Toph claims that because she is blind, she does not have to worry so much about personal appearance or the approval of others, but the words of the girls still hurt her all the same, and she sheds a few tears. Instead, Toph was designed to look like a frail blind girl – until she whipped out some serious earthbending skills, that is.
Eventually, Combustion Man is taken out by Sokka's boomerang and the gang meets Zuko again. After asking around, Aang finds her once again at the Bei Fong Estate and tried to explain why he needs an Earthbending teacher, but Toph calls for the guards. Katara, Sokka, Master Yu and Toph's father go to the arena and repay all the money. He returns later, officially visiting the Bei Fong family, and is invited to dinner, where he attempts to talk to Toph's father about her Earthbending and his need for a teacher. When the battle began, Toph fights alongside the other soldiers, and most especially with The Boulder and the Hippo, against the Fire Nation.
The holes left from when Xin Fu pulls rocks from the ground around him change into piles of rocks in the next scene. Toph is very reluctant to allow anyone to touch her feet, probably because insensitive handling there would make her deaf to other vibrations and thereby render her helpless.
Katara and Toph both want to leave Ba Sing Se, as they have found Appa and thus have no reason to remain there. Finally, in " The Runaway", after being presented with the same poster twice, Toph vocally expresses her annoyance with the constant oversight. Create New Account. Her younger daughter Suyin is born six years after Lin to a different father. She makes an exception in one episode (" City of Walls and Secrets"), when the group needs to go to a special party to see the Earth King, in order to give news of the solar eclipse, only to meet the head of the Dai Li, Long Feng. It is used later in the show as a theme for the, Toph calling Aang "The fancy dancer" foreshadows Aang's dancing skills seen in ". According to in-universe lore, badgermoles were the first creatures to master earthbending — so Toph's clearly learning from the best. The untold truth of Toph Beifong from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Toph, reading Jet's heartbeat and breathing patterns, pronounces that he's telling the truth. She learns how to do this from badgermoles, a blind species of mammal native to the Earth Kingdom.
During the night, Toph awakens suddenly. By her own admission in " The Desert", she can't feel her own projectiles while they are airborne. A ransom note is left demanding five hundred gold pieces for the safe return of their daughter. Katara compliments that Toph is not only confident and self-assured, but also pretty.
Ethan Spaulding Along the way they also see members of the Dai Li — elite guards who safeguard Ba Sing Se's culture and society. Toph relies on direct contact between her feet and the ground for "sight" as well as for her Earthbending. (" The Firebending Masters. When a possible audience with the Earth King is finally mentioned, it is revealed that they will have to wait at least a month. They find an unattended clothesline and steal some outfits, and then go to town to buy some accessories. She taunts him again, calling him "The Pebble", and laughs to herself. In the episode " Sozin's Comet, Part 3: Into the Inferno" when she was breaking into a Fire Nation Airship, it is shown that her Metalbending has improved greatly as she makes metal armor and manipulates the metallic structure of the room with far more ease than before, moving metal more fluidly. When asked exactly that something is, all she can say is that it feels like an avalanche, but also not like an avalanche. Once Aang and Zuko had setup Republic City Toph would go on to become the chief of police and have her metal benders trained as the police force, She would serve dutifully for years and a statue of her was erected in front of the police headquarters in her honor. The meeting inspires Toph, and she decides to go back and find her friends, but first tells Iroh that Zuko is lucky to have an uncle like him and also that perhaps Iroh should tell Zuko that the uncle needs the nephew as well. When The Hippo appears, he crushes a rock, and his mouth can be seen moving, even though he does not say anything or make a sound. Sokka: Thank you, I worked really... why did you feel the need to do that? But, even though Xin Fu is seen sending other rocks flying out of the ring, in the next aerial shot, the only rock seen is the one that crashed near Aang, when multiple other "front row seats" should have had rocks crashed onto them. Toph goes on to say how much she hates her own parents. In " Sozin's Comet, Part 3: Into The Inferno", Toph mistakes Sokka's comment about taking the wheel thinking he was referring to her. The first time The Hippo is seen, he has armpit hair. Aang and Toph fight the Dai Li agents while trying to corner Azula. Riding the Earth rail, the group finally enters Ba Sing Se. Born blind, she was sheltered by parents who believed her blindness made her fragile and incapable of looking after herself. Toph says that since the gang is mostly commoners, they'd be spotted right away if they went to the event.
However, unlike Aang, who avoids fighting whenever possible, Toph loves battling and takes great pride in her Earthbending skills.
JM Animation They decide Toph has had too much freedom and must be confined and guarded from now on. Toph warns her that she'll be able to tell if she's lying, until Azula successfully fools her senses. Toph defeats each opponent almost effortlessly, which amazes and shocks Lao and Master Yu. She goes in, but only suspects trickery at the last minute, and is captured in a metal coffin. The others arrive, drawn by the noise, and Jet tries again to explain himself. When the invasion force travels in the Water Tribe Submarines, she feels nauseous and throws up in The Duke's helmet. They officially meet in the episode "The Blind Bandit" when they battle each other in an underground earthbending tournament — a competition in which Toph is the reigning champion. The Blind Bandit taunts him, calling him a little girl, and Aang tries to explain that he does not really want to fight; rather, he wants to talk. When Katara asks about Aang, Xin Fu states that he plans to turn the Avatar over to the Fire Nation for a reward. After they refuse to leave her alone, the Blind Bandit calls the guards, forcing the trio to leave.
Blind since birth, Toph was constantly looked down upon for her disability and her stature as an innocent little girl, especially by her over-protective parents. With Suki telling them to complete the mission, Toph feels the Airship Part, they are on, falling and warns Sokka that maybe they should jump, knowing that Suki can make it. Image gallery (57) Toph seems to be more comfortable around Zuko than the others are. Long Feng escapes, with Aang and Jet in hot pursuit. They race to help Aang, and arrive in the nick of time. Toph is served hot soup, and her father tells her to blow on it, but Aang volunteers to use his powers to cool it, causing those in attendance to clap. Toph's father enlists Master Yu's help, and Sokka and Katara come along as well. Contact Toph on Messenger. In this way, Toph bonded with Zuko as the other characters had since his defection, she demonstrates her affection by punching him, much like she does with other characters. To escape her plight, she runs away from home and joins the group, assuming her role as Aang's tutor. A touched Katara suggests that she and Toph work together to collect the bounty that Toph has accumulated as the 'ultimate heist'. Demoralized, Aang takes a break from training with Toph, who insults him for not being able to stop the rock, choosing to work on his waterbending with Katara. When everyone is complaining about Sokka's drawing she jokingly says that she thinks they all look great causing everyone to laugh, which is ironic because Toph can not see what they look like. Toph's mastery over earth, especially with Metalbending, as well as her unique personality, proved her to be an invaluable addition to the Avatar's group. Her ability to sense vibrations in it is not mentioned. The heroes get the chance to escape as the enraged serpent attacks the Fire Nation ship. After Aang deals the final blow, the drill shuts down and the team is once more victorious. Jet eventually dies from his injuries. Aang uses his airbending, drifting above the floor of the ring to evade her; she is unsettled by her sudden inability to track him. As her skill with metalbending develops, Toph also learns how to bend liquid metals, like mercury. However, Aang, Katara and Sokka all flatly refuse, and Toph storms off. Toph admitted that Katara cared for her more than her real mother ever did. Guest stars Sokka is devastated, but Katara is amazed and wonders how she did it. Just as the eclipse begins, they reach the outer entrance of the throne room, which Aang breaks through, and they find Azula sitting on the throne. Master Yu starts to get up to let her out, but Xin Fu sharply pulls him back from the action, noticing the obvious trick where his companion does not.