Avatar: The Last Airbender
Summary
WhileAvatar : The Last Airbenderdid show snipping of Aang ’s past with the Air Nomads , the identity of his parent was n’t explored . The Nickelodeon recreate serial publication , and now , bouncy - action Netflix adaption , focus on Aang ’s journey to train as the Avatar and restore residual to the world . Along the way , he make a sure group of Quaker and amasses allies , but the identity operator of his parents are never addressed . Aang does n’t address much about his past beyond his training as an airbender .
Not much is known about Aang ’s aliveness before he was immobilize in an iceberg . The want of information might be due to the Air Nomad cultureand how they dealt with the being of the Avatar among their number . Unlike the other three commonwealth , the Air Nomads were a cloistered ordering with a specific solidifying of traditions and notion , and this shaped Aang ’s yesteryear and his relationship with his parents ( or lack therefrom ) .
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Air Nomad Culture May Have Separated Aang From His Parents
Aang Never Mentions His Parents In The Series
Air Nomads believed in equality , pacifism , bear on nature , and foster insularism .
Just likereal - life martial arts inspiredAvatar ’s flex powersin the show , the Air Nomads were base on Hindu and Tibetan monks . Before they were wipe out by the Fire Nation , they were a pacifist society run by Thelonious Monk and nuns . When they were not out fly around the public on their sky bison , they stayed in their four synagogue . Each temple had a Council of Elders , which rule over its citizen . At their nitty-gritty , Air Nomads believe in par , pacifism , preserving nature , and fostering detachment from the physical world .
Their strong spirituality also provides a hint as to why Aang ’s parents were n’t present during his puerility . It ’s possible that once an Air Nomad infant was gestate and attain a certain eld , he or she was taken to another air tabernacle to be raised by either Thelonious Sphere Monk or nuns , depending on the baby ’s gender . This wouldhelp the minor learn air bending techniquesby letting go of earthly attachments and focusing on their phantasmal journey .
In the case of Aang , this separation would be even more important because of his individuality as the Avatar . As a sister , he select the Avatar relics from thousands of toy , rise he was Roku ’s successor . After the test , he was assume away to be trained by the monk Gyatso , who became Aang ’s guardian .
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Monk Gyatso Raised Aang Among The Air Nomads
Aang Calls Gyatso His Best Friend
Aang and Gyatso were very close , shape a bond paper exchangeable to don and Logos . They play games together and Gyatso helped Aang during difficult times . However , it wastheir closeness that pass to tragedy . Because Gyatso was against accelerate Aang ’s training , the Council of Elders decreed that he was too attached to the son and that they had to be divide from each other .
Once Aang hear this , he ran off , ending up immobilise in an crisphead lettuce for a hundred year . The council ’s reaction to Gyatso and Aang ’s adhesiveness proves Air Nomads do not approve of tight relationships , especially if they are regard a child ’s training .
The Netflix live - action adaptation changes Aang ’s abstract thought for unravel . Gyatso finally order Aang about his destiny as the Avatar , and the pressure of the role is why Aang runs instead .
What else is known about Aang ’s parents?His parents were definitely airbenders , as all Air Nomads were born with bend powers . His female parent either lived in the Eastern Air Temple or Western Air Temple , because both of those exclusively housed nun and distaff Air Nomads . Meanwhile , his Father-God was likely subsist in the Northern Air Temple , the other male person - only monastery , since the Council of Elders would likely require to keep him divide from Aang , who drop most of his childhood in the Southern Air Temple .
With the world ofAvatarstill lucubrate with funny books and animated motion-picture show , it ’s possible fans of the franchise could learn more about the culture of the Air Nomads and Aang ’s parents , but it ’s just as probable they could remain a mystery forAvatar : The Last Airbender .
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embodiment : The Last Airbender is an Animated Fantasy and Adventure series that appeared on Nickelodeon and was create by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko . The serial featured interpreter from Zach Tyler Eisen , Jack DeSena , Dante Basco , and Mae Whitman . The premise follow a young boy constitute Aang , an Air Bender who is set to be the next Avatar , master of all element , in a chip to unite the nations together and bring peace .
