It’s fun, upon rewatching, to realize that Bumi was trying to train Aang for the final battle. “Typical Airbender...” and “Sooner or later, you’re going to have to strike back” are great foreshadowing statements. What a writing team!
Also, when Bumi hoped Aang would think like a mad genius to defeat Ozai, he wasn't far off from predicting all the end battles of the events during Sozin's Comet. Think about it: Katara: Mad for keeping Azula alive, genius move freezing herself and Azula and then chaining her hands to a grate. Sokka, Toph and Suki: Mad for treating airships as battering rams, genius because it worked perfectly! [Also a little sad as High Space Sword was gone. :( ] Zuko: Mad for taking the lightning strike straight to his heart, genius for having the presence of mind to hit the ground and then release it safely. Aang: Mad for keeping Ozai alive, genius because he took Ozai's Firebending away.
@@ameyakelkar8314 I agree with all of that except the taking the firebending away, that was definitely just a deus ex machina and honestly was the weakest part of this great series
David Huerta That wasn't a deus ex machina, as the lion turtle told him that it's possible. It was definitely foreshadowed, and it has been used before, by said Lion Turtle, on Aang himself.
Mister K i consider it a deus ex machina because it wasn’t previously mentioned in the story(even at the beginning of book 3 would’ve been sufficient time) but mentioning it once an episode before the finale is not proper foreshadowing for such a pivotal and integral plot device
I love Bumi’s “Choose wisely” line. The little smirk he’s wearing just says he *knows* what Aang’s thinking and is basically giving him the old “Are you sure?”
yeah, that subversion was great. Aang thought he was clever in finding the loophole in his wording, only for that to be the worst possible choice as bumi isn't just a frail old man.
@@coletrain583 Considering the man threw multiple houses with little effort while taking back Omashu, aside from previous Avatar incarnations Bumi might be the strongest earthbender in terms of raw power.
5:25 I never noticed til now that when he opens his eyes, he’s holding back tears at the realization that his old friend is still alive. And remember, this was right after the episode where Aang went to the Southern Air Temple and learned that the Air Nomads had been wiped out. He had to have been at his lowest point. He'd been gone a century, and it seemed like everyone he ever knew was dead. And then, Aang finds Bumi again. And in that moment, Aang realized that there was at least one person, one piece of his past not lost. The feeling he must have felt would have been indescribable.
Notice the Earth bending variations Bumi is using: 1:12 and 1:22 Fire bending style 2:11 Water bending style 2:30 Sand bending and last but not least... 3:55 Air bending style. Uncle Iroh was right, understanding the other elements is key.
I really like how Bumi knew Aang wouldn't chose the 2 people (who are probably non-benders since they carry weapons) as the options. Especially since he knew Aang so well, he probably anticipated him being clever and choosing the "frail" old man as an opponent.
I wouldn't be surprised if they're just ordinary servants kitted out with those weapons just to coax Aang into choosing the frail looking old man between them.
(Season 1) Bumi: You must master the 4 elements and confront the fire lord, and when you do *I hope you think like a mad genius* . (Season 3) Aang takes away Ozai's bending using a technique he learned from a giant lion turtle. Bumi: You've learned well, Aang.
Aang did indeed learn the four elements and many more in order to defeat Ozai. Including learning the ancient method of giving and taking one’s bending from a lion turtle.
I love when he says "Choose wisely" You can hear the snideness in his voice like he's saying. "I know you think you found a loophole, but I'm counting on you twisting my words against me. Be smarter."
That actually shook me up a bit, watching this as a kid and rewatching it periodically up till now I've never noticed that and something hurts about not ever noticing such an emotional detail before
It’s really sweet Aang would eventually name his first-born son after his oldest friend. Seeing him go after Bumi to hug him, after realizing who he was, Aang must have been extremely happy and relieved to know that someone he once knew over a hundred years ago was still alive! Bumi also, which is why he did all of those challenges instead of being straight with him same with the feast he threw at the beginning.
There’s something in Bumi’s character that I think isn’t talked about enough. Aang was one of Bumi’s closest childhood friends, and when he found out the air nomads were wiped he’d have been devastated. When he caught Aang in his city he had to be overjoyed to see his friend alive. Yet he reserved his emotions because he felt a duty to impart his wisdom on the Avatar. He probably came up with the whole plan in the first 30 seconds of meeting Aang, so indeed he is a genius too
This raises some really interesting thoughts: Bumi must have heard about what happened at the Air Temples and been pretty sad. He must have thought Aang was killed and likely believed that all the way up to the events of The Boy in the Iceberg, or even until he met Aang face to face (‘cause even when he found out the Avatar had returned, it would still be super unlikely that it would be Aang). He probably developed his own theories as to where the Avatar was. Because the Fire Nation believed that they had successfully wiped out all of the airbenders, the next Avatar in the cycle would be a waterbender (which ended up being Korra). That is why the Water Tribe raids happened, for 60 years to no avail. Naturally the Fire Nation was confused, because they thought all possible airbending Avatars were dead and they never found any waterbending Avatar. Zuko thought that an airbender somehow survived and was really old (which now that I think about it, doesn’t make sense-wouldn’t it be more logical to assume the Avatar was now an earthbender? Even a waterbending Avatar would have been very, very old-if I were him, I would have thought it was Gran-Gran when I saw her.) Anyway, I wonder if Bumi himself ever went to look for the Avatar? He sure had a lot of time to think about it. He was also the only earthbender in The Order of the White Lotus-which was mainly people the perfect age to be possible Avatars. I don’t know. There are so many interesting things to think about with this show, that’s what’s so great about it-everything actually goes really deep and is super intricate.
Zuko didnt think the airbender was survive. He thinks the avatar is from water tribe. As you mention the avatar (from water tribe) must've be very old. That's why zuko shocked why the avatar is still a child. And to think if the avatar is from earth kingdom,the fire nation are in war in earth kingdom directly because they the only one who still stand against the fire nation. If the avatar is from earth kingdom,he probably would appear defend his nation from fire kingdom attack.
I kind of wish Bumi had a greater role in ATLA. He's hillarious. Edit: OKAY, since way too many people point it out: I meant screentime specifically and a part of me wishes he joined the Gaang instead of Toph. Not that I don't like her, I just like Bumi a bit more.
I mean, he *was* friends with Aang 100 years ago, I'm sure Aang wasn't traveling alone Besides, since hes old enough to have lived before the war, he was probably educated on the air nation like the other nations, just one of the many compared to the rest of the world as the air nation was wiped from the system
This is the most heartfelt moment in the entire series. The 100 year reunion of two best friends, their friendship hasn't missed a beat in all that time apart.
@@user-sf9hu2xd8j No, he's saying Toph has more _skill_ . Kuvira has far more finesse with metal than we've ever seen with Toph, but there's no question she would be bodied by Toph in a fight because of the power discrepancy. Toph can likely match Bumi, but aside from barely holding the library up that one time she's never shown herself capable of the same casual strength we see Bumi use in active combat.
That might be true, but Toph still could be able to beat him. When it comes to raw power Azula is superior to Zuko, yet he was clearly superior during their final battle. I think Toph would win against Bumi.
this is my opinion but bumi will win in my OPINION because he has experiance with other benders its been 100 years yes if your going to say toph was trained by moles that does mean she has experiance yes there were the original benders but they trained her only bending and bumi can destroy fire nation tanks idk with only earth bending sure toph can but its way easier for her because she know how to metal bend thats my OPINION
Interestingly, when sokka talked about his being an earth bender as a hint to his name, he was actually right. Bumi actually means ‘Earth’ in Sanskrit.
Funfact: In the german Version Sokka says Einstein. That would be in english "OneRock" as well a refference to Albert Einstein the brillant german Professor.
You if you think about Bumi knew Aang when they were kids and Aang was 12 and I think Bumi was about the same age, if it took 100 years before Aang was awakened. So that means he is over 112 years old and has a six pack. Bumi may be crazy but he really takes care of himself.
The circus music theme song playing around Bumi is so well written timed and it just sells how he’s a total mad man but the kind you just love to see! Seriously the writing for the last air bender original series & books was so well done! They took the wise old man trope and took it a completely different direction that was excellent!
you know with Bumi living over a hundred years and Toph living well into Korra's age, not to mention both of them retaining a great amount of physical capabilities as well as their skills in bending, I'm starting to think earth-benders just naturally age better
@@wesleyjohnson2861 Well he was about 66 when he died, so 166 years. Not sure if Kiyoshi is average for Avatar lifespans or if she is an outlier though. So Aang could be anywhere from a comfortable average for Avatar age, to a bit on the short side. Even if he didn't get to experience all of it.
i realized years later that it wasn't tests or to train the avatar, bumi just wanted Aang to remember his old friend, every scene he's in he's putting on a show, probably acting exactly how he used to in their youth, but Aang just couldn't catch on till all his "tests" started making sense, or really, not making sense cause after all, Bumi is a mad genius
I started feeling so warm and cosy inside when Aang and bumi hugged! He must’ve felt so happy that at least one person survived from when he was frozen!
_The Earth Chakra deals with survival and blocked by fear_ This series world building is truly mad genius. I think that's one of the reason earth bender like Bumi have longevity. He's Fearless.
Maybe it's like comparing two ends of a snake's tongue. If they had kept going with the Last Airbender then it'd work if Toph spent some time with Bumi and she could learn to think like a mad genius too.
I believe they did. When Team Avatar went to find Uncle Iroh, and Toph met Bumi in the White Lotus Camps. It didn't really show the duel but it showed a little scene of them fighting with boulders levitating in the air.
no he doesn't? he starts by asking the bad guy to please be good, then he gets into a very straightforward bending battle mostly using "typical airbender tactics", and then he becomes a near mindless spirit of wrath in the avatar state and lays down a beating through raw power. Where's the genius? I don't even see average intelligence.
Killing Ozai would create a martyr. Aang was very wise to stick to his stance and end the fight on his own terms rather than bend to the advice of his past lives.
I have a lot of respect toward Bumi for staying alive for so long to eventually reunite with his close friend and help him on his mission to complete his Avatar training to save the world.
At 3:55, you can see Bumi land the way an airbender would; spinning to slow down his momentum. Just some nice foreshadowing of how he’s in the White Lotus, a group that transcends the divisions of the four nations, and learns from each other.
It's crazy cause Bumi isn't even the oldest. Kyoshi lived until 230, some guy in the Kyoshi novel is thousands of years old and Guru Patik is at least 150. Not to mention Sozin who had a kid at 85 and was originally implied to live until 155 which was later changed to 102
Interesting touch. Aang has a slight advantage over everyone he faces in the show because no one has been trained to fight against air bending techniques for generations. I’m sure there used to be techniques and ‘how tos’ when it came to what you should do when you face off against an air bender in battle, but they’re no longer being taught. Bumi knew exactly what to do against Aang. He’s probably the only Earth bender left who knows how to fight against an opponent that can fly.
Or anyone, really who knows, not just earthbenders... I guess Pathik would also know, since he grew up with the airbenders, but then again, he's really not a fighter at all
One of my favorite moments in the series. It tough to compare both Bumi and Toph for me. Toph ran away from home at the age of six and ended up losing her way in a cave until being discovered by badger moles, where she than began her training in earth bending with them. Aside from having acute hearing and the ability to feel others emotions, she picked up on the training pretty quickly. Not too sure of Bumi's back story, but in terms of strength it's difficult to say. But he was able to single handedly take down a group of fire nation soldiers, in addition to removing their machine industry factories to reclaim his kingdom.
i did like that the live action bumi was a lot more bitter/implied to have gone a little mad for having to fight off the fire nation for 100 years, that made things really sad but realistic
King Bumi: I m the most powerful earthbender you'll ever see. Toph:No offense, Pops. But just because you're as old as dirt doesn't mean you know how to bend it. 😂😂
The new show robbed us of this beautiful moment at 5:25. It was one of my favorite moments. After feeling so alone and having lost everyone. He finally had a friend back. It’s my biggest gripe with the new show. They did so many other things right. Just not this 😭
Seeing Aang hug Bumi still hits me. Gone 100 years, and his friend is still alive
It just hit me Bumi is over 100 years
Victor Aguilar good genes
How'd he become king anyway?
@@victorm152 eating crystals
Victor M Best guess? Perhaps he was the son of a nobleman. And he may be crazy, but he’s also wise, when it counts
It’s fun, upon rewatching, to realize that Bumi was trying to train Aang for the final battle. “Typical Airbender...” and “Sooner or later, you’re going to have to strike back” are great foreshadowing statements. What a writing team!
Also, when Bumi hoped Aang would think like a mad genius to defeat Ozai, he wasn't far off from predicting all the end battles of the events during Sozin's Comet. Think about it:
Katara: Mad for keeping Azula alive, genius move freezing herself and Azula and then chaining her hands to a grate.
Sokka, Toph and Suki: Mad for treating airships as battering rams, genius because it worked perfectly! [Also a little sad as High Space Sword was gone. :( ]
Zuko: Mad for taking the lightning strike straight to his heart, genius for having the presence of mind to hit the ground and then release it safely.
Aang: Mad for keeping Ozai alive, genius because he took Ozai's Firebending away.
@@ameyakelkar8314
I agree with all of that except the taking the firebending away, that was definitely just a deus ex machina and honestly was the weakest part of this great series
David Huerta That wasn't a deus ex machina, as the lion turtle told him that it's possible. It was definitely foreshadowed, and it has been used before, by said Lion Turtle, on Aang himself.
Mister K
i consider it a deus ex machina because it wasn’t previously mentioned in the story(even at the beginning of book 3 would’ve been sufficient time) but mentioning it once an episode before the finale is not proper foreshadowing for such a pivotal and integral plot device
David Huerta I can understand that.
I love Bumi’s “Choose wisely” line. The little smirk he’s wearing just says he *knows* what Aang’s thinking and is basically giving him the old “Are you sure?”
He knew Aang would fall for it. Like he said: "Typical Airbender...". Always wanna opt to go for the most efficient and easiest way
yeah, that subversion was great. Aang thought he was clever in finding the loophole in his wording, only for that to be the worst possible choice as bumi isn't just a frail old man.
@@rishabhanand4973 Far from it. In fact, he was among one of the greatest in his day.
@@coletrain583 Considering the man threw multiple houses with little effort while taking back Omashu, aside from previous Avatar incarnations Bumi might be the strongest earthbender in terms of raw power.
He maybe old but he still got it he could probably beat Ozai and Azula but Aang Zuko and Katara would still do it better.
Bumi is 112 years old, has human peak condition and easily the most powerful male Earthbender in the world. I wish i can age like him.
most powerful bender
And aang like what, 114 right? Lol
For all we know, we's still alive while Aang and Katara has kids.
@@backstabboi4559
Pretty sure we can put Toph on relatively equal footing in terms of overall ability.
@@mohdhazwan7706 Aang is 112 since he was 12 years old when he ran away from his destiny.
5:25 I never noticed til now that when he opens his eyes, he’s holding back tears at the realization that his old friend is still alive. And remember, this was right after the episode where Aang went to the Southern Air Temple and learned that the Air Nomads had been wiped out. He had to have been at his lowest point. He'd been gone a century, and it seemed like everyone he ever knew was dead. And then, Aang finds Bumi again. And in that moment, Aang realized that there was at least one person, one piece of his past not lost. The feeling he must have felt would have been indescribable.
After having lost so much, he must feel ecstatic to know a friend from his past is still alive and remembers him well.
Such a great touch!
This subtle details makes AtLoA above everything else
A moment just as onion cutting as when Fry got to hug his mom through her dream.
Bumi is the last Person in the whole world aang knows from his time 🥺🥺
"why did you do all of this?"
"Because it's fun messing with people"
Literally the most honest answer Ive ever seen anyone give on this show XD
That's why he acts crazy probs
@@VERGILGASM Mad man theory, "If we act crazy, no one will be able to predict us"🤣
😂
That cough after sokka said rocky😂
I was like *BRUH*
That cough happened at some other points in this episode and each time it made me laugh so hard
This is why its a legendary show lol
I mean he is not wrong though...
Bumi literally means Earth in Malay...
I KNOW RIGHT 😂😂
The only true mad geniuses are the writers of this show
absolutely
Only wish they stuck to Aang than Korra.
Not that original. It's the characters that took our hearts
I swear they were passing a blunt when brainstorming the show
honestly
Notice the Earth bending variations Bumi is using:
1:12 and 1:22 Fire bending style
2:11 Water bending style
2:30 Sand bending and last but not least...
3:55 Air bending style.
Uncle Iroh was right, understanding the other elements is key.
Welp, old people do know each other
Crazy how Bumi is technically *IROH'S* Elder. Iroh is in his 60s while Bumi is 112.
The white lotus....except the sword guy are all incredible benders and use other bending styles to compliment their bending.
Picking up chunks of earth and throwing them isn't really fire bending style; it's just really basic earthbending.
@@somebodyelse9130 He means in terms of their form, it’s the same thing with Zuko during his last fight with Azula.
Bumi: "There are no take backies in my kingdom!"
Also Bumi: *Takes back his kingdom*
Technically it was not his kingdom when the fire nation took over i like your comment tho
@@buburubus Mad genius time
@@brq267 lol
@@dustirlmp2279 I dunno with you. It depends if you found it funny, or not.
Edit: You just did
@@dustirlmp2279 So, did you find it unfunny, or what?
If you compare this to Bumi's feat in the eclipse, you can see that he was just completely toying with Aang here.
Century-old man sends buildings flying outside his city like it was nothing
Toph vs. Bumi who you got
@@haha69sexnumber they actually did that fight. It was a tie because they were wrecking the camp
@@Snake1366 comics don't count
Jack Thompson the comics are canon
I really like how Bumi knew Aang wouldn't chose the 2 people (who are probably non-benders since they carry weapons) as the options. Especially since he knew Aang so well, he probably anticipated him being clever and choosing the "frail" old man as an opponent.
I wouldn't be surprised if they're just ordinary servants kitted out with those weapons just to coax Aang into choosing the frail looking old man between them.
Should have pointed Sokka.
@@sose6255 no thats exactly what he did, he was in his combat gear under his robe
@@DevinAswani He was the combat gear. With the ground itself being his ammunition.
He absolutely Saw It comming 🤣
Fun fact: bumi and guru patik are the only two humans who lived long enaugh to see sozin's comet TWICE
And Avatar Kyoshi
Esuterure2006 back then it wasn’t Sozin’s Comet.
orangeapples She actually lived long enough for seeing Sozin’s Comet three times
@@biggestwanderer8827
I heard she lived to 270?
orangeapples
It's still sozin's commet but the name was found after
I just realized Bumi is also the name of Aang’s son
This makes me happy 😁
Hafiz Elnahas bumi for Aangs friend and Kaya for kataras mother
JUST REALISED?!
@John Clark yep
And Tenzin because they knew their family was going to be in another show and needed a name that wasn’t the same in the first series. Obviously, lol.
It would have been funny if Bumi was a boring stick in the mud of Aang's kids.
(Season 1) Bumi: You must master the 4 elements and confront the fire lord, and when you do *I hope you think like a mad genius* .
(Season 3) Aang takes away Ozai's bending using a technique he learned from a giant lion turtle.
Bumi: You've learned well, Aang.
Aang did indeed learn the four elements and many more in order to defeat Ozai. Including learning the ancient method of giving and taking one’s bending from a lion turtle.
Aang did think like a mad genius and took bending away from the firelord.
Indeed
That wasn’t really Aang thinking like a mad genius. That was just him using a Deus ex Machina power that the Lion Turtle gave him.
Not really a genius move, just a new way to keep his moral/philosophical beliefs.
should have just killed him
Exaxtly :)
The awkward cough after Sokka says Rocky is so funny oml😂
😂😂🤣
Fffccccf
Wow
the cough hahahaha
It does that at some other times to
"What's the points of tests if we learn nothing"
Schools: 😳
so we had to think differently
test answer: who killed president JFK
me: magneto thats why he is lock up in a secret prison under the pentagon
It’s funny to think that the thing Katara and Sokka where trapped in was edible the whole time.
If you learned nothing in school you failed as a student.
His face when he says that is when cactus juice be hittin' jussst right 😂
"There are no take-backsies in my kingdom."
But he did take his kingdom back from the Fire Nation
@@sibsama I think he considered that pay back
flyflip87 paybacksies
Greatest earth bender.. says no take-backsies...
I love when he says "Choose wisely" You can hear the snideness in his voice like he's saying. "I know you think you found a loophole, but I'm counting on you twisting my words against me. Be smarter."
5:23 Omg!! I just noticed that Aang has tears in his eyes we he calls Bumi a "Mad Genius!" My baby boy is so happy to see his old friend imma cry!
Jessica Thrift I’m tearbending now!
That actually shook me up a bit, watching this as a kid and rewatching it periodically up till now I've never noticed that and something hurts about not ever noticing such an emotional detail before
You think making me cry is cool?
@@Vaatacious hi
@@Vaatacious hi
It’s really sweet Aang would eventually name his first-born son after his oldest friend. Seeing him go after Bumi to hug him, after realizing who he was, Aang must have been extremely happy and relieved to know that someone he once knew over a hundred years ago was still alive! Bumi also, which is why he did all of those challenges instead of being straight with him same with the feast he threw at the beginning.
Well ye he’s an earth bender, the only type of benders that can potentially live forever using a specific bending technique
Now that I think about why didn't he named one of his child Kuzon, Aang's another friend from fire nation?
So sad to think that Bumi would have been in Aang's team avatar if he never got frozone'd
Dang I just realised
Abubakar Barry iroh master pandou pakku all of them would have been part of the team avatar if aang didn’t freeze
@@chris65ktm imagine team Avatar with them in it, that would be op
@@STEP3386 you can't know that
@@kasadam85 sometimes death itself brings balance. 😔
Bumi: "I hope you will think like a mad genius"
Aang: *Uses seismic sensing to trap Ozai and removes his bending*
And that's why his first born was named after this mad genius
It all makes sense lol
He also trapped him in rocks like Sokka and Katara were trapped in rocks in this episice
@@craigpeoples9883 BUMI'S THE OLDEST?! I thought kya was the oldest lol
@@jigglypuff2499Can't say that I blame you but Tenzin comfirmed he was the oldest
There’s something in Bumi’s character that I think isn’t talked about enough. Aang was one of Bumi’s closest childhood friends, and when he found out the air nomads were wiped he’d have been devastated. When he caught Aang in his city he had to be overjoyed to see his friend alive. Yet he reserved his emotions because he felt a duty to impart his wisdom on the Avatar. He probably came up with the whole plan in the first 30 seconds of meeting Aang, so indeed he is a genius too
Fun fact: "Bumi" is one of Indonesian and Malaysian word, it means "Earth"
Betul.awak asal indonesia kan?😏
Its also a tamizh word....
Bumi is a sanskrit word meaning Earth ...
Originally, it's from Sanskrit
Guess Sokka was closer than what he was initially given credit for.
5:24 never realized Aang had tears in his eyes right here.
Love that!
So sad, boomi is the only one that is from aangs time.
Same man I saw u on Instagram
Makes one wonder what was on Bumi's mind when he saw Aang again
"Aang? Is it really you? My old friend?"
@@doublearon1073 ya I saw the post on Instagram. It came up on my gfs newsfeed by a stroke of luck 😂
This raises some really interesting thoughts: Bumi must have heard about what happened at the Air Temples and been pretty sad. He must have thought Aang was killed and likely believed that all the way up to the events of The Boy in the Iceberg, or even until he met Aang face to face (‘cause even when he found out the Avatar had returned, it would still be super unlikely that it would be Aang).
He probably developed his own theories as to where the Avatar was. Because the Fire Nation believed that they had successfully wiped out all of the airbenders, the next Avatar in the cycle would be a waterbender (which ended up being Korra). That is why the Water Tribe raids happened, for 60 years to no avail. Naturally the Fire Nation was confused, because they thought all possible airbending Avatars were dead and they never found any waterbending Avatar. Zuko thought that an airbender somehow survived and was really old (which now that I think about it, doesn’t make sense-wouldn’t it be more logical to assume the Avatar was now an earthbender? Even a waterbending Avatar would have been very, very old-if I were him, I would have thought it was Gran-Gran when I saw her.)
Anyway, I wonder if Bumi himself ever went to look for the Avatar? He sure had a lot of time to think about it. He was also the only earthbender in The Order of the White Lotus-which was mainly people the perfect age to be possible Avatars.
I don’t know. There are so many interesting things to think about with this show, that’s what’s so great about it-everything actually goes really deep and is super intricate.
This comment deserves more likes
Aang was literally the only Air Nomad who survived so it had to be him
I don’t think Bumi is the ONLY earth bender in The Order of the White Lotus
@@JonwithnoH0823 just the only one we knew about at the time
Zuko didnt think the airbender was survive. He thinks the avatar is from water tribe. As you mention the avatar (from water tribe) must've be very old. That's why zuko shocked why the avatar is still a child. And to think if the avatar is from earth kingdom,the fire nation are in war in earth kingdom directly because they the only one who still stand against the fire nation. If the avatar is from earth kingdom,he probably would appear defend his nation from fire kingdom attack.
For anyone wondering why there’s so little comments, this video was labelled “for kids” until a few days ago
Liking this so people will know
@Chaz the Hero and Friendly Chao Yeah, it makes everyclip of any occidental animated series to be soulless.
@Chaz the Hero and Friendly Chao Well it is a Nick Toons kids show.
That’s a weak mindset its the best all time thing
e I mean it is for “kids” but for an older audience I guess?
"so this crazy king is your old friend Bumi?"
"wHo YoU cAlLiNg Old?"
*Bumi didn't even deny he's crazy*
that's why he is crazy
Bumi vs Zhao. Who wins?
@@billclark5055 Bumi would stomp Zhao no problem.
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@@sevensevenseven9351 I agree. It would be fun to watch Bumi vs Zhao and 10 fire nation troops. Bumi would still win
I kind of wish Bumi had a greater role in ATLA. He's hillarious.
Edit: OKAY, since way too many people point it out: I meant screentime specifically and a part of me wishes he joined the Gaang instead of Toph. Not that I don't like her, I just like Bumi a bit more.
He helped retake Ba Sing Se from the Fire Nation in the final episode.
@Plo Koon Sorry, I forgot to mention that.
Trase Gorsuch White Lotus Ftw
Top 5 best characters Of all time
“I’m going to do nothing hahaha”
The foreshadowing when Bumi said "typical Airbender tactic avoid and evade" this clearly states that Bumi knew Airbenders
And Aang's son Bumi told his brotber Tenzin something similar. "Typical airbender move, run at the 1st sign of trouble
I mean, he *was* friends with Aang 100 years ago, I'm sure Aang wasn't traveling alone
Besides, since hes old enough to have lived before the war, he was probably educated on the air nation like the other nations, just one of the many compared to the rest of the world as the air nation was wiped from the system
Hey ammi wolf
This is the most heartfelt moment in the entire series. The 100 year reunion of two best friends, their friendship hasn't missed a beat in all that time apart.
“I’m the most powerful earth bender you’ll ever see”
*Toph Beifong has entered the chat*
@@user-sf9hu2xd8j No, he's saying Toph has more _skill_ . Kuvira has far more finesse with metal than we've ever seen with Toph, but there's no question she would be bodied by Toph in a fight because of the power discrepancy. Toph can likely match Bumi, but aside from barely holding the library up that one time she's never shown herself capable of the same casual strength we see Bumi use in active combat.
That might be true, but Toph still could be able to beat him. When it comes to raw power Azula is superior to Zuko, yet he was clearly superior during their final battle. I think Toph would win against Bumi.
@@justyouraveragejoe9454 They did battle and it ended up in a draw. She was probably much more powerful than him in her prime.
@@karensmith8773 he wasnt superior... she was just mentally unstable. She did not think straight and did not fight like she usually do
this is my opinion but bumi will win in my OPINION because he has experiance with other benders its been 100 years yes if your going to say toph was trained by moles that does mean
she has experiance yes there were the original benders but they trained her only bending and bumi can destroy fire nation tanks idk with only earth bending sure toph can but its way easier for her because she know how to metal bend thats my OPINION
Interestingly, when sokka talked about his being an earth bender as a hint to his name, he was actually right. Bumi actually means ‘Earth’ in Sanskrit.
yep, that was actually a pretty clever joke
Funfact: In the german Version Sokka says Einstein. That would be in english "OneRock" as well a refference to Albert Einstein the brillant german Professor.
Indian here, yeah those subtle references are nice.
also indonesia
@@nubwild dulu kiranya global salah translate. Rupanya nama dia emang ono
When you realize Bumi was the only friend Aang knew that stayed alive long enough to wait for him. That's true friendship right there.
Appa reading this comment: 🙂
@@drfudge208 we mean only human friend who was still alive
imagine how strong bumi was in his prime days
Who says his prime days have passed?
That would be an interesting fight against toph
You if you think about Bumi knew Aang when they were kids and Aang was 12 and I think Bumi was about the same age, if it took 100 years before Aang was awakened. So that means he is over 112 years old and has a six pack. Bumi may be crazy but he really takes care of himself.
Jordy Adyatma I know I mean if he was younger
With more challenge
I see Avatar. I click.
Me too
Facts
Ain’t they the truth
Yes
Plus a video that doesnt have amv crap on it
The circus music theme song playing around Bumi is so well written timed and it just sells how he’s a total mad man but the kind you just love to see!
Seriously the writing for the last air bender original series & books was so well done!
They took the wise old man trope and took it a completely different direction that was excellent!
you know with Bumi living over a hundred years and Toph living well into Korra's age, not to mention both of them retaining a great amount of physical capabilities as well as their skills in bending, I'm starting to think earth-benders just naturally age better
Ya the fact also avatar kiyoshi live for almost 200yrs!!!
Aikah Frettylea Actually, more than that. Around 240 years
@@aikahfrettylea6233 Avatars naturally live longer
@@wesleyjohnson2861 Well he was about 66 when he died, so 166 years. Not sure if Kiyoshi is average for Avatar lifespans or if she is an outlier though. So Aang could be anywhere from a comfortable average for Avatar age, to a bit on the short side. Even if he didn't get to experience all of it.
@@bloodtypeinfinity5143 all avatars are earthbenders also
This isn't an anime, but the rule still applys: never mess with the old man, never!
Underrated.
Everybody gangsta till the old geezer takes off his clothes.
@@ThatChester True
"The old man's jacked. Who'd have guessed?" said countless anime characters.
@@sethsholtis5297 True words
i realized years later that it wasn't tests or to train the avatar, bumi just wanted Aang to remember his old friend, every scene he's in he's putting on a show, probably acting exactly how he used to in their youth, but Aang just couldn't catch on till all his "tests" started making sense, or really, not making sense
cause after all, Bumi is a mad genius
I guess it was both things
King Bumi: AH! OH NO! CALL AN AMBULANCE! *But not for me*
The scene in which he takes off his robes and shows his muscles can basically summarize why I love bumi.
I started feeling so warm and cosy inside when Aang and bumi hugged! He must’ve felt so happy that at least one person survived from when he was frozen!
4:22-4:24 unknown old man: "What... is my name?"
Aang: *"OK.. BUMI."*
Arthur King of the Britons!
OK BOOMER
Went from Bumi to Boomer in just 100 years.
_The Earth Chakra deals with survival and blocked by fear_
This series world building is truly mad genius. I think that's one of the reason earth bender like Bumi have longevity. He's Fearless.
OMG they based the Earth chakra off the root chakra in eastern spirituality
Kyoshi was an earth avatar and she lived 230 years so I think you're onto something!
I cry every time Aang calls out Bumi's name and runs to him. That's his only (human) friend from his past 😢
When aang tears up bc boomi is the only person that remembers the same world as aang, and the only one left from his time 🥺🥺🥺
What about Guru Pathik? He is 150 years old.
Yewh but he is a guru , he is separated from the world no matter how old he is
@@markusvykos8750 I aslo think he didn't even meet aang back then. He is confirmed to be way older than when aang got trapped a hundred years ago.
Toledo Christian Matthew guru patik also knew monk gyatso in a friendship way.
If guru was 150 and aang was technically 112, guru would have been 38 years older than aang. No way he met him
I’m surprised Aang didn’t recognized him when he saw him at first glance. Bumi just looks older.
I think he thought that he's already dead.
It's amazing what you miss when you're not looking for it, or expecting it.
Well, imagine you woke up one day and your best friend was suddenly 100 years older. You probably would recognize them either.
@Kyle Broflovski Poete* Old French spelling. Maybe don't chime in with a 'correction' when you're wrong.
100 years Bro. No one is recognizable after 100 years. Especially if your last memory was y'all as kids.
Did anyone notice Aang had tears in his eyes when he called Bumi a mad genius
Wow I never noticed that before
I loved how he didn't mind being called "crazy" instead he didn't like being called "old"😂. Loved this show
He still admitted he was
Bumi: "When you fight Fire Lord Ozai, think like a mad genius."
*Aang takes his firebending*
Bumi : Suprised pikachu face
i love how Bumi doesn’t even question why Aang still looks 12 he just accepts it lol
Me: Mom can I have Zuko?
Mom: We have Zuko at home.
Zuko at home: 0:08
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
i'm choking on my laugh
This is so accurate
Im choking on my sandwich 😂
What joke is thst from?
"But I'm the most powerful Earthbeder you'll Ever See"
Enter Toph Beifong
"I'm sorry young lady, I didn't see you there"
Still debatable who's stronger
@@bellaqua4324 pretty sure if you asked Bumi he'd confirm Toph is... plus she invented Metal Bending
@@NWCountryGirl17 Bumi is not wrong when he says he's the most powerful earthbender because the key word is "most powerful"
She’s the one to not see
Maybe it's like comparing two ends of a snake's tongue.
If they had kept going with the Last Airbender then it'd work if Toph spent some time with Bumi and she could learn to think like a mad genius too.
“Choose wisely” he knew exactly what Aang was thinking in that moment
I wish we could've seen the duel between Bumi and Toph
They fought in the comics
@@riusins yes I know I'm talking about in the series
I believe they did. When Team Avatar went to find Uncle Iroh, and Toph met Bumi in the White Lotus Camps. It didn't really show the duel but it showed a little scene of them fighting with boulders levitating in the air.
@@xxprologancool3538 Correct. However we don't see this when it takes place during the series.
RIUSINS who won?
"When the time comes, I hope you think like a mad genius."
Spoiler warning: He does.
Yep. He made it so he could never bother anyone with his bending again.
no he doesn't? he starts by asking the bad guy to please be good, then he gets into a very straightforward bending battle mostly using "typical airbender tactics", and then he becomes a near mindless spirit of wrath in the avatar state and lays down a beating through raw power. Where's the genius? I don't even see average intelligence.
@FullTimeSlacker he learns a forgotten fifth element called energy bending
Killing Ozai would create a martyr. Aang was very wise to stick to his stance and end the fight on his own terms rather than bend to the advice of his past lives.
"Did someone leave the windows open? It feels a little drafty in here. Are you hoping I'll catch a cold?" -Bumi
Lol
1:43 Bumi didn’t have to do the crip walk on this boy lol
4:10 Katara does the Pikachu's surprised face lol
Doesn't even blink
Sokka's face at 4:01 looks more like shocked pikachu tbh
@@memejuliyamemepuchkova4882 Oh yes you are right! They are both doing the same thing
Dang she setting trends before they become a thing 🤭
Of course Bumi would predict Aang's strategy to defeat the fire lord avoid and flee
I have a lot of respect toward Bumi for staying alive for so long to eventually reunite with his close friend and help him on his mission to complete his Avatar training to save the world.
At 3:55, you can see Bumi land the way an airbender would; spinning to slow down his momentum. Just some nice foreshadowing of how he’s in the White Lotus, a group that transcends the divisions of the four nations, and learns from each other.
:o
Except air was dead for the past 100 years
Gid ?
@@高宇中 It's not that deep is what I meant
Gid Well, everything ties into each other, so...
Watching aang tear up when he finally realizes that it is bumi after a hundred years makes me appreciate this episode in a whole new level. 5:23
Yeah
Earth benders are so cool. The way they move fast, and assume a solid stance.
Yeah, they adapted Hung Gar in a very cool way.
@@GusTaJooJ_OFCoh hey babe
I've seen this episode at least five times, but I never saw Aang tear up until this last time. Great details.
I didn’t even realize he had tears of joy 😭
I just noticed that now too!
When he says "Bumi, you're a mad genius", the bottom of his eyes are suddenly a different colour.
The love and affection Aang has for Bumi.. even naming his firstborn after his best friend (and one of the best earthbenders ever)
4:38 someone coughs in the background after "rocky"
I did not notice this until now:
5:25 Aang was teared up!! 🥺
No he's not
@@gheleonthedriven649 Yeah he has tears in his eyes. Or at least what appears to be tears...
@@JamarD421 those are his eyes
This is better than the live adaptation. Nothing can't beat the og!
The embrace between Aang and Bumi always brings on the tears. The music background and Bumi’s voice actor brings a lot of emotion.
So.... nobody wants to talk about, how could Bumi stay alive for at least 112 years? :dd
It must be the Jennamite candy i guess.
Saying (just kidding) instantly ruins the joke
It's crazy cause Bumi isn't even the oldest. Kyoshi lived until 230, some guy in the Kyoshi novel is thousands of years old and Guru Patik is at least 150. Not to mention Sozin who had a kid at 85 and was originally implied to live until 155 which was later changed to 102
@@tgfs238 you mean sozins wife had a kid at 85??? Cause men can have children at any age
I think in the Avatar universe people naturally live longer
Patrik Gajcevic They don’t.
Interesting touch. Aang has a slight advantage over everyone he faces in the show because no one has been trained to fight against air bending techniques for generations. I’m sure there used to be techniques and ‘how tos’ when it came to what you should do when you face off against an air bender in battle, but they’re no longer being taught.
Bumi knew exactly what to do against Aang. He’s probably the only Earth bender left who knows how to fight against an opponent that can fly.
Or anyone, really who knows, not just earthbenders...
I guess Pathik would also know, since he grew up with the airbenders, but then again, he's really not a fighter at all
One of my favorite moments in the series. It tough to compare both Bumi and Toph for me. Toph ran away from home at the age of six and ended up losing her way in a cave until being discovered by badger moles, where she than began her training in earth bending with them. Aside from having acute hearing and the ability to feel others emotions, she picked up on the training pretty quickly. Not too sure of Bumi's back story, but in terms of strength it's difficult to say. But he was able to single handedly take down a group of fire nation soldiers, in addition to removing their machine industry factories to reclaim his kingdom.
"It's pretty fun messing with people"
Bumi is a troller
I knew something was wrong when I was watching the live action version, just these nearly 7 minutes were so much better than that 4th episode
I agree
Welcome to the original series!
i did like that the live action bumi was a lot more bitter/implied to have gone a little mad for having to fight off the fire nation for 100 years, that made things really sad but realistic
@@eatfruitsalad345 I prefer original Bumi. He's an actual mad genius messing with others.
*Toph:* Do you really think friendships can last more than one lifetime?
*Answer:* (5:26) and when Toph met Twinkle Toes within Korra
Um. Hes still aang after all none lifetime passes
The cough after Sokka said “Rocky” is hilarious
This episode was very heartwarming. Seeing your childhood friend after all these years is truly amazing. Loved this episode when it aired.
Bumi revealing himself as a badass earth bender is still one of my favorite plot twists as a kid
100%
theory: the two warriors may had been ordinary citizens dressed as fearsome warriors
1:05 When a student asks the teacher if they can take the exam again
6:22 he definitely did. Utilised everything he learned to stop Ozai, such as the seismic sense, Lightning redirection, and energy bending
me just realizing aang named his first child was named after bumi: o.o
duh
Cory TheGoat ok
his daughter after katara's mom
And tenzin after monk gyatso
@@cactus_juice5913 yep I’m pretty sure it was a nod to the Dalai Lama
0pp
Bumi has so much wisdom in the orginal series but LA made him just a bitter and gloating old king 😢
"What's the point of test if you don't learn anything? "
That hits me
Examination day feels
King Bumi: I m the most powerful earthbender you'll ever see.
Toph:No offense, Pops. But just because you're as old as dirt doesn't mean you know how to bend it.
😂😂
He is the most powerful. Toph is the best though.
@@gulsherahmed4929 I m just quoting from the comics... But in my opinion Toph is the greatest earthbender of all time.
King Bumi is 108 years old. If he fights toph at his prime age he would have won
Bumi is the most powerful, Toph is the most skilled
MrDD171 that is probably the most accurate point of this argument.
“First of all....ITS a fun messing with other people.....but I DO a have a reason.~”
That pretty much sums up Bumi.~
Funny thing is aang did beat the firelord in an pretty crazy way that no one else thougth possible. He took the lesson to heart
He’s an earthbender right, rocky 🤣4:37
The cough got me 😅😅😅😅
Jose Urteaga it also made me laugh
He was technically right Bumi means earth
cough>crickets
I wonder if the cough is one of the guys getting overheard by the recording booth and they just decided to keep it in.
5:33 you haven't changed a bit, literally
Got me laugh so hard😂
"There are no take backsies in my kingdom." Best line ever.
2:00 "Did someone leave the windows open" 😂😂😂
Are you hoping I'd catch a cold
It feels a lil drafty in here.
The new show robbed us of this beautiful moment at 5:25. It was one of my favorite moments. After feeling so alone and having lost everyone. He finally had a friend back. It’s my biggest gripe with the new show. They did so many other things right. Just not this 😭
They really did him dirty...
this vid ain’t for kids? surprised
Jesse8511 i know. loads of cartoon channels have all they vids labeled as such
guess this channel is goin for a more general audience?
Same honestly
no ideas for a name. can’t say i wouldn’t expect it
😱😱😱😱😱True!!!
BUMI means EARTH in Indonesian Language
Yes, in Tamil too....! 😄
omg thats really cool! i guess that means sokka wasnt too far off in his guess HAHA
Bumiya means earth in sri lanka langaue
Bhoomi means earth in Sanskrit.
Bhumi means Earth in most Indian languages too.
So upset how Netflix handled the reunion of Aang and Bumi scenes.
"Well Done young Avatar, you fight with much fire in your Heart" Love that line!
*W H O Y O U C A L L I N G O L D?*
*ok, im old*
I like how he doesn't care about being called crazy
@@vanz681 lol Ikr
He’s 112, but he’ll probably live to 200 because of the increased vitality of earth benders