Reminder, if the fire nation were actively trying to kill Aang instead of capture him, he would be dead.

This basically is not up for debate lol. The yu yan archers could’ve tied Aang down with rope and shot him in the head.

Not for nothing but he was also considered a master airbender at this point. I love Aang but can we stop pretending like he was just the best fighter in the world and a true prodigy descended from the gods beyond Raava herself? He made mistakes and lost just like every other avatar.