History Awesome / TheLegendOfKorraBookThree

** Followed by the poorer residents of Ba Sing Se rushing into the upper levels. They've been treated almost like animals for centuries, caged in the slums, and now they've been freed. A lot of [UpperClassTwit Upper-Class Twits]] are going to learn the hard way that [[TheDogBitesBack the dog bites back.]]

*** Hell, just the implication that the Avatar can master more than the four primary elements would be groundbreaking for a multi-generation-spanning entity as old as the Avatar who spent the last 10,000 years restricted to the four main elements. Think of what the Avatar could do if they could master other unconventional elements such as [[MagmaMan lavabending]], [[StuffBlowingUp combustionbending]], or hell, ''even [[BloodyMurder bloodbending]]''.

*** Hell, just the implication that the Avatar can master more than the four primary elements would be groundbreaking for a multi-generation-spanning entity as old as the Avatar who spent the last 10,000 years restricted to the four main elements. Think of what the Avatar could do if they could master other deviant elements such as [[MagmaMan lavabending]], [[StuffBlowingUp combustionbending]], or hell, ''even [[BloodyMurder bloodbending]]''.

** Future avatars that reach the Avatar State will be able to metalbend because of her. Pretty soon, we'll have an avatar that can master ''five'' elements instead of the usual four.

** Future avatars that reach the Avatar State will be able to metalbend because of her.

** Even more impressive is that he had ''no idea he could do it''. When loved ones were about to be killed by lava flow, he ran ahead of them, seeming prepared to [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice himself]], before forcing the entire wall back. [[DieOrFly Die or Fly]] at its finest.

* Zaheer performs a KickTheSonOfABitch and suffocates the Earth Queen with airbending. He delivers a [[PreMortemOneLiner premortem]] ReasonYouSuckSpeech while ''literally'' sucking the air from her lungs.

* On that note, let's look at the Earth Queen herself, and how the Dai Li unequivocally server. Remember in the previous series? Where the Earth King was just a puppet controlled by his StateSec and their leader? Now imagine what kind of political maneuvering and force of personality she must have if she's now controlling the Dai Li and not the other way around.

** A subtle moment for Zaheer in that his fight with Tenzin is clearly diversionary. He spends the first 30 seconds of their duel running away, drawing his most dangerous adversary away from his own allies. While he was clearly outclassed, he managed to pull of a strategic victory by stalling until the rest of the Red Lotus could save him. What Zaheer lacks in power and skill, he makes up for in cunning.

-->'''Bolin:''' Give up, Ghazan! You can't win.\\

** Note that this was ''after'' all of the past avatars got slapped out of her by Unalaq. This means that everything Korra did was her and Raava, while Aang had the experience of the half-thousand or so past Avatars before him to create that awesome battle sphere.

** Korra used either SuperStrength which was enough to shatter ''platinum'', which is several times heavier than iron, or she [[ExtraOreDinary metalbent]] platinum, [[BeyondTheImpossible something which is supposed to be impossible, even for the likes of Toph.]] No matter how she broke free, it's awesome. And she unambiguously bent her chains afterward

** Either Korra used SuperStrength which was enough to shatter ''platinum'', which is several times heavier than iron, or she [[ExtraOreDinary metalbent]] platinum, [[BeyondTheImpossible something which is supposed to be impossible, even for the likes of Toph.]] No matter how she broke free, it's awesome. She also manages to metalbend the chain around her arm to catch Zaheer as he tries to flee the tornado. Yes, she can even metalbend platinum.

* It's worth noting that the [[SuperMode Avatar State]] was zeroed out in the finale of the last book, meaning the current bridge between worlds has no energy or knowledge from previous Avatars to draw on. That means, with the exception of whatever boost Raava may give her, everything Korra did in this fight is quite simply done with her ''own'' [[IAmNotLeftHanded power and skill]]. The only difference is that she no longer has any [[PowerLimiter human inhibitions]] holding her back.

** Ghazan attempting a TakingYouWithMe, preferring death over going back to prison, by causing the walls of the cave they're in to collapse. Luckily Bolin earthbends him and Mako out just in time.

* How about Korra's final defiant stand against Zaheer? The airbenders giant tornado as previously mentioned is too strong for Zaheer's flight abilities while he is carrying Korra but he's able to resist it's effects after he drops her. Suddenly it seems that Zaheer will [[KarmaHoudini escape with his crimes unpunished]] when all of a sudden the chain still wrapped around Korra's arm flies up and wraps around his angle. At this point Korra is near deaths door and can't even use her bending anymore but she refuses to let Zaheer escape. Using the momentum of the tornado and her own brute strength she delivers the finishing blow by pulling Zaheer down and slamming him to the ground fighting until her last breath to capture her enemy. [[GroundShatteringLanding Bonus points for her cracking the ground with her landing.]]

* The fact that you can actually use metalbending for acupuncture techniques/therapy. Metalbending multiple, tiny, sharp needles ''simultaneously'', with such precise accuracy that there is no risk to the patient whatsoever. It ties into the idea on the [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming CMOH]] page of bending being used for more than just combat or sports, showing that it can be integrated into nearly every aspect of society, if one only puts their mind to the task and remains open to new ideas. Another example of the awesome culture that drives Zaofu to be what it is to this day.

** Also doubles as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: After Kai frees himself, he goes to free Jinora, but this selfless child tells Kai to free the baby bison first.

** Hell, Zuko's appearance can in itself be considered a CrowningMomentOfAwesome. After two books of uncertainty and teasing by the Creators, we finally get to see him after a seven-year absence, and at this point, he's already pushing towards ninety and ''still fully capable of tracking down four highly dangerous convicts and moving to intercept their plans.''

* Smaller achievement than most, but makes up for it by being highly personal and mixed with CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming: Bumi takes part in the Airbending exhibition by firing off multiple palm-blasts of wind. Considering that the first episode saw him only being able to do any tricks unconsciously and under extreme duress, this rapid increase of control is phenomenal. The small look of accomplishment he wears as Bolin praises the progress "just a couple of weeks of dedication can amount to" seals the deal.

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** Hell, Zuko's appearance can in itself be considered a CrowningMomentOfAwesome. After two books of uncertainty and teasing by the Creators, we finally get to see him after a seven-year absence, and at this point, [[BadassGrandpa he's already pushing towards ninety]] and ''still fully capable of tracking down four highly dangerous convicts and moving to intercept their plans.''

** Ghazan beats Zuko without needing to resort to lava. Zuko does pretty well, though, [[BadassGrandpa considering he's well past his prime at this point]].

[[Awesome/TheLegendOfKorra Main]] | [[Awesome/TheLegendOfKorraBookOne Book One]] | [[Awesome/TheLegendOfKorraBookTwo Book Two]] | [[Awesome/TheLegendOfKorraBookFour Book Four]]