Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series)

Sokka's Master (2007)

Jack De Sena: Sokka

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Quotes 

• Piandao : Sokka, when you first arrived, you were so unsure. You even seemed down on yourself. But I saw something in you right away. I saw a heart as strong as a lion turtle and twice as big. And as we trained, it wasn't your skills that impressed me. No, it certainly wasn't your skills. You showed something beyond that... creativity, versatility, intelligence. These are the traits that define a great swordsman. And these are the traits that define you. You told me that you didn't know if you were worthy. But I believe you to be more worthy than *any* man I have *ever* trained.

  Sokka : I'm sorry, Master, you're wrong. I am not worthy. I am not who you think I am. I'm not from the Fire Nation, I'm from the Southern Water Tribe. I lied so that I could learn swordsmanship from you. I'm sorry.

  Piandao : I'm sorry too.

  [Draws his sword and starts to attack Sokka and Aang, Katara and Toph start to step forward] 

  Sokka : [to Aang, Katara and Toph]  No. This is my fight. Alone.

• Sokka : Look, I appreciate the effort, but the fact is, each of you is so amazing and so special, and I'm... not. I'm just the guy in the group who's regular.

• [last lines] 

  Sokka : Ooh! That reminds me. Toph, I thought you might like this, since you've probably never had a chance to Bend Space Earth before.

  Toph : Sweet.

  Katara : You know, I don't think there's such a thing as Space Earth. If it's from space, then it's not really Earth.

  Sokka : Must you ruin everything.

  Katara : I can't believe I missed you.

• Katara : [Watching a meteor shower]  Wow. This is amazing to watch.

  Sokka : Kind of makes you realize hwo insignificant we are.

  Toph Beifong : Eh. You've seen nothing once, you've seen it a thousand times.

  [Aang, Katara and Sokka gasp] 

  Sokka : Oh man! You've never not seen nothing like this!

• Aang : That's it! That's what you needed all along, Sokka.

  Sokka : A sword?

  Aang : Not the sword, a master. We've all had masters to help us get better. You should see if you can study with Piandao.

  Katara : That's a great idea. I could have never gotten to where I am without Master Paku. Everyone needs a teacher.

  Toph : I learned from badger moles. They don't talk, but they're still good teachers.

  Sokka : It would be nice to be a master swordfighter. All right, I'll talk to him.

• Toph : Sokka's coming.

  Sokka : Hey, guys, what are you doing?

  Aang : Sokka!

  Toph : You're back.

  Katara : We missed you so much?

  Aang : Say something funny.

  Sokka : [Confused]  Funny how?

  [Aang and Katara break into laughter] 

  Sokka : [to Toph]  What's their deal?

• Piandao : Let me guess. You've come hundreds of miles from your little village where your the best swordsman in town, and you think you deserve to learn from the master.

  Sokka : Well, actually, I've been all over the world.

  Piandao : Yep, here we go.

  Sokka : And I know one thing for sure. I have a lot to learn.

• [shows Sokka an amazing view over a waterfall, grabs his head and turns him around. Then pushes him to a sitting on the ground in front of painting supplies] 

  Piandao : Now paint it.

  [Sokka attempts to turn his head for another look but Piandao Grabs his head and turns it back again] 

  Piandao : And no peeking.

  Sokka : [Some time later]  I'm finished.

  Sokka : [Looks around and Sokka holds up his painting]  You added a rainbow.

  Sokka : [Innocently, looking at his painting]  Is that okay?

• Katara : What's your problem? You haven't even touched your smoked sea slug.

  Sokka : It's just... all you guys can do this awesome Bending stuff, like putting out forest fires and flying around. And making other stuff fly around. I can't fly around, okay? I can't do anything.

  Katara : That's not true. No one can read a map like you.

  Toph : I can't read at all.

  Aang : Yeah, and who keeps us laughing with sarcastic comments all the time? I mean, look at Katara's hair, right?

  Aang : [grabs a lock of Katara's hair and gestures to it]  What's up with that?

  Katara : What? What's wrong with my hair?

• Piandao : The warrior practices a variety of arts to keep his mind sharp and fluid.

  [Flattens out a piece of paper on the table] 

  Piandao : The first *you* will learn is calligraphy. Write your name.

  Sokka : [Skeptical]  Writing my name will make me a better swordsman?

  Piandao : When you write your name, you stamp the paper with your identity. You must learn to use your sword to stamp your identity on a battlefield.

  [Sokka dips the brush in ink and prepares to write] 

  Piandao : Remember, you cannot take back a stroke of the brush or a stroke of the sword.

  [Sokka hesitates while thinking about writing his and and brings the inky brush to his face while thinking] 

  Piandao : You are getting ink on your face.

  Sokka : I am?

  [looks at the brush, thinking] 

  Sokka : I am. So this is about putting my identity on the page, right?

  [Covers his face in ink and stamps the page with it] 

• Piandao : You've had a good first day of training.

  Sokka : I have? But I thought I messed up every single thing we worked on.

  Piandao : You messed things up in a very special way. You are ready for a *real* sword.

  Sokka : [gasping]  Are you give me one of yours?

  Piandao : No.

  [Sokka groans] 

  Piandao : Your sword must be an extension of yourself. So tomorrow, *you* will make your own sword.

• Aang : These people have no idea how close they were to getting toasted last night.

  Toph : Yeah, the worst thing about being in disguise is we don't get the hero worship anymore. I miss the love.

  Sokka : Boo-hoo, poor heroes.