Nickelodeon’s animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender There’s a cast full of memorable characters – but an iconic Earth wrestler The Boulder was originally based on Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Avatar: The Last Airbender Follow Aang and his friends as he masters the control of all four elements so he can defeat Fire Lord Ozai and restore balance to the world. Aang tracked down his Landmaster, Toph Beifong, as she wrestled with the rock in an underground game under the guise of “Blind Bandits”.
The Rock first appeared in Season 2, Episode 6, “Blind Bandit” Avatar: The Last AirbenderStrong and muscular, Boulder first attracted the attention of Team Avatar as a potential digging teacher after defeating Hippo in the Earth Rumble tournament. The Rock, calling itself entirely in third person, entertained the crowd with increasingly exaggerated wrestling moves before being defeated by Aang’s eventual earth master, Top. It turns out that the real inspiration for The Boulder was former professional wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
Special AvatarsA Nickelodeon event where episodes Avatar: The Last Airbender A pop-up puzzle bubble is displayed on the screen, confirming that The Rock was the inspiration for The Boulder. Not only that, the production team worked hard to get him to voice the iconic character. Boulder shares many similarities with The Rock, with his large, muscular body – but his wrestling personality is also very similar. Like The Rock’s ring and catchphrase character, The Boulder is a trash talk, boastful, manipulative, teasing audiences by referring to himself in the third person.
The Last Rock is voiced by Dwayne Johnson’s real-life friend, professional wrestler Mick Foley. Although Dwayne Johnson was the producer’s first choice to voice The Rock, his acting career was still unconfirmed at the time. Avatar: The Last Airbender First aired in 2005. He just started acting in action movies like mummy is backand positioned himself as the big-budget action star he eventually became. Avatar: The Last Airbender It would be a big change for the wrestler, but Dwayne Johnson’s influence on The Rock is undeniable.
Avatar: The Last Airbender There’s a whole cast of supporting characters, but none are as iconic as The Rock. From his strikingly muscular body to his repeated assertion that The Boulder, the character inspired by The Rock, The Boulder created the universe. Avatar: The Last Airbender More vibrant and colorful.