it's because they kept the technique for themselves, and when Zuko became fire lord he released the way's to bend lightning
2026-05-12 12:00:21
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𝒖𝒓.𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒆 :
Yet no one is still capable enough to make blue fire other than azula
2026-05-12 23:27:56
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🧅 :
It’s not just being a royal tho, they have to train a lot to be able to
2026-06-30 21:05:50
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Visionary504 :
It’s bc benders got way stronger in TLOK, there’s a whole bunch of metal benders too!
2026-05-12 12:54:19
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Robert :
maturing is realizing why they said only the Royal family could. here is a hint, dictatorship reference
2026-05-12 13:27:31
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Maze's Piloting Service :
no because why did they downgrade lightning bend in the tlok series😔
2026-05-12 09:01:07
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𝓛𝒚𝒔𝒔 (Jiraiyas version) :
Why can’t yall comprehend the fact that generations will ALWAYS get stronger with each passing one, they discover new and harder techniques and adapt to older techniques that were considered impossible or very hard.
2026-05-13 01:18:26
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Randompatten21 :
electric bending vs true lighting bending
2026-05-12 19:00:58
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𝓤𝓼𝓮𝓻'🦭 :
Not letting you guys think only royals can do it
2026-05-24 16:22:23
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iwantobe :
Huh? No, its not some special genetic thing. Its because only the Royal Family were taught it.
2026-05-12 12:58:46
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Xuessy :
In Korra they made bending suck they made it like just a magical ability
2026-05-12 22:14:44
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🧚♀️🌸💖 :
half of the point of that show was to show all the changes that aang made for the greater good, which includes not gate keeping bending forms. if you’re mad they made it more accessible then you should also be mad they made aang a good person and not a dictator 💀💀
2026-05-12 18:25:57
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yyyy :
its almost as if.. the knowledge was passed down
2026-06-13 07:03:08
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Taemytoob :
70 year difference. do you want everything to stay the same?
2026-05-12 15:17:59
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vibing_and_watching(×_×) :
i'm sorry but considering how the writers if atla added so many details to the firenation royal family from real life imperial royals troughout history...they probablly also took royals gatekeeping some stuff from the general public to fullfill their superiority complex while also keeping the public convinced that it's true that they were superior. I firmly believe that lightning is not that insane of a subskill and the royal family just gatekept it.
2026-06-06 09:27:44
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Pastor⁴⁴&⁵⁷ :
Zuko wanted it public
2026-05-12 23:28:27
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user1066125811783 :
I hate it that in later versions of avatar bending is more like having a superpower. there is no technique
2026-06-02 06:52:23
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Chuu Can Do It :
u know cold drinks used to be only for royals, same as lighting bending, as time goes by it's exclusivity wears off.
2026-05-22 08:41:42
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💛🤍💜🖤 AnaisElysium🩷💜💙 :
yeah thats... thats bc they stopped Gatekeeping bending... its a Good thing
2026-05-12 21:39:16
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Mugen :
It’s just a skill. Like the secret recipe isn’t secret anymore.
2026-05-17 23:39:21
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Fleczer :
In Atla it's not that others couldn't, it was just not allowed because learning this technique was reserved for the royal family
2026-05-13 07:44:48
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