#sandbenders

[whimsicallywiddershins]

ATLA Theory: Some air benders fled the massacre to the Si Wong Desert. They intermarried Earth Kingdom people and their descendants are the Sandbenders.

There is no way a bunch of people who can travel by air were completely taken by suprise by ground troupes. C'mon. Some had to have escaped. They just had to find a place where the Fire Nation couldn't find them. What better place than a desert no-one ever visits?

Sand is the perfect mix of Earth and Air. It doesn't move like earthbending, it moves like air or water. The relationship between air and sand is strong: sandstorms, wind eroding rocks into sand, wind sculpting sand dunes, ect... All things you find in a desert.

Also, it's very likely the Sand People are nomadic. Most desert peoples are. This would fit perfectly with the Air Nomad lifestyle. Sand Ships would replace Air Bison. Also, the Si Wong Desert is a great place to hide, especially if you ally with the locals. The Earth Kingdom government doesn't interfere with the Desert, people don't usually travel through it, and those that do probably would interact heavily with the Sand People, so rumors wouldn't travel about new arrivals. The Fire Nations definitely never went there.

If any new air benders were born, it would be incredibly easy to hide them. Airbending could be disguised pretty easily as Sandbending, all you have to do is pick up sand with the wind as you bend. I bet there is a mix of airbenders and earthbenders in the Desert.

#avatar the last airbender #atla #atla headcanons #avatar #avatar headcanons #fandom #fandom theory #headcanons #airbenders #sandbenders #air nomads #si wong desert

[piichivii]

ray & gold dust // tuyaa, the rogue

#avatar the last airbender #atla #avatar legends #atla oc #ttrpg #yuanlingshan #kinda sorta idk iranian too maybe??? don't quote me on this #sandbenders #si wong desert #oc #vy's art #i am embarrassingly bad at clothing in general i think #most of this was bc i thought it'd be Cool™ and not because i was trying to lean one way or the other into cultural accuracy ngl #but it's like. kinda maybe sorta. yeah. #consistent art style? don't know her

[cryptidkreates]

a icon ✨️

character i made for an avatar ttrpg!!! hes a fire bender who got left in the desert as a kid and got picked up by sand benders. he hides his firebending to keep his people's favor and stay safe during the 100 year war

hes a fucking nerd who wants to find the spirut library!!!!

#oc art #character design #my art #my character #atla oc #atla firebender #firebender oc #avatar last airbender #marqull #aesthetic art #sandbenders

[the-last-stylebender]

Sandbenders ~ Andrew Gn Spring 2022

#sandbenders #atla #fashion #last stylebender #andrew gn

[smokeys-liveblogs]

:(

I didn't need to see that again.

#ATLA 2x16 #toph #avatar the last airbender #smokeys-liveblogs #sandbenders

[mamawasatesttube]

have you seen him today? now you have :)

#rimi talks #hes sandbending! #kon #i also just love how his shades are drawn in early sb94 #hes so cute. i like him

[incorrectbatfamandfriends]

Bonus: any special vending abilities? (Ex: Lava bender, Blood Bender, etc…)

#incorrect batfam #incorrect batfamily quotes #batfam #batfamily #batfam poll #atla/batfam #damian wayne #dc robin #robin #sandbender maybe? #I think earth because ya know the green eye thing correlates #Lava bender Damian/

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

#talkin #tik tok #atla #youngbalerion #aang #toph #sandbender #appa #avatar aang #avatar the last airbender

[blackflash9]

Suyin is likely straight as an arrow, but she's who I get bi-sexual/curious vibes from rather than Lin.

#suyin beifong #legend of korra #avatar the last airbender #lin beifong #zaofu #can't tell me she didn't experiment in that sandbender commune

[the-new-kiddo-on-the-block]

Me when I heard there's an Avatar series with an earthbending avatar and my brain went "y'know we haven't exactly gotten to really see and understand sand benders that much, they're severely underrated":

They're discovered as the Avatar at the age of 16, but they have been secretly developing some skills with firebending and air since as early as 9 years old.

Meet Avatar Eloh, from the Si Wong Desert sandbending tribes.

FUN FACTS:

Unfortunately, it is due to a lack of presence in the Earth Kingdom and across the world that it takes so long for them to be discovered and recognized as the Avatar.

Obviously, they have a huge struggle with waterbending (hello they are in the desert wtf you mean water) but they've notably been able to develop the skills of branches of bending. They're quite excelled at their main element of sandbending and lava ending, with some proficiency in lightning bending.

Eloh was born about ten years after Korra died.

Eloh is the first earthbending gender non-conforming Avatar. They were born female at birth, but are most often seen wearing masculine fitting attire and having most use gender neutral pronouns (though some in the Earth Kingdom are not as liberal minded and will use feminine pronouns around them, but this isn't as much a problem as it is a minor nuisance that Eloh barely shows much problem with)

They have always had an inner voice they've talked to since they were young, being highly spiritually tied to their previous incarnation of Korra, referring to her as "sensei" and "friend"

However, as highly spiritual as Eloh is, they're not that strongly tied to gain entrance to the spirit world- which would be remedied later on after being found as they would learn more about Avatar Korra and the severed connection to the avatar past lives

They make glass figurines and trinkets for the kids in the tribes

Bolin is one of the few people to discover them, as is Mako- becoming their Earth and firebending teachers

Jinora ends up being Eloh' airbending teacher, and Eska- Korra's cousin- becomes their waterbending teacher

Again, I reiterate, waterbending sucks ass for Eloh. It is not fun.

They're the descendant of the Si Wong Chief

They own a badgermole as a pet named Nuka that has been raised in the desert and that they ride on, if not on one of the sandbarges

#avatar series #earthbending #sandbender #earthbending avatar #avatar eloh #oc #the avatar after korra #atla #avatar the last airbender #shut up kido #i had so much fun making them #avatar oc #i might make more about them later hehehehehe #the legend of korra #why do i feel like asami would also be around too

[mizuseyebrows]

Blue Eye Samurai characters as ATLA non/benders part 2

🏜️; Ringo —Sandbender

every pic in this post is from pinterest, I just did the collages

He’s a little more difficult to place in a single element. I even thought he might be a non-bender, but that came more from internalized ableist thinking, and I feel horrible for that. Ringo would definitely be a bender, but I'm starting to wonder which one to put him in.

He has the versatility and adaptability of a waterbender, my baby can function in any scenario and I love him for that. He also has the spirituality, lightness and fluidity of an airbender, he can be anyone's spiritual guide, because of his enormous sense of hindsight and optimism. Have I told you that I love him? At the same time, he also has the resilience, strength, patience, and ability to listen and wait for the right moment of an earthbender. I also consider that he has the liveliness and burning spirit of a firebender... perhaps Ringo can be the avatar?

It would be interesting to see an all-powerful avatar who managed to overcome his disability. In ATLK we had Ming Hua, she not only had no hands, she had no arms, and yet she is one of the most powerful waterbenders we have seen so far in the avatar universe. What can stop Ringo from achieving something similar? nothing, just himself. But we already have a character who does not allow his "limitations" to be an impediment to achieving what he wants.

However, I don't want to name anyone an avatar in my theories. I feel it is not necessary to emphasize how powerful benders they could be. So, I was thinking about some element or sub-art that could compact all the characteristics of Ringo's personality.

And that's when I got to sandbending. It is an elemental art that caught my attention ever since I saw the episode of Appa's kidnapping. It is a sub-art that has a little bit of everything. It has the fluidity and speed/agility of airbending. The bending techniques are very similar to those we see in waterbending, plus it is a branch derived from earthbending. I think it would be the perfect element for Ringo.

While I'm sure Ringo would be a competent earthbender, I feel like this sub-art fits who he is much better. A unique elemental art for a unique character. Yes, give me three.

Furthermore, after having the most powerful god and owner of my insides, Gaara of the Desert, we can have an idea of how potent and advantageous it could be to have control of an element as changeable, light and potentially dangerous as sand.

And if we continue with my theory of Mizu being a waterbending prodigy, this duo would become a real threat to everyone. Just imagine Mizu teaching all the water techniques to Ringo so that he can improve his sand control, homie will be unstoppable.

Sidenote, if Ringo were a non-bender, he would be a descendant of the air nomads, which would explain his enormous connection to the spirit world. Additionally, he could have the recessive airbending gene. It would also be interesting if his story was based on Ringo trying to learn the history of his ancestors.

Ringo's potential backstory in the world of ATLA during the hundred years’ war

A diamond in the rough that just needs a little polishing

I don't think his story will change that much. His father's restaurant could be in one of those isolated desert villages. That idiot may not even know that his son is a bender, his little head can’t conceive that someone without hands could achieve anything in life.

Maybe Ringo learned a little from watching the desert bandits who stop by from time to time for a nice bowl of soba. He could look forward to the sandstorms, so he could measure how much his control has improved.

One day he met a strange traveler, with a strong and stubborn spirit, with exceptional control of water. Ringo knew that his story to greatness began that same day and decided to follow that strange man so he could learn from him.

Although at first the relationship was cold and a little uncomfortable, over time everything improved and they became an unstoppable duo.

Ringo was filled with Mizu's physical wisdom, and Mizu was filled with Ringo's spiritual wisdom. You could say that they were meant to come together and complete each other, creating a good balance between them.

here's Mizu

#blue eye samurai #ringo blue eye samurai #ringo #ringo bes #bes #sandbending #sandbender #avatar the last airbender #atla

[anon55mystery]

#personally I'd love to read a graphic novel of su's past #It'll show us her relationship with grandparents #her time sailing in a pirate ship #joining a traveling circus #living in a sandbender community #and eventually meeting her future husband #and building the city Zaofu #suyin beifong #the legend of korra #tlok #avatar the last airbender #atla

[mazelcore]

Avatar is kinda taking all of my brain right now (specially with the live action fiasco) so I'm posting my oc,, I have a hole story abt her and her friends in a cyber/solarpunk aesthetic vibe

#can you notice the dune inspiration in the sandbend thing?? #her home would have that kinda of vibe too #ngl I'm kinda tired of republic city in korra #art #digital drawing #artists on tumblr #drawing #atla #avatar the last airbender fanart #avatar the legend of aang #avatar the last airbender #avataroc #avatar #avatar the legend of korra #illustration #digital arwork #ocart

[ifeelalot]

#gifs #avatar korra #avatar: the last airbender #atla #toph #aang #earth #earthbending #sandbending #sand

[the-last-stylebender]

Sandbenders ~ Blumarine Spring 2022

#sandbenders #atla #fashion #blumarine #last stylebender

[smokeys-liveblogs]

I hate this so much you don't understand. LET HIM FREE

#ATLA 2x16 #sandbenders #avatar the last airbender #smokeys-liveblogs