Korra


 * This article is about the character. For the upcoming series, see The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra''.

Avatar Korra, from the Southern Water Tribe, is the Avatar immediately succeeding Aang. She is a hotheaded and rebellious teenage girl, as well as a very talented bender, eager to learn. Being the manifestation of the planet in human form, Korra is the only living person who can bend all four elements.

Background
Korra was born in the Southern Water Tribe some time after the death of Avatar Aang. Not much is known about her early life. However, it can be assumed that at one point in her life Korra learned that she was the Avatar, and began to train in order to become a fully realized one. Having already mastered waterbending, earthbending, and firebending, Korra only needs to learn and master the art of airbending and gain full control over the Avatar State in order to become a fully realized Avatar. About seventy years after the end of the War, Korra journeyed to Republic City seeking the tutelage of Tenzin, the son of Avatar Aang and Katara, as her airbending master.

When she runs away to Republic City with Naga, her polar bear dog and animal guide, her stubbornness and impatience get in the way of her bending studies. In the city, she'll meet Bolin, who will introduce her to his older brother Mako, and together, the trio will form an alliance in the Pr-Bending arena. As she goes along, honing her bending skills in the arena, facing off with street thugs or facing an anti-bending rebellion, Korra learns that being the Avatar comes with many dangers and responsibilities. Much to the annoyance of Chief Lin Bei Fong, Korra has the habit of leaving a trail of destruction, wherever she goes, thus quickly becoming a nuisance to the Chief who wants her out of the city.

Personality
Korra is fiery and pugnacious. Her personality in many ways is the opposite of Avatar Aang, her predecessor. Whereas Aang was a peaceful, diffident, nomadic airbender, Korra is tough, headstrong, and assertive. However, Korra also has a good sense of humor, with a teenage charm and vulnerability.

Trivia

 * Korra is pronounced the same as the Irish word "cora" which translates as "weir."
 * Korra is also the name of a village in the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China.
 * Her name follows a long line of tradition in the polar Water Tribes, where often people include one or two "K"s and have an "UH" sound in their name (Katara, Hakoda, Sokka, Pakku, Kuruk, Kanna, Arnook, etc.)
 * Korra's situation appears to be the opposite of that of Aang; Aang had mastered airbending and had to travel the world to learn the other three elements. Korra has mastered waterbending, earthbending and firebending, and has yet to learn airbending.
 * Korra is a word of Irish origin meaning, "from the mountain valley." It also means "crust" in Greek, and "grass" in certain Australian Aboriginal dialects and is an Estonian word meaning "procedure".
 * Korra is the first Avatar to hail from the Water Tribes since Kuruk, 489 years ago.
 * The design on Korra's armband is the same as the designs in the show's logo.