The Last Airbender/Legend of Korra Thread

[Mavorpen]

I wish we could see more of the avatars before Roku.

We know a lot about Kyoshi, and the last Water Tribe avatar(who I bet will be making a few more appearances) in many ways, but not much about the last Air Nomad avatar. I'd like some more info on her.

Yeah, Yangchen is my favorite Avatar. D:

[Mavorpen]

I wish we could see more of the avatars before Roku.

Maybe they are planning on doing more about previous avatars? Wouldn't that be nice? A whole franchise, being expanded on and whatnot.

Seriously, if they do not capitalize on it then I would be seriously disappointed. I want to see the first benders and the first avatar. Origin stories are always cool.

I would also like to see the series go into modern day. When I mean modern, I mean 2012 tech and whatnot. It would be so fascinating to see Korra (or the next avatar) function in a world with instantaneous communication and space travel. It seems so far from the steampunk setting (which I adore) that seeing something like it would be so foreign.

I would be fine with this, but I really don't like the idea of guns (especially machine guns) in the world of Avatar.

[Phonencia]

Maybe they are planning on doing more about previous avatars? Wouldn't that be nice? A whole franchise, being expanded on and whatnot.

Seriously, if they do not capitalize on it then I would be seriously disappointed. I want to see the first benders and the first avatar. Origin stories are always cool.

I would also like to see the series go into modern day. When I mean modern, I mean 2012 tech and whatnot. It would be so fascinating to see Korra (or the next avatar) function in a world with instantaneous communication and space travel. It seems so far from the steampunk setting (which I adore) that seeing something like it would be so foreign.

I would be fine with this, but I really don't like the idea of guns (especially machine guns) in the world of Avatar.

I agree. guns would ruin the ancient-feeling of the series. bending, swords and bows should be it. oh, and spears and boomerangs too obviously.
although I must admit a 2012 Avatar series might be interesting, getting to see how things would've been influenced by bending.

[Ameriganastan]

You know what would have been awesome? That flashback episode they planned about Iroh, at Ba Sing Se. Shame they didn't actually make it.

[Mavorpen]

You know what would have been awesome? That flashback episode they planned about Iroh, at Ba Sing Se. Shame they didn't actually make it.

They are master trolls.

[Soxastan]

I would be fine with this, but I really don't like the idea of guns (especially machine guns) in the world of Avatar.

I agree. guns would ruin the ancient-feeling of the series. bending, swords and bows should be it. oh, and spears and boomerangs too obviously.
although I must admit a 2012 Avatar series might be interesting, getting to see how things would've been influenced by bending.

Bending is the ancient thing. I'm changing the setting which would drastically change everything. Imagine the cavalry units in WWI. Now take the death tolls of the cavalry units and imagine benders in 2012 up against guns, tanks, planes, missiles, and bombs. Benders would be worthless. It would be the end of an era, much like Feudalism or Chivalry (Guns and WWI stopped them). Imagine nations getting the best of their benders and pitting them against the other nation's tanks? A slaughter.

If they actually made this, it would be way more mature and would be a spin off from the main Avatar franchise. They would never make it though. I just know they would never make anything gritty or this high-tech. I could be wrong.

[The Pink Followers]

I agree. guns would ruin the ancient-feeling of the series. bending, swords and bows should be it. oh, and spears and boomerangs too obviously.
although I must admit a 2012 Avatar series might be interesting, getting to see how things would've been influenced by bending.

Bending is the ancient thing. I'm changing the setting which would drastically change everything. Imagine the cavalry units in WWI. Now take the death tolls of the cavalry units and imagine benders in 2012 up against guns, tanks, planes, missiles, and bombs. Benders would be worthless. It would be the end of an era, much like Feudalism or Chivalry (Guns and WWI stopped them). Imagine nations getting the best of their benders and pitting them against the other nation's tanks? A slaughter.

If they actually made this, it would be way more mature and would be a spin off from the main Avatar franchise. They would never make it though. I just know they would never make anything gritty or this high-tech. I could be wrong.

I imagine it'd be an fantastical version of The Last Samurai; watching as benders fight to preserve their way of life, for better or worse, as the world changes around them to meet the coming era. I'd LOVE to see that, and I think I'mma go start writing something up now.

[Mavorpen]

I imagine it'd be an fantastical version of The Last Samurai; watching as benders fight to preserve their way of life, for better or worse, as the world changes around them to meet the coming era. I'd LOVE to see that, and I think I'mma go start writing something up now.

There has to be blood, BLOOD EVERYWHERE.

[Soxastan]

I imagine it'd be an fantastical version of The Last Samurai; watching as benders fight to preserve their way of life, for better or worse, as the world changes around them to meet the coming era. I'd LOVE to see that, and I think I'mma go start writing something up now.

There has to be blood, BLOOD EVERYWHERE.

And space travel.

You know what? Set it in the future where we have terraformed another planet.

[Mavorpen]

There has to be blood, BLOOD EVERYWHERE.

And space travel.

You know what? Set it in the future where we have terraformed another planet.

And they must settle their differences to fight the alien menace.

[Reploid Productions]

Bending is the ancient thing. I'm changing the setting which would drastically change everything. Imagine the cavalry units in WWI. Now take the death tolls of the cavalry units and imagine benders in 2012 up against guns, tanks, planes, missiles, and bombs. Benders would be worthless. It would be the end of an era, much like Feudalism or Chivalry (Guns and WWI stopped them). Imagine nations getting the best of their benders and pitting them against the other nation's tanks? A slaughter.

I dunno, some of the more advanced bending techniques (especially looking at earthbending/metalbending in general, as well as lightning for those firebenders with teh mad skillz) would still have an important place on a "modern" battlefield that grew and developed from a time period where such skills dominated. Even the most powerful tank is liable to be screwed over if some pissed off earthbender abruptly adjusts the ground elevation (or gets their hands on any part of the tank if they can metalbend.)

And that's assuming that bending techniques don't continue to change and adapt alongside the technology; we've already seen some evidence of that very sort of thing going on with the styles used in the pro-bending compared to some of the traditional forms from the first series.

[Nationstatelandsville]

Bending is the ancient thing. I'm changing the setting which would drastically change everything. Imagine the cavalry units in WWI. Now take the death tolls of the cavalry units and imagine benders in 2012 up against guns, tanks, planes, missiles, and bombs. Benders would be worthless. It would be the end of an era, much like Feudalism or Chivalry (Guns and WWI stopped them). Imagine nations getting the best of their benders and pitting them against the other nation's tanks? A slaughter.

I dunno, some of the more advanced bending techniques (especially looking at earthbending/metalbending in general, as well as lightning for those firebenders with teh mad skillz) would still have an important place on a "modern" battlefield that grew and developed from a time period where such skills dominated. Even the most powerful tank is liable to be screwed over if some pissed off earthbender abruptly adjusts the ground elevation (or gets their hands on any part of the tank if they can metalbend.)

And that's assuming that bending techniques don't continue to change and adapt alongside the technology; we've already seen some evidence of that very sort of thing going on with the styles used in the pro-bending compared to some of the traditional forms from the first series.

Also, being able to control the elements has more uses beyond battle application.

[The Pink Followers]

Bending is the ancient thing. I'm changing the setting which would drastically change everything. Imagine the cavalry units in WWI. Now take the death tolls of the cavalry units and imagine benders in 2012 up against guns, tanks, planes, missiles, and bombs. Benders would be worthless. It would be the end of an era, much like Feudalism or Chivalry (Guns and WWI stopped them). Imagine nations getting the best of their benders and pitting them against the other nation's tanks? A slaughter.

I dunno, some of the more advanced bending techniques (especially looking at earthbending/metalbending in general, as well as lightning for those firebenders with teh mad skillz) would still have an important place on a "modern" battlefield that grew and developed from a time period where such skills dominated. Even the most powerful tank is liable to be screwed over if some pissed off earthbender abruptly adjusts the ground elevation (or gets their hands on any part of the tank if they can metalbend.)

And that's assuming that bending techniques don't continue to change and adapt alongside the technology; we've already seen some evidence of that very sort of thing going on with the styles used in the pro-bending compared to some of the traditional forms from the first series.

Mhmm. Obviously probending has developed for the urban environment in which it is used. I can see bending techniques changing entirely as time moves ever forward.

[Reploid Productions]

Also, being able to control the elements has more uses beyond battle application.

Disaster management, for instance? Pretty much ANY of the four elements would be useful in preventing, or at least mitigating the destruction caused by some form of natural disaster. (Or multiple elements in combination.)

[The Pink Followers]

Also, being able to control the elements has more uses beyond battle application.

Disaster management, for instance? Pretty much ANY of the four elements would be useful in preventing, or at least mitigating the destruction caused by some form of natural disaster. (Or multiple elements in combination.)

The Avatar: Manager of world disaster relief.

[Reploid Productions]

Disaster management, for instance? Pretty much ANY of the four elements would be useful in preventing, or at least mitigating the destruction caused by some form of natural disaster. (Or multiple elements in combination.)

The Avatar: Manager of world disaster relief.

Well, you know, if there's nothing out of whack on the geo-political front that needs to be put back into balance....

[Soxastan]

Awesome idea: In the future (far from LoK, maybe 1980ish for us), benders are trained as top spies and super soldiers. From there, it is a series about the spy game between the nations and we get to see how each nation is plotting against one another. It would be very intense.

[The Ohm Confederacy]

So, it feels more modern, right? Like the 1910's maybe?

What happened in our world during the 1910's?

A gigantic war perhaps?

[Soxastan]

So, it feels more modern, right? Like the 1910's maybe?

What happened in our world during the 1910's?

A gigantic war perhaps?

Actually it is more based on 1920s NYC since Republic City is booming, radios are common, and republics are emerging (from what we can assume) in all nations.

Now, it will not be an actual war like WWI because of the M.A.I.N causes: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism. Also, the desire for revenge from the French. Another thing is that there is not an area like the Balkans in this world, so WWI is not happening.

Instead, it is an ideological struggle. Remember the Russian Revolution and the Red Scare? That is what is going to happen. It is the non-benders of the world trying to topple the old bending order (or in our case, the bourgeoisie).

[Mavorpen]

So, it feels more modern, right? Like the 1910's maybe?

What happened in our world during the 1910's?

A gigantic war perhaps?

There is no reason to have a gigantic war. Take down republic city, the center of what "peace" is supposed to be like and you pretty much win.

[Xyborgs]

Now that it is 4/20 I have been thinking about some ways I'd like to bend Korra.

In other words I have changed my mind about her bendability.

[Mavorpen]

Now that it is 4/20 I have been thinking about some ways I'd like to bend Korra.

In other words I have changed my mind about her bendability.

Inside a volcano.

[Thrinia]

So, it feels more modern, right? Like the 1910's maybe?

What happened in our world during the 1910's?

A gigantic war perhaps?

There is no reason to have a gigantic war. Take down republic city, the center of what "peace" is supposed to be like and you pretty much win.

No capital, and the rest of the republic falls apart, like a deck of cards?

[Mavorpen]

There is no reason to have a gigantic war. Take down republic city, the center of what "peace" is supposed to be like and you pretty much win.

No capital, and the rest of the republic falls apart, like a deck of cards?

It's also a symbolic thing. Republic City is meant to symbolize benders and nonbenders living peacefully together. If it falls, it says, "Hey, peace doesn't work, and these benders are liars for saying so."

[Thrinia]

No capital, and the rest of the republic falls apart, like a deck of cards?

It's also a symbolic thing. Republic City is meant to symbolize benders and nonbenders living peacefully together. If it falls, it says, "Hey, peace doesn't work, and these benders are liars for saying so."

So that would be the end of all the ideals aang fought for?
Civil war...