u/Craft-Possible

Everyone acts like this is an obvious stomp for Yang chen but i feel like its really not so i wanted to make a post about it breaking them down on each element why i think aang wins. Fair warning from the beginning this is gonna be a really long post cause i want it to be in depth so if ur just gonna leave a low effort comment like "yang chen bodies" please just scroll lmao. Rebuttals are more than welcome i just request they come with actual evidence. Distance 30 meters

Location R1 Crystal catacombs R2 With Avatar state. Movie Aang LOY Yang chen (also some people ig were having issues with the clips last time so lemme kknow if that happens again and ill repost)

I'll start with overall physical stats to keep it brief i think aang takes strength( tho i doubt thats super relevant here) and speed while yang chen takes durability i think he takes strength for this feat carrying a bunch of people and this one pushing toph in her armor tho both seem to be is limit speed is wayyyy closer but i give aang the edge for the speed blitz technique hes aqquired post movie plus his air assisted speed seems to be slightly higher due to better reacting to combustion bending and lightning and more impressive and devastating sprints with than her with air(worth noting that yang chen wasnt seen and aang was however she waited till they turned away while aangs general direction was being watched that moment) notably i believe CM was closer in aangs case. And durabilty wise neither are really durable but she got back up after an old iron punch tho so shes up there for sure i say the dura gap is about the same as the speed one maybe slightly more but she takes it imo. Aangs general agility through leaps his also muvch higher exhibit a, exhibit b, exhibit c couldnt find any of these really for Yang chen she mostly uses air spouts which ill bring up later

Fire: Imma break it down starting with the least contentious elements first and working my way up. So off rip we have fire i feel like this is kind of a stomp for aang as while he dosent use it as much Yang chen like never uses it in combat at all really. Aang has feats of matching ozais flames and blocking them he also showcases minor jet stepping in the movie but e may have been buffed yang chens best feat with fire is imo here where she shows enough control to subtely raise the rooms temp without anyone noticing its her while playing a game. Obviously this isnt a combat feat but still relevant i think skillwise. That said i think aang clears with fire which tracks a he was stated to be very naturally talented at it

Water: With water we have more of a competition but i still think combat wise aang def outclasses her. Though in terms of general skill and utilty i think its way closer. Simmilarly to fire she dosent use it a whole bunch offensively her greatest raw power showing id say is when she stops her ship from capsizing. though her best feats come from her precision shes able to catch kavik as hes tryna escape and uses it to help cheat without anyone noticing. Power wise aang refularly summons huge waves very quickly against opponents and even blocks ozai, sends cm flying and sends zuko flying super high his best precision feat would be this slicing feat. ice wise we got this and this. Yang chen can also heal though and shes very good at it so in terms of general skill theyre pretty close but combatively i got aang for water because hes got better raw power feats comparable precision and better with ice

Earth: This is where i think its more of a comp. Again i feel the need to distinguish between combative feats and general feats. Generally yang chens best feat would be sinking this temple and holding back the land slide and making a makeshift shelter for kavik this is especially impressive because shes exhausted when she does it and kavik is still in awe. While offensively its prolly this now due to it being a book we dont really get a good reference for how big this chunk is but kavik describes it as huge so id say its prolly at least bigger than a person. and she sinks thapa before he blows up. Now aangs best non combat earth feats are prolly him catching the temple in the movie (while injured) and making a zoo now i think aangs temple feat is comparable to hers (since hes injured and it seems larger) and he had to stop its falling momentum. and id rate the zoo over the shelter for the sheer scale and precision. i think her landslide feat is better than the zoo. Granted this seems to be her limit while aang isnt straining with the zoo but its impressive still imo. In combat tho is a different story aangs strength defense and versatility with earth are insane he casually sent multiple huge chunks flying miles away and hits hit target accurately launches a huge boulder while standing on it and kicks this away, casually bursts huge boulders thrown by palace guards bursts barriers, casually, sinks, enemies, creates gauntlet that can no sell charged attacks from azula. full armor can resist ozais sustained blasts. makes huge shockwaves can tunnel mid combat fast enough to dodge attacks and ofc has seismic sense so overall yang chen is a skilled eartbender in his tier but overall combatively aang clears her in both versatilty and raw power

Air: Now for obvious reasons this is the most contentious and imo is easily the closest one it'll also be the longest section. To get the elephant out of the room early everyone belives yang chen is better for 2 main reasons the vacuum technique and the scream. Personally i dont think either are particularly useful here. The scream has never been used effectively in combat and the vacuum cant be used(to knock people out) in open spaces plus itd be next to useless against another airbender. She could in theory use it to blovk aangs air attacks but that seems like a waste. Now in fairness she does accidently make an explsion like effect with the technique at one point that dammages those nearby but this was an accident and not something she'd likely attempt in combat tho in terms of general skill its increibly impressive and you arguably could rate her control over aangs off them alone r. I will skip them enhancig themselves with air since i covered it above but mobilty wise i should mention air spouts here Yang chen casually air spouts above a building and flies out to talk to old iron and even does it with someone else here. they arent in combat but they're done pretty easily so worth mentioning. Aang does the same to give chase and again to talk to old iron. Id say they are pretty equally impressive with maybe yang chen getting the edge in distance with aang getting the edge in travel speed. Offensively yang chen's best feats are prolly here where she slices open the ocean here where she covers herself and quickly knocking an opponent out her main method of attack seems to be flinging people up and around like here or here( she dosent actually here but she clearly can) and even worries about injuring them too hard. Honestly thought i remebered more so if u have better feats for this list below. Aang best include the volcano the mushroom cloud knocking away wan shi tong and flipping a drill while restrained. Notably the ocean feat and the mushroom are both of them letting out their anger so probably accurate as a measure of their upper limits( tho aang got stronger after this). So yea in raw power here once again aang takes it imo the volcano and cloud are too damning. Defensively he also clears imo cause i couldnt find any solid blocking feats with air since she tends to use the vacuum against the combustion benders. While aang has this showing of shielding from Ozai again here and here and later here from CM. Then in versatility/ creativity we all know aang is the best airbender he does this this the air tether technique from the movie. And casually summons torndados in combat. Like here, here, here, or lastly here. that said yang chen is no slouch she shows alot of ingenuity with the vacuum like here where she intercepts the blast and accidently makes an explosion or here where she shows the ability to use it at a quick draw. Also as mentioned earlier aang has the speed blitz move he stole from tagah.

TLDR: I think aang takes it high diff because he outclasses her to varying degrees in every element and is comparable in stats like speed and durabilty. Her main advantage would probably be her battle iq as shes shown to be a clever fighter though i think aangs creativity is a match for it. Ik people are gonna say im downplaying Yang Chen but irdk what else she has over him