The Legend of Korra has perfectly continued the story of Avatar: The Last Airbender. If the original animated series introduced the world, the spin-off built upon it to a degree no one saw coming. One of the most explored aspects was that of bending; more specifically, how much more one could do as a bender.
Avatar: The Last Airbender
During Aang’s time, it was as though we were shown only the tip of the iceberg. However, by the time Korra comes around, it is as though everything becomes more and more advanced. Suddenly, earthbenders and firebenders are also taking part in medicine, and airbenders could propel themselves like cannonballs.
Suggested“I’m glad we waited and built up to it”: The Legend of Korra’s Most Underrated Villain Deserves More Respect According to Avatar: The Last Airbender Creators
However, there was one specific change that had fans scratching their heads,...
Avatar: The Last Airbender
During Aang’s time, it was as though we were shown only the tip of the iceberg. However, by the time Korra comes around, it is as though everything becomes more and more advanced. Suddenly, earthbenders and firebenders are also taking part in medicine, and airbenders could propel themselves like cannonballs.
Suggested“I’m glad we waited and built up to it”: The Legend of Korra’s Most Underrated Villain Deserves More Respect According to Avatar: The Last Airbender Creators
However, there was one specific change that had fans scratching their heads,...
- 4/27/2024
- by Ananya Godboley
- FandomWire
Audiences were introduced to a host of great villains in the four seasons of Avatar: The Legend of Korra. In her tenure as Avatar, Korra faced a myriad of villains, including one antagonist who, along with his fellow teammate, became one of the highlights of the show.
Zaheer in Avatar: The Legend of Korra
Zaheer and his Red Lotus were some of the most formidable foes that were faced by Team Avatar, considering that each member of the group was considered to be a threat to themselves. Together, not only was the team able to infiltrate Zaofu, but also came dangerously close to killing Avatar Korra. A theory about the team, Zaheer in particular, tries to deduce what sent the Red Lotus to prison in the first place, and fleshes out why Zaheer is the way he is.
Zaheer might have been a student of Avatar Aang
Aang in The...
Zaheer in Avatar: The Legend of Korra
Zaheer and his Red Lotus were some of the most formidable foes that were faced by Team Avatar, considering that each member of the group was considered to be a threat to themselves. Together, not only was the team able to infiltrate Zaofu, but also came dangerously close to killing Avatar Korra. A theory about the team, Zaheer in particular, tries to deduce what sent the Red Lotus to prison in the first place, and fleshes out why Zaheer is the way he is.
Zaheer might have been a student of Avatar Aang
Aang in The...
- 4/18/2024
- by Anuraag Chatterjee
- FandomWire
Created by Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko, Avatar: The Last Airbender‘s mythos is as complex as it can get, thanks to its fantasy theme. The world of the animated television series involves four nations, each with their own unique bending abilities: the Fire Nation, Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom, and Air Nomads.
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Based on Aang, the last surviving Avatar capable of saving the Avatar world with his powers of bending all four elements, the story also focuses on Zuko. The exiled prince of the Fire Nation, Zuko shares a great bond with Aang. But surprisingly, as the mythos goes, the two characters are not just friends but actually great-grandfather and great-grandson.
Avatar Aang Might Be Zuko’s Great-Grandfather Zuko and Aang in Avatar: The Last Airbender
Set in an Asiatic setting involving several fictional elements, Avatar: The Last Airbender also involves elements like spirits and forms of spiritual magic.
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Based on Aang, the last surviving Avatar capable of saving the Avatar world with his powers of bending all four elements, the story also focuses on Zuko. The exiled prince of the Fire Nation, Zuko shares a great bond with Aang. But surprisingly, as the mythos goes, the two characters are not just friends but actually great-grandfather and great-grandson.
Avatar Aang Might Be Zuko’s Great-Grandfather Zuko and Aang in Avatar: The Last Airbender
Set in an Asiatic setting involving several fictional elements, Avatar: The Last Airbender also involves elements like spirits and forms of spiritual magic.
- 4/10/2024
- by Maria Sultan
- FandomWire
The lore and worldbuilding of Avatar: The Last Airbender is something that has always kept fans and audiences fascinated. The show took a lot of inspiration from Eastern philosophies and martial arts while taking the time to build a world that felt rich and lived in.
Avatar Aang from The Last Airbender animated series
Creators Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko opened up about a lot of their lore, talking about Aang in particular, in an interview with IGN.
Suggested“Let’s make it a girl”: Avatar: The Last Airbender Creators Michael Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko Were Adamant on Making Korra the Polar Opposite of Aang
There are a lot of things about the young Air Nomad that caught the attention of audiences, and the creators were keen on explaining any aspect of the character that they thought required some clarity.
So, what does the arrow tattoo on Aang...
Avatar Aang from The Last Airbender animated series
Creators Michael Dante Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko opened up about a lot of their lore, talking about Aang in particular, in an interview with IGN.
Suggested“Let’s make it a girl”: Avatar: The Last Airbender Creators Michael Dimartino and Bryan Konietzko Were Adamant on Making Korra the Polar Opposite of Aang
There are a lot of things about the young Air Nomad that caught the attention of audiences, and the creators were keen on explaining any aspect of the character that they thought required some clarity.
So, what does the arrow tattoo on Aang...
- 4/5/2024
- by Anuraag Chatterjee
- FandomWire
Fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender original series were terrified by the firebending assassin Combustion Man, who consistently pursued Aang to end his life. He was a silent bounty killer hired by Zuko to eliminate Aang. He was given his nickname by Sokka, as the assassin terrorized the group with his unique combustionbending ability. One Reddit theory presented several supporting points to establish that Combustion Man was indeed of Air Nomad descent.
Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series
They also posited this theory for another combustionbending criminal, P’Li, who appeared in The Legend of Korra. Both Combustion Man and P’Li could project and detonate large explosions from their third-eye tattoo, something similar to the tattoos of an airbending master.
Avatar: The Last Airbender‘s Combustion Man Was An Air Nomad – Theory
Combustion Man in Avatar: The Last Airbender
Combustion Man made at least four attempts on Avatar Aang’s life.
Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series
They also posited this theory for another combustionbending criminal, P’Li, who appeared in The Legend of Korra. Both Combustion Man and P’Li could project and detonate large explosions from their third-eye tattoo, something similar to the tattoos of an airbending master.
Avatar: The Last Airbender‘s Combustion Man Was An Air Nomad – Theory
Combustion Man in Avatar: The Last Airbender
Combustion Man made at least four attempts on Avatar Aang’s life.
- 3/24/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Avatar: The Last Airbender, the anime-inspired live-action series, will be able to tell the story of the four nations: Water. Earth. Fire. Air after Netflix renewed it for a further two seasons.
The streamer has handed the show a two-season renewal order to conclude the story of Aang’s journey to become the Avatar.
It comes after the show premiered on Netflix on February 22 and recorded 41.1M views in its first 11 days, topping its TV list for the last two weeks and being on track to enter its top ten most-watched list over its first three months.
The plan is to film these two seasons – Seasons 2 and 3 – in close succession in order to mitigate the fact that child actors tend to grow up quickly.
The series comes from Rideback, whose boss Dan Lin, an exec producer on the series, was recently named Netflix’s new film chief, replacing Scott Stuber.
The streamer has handed the show a two-season renewal order to conclude the story of Aang’s journey to become the Avatar.
It comes after the show premiered on Netflix on February 22 and recorded 41.1M views in its first 11 days, topping its TV list for the last two weeks and being on track to enter its top ten most-watched list over its first three months.
The plan is to film these two seasons – Seasons 2 and 3 – in close succession in order to mitigate the fact that child actors tend to grow up quickly.
The series comes from Rideback, whose boss Dan Lin, an exec producer on the series, was recently named Netflix’s new film chief, replacing Scott Stuber.
- 3/6/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
When Avatar: The Last Airbenderpremieres on Feb. 22, its titular tween protagonist Aang (Gordon Cormier) will guide fans through a vast fantastical land. It’s a world of new cultures, as four nations populate the fantasy series: the Air Nomads, the Earth Kingdom, the Water Tribes, and the Fire Nation. And, it’s a world of new powers — namely bending.
Certain citizens of each nation can “bend” their corresponding element, or manipulate it in some way. So you can expect to see earthbenders dazzle with rocks and dirt, or firebenders ignite a blaze using nothing but their bare hands. Then there’s the once-in-a-generation Avatar, who has mastery over all four elements. In Avatar: The Last Airbender, that fated hero is Aang.
“The experience [of portraying bending] was just so fun. I would go home and practice nonstop,” Cormier told Netflix. “On set in between takes, I’d practice. On my breaks, I’d...
Certain citizens of each nation can “bend” their corresponding element, or manipulate it in some way. So you can expect to see earthbenders dazzle with rocks and dirt, or firebenders ignite a blaze using nothing but their bare hands. Then there’s the once-in-a-generation Avatar, who has mastery over all four elements. In Avatar: The Last Airbender, that fated hero is Aang.
“The experience [of portraying bending] was just so fun. I would go home and practice nonstop,” Cormier told Netflix. “On set in between takes, I’d practice. On my breaks, I’d...
- 2/22/2024
- by Ariana Romero
- Tudum - Netflix
Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, a live-action adaptation of the beloved animated series of the same name, has thus far been approached by fans with a mix of cautious optimism and cynical dread. While the diverse casting, vibrant design work, and longer runtime compared to the infamous M. Night Shyamalan adaptation have certainly given fans hope; the departure of the original show’s creators midway through production and Netflix’s largely poor track-record with live-action adaptations of animated works hasn’t exactly inspired confidence.
But now that the show’s first of a planned three seasons (One for each of the original show’s “Books”) has finally dropped, how does it fare? Has the beloved world of Avatar finally received a proper live-action treatment? Did it need a live-action treatment at all? And how does it compare to the acclaimed animated original?
Avatar: The Last Airbender is better than I thought it would be.
But now that the show’s first of a planned three seasons (One for each of the original show’s “Books”) has finally dropped, how does it fare? Has the beloved world of Avatar finally received a proper live-action treatment? Did it need a live-action treatment at all? And how does it compare to the acclaimed animated original?
Avatar: The Last Airbender is better than I thought it would be.
- 2/22/2024
- by Callie Hanna
- FandomWire
Long ago, four nations lived together in harmony. Now, the Water Tribe, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation, and the Air Nomads are joining forces to introduce the cast of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Premiering on Feb. 22, the live-action adaptation based on the Nickelodeon animated series will follow Aang, the young Avatar, as he learns to master the four elements and restore balance to a world threatened by the Fire Nation. The immersive world of Avatar: The Last Airbender is populated with nascent heroes, determined foes, wise mentors, and many more memorable characters.
For showrunner Albert Kim, the series is “a chance to showcase Asian and Indigenous characters as living, breathing people. Not just in a cartoon, but in a world that truly exists, very similar to the one we live in.”
Before the epic journey unfolds, let’s put some faces to names with...
Premiering on Feb. 22, the live-action adaptation based on the Nickelodeon animated series will follow Aang, the young Avatar, as he learns to master the four elements and restore balance to a world threatened by the Fire Nation. The immersive world of Avatar: The Last Airbender is populated with nascent heroes, determined foes, wise mentors, and many more memorable characters.
For showrunner Albert Kim, the series is “a chance to showcase Asian and Indigenous characters as living, breathing people. Not just in a cartoon, but in a world that truly exists, very similar to the one we live in.”
Before the epic journey unfolds, let’s put some faces to names with...
- 1/29/2024
- by Christopher Hudspeth
- Tudum - Netflix
We’re getting the first look at the Fire Nation characters in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Netflix’s live-action reimagining of the award-winning Nickelodeon animated series. The streamer released several photos Tuesday (see above and below) of the Fire Nation characters which include Daniel Dae Kim as “Fire Lord Ozai,” Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as “General Iroh,” Ken Leung as “Commander Zhao,” and Elizabeth Yu as “Princess Azula,” along with a new image of Dallas Liu as “Prince Zuko.”
Written by Albert Kim. the series follows Aang (Gordon Cormier), the young Avatar, as he learns to master the four elements to restore balance to a world threatened by the terrifying Fire Nation.
The official synopsis: Water. Earth. Fire. Air. The four nations once lived in harmony, with the Avatar, master of all four elements, keeping peace between them. But everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked...
Written by Albert Kim. the series follows Aang (Gordon Cormier), the young Avatar, as he learns to master the four elements to restore balance to a world threatened by the terrifying Fire Nation.
The official synopsis: Water. Earth. Fire. Air. The four nations once lived in harmony, with the Avatar, master of all four elements, keeping peace between them. But everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked...
- 10/17/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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