Why did they kill all the air benders?

It was a genocide instigated by Fire Lord Sozin against the Air Nomads with the intent on eradicating the Air Nomadic people and killing the Avatar in the process as well as ending the Avatar Cycle. By doing so, the Fire Nation would eliminate its biggest obsticle and would be able to conquere the rest of the world.

Was Aang really the last air bender?

Aang is the last surviving Airbender, a monk of the Air Nomads’ Southern Air Temple. As the Avatar, Aang controls all four elements (water, earth, fire, and air) and is tasked with bringing balance and keeping the Four Nations at peace.

Did Aang restore the air temples?

Following the Hundred Year War, Avatar Aang established the Air Acolytes, who eventually moved into the various temples and repaired them to their former states. The four temples became pilgrimage sites for the Air Acolytes as they studied Air Nomad history and philosophy.

Is Avatar a Tibetan?

The core event that spurs the story of Avatar is the genocide of the peaceful Air Nomads by the imperialist, technologically advanced Fire Nation. The Air nomads are blatant stereotypes of Tibetan monks and lamas, and the “Avatar” as a concept itself is inspired from Buddhist Bodhisattvas.

How did Aang save himself from the Air Nomads?

By running away from the temple, ignorant of the imminent attacks against the Air Nomads, he saved himself. Aang, however, later felt guilty about fleeing and believed he could have defeated the invading Fire Nation forces and saved his people if he had stayed.

What happened to the Air Nomad genocide?

“The Avatar and the Fire Lord” (only appearance) The Air Nomad Genocide was a mass slaughter committed by the Fire Nation that resulted in the near eradication of the Air Nomads and the fauna that lived in the air temples. The only human survivor of the initial attack and its aftermath was Avatar Aang, who was ironically the prime target.

What happened to all the airbenders that survived the genocide?

The only airbender known to have survived the genocide was the one that the Fire Nation sought to kill in its quest for world supremacy: the Avatar, Aang. By running away from the temple, ignorant of the imminent attacks against the Air Nomads, he saved himself.

Why didn’t Aang ever talk about his biological children?

Air Nomad culture probably has monks and nuns raising the children in the temples. The Air Nomad parents probably never had anything to do with raising their biological children. Therefore because Aang’a parents never raised him, it makes sense that Aang never talked about them.