History AbandonShipping / AvatarTheLastAirbender

* * While the canonical Mai/Zuko was already the was far from the most popular Zuko ship, in part thanks to the popular Zutara (Zuko/Katara) ship -- as well as the Zukka (Zuko/Sokka) ship that emerged in the wake of the franchise's 2010s NewbieBoom -- and because the character herself is somewhat divisive, it still had a big fanbase. However, some that were fond of it began to ditch it following the ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSmokeAndShadow Smoke And Shadow]]'' graphic novel. Continuing on from the series and previous comics, the duo's relationship remained incredibly unstable, with the two [[PoorCommunicationKills failing to communicate]], having [[TheMasochismTango endless fights]], and [[RelationshipRevolvingDoor constantly breaking up]], turning them into a truly [[DestructiveRomance toxic relationship]]. Mai even delivers a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech at one point, telling Zuko how miserable he makes her feel, something that some fans saw as Mai being a {{hypocrite}} who contributed just as much, if not more, to the failure of their relationship. While it still has fans, it lost a lot of them due to the comics.

* * While the canonical Mai/Zuko was already the was far from the most popular Zuko ship, in part thanks to the popular Zutara (Zuko/Katara) ship -- as well as the Zukka (Zuko/Sokka) ship that emerged in the wake of the franchise's 2010s NewbieBoom -- and because the character herself is somewhat divisive, it still had a big fanbase. However, some that were fond of it began to ditch it following this graphic novel. Continuing on from the series and previous comics, the duo's relationship remained incredibly unstable, with the two [[PoorCommunicationKills failing to communicate]], having [[TheMasochismTango endless fights]], and [[RelationshipRevolvingDoor constantly breaking up]], turning them into a truly [[DestructiveRomance toxic relationship]]. Mai even delivers a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech at one point, telling Zuko how miserable he makes her feel, something that some fans saw as Mai being a {{hypocrite}} who contributed just as much, if not more, to the failure of their relationship. While it still has fans, it lost a lot of them due to the comics.

* While the canonical Mai/Zuko was already the was far from the most popular Zuko ship, in part thanks to the popular Zutara (Zuko/Katara) ship -- as well as the Zukka (Zuko/Sokka) ship that emerged in the wake of the franchise's 2010s NewbieBoom -- and because the character herself is somewhat divisive, it still had a big fanbase. However, some that were fond of it began to ditch it following the ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSmokeAndShadow Smoke And Shadow]]'' graphic novel. Continuing on from the series and previous comics, the duo's relationship remained incredibly unstable, with the two [[PoorCommunicationKills failing to communicate]], having [[TheMasochismTango endless fights]], and [[RelationshipRevolvingDoor constantly breaking up]], turning them into a truly [[DestructiveRomance toxic relationship]]. Mai even delivers a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech at one point, telling Zuko how miserable he makes her feel, that she was an idiot for dating him and how she wants to move on from him... something that wasn't taken kindly by some fans who saw Mai as being a {{hypocrite}} who contributed just as much, if not more, to the failure of their relationship. While it still has fans, it lost a lot of them due to the comics.

* The canonical Mai/Zuko was already the target of lukewarm reception amongst fans, in part thanks to the popular Zutara (Zuko/Katara) ship -- as well as the Zukka (Zuko/Sokka) ship that emerged in the wake of the franchise's 2010s NewbieBoom -- and because the character herself is somewhat divisive. However, those that were fond of it began to ditch it following the ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSmokeAndShadow Smoke And Shadow]]'' graphic novel. Continuing on from the series and previous comics, the duo's relationship remained incredibly unstable, with the two [[PoorCommunicationKills failing to communicate]], having [[TheMasochismTango endless fights]], and [[RelationshipRevolvingDoor constantly breaking up]], turning them into a truly [[DestructiveRomance toxic relationship]]. Mai even delivers a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech at one point, telling Zuko how miserable he makes her feel, that she was an idiot for dating him and how she wants to move on from him... something that wasn't taken kindly by fans who saw Mai as being a {{hypocrite}} who [[TheUnfairSex contributed just as much]], if not more, to the failure of their relationship.

* Some Ty Lee/Azula shippers jumped ship when ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheSearch'' showed that Ty Lee wants nothing to do with Azula, implying she was never Azula's friend in the first place (or that whatever friendship they had has burned). ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSmokeAndShadow'' doubled down on this, with Ty Lee still terrified that Azula is on the loose. This wasn't helped when series head writer Aaron Ehasz revealed that one of his ideas for a potential fourth season ([[FlipFlopOfGod whether one was truly considered depends on who you ask) would have followed the comics in this regard, with the only person who would willingly interact with Azula being Zuko.

* Mai/Zuko becomes more unpopular as it's thought the two just do not work out, as shown in ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSmokeAndShadow Smoke And Shadow]]''. Continuing on from the series and previous comic, Mai/Zuko remains incredibly unstable with the two [[PoorCommunicationKills failing to communicate]], having [[TheMasochismTango endless fights]], and [[RelationshipRevolvingDoor constantly breaking up]], turning them into a truly [[DestructiveRomance toxic relationship]]. Mai tells Zuko to his face [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech how miserable he makes her feel, that she was an idiot for dating him and how she wants to move on from him]]. Many fans also thought that Mai's status as a DesignatedHero led to Zuko being {{Misblamed}}; Mai was being a {{Hypocrite}} as [[TheUnfairSex she had contributed just as much]], if not [[NeverMyFault more to the failure of their relationship]].
* Some Ty Lee/Azula shippers jumped ship when ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheSearch'' showed that Ty Lee wants nothing to do with Azula, implying she was never Azula's friend in the first place (or that whatever friendship they had has burned). ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSmokeAndShadow'' also shows that Ty Lee is still terrified that Azula is on the loose. This wasn't helped when series writer Aaron Ehasz revealed that, similarly to the comics, had the show gotten a fourth season, the only person who would willingly interact with Azula would be Zuko. [[FlipFlopOfGod However, the showrunners have denied this, and have said that they never had any desires or plans to make a fourth season.]]

* The series might have set a record for turnaround time for a ship being created, then abandoned: A promotional [[http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/61387742.html poster]] for the show distributed at [=ComicCon=] 2011 featured Korra with an Earthbender boy and a Firebender boy. Naturally, some fans started HoYay shipping them right away. Later, during the panel for the show, it was revealed that the boys (Bolin and Mako) are brothers, and everyone not into IncestYayShipping jumped ship.
* When all that was known about Meelo was that there was a character with his name, people thought he might be Korra's LoveInterest. Needless to say, when he turned out to be a toddler, that thought died out completely.

** That same barrier, however, has done nothing to sink the Tenzin/Lin ship. In fact, it may be the Linzin ship’s impossibility of ever sailing again that has fueled its voyage through the hearts of the fandom.
* Tenzin/Pema was shipped by nearly everyone until Lin's past relationship with Tenzin was revealed, which turned it into a polarizing OfficialCouple. Especially when it was further revealed that Pema was pursuing a relationship with Tenzin ''before'' he broke up with Lin, and played a role in breaking them up by confessing her love to him when their relationship was reaching a low point. As one fan said:

* Amon/Tarrlok gained a small MindGameShip[=/=]FoeYayShipping following after [[spoiler:Amon de-bends Tarrlok]] in a fairly HoYay-tastic scene, only to fall into this trope once it's revealed [[spoiler:they're brothers]], meaning that anyone who didn't like [[spoiler:incest]] jumped ship, and resulted in a few HilariousInHindsight pieces of fanwork before that particular revelation.
* In Season 2, many shipped Bolin with Korra's cousin Eska due to promotional material. Then it turned out the relationship is quite abusive on Eska's side, leading many to jump ship, though others still held firm.
* An interesting variation is the effect that ''Korra'' has had on [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender the parent show]]'s [[FanPreferredCouple Tokka]] ship. When Toph's daughter Lin showed up, with no father mentioned, a lot of people wanted it to be Sokka; however, when it came out that Lin used to date Tenzin ([[KissingCousins Sokka's nephew]]), most fans abandoned the idea. However, when it turned out that Toph had ''another'' daughter with a ''different'' unknown father, the idea picked up again, though others rejected the implication that Sokka would become a DisappearedDad (since he's known to have lived into Korra's lifetime). It doesn't help that Suyin ''does'' bear some semblance to Sokka.
** Similarly, some Sukka (Sokka and his canon girlfriend Suki) fans jumped ship because [[WhateverHappenedToTheMouse Suki was the only Gaang member not referenced]] in the series. This combined with the above possible implications with Suyin made some worry that Suki and Sokka broke up eventually. Still a large sum stood firm because the series never ''proved'' Sokka and Suki broke up, or that Suki died at a young age, or whatever other topic that could explain how Sokka ended with Toph. She could just have been not mentioned.
* The fanbase has a rather... belligerent relationship with the Makorra ship. When the show was prepping for its debut and the key details of the cast were revealed, they were the most popular ship by far - Zutara shippers from the original series, in particular, picked up the ship as a SpiritualSuccessor to the one they favoured. This lasted until about midway into Book 1 and beyond, even with the LoveTriangle with these two and Asami Sato... but then when Mako started becoming dishonest about the fact that he'd cheated on Asami and tried to deflect blame, a number of fans slowly lost their taste for him (and ironically Asami, who was disliked instinctively by many, became ''more'' popular), which was not helped by the ''extremely'' vague break-up kiss they had in the season finale before Mako [[LastMinuteHookUp hooked up with Korra]]. A lot of people felt they were StrangledByTheRedString... Then, Book 2 had people turn off from Mako with ''either'' girl due to a break-up with Korra, getting back together with Asami, and then when Korra returns sans some of her memory he ''got back with her again'' - pretending their breakup never even happened. The Book 2 finale [[ShipSinking killed the ship for good and all]] when Korra got her memory back and they decided they were BetterAsFriends; Masami lost a good contingent of its supporters around this time as well (and is even deader). While there remains a vocal gathering who do wish the pairing had worked out by the end, the airing of Books 3 and 4 saw the majority of the fanbase turn towards [[LesYay Korrasami]] ([[MemeticMutation which ended up being dubbed as the NEW Zutara or Zutara 2.0]]) while most didn't want Mako with ''anyone'' anymore. As it turns out, this was deliberate - [[WordOfGod Word of Bryke]] has it that Makorra was only endgame for Book 1 and when they got renewed, they knew the couple was going to break up in Book 2, and [[spoiler:Korrasami would be the canon endgame ship for both female characters.]]

* Tenzin/Pema was shipped by nearly everyone until Lin's past relationship with Tenzin was revealed, which turned it into a polarizing OfficialCouple. Especially when it was further revealed that Pema was pursuing a relationship with Tenzin ''before'' he broke up with Lin, and in fact played a role in breaking them up. As one fan said:

* An interesting variation is the effect that ''Korra'' has had on [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender the parent show]]'s [[FanPreferredCouple Tokka]] ship. When Toph's daughter Lin showed up, with no father mentioned, a lot of people wanted it to be Sokka; however, when it came out that Lin used to date Tenzin ([[KissingCousins Sokka's nephew]]), most fans abandoned the idea. However, when it turned out that Toph had ''another'' daughter with a ''different'' unknown father, the idea picked up again, though others reject the implication that Sokka would become a DisappearedDad (since he's known to have lived into Korra's lifetime). It doesn't help that Suyin ''does'' bear some semblance to Sokka.

* The fanbase has a rather... belligerent relationship with the Makorra ship. When the show was prepping for its debut and the key details of the cast were revealed, they were the most popular ship by far - Zutara shippers from the original series, in particular, picked up the ship as a SpiritualSuccessor to the one they favoured. This lasted until about midway into Book 1 and beyond, even with the LoveTriangle with these two and Asami Sato... but then when Mako started becoming dishonest about the fact that he'd cheated on Asami and tried to deflect blame, a number of fans slowly lost their taste for him (and ironically Asami, who was disliked instinctively by many, became ''more'' popular), which was not helped by the ''extremely'' vague break-up kiss they had in the season finale before Mako [[LastMinuteHookUp hooked up with Korra]]. A lot of people felt they were StrangledByTheRedString... Then, Book 2 had people turn off from Mako with ''either'' girl due to a break-up with Korra, getting back together with Asami, and then when Korra returns sans some of her memory he ''got back with her again'' - pretending their breakup never even happened. The Book 2 finale [[ShipSinking killed the ship for good and all]] when Korra got her memory back and they decided they were BetterAsFriends; Masami lost a good contingent of its supporters around this time as well (and is even deader). While there remains a vocal gathering who do wish the pairing had worked out by the end, the airing of Books 3 and 4 saw the majority of the fanbase turn towards [[LesYay Korrasami]] ([[MemeticMutation which ended up being dubbed as the NEW Zutara or Zutara 2.0]]) while most didn't want Mako with ''anyone'' anymore. As it turns out, this was deliberate - [[WordOfGod Word of Bryke]] has it that Makorra was only endgame for Book 1 and when they got renewed, they knew the couple was going to end in Book 2, and [[spoiler:Korrasami is the canon endgame ship for both female characters.]]
* Bolin/Korra was one of the top 3 ships in the fandom during Book 1, but dwindled astonishingly by Book 4. This is due to Bolin receiving other love interests, Korra not showing romantic interest in Bolin, and the fact that Bolin's crush on Korra was never even referenced after Book 1.

* The series might have set a record for turnaround time for a ship being created, then abandoned: A promotional [[http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/61387742.html poster]] for the show distributed at [=ComicCon=] 2011 featured Korra with an Earthbender boy and a Firebender boy. Naturally, some fans started HoYay shipping them right away. Later, during the panel for the show, it was revealed that the boys (Bolin and Mako) were siblings, and everyone not into IncestYayShipping jumped ship.

* Many people that previously liked the Katara/Aang ship came to dislike it once their relationship starting being shown officially together in ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise the comics]]'', believing they have fallen into a ShippingBedDeath. They are portrayed as [[TrueLoveIsBoring unrealistically perfect]], continuously [[SickeningSweethearts flaunting obnoxious displays of affection]] ([[LampshadeHanging which other characters even point out]]) with Katara undergoing {{Chickification}} to [[DemotedToSatelliteLoveInterest become a trophy for Aang]] in the process. Fans of Katara weren't pleased with how her character had been distorted to make the Katara/Aang ship work. She became even more different in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''; see that specific entry below for details.

* The Katara/Aang ship became the victim of bad writing in ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise The Promise]]'' but many believe things got ''even worse'' in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. WordOfGod states that the audience was "exaggerating" Aang's neglect based on his [[UnreliableNarrator childrens' arguments in Book 2]] and that Katara/Aang were indeed HappilyMarried, but many fans hold firm that the implications are bad regardless and point out there's [[ShowDontTell nothing in the series itself to show this]]. Kya and Bumi were still angry after decades that [[ParentalFavoritism Aang took only his youngest child around the world]] while regularly [[DisappearedDad leaving Katara all alone to rear the two elder ones]]. Even the Air Acolytes did not know Aang had children other than Tenzin and assumed that Kya and Bumi were ''servants'' at first. Katara underwent massive BadassDecay as she was now [[{{Chickification}} a passive housewife]] who [[NeutralFemale never protested against Aang's (albeit unintentional) abandonment of them]] (and this is coming from a girl with serious [[ParentalAbandonment abandonment issues]]) as though she was somehow fine with her children feeling neglected by their father. To many viewers, Katara's marriage to Aang made her seem like she was forced to StayInTheKitchen despite spending her whole life fighting against this patriarchal system in the first place.

* Ursa and Ozai are married and have two children, but there has always been a very vague stance on their relationship. ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheSearch The Search]]'' comics pretty much killed any notion of romance ever happening between the two with the reveal that she was [[ScarpiaUltimatum basically kidnapped to be Ozai's wife]] as part of a eugenics experiment and never loved him, leading to [[MaritalRapeLicense unfortunate implications]] regarding [[ChildByRape Zuko and Azula's existances.]] Many Urzai shippers were either angry because their old headcanons were {{Jossed}} or they abandoned ship. [[FanonDiscontinuity Some people chose to ignore this revelation completely]] because [[{{Retcon}} it went against what Bryke had previously said]] about them [[LyingCreator getting along well in their early marriage]]. Like Katara/Aang and Zuko/Mai, the fanbase for all these ships considerably shrunk after the release of the comics.

* Bolin/Korra was one of the top 3 ships in the fandom during Book 1, but dwindled astonishingly by Book 4. This is due to Bolin receiving other love interests, Korra not showing romantic interest in Bolin, and the fact that Bolin had even had a crush on Korra was ignored after Book 1.

* Iroh II/Asami, Iroh II/Bolin, and Tahno/Korra were all popular ships during Book 1, however it's almost impossible to find shippers of them anymore. This is due to Tahno [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse disappearing from the series]] after Book 1, bar an unvoicrd cameo in the series finale, and Iroh having his role [[DemotedToExtra drastically reduced]]. There is also a considerable age gap between Iroh II and Asami which unnerved some viewers. It didn't stop the showrunners for making jokes about them hooking up though.

* Bolin/Korra was one of the top 3 ships in the fandom during Book 1, but dwindled astonishingly by Book 4. This is due to Bolin receiving other love interests, Korra not showing romantic interest in Bolin, and the fact that Bolin had even liked Korra in that fashion was ignored after Book 1.

* Iroh II/Asami, Iroh II/Bolin, and Tahno/Korra were all popular ships during Book 1, however it's almost impossible to find shippers of them anymore. This is due to both Iroh II and Tahno [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse disappearing from the series]] after Book 1, bar cameos. There is also a considerable age gap between Iroh II and Asami which unnerved some viewers. It didn't stop the showrunners for making jokes about them hooking up though.

* The Katara/Aang ship became the victim of bad writing in ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise The Promise]]'' but many believe things got ''even worse'' in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. WordOfGod states that the audience was "exaggerating" Aang's neglect based on his [[UnreliableNarrator childrens' arguments in Book 2]] and that Katara/Aang were indeed HappilyMarried, but many fans hold firm that the implications are bad regardless and point out there's [[ShowDontTell nothing in the series itself to show this]]. Kya and Bumi were still angry after decades that [[ParentalFavoritism Aang took only his youngest child around the world]] while regularly [[DisappearedDad leaving Katara all alone to rear the two elder ones]]. Even the Air Acolytes did not know Aang had children other than Tenzin and assumed that Kya and Bumi were ''servants'' at first. Katara underwent massive BadassDecay as she was now [[{{Chickification}} a passive housewife]] who [[NeutralFemale never protested against Aang's (albeit unintentional) abandonment of them]] (and this is coming from a girl with serious [[ParentalAbandonment abandonment issues]]) as though she was somehow fine with her children feeling neglected by their father. ''Legacy'' made it worse when Katara's letter to Tenzin talked only about Aang - with nothing about herself. To many viewers, Katara's marriage to Aang made her seem like she was forced to StayInTheKitchen despite spending her whole life fighting against this patriarchal system in the first place.

* Iroh II/Asami, Iroh II/Bolin, and Tahno/Korra were all popular ships during Book 1, however it's almost impossible to find shippers of them anymore. This is due to both Iroh II and Tahno [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse disappearing from the series]] after Book 1, bar cameos. There is also a considerable age gap between Iroh II and Asami which unnerved some viewers.

* The Katara/Aang ship became the victim of bad writing in ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise The Promise]]'' but many believe things got ''even worse'' in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. WordOfGod states that the audience was "exaggerating" Aang's neglect based on his [[UnreliableNarrator childrens' arguments in Book 2]] and that Katara/Aang were indeed HappilyMarried, but many fans hold firm that the implications are bad regardless and point out there's [[ShowDontTell nothing in the series itself to show this]]. Kya and Bumi were still angry after decades that [[ParentalFavoritism Aang took only his youngest child around the world]] while regularly [[DisappearedDad leaving Katara all alone to rear the two elder ones]]. Even the Air Acolytes did not know Aang had children other than Tenzin and assumed that Kya and Bumi were ''servants'' at first. Katara underwent massive BadassDecay as she was now [[{{Chickification}} a passive housewife]] who [[NeutralFemale never protested against Aang's (albeit unintentional) abandonment of them]] (and this is coming from a girl with serious [[ParentalAbandonment abandonment issues]]) as though she was somehow fine with her children feeling neglected by their father. ''Legacy'' made it worse when Katara's letter to Tenzin talked only about Aang and his relationship to Tenzin. Katara's marriage to Aang made her seem like she was forced to StayInTheKitchen despite spending her whole life fighting against this patriarchal system in the first place.

* The Katara/Aang ship became the victim of bad writing in ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise The Promise]]'' but many believe things got ''even worse'' in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. WordOfGod states that the audience was "exaggerating" Aang's neglect based on his [[UnreliableNarrator childrens' arguments in Book 2]] and that Katara/Aang were indeed HappilyMarried, but many fans hold firm that the implications are bad regardless and point out there's [[ShowDontTell nothing in the series itself to show this]]. Kya and Bumi were still angry after decades that [[ParentalFavoritism Aang took only his youngest child around the world]] while regularly [[DisappearedDad leaving Katara all alone to rear the two elder ones]]. Even the Air Acolytes did not know Aang had children other than Tenzin and assumed that Kya and Bumi were ''servants'' at first. Katara underwent massive BadassDecay as she was now [[{{Chickification}} a passive housewife]] who [[NeutralFemale never protested against Aang's (albeit unintentional) abandonment of them]] (and this is coming from a girl with serious [[ParentalAbandonment abandonment issues]]) as though she was somehow fine with her children feeling neglected by their father. It now seemed like Katara was forced to StayInTheKitchen despite spending her whole life fighting against this patriarchal system in the first place.

* The Katara/Aang ship became the victim of bad writing in ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise The Promise]]'' but many believe things got ''even worse'' in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. WordOfGod states that the audience was "exaggerating" Aang's neglect based on his [[UnreliableNarrator childrens' arguments in Book 2]] and that Katara/Aang were indeed HappilyMarried, but many fans hold firm that the implications are bad regardless and point out there's [[ShowDontTell nothing in the series itself to show this]]. Kya and Bumi were still angry after decades that [[ParentalFavoritism Aang took only his youngest child around the world]] while regularly [[DisappearedDad leaving Katara all alone to rear the two elder ones]]; Katara underwent massive BadassDecay as she was now [[{{Chickification}} a passive housewife]] who [[NeutralFemale never protested against Aang's (albeit unintentional) abandonment of them]] (and this is coming from a girl with serious [[ParentalAbandonment abandonment issues]]) as though she was somehow fine with her children feeling neglected by their father. It felt as though Katara was forced to StayInTheKitchen despite spending her whole life fighting against this patriarchal system.

* Iroh II/Asami, Iroh II/Bolin, and Tahno/Korra were all popular ships during Book 1, however it's almost impossible to find shippers of them anymore. This is due to both Iroh and Tahno [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse disappearing from the series]] after Book 1, bar cameos.

* The fanbase has a rather... belligerent relationship with the Makorra ship. When the show was prepping for its debut and the key details of the cast were revealed, they were the most popular ship by far - Zutara shippers from the original series, in particular, picked up the ship as a SpiritualSuccessor to the one they favoured. This lasted until about midway into Book 1 and beyond, even with the LoveTriangle with these two and Asami Sato... but then when Mako started becoming dishonest about the fact that he'd cheated on Asami and tried to deflect blame, a number of fans slowly lost their taste for him (and ironically Asami, who was disliked instinctively by many, became ''more'' popular), which was not helped by the ''extremely'' vague break-up kiss they had in the season finale before Mako [[LastMinuteHookUp hooked up with Korra]]. A lot of people felt they were StrangledByTheRedString... Then, Book 2 had people turn off from Mako with ''either'' girl due to a break-up with Korra, getting back together with Asami, and then when Korra returns sans some of her memory he ''got back with her again'' - pretending their breakup never even happened. The Book 2 finale [[ShipSinking killed the ship for good and all]] when Korra got her memory back and they decided they were BetterAsFriends; Masami lost a good contingent of its supporters around this time as well (and is even deader). While there remains a vocal gathering who do wish the pairing had worked out by the end, the airing of Books 3 and 4 saw [[FanPreferredCouple the majority of the fanbase]] turn towards [[LesYay Korrasami]] ([[MemeticMutation which ended up being dubbed as the NEW Zutara or Zutara 2.0]]) while most didn't want Mako with ''anyone'' anymore. As it turns out, this was deliberate - [[WordOfGod Word of Bryke]] has it that Makorra was only endgame for Book 1 and when they got renewed, they knew the couple was going to end in Book 2, and [[spoiler:Korrasami is the canon endgame ship for both female characters.]]

* Ursa and Ozai are married and have two children, but there has always been a very vague stance on their relationship. ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheSearch The Search]]'' comics pretty much killed any notion of romance ever happening between the two with the reveal that she was [[ScarpiaUltimatum basically kidnapped to be Ozai's wife]] as part of a eugenics experiment and never loved him. Many Urzai shippers were either angry because their old headcanons were {{Jossed}} or they abandoned ship. [[FanonDiscontinuity Some people chose to ignore this revelation completely]] because [[{{Retcon}} it went against what Bryke had previously said]] about them [[LyingCreator getting along well in their early marriage]]. Like Katara/Aang and Zuko/Mai, the fanbase for all these ships considerably shrunk after the release of the comics.

* Some Ty Lee/Azula shippers jumped ship when ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheSearch'' showed that Ty Lee wants nothing to do with Azula, implying she was never Azula's friend in the first place (or that whatever friendship they had has burned). ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSmokeAndShadow'' also shows that Ty Lee is still terrified that Azula is on the loose. This wasn't helped when series writer Aaron Ehasz revealed that, similarly to the comics, had the show gotten a fourth season, the only person who would willingly interact with Azula would be Zuko. [[FlipFlopOfGod The showrunners have denied this, however and have said that they never had any desires or plans to make a fourth season.]]

* Some Ty Lee/Azula shippers jumped ship when ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheSearch'' showed that Ty Lee wants nothing to do with Azula, implying she was never Azula's friend in the first place (or that whatever friendship they had has burned). ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSmokeAndShadow'' also shows that Ty Lee is still terrified that Azula is on the loose. This wasn't helped when series writer Aaron Ehasz revealed that, similarly to the comics, had the show gotten a fourth season, the only person who would willingly interact with Azula would be Zuko.

* The series might have set a record for turnaround time for a ship being created, then abandoned: A promotional [[http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/61387742.html poster]] for the show distributed at [=ComicCon=] 2011 featured Korra with an Earthbender boy and a Firebender boy. Naturally, some fans started [[HoYay Hoy Yay Shipping]] them right away. Later, during the panel for the show, it was revealed that the boys (Bolin and Mako) were siblings, and everyone not into IncestYayShipping jumped ship.

* Many people that previously liked the Katara/Aang ship have come to dislike it now that they are officially together in ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise The Promise]]'' as they have fallen into a ShippingBedDeath. They are portrayed as [[TrueLoveIsBoring unrealistically perfect]], continuously [[SickeningSweethearts flaunting obnoxious displays of affection]] ([[LampshadeHanging which other characters even point out]]) with Katara undergoing {{Chickification}} to [[DemotedToSatelliteLoveInterest become a trophy for Aang]] in the process. Fans of Katara have not been pleased with how her character has been distorted to make the Katara/Aang ship work. She became even more different in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''; see that specific entry below for details.
* Mai/Zuko becomes more unpopular as the two just do not work out as shown in [[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSmokeAndShadow Smoke And Shadow]]. Continuing on from the series and previous comic, Mai/Zuko remains incredibly unstable with the two [[PoorCommunicationKills not being able to talk to each other]], having [[TheMasochismTango endless fights]] and [[RelationshipRevolvingDoor constantly breaking up]] turning them into a truly [[DestructiveRomance toxic relationship]]. Mai tells Zuko to his face [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech how miserable he makes her feel, that she was an idiot for dating him and how she wants to move on from him]]. Many fans thought that Mai's status as a DesignatedHero led to Zuko being {{Misblamed}}; Mai was being a {{Hypocrite}} as [[TheUnfairSex she had contributed just as much]], if not [[NeverMyFault more to the failure of their relationship]].
* Ursa and Ozai are married and have two children, but there has always been a very vague stance on their relationship. ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheSearch The Search]]'' comics pretty much killed any notion of romance ever happening between the two with the reveal that she was [[ScarpiaUltimatum basically kidnapped to be Ozai's wife]] as part of a eugenics experiment and never loved him. Many Urzai shippers were either angry because their old headcanons were {{Jossed}} or they abandoned ship. [[FanonDiscontinuity Some people chose to ignore this revelation completely]] because [[{{Retcon}} it went against what Bryke had previously said]] about them [[LyingCreator getting along well in their early marriage]]. Like Katara/Aang and Zuko/Mai, the fanbase for all these ships have considerably shrunk after the release of the comics.
* Some Ty Lee/Azula shippers jumped ship when ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheSearch'' showed that Ty Lee wants nothing to do with Azula, implying she was never Azula's friend in the first place (or that whatever friendship they had has burned). ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSmokeAndShadow'' also shows that Ty Lee is still terrified that Azula is on the loose.

* The series might set a record for turnaround time for a ship being created, then abandoned: A promotional [[http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/61387742.html poster]] for the show distributed at [=ComicCon=] 2011 featured Korra with an Earthbender boy and a Firebender boy. Naturally, some fans started [[HoYay Hoy Yay Shipping]] them right away. Later, during the panel for the show, it was revealed that the boys were siblings, and everyone not into IncestYayShipping jumped ship.

* In season 2, many shipper shipped Bolin with Korra's cousin Eska due to promotional material. Turns out the relationship is quite abusive on Eska's side, leading many to jump ship, though others still hold firm.
* An interesting variation is the effects that ''Korra'' has had on [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender the parent show]]'s [[FanPreferredCouple Tokka]] ship. When Toph's daughter Lin showed up, with no father mentioned, a lot of people wanted it to be Sokka; however, when it came out that Lin used to date Tenzin ([[KissingCousins Sokka's nephew]]), most fans abandoned the idea. However, when it turned out that Toph had ''another'' daughter with a ''different'' unknown father, the idea picked up again, though others reject the implication that Sokka would become a DisappearedDad (since he's known to have lived into Korra's lifetime). It doesn't help that Suyin ''does'' bear some semblance to Sokka.
* Similarly, some Sukka (Sokka and his canon girlfriend Suki) fans jumped ship because [[WhateverHappenedToTheMouse Suki was the only Gaang member not referenced]] in the series. This combined with the above possible implications with Suyin made some worry that Suki and Sokka broke up eventually. Still a large sum stood firm because the series never ''proved'' Sokka and Suki broke up, or that Suki died at a young age, or whatever other topic that could explain how Sokka ended with Toph. She could just have been not mentioned.
* The Katara/Aang ship became the victim of bad writing in ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise The Promise]]'' but many believe things got ''even worse'' in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. WordOfGod states that the audience was "exaggerating" Aang's neglect and that Katara/Aang were indeed HappilyMarried but there is [[ShowDontTell nothing in the series itself to show this]]. Kya and Bumi were still angry after decades that [[ParentalFavoritism Aang took only his youngest child around the world]] while [[DisappearedDad leaving Katara all alone to rear the two elder ones]]; Katara underwent massive BadassDecay as she was now [[{{Chickification}} a passive housewife]] who [[NeutralFemale never protested against Aang's (albeit unintentional) abandonment of them]] (and this is coming from a girl with serious [[ParentalAbandonment abandonment issues]]) as though she was somehow fine with her children feeling neglected by their father. It felt as though Katara was forced to StayInTheKitchen despite spending her whole life fighting against this patriarchal system.
* The fanbase has a rather... belligerent relations with the Makorra ship. When the show was prepping for its debut and the key details of the cast were revealed, they were the most popular ship by far - Zutara shippers from the original series, in particular, picked up the ship as a SpiritualSuccessor to the one they favoured. This lasted until about midway into Book 1 and beyond, even with the LoveTriangle with these two and Asami Sato... but then when Mako started becoming dishonest about the fact that he'd cheated on Asami and tried to deflect blame, a number of fans slowly lost their taste for him (and ironically Asami, who was disliked instinctively by many, became ''more'' popular), which was not helped by the ''extremely'' vague break-up kiss they had in the season finale before Mako [[LastMinuteHookUp hooked up with Korra]]. A lot of people felt they were StrangledByTheRedString... Then, Book 2 had people turn off from Mako with ''either'' girl due to a break-up with Korra, getting back together with Asami, and then when Korra returns sans some of her memory he ''got back with her again'' - pretending their breakup never even happened. The Book 2 finale [[ShipSinking killed the ship for good and all]] when Korra got her memory back and they decided they were BetterAsFriends; Masami lost a good contingent of its supporters around this time as well (and is even deader). While there remains a vocal gathering who do wish the pairing had worked out by the end, the airing of Books 3 and 4 saw [[FanPreferredCouple the majority of the fanbase]] turn towards [[LesYay Korrasami]] ([[MemeticMutation which ended up being dubbed as the NEW Zutara or Zutara 2.0]]) while most didn't want Mako with ''anyone'' anymore. As it turns out, this was deliberate - [[WordOfGod Word of Bryke]] has it that Makorra was only endgame for Book 1 and when they got renewed, they knew the couple was going to end in Book 2, and [[spoiler:Korrasami is the canon endgame ship for both female characters.]]
* Bolin/Korra was one of the top 3 ships in the fandom during Book 1, but dwindled astonishingly by Book 4. This is due to Bolin receiving other love interests, Korra not showing romantic interest in Bolin, and the fact that Bolin once liked Korra was ignored after Book 1.

* Some Ty Lee/Azula shippers jumped ship when ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheSearch'' showed that Ty Lee wants nothing to do with Azula, implying she was never Azula's friend in the first place (or that whatever friendship they had has burned).

* The fanbase has a rather... belligerent relations with the Makorra ship. When the show was prepping for its debut and the key details of the cast were revealed, they were the most popular ship by far - Zutara shippers from the original series, in particular, picked up the ship as a SpiritualSuccessor to the one they favoured. This lasted until about midway into Book 1 and beyond, even with the LoveTriangle with these two and Asami Sato... but then when Mako started becoming dishonest about the fact that he'd cheated on Asami and tried to deflect blame, a number of fans slowly lost their taste for him (and ironically Asami, who was disliked instinctively by many, became ''more'' popular), which was not helped by the ''extremely'' vague break-up kiss they had in the season finale before Mako [[LastMinuteHookUp hooked up with Korra]]. A lot of people felt they were StrangledByTheRedString... Then, Book 2 had people turn off from Mako with ''either'' girl due to a break-up with Korra, getting back together with Asami, and then when Korra returns sans some of her memory he ''got back with her again'' - pretending their breakup never even happened. The Book 2 finale [[ShipSinking killed the ship for good and all]] when Korra got her memory back and they decided they were BetterAsFriends; Masami lost a good contingent of its supporters around this time as well (and is even deader). While there remains a vocal gathering who do wish the pairing had worked out by the end, the airing of Books 3 and 4 saw [[FanPreferredCouple the majority of the fanbase]] turn towards [[LesYay Korrasami]] ([[MemeticMutation which ended up being dubbed as the NEW Zutara or Zutara 2.0]]) while most didn't want Mako with ''anyone'' anymore. As it turns out, this was deliberate - [[WordOfGod Word of Bryke]] has it that Makorra was only endgame for Book 1 and when they got renewed, they knew the couple was going to end in Book 2, and [[spoiler:Korrasami is the canon endgame ship for both female characters.]]

* The Katara/Aang ship became the victim of bad writing in [[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise The Promise]] but many believe things got ''even worse'' in WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra. WordOfGod states that the audience was "exaggerating" Aang's neglect and that Katara/Aang were indeed HappilyMarried but there is [[ShowDontTell nothing in the series itself to show this]]. Kya and Bumi were still angry after decades that [[ParentalFavoritism Aang took only his youngest child around the world]] while [[DisappearedDad leaving Katara all alone to rear the two elder ones]]; Katara underwent massive BadassDecay as she was now [[{{Chickification}} a passive housewife]] who [[NeutralFemale never protested against Aang's (albeit unintentional) abandonment of them]] (and this is coming from a girl with serious [[ParentalAbandonment abandonment issues]]) as though she was somehow fine with her children feeling neglected by their father. It felt as though Katara was forced to StayInTheKitchen despite spending her whole life fighting against this patriarchal system.
* The fanbase has a rather... belligerent relations with the Makorra ship. When the show was prepping for its debut and the key details of the cast were revealed, they were the most popular ship by far - Zutara shippers from the original series, in particular, picked up the ship as a SpiritualSuccessor to the one they favoured. This lasted until about midway into Book 1 and beyond, even with the LoveTriangle with these two and Asami Sato... but then when Mako started becoming dishonest about the fact that he'd cheated on Asami and tried to deflect blame, a number of fans slowly lost their taste for him (and ironically Asami, who was disliked instinctively by many, became ''more'' popular), which was not helped by the ''extremely'' vague break-up kiss they had in the season finale before Mako [[LastMinuteHookUp hooked up with Korra]]. A lot of people felt they were StrangledByTheRedString... Then, Book 2 had people turn off from Mako with ''either'' girl due to a break-up with Korra, getting back together with Asami, and then when Korra returns sans some of her memory he ''got back with her again'' - pretending their breakup never even happened. The Book 2 finale [[ShipSinking killed the ship for good and all]] when Korra got her memory back and they decided they were BetterAsFriends; Masami lost a good contingent of its supporters around this time as well (and is even deader). While there remains a vocal gathering who do wish the pairing had worked out by the end, the airing of Books 3 and 4 saw [[FanPreferredCouple the majority of the fanbase]] turn towards [[LesYay Korrasami]] ([[MemeticMutation which ended up being dubbed as the NEW Zutara or Zutara 2.0]]) while most didn't want Mako with ''anyone'' anymore. As it turns out, this was deliberate - [[WordOfGod Word of Bryke]] has it that Makorra was only endgame for Book 1 and when they got renewed, they knew the couple was going to end in Book 2, and [[spoiler:Korrasami is the canon endgame ship for both female characters.]]

The ''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' franchise has had a lot of AbandonShipping scenarios over the years.

!!''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''