The most peaceful bending artists, the air nomads, unfortunately received the least peaceful
fate,
being victims of the Air Nomad Genocide. In this massacre, the Fire Nation killed every
airbender
and non-bending air nomad in the world - except one. Along with this single survivor,
two others
managed to escape the wrath of the Fire Nation: Appa the flying bison, and Momo the winged lemur.
Behold, some pure scientific facts that separate Appa and Momo from the bison and lemurs
we know today:
Bison | Lemur | ||
---|---|---|---|
Common Bison | Appa | Common Lemur | Momo |
Ground dweller | Can fly! | Tree dweller | Can also fly! |
500-1000 kg | 10 tons??? | Terrifying, yellow eyes that can see into your soul | Super cute green eyes |
Four legs | Six legs | Five toes per paw | Four toes per paw |
The kind of tail you would expect from a bison | Superior mega beaver tail | The kind of ears you would expect from a lemur | Superior mega ears |
Does not respond to "yip yip" | Responds to "yip yip" | Does not respond to "yip yip" | Does not respond to "yip yip" |