The Avatar: The Last Airbender universe has introduced fans to some of the most intriguing characters to have ever been created. While the leading team including Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Aang’s flying bison Appa, is interesting on its own, there are other characters as well who are more amusing than the rest. One of these is Avatar Kyoshi, whom fans call the most violent airbender.
However, while Kyoshi is highly perceived by the audiences to be the true owner of this title after getting acquainted with all the ruthless acts she pulls in the series, there is another character who is more brutal than her: the Air Nomad before Aang, Yangchen. In fact, Yangchen’s inhumanity goes to such an extent that if the series showed her, Kyoshi would look like a cuddly bear in front of her!
Yangchen is at least 10 times more Violent than Avatar Kyoshi
Though the ones who have read the books may know who Yangchen is in the Avatar universe, others might be clueless because of her minimal to rare appearances in both of the animated series, i.e. The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra.
Moreover, she can also not be included in the live-action adaptation of The Last Airbender either because of just how violent she is. And if you’re thinking, “We’ve seen Kyoshi, what’s Yangchen in front of her?” Then, well, you’re in for a big, brutal surprise.
Before Aang was introduced, the last existing Avatar Airbender incarnate born out of the Air Nomads was Yangchen. She had mastered all of the elements in her youth and was an eager soul looking forward to making a difference in the world. However, she was equally deadly.
In the two books on her history, i.e. The Dawn of Yangchen and The Legacy of Yangchen (Chronicles of the Avatar Book 4), the Great Yangchen’s brutality has been widely elaborated.
As a fan (@gbennylola) shared on X, there was actually a time when Yangchen’s beloved flying bison got murdered. This enraged her so much that she went on to reportedly torture the woman and even laughed in her face as she begged for mercy.
yangchen (the air nomad avatar before aang) was so pissed when her bison got murdered, she tortured a woman and laughed in her face when she begged for mercy. they dnt play bout their sky bisons man. https://t.co/UV9HPmqlYD
— gbae⋆lola (@gbennylola) March 3, 2024
If that wasn’t enough violence, Yangchen continued to threaten the woman of inevitably killing her by blowing her up. Letting fury take over her, she then even bragged about how “she would reincarnate and that the woman’s newborn would be raised by criminals.”
that’s not even the full extent, she threatened to blow up this woman (which would kill her too) then bragged abt how she would reincarnate and tht the woman’s newborn would be raised by criminals. even when she gave yangchen what she wanted, she still wanted to see her suffer 😭
— gbae⋆lola (@gbennylola) March 3, 2024
These actions of an incensed Yangchen where she wanted to see the woman suffer even after the woman gave her what she wanted are more than enough to prove that Avatar Kyoshi, who is considered the most hostile airbender, could quite literally look like a cuddly bear in front of her.
Avatar Fans, who thought Kyoshi was the Hostile one, are now reconsidering their thoughts
While Air Nomads are usually all happy and smiling, their temper more or less shoots through the roof when someone inflicts harm on their beloved flying bisons. Yangchen’s violent actions further justify this statement.
In fact, Yangchen’s acts of vengeance were hostile enough to convince fans to rethink their decision to impose the “most violent Avatar” title on Kyoshi. This is evident from their reactions to this revelation, which they have been sharing on X:
And people say kyoshi is the violent one???
— Ozymandias (@AmanWithbadOpin) March 3, 2024
Yangchen was unhinged the way she would get a god complex while in the avatar state 😭 not to mention the dozen killing tatics in her bag lmaooo
— Mason (@Maxpain144) March 3, 2024
all of the pacifist principles out the window when the bison gets involved
— Ksana (@bigarms4me) March 3, 2024
Everyone talking about Kyoshi but Yangchen was the closest to a dark avatar than Korra's uncle
— 💥BiG TarGET🕊️ (@Big_Target07065) March 3, 2024
Yangchen is who the Avatar Fandom think Kyoshi is.
— Rachael (@RachieRay90) March 3, 2024
Airbenders most of the time:🥰😊😇
Airbenders when you slightly touch their bisons: pic.twitter.com/9Yrv5H7Y6h— Toy felih (@NoToyFelih) March 3, 2024
I love that Yangchen is who most people think Kyoshi is. Kyoshi fought for Justice. Yangchen was just a demon.
— Eddie Valentine 🇵🇸 (@Thrash_Minded) March 3, 2024
oh my god yangchen was a savage
— khonshu’s other fist (@MISTER_SPECTOR) March 3, 2024
Fr ! Kyoshi got the reputation yangchen deserves 🤣🤣😭 kyoshi tried for a long time to not be violent but violence comes like a 2nd nature for yangchen
— Jake Bbc (@UrMajestyBbc) March 3, 2024
I’m sorry yangchen, I wasn’t familiar with your game
— j (@_joodlehead) March 3, 2024
Since Yangchen has truly proven that so far, if there was a battle of brutality over lost bisons, she would be the one to come victorious, it would only be understandable if the creators of the live-action series of Avatar: The Last Airbender decide not to include her!
You can stream Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix.
