So I’ve come across the belief that Korra was the weakest Avatar!
(this isn’t it going to be an Aang v’s Korra post, just a defence of her)
The argument being that Aang mastered all four elements within a year, he learned how to energy bend, use sonic resonance and stopped a raging world war.
My answer to that it, up until his rather unusual circumstances, it was customary to notify the avatar of their destiny at 16.. Avatar Roku leaves the fire nation at 16 and returns at some point in his mid 20s, nearly a decade later.
Korra is found at the age of 5 being able to bend 3 elements already, with no training.
Even Roku and Aang needed to be shown the fundamentals of the other elements.
* Aang struggled with earth bending, due to it being the opposite element to his own.. Standing to reason that fire 🔥 would be the element Korra would struggle with, but she doesn’t, its Air, which makes her unique.
Korra also learned how to spiritbend and metal bend, being the first Avatar to do so.
Some people argue, Aang stopped a world war, Roku took on the Pompeii of volcanoes, prevented Sozin from starting the war.
Kyoshi created an island to save her people ( I have a lava bending theory but that’s for later)
We have very little to go off, what the previous avatars faced, but I got the impression that whilst Republic city was being created n civil unrest in the protectorates was on going, Yakone’s gangsta shit, the whole world was hardly in danger.
We know very little of what Roku faced in his life, other than keeping an eye on Sozin. And Kyoshi staight up wouldn’t hesitate to cut a bitch. We know the previous waterbender Avatar turned out to be a bit of a slacker..
In the space of Four years Korra saves the world on 3 separate occasions!
Amón,
Unalaq and the spirits
Zaheer and his revolutionaries
She does this n yet is blamed by the press, dragged through the mud, vilified and abused by the very people she’s trying to protect
Her biggest failing is her naivety, impulsiveness and keenness to help.
Up until this point she has lived a very secluded life. She barely knows how the real world works.
This is taken advantage of by the very adults who should be looking out for her, ie, her uncle unalaq, councilman tarloq. Both betray her, both helping to cause a civil war shifting the blame onto the shoulders of a very sheltered teenage girl
Barely 6 months passes between amon and the water tribe civil war. Immediately on the heels of that, Zaheer and his revolutionaries start their shenanigans.
In barely 18 months she has had her bending taken, been tricked into pissing off the spirits World. She’s had at least 3 attempts on her life and is still suffering the effects of being poisoned. Not to mention emotionally she has been on a roller-coaster, never having chance to address the ptsd she’s suffering from.
Even Aang had a long rest after defeating Fire Lord Ozai to recover and heal from the emotional and physical toil.
Korra’s been putting out fires constantly since she got to Republic city, all the while in the face of people chipping away at her confidence, and feeling all alone.
No wonder, at the end of book 3, she is emotionally and physically exhausted and abandons her post.
Some people argue that Kuvira wouldn’t not have happened if Korra had stayed. Korra was in no mental state, suffering from depression and ptsd.
Yes, Korra not being there gives rise to Kuvira stepping up to the plate in luí of the Avatar.
But once again Korra relies on adults to help take the load and is let down. Such as Sú Yin and Tenzin..
Sú Yin shirks her responsibilities, stopping Kuvira, pulling a Sozin. This is because Sú Yin is afraid to take the reins as she believes that she too, would turn into a tyrannical despot.
The difference is, Korra comes back and deals with Kuvira , where as Roku avoided Sozin entirely.
After dealing with yet another threat on the world, after 4 years of constant aggro, Korra deserved some R&R with her sweet girlfriend.
So, anyone else want to turn round n tell me she’s the worst and/or weakest Avatar…
Gay Hell 