Avatar: The Last Airbender Question
I noticed that Aang no longer wears his usual orange outfit after book earth and started wearing the robe draped across the shoulder. Why? Is this supposed to be attire for more senior air benders?
Avatar: The Last Airbender Answers
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ricoiswsome said:
Monks wear their attire differently the one Aang wore in the first few books was traditional for monk children, then as he grew older he adopted the more elder monk look so I guess in a way it is for senior air benders.
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always_aang said:
Probably because Azula burned a whole in his shirt and ripped up everything else during the finale of Book 2. . .
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D0nuts said:
I just thought he was combining the attire of different nations into his outfit. Just my opinion though.
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paintbrush12 said:
The writers and animators (and Mike and Bryan) have taken inspiration from Buddhist monks and the Dalai lama with Aang's attire. Aang's robes in books 1 and 2 resembled traditional monks robes which could be worn covering his shoulders and arms. in book 3 sozin's comet, his one arm is bare to resemble how the Dalai Lama wears his robe in honor of Buddha. This was used to visually impact Aang's status as a fully-realized Avatar.
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