Day of the Colossus

"URN"

- There are the prototypes back at my office. If we can get those ready to fly, we'll at least be able to offer a little air support.

"Day of the Colossus" is the twelfth and penultimate episode of Book Four: Balance of The Legend of Korra and the 51st of the overall series. It was released along with "The Last Stand" on Nick.com and through the Nick app on December 19, 2014, and aired on Nicktoons Network the same night.

Overview
''Team Avatar narrowly escapes from the destroyed Future Industries factory, as they think up a plan to take down Kuvira's giant mecha suit. The benders try to slow the suit down, but they are unable to overcome its sheer power. Varrick tries to use an electromagnetic pulse to take the giant mecha offline, but is unable to do so, only taking out one battalion of smaller mecha suits. There are only two hummingbird mecha suits left to use against the spirit energy cannon, and Lin gets Hiroshi Sato out of prison to help Asami, Varrick, and Zhu Li. Baatar Jr. tells them how to shut down the suit from the inside, and they come up with a plan to make a small hole in the armor of the suit with powerful cutters from Future Industries while the benders try to slow it down even more. Before the four scientists leave, Hiroshi and Asami bury the hatchet and Varrick successfully proposes to Zhu Li. Ultimately, the former two are successful in cutting a hole into Kuvira's mecha suit, allowing Korra, Mako, Bolin, Lin, and Suyin to enter; however, this comes at the sacrifice of Hiroshi.''

Synopsis


After Kuvira destroyed the Future Industries warehouse in which Team Avatar, their allies, and Baatar Jr. were in, Bolin saved those inside by stopping a wall from crushing them with his earthbending, lifting it up long enough for them to escape. Tenzin flies to a rooftop and notices Kuvira's giant mecha suit along with a platoon of smaller ones heading across Kyoshi Bridge and flies back to inform the group. Bolin believes that they do not have the strength to match her army and thus suggests allowing her to take the city for now and come back when they were ready. Mako counters by saying that other citizens have yet to be evacuated and if Kuvira sees Wu among them, she might fire her spirit energy cannon again and take them all out. Korra, upset that she could not stop Kuvira from taking Zaofu, told the group that the military leader was a threat to the entire world with her weapon; at that point, Lin returns and states her agreement. They decide to confront Kuvira head-on, though when Varrick mentions that all the hummingbird mecha suits were destroyed, Asami notes that a few of the prototypes were in her office which could help offer air support. Korra tells Suyin to take the wounded to Asami's office while she, Team Avatar, the Air Nation, and Lin take out Kuvira.

Meanwhile, at the train station, Pema urges everyone to remain calm, as new trains will be on their way. A conductor comes in though and informs everyone that the tracks have been torn up outside the city, while Tu tells everyone that Kuvira's army is inbound. The people start to panic, but Wu tries to calm everyone down. He goes off with Tu to find help, while Pema is confident she can keep everyone busy, seeing how she raised Meelo.

Credits
Written by:
 * Tim Hedrick

Directed by:
 * Ian Graham

Starring:
 * Janet Varney - Korra
 * David Faustino - Mako
 * P.J. Byrne - Bolin
 * Seychelle Gabriel - Asami
 * J.K. Simmons - Tenzin
 * Zelda Williams - Kuvira
 * John Michael Higgins - Varrick
 * Mindy Sterling - Beifong
 * Logan Wells - Meelo
 * Jeff Bennett - Radio broadcaster

Also starring:
 * Stephanie Sheh - Zhu Li
 * Anne Heche - Su
 * Sunil Malhotra - Wu
 * Todd Haberkorn - Baatar Jr
 * Maria Bamford - Pema
 * Greg Cipes - Tu
 * Dee Bradley Baker
 * Helmsman
 * Evacuee
 * Jim Meskimen
 * Daw
 * Conductor
 * Mecha Suit
 * Daniel Dae Kim - Hiroshi

Series continuity

 * The Future Industries advertisement billboard was previously present as a magazine advertisement in "Reunion".
 * Varrick recalls his use of an electromagnetic pulse to disable mecha suits in "Reunion".
 * Badgermoles' love of music was last used to dig tunnels in "The Cave of Two Lovers".

Character revelations

 * Varrick was raised on a farm, where he had an ostrich horse named Mrs. Beaks.
 * Varrick spent time with a circus.
 * Zhu Li's last name is Moon.

Goofs

 * During the airbender's assault on Kuvira's mecha suit, the view from inside the control room shows that all the front windows are completely covered in paint. In the next scene before the windows are cleared the windows are covered in less paint, especially around the edges.


 * After Kuvira forces the airbenders to stop their attack on her enormous mecha suit, Jinora is seen tending to her father, while Kai is checking up on Ikki in the background. When the shot changes from an overview to a back-view, it is suddenly Ikki who is standing next to Tenzin and Kai and Jinora have disappeared. When the shot changes again to a side-view, Jinora is back tending to her father.

Trivia

 * This episode, along with "The Last Stand", make up the only two episodes in Book Four to be released together as an hour long special.

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