Are you a Bender?

[Alex Mercer]

So I've seen a few of these go around (Monster Tinder and the Digimon Partnering Thread) so I thought I'd put my vast knowledge of the Avatar universe to good use!

So here's the deal... I personally like answering questions, it lets you get in the mindset of the character. I've comprised a few categories and some questions within. I'll evaluate each to see what one's mindset, combat style and culture are in comparison to the various Benders. You can be as detailed as you'd like with the answers, to help me get a better idea (and thus a more accurate reading.)

Personality:

1. Top five foods?
   
2. Someone disagrees with you. How do you respond?
   
3. How do you react if you are being bullied?
   
4. How do you react if someone else is being bullied?
   
5. Your father is on his death bed. You know you are in his will to inherit something great. How do you feel?
   
6. How do you regard your sibling?
   
7. How do you feel about strangers?
   
8. What is your favorite season and why?
   
9. Top five random things you like?
   
10. Top five random things you dislike?
    

Combat:

1. Offense or Defense?
   
2. Speed or Power?
   
3. Lethal or Nonlethal?
   
4. Long, medium or close range?
   
5. Rigid Traditional stance, or mobile Adaptive stance? *
   
6. Block or evade?
   
7. If struck, counter-strike or disengage and reevaluate?
   
8. Sneak attack, sneak around or openly engage?
   
9. Fight or flee?
   
10. Response to overwhelming odds?
    

Culture:

1. Arrange the following by priority: Political power, personal freedom, public safety, interactive community
   
2. Arrange the following by priority: Expand outwards, develop inwards, colonize, stabalize
   
3. Describe your definition of "Honor"
   
4. What does "War" mean to you?
   
5. What would you consider a popular hangout for teenagers? (14-17 ish)
   
6. What would you consider a popular hangout for young adults (18-30 ish)
   
7. What would you consider a popular hangout for middle aged adults? (31-60-ish)
   
8. What would you consider a popular hangout for the elderly? (61 and over)
   
9. Describe your culture's food and drink of preference (alcohol included, but not necessary)
   
10. Define Patriotic.
    

5-8 are more about what would be popular to the general public, though you may add in your preference as well.

30 questions is a lot, but if you're willing to answer, I'm willing to read them. (I have no life.) This is mostly for fun, though Aang might be willing to teach bending to a dedicated soul!




* A note on this, in the Avatar universe, Rigid form denotes traditional training. Those with rigid forms are often classically trained and usually considered experts of their particular fighting style. Form Fluid is a term used to describe modern fighters that are less trained and try to make up for this by constantly changing the way they fight to combat an enemy.

An example, an Earthbender with a Rigid form and Defensive preference is untouchable. Another way to look at this is Rigid forms can lead to particular styles, such as Metalbending - which requires one to be more stubborn than the metal itself (by Toph's description.)

Probending is Fluid, while many forms from Legend of Korra were Rigid.


I believe this was a big issue because of my the terms used by my instructor, and that sometimes I mix words. Anyone wanting a reevaluation may inbox me and I will edit your post.