Earthbending

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> ### Source
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> Earth
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> ### Learned from
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> Badgermoles
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> ### Known styles
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> * Common 'Hung Gar' style
> * Praying Mantis style
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> ### Alternate techniques
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> * Lavabending
> * Metalbending
> * Sandbending
> * Glassbending
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> "Earthbending requires more force than sand. Earth, in a traditional sense, revolves around the stone, the rubble, the concrete. So, a rigid stance is required, you must push and pull." - Noah Black
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**Earthbending** is the is the geokinetic ability to control and manipulate earth and rock in its various forms. Earthbenders are typically stubborn and enduring types, using Earthbending for combat but also in their daily lives. The key to Earthbending is the utilizing 'neutral jing', which involves waiting for the right moment before striking.

Earthbenders need to have the correct stance and mindset in order to Earthbend. They need to be strong, unrelenting and enduring - much like a rock. They need to be able to endure their enemies attacks until they can counterstrike. Earthbenders are capable of bending rock, stone, and mud as well as other forms of earth that have been 'purified'.

## Fighting Style

### Special Techniques

#### Lavabending

**Lavabending** is a rare and unique ability used by powerful Earthbenders by melting the form of earth into molten lava, much like how Waterbending utilise ice. Lava can be used as weapons or creating magma from the ground. It's a dangerous art and is only used by the most gifted benders.

#### Metalbending

**Metalbending** is one of the most famous sub-types of Earthbending, invented by Toph Beifong. This is the art of bending the minuscule minerals inside purified metal and utilising it to 'bend' the metal. The more purified the metal is, the harder it is. Metalbending used to be rare and is still difficult to learn, but the Beifong Metalbending Academy is there to train Earthbenders and Metalbending is even utilised by the elite police of Republic City.

#### Sandbending

**Sandbending** is an alternative bending style commonly used by people of the Si Wong desert. It is so unique that it even has its own culture surrounding it. Sandbenders often use movements similar to Waterbending and Airbending rather than Earthbending due to the composition of sand. It is not an exceedingly difficult sendiment to bend but may be an easy transition for most Earthbenders.

#### Glassbending

**Glassbending** is the unique and uncommon form of bending, which utilises bending the mineral inside of glass and manipulating it. This can create a deadly weapon from large shards to tiny splinters. It is not commonly utilised by most Earthbenders due to its less sturdy nature; the most famous Glassbender currently is the Earth Prince Daario.

#### Seismic Sense

**Sesimic Sense** is a technique used by the badgermoles and developed by Toph Beifong in order to overcome her blindness. By using the vibrations in the earth, they can use their senses to "see" their environment and make a mental image of it whilst also making a 360-degree vision of it. Most users need direct contact of the ground to use this technique, which is why many users are bare feet. Skilled users of Sesimic Sense can even feel the most miniscule of movements, identity people by the way they walk and even tell if someone is being deceptive by reading physical movements and their heartbeat.

## Notable Earthbenders

M indicates known ability to use metalbending.
S indicates known ability to use seismic sense.
G indicates known ability to use glassbending.
* Genji YamadaM
* Takeshi Yamada
* Haru YamadaM
* Tarou YamadaM
* YangM
* Noah Black
* DaarioG
* Xi ShunMS
* Aster Sage
* Lira BeifongM
* Kenzo
* Nika Beifong
* Morgra ZiraMG
* Taeo