Waterbending

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> Waterbending
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> ### Source
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> The Moon and Ocean Spirits
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> ### Learned from
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> The Moon
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> ### Known styles
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> * Northern/Southern Water Tribe style
> * Foggy Swamp style
> * Wayfinder Style
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> ### Alternate techniques
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> * Bloodbending
> * Healing
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> "Waterbending is about flowing from defence to offence, then back again. Back and forth, like the tides.” - Kue
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**Waterbending** is the hydrokinetic ability to control water in all of its various forms. This type of bending is utilized primarily by the people of the Water Tribes, the Southern and Northern, as well as locals of the Foggy Swamp, the United Republic and the Wayfinders, each with their own unique bending style.

Waterbenders use the moon to power their abilities and are dynamic for being great at both offensive and defensive techniques, by turning their opponents own forces against them. Waterbenders should be trained for its versatility and strength to employ defensive techniques and turn them into offensive. Many properties can be waterbended, from ice to clouds to mud, even plants and sweat.

## Fighting Style

### Special Techniques

**Bloodbending** is a difficult and rare sub-skill which utilises the knowledge that human bodies are composed of water, and thus can be bended. This sinister ability manipulates the blood of its victim to control their bodies and cause incredible pain. Most Bloodbenders can only utilise this during a full moon, although it has been displayed without it by a couple gifted benders. In recent years, Waterbending criminals have been perfecting their skill in Bloodbending by devising powerful techniques - such as controlling blood flow to make victims pass out and even using blood to contract muscles, causing them to pull or tears muscles, and even allows for suffocation. Along with bloodbending is **bloodreading,** a technique devised by Kue that utilizes an ability to read the environment around them and sense the blood moving around in creature's bodies. Many Bloodbenders suffer sensory overload when new to the ability, but can eventually be fine-tuned. They can detect bodies more acutely to decipher how many creatures are in the enviroment and feel bodily organs, namely the heart, in motion. More advanced techniques can also allow the Bloodbenders to read blood pressure and heart rate to see if people are lying, similarly to how Earthbender's with Seismic Sense can, but this technique is not as accurate due to varying factors such as high blood pressure.

**Plantbending** is an uncommon form of Waterbending, mostly practiced by those of the Foggy Swamps. By bending the water composed within plants - such as trees, flowers or vines - they can be moved or manipulated to the bender’s will. Vines can be moved to ensnare or trip targets, tree branches could be used to grab and hold people, skilled Waterbenders could even source water from the plants themselves when in need of them.

**Healing** is considered an inborn gift which accelerates the bodies physical healing through the use of redirecting chi with water. This could heal physical wounds and diseases, and can even save people from the brink of death. When infused with spiritual knowledge, a variation of this technique can be used to calm angry spirits, as demonstrated by Unalaq and Korra.

## Notable Waterbenders

H indicates known ability to use healing.
B indicates known ability to use bloodbending
* Genji YamadaH
* KueH B
* ZorokB
* Ezra Tempest Shui
* Kitso DotimaneH
* Tunruk
* Tadok
* YunH
* Rannok
* KazzanH