(Republic City Gazette - Republic City) - After their win last night against the White Falls Wolf Bats, the Flying Boars are now set to head into the Pro-Bending Championship Tournament Final undefeated in their rookie season. In the final this Saturday, the Flying Boars will face defending champs the Black Quarry Boar-q-pines for a night that’s sure to be anything but “boar-ing”. The RC Gazette sat down with the Flying Boars’ earthbender, Toph Beifong, for an exclusive interview.
RCG: Congratulations on making it to final! That must be such a shock in your first season as a team.
TB: Not really.
RCG: You’re not surprised that your team made it to the final?
TB: No.
RCG: But no other team in the history of pro-bending has ever made it to the final in their first year.
TB: Yeah, well we’re just better benders.
A tall claim for a short young woman, but hard to deny. Despite their young ages (the eldest, Zuko, only recently turned 22), Toph, Zuko, and Katara are incredibly powerful benders. But individually powerful benders are not enough to make a winning team.
TB: We’ve been friends for years. I know [Zuko and Katara’s] bending styles and they know mine. We know how we each react to things so when we get in the arena we don’t have to stop and talk, it’s just go go go.
RCG: Shifting gears, your team name obviously comes from the symbol of your family, the Flying Boar. Your parents must be big supporters.
TB: HA! My parents are not pro-bending fans at all.
RCG: Then why name your team the Flying Boars?
TB: I thought it would be funny. We were debating team names and not getting anywhere so I went ahead paid for the uniforms to be made for “the Flying Boars”. Zuko and Katara were annoyed at first, but not enough to want to pay for new uniforms.
RCG: I see... Now, Zuko and Katara are often noted as having strong chemistry both in the arena and out of it. Are the rumors of secret romance in the locker room true?
TB: Obviously. Don’t waste my time with stupid questions.
RCG: Wait, really?? I -
TB: Listen, it’s been real but I gotta roll. Rock and roll that is - ha!
There are some that might say a rookie team will only win the Pro-Bending Championship Tournament when pigs fly. But looking at their perfect record, and surrounded by their logo on everything from fan jerseys to multistory banners on buildings in downtown Republic City, it’s clear that even if pigs don’t fly, boars do.
Catch the Pro-Bending Championship Tournament Final this Saturday.
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