LogFAQs > #931404346

First off, the Air Nomads and the Water Tribes are fairly small nations. And then the Water Tribe compounds that issue by splitting itself into two. So the only real challenge they would have is the Earth Kingdom which is shown to be a bit of a slog for the Fire Nation.

It's also not a country of benders vs a country of benders. The Fire Nation's army has benders, sure, but it also just has a shitload of soldiers. I'm not sure how much it's shown in season one, but it's also made clear pretty quickly that it has a technological advantage because fire benders can smelt metal more easily and are capable of creating things like steam engines. There are other, spoilerish reasons why the Earth Kingdom isn't retaliating fully, but I won't go into those.

The biggest thing, though, is that elements just don't work that way in Avatar. A water bender doesn't automatically defeat a fire bender. The bending is almost more of an extension of martial arts than anything else, so the better bender isn't the one with the type advantage, it's the one with more skill.

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