Talk:Mai

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Contents 1 Age 2 Mai is 17 or 16(like zuko) 3 Name meaning? 4 ID Image 5 15 6 mai is 17 and zuko is 18 or 17. 7 Mai and Ty Lee remained imprisoned at The Boiling Rock?

[edit] Age

It seems there is a conflict regarding Mai's age. In the official website, it is stated that she is 15 years old, but in The Beach, as pointed out by 211.27.138.60, Ty Lee says that Mai has been an only child for 15 years, and since Tom Tom is 2, that would make her 17 years old. And both are canon sources of information. Exactly how old is Mai? Omnibender 16:11, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

I would assume she is fifteen as the site says, and Ty Lee (or the writers) forgot about Tom Tom.Thatother1dude 03:42, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

I think she's 16 or 17. I doubt the writers forgot. If they weren't thinking about Tom Tom there'd be no reason to say she was an only child for a certain amount of time instead of just having Ty Lee say "you're an only child". Maybe go for a middle ground and change it to 16? Liebling 19:52, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

I think that she was actually about 15 years old in the second season and then she turned 16 in the third season.Cari1994 19:57, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

mai is cool. and that is that. she was especially cool when she saved zuko and the others from aluza.

utter coolness.

vera

Please, do not use unnecessary spaces. Thanks. Omnibender 14:50, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Since a full year has past by the end of the series, its safe to put her down as 16 now.

Please, sign your comments on talk pages with four tildes (~). And it's not safe to put down as 16, we don't know when in the year she was born, she might have turned 15 just before she was introduced or she might have been almost 16 when she was introduced, no reference to birthdays in Avatar doesn't allow us to effectively change character ages. Omnibender 18:13, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mai is 17 or 16(like zuko)

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[edit] Name meaning?

I'm pretty sure the statement that "Mai" means brightness in Japanese is incorrect. 明 is pronounced "mei." 24.165.107.3 01:58, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Well, we've seen her name being pronounced both as "Mai" and as "Mei", so it gets confusing. Omnibender 15:18, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Well what does "mei" mean? Because I don't remember it being pronounced "my" Felinoel 05:05, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

I don't remember when, but I think I remember who, it was either Azula or Ty Lee in Book two. Omnibender 16:56, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

And it only happened once? Felinoel 17:02, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Nope, I definitely heard it more than once. Omnibender 18:00, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

By that one person? Felinoel 18:12, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

That I don't remember. Omnibender 18:14, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

If it was just by one person then it might be just an accent or something, did anyone figure out what Mai pronounce like "may" means? Felinoel 18:18, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] ID Image

Recently, Mai's image was replaced with one depicting her as a Kyoshi Warrior throwing her stilettos. Personally, I think the image that was previously here should be restored, the one of her in "Return to Omashu". It is more appropriate considering her status as a Kyoshi Warrior is neither her true identity or appropriate in expressing her nationality. Someone please restore the previous image.68.39.145.158 21:32, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 15

I think mai is 15 but it gets confusing when tom tom is in the way of her age. :)--Momolaca 21:42, 6 July 2008 (UTC)momolaca

[edit] mai is 17 and zuko is 18 or 17.

I read that mai was the only child for 15 years and tomtom is 2 so you add the ages and you get 17. i think mai is 17. and as for zuko i think he is 17 like mai or he is 18 because if i was him i would not want a girlfriend older then me! :)

--Lucylulu 01:08, 3 August 2008 (UTC)lucylulu

Tomtom might not be her only sibling, they might have lost one, and your opinions on how old you would want your girlfriend to be is not something you should base Zuko off of... Felinoel 22:54, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mai and Ty Lee remained imprisoned at The Boiling Rock?

"Mai and Ty Lee remained imprisoned at the Boiling Rock until the defeat of Fire Lord Ozai during the coming of Sozin's Comet." There is no evidence that states Mai and Ty Lee were remained imprizoned at the Boiling Rock. If you go to Ty Lee's page it doesn't state these two were imprisoned at the Boiling Rock. If Mai and Ty Lee were imprisoned at the Boiling Rock then how did they met The Kyoshi Warriors (unless they were transferred to the Boiling Rock after Suki escaped). Just because Mai's uncle "pulled a few strings" doesn't mean they were imprisoned at the Boiling Rock, ever thought Mai's uncle could go to other prisons and let them out. I think this should be changed and I think it's more accurate that Mai and Ty Lee were imprisoned at Capitol City prison in the Fire Nation as that's how they would meet the Kyoshi Warriors. Fme008 3:34, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

i have been thinking the same thing!--Lucylulu 17:03, 16 August 2008 (UTC)lucylulu

If Mai says her uncle pulled strings, it has to be at the Boiling Rock, he runs the prison, that's where his authority, his jurisdiction, so to speak, ends. We have no knowledge of him running any other prison, if Mai had said just the "it helps when the new Fire Lord is your boyfriend" part, I'd agree, she could have been shipped to a prison in Ba Sing Se for all that I care, but if her uncle had something to do with her release, she must have been imprisoned somewhere he has some sort of influence, and the Boiling Rock is the only place we know for a fact he does. Omnibender 17:27, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Couldn't The Warden (Mai's uncle) talk to the other prison warden's and maybe make a deal or something to release Mai and Ty Lee? Fme008 18:04, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Other than the Boiling Rock, the only other known FN prisons are the ones in the Capital City, and the one where Hama stayed at, since Mai and Ty Lee aren't Waterbenders, the last one is ruled out. That leaves city prison and Boiling Rock, now let's take a look at the situation: Mai and Ty Lee just betrayed Azula, she tells the prison guards to get them out of her sight, put them somewhere she never has to see their faces again, and let them rot. They are in a prison, both the girls are subdued, why ship them to another prison if they're in one already? Azula knows that the Warden is Mai's uncle, and she just saw that he's willing to sacrifice his life (and Azula's for that matter) to keep his no escape record, if he betrays her, she can easily ask her father to replace him. Something also worth pointing out, is that Azula knows what both of them are capable of, that's why she picked them to help her hunt Zuko and the Avatar, what better place to incarcerate them than the highest security prison of the FN? Of course, 2 teenagers just broke into it and managed to free 3 prisoners, but it still is the best prison their is. That's the most logical solution for me. Omnibender 01:19, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Were Ty Lee and Mai at the same prison or were they separated? I want to ask because if Ty Lee and Mai were at The Boiling Rock, then the only explanation of how Ty Lee met The Kyoshi Warriors was if they were transferred to The Boiling Rock after (or Ty Lee at the Capital Prison where the Kyoshi Warriors stayed), right? Also, why would Azula ask the guards to put the girls in The Boiling Rock where Mai's uncle is the warden, that's like school, where the teacher is the parent and the stuent is the children, they could never be in the same classroom together because it would cause unfairness to others. His "no escape record was broken right? So why does he care anymore? I'm still confused on some parts. Fme008 19:44, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Not necessarily, in fact, putting Mai and Ty Lee under Mai's uncle's watch would, in Azula's twisted logic a way to see if he's truly loyal, seeing if he'll follow her rules despite there being a conflict of interests, she did the same thing in Return to Omashu, she "suggested" that it was strategically unwise to change Bumi, a powerful Earthbender, for Tom Tom, a 2 year baby, to Mai, who's Tom Tom's big sister. There was a conflict of interests, but Mai showed no objection to not trading them and engaging into a fight. Omnibender 16:23, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

i think that the kioshi worriors were in the prison too. and they did some lesson's there and then ty -lee joind there group. at the end Ty-lee said this "the girls and i bonded in prison and we did a couple of chi blocking lessons and they accepted me into their group." so that is what happened because she said it! :) --Lucylulu 18:19, 18 August 2008 (UTC)lucylulu