User blog comment:Arrow7000/Avatar Aang vs. Lord Voldemort/@comment-5138827-20120526211122

Alright hmmm this is going to be difficult to split into categories:

Offensive Abilities:

This is difficult challenge, mostly because of the nature of most of Voldermort's spells. They range to instant "beamless” and unforeseen spells to the 'beamed" and dodgeable ones (I.E. killing curse is seen before it strikes, so there is a possibility Aang can stick a rock in front of his path).

The Avatar's abilities are much more straightforward compared to Voldermort but still devastating. I see Airbending, Aang's best and original form of bending, as arguably the most powerful and most usable attack in Aang's arsenal. Due to it being unseen I think The Avatar could inflict many surprises on Voldermort, as well as force him to the ground when flying, and possibly disrupt apparation * (see note at the end).

Earthbending I see for more defensive purposes then Offensive, as it is the most visible and thus most counterable attack of Aangs. However Watbending will be more useful, as Aang's ability to freeze it in place could set up Voldermort for a finishing blow if he does not escape in time, as well further help toss Voldermort about like Dumbledore did in the ministry. Firebending may actually be the least useful here, as Aang is not too trained in the art (outside the Avatar State). I see its use rather limited actually, and these three bending styles will be easier for Voldermort to block then Airbending.

The Avatar State is where Aang REALLY shines. In this state he is a complete master of all four elements to the point where not even Voldermort’s fiendfyre can compete; hell I am not entirely sure if Aang can’t send it back to its creator in this state, as even regular firebenders can control ambient fire; I’d imagine the Avatar has far greater control. He can create giant hurricanes, create giant earthquakes, 100 foot tidal waves and spawn five hundred foot jets of fire at once. It is here that Voldermort is going to run into his biggest, biggest hurtle as once the Avatar State is fully prepared (notice: I said fully, not the half prepared like it was when Azula hit him) this being has never been successfully hit in the entire series. In addition I think the attacks in this state WILL be powerful enough to overwhelm Voldermort’s shielding.

However that is not all for Aang’s offensive; you are missing two more. The Glider Staff, though capable of VERY powerful bursts of air (he lifted up a cart with it 60 feet high in a desert episode), is also a bit dodgeable and really is meant for close quarters, which Vodlermort will avoid being not meant for that type of fighting. However even if Aang reaches close he is not likely to use the staff to hit Voldermort; instead he will use energybending. Energybending pits the Avatar’s spirit or soul directly against Voldermort’s. It is in this rare type of attack that I have no doubt Aang will win; Voldermort literally has 1/7th a soul on him, and what remains is frequently described as badly maimed and damaged. Nothing compared to Ozai’s soul much less Aang’s.

Whew. Now onto Voldermort’s. The Unforgivable curses are going to be useful in this fight but not as useful as one may think, and here is why. The Killing Curse is a game winner IF it hits but against a earthbending foe that is admittedly a big if as Harry Potter characters frequently place objects in front of themselves to block off the curse’s effects (or dodge; given Aang’s agility this isn’t that unlikely). I see Aang doing the same; especially if he were to somehow find out what the curse does (Voldermot usually goads his enemies before fighting them). Imperio may work on Aang, not entirely sure, but in the Avatar State I see him completely immune to mental attacks, the untold minds of the Avatar State blocking off mental interference. Crucio may actually be the most useful here, as though a “beam” it is actually faster than Avada Kedavra and will temporary paralyze the Avatar, allowing for a secondary kill.

Common Spells. This incredibly huge listing is going to be very difficult to properly define, so I will go down the line and try to gauge the effectiveness. Stupefy is another beamed attack that while easier to cast then Avada Kedavra, will not be used often as Voldermort will prefer killing or torturing over stunning. It is possible that he could use it to set up an attack though. Expelliarmus is not going to be useful as Aang really only has the glider staff to disarm. Blasting curse is going to be probably another instant kill if it directly hits Aang, as I remember Pettigrew killing an entire street of muggles with it. However those Muggles didn’t have any defense to it; Aang does. Most of the time this curse is going to be used to destroy rocks either thrown at him or in between his path. Impendenta, while rarely used, is probably one of those “beamless” and instant spells that can knock Aang back, allowing Voldermort to take advantage with another spell. Percificus Totalus, again is another seemingly hard to detect spell that will probably be useful if Aang has nothing between him and Voldermort but once again Voldermort’s K.I. actually inhibits this abilities use; he wants to kill, not petrify. Obscuro will limit Aang’s vision but as shown in the series as long as Voldermort is standing on the ground Aang will sense him (though if he used this up in the air the Avatar Would have to rely on hearing).

Elemental Spells. I don’t remember Voldermort using water attacks but ill grant the possibility that he probably knows them. However if what I have seen from Dumbledore is an indication then Aang has mastery of waterbending, in a pure water manipulation war he’d win without too much difficulty. Fienfyre however….

This extremely powerful move is probably Voldermort’s best hope for defeating regular Aang as he will not expect a living, sentient fire to follow him. Since it can’t be put out by water or earth or probably air the Avatar will be forced to flee to the air if he hopes to survive- and even then it might catch him. However as I theorized I believe the Avatar’s firebending is powerful enough to seriously contest control of the spell with Voldermort, and indeed possibly hijack it.

A feather in Voldermort’s cap here is that although Voldermort uses a wand breaking it won’t kill him, something not often stated in Harry Potter battles unfortunately. He will still be able to fight on even if an Earthbending attack destroy the wand, or Aang wrenches it from his grasp via Airbending. However I do believe his ability to use his most powerful spell (Fiendfyre and Avada Kedavra) would be compromised, and at the very least they would be really difficult to cast after this incident (really if they had full control over magic without wands, why even use wands?).

All in all it is difficult to give this to either side, but ultimately the edge truly belongs to Aang. The Avatar State, though not used every battle out of a thousand, makes a huge difference here as there is not a single feat in HP magic then can fully compare to the Avatar’s abilities in this state. In addition I think Voldermort would have a hard time effectively blocking all of Aang’s signature airbending. However I still see it as a fairly close edge

Fair Edge Aang

(Note: In my fictional group there is a theory that apparition functions sorta like teleportation in other fictions. I.E. the physical movement of molecules from one place to another rather than traveling through another dimension first like Nightcrawler. Thus if Voldermort is being hurled about and distracted, his apparition will at best be risky. This theory is further supported by the fact that in the Harry Potter movie when Yaxly grabbed onto Ronald Weasley at the last second, it caused  Ron to splinch himself and nearly die).

Defensive :

{C} ·         I am not sure what state of matter Harry Potter spells fall into, though they can be blocked by mundane objects.I guess ill define them as "energy" for now.

Both fighters score surprisingly well here.

For Aang when he is not dodging he uses four bending styles for defense, all four of them either directly stopping outright or curving the attacks of other bending styles plus projectiles. Ironically while I scored Airbending as the best of Aang’s offensive attacks it seems the worst of the defensive, as it mostly is used to curve spells out of the way rather than directly stop them ( I consider this possible to “curve them” but I am admittedly not entirely sure, will need some research). Firebending is combustive enough to destroy solid objects as well as cancel out air/water, however I am not sure how it would do against regular energy. Another iffy one. Waterbening is something I see with near certainty stopping spells, as Dumbledore used a water shield in the movies and books to stop some of Voldermort’s spells. Earthbending will uncontestably by the greatest of Aang’s defense, as Solid Objects HAVE been shown to block spells in the series.

In the Avatar State Aang wields his best defense in the form of the elemental shield. This combines all four elements into one giant defense that I think has the single greatest defense here, as it possesses four layers and covers all angles. However this defense is exclusive to the Avatar State; Aang doesn’t have enough control to make it.

I have noted the ability of Voldermort to directly shoot down projectiles shot at him; something which I think will only work with Earthbending, but will allow for the possibility of Water and Fire. However his real defense is Protego, a near instantaneous spell which blocks against attacks used against the user. Given Voldermort’s power I’d imagine his shield charm to match most attacks fired against him, something that I only think will fail against the relentless and powerful attacks of the Avatar State, which will overwhelm even him. I will also allow Voldermort the benefit of the doubt that he also has other defensive spells such as his shield (the silver shield he crafted in his fight with Dumbledore) but this doesn’t seem to be as powerful as shield charm (then again Protego would have been the easier spell to cast then and Voldermort didn’t, showing that whatever spell Dumbledore was about to hit may have overwhelmed his protégo).

Though I noted the disadvantage of Apparition above I still believe it will be highly effective, allowing Voldermort to avoid most projectiles shot at him, as well as maybe suprising Aang by teleporting behind him (though seismic sense will give Aang some notice).

All in all Apparition is what gives this edge to Voldermort, despite Avatar Aang having the single best shield IMO

Solid Edge Voldermort.

X-factors:

Fairly straight forward and I am going to breeze through these until I get to my uh…twist at the end. Aang has more experience and training then the rather behind the scenes Voldermort, who although he made forerays into the front wasn’t there all the time like Aang. On the flip side Aang isn’t as intelligent as Voldermort, and will not be able to come up with a good plan and especially not one that involves killing or brutality. However his agility is crucial here, as those with less agility then him have been shown to dodge spells throughout the series (and Aang’s dodging ability is superhuman; he has literally won fights by doing nothing but). In addition his creativity could help him in figuring out innovative solutions to dealing with Voldermort’s spells, or new tricks to try on him.

Since the TC has in fact confirmed to me that character is involved there are three factors that ultimately decide this match.

Avatar Aang’s killer instinct: This is a critical factor; Aang will actually LEAVE the Avatar State if he senses it’s about to kill, he really holds all life sacred and I am sure he will hold even Voldermort’s twisted, abomination of a life in some way sacred and worth preserving. It is possible that he fails to stop the Avatar State in time and it kills, but most of the time he will. That said there is a silver lining; he would have no qualms with knockouts and anyone who survived being battered by the Avatar State is going to be severely drained.

Low tactics: neither are good tacticians. Aang left the tactical thinking to Sokka however he does sometimes combines his creativity to think of a rather brilliant way to defeat a foe, however this is not very common. Voldermort is also a terrible tactician and I am truly under the impression his followers handled most of that stuff. He fought duels that were fairly straightforward and the only battle that we know about that he personally commanded involved straightforward tactics of simply a full frontal assault on a heavily fortified castle that undoubtedly weakened his force (though Voldermort does not care about them).

Arrogance/fear of death: ….And here is what ultimately determines the match, the reason why this ultimately goes to Avatar Aang rather than Voldermort. Voldermort is so ***** arrogant that it actually severely lowers his overall competency and in fact cost him utterly in the long run. His arrogance caused his Death Eaters (most of them incompetent themselves) to frantically try and fail to capture Harry Potter again and again so Voldermort could duel him in person when it would have been infinitely more advisable to just issue a Kill On Sight order. It is arrogance that made him try and duel Harry Potter in front of his death Eaters in that graveyard as soon as he spawned, or to take the time to duel Dumbledore to a standstill even knowing that he could not win.

Voldermort is going to laugh at a puny 12 year old challenging him and just generally toy with him the beginning of the match, being somewhat impressed by the boy’s skill but nevertheless rather messing with him. However Aang is then going to threaten his Avatar State and Voldermort is…going to let him. He has not a want but a NEED to protect his ego; he NEEDS to defeat Avatar Aang in his most powerful state to prove superiority just as he NEEDS to beat Harry 1 vs. 1; and this is what is going to cost him. For while regular Aang will ultimately lose to Voldemort Avatar Aang will win. Even when Aang leaves the state in the end of the battle to prevent a kill he’ll still have much more energy than Vodlermort; who by then will likely have his wand smashed and suffering from many internal injuries. He may not even be in the right physical state to teleport away. Thus this battle will be finished by energybending.

Arrogance led to Voldemort’s downfall in the book and will do so here; that is why we included Dumbledore in the Tournament of Mortals rather than the Dark Lord.

TL :DR

Avatar Aang wins due to Voldermort's extreme  arrogance, with a k/d score of 550-450 (note that most of AA's "kills" will be knockouts, which I assume still counts)