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Saitou Kazu.

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Evangelion Asuka Langley plugsuit cosplay tutorial by arcsin

By your requests I have made my own plugsuit tutorial. I hope it will be a guide for you or at least help you in making your very own plugsuit! I, by all means, don’t consider myself a good tailor since I have never sewn a thing in my life before this cosplay so feel free to make it far more better than mine :)

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Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

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Left-Right Symbolism in “The Beach” and “The Avatar and the Firelord”

Well, it’s time for another one of these. Today, we’ll be covering “The Beach” and the really well-written episode “The Avatar and the Firelord.” Let’s jump right in. 

The Beach

“The Beach” like many Avatar episodes gives us us an A-plot and a B-plot. However, this time around, the Fire Nation kids get the A-plot since they’re taking up the bulk of the episode. 

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This meme’s fucking great

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Favorite a:tla characters: Sokka ( 2/? ) 

I’m just a guy with a boomerang! I didn’t ask for all this flying and magic!

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Dear parents,

Just because your child is smiling at their phone doesn’t mean they have a boyfriend/girlfriend. Maybe they’re looking at a very handsome picture of Sokka

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Why "honour" is represented as "value" in ATLA

It's funny how our beloved prince Zuko is obsessed with regaining his honour. It seems ridiculous with time, because he is so focused on it. You could even say a big part of his character circulates around honour. I never thought that it has more meaning to it. You know, chasing the avatar to restore his honour as his main goal in life. Usually he does not do harmful things, when you remember him standing up in the meeting against cruelty. Therefore the creators wantes to give him a main goal, which is not only interesting, but achievable to pursue. At least, that's what I thought, otherwise his character would be a bit hard to understand, since the chase is usually against his nature.

Then I came with a situation of my friend, which seem connectable with Zukos situation.

My friend digs into relationships with people, who care her like shit. They not only hurt her many times, but regardless of that she still remains being with them. She explained herself as "not valuable enough to get a partner, who cares for her" . Despite of her making the right decision, she either has two options: Remain the same or change. We give her the value by telling her, but she stays untouched by it. The only way of her changing is to give value to herself. This is the connection I want to point out.

Zuko isn't much different from people with low self-esteem. They feel unworthy and only accepted by the others, when they come up their standards. Regaining his honour back means giving himself value again. He is a prince, so usually he is born with a high value. Although his sister Azula is seen more worthy, his proper 'value' as a prince never vanished until he was banished. Therefore, as a banned prince, to regain his honour or 'value' back he needs to please others, which is here the position of his father Ozai.

His obsession with regaining his honour is basically "the scream for acceptance". He wants to have value, to feel worthy, to feel strong and to feel as the person he should be. In spite of recognizing, that the only one who can give you your honour is yourself, Zuko finds his own ways to give himself back his value. Before that, he ignores the acceptance of Iroh, because his obsession for restoration of his honour was fixed on one person. Portraying that into reality, people feel worthless, until someone is giving them it. They change themselves to please other by losing themselves. That's the part Zuko realized as well in Book 3.

Regardless of his achievement to capture the Avatar or not, he would basically lose himself if he had. He realized having one's value back by somebody doesn't mean you feel the same. You need to achieve this step by yourself, otherwise this has no meaning.

That's why honour means value in this context. Actually another great life lesson from Avatar to point out.

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Me writing an essay for class about a book we’ve been reading and discussing all semester:

Me writing a tumblr post about how Azula was just a byproduct of the excruciating pressure she faced and emotional neglect from her mother in addition to her worsening mental health and that she was still a young and growing teen and deserves sympathy:

Chapter 1 of volume 1/32

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Is Suyin the child of Toph and Sokka?

Disclaimer

I tried to get as much "true" information as I could, but because I have not much time I couldn't write down all the sources. If you need the proof you can easily find it on the internet. Sorry for that!

This entry has more or less comments of my personal opinion. Therefore I want to highlight those parts in purple.

EDIT: It's confirmed, that Sokka and Suki lived in the suburbs together after ATLA. It was confirmed at ComicCon in an Q&A. Thanks to the cautious readers out there :) I hope you still enjoy the text!

OK so I have stumble upon this theory on what happened to Sokka between the end of the comic arcs (yet) and the beginning of LoK. Therefore I found a pretty interesting picture on Instagram from somebody, who tries to find evidences that Toph and Sokka have a child and it's Suyin Beifong.

As you can see the person compares to facial and body proportions as well as skin tone and similarities. Especially between Sokka and Suyins children you can see a good amount of similarities. I can also agree with the point that Suyin have facial similarities to Sokka. For example if Tophs and Sokkas gene mixed, the skin tone would fit and Suyins heart-shape face would make sense (Toph has a square/round face and Sokka a pointy/oval face shape). The only thing I can't agree is the shoulders? I mean they are just shoulders? You can't tell that they are pointy because Suyins shoulder pads are obviously pointy, but Sokkas are just normal shoulders?

Anyway the text also says that Suki died in a war (it's right according to Google but please feel free to correct me) so there could be room between Sokka and Tophs relationship.

So first of all I want to show parts of their relationship in ATLA and then slosh to the comics.

As we look in the past, there are some points where Toph and Sokka seems to have a bit of chemistry - at least they really care for each other.

At the beginning I want to take emphasis on their trust to each other. In the episode "The Runaway" in Book 3, Sokka and Toph both shared some deeper feelings and fears of themselves to each other. As friends, this is nothing new, but still a great moment of their bond.

Secondly on the war ship Sokka protects Toph and holds her. Again, this might be just a thing between friends. I see nothing romantical here, because she can't see the falling rocks and she also did the same thing for Sokka at "The Serpent's Pass" in Book 2.

Now going a bit deeper Toph is holding Sokkas arm as they went back to Ba Sing Se with Appa and Aang after he went to the Guru in the episode "The Guru". The same thing happened in the boat in episode "The Painted Lady", book 3. Usually Toph doesn't need a helping hand on Appas back as you can see in various episodes. This hug also doesn't seem very much on a friendship base but more "romantically". It's a pose you would usually do to a crush in my opinion.

Especially in the last picture after Sokka went to master Piandao she showed affection towards him because she missed him after only one day. She mentioned her missing of Sokka before in the Gaang part, which nobody else did. They also tent to trust each other, because they didn't fear to tell their fears and problems. She even complimented his drawings (more as a joke), but they sort of picking on each other a lot. Toph also seems to have some sort of interest in Sokka, because she thought he saved her in the water and wanted to thank him with a kiss.

To be honest this isn't very typical for Toph. Yeah, she has also shown some affection towards Zuko, when they tried to find Aang. But this was more like a kind act, because she wanted to know Zuko better and also have some adventure with him as everybody else. She also tried to kiss "Sokka" on "his" lips, because in the she goes towards them with her face. This is no "this just naturally happens", because animators take a long time to animate a few seconds. Therefore there was an intention in this gesture by the creators, leading Toph to show her soft spot, which she usually doesn't show. She rather appear very hard (like a rock) and is indeed very badass, but you should also consider her as a girl with an interest in boys. She also should have hit puberty around this time and the only guy in her reach would be Sokka. We should not forget that Sokka is kind of a "playboy" - at least he has the most relationships in the Avatar universe. Therefore I guess that she could have developed some feelings for him. Maybe not that far, but I think the interest was definitely there.

There are also some other scenes where their bond shows even further, but first I want to talk about the characters. I am mainly talking about characters who have something to do with the Tokka theory.

First I want to talk about Sokka

Well you all know Sokka as an womanizer. He had an relationship with Yue, a princess, he is/was together with Suki and even in the comics girls had interests in him. In LoK we literally know nothing about him. We only know that he was a member of the console in Republic City and that he died before we started with LoK. This is very strange, because people thought he would have been with Suki, but she wasn't mention in Lok at all. I want to talk about her later.

Did Sokka has an interest in Toph?

Well, I can clearly say no, at least in ATLA. We can see by the pictures and gifs above that Sokka had just friendship in mind. For the fact that around this time he was in a relationship with Suki, he never thought of Toph as a potential girlfriend. He was just protective around the last arc, Zosins comet, because they were friends. Nothing more, nothing less. But, as I said, I can still sensor some deeper trust between them, because Sokka told her she saw her mother in Katara, which is an information that he is not keen to speak about. This changed a bit in the comics. Their interaction were much more present than in the series. A part of it is because in the series the focus was much more in Aang. In the comics they clearly have more interactions because the focus on Aang serving the world went away. In the comics we saw a lot of Zukos life in the palace and how he rules. We also saw an arc, where Aang wants to spread the air nomads culture to volunteers and the issue of avatar Yangchen. Katara and Aang being busy being a couple and Sokka and Katara only come together at the Northern Water Tribe.

Sokka has, more or less, plenty of time to spend. Because Suki worked as a guardian for Zuko, Sokka didn't see Suki on a regular basis. Sokka helped Toph with her metal bending academy in "The Rift". Also in "North and South" Sokka spend time with Toph.

He even gave her all the soft toys he won. In my opinion this is a typical boyfriend-girlfriend moment. He could either safe the toys for Suki, but he doesn't. Also in other situations he wants to be with Toph instead of Aang and Katara. He also praises Toph a lot during the series, in the comics and even LoK you can see it (when Yakone was in court).

Now to Toph Beifong

As a blind, but a noble girl she was restricted by her parents to do any physical work or task due to her disability. She also hates authority and rules a lot due to her parental treatment. In the series, she was 12 year old, as old a Aang. In this time many hit puberty, so I guess she may be in puberty at this time and also starts being interested in the opposite gender. So therefore I asume she had a crush on Sokka for various points (examples) mentioned above.

In the comics she found a metal bending school. For the first time in "The Rift" we get to know a man called "Kanto". Toph seems interested in him as well.

If you read the comic you'll notice that she clearly wants to be in a relationship with him. I think he is the father of Lin, because he has the same hair colour and wavy structure, but also her father's name is "Kanto".

As we know in the end Toph was chief police officer of Republica. She has a second child, who is Suyin.

So indicating Sokka might be the father, what speaks for this theory?

After the end of the war we were sure Sokka and Suki will be together and in the comics and they still are. But according to Google Suki died in a war, so this leaves space between Sokka and Toph to develop a relationship. Furthermore Suki seems to have an interest in Zuko.

This actions are, sure, typical for friends, but the way of acting is hinting of an interest. I wouldn't deny it, it seems very suspicious. Also Zuko might be interested in Suki as well, since they see each other everyday and Mai broke up with him. He still have eyes for Mai, but it's not completely impossible that Suki and Zuko are attracted to each other since they both are very badass and attractive characters.

Due to this fact the relationship between Sokka and Suki might have crumbled, leading to a break up between them. We don't see something about Suki in LoK at all. She just vanished completely, which could indicate her early death. Since we know that Toph has interest in Sokka and he maybe has an slight interest as well, so they might end up. The next hints are in the appearances of Suyin and her children, who have heavy resemblances to Sokka.

I first thought that the resemblance is heavily of Bataars side, the father of them. But the similarities to Sokka are stronger!

Therefore, many of those "evidences" turn into the favor of their relationship.

But what speaks against ist?

So basically I would say that it's still a theory. Sure, there are times where many theories were right, but not all. We are speaking in a room of speculations and as you might know, not all things are clear. For example the mother of Izumi is not mentioned at all. There are things, which should(?) be a mystery or unimportant. Maybe for spicing up the series or just because the authors forgot and made it up later on (e.g. J. K. Rowling does every time).

Secondly I want to point out the strong friendship game everyone has in ATLA. We see a lot of strong friendships, which could hint an interest towards the person, but mostly they stay friends. One reason could be that the authors want to trick us, but I believe that the friendships are strong on purpose, because they want to show how much they connected through the war and their experiences. Having a bit of a chemistry does not mean anything relationship wise, that's nothing new for sure.

Third and lastly I want to stick out that shipping everyone with everyone not only does ruin the atmosphere and characters of the series, but also makes it kinda awkward? I mean I have nothing against ships, but not every gesture means love from both sights. That's nothing new in the avatar world and also in ours. We sure can make ships like we want, but if they happen to be real, wouldn't that make their whole situation somehow awkward? Like Suki and Zuko having "an affair" while Sokka doesn't know anything. Or Sokka making up with Toph because they don't have anyone left. This does not only bring some people in a bad light, but also let the characters seem desperate. I wouldn't like the idea that Sokka lost a love again or that Zuko and Suki cheating, which speaks against their natural characteristics and morality.

So what's the conclusion?

As mostly seen many aspects are based on personal preferences. There are hints of a relationship, but there must not be one. This vision is clearly on the readers mind whether they believe the signs or not. I wouldn't doubt the possibility of their relationship though. There are evidences and there is no clear story in between the comics and the start of LoK. I wouldn't mind if Tokka really happened, but I would not state it as the only truth. As a Tokka shipper, I would say yes to the theory, as a Sukka/other Sokka-ship shipper probably no. Feel free to have your own opinion based on this entry, because that's only what's left.

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aang, day one of learning how to waterbend: wow this isn’t so hard, i’ll master all four elements in no time

aang, day one of learning how to earthbend:

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Aang in book 1, when he has 0 responsibilities and can just travel the world with his pals

Aang in book 3, days away from facing the Firelord

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I freaking love reminding myself how terrifyingly powerful Aang is in the must unreal most amazing most howthefuck and like I dunno CRAZY WAY

LIKE NAH HES TWELVE BUT FUCK YOU OZAI HES GOT REFLEXES LIKE A FUCKING GOD AND HES NOT EVEN IN THE AVATAR STATE LOOK AT THAT SPIRAL-WIND-ACTION YOU GUYS HE DIDNT WANNA BURN THE ALMOST-CAUSE-OF-THE-DESTRUCTION-OF-THE-WORLD CAUSE HES ONE PURE WINDY BOI I LOVE HIM

He isn’t. Even. Looking.

HOW THE-

…………………and DONT even get me STARTED on this THE FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sparky sparky boom man ain’t got nothin on my KING

But most importantly

He had the power and strength to keep smiling, to keep having fun and to stay positive through it all

This boy deserves the world

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Okay, yes, I may be evil and morally corrupt, but I’m also incredibly beautiful and I think that makes up for it.

Azula

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The reason why Azula is a perfect liar

Remember the invasion on the royal palace at the Day of the Black Sun? Aang, Toph and Sokka were facing Azula, who tried to gain time and to let the invasion fail. When she tried she lied. She lied so well that even Toph couldn't say that she was lying.

Usually when people lie the body transmit various hormones, which influence our blood pressure, eye pupils and things like sweat or micro reactions. Since Toph can feel those influences through her bending she is perfect in finding out the truth. But for Azula it didn't work as Toph admitted. The reason is following:

Recently I read an article about children become perfect liars if the grow up under strict parents. And that's basically the reason. After her mother Ursa, which she didn't had a great relationship with, and Zuko were gone, she was completely alone with Ozai. As we know Ozai is a crazy, cruel and military dictator, who doesn't care who he is hurting. He even burned and banned Zuko as a lesson. Azula was always the little sunshine to Ozai, who he would not like to have but only use for his own purposes. Azula therefore was obsessed with being perfect as she was clearly the "lucky born" and expected to be excellent. She already had great pressure on her shoulders to succeed in any chance and be perfect at any price. Children also adopt habits of their environment, so I believe that even the people of the royal palace where lying a lot here and there. I don't blame her for that, she had no choice but to obey, because for a little child this can be scary enough and analysing, imitating and adopting to their environment is a normal process to survive. That's also what many children from strict parents do. They know that any flaw they make will going to have huge consequences. As a result they lie. And they perfect it. I assume that Azula, as everyone, is not perfect but tries to hide this fact. Remember the Drill in book 2 at the Great Wall of Ba Sing Se?

The project was led by Azula herself with Ty Lee, Mai and a little team of the engineers. But as the leader of this project she has to carry the responsibility of the action with the drill. We all know that the drill come through the wall, but the effect that they can conquer Ba Sing Se afterwards failed due to the destruction by Team Avatar. If I would be in Azulas shoes I would be ashamed of me 100%. Did you believe she told that Ozai? That she failed to conquer Ba Sing Se after that moment? In my opinion she either lied to Ozai and tried another way of rescuing her plan (as fake Kyoshi warriors) or she never even told him about this whole project in the first place, which I highly doubt.

Also I quickly want to talk about how she probably lied a lot of times. I am 100% sure she does mistakes all the time. She may be super good but she is still a human being. As the plans of team Avatar come mostly into her ways she probably had to lie more than enough to Ozai.

In her childhood she once explained how her teacher ignored her figure of doing a firebending technique and then she complains how stupid he is because he wanted Azula doing it the "dumb way". In my opinion that's clearly a lie. First of all why would the Royal Family have an incompetend teacher teach Azula, the princess, firebending? Azula probably had one of the best firebending masters of the whole fire nation teaching her. Secondly why wouldn't a firebending master accomplish a new technique of firebending if it's more efficient (blasting more fire)? I know Azula is a lucky one and very talented, but I highly doubt that a 7 year old child was better in firebending than a master. Therefore she is lying.

In conclusion we can say that her perfect ability of lying comes from overall practicing her whole life, because she had to adopt to her environment and circumstances.

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for a Hotheaded Prince, Zuko sure do give good advice.All those time spent with his Uncle Iroh must’ve rubbed off on him.

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