Who The Four Benders Are In The Last Airbenders Opening Credits

Who The Four Benders Are In The Last Airbender’s Opening Credits

The cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender’s opening credits show four characters using their bending abilities. Who are these mysterious benders?

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Who The Four Benders Are In The Last Airbenders Opening Credits

Avatar: The Last Airbender’s opening credits introduce a lot of important elements about the series in a short period of time. Not only does Katara’s narration explain the backstory of the world, but the sequence showcases four characters using their bending abilities. However, their scenes appear in quick succession, and it’s not easy to identify all of them. Who are these mysterious benders? And do they play a part in the show?

In less than a minute, the intro sequence of Avatar: The Last Airbender reveals plenty of information for the viewer. It sets up the conflict between the Fire Nation and the rest of the world; it explains the Avatar’s goal and reveals that Aang still needs to learn the four elements. Roku appears to demonstrate the powers of a fully realized Avatar. Meanwhile, to introduce bending and the four elements, the credits also show four characters performing moves typical of their elements.

As the show went on, the identity of these benders became clearer. The first bender in the sequence is the water bender character, who is, in fact, Master Pakku. Pakku was first introduced in the last part of the first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender. For a time, he was Aang’s and Katara’s waterbending teacher, although his insistence in denying to teach Katara because of her gender complicated their relationship. Eventually, Pakku recognized Katara’s abilities and tasked her as Aang’s next master.

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Next, Azula was revealed as the character firebending in the credits. She didn’t appear until the last episode of the first season, but she became one of the main villains of the show and quickly demonstrated her incredible talent as a fire bender. Far crueler than Zuko, she threatened not only Aang but chased her own brother and uncle. It makes sense of her to represent the fire element in the opening credits, as not only is she talented with the element, but Azula also embodies the spirit of the Fire Nation during the events of The Last Airbender.

The other two characters, however, are not that easily identifiable. The earthbender was supposed to be Aang’s future earthbending teacher; however, the creators decided a girl should help Aang master the element instead. So they created Toph and introduced her in season 2. Later, the design of the credits was used for Roku’s earthbending teacher, Sud. In this case, the character in the introduction came first, because Sud only appeared in season 3 of the show.

Finally, no one knows for sure the identity of the airbender shown in the opening sequence. Although, at first glance, it might look like it was Aang, upon closer inspection, a mustache is visible on the bender’s face. This also eliminates Yangchen, the female airbending Avatar, as a possibility. Some have speculated that the airbender is a younger Gyatso, Aang’s teacher, and surrogate father, but this is not confirmed. The original identity of the character was likely scrapped during the creative process, similar to how Sud and Toph transformed between Avatar: The Last Airbender seasons.

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