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The series itself tells of how the world used to live in peace and harmony until the Fire Nation waged war against the other nations. A hundred years later, an Air Nomad Avatar named Aang awakens from being frozen and befriends by two Southern Water Tribe siblings: a waterbender named Katara and her non-bending brother Sokka. Having run away at the start of the war, Aang comes to accept his role as the Avatar and learns to adapt to the world he had left behind. Later joined by other friends and fighting new enemies, Aang and his companions must bring peace and unity to the world by ending the Fire Lord's war with the rest of the world.

The series itself tells of how the world used to live in peace and harmony until the Fire Nation waged war against the other nations. A hundred years later, an Air Nomad Avatar named Aang awakens from being frozen and befriends by two Southern Water Tribe siblings: a waterbender named Katara and her non-bending brother Sokka. Having run away at the start of the war, Aang comes to accept his role as the Avatar and learns to adapt to the world he had left behind. Later joined by other friends and fighting new enemies, Aang and his companions must bring peace and unity to the world by ending the Fire Lord's war with the rest of the world.

The series is praised for its art direction, humor, characters, themes, and cultural references. It was nominated for (and won) several awards and has sold plenty of merchandise like action figures, a trading card game, video games, and stuffed animals; graphic novels are even released after the series ended, explaining the adventures of Aang after the war ended. The series inspired a live-action movie in 2010 called ''The Last Airbender'', directed by M. Night Shyamalan, though it was critically panned. A sequel called ''The Legend Of Korra'' premiered in 2012, which stars the titular Avatar after Aang, and a live-action remake of the series is being made for [[Netflix]].

The series is praised for its art direction, humor, characters, themes, and cultural references. It was nominated for (and won) several awards and has sold plenty of merchandise like action figures, a trading card game, video games, and stuffed animals; graphic novels are even released after the series ended, explaining the adventures of Aang after the war ended. The series inspired a live-action movie in 2010 called ''The Last Airbender'', directed by M. Night Shyamalan, though it was critically panned. A sequel called ''The Legend Of Korra'' premiered in 2012, which stars the titular Avatar after Aang, and a live-action remake of the series is being made for [[Netflix]]. On February 24, 2021, an animated movie of the ''Avatar'' series has been announced, as well as the creation of the Avatar Studios in Nickelodeon.

==Setting==

==Setting==

Knowing that the new Avatar was an Air Nomad, Sozin carried out a genocide against the Air Nomads during Sozin's Comet, a comet that came every one hundred years and increased the power of firebenders. With this out of the way, Sozin continued his conquest and war, which lasted for a hundred years.

Knowing that the new Avatar was an Air Nomad, Sozin carried out a genocide against the Air Nomads during Sozin's Comet, a comet that came every one hundred years and increased the power of firebenders. With this out of the way, Sozin continued his conquest and war, which lasted for a hundred years.

A hundred years later (and at the start of Season 1), a fourteen-year-old waterbender named Katara and her older brother Sokka finds and revive Aang and Appa, located in the South Pole where they live. Aang learned about the war, and he and the siblings decide to go to the Northern Water Tribe so that he and Katara can learn waterbending together. Pursuing them is Prince Zuko, exiled son of the current Fire Lord, who sees the arrival of the Avatar, and he is joined by his uncle Iroh; he chases Aang in hopes of capturing him so that he can return home, though later his father reveals that he never wanted Zuko to return home at all. Another enemy pursuing them is Admiral Zhao, a Fire Nation admiral who wants to win Ozai's favor and nab himself some glory.

A hundred years later (at the start of Season 1), a fourteen-year-old waterbender named Katara and her older brother Sokka find and revive Aang and Appa, located in the South Pole where they live. Aang learned about the war, and he and the siblings decide to go to the Northern Water Tribe so that he and Katara can learn waterbending together. Pursuing them is Prince Zuko, exiled son of the current Fire Lord, who sees the arrival of the Avatar, and he is joined by his uncle Iroh; he chases Aang in hopes of capturing him so that he can return home, though later his father reveals that he never wanted Zuko to return home at all. Another enemy pursuing them is Admiral Zhao, a Fire Nation admiral who wants to win Ozai's favor and nab himself some glory.

One of the first stops is the ruins of the Southern Air Temple, where Aang learned about his people's genocide. When the winter solstice rolls around, Aang meets the spirit of the Avatar before him, Avatar Roku, and comes to term with the duties of the Avatar. After their adventure across the Earth Kingdom, they finally reach the Northern Water Tribe, and Aang and Katara learn waterbending from Master Pakku, a stern man whose past is tied with Katara's grandmother. Sokka also falls in love with the chief's daughter, Princess Yue, and vows to protect her. Soon enough, Zhao and his navy lay siege to the Northern Water Tribe, capturing the mortal forms of the ocean and moon spirits - the first waterbenders. Zhao kills the moon spirit to rob the waterbenders of their power, but Aang joins the ocean spirit in driving off the enemy fleet (during which Zhao is killed), while Yue sacrifices herself to restore the moon spirit back to life. Ozai hears of Iroh's resistance to Zhao and sends his daughter, Azula, to capture his older brother and son.

One of the first stops is the ruins of the Southern Air Temple, where Aang learned about his people's genocide. When the winter solstice rolls around, Aang meets the spirit of the Avatar before him, Avatar Roku, and comes to term with the duties of the Avatar. After their adventure across the Earth Kingdom, they finally reach the Northern Water Tribe, and Aang and Katara learn waterbending from Master Pakku, a stern man whose past is tied with Katara's grandmother. Sokka also falls in love with the chief's daughter, Princess Yue, and vows to protect her. Soon enough, Zhao and his navy lay siege to the Northern Water Tribe, capturing the mortal forms of the ocean and moon spirits - the first waterbenders. Zhao kills the moon spirit to rob the waterbenders of their power, but Aang joins the ocean spirit in driving off the enemy fleet (during which Zhao is killed), while Yue sacrifices herself to restore the moon spirit back to life. Ozai hears of Iroh's resistance to Zhao and sends his daughter, Azula, to capture his older brother and son.

==Main Characters==

==Main Characters==

'''Avatar Aang''' '''(voiced by Zach Tyler Eisen):''' Aang is the main protagonist of the story as well as the current Avatar. He is the only human survivor of the Air Nomad massacre, waking up from spending a century in an iceberg that he had created. Aang is shown to have a lively and fun-loving spirit, taking time to have fun alongside taking up his Avatar duties. He's also a vegetarian, as Air Nomads are taught to respect all animals. In spite of his free-spirited personality, he does have self-doubt on being the Avatar, feeling great guilt for leaving his people behind.

'''Avatar Aang''' '''(voiced by Zach Tyler Eisen):''' Aang is the main protagonist of the story as well as the current Avatar. He is the only human survivor of the Air Nomad massacre, waking up from spending a century in an iceberg that he had created. Aang is shown to have a lively and fun-loving spirit, taking time to have fun alongside taking up his Avatar duties. He's also a vegetarian, as Air Nomads are taught to respect all animals and refrain from eating any meat. In spite of his free-spirited personality, he does have self-doubt on being the Avatar, feeling great guilt for leaving his people behind.

'''Katara''' '''(voiced by Mae Whitman):''' Katara is the deuteragonist of the story and Aang's love interest. She aspires to become a powerful waterbender, tagging along with Aang on his quest to the Northern Water Tribe along with her brother. Early in the series, Katara has shown to have an altruistic attitude, wanting to help people out (like saving her friend Haru when he gets arrested for earthbending or healing a fishing village in the Fire Nation by pretending to be a spirit), and she becomes a caretaker of sorts for the gang. While kind-hearted and determined to do what's right, she does have a fierce temper, being not quite forgiving if she or her friends are crossed.

'''Katara''' '''(voiced by Mae Whitman):''' Katara is the deuteragonist of the story and Aang's love interest. She aspires to become a powerful waterbender, tagging along with Aang on his quest to the Northern Water Tribe along with her brother. Early in the series, Katara has shown to have an altruistic attitude, wanting to help people out (like saving her friend Haru when he gets arrested for earthbending or healing a fishing village in the Fire Nation by pretending to be a spirit), and she becomes a caretaker of sorts for the gang. While kind-hearted and determined to do what's right, she does have a fierce temper, being not quite forgiving if she or her friends are crossed.

'''Sokka''' '''(voiced by Jack DeSena):''' Sokka is Katara's older brother and the only non-bending member of the group (until his girlfriend Suki joins them in the third season). Sokka is a jack-of-all-trades character, having interests ranging from weapons to technology. He's also the gang's main source of comic relief, offering some of the wittier lines of the series (whether with genuine humor or sarcasm). The series does start with him being more of a jerk with a low opinion of girls and women, but being beaten in a spar with Suki's Kyoshi Warriors has humbled him

'''Sokka''' '''(voiced by Jack DeSena):''' Sokka is Katara's older brother and the only non-bending member of the group (until his girlfriend Suki joins them in the third season). Sokka is a jack-of-all-trades character, having interests ranging from weapons to technology; non-combat interests include fishing and inventing. He's also the gang's main source of comic relief, offering some of the wittier lines of the series (whether with genuine humor or sarcasm). The series does start with him being more of a jerk with a low opinion of girls and women, but being beaten in a spar with Suki's Kyoshi Warriors has humbled him.

'''Toph Beifong''' '''(voiced by Jessie Flower):''' Toph is a young blind earthebender and eventual creator of metalbending. Due to having been born blind, she ends up being sheltered by her overprotective parents, who don't know about their daughter's power. Once she meets Aang and his friends, she runs away from home and becomes Aang's earthbending teacher. Toph matches Sokka in having some of the wittier lines in the series (including making quips about being blind if asked if she can see anything), and she has a rebellious streak as well.

'''Toph Beifong''' '''(voiced by Jessie Flower):''' Toph is a young blind earthbender and eventual creator of metalbending. Due to having been born blind, she ends up being sheltered by her overprotective parents, who don't know about their daughter's power. Once she meets Aang and his friends, she runs away from home and becomes Aang's earthbending teacher. Toph matches Sokka in having some of the wittier lines in the series (including making quips about being blind if asked if she can see anything), and she has a rebellious streak as well. She can sense her way through the world through her feet via earthbending; she becomes metaphorically blind if walking on sand or ice.

'''Zuko''' '''(voiced by Dante Basco):''' Prince Zuko is the crowning prince of the Fire Nation, as well as a recurring antagonist in the first season. Three years before the story takes place, he had been brutally burned and banished by his father - Fire Lord Ozai - for speaking out of term during a war meeting. He is given the difficult task of finding the Avatar and has his uncle, former general Iroh, to help him during his journey. Throughout the series, Zuko wages a war within himself over whether to keep appealing for Ozai's nonexistent love for him or forge his own path and pursue a life of good.

'''Zuko''' '''(voiced by Dante Basco):''' Prince Zuko is the crowning prince of the Fire Nation, as well as a recurring antagonist in the first season. Three years before the story takes place, he had been brutally burned and banished by his father - Fire Lord Ozai - for speaking out of term during a war meeting. He is given the difficult task of finding the Avatar and has his uncle, former general Iroh, to help him during his journey. Throughout the series, Zuko wages a war within himself over whether to keep appealing for Ozai's nonexistent love for him or forge his own path and pursue a life of good.

'''Momo''' '''(voiced by Dee Bradley Baker):''' Momo is Aang's pet flying lemur, a curious creature that adds to the comedy in the series. His species is inspired by mainly the [[lemur]] (a sifaka), as well as having the wings of a [[bat]] and the curiosity of a house [[cat]].

'''Momo''' '''(voiced by Dee Bradley Baker):''' Momo is Aang's pet flying lemur, a curious creature that adds to the comedy in the series. His species is inspired by mainly the [[lemur]] (a sifaka), as well as having the wings of a [[bat]] and the curiosity of a house [[cat]].

'''Ozai''' '''(voiced by Mark Hamill):''' Fire Lord Ozai is the main antagonist of the series, Zuko and Azula's father as well as Iroh's younger brother. A cruel and violent man, Ozai will stop at nothing until the Fire Nation dominates the other nations of the world, using Sozin's Comet as part of his endgame plan. He is also shown to be emotionally and eventually physically abusive towards his son Zuko, scarring him for speaking out of turn during a war meeting; Azula herself is favored heavily by Ozai for sharing his cruelty and lust for power, but even she isn't spared from his neglect, immediately making her title of Fire Lord as useless while he gives himself the title "Phoenix King".

'''Ozai''' '''(voiced by Mark Hamill):''' Fire Lord Ozai is the main antagonist of the series, Zuko and Azula's father as well as Iroh's younger brother. A cruel and violent man, Ozai will stop at nothing until the Fire Nation dominates the other nations of the world, using Sozin's Comet as part of his endgame plan. He is also shown to be emotionally and eventually physically abusive towards his son Zuko, scarring him for speaking out of turn during a war meeting. Azula herself is favored heavily by Ozai for sharing his cruelty and lust for power, but even she isn't spared from his neglect; when he makes her Fire Lord in the series finale, he immediately makes her title of Fire Lord as useless as he gives himself the title "Phoenix King".

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