
by david finniss
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Aang’s eager to find a master to teach him earthbending. They come across a competition that is said to feature the best earthbenders in the world. The group decides that this is a prime chance to find a teacher.
It all plays out as an affectionate parody of wrestling, with over the top characters and confrontations. Sokka really starts to get into the spirit of the event as it goes on.
The reigning champ is a young blind girl who decimates the competition. At first, I figured they
were going to go with the “Daredevil” approach where her other senses are raised to the point where it becomes advantageous.
Instead, she has more of a “Graboid” system, where she feels the vibrations in the ground, allowing her to become a formidable opponent.
It’s revealed that her name is Toph, a character I have read a lot about on the net. Her father is overprotective and she is feeling caged. It’s understandable from his end, most blind people do have obstacles to overcome and it’s natural that ...