Korra is underrated ngl
I don't think it's Aang's fault that he acted more like a kid--his arc began when he was much younger than Korra, and he didn't know he was the avatar until he was older, so he grew up as a normal kid. Korra has more depth than him, though he couldn't help it.
Mako was a bit annoying imo, and too much of a plot device. He's a cool character, it just would've been cooler if Mako was focused on and not solely his relationships.
Korra was an amazing protag
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Katara. She reminds me so much of myself, she's obsessed with the idea of control but not in a selfish way. She wants it because she possesses this air of responsibility. She takes everything seriously but because she's afraid of what will happen if she doesnt. it was interesting to see her grow stronger throughout the plot; she had to be emotionally mature at a really early age, she had to fight through the tragedy of her mother's death and help not only herself but everyone recover. That was amazing. And her goal is really clear; she wants to protect those she cares for, but she won't go out of her way to do more than that, even if her emotions rock her towards it (ex. Deliberately making the choice not to go after the guy responsible for her village's downfall). She's not one of those "power power power" maniacs, and it's very clear why. Her development is detailed and complex and flows along really well--everything about her is just so carefully chosen. Everything she does is for the benefit of others, and she's not a cliche; she actually has an interesting backstory and reason for her motive.
Toph. To be honest, I didn't like her very much at the beginning. She was this spoiled brat who acted like everyone was indebted to her. I personally just found that really annoying. But she changed, and the war changed her. Katara, Toph, and Suki are good characters because they're aligned with the plot. They are focused on for a reason, they're not just random characters from the story. Their backstory WAS the main story. They changed AS the story changed. Their motives CORRELATED to the plot. Anyways, Toph's main focus was her relationships. This is kind of ironic, since Toph is known for being an independent and stand-up character. But what changed Toph's attitude was the way she interacted with the other characters, I think. In the beginning, Toph was really afraid of coming out to her parents about earthbending. But the other characters persuaded her, and that's why she attempted to persuade her parents. When they didn't comply, she persuaded herself to go along anyway. To me, this was a sign of change. Also, just, throughout the episodes, I think that her relationship with Katara was really beautiful since they are opposites. Her being a part of team avatar made her think less for herself nd more about rainforest into consideration, which I liked. Overall, I think that the rock-attitude thing was really cute and I liked her arc.
Zuko. Need I say more? There are thousands of amalgamation out there that can explain this ten times better than I, but Zuko's rises and falls were just such a masterpiece. He went from villain to hero and back. His sob backstory, his living uncle, so much guilt and anger and confusion all mixed together when it came to finding himself, that was just. WOW.
Suki. Despite being more of a side character, she came back! She dedicated her time to the war, and Aang's return have her a lot more hope and confidence in her fighting. As much as her relationship with Sokka is cute, I felt like it took up too much of her character and distracted from her actual personality. I would've liked to see more about her thoughts on the war, because that seemed like an expandable place and you could tell she was kind of invested in the fighting, like Katara but a bit more innocent; less serious, more carefree.
Sokka. He was put in there for literally only humor reasons. I mean, if ALL the main characters were super-developed I feel like it just... Would be an overload? Idk. Anyways, he's more of a static character, he wasn't as affected by events the way Katara was. He didn't have much to develop from in the first place. His personality is slightly annoying, but tolerable.
Aang. He was... He was fine as a typical character, but if he was a bit more like Korra and less like a child (he's 12, I don't blame him, and Korra was a teen but she was no typical teen). Then again, I do suppose that a character like Korra would've killed the Fire Lord rather than what he did, and that defeats the theme of the story.
I really love Yue, I wish she was more than a three-day love interest and a noble sacrifice. Not that I didn't like that part of the plot.
Katara and Yue are my favorite characters, along with Suki, followed by Toph, and then Azula (as a CHARACTER, not as a PERSON, I do not think in any level that she is a good person, just to be clear.)
That’s awesome!!
She kinda did, when she was like “you care more about korra than you do about meeee” but it wasn’t around a lot of people
WAIT REALLY
Toph is the youngest here and, even regardless of age, most intense imo. Except maybe Azula, but Azula is older than her and the difference in intensity isn't that big
Alright, sorry
I don't think Korrasami was rushed--maybe what we saw of it was very subtle, but keep in mind that Korra and Asami were separated for a few years. Asami was the only one Korra wrote to when she had ptsd--that's saying a lot about what they think of each other, imo. Asami was there to emotionally support Korra, as was Korra upon Asami's confusion about her father's betrayal and later death. plus, I do think they had a good personality dynamic, seeing in earlier seasons they got along well in working. they were just too focused on their missions to ever have time for personal life, but that doesn't change the quality of their relationship once it did open up more
Cool! Maybe you could use the fire to project yourself into the air? Like, an engine?
Suki!!
She was the one who even taught Sokka how to fight in the first place--
Probably Katara or Suki
Korra, maybe
Lol--interesting question!
I think it was just because of his personality--when you hear something he said or did in AtLA, you'd imagine him as a child even without knowing how he looked. So we kinda got used to the idea of his being a child and it was strange to see otherwise
Ok... well, uh, I think that’s a bit negative. But even if war changes people, I think that in the end, the characters had enough good development to compensate for all the bad stuff
Agreed! I think that the best part was the correlation in themes, concepts, and ideas. Two very different avatars centered around very different stories, changing in both similar and different ways.
^^agreed! I think that Toph is genuinely tough and stuff; it’s not to hide whatever phobia she has. I think that what we see of her external self isn’t that different from her internal self, that her internal self doesn’t experience those things.
”low self-esteem issues”
Yells at others for even slightly disrespecting her and before getting development was an arrogant brat
”trust/abandonment issues”
Why? She made it sound like it was a high privilege to work with her, when Aang first started training with her. She was also sick of pretending to be who her parents wanted her to be. Sure, it was rough to adjust to being without her parents, but trust issues is an over exaggeration.
As for the ptsd, wouldn’t all the characters have some trace of aftershock?
Come to think of it, would she be able to bend mud? I mean, it’s technically wet earth, but it’s still earth.
TLOK-Korra was perfect, the villains and plot were far better than the AtLA imo
(i mean, they're both excellent, but in very different ways)
The only thing i would change is the Krew-boring characters, and the whole ship tri suplot was so unnecessary.
Korra herself was an INCREDIBLE character, especially as a protagonist.