History Fridge / TheRiseOfKyoshi

* The traditional Earth Kingdom methods to find the next Avatar didn't work because Kyoshi's parents were leaders of group of ''daofei'' bandits named the Flying Opera Company, which was constantly traveling around the Earth Kingdom. The old methods ''did'' work -- it's just by the time the authorities got there to check it out, Kyoshi's family was either long gone or concealed in a secret ''daofei'' hideout.

* Another reason why Kyoshi's ''daofei'' group are called the "Flying Opera company"? Not only do they dust-step which allows them to appear like they're flying in the air, they also used to use a bison to travel.

* in the series, the Kyoshi warriors and Kyoshi island have as much influence from Japanese culture as they do from Chinese culture like most of the rest of the Earth Kingdom. As the Fire Nation seems mostly to be based on Japan, this seems slightly odd. We now can see why, which is that Rangi was involved in the early days of the Kyoshi warriors.

* Why did [[spoiler:Xu Ping An's]] lightning attacks did very little damage to Kyoshi after the initial strike aimed at her hands? He was aiming her torso, which was protected by the concealed chainmail inside her dress -- or in other words, she was safely inside a Faraday's cage, protected from the electric current.
* The traditional Earth Kingdom methods to find the next Avatar didn't work because [[spoiler:Kyoshi's parents were leaders of group of ''daofei'' bandits named the Flying Opera Company, which was constantly traveling around the Earth Kingdom. The old methods ''did'' work -- it's just by the time the authorities got there to check it out, Kyoshi's family was either long gone or concealed in a secret ''daofei'' hideout.]]

* ''The Shadow of Kyoshi'' reveals that Kyoshi has [[ForgetsToEat a habit of skipping meals]]. While her Avatar duties certainly play into it, her childhood of nearly starving to death and eating out of the garbage to survive definitely has a huge role in it. Because food wasn't a stable necessity, Kyoshi had to get used to going without food for long periods of time. Now that she's older, it's something that she just simply doesn't think about when she has other matters to attend to.

* Why are the vast majority of the ''daofei'' non-benders? The ''daofei'' are mostly ForcedIntoEvil, those who for whatever reason can't find work in legitimate society. Benders have more employment opportunities, so they're less likely to fall in with that crowd. But if they do, they can quickly rise to leadership positions by brute force.

* Jessa likely carried fans as her weapons since they were easier to conceal than having to carry around an airbending staff.
* Why [[spoiler:Xu Ping An's]] lightning attacks did very little damage to Kyoshi after the initial strike aimed at her hands? He was aiming her torso, which was protected by the concealed chainmail inside her dress -- or in other words, she was safely inside a Faraday's cage, protected from the electric current.

* How come the Shirsu poison which is mainly supposed to paralyze its prey seem to kill [[spoiler: Lek]]? It's possible that [[spoiler: Lek was allergic to the poison, thus had a harsher reaction and since no one was there to help, he died.]]
* The nomad asking Kyoshi at the end of the book if she plays Paisho is likely a member of the White Lotus.

* Some cultural practices get expanded upon in Rise of Kyoshi, especially the Fire Nation. As Rangi is teased about her topknot in the group, Kyoshi recalls that sometimes after an important Agni Kai, the loser would shave parts of their head bald, symbolizing "an extra level of humility from their defeat". Which does explain why Zuko's hair looked the way it did in book one.

* Why are the vast majority of the ''daofei'' non-benders? The ''daofei'' are mostly ForcedIntoVillainy, those who for whatever reason can't find work in legitimate society. Benders have more employment opportunities, so they're less likely to fall in with that crowd. But if they do, they can quickly rise to leadership positions by brute force.

* The nomad asking Kyoshi at the end of the book if she plays Paisho is likely a member of the White Lotus.

** Also, Kyoshi using these fans a lot at the beginning as a PowerCrutch could be because she's still budding as an Avatar and doesn't quite know how to channel her energy. It's also shown that even before she became the Avatar, Kyoshi could barely earthbend a pebble and didn't know how to control her element.

* The nomad asking Kyoshi at the end of the book if she plays Paisho is likely a member of the White Lotus.

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* What could have happened to Yun [[spoiler: in the spirit world if he comes back not feeling human to Kyoshi, and at the end of the book, Kuruk's spirit is asking her for her help?]]

* Kyoshi's fans likely belonged to her mother, since airbenders can use it easily as a means to blast enemies away with air, and was likely easier to conceal than having to carry around an airbending staff.

* Some cultural practices get expanded upon in Rise of Kyoshi, especially the Fire Nation. As Rangi is teased about her topknot in the group, Kyoshi recalls that sometimes after an important Agni Kai, the loser would shave parts of their head bald, symbolizing "an extra level of humility form their defeat". Which does explain more why Zuko's hair looked the way it did in book one.

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