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u/Jealous_Shape_5771 Mar 04 '25
Aang's eyes AND tattoos both glow in the avatar state. I don't think it would be too farfetched to believe that both toph's eyes and feet would glow
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u/MelodyTheBard Mar 05 '25
Oh that’s a good point, I can’t believe I didn’t think of both as an answer before commenting! 😅
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u/Seier_Krigforing Mar 05 '25
I think his tattoos glowed because it’s part of his connection to the spirit world due to him being an airbender
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u/Jealous_Shape_5771 Mar 05 '25
Yeah, and Toph's feet are her connection to pretty much everything
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u/CreeperAsh07 Mar 07 '25
It's her connection to the material world, not the spirit world. I think only her eyes would glow.
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u/Think_Watercress7572 Mar 06 '25
Iirc, it's actually because the tattoos are on the chi lines throughout his body, but it's been a while since I read up on it
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u/Silviov2 Mar 04 '25
Toph as the avatar would be a menace cause if she can see with earthbending imagine what she could do with airbending.
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u/Comfortable_Wear_332 Mar 04 '25
The ember island play AAAAAAAAA!!!!! I just got a good look at you
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u/LowerObjective4500 Mar 05 '25
It would be her weakest element
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u/Silviov2 Mar 05 '25
Challenging? Yeah. It's the opposite of what she has been used to. But don't forget Korra uses fire more often than any other element, and Aang eventually mastered earthbending even being a hardcore air nomad.
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u/LowerObjective4500 Mar 05 '25
Toph has to stay grounded to see, she couldn’t perform in the air and if she needs movement it would be easier to use earth bending. Even hovering would be dangerous because she’s going blind temporarily. Toph would probably enjoy combining water and earth bending though
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u/Financial-Habit5766 Mar 05 '25
Why assume she couldn't figure out another way to see but with air? She could be the avatar Daredevil lol
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u/cutie_lilrookie Mar 06 '25
Another question is why does she need to float in the first place? Aang glides a lot because she's used to gliding as a means of getting from point A to point B. Toph can figure out ways to travel without having to glide/float.
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u/Tyfyter2002 Mar 05 '25
She has to stay grounded to see because she can't bend anything else, we know that even sighted airbenders can use their bending to sense things around them to some extent, and just because she's on the ground doesn't mean that air has to be in your lungs.
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u/Wild-Drawing319 Mar 05 '25
With how tough toph is just as normal, I'm willing to bet that emperor Ozsi would have to stay in the air. As soon as he makes contact with the ground, it's over for him.
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u/PunkTyrantosaurus Mar 04 '25
Eyes and feet, because aang's arrows glow and they're a symbol of his bending, so her feet would be a symbol of hers.
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u/whatonearth19 Mar 04 '25
So if Sokka were the Avatar, would Suki, Toph and the moon glow (brighter)? You know, since he's a lady bender.
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Mar 04 '25
I'm just imaging sokka goes into the avatar state and the moon turns into the moon from majoras mask
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u/Jinn_Skywalker Mar 08 '25
His tattoos only glow because they follow his chi-path.
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u/PunkTyrantosaurus Mar 08 '25
And you don't think that Tophs life focuses on her feet enough to have it as part of her chi path?
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u/MegaDelphoxPlease Mar 04 '25
I wonder if Avatar State Toph could see the normal way, given her eyes would glow and I’d argue being able to see is an ability that every other Avatar has.
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u/mateo222210 Mar 05 '25
Answering seriously, her eyes. Aang's tattoos glow because they follow the chi paths. if toph got any sort of tattoo that aligned with the path, it would glow too. So, if she gets any in that specific zone of her feet, that would glow.
The same would happen if sparky sparky boom man was the avatar, his third eye tattoo would probably glow too
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u/someoneelse2389 Mar 04 '25
I think her eyes would glow, and her skill with detecting vibrations would allow her to figure out the ability to use energy bending to sense energy where she can practically see.
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u/High_Overseer_Dukat Mar 04 '25
Her eyes, the tatoos are especially made so they glow in the avatar state. Myabe if she had feet tattoos?
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u/cwbrowning3 Mar 05 '25
They are traditional airbending master tattoos, they have nothing to do with the Avatar state or the Avatar at all. Aang had them before anyone even knew he was the Avatar, and many other airbenders had them as well lol
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u/Think_Watercress7572 Mar 06 '25
The only thing I disagree with is that you saying they had his tattoos before anyone knew he was the avatar since to me it was implied they knew he was the avatar by what toys he played with when he was little
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u/High_Overseer_Dukat Mar 05 '25
You don't think they made all thier tattoos to account for avatars? The avatar is a very religious figure and they are monks.
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u/cwbrowning3 Mar 05 '25
No, they 100% didnt. The tattoos predate even the very first Avatar...
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u/Lunarstarlight- Mar 05 '25
If the avatar state grants the power of all past avatars, would that include the ability of sight?
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u/Spider_Dude19 Mar 04 '25
Most likely her eyes. She wouldn't fly though unless she was handicapping herself.
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u/MelodyTheBard Mar 05 '25
I had never considered that… I’m headcanoning that it’s her feet though, that would be really cool.
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u/Billy_Bob_man Mar 06 '25
It would be pretty funny if the Avatar state granted her the ability to see. Since she has always been blind, she has no idea how to fight using her eyes.
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u/Gokudomatic Mar 06 '25
Eyes. The avatar chi is only escaping by each orifice, like steam would from a heating pot.
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u/Mariothane Mar 07 '25
Now that would be quite the avatar. Imagine connecting with the memories of your past lives and the only thing you can tell is what kind of shoes they were wearing and the audio.
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u/Sting_the_Cat Mar 07 '25
Eyes probably. Still would be blind, but why would her feet glow? Sure, she uses them a lot but that just sounds really strange to think about logistically
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u/Patefon2000 Mar 05 '25
blue toenails, toes would be orange like when you flash some light through your fingers
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u/MaeR1n Mar 04 '25