Yesterday , Nickelodeon and Avatar Studios eventually unveil some concrete details aboutAvatar : Seven Havens , the new repair spin - off ofAvatar : The Last AirbenderandThe Legend of Korra . While the news came with comforting details like a prolonged episode count and the involvement of series carbon monoxide gas - creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko , the plot of land inside information of the new show have Korra fans energise for more slander of their pet hero .
AccompanyingSeven Havens ‘ announcement was some flavor text contextualizing foresighted - clip fans with the state of the world its new Earthbending Italian sandwich and her long - lost twin will be responsible for saving . As past Incarnation of the Avatar have proven , being the culture medium between humanity and the spirit region inevitably leads to butting heading with either side . For some reason , between the end ofLegend of Korra — at which point Korra had grapple to achieve a balance between the earth of mortals and the spirit realm , leading to a period of unprecedented pacification — and Korra ’s baton pass to the hero ofSeven Havensevents came about that have seemingly tarnished the Avatar ’s reputation , transform it from the mantle of humanity ’s savior to that of a destroyer . Rather than depending on the Avatar to handle the matter harry the cosmos , the Avatar ofSeven Havensis live on to be hunted by both human and look enemies . NowKorrafans are redrawing years - honest-to-goodness battle lines guard their hero from “ the bad Avatar of all time ” from both the fandomand , seemingly , series canon .
Korra fans get ready to front ten more years of slander after the description of the new Avatar seriespic.twitter.com/VAnBws4C2w
— King Drew ( @King_Druu)February 20 , 2025
Simply name searching Korra on social media web site can yield posts virtually trip the light fantastic on her grave as the de facto “ worst Avatar ever . ” A blunt accusal , surely , but nothingKorrafans have n’t get a line before . Most of the criticism train at her stems from extended debatesover whether or nother show lacked the impact and excitation of Aang ’s . Frankly , this comparison will always be nonstarter consideringThe Last Airbenderis widely regarded the best westerly animated show ever . A fact made more evident consider new crops of westerly shows have not so subtlyaped its visual stylefor years to get a like wipe by procurator . So , Korrawas never going to escape that fate .
To understand Korra hate , one must think like a Korra hater . So , let ’s do that . An uncharitable read ofSeven Havens’flavor text would lead many to believe that whatever Korra did after the finis of the animated serial publication and its prologue comic script ravel led to her love humans over so badly that her inheritor will have an even more hard time deliver the world than normal . Alright , fine . Aang had a rough go of it getting frozen in an iceberg the moment humanity require him the most , and he got drag on for it ever since . But Aang had the advantage of communicating with past Avatars to get advice on how he should conduct himself — a connection that ’s no longer possible , because the connection to retiring Avatars was severed inThe Legend of Korra .
Korra hatred gets even more granular with foiling over her delineation in the show — how much of a haughty teen she can be ( compare to Aang , a much younger child ) , accusations that her villains owned her in every encounter , and that she blame others for her problem , and so on . But a passel of that conjecture miss the point that Korra ’s fortune are as much a fault of previous Avatar ’s well - meaning decisions as Aang ’s were .
whatever Korra did I forgive her , truthfully it was prolly humanity ’s fault 🤷 🏽 ♂ ️ 🤷 🏽 ♂ ️https://t.co / bsL85vTqjw
— zay dante ( @zaydante)February 20 , 2025
For instance , the rise of the Fire Nation would n’t have happen by Avatar Roku ’s own admission had he not been harder on his champion , Firelord Sozin . Even Aang was myopic in his plan to reenforce the breakup of nationsin the comicsby not taking into condition he ’d basically becommitting apartheid . Mix that in with the Aang ’s older life as an Avatar basically being an arm of the constabulary and buddying up with politicians , and you could realise how Korra would come into battle with not flirt the same ballgame as him . essentially , no Avatar is wholly remembered fondly . We ’ve just only really had time to sit with the heat - of - the - instant decision of the two Avatars we ’ve spent the most time with , in a cycle of many .
This is not to say that Korra did not achieve good things when she was not face antagonists whose chief aim was to take exception her on political extremism , nationalism , environmental neglect , and the jeopardy of unchecked power . In addition to removing the roadblock between the spirit globe and humanity , she also make for a crucial theatrical role in the revival of the airbenders , prevent their extinguishing . The accused will likely have a chance to speak her ataraxis inSeven Havens , have that she ’ll be the only Avatar of the new oscillation that will be capable to commune with the novel Avatar .
Perhaps humanity come to smash pursue her passing , and not as a result of her presence . Whatever the case , Korrafans will in all likelihood still have to run defense on their girl until the end of time , which sucks .
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