Toph Beifong might have invented metalbending,
but her daughters perfected the art.
Let's dive in to Lin and Suyin's bending
and break down these masters of metal.
First, we'll take a closer look at Lin.
Terrific.
As the eldest daughter of the legendary Toph,
Lin had inherited all her mother's abilities
from her raw bending power to her iconic seismic sense.
There's a tunnel beneath the workshop
running deep into the mountain side,
Toph taught Lin everything she knew,
but teaching metalbending wasn't exactly
a mother/daughter bonding experience.
Toph was very tough on all her metalbending students,
and Lin was no exception.
But her training would pay off.
Lin would follow her mother's footsteps
and join the Republic City Police Force
and eventually became chief.
The investigation is ongoing. For the time being,
we have frozen Mr. Gan-Lan's assets
and are closing Cabbage Corp.
No! Not my Cabbage Corp!
During her crime fighting career,
she had several advanced metalbending tools
at her disposal.
[groaning and screaming]
Toph designed a metal cable system
that allowed cops to restrain criminals
across longer distances.
They could also be used to navigate the city quickly.
Not even the Avatar could've escaped them.
[groaning]
Even with all of the tools and gadgets,
Lin's raw power is not to be understated.
When the Equalists first rose to power,
Lin was more than capable
of taking down several at a time.
Her speed and agility,
combined with her earthbending, made her a one woman army.
[groaning and screaming]
[groaning]
[grunting]
Not to mention, she was absolutely fearless.
She showed no hesitation to take on an entire airship.
[grunting]
This level of raw power goes the same
for her half-sister, Suyin.
But she didn't exactly use her abilities to fight crime.
So you're robbing stores with the Terra Triad now?
I didn't steal anything. I just drove the car.
I owed my friends a favor. It's not a big deal.
I'm not letting you get away with this.
O-Oh, what are you going to do, officer?
Arrest me?
Don't even think about taking one more step!
[screaming]
To cover up her actions, Suyin left Republic City behind.
During her exile,
she took metalbending to new heights, literally.
Wow, an entire city made of metal.
Whoo, you should be right at home, Beifong.
Hmm.
With the help of an architect, and soon to be husband, Baatar,
they built the city of Zaofu.
You know before I built this city,
there was nothing here.
I wanted to make my mark on the world.
It's amazing.
Quickly becoming the metalbending capital
of the world, Zaofu pushed the limits of metalbending
from creating skyscrapers, transportation
and even live performances.
Is this some kind of combat training?
Not exactly.
They are rehearsing for a dance premiere next month.
That's it for today, everyone.
Just like her mother, Suyin had plenty of students
of her own who experimented
with the possibilities of metalbending.
They're playing a game called power disc.
They invented it all on their own.
[grunting]
[beeping]
Oh, nice power, Wei. [groaning]
I'm so proud of those two.
She even helped Korra become
the very first metalbending Avatar.
[groaning]
Whoo-hoo! Metalbending champion!
This was a side of bending that had never been seen before.
And it would take 30 years
for Lin to see how far her sister came.
You're the one who tore our family apart.
And you've done a bang up job keeping it that way.
The stress of seeing her sister again
actually began to affect Lin's health.
If you don't deal with your repressed feelings,
there will be severe consequences
to your health... and your job.
I know a great acupuncturist in town
who will be able to help you.
Hmm.
Acupuncture is a real life component
of traditional Chinese medicine,
and in Zaofu, it's a central resource
for metalbending doctors.
Much like Aang opening his chakras,
Lin needed to unblock her chi flow.
I can't feel a thing.
That's unusual.
Your chi must be powerfully blocked.
We're going to need more needles.
The acupuncture tapped into Lin's memories
from that day in Republic City,
and it has been bottled up ever since.
I don't need to rest.
I need to do something
I should've done a long time ago.
[grunting]
Okay, I guess this is how it's going to be.
[groaning]
Should I stop them?
You don't have any siblings.
Fighting is all part of the healing process.
[fighting]
[groaning]
[panting]
You got it out of your system?
Not quite yet.
What are you two doing?
You're sisters! Why would you want to hurt each other?
[panting]
After they patched things up,
the Beifongs became a full team.
In the years that followed, the Beifongs and their prodigies
developed all new metalbending techniques.
We saw these new techniques on display
when the Red Lotus rose to power.
Pli!
But their biggest challenge
would come from a fellow metalbender,
Kuvira.
Zaofu is ours!
She was like a daughter to me.
I took her in when she was eight years old
and nourished her talents.
Kuvira turned my own son against me,
and together they plotted behind my back.
Kuvira might've not been a Beifong by blood,
but make no mistake, she possessed
all the confidence and power of a true Beifong.
[fighting]
[laughing]
Looks like the Avatar is a little off her game.
Kuvira captured Suyin and her family
during the siege of Zaofu
which led to an epic rescue mission by Lin and Toph.
[screaming]
Oh! Whoa! Oh! Oh!
[gasping]
[alarm sounding]
With the Beifongs united, they faced off against Kuvira
in one of the biggest earthbending battles ever.
[fighting]
[groaning]
[screaming]
[rumbling]
[groaning and screaming]
[grunting]
You give metalbenders a bad name!
[grunting]
That wraps up Lin and Suyin's bending evolutions.
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So, how have you been, Mother?
I told you never to call me that.