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• The meme. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The explanation behind the meme.[[/labelnote]] ^Example Like this.

• Bolin's stage-whispered "The Avatar!", the first line heard from the new series.
• Buttering bagels.^Explanation A story about what Bryan Konietzko was doing when the opening for the series leaked, (which wasn't actually true) has made this a joke about getting mad in response to a leak, or just Avatar-related anger in general.
• Korra's introduction as the Avatar: "I'm the Avatar! You gotta deal with it!"
• No Bender is safe. ^Explanation When Tenzin says this line, Bender appears in the bottom of an image with an Oh Crap on his face.
  • Bender also happens to be a British slang for a homosexual.
• Lin Beifong making the Eye Am Watching You gesture at Korra as she walks out with Tenzin, and Korra returning the gesture, but with a much more ridiculous rage face◊; as well as Lin shrugging with the most "whatever" expression ever animated afterwards. Fans love that sequence.
• Many fans proudly identify as Korrasexual.
  • Asamisexual, Makosexual, Bolinsexual, and Linsexual are starting to float around too.
    • Shortly after he first appeared, even though he had two lines, Irohsexual was already being tossed around.
• "Korra, get in my office! I need pictures! Pictures of Spider-Man/The Avatar/The Blue Spirit!" *
  Tenzin is voiced by JK Simmons.
  • Tenzin doesn't want your damn lemons!
• Be the leaf! So popular that the phrase "you only live once" has been co-opted to become "you only leaf once."
  • Meelo in general.
• Fucking Hasook. *
  After his bad performance as one of the Fire Ferrets and subsequently leaving them (which nearly got them disqualified), the fandom has taken to blaming Hasook for everything bad that happens on the show.
• According to a certain commentator, Mako and Bolin are still "fresh and juicy".
• Mako is Batman! Really, there's proof! *
  In episode three, it's revealed that they lost their parents when Mako was eight years old when a mugger killed them right in front of him. This, of course, led to Mako being declared Batman.
  • EVERYBODY IS BATMAN! *
    Comparisons to Batman were already being made before Mako's revelation. This and the fact that Amon's backstory is apparently similar to that of Mako and Bolin's cued this saying.
    • Except Chief Lin Beifong, who IS SPIDER-MAN! *
      After And The Winner Is..., people immediately began making comparisons between the metalbending chief of police and the wall crawler.
    • Comparing Lin to various superheroes every episode has become quite common. First she was "Spider-Lin", then "Wolverlin" in "The Aftermath" and "Iron Lin" after the dressing montage in "Out of the Past". Basically, Lin is all of the superheroes!
    • And now Tenzin needs pictures of her.
    • Also, the X-men may have caught a little public favor.*
      J. Jonah Jameson'll be tongue-kissing Spider-Man before the X-Men catch a little public favor.
    • Now there's "Iroh Man". *
      In reference to Iroh II using firebending to "fly".
    • And prior to Amon's facial scarring was revealed to be fake, Amon is Doctor Doom.
• Mako's garnered quite a few different interpretations by the fandom. The last scene of him looking out the window brooding in the second episode has gotten people to hilariously dub over, or caption, what he's thinking. Case in point. There's also "Tsundere" Mako, "Uke" Mako who ought to just stay in the kitchen and let Korra do all the work, and Beautiful Mako Problems.
  • And now, Mermako◊.*
    Spawned out of a joke fic with Mako as Ariel the Little Mermaid.
  • The equalist!Mako concept has gained popularity since Tinted Green.
• Comedy Amon. ^note  A series of panels featuring Amon,◊ in which he tells a (presumably) bad joke,◊ gets no response from the assumed audience,◊ and then generally finishes by saying◊ "Well, I thought it was funny."◊
  • Also comes in video format.
  • video number two: Amon realises no one likes his jokes, and vows to get rid of all bending!
    Spri~ngtime~ for A~mon~, and Equalists!
  • video number three
  • And one final video.
  • And Steve Blum gets in on it.
  • Korra does not like his jokes.
• Bad Luck Bolin. *
  It seems that no matter what Bolin does, he will always have horrible things happen to him.
• Asami's Hair Flip, seen here.
  • And Tahno got in on the action too apparently
• Asami as Carmen Sandiego, [1]
• Perfect Man Bolin/Feminist Bolin. *
  Speaks for itself.
• Since there are plenty of creeps so far in the show, it's no surprise that there would be a lot of Just for Pun Memetic Molester memes floating around. Here's one of Amon, and one of Tahno.
• The line in which Tahno offers "private lessons" to Korra was made into an electro house remix on Tumblr. The song spread like wildfire.
  • All of Chongthenomad's house remix songs qualify.
• Substituting Bolin's name into different songs is popular, such as Bolin in the Deep and They see me Bolin.
  • This of course is not limited to Bolin. Somebody that I used, Tahno for example.
• Every time you leak something from an episode of Korra, Koh steals a kitten's face. *
  When Bryan Konietzko found out fans leaked episode 4 online, his response was a cat macro with this line and a kitten with a shopped-out face. Koh is an evil spirit from the original series who steals faces.
• Korra and Mako kiss each other or other people while a third character walks in on them, wearing a heartbroken expression while holding a bouquet of roses and Pabu is around their neck. *
  This happened in episode 5, when Korra and Mako kissed, and Bolin witnessed it by accident.
  • This meme even ended up featured on Bryan Konietzko's tumblr.
• "Makooooooo-oh."◊ *
  A random guy calling out Mako's name in episode 5 (only to be ignored) has been christened "Mof", which stands for "Mako's only fan".
• Mako's one true love is money or his scarf.
• Inappropriate Timing Spongebob. He laughs at your pain. *
  More of a Sponge Bob Square Pants meme rather than a Korra meme, a screenshot showed a SpongeBob promo laughing while Korra falls back into the Pro-bending Arena.
  • There are also other instances from Korra, the original series, Disney Mass Effect 3, and many more.
  • Now with payback!◊
  • It's also oddly reminiscent of this screenshot◊ from the airing of The Beach.
• Everybody's parents being killed by a firebender. *
  Mako and Bolin's, Amon's (but as an Unreliable Narrator), and Asami's mother.
  • Some fans have joked that all these people were killed by the same person, named A. Firebender. And he's a waterbender.
    • Partial credit for whoever started this meme, since Amon is a waterbender and claims his parents were killed by a firebender. He kinda did kill his dad (though some would say His Dad Had It Coming) by running away.
• Even his hair is broken! *
  After Tahno lost his bending to Amon in a Break the Haughty moment, he later appeared with way worse hair than his old stylized look.
• "Get in loser. We're going Equalist hunting/shipping/etc." *
  The gif of Asami skidding up in the "Korramobile" or a shot of everyone inside from the preview for episode eight. Sometimes shown with a side character replying to the offer. A reference to the Mean Girls scene: "Get in, loser. We're going shopping."
• A growing number of fans have taken to identifying the real-world counterparts to the cars seen in the show.
  • On that note: Team Avatar's transport from the start was almost universally agreed upon to be called the Korramobile.
• "I Hope Tarrlok [bad inconvenience here, such as 'drinks orange juice after brushing his teeth']" jokes have sprung up en masse after episode 8.*
  Similar to the "I hope Rick Santorum... meme".
  • After the reveal of Tarrlok's past and sacrifice in the finale, "I Hope Tarrlok" [better hopes] sprung up.
  • Examples can be seen in the Hopes-for-Tarrlok Tumblr.
  • Now Mako has his own. Even has its own Tumblr.*
    Due to many fans being displeased with his behavior during the show.
• Avatar Kyoshi giving Korra overly violent advice, or reveling in the destruction Korra causes, including a blog based on the idea.
• Using "doozy" to refer to every intense episode *
  Before it was released, Bryan said episode 8, easily one of the most intense so far, would be a "doozy". Furthermore, it refers to a line from episode 2. "Grab your kids and grab your snacks, because this match is gonna be a doozy."
• IS IT SATODAY YET? *
  In America, new Korra episodes air on Saturdays, and it's a very suspenseful show, so the fans get a little anxious during the weekdays. The name is derived from the Asami/Hiroshi Sato family name.
  • IT'S AMONDAY *
    Same concept; derived from Amon and Monday, as Mondays are the days that the new episodes are put up on Nick's website
• Amon is a rapist.
• "But first, let me tell you about my boomerang." *
  a reference to Councilman Sokka's speech during Yakone's trial, during which he couldn't seem to resist bragging about taking out Combustion Man.
• Meelo and Wash. [2]*
  Both characters are known for quotes involving leaves.
• Amon is Amonster.
  • Amon puns are running rampant in general. ^note Amon the edge of glory, Amon a horse, Amon a boat (This becomes Harsher in Hindsight when he dies on a boat in the season finale.), etc.
• Amon: "I am the solution."
• But everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. ^note Fan reuse of Katara's narration from the original series to describe General Iroh's fleet showing up at the end of episode 10 to retake Republic City from the Equalists. Sort of a fan-made Ironic Echo. (Or is it “Irohnic” Echo?) Amusingly, Iroh's fleet was wiped out in minutes.
• Lin is my hero. ^note  Lin Beifong's Heroic Sacrifice to assure the safety of Tenzin and his family. Meelo's response? "That lady is my hero."
• A lot of people are also claiming Iroh II is secretly a Disney Prince
  • Not to mention that the "Honor" jokes made a comeback, including (although that one is a bit older) the Fan Nickname for Zuko's daughter: Honora.
• Uninterested husband. ^note The husband of the councilwoman that only responds with "(something), dear" to everything she says.
• Comparing the Lieutenant to Team Rocket or claiming that he'll be sleeping on the couch. ^note The Lieutenant hasn't been very successful as of late in capturing the Avatar or Team Avatar.
• As of Endgame, We've got Naga
• Oh no, I'm hot! ^note Reactions to Amon's surprising attractiveness have inspired gifs and comments.
• Avatar Fatty/Fatvatar/Cakebender ^note One of the past avatars (an Air Nomad) looked noticeably overweight. The jokes wrote themselves.
  • Avatar Jafar^note A past avatar (presumably from the Fire Nation) with similar facial hair, pointy shoulder-pads and a tall hooded hat.
• Korra shipping chart◊^note  Like so◊
• Avatar Parallels^note Comparing scenes from both series.
• Mermako. ^note Drawings and photoshops of Mako as a mermaid.
• Making gifs of the scene of Korra's horrendously shocked reaction when Ikki blabs to Asami that Korra likes Mako.
  • Likewise, a follow-up scene, Ikki's feral reaction after Korra locks the door on her.
• "Iroh Man," named after Iroh's rocket boot-like firebending in episode 12 that draws straight from the Iron Man playbook.
  • For that matter, the shock gauntlets Amon's henchmen tote around have led to a ton of Iron Man jokes about ripping off his weapons.
  • Amon is Tony Stark.
• Korra: If you're a waterbender, why are you white?
  (random character): OH MY GOD KORRA, YOU CAN'T JUST ASK PEOPLE WHY THEY'RE WHITE.
• SHUT THE FUCK UP ASAMI CAN'T YOU SEE KORRA IS UPSET BECAUSE SHE LOST THREE OF HER FOUR SUPER POWERS ^note  Comes from the Image Boards where someone posted a picture of Asami saying something bad that's happened to her before being interrupted by someone else and yelled at for not paying attention to Korra's problem◊. Here's a different result from another thread◊.
• Discussions on whether or not Korra will eventually have it's own version of "The Ember Island Players" tend to have at least one person saying: "Did Mako and Asami...break up?" "You know, it was really unclear." ^note  In the original show, the character Jet was very subtly killed off due to censorship, leading to debates on whether he was dead or not. When the Ember Island Players play reenacts his death, it has the characters lampshading the uncertainty of it. Mako and Asami's break up was also ambiguous to a lot of fans, leading to people wondering if Mako and Korra kissed while he was still in a relationship.