zeebee1 said:
And it wouldn't matter, since it's the small groups that win fictional wars.
Is that what you mean by "usefulness" of the Order? And if they don't "win", if they don't belong in this special small group of warriors that personally defeats the Fire Lord, they're usless?
Suppose in this fic, the whole Order drops dead all at once, in the end of the first chapter (perhaps the Fire Lord figured them all out, and concocted a grand assassination the likes of which the world has never seen). How would you judge the Avatar's chances to "win" then?