His progress advanced far more quickly with the element, going from struggling with it in 'Bitter Work' to weaving it into his duel with Azula in 'The Drill' - just four episodes later. While water was so similar to the element he was more comfortable with that he seldom had a use for it, Aang very often found that the unparalleled power and force of earthbending made a valuable weapon and defense. Even once he clearly had the hang of the element, he rarely employed it, and even then, he most often worked in tandem with Katara or else used relatively simple maneuvers like water whips or creating a tide.īy comparison, earthbending became far more useful to Aang. By the time the Gaang leaves the North Pole, Pakku mentions that Katara's disciplined hard work at waterbending paid off so much that she exceeded Aang's own talents for the element, to the point where she could become his instructor. However, these initial lessons can be deceiving in just how adept Aang would become with each element. Conversely, during his first earthbending lesson with Toph in 'Bitter Work,' it's clear that the episode earns its title from Aang's struggle with the confrontational nature of the sturdier element. The similarities between the fluid element and his native airbending proved great enough that Aang quickly learned many of the techniques Katara showed him, and even managed to exceed her expectations in how quickly he would learn. When Katara first instructs Aang in waterbending, he takes to it like.

The answer might only seem obvious to an Avatar fan who exclusively compared Aang's first-day training in each element. RELATED: New Avatar: The Last Airbender Animated Content Is Years Away

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