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Chapter 19: Gaara VS Toph
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"How about we make the next two episodes the last for the day, I need to get home and help mom with making dinner." Twilight informed.
"Oh yeah, you two are making that spaghetti dish with the green sauce." Spike excited.
"Sure, I'm pretty sure my granny needs me back home soon." Applejack nodded.
"Need some apple bucking again?" Rarity asked.
"Nope, just to babysit Applebloom because she is going out with her old gals and Big Mac is going to sleepover at Sugar Belle's home for the night, or maybe two." Applejack explained about her family's activities.
"Oh! Sounds like Big Mac is ready to make the ultimate move on her." Pinkie grinned.
"That's what we are all hoping for. We've always seen Big Mac looking so happy and cheerful whenever he is with Sugar Belle, that shows they are destined to be together until death or maybe beyond that." Applejack giggled.
"Well, when you get home, give Big Mac, tell him good luck and have a good time." Flash said.
"I sure will." Applejack winked.
"(Sure wish I could have a good time with you though.)" Applejack thought sighed a little as Rarity notice this, doing her best to comfort her.
"How about I come over to the farm with you, I'm sure you could use the extra eyes to keep watch over Applebloom." Rarity offered to come back to Sweet Apple Acres which made the cowgirl smile.
"Alright, time for the next episode!" Rainbow Dash excited and Sunset press the play button starting the next favorite episode.
Wiz: Throughout Death Battle, we've seen all manner of weapons and abilities, but these two combatants command the very Earth around them.
"Golly, connecting the earth to help in battle sure sounds fun!" Applejack interested.
"Does that mean they can move mountains?" Fluttershy wondered.
Boomstick: Garra of the Desert.
Wiz: And Toph Beifong, the Blind Bandit.
"Wait, did he say blind?" Twilight asked shock.
Boomstick: He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.
Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win... a Death Battle.
"An earthly Death Battle!" Pinkie joked.
Gaara
Wiz: Gaara of the Desert is a short, skinny, pale, stick of a kid, but he's also one of the deadliest shinobi in the world.
"Short and deadly, quite the combination." Sunset commented.
Boomstick: He looks like a member of Green Day.
"Ah! Is that a group of goths!" Rarity gasped.
"I'm pretty sure they look more like a band." Rainbow Dash narrowed her eyes a bit.
Wiz: Gaara is the son of the Fourth Kazekage, leader of the Village Hidden in the Sand. Born prematurely at the cost of his mother's life, Gaara was destined for a childhood of depression and loneliness from the get-go.
Boomstick: Not even a minute old and already has a kill under his belt. Though, technically he had a little help. Because you see... as he was being born, his father was like, "Hey! You know what would be awesome? Using ninja magic to seal a horrible monster in my son's belly to turn him into an ultimate weapon!"
The shows of Gaara scream in both pain and anger with sand bursting from his forehead.
"WHAT?!" Everyone gasped.
"I can't believe it… How could be do that to his own son and after he was born?!" Applejack stomped her foot causing a crack under her boot.
"That man is… the FUCKING worst!" Fluttershy snapped hugging her Godzilla stuff with somehow an angry expression.
"You said it, Fluttershy! I want his head off. Off with his head!" Pinkie screamed.
"Let's all agree that Gaara's dad fucked up his life." Rainbow Dash said.
"Yeah." Everyone agreed without hesitation.
"I doubt his wife would've agree to such thing." Rarity pouted.
Wiz: The process was successful, and Gaara became a jinchūriki: human beings who have powerful tailed beasts trapped within them. Gaara's beast was Shukaku, a giant tanuki with power over sand.
"Ah, a tanuki! Their so cute!" Fluttershy smiled.
Boomstick: Aww, I want a tanuki as a pet. They're so fluffy and adorable, you just wanna hu- (Shukaku appears) HOLY SHIT, WHAT IS THAT!?
"Eep! Not cute! Not cute!" Fluttershy hide behind her Godzilla stuffy.
Background
Age: 19
Full title: Gaara of the Sand Waterfall
Birthdate: January 19th
Blood type: AB
Son of the Fourth Kazekage
Host of Shukaku
Brother to Temari & Kankuru
Fifth Kazekage
Wiz: Shukaku loathed humanity, and at first, Gaara had difficulty controlling the monster's rage, accidentally hurting others. As such, he was shunned by his own people, forced to live a secluded life.
Boomstick: Well, yeah, I mean, he's got a goddamn tummy monster, it's not like Pepto-Bismol's solving that.
"No thanks to his dad." Flash sighed upset.
"Easy Flash, your anger is in the right place." Sunset petted his head calming him down.
Wiz: Convinced his only option was to fight and care for only himself, Gaara became a ruthless killing machine.
"How sad." Fluttershy said, feeling sad for Gaara to live in such a life.
Boomstick: But it's not all bad. Having a digestive desert demon gives him control over all things sand.
Arsenal
Sand Gourd
Johyo rope dart
Gold Dust (Rarity shock of this)
Jutsu
Sealing Tag
Boomstick: He can wield it as a weapon using his mind to trap and crush his foes. Oh, and he can also use it to freaking fly. How the hell does that work?
"Maybe that Tail Beast has the ability to fly." Rainbow Dash guessed.
Wiz: He can mentally adjust the density of his sand, whether it needs to be lighter than air or stronger than steel, He can even use it to stop bombs powerful enough to wipe out an entire village. He can control any sand in his vicinity using his Chakra, a spiritual energy Shinobi access for superhuman abilities, such as walking up a tree.
"Walking up tree, huh? I wonder if I could do that?" Applejack asked herself.
"But you would still love to kick the trees to get the apples down." Flash believed.
"You betcha I would." Applejack nodded.
"Wouldn't have it any other way." Rarity smiled.
Jutsu
Armor of Sand
Shield of Sand
Third Eye
Desert Wave
Sand Binding Coffin
Sand Binding Prison
Sand Clone
Sand Hail
Sand Shuriken
Boomstick: This guy's like the ultimate emo kid, but I'm not gonna give him too much crap, because he can use existing sand to crush the ground around him for even more sand, so he's never without easy access to ammo. Despite this, he still carries a gigantic gourd of sand on his back.
"Ouch! Hate to know how he does backpain." Spike shocked.
"I think I can handle that despite looking a little thin." Pinkie said.
Wiz: It's huge! You'd think that'd be hard on his spine. Interestingly enough, its unique shape and size is a reference to how in Japanese folklore, Tanuki's were considered to be so well endowed, they'd have to sling their testicles over their shoulders.
Boomstick/Rarity: Awesome! /Disgusting!
Wiz: But the thing is, Gaara's gourd is not carrying any ordinary testicles... I mean, sand!
"Nice save." Flash chuckled.
Wiz: Gaara has infused his own Chakra into the gourd sand.
Boomstick: This directly links it to Gaara, making it much easier for him to control. He's so skilled with it, he can even forge weapons from it, bury people underground, or send it into another person's bloodstream and control them like some sort of puppet. Talk about an itch you're not gonna scratch.
"Now I'm worried about getting sand on me." Spike gulped.
"Good thing there's no possible way that can happen. I hope." Twilight worried a little.
Wiz: Also, Gaara eventually battled and defeated his own father, who happened to be a zombie at the time, His father used a Magnetic Release ability to control gold dust, much like Gaara does sand.
"Zombie dad, bet Gaara was looking forward to a little revenge." Sunset said.
"But it's interesting that he can do magnetics to control dusts made of gold." Twilight pointed out.
"Yes, very interesting." Rarity smiled a little too much.
Boomstick: Even though he can't do the Zombie Dad Magnet thing, Gaara added Gold Dust to his gourd sand anyway, giving him more control over its weight.
"Oh, very sandy." Pinkie punned.
Wiz: But wait, there's more. With her dying breath, Gaara's mother somehow imparted her own power into this sand. It became living sand, an extension of her will determined to follow and protect Gaara. It will spring from the gourd to defend him from any danger, regardless of risk and without command.
Boomstick: This absolute defensive technique is called... The Absolute Defense; pretty good name really.
"Sure, go for something that is so obvious for everyone to know." Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes.
Boomstick: Gaara's sand is so dense and fast, only someone who can move nearly the speed of sound can pass it.
Wiz: Gaara can also use everyday sand to create defenses, such as his Sand Armor, which encases him in a shell to soften blows, unlike his automatic Absolute Defense, the Sand Armor is self-created, and requires a large amount of his Chakra to maintain.
"But he must a large amount of Chakra to be able to do those impressive things." Flash stated.
Boomstick: Gaara's skill with sand is only limited by how much Chakra he's got left in his system. After running low, he could tag out and give Shukaku a turn fighting, until a group of crazy people literally pulled the sand monster from his body for good. That must've hurt; it's gotta be like twice as bad as the night after Chipotle.
Wiz: He… died.
Boomstick: Oh… the same then.
"What does he mean by that?" Rarity asked raising an eyebrow.
"I rather not know." Fluttershy said as she shook her head.
Wiz: Turns out losing Shukaku was actually a blessing in disguise. After being resurrected, Gaara spent some time re-evaluating his emotional roller coaster of a life. Inspired by Naruto Uzumaki, he began to truly understand compassion, his attitude changed, his people began supporting him, he even commanded the Allied Shinobi Forces during the Fourth Great Shinobi War, and like his late father, Gaara also became...
"A lifeguard?" Pinkie guessed joking.
Boomstick: A ZOMBIE?!
Wiz: Kazekage.
Boomstick: Damn!
"Well, looks like Gaara's life is looking pretty bright." Applejack smiled, glad to know Gaara has turn things around in his life.
Feats and Strengths
Achieved Kazekage rank at 15
Protected Sunagakune from Deidara's C3 bomb
Sand is faster than the eye can see (Rainbow Dash shocked of this)
Held up a falling meteor
Defeated Rock Lee & Sasuke
Defeated his father, Rasa (Everyone cheered for that)
Regimental Commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces
Boomstick: Well, even non-zombie and missing Shukaku, Gaara still retained his powerful Chakra and skill over sand.
Wiz: In their fight, Gaara was so powerful, his father mistook him for Shukaku itself, despite the sand monster being long gone.
"Wow, must've been surprised to see how much his own son has grown." Fluttershy commented.
Boomstick: Gaara is stronger and smarter than ever, all thanks to his mother's love... I miss Mama Boomstick...
Wiz: Few can withstand the overwhelming power of this sand shinobi...or Mama Boomstick's cooking.
"Hey now, I don't think you should go insulting someone else's mom." Applejack scolded.
"At least Boomstick cares about his mom." Rainbow Dash said.
Boomstick: HEY! You're uninvited to Thanksgiving.
Wiz: I never was!
Boomstick: Exactly.
Scene shows of Gaara pulling a ninja into a dark alleyway with a shock Naruto and Shikamaru as they are frozen with fear. Gaara silently approaches and walked past them.
"Okay, that scared me a bit." Sunset said.
Toph Beifong
"Okay, let see what this girl can do." Rainbow Dash said.
Wiz: As the only child of the wealthy Beifong family, Toph was kept a secret from the rest of the world. Hidden away, she was pampered and guarded like a fragile child. Her parents were hopeful she could someday become a noble, respected member of Earth Kingdom society.
Boomstick: But their hopes were pretty much dashed from the moment she popped out. See those faded whites? Yeah, Toph's completely blind.
"Oh my, that must've been tough for them, and the girl." Rarity said.
"This probably annoys her too." Flash guessed.
Lao Beifong: My daughter is blind. She is blind and tiny and helpless and fragile!
"Sheesh, way to make your daughter feel safe about herself." Rainbow Dash groaned a little.
Boomstick: Still, "fragile" is the last word that I would want to use to describe this chick.
"(Maybe I would feel upset from that too.)" Fluttershy thought felt a kinder spirit with Toph in some way.
Background
Age: 12 (Avatar)/88 (Korra)
Full name: Toph Beifong
Daughter of a prestigious family
Extremely acute senses beside sight
Former police chief (Sunset think she's cool)
Stage name: The Blind Bandit (Rainbow Dash likes it)
Eventually retired to the swamp as a hermit
Wiz: Frustrated by her parents' stubborn coddling, Toph ran away from home at the age of six, and ended up losing her way in a cave, until she was rescued by some giant Badgermoles. Yes, they're badgers, and they are moles.
"Aw, so big and cute!" Fluttershy complimented.
Boomstick: Imagine one of those things burrowing into your home. What kind of pest control do you even call for that? Oh wait, I know. FIRE.
"No! Don't hurt them!" Fluttershy begged Boomstick not to hurt them with fire.
Wiz: Like Toph, Badgermoles are blind, so they took a liking to her.
Boomstick: Well, how the hell would they know?
"Probably they can sense her blindness." Twilight theorized.
Wiz: And as the original artists of the craft, the Badgermoles began her training in the art of Earthbending.
"Way to rock on!" Applejack chuckled after seeing Toph successful move a rock.
Bending Arts
Earthbending: Seismic Toss, Earth compression
Metalbending
Sandbending
Mudbending (Pinkie thinks that's fun)
Boomstick: These giant varmints taught Toph how to manipulate rock and stone. Using movements similar to the Chu Gar Praying Mantis martial art, Toph can telekinetically throw, grow, shrink, and alter earth in any conceivable way, making for some pretty down to earth attacks and defenses.
"Wow, way to make playing the dirt more fun." Flash commented.
"And yet, we still have to take baths." Sunset joked.
Wiz: The Badgermoles also taught Toph how to see.
"Huh?" Everyone confused of that.
Boomstick: Wait, these ridiculous creatures are also masters of LASIK surgery?!
Wiz: No, Toph does not use her eyes to see. Of course, her other senses are extremely accurate, and as a master earthbender, Toph can sense the location of earth anywhere. Even more impressive though, the Badgermoles navigate their tunnels using an earthbending technique known as the Seismic Sense, and Toph quickly picked up on this talent. It's kind of like sonar, detecting the exact location and movement of a person or object through their interaction with the ground.
Toph: I feel the vibrations in the earth, and I can see where everything is. You, that tree, even those ants.
"Wow, it's like she's one with the earth itself!" Applejack amazed.
"I wonder if she can find jewels too?" Rarity tapped her chin with a smile.
Wiz: She feels every movement, every footstep, every heartbeat, so precisely, she can even tell if a person's lying.
Boomstick: A woman who can always tell when I'm lying? No thank you! Toph is so good at this, that even her closest friends sometimes forget she's blind.
Sokka drops Toph's championship belt to her, but it hits her head, and she falls over.
Sokka: Sorry.
Boomstick: But don't worry, they're reminded
"Glad to know." Spike relieved, he was a little worried for the girl there.
Boomstick: But don't worry, they're reminded. In only six years, Toph had completely mastered Earthbending. She even won the Earth Rumble VI tournament multiple times under her stage name, "The Blind Bandit".
"Cool name, by the way." Rainbow Dash complimented.
Wiz: But Toph didn't stop her training with just earthbending. At first, softer earth proved difficult for her seismic sense.
Toph: I feel the vibrations in the ground with my feet, but this sand is so loose and shifty, it makes everything look fuzzy.
"Like when your eyes become fuzzy upon too much contact with bright light." Twilight pointed out.
Feats and Strengths
Reigning champ of Earth Rumble VI
Invented Metalbending (Sunset and Twilight amazes of this)
Held up Wan Shi Tong's library (Applejack respects her strength)
Duelled Bumi to a draw
Trained the Avatar in Earthbending
Destroyed several Fire Nation Blimps (Rainbow Dash thinks that's awesome)
Created the Metalbending Police Force
Wiz: But she has since demonstrated her mastery in both sandbending and mudbending. She can also change the density of earth from sand to stone and back, and before you start making any density or hardening innuendos, she's twelve.
"Thank goodness, I did not want to know of Boomstick's talk of women.
Boomstick: I... okay, but her greatest achievement is the discovery of an all-new bending art, one thought to be impossible: Metalbending.
"So, she can control metal too? Awesome!" Rainbow Dash amazed.
"So young, yet so strong." Fluttershy amazed too.
Wiz: By manipulating the earthly composition within, Toph can bend nearly any type of metal just as well as stone, the exception being highly purified metals such as platinum.
Boomstick: Toph quickly mastered metalbending and went on to teach it to others.
Wiz: She eventually even founded and led a metalbending police force.
"Best show them who's the boss." Sunset grinned.
Boomstick: And that's after conquering Earth Rumble IV, holding up a building the size of a castle, defeating an entire army almost singlehandedly, and dueling King Bumi to a standstill, and that guy's conquered an entire hostile city by himself.
"Whoa, way to enjoy your golden years!" Pinkie smiled for the old man.
Wiz: Even in her old age, Toph was capable of going one on one with the new Avatar, and her Seismic Sense could locate people across the world.
"Seriously? That's so OP!" Flash shocked.
"She could even outdo dogs!" Spike realized.
Boomstick: She knows when I've lied AND where I've been? Women should not have these powers.
"Too late on that one." Rarity stated.
Toph: I am the greatest earthbender in the world! Don't you two dunderheads ever forget it!
Toph jumps off from the metal prison box and earthbends her way on a wave of rocks.
"I know I won't!" Applejack smiled for the strong blinded girl.
Wiz: Alright, the combatants are set. Time to end this debate once and for all!
Boomstick: It's time for a DEATH BATTLE!
"I believe Gaara is gonna be the winner. He's a ninja with power over sand." Fluttershy said.
"I don't know about that, darling. Toph can even control the sand, so it'll be tough to get around her." Rarity grinned.
"That is if Toph even fought a ninja before." Twilight said.
Gaara is shown standing alone is a rocky battlefield. At the other end of the battlefield, a building made of rock rises out of the ground. It opens up, and Toph walks out.
Toph: Whew, talk about a rough ride.
"Odd, was she traveling underground?" Applejack asked.
Gaara: You do not belong here. This is sacred ground. Leave.
"Uh-oh, Gaara doesn't like party crashes!" Pinkie played shock.
Toph: Pfft. Oh yeah, tough guy? Make me.
"And Toph doesn't like being told to leave." Flash added.
FIGHT
Toph stomps the ground, making a boulder rise up. Toph punches it toward Gaara. She stomps the ground again, summoning two boulders that she hurls at Gaara. Toph punches the ground creating four more boulders and throws them at Gaara. Gaara's sand arises from his gourd and destroys the first three, before creating a shield to protect him from the rest of the boulders.
"The Absolute Defense is working against Toph's strong assault." Spike excited.
"Let see how Gaara will down when it's his turn." Twilight said adjusting her glasses a little.
The sand shield shoots Sand Bullets at Toph, who creates a rock to protect herself from the attack. She then punches her stone shield, which flies towards Gaara's position, just before his sand comes down and destroys it in slow motion.
"Holy Tiny Destroying Large!" Pinkie gasped.
Gaara: Interesting. She commands stone as fluently as I control sand.
Toph: By the way, I can tell you're using your sand to smash up the ground underneath us for more ammo. Pretty smart for a Sandbender.
As Toph talks to Gaara, the camera shows Gaara's sand flowing. Toph then enters a fighting stance.
"It's his famous way of fighting." Fluttershy smiled.
"Making his arsenal that more powerful. Quite clever." Sunset commented.
Toph: Too bad I'm gonna kick your butt before you can use any of it!
Toph uses her Earthbending abilities to create sharp rocks to impale Gaara. Gaara dodges and leaps into the air.
Gaara: *groans* I can't underestimate her.
Gaara uses the Body Flicker Technique to teleport away.
"Gaara now sees that Toph is a greater threat." Flash said.
Toph stomps the ground to create a large rock. She jumps up and stands on top of the rock, and then commands the rock to move forward. She brings out her steel rope to strike Gaara. Gaara appears after using his jutsu and stands up.
Gaara: I need time.
Gaara creates a sphere of sand around him. The whip attaches itself to the shield of sand, unable to penetrate it.
"Guess she'll have to punch through the dome to get to Gaara." Rainbow Dash shrugged.
The shield creates spikes on the side the steel rope is connected to.
"Not unless she wants to stab herself first!" Rarity worried.
Toph: Woah!
Toph jumps off the rock and let's go of the steel rope. The rock slams into the shield and breaks.
Toph: Whew. Sorry, grumpy. I'm not ready to be a shish kebab just yet!
"Whoa, that was too close for comfort." Flash sighed.
"Now Toph just need to force him out of there." Applejack said.
Toph creates a sand pillar to flatten Gaara's sand shield. It hits it, but the pillar breaks.
Toph: Come on! Are you really that scared of a little blind girl? I'm touched.
"Yeah, I think she's mad." Applejack nodded.
She runs at Gaara's sand shield and grabs hold of one of Gaara's spikes. She changes the spike's density to make it much harder, spins it around in her hand, and then slams it into the sand sphere, piercing straight through. Gaara flies out of the back. When he stands up once more, Gaara is wearing his sand armor, and it begins to crack.
"And just like that, he is outside." Spike commented.
Gaara: Your eyes. Those are not the eyes of loneliness, like mine. They are... blank.
"Did he just realize that she's blind?" Rainbow Dash confused.
"I think it's more that he was trying to read what kind of person Toph is through eye contact." Applejack stated.
Toph: Impressive insight, "Gloomsville". I'm digging the whole "wearing sand" thing though. That's new!
"More than you know." Twilight said.
Gaara flies into the air on a cloud of sand and begins firing sand bullets at Toph. She summons a rock in front of her and holds it up like a shield. Gaara's sand bullets begin to pummel the rock. However, the rock shatters after receiving too many hits, and she is hit by a barrage of sand.
"Now Toph is the one getting the hits!" Fluttershy grinned.
Gaara then uses sand to pick up Toph and restrain her.
Toph: Hey! No fair!
Gaara: You need your arms to control the Earth. I will remove them!
"Oh boy, now she's gonna be blinded and disarmed." Pinkie surprised.
Toph lowers the sand's density from inside and is able to stick her arm out. She then punches the sand, and it transforms into stone. She then shatters it and is released from Gaara's grip. The stone falls to the ground.
"Not if she does that." Rarity smiled.
Toph: Dream on, creep! It will take a lot more sand than that to take me down!
Gaara: That's the plan!
Gaara uses sand wave to overwhelm Toph. An enormous amount of sand begins rushing towards Toph.
Toph: Oh, crud...
"Think Toph can defend herself from that?" Flash asked.
"She'll have to put up a lot of rocks for that." Sunset stated.
Toph creates two stone pillars to protect herself, and before the sand can reach her, she begins wrapping her steel rope around her body. The enormous wave of sand hits. When it clears, a hole opens up in the ground, and Toph rises up on top of a boulder out of the hole, completely covered in solid steel armor.
"She's okay!" Applejack cheered.
Gaara: Sand coffin!
He traps Toph in a giant coffin of sand.
"Or not." Rarity worried.
Gaara: Sand Burial!
The sand constricts tightly around Toph. No sounds can be heard coming from inside. Gaara spins around to face away from her.
Gaara: It is done.
The ground begins to tremble. Toph leaps out of the sand, and her steel armor shatters and falls to the ground in mid-air.
"She's okay!" Applejack and Rarity cheered.
Toph: Jeez! I almost felt that.
Gaara: That's impossible!
Toph: Are you kidding? Pay attention, Sandy. I'm about to school you!
"Oh yeah, show him why you're the true master of your home turf!" Applejack cheered excitingly.
Toph assumes a horse stance and begins to yell as if she is powering up. A barrage of boulders begins to rapidly rise up out of the ground. Toph launches them all at Gaara. He uses sand to stop them all. Behind him, Toph rises out of the ground on top of a massive earth column. Six more earth columns rise up out of the ground next to her, surrounding Gaara.
"Gaara better do something quick or else he'll be grounded, literally!" Fluttershy worried for Gaara.
Gaara attempts to attack Toph with his sand. Just as it is about to hit her, time slows, and Toph reaches out and redirects the sand, so it misses her.
"What the… But how? It wasn't even from the ground?" Rainbow Dash confused.
"Maybe her senses are that advance." Sunset guessed.
The sand loops around the pillars, then turns and starts to rush back towards Toph again. The six earth pillars bend down in front of Toph, protecting her, and the sand slams into them harmlessly. Gaara attempts to recover, but Toph appears behind him on another rock pillar, grabbing Gaara by the neck. He struggles, but he can't break free.
Toph: Gotcha...
"Yep, he's done for." Flash knew where this is gonna end.
Toph uses sandbending to compress Gaara's sand armor down into his body, crushing him within his own armor. As he lets out one last scream and dies, the camera moves upwards as blood comes out from under the screen. The scene then fades back to Toph, who throws Gaara's sand armor down at the ground. As it hits the ground, it makes the sound of porcelain/glass shattering.
Toph: That's how it's done.
"Indeed, it does, darling." Rarity nodded.
"Yeehaw!" Applejack cheered wigging her hat around.
KO
Boomstick: Ohh-! (bleep) (bleep) (bleep) (bleep) god-damn (bleep) son of a (bleep) (bleep) weasel! Why did another anime character have to lose?!
"Don't be a baby, Boomstick. That just how the match ends." Twilight said.
"But how did Gaara lose to Toph exactly?" Fluttershy wondered.
Wiz: Yeah, but... here's why. Gaara's sand is monstrous and its speed and power could easily obliterate most foes, but with Toph, it's another story.
Boomstick: Really? She's freaking blind for God's sake, and he can fly!
"Yeah, I thought flying would give him a big advantage on that?" Flash confused on that.
Wiz: Ohoho! In the OFFICIAL "Behind The Scenes extras" of the Avatar: Book 2 DVD, we found this...
A small caption on the screen says "Did you know? Toph can feel the Earth even if it isn't connected to the ground?"
Wiz: Toph can feel the Earth, even if it isn't connected to the ground.
"Whoa, that means her senses is kind of OP!" Sunset shocked.
"To feel the earth that is not connected to the ground is insane! It's like she has her own psychic power." Twilight stated.
Boomstick: Toph is tough, but her real strength lies in her precision and technique, and with her Earthbending and Seismic Sense, she could see Gaara's attacks coming the instant they began, regardless of if he was in the air.
Wiz: And while Gaara's chakra-infused sand is controlled by his late mother, it's still sand. Just like in an Earthbending duel, Toph was able to influence it long enough to misdirect or block attacks. Also remember, Gaara added his father's Gold Dust to the mix, giving Toph two different bending options, just in case. Unlike Platinum, Gold contains traces of Iron and Copper, and can be metal-bent.
"That means it would be easy for Toph to control Gaara's attacks more and probably would have use the gold dust against him." Sunset explained.
Boomstick: To top this off, Gaara keeps himself covered in his Sand Armor, so Toph could always sense where he was.
"And there's the armor too." Sunset said.
Wiz: And it's specifically stated that the Sand Armor uses up large amount of Gaara's own Chakra, not his Mother Sand. So, when he ran low on Chakra, it became difficult to maintain. Thus, Toph had no problem turning Gaara's greatest defense into his worst weakness.
"Destroying the defense from within, nice." Applejack smiled.
Boomstick: Gaara couldn't sand up to Toph. Ahaha! I know you're floored. I really ground that one in, didn't I? What can I say? It's my Earthly Delight.
Everyone groans from those bad puns though Pinkie is having a good time hearing them with her laughs.
Wiz: Ugh... The winner is Toph Beifong.
Boomstick: No need to gravel about it, can't we just bury the hatchet? I'm out.
"That guy really needs a new hobby on puns." Sunset said.
"Come on! Don't be such a stick in the mud." Pinkie punned.
"Okay Pinkie, I think that's enough of the earth puns." Flash chuckled.
"Why? Are you gonna ground me? Boom, I am on a roll!" Pinkie cheered for herself.