History Memes / AvatarTheLastAirbender

* Any crossover with [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]], for obvious reasons.

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* There is no movie in Ba Sing Se.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A snowclone of a line from the show based on the film's FanonDiscontinuity status. It is often used by fans whenever anyone brings up the movie in a fan thread, particularly on Reddit.[[/labelnote]]

* [[BlatantLies "I've certainly never used]] [[InferredHolocaust violence to take a life."]][[labelnote:Explanation]]During ''Sozin's Comet, Part 2'' when Aang is contacting the previous Avatars about whether or not to kill the Fire Lord, he states that he only used violence in self-defense and never used it to take a life. Even back when the episode first released, with at least [[Misblamed some degree of Misblaming,]] ''many'' people promptly pointed to instances in previous episodes where Aang's violence either would've resulted in people dying or at least gravely injured, like Aang as the Ocean Spirit, him airbending someone off of a cliff when it was established that Chin died to the same thing, him causing an avalanche in the Northern Air Temple, etc.[[/labelnote]]

* Sokka the [[MemeticSexGod Backbender]][[labelnote:explanation]]Sokka has [[TheCasanova quite a few love interests]] over the course of the show. Him being the only [[BadassNormal non-bender]] of the main group, this led to jokes that he is in fact a [[UnusualEuphemism "backbender"]], sometimes with the addendum that his element is "rizz."[[/labelnote]]

* Any crossover with [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]], [[JustForPun for obvious reasons]].

* Tearbending. [[labelnote:Explanation]] A slang term used in the Avatar fandom when talking about the franchise's [[TearJerker/AvatarTheLastAirbender most saddening topics]]. [[/labelnote]]

* Tearbending. [[labelnote:Explanation]] A slang term in the Avatar fandom when talking about the show's [[TearJerker/AvatarTheLastAirbender more somber topics]]. [[/labelnote]]

* [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo Fire Lord Ozai would've gotten away with it if it weren't for]] [[YouMeddlingKids those meddling kids!]]

* Katara's joke about the "Not as Much of a Jerk as You Could Have Been" Award inspired [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/81/a5/14/81a514f8deea561a6a3558254e817dab.jpg this image]] which, in turn, inspired [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bf/2f/de/bf2fdeeb6ce79575509cdbb9e6811595.jpg comics]] and even [[http://rebloggy.com/post/cosplay-atla-zuko-costume-avatar-the-last-airbender-myc-lfcc/26704121236 cosplay]]. The award has also been given to [[https://30-seconds-to-marx.tumblr.com/post/25731861504/lets-give-tarrlok-the-not-as-big-of-a-jerk-as Tarrlok]], [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/00/72/cf/0072cfc58ead9be6c337986c835155a4.jpg Eska, Desna]], and [[https://cheezburger.com/8391105536/tarrlok-and-zaheer-not-the-absolute-worst Zaheer]]. It's also found use outside the ''Avatar'' fandom.

* The Racebending community was created in protest of casting decisions made by Creator/MNightShyamalan for ''Film/TheLastAirbender''. Named after the hiring of Caucasians playing Aang, Sokka and Katara as well as ''[[UnfortunateImplications brown people]]'' as the Fire Nation. Thus, phrases like "Aang ain't white" and "Aang Can Stay Asian And Still Save the World" became popular among some ''Avatar'' fans.

** It has become popular to make light of the UnfortunateImplications of the RaceLift that occurred in the movie by saying: "Wait, so the good guys are white and not Asian? [[WesternAnimation/RobotChicken What a twist!]]"

** And the quotes [[FakeNationality "Caucasian and any other ethnicities"]] and [[CriticalResearchFailure "If you're Korean, wear a kimono"]] (especially offensive considering how the Imperial Japanese government tried to erase Korean culture) shows how ridiculous the casting calls could be.

** Now this meme finds itself in the ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' too: My father turned into a star. -- Durin IV: That's rough, buddy. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The meme makes reference to The Star of Eärendil, a Silmaril carried into the sky by Eärendil the Mariner, Elrond's father.[[/labelnote]]

* Comparing the scene between Azula and Zuko in "The Awakening" to ''Series/GameOfThrones''. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The scene is infamous for having accidental {{incest|subtext}}ous overtones and ''Game Of Thrones'' has a reputation for having BrotherSisterIncest.[[/labelnote]]

* [[YuppieCouple MY]] [[FruitCart CABBAGES!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A RunningGag where some cabbage merchant gets his mechandise destroyed in some form.[[/labelnote]]

* Avatar Kyoshi says to kill the motherfucker. [[labelnote:Explanation]]While battling Chin the Conqueror, Avatar Kyoshi weakened the stones under his feet, causing him to fall to his death. When asked if this was considered murder, she responded "Personally I don't see the difference." This has been {{Flanderized}} by the fandom to the point where Avatar Kyoshi is treated as a [[ClusterFBomb foul-mouthed]] AxCrazy murderer with a HairTriggerTemper quick to consider [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption violence to be the only option]], as seen [[https://i.redd.it/ai3qenwdpd051.jpg here]], [[https://i.redd.it/mlkmhi0e3a251.png here]], [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e6/d8/14/e6d8149452fc4af8a7cae04d4ece5986.jpg here]], or [[https://i.redd.it/7y8gq7jteq351.png here]].[[/labelnote]]

** [[Series/TheDailyShow Senior Fire Nation Correspondent Commander Zhao.]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Zhao is played by Assif Mandvi, one of the main ''Daily Show'' correspondents.[[/labelnote]]

* The actual first time we see Aang earthbend is when he [[DiggingYourselfDeeper digs a massive hole]] [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheCaveOfTwoLovers for himself]]." [[labelnote:Explanation]]A play on the trope that describes Aang's awkward attempt at playing off Katara's suggestion to kiss to see if it will show them the way out of the cave.[[/labelnote]]

* Any mundane activity happens. "My mother used to [x]." [[labelnote:Explanation]] A memetic mutation born from how often fans perceive Katara as mentioning her mother, particularly in scenarios where memories of her mother are triggered by mundane things happening. For example, an invented scenario where Zuko simply breathes and Katara says "My mother used to breathe" in response. [[/labelnote]]

* [[CoolOldGuy Iroh]] [[TrademarkFavoriteFood just wants]] [[ASpotOfTea his cup of tea]]. [[labelnote:Explanation]] Iroh's affection for tea is legendary. The creators even admitted (jokingly?) that [[CargoShip IrohXTea]] was canon.[[/labelnote]]

* [[http://i.imgur.com/SL93L.gif PEBBLE DANCE!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Six earthbenders. Four seconds of ''kata''. One rock, slightly larger than a human head.[[/labelnote]]