Guest tomisntblue Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I was watching Avatar when Toph bends metal for the first time. When she announced herself as the greatest Earth Bender it got me thinking - who do you think is the greatest? I only gave the choice between the two because they're the ones the show portrays as the two top earth benders. I personally don't know who is better and that' part of the reason I posted this up. So what do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND7 Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Bumi because he is older and thus has more exiprence with his powers and managed to give Aang a hard time and Aang had to get it in real close just to knock Bumi down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indolent Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Earthbenders fail against Toph as they utilize earth, the vibrations tell Toph what they're doing and when they're going to attack, Earthbenders are the kind of enemies that Toph has the greatest advantage against... That's the reason why she calls herself that. Bumi falls, he comes no where close to Toph's powers. Experience might drag this fight out but her sensing abilities pretty much smokes that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AKUMA Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 thats a tough one... @ND7 Aang had a hard time but aang is no toph. @JP don't underestimate bumi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indolent Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 thats a tough one... @ND7 Aang had a hard time but aang is no toph. @JP don't underestimate bumiWell, aright I've never exactly seen Bumi fight so that was biased somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tomisntblue Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xpqaZPnLhw...feature=related the best video I found with Bumi. hope it helps show you some stuff you did know about him. Make note of 2:15-2:22 Also Bumi is the only earth bender to be able to bend with any part of his body, not just hands and feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AKUMA Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 In my opinion, there are other things that makes someone the "greatest" at something than just being better than someone else at something. theres just other things taken into consideration when deciding whos the greatest. toph is a great earth bender and probley THE greatest earth bender. she probly couldnt beat bumi in a earthbending battle because of other things, but she has the ability to earthbend by feeling vibration in the ground and therfore seeing what will happen. her will was so strong that she actually bended metal and thus became the first ever metal bender, she has great courage, she's fearless, she left her "good" life to help aang on his journey when she could have very well stayed, she IS infact an earthbending master like bumi. she learned from the original masters the badgermoles, SHES BLIND!, i could go on... its not because she could beat bumi that shes the greatest EB because i dont think she can, its just the things shes done that all together makes her THE greatest earthbender. IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Omega11 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Earthbenders fail against Toph as they utilize earth, the vibrations tell Toph what they're doing and when they're going to attack, Earthbenders are the kind of enemies that Toph has the greatest advantage against... That's the reason why she calls herself that. Bumi falls, he comes no where close to Toph's powers. Experience might drag this fight out but her sensing abilities pretty much smokes that.Agreed. From what we've seen, Bumi would lose to Toph. Toph is the perfect opponent for an Earthbender, while the worst opponent for an Airbender. Bumi may be(and probably is) more powerful, but Toph has the advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tomisntblue Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Agreed. From what we've seen, Bumi would lose to Toph. Toph is the perfect opponent for an Earthbender, while the worst opponent for an Airbender. Bumi may be(and probably is) more powerful, but Toph has the advantage. On this note, if Bumi could figure that out I wouldn't put it past him to figure out how to win. For an earth bender on the level of Bumi he could, granted it would be no small task, bend a massive bolder into the air, so it's separate from the earth and thus Toph can't see it with her feet, the bend chucks of that at her. Basically he'd be fighting her like an earth bender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indolent Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 On this note, if Bumi could figure that out I wouldn't put it past him to figure out how to win. For an earth bender on the level of Bumi he could, granted it would be no small task, bend a massive bolder into the air, so it's separate from the earth and thus Toph can't see it with her feet, the bend chucks of that at her. Basically he'd be fighting her like an earth bender.Okay. She can sense his movements on the ground. And She can avoid objects flying at her... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tomisntblue Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Okay. She can sense his movements on the ground. And She can avoid objects flying at her... Granted I'm still somewhat undecided with who I think is better and was simply offering a way Bumi could beat her in a fight, but i'll do my best to defend my claim. She has avoided flying rocks before yes, but in those cases the rock was lifted right from the ground and thrown forward. Basically she knew where it was going to be coming from and managed to prepare for it. I'm talking about Bumi lifting separating a large chunk of earth and rather then chucking it at her all at once, bend it into smaller piece while it's in mid air where she can't feel it and attack her from angles that she wouldn't be able to know it was coming from. She can't sense the vibrations of the air or else she would have been able to avoid Aang's air blast when they first met. Using this tactic Bumi could stay pretty stationary or move separately from the the boulders to confuse her. Or Bumi could even bend the earth under him, so he's not on the ground either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indolent Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Granted I'm still somewhat undecided with who I think is better and was simply offering a way Bumi could beat her in a fight, but i'll do my best to defend my claim. She has avoided flying rocks before yes, but in those cases the rock was lifted right from the ground and thrown forward. Basically she knew where it was going to be coming from and managed to prepare for it. I'm talking about Bumi lifting separating a large chunk of earth and rather then chucking it at her all at once, bend it into smaller piece while it's in mid air where she can't feel it and attack her from angles that she wouldn't be able to know it was coming from. She can't sense the vibrations of the air or else she would have been able to avoid Aang's air blast when they first met. Using this tactic Bumi could stay pretty stationary or move separately from the the boulders to confuse her. Or Bumi could even bend the earth under him, so he's not on the ground either.Okay, once you let it go, it cannot be bended... other than by the opponent. Okay, she is not dumb, she'll just create a wall to deflect the smaller projectiles... Metal Bending... Metal Armor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tomisntblue Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Okay, once you let it go, it cannot be bended... other than by the opponent. Okay, she is not dumb, she'll just create a wall to deflect the smaller projectiles... Metal Bending... Metal Armor. I've seen a single earth bender hold multiple rocks in the air and throw them separately. You can't tell me that Bumi is incapable of applying a skill like that. In theory, Bumi could bend the earth beneath him to hold him in the air (somewhat like Gaara did in Naruto when fighting Kimimaro) using that to position himself he could bend smaller attacks off on it and attack from the air. Bumi's not dumb either and Toph can't fight from behind a shield forever. Metal Bending is an advantage and there is no set stage for this so this statement holds no real water, but I pictured this fight on an open field with no metal to bend making it strictly earth bending. But that's just what I imaged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indolent Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I've seen a single earth bender hold multiple rocks in the air and throw them separately. You can't tell me that Bumi is incapable of applying a skill like that. In theory, Bumi could bend the earth beneath him to hold him in the air (somewhat like Gaara did in Naruto when fighting Kimimaro) using that to position himself he could bend smaller attacks off on it and attack from the air. Bumi's not dumb either and Toph can't fight from behind a shield forever. Metal Bending is an advantage and there is no set stage for this so this statement holds no real water, but I pictured this fight on an open field with no metal to bend making it strictly earth bending. But that's just what I imaged...when they fly, not floating in mid air is what i'm sayin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tomisntblue Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 ...when they fly, not floating in mid air is what i'm sayin. And I'm saying they can hold more then one without it going anywhere, so it's likely he could maneuver one and throw more. I'm just trying to offer a way around Toph feeling the vibrations from the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indolent Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 And I'm saying they can hold more then one without it going anywhere, so it's likely he could maneuver one and throw more. I'm just trying to offer a way around Toph feeling the vibrations from the ground I know. Also... they will move on the ground as they launch off more and more as movement is needed to do it... this is how Toph finds the trajectory of the projectiles, by utilizing the vibrations from the movements of her enemies. She can, without a doubt, decipher the movement of the splitting of the larger projectile into smaller ones and accordingly meet that with a move of her own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tomisntblue Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 I know. Also... they will move on the ground as they launch off more and more as movement is needed to do it... this is how Toph finds the trajectory of the projectiles, by utilizing the vibrations from the movements of her enemies. She can, without a doubt, decipher the movement of the splitting of the larger projectile into smaller ones and accordingly meet that with a move of her own. In my suggestion Bumi is standing on the boulder that he is bending in the air so there is nothing touching the ground. The boulder is in the air and Bumi is on the boulder. I'm not trying to go in circles, I'm just trying to make sure we both have a clear understanding of what the other is talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indolent Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 In my suggestion Bumi is standing on the boulder that he is bending in the air so there is nothing touching the ground. The boulder is in the air and Bumi is on the boulder. I'm not trying to go in circles, I'm just trying to make sure we both have a clear understanding of what the other is talking about.Mh, are there any clips of an earthbender doing this? Because I don't think it can be done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tomisntblue Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Mh, are there any clips of an earthbender doing this? Because I don't think it can be done... That's why I said it was a suggestion because I wasn't 100 percent sure if it could be done. I can say Fire benders fly, Air benders can fly, so I see no reason Earth benders can't find a way. But even if can't be Done, Bumi has shown insane bending strength and could bend the area Toph's standing on into the air and throw rocks at her that way so she's separate from the earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indolent Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 That's why I said it was a suggestion because I wasn't 100 percent sure if it could be done. I can say Fire benders fly, Air benders can fly, so I see no reason Earth benders can't find a way. But even if can't be Done, Bumi has shown insane bending strength and could bend the area Toph's standing on into the air and throw rocks at her that way so she's separate from the earth.Mh, Aang uses the air to lift himself while firebenders fire flames from their feet to fly... Its kinda confusing but... if they were to try to fly on a rock, they'd have to bend while flying it and that'd be troublesome as they'd have to focus on two things... Toph is not just gonna stand there and let Bumi do that, she'll realize what he's trying to do and leave that area... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tomisntblue Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Mh, Aang uses the air to lift himself while firebenders fire flames from their feet to fly... Its kinda confusing but... if they were to try to fly on a rock, they'd have to bend while flying it and that'd be troublesome as they'd have to focus on two things... Toph is not just gonna stand there and let Bumi do that, she'll realize what he's trying to do and leave that area... But if bends a large enough area she won't be able to move in time. Remember the last thing he bent while fighting Aang? I'm talking like that, but on a smaller scale allowing him to bend more object while holding that. And as far as being troublesome, we're talking about King Bumi who, according to this thread which I made, is either the greatest or second greatest earth bender of all time. And he'd only need to hold the rock in the air while throwing the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indolent Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 But if bends a large enough area she won't be able to move in time. Remember the last thing he bent while fighting Aang? I'm talking like that, but on a smaller scale allowing him to bend more object while holding that. And as far as being troublesome, we're talking about King Bumi who, according to this thread which I made, is either the greatest or second greatest earth bender of all time. And he'd only need to hold the rock in the air while throwing the others.No, she will be able to. The second it moves, she'll know... this is much faster reflexes than a normal earth bender. and she can counter earth bend it as well. Bumi may be one of the greats but even I'm sure he would have a hard time doing three things at once... levitating a rock in mid air, standing on it, and directing an attack... that would divide his focus and attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tomisntblue Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 No, she will be able to. The second it moves, she'll know... this is much faster reflexes than a normal earth bender. and she can counter earth bend it as well. Bumi may be one of the greats but even I'm sure he would have a hard time doing three things at once... levitating a rock in mid air, standing on it, and directing an attack... that would divide his focus and attention. It would be hard I'm not trying to down play that aspect, but remember Bumi's not limited to his arms and legs like other earth benders. He can bend with presumably ever part of his body which would make it easier for him to this feat off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indolent Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 It would be hard I'm not trying to down play that aspect, but remember Bumi's not limited to his arms and legs like other earth benders. He can bend with presumably ever part of his body which would make it easier for him to this feat off.Yeah, but... it would be insanely hard trying to bend with another part of your body while bending the rock you're standing on while making the movements needed on said rock... and throw in his age.... definitely hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AKUMA Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Yeah, but... it would be insanely hard trying to bend with another part of your body while bending the rock you're standing on while making the movements needed on said rock... and throw in his age.... definitely hard.i doubt his age would have anything to do with it... toph is no doubt the greatest earthbender..but she cant best bumi. its great battle, but bumi's smarter and more experienced than toph.and thats really the only edge he has on her...and possible the only edge he needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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