the rest of the world, forever searching spiritual enlightenment... I have an idea for a "canon" story: Dulma just finished her airbending training when the Northern Air Temple is attacked by the Fire Nation. It was there, during the attack, that Dulma meets Hanzo, and she gracefully avoids his aggressive attacks. When Dulma's master, Monk Tenma is being surrounded by Fire Nation soldiers, he tells Dulma to flee but she steadfastly refuses. Day turned to night as the fighting continued and all the monks who took part in the battle except Dulma are burned alive at the stake, as the burning example of those who dared to challenge the might of the Fire Nation. Heeding her master's order and with the heaviest of hearts, Dulma flees, where to she does not know, hoping this "journey" will lead her somewhere. As for Hanzo, he is determined to catch the supposed "last airbender" by himself, sending a letter to the Fire Lord expressing his wish. With it being granted by a Royal Decree, no one else but him is allowed to go after Dulma. Thus, the Path of Opposites begins. Great work, guys! Really loved this one!
yes they were
What was iroh’s son name?
Was this story truly made by the avatar series
The only possible way that the airbenders could have been wiped out is if they were universally dumb enough to not ask for asylum in Ba Sing Se for some incomprehensible reason.
…or they asked and were refused?
Or the Fire Nation set up check points around Ba Sing Se to catch any Air Nomad refugees?
Or some did manage to sneak in and abandoned their culture to survive so no one knows?
Or Ba Sing Se also imprisoned them because they’re authoritarians themselves?
Who knows?
@@Book4Air Fire Nation took decades of warring and Iroh's leadership to even make it to the walls, they couldn't stop an airbender getting there even if they couldn't just fly.
Latter two are more realistic. Another choice would be the Northern Water Tribe, which the Fire Nation also couldn't break into.
Honestly there should be a bunch of random halfbreed airbenders popping up periodically throughout the world.
The first one is about it claiming asylum. You can’t sneak in and claim asylum. The Earth Kingdom can deny them. Sneaking in through the walls may be easy, but that doesn’t mean they’d be safe with the EK government if they snuck in illegally.
There very well may be several people with Air Nomad blood. But as we learned from the novels, airbenders can lose their bending as they lose their spirituality. So if they became separated from their culture, they’d eventually lose their bending.
So it could be there are people with Air Nomad ancestry who don’t even know it!
@@Book4Air They can fly right over any checkpoint the Fire Nation tried setting up, land on top of the outer wall, and ask for asylum. They could also do this with the Northern Water Tribe's big ice wall. I really doubt they'd just be kicked out of both, when both countries were at war with the Fire Nation.
Woa 🤩 is this fan-made?
This is an original story made by us, our head writer wrote it and our artists did the designs and art.
However, we wrote it as an expansion of a canon story called “Relics”. Check out the full episode!
@@Book4Air WAIT IS THIS CANON 😧
Where the hell I can I find this?
The full episode is on our channel. Episode 5.
Honestly I wish this was canon. Someone get Mike and Bryan on the phone.
finally
The Heart Of Mine Is Like A Stone which Is Hard As Rock But The Weakness Is Only Some Cutesy Love Story
P.S : Geodude
lets GOOO
Proyecto en ascendencia :D
Los latinos siempre apoyando ✊✊✊
@@taquitosjunior9097La escritora de este historia es Latina!
is this an official comic?
Wait, if that's happened, should there are airbender in the their family? Well, since Dulma is an airbender and some among their children will be identified as airbenders?
Probably it would established that Dulma loses her airbending due to losing touch with her spiritual self
Retcon alert.
Oh snap! Where???