Fun fact: this was actually the first episode to have a "previously on..." on its first run. The other ones up to this point were added retroactively. Also, you might have noticed that the benders in the opening are all characters from the show (Pakku for water, Gyatso for air, Azula for fire)... except for the earthbender. The earthbender is actually supposed to be Toph, but the character was drastically reworked between seasons to the point that the final version is practically a different character. As originally envisioned, Toph was male, was around Zuko's age, and was going to be your average high school hammy jock-type character, to contrast with the more intellectual and down-to-Earth Sokka. I personally think the final version is leagues better. Something else about Toph that I think is worth highlighting, that I honestly don't think many people picked up on, is that she's actually largely self-taught. I think that's a big part of why she's such an effective fighter. Because she developed her own moveset, it's inherently difficult for a traditional earthbender to go head-to-head with her, as she doesn't open or react the way they'd expect her to.
IT'S TOPH BABY!!! Bless her VA Jessie Flower for voicing one of the best animated characters in history! I always love it when people use certain main characters from Avatar when discussing the traits of a great character, and Toph is no exception. She has proven and will continue proving throughout the course of the show that she is not your typical princess; people like her parents take her blindness as something making her helpless in society, when in reality, she is a powerful and capable combatant who uses that blindness in such a creative way. It's genuinely tragic how she was secluded from virtually everyone against her own wishes.
It's not that they assumed they were scammed because airbending's forgotten, Aang is the last airbender, A.K.A the avatar. They just wouldn't assume that as a possible explanation for what happened. Love your reactions!! Keep them up!
@@FedericoAguiarOtakuMan The year is 2135; the United States was wiped out of existence 100 years ago by China, Europe is currently being overrun by the Chinese military, and Trump shows up to a town's boxing ring in occupied Austria.
The Earth Kingdom's relation to the Fire Nation is a lot like WWII France's relation to Germany. The Vichy French were the French people who joined the Nazis to rule over conquered France; the Earth Kingdom has people in it who are okay with living in the new regime, people fighting against the Fire Nation, and people who just want the war over and do not care who wins it.
Why do people who say stuff like this almost always have a furry pfp? Not hating, it's just an unexplained trend I've noticed and I'm curious about the correlation.
10:44 Given that youre done the series I think its safe to say but I’ll make it clear there’s SPOILERS here for anyone watching along. I like how the Earth Kingdom in this episode sets up their false sense of security against the Fire Nation for later episodes. Like, its a very similar train of thought as to what we see in Ba Sing Se that led to it's corruption and eventual fall. Very fun.
A possible reasoning for why some earth citizens would give up the Avatar varies. Some are utterly destroyed in terms of morale/hope against the fire nation (Can't beat them? Then join them) while some, like these fighters, are just greedy and/or desperate for money. That fighting ring kinda gave the whole "dog eat dog world" energy.
!!!TOPH ALERT!!! shes definitely one of my favorite characters in the show, i love everyone in it but her and zuko steal the show for me. once again, thanks for getting me into the show with this series! loved every second of it!
AT LAST!! REJOICE!! THE EXACT MOMENT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!! TOPH IS AMAZING!! I'M SO GLAD YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ENJOY HER PRESCENCE FOR THE REST OF THE SHOW!
Murder Girl Azula is gonna have a run for her money when she faces off against Toph. Your videos always put a smile on my face so thank you for your content!
I think this is a great time to point out that it has been confirmed that canonically airbending doesn't look like anything and the visuals are only things we see as a viewer to help us understand the action on screen better so to anybody who looks at ang when he is airbending they can only see it if he's affecting things around him with his air like blowing dust up or redirecting fire they'll see it getting redirected, or they'll see ripples on water from the wind
To answer your question about why the wrestlers would turn over the Avatar, despite him seemingly being their only hope for survival, that's because they don't see it that way. This war has been going on for 100 years, and the Earth Kingdoms still stand. There's no pressing information suggesting anything in the war is going to substantially change anytime soon. People grow HIGHLY apathetic to war as it drags on, provided it doesn't affect them. Look at Ukraine for an example there. Plus, the Fire Nation isn't out to exterminate the other nations, only to conquer them, so to your average joe trying to make a quick buck, it doesn't really matter who's in charge so long as you're well off.
How dare you? My daughter is tiny and helpless and fragile and helpless and tiny and blind. She is fragile and blind. She’s also tiny and helpless. She’s so helpless because she’s tiny and fragile and blind. Did I mention that she was helpless and blind and fragile and BLIND?
i think the reason the earthbenders would give up aang to the fire nation is honestly just hopelessness. you gotta remember these people have been under tyrranical seige and terror for over 100 years, and the idea that anything could be done about it now is likely absurd to them, most of the people alive right now in the show were boen after the fire nation attacked, after they began their imperialism, so knowing that anything else is possible is tough. this running theme is a sign of how far imperialism affects people not just materially but mentally too. thats why so many of the heros are kids, they havent been beaten down by despair yet, they still have hope, they havent guven up the possibility of a better future like the adults have.
Just incase no one explained yet, the reason they say the thing abt airbending isnt bc its a foreign concept but bc in the show they cant see the air, so to them it would just look like hes moving her without anything else.
It’s not that airbending is forgotten, more like only one person in the world (who only woke up a few months ago) can do it. So people kinda discount it as a possibility.
In canon no one can actually see Aang's airbending since its literally just air. The audience gets a visual but to everyone at the match it looks like Aang basically did nothing which is why they assumed it was fake
Yo dude I have had such a bad day today and now I'm all cozy in bed and have a video to watch yay!! Thank you for uploading and being such a cool little guy Ang would be proud
I didn’t remember this episode being as funny as it is, (except for the boulder is over his conflicted feelings part) it’s a really good episode! Also, when i was little i never caught that Toph ran away, i genuinely thought that the dad was an indecisive bitch (but toph running away makes so much more sense) ALSO also, classic eating character gets me every time
A little while ago my girlfriend made me watch all of avatar. When Toph first showed up, I really hated her and I hated that she became a main character. She grew on me overtime though😅
Some people want to get the avatar as an expectation of bettering relations, as the fire nation has been in control for so long that everyone alive only knows they strength, not the avatar’s
Greed might also play a role in it. It's been proven time and again that just about anyone can be convinced to do the wrong thing for a big enough monetary gain.
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*SHE HAS ARRIVED*
*SHE HAS ARRIVED*
*SHE HAS ARRIVED*
*SHE HAS ARRIVED*
HAS SHE ARRIVED
ARRIVED SHE HAS
Toph is so powerful and badass that she’s the only character in the entire run of ATLA with a last name
Other than her own parents
Fun fact: this was actually the first episode to have a "previously on..." on its first run. The other ones up to this point were added retroactively.
Also, you might have noticed that the benders in the opening are all characters from the show (Pakku for water, Gyatso for air, Azula for fire)... except for the earthbender. The earthbender is actually supposed to be Toph, but the character was drastically reworked between seasons to the point that the final version is practically a different character. As originally envisioned, Toph was male, was around Zuko's age, and was going to be your average high school hammy jock-type character, to contrast with the more intellectual and down-to-Earth Sokka. I personally think the final version is leagues better.
Something else about Toph that I think is worth highlighting, that I honestly don't think many people picked up on, is that she's actually largely self-taught. I think that's a big part of why she's such an effective fighter. Because she developed her own moveset, it's inherently difficult for a traditional earthbender to go head-to-head with her, as she doesn't open or react the way they'd expect her to.
Fun fact: the Boulder was originally meant to be aangs earth bending teacher.
IT'S TOPH BABY!!! Bless her VA Jessie Flower for voicing one of the best animated characters in history!
I always love it when people use certain main characters from Avatar when discussing the traits of a great character, and Toph is no exception. She has proven and will continue proving throughout the course of the show that she is not your typical princess; people like her parents take her blindness as something making her helpless in society, when in reality, she is a powerful and capable combatant who uses that blindness in such a creative way. It's genuinely tragic how she was secluded from virtually everyone against her own wishes.
Now that Toph's here
THE COMEDY IS GONNA PICK UP REAL FAST
Toph: Greatest Earthbender to ever live, and the greatest example of simplicity is the key
It's not that they assumed they were scammed because airbending's forgotten, Aang is the last airbender, A.K.A the avatar. They just wouldn't assume that as a possible explanation for what happened. Love your reactions!! Keep them up!
Yeah, there's only one Avatar. It would be like Obama or Trump just happening to show up unannounced at the local boxing ring.
@@88michaelandersen exactly! but they were also missing for 112 years and their entire civilization had been wiped off the earth
@@FedericoAguiarOtakuMan The year is 2135; the United States was wiped out of existence 100 years ago by China, Europe is currently being overrun by the Chinese military, and Trump shows up to a town's boxing ring in occupied Austria.
Additionally, while they show air ending for the audience, it’s canonically invisible
@@wertfi908 is it canon ? Like is one of the characters stated it ? Because in many scenes it look like they can see airbending
TIme for the greatest character to finally appear
To be Fair Most of the Gaang are the greatest characters. But yeah Toph is definitely top 3.
Yes Toph is such a queen
TOPH TIME!! the best avatar character is here ladies and gents we made it
They know what airbending is, they just don't expect an airbender.
YES I LOVE TOPH!!!! My mother and I have been waiting for this episode for so long 🎉
I fear no man.
But that little girl.
She scares me.
10:17 You haven’t even seen the full force of her power.
She is the deadliest force this world has seen since Ty Lee
The Earth Kingdom's relation to the Fire Nation is a lot like WWII France's relation to Germany. The Vichy French were the French people who joined the Nazis to rule over conquered France; the Earth Kingdom has people in it who are okay with living in the new regime, people fighting against the Fire Nation, and people who just want the war over and do not care who wins it.
Ladies, gentleman, and non-binaries all around, BEST GIRL IS HERE!! 😁
Why do people who say stuff like this almost always have a furry pfp? Not hating, it's just an unexplained trend I've noticed and I'm curious about the correlation.
I feel like I said it before but I’ll say it again. Every time the “No You Ain’t” Sandy clip appears it always gets me😭
7:21 This caught me completely off guard! XD
The Boulder was inspired by The Rock. I think they were even wondering if he would voice the character.
He was interested actually!
I think he couldn’t due to scheduling conflicts though :(
"You don't understand, dad. I love killing people" 🤣
Toph is such a legend.
Her and Iroh are definitely my two favourites.
10:44 Given that youre done the series I think its safe to say but I’ll make it clear there’s SPOILERS here for anyone watching along.
I like how the Earth Kingdom in this episode sets up their false sense of security against the Fire Nation for later episodes. Like, its a very similar train of thought as to what we see in Ba Sing Se that led to it's corruption and eventual fall. Very fun.
Your honor, my client could never beat up 6 gang members in alberqueque New Mexico as she is blind and helpless
PEAK CHARACTER HAS ARRIVED, Toph is fucking awesome
A possible reasoning for why some earth citizens would give up the Avatar varies. Some are utterly destroyed in terms of morale/hope against the fire nation (Can't beat them? Then join them) while some, like these fighters, are just greedy and/or desperate for money. That fighting ring kinda gave the whole "dog eat dog world" energy.
!!!TOPH ALERT!!! shes definitely one of my favorite characters in the show, i love everyone in it but her and zuko steal the show for me. once again, thanks for getting me into the show with this series! loved every second of it!
It’s Toph Time!
finally, toph the last avatar bender
Best character toph is here, it just gets better from this point forwards
YESSS THE BEST CHARACTER HAS ENTERED THE BUILDING
I sure do love the wrestle mania episode
SHES HERE
AT LAST!! REJOICE!! THE EXACT MOMENT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!
TOPH IS AMAZING!! I'M SO GLAD YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ENJOY HER PRESCENCE FOR THE REST OF THE SHOW!
Us+Toph = We win.
Truth.
TOPH TIME!!!!I
Also what a way to wrap up the school year, my favorite reactor
The Debut of DEFINITELY One of MY Fave Characters of Avatar🌏😎🥰
Murder Girl Azula is gonna have a run for her money when she faces off against Toph.
Your videos always put a smile on my face so thank you for your content!
I think this is a great time to point out that it has been confirmed that canonically airbending doesn't look like anything and the visuals are only things we see as a viewer to help us understand the action on screen better so to anybody who looks at ang when he is airbending they can only see it if he's affecting things around him with his air like blowing dust up or redirecting fire they'll see it getting redirected, or they'll see ripples on water from the wind
And everything was lovely again
finally get to mean my all time favorite character
THE BOULDERRRR!!!!
To answer your question about why the wrestlers would turn over the Avatar, despite him seemingly being their only hope for survival, that's because they don't see it that way. This war has been going on for 100 years, and the Earth Kingdoms still stand. There's no pressing information suggesting anything in the war is going to substantially change anytime soon. People grow HIGHLY apathetic to war as it drags on, provided it doesn't affect them. Look at Ukraine for an example there. Plus, the Fire Nation isn't out to exterminate the other nations, only to conquer them, so to your average joe trying to make a quick buck, it doesn't really matter who's in charge so long as you're well off.
How dare you? My daughter is tiny and helpless and fragile and helpless and tiny and blind. She is fragile and blind. She’s also tiny and helpless. She’s so helpless because she’s tiny and fragile and blind. Did I mention that she was helpless and blind and fragile and BLIND?
THE BOULDER is voiced by WWE Hall-of-Famer Mick Foley, doing an impression/parody of his fellow wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
2:25 sokka is freakin HYPED
i think the reason the earthbenders would give up aang to the fire nation is honestly just hopelessness. you gotta remember these people have been under tyrranical seige and terror for over 100 years, and the idea that anything could be done about it now is likely absurd to them, most of the people alive right now in the show were boen after the fire nation attacked, after they began their imperialism, so knowing that anything else is possible is tough. this running theme is a sign of how far imperialism affects people not just materially but mentally too. thats why so many of the heros are kids, they havent been beaten down by despair yet, they still have hope, they havent guven up the possibility of a better future like the adults have.
BEST GIRL. So happy this is finally here, always makes my day and these edits are great. Happy summer y'all!
4:55 Well no one really ever saw an airbender in a 100 years
He has returned
Xin Fu was willing to give the Avatar to the fire nation for selfish reasons:
Money.
The Last Chadbender makes her appearance
yesss best girl is here at last!!!!
toph is the character of all time
If I remember correctly they originally planned The Rock to be the voice actor for The Boulder but he refused the deal
Imagine paying for a year of earthbending lessons for your kids from Master Yu and then he just fucks off to hunt down the Avatar
Just incase no one explained yet, the reason they say the thing abt airbending isnt bc its a foreign concept but bc in the show they cant see the air, so to them it would just look like hes moving her without anything else.
10:40 They probably think the fire nation has a better chance and it is more beneficial to join/comply
She is finally here
EVERYONE, ITS TIME, YA’LL BETTER BE “watching” THIS ONE 🗣️🗣️🗣️
Lets go mi third favorite character of avatar
It’s not that airbending is forgotten, more like only one person in the world (who only woke up a few months ago) can do it. So people kinda discount it as a possibility.
In canon no one can actually see Aang's airbending since its literally just air. The audience gets a visual but to everyone at the match it looks like Aang basically did nothing which is why they assumed it was fake
She's here
THE ONE IS HEREEEE
YES TOPH, ONLY REASON I WATCHED THIS SHOW
Yo dude I have had such a bad day today and now I'm all cozy in bed and have a video to watch yay!! Thank you for uploading and being such a cool little guy
Ang would be proud
holy bologna dudes i was so excited seeing this upload i did a backflip and am now in the ER but its okay cuz i get to watch this b4 i go under
What is an animated TV show without the classic eating character
YOOOO I'VE BEEN SO EXCITED FOR THIS ONE
Sokka and Lars should hang out and watch pro-wrestling together. They seem like they're on the same wavelength.
BEST CHARACTER TIME (I’m of course referring to the boulder)
THE BLIND BANDIT!!!!
I didn’t remember this episode being as funny as it is, (except for the boulder is over his conflicted feelings part) it’s a really good episode! Also, when i was little i never caught that Toph ran away, i genuinely thought that the dad was an indecisive bitch (but toph running away makes so much more sense) ALSO also, classic eating character gets me every time
OH MY GOD IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS REACTION!!!!! TOPH IS ONE OF MY FAV CHARACTERS
Yeah, Toph probably going to just sneak away and defeat the entire fire nation by herself
Congratulation, you meet the best character in the intire show
A little while ago my girlfriend made me watch all of avatar. When Toph first showed up, I really hated her and I hated that she became a main character. She grew on me overtime though😅
simpleflips reference!!! yeah!!!!!!
Ah yes!! Favorite character!!!!✨
She's her.
Treat Yo'self! I'mma treat mahself to some Blue Order content!!! Blue Boy always has the best content!!! 💖💝💖💝
And just like the 2nd best character arrives to the team 🙏 Toph's awesome! Can't wait to see your reactions to her being a comedic genius XD
BEST GIRL TOPH LETS GOO
PEAK IS HERE
She get along pretty well with Katara
YESSSSS WE MADE IT TO TOPH!!!!!!!!
TOPH
Some people want to get the avatar as an expectation of bettering relations, as the fire nation has been in control for so long that everyone alive only knows they strength, not the avatar’s
Greed might also play a role in it. It's been proven time and again that just about anyone can be convinced to do the wrong thing for a big enough monetary gain.
@@nathanbentley1939 that is very true, and I dont think there has been an example of a non fire nation giving Aang away without a reward
Liquid,ROCK, fLemE, WOoOSh
Great video! Always look forward to these
The way I’ve been waiting for this episode
Hot take: the boulder is a better character than toph
Edit: this editing is amazing
I’ve been waiting for this one :D
Best girl has arrived wooooooo
Lets gooooo This is what we've been waiting for.
HER
There she is marve.
YOUR IN THE SU LS MARK VIDEO‼️‼️‼️
YAYAYAYAY BLIND BANDIT!
0:33 sorry I didn't really feel like it
THIS FOOTAGE IS 3 YEARS OLD!?
Yeahhhhh college and depression isn't a very good combo 💀
@@BlueOrder it's chill i just didn't realize until i read the description lol
This episode is the last time toph has any 1 by 1 fight and that kinda stupid