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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: He spends most of the movie angsting about his responsibilities as the Avatar and being the last airbender. Aang in the cartoon was ThePollyanna.

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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: He spends most of the movie angsting and brooding about his responsibilities as the Avatar and being the last airbender. While Aang had occasional moments of this in the cartoon cartoon, he was ThePollyanna.always the ThePollyanna at his core.
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* {{Chickification}}: Where the series depicts her as highly talented bender capable of going toe-to-toe with fairly skilled benders despite having no training, the film version blunders her attempts at bending so often that it renders her nearly completely useless and a couple of her defining moments of bravery and compassion from the series has been given to Aang.

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* {{Chickification}}: Where the series depicts her as a highly talented bender capable of going toe-to-toe with fairly skilled benders despite having no training, the film version blunders her attempts at bending so often that it renders her nearly completely useless and a couple of her defining moments of bravery and compassion from the series has been given to Aang.

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* MrExposition: He's another of the film's main exposition givers.


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* MrExposition: He's another of the film's main exposition givers.
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* {{Chickification}}: Cartoon!Katara was an ActionGirl who almost won her fight against Zuko, while Movie!Katara [[CurbStompBattle is quickly floored by Zuko]].

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* {{Chickification}}: Cartoon!Katara was an ActionGirl who almost won {{Chickification}}: Where the series depicts her fight against Zuko, while Movie!Katara [[CurbStompBattle is quickly floored by Zuko]].as highly talented bender capable of going toe-to-toe with fairly skilled benders despite having no training, the film version blunders her attempts at bending so often that it renders her nearly completely useless and a couple of her defining moments of bravery and compassion from the series has been given to Aang.



* RaceLift: Cartoon!Katara was inspired by the Inuit, while Movie!Katara is definitely Caucasian.

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* RaceLift: Cartoon!Katara was inspired by Katara in the Inuit, cartoon is very dark skinned, while Movie!Katara Katara in the movie is definitely Caucasian.played by a Caucasian actress.



* RaceLift: Like his sister, he's an example of the movie's [[FanNickname Racebending]].

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* RaceLift: Like his sister, he's an example of dark skinned in the movie's [[FanNickname Racebending]].
cartoon but played by a Caucasian actor in the movie.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: He spends most of the movie angsting about his responsibilities as the Avatar and being the last airbender. Cartoon!Aang was ThePollyanna.

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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: He spends most of the movie angsting about his responsibilities as the Avatar and being the last airbender. Cartoon!Aang Aang in the cartoon was ThePollyanna.

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* MemeticMutation: The amount of time he spends talking about the Great Library (as opposed to the one time he vaguely mentions it in the show) has gone memetic.




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* SherlockScan: Somehow manages to deduce that the Blue Spirit is Zuko through a glimpse at his ''lips''.
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* RaceLift: Cartoon!Katara was AmbiguouslyBrown, while Movie!Katara is definitely Caucasian.

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* RaceLift: Cartoon!Katara was AmbiguouslyBrown, inspired by the Inuit, while Movie!Katara is definitely Caucasian.

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* MrExposition: Not as much as Katara and Zhao, but he does give some exposition.



* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: In the show, his name was pronounced Eye-roh, here, it's Ee-roh

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* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: In the show, his name was pronounced Eye-roh, here, it's Ee-rohEe-roh.
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* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: In the show, his name was pronounced Eye-roh, here, it's Ee-roh
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* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Giant spirit dragon. Need I say more?

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* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Giant spirit dragon. Need I say more?more?
* SpiritAdvisor: Takes on this role for Aang, in place of Roku.
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* CoolUncle: He's Zuko's uncle and the only one in his family who actually cares for him.


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* OldMaster: He's pretty old and the best firebender shown.

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-->'''Zhao''':"Sire, I have good news. As you know, I conducted a raid on the Great Library, which most said didn't exist."

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-->'''Zhao''':"Sire, I have good news. As you know, AsYouKnow, I conducted a raid on the Great Library, which most said didn't exist."


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* MrExposition: He's another of the film's main exposition givers.

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-->"My name is Aang ... and I am the Avatar. *Unhoods himself to reveal his airbending tattoos* I ran away, but I'm back now. It's time for you to stop doing this!"




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-->"Okay! Everybody can help us now!"




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-->(to Zhao)"You stand alone. And that has always been your great mistake."




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-->'''Zhao''':"Sire, I have good news. As you know, I conducted a raid on the Great Library, which most said didn't exist."
-->'''Ozai''': "Get on with it."
-->'''Zhao''': "I found scrolls in the library. We are deciphering them. But I believe they may contain information as to where the Ocean and Moon Spirits live in this world. With this information, we could bring down the Northern Water Tribe city, we could show the world the true strength of fire."




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-->"It is our destiny ... to have found this information, Zhao. Eliminate the Spirits. Take the city and we will have thwarted the Avatar in the process."


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-->"I do, Father."


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* PlayingWithFire: According to Zuko, she, like her show counterpart, is a firebending prodigy.
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-->"I am Prince Zuko ... son of Fire Lord Ozai and heir to the throne! [[MemeticMutation Bring me ... all your elderly]]!"
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-->'''Played By: Aasif Mandvi

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-->'''Played By: Aasif Mandvi
Mandvi'''
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-->"This time we show the fire nation that we believe in our beliefs as much as they believe in theirs"

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-->'''Played By: Nicola Peltz'''



-->'''Played By: Nicola Peltz'''

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-->'''Played By: Nicola Peltz'''
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-->"My name is Katara. And I'm the only waterbender left in the Southern Water Tribe."

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-->'''Played By: Jackson Rathbone'''


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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Inverted. While Cartoon!Ozai was quite handsome, this Ozai is far more average looking.
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* CompositeCharacter: Downplayed, but he does take on some of Katara's role (like inspiring the Earthbenders to rebel).
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* BlowYouAway: His native element is air.
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!! Azula
Zuko's younger sister. She appears in the movie's final scene, where her father tells her to go search for the Avatar in place of Zuko.
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* BadassPrincess: Ozai trusts her to get the Avatar over Zuko, a badass in his own right.
* GigglingVillain: From what little screentime we get of her, it appears that she'll be this.
* SequelHook: She is one.
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* UnfortunateCharacterDesign: It's often claimed that the design of her hair looks like a penis when seen from the back.



* CompositeCharacter: He has elements of Avatar Roku, Fang, Koh, and Guru Pathik.

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* CompositeCharacter: He has elements of Avatar Roku, Fang, Koh, and Guru Pathik.Pathik.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Giant spirit dragon. Need I say more?
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* Chickification: Cartoon!Katara was an ActionGirl who almost won her fight against Zuko, while Movie!Katara [[CurbStompBattle is quickly floored by Zuko]].

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* Chickification: {{Chickification}}: Cartoon!Katara was an ActionGirl who almost won her fight against Zuko, while Movie!Katara [[CurbStompBattle is quickly floored by Zuko]].

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* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: His name is pronounced as Soak-a, though in the cartoon, the 'Sok' in 'Sokka' was prounced like the 'soc' in 'soccer'.

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* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: His name is pronounced as Soak-a, though in the cartoon, the 'Sok' in 'Sokka' it was prounced like the 'soc' in 'soccer'.pronounced Sock-a.


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!! Yue

Ruler of the Northern Water Tribe in place of her father, who suffered from DeathByAdaptation.
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* CompositeCharacter: She's mostly like Cartoon!Yue, but rules the Northern Water Tribe in place of her father, Chief Arnook.
* HeroicSacrifice: As in the show, she does this to revive the Moon Spirit. Unlike in the show, she does not become the next moon spirit.
* MysticalWhiteHair: As in the series. It shows that she has been healed by the Moon Spirit.
* WinterRoyalLady: As a princess of the Northern Water Tribe.
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* AdaptationalWimp: Her waterbending isn't as powerful as in the cartoon, and she is CurbStomped by Zuko instead of almost winning against him.

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* AdaptationalWimp: Her waterbending isn't as powerful as in the cartoon, and she is CurbStomped [[CurbStomp Curb Stomped]] by Zuko instead of almost winning against him.
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Forgot to put my reason for creating this page in when I actually created it, so here it is: The characters are very different from their cartoon counterparts, so they need their own page.


* AdapatationalWimp: Her waterbending isn't as powerful as in the cartoon, and she is CurbStomped by Zuko instead of almost winning against him.

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* AdapatationalWimp: AdaptationalWimp: Her waterbending isn't as powerful as in the cartoon, and she is CurbStomped by Zuko instead of almost winning against him.
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* AdapattionalWimp: Her waterbending isn't as powerful as in the cartoon, and she is CurbStomped by Zuko instead of almost winning against him.

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* AdapattionalWimp: AdapatationalWimp: Her waterbending isn't as powerful as in the cartoon, and she is CurbStomped by Zuko instead of almost winning against him.



* {{Badass}}: He's the only shown firebender who can overcome [[AdaptionalWimp adaptional wimpiness]] and create his own fire.

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* {{Badass}}: He's the only shown firebender who can overcome [[AdaptionalWimp adaptional [[AdaptationalWimp adaptational wimpiness]] and create his own fire.
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* AdaptionalAngstUpgrade: He spends most of the movie angsting about his responsibilities as the Avatar and being the last airbender. Cartoon!Aang was ThePollyanna.

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* AdaptionalAngstUpgrade: AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: He spends most of the movie angsting about his responsibilities as the Avatar and being the last airbender. Cartoon!Aang was ThePollyanna.



* AdaptionalWimp: Her waterbending isn't as powerful as in the cartoon, and she is CurbStomped by Zuko instead of almost winning against him.

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* AdaptionalWimp: AdapattionalWimp: Her waterbending isn't as powerful as in the cartoon, and she is CurbStomped by Zuko instead of almost winning against him.



* AdaptionalAttractiveness: Cartoon Zuko had a giant, disfiguring burn scar over a quarter of his face, though he's often considered attractive despite that. Movie!Zuko's scar is far less prominent.
* AdaptionalHeroism: He's rather nicer in the movie than in the first season of the show.

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* AdaptionalAttractiveness: AdaptationalAttractiveness: Cartoon Zuko had a giant, disfiguring burn scar over a quarter of his face, though he's often considered attractive despite that. Movie!Zuko's scar is far less prominent.
* AdaptionalHeroism: AdaptationalHeroism: He's rather nicer in the movie than in the first season of the show.



* AdaptionalHeroism: Only slightly, but he's definitely more sympathetic in the the movie, with Ozai getting his more villainous traits.

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* AdaptionalHeroism: AdaptationalHeroism: Only slightly, but he's definitely more sympathetic in the the movie, with Ozai getting his more villainous traits.



* DeathByAdaption: He's drowned by some waterbenders, whereas in the show, he's carried off by the Ocean Spirit to an uncertain fate.

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* DeathByAdaption: DeathByAdaptation: He's drowned by some waterbenders, whereas in the show, he's carried off by the Ocean Spirit to an uncertain fate.
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!! Aang
-->'''Played By: Noah Ringer'''

The titular Last Airbender. He is the Avatar, the only one who can bend all four elements to his will.
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* AdaptionalAngstUpgrade: He spends most of the movie angsting about his responsibilities as the Avatar and being the last airbender. Cartoon!Aang was ThePollyanna.
* AgeLift: According to the novelization. He was twelve in the show, but is thirteen in the movie.
* BigNo: When he discovers that Gyatso's dead.
* TheChosenOne: He's the Avatar.
* ElementalPowers: He's the only one with all four of them.
*ItsPronouncedTroPAY: "Aang" is pronounced like "Ong", though in the cartoon, it rhymed with 'gang'.
* TheQuietOne: Especially compared to his cartoon counterpart, who was {{Keet}}.

!! Katara
-->'''Played By: Nicola Peltz'''

The only waterbender in the South Pole, and the movie's Deuteragonist.
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* AdaptionalWimp: Her waterbending isn't as powerful as in the cartoon, and she is CurbStomped by Zuko instead of almost winning against him.
* AgeLift: According to the novelization, she's fifteen in the movie. In the show, she was fourteen.
* Chickification: Cartoon!Katara was an ActionGirl who almost won her fight against Zuko, while Movie!Katara [[CurbStompBattle is quickly floored by Zuko]].
* DullSurprise: She's not very expressive.
* MakingASplash: She's a waterbender.
* [[MrExposition Ms. Exposition]]: She's one of the film's primary exposition deliverers.
* {{Narrator}}: She provides narration and voiceovers.
* RaceLift: Cartoon!Katara was AmbiguouslyBrown, while Movie!Katara is definitely Caucasian.

!! Sokka

Katara's brother, and a water tribe warrior with a serious disposition.
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* AgeLift: Seventeen in the movie (according to the novelization), fifteen in the show.
* BadassNormal: He's a nonbender, but still a good fighter.
* DullSurprise: Like his sister.
* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: His name is pronounced as Soak-a, though in the cartoon, the 'Sok' in 'Sokka' was prounced like the 'soc' in 'soccer'.
* TheGenericGuy: The movie stripped away most of Cartoon!Sokka's traits, like comedy and sarcasm, and didn't put anything in their place, so this was the result.
* RaceLift: Like his sister, he's an example of the movie's [[FanNickname Racebending]].

!! Prince Zuko
--> '''Played By: Dev Patel'''

The exiled prince of the Fire Nation, who competes with Zhao to find and capture the Avatar.
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* AdaptionalAttractiveness: Cartoon Zuko had a giant, disfiguring burn scar over a quarter of his face, though he's often considered attractive despite that. Movie!Zuko's scar is far less prominent.
* AdaptionalHeroism: He's rather nicer in the movie than in the first season of the show.
* AgeLift: According to the novelization, he's eighteen. According to the cartoon, he's sixteen.
* AntiVillain: He's chasing the avatar because he he thinks it'll make his father love him.
* BadassNormal: Even when he's not using firebending (such as when he's the Blue Spirit) he's badass.
* CoolMask: As the Blue Spirit.
* DualWielding: He wields dual swords.
* InformedDeformity: His scar is barely noticeable.
* RaceLift: Zuko in the series was light-skinned. Dev Patel is Indian.
* PlayingWithFire: He's a capable firebender.
* TragicVillain: He's an abused kid who just wants his father to love him.

!! Iroh
-->'''Played By: Shaun Toub'''

Zuko's uncle, and probably the only person who actually cares about the poor kid. He doesn't really care about capturing the Avatar- he's mostly in this for Zuko.
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* {{Badass}}: He's the only shown firebender who can overcome [[AdaptionalWimp adaptional wimpiness]] and create his own fire.
* CoolOldGuy: Calm, wise, and the only one who actually loves Zuko.
* ElementalBaggage: Is notable for ''not'' needing this, instead being able to find a source of power in his on chi, much like firebenders in the cartoon.
* PlayingWithFire: The best firebender in the movie.

!! Zhao
-->'''Played By: Aasif Mandvi

A Fire Nation commander and Zuko's main rival in the hunt for the Avatar.
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* AdaptionalHeroism: Only slightly, but he's definitely more sympathetic in the the movie, with Ozai getting his more villainous traits.
* AsYouKnow: Does this several times.
* DeathByAdaption: He's drowned by some waterbenders, whereas in the show, he's carried off by the Ocean Spirit to an uncertain fate.
* DecompositeCharacter: Ozai takes over several of his roles in the show, most notably coming up with the plan to kill the moon spirit.
* DemotedToDragon: While he was always Ozai's underling, in the show he's the main villain for season 1 and is far more independent. Movie!Zhao is more subservient to Ozai, and it's not solely his idea to kill the Moon Spirit.
* TheHeavy: He's the actual threat the heroes fight, although Ozai is the BigBad.
* PlayingWithFire: As in the show, he can do this, although it's not showcased as much.
* RaceLift: Yet another example of Racebending.

!! Ozai

Zuko's father, the Fire Lord. Has a far more active role in the movie than in the show.
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* AbusiveParents: Just like his cartoon counterpart.
* BigBad: In the show, he was a GreaterScopeVillain for Season 1. In the movie, he takes a far more active role, and helps Zhao create the plan to kill the moon.
* CompositeCharacter: He takes on elements of Zhao's character.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: A truly bizarre version. In the final scene, Ozai is shot mostly behind or in silhouette, like in the show, despite him having been shown completely earlier on.

!! The Dragon Spirit

A dragon that Aang meets in the spirit world, who fills in for several characters from the cartoon.
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* CompositeCharacter: He has elements of Avatar Roku, Fang, Koh, and Guru Pathik.

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