Wishbending: Things We Want In Avatar - The Legend of Korra
The Aang Gang has moved on and Korra's in the spotlight, so here's a list of what we want to see in the upcoming series Avatar: The Legend of Korra.
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By Kevin Fitzpatrick September 1, 2010 |
Crazy New Bending Styles
Between Katara learning how to manipulate the water in living tissue so as to "bloodbend," and Toph's realization that bending metal simply represented an extension of her own earthbending abilities, it's clear that a good deal of practical physics goes into manipulation of the elements.
So 70 years later, are we really supposed to believe that only a meager handful of benders have discovered these incredible powers? Would it be too much of a stretch to realize that waterbenders could likely manipulate the water in the surrounding air? Or that given Aang's use of "energy bending" in the finale, is it possible that all bending shares some relationship, unspecific to an individual element?
Two young girls discovered incredible abilities life-long masters never dreamed of. What else might have been discovered by Korra's time?
Zuko's Mother
We know that by Korra's time, Zuko and the rest of the Aang gang have likely died out, hopefully having led full lives.
But the creators have made very clear that "there will be a definitive link to the past," and that there will be some flashbacks, so would it be too much to hope for some resolution of Avatar: The Last Airbender's biggest remaining mystery?
It would seem unlikely that Bryan and Mike would have Zuko pose such an important question in the finale, the whereabouts or fate of his mother Ursa, without any intention of ever addressing it.
M. Night Shyamalan References
Creators Bryan Konietzko and Mike DiMartino have made very clear their lack of association with M. Night Shyamalan's widely-panned adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, and often decline any questions regarding it.
But even so, "The Ember Island Players" showed that the two have a wonderful sense of humor and self-deprecation when it comes to the series, so it's not out of the question to hope for a passing reference or two to Aang's adventures being so poorly translated in Korra's world.
After all, Aang's tale was widely known in their world, and movies could reasonably exist by that time, so lets take a few potshots!
Sky Bison And Winged Lemurs
Genetically, it wouldn't make much sense to see the race of sky bison thriving, if Appa did indeed represent the last of their kind. But darn it all, those little critters were cute as heck.
Momo too supposedly didn't have too many kin, so we'd like to know if by Korra's time anything had turned around for the fate of either species. It just won't feel like Avatar without an adorable beast soaring to our next adventure.
And while we're at it, more Insane Animals!
