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'''''The Legend of Korra''''' was an animated television series that ran on [[Nickelodeon]] from 2012-2014. It served as the sequel to the acclaimed series ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', starring the Avatar after Aang, Korra. Like its predecessor, Michael Dante DiMartino and Brian Konietzko created the show, but it lacked Aaron Ehasz as head writer.

'''''The Legend of Korra''''' was an animated television series that ran on [[Nickelodeon]] from 2012-2014. It served as the sequel to the acclaimed series ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', starring the Avatar after Aang, Korra. Like its predecessor, Michael Dante DiMartino and Brian Konietzko created the show, but unlike ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', Aaron Ehasz was not the head writer.

==Setting==

==Setting==

The show is set 70 years after the original series ended, by which point Aang and Sokka are dead and the new Avatar is Korra, a girl from the Southern Water Tribe. After 17 years of training at home under the White Lotus, she leaves for Republic City to train with Tenzin and master Airbending. Aang and his friends built Republic City as a home for people of all nations to live in harmony.

The show is set 70 years after the original series ended, by which point Aang and Sokka are dead and Korra, a girl from the Southern Water Tribe, is the new Avatar. After 17 years of training at home under the White Lotus, she leaves for Republic City to train with Tenzin and master Airbending. Aang and his friends built Republic City as a home where people from all nations could live in harmony.

Though the original series was set in a feudal Asian world, many things in this series mirror the 1920s, from the invention of cars, phones, and radios. The architecture of Republic City also looks more like New York City than anything in Asia, either in the feudal age or the 1920s.

Though the original series was set in a feudal Asian world, many things in this series mirror the 1920s, from the invention of cars, phones, and radios. Republic City's architecture also looks more like New York City than anything in Asia, either in the feudal age or the 1920s.

==Main Characters==

==Main Characters==

'''Asami Sato''' '''(voiced by Seychelle Gabriel):''' Asami is a Nonbender and served as a love interest for all the characters, but ended up with Korra. She’s a wealthy woman, the daughter of a businessman who made goods for nations after the 100 Year War. Asami took over the company after the first season because her father was thrown in prison.

'''Asami Sato''' '''(voiced by Seychelle Gabriel):''' Asami is a Nonbender and served as a love interest for all the characters, but ended up with Korra. She’s a wealthy woman, the daughter of a businessman who made goods for nations after the 100 Year War. Asami took over the company after the first season because her father was thrown in prison.

'''Tenzin''' '''(voiced by J.K. Simmons):''' Tenzin is Aang and Katara's third and youngest child, their second son, and the only one of their children who is an Airbender. Tenzin spent most of his childhood training and traveling with his father, much to the disappointment of his siblings, Bumi and Kya, whom Aang neglected throughout most of their lives. After Aang’s death, Tenzin became the new leader of the Air Nomads, and had four children with his wife Pema, being Jinora, Ikki, Meelo, and Rohan, with all but Rohan being confirmed Airbenders. Tenzin also served as Korra’s Airbending master and mentor throughout the series.

'''Tenzin''' '''(voiced by J.K. Simmons):''' Tenzin is Aang and Katara's third and youngest child, their second son, and the only Airbender among their children. Tenzin spent most of his childhood training and traveling with his father, much to the disappointment of his siblings, Bumi and Kya, whom Aang neglected throughout most of their lives. After Aang’s death, Tenzin became the new leader of the Air Nomads, and had four children with his wife Pema, being Jinora, Ikki, Meelo, and Rohan, with all but Rohan being confirmed Airbenders. Tenzin also served as Korra’s Airbending master and mentor throughout the series.

'''Lin Beifong''' '''(voiced by Mindy Sterling):''' Lin is Toph's daughter and, like her mother, an Earthbender and the Chief of Police of Republic City. Lin’s father was named Kanto, though she never met him because he and Toph didn’t work out. Lin is shown to be a rule-follower, like her mother was in adulthood, which led to a 30-year rift between her and her half-sister, Suyin. Though not as much as her ex-boyfriend, Tenzin, she mentored Korra, showing her how Republic City works.

'''Lin Beifong''' '''(voiced by Mindy Sterling):''' Lin is Toph's daughter and, like her mother, an Earthbender and Republic City's Chief of Police. Lin’s father was named Kanto, though she never met him because he and Toph didn’t work out. Lin is shown to be a rule-follower, like her mother was in adulthood, which led to a 30-year rift between her and her half-sister, Suyin. Though not as much as her ex-boyfriend, Tenzin, she mentored Korra and showed her how Republic City works.

==Minor Characters==

==Minor Characters==

==Villains==

==Villains==

'''Amon''' '''(voiced by Steve Blum):''' Amon is the main villain of the first season of the series and the leader of the Equalists, a group of Nonbenders who resent Republic City benders for holding all the power, both physically and politically. Amon claimed he could remove someone’s Bending because he was blessed by the spirits, and he temporarily took away Korra’s Bending. However, he was exposed as a fraud who used Bloodbending to block one’s Bending, and his story of being facially burned by a Firebender was false as well.

'''Amon''' '''(voiced by Steve Blum):''' Amon is the main villain of the first season of the series and the leader of the Equalists, a group of Nonbenders who resent Republic City benders for holding all the power, both physically and politically. Amon claimed he could remove someone’s Bending because the spirits blessed him, and he temporarily took away Korra’s Bending. However, he was exposed as a fraud who used Bloodbending to block one’s Bending, and his story of being facially burned by a Firebender was false as well.

'''Unalaq''' '''(voiced by Adrian LaTourelle):''' Unalaq is the main villain of the second season and Korra’s uncle. Unalaq is more in tune with the spirits than Amon and wants to open the spirit portals to merge with Vaatu, the embodiment of chaos and darkness, plunging the world into Vaatu's image. He is also more manipulative, convincing Korra to open the portals that had been closed for 10,000 years, despite both her father, Tonraq, and her mentor, Tenzin, telling her not to listen to Unalaq.

'''Unalaq''' '''(voiced by Adrian LaTourelle):''' Unalaq is the main villain of the second season and Korra’s uncle. Unalaq is more in tune with the spirits than Amon and wants to open the spirit portals to merge with Vaatu, the embodiment of chaos and darkness, plunging the world into Vaatu's image. He is also more manipulative, convincing Korra to open the portals that had been closed for 10,000 years, despite both her father, Tonraq, and her mentor, Tenzin, telling her not to listen to Unalaq.

===LGBT propaganda===

===LGBT propaganda===

For most of the series, Korra’s love interest was Mako, but she had some moments with his brother Bolin. However, in the final episode, she and Asami hold hands as they enter the Spirit World, mirroring Aang and Katara’s kiss in the old series, which was the last shot, but due to the controversy, the show never animated a kiss between Korra and Asami. The pairing shocked many, as throughout the series Korra and Asami didn’t talk much beyond advancing the plot, and by the time it happened, it felt like it was made just for shock value. The graphic novel trilogy "Turf Wars" pretty much revolves around Korra and Asami's relationship, which leads to Korra disowning her parents for warning her to be careful around more traditional people.

For most of the series, Korra’s love interest was Mako, but she had some moments with his brother Bolin. However, in the final episode, she and Asami hold hands as they enter the Spirit World, mirroring Aang and Katara’s kiss in the old series, which was the last shot, but due to the controversy, the show never animated a kiss between Korra and Asami. The pairing shocked many, since Korra and Asami didn’t talk much beyond advancing the plot, and by the time it happened, it felt like it was made just for shock value. The graphic novel trilogy "Turf Wars" revolves around Korra and Asami's relationship, which leads Korra to disown her parents after they warn her to be careful around more traditional people.

===Simplifying Chinese Philosophy===

===Simplifying Chinese Philosophy===

In the second season, the origin of the Avatar is explained, where Raava and Vaatu, who represent the forces of goodness and evil respectively, fought since the dawn of time until Wan separated them 10,000 years ago, which later resulted in Wan merging with Raava to defeat Vaatu, sealing him in a tree in the spirit world until he was freed by Unalaq. The controversy is that Vaatu and Raava represent Yin and Yan, but the story presents them as a generic good-versus-evil conflict, even though Yin and Yang represent different forces in balance; just because Yin represents negative energy doesn’t necessarily mean evil, and Yin also represents things like femininity and the moon. It’s also worth noting that Raava, the Yang, is female, while Vaatu, the Yin, is male, which reverses the gender associations of Yin and Yang.

In the second season, the origin of the Avatar is explained: Raava and Vaatu, who represent the forces of goodness and evil respectively, fought since the dawn of time until Wan separated them 10,000 years ago, which later resulted in Wan merging with Raava to defeat Vaatu, sealing him in a tree in the spirit world until he was freed by Unalaq. The controversy is that Vaatu and Raava represent Yin and Yan, but the story presents them as a generic good-versus-evil conflict, even though Yin and Yang represent different forces in balance; Yin represents negative energy, but not necessarily evil, and It also represents things like femininity and the moon. It’s also worth noting that Raava, the Yang, is female, while Vaatu, the Yin, is male, which reverses the gender associations of Yin and Yang.

==References==

==References==