Line #187 Quotes/TheLegendOfKorra


1	Please note, this page is for quotes from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' and other official sources. All memes should go on the [[Memes/TheLegendOfKorra appropriate page.]]
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
4
5	[[folder:Book 1: Air]]
6
7	!![[AC:"Welcome to Republic City"]]
8
9	->''Earth. Fire. Air. Water.''
10	->''When I was a boy, my father - Avatar Aang - told me the story of how he and his friends heroically ended the Hundred Year War. Avatar Aang, and Fire Lord Zuko transformed the Fire Nation colonies into the United Republic of Nations, a society where benders and non-benders from all over the world could live together in peace, and harmony. They named the capital of this great land Republic City.''
11	->''Avatar Aang accomplished many remarkable things in his life, but sadly his time in this world came to an end, and like the cycle of the seasons, the cycle of the Avatar began anew.''
12	-->'''Tenzin's opening monologue'''
13
14	-> '''Four-Year-Old Korra''': I'm the Avatar. You gotta [[MemeticMutation deal with it!]]
15
16	->'''Katara''': She's strong.\
17	'''White Lotus Leader''': She lacks restraint.
18
19	->'''Meelo''': Unhand me, strange woman!\
20	'''Tenzin:''' That's your grandmother, Meelo.
21
22	->'''Pema''': All I want is one child like ''me'', a nice ''non''-bender, who doesn't blast wind in my face every five seconds.
23
24
25	->'''Tenzin''': Don't you bring my mother into this!
26
27
28	!![[AC:"A Leaf in the Wind"]]
29
30	-> '''Ikki''': Dance! Dance like the wind!\
31	'''Meelo''': Be the leaf!
32
33	-> '''Bolin''': So, what'd ya think, Korra? Bolin's got some moves, huh?
34
35	-> '''Bolin''': No. Way. ''The'' Avatar!
36
37	-> '''Mako''': You're the Avatar. And I'm an idiot.\
38	'''Korra''': Both are true.
39
40	-> '''Announcer''': Hold the phone! Stop the presses! She's still in the game, folks! And she's moving like an entirely different player! All of a sudden, the Platypus Bears' strikes are only striking air!
41	-> '''Tenzin''': ...how about that.
42
43	!![[AC:"The Revelation"]]
44
45	->'''Korra''': The morning is ''evil''.
46
47	-> '''Mako''': Your best friend is a polar bear dog. Somehow, that makes perfect sense.
48
49	-> '''Korra''': Mako, we are going to save your brother. I promise you that.
50
51	-> '''Amon''': My quest for equality began many years ago. When I was a boy, my family and I lived on a small farm. We weren't rich, and none of us were benders. This made us very easy targets for the firebender who extorted my father. One day, my father confronted this man, but when he did, that firebender took my family from me. Then, he took my face. I've been forced to hide behind a mask ever since.
52
53	-> As you know, the Avatar has recently arrived in Republic City. And if she were here, she would tell you that bending brings balance to the world. But, she is wrong. The only thing bending has brought to the world, is suffering. It has been the cause of every war in every era. But that is about to change. I know you have been wondering, "what is the Revelation?" You are about to get your answer.
54
55	-> Since the beginning of time, the spirits have acted as guardians of our world, and they have spoken to me. They say the Avatar has failed humanity. That is why the spirits have chosen me to usher in a new era of balance. They have granted me a power that will make Equality a reality. The power to take a person's bending away. Permanently.
56
57	-> '''Doorman''': What are you doing back here?\
58	'''Korra''': Uh... looking for the bathroom?
59
60	-> '''Bolin''': Uh, hello. Amon, sir. I think there's been a big misunderstanding.
61
62	-> '''Amon''': Let her go. She's the perfect messenger to tell the city of my power.
63
64
65	!![[AC:"The Voice in the Night"]]
66
67	-> '''Ikki''': Why do you have three ponytails? And how come you smell like a lady? You're weird.\
68	'''Tarrlok''': Well aren't you... precocious?
69
70	-> '''Mako''': The scarf stays.
71
72	-> '''Hiroshi Sato''': So, I understand you're dirt poor.
73
74	-> '''Amon''': I received your invitation, young Avatar.
75
76	-> '''Amon''': Our showdown, while inevitable, is premature. Although it would be the simplest thing for me to take away your bending right now, I won't. You'd only become a martyr. Benders of every nation would rally behind your untimely demise, but I assure you, I have a plan. And I'm saving you for last, then you'll get your duel, and I ''will'' destroy you.
77
78
79	!![[AC:"The Spirit of Competition"]]
80
81	-> '''Bolin''': Bro, you're nuts! Korra and I are perfect for each other: she's strong, I'm strong; she's fun, I'm fun; she's beautiful, I'm ''gorgeous!''
82
83	-> '''Bolin''': So, Korra, I was thinking, you and me, we could get some dinner together, sort of a date situation.\
84	'''Korra''': Oh, that's really sweet, but I don't think so. I don't feel very date-worthy.\
85	'''Bolin''': Are you kidding me? You're the smartest, funniest, toughest, buffest, talentedest, incrediblest girl in the world!
86
87	-> '''Tahno''': You know, if you wanna learn how a real pro bends... I could give you some ''private lessons''.\
88	'''Korra''': You wanna go toe-to-toe with me, pretty boy?\
89	'''Tahno:''' Go for it.
90
91	-> '''Mako''': Guess we'll have to do this the hard way.
92
93	-> '''Mako:''' I told you dating a teammate was a bad idea.\
94	'''Bolin''': ''You're'' a bad idea!
95
96	-> '''Shiro Shinobi''': And Bolin loses his noodles! Literally. Which reminds me, this match is brought to you by our sponsor, Flameo Instant Noodles! Noodliest noodles in the United Republic.
97
98	-> '''Shiro Shinobi''': And Bolin keeps playing with one good arm! I gotta hand it to him, this kid's got grit! But how long can he keep it up? Apparently, not very long.
99
100	-> '''Bolin''': Owww! Gah! Haven't you hurt me enough, woman?!
101
102	-> '''Jinora:''' Ooh! I just read a historical saga where the heroine fell in love with the enemy general's son, who was supposed to marry the princess. You should do what she did!\
103	'''Korra:''' Tell me!\
104	'''Jinora:''' She rode a dragon into battle and burned down the ''entire country''. Then she jumped into a volcano. It was ''so'' romantic.\
105	'''Ikki:''' No, no, no! The best way to win a boy's heart is to brew a magic potion out of rainbows and sunsets, that makes two lovers sprout wings and fly to a magical castle in the sky, where they get married and eat clouds with spoons and use stars as ice cubes in their moonlight punch, forever and ever and ever!\
106	'''Korra:''' The volcano is starting to make more sense to me now.
107
108	!![[AC:"And the Winner is..."]]
109
110	-> '''Shiro Shinobi''': Folks, there is some sort of electrical disturbance in the stands. Metalbender cops are dropping like bumble-flies. There appear to be masked members of the audience wielding strange devices on their hands. One of them is in the booth with me right now, folks. He is leveling one of those glove devices at me now, and I believe he is about to electrocute me. I am currently wetting my pants.
111
112	-> '''Amon''': I believe I have your attention, benders of Republic City. So once again, the Wolfbats are your probending champions. It seems fitting that you celebrate 3 bullies who cheated their way to victory - because every day you threaten and abuse your fellow non-bending citizens, just like the Wolfbats did to their opponents tonight. Those men were supposedly the best in the bending world, and yet it only took a few moments for me to cleanse them of their impurity. Let this be warning to all of you benders out there: if any of you stand in my way, you will meet the same fate.
113
114	-> Now, to my followers, for years the Equalists have been forced to hide in the shadows. But now, we have the numbers and the strength to create a new Republic City! I’m happy to tell you that the time for change has finally come. Very soon, the current tyrannical bending regime will be replaced by a fair-minded Equalist government. You and your children will no longer have to walk the streets afraid! It’s time to take back our city.
115
116	-> For centuries, benders have possessed an unnatural advantage over ordinary people. But thankfully, modern technology has provided us with an opportunity to even out the playing field. Now, ''anyone'' can hold the power of a chi-blocker in their hand. My followers and I will not rest until the entire city achieves equality. And once that goal is achieved, we will equalize the rest of the world! '''''The Revolution has begun!'''''
117
118
119	!![[AC:"When Extremes Meet"]]
120
121	-> '''Meelo''': You're pretty, can I have some of your hair.\
122	'''Mako''': Looks like I have some competition.
123
124	-> '''Meelo''': We will meet again, beautiful woman!
125
126	-> '''Unnamed Non-Bender''': Please help us. You're our Avatar too.
127
128	->'''Tarrlok''': Isn't that what you came here to do? Intimidate me into releasing your friends? See, that's what I ''admire'' about you, Korra. Your willingness to go to extremes in order to get what you want. It is a quality we both share.
129
130	!![[AC:"Out of the Past"]]
131
132	->'''Tarrlok''': What? What are you?\
133	'''Amon''': I am the ''solution''.
134
135	!![[AC:"Turning the Tides"]]
136
137	-> '''Ikki''': Welcome, I'm Ikki and this is Jinora and Meelo. We have a super great family and we're so happy that you're a part of it!
138
139	-> '''Jinora''': Stay away from my dad's ex-girlfriend!
140
141	-> '''Meelo''': That lady is my hero. \
142	'''Tenzin''': Yes, she is. (about Lin)
143
144	->'''General Iroh''': Tell her we will be arriving in three days time and that I look forward to winning back Republic City... together.
145
146	->'''Amon:''' Tell me where the Avatar is and I will let you keep your bending.\
147	'''[[spoiler:Lin Beifong]]:''' I won't tell you anything, you monster!
148
149	!![[AC:"Skeletons in the Closet"]]
150	->'''Tarrlok:''' [[spoiler:[[WhamLine I'm Amon's brother.]]]]
151
152	!![[AC:"Endgame"]]
153	->'''Amon:''' [[spoiler:[[HeroKiller I told you I would destroy you.]]]]
154
155	->'''[[spoiler:Meelo:]]''' Prison break!
156
157	->[[spoiler:'''Amon/Noatak:''' The two of us together again! There's nothing we can't do!]]\
158	[[spoiler:'''Tarrlok:''' Yes, Noatak.]]\
159	[[spoiler:'''Amon/Noatak:''' "Noatak." I'd almost forgotten the sound of my own name.]]\
160	[[spoiler:'''Tarrlok:''' ''[picks up an Equalist glove, unscrews the fuel tank cap]'' [[TearJerker It will be just like the good old days.]] ''[[MurderSuicide [ignites the boat's fuel]]]'']]
161
162	->[[spoiler:'''Aang:''']] When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change.
163
164	[[/folder]]
165
166	[[folder:Book 2: Spirits]]
167
168	!![[AC:"Rebel Spirit"]]
169
170	->'''Desna:''' I think he is attempting to form some kind of bond with you based on your geographic point of origin.\
171	'''Eska:''' Perhaps it would be interesting to spend time with one whose ways are so rough and uncultured. (''To Bolin'') You amuse me. I will make you mine.\
172	'''Bolin:''' You mean like a boyfriend, or like a slave?\
173	'''Eska:''' Yes. (''grabs him'') Win me prizes.
174
175	!![[AC:"The Southern Lights"]]
176
177	->'''Unalaq:''' Korra, all the past Avatars live on inside you. Let them guide you. Let them help you find the light in the dark.
178
179	!![[AC:"Civil Wars Part 1"]]
180
181	-> '''Bumi''': You know this reminds me of a search and rescue mission I commanded years ago in the mountains of Ba Sing Se.\
182	'''Tenzin''': Ahhh, here we go.\
183	'''Bumi''': For five days we scoured that beast of a mountain fighting our way through blizzards, sandstorms, and three typhoons. Finally we found the men huddled in a cave, seconds from death. With no time to lose, I piled all twelve of those poor souls on my back and carried them down the mountain to safety.\
184	'''Tenzin''': And how exactly is that supposed to help us find Ikki?\
185	'''Bumi''': It was supposed to inspire you. Clearly you know nothing about being a leader of men. That's probably why the Avatar fired you.\
186	'''Tenzin''': I'm sick of you far fetched tales. Three typhoons?!\
187	'''Bumi''': Well. I might have added an extra typhoon in for dramatic effect.
188
189	!![[AC:"Peacekeepers"]]
190
191	-> '''Unalaq''': I need her ''alive''. \
192	'''Eska''': (''Sighs'') Fine.
193
194	-> '''Varrick''': Look how these people love you, kid. They're eating that cornball spiel right out of your hand. \
195	'''Bolin''': The trick is, whenever I get confused, I just say 'Republic City' or 'fans' and then everyone cheers.
196
197	!![[AC:"Beginnings"]]
198	-> '''Aye-Aye''' Hold on, a human living with spirits? It's never been done!\
199	'''Wan''': First time for everything, right?
200
201	-> '''Wan''': If you and Vaatu have the same fight every ten thousand years, how come one of you hasn't destroyed the other?\
202	'''Raava''': He cannot destroy light anymore than I can destroy darkness. One cannot exist without the other. Even if I were to defeat Vaatu in this encounter, darkness would grow inside me until he emerges again. The same will hold true if Vaatu defeats me.\
203	'''Wan''': That doesn't sound so bad. Even if Vaatu wins, you'll still come back.\
204	'''Raava''': Yes, but you will probably not survive to see it.
205
206	-> '''Wan''': Before you get to her, you'll have to go through me!\
207	'''Vaatu''': No human can stand against ''me''.\
208	'''Wan''': Haven't you heard the legends? I'm not a regular human anymore.
209
210	-> '''Vaatu''': I lived ten thousand lifetimes before the first of your kind crawled out of the mud. It was ''I'' who broke through the divide that separated the plane of spirits from the material world! To hate me is to give me breath. To fight me is to give me strength. Now prepare to face ''oblivion''!
211
212	-> '''Raava''': [[spoiler:''We are bonded forever.'']]
213
214	-> '''Wan''': There wasn't enough time.\
215	'''Raava''': Don't worry. We will be together for all of your lifetimes. And we will never give up.
216
217	!![[AC:"A New Spiritual Age"]]
218	-> '''[[spoiler:Uncle Iroh]]''': You two look lost. Maybe I can help you.\
219	'''Korra''': I know you!\
220	'''[[spoiler:Uncle Iroh]]''': I was good friends with Avatar Aang.\
221	'''Korra''': [[spoiler:Iroh.]]\
222	'''[[spoiler:Uncle Iroh]]''': Hello, Korra.
223
224	-> '''Jinora''': Wow. I could just stay in here forever, reading.\
225	'''Wan Shi Tong''': The last human who said ''that'' is still here.
226
227	-> '''Korra''': I can make the sun shine?\
228	'''[[spoiler:Uncle Iroh]]''': Even in the material world, you will find that if you look for the light, you can often find it. But if you look for the dark, that is all you will ever see.
229
230	-> '''[[spoiler:Uncle Iroh]]''' Sometimes the best way to solve your own problems, is to help someone else.
231
232	-> '''Korra''': I have light inside!
233
234	!![[AC:"Darkness Falls"]]
235	-> '''[[spoiler: Raava]]''': [[spoiler: Korra. This fight is not over.]]\
236	'''Korra''': [[spoiler: Raava?]]\
237	'''[[spoiler: Raava]]''': [[spoiler: Vaatu cannot win. Do not give in to ten thousand years of darkness. You are the Avatar!]]
238
239	-> '''[[spoiler: Aang]]''': You are right. You are trying to hold onto a false perception of yourself. You are not me. And you should not be me. You, are Tenzin.\
240	'''Tenzin''': I am not a reflection of my father...I am Tenzin!
241
242
243	!![[AC:"A Light in the Dark"]]
244	-> '''Varrick''': Zhu Li, commence Operation [[spoiler:Winged Freedom]]! ''Do the thing''!
245
246	-> '''Korra''': [[spoiler: Go in peace.]]
247
248	-> '''Korra''': [[spoiler:The war of the Water Tribes is over. Unalaq has been defeated, and the Northern fleet is returning home. The Water Tribes will always be allies, but the Southern Tribe is now independent, and the Southern Council of Elders has appointed my father, Tonraq, to be your new chief.]]
249
250	-> [[spoiler: I've realized that even though we must learn from those who came before us, we must also forge our own path. So that is why I've decided to keep the portals open. Humans can now physically enter the Spirit World, and spirits will be free to roam our world. I will no longer be the bridge. Humans and spirits must learn to live together. My mission will always be to use Raava's light spirit to guide the world towards light and balance. Harmonic Convergence has caused a shift in the planet's energy. I can feel it. Things will never be the same again. We are entering a new age.]]
251	[[/folder]]
252
253	[[folder:Book 3: Change]]
254
255	!![[AC:"A Breath of Fresh Air"]]
256	->'''Korra:''' Daw, this is Tenzin. He is going to help you.\
257	'''Tenzin:''' It is absolutely my pleasure to meet you Daw. I have never met a new airbender before. Well, at least one whose diapers I didn't have to change.\
258	'''Daw:''' Actually, I just fell off a bridge, [[BringMyBrownPants so I could use a fresh diaper right about now.]]
259
260	!![[AC:"Rebirth"]]
261	-> '''Bolin:''' C'mon Mako, we're going to Ba Sing Se, where Dad grew up. What if I meet our grandma for the very first time, and she asks me ''"Where's your sweet brother?"'' and I have to say "I'm sorry, Grandma, he had some really important police paperwork to file" and she starts to cry those grandma tears and is like ''"Mako, why? Why? I can't go on, I ca-"'' and she dies.
262
263	!![[AC:"The Metal Clan"]]
264	->'''Kya:''' You seem to know a lot about airbender history for someone who just got airbending.\
265	'''Zaheer:''' I've always admired the culture.\
266	'''Kya:''' And you moved through those gates like a natural. Where did you say you were from?\
267	'''Zaheer:''' A small village up north. You've probably never heard of it.
268
269	!![[AC:"The Stakeout"]]
270	->'''Zaheer:''' Do you know who once said, "New growth cannot exist without first the destruction of the old"?\
271	'''Korra:''' No.\
272	'''Zaheer:''' The wise Guru Laghima. An airbender.
273
274	!![[AC:"Long Live The Queen"]]
275	-> '''Zaheer:''' You think freedom is something that you can give or take on a whim. But to your people, freedom is just as essential as...air.
276
277	[[/folder]]
278
279	[[folder:Book 4: Balance]]
280
281	!![[AC:"After All These Years"]]
282	-> '''[[FightClubbing Manager]]:''' Whatever happened to {the Avatar}, anyway?\
283	'''Korra:''' I wouldn't know...
284	!![[AC:"Korra Alone"]]
285	->[[spoiler:'''Toph:''']] Nice to see you again, [[spoiler:Twinkle Toes.]]
286	!![[AC:"Day Of the Colosus"]]
287	-> '''Varrick:''' Zhu Li Moon, will you do the thing for the rest of our lives?\
288	'''Zhu Li:''' Yes.\
289	'''Varick:''' [[BigYes Yes!]] Now let's go attach these barely functional rust buckets to a giant killer smashing machine!\
290	'''Zhu Li:''' It's exactly how I always pictured our engagement.
291	!![[AC:"The Last Stand"]]
292	-->'''Korra:''' So, what now? Back to the dance floor?\
293	'''Asami:''' I'm kind of all danced out. Honestly, after everything that's happened the past few months, I could use a vacation.\
294	'''Korra:''' Let's do it! Let's go on a vacation, just the two of us. Anywhere you want.\
295	'''Asami:''' Really? Okay ... I've always wanted to see what the Spirit World's like.\
296	'''Korra:''' Sounds perfect.\
297	[[/folder]]
298
299	[[folder:Outside Sources]]
300	->''"Conventional TV wisdom has it that girls will watch shows about boys, but [[GirlShowGhetto boys won't watch shows about girls.]] During test screenings, though, boys said they didn't care that Korra was a girl. They just said she was awesome."''
301	-->'''-- Creator/BryanKonietzko'''
302
303	->Water, earth, fire, air.\
304	Long ago, [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender the three books lived in harmony]],\
305	Then, [[TakeThat everything changed]] when Creator/MNightShyamalan [[Film/TheLastAirbender attacked]].\
306	Only Michael Dante [=DiMartino=], Master of all three books, could stop him,\
307	But when the world needed him most, he vanished.\
308	Four years passed, and the Internet has discovered the new Avatar, a waterbender named Korra.\
309	Although her bending skills are great, she has a lot to learn before she's ready to save anyone, but I believe, Korra can save this show.
310	-->--'''Website/YouTube Comment'''
311
312	->Our intention with the last scene was to make it as clear as possible that yes, Korra and Asami have romantic feelings for each other. The moment where they enter the spirit portal symbolizes their evolution from being friends to being a couple. Many news outlets, bloggers, and fans picked up on this and didn’t find it ambiguous. For the most part, it seems like the point of the scene was understood and additional commentary wasn’t really needed from Bryan or me. But in case people were still questioning what happened in the last scene, I wanted to make a clear verbal statement to complement the show’s visual one.
313	-->--'''Michael Dante DiMartino''' [[http://mikedimartinostory.com/2014/12/22/korrasami-confirmed/ link]]
314
315	->But this particular decision wasn’t only done for us. We did it for all our queer friends, family, and colleagues. It is long overdue that our media (including children’s media) stops treating non-heterosexual people as nonexistent, or as something merely to be mocked. I’m only sorry it took us so long to have this kind of representation in one of our stories.
316	-->--'''Bryan Konietzko''' on his [[http://bryankonietzko.tumblr.com/post/105916338157/korrasami-is-canon-you-can-celebrate-it-embrace Tumblr]]
317
318	->I have bragging rights as the first Korrasami shipper (I win!).
319	-->--'''Bryan Konietzko''' on his [[http://bryankonietzko.tumblr.com/post/105916338157/korrasami-is-canon-you-can-celebrate-it-embrace Tumblr]]

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