Nobody freak out!
This image is making a comeback, but is just AMAZING FAN ART by an artist named Mudron.
Great use of the style, though. But – yes – Fan Art – Not Going To Happen – Aang doesn’t have his now canonical beard. : )
Nobody freak out!
This image is making a comeback, but is just AMAZING FAN ART by an artist named Mudron.
Great use of the style, though. But – yes – Fan Art – Not Going To Happen – Aang doesn’t have his now canonical beard. : )
Anonymous Comment:
“As far as the idea that Korra is not the avatar. I do not think the show creators would flat out lie to everyone. When introducing the show, they said that it followed the new avatar, Korra. I do not think they would have called her the avatar if that were not the case. Also, I can’t believe that she would be the only person to be able to bend multiple elements without being the avatar. Unrelated, I like the idea that Asami is related to Amon in some way. The dynamic kind of the reverse of Zuko.”
comment from lackingapoint:
“Korra can’t do Airbending because she’s "as opposite to an Airbender as you can get.” Her words and that’s very obvious, lol. She’s the Avatar. Don’t worry guys. In fact, the original title of the show (as you guys addressed) was “Avatar: The Legend of Korra” but they lost the rights. You guys really DO read too much into it… Just saiyan. That being said, I do love listening to the show! Keep it up!“
art by megane-koneko
“OMG. What is air?! I don’t even need it. OMG.”
/rolls away
The important thing is to talk about our fears
I fear that we lose people when I – totally by slip of the tongue – call Amon “Ah-moan.” But, as soon as I unlock my earth chakra and conquer fear…
-Da7e-
I just listened to your recent broadcast and I just have to say this: the theory of Korra not being the Avatar floored me, not just because it’s completely out of left field but because it completely made sense. Though if she wasn’t the Avatar, why would she be having flash backs of an incident she had no previous knowledge of? – makenzie-rush
I have an interesting theory about the Amon/Korra showdown. I’m guessing that they will make their stands in the spirit world. If you think about it, Amon is clearly very connected with the spirits, and Korra needs to get in touch with them. Is there any real justification in that? – thetolkiengeek
Did y’all notice that the hat Korra’s wearing while at the Equalist rally in ep. 103 has a LEAF on it? I think it’s a reference to ep. 102 where Korra needs to “be like the leaf” and how she is gradually becoming an Airbender (what with escaping the island shows freedom and she’s starting to avoid attacks, like the doorman with the monkeywrench). I just thought it was one of those cool subtle things the creators put in to hint that Korra is becoming an Airbender without her or us realizing it. – Anonymous comment
I wonder if the series will transition or jump to a “Great Depression”-like era. Since each season of this series will have its own plot and goals, maybe one season’s specific goal is for Korra to help the citizens of Republic City to get back on their feet and help create jobs again. I know it sounds kinda boring but it would be an interesting political situation for Korra (who btw might become a high-ranking political figure in Republic City later in life) to be in. – Anonymous Comment
I think the possibility of Amon being descended from a previous character is unlikely; I almost hope he isn’t, because it would feel almost shoddy. Mike and Bryan are more creative than that. I don’t know that Amon is working with Koh, either, but I think his claim of being in cahoots with something spiritual provides the perfect opportunity to bring Koh back. – amandakthompson
I’m with you that the spirits are probably at play here. It’s a strong possibility that Amon doesn’t buy into his own rhetoric and that it’s just propaganda, but maybe he really WAS contacted by a spirit that fed him these (most likely) lies in order to manipulate him to its will. It isn’t far-fetched to assume that perhaps a spirit is making a power-play of some sort here. Also; I don’t think that Republic City being out of whack has anything to do with the exclusion of fire and air. Personally, I think it’s a conflict of society vs. nature. Bending and all things spiritual are part of nature, and as the city progresses further into its industrial revolution nature (and the spiritual) is left behind. Korra’s difficulty with the spiritual side of being the avatar is a literary device mirroring this loss of balance. As she learns balance she can begin to restore it. – slightlypsychicparade
What most people don’t remember is that when Legend of Korra first started development and production that it was intended by the creators to be a 12 episode mini-series. This should explain the somewhat quick paced character, relationship, and narrative development. Most of the first season is most likely still following the mini series formula. Whether we will see more chances for continuity between this season and season 2 is still highly possible later in this season. – lminor3d
From @inkasrain:
Strange and slightly unsettling theory that occured to me when you mentioned the world no longer needing an Avatar: What if it’s not that Korra isn’t the Avatar, but that she *is* and must choose not to be? What if Korra must allow herself to lose her bending, and learn that her power is not in mystical abilities, but in her own personality– and this is what makes her worthy of being a leader of benders and non-benders both? It does seem thematically apt, albeit terribly bittersweet.
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Yes. I really like the storytelling complexities about what you’re saying. I don’t know that I (or anyone) know has enough hints from the four episodes already broadcast, but I’d be all in for this kind of twist.
Although I may not be too much on the “Korra is not the Avatar” Matt Patches theory train, I do think that Korra has to deal with something no other Avatar has had to deal with before, and that’s Republic City.
So, I think Aang changed something about being Avatar and we’ll spend this season figuring out what that is.
I’ll go with whatever theory tells me the best story! : )
-Da7e-
Wait. A PEBBLE? So you don’t need Chi-Blocking powers you just need to know that Chi-Blocking is possible?
What?
WHAT?!?!
So i was looking through the Avatar wikia and found something interesting.
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Yes, the Avatar Wiki says Toph is dead, but when we looked into the interview that is sourced for this fact, the interview was outdated and erroneous. (POST HERE)
I’m not for blindly trusting the Wiki on this point, I’m looking for one of the show creators saying Toph is dead. Otherwise, we don’t really know.
Return of Melon Lord?
by *DarkKenjie
BING!
Oh, The Promise. (We did a post on where to get it HERE)
I’ll say that the whole thing is up on YouTube, but we as a podcast don’t support it, because you should go buy the few official A:TLA/KORRA products there are.
Good! Good to know Toph may not be dead. Keep scouring, fans! Someone had to say something. : )
-Da7e-
P.S. Also from YANK-76:
“Also, I have to say I love your guys’ theory about chibending being an extension of airbending. My roommate and I looked at each other and started going through scenarios in AtLA and were like "THIS WOULD EXPLAIN SO MUCH!”. Although I have to ask if you think chibending and chi blocking are two different techniques, or if it’s like Iroh learning to redirect lightning from the waterbenders?“
I haven’t the foggiest what this series definition of Bending Vs. Blocking. I would assume they are opposite forces, just because the world needs to be in balance and if Korra is the Avatar, Amon represents the opposite (non-bender) but with the same goal (unity).
Yes and no.
Yes, she bent steam, but steam is water particles in the air and Cloudbending, as we saw from the original series, is a combo specialization that both air and waterbenders can do.
The Wikia (which we trust, but occasionally doubt, so it’s far from the last word) classifies Cloudbending as a subset of Waterbending.
Well, here’s kicking off the big question of this week:
CAN SOMEONE SOURCE ME THE THING THAT SAYS TOPH IS DEAD?
The Avatar Wika page for her reads: “Toph passed away sometime before 170 ASC, but a statue now stands in her honor at Republic City’s police headquarters.[7]”
But that little 7 that is supposed to link to the source leads to an interview with Andrea Romano, voice casting director, who only says a few lines about Korra, one of them being
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Q: Will Aang in any way be in the series?
ANDREA ROMANO: I don’t know how much of the series I’m allowed to tell you, but that whole generation has died. It’s the next generation. So it’s really cool. It’s the same producers. It’s the same brilliant attention to detail and I’m very excited. Right now we are just making twelve of them and we’ll see what happens.
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Michael: So Toph, as you know, was a metal bender. She kind of like, travelled the world, started teaching people, earth benders, how to harness this ability. It’s still kind of a rare thing. Not every earth bender does metal bending but, we have these kind of, it’s the elites, kind of swat team of Republic City.“
I think this is totally plausible. I’m not sure if “Pro-Bending” itself is diverse enough to be considered it’s own style, but if it is, it’s about standing your ground (territory based moves).
Here’s hoping that Pro Benders are also good at keeping their distance. Chi blockers need contact for their skill to work, so one would think staying away from the Equalists would work.
Then again, they’re all ninja-y so they’ll just rope you and pull you into the shadows anyway.
I’ve very excited to learn more about the Pro Bending culture over the next two episodes (I think it’s going to be 2).
-Da7e-
(fan art: work in progress by theuglymuffin)
Yes!
elphabaforpresidentofgallifrey also wrote in saying:
“hey! im 17 and i remember geocities! don’t feel too old!”
Future Toph says: “Try Harder”
Hey RCD/Korra fans! Something went wonky with the corporate monolith that is the all important iTunes. We’re in the process of getting it fixed! Hopefully by around 4PM EST today, EPISODE 3 will be ready to automatically download to your iTunes.
If you CANNOT WAIT, click here to head to the Soundcloud page and click the downward facing arrow to download the MP3 and transfer it to your device.
Matt’s right, as much as I love answering the questions, we should try to keep the podcast on the front page as much as possible.
We’ll be back Monday geeking out over who is or isn’t The Avatar. : )
-Da7e-
ENCORE PRESENTATION!
Little age progress thing I did over the span of three days (should’ve been one but I got emo because my tablet suddenly was causing problems)
I kind of like Asami so far even though I haven’t seen her in the show yet. :3
Here’s a snapshot of Benjamin Kaltenecker, our production manager and resident Mongoose bike enthusiast, in his office. The cardboard Mako cutout on his wall was drawn by Ryu and painted with glow-in-the-dark paints by the crew as part of the Halloween decorations in the Korra area.
I hope you guys enjoy/are enjoying/enjoyed watching episode 104 today. You get to meet some new, vital characters! Joaquim, Ryu, Mike, and I contributed a lot of storyboards to that one. It has a moody, psychological vibe that we all enjoy––not your typical “kids” fare.
I FIGURED IT OUT.
I figured out why I love Bolin and Korra’s relationship so much.
One word: BROMANCE.
Fear not, Makorra’s, yumiko27 has it figured out:
My sister and I were just discussing how Mako is totally not Zuko 2.0, but Katara 2.0.
Which means, with all the previous Avatars’ track records, Makorra is endgame!
Dear Johnnyish: Please keep posting your progress. This is awesome.
Almost finished with the gloves for my fire ferret costume.
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BE FOREWARNED – Discussion includes Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Promise (Part One), Nick.com’s “Welcome To Republic City” and Chapters 1-4 of The Legend of Korra.
Good Morning Benders and Non-Benders alike and welcome back to the Republic City Dispatch, a radio programme covering Nickelodeon’s Legend of Korra series.
This week, we’ll be covering Chapter 4 of Book One: Air “The Voice In The Night,” which aired Saturday April 28th. Is Republic City drawing closer to all out war? Can The Avatar master Airbending in time to unite the city her predecessor created?
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