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* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: This was the case with the Avatars prior to Aang and Korra. The Avatar is the most powerful, dangerous and venerated person on the planet, meaning that they can pretty much force their will onto any kind of diplomatic or military issue with no fear of reprisal. Kyoshi made frequent use of this trope, with her on having threatened at least two world leaders and suffering no consequences for it. Likewise, Roku destroyed Sozin's palace in a show of force and threatened to kill him if he continued his expansionist goals. However, Aang preferred to use diplomacy and non-lethal methods to defeat his foes and Korra, while much more boisterous than Aang, lives in an age where the public and ruling powers no longer tolerate such behavior and her attempts to be forceful often causes more problems than it fixes.

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* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: This was the case with the Avatars prior to Aang and Korra. The Avatar is the most powerful, dangerous and venerated person on the planet, meaning that they can pretty much force their will onto any kind of diplomatic or military issue with no fear of reprisal. Kyoshi made frequent use of this trope, with her on having threatened at least two world leaders and suffering no consequences for it. Likewise, Roku destroyed Sozin's palace in a show of force and threatened to kill him if he continued his expansionist goals. However, Aang preferred to use diplomacy and non-lethal methods to defeat his foes and Korra, while much more boisterous than Aang, lives in an age where the public and ruling powers no longer tolerate such behavior and her attempts to be forceful often causes more problems than it fixes.fixes, forcing her to employ the same tactics as Aang.

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[[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTeamAvatar Team Avatar]] ([[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderAvatarAang Avatar Aang]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderZuko Prince Zuko]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderKatara Katara]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSokka Sokka]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTophBeifong Toph Beifong]]) | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderMentors Mentors]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderAllies Allies]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheFireNation Fire Nation]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheFireNationRoyalFamily Fire Nation Royal Family]] ([[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderPrincessAzula Princess Azula]]) | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheEmberIslandPlayers The Ember Island Players]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderOtherCharacters Other]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderComicCharacters Comics]]]]]]-]

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[[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTeamAvatar Team Avatar]] ([[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderAvatarAang Avatar Aang]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderZuko Prince Zuko]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderKatara Katara]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSokka Sokka]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTophBeifong Toph Beifong]]) Zuko]]) | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderMentors Mentors]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderAllies Allies]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheFireNation Fire Nation]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheFireNationRoyalFamily Fire Nation Royal Family]] ([[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderPrincessAzula Princess Azula]]) | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheEmberIslandPlayers The Ember Island Players]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderOtherCharacters Other]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderComicCharacters Comics]]]]]]-]



** [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderKatara Katara]]
** [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSokka Sokka]]
** [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTophBeifong Toph Beifong]]
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* TokenSuper:
** Invereted with Asami and Sokka, being the resident non-bender for the team. They more than make up for it by being GeniusBruiser, able to fight with wits and technology.

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* TokenSuper:
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** Invereted with Asami and Sokka, being the resident non-bender for the team. They more than make up for it by being GeniusBruiser, able to fight with wits and technology.
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* {{Foil}}: Each Avatar can be compared and contrasted to prior and future ones. Some of these aspects are a reflection of the time they were in, while others are random personality quirks.
** They all have the same basic compassion, empathy, and devotion to order that comes from Wan and/or Rava.
** Aang was InTouchWithHisFeminineSide, while Korra was a {{Tomboy}}.
** Kyoshi didn't get involved with Earth Kingdom politics until it was knocking at her door, while Korra got directly involved in the Water Tribe civil war as it affected her and her family.
** Wan started the cycle as a pseudo-fire bender, during a time people just started to leave the Lion Turtle cities, the modern 4 nations haven't formed yet, and the world in a [[UsefulNotes/ZhouDynasty Warring states-like era]]. Korra, by contrast ends/restarts the cycle as a water bender in a time of relative peace and cooperation, with the people from all nations working together to form a 5th nation.
** Aang and Yangchen were both natively airbenders, but Aang often favored the teachings of the monks over the advise of the prior Avatars, living as he thought an airbender should (ActualPacifism and all). While, Yangchen listened to the past Avatars a little too closely, becoming a CombatPragmatist in the process, putting the needs of the world before her own spiritual and cultural duties.
** Szeto and Roku were both Fire Nation natives, but Szeto prioritized the Fire Nation over the rest of the world, while Roku did the opposite.
** Roku defended the status quo, while Aang embraced change.
** Kuruk descried himself as a "go with the flow avatar", while Korra was a Hot Blooded, in-your face Avatar, who enjoyed sports.
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* {{Foil}}: Similar to [[Characters/DoctorWhoDoctors The Doctor]] in Doctor Who, each Avatar can be compared and contrasted to prior and future ones. Some of these aspects are a reflection of the time they were in, while others are random personality quirks.
** They all have the same basic compassion, empathy, and devotion to order that comes from Wan and/or Rava.
** Aang was InTouchWithHisFeminineSide, while Korra was a {{Tomboy}}.
** Kyoshi didn't get involved with Earth Kingdom politics until it was knocking at her door, while Korra got directly involved in the Water Tribe civil war as it affected her and her family.
** Wan started the cycle as a pseudo-fire bender, during a time people just started to leave the Lion Turtle cities, the modern 4 nations haven't formed yet, and the world in a [[UsefulNotes/ZhouDynasty Warring states-like era]]. Korra, by contrast ends/restarts the cycle as a water bender in a time of relative peace and cooperation, with the people from all nations working together to form a 5th nation.
** Aang and Yangchen were both natively airbenders, but Aang often favored the teachings of the monks over the advise of the prior Avatars, living as he thought an airbender should (ActualPacifism and all). While, Yangchen listened to the past Avatars a little too closely, becoming a CombatPragmatist in the process, putting the needs of the world before her own spiritual and cultural duties.
** Szeto and Roku were both Fire Nation natives, but Szeto prioritized the Fire Nation over the rest of the world, while Roku did the opposite.
** Roku defended the status quo, while Aang embraced change.
** Kuruk descried himself as a "go with the flow avatar", while Korra was a Hot Blooded, in-your face Avatar, who enjoyed sports.
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** Invereted with Asami and Sokka, being the resident non-bender for the team. They more than make up for it by being GeniusBruisers, able to fight with wits and technology.

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** Invereted with Asami and Sokka, being the resident non-bender for the team. They more than make up for it by being GeniusBruisers, GeniusBruiser, able to fight with wits and technology.

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* BattleCouple:
** Aang and Katara, Sokka and Suki from the original series
** Korra and Mako then Korra and Asami from the Legend of Korra
* ClassicalElementsEnsemble: Each team has at least one member that are of Fire, Water, Air and Earth, except Korra's team never had a permeant Air bender.




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** Toph and Asami both come from rich families, and had issues with their fathers. But Toph comes from OldMoney, and one of the richest and oldest families in the Earth Kingdom, while Asami comes from NewMoney, created from Hoshi Sato's inventions selling well in Republic City and the world.
* SiblingTeam: Sokka and Katara, Mako and Bolin
* TokenSuper:
** Invereted with Asami and Sokka, being the resident non-bender for the team. They more than make up for it by being GeniusBruisers, able to fight with wits and technology.
** Suki eventually joins Aang's team, helping balance the bender-vs-nonbender ratio there.


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* {{Flight}}: Appa flies using airbending, while Fang flew using his wings.
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[[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTeamAvatar Team Avatar]] ([[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderAvatarAang Avatar Aang]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderZuko Prince Zuko]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderKatara Katara]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSokka Sokka]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTophBeifong Toph Beifong]]) | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderMentors Mentors]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderAllies Allies]] ([[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderGeneralIroh General Iroh]]) | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheFireNation Fire Nation]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheFireNationRoyalFamily Fire Nation Royal Family]] ([[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderFireLordOzai Fire Lord Ozai]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderPrincessAzula Princess Azula]]) | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheEmberIslandPlayers The Ember Island Players]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderOtherCharacters Other]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderComicCharacters Comics]]]]]]-]

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[[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTeamAvatar Team Avatar]] ([[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderAvatarAang Avatar Aang]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderZuko Prince Zuko]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderKatara Katara]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSokka Sokka]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTophBeifong Toph Beifong]]) | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderMentors Mentors]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderAllies Allies]] ([[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderGeneralIroh General Iroh]]) | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheFireNation Fire Nation]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheFireNationRoyalFamily Fire Nation Royal Family]] ([[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderFireLordOzai Fire Lord Ozai]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderPrincessAzula ([[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderPrincessAzula Princess Azula]]) | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheEmberIslandPlayers The Ember Island Players]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderOtherCharacters Other]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderComicCharacters Comics]]]]]]-]

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* [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderAllies Allies]][[labelnote:Character List]]Hakoda, Haru, Mechanist and Teo, Princess Yue, Earth King Kuei, Bosco, Shyu[[/labelnote]]
** [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderGeneralIroh General Iroh]]

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* [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderAllies Allies]][[labelnote:Character List]]Hakoda, Haru, Mechanist and Teo, Princess Yue, Earth King Kuei, Bosco, Shyu[[/labelnote]]
** [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderGeneralIroh General Iroh]]
Shyu, Iroh[[/labelnote]]



** [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheFireNationRoyalFamily Fire Nation Royal Family]][[labelnote:Character List]]Princess Ursa, Lu Ten, Sozin, Azulon[[/labelnote]]
*** [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderFireLordOzai Fire Lord Ozai]]

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** [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheFireNationRoyalFamily Fire Nation Royal Family]][[labelnote:Character List]]Princess Ursa, Ozai, Lu Ten, Sozin, Azulon[[/labelnote]]
*** [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderFireLordOzai Fire Lord Ozai]]
Azulon[[/labelnote]]
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** Aang's team did mostly WalkiingTheEarth and called Appa's back home. Korra's team called did a lot of travelling, but called Repulic City their Home Base.

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** Aang's team did mostly WalkiingTheEarth WalkingTheEarth and called Appa's back home. Korra's team called did a lot of travelling, but called Repulic City their Home Base.
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[[folder:The various team Avatars]]
Common traits and roles of teams the people the Avatars surround themselves with, including the Avatar

!!In General
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** Katara and Korra are both water bending warriors who start with bad tempers, Katara has more chances for her anger to be justified, and Korra is more of a BloodKnight.
** Zuko and Mako both had fire benders with family issues, but can be contrasted in a few different ways. Zuko being of royal birth, while Mako being a poor street rat. Zuko being emotional and very compassionate for others, Mako being more reserved and stoic.
** Bolin and Toph both specialized in a form of earth bending, but different in how it comes about. Bolin discovering that he has a skill for lava bending, that existed, but was quite rare. Toph literally created the skill of metal bending.
** Aang's team did mostly WalkiingTheEarth and called Appa's back home. Korra's team called did a lot of travelling, but called Repulic City their Home Base.
** Aang's team included mentors among his friends. Korra's team did not.

!!Animal Companion
* {{Foil}}: Appa bends air, while Naga can't bend anything.
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