In the time since Toph invented the skill,
we've seen our fair share of talented metalbenders
but who's the best?
We're ranking the top 11 metalbenders
in the Avatar Universe.
Coming in at number eleven is Guo, an acupuncture specialist.
How many of those things are you gonna stick in me?
I'll be placing several needles on each of your acu-points.
There's nothing to be scared about.
I'm not afraid of needles!
Please, close your eyes and take a deep breath.
This process will correct the imbalances in your chi.
Please tell me if you feel any pain or pressure.
I can't feel a thing.
We're going to need more needles.
The number ten spot goes to Huan.
Even though he's talented, he only seems to use
his metalbending for the abstract art he creates.
And doesn't quite have the combative skills
that the rest of the benders on the list do.
Huan, I want you to meet the Avatar and her friends
and your Aunt Lin.
Nice to meet you.
Hey.
Wow, that's a really nice... banana?
Yes, very, very lifelike.
[sighing]
It's not a banana!
It was inspired by Harmonic Convergence;
represents the dawning of a New Age. Obviously.
Oh, yeah, no, I-I can, I can totally see that.
I can, oh, let me stand here. Yes, I can see that now.
Yes. Thank you.
Banana. I mean, that's a banana right?
Coming in at number nine are Toph's metalbending students,
Ho Tun, Penga and The Dark One.
Toph's training may have been harsh
but she did manage to turn them into great metalbenders.
They even saved her life when a mine caved in.
And when an angry spirit attacked,
Toph and her students were ready to fight.
She believed in their skills so much,
she often let them teach the other students
at the academy when she was away.
Next up is Commander Guan.
He was a trained soldier, skilled metalbender
and a corrupt politician that tried to take over
once Kuvira was defeated.
He even went toe to toe with her and held his own
for a little while until he was defeated.
Those are my two youngest, Wei and Wing.
They're playing a game called Power Disc.
They invented it all on their own.
[grunting]
These two have spent their lives learning the skill
of metalbending.
Oh, nice power, Wei.
[groaning]
Ha! Wing goes down!
And they trusted to help train Korra.
Suyin often relied upon their skills
to help defend Zaofu when it was under attack.
Open the hatch.
If we get in trouble, metalbend us up.
We're in position.
Next up is Aiwei.
He honed his metalbending seismic sense with such accuracy
that he became the truth seer of Zaofu.
What is your full name?
Suyin Beifong.
I'm the daughter of Toph and the only sister to Lin.
And I had nothing to do with the attack last night.
She is telling the truth.
You have no idea what is coming for you, Avatar.
He was also capable of bending large objects.
Coming in at number five is Lin Beifong.
She is a very skilled metalbender
who also uses her seismic sense to better understand
her surroundings.
My officers are inside.
She's capable of bending large sheets of metal
and objects from far away.
[shrieking]
Your fly was down.
Her high skill level is perhaps one of the reasons
she maintained her position as police chief
on Republic City's police force.
You're in a whole mess of trouble, young lady.
But there were some thugs threatening
a helpless shopkeeper
- and I had-- - Can it!
You should've called the police and stayed out of the way.
All right, fine.
Then I want to talk to whoever's in charge.
You're talking to her. I'm Chief Beifong.
At number four is Suyin Beifong.
Her abilities are unparalleled. Not only is she is skilled
in combat, but she has taken her metalbending abilities
to a whole new level by incorporating her bending
into diverse forms of art.
That's amazing.
Is this some kind of combat training?
Not exactly.
They are rehearsing for a dance premiere next month.
[music playing]
When Korra was poisoned, she was the one trusted
to bend out the metallic poison, saving her life.
[music playing]
[gasping]
[music playing]
[coughing]
[music playing]
Not to mention, she founded and built
the metal city of Zaofu.
Next up is Avatar Korra.
[music playing]
She was a natural at metalbending,
picking up the skill almost immediately.
She became the first metalbending Avatar.
Try to focus on the fine pieces of earth within the metal.
[music playing]
And showed proficiency in a variety
of metalbending techniques.
Metalbending is extremely difficult.
No one gets it right away if they can get it at all.
It's not normal.
[groaning]
Whoo hoo! Metalbending champion.
Oh, sure, she's the Avatar.
But we're not so sure that she could take on
some of the other metalbenders on the list
using solely metalbending.
After all, when she fought Kuvira,
she used all four elements and the Avatar State
to try to defeat her, but still failed.
[fighting]
But she was able to remove
the remainder of the poison from her body.
I thought Sue got it all out.
Oh, my girls never really picked up
metalbending all that well, if you ask me.
A task Toph's own daughter couldn't fully accomplish.
Well done, Korra.
[music playing]
[groaning]
The number two spot goes to Kuvira.
[groaning]
A highly skilled metalbender who was taught and raised
under the instruction of Suyin.
Her ability to transform metal into weapons
and her speed and agility make her almost unbeatable.
She even defeated the Avatar who used all four elements
to try and take Kuvira down.
I knew you were weak.
[groaning]
[music playing]
[groaning]
Also, she managed to metalbend
when she was completely restrained.
And split a truck in half.
[groaning]
Kuvira is a master metalbender and a ruthless opponent.
[groaning]
Our number one pick has to go to Toph Beifong.
She did, after all, invent metalbending.
Come on metal. Budge.
Whoo! Toph, you rule.
Toph's legacy speaks for itself.
I am the greatest earthbender in the world!
Don't you two dunderheads ever forget it!
[groaning]
She founded the Republic City police force,
and she has the ability to detect even the finest pieces
of earth in metal.
She opened up her own metalbending academy
to teach new students metalbending.
And she's able to bend metal and bend it back
into its original shape, as if she never touched it.
There's no denying that Toph Beifong deserves
the number one spot on this list.
And that's how it's done.
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