Aang (The Last Airbender)

Aang is the titular main protagonist of the 2010 fantasy movie The Last Airbender, based on Book 1 of the cartoon series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
He is the Avatar, the master of all four bendings destined to bring balance to the world and put an end to the Fire Nation. He is joined by Sokka and Katara of the Southern Water Tribe.
He is portrayed by Noah Ringer.
==Background==
Aang was born to Unnamed Air Nomads and identified as the next avatar by the monks. He grew up in the southern air temple where he became very close with Monk Gyatso, who he regarded as a father figure. One night Aang and Appa ran away from home after he felt the pressure of being the avatar.
===Powers and abilities===
* Airbending: Aang is a master Airbender, having gained his master tattoos at age 12. However, he has yet to master all four elements.
* Waterbending: As the Avatar, Aang can control and bend water. When he entered the Avatar State, he waterbended an iceberg around him and Appa so he can survive. In the film, he and the GAang travel to the Aanga Q'ela so he and Katara can learn waterbending from Master Pakku.
* Earthbending: As the Avatar, Aang can control and bend the Earth, including rocks and minerals. However, he has yet to master all four elements.
* Firebending: As the Avatar, Aang can control and Bend fire. Unlike the cartoon he has to use existing fire instead of creating it out of thin air. However, he has yet to master all four elements.
* Avatar State
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===Personality===
The film version of Aang is more brooding than his cartoon counterpart, feeling guilty for his responsibility as the Avatar and showing dispair for being The Last Airbender. He also remains hopeful and optimistic, inspiring all the Earthbender imprisoned in a Fire Nation prison camp to fight back.
==Trivia==
*According to the novelization, Aang is 13 years old instead of 12, meaning they aged him up by a year.
*Live-action Aang is more brooding than his more happy to lucky cartoon counterpart. Another complaint for the movie was the fact that Ames name was pronounced like "Ahng" instead of "Aang."
*Instead of having Roku guide him, Aang consults with a dragon spirit. In the original cartoon Roku had a pet dragon named Fang, who was his lifelong companion and may have served his inspiration for the Dragon Spirit.
*Another inconsistency in the 2010 film is that according to Aang, no Avatar is allowed to have a family. However, this contradicts the TV show, where past Avatars married and have families of their own.
**In the original canon, Aang married Katara, had three children, Kya, Bumi and Tenzin and four grandchildren, Jinora, Ikki, Meelo and Rohan.
**Roku married a woman Ta Min and together they had one daughter, Rina, one granddaughter, Ursa and three great-grandchildren, Azula, Zuko and Kiyi
**Kyoshi had a daughter, Koko
**Kuruk was engaged to a woman, Ummi.
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