Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series)

The Avatar State (2006)

Zach Tyler Eisen: Aang

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Quotes 

• General Fong : You can't run forever!

  Aang : You can't fight forever!

• Teacher : This rare chi-enhancing tea is a natural stimulant. In an ordinary warrior, it improves strength and energy ten-fold. In you, it may induce the Avatar state.

  [Hands Aang a steaming cup of tea] 

  Aang : Ten-fold energy, huh?

  [slurps, then begins twitching] 

  Aang : [Speaking in a fast, high-pitched, hyper voice while zipping everywhere on his air-scooter]  Is it working? Is it working? I can't tell! Somebody tell me if I'm in the Avatar state 'cause I don't have a good view of myself. Am I talking too loud?

  Sokka : I guess he could talk the Fire Lord to death.

• Avatar Roku : The Avatar State is a defense mechanism, designed to empower you with the skill and knowledge of all the first Avatars. The glow is the combination of all your past lives focusing their energy through your body. In the Avatar State, you're at your most powerful... but you are also at your most vulnerable.

  Aang : What do you mean?

  Avatar Roku : If you are killed in the Avatar State, the reincarnation cycle will be broken and the Avatar will cease to exist.

• General Fong : Avatar Aang, we were all amazed at the stories of how you single-handedly wiped out an entire Fire Navy fleet at the North Pole. I can't imagine what it feels like to wield such devestating power. It's an awesome responsibility.

  Aang : I try not to think about it too much.

• Katara : There's a right way to do this: practice, study and discipline.

  Sokka : Or just glow it up and stop that Fire Lord.

  Katara : If you two meatheads want to throw away everything we've worked for, fine. Go ahead and glow it up.

  Aang : Katara, I'm just being realistic. I don't have time to do this the right way.

• Katara : Do you remember when we were at the Air Temple and you found Monk Gyatso's skeleton? It must have been so horrible and traumatic for you. I saw you get so upset that you weren't even you anymore. I'm not saying the Avatar State doesn't have incredible and helpful power, but you have to understand, for the people who love you, watching you be in that much rage an pain is really scary.

  Aang : I'm really glad you told me that. But I still need to do this.

• Aang : I can only reach the Avatar State when I'm in genuine danger.

  General Fong : I see. I was afraid you'd say that.

  [Fong attacks Aang] 

• [first lines] 

  Katara : Aang? Do you want to talk about it?

  Aang : No. Just a nightmare. I was in the Avatar State, but I was outside my body watching myself. It was scary. I was scary.

• Priest : You are wearing a ceremonial piece of clothing from each of the Bending nations. Now I will join the four elements into one!

  [as he mentions each element, he throws a pan of water, dirt, a torch, and blows air into a mixture] 

  Priest : Water... Earth... Fire... Air... Four elements together as one!

  [throws mixture at Aang, splattering him with it] 

  Aang : This is just mud.

  Priest : So, do you feel anything?

  Aang : [Aang's nose begins to twitch. He lifts up a finger. Fong, Sokka, and Katara, look hopeful...]  Aaaaachoooo.