LordAuditorVorkosigan
505679
3212
135
She can waterbend
Edit: lots of salt in the comments about her being a mage/sorceress and not a bender. I think a lot of people missed the "honorary" part of "honorary avatar" and I figured "airquotes" weren't needed when I said "waterbend." Regardless, she "mAnIpUlAteS ElEmEnTs" and it's badass. Chill.
Lethally
He got what was coming to him. AND SERIOUSLY GODDAMN GIRL
Show this to Firelord Ozai
Show this to Azula
Show this to Zuko
And show this to Uncle Iroh, the Dragon of the West
Shineupordown
So shes Ice & Fire?I have to watch this!
Eldrol
Bending is a martial art. She is using somatic components for arcane spells. She is actually manipulating the fabric of reality.
LordAuditorVorkosigan
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/191/035/135.png
donotlookatthelight
The fight with Dracula was insane
ThepJup
this makes me want to play darksouls and do a hex build
Mutamn
That chick has zero chill, except when she uses it to kill monsters.
IIBatmanIIDeleted
Execute rule 34
aleister94
my kind of lady
krillin123499
Is this a movie or a TV show looks freaking awesome
smashpro1
TV show on Netflix.
RPCharImages
Ah, I see that dude running on the ice graduated top of the class at the Prometheus School of Running Away!
LordAuditorVorkosigan
same thought went through my mind
LordAuditorVorkosigan
Then a bunch of ice went through his
RPCharImages
HAH
GloomyGusterson
Loved it al except for the ice part. Creating water and ice out of nothing feels like cheating.
KhajiitIsPleased
I really wish there was more lore to the magic and monsters of the series. A wiki, a book anything.
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
How about an entire game series?
grrlee
I dunno about this making her an avatar. But I will say I’m a watch the shit outta this. Thanks man.
LordAuditorVorkosigan
time for you and netflix to spend some time together!
NikolaiJakovtheheadoftheKGB
I mean, we don't really have the authority to do that here
EvilDeadTed
I have a thing for bookish redheads.
LordAuditorVorkosigan
Don't we all
Icenhorn
ok, ill go watch this...
Des702
Fucking savage
aleister94
and as a practitioner i loved how they established that there was a clear difference between superstition and real proper magic
LordAuditorVorkosigan
Agree, for similar reasons. Also the clear point the writers made about churches in the first season. Those woke bastards!
thatiswhyyoushoulddoityourself
Not quite sure if they actually make the difference between magic and science, though. I remember her saying they were quite similar.
aleister94
Well yeah that distinction is a tad more muddled
takhat
And sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic
Taishosama
And more rule 34 please.
GadenKerensky
Except God hates her.
SushiJaguar
The whip looks like shit.
DeWanewithIfiniteLazers
Na that woman is a Mage, a Spell-Cannon, and a total badass.
xitel
And she can pee in a bucket and tell you it's beer!
pres2pond
Avatar Stans are getting as insufferable as Harry Potter Stans.
Icyfirebolt
I would say she's an elemental mage, not an avatar.
thatiswhyyoushoulddoityourself
Shhhh, sweet dreams now.
RampantWolf
One man's elemental mage is another man's avatar.
SarcasticComment
If we open the door for this. A certain Mr Robot was an elemental Avatar vampire in Twilight
BadCarma
So she just needs to get frozen in ice for a 1000 years and she evols to avatar status?!
dieselfury
Black mage is a lie
MangoLassi
But why??
dieselfury
What I meant was, elemental magic users aren't just "avatars" who "bend". So, a magic user is just an Avatar I guess based off this.
Strauss73
Isn't that the same thing?Both control the elements.
ShiraZen
Bending is martial arts and spiritual training. Magic is a studied manipulation of energy as an active science. Only similar based on looks.
Eldrol
The difference would be that of an elemental monk using chi to control elements and and Arcane caster manipulating the fabric of reality.
Strauss73
Thank you.
Strauss73
Thank you.
labyrinthconvention
s1 was so good :(
Dashingdane
Is it correct that S1 only gave 4 episodes?
labyrinthconvention
correct.
TimeKeepsOnMoving
Yeah started season 2 and just didn't like it. Too much dialogue that doesn't go anywhere
cowabungajunkie
I felt the same way. Really should have been more monster slaying in season 2.
cellocalypse
Season one felt that way but it was only 4 episodes so it went by quicker
ShiraZen
Vampire court politics were a complete waste on MacGuffining Isaac into th story. Was super forced.
inchoroi
It gets so much better as time goes on.
Lehoop
Watch till the end, worth it IMHO.
tablecat
First half of season 2 is meh. The last part is great, though. Well worth it.
Oldmemedigger
Atleast watch season 2 for the final fight.
AsianLeprechaun
A sorceress, yes, but not a bender.
LordAuditorVorkosigan
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/191/035/135.png
Wookieoo7
Benders bend stuff, not create it from nothing. Sypha is a black Mage, not a water bender, seeming as she creates ice frok nothing but magic
LordAuditorVorkosigan
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/191/035/135.png
LaronX
Depends on the setting. In D&D (FR) you basically bend the wave and pull on it for magic. Others use the power of elements around them
inchoroi
God, this is such a good fucking show!
Acefowl
Remember when wizards cast spells? Like Sypha from Castlevania? And not Aang from The Last Airbender?
LordAuditorVorkosigan
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/191/035/135.png
forsale90
Yeah, looks more like a high level evocation wizard.
PowwerOrb13
Nah bro. Sypha is clearly a Bard. College of Knowledge and her spell choice is just evocation heavy, no supports
LaronX
Clearly not. She is a sorceress. Lots of go boom spells, no preparation.
PowwerOrb13
Only wizards need prep time though. And her job is that of a bard. Collect and tell stories
Porecomesis
Writing magic-users is difficult, as magic without established rules goes by its own logic so the mage can do anything seemingly at random.
Orion1453
A solid magic system is *critical* to a good fantasy series, imo. Without one it turns into a deus ex machina all the time.
Zraxus
Depends on how it's used really. You can do mystic and unexplainable magic, but only as long as it doesn't get used to solve problems.
Porecomesis
I think the most essential ingredient is consistency. There's nothing consistent about Sypha's magic.
Danishlmgurian
yeah, from watching season 1, it felt like she could take on everything and everyone at once. 1/2
Danishlmgurian
2/2 it also makes me question why there weren't more magic users in the story, but everybody believed in a God that didn't exist.
LordAuditorVorkosigan
People hate magic. The people of grescit hated magic. Dracula's wife was killed for science they thought was magic. all that = fewer mages.
Danishlmgurian
With the power Sypha proved capable of creating, I'd be surprised if some noble or other high power didn't see it the same way.
Danishlmgurian
And again, the actual magic is real and there, while God's presence is nowwhere to be seen.
aPokal
As far as the creatures Drac summoned say, God does exist. Just more along the old testament. "Ain't gonna help till you worship me right."
Danishlmgurian
Now that you mention it, I think I recall something like that. Then yes, they exist. They just don't wanna do anything.
aPokal
Would be neat if in a 3rd season some humble village church gets shown to have divine protection. But don't know enough about the games if
Walmartstallwithnolock
Master Braytak as Dracula
Orion1453
.. What? Does the same guy play both? Like Bra'tac of Chulak, from Stargate?
Walmartstallwithnolock
Tony Amendola. Yup.
Orion1453
That's actually really cool.
Walmartstallwithnolock
Teal'c (Christopher Judge) is Kratos in the new God of War game
Orion1453
I knew that! That was also really cool.
TheUnrealFire
What about airbending and earthbending?
LuminoZero
She airbends briefly in Episode 4, when she and Trevor are falling through the underground. She uses a gust of wind to break their fall.
xVVitch
And blood bending.
GadenKerensky
Does shedding a shit-ton of it count?
LordAuditorVorkosigan
Does for me!
asm80dfa8sdfj
She makes my blood bend
Orion1453
I don't think we ever actually see Aang do that. Dunno about Korra, didn't watch all of LoK.
KittensGivePaarthurnaxGas
Well, Aang did take bending away from Ozai. In TLOK we learn that taking bending is a form of bloodbending. As for Korra, she only learns /1
Eldrol
Bloodbending can produce the same effect likely by severing chi paths. The only way to do it permanently is via energy bending.
KittensGivePaarthurnaxGas
/2 to resist bloodbending. What's interesting is how she prefers firebending in her fights even though it's not her "natural" element.
Orion1453
I actually really liked that. It makes sense, personality-wise, for her to prefer firebending.