The Avatar has faced some powerful foes.
But which ones were downright petrifying?
Starting us off, the frighteningly romantic Eska.
You will be coming with me to the north.
There we will live the rest of our lives together in icy bliss.
Foolish Bolin.
She was intimidating as a girlfriend.
But if you think that was bad, just wait until you saw her as an ex-girlfriend.
You ruined my wedding!
No one steals my Bolin!
Love was also a motivator for our next scary squad.
I thought I'd never see you again.
I never died.
Really? Right now?
The Red Lotus included a collection of unprecedented powers,
including an airbending criminal mastermind, a lavabender,
[grunting]
a strikingly unique waterbender,
[grunting]
and this explosive firebender.
[yelling]
Together, they were quite the sight of frights.
But multiple enemies can be less mysterious
than a single lone soldier. That's right.
Commonly referred to as Combustion Man, this horrific hit man
literally kept Team Avatar awake at night.
[screaming]
His combustion bending was scary, but at least avoidable
if you were fast enough. So what about a power that you can't see?
I am Long Feng, Grand Secretariat of Ba Sing Se
and head of the Dai Li.
Long Feng was all about the long play, hypnosis.
The Earth King has invited you to Lake Laogai.
I am honored to accept his invitation.
What do you even do when a friend suddenly sees you as their enemy?
[grunting]
That's not the only way to spur some friendly fire.
[screaming]
sorry to frighten you.
My name is Hama.
Hama even as an old woman was unassuming, it's that facade which made
her secret ability to blood bend even worse.
You've outnumbered yourselves.
Huh?
[screaming]
In addition to turning the closest of friends into nonconsensual combatants.
- I'm sorry, Aang. - It's OK.
Hama also used her powers to trap innocent bystanders,
just like our next creepy character.
There.
Spirit, hello.
I'm sorry to disturb you, but I am in need of your assistance.
You dare wake me, human?
Humans in the spirit world belong in one place only!
Yeah, I don't think I have to explain why this is horrifying.
At least this spider spirit sticks to its cave, right?
Unlike Azula, whose blood thirsty destruction knew no bounds.
I'd really rather our family physician look after Little Zuzu, if you don't mind.
What's worse? A devastatingly powerful princess on a mission,
or one that's lost her marbles all together?
There you are, filthy peasant.
Next is her great grandfather Sozin.
His genocide of nearly every single Air Nomad
will go down in history as one of the worst atrocities
to face this planet.
Firebenders? They were here?
Gyatso.
And after he destroyed an entire nation,
his grandson Ozai try to take over the rest of the world.
Just as the world will be reborn in fire,
I shall be reborn as the supreme ruler of the world.
Plus orchestrating the death of his own father,
power with no morals is disturbing in any reality.
Next up, Vaatu, the literal embodiment of darkness and chaos.
This spirit would be in our number one spot,
if we didn't have Raava and the Avatar to keep Vaatu check.
Though that wasn't always the case.
The man who let Vaatu free, Unalaq,
may just have been a mere waterbending mortal,
who had also mastered spirit bending?
But when combined with Vaatu,
The Dark Avatar would have stopped at nothing to destroy humanity.
Now, 10,000 years of darkness begins.
At least the danger was clear as day.
The same can't be said for our penultimate villain.
Please welcome your hero, your savior,
Amon!
You sees this mass manipulator not only used his political charisma
to divide the nation and turn man against man.
But his ruthlessness was fueled by a deep, dark secret.
[groaning]
That's right. The leader of the anti-bending extremists
was a bender himself.
If his politics didn't influence your actions, his blood bending would.
And on top of that, he could even take away your bending ability altogether.
[grunting]
What... what did you do to me?
Your firebending is gone forever.
The Dark Avatar brought together humanity and fear.
Amon had neighbors fighting neighbors.
Not only did you lose your community, but you could also lose your sense of self.
You're bending. What's more terrifying than that?
How about losing your identity all together?
Welcome.
Two-faced doesn't begin to describe this sinister spirit.
How could I forget you?
One of your previous incarnations tried to slay me.
If ever you're unlucky enough to confront
this catastrophic creep, don't let him see your fear.
Or it may be the last time anyone sees your face ever again.
[laughing]
Comment below to tell us who you think
is the most frightening villain of all time.
Like and subscribe, and keep watching for all things Avatar.