Line #9 WesternAnimation/TheLegendofKorra


1	! As a SequelSeries to ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', all spoilers pertaining to it may have been left unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!
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4	->''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.\
5	Avatar Aang and Fire Lord Zuko transformed the Fire Nation colonies into the United Republic of Nations, a society where benders and nonbenders from all over the world could live and thrive together in peace and harmony. They named the capital of this great land, "Republic City."\
6	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...''
7	-->-- '''Tenzin's''' opening narration in the series premiere
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9	''The Legend of Korra''[[note]] Called ''Avatar: The Legend of Korra'' outside of UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates. [[/note]] is an [[AnimatedShows animated series]] from Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} and a SequelSeries to ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and part of the overall ''[[Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar]]'' franchise. It ran from April 14, 2012 to December 19, 2014.
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11	Set [[TimeSkip seventy years after]] the events of its predecessor, the series follows the adventures of a boisterous teenage girl named Korra, a member of the Southern Water Tribe and Aang's successor as Avatar. Thematically, there are some differences between it and the parent show: while ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' is arguably HighFantasy with East Asian elements mixed in, ''The Legend of Korra'' is UrbanFantasy in an East Asian inspired setting, complete with mass media and politics. In a deviation from its predecessor, each book focuses on a new antagonist for the arc rather than one single BigBad, as a way to place more emphasis on the Avatar's role as the world's protector.
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13	While it was originally announced as a twelve episode MiniSeries, Nickelodeon picked up an additional fourteen episodes during production. After the success of the first twelve episodes, another 26 episode season was announced. These were later broken up into three seasons, fourteen episodes for the second and thirteen each for the third and fourth.
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15	Book 1: "Air", begins with Korra having easily mastered all the elements but air. When told that her training will have to wait due to political concerns, Korra travels to Republic City - a metropolis based off of TheRoaringTwenties, where crime is rampant and an [[MugglePower anti-bending movement]], led by a faction called "Equalists", is growing in strength. Under the guidance of Tenzin, the son of Aang and Katara, Korra struggles to learn airbending while balancing her status and responsibilities as the famed Avatar of legend.
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17	Book 2: "Spirits", began September 13, 2013. Rampant spirit attacks on humans force Korra to confront her role as the bridge between humans and spirits head-on, in the process embroiling her in a conflict 10,000 years in the making.
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19	Book 3: "Change", began airing on June 27, 2014. It deals with a great change in the bender population, Korra having to face the consequences of her actions at the end of Book 2, and a prison break of four powerful criminals with sights on Korra, all while political unrest grows in Ba Sing Se. After airing two episodes a week for the first three weeks (and one episode the fourth), it was taken off the air and moved to a digital-distribution-only schedule on Nick's website. The remaining episodes were eventually aired on Nicktoons as part of a marathon leading up to the online release of Book 4.
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21	Book 4: "Balance", premiered on October 3, 2014, remaining in digital distribution, with the television debut on Nicktoons on November 28. Three years have passed, and the world is once again threatened by the rise of an army led by Zaofu metalbender Kuvira. It is the final Book of the series.
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23	Recaps of the show can be found [[Recap/TheLegendOfKorra here]]. Also has a page for [[Memes/TheLegendOfKorra memes]] and [[ShipTease/TheLegendOfKorra ship tease]].
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25	[[JustForFun/IThoughtThatWas Not to be confused]] with ''WebAnimation/TheLegendOfKorah''.
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27	!!For the SpinOff media, see [[Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender here]].
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29	!! This series provides examples of:
30	[[index]]
31	* TheLegendOfKorra/TropesAToF
32	* TheLegendOfKorra/TropesGToL
33	* TheLegendOfKorra/TropesMToR
34	* TheLegendOfKorra/TropesSToZ
35	** [[ShipTease/TheLegendOfKorra Ship Tease]]
36	** [[ShoutOut/TheLegendOfKorra Shout-Out]]
37	** [[WhamEpisode/TheLegendOfKorra Wham Episode]]
38	!!''General trope examples:''
39	* [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype/AvatarTheLastAirbender Deconstructed Character Archetype]]
40	* [[Foil/AvatarTheLastAirbender Foil]]
41	[[/index]]

Context WesternAnimation / TheLegendofKorra