That is so cute on so many levels!

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Perfection! This is does capture her other side. She isn't just a tomboy and a lot of people say she's ugly, she is NOT!

Like the dirt on the soles, nice touch :3

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It goes straight past awesome and out the other side.

Looks like a gift-wrapped chilli, mebbe.

Great work, she looks so cute XD

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I actually don't think Toph's the best Earthbender ever.

Just because, since day one, the opening title sequence has had the same four characters in it, who seem to be the best Benders their element has to offer. The master from the North Pole for Water, Aang for Air, and Azula for Fire. But the Earthbender in the opening isn't Toph.

'Seems' being the operational word here. I can give two easy reasons for that. One, from an expositionary point of view, it wouldn't do at all to reveal the existence of a small, twelve-year-old girl Earthbender, as the shock of contrast between power and physical status was one of the great selling points of Toph's first appearance. Two, the opening sequence has four benders and an Avatar to demonstrate each of the bending powers, but this does not necessarily say anything about their respective skills at it, whether they are the best or not.

Because if you went by that standard, Azula would be implied to be a better bender than Fire Lord Ozai himself, which may be possible, but highly unlikely.

Having said all that, this IS still a show where the Fire Nation has steam-level technology that can produce a giant honking drill. It IS possible that there is a better Earthbender and even a better fighter than Toph... but I really doubt that he/she would be any more awesome as a character.

Thus: TOPH IS THE BEST EARTHBENDER EVER!!

Thank you!

Maybe it's one of those mysterious Chinese finger traps, and she's going to give it as a gift to Sokka. And then laugh about it.

Thanks.

... who says she is ugly? D:

I don't think it complies to greatest bender, simply because it was made during the first episode and Toph's character was made and approved just before the first episode of second season. They almost wanted to use the Kissing Bandit for Aang's teacher but instead went with Toph.

And yes, it still complies because Azula was a planned character since Zuko was made. Before her character was even made, she had a cameo that drove fans crazy as to who she was. When Iroh is telling Zuko's crew about why Zuko was banished, we see her and Iroh watching Zuko get burned by their father.

Before they add a character, they plan out their character development and background. That's probably why they showed Toph's background in that whole episode, where as Aang, Zuko, Katara and Sokka had several episodes over a length describing their pasts and further developing their characters.

The opening sequence is, like demon said, just to show us what bending is and what are the elements and some forms to power these elements.

I'd say Toph is best because she is the only earthbender to use sothern praying mantis style.

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