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It was a cool fight but I wonder why Amon's men don't use any melee weapons after doing chi blocks a few times. |
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Ty Lee is compared to Amon's men, she may have been stronger or weaker but she could have gotten stronger as she got older. @DangerMouse maybe Amons' men didn't use a blunt or sharp weapon since they would have knocked out or killed Korra and Mako or they just prefer to use chi blocking? |
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Avatar Korra is not really that strong you know... yeh she does know more elements than others but it does not make her strong. I'm sure Ty Lee would've taken Korra out as well at this stage.
Ty Lee was Azula's subordinate not for the lulz. All 3 of them were strong in their separate areas. Azula would not keep a weakling by her side nor would she seek her out when hunting the Avatar if Ty Lee was weak.
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I agree Ty Lee is strong but I was comparing Ty lee's strength to Amon's men since they both know chi blocking but its hard to compare them from just watching a trailer with Amon's men in. |
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It does but she has no real battle experience while Ty Lee does. And those masked dudes probably do too.
Sport game is one thing but real fight is another, there are no rules. Besides Korra never really faced anyone strong. Ty Lee also took out Katara who was already an experienced, high class water bender and she did it quiet easily and twice. Those might have been sneaky attacks but being sneaky is also skill. And truthfully, from that short video ninja dudes don't look that impressive. Their movements are not as fluid as hers, they are exactly the same as Korra's. The only real reason they got her is probably because Korra had never faced anyone with chi blocking abilities before. With her bendinnes, speed and acrobatic abilities I can see Ty Lee taking out both of those ninja dudes. As well as Korra and her friend alone at this stage. Maybe not all 4 at once, but 2 on 1 definitively.
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Whether or not Korra is overpowered/would be beaten by characters of the first season, I think the more important weakness, and the one that the show will focus on, is Korra's psychological weaknesses. In my opinion, from the first episode, the show portrays her as pretty strong, defeating those firebenders, evading the metalbenders, and holding her own against pro benders. Also, she was able to learn the other three elements when she was just a little kid, compared to Aang who took a while. True, she doesn't have real combat experience, which is why I'm guessing she's losing to Amon's men in that preview, but combat experience will come.
On the other hand, Tenzin has a really good point about how being the Avatar is not just about fighting. And despite what happened at the end of the second episode, I don't think Korra learned her lesson. Korra managed to learn the lesson Tenzin was trying to teach by fighting, the only role she thinks the Avatar has. In her mind, she was ultimately right about what her duties are, and Tenzin is just a decrepit old man who is out of touch with the modern world. She's obstinate, rash, quick to anger, lacks good judgement--basically all the traits of a teenage girl, which is normal. It'll be harder to develop that spiritual side, because unlike Aang, she wasn't raised in a disciplined setting. Yes, she did manage to learn what Tenzin was trying to teach, but I personally found this to be a cop-out, and doesn't resolve the underlying issue of why she struggles with airbending so much in the first place. Ultimately, I think some time in the show, she's going to have to deal with this major weakness, but before that, we'll probably get to see Korra kick a lot of ass ![]()
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Oh wow, I forgot it aired today. Thankfully, nick.com is streaming the first two episodes. I hope they stream all the episodes.
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I guess the they needed to have Korra get over her unwillingness to learn airbending quickly. I just wish they would've found a different, possibly better, way of doing it. |
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My theory right now is that the first season is going to focus on Amon and the equalists and the second season is going to focus more on the spiritual side of bending. There was an interview (don't ask me which one, I've read too many in the past week @_@) where Bryke hinted that the spirit world doesn't like the new technological advances anymore than some of the fans have, I can totally see Korra having to first help people accept bending again and then helping the spiritual world accept technology, there's a kind of symmetry to it.
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Amon's men looked like they could chi block far faster then Ty Lee (at 27 seconds in the vid), I watched another vid with Ty Lee chi blocking the earth benders and she looked slow compared to Amon's men with her hits. 1 of Amon's men may be able to beat Ty Lee, I wouldn't be sure about her beating 2 of them at once and their movements look fluid to me. Korra is older then Aang and has been training all her life so she may be able to beat Ty Lee. Training may not be as good as battle but Korra currently has some good combat skills which she improved in Republic city but she can still improve a lot. |
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Well for one, several years passed since then, animation had improved. Besides her movements are pretty fast in close up when she hits earth benders and we only saw few shots while she took out a dozen of them. She also is more into acrobatics and prefers to play around before striking. She could have taken out the first dude instantly but instead played around by avoiding before striking. In episode 16 her hands move fast when she knocks out the warriors. In episode 19 Ty Lee took Katara out before she was able to do anything and there was enough of time. Besides Ty Lee's main advantage is not speed but her flexibility and acrobatic abilities. And believe me, those play a huge role. Physical strength doesn't mean that Korra can keep up with Ty Lee's fluid movements. Korra will be stronger than Ty Lee eventually, no doubt there but right now I really doubt it.
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