Line #60 Fanfic/ChampionTheFirstProbender


1	''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8064477/1/Champion_the_First_Probender Champion: the First Probender]]'' is an ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' fanfic by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/842780/ GenghisQuan]]. The story takes place four years after the end of the series, and the Four Nations have organized a tournament in Ba Sing Se in order to celebrate the coming together of nations through friendly competition. Six teams, each comprised of an OC and a canon character and representing one aspect of the post-war world, compete against each other in a round robin format. They are:
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3	* Team Northern Water Tribe: [[ShrinkingViolet Ximen Qing]] and [[DeviousDaggers Mai]]
4	* Team Southern Water Tribe: [[BadassTeacher Katara]] and [[NaiveNewcomer Brad]]
5	* Team Earth Kingdom: [[DarkAndTroubledPast Lin Hayate]] and [[MysteriousWaif Lan-Feng]]
6	* Team Fire Nation: [[TheBlacksmith Ouyang Yunfei]] and [[TheParalyzer Ty Lee]]
7	* Team White Lotus: [[TheParagon Kazuma]] and [[PintSizedPowerhouse Toph]]
8	* Team Muggle: [[DanceBattler Kei Mallari]] and [[BadassNormal Sokka]]
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10	As the title may imply, the story is an imagined account as to how the sport of Pro-Bending may have come into being, but as the plot progresses, it becomes clear that the war is still fresh in everyone's minds, and behind the scenes there are forces seeking to bring the newly realized peace to an end.
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12	This is NotJustATournament after all.
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14	[[WMG: This fanfic provides examples of:]]
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16	* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Sokka's Space Sword, Kazuma's sword (cuts through the head of hammers), Yunfei's Windbreaker (cuts loose hair)
17	* ActionGirl: Pretty much every girl that fights in the tournament and then some.
18	* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Author is somewhat fond of this in prose. [[CombatCommentator Xin Fu]] also does this in his role as emcee.
19	* ArrangedMarriage: Between Yunfei and Ty Lee, which was why she ran off to join the circus prior to the events of A:tLA.
20	* ArtisticLicenseMartialArts: Avoided. Author trains wushu, along with Shaolin (which Firebending is based on) and Tai Chi (which waterbending is based on).
21	* AudibleSharpness: Yunfei's sword Windbreaker (he does come from a clan of master smiths), as well as most other Ouyang blades.
22	* CallBack: Author has fun with stuffing as many references to the original series. Almost as much fun as he has with...
23	* CallForward: Author also has fun putting in references to ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' as well.
24	* CurbstompBattle: A squad of warriors that include TheAce, several veterans with BadassNicknames, and a LightningBruiser clear a building of drunk and tired bandits who are not expecting attack? Only one way that will go. Inverted later when their leader arrives with reinforcements...
25	* DanceBattler: Kei and Ty Lee
26	* DarkerAndEdgier: People actually die, and due to author's martial art experience, combat is visceral. A focus on adult characters also leads to this.
27	* DistractedByTheSexy: Kazuma, during the joint-Ouyang-Lotus op. [[spoiler: this leads to Fang-lin's death]]
28	* EncyclopediaExposita: The "Codex Entries" at the end of each chapters, which provide supplemental worldbuilding besides. This is also a bit of a [[ShoutOut Shout Out]] to the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series.
29	* Expy: [[Franchise/MassEffect Kai Leng]] and [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Sandor Clegane]]
30	* FantasticRacism: due to the end of the war. Combines with FantasticSlurs Tribal, Earther, Matchstick, and Twinkie (though the last one doesn't really have anyone it can be used on)
31	* HonorBeforeReason: Yunfei suggests that Fire Nation are supposed to be this. We get a glimpse of it during the joint Ouyang-White-Lotus op.
32	* ICallItVera: Windbreaker, Yunfei's sword. Clan Ouyang as a whole does this.
33	* Jerkass: thy name is Northern Water Tribe.
34	* LightningBruiser: Kazuma and Len, due to being [[PhysicalGod Aspects]]. Also canon characters like Toph and Katara.
35	* MyCountryRightOrWrong: Yunfei says this during a heated debate with Kazuma. Shijie later says the modified version of this.
36	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: most have this. Ouyang Leng has seven. Double with TheMagnificent.
37	* NeverBringAKnifeToAFistFight: Averted. Most characters are more effective when they get their hands on a weapon and less effective when said weapon gets knocked out of their hands.
38	* {{Paparazzi}}: Hawagul bin Kadeer al Urumqi
39	* PhysicalGod: The Avatar, as well as Aspects.
40	* RapidFireFisticuffs: Kei knows Wing Chun.
41	* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler: Xu Sheng Twospear]]
42	* StateSec: Ba Sing Se's law enforcement is no longer this, having been reformed into the City Watch. Clan Ouyang acts as this for the Fire Nation.
43	* TheParagon: the White Lotus Society steps forward to be this after the war.
44	* TournamentArc: quickly becomes NotJustATournament
45	* TongsAndTriads: start appearing as of Chapter 6.
46	* ShoutOut: Many in each chapter.
47	** Each chapter is ended by a Creator/BioWare-esque codex entry
48	** Repeated references are made to the [[Webcomic/WaterTribe Zhaoka Incident]]
49	** Ouyang Leng's description is a nod to [[Franchise/MassEffect Kai Leng]]
50	** [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 "Death to the false Fire Lord!"]]
51	** An easily missed one to the "Bad Joke Amon" meme from Korra.
52	** Clan Ouyang's death prayer may sound familiar to those well acquainted with ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''.
53	** Two drinking shoutouts to ''Franchise/MassEffect'' about [[BuffySpeak putting more into that thing where the thing goes]] and a variation of salute given in the third game.
54	** [[Series/JerseyShore "Come at me, bro."]]
55	** ''Wake up in the morning feeling like Wang Fire...''
56	* WhatTheHellHero: Kazuma has this reaction to the Ouyang who don't bat an eye about killing incapped enemy combatants.

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