Sokka nods, not surprised. "Yeah... it's different. It's all about numbers, who has the most. And if you don't have the most... you have to find ways to tip the scales. Otherwise, you just get overpowered."

He hesitates for a moment and shakes his head, gaze down. "I'm simplifying this too much. If we don't fight to kill... then the Fire Nation annihilates our village, burns it to the ground and leaves our people burning bare on the ice. If we don't fight to kill, the Magog take over, lay their eggs in everyone's stomach - almost in mine, once - and then the Magog in the eggs hatch and eat their way out of the live person.

"If we don't fight to kill, they use numbers to kill us first."