Although the near-complete destruction of the Southern Water Tribe left them in a disadvantaged position in the water, what remained proved a valuable fighting force. RELATED: The Shadow Of Kyoshi Has Big Things In Store For Avatar: The Last Airbender Even then the Earth Kingdom ultimately failed, as Azula's coup against Ba Sing Se brought down the capital after Omashu and many other major regions were already conquered. Their disunity among the various cities and territories stretching across the vast borders greatly hindered the Earth Kingdom, and their greatest achievement was purely defensive in that they held out for so long. Of course, the Earth Kingdom being the largest nation does not necessarily make them preferable to the Fire Nation in terms of strength.
This left their defeat of the Southern Water Tribe incomplete, and their campaign against the Earth Kingdom a game of whack-a-mole. Contained primarily to a string of volcanic archipelago, the Fire Nation had a hard time holding onto territory because they could not support occupation too far extended from their limited borders. When looking at the strength of a nation it's important to consider its size, and by that metric, the Fire Nation had immense difficulty. RELATED: Legend Of Korra: The Gaang Family Trees, Explained
But landing a sucker punch that leaves the rest of the world reeling doesn't equate to power. The pacifistic Air Nomads were obliterated first and the rest of the world caught off guard. When the time finally came, the Fire Nation struck before any of the other nations were prepared.
Fire Lord Sozin began plotting the war long before making the first strike, held only at bay by his old friend Avatar Roku warning him against taking action.
Whereas most of the other Four Nations were still using wooden structures, the Fire Nation mass-produced forged metal for tanks and ships that constituted the strongest naval force in the world.īut the Fire Nation's main advantage in the war wasn't their raw power as much as the advantages afforded by preparation and surprise. After all, they held the winning edge in a worldwide war for 100 years, employing vastly superior technological advances, strategically timed strikes and a cohesive and highly disciplined military force. It's understandable why the default assumption would be that the Fire Nation was the strongest.
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