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** Averted in the season 3 finale. After nearly [[spoiler: being killed by the Red Lotus poison, Korra is still out of action two weeks later. She's confined to a wheelchair, looks pale, has bags under her eyes, and is just a complete mess.]]
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** Averted in the season Book 3 finale. After nearly [[spoiler: being killed by the Red Lotus poison, Korra is still out of action two weeks later. She's confined to a wheelchair, looks pale, has bags under her eyes, and is just a complete mess.]]
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* HiddenDepths: In spite of Korra's HotBlooded nature (especially pre-{{character development}}), Korra has keen instincts under pressure, demonstrating capable tactical and escape skills, such as using her armband as an insulator against the Lieutenant's electrical assault, and faking unconsciousness in order to catch the Equalists by surprise. A more personal note, she encourages Mako to be with Asami after her father was revealed to be with the Equalists as Asami really needs him, despite how she felt about Mako. She's not as selfish as she lets on pre-{{character development}}.
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* HiddenDepths: In spite of Korra's HotBlooded nature (especially pre-{{character development}}), Korra has keen instincts under pressure, demonstrating capable tactical and escape skills, such as using her armband as an insulator against the Lieutenant's electrical assault, and faking unconsciousness in order to catch the Equalists by surprise. A On a more personal note, she encourages Mako to be with Asami after her father was revealed to be with the Equalists as Equalists, saying Asami really needs him, despite how she felt about Mako. She also never makes another move on Mako until after he ended things with Asami, even turning away from him while sitting together in the underground. She's not as selfish as she lets on seems pre-{{character development}}.
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* HiddenDepths: In spite of Korra's HotBlooded nature (especially pre-{{character development}}), Korra has keen instincts under pressure, demonstrating capable tactical and escape skills, such as using her armband as an insulator against the Lieutenant's electrical assault, and faking unconsciousness in order to catch the Equalists by surprise.
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* HiddenDepths: In spite of Korra's HotBlooded nature (especially pre-{{character development}}), Korra has keen instincts under pressure, demonstrating capable tactical and escape skills, such as using her armband as an insulator against the Lieutenant's electrical assault, and faking unconsciousness in order to catch the Equalists by surprise. A more personal note, she encourages Mako to be with Asami after her father was revealed to be with the Equalists as Asami really needs him, despite how she felt about Mako. She's not as selfish as she lets on pre-{{character development}}.
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* CosmeticCatastrophe: In one episode she decides to try out that "powdering your nose" thing she's heard about. Sinister music plays as she suspiciously picks up the puff, only for powder to explode all over her face.
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* CosmeticCatastrophe: In one episode she decides to try out that "powdering your nose" thing she's heard about. Sinister music plays as she suspiciously picks up the puff, only for powder to explode all over her face. This probably hints as to why she prefers to go au naturel.
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** Korra also transformed into an eloquent public speaker. She was initially nervous when she had to speak in her first press conference in Republic City. During the gala, Korra's brashness got the best of her after being pitted against a group of reporters, haphazardly giving empty threats to Amon to cover up her fear of him. Over time, Korra became more confident and composed when it was required of her to speak publicly, considering her words before saying them. This was exemplified when she declared the independence of the Southern Water Tribe and her decision to keep the spirit portals open.
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* HiddenDepths: In spite of Korra's HotBlooded nature (especially pre-{{character development}}, development}}), Korra has keen instincts under pressure, demonstrating capable tactical and escape skills, such as using her armband as an insulator against the Lieutenant's electrical assault, and faking unconsciousness in order to catch the Equalists by surprise.
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* HiddenDepths: In spite of Korra's HotBlooded nature (especially pre-{{character development}}, Korra has keen instincts under pressure, demonstrating capable tactical and escape skills, such as using her armband as an insulator against the Lieutenant's electrical assault, and faking unconsciousness in order to catch the Equalists by surprise.
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* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Kung Fu Gal]]: In Korra's first present-day scene, her teachers complain that she is amazingly good at learning the physical sides of bending, but amazingly bad at learning the discipline and spirituality that goes with it.
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* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Kung Fu Gal]]: ArrogantKungFuGuy: In Korra's first present-day scene, her teachers complain that she is amazingly good at learning the physical sides of bending, but amazingly bad at learning the discipline and spirituality that goes with it.
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* ForcefulKiss[=/=]ShutUpKiss: Plants quite the good one on Mako. He reciprocates.
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* ForcefulKiss[=/=]ShutUpKiss: ForcefulKiss: Plants quite the good one on Mako. He reciprocates.
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* MakingASplash[=/=]AnIcePerson: Her native element.
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* MakingASplash[=/=]AnIcePerson: MakingASplash: Her native element.
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* [[WhatTheHellHero What The Hell, Heroine?]]: Lays one on Lin for acting hostile towards Opal (who wanted to meet her aunt) and says that with that attitude, she'll end up being old and alone. Surprisingly, Korra's words actually strike a nerve, for Lin sheds some tears after being left alone.
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* [[WhatTheHellHero What The Hell, Heroine?]]: WhatTheHellHero: Lays one on Lin for acting hostile towards Opal (who wanted to meet her aunt) and says that with that attitude, she'll end up being old and alone. Surprisingly, Korra's words actually strike a nerve, for Lin sheds some tears after being left alone.
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* AmicableExes: Played with. She and Mako eventually break up since they realize they just don't work as a couple. Korra moves on surprisingly well and tries to convince Mako to try to remain good friends and teammates despite the whole mess that their relationship was. While Mako doesn't bear any negative feelings against her, either, he feels just too awkward around her to even be friends with her anymore... especially since she's now gal pals with his ''other'' ex-girlfriend, Asami. They get better, eventually, and re-establish their friendship.
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* AmicableExes: Played with.{{Zig Zagged}}. She and Mako eventually break up since they realize they just don't work as a couple. Korra moves on surprisingly well and tries to convince Mako to try to remain good friends and teammates despite the whole mess that their relationship was. While Mako doesn't bear any negative feelings against her, either, he feels just too awkward around her to even be friends with her anymore... especially since she's now gal pals with his ''other'' ex-girlfriend, Asami. They get better, eventually, and re-establish their friendship.
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* PhysicalGod: With emphasis on physical. Technically, she's a mortal combined with Raava's spirit carrying the spirits of her past lives.
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* PhysicalGod: With emphasis on physical. Technically, she's a mortal combined with Raava's spirit carrying the spirits of her past lives. This trope is most triumphantly exhibited when [[spoiler:Korra deflects the [[WaveMotionGun Spirit Ray Cannon]]'s blast, which obliterated anything else it was shot at.]]
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Korra is the present Avatar, successor to (and reincarnation of) Aang. Born to the Waterbenders Tonraq and Senna, she is a teenage girl from the Southern Water Tribe with a rebellious streak. On her quest to become a fully realized Avatar and pacify the anti-benders in the United Republic, she asks Tenzin to teach her Airbending.
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Korra is the present current Living Avatar, successor to (and reincarnation of) Aang. Born in the Southern Water Tribe to the Waterbenders Tonraq and Senna, she is a teenage girl from the Southern Water Tribe with a rebellious streak. On brash, pugnacious personality. Over the course of the series, her quest fetters and flaws are broken down, enabling her to grow and become a fully realized Avatar and pacify one of the anti-benders most world-changing Avatars in the United Republic, she asks Tenzin to teach her Airbending.history.
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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: She got a long scar on her face from her fight with Tarrlok, and it hadn't been attended for at least a day. On the day following her escape, it's nowhere to be seen. Justified because Korra is a skilled healer and the cuts, despite being ugly, were not deep.
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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: BeautyIsNeverTarnished:
** She got a long scar on her face from her fight with Tarrlok, and it hadn't been attended for at least a day. On the day following her escape, it's nowhere to be seen. Justified because Korra is a skilled healer and the cuts, despite being ugly, were not deep.
** She got a long scar on her face from her fight with Tarrlok, and it hadn't been attended for at least a day. On the day following her escape, it's nowhere to be seen. Justified because Korra is a skilled healer and the cuts, despite being ugly, were not deep.
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* FirstGirlWins: Sorry Asami. {{Subverted|Trope}} after her break-up with Mako.
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* FirstGirlWins: FirstGirlWins:
** Sorry Asami. {{Subverted|Trope}} after her break-up with Mako.
** Sorry Asami. {{Subverted|Trope}} after her break-up with Mako.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: After the Book 2 finale, her approval rating drops because she can't deal with the spirit vine infestation. After rescuing the airbenders from the Earth Queen, she and her friends have a bounty placed on their heads.
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: HeroWithBadPublicity:
** After the Book 2 finale, her approval rating drops because she can't deal with the spirit vine infestation. After rescuing the airbenders from the Earth Queen, she and her friends have a bounty placed on their heads.
** After the Book 2 finale, her approval rating drops because she can't deal with the spirit vine infestation. After rescuing the airbenders from the Earth Queen, she and her friends have a bounty placed on their heads.
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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: She usually acts very cocky and self confident, but she later begins to show a great deal of insecurity about her skills and fear to her enemies.
** In particular her greatest fear seems to be losing her identity as the Avatar, or simply not being needed as one anymore. Being the Avatar is everything to Korra, and even after a lot of trials where she learned her value is independent of that role, it remains something she greatly fears losing.
** In particular her greatest fear seems to be losing her identity as the Avatar, or simply not being needed as one anymore. Being the Avatar is everything to Korra, and even after a lot of trials where she learned her value is independent of that role, it remains something she greatly fears losing.
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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: She usually acts very cocky and self confident, but she later begins to show a great deal of insecurity about her skills and fear to her enemies.
**enemies. In particular particular, her greatest fear seems to be losing her identity as the Avatar, or simply not being needed as one anymore. Being the Avatar is everything to Korra, and even after a lot of trials where she learned her value is independent of that role, it remains something she greatly fears losing.
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** In book four she learns to detect the energy of different people and "see" them through spirit vines from Toph, and all it took was a single try. While still unsure about what her limits are, Korra quickly proves she can even use the ability without directly touching a spirit vine (though its likely she does need them to be nearby).
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** In book four Book 4, she learns to detect the energy of different people and "see" them through spirit vines from Toph, and all it took was a single try. While still unsure about what her limits are, Korra quickly proves she can even use the ability without directly touching a spirit vine (though its likely she does need them to be nearby).
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is immature, a bit arrogant, sometimes a bit of a jerk, not above using her powers for pranks and not unappreciating attention... but if people's lives are on the line, she will throw away everything to save them.
** [[CharacterDevelopment Though as the series progresses]] [[TookALevelInKindness her Jerk tendencies become less and less prominent and her Gold tendencies get emphasised instead]] to the point that, by the time of the series finale, [[NiceGirl there's very little jerk left in her]].
* JumpedAtTheCall: In stark contrast to her predecessor. Deconstructed, as it's this attitude that serves as the root of her emotional problems. Korra defines herself as the Avatar, even to the detriment of herself as a person, and the villains of the first three books have all sought to eliminate the Avatar as a concept, rather than personally targeting her. The idea of failing in that duty does a number on her self-esteem.
** By the end of the series, Korra has regained her self-esteem and is a mature, confident young woman who is ready and willing to embrace her role as the Avatar. [[spoiler:She happily tells Prince Wu she will help him change the Earth Kingdom's government to a democratic system.]]
** [[CharacterDevelopment Though as the series progresses]] [[TookALevelInKindness her Jerk tendencies become less and less prominent and her Gold tendencies get emphasised instead]] to the point that, by the time of the series finale, [[NiceGirl there's very little jerk left in her]].
* JumpedAtTheCall: In stark contrast to her predecessor. Deconstructed, as it's this attitude that serves as the root of her emotional problems. Korra defines herself as the Avatar, even to the detriment of herself as a person, and the villains of the first three books have all sought to eliminate the Avatar as a concept, rather than personally targeting her. The idea of failing in that duty does a number on her self-esteem.
** By the end of the series, Korra has regained her self-esteem and is a mature, confident young woman who is ready and willing to embrace her role as the Avatar. [[spoiler:She happily tells Prince Wu she will help him change the Earth Kingdom's government to a democratic system.]]
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is immature, a bit arrogant, sometimes a bit of a jerk, not above using her powers for pranks and not unappreciating attention... but if people's lives are on the line, she will throw away everything to save them.
**them. [[CharacterDevelopment Though as the series progresses]] [[TookALevelInKindness her Jerk tendencies become less and less prominent and her Gold tendencies get emphasised instead]] to the point that, by the time of the series finale, [[NiceGirl there's very little jerk left in her]].
* JumpedAtTheCall: In stark contrast to her predecessor. Deconstructed, as it's this attitude that serves as the root of her emotional problems. Korra defines herself as the Avatar, even to the detriment of herself as a person, and the villains of the first three books have all sought to eliminate the Avatar as a concept, rather than personally targeting her. The idea of failing in that duty does a number on herself-esteem.
**self-esteem. By the end of the series, Korra has regained her self-esteem and is a mature, confident young woman who is ready and willing to embrace her role as the Avatar. [[spoiler:She happily tells Prince Wu she will help him change the Earth Kingdom's government to a democratic system.]]
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* JumpedAtTheCall: In stark contrast to her predecessor. Deconstructed, as it's this attitude that serves as the root of her emotional problems. Korra defines herself as the Avatar, even to the detriment of herself as a person, and the villains of the first three books have all sought to eliminate the Avatar as a concept, rather than personally targeting her. The idea of failing in that duty does a number on her
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* TheLeader: Korra is the leader of Team Avatar. However, she doesn't always listen to others when they disagree with her notions. Over time, she learns that being a good leader means knowing when to sometimes follow.
** During the Book Four finale, [[spoiler:Korra more or less becomes the leader against Kuvira's forces. Her decisions and leadership abilities are part of the reason for Kuvira's defeat.]]
** During the Book Four finale, [[spoiler:Korra more or less becomes the leader against Kuvira's forces. Her decisions and leadership abilities are part of the reason for Kuvira's defeat.]]
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* TheLeader: Korra is the leader of Team Avatar. However, she doesn't always listen to others when they disagree with her notions. Over time, she learns that being a good leader means knowing when to sometimes follow. \n** During the Book Four finale, [[spoiler:Korra more or less becomes the leader against Kuvira's forces. Her decisions and leadership abilities are part of the reason for Kuvira's defeat.]]
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** [[http://awesomeannanymous.tumblr.com/post/105622183978/it-makes-sense-i-just-happen-to-notice-it One fan]] noticed how her blue and white color scheme correlates to Raava, and contrast's Asami's DarkIsNotEvil look, which matches Vaatu's color scheme. [[spoiler: His comments about them needing each other to have balance seems especially HilariousInHindsight after Book 4: Balance, ended with them as an OfficialCouple]].
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* MeaningfulName: When anglicized, Greek "Kore" reforms as "Cora", with both names meaning "maiden". Kore is also another name for Persephone, Greek goddess of the underworld, who is described by Homer as a "formidable and powerful young queen". The last meaning makes sense given how Korra being a powerful bender and the Avatar which can be just as equal or higher than a queen.
** Kore/Persephone was also famous for being perpetually [[BreakTheCutie dragged in]] [[HeroicBSOD and out]] [[BrokenBird of hell]]...
** Kore/Persephone was also famous for being perpetually [[BreakTheCutie dragged in]] [[HeroicBSOD and out]] [[BrokenBird of hell]]...
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* MeaningfulName: When anglicized, Greek "Kore" reforms as "Cora", with both names meaning "maiden". Kore is also another name for Persephone, Greek goddess of the underworld, who is described by Homer as a "formidable and powerful young queen". The last meaning makes sense given how Korra being a powerful bender and the Avatar which can be just as equal or higher than a queen.
**queen. Kore/Persephone was also famous for being perpetually [[BreakTheCutie dragged in]] [[HeroicBSOD and out]] [[BrokenBird of hell]]...
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* OfficialCouple: With Mako after the finale of Book 1, until they broke up in Book 2.
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* OfficialCouple: OfficialCouple:
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** With Mako after the finale of Book 1, until they broke up in Book 2.
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* PureEnergy[=/=]SoulPower: Like Aang before her, she learns Energybending at the end of Book 1. At the end of Book 2, she is able to project herself as a massive spirit to fight Unalaq and Vaatu.
** In the GrandFinale, she uses said Energybending to [[spoiler:stop a blast from Kuvira's [[{{BFG}} spirit cannon]]...UpToEleven in that she's blocking the combined power of the ''entire spirit wilds'' in Republic City, the result of which obliterates downtown and tears open a new spirit portal.]] It goes to show just how far she's come since struggling with learning airbending early on to being able to manipulate such a devastating amount of spirit energy at once.
** In the GrandFinale, she uses said Energybending to [[spoiler:stop a blast from Kuvira's [[{{BFG}} spirit cannon]]...UpToEleven in that she's blocking the combined power of the ''entire spirit wilds'' in Republic City, the result of which obliterates downtown and tears open a new spirit portal.]] It goes to show just how far she's come since struggling with learning airbending early on to being able to manipulate such a devastating amount of spirit energy at once.
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* PureEnergy[=/=]SoulPower: Like Aang before her, she learns Energybending at the end of Book 1. At the end of Book 2, she is able to project herself as a massive spirit to fight Unalaq and Vaatu.
**Vaatu. In the GrandFinale, she uses said Energybending to [[spoiler:stop a blast from Kuvira's [[{{BFG}} spirit cannon]]...UpToEleven in that she's blocking the combined power of the ''entire spirit wilds'' in Republic City, the result of which obliterates downtown and tears open a new spirit portal.]] It goes to show just how far she's come since struggling with learning airbending early on to being able to manipulate such a devastating amount of spirit energy at once.
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* SaveTheVillain: As much as Korra hates the Earth Queen, she still tries to warn her about the threat of the Red Lotus. However, her captors don't believe her, and in the process of trying to escape, [[spoiler:Zaheer ends up assassinating the Earth Queen when he feels working with her no longer serves a purpose]].
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* SaveTheVillain: SaveTheVillain:
** As much as Korra hates the Earth Queen, she still tries to warn her about the threat of the Red Lotus. However, her captors don't believe her, and in the process of trying to escape, [[spoiler:Zaheer ends up assassinating the Earth Queen when he feels working with her no longer serves a purpose]].
** As much as Korra hates the Earth Queen, she still tries to warn her about the threat of the Red Lotus. However, her captors don't believe her, and in the process of trying to escape, [[spoiler:Zaheer ends up assassinating the Earth Queen when he feels working with her no longer serves a purpose]].
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* SuperStrength: A CharlesAtlasSuperpower version. She can lift and throw grown men with one hand and break platinum chains with nothing but her muscles.
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* SuperStrength: A CharlesAtlasSuperpower version. She While in the Avatar State, she can lift and throw grown men with one hand and break platinum chains with nothing but her muscles.
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* UptownGirl: Korra, Avatar and (future) daughter of Southern Chief Tonraq, is a couple with Mako, a former StreetUrchin turned professional Pro-Bender struggling for money to off-duty cop. However, due to personal reasons, they break up.
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* UptownGirl: UptownGirl:
** Korra, Avatar and (future) daughter of Southern Chief Tonraq, is a couple with Mako, a former StreetUrchin turned professional Pro-Bender struggling for money to off-duty cop. However, due to personal reasons, they break up.
** Korra, Avatar and (future) daughter of Southern Chief Tonraq, is a couple with Mako, a former StreetUrchin turned professional Pro-Bender struggling for money to off-duty cop. However, due to personal reasons, they break up.
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* WithUsOrAgainstUs: She has this attitude in Book 2, interpreting anyone disagreeing with her as the enemy and anyone showing any degree of sympathy for them as taking their side and not hers. Highlighted in Book 4's ClipShow, which shows all the times she accused Mako of siding against her [[FullyAutomaticClipShow in rapid succession]].
** Thrown against her by the rest of the Southern Water Tribe when she tries to play peacemaker, since they're angry at the Northern Water Tribe for their dictatorial behaviour.
** Thrown against her by the rest of the Southern Water Tribe when she tries to play peacemaker, since they're angry at the Northern Water Tribe for their dictatorial behaviour.
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* WithUsOrAgainstUs: She has this attitude in Book 2, interpreting anyone disagreeing with her as the enemy and anyone showing any degree of sympathy for them as taking their side and not hers. Highlighted in Book 4's ClipShow, which shows all the times she accused Mako of siding against her [[FullyAutomaticClipShow in rapid succession]].
**succession]]. Thrown against her by the rest of the Southern Water Tribe when she tries to play peacemaker, since they're angry at the Northern Water Tribe for their dictatorial behaviour.
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* SingleTargetSexuality: {{Averted}}. Unlike Aang and other mentioned Avatars in ATLA. She [[LoveAtFirstSight fell in love]] with her close friend [[RomanticFalseLead Mako]] and [[OfficialCouple dated]] him for six months, only to [[ShipSinking ultimately break up with him]] over conflicts over their different responsibilities, so the two decide that they're ''far'' BetterAsFriends. At the end of the GrandFinale, she has a RelationshipUpgrade with her [[spoiler:other close friend Asami,]] thereby becoming the first known Avatar to be [[spoiler:bisexual.]]
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* SingleTargetSexuality: {{Averted}}. Unlike Aang and other mentioned Avatars in ATLA. She [[LoveAtFirstSight fell in love]] with her close friend [[RomanticFalseLead Mako]] and [[OfficialCouple dated]] him for six months, only to [[ShipSinking ultimately break up with him]] over conflicts over their different responsibilities, so the two decide that they're ''far'' BetterAsFriends. At the end of the GrandFinale, she has a RelationshipUpgrade with her [[spoiler:other close friend Asami,]] thereby becoming the first known Avatar to be [[spoiler:bisexual.]]
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* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: PlayedForDrama, unlike Bolin. She's immature and as of Book 2, feels like the people she's close to should be on her side. She grows out of it.
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* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: WomanChild: PlayedForDrama, unlike Bolin. She's immature and as of Book 2, feels like the people she's close to should be on her side. She grows out of it.
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* {{Gasshole}}: after taking one sip of an [[FrothyMugsOfWater unspecified fizzy drink]], she's able to belch with enough force to visibly blow back Bolin's hair and collar from a few feet away and horrify everyone else at the bar...''before'' she learns how to airbend.
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* {{Gasshole}}: after After taking one sip of an [[FrothyMugsOfWater unspecified fizzy drink]], she's able to belch with enough force to visibly blow back Bolin's hair and collar from a few feet away and horrify everyone else at the bar...''before'' she learns how to airbend.
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* ClosetKey: [[spoiler: For Asami.]]
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* ClosetKey: [[spoiler: For Mutually with Asami.]]
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* AmazonianBeauty: She has (for a female character) robust musculature on her arms, legs and torso, acts pretty boyish at times, and is considered very attractive by Bolin, Mako, Tahno, and more. It's a testament to the artists' amazing skills that she can just as easily assume [[SheFu elegant flexibility]] and [[KawaiiKo teenage cuteness]], just by shifting posture.
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* AmazonianBeauty: She has (for a female character) robust musculature on her arms, legs and torso, HeroicBuild, acts pretty boyish at times, and is considered very attractive by Bolin, Mako, Tahno, and more. It's a testament to the artists' amazing skills that she can just as easily assume [[SheFu elegant flexibility]] and [[KawaiiKo teenage cuteness]], just by shifting posture.
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* BadassBisexual: [[spoiler: WordOfGod has [[http://bryankonietzko.tumblr.com/post/105916338157/korrasami-is-canon-you-can-celebrate-it-embrace confirmed]] her bisexuality.]]
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* BadassBisexual: She was attracted to Mako and she is also [[spoiler: WordOfGod has [[http://bryankonietzko.tumblr.com/post/105916338157/korrasami-is-canon-you-can-celebrate-it-embrace confirmed]] her bisexuality.]]attracted to Asami, whom she starts dating post-Season 4.]] Also, she's the Avatar who can kick your ass from here to Ba Sing Se.
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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Asami's Girly Girl.
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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy She's aggressive and in-your-face and overall doesn't act very "girly", contrast to Asami's Girly Girl.Asami who is more reserved and wears make-up and such like.
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Yeah, no. Zaheer and the Red Lotus did not symbolically rape Korra; completely at odds with the themes of the show and the nature of the characters. The conflict between Zaheer and Korra is political, and the events of the finale are framed as an act of self sacrifice, not passive victimization. You could say she was symbolically killed, and rose again from the dead in each book, but Legend of Korra is not about rape
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The first three Book antagonists put Korra through moments are symbolism of ''rape''.
** Book 1: Amon forces Korra to him via bloodbending and takes away her bending -- something that she considers a major part of her identity.
** Book 2: Unalaq, Korra's uncle, first brutally beats her to the point she can't stand and then (with the help of Vaatu), takes Raava out of Korra. Then, he begins to viciously hit Ravva until the spirit is no more.
** Book 3: Between knocking her out, stripping off most of her clothes, binding her hands and feet so that she can't move or resist as a poisonous substance is painfully forced into her body, and literally trying to kill her soul, the Red Lotus put Korra through possibly the most brutal symbolic rape in the history of western animation.
** Book 1: Amon forces Korra to him via bloodbending and takes away her bending -- something that she considers a major part of her identity.
** Book 2: Unalaq, Korra's uncle, first brutally beats her to the point she can't stand and then (with the help of Vaatu), takes Raava out of Korra. Then, he begins to viciously hit Ravva until the spirit is no more.
** Book 3: Between knocking her out, stripping off most of her clothes, binding her hands and feet so that she can't move or resist as a poisonous substance is painfully forced into her body, and literally trying to kill her soul, the Red Lotus put Korra through possibly the most brutal symbolic rape in the history of western animation.
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* SuperStrength: A CharlesAtlasSuperpower version. She can lift and throw grown men with one hand and break platinum chains with nothing but her muscles.
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Sorry. I meant no offense and apologize if I did cause some. I misworded; I meant to say that in her Does This Remind You Of Anything section, that the first three antagonists put Korra through brutal symbolic rape. Again, I apologize for any offense.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The first three Book antagonists put Korra through moments are symbolism of ''rape''.
** Book 1: Amon forces Korra to him via bloodbending and takes away her bending -- something that she considers a major part of her identity.
** Book 2: Unalaq, Korra's uncle, first brutally beats her to the point she can't stand and then (with the help of Vaatu), takes Raava out of Korra. Then, he begins to viciously hit Ravva until the spirit is no more.
** Book 3: Between knocking her out, stripping off most of her clothes, binding her hands and feet so that she can't move or resist as a poisonous substance is painfully forced into her body, and literally trying to kill her soul, the Red Lotus put Korra through possibly the most brutal symbolic rape in the history of western animation.
** Book 1: Amon forces Korra to him via bloodbending and takes away her bending -- something that she considers a major part of her identity.
** Book 2: Unalaq, Korra's uncle, first brutally beats her to the point she can't stand and then (with the help of Vaatu), takes Raava out of Korra. Then, he begins to viciously hit Ravva until the spirit is no more.
** Book 3: Between knocking her out, stripping off most of her clothes, binding her hands and feet so that she can't move or resist as a poisonous substance is painfully forced into her body, and literally trying to kill her soul, the Red Lotus put Korra through possibly the most brutal symbolic rape in the history of western animation.
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Do not like the implication here; definitely doesn\'t match the themes of the show
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The antagonists of the first three books ''took'' something away from Korra that made her feel vulnerable and weak.
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Korrasami\'s development left much to be desired, and her newfound respect throughout book one is a more concrete demonstration of her development opposite asami
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** Her relationship with Asami had a great development. Initially, Korra disliked her because she was Mako's girlfriend and presumptuously though of Asami as the "prissy" type. Come Book4, not only has Korra see Asami has By episode seven, a cutthroat race on the Sato Manor racetrack dissuaded her most trusted confidant, but [[spoiler:they becomes lovers by the series finale.]]of this notion.
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* AscendedFangirl: Korra is a HUGE fan of pro-bending and officially became a pro-bender herself after joining the Fire Ferrets.
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!!Avatar Korra
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[[caption-width-right:333:"No matter what happens, no matter how crazy things get, I'll always try to restore balance."]]
->Voiced by Janet Varney,
->Cora Baker (as a child)[[note]]Daughter of Creator/DeeBradleyBaker, the voice actor for almost all creatures for both Avatar shows as well as Tarrlok for this one[[/note]]
Korra is the present Avatar, successor to (and reincarnation of) Aang. Born to the Waterbenders Tonraq and Senna, she is a teenage girl from the Southern Water Tribe with a rebellious streak. On her quest to become a fully realized Avatar and pacify the anti-benders in the United Republic, she asks Tenzin to teach her Airbending.
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* TwentiesBobHaircut: Sports a messy version of this in Book Four after her ImportantHaircut during the three year TimeSkip.
* TheAce: Even more so than Aang, or most known Avatars for that matter:
** Korra learned to bend three of the four elements without any training by the age of four, and picked up airbending incredibly fast once she got over the spiritual block that prevented her from using it. She's also learned numerous sub-skills, most of which she picked up within days: healing, spiritual waterbending, metalbending, and energybending.
** In addition to bending, Korra has considerable physical prowess, enough to easily lift Tenzin and his children at the same time. Korra is also a highly proficient unarmed fighter, able to defeat several chi blockers before being rescued by Naga.
** While she started out with an extreme lack of spirituality, she ultimately developed a stronger spiritual link than even Aang, who excelled at that. Tenzin [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] how much of an Ace she is in the series finale.
-->'''Tenzin:''' Korra, you've managed to transform the world more in a few years than most Avatars did in their lifetimes.
* AchillesHeel: If she dies in the Avatar state, the entire cycle will cease to exist.
* ActionGirl: Korra is the link between the spiritual and physical world, and sole possessor of the power to master all four elements. As such, [[{{badass}} she can kick just about anyone's butt]].
* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Catches a bit of this at the start of Book 2 when she becomes convinced that she has already mastered airbending and dismisses Tenzin's teachings because she defeated Amon. After she gets in touch with Raava again she realizes she was being a jerk and apologizes.
* AesopAmnesia: Justified example. The finale of Book 2 had Tenzin stress that being the Avatar wasn't all there is to Korra, but that lesson didn't quite stick through Book 3, since she's been identifying herself as the Avatar since she was ''four'', and it's hard for someone to move past that easily. The fact that she can't ask her past selves for advice anymore probably doesn't help. However, she does get better by the end of the series.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys:
** Korra naturally falls for the dark, brooding, distant Mako[[note]]The "Bad Boy" aspect is downplayed, as Mako becomes an officer of the law[[/note]] instead of his cheerful, approachable younger brother Bolin. It doesn't last.
** [[spoiler: Averted in the end as Korra ends up dating the sweet and kind Asami.]]
* {{All Loving Hero}}ine: For all the jerkassery she is capable of, Korra always does her best to help and save the people around her.
* AllYourPowersCombined: As with all Avatars, Korra has access to all four elements, and the Avatar State gives her access to the collective knowledge and power of her past lives. As of the Book 2 finale, Korra's connection to her past lives has been severed, preventing her from calling upon past Avatars.
* AmazonianBeauty: She has (for a female character) robust musculature on her arms, legs and torso, acts pretty boyish at times, and is considered very attractive by Bolin, Mako, Tahno, and more. It's a testament to the artists' amazing skills that she can just as easily assume [[SheFu elegant flexibility]] and [[KawaiiKo teenage cuteness]], just by shifting posture.
* AmbiguousDisorder: {{Averted}}. Korra shows all the signs of having [[spoiler:PTSD after her ordeal at the hands of Zaheer and the Red Lotus.]]
* AmicableExes: Played with. She and Mako eventually break up since they realize they just don't work as a couple. Korra moves on surprisingly well and tries to convince Mako to try to remain good friends and teammates despite the whole mess that their relationship was. While Mako doesn't bear any negative feelings against her, either, he feels just too awkward around her to even be friends with her anymore... especially since she's now gal pals with his ''other'' ex-girlfriend, Asami. They get better, eventually, and re-establish their friendship.
* AntiHero:
** She might be a bit brash, arrogant and hot-tempered, but her heart is always in the right place, she always fights for what's right, and always tries to help people out whenever possible. Push her too far though and she will show the anti-hero side, as she did to Tarrlok who she appeared ready to kill or seriously injure (the narrator later outright saying he resorted to bloodbending to "save himself" from Korra's attack).
-->'''Tarrlok''' "See, that's what I admire about you Korra, your willingness to go to extremes to get what you want."
** Really kicked up a notch in "Civil Wars, Part 2", where she publicly threatens to kill the judge when he sentences her father and a group of rebel southern water tribesmen to death, then later (after the sentence was reduced to life imprisonment) used Naga to intimidate him into reversing his decision. Once she discovered that the trial was a set-up, she threatened to have Naga ''eat him'' if he didn't spill everything he knew.
** Goes even further in the finale of Book 3. Believing that Zaheer has killed her father and understandably enraged, she vows to kill every Red Lotus member in front of her, though she ends up focusing her attention on Zaheer.
* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Kung Fu Gal]]: In Korra's first present-day scene, her teachers complain that she is amazingly good at learning the physical sides of bending, but amazingly bad at learning the discipline and spirituality that goes with it.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: In the Book 2 finale, she's able to use the cosmic energy of the universe to project her spirit as a giant in order to match Unalaq's OneWingedAngel form.
* {{Badass}}: As an Avatar, it's kind of required.
* BadassAdorable: There is no denying this. Girl can go from kicking ass to making you want to hug her with her infamous pout. This is especially true in the pilot, where she was already bending fire, earth, and water at the age of four.
* BadassArmFold: Does this pretty well. It helps that her usual outfits [[SleevesAreForWimps don't have sleeves]].
* BadassBisexual: [[spoiler: WordOfGod has [[http://bryankonietzko.tumblr.com/post/105916338157/korrasami-is-canon-you-can-celebrate-it-embrace confirmed]] her bisexuality.]]
* BadassInDistress: During "When Extremes Meet" and "Out of the Past" when she's been kidnapped by Tarrlok. Also when she's briefly captured by Zaheer and his gang in "The Terror Within", then later in "The Stakeout" by the Earth Queen's forces.
* BadassPrincess: Was already a {{Badass}} from the start, but she didn't fulfill the "Princess" part until the Southern Water Tribe has their own chief, who was Korra's father, Tonraq.
* BattleCouple:
** With Mako, at least when they were together.
** And with [[spoiler:Asami]] at the series end.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: She got a long scar on her face from her fight with Tarrlok, and it hadn't been attended for at least a day. On the day following her escape, it's nowhere to be seen. Justified because Korra is a skilled healer and the cuts, despite being ugly, were not deep.
** Averted in the season 3 finale. After nearly [[spoiler: being killed by the Red Lotus poison, Korra is still out of action two weeks later. She's confined to a wheelchair, looks pale, has bags under her eyes, and is just a complete mess.]]
** Averted still in early Book 4. Korra spends much of the non-flashback time in Chapter 2 "Korra Alone" nursing the injuries she took in the Earthbender fight ring, most noticeably a swollen eyelid.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Korra and Mako have a bit of this going on in the first half of Book 1, but they later subvert it by admitting their feelings and stopping the arguing.
-->'''Mike:''' The earlier episodes had set up that Korra and Mako were kinda at each other's throats but they also kinda have a little attraction to each other.
** {{Subverted}} later when after they begin dating in season 2 the arguing and getting on each others nerves comes back stronger than ever, then gets added to both putting their jobs first, eventually lead to their break up. Both admit that while they make great friends [[BetterAsFriends they don't really work as a couple]].
* BerserkButton:
** Hurting innocent people or anyone close to her is a good way to entice a beatdown. And [[UnstoppableRage God help you]] if you actually ''succeed'' in harming someone seriously...
** Her parents in particular are a very sore spot for her. It's worth noting that every time Korra has outright threatened to kill someone, it's because they harmed her family in some manner.
** She gets sore whenever anyone mentions that they "stole" the Earth Queen's airbenders.
* BetterTheDevilYouKnow: Though Korra doesn't like the Earth Queen, she doesn't agree with Zaheer's plan to kill her and the other world leaders. As bad as she is, the chaos in her absence would be worse. [[spoiler:When they succeed in killing her, Korra's concerns are shown to be justified. And the chaos is finally brought under control, but it's through Earth Emperor Kuvira, a former Zaofu captain turned ruthless dictator who is even worse than the Earth Queen, and who serves as the BigBad of Book 4.]]
* BettyAndVeronica:
** The Veronica to Asami's Betty for Mako's Archie.
** She's also the Archie for Bolin's Betty and Mako's Veronica. [[LoveDodecahedron It's that kind of show.]]
** She finally ends up the Archie to Mako's Veronica and [[spoiler:[[BiTheWay Asami]]]]'s Betty.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Jerk-ish tendencies aside, Korra is very easy to get along with, is a CoolBigSis to Tenzin's children, and will help anybody in need. But push her BerserkButton, and it quickly becomes apparent that "pacifist" in any flavor is not part of her definition of being the Avatar.
* BigGood: As the Avatar, she is ''supposed'' to be this. However, her position has often been compromised because she has [[LeeroyJenkins extremely poor restraint]] when upset. Not to mention her being manipulated by {{Manipulative Bastard}}s or {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}s.
** The increasingly complex politics of her era, compared to the monolithic military states that existed before, also make it difficult to be simply the Big Good of the setting.
** By the end of the series, after Korra's CharacterDevelopment, she is mature and confident and appears ready to fulfill this role to the best of her ability. [[spoiler:She happily promises Prince Wu that she will help him reform the Earth Kingdom.]]
* BigSisterInstinct: Gains a protective streak for Jinora after the young airbender becomes her Spirit Guide. Korra most likely has the same feelings for Meelo and Ikki.
* BiTheWay: [[spoiler: The show's final scene makes it about as clear as possible under Nick's S&P that she and Asami are involved. Not only does the end of the whole series center around the two of them, but they hold hands and look lovingly into each other's eyes as they head off to a private vacation in the Spirit World. Later confirmed by the creators to be their intention.]]
* BlitheSpirit: She's certainly making an impact even in the constraints of Republic City. Though it's {{deconstructed}} when most of the authority figures dislike her [[DestructiveSavior recklessness]] or outright manipulate her for personal gain.
* BloodKnight: A tamed example.
** During the early part of the series, she enjoyed fighting, but she was capable of showing some restraint.
** In Book 3, Korra lets out steam over Queen Hou-Ting lying to her by doing sparring practice with Asami.
** After her recovery in early Season 4, Korra is still willing to fight, but she denounces simply going into a fight as something the "old [her]" would do and tries to diplomatically stop Kuvira.
* BlowYouAway: She initially can't airbend, but Amon's attempt to DePower her unlocks it.
* BlueBlood: Season 2 reveals that her father Tonraq is brother to the Northern Water Tribe chieftain, and in fact used to be in line for the position himself, being the elder brother. At the end of season 2 Tonraq is elected chief of the Southern Water Tribe, making Korra technically the southern tribe's princess.
* BlueIsHeroic: Korra is from the Southern Water Tribe, by default the main color scheme for her outfits are blue.
* BoisterousBruiser: She rarely fights out of outright malice; it's simply her preferred way of dealing with conflict.
* BoobsOfSteel: Korra is one of, if not ''the'' most physically capable character on the show. She is also very well endowed.
* BoyishShortHair: After her ImportantHaircut, she sports short hair throughout the rest of the series.
* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: {{Downplayed}}. Korra wears a tan-colored, fur-trimmed pelt around her waist and a parka while at the South Pole. While in Air Temple vestments, she still wears a few of her Water Tribe accessories.
* BrattyHalfPint: Korra's EstablishingCharacterMoment is when (at four years old) she demonstrates her ability to use three of the four elemental powers that she's not supposed to manifest until she's sixteen, busting through a wall in the process.
-->'''Korra:''' I'm the Avatar! You gotta deal with it!
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Though not actually related to Tenzin, his status as TheStoic and TeamDad and Korra's {{Hotblooded}} nature means they frequently butt heads, so Tenzin sometimes sees her this way. Tenzin even begs his children at one point not to grow up to be teenagers like Korra. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Jinora declares she will make no such promises]].
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:At the end of Book 3, being poisoned by the Red Lotus, coupled with hallucinations of her past foes telling her that she's no longer needed, leaves her broken physically and emotionally. Though she's said to be recovering, she is in a wheelchair and looks utterly worn down. It's especially notable that, unlike the past two Books, Korra doesn't snap back at the end of this one. It ends with her still depressed.]]
* BreakTheHaughty:
** In "The Voice in the Night". The idea of having her bending taken from her is so terrifying that she is afraid to fight back until her bravado forces her to try. Amon just made it worse by easily capturing her and taunting her about how he's saving her for last.
** The first five episodes of Book 2 causes this as well. She asserted her independence from her father and Tenzin, but was manipulated by Unalaq. This directly led to her father almost getting sentenced to death, a budding civil war that could turn bloody at any moment, all the people who could help her being unable to due to politics, and breaking up with her boyfriend due to said politics.
* BrokenAce: While she had some slight leanings towards trope in the first half of the series, due to a combination of her FriendlessBackground making it difficult to interact with people initially ([[InnocentlyInsensitive and unintentionally be jerks to them]]) and her InferioritySuperiorityComplex about being the Avatar allowing her to be manipulated by her enemies and suffer HeroicBSOD whenever they get the drop on her, she was steadily moving past these traits and getting closer to being a true [[TheAce Ace]]. Then come the end of Book 3 and [[spoiler:almost dying from mercury poisoning]] leaves a huge damage for her physically and mentally. It takes [[spoiler:about two years of intense physical therapy and Toph's help]] for her to recover, and she becomes [[TheAce a bon a fide Ace]] [[CharacterDevelopment by the end of the series]].
* BrokenBird: At the end of Book 3 she [[spoiler: almost dies of mercury poisoning]], which leaves her severely traumatized. [[spoiler:It takes her about two and a half years of intense physical thereby to start walking again and during that time she starts suffering from PTSD which manifests in the form of flashbacks to her fight against Zaheer. A combination of her PTSD and being stuck in a wheelchair for so long means [[RealityEnsues that it takes Korra a while before she is capable of fighting properly and even low level thugs can kick her butt.]] If that weren't bad enough, she starts hallucinating about her Avatar-state self attacking her. By the time we see her again post TimeSkip she is lost, scared and confused [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife while trying to find her way in life]].]] [[CharacterDevelopment However, during the second half of Book Four,]] [[spoiler:once she lets go of the shame and fear she feels from all the pain she suffered at the hands of her enemies and accepts what happened to her,]] [[CharacterDevelopment she evolves out of this state by the end of the series]]. She even states after accepting what happened to her, she feels whole, and it will make her stronger, which she proves [[spoiler:by defeating Kuvira and becoming the hero she was born to be as well as finding happiness with Asami.]]
* BroughtDownToNormal: When in the spirit world through meditation, she has no bending except for her ability to open and close the portals. [[spoiler:Except possibly not, if what Raava said is true about being "most powerful" in the Spirit realm.]]
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: She is willing to put aside her immature and arrogant attitude in order to save people's lives.
* BrutalHonesty: {{Justified}} due to not having much of a social life, so she really doesn't knwo how to take people's feelings into consideration.
* CallingTheOldManOut:
** Does this to her father after learning that he and Tenzin were responsible for her being locked up at the White Lotus Compound.
** Does this to Unalaq after she learns the truth, which doubles as a ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Unalaq is one of the reasons why the spirits are out of balance since he manipulated Tonraq into destroying the Spirit Forest to get him banished and purposely makes things worse between the tribes by occupying the South. When he tries to [[HannibalLecture justify his actions]], Korra [[ShutUpHannibal throws them in his face]] since the only thing he cares about is power.
* CatSmile: She has these moments with her friends.
** She sports one, at the begining of Book 2, when she's sharing a cotton candy with her boyfriend.
** During the series finale, she sports one [[spoiler: after Asami tricks Tenzin into leaving them alone.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: Korra begins the series as rather bad at controlling her anger and keeping calm, but shows a greater deal of self-restraint with each successive Book. She is putting more effort to negotiating ways out of violence, and isn't so quick to resort to excessive force during fights. Even during her more pragmatic moments in "Civil Wars, Part 2", she only uses the Avatar State as a means to help the group break the blockade and escape and didn't resort to killing her uncle on the spot. After meeting Wan and regaining her memories, Korra goes through another development where she is calmer and, most importantly, begins apologizing to her mentors like Tenzin for how she acted before. This development also shows physically when she is finally able to calm the dark spirits--showing she has gained a bit of inner peace. More than that, the spirit world showed that Korra deep inside was a scared, helpless little girl whose growth was stunted ever since she imposed the identity of being the Avatar over herself. Only when she found her own light and individuality did she symbolically grow up. By the end of Book 2 she redefined the role of the Avatar and ushered a new age where humans and spirits live together. In Book 3, she proves much more receptive to Suyin's metalbending training than she did with Tenzin's airbending training, demonstrating a willingness to learn that she didn't have two seasons ago.
** Taken to its logical conclusion in the GrandFinale. [[spoiler:Here, Korra finally beats Kuvira by showing the latter compassion and understanding. Compare this to the Korra from the earlier books who would have more than likely simply opted to try to beat her up more until she surrendered]].
** Korra also lowers down her HotBlooded nature and LeeroyJenkins tendencies to the point she can ''verbally'' threaten someone into doing what she wants (e.g., [[spoiler:Baatar Jr. into concinving Kuvira to surrender or she'll [Korra] will make it her duty to keep him away from his true love.]])
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Korra embodies this trope to a degree unusual even within her franchise. In addition to being able to wield the four elements and having a SuperMode that can expertly crack continental plates without mussing anyone's hair, her sheer brute strength allows her to effortlessly pick up and fling around grown men taller than her. In the Book Three finale, she becomes so enraged that she [[spoiler:breaks apart unbendable platinum chains]] by nothing but raw strength.
* TheChiefsDaughter: Her father is effectively the chief of the Southern Water Tribe, even though her paternal uncle Unalaq is actually the chief of both tribes. Played straight once the tribes formally split at the end of Book 2, leaving Tonraq as the chief.
* ChildProdigy: Even more so than Aang; she could already bend water, fire, ''and'' earth before the White Lotus even confirmed her as the Avatar. She has, however, admitted a lack of understanding when the spiritual aspects of bending and being the Avatar come up.
* TheChosenOne: She is the Avatar, but her journey is about realizing just what this truly means.
* ChromaticArrangement: Blue, though her personality fits the typical red.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: One of her most defining traits from the beginning of the show; Korra seems to have an almost obsessive desire to help people around her whenever she can, sometimes at her own expense, which is evident during her first fight with the Triple Threat Triad.
* ClosetKey: [[spoiler: For Asami.]]
* CombatMedic: She fights with any bending she deems appropriate and heals with her waterbending.
* ComesGreatResponsibility: She has powers far beyond any single bender and is tasked to maintaining balance in the world. Because of this, she's hunted by people who want to hurt her, hated by people she doesn't or can't help, and is often used as a pawn, threat, excuse or justification in the political machinations of the adults around her.
* ContraltoOfDanger: Korra has a deeper voice than some of the other female characters, like Asami or Pema. This gets [[UpToEleven Turned Up to Eleven]] [[PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep when she enters the Avatar state]], [[VoiceOfTheLegion which makes her voice deeper still and more intimidating with a reverberating echo]].
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: She's designed to be the "anti-Aang". Her official bio even says she couldn't have less in common with Aang if she tried. While Aang didn't want to be the Avatar, Korra quickly embraced it and desired it. Aang became an airbending master at a young age but had to learn the other elements and master them with great difficulty; Korra was a natural water, earth, and firebender but had great difficulty in unlocking her airbending. Aang, being a free-spirit, was better in tune with his spiritual side; Korra, who is brash, confrontational, and direct, excels with the physical side of bending, but has great trouble dealing with the spiritual side. Aang was a MartialPacifist who seemed opposed to killing anyone for any reason, while Korra is fully willing to kill if she feels it is justified. And, obviously, Aang was a boy while Korra is a girl. Even how they picked up the physical side of bending is contrasted. While Aang, like any Avatar presumably, was able to learn the basics of his three non-native bendings with relative ease (aside from earth, and even that didn't take him long), he was slower to learn more advanced bending forms at first. On the subject of love interests, Aang only had eyes for Katara for all his life from the moment they met. Korra on the other hand gets involved with various levels of seriousness with [[spoiler:all three]] of her companions at some time over the course of the show. She and Bolin only went so far as light flirting and a date. Korra and Mako dated for a fair while but their differences puled them apart. [[spoiler:Asami began as her romantic rival and became her girlfriend.]]
* CoolBigSis: While not biologically related to Tenzin, she is a live-in student and eats at the family table instead of with the Air Acolytes. Meelo and Ikki have imitated Korra whenever she's frustrated, which does not please Tenzin ''at all''. But Tenzin also cares about her on a personal level.
* CosmeticCatastrophe: In one episode she decides to try out that "powdering your nose" thing she's heard about. Sinister music plays as she suspiciously picks up the puff, only for powder to explode all over her face.
* CountryMouse: Korra spent her whole life at the South Pole and is amazed when she sees Republic City for the first time.
* CrushBlush: Happens a few times over the course of the series in regards to Korra's [[spoiler: two]] main love interests.
** In Book One she sports this a few times around Mako the two most significant times being during their SleepCute moment in "The Revelation" and their BigDamnKiss at the end off "Endgame."
** She also gives an adorable one in Book Four during "Reunion" [[spoiler: after [[SecondLove Asami]]]] compliments her new hair cut.
* CursedWithAwesome: As previously mentioned, she is potentially a more powerful bender than even Aang, but she's often manipulated or threatened by events outside of her control, some of which have been festering long before she was born.
* CuteBruiser: She's not particularly tall, but she is capable of lifting men much taller than herself. With one arm. And lifting Tenzin's entire family in a bear-hug without even realizing she's doing so.
* TheCynic: In contrast to Aang, who was the definition of a WideEyedIdealist, Korra is rather cynical at times. Where Aang always believed that conflict could be resolved without violence, Korra tends to assume that enemies can't be reasoned with and jump right to fighting. She starts growing out of this is Book 4, thanks to the teachings of Toph and [[spoiler: reconnecting with Raava]].
* DaddysGirl: Korra has a close relationship to her dad.
* DanceBattler: Korra sure loves flips and kicks. It's also evident in the way she [[http://korranation.tumblr.com/post/20374557441/korras-training-is-interrupted-when-her navigates the Airbending obstacle course]]. Jinora's demonstration is fairly clinical: she turns on a dime but keeps her upper body rigid. Korra uses a lot of spinning to do the same.
* DarkestHour: Happens OnceASeason.
** In Book 1, this comes after the Equalists have been defeated, Korra has been debended by Amon and only retains the airbending she spontaneously learned afterward. Even Katara, the greatest healer in the world, is unable to undo the damage, and so we see Korra alone at the edge of a cliff back in the South Pole. Things get better when Aang shows up and restores her bending.
** In Book 2, she briefly loses Raava and thus her connection to the Avatar Cycle. She is then able to reclaim Raava and become the Avatar once more, though her past lives are permanently severed.
** In Book 3, [[spoiler:the Red Lotus uses a metallic poison on her in an attempt to end the Avatar Cycle. Though she survives, the poison leaves her wheelchair-bound and her hallucinations cause her considerable distress, such that she barely shows any emotion. Unlike the last two books, there isn't an easy fix for this one. The season's final shot is her looking completely broken and shedding a single tear. The following season shows that it took two years of intensive therapy for her to even walk again, and then another to come to terms with everything that had happened and come back to full strength.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Not often, but every now and then she's sarcastic.
* DespairEventHorizon: Seems to have hit this by the Season 4 premiere. She eventually returns from this through CharacterDevelopment by reconnecting with her friends and overcoming her PSTD.
* DestructiveSavior:
** In "Welcome to Republic City", she quickly puts down a trio of gang members. However, it results in greater property damage than the gang members themselves would have caused. This puts her and Lin Beifong at odds. In "When Extremes Meet", she and the new Team Avatar similarly tear up large sections of the street in pursuit of the chi-blockers. Tarrlok tries to call her on it, but lacks the force of personality to keep her in check.
** Gets worse during the Water Tribe Civil War -- Korra's decision to support the South instead of remaining neutral or pushing for peace causes the situation to escalate even further. Mako even calls her out for it, which leads to him breaking up with her.
* DetachedSleeves: Her outfit for Book 2 has this.
* {{Determinator}}: She ''never'' stops trying to reach her goals. Korra doesn't do things in halves.
* DidntThinkThisThrough:
** A notable trait of her character at first, something that [[TheChessmaster Amon]] takes advantage of.
** This really bit her when she came into the spirit world through meditation, leaving her defenseless against Unalaq, who came in through the portal and could thus bend. The fact that Vaatu can track Raava, who resides within the Avatar, didn't help either.
* DiscardAndDraw:
** Occurs in "Endgame". Amon takes away her current bending abilities... but in doing so unlocks her airbending and previously suppressed spiritual side. The latter allows Aang to finally speak to her in person, and with his help she not only regains the rest of her abilities, but achieves the [[SuperMode Avatar State]] and learns how to restore the bending of everyone else Amon has hurt.
** And again in "Light in the Dark". Unalaq and Vaatu extract Raava from her, ending the Avatar cycle. Tenzin, however, shows her how to draw in the cosmic energy of the universe, allowing her to fight the pair on equal terms and get Raava back, starting the cycle anew.
* DishingOutDirt: Infrequently employed by Korra, due to the collateral damage it causes in an urban area.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The antagonists of the first three books ''took'' something away from Korra that made her feel vulnerable and weak.
* DreamingOfTimesGoneBy: Occasionally has visions of her past life as Aang, when knocked unconscious.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: She "parked" Asami's car by smashing it into a lamppost near the docks and netting about 10 tickets in the process. She immediately points out that she does not know how to drive. Bolin compliments her on doing that well, given the circumstances. Asami later gives her a lesson, and ends up screaming at her to hit the clutch. In season 3 it turns out that despite her HotBlooded personality she drives excessively slowly and cautiously.
* DudeMagnet: [[ButtMonkey Bolin]], [[BelligerentSexualTension Mako]] and [[CasanovaWannabe Prince Wu]] are attracted to her. [[JerkJock Tahno]] offers to show her how a "real pro bends." [[spoiler: It makes it ironic when Korra ends up in a relationship with Asami at the end of the series rather than any of the male characters.]]
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Even if she is the Avatar, her Northern cousins, Desna and Eska, still look down on her. They're somewhat better about it after their father is defeated.
* DynamicEntry: See EstablishingCharacterMoment. Also, in the Book 2 finale, she greets Unavaatu with a spirit laser to the face.
* EasyAmnesia: After being swallowed whole by a gigantic Dark Spirit, Korra wakes up days later on a beach with no memory of who she is or how she got there. She recovers it a couple episodes later.
* EffortlessAmazonianLift:
** While hugging Tenzin, Jinora, Ikki, and Meelo, she manages to effortlessly lift them off the ground. ''All at once.''
** Also easily lifts a man several inches taller than her [[NeckLift by the collar]], with one arm, and holds him in the air for a while.
** Then, during Episode 6, she hangs onto the edge of the ring with one hand, holding onto the very tall Mako with the other, and ''throws him back into the ring'' with one arm.
** She lifts up Bataar Jr, who is strapped to a chair, over her head with one arm, meaning she's lifting both Bataar's entire mass over her head, as well as the chair which was probably a solid quality piece of furniture.
* ElementalEyeColors: Though she's the Avatar, and thus can wield all four elements, she is still natively a water tribesman and has vibrant blue eyes.
* EleventhHourSuperpower: Airbending at the end of Book 1. Then she gains the power to restore the bending of Amon's victims. In the Book 2 finale, she is able to tap into the cosmic energy of the universe and project her spirit as a giant on par with Vaatu/Unalaq.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Korra has [[spoiler: inherited Aang's nickname of "Twinkletoes" from Toph.]]
* EmotionsVsStoicism: The heart-on-her-sleeve emotional to Mako's and Asami's cool-under-pressure stoicism.
* EnlightenmentSuperpowers: Korra has great difficulty with the spiritual aspects of being the Avatar, which is a problem because her ability to consciously access the Avatar State depends on spiritual enlightenment. [[AllThatGlitters When Korra realizes that the loss of her bending does not make her any less valuable a person]], [[SweetAndSourGrapes Aang appears and gives it back to her, as well as the ability to restore anyone else's bending]]. In the Book 2 finale, she also learns to access the cosmic energy of the universe to project herself as a giant spirit. In the Book 4 finale, she achieves a new level of this trope when she tanks the [[WaveMotionGun Spirit Ray Cannon]] [[PhlebotinumOverload firing out of control]]; a device that has previously been shown blasting holes through ''mountains''. She then disposes of all that spirit energy by opening a third Spirit Portal in the middle of the city.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Her entrance. She [[ThereWasADoor Earthbends a wall across the room]], [[NoIndoorVoice loudly and proudly]] proclaims herself the Avatar, and demonstrates by bending three elements at once. [[PintsizedPowerhouse She's four.]]
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Korra, after the TraumaCongaLine at the end of book three, [[spoiler: cuts her signature ponytail off and leaves her hair loose at chin length (as well as wearing Earth Kingdom Green clothes) so that people won't recognize her as the Avatar while she's still weakened and struggling with her [[FlashbackEcho flashbacks]] and EnemyWithout.]]
* ExtraOreDinary: Thanks to tutelage from Suyin Beifong and her twin sons, Korra has become the first Avatar to acquire the Earthbending skill subset of Metalbending.
* EvenGirlsWantHer: While she attracts the attention of a [[DudeMagnet number of different men]] throughout the series, [[spoiler:Asami eventually becomes attracted to her, and Korra reciprocates.]]
* FailureHero: Zigzagged - While Korra has been successful in saving the day, there are times when she plays this trope straight. Her journey through the series could be considered her eventually being able to subvert this trope.
** Korra makes a lot of mistakes over the first two seasons which is partly due to her growing up in isolation due to how the White Lotus raised her. However, she is able to defeat the [[BigBad Big Bads]] of those seasons and put an end to their plans. Additionally, she also understands that they also had a [[VillainHasAPoint valid point]] which affects some of her decisions and gives her CharacterDevelopment.
** During Season Three she begun to mature and learn from a number of her mistakes. She finds out that her actions during Book Two has caused a number of new airbenders to emerge in the world and she plays a vital role in helping Tenzin reestablish the Air Nation. Unfortunately, this trope is mostly played straight toward the end. [[spoiler: The Red Lotus capture her twice, and her plan to rescue the airbenders almost completely failed. After she is poisoned by the Red Lotus, she is able to prevent them from killing her in her Avatar State right away, but she ultimately needs help from Jinora and the other airbenders to defeat Zaheer. As a result of being poisoned during her capture, she is crippled and it takes her three years to fully recover.]]
** During Season Four, [[spoiler: after finally recovering her ability to walk (which in itself was a struggle), she is unable to get back into the swing of fighting right away. This leads to her getting beaten up on multiple occasions in the first half of the season, including by Toph, Kuvira, and random earthbenders.]]
*** [[spoiler: Ultimately, Korra subverts this trope during the second half of Season Four between saving Prince Wu from Kuvira's forces, managing to overcome her PTSD by facing Zaheer, saving multiple people, including Jinora, from the Spirit Wilds, taking up a leadership position against Kuvira's forces, and ultimately defeating Kuvira and convincing her to surrender.]]
* {{Fangirl}}: Of pro-bending.
* FatalFlaw: Pre-CharacterDevelopment, her confrontational nature coupled with immaturity has nearly costs her life.
* FirstGirlWins: Sorry Asami. {{Subverted|Trope}} after her break-up with Mako.
** Sorry Mako. In the end, [[spoiler: it turns out Korra and Asami are "First Girl" to each other.]]
* FishOutOfWater: A big part of Korra's development in the first season. Moving from an isolated compound in the South Pole (which was already slower to develop than the other nations) to the booming urban center of Republic City causes a lot of problems.
* FisherQueen: The spirit world reacts to people's positive and negative energy, especially the Avatar's.
* FluffyTamer: The first person to have ever tamed a polar bear dog.
* {{Foil}}: To Mako, Asami, Avatar Wan and to an extent, Tenzin.
** Korra and Mako -- Korra is the dark-skinned native from the Southern Water Tribe, and is of MixedAncestry because her parents were born into different Water Tribes (Mother-Southern, Father-Northern). Her parents were with her entire life, and admitted that other people (her parents and the White Lotus) were always taking care of her. Before a huge amount of CharacterDevelopment, she was prone to emotional outbursts and never was afraid to let people know what she thought; Mako is a light-skinned native from Republic City. His and Bolin's parents were killed when they were quite young, and since then, they had to always try to make ends meet. Mako is the "cool-under-fire" guy, meaning he doesn't let his emotions cloud his judgement, making it hard to express his real feelings. Then there's the way they operate in missions: Korra leads Team Avatar freestyle, with no rules, while Mako plays by the book.
** Korra and Asami -- Korra is the brash, confrontational {{Tomboy}}, a powerful bender (Avatar, to be exact), and undergoes an enormous amount of CharacterDevelopment; Asami is the polite, levelheaded [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl Girly Girl]], a nonbender (still BadassNormal), and is more of a well-rounded character.
** Korra and Avatar Wan -- Korra is the current Avatar, continuing to maintain balance in the world. As of Book 2 season finale and onward, she is the first Avatar of a new cycle and was born into the Southern Water Tribe; Avatar Wan the first Avatar, who unknowingly disrupted the balance in the world. Wan was the first Avatar of the old cycle and was a native of the (future) Fire Nation.
** Korra and Tenzin -- Korra is the dark-skinned, hot-headed teenage girl who uses force rather than reason; Tenzin is a light-skinned, levelheaded man who tries to instill peaceful solutions than violence. Also, both are of MixedAncestry, Korra's is from her parents being from one of the two Water Tribes, while Tenzin's is from both parents being born into two different nations.
* ForcefulKiss[=/=]ShutUpKiss: Plants quite the good one on Mako. He reciprocates.
* FountainOfYouth: She becomes temporarily de-aged during her journey through the Spirit World.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Choleric — Brash, rude, stubborn, but also quite laid-back and confident (and a bit braggy).
* FriendlessBackground: Growing up in an isolated compound populated strictly by teachers and guards, Korra's only friend before arriving in Republic City was her polar bear dog.
* FriendToAllChildren: Shows natural skill for them given her interactions with Tenzin's children.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Being the Avatar, all animals have a liking towards her. She was the first person to ever tame a polar-bear dog. Pabu, also, quickly warmed up to her.
* {{Gasshole}}: after taking one sip of an [[FrothyMugsOfWater unspecified fizzy drink]], she's able to belch with enough force to visibly blow back Bolin's hair and collar from a few feet away and horrify everyone else at the bar...''before'' she learns how to airbend.
* GenkiGirl: If there's one quality she and Aang share, it's ''energy''.
* GenreSavvy: An off-hand remark by Mako in "The Sting" implies Korra was wise enough to not restore everybody's bending, leaving some triad members without their bending.
* GildedCage: She lived in a White Lotus fortress and wanted for nothing. They provided her bending masters, supervised her training since she was young, and protected her from possible harm. However, they also restricted who could see her and for how long. She was watched even when she went on runs with Naga. In the end, she had no freedom.
* AGirlAndHerX: A Girl and Her Polar Bear Dog. Naga was her only friend prior to her journey as the Avatar.
* GirlNextDoor: She's a down-to-earth [[OneOfTheBoys tomboy type]] and very athletic, but she's also [[UnkemptBeauty a natural beauty.]] Though she prides herself on [[SupernaturalMartialArts her bending ability]] and her role as the world's Avatar instead.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: In the Avatar State.
* GodInHumanForm: As the Avatar, she can bend more than one element, making her a formidable opponent. The Avatar State boosts her bending to levels no mortal can match. Book 2 reveals that the Avatar is actually the spirit of Order, Raava, bonded to a human soul, which is where all that power comes from.
* GooGooGodlike: Most Avatars don't discover their potential until they are told at [[DangerousSixteenthBirthday age sixteen]], and Aang learned four years early only because the Fire Nation posed that grave a threat at the time. Korra had discovered her ability to bend three elements with no formal training at four years old and was immediately flaunting her Avatar-ness.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Unlike Aang, Korra doesn't shy away from violence, is willing to attack defenseless opponents, and has outright threatened to murder people several times. At the end of Book 2, she has the distinction of being the first hero in the Avatarverse to deliberately kill her opponent, even if she regretted it coming to that.
* GreenEyedMonster: Toward Asami at first.
* HalfHumanHybrid: She (like all Avatars) is a human mutated by fusing with the light spirit Raava, which is why she can bend all four elements. Even when separated from Raava, she retains her bending powers.
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Averted. While Korra is quite talented, she has also been shown regularly practicing on her own.
* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: With Bolin during their first meeting and later she ''catapults'' Jinora and Ikki for guessing she likes Mako.
* HealingHands: Katara taught her to use Waterbender healing.
* HeldGaze: [[spoiler:The series ends with Korra and Asami looking lovingly into each other's eyes which represents the [[RelationshipUpgrade beginning]] of their [[OfficialCouple romantic relationship.]]]]
* HeroesLoveDogs: As she wasn't able to leave the South Pole, Naga was her only close friend.
-->'''Mako:''' Your best friend is a... polar bear dog. [[RaisedByWolves Somehow that makes perfect sense]].
* HeroicBSOD: OnceASeason.
** In the finale of Book 1, after Amon took her bending away. According to Aang, it was what finally allowed her to unlock her spiritual side.
** In the finale of Book 2, when the spirit of light, Raava, is taken from her and destroyed, making her the last Avatar. Korra managed to get her back, though, as Raava cannot truly die.
** In the finale of Book 3, [[spoiler:the trauma of nearly dying, hallucinations caused by a potent poison, and a slow recovery leave her emotionally drained, barely having the will to smile. It takes most of Book 4 for her to fully recover from that one]].
* HeroicBuild: Korra's quite powerfully built, much like her father.
* HeroicResolve:
** Korra, after being stripped of her other stable elements, finally unlocked her airbending when she witnessed Amon about to take Mako's bending and manages to defeat Amon.
** In the Book 2 finale, after being severed from Raava, she harnesses the cosmic energy of the universe to project herself as a giant spirit who can battle Unalaq and Vaatu combined.
** During Book 4, [[spoiler:Korra travels in the world, so she can recover which partly works.]]
* TheHeroine: She is the Avatar and main character.
* HeroOnHiatus: She gets sidelined at the end of Book 3 [[spoiler:from the heavy toll the metal poisoning has taken on her body. In the meantime, Tenzin promises that the new Air Nation will follow her example and strive to maintain balance wherever they go. It takes two years for her to physically recover, and even then she doesn't return because she's lost access to the Avatar State, which results in her disappearing on a quest to reconnect with Raava. Eventually, she returns to position as the Avatar to defeat Kuvira]].
* HeroWithBadPublicity: After the Book 2 finale, her approval rating drops because she can't deal with the spirit vine infestation. After rescuing the airbenders from the Earth Queen, she and her friends have a bounty placed on their heads.
** In the three-year TimeSkip, however, Republic City learned to live with its vine problem and began to coexist more peacefully with the Spirits partly due to Asami helping incorporate the chances in the city. They began to recognize her as the hero she is, and erected a statue in her honor which placed in Republic City Park which they also renamed after her.
* HiddenBuxom: To an extent. She already has BoobsOfSteel, but on the one occasion she is seen out of her athletic martial arts outfit, and in a formal evening gown, her bust is shown as much larger than normal, suggesting her normal outfit is designed to compress her chest for practical reasons. So she stands as a already busty character who is actually hiding [[UpToEleven a much larger bust]].
* HonorBeforeReason: Despite being terrified of Amon and being coerced into joining a task force, she goes on a raid rather than go back on her word. Later, she challenges Amon to with a one-on-one duel, which ends badly when Amon ambushes her with dozens of chi-blockers instead of arriving alone.
* HoldingHands: [[spoiler:Book Four ends with Korra and Asami holding hands as they begin their vacation in the Spirit World.]]
* HotBlooded: This is likely why she took to firebending so well, despite being a native waterbender.
* HumbleHero: [[CharacterDevelopment Eventually grows into this trope throughout the course of the series]]. After witnessing Wan's story of how he became the first Avatar, Korra becomes more humble and mature. This line in the GrandFinale sums it up.
-->'''Tenzin:''' Korra you've managed to transform the world more in a few years then most Avatar's did in their lifetimes.\\
'''Korra:''' But I feel like I've only just begun. There's so much more I want to learn and do.
* IHaveYourWife: An interesting variation: Korra and the airbenders [[spoiler: take Bataar Jr. hostage and use the threat of keeping ''him'' from Kuvira for the rest of his life as leverage to convince him to talk ''her'' down]], all while trying to play the trope straight against [[spoiler: Kuvira]]. In the case of [[spoiler: Bataar, it works]], who ends up breaking and submitting to Korra's demands. [[spoiler: Kuvira]], however, [[spoiler:[[ThreatBackfire isn't so sentimental.]]]]
* IJustWantToBeBadass: Notable in that she already ''is'' badass; she's simply desperate to get others (especially Tenzin) to respect her. A recurring theme throughout the series is Korra's belief/fear that nobody takes her seriously.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Korra defines herself so much around being the Avatar that she can't bear the thought of being BroughtDownToNormal — even "merely" an airbender, the rarest kind of bender in the world. Or even living a normal life with mom and dad, while still having all her powers.
* IllKillYou: Twice with the judge in "Civil Wars, Part 2". And given how she behaved with Tarrlok, there's no reason to believe she wasn't serious about the threat. Done again later with the Red Lotus; since she thought they killed her father, she really meant it.
* ImNotAfraidOfYou: An attitude she needs to adopt in the Spirit World, otherwise, being the Avatar, her negative emotions can cause its environment and inhabitants to become dark versions.
* ImportantHairCut: She got one between Books 3 and 4. This is supposed to signify that she has changed dramatically (and also indicate a TimeSkip).
* INeedToGoIronMyDog: She has already proven to be horrible when it comes to excuses. Her explanation for leaving in episode 7 takes the cake, though.
--> '''Korra''': I'm supposed to air sit, I mean baby-bend, I- I mean, babysit the Airbending kids!
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: She usually acts very cocky and self confident, but she later begins to show a great deal of insecurity about her skills and fear to her enemies.
** In particular her greatest fear seems to be losing her identity as the Avatar, or simply not being needed as one anymore. Being the Avatar is everything to Korra, and even after a lot of trials where she learned her value is independent of that role, it remains something she greatly fears losing.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Part of her spiritual weakness is that she's almost completely oblivious to other people's feelings, most obviously in episode five where she goes on a date with Bolin, then forces a kiss on Mako the ''very'' next day. She doesn't really get that this is a problem until she sees Bolin's reaction.
* InstantExpert:
** Korra was able to bend fire, water and earth without any training at a very young age. Airbending, on the other hand, came especially hard to her.
** In Book 2, Korra manages to duplicate Unalaq's spirit-calming waterbending style after seeing him do it only a couple times. However, while she can copy the style at first, it takes her several tries to get it to work properly.
** She also picks up metalbending extremely quickly in Book 3 and can go toe-to-toe with Suyin's kids.
** In book four she learns to detect the energy of different people and "see" them through spirit vines from Toph, and all it took was a single try. While still unsure about what her limits are, Korra quickly proves she can even use the ability without directly touching a spirit vine (though its likely she does need them to be nearby).
* InUniverseCatharsis: In the finale of Book 1, this finally helps her unlock the Avatar state.
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:She originally disliked Asami and thought of her as being a prissy, rich girl and considered her a romantic rival for Mako's affection. Eventually, she becomes friends with Asami, spends more time with her than her other friends, and develops romantic feelings for her. Eventually, they become [[OfficialCouple lovers]] at the end of the series.]]
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: She lets Mako be with his girlfriend Asami, partly because Asami needs his support. Considering her character, this is actually a pretty big deal.
* IWorkAlone: Korra has this attitude in the episode "When Extremes Meet" when refusing to rejoin Tarrlok:
-->'''Korra:''' Well, I got news for you. You need me, but I don't need you. I'm the Avatar.
** Subverted in general, however. While Korra wanted to fight the Equalists on her own terms, she still worried that she would go about being a hero alone. She eventually puts together her own team.
** Comes back in "Peacekeepers" with Korra deciding that she doesn't need Mako's help on how to deal with her situation after he ratted her out. Granted though, she was too emotionally driven to see that Mako was only trying to make sure she doesn't make a mistake with disastrous consequences. However, Korra feels like the "help" Mako is giving her is betraying her family.
* JackOfAllStats: Much like Aang, she can use all four elements but doesn't know the more advanced sub-skills like lightning or bloodbending, though she can use water-based healing. She picks up Unalaq's spirit pacification technique in Book 2, and Suyin teaches her metalbending in Book 3, though she is still an amateur at the latter.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is immature, a bit arrogant, sometimes a bit of a jerk, not above using her powers for pranks and not unappreciating attention... but if people's lives are on the line, she will throw away everything to save them.
** [[CharacterDevelopment Though as the series progresses]] [[TookALevelInKindness her Jerk tendencies become less and less prominent and her Gold tendencies get emphasised instead]] to the point that, by the time of the series finale, [[NiceGirl there's very little jerk left in her]].
* JumpedAtTheCall: In stark contrast to her predecessor. Deconstructed, as it's this attitude that serves as the root of her emotional problems. Korra defines herself as the Avatar, even to the detriment of herself as a person, and the villains of the first three books have all sought to eliminate the Avatar as a concept, rather than personally targeting her. The idea of failing in that duty does a number on her self-esteem.
** By the end of the series, Korra has regained her self-esteem and is a mature, confident young woman who is ready and willing to embrace her role as the Avatar. [[spoiler:She happily tells Prince Wu she will help him change the Earth Kingdom's government to a democratic system.]]
* KungFuKid: Korra was waterbending, earthbending, ''and'' firebending when she was just a little girl, ''way'' ahead of when she should have been able to.
* TheLadette: Loves fighting and engages in burping contests with gusto.
* LameComeback: Becoming a pattern with her. "You're oppressing yourself!" most notably.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: After being eaten by a spirit and washing up on an island. She goes into a deep meditative trance and connects with the first Avatar, Wan, which fixes it...mostly.
* TheLeader: Korra is the leader of Team Avatar. However, she doesn't always listen to others when they disagree with her notions. Over time, she learns that being a good leader means knowing when to sometimes follow.
** During the Book Four finale, [[spoiler:Korra more or less becomes the leader against Kuvira's forces. Her decisions and leadership abilities are part of the reason for Kuvira's defeat.]]
* LeeroyJenkins: Zig-zagged. Korra has a tendency to dip into this, though her friends help keep it in check. Most of the time. By Book Four, she no longer exhibits this trope.
* LegacyCharacter: As the latest Avatar, Tenzin refers to her as Aang's legacy.
%%Lesbian related tropes do not apply to her, as she has shown attraction to a boy, meaning bisexuality, which has been confirmed by the creators.
* LettingHerHairDown: In two different flavors.
** She wears her hair down for formal occasions, such as Tarrlok's party in "The Voice in the Night" and [[spoiler:Jinora's master airbender ceremony]] in "Venom of the Red Lotus". Since she's cut her hair short in Book 4, she instead puts it up for formal occasions.
** She also gets her ponytail knocked loose, resulting in an involuntary version of this trope. The first is in "Harmonic Convergence", where she's flung from Oogi's back. She spends the rest of the finale with her hair down. The second is in the Book 3 season finale, [[spoiler:where she loses the ponytail along with her shoes, skirt, and armband when the Red Lotus chain her up in preparation to poison her]].
* LightEmUp: She learns how to infuse water with light energy, which pacifies spirits.
* LightIsGood: Is fused to the spirit of light and peace, Raava.
** [[http://awesomeannanymous.tumblr.com/post/105622183978/it-makes-sense-i-just-happen-to-notice-it One fan]] noticed how her blue and white color scheme correlates to Raava, and contrast's Asami's DarkIsNotEvil look, which matches Vaatu's color scheme. [[spoiler: His comments about them needing each other to have balance seems especially HilariousInHindsight after Book 4: Balance, ended with them as an OfficialCouple]].
* LightningBruiser: Now that Korra is getting the hang of airbending, it has given her unprecedented evasive skills. She still can hit like a freight train, though.
* LikeParentLikeChild: As a warrior, Tonraq was brash and hotheaded, relying on his physical strength to protect the tribe, and was never particularly connected to the spiritual world, much like his daughter in her performance of her Avatar duties.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: It is heavily implied that, at the end of the series, Korra has become this for Asami. [[spoiler:After her father's HeroicSacrifice in stopping Kuvira's giant mech from destroying Republic City, Asami mentions to Korra at a wedding that she couldn't have handled losing her father and Korra in the same day. From this scene it is implicated that Korra is Asami's main reason for living after the loss of her family. Although, their relationship in no way is portrayed as unhealthy as Korra is more than happy to be there for Asami - especially after all of the care, kindness, and warmth Asami showed her while she was recovering from her poisoning, PTSD, and depression.]]
* LivingMacGuffin: In Books 2 and 3. In Book 2, Unalaq needs her to open the spirit portals, and then has to destroy Raava within her. In Book 3, the Red Lotus needs her so they can [[spoiler:force her into the Avatar State then kill her, thereby eliminating the Avatar forever (at least for the next 10,000 years) and allowing anarchy to triumph.]]
* LittleMissBadass: She could bend water, earth, and fire by the age of ''four''.
-->"I'm the Avatar! You gotta deal with it!"
* LoveAtFirstSight: Korra fell in love with Mako the moment she saw him which eventually gets deconstructed when their jobs and temperaments cause their official break-up in Book 2.
* LowerClassLout: Her cousins look down on Korra as a rube, despite being the Avatar, due to her being from the Southern Water Tribe. After the apocalyptic battle against Vaatu, she and her cousins are now square.
* MakingASplash[=/=]AnIcePerson: Her native element.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: In "The Spirit of Competition", she agrees to go on a date with Bolin, and then forces a kiss on Mako the ''very'' next day. Justified due to her [[NoSocialSkills lack of social skills]].
* TheMcCoy: To Mako's [[TheSpock Spock]] and Bolin and Asami's [[TheKirk Kirk]]. She's the LeeroyJenkins and uses brute force to get her way.
* MeaningfulName: When anglicized, Greek "Kore" reforms as "Cora", with both names meaning "maiden". Kore is also another name for Persephone, Greek goddess of the underworld, who is described by Homer as a "formidable and powerful young queen". The last meaning makes sense given how Korra being a powerful bender and the Avatar which can be just as equal or higher than a queen.
** Kore/Persephone was also famous for being perpetually [[BreakTheCutie dragged in]] [[HeroicBSOD and out]] [[BrokenBird of hell]]...
* TheMedic: Katara taught her how to utilize the healing properties of water.
--> '''Korra:''' Relax, I'm a healer. I learned from Katara, the best there is!
* MessianicArchetype: Subverted in Book 2. Instead of being like the Christian Messiah, Korra instead follows in the footsteps of Gautama Buddha. Like the Buddha, Korra was raised in seclusion. Both their fathers wanted to shelter them from the outside world. Both dive straight into trying to solve the ills of the world once they discover it, but only to limited success. Both eventually achieve enlightenment through meditation. In fact, Korra is able to tap into the cosmic energy of the universe while meditating under the Tree of Time in much the same way the Buddha achieved enlightenment while meditating under the Bodhi tree.
* MightyGlacier: Compared to the pro-benders, Korra comes off as quite slow, favoring strength over speed and usually blocking attacks with all three elements. Tenzin's training is helping to counteract that weakness, though. She becomes a LightningBruiser once she unlocks her airbending.
* MiseryBuildsCharacter: Korra mentions to Tenzin that the suffering she went through [[spoiler: after being poisoned by Zaheer]] helped her to become more compassionate to other people including her enemies. This is in line with one of the core tenants of Buddhism, knowing compassion through suffering, and is also a CallBack to a similar speech that Avatar Yangchen gave to Aang in the first series which stated that being born human, and thus making mistakes and suffering, allow Avatar's the ability to relate to other people around the world, in sadness, anger, joy and happiness.
* MixedAncestry: Her mother is a native to the Southern Water Tribe, but her father is an immigrant from the Northern Water Tribe. Even though they were both officially one nation before the end of the Civil War, the show treats both tribes as distinct nationalities, as shown by the make-up of Republic City's council.
* MundaneUtility:
** She uses the Avatar state to beat Tenzin's kids in an air scooter race. Tenzin is not amused with her using it as a toy.
** She uses her bending to play with Naga, first by using her airbending to throw a ball great distances and later raising floor tiles with earthbending akin to having a dog chasing a laser pointer.
* NaiveNewcomer: At first, she was surprised to find that not everyone in Republic City was rich. A cheerful old hobo corrects her.
* NeckLift: As also demonstrated with EffortlessAmazonianLift, those muscles aren't just for show. In one instance, she hoists the Equalist protester in the park right off his feet. She later does this again to Bataar Jr. while he's tied to a chair, ''lifting what is likely well over 200 lbs. with one arm.''
* NiceGirl: Fully becomes this after going through a few BreakTheHaughty moments leading to her [[TookALevelInKindness showing compassion to her enemies.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Trusting Unalaq in Book 2 ultimately caused a huge amount of problems that Korra could have easily avoided.
* TheNicknamer: "Pretty boy", "Mr. Heartbreaker", "Mr. Hat trick", "City boy", "Cool guy", "Team Captain"... Mako seems to be the prime victim of these, as he owns the last four.
* NobodyCallsMeChicken: Prone to it. Tarrlok gets her to join his task force by having a reporter suggest that she's afraid of [[BigBad Amon]].
* NoSocialSkills: Being raised by the Order of the White Lotus, and with her spiritual nature rather stunted, Korra is often completely unable to read social cues. This leads to {{lame comeback}}s and [[InnocentlyInsensitive her trampling people's feelings by accident]].
* NotAfraidOfYouAnymore: Korra has tried this twice, once when daring Amon to fight her and again [[spoiler: when confronting Zaheer in prison. Both antagonists are more than happy to demonstrate that it does not work.]]
* NotAMorningPerson: States that the morning is "evil". As she is a native Waterbender, she grew up in the south pole, where both nights and days may last for many months at a time; and gets an energy boost from nighttime. Also justified by the fact that she's still in her teens; an age group that typically does not do well in the mornings.
* NotGoodWithPeople: Nearly a perfect example of the more primal type 2 (adept at hunting for food, managed to tame [[FluffyTamer an enormous wild animal]] at a young age, with a loose regard for rules), except that the reason she is bad with people is because she was isolated from them. While she is clearly lonely without human peers and makes an effort to socialize, she still seems more comfortable around Naga and Pabu.
* NotHelpingYourCase: Korra stumbles into this repeatedly.
** In "Welcome to Republic City" when she discovers and tries to argue against an [[MugglePower Equalist protestor]] decrying [[SupernaturalMartialArts benders]] as an oppressive establishment, he [[UnwittingPawn easily]] manipulates her [[ArrogantKungFuGuy confrontational attitude]] to make her look like the bad guy in front of a large audience of listeners.
** Later in the same episode, she's incredulous when police insist she be arrested for [[DestructiveSavior causing property damage]] during her well-meant CurbStompBattle of a trio of gangsters. Instead of coming along quietly to explain her presumption of HeroInsurance, she ''flees the police,'' fighting as she bolts, and forcing them to use an [[ZeppelinsFromAnotherWorld airship]] to bring her in, which earns the enmity of Chief Beifong.
** Matters worsen in "The Revelation" when, desperate to find a friend kidnapped by Equalists, she shakes down the same protestor for information in public, smashing his megaphone, [[FlippingTheTable flipping his table]] and [[NeckLift hoisting him by the shirt]], and must again flee the police when he wails (quite ''rightly'') that he's being oppressed.
* NotSoDifferent: What brings her and Mako together (at first) is that, at their core, they have similar personalities: they're both really driven by competition, have strong feelings of truth and justice, are protective of their families, are ultra-stubborn and extremely determined.
** In the finale, she explicitly says this of herself and ''Kuvira'', [[spoiler: and Kuvira realizing this is true is part of the reason why she ultimately agrees to surrender.]]
* NotWearingTights: Korra essentially takes on a superhero role in Republic City, but has no secret identity. She even announces her arrival and status as the Avatar at a ''press conference''.
* OfficialCouple: With Mako after the finale of Book 1, until they broke up in Book 2.
** In the series finale, [[spoiler:it turns out the show's real OC is her and ''Asami''.]]
* OneOfTheBoys: She likes to play sports alongside her guy-friends and best them in {{Burping Contest}}s.
* OneOfTheKids: Gets along well with Tenzin's children, having an air-scooter race with them at the beginning of Book 2, or asking Jinora and Ikki for advice on how to talk to Mako in Book 1.
* OneWomanArmy: Well, it is part of her being the Avatar.
* OppositesAttract:
** She and Mako have wildly different backgrounds and ways of dealing with conflict. Which is probably why it doesn't work out. However, they learn to appreciate their differences, and it's those differences that make them stronger not as a couple, but as a team.
** Later on, this and a good dose of [[spoiler: TomboyAndGirlyGirl]] applies to her and [[spoiler: Asami]]. While they had similar privileged childhoods, one is a [[HotBlooded brash]], [[OneOfTheBoys tomboyish]] [[SuperpowerLottery Avatar]], and the other is an [[spoiler:[[LadyOfWar elegant]], [[GirlyBruiser girly]] BadassNormal]].
* TheParagon: Her actions over the course of the series have inspired her teammates and other allies to follow her example of making the world a better place. This came across strongly by the end of Book 3: [[spoiler:Korra is severely injured after fighting Zaheer, but Tenzin is inspired to have the new Air Nation follow her example.]]
* PassionateSportsGirl: She loves pro-bending and always wanted to see a match since she was a child.
* PersonaNonGrata: Raiko banishes her from Republic City for not dealing with the spirit vines, [[UngratefulBastard even though she saved him and everyone else just weeks beforehand]]. After rescuing the new airbenders from the Earth Queen, she and her friends get bounties placed on their heads. [[spoiler:Raiko reverses his decision after Korra beats the Red Lotus, and the Earth Queen is no longer around to pay the bounty.]]
* PersonalityPowers: The cause of Korra's knack with three elements and issues with airbending in particular, as explained by her airbending teacher:
-->'''Tenzin''': Often the element that's most difficult for the Avatar to master is the one most opposite to the Avatar's personality. For Aang, it was earthbending.\\
'''Korra''': Yeah, well, I'm about as opposite an airbender as you can get.
* PhysicalGod: With emphasis on physical. Technically, she's a mortal combined with Raava's spirit carrying the spirits of her past lives.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: As a tiny four-year-old child, she was already bending three elements.
* PlayingWithFire: Despite water being her native element, Korra seems to default to fire when frustrated.
* PluckyGirl: Korra may have her BreakTheHaughty moments, but she still manages to get back up and fight.
* PragmaticHero: When driven over the edge, she might get overly-aggressive. Case in point, "Civil Wars, Part 2" has her resorting to the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique for information and going back on the promises she made to her parents as soon as it became too much for her to tolerate. She also has no problem using lethal force, unlike Aang.
* {{Pride}}: Throughout the first season, she struggles with the many responsibilities that come with her being the Avatar, especially at points when her overconfidence and fear get the best of her. In the book 1 finale, her pride is what allows Amon to capture her and remove her bending. Korra's pride also gets in the way of her asking for and accepting help from others, especially in season 4, while she is attempting to recover from mercury poisoning and PTSD.
* ProtagonistTitle[=/=]TitleCharacter: ''The Legend of Korra''
* PureEnergy[=/=]SoulPower: Like Aang before her, she learns Energybending at the end of Book 1. At the end of Book 2, she is able to project herself as a massive spirit to fight Unalaq and Vaatu.
** In the GrandFinale, she uses said Energybending to [[spoiler:stop a blast from Kuvira's [[{{BFG}} spirit cannon]]...UpToEleven in that she's blocking the combined power of the ''entire spirit wilds'' in Republic City, the result of which obliterates downtown and tears open a new spirit portal.]] It goes to show just how far she's come since struggling with learning airbending early on to being able to manipulate such a devastating amount of spirit energy at once.
* RageAgainstTheMentor: She cuts ties with Tenzin in Book 2 for two reasons: she doesn't think he can teach her how to deal with the spirit crisis, and she just learned that he was partly responsible for putting her in the compound. She pulls this on Unalaq three episodes later when she discovers that he conspired to get her father banished from the North, and then put together a KangarooCourt to get him jailed for life. She makes amends with Tenzin afterwards.
* RapunzelHair: Before her ImportantHaircut, Korra's hair reached to her back.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives quite an epic one to Unalaq on his backstabbing ways. She even calls him out for setting Tonraq up to get exiled and trying to get her parents in prison. She tops it off by saying that he's mad at Tonraq for being the father of the Avatar.
* RedOniBlueOni: The brash, rough-and-rumble red to Mako's stoic and Asami's calm blue.
* {{Reincarnation}}: Of the [[NatureSpirit spirit of light and peace]], and most recently Aang.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Develops this relationship with Asami during Book 3 and spends more time hanging out with Asami than other members of Team Avatar. [[spoiler: This eventually leads to Korra developing actual romantic feelings for Asami and becoming an OfficialCouple with her during the series finale.]]
* RookieRedRanger: As the Avatar, she is looked at as the defacto leader when it comes to her friends and protecting Republic City. That said, it is clear early on she doesn't have any experience in leading and it is Mako who leads the Fire Ferrets.
* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: The Order of the White Lotus, on Aang's instruction, protected her while bringing in teachers to nurture her Avatar abilities. Consequently, Korra has poor social skills but is an extremely powerful bender.
* SaveTheVillain: As much as Korra hates the Earth Queen, she still tries to warn her about the threat of the Red Lotus. However, her captors don't believe her, and in the process of trying to escape, [[spoiler:Zaheer ends up assassinating the Earth Queen when he feels working with her no longer serves a purpose]].
** In Book 4, [[spoiler:Korra protects Kuvira from her own spirit weapon blast, the act of which creates a new spirit portal right in the heart of Republic City. She later talks Kuvira into surrendering herself to the custody of the United Republic.]]
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: The loud, full-of-energy Energetic Girl to Mako's cool-under-fire Savvy Guy.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers: A rare heroic example, though she is still willing to do it if it overlaps with ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight. She is the Avatar, after all. This is evident in episode 8, where Korra attempts to intimidate Tarrlok into releasing her friends. This is actually supposed to be the point of the Avatar, as demonstrated by Kyoshi and Roku, but doesn't work so well in a modern setting.
* SecondLove: [[spoiler:For Asami.]]
* SheCleansUpNicely: In "The Voice in the Night", tomboy Korra wears a dress with her hair down. No one comments on it in the show, but she ''does'' manage to pull it off quite nicely.
* SheIsAllGrownUp: A platonic variation. Korra gets this reaction from Tenzin in "Welcome to Republic City", when he and his family show up at the South Pole.
* SheWhoFightsMonsters: Came within spitting distance during Book 2. After her father was arrested on charges of conspiring to kill Unalaq and sentenced to life in prison, Korra arbitrarily decided the judge was corrupt and chased him down after the trial, threatening to have Naga ''crush his skull'' if he didn't tell her what she wanted to know. In fact, this was exactly the type of behavior Mako wanted to prevent.
* ShipperOnDeck:
** Apparently, Korra pairs [[PuppyLove Kai and Jinora]] together, saying to the latter she knows they have a "connection".
** She also seems to like the idea of [[BirdsOfAFeather Bolin and Opal]] together.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Korra starts to go this route after a disastrous relationship with Mako, which included his habit of cheating and lying on her and Asami when he was with one of them. [[spoiler:Except for the man part, she ends up with Asami--someone sweet, loyal, who was there for her at her weakest moment.]]
* SkirtOverSlacks: A variation. She wears a ShowgirlSkirt-like [[PrettyInMink fur-trimmed pelt]] over her pants.
* SleepCute: With Mako in "The Revelation". Cue awkwardness and blush.
* SleevesAreForWimps: She rarely wears sleeves, with the exception of formal occasions. She even tries to roll up her airbender uniform's sleeves. Tenzin does not approve and slides them back down.
* SmugSuper: {{Downplayed}}. Korra is inclined to brag and gloat, and doesn't hesitate to use her status as the Avatar to intimidate others if necessary. It isn't appreciated by the authorities, and Korra isn't as quick to do so in later seasons.
* SpannerInTheWorks: To Kuvira's plans who initially dismisses Korra as obsolete. [[spoiler:Despite losing to Kuvira during their first fight, Korra manages to become a thorn in Kuvira's side. She manages to prevent her forces from kidnapping Prince Wu, captured Bataar Jr before he can get President Raiko to surrender Republic City, takes up a leadership position to combat Kuvira's forces, and she personally manages to best her in combat during their second fight. Eventually, Korra manages to convince Kuvira to surrender. Not bad for someone that Kuvira referred to as obsolete.]]
* SpiritedCompetitor: She picks fights for no reason, whereas Aang was a MartialPacifist.
* StartMyOwn: Forms her own team after disagreeing with Tarrlok's methods, which almost immediately is branded "New Team Avatar".
* SuperMode: The Avatar State.
* SuperpowerLottery: She's the Avatar. It's in the job description.
* SwallowedWhole: During her battle with Desna and Eska, a dark spirit shows up to swallow her. This ends up wiping out her memory and putting the Avatar spirit itself in danger.
* SympathyForTheDevil: She states that Amon and Tarrlok's backstory was one of the saddest stories she had ever heard.
** At the end of Book 4, [[spoiler:being able to empathize with Kuvira is a big part of how she's able to talk the Earth Emperor into surrendering and facing justice for her actions.]]
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: [[spoiler:Rather than fight further, she manages to talk Kuvira down after they are sucked into the spirit world.]]
* TaughtByExperience: Korra seems to cop up to this since her arrival in Republic City. On her own, she learns to adapt to new situations when dealing with enemies, exhibiting a level of creativity and improvisation. When Amon removes Korra's bending, Korra finally gains the ability to airbend, even though she hadn't completed her training.
%% * TechnicianVersusPerformer: The performer (along with Bolin) to Mako's technician.
* TeensAreShort: Averted, WordOfGod has stated she's above-average for a woman at 5'7". But people often get this impression of her because her father towers over her ([[GentleGiant because he towers over everybody]]), and both of her love interests are OneHeadTaller: [[TallDarkAndSnarky Mako]] is 6'2", and [[spoiler:[[StatuesqueStunner Asami]] is estimated at around 5'10", not counting the heels she often wears.]]
* TellMeHowYouFight: Korra navigates an airbending training obstacle course with lots of [[DanceBattler energetic spinning.]]
* ThouShaltNotKill: Averted. Unlike her [[FriendToAllLivingThings predecessor]], she is in fact willing to use lethal force, though usually only as a last resort (unless she's ''really'' [[UnstoppableRage pissed]]).
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Asami's Girly Girl.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She's loud, abrasive, and has no shame getting into burping contests with one of her best friends to name a few Tomboy elements. However whenever [[SheCleansUpNicely she puts on a nice dress for a formal party or ball she can look quite elegant and stunning]]. And since she never seems embarrassed by being seen in public in a dress she may just like it to.
* TomboyishPonytail[=/=]TomboyishSidetails: So we're ruling out a girly girl, here. In one scene, we see a young male waterbender wearing the same style, so it could have been a masculine hairstyle.
* TookALevelInBadass: Not that she wasn't plenty badass at the start, but Korra had trouble with connecting to the spiritual side of her Avatar powers making it very hard for her to master airbending. Come Book 4, Air is her second most used element and she was able to [[spoiler:energybend the spirit vine cannon blast when it's powered by the entire Spirit Wilds, ripping a hole in reality and creating a new spirit portal.]]
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: [[spoiler:Sure, she was always cheerful in Book 1, but was hit so badly in later books. After overcoming her PSTD, she becomes far more cheerful and hopeful for the future again. This partly leads to her and Asami becoming an OfficialCouple.]]
* TookALevelInIdealism: Korra initially held the belief that any enemy that she faced could not be reasoned with and just needs to be taken down with force. By the series finale, Korra understands that defeating enemies can be solved by connecting with them.
* TookALevelInJerkass: For about the first half of Book 2, Korra grows progressively moodier and more violent, first due to increasing frustration with both Tenzin and her father, and then with the war between the Southern and Northern Water Tribes. She takes on a WithUsOrAgainstUs attitude, lashes out at anyone who disagrees with her slightly, and alienates people around her, to the point where Mako outright breaks up with her. Only after "Beginnings" does she soften up again and realize the error of her ways.
* TookALevelInKindness: Korra herself realizes in the finale that, after her experiences throughout the series, she is now more open to understanding others and their problems. This is put into practice when she [[spoiler: defeats Kuvira not by punching her out, but by relating to her fear of losing control and convincing her to surrender.]]
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Many of Korra's mistakes are a result from not thinking of the possible consequences that her actions could bring. Fortunately, {{character development}} had her finally learn.
* TranquilFury: In "Civil Wars, Part 2", she manages to stay calm even though she was beyond pissed off that Unalaq manipulated her and essentially tried to use her dad as a hostage. Strangely enough, this ends up as even more terrifying than her UnstoppableRage towards Tarrlok.
* TraumaCongaLine: In the Book 3 finale. In order: [[spoiler:watched her father (apparently) die, was kidnapped and poisoned by the Red Lotus, had to deal with the pressure of possibly being the last Avatar ever, nearly died, and wound up in a wheelchair with terrible depression after everything was said and done]]. To say it went poorly would be an understatement. [[spoiler:She eventually becomes a Type A after she recovers as she herself states that after she finally accepted and moved on from what happened that she'll become stronger and her growth is shown in the series finale.]]
* TroubledFetalPosition: Korra tends to do this whenever she's feeling down. For example, she does it in "When Extremes Meet" after Tarrlok mocks her for being a "half-baked Avatar in training".
* TrueCompanions: What she, her teammates, and Asami have become by episode 8.
* {{Tykebomb}}: While her parents and Tenzin were more interested in keeping her safe than in using her for their own ends, their decision to have her raised in a secluded compound with no peers effectively turned her into a perfect weapon. Working through the consequences of that is the focus of her character arc. It was presumed that The Red Lotus tried to kidnap her in order to deliberately raise her into one of these, though Zaheer denies that motivation when Korra calls him on it.[[spoiler: They actually intended to kill her, and nearly do so.]]
* UnkemptBeauty: Korra's look is natural and she's stocky, but that hasn't stopped Mako and Bolin [[spoiler:(and, eventually, Asami)]] from crushing on her. Even Tahno couldn't resist a cheap come on when he first saw her. Further emphasized in "Out of the Past", where despite being somewhat disheveled from Tarrlok kidnapping her and a narrow escape from Amon, her appearance is barely affected.
* UnknownRival: Asami is completely oblivious of Korra's feelings for Mako and jealousy towards her until "When Extremes Meet".
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Mako during Book 1. Episode five took this and ran it UpToEleven. Resolved in the Book 1 finale.
* UnstoppableRage:
** In "When Extremes Meet". Look at Korra's picture above, and look at [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/psycho_korra_3697.jpg this.]]
** Happens again in "Venom of the Red Lotus", when she enters the Avatar State involuntarily. Much like Aang, she becomes a [[PersonOfMassDestruction force of nature]], focused solely on [[spoiler:killing Zaheer. Were it not for the large amount of poison she was given to make her this way, she almost certainly would have succeeded]]. She was tossing ''mountaintops'' at Zaheer.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In "Long Live The Queen", Korra refuses to allow herself be brought to the Earth Queen as a captive, accidentally crashing the airship which was bringing her to Ba Sing Se. In the process, the captain radios Ba Sing Se to inform them of her escape. The Red Lotus, having come to Ba Sing Se to get Korra for themselves, learn of her escape and decide to bring Korra to them instead. [[spoiler:To this end, Zaheer kills the Earth Queen and tells the citizens of Ba Sing Se that they are free to do as they please, throwing the city into chaos, then gives a message to Mako and Bolin to deliver to Korra.]]
* UnwittingPawn: Korra seems to have a problem with playing into the hands of crafty waterbending chessmasters, and one CorruptCorporateExecutive from either Water Tribe region.
* UptownGirl: Korra, Avatar and (future) daughter of Southern Chief Tonraq, is a couple with Mako, a former StreetUrchin turned professional Pro-Bender struggling for money to off-duty cop. However, due to personal reasons, they break up.
** Played with, [[spoiler: after becoming an OfficialCouple with [[SecondLove Asami]]. While Korra is the ''Avatar'' (a position possibly higher than any Queen/King, or more accurately, outside of ''any'' social class), Asami is the head of Future Industries.]]
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Korra has a tendency to be this.
** Korra unlocks her airbending in order to protect Mako from Amon.
** Seems to be continuing this trend with [[spoiler: her SecondLove Asami [[http://korrasami.tumblr.com/post/106741720540/an-interesting-development-seeing-the-ladies-at as pointed out by one fan]].]]
* WalkingTheEarth: Tries this in order to reconnect with the Avatar State and get out of her funk.
* WarriorTherapist: Not as much as [[AllLovingHero Aang]], but she shows signs of it in ''The Last Stand''. [[spoiler:Korra ''finally'' gets Kuvira to admit defeat and accept her the punishment for her crimes by relating to her, especially in their regards for feeling vulnerable.]]
* WeHelpTheHelpless: As the Avatar, is this a broad definition of Korra's purpose.
* WelcomeToTheBigCity: The criminals she encounters even ID her straight away as being "fresh off the boat."
* WhatDoesHeSeeInHer: A platonic example: Korra doesn't understand why Bolin would develop a crush on her cousin Eska, since she has always found Eska and her twin brother [[CreepyTwins rather creepy]].
* [[WhatTheHellHero What The Hell, Heroine?]]: Lays one on Lin for acting hostile towards Opal (who wanted to meet her aunt) and says that with that attitude, she'll end up being old and alone. Surprisingly, Korra's words actually strike a nerve, for Lin sheds some tears after being left alone.
* WhoAreYou: Asked this after learning of Wan's past. When she answered, she finally understood her purpose and duty.
* WhyCantIHateYou: Before getting to know Asami well, Korra sees her as a prissy rich girl mainly because of her jealousy of her relationship with Mako. After they start bonding in a race, Korra apologizes for having her pegged wrong. [[spoiler:Ironically, the two eventually end up in a relationship with each other.]]
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: She has this attitude in Book 2, interpreting anyone disagreeing with her as the enemy and anyone showing any degree of sympathy for them as taking their side and not hers. Highlighted in Book 4's ClipShow, which shows all the times she accused Mako of siding against her [[FullyAutomaticClipShow in rapid succession]].
** Thrown against her by the rest of the Southern Water Tribe when she tries to play peacemaker, since they're angry at the Northern Water Tribe for their dictatorial behaviour.
* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: PlayedForDrama, unlike Bolin. She's immature and as of Book 2, feels like the people she's close to should be on her side. She grows out of it.
* WorfHadTheFlu: She's the Avatar; the strongest member of her team, able to bend all four elements with unrivaled power. As such, if Korra needs to lose, she'll usually be handicapped in some fashion, the most notable example involving almost getting killed in the Avatar state due to being poisoned with mercury and needing the help of her allies to win. Other examples include; dealing with unfamiliar or unblockable techniques (chi-blocking, bloodbending), new technology (MiniMecha, bomb-equipped biplanes), or just being outnumbered or attacked while her guard is down.
* WorkingWithTheEx: With Mako.
* YouAreNotAlone: In episode 8, when she cries about not being able to take the burden of saving the city alone, Mako, Bolin, and Asami come along and remind her that Aang was not alone and neither is Korra. [[TrueCompanions They are there to help her save the city.]] She has to be reminded of this again after her [[BrokenBird long convalescence]] after nearly metaphysically dying at the hands of Zaheer and the Red Lotus in order to fully recover from the ordeal.
* YourCheatingHeart: She kisses Mako when he's already dating Asami. While he committed the mistake of kissing back, albeit briefly, Korra ''did'' initiate the kiss, so both have their share of responsibility.
* YourMindMakesItReal: [[spoiler:She hallucinates an image of herself in the Avatar state, but the hallucination attacks her and causes real injuries, even when it's not superimposed on an actual person.]]
* YoureNothingWithoutYourPhlebotinum: Korra seems to feel this way about Raava, believing that Raava is what made her and every Avatar a hero. After Vaatu rips Raava right out, Korra despaired that she's powerless to stop him without her power. Tenzin later reminds her that Wan became a legend not because of Raava's power, but because of who he was.
* YouDidntAsk:
-->'''Bolin:''' Why didn't you warn me your cousin has the power to reach into my heart and crush my soul with her bare hands?\\
'''Korra:''' Uh... because I thought it was pretty obvious?
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->Voiced by Janet Varney,
->Cora Baker (as a child)[[note]]Daughter of Creator/DeeBradleyBaker, the voice actor for almost all creatures for both Avatar shows as well as Tarrlok for this one[[/note]]
Korra is the present Avatar, successor to (and reincarnation of) Aang. Born to the Waterbenders Tonraq and Senna, she is a teenage girl from the Southern Water Tribe with a rebellious streak. On her quest to become a fully realized Avatar and pacify the anti-benders in the United Republic, she asks Tenzin to teach her Airbending.
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* TwentiesBobHaircut: Sports a messy version of this in Book Four after her ImportantHaircut during the three year TimeSkip.
* TheAce: Even more so than Aang, or most known Avatars for that matter:
** Korra learned to bend three of the four elements without any training by the age of four, and picked up airbending incredibly fast once she got over the spiritual block that prevented her from using it. She's also learned numerous sub-skills, most of which she picked up within days: healing, spiritual waterbending, metalbending, and energybending.
** In addition to bending, Korra has considerable physical prowess, enough to easily lift Tenzin and his children at the same time. Korra is also a highly proficient unarmed fighter, able to defeat several chi blockers before being rescued by Naga.
** While she started out with an extreme lack of spirituality, she ultimately developed a stronger spiritual link than even Aang, who excelled at that. Tenzin [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] how much of an Ace she is in the series finale.
-->'''Tenzin:''' Korra, you've managed to transform the world more in a few years than most Avatars did in their lifetimes.
* AchillesHeel: If she dies in the Avatar state, the entire cycle will cease to exist.
* ActionGirl: Korra is the link between the spiritual and physical world, and sole possessor of the power to master all four elements. As such, [[{{badass}} she can kick just about anyone's butt]].
* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: Catches a bit of this at the start of Book 2 when she becomes convinced that she has already mastered airbending and dismisses Tenzin's teachings because she defeated Amon. After she gets in touch with Raava again she realizes she was being a jerk and apologizes.
* AesopAmnesia: Justified example. The finale of Book 2 had Tenzin stress that being the Avatar wasn't all there is to Korra, but that lesson didn't quite stick through Book 3, since she's been identifying herself as the Avatar since she was ''four'', and it's hard for someone to move past that easily. The fact that she can't ask her past selves for advice anymore probably doesn't help. However, she does get better by the end of the series.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys:
** Korra naturally falls for the dark, brooding, distant Mako[[note]]The "Bad Boy" aspect is downplayed, as Mako becomes an officer of the law[[/note]] instead of his cheerful, approachable younger brother Bolin. It doesn't last.
** [[spoiler: Averted in the end as Korra ends up dating the sweet and kind Asami.]]
* {{All Loving Hero}}ine: For all the jerkassery she is capable of, Korra always does her best to help and save the people around her.
* AllYourPowersCombined: As with all Avatars, Korra has access to all four elements, and the Avatar State gives her access to the collective knowledge and power of her past lives. As of the Book 2 finale, Korra's connection to her past lives has been severed, preventing her from calling upon past Avatars.
* AmazonianBeauty: She has (for a female character) robust musculature on her arms, legs and torso, acts pretty boyish at times, and is considered very attractive by Bolin, Mako, Tahno, and more. It's a testament to the artists' amazing skills that she can just as easily assume [[SheFu elegant flexibility]] and [[KawaiiKo teenage cuteness]], just by shifting posture.
* AmbiguousDisorder: {{Averted}}. Korra shows all the signs of having [[spoiler:PTSD after her ordeal at the hands of Zaheer and the Red Lotus.]]
* AmicableExes: Played with. She and Mako eventually break up since they realize they just don't work as a couple. Korra moves on surprisingly well and tries to convince Mako to try to remain good friends and teammates despite the whole mess that their relationship was. While Mako doesn't bear any negative feelings against her, either, he feels just too awkward around her to even be friends with her anymore... especially since she's now gal pals with his ''other'' ex-girlfriend, Asami. They get better, eventually, and re-establish their friendship.
* AntiHero:
** She might be a bit brash, arrogant and hot-tempered, but her heart is always in the right place, she always fights for what's right, and always tries to help people out whenever possible. Push her too far though and she will show the anti-hero side, as she did to Tarrlok who she appeared ready to kill or seriously injure (the narrator later outright saying he resorted to bloodbending to "save himself" from Korra's attack).
-->'''Tarrlok''' "See, that's what I admire about you Korra, your willingness to go to extremes to get what you want."
** Really kicked up a notch in "Civil Wars, Part 2", where she publicly threatens to kill the judge when he sentences her father and a group of rebel southern water tribesmen to death, then later (after the sentence was reduced to life imprisonment) used Naga to intimidate him into reversing his decision. Once she discovered that the trial was a set-up, she threatened to have Naga ''eat him'' if he didn't spill everything he knew.
** Goes even further in the finale of Book 3. Believing that Zaheer has killed her father and understandably enraged, she vows to kill every Red Lotus member in front of her, though she ends up focusing her attention on Zaheer.
* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Kung Fu Gal]]: In Korra's first present-day scene, her teachers complain that she is amazingly good at learning the physical sides of bending, but amazingly bad at learning the discipline and spirituality that goes with it.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: In the Book 2 finale, she's able to use the cosmic energy of the universe to project her spirit as a giant in order to match Unalaq's OneWingedAngel form.
* {{Badass}}: As an Avatar, it's kind of required.
* BadassAdorable: There is no denying this. Girl can go from kicking ass to making you want to hug her with her infamous pout. This is especially true in the pilot, where she was already bending fire, earth, and water at the age of four.
* BadassArmFold: Does this pretty well. It helps that her usual outfits [[SleevesAreForWimps don't have sleeves]].
* BadassBisexual: [[spoiler: WordOfGod has [[http://bryankonietzko.tumblr.com/post/105916338157/korrasami-is-canon-you-can-celebrate-it-embrace confirmed]] her bisexuality.]]
* BadassInDistress: During "When Extremes Meet" and "Out of the Past" when she's been kidnapped by Tarrlok. Also when she's briefly captured by Zaheer and his gang in "The Terror Within", then later in "The Stakeout" by the Earth Queen's forces.
* BadassPrincess: Was already a {{Badass}} from the start, but she didn't fulfill the "Princess" part until the Southern Water Tribe has their own chief, who was Korra's father, Tonraq.
* BattleCouple:
** With Mako, at least when they were together.
** And with [[spoiler:Asami]] at the series end.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: She got a long scar on her face from her fight with Tarrlok, and it hadn't been attended for at least a day. On the day following her escape, it's nowhere to be seen. Justified because Korra is a skilled healer and the cuts, despite being ugly, were not deep.
** Averted in the season 3 finale. After nearly [[spoiler: being killed by the Red Lotus poison, Korra is still out of action two weeks later. She's confined to a wheelchair, looks pale, has bags under her eyes, and is just a complete mess.]]
** Averted still in early Book 4. Korra spends much of the non-flashback time in Chapter 2 "Korra Alone" nursing the injuries she took in the Earthbender fight ring, most noticeably a swollen eyelid.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Korra and Mako have a bit of this going on in the first half of Book 1, but they later subvert it by admitting their feelings and stopping the arguing.
-->'''Mike:''' The earlier episodes had set up that Korra and Mako were kinda at each other's throats but they also kinda have a little attraction to each other.
** {{Subverted}} later when after they begin dating in season 2 the arguing and getting on each others nerves comes back stronger than ever, then gets added to both putting their jobs first, eventually lead to their break up. Both admit that while they make great friends [[BetterAsFriends they don't really work as a couple]].
* BerserkButton:
** Hurting innocent people or anyone close to her is a good way to entice a beatdown. And [[UnstoppableRage God help you]] if you actually ''succeed'' in harming someone seriously...
** Her parents in particular are a very sore spot for her. It's worth noting that every time Korra has outright threatened to kill someone, it's because they harmed her family in some manner.
** She gets sore whenever anyone mentions that they "stole" the Earth Queen's airbenders.
* BetterTheDevilYouKnow: Though Korra doesn't like the Earth Queen, she doesn't agree with Zaheer's plan to kill her and the other world leaders. As bad as she is, the chaos in her absence would be worse. [[spoiler:When they succeed in killing her, Korra's concerns are shown to be justified. And the chaos is finally brought under control, but it's through Earth Emperor Kuvira, a former Zaofu captain turned ruthless dictator who is even worse than the Earth Queen, and who serves as the BigBad of Book 4.]]
* BettyAndVeronica:
** The Veronica to Asami's Betty for Mako's Archie.
** She's also the Archie for Bolin's Betty and Mako's Veronica. [[LoveDodecahedron It's that kind of show.]]
** She finally ends up the Archie to Mako's Veronica and [[spoiler:[[BiTheWay Asami]]]]'s Betty.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Jerk-ish tendencies aside, Korra is very easy to get along with, is a CoolBigSis to Tenzin's children, and will help anybody in need. But push her BerserkButton, and it quickly becomes apparent that "pacifist" in any flavor is not part of her definition of being the Avatar.
* BigGood: As the Avatar, she is ''supposed'' to be this. However, her position has often been compromised because she has [[LeeroyJenkins extremely poor restraint]] when upset. Not to mention her being manipulated by {{Manipulative Bastard}}s or {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}s.
** The increasingly complex politics of her era, compared to the monolithic military states that existed before, also make it difficult to be simply the Big Good of the setting.
** By the end of the series, after Korra's CharacterDevelopment, she is mature and confident and appears ready to fulfill this role to the best of her ability. [[spoiler:She happily promises Prince Wu that she will help him reform the Earth Kingdom.]]
* BigSisterInstinct: Gains a protective streak for Jinora after the young airbender becomes her Spirit Guide. Korra most likely has the same feelings for Meelo and Ikki.
* BiTheWay: [[spoiler: The show's final scene makes it about as clear as possible under Nick's S&P that she and Asami are involved. Not only does the end of the whole series center around the two of them, but they hold hands and look lovingly into each other's eyes as they head off to a private vacation in the Spirit World. Later confirmed by the creators to be their intention.]]
* BlitheSpirit: She's certainly making an impact even in the constraints of Republic City. Though it's {{deconstructed}} when most of the authority figures dislike her [[DestructiveSavior recklessness]] or outright manipulate her for personal gain.
* BloodKnight: A tamed example.
** During the early part of the series, she enjoyed fighting, but she was capable of showing some restraint.
** In Book 3, Korra lets out steam over Queen Hou-Ting lying to her by doing sparring practice with Asami.
** After her recovery in early Season 4, Korra is still willing to fight, but she denounces simply going into a fight as something the "old [her]" would do and tries to diplomatically stop Kuvira.
* BlowYouAway: She initially can't airbend, but Amon's attempt to DePower her unlocks it.
* BlueBlood: Season 2 reveals that her father Tonraq is brother to the Northern Water Tribe chieftain, and in fact used to be in line for the position himself, being the elder brother. At the end of season 2 Tonraq is elected chief of the Southern Water Tribe, making Korra technically the southern tribe's princess.
* BlueIsHeroic: Korra is from the Southern Water Tribe, by default the main color scheme for her outfits are blue.
* BoisterousBruiser: She rarely fights out of outright malice; it's simply her preferred way of dealing with conflict.
* BoobsOfSteel: Korra is one of, if not ''the'' most physically capable character on the show. She is also very well endowed.
* BoyishShortHair: After her ImportantHaircut, she sports short hair throughout the rest of the series.
* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: {{Downplayed}}. Korra wears a tan-colored, fur-trimmed pelt around her waist and a parka while at the South Pole. While in Air Temple vestments, she still wears a few of her Water Tribe accessories.
* BrattyHalfPint: Korra's EstablishingCharacterMoment is when (at four years old) she demonstrates her ability to use three of the four elemental powers that she's not supposed to manifest until she's sixteen, busting through a wall in the process.
-->'''Korra:''' I'm the Avatar! You gotta deal with it!
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Though not actually related to Tenzin, his status as TheStoic and TeamDad and Korra's {{Hotblooded}} nature means they frequently butt heads, so Tenzin sometimes sees her this way. Tenzin even begs his children at one point not to grow up to be teenagers like Korra. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Jinora declares she will make no such promises]].
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:At the end of Book 3, being poisoned by the Red Lotus, coupled with hallucinations of her past foes telling her that she's no longer needed, leaves her broken physically and emotionally. Though she's said to be recovering, she is in a wheelchair and looks utterly worn down. It's especially notable that, unlike the past two Books, Korra doesn't snap back at the end of this one. It ends with her still depressed.]]
* BreakTheHaughty:
** In "The Voice in the Night". The idea of having her bending taken from her is so terrifying that she is afraid to fight back until her bravado forces her to try. Amon just made it worse by easily capturing her and taunting her about how he's saving her for last.
** The first five episodes of Book 2 causes this as well. She asserted her independence from her father and Tenzin, but was manipulated by Unalaq. This directly led to her father almost getting sentenced to death, a budding civil war that could turn bloody at any moment, all the people who could help her being unable to due to politics, and breaking up with her boyfriend due to said politics.
* BrokenAce: While she had some slight leanings towards trope in the first half of the series, due to a combination of her FriendlessBackground making it difficult to interact with people initially ([[InnocentlyInsensitive and unintentionally be jerks to them]]) and her InferioritySuperiorityComplex about being the Avatar allowing her to be manipulated by her enemies and suffer HeroicBSOD whenever they get the drop on her, she was steadily moving past these traits and getting closer to being a true [[TheAce Ace]]. Then come the end of Book 3 and [[spoiler:almost dying from mercury poisoning]] leaves a huge damage for her physically and mentally. It takes [[spoiler:about two years of intense physical therapy and Toph's help]] for her to recover, and she becomes [[TheAce a bon a fide Ace]] [[CharacterDevelopment by the end of the series]].
* BrokenBird: At the end of Book 3 she [[spoiler: almost dies of mercury poisoning]], which leaves her severely traumatized. [[spoiler:It takes her about two and a half years of intense physical thereby to start walking again and during that time she starts suffering from PTSD which manifests in the form of flashbacks to her fight against Zaheer. A combination of her PTSD and being stuck in a wheelchair for so long means [[RealityEnsues that it takes Korra a while before she is capable of fighting properly and even low level thugs can kick her butt.]] If that weren't bad enough, she starts hallucinating about her Avatar-state self attacking her. By the time we see her again post TimeSkip she is lost, scared and confused [[DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife while trying to find her way in life]].]] [[CharacterDevelopment However, during the second half of Book Four,]] [[spoiler:once she lets go of the shame and fear she feels from all the pain she suffered at the hands of her enemies and accepts what happened to her,]] [[CharacterDevelopment she evolves out of this state by the end of the series]]. She even states after accepting what happened to her, she feels whole, and it will make her stronger, which she proves [[spoiler:by defeating Kuvira and becoming the hero she was born to be as well as finding happiness with Asami.]]
* BroughtDownToNormal: When in the spirit world through meditation, she has no bending except for her ability to open and close the portals. [[spoiler:Except possibly not, if what Raava said is true about being "most powerful" in the Spirit realm.]]
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: She is willing to put aside her immature and arrogant attitude in order to save people's lives.
* BrutalHonesty: {{Justified}} due to not having much of a social life, so she really doesn't knwo how to take people's feelings into consideration.
* CallingTheOldManOut:
** Does this to her father after learning that he and Tenzin were responsible for her being locked up at the White Lotus Compound.
** Does this to Unalaq after she learns the truth, which doubles as a ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Unalaq is one of the reasons why the spirits are out of balance since he manipulated Tonraq into destroying the Spirit Forest to get him banished and purposely makes things worse between the tribes by occupying the South. When he tries to [[HannibalLecture justify his actions]], Korra [[ShutUpHannibal throws them in his face]] since the only thing he cares about is power.
* CatSmile: She has these moments with her friends.
** She sports one, at the begining of Book 2, when she's sharing a cotton candy with her boyfriend.
** During the series finale, she sports one [[spoiler: after Asami tricks Tenzin into leaving them alone.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: Korra begins the series as rather bad at controlling her anger and keeping calm, but shows a greater deal of self-restraint with each successive Book. She is putting more effort to negotiating ways out of violence, and isn't so quick to resort to excessive force during fights. Even during her more pragmatic moments in "Civil Wars, Part 2", she only uses the Avatar State as a means to help the group break the blockade and escape and didn't resort to killing her uncle on the spot. After meeting Wan and regaining her memories, Korra goes through another development where she is calmer and, most importantly, begins apologizing to her mentors like Tenzin for how she acted before. This development also shows physically when she is finally able to calm the dark spirits--showing she has gained a bit of inner peace. More than that, the spirit world showed that Korra deep inside was a scared, helpless little girl whose growth was stunted ever since she imposed the identity of being the Avatar over herself. Only when she found her own light and individuality did she symbolically grow up. By the end of Book 2 she redefined the role of the Avatar and ushered a new age where humans and spirits live together. In Book 3, she proves much more receptive to Suyin's metalbending training than she did with Tenzin's airbending training, demonstrating a willingness to learn that she didn't have two seasons ago.
** Taken to its logical conclusion in the GrandFinale. [[spoiler:Here, Korra finally beats Kuvira by showing the latter compassion and understanding. Compare this to the Korra from the earlier books who would have more than likely simply opted to try to beat her up more until she surrendered]].
** Korra also lowers down her HotBlooded nature and LeeroyJenkins tendencies to the point she can ''verbally'' threaten someone into doing what she wants (e.g., [[spoiler:Baatar Jr. into concinving Kuvira to surrender or she'll [Korra] will make it her duty to keep him away from his true love.]])
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Korra embodies this trope to a degree unusual even within her franchise. In addition to being able to wield the four elements and having a SuperMode that can expertly crack continental plates without mussing anyone's hair, her sheer brute strength allows her to effortlessly pick up and fling around grown men taller than her. In the Book Three finale, she becomes so enraged that she [[spoiler:breaks apart unbendable platinum chains]] by nothing but raw strength.
* TheChiefsDaughter: Her father is effectively the chief of the Southern Water Tribe, even though her paternal uncle Unalaq is actually the chief of both tribes. Played straight once the tribes formally split at the end of Book 2, leaving Tonraq as the chief.
* ChildProdigy: Even more so than Aang; she could already bend water, fire, ''and'' earth before the White Lotus even confirmed her as the Avatar. She has, however, admitted a lack of understanding when the spiritual aspects of bending and being the Avatar come up.
* TheChosenOne: She is the Avatar, but her journey is about realizing just what this truly means.
* ChromaticArrangement: Blue, though her personality fits the typical red.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: One of her most defining traits from the beginning of the show; Korra seems to have an almost obsessive desire to help people around her whenever she can, sometimes at her own expense, which is evident during her first fight with the Triple Threat Triad.
* ClosetKey: [[spoiler: For Asami.]]
* CombatMedic: She fights with any bending she deems appropriate and heals with her waterbending.
* ComesGreatResponsibility: She has powers far beyond any single bender and is tasked to maintaining balance in the world. Because of this, she's hunted by people who want to hurt her, hated by people she doesn't or can't help, and is often used as a pawn, threat, excuse or justification in the political machinations of the adults around her.
* ContraltoOfDanger: Korra has a deeper voice than some of the other female characters, like Asami or Pema. This gets [[UpToEleven Turned Up to Eleven]] [[PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep when she enters the Avatar state]], [[VoiceOfTheLegion which makes her voice deeper still and more intimidating with a reverberating echo]].
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: She's designed to be the "anti-Aang". Her official bio even says she couldn't have less in common with Aang if she tried. While Aang didn't want to be the Avatar, Korra quickly embraced it and desired it. Aang became an airbending master at a young age but had to learn the other elements and master them with great difficulty; Korra was a natural water, earth, and firebender but had great difficulty in unlocking her airbending. Aang, being a free-spirit, was better in tune with his spiritual side; Korra, who is brash, confrontational, and direct, excels with the physical side of bending, but has great trouble dealing with the spiritual side. Aang was a MartialPacifist who seemed opposed to killing anyone for any reason, while Korra is fully willing to kill if she feels it is justified. And, obviously, Aang was a boy while Korra is a girl. Even how they picked up the physical side of bending is contrasted. While Aang, like any Avatar presumably, was able to learn the basics of his three non-native bendings with relative ease (aside from earth, and even that didn't take him long), he was slower to learn more advanced bending forms at first. On the subject of love interests, Aang only had eyes for Katara for all his life from the moment they met. Korra on the other hand gets involved with various levels of seriousness with [[spoiler:all three]] of her companions at some time over the course of the show. She and Bolin only went so far as light flirting and a date. Korra and Mako dated for a fair while but their differences puled them apart. [[spoiler:Asami began as her romantic rival and became her girlfriend.]]
* CoolBigSis: While not biologically related to Tenzin, she is a live-in student and eats at the family table instead of with the Air Acolytes. Meelo and Ikki have imitated Korra whenever she's frustrated, which does not please Tenzin ''at all''. But Tenzin also cares about her on a personal level.
* CosmeticCatastrophe: In one episode she decides to try out that "powdering your nose" thing she's heard about. Sinister music plays as she suspiciously picks up the puff, only for powder to explode all over her face.
* CountryMouse: Korra spent her whole life at the South Pole and is amazed when she sees Republic City for the first time.
* CrushBlush: Happens a few times over the course of the series in regards to Korra's [[spoiler: two]] main love interests.
** In Book One she sports this a few times around Mako the two most significant times being during their SleepCute moment in "The Revelation" and their BigDamnKiss at the end off "Endgame."
** She also gives an adorable one in Book Four during "Reunion" [[spoiler: after [[SecondLove Asami]]]] compliments her new hair cut.
* CursedWithAwesome: As previously mentioned, she is potentially a more powerful bender than even Aang, but she's often manipulated or threatened by events outside of her control, some of which have been festering long before she was born.
* CuteBruiser: She's not particularly tall, but she is capable of lifting men much taller than herself. With one arm. And lifting Tenzin's entire family in a bear-hug without even realizing she's doing so.
* TheCynic: In contrast to Aang, who was the definition of a WideEyedIdealist, Korra is rather cynical at times. Where Aang always believed that conflict could be resolved without violence, Korra tends to assume that enemies can't be reasoned with and jump right to fighting. She starts growing out of this is Book 4, thanks to the teachings of Toph and [[spoiler: reconnecting with Raava]].
* DaddysGirl: Korra has a close relationship to her dad.
* DanceBattler: Korra sure loves flips and kicks. It's also evident in the way she [[http://korranation.tumblr.com/post/20374557441/korras-training-is-interrupted-when-her navigates the Airbending obstacle course]]. Jinora's demonstration is fairly clinical: she turns on a dime but keeps her upper body rigid. Korra uses a lot of spinning to do the same.
* DarkestHour: Happens OnceASeason.
** In Book 1, this comes after the Equalists have been defeated, Korra has been debended by Amon and only retains the airbending she spontaneously learned afterward. Even Katara, the greatest healer in the world, is unable to undo the damage, and so we see Korra alone at the edge of a cliff back in the South Pole. Things get better when Aang shows up and restores her bending.
** In Book 2, she briefly loses Raava and thus her connection to the Avatar Cycle. She is then able to reclaim Raava and become the Avatar once more, though her past lives are permanently severed.
** In Book 3, [[spoiler:the Red Lotus uses a metallic poison on her in an attempt to end the Avatar Cycle. Though she survives, the poison leaves her wheelchair-bound and her hallucinations cause her considerable distress, such that she barely shows any emotion. Unlike the last two books, there isn't an easy fix for this one. The season's final shot is her looking completely broken and shedding a single tear. The following season shows that it took two years of intensive therapy for her to even walk again, and then another to come to terms with everything that had happened and come back to full strength.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Not often, but every now and then she's sarcastic.
* DespairEventHorizon: Seems to have hit this by the Season 4 premiere. She eventually returns from this through CharacterDevelopment by reconnecting with her friends and overcoming her PSTD.
* DestructiveSavior:
** In "Welcome to Republic City", she quickly puts down a trio of gang members. However, it results in greater property damage than the gang members themselves would have caused. This puts her and Lin Beifong at odds. In "When Extremes Meet", she and the new Team Avatar similarly tear up large sections of the street in pursuit of the chi-blockers. Tarrlok tries to call her on it, but lacks the force of personality to keep her in check.
** Gets worse during the Water Tribe Civil War -- Korra's decision to support the South instead of remaining neutral or pushing for peace causes the situation to escalate even further. Mako even calls her out for it, which leads to him breaking up with her.
* DetachedSleeves: Her outfit for Book 2 has this.
* {{Determinator}}: She ''never'' stops trying to reach her goals. Korra doesn't do things in halves.
* DidntThinkThisThrough:
** A notable trait of her character at first, something that [[TheChessmaster Amon]] takes advantage of.
** This really bit her when she came into the spirit world through meditation, leaving her defenseless against Unalaq, who came in through the portal and could thus bend. The fact that Vaatu can track Raava, who resides within the Avatar, didn't help either.
* DiscardAndDraw:
** Occurs in "Endgame". Amon takes away her current bending abilities... but in doing so unlocks her airbending and previously suppressed spiritual side. The latter allows Aang to finally speak to her in person, and with his help she not only regains the rest of her abilities, but achieves the [[SuperMode Avatar State]] and learns how to restore the bending of everyone else Amon has hurt.
** And again in "Light in the Dark". Unalaq and Vaatu extract Raava from her, ending the Avatar cycle. Tenzin, however, shows her how to draw in the cosmic energy of the universe, allowing her to fight the pair on equal terms and get Raava back, starting the cycle anew.
* DishingOutDirt: Infrequently employed by Korra, due to the collateral damage it causes in an urban area.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The antagonists of the first three books ''took'' something away from Korra that made her feel vulnerable and weak.
* DreamingOfTimesGoneBy: Occasionally has visions of her past life as Aang, when knocked unconscious.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: She "parked" Asami's car by smashing it into a lamppost near the docks and netting about 10 tickets in the process. She immediately points out that she does not know how to drive. Bolin compliments her on doing that well, given the circumstances. Asami later gives her a lesson, and ends up screaming at her to hit the clutch. In season 3 it turns out that despite her HotBlooded personality she drives excessively slowly and cautiously.
* DudeMagnet: [[ButtMonkey Bolin]], [[BelligerentSexualTension Mako]] and [[CasanovaWannabe Prince Wu]] are attracted to her. [[JerkJock Tahno]] offers to show her how a "real pro bends." [[spoiler: It makes it ironic when Korra ends up in a relationship with Asami at the end of the series rather than any of the male characters.]]
* DudeWheresMyRespect: Even if she is the Avatar, her Northern cousins, Desna and Eska, still look down on her. They're somewhat better about it after their father is defeated.
* DynamicEntry: See EstablishingCharacterMoment. Also, in the Book 2 finale, she greets Unavaatu with a spirit laser to the face.
* EasyAmnesia: After being swallowed whole by a gigantic Dark Spirit, Korra wakes up days later on a beach with no memory of who she is or how she got there. She recovers it a couple episodes later.
* EffortlessAmazonianLift:
** While hugging Tenzin, Jinora, Ikki, and Meelo, she manages to effortlessly lift them off the ground. ''All at once.''
** Also easily lifts a man several inches taller than her [[NeckLift by the collar]], with one arm, and holds him in the air for a while.
** Then, during Episode 6, she hangs onto the edge of the ring with one hand, holding onto the very tall Mako with the other, and ''throws him back into the ring'' with one arm.
** She lifts up Bataar Jr, who is strapped to a chair, over her head with one arm, meaning she's lifting both Bataar's entire mass over her head, as well as the chair which was probably a solid quality piece of furniture.
* ElementalEyeColors: Though she's the Avatar, and thus can wield all four elements, she is still natively a water tribesman and has vibrant blue eyes.
* EleventhHourSuperpower: Airbending at the end of Book 1. Then she gains the power to restore the bending of Amon's victims. In the Book 2 finale, she is able to tap into the cosmic energy of the universe and project her spirit as a giant on par with Vaatu/Unalaq.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Korra has [[spoiler: inherited Aang's nickname of "Twinkletoes" from Toph.]]
* EmotionsVsStoicism: The heart-on-her-sleeve emotional to Mako's and Asami's cool-under-pressure stoicism.
* EnlightenmentSuperpowers: Korra has great difficulty with the spiritual aspects of being the Avatar, which is a problem because her ability to consciously access the Avatar State depends on spiritual enlightenment. [[AllThatGlitters When Korra realizes that the loss of her bending does not make her any less valuable a person]], [[SweetAndSourGrapes Aang appears and gives it back to her, as well as the ability to restore anyone else's bending]]. In the Book 2 finale, she also learns to access the cosmic energy of the universe to project herself as a giant spirit. In the Book 4 finale, she achieves a new level of this trope when she tanks the [[WaveMotionGun Spirit Ray Cannon]] [[PhlebotinumOverload firing out of control]]; a device that has previously been shown blasting holes through ''mountains''. She then disposes of all that spirit energy by opening a third Spirit Portal in the middle of the city.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Her entrance. She [[ThereWasADoor Earthbends a wall across the room]], [[NoIndoorVoice loudly and proudly]] proclaims herself the Avatar, and demonstrates by bending three elements at once. [[PintsizedPowerhouse She's four.]]
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Korra, after the TraumaCongaLine at the end of book three, [[spoiler: cuts her signature ponytail off and leaves her hair loose at chin length (as well as wearing Earth Kingdom Green clothes) so that people won't recognize her as the Avatar while she's still weakened and struggling with her [[FlashbackEcho flashbacks]] and EnemyWithout.]]
* ExtraOreDinary: Thanks to tutelage from Suyin Beifong and her twin sons, Korra has become the first Avatar to acquire the Earthbending skill subset of Metalbending.
* EvenGirlsWantHer: While she attracts the attention of a [[DudeMagnet number of different men]] throughout the series, [[spoiler:Asami eventually becomes attracted to her, and Korra reciprocates.]]
* FailureHero: Zigzagged - While Korra has been successful in saving the day, there are times when she plays this trope straight. Her journey through the series could be considered her eventually being able to subvert this trope.
** Korra makes a lot of mistakes over the first two seasons which is partly due to her growing up in isolation due to how the White Lotus raised her. However, she is able to defeat the [[BigBad Big Bads]] of those seasons and put an end to their plans. Additionally, she also understands that they also had a [[VillainHasAPoint valid point]] which affects some of her decisions and gives her CharacterDevelopment.
** During Season Three she begun to mature and learn from a number of her mistakes. She finds out that her actions during Book Two has caused a number of new airbenders to emerge in the world and she plays a vital role in helping Tenzin reestablish the Air Nation. Unfortunately, this trope is mostly played straight toward the end. [[spoiler: The Red Lotus capture her twice, and her plan to rescue the airbenders almost completely failed. After she is poisoned by the Red Lotus, she is able to prevent them from killing her in her Avatar State right away, but she ultimately needs help from Jinora and the other airbenders to defeat Zaheer. As a result of being poisoned during her capture, she is crippled and it takes her three years to fully recover.]]
** During Season Four, [[spoiler: after finally recovering her ability to walk (which in itself was a struggle), she is unable to get back into the swing of fighting right away. This leads to her getting beaten up on multiple occasions in the first half of the season, including by Toph, Kuvira, and random earthbenders.]]
*** [[spoiler: Ultimately, Korra subverts this trope during the second half of Season Four between saving Prince Wu from Kuvira's forces, managing to overcome her PTSD by facing Zaheer, saving multiple people, including Jinora, from the Spirit Wilds, taking up a leadership position against Kuvira's forces, and ultimately defeating Kuvira and convincing her to surrender.]]
* {{Fangirl}}: Of pro-bending.
* FatalFlaw: Pre-CharacterDevelopment, her confrontational nature coupled with immaturity has nearly costs her life.
* FirstGirlWins: Sorry Asami. {{Subverted|Trope}} after her break-up with Mako.
** Sorry Mako. In the end, [[spoiler: it turns out Korra and Asami are "First Girl" to each other.]]
* FishOutOfWater: A big part of Korra's development in the first season. Moving from an isolated compound in the South Pole (which was already slower to develop than the other nations) to the booming urban center of Republic City causes a lot of problems.
* FisherQueen: The spirit world reacts to people's positive and negative energy, especially the Avatar's.
* FluffyTamer: The first person to have ever tamed a polar bear dog.
* {{Foil}}: To Mako, Asami, Avatar Wan and to an extent, Tenzin.
** Korra and Mako -- Korra is the dark-skinned native from the Southern Water Tribe, and is of MixedAncestry because her parents were born into different Water Tribes (Mother-Southern, Father-Northern). Her parents were with her entire life, and admitted that other people (her parents and the White Lotus) were always taking care of her. Before a huge amount of CharacterDevelopment, she was prone to emotional outbursts and never was afraid to let people know what she thought; Mako is a light-skinned native from Republic City. His and Bolin's parents were killed when they were quite young, and since then, they had to always try to make ends meet. Mako is the "cool-under-fire" guy, meaning he doesn't let his emotions cloud his judgement, making it hard to express his real feelings. Then there's the way they operate in missions: Korra leads Team Avatar freestyle, with no rules, while Mako plays by the book.
** Korra and Asami -- Korra is the brash, confrontational {{Tomboy}}, a powerful bender (Avatar, to be exact), and undergoes an enormous amount of CharacterDevelopment; Asami is the polite, levelheaded [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl Girly Girl]], a nonbender (still BadassNormal), and is more of a well-rounded character.
** Korra and Avatar Wan -- Korra is the current Avatar, continuing to maintain balance in the world. As of Book 2 season finale and onward, she is the first Avatar of a new cycle and was born into the Southern Water Tribe; Avatar Wan the first Avatar, who unknowingly disrupted the balance in the world. Wan was the first Avatar of the old cycle and was a native of the (future) Fire Nation.
** Korra and Tenzin -- Korra is the dark-skinned, hot-headed teenage girl who uses force rather than reason; Tenzin is a light-skinned, levelheaded man who tries to instill peaceful solutions than violence. Also, both are of MixedAncestry, Korra's is from her parents being from one of the two Water Tribes, while Tenzin's is from both parents being born into two different nations.
* ForcefulKiss[=/=]ShutUpKiss: Plants quite the good one on Mako. He reciprocates.
* FountainOfYouth: She becomes temporarily de-aged during her journey through the Spirit World.
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Choleric — Brash, rude, stubborn, but also quite laid-back and confident (and a bit braggy).
* FriendlessBackground: Growing up in an isolated compound populated strictly by teachers and guards, Korra's only friend before arriving in Republic City was her polar bear dog.
* FriendToAllChildren: Shows natural skill for them given her interactions with Tenzin's children.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Being the Avatar, all animals have a liking towards her. She was the first person to ever tame a polar-bear dog. Pabu, also, quickly warmed up to her.
* {{Gasshole}}: after taking one sip of an [[FrothyMugsOfWater unspecified fizzy drink]], she's able to belch with enough force to visibly blow back Bolin's hair and collar from a few feet away and horrify everyone else at the bar...''before'' she learns how to airbend.
* GenkiGirl: If there's one quality she and Aang share, it's ''energy''.
* GenreSavvy: An off-hand remark by Mako in "The Sting" implies Korra was wise enough to not restore everybody's bending, leaving some triad members without their bending.
* GildedCage: She lived in a White Lotus fortress and wanted for nothing. They provided her bending masters, supervised her training since she was young, and protected her from possible harm. However, they also restricted who could see her and for how long. She was watched even when she went on runs with Naga. In the end, she had no freedom.
* AGirlAndHerX: A Girl and Her Polar Bear Dog. Naga was her only friend prior to her journey as the Avatar.
* GirlNextDoor: She's a down-to-earth [[OneOfTheBoys tomboy type]] and very athletic, but she's also [[UnkemptBeauty a natural beauty.]] Though she prides herself on [[SupernaturalMartialArts her bending ability]] and her role as the world's Avatar instead.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: In the Avatar State.
* GodInHumanForm: As the Avatar, she can bend more than one element, making her a formidable opponent. The Avatar State boosts her bending to levels no mortal can match. Book 2 reveals that the Avatar is actually the spirit of Order, Raava, bonded to a human soul, which is where all that power comes from.
* GooGooGodlike: Most Avatars don't discover their potential until they are told at [[DangerousSixteenthBirthday age sixteen]], and Aang learned four years early only because the Fire Nation posed that grave a threat at the time. Korra had discovered her ability to bend three elements with no formal training at four years old and was immediately flaunting her Avatar-ness.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Unlike Aang, Korra doesn't shy away from violence, is willing to attack defenseless opponents, and has outright threatened to murder people several times. At the end of Book 2, she has the distinction of being the first hero in the Avatarverse to deliberately kill her opponent, even if she regretted it coming to that.
* GreenEyedMonster: Toward Asami at first.
* HalfHumanHybrid: She (like all Avatars) is a human mutated by fusing with the light spirit Raava, which is why she can bend all four elements. Even when separated from Raava, she retains her bending powers.
* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Averted. While Korra is quite talented, she has also been shown regularly practicing on her own.
* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: With Bolin during their first meeting and later she ''catapults'' Jinora and Ikki for guessing she likes Mako.
* HealingHands: Katara taught her to use Waterbender healing.
* HeldGaze: [[spoiler:The series ends with Korra and Asami looking lovingly into each other's eyes which represents the [[RelationshipUpgrade beginning]] of their [[OfficialCouple romantic relationship.]]]]
* HeroesLoveDogs: As she wasn't able to leave the South Pole, Naga was her only close friend.
-->'''Mako:''' Your best friend is a... polar bear dog. [[RaisedByWolves Somehow that makes perfect sense]].
* HeroicBSOD: OnceASeason.
** In the finale of Book 1, after Amon took her bending away. According to Aang, it was what finally allowed her to unlock her spiritual side.
** In the finale of Book 2, when the spirit of light, Raava, is taken from her and destroyed, making her the last Avatar. Korra managed to get her back, though, as Raava cannot truly die.
** In the finale of Book 3, [[spoiler:the trauma of nearly dying, hallucinations caused by a potent poison, and a slow recovery leave her emotionally drained, barely having the will to smile. It takes most of Book 4 for her to fully recover from that one]].
* HeroicBuild: Korra's quite powerfully built, much like her father.
* HeroicResolve:
** Korra, after being stripped of her other stable elements, finally unlocked her airbending when she witnessed Amon about to take Mako's bending and manages to defeat Amon.
** In the Book 2 finale, after being severed from Raava, she harnesses the cosmic energy of the universe to project herself as a giant spirit who can battle Unalaq and Vaatu combined.
** During Book 4, [[spoiler:Korra travels in the world, so she can recover which partly works.]]
* TheHeroine: She is the Avatar and main character.
* HeroOnHiatus: She gets sidelined at the end of Book 3 [[spoiler:from the heavy toll the metal poisoning has taken on her body. In the meantime, Tenzin promises that the new Air Nation will follow her example and strive to maintain balance wherever they go. It takes two years for her to physically recover, and even then she doesn't return because she's lost access to the Avatar State, which results in her disappearing on a quest to reconnect with Raava. Eventually, she returns to position as the Avatar to defeat Kuvira]].
* HeroWithBadPublicity: After the Book 2 finale, her approval rating drops because she can't deal with the spirit vine infestation. After rescuing the airbenders from the Earth Queen, she and her friends have a bounty placed on their heads.
** In the three-year TimeSkip, however, Republic City learned to live with its vine problem and began to coexist more peacefully with the Spirits partly due to Asami helping incorporate the chances in the city. They began to recognize her as the hero she is, and erected a statue in her honor which placed in Republic City Park which they also renamed after her.
* HiddenBuxom: To an extent. She already has BoobsOfSteel, but on the one occasion she is seen out of her athletic martial arts outfit, and in a formal evening gown, her bust is shown as much larger than normal, suggesting her normal outfit is designed to compress her chest for practical reasons. So she stands as a already busty character who is actually hiding [[UpToEleven a much larger bust]].
* HonorBeforeReason: Despite being terrified of Amon and being coerced into joining a task force, she goes on a raid rather than go back on her word. Later, she challenges Amon to with a one-on-one duel, which ends badly when Amon ambushes her with dozens of chi-blockers instead of arriving alone.
* HoldingHands: [[spoiler:Book Four ends with Korra and Asami holding hands as they begin their vacation in the Spirit World.]]
* HotBlooded: This is likely why she took to firebending so well, despite being a native waterbender.
* HumbleHero: [[CharacterDevelopment Eventually grows into this trope throughout the course of the series]]. After witnessing Wan's story of how he became the first Avatar, Korra becomes more humble and mature. This line in the GrandFinale sums it up.
-->'''Tenzin:''' Korra you've managed to transform the world more in a few years then most Avatar's did in their lifetimes.\\
'''Korra:''' But I feel like I've only just begun. There's so much more I want to learn and do.
* IHaveYourWife: An interesting variation: Korra and the airbenders [[spoiler: take Bataar Jr. hostage and use the threat of keeping ''him'' from Kuvira for the rest of his life as leverage to convince him to talk ''her'' down]], all while trying to play the trope straight against [[spoiler: Kuvira]]. In the case of [[spoiler: Bataar, it works]], who ends up breaking and submitting to Korra's demands. [[spoiler: Kuvira]], however, [[spoiler:[[ThreatBackfire isn't so sentimental.]]]]
* IJustWantToBeBadass: Notable in that she already ''is'' badass; she's simply desperate to get others (especially Tenzin) to respect her. A recurring theme throughout the series is Korra's belief/fear that nobody takes her seriously.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Korra defines herself so much around being the Avatar that she can't bear the thought of being BroughtDownToNormal — even "merely" an airbender, the rarest kind of bender in the world. Or even living a normal life with mom and dad, while still having all her powers.
* IllKillYou: Twice with the judge in "Civil Wars, Part 2". And given how she behaved with Tarrlok, there's no reason to believe she wasn't serious about the threat. Done again later with the Red Lotus; since she thought they killed her father, she really meant it.
* ImNotAfraidOfYou: An attitude she needs to adopt in the Spirit World, otherwise, being the Avatar, her negative emotions can cause its environment and inhabitants to become dark versions.
* ImportantHairCut: She got one between Books 3 and 4. This is supposed to signify that she has changed dramatically (and also indicate a TimeSkip).
* INeedToGoIronMyDog: She has already proven to be horrible when it comes to excuses. Her explanation for leaving in episode 7 takes the cake, though.
--> '''Korra''': I'm supposed to air sit, I mean baby-bend, I- I mean, babysit the Airbending kids!
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: She usually acts very cocky and self confident, but she later begins to show a great deal of insecurity about her skills and fear to her enemies.
** In particular her greatest fear seems to be losing her identity as the Avatar, or simply not being needed as one anymore. Being the Avatar is everything to Korra, and even after a lot of trials where she learned her value is independent of that role, it remains something she greatly fears losing.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Part of her spiritual weakness is that she's almost completely oblivious to other people's feelings, most obviously in episode five where she goes on a date with Bolin, then forces a kiss on Mako the ''very'' next day. She doesn't really get that this is a problem until she sees Bolin's reaction.
* InstantExpert:
** Korra was able to bend fire, water and earth without any training at a very young age. Airbending, on the other hand, came especially hard to her.
** In Book 2, Korra manages to duplicate Unalaq's spirit-calming waterbending style after seeing him do it only a couple times. However, while she can copy the style at first, it takes her several tries to get it to work properly.
** She also picks up metalbending extremely quickly in Book 3 and can go toe-to-toe with Suyin's kids.
** In book four she learns to detect the energy of different people and "see" them through spirit vines from Toph, and all it took was a single try. While still unsure about what her limits are, Korra quickly proves she can even use the ability without directly touching a spirit vine (though its likely she does need them to be nearby).
* InUniverseCatharsis: In the finale of Book 1, this finally helps her unlock the Avatar state.
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:She originally disliked Asami and thought of her as being a prissy, rich girl and considered her a romantic rival for Mako's affection. Eventually, she becomes friends with Asami, spends more time with her than her other friends, and develops romantic feelings for her. Eventually, they become [[OfficialCouple lovers]] at the end of the series.]]
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: She lets Mako be with his girlfriend Asami, partly because Asami needs his support. Considering her character, this is actually a pretty big deal.
* IWorkAlone: Korra has this attitude in the episode "When Extremes Meet" when refusing to rejoin Tarrlok:
-->'''Korra:''' Well, I got news for you. You need me, but I don't need you. I'm the Avatar.
** Subverted in general, however. While Korra wanted to fight the Equalists on her own terms, she still worried that she would go about being a hero alone. She eventually puts together her own team.
** Comes back in "Peacekeepers" with Korra deciding that she doesn't need Mako's help on how to deal with her situation after he ratted her out. Granted though, she was too emotionally driven to see that Mako was only trying to make sure she doesn't make a mistake with disastrous consequences. However, Korra feels like the "help" Mako is giving her is betraying her family.
* JackOfAllStats: Much like Aang, she can use all four elements but doesn't know the more advanced sub-skills like lightning or bloodbending, though she can use water-based healing. She picks up Unalaq's spirit pacification technique in Book 2, and Suyin teaches her metalbending in Book 3, though she is still an amateur at the latter.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is immature, a bit arrogant, sometimes a bit of a jerk, not above using her powers for pranks and not unappreciating attention... but if people's lives are on the line, she will throw away everything to save them.
** [[CharacterDevelopment Though as the series progresses]] [[TookALevelInKindness her Jerk tendencies become less and less prominent and her Gold tendencies get emphasised instead]] to the point that, by the time of the series finale, [[NiceGirl there's very little jerk left in her]].
* JumpedAtTheCall: In stark contrast to her predecessor. Deconstructed, as it's this attitude that serves as the root of her emotional problems. Korra defines herself as the Avatar, even to the detriment of herself as a person, and the villains of the first three books have all sought to eliminate the Avatar as a concept, rather than personally targeting her. The idea of failing in that duty does a number on her self-esteem.
** By the end of the series, Korra has regained her self-esteem and is a mature, confident young woman who is ready and willing to embrace her role as the Avatar. [[spoiler:She happily tells Prince Wu she will help him change the Earth Kingdom's government to a democratic system.]]
* KungFuKid: Korra was waterbending, earthbending, ''and'' firebending when she was just a little girl, ''way'' ahead of when she should have been able to.
* TheLadette: Loves fighting and engages in burping contests with gusto.
* LameComeback: Becoming a pattern with her. "You're oppressing yourself!" most notably.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: After being eaten by a spirit and washing up on an island. She goes into a deep meditative trance and connects with the first Avatar, Wan, which fixes it...mostly.
* TheLeader: Korra is the leader of Team Avatar. However, she doesn't always listen to others when they disagree with her notions. Over time, she learns that being a good leader means knowing when to sometimes follow.
** During the Book Four finale, [[spoiler:Korra more or less becomes the leader against Kuvira's forces. Her decisions and leadership abilities are part of the reason for Kuvira's defeat.]]
* LeeroyJenkins: Zig-zagged. Korra has a tendency to dip into this, though her friends help keep it in check. Most of the time. By Book Four, she no longer exhibits this trope.
* LegacyCharacter: As the latest Avatar, Tenzin refers to her as Aang's legacy.
%%Lesbian related tropes do not apply to her, as she has shown attraction to a boy, meaning bisexuality, which has been confirmed by the creators.
* LettingHerHairDown: In two different flavors.
** She wears her hair down for formal occasions, such as Tarrlok's party in "The Voice in the Night" and [[spoiler:Jinora's master airbender ceremony]] in "Venom of the Red Lotus". Since she's cut her hair short in Book 4, she instead puts it up for formal occasions.
** She also gets her ponytail knocked loose, resulting in an involuntary version of this trope. The first is in "Harmonic Convergence", where she's flung from Oogi's back. She spends the rest of the finale with her hair down. The second is in the Book 3 season finale, [[spoiler:where she loses the ponytail along with her shoes, skirt, and armband when the Red Lotus chain her up in preparation to poison her]].
* LightEmUp: She learns how to infuse water with light energy, which pacifies spirits.
* LightIsGood: Is fused to the spirit of light and peace, Raava.
** [[http://awesomeannanymous.tumblr.com/post/105622183978/it-makes-sense-i-just-happen-to-notice-it One fan]] noticed how her blue and white color scheme correlates to Raava, and contrast's Asami's DarkIsNotEvil look, which matches Vaatu's color scheme. [[spoiler: His comments about them needing each other to have balance seems especially HilariousInHindsight after Book 4: Balance, ended with them as an OfficialCouple]].
* LightningBruiser: Now that Korra is getting the hang of airbending, it has given her unprecedented evasive skills. She still can hit like a freight train, though.
* LikeParentLikeChild: As a warrior, Tonraq was brash and hotheaded, relying on his physical strength to protect the tribe, and was never particularly connected to the spiritual world, much like his daughter in her performance of her Avatar duties.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: It is heavily implied that, at the end of the series, Korra has become this for Asami. [[spoiler:After her father's HeroicSacrifice in stopping Kuvira's giant mech from destroying Republic City, Asami mentions to Korra at a wedding that she couldn't have handled losing her father and Korra in the same day. From this scene it is implicated that Korra is Asami's main reason for living after the loss of her family. Although, their relationship in no way is portrayed as unhealthy as Korra is more than happy to be there for Asami - especially after all of the care, kindness, and warmth Asami showed her while she was recovering from her poisoning, PTSD, and depression.]]
* LivingMacGuffin: In Books 2 and 3. In Book 2, Unalaq needs her to open the spirit portals, and then has to destroy Raava within her. In Book 3, the Red Lotus needs her so they can [[spoiler:force her into the Avatar State then kill her, thereby eliminating the Avatar forever (at least for the next 10,000 years) and allowing anarchy to triumph.]]
* LittleMissBadass: She could bend water, earth, and fire by the age of ''four''.
-->"I'm the Avatar! You gotta deal with it!"
* LoveAtFirstSight: Korra fell in love with Mako the moment she saw him which eventually gets deconstructed when their jobs and temperaments cause their official break-up in Book 2.
* LowerClassLout: Her cousins look down on Korra as a rube, despite being the Avatar, due to her being from the Southern Water Tribe. After the apocalyptic battle against Vaatu, she and her cousins are now square.
* MakingASplash[=/=]AnIcePerson: Her native element.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: In "The Spirit of Competition", she agrees to go on a date with Bolin, and then forces a kiss on Mako the ''very'' next day. Justified due to her [[NoSocialSkills lack of social skills]].
* TheMcCoy: To Mako's [[TheSpock Spock]] and Bolin and Asami's [[TheKirk Kirk]]. She's the LeeroyJenkins and uses brute force to get her way.
* MeaningfulName: When anglicized, Greek "Kore" reforms as "Cora", with both names meaning "maiden". Kore is also another name for Persephone, Greek goddess of the underworld, who is described by Homer as a "formidable and powerful young queen". The last meaning makes sense given how Korra being a powerful bender and the Avatar which can be just as equal or higher than a queen.
** Kore/Persephone was also famous for being perpetually [[BreakTheCutie dragged in]] [[HeroicBSOD and out]] [[BrokenBird of hell]]...
* TheMedic: Katara taught her how to utilize the healing properties of water.
--> '''Korra:''' Relax, I'm a healer. I learned from Katara, the best there is!
* MessianicArchetype: Subverted in Book 2. Instead of being like the Christian Messiah, Korra instead follows in the footsteps of Gautama Buddha. Like the Buddha, Korra was raised in seclusion. Both their fathers wanted to shelter them from the outside world. Both dive straight into trying to solve the ills of the world once they discover it, but only to limited success. Both eventually achieve enlightenment through meditation. In fact, Korra is able to tap into the cosmic energy of the universe while meditating under the Tree of Time in much the same way the Buddha achieved enlightenment while meditating under the Bodhi tree.
* MightyGlacier: Compared to the pro-benders, Korra comes off as quite slow, favoring strength over speed and usually blocking attacks with all three elements. Tenzin's training is helping to counteract that weakness, though. She becomes a LightningBruiser once she unlocks her airbending.
* MiseryBuildsCharacter: Korra mentions to Tenzin that the suffering she went through [[spoiler: after being poisoned by Zaheer]] helped her to become more compassionate to other people including her enemies. This is in line with one of the core tenants of Buddhism, knowing compassion through suffering, and is also a CallBack to a similar speech that Avatar Yangchen gave to Aang in the first series which stated that being born human, and thus making mistakes and suffering, allow Avatar's the ability to relate to other people around the world, in sadness, anger, joy and happiness.
* MixedAncestry: Her mother is a native to the Southern Water Tribe, but her father is an immigrant from the Northern Water Tribe. Even though they were both officially one nation before the end of the Civil War, the show treats both tribes as distinct nationalities, as shown by the make-up of Republic City's council.
* MundaneUtility:
** She uses the Avatar state to beat Tenzin's kids in an air scooter race. Tenzin is not amused with her using it as a toy.
** She uses her bending to play with Naga, first by using her airbending to throw a ball great distances and later raising floor tiles with earthbending akin to having a dog chasing a laser pointer.
* NaiveNewcomer: At first, she was surprised to find that not everyone in Republic City was rich. A cheerful old hobo corrects her.
* NeckLift: As also demonstrated with EffortlessAmazonianLift, those muscles aren't just for show. In one instance, she hoists the Equalist protester in the park right off his feet. She later does this again to Bataar Jr. while he's tied to a chair, ''lifting what is likely well over 200 lbs. with one arm.''
* NiceGirl: Fully becomes this after going through a few BreakTheHaughty moments leading to her [[TookALevelInKindness showing compassion to her enemies.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Trusting Unalaq in Book 2 ultimately caused a huge amount of problems that Korra could have easily avoided.
* TheNicknamer: "Pretty boy", "Mr. Heartbreaker", "Mr. Hat trick", "City boy", "Cool guy", "Team Captain"... Mako seems to be the prime victim of these, as he owns the last four.
* NobodyCallsMeChicken: Prone to it. Tarrlok gets her to join his task force by having a reporter suggest that she's afraid of [[BigBad Amon]].
* NoSocialSkills: Being raised by the Order of the White Lotus, and with her spiritual nature rather stunted, Korra is often completely unable to read social cues. This leads to {{lame comeback}}s and [[InnocentlyInsensitive her trampling people's feelings by accident]].
* NotAfraidOfYouAnymore: Korra has tried this twice, once when daring Amon to fight her and again [[spoiler: when confronting Zaheer in prison. Both antagonists are more than happy to demonstrate that it does not work.]]
* NotAMorningPerson: States that the morning is "evil". As she is a native Waterbender, she grew up in the south pole, where both nights and days may last for many months at a time; and gets an energy boost from nighttime. Also justified by the fact that she's still in her teens; an age group that typically does not do well in the mornings.
* NotGoodWithPeople: Nearly a perfect example of the more primal type 2 (adept at hunting for food, managed to tame [[FluffyTamer an enormous wild animal]] at a young age, with a loose regard for rules), except that the reason she is bad with people is because she was isolated from them. While she is clearly lonely without human peers and makes an effort to socialize, she still seems more comfortable around Naga and Pabu.
* NotHelpingYourCase: Korra stumbles into this repeatedly.
** In "Welcome to Republic City" when she discovers and tries to argue against an [[MugglePower Equalist protestor]] decrying [[SupernaturalMartialArts benders]] as an oppressive establishment, he [[UnwittingPawn easily]] manipulates her [[ArrogantKungFuGuy confrontational attitude]] to make her look like the bad guy in front of a large audience of listeners.
** Later in the same episode, she's incredulous when police insist she be arrested for [[DestructiveSavior causing property damage]] during her well-meant CurbStompBattle of a trio of gangsters. Instead of coming along quietly to explain her presumption of HeroInsurance, she ''flees the police,'' fighting as she bolts, and forcing them to use an [[ZeppelinsFromAnotherWorld airship]] to bring her in, which earns the enmity of Chief Beifong.
** Matters worsen in "The Revelation" when, desperate to find a friend kidnapped by Equalists, she shakes down the same protestor for information in public, smashing his megaphone, [[FlippingTheTable flipping his table]] and [[NeckLift hoisting him by the shirt]], and must again flee the police when he wails (quite ''rightly'') that he's being oppressed.
* NotSoDifferent: What brings her and Mako together (at first) is that, at their core, they have similar personalities: they're both really driven by competition, have strong feelings of truth and justice, are protective of their families, are ultra-stubborn and extremely determined.
** In the finale, she explicitly says this of herself and ''Kuvira'', [[spoiler: and Kuvira realizing this is true is part of the reason why she ultimately agrees to surrender.]]
* NotWearingTights: Korra essentially takes on a superhero role in Republic City, but has no secret identity. She even announces her arrival and status as the Avatar at a ''press conference''.
* OfficialCouple: With Mako after the finale of Book 1, until they broke up in Book 2.
** In the series finale, [[spoiler:it turns out the show's real OC is her and ''Asami''.]]
* OneOfTheBoys: She likes to play sports alongside her guy-friends and best them in {{Burping Contest}}s.
* OneOfTheKids: Gets along well with Tenzin's children, having an air-scooter race with them at the beginning of Book 2, or asking Jinora and Ikki for advice on how to talk to Mako in Book 1.
* OneWomanArmy: Well, it is part of her being the Avatar.
* OppositesAttract:
** She and Mako have wildly different backgrounds and ways of dealing with conflict. Which is probably why it doesn't work out. However, they learn to appreciate their differences, and it's those differences that make them stronger not as a couple, but as a team.
** Later on, this and a good dose of [[spoiler: TomboyAndGirlyGirl]] applies to her and [[spoiler: Asami]]. While they had similar privileged childhoods, one is a [[HotBlooded brash]], [[OneOfTheBoys tomboyish]] [[SuperpowerLottery Avatar]], and the other is an [[spoiler:[[LadyOfWar elegant]], [[GirlyBruiser girly]] BadassNormal]].
* TheParagon: Her actions over the course of the series have inspired her teammates and other allies to follow her example of making the world a better place. This came across strongly by the end of Book 3: [[spoiler:Korra is severely injured after fighting Zaheer, but Tenzin is inspired to have the new Air Nation follow her example.]]
* PassionateSportsGirl: She loves pro-bending and always wanted to see a match since she was a child.
* PersonaNonGrata: Raiko banishes her from Republic City for not dealing with the spirit vines, [[UngratefulBastard even though she saved him and everyone else just weeks beforehand]]. After rescuing the new airbenders from the Earth Queen, she and her friends get bounties placed on their heads. [[spoiler:Raiko reverses his decision after Korra beats the Red Lotus, and the Earth Queen is no longer around to pay the bounty.]]
* PersonalityPowers: The cause of Korra's knack with three elements and issues with airbending in particular, as explained by her airbending teacher:
-->'''Tenzin''': Often the element that's most difficult for the Avatar to master is the one most opposite to the Avatar's personality. For Aang, it was earthbending.\\
'''Korra''': Yeah, well, I'm about as opposite an airbender as you can get.
* PhysicalGod: With emphasis on physical. Technically, she's a mortal combined with Raava's spirit carrying the spirits of her past lives.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: As a tiny four-year-old child, she was already bending three elements.
* PlayingWithFire: Despite water being her native element, Korra seems to default to fire when frustrated.
* PluckyGirl: Korra may have her BreakTheHaughty moments, but she still manages to get back up and fight.
* PragmaticHero: When driven over the edge, she might get overly-aggressive. Case in point, "Civil Wars, Part 2" has her resorting to the JackBauerInterrogationTechnique for information and going back on the promises she made to her parents as soon as it became too much for her to tolerate. She also has no problem using lethal force, unlike Aang.
* {{Pride}}: Throughout the first season, she struggles with the many responsibilities that come with her being the Avatar, especially at points when her overconfidence and fear get the best of her. In the book 1 finale, her pride is what allows Amon to capture her and remove her bending. Korra's pride also gets in the way of her asking for and accepting help from others, especially in season 4, while she is attempting to recover from mercury poisoning and PTSD.
* ProtagonistTitle[=/=]TitleCharacter: ''The Legend of Korra''
* PureEnergy[=/=]SoulPower: Like Aang before her, she learns Energybending at the end of Book 1. At the end of Book 2, she is able to project herself as a massive spirit to fight Unalaq and Vaatu.
** In the GrandFinale, she uses said Energybending to [[spoiler:stop a blast from Kuvira's [[{{BFG}} spirit cannon]]...UpToEleven in that she's blocking the combined power of the ''entire spirit wilds'' in Republic City, the result of which obliterates downtown and tears open a new spirit portal.]] It goes to show just how far she's come since struggling with learning airbending early on to being able to manipulate such a devastating amount of spirit energy at once.
* RageAgainstTheMentor: She cuts ties with Tenzin in Book 2 for two reasons: she doesn't think he can teach her how to deal with the spirit crisis, and she just learned that he was partly responsible for putting her in the compound. She pulls this on Unalaq three episodes later when she discovers that he conspired to get her father banished from the North, and then put together a KangarooCourt to get him jailed for life. She makes amends with Tenzin afterwards.
* RapunzelHair: Before her ImportantHaircut, Korra's hair reached to her back.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives quite an epic one to Unalaq on his backstabbing ways. She even calls him out for setting Tonraq up to get exiled and trying to get her parents in prison. She tops it off by saying that he's mad at Tonraq for being the father of the Avatar.
* RedOniBlueOni: The brash, rough-and-rumble red to Mako's stoic and Asami's calm blue.
* {{Reincarnation}}: Of the [[NatureSpirit spirit of light and peace]], and most recently Aang.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Develops this relationship with Asami during Book 3 and spends more time hanging out with Asami than other members of Team Avatar. [[spoiler: This eventually leads to Korra developing actual romantic feelings for Asami and becoming an OfficialCouple with her during the series finale.]]
* RookieRedRanger: As the Avatar, she is looked at as the defacto leader when it comes to her friends and protecting Republic City. That said, it is clear early on she doesn't have any experience in leading and it is Mako who leads the Fire Ferrets.
* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: The Order of the White Lotus, on Aang's instruction, protected her while bringing in teachers to nurture her Avatar abilities. Consequently, Korra has poor social skills but is an extremely powerful bender.
* SaveTheVillain: As much as Korra hates the Earth Queen, she still tries to warn her about the threat of the Red Lotus. However, her captors don't believe her, and in the process of trying to escape, [[spoiler:Zaheer ends up assassinating the Earth Queen when he feels working with her no longer serves a purpose]].
** In Book 4, [[spoiler:Korra protects Kuvira from her own spirit weapon blast, the act of which creates a new spirit portal right in the heart of Republic City. She later talks Kuvira into surrendering herself to the custody of the United Republic.]]
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: The loud, full-of-energy Energetic Girl to Mako's cool-under-fire Savvy Guy.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers: A rare heroic example, though she is still willing to do it if it overlaps with ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight. She is the Avatar, after all. This is evident in episode 8, where Korra attempts to intimidate Tarrlok into releasing her friends. This is actually supposed to be the point of the Avatar, as demonstrated by Kyoshi and Roku, but doesn't work so well in a modern setting.
* SecondLove: [[spoiler:For Asami.]]
* SheCleansUpNicely: In "The Voice in the Night", tomboy Korra wears a dress with her hair down. No one comments on it in the show, but she ''does'' manage to pull it off quite nicely.
* SheIsAllGrownUp: A platonic variation. Korra gets this reaction from Tenzin in "Welcome to Republic City", when he and his family show up at the South Pole.
* SheWhoFightsMonsters: Came within spitting distance during Book 2. After her father was arrested on charges of conspiring to kill Unalaq and sentenced to life in prison, Korra arbitrarily decided the judge was corrupt and chased him down after the trial, threatening to have Naga ''crush his skull'' if he didn't tell her what she wanted to know. In fact, this was exactly the type of behavior Mako wanted to prevent.
* ShipperOnDeck:
** Apparently, Korra pairs [[PuppyLove Kai and Jinora]] together, saying to the latter she knows they have a "connection".
** She also seems to like the idea of [[BirdsOfAFeather Bolin and Opal]] together.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Korra starts to go this route after a disastrous relationship with Mako, which included his habit of cheating and lying on her and Asami when he was with one of them. [[spoiler:Except for the man part, she ends up with Asami--someone sweet, loyal, who was there for her at her weakest moment.]]
* SkirtOverSlacks: A variation. She wears a ShowgirlSkirt-like [[PrettyInMink fur-trimmed pelt]] over her pants.
* SleepCute: With Mako in "The Revelation". Cue awkwardness and blush.
* SleevesAreForWimps: She rarely wears sleeves, with the exception of formal occasions. She even tries to roll up her airbender uniform's sleeves. Tenzin does not approve and slides them back down.
* SmugSuper: {{Downplayed}}. Korra is inclined to brag and gloat, and doesn't hesitate to use her status as the Avatar to intimidate others if necessary. It isn't appreciated by the authorities, and Korra isn't as quick to do so in later seasons.
* SpannerInTheWorks: To Kuvira's plans who initially dismisses Korra as obsolete. [[spoiler:Despite losing to Kuvira during their first fight, Korra manages to become a thorn in Kuvira's side. She manages to prevent her forces from kidnapping Prince Wu, captured Bataar Jr before he can get President Raiko to surrender Republic City, takes up a leadership position to combat Kuvira's forces, and she personally manages to best her in combat during their second fight. Eventually, Korra manages to convince Kuvira to surrender. Not bad for someone that Kuvira referred to as obsolete.]]
* SpiritedCompetitor: She picks fights for no reason, whereas Aang was a MartialPacifist.
* StartMyOwn: Forms her own team after disagreeing with Tarrlok's methods, which almost immediately is branded "New Team Avatar".
* SuperMode: The Avatar State.
* SuperpowerLottery: She's the Avatar. It's in the job description.
* SwallowedWhole: During her battle with Desna and Eska, a dark spirit shows up to swallow her. This ends up wiping out her memory and putting the Avatar spirit itself in danger.
* SympathyForTheDevil: She states that Amon and Tarrlok's backstory was one of the saddest stories she had ever heard.
** At the end of Book 4, [[spoiler:being able to empathize with Kuvira is a big part of how she's able to talk the Earth Emperor into surrendering and facing justice for her actions.]]
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: [[spoiler:Rather than fight further, she manages to talk Kuvira down after they are sucked into the spirit world.]]
* TaughtByExperience: Korra seems to cop up to this since her arrival in Republic City. On her own, she learns to adapt to new situations when dealing with enemies, exhibiting a level of creativity and improvisation. When Amon removes Korra's bending, Korra finally gains the ability to airbend, even though she hadn't completed her training.
%% * TechnicianVersusPerformer: The performer (along with Bolin) to Mako's technician.
* TeensAreShort: Averted, WordOfGod has stated she's above-average for a woman at 5'7". But people often get this impression of her because her father towers over her ([[GentleGiant because he towers over everybody]]), and both of her love interests are OneHeadTaller: [[TallDarkAndSnarky Mako]] is 6'2", and [[spoiler:[[StatuesqueStunner Asami]] is estimated at around 5'10", not counting the heels she often wears.]]
* TellMeHowYouFight: Korra navigates an airbending training obstacle course with lots of [[DanceBattler energetic spinning.]]
* ThouShaltNotKill: Averted. Unlike her [[FriendToAllLivingThings predecessor]], she is in fact willing to use lethal force, though usually only as a last resort (unless she's ''really'' [[UnstoppableRage pissed]]).
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Asami's Girly Girl.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She's loud, abrasive, and has no shame getting into burping contests with one of her best friends to name a few Tomboy elements. However whenever [[SheCleansUpNicely she puts on a nice dress for a formal party or ball she can look quite elegant and stunning]]. And since she never seems embarrassed by being seen in public in a dress she may just like it to.
* TomboyishPonytail[=/=]TomboyishSidetails: So we're ruling out a girly girl, here. In one scene, we see a young male waterbender wearing the same style, so it could have been a masculine hairstyle.
* TookALevelInBadass: Not that she wasn't plenty badass at the start, but Korra had trouble with connecting to the spiritual side of her Avatar powers making it very hard for her to master airbending. Come Book 4, Air is her second most used element and she was able to [[spoiler:energybend the spirit vine cannon blast when it's powered by the entire Spirit Wilds, ripping a hole in reality and creating a new spirit portal.]]
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: [[spoiler:Sure, she was always cheerful in Book 1, but was hit so badly in later books. After overcoming her PSTD, she becomes far more cheerful and hopeful for the future again. This partly leads to her and Asami becoming an OfficialCouple.]]
* TookALevelInIdealism: Korra initially held the belief that any enemy that she faced could not be reasoned with and just needs to be taken down with force. By the series finale, Korra understands that defeating enemies can be solved by connecting with them.
* TookALevelInJerkass: For about the first half of Book 2, Korra grows progressively moodier and more violent, first due to increasing frustration with both Tenzin and her father, and then with the war between the Southern and Northern Water Tribes. She takes on a WithUsOrAgainstUs attitude, lashes out at anyone who disagrees with her slightly, and alienates people around her, to the point where Mako outright breaks up with her. Only after "Beginnings" does she soften up again and realize the error of her ways.
* TookALevelInKindness: Korra herself realizes in the finale that, after her experiences throughout the series, she is now more open to understanding others and their problems. This is put into practice when she [[spoiler: defeats Kuvira not by punching her out, but by relating to her fear of losing control and convincing her to surrender.]]
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Many of Korra's mistakes are a result from not thinking of the possible consequences that her actions could bring. Fortunately, {{character development}} had her finally learn.
* TranquilFury: In "Civil Wars, Part 2", she manages to stay calm even though she was beyond pissed off that Unalaq manipulated her and essentially tried to use her dad as a hostage. Strangely enough, this ends up as even more terrifying than her UnstoppableRage towards Tarrlok.
* TraumaCongaLine: In the Book 3 finale. In order: [[spoiler:watched her father (apparently) die, was kidnapped and poisoned by the Red Lotus, had to deal with the pressure of possibly being the last Avatar ever, nearly died, and wound up in a wheelchair with terrible depression after everything was said and done]]. To say it went poorly would be an understatement. [[spoiler:She eventually becomes a Type A after she recovers as she herself states that after she finally accepted and moved on from what happened that she'll become stronger and her growth is shown in the series finale.]]
* TroubledFetalPosition: Korra tends to do this whenever she's feeling down. For example, she does it in "When Extremes Meet" after Tarrlok mocks her for being a "half-baked Avatar in training".
* TrueCompanions: What she, her teammates, and Asami have become by episode 8.
* {{Tykebomb}}: While her parents and Tenzin were more interested in keeping her safe than in using her for their own ends, their decision to have her raised in a secluded compound with no peers effectively turned her into a perfect weapon. Working through the consequences of that is the focus of her character arc. It was presumed that The Red Lotus tried to kidnap her in order to deliberately raise her into one of these, though Zaheer denies that motivation when Korra calls him on it.[[spoiler: They actually intended to kill her, and nearly do so.]]
* UnkemptBeauty: Korra's look is natural and she's stocky, but that hasn't stopped Mako and Bolin [[spoiler:(and, eventually, Asami)]] from crushing on her. Even Tahno couldn't resist a cheap come on when he first saw her. Further emphasized in "Out of the Past", where despite being somewhat disheveled from Tarrlok kidnapping her and a narrow escape from Amon, her appearance is barely affected.
* UnknownRival: Asami is completely oblivious of Korra's feelings for Mako and jealousy towards her until "When Extremes Meet".
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Mako during Book 1. Episode five took this and ran it UpToEleven. Resolved in the Book 1 finale.
* UnstoppableRage:
** In "When Extremes Meet". Look at Korra's picture above, and look at [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/psycho_korra_3697.jpg this.]]
** Happens again in "Venom of the Red Lotus", when she enters the Avatar State involuntarily. Much like Aang, she becomes a [[PersonOfMassDestruction force of nature]], focused solely on [[spoiler:killing Zaheer. Were it not for the large amount of poison she was given to make her this way, she almost certainly would have succeeded]]. She was tossing ''mountaintops'' at Zaheer.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In "Long Live The Queen", Korra refuses to allow herself be brought to the Earth Queen as a captive, accidentally crashing the airship which was bringing her to Ba Sing Se. In the process, the captain radios Ba Sing Se to inform them of her escape. The Red Lotus, having come to Ba Sing Se to get Korra for themselves, learn of her escape and decide to bring Korra to them instead. [[spoiler:To this end, Zaheer kills the Earth Queen and tells the citizens of Ba Sing Se that they are free to do as they please, throwing the city into chaos, then gives a message to Mako and Bolin to deliver to Korra.]]
* UnwittingPawn: Korra seems to have a problem with playing into the hands of crafty waterbending chessmasters, and one CorruptCorporateExecutive from either Water Tribe region.
* UptownGirl: Korra, Avatar and (future) daughter of Southern Chief Tonraq, is a couple with Mako, a former StreetUrchin turned professional Pro-Bender struggling for money to off-duty cop. However, due to personal reasons, they break up.
** Played with, [[spoiler: after becoming an OfficialCouple with [[SecondLove Asami]]. While Korra is the ''Avatar'' (a position possibly higher than any Queen/King, or more accurately, outside of ''any'' social class), Asami is the head of Future Industries.]]
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Korra has a tendency to be this.
** Korra unlocks her airbending in order to protect Mako from Amon.
** Seems to be continuing this trend with [[spoiler: her SecondLove Asami [[http://korrasami.tumblr.com/post/106741720540/an-interesting-development-seeing-the-ladies-at as pointed out by one fan]].]]
* WalkingTheEarth: Tries this in order to reconnect with the Avatar State and get out of her funk.
* WarriorTherapist: Not as much as [[AllLovingHero Aang]], but she shows signs of it in ''The Last Stand''. [[spoiler:Korra ''finally'' gets Kuvira to admit defeat and accept her the punishment for her crimes by relating to her, especially in their regards for feeling vulnerable.]]
* WeHelpTheHelpless: As the Avatar, is this a broad definition of Korra's purpose.
* WelcomeToTheBigCity: The criminals she encounters even ID her straight away as being "fresh off the boat."
* WhatDoesHeSeeInHer: A platonic example: Korra doesn't understand why Bolin would develop a crush on her cousin Eska, since she has always found Eska and her twin brother [[CreepyTwins rather creepy]].
* [[WhatTheHellHero What The Hell, Heroine?]]: Lays one on Lin for acting hostile towards Opal (who wanted to meet her aunt) and says that with that attitude, she'll end up being old and alone. Surprisingly, Korra's words actually strike a nerve, for Lin sheds some tears after being left alone.
* WhoAreYou: Asked this after learning of Wan's past. When she answered, she finally understood her purpose and duty.
* WhyCantIHateYou: Before getting to know Asami well, Korra sees her as a prissy rich girl mainly because of her jealousy of her relationship with Mako. After they start bonding in a race, Korra apologizes for having her pegged wrong. [[spoiler:Ironically, the two eventually end up in a relationship with each other.]]
* WithUsOrAgainstUs: She has this attitude in Book 2, interpreting anyone disagreeing with her as the enemy and anyone showing any degree of sympathy for them as taking their side and not hers. Highlighted in Book 4's ClipShow, which shows all the times she accused Mako of siding against her [[FullyAutomaticClipShow in rapid succession]].
** Thrown against her by the rest of the Southern Water Tribe when she tries to play peacemaker, since they're angry at the Northern Water Tribe for their dictatorial behaviour.
* [[ManChild Woman Child]]: PlayedForDrama, unlike Bolin. She's immature and as of Book 2, feels like the people she's close to should be on her side. She grows out of it.
* WorfHadTheFlu: She's the Avatar; the strongest member of her team, able to bend all four elements with unrivaled power. As such, if Korra needs to lose, she'll usually be handicapped in some fashion, the most notable example involving almost getting killed in the Avatar state due to being poisoned with mercury and needing the help of her allies to win. Other examples include; dealing with unfamiliar or unblockable techniques (chi-blocking, bloodbending), new technology (MiniMecha, bomb-equipped biplanes), or just being outnumbered or attacked while her guard is down.
* WorkingWithTheEx: With Mako.
* YouAreNotAlone: In episode 8, when she cries about not being able to take the burden of saving the city alone, Mako, Bolin, and Asami come along and remind her that Aang was not alone and neither is Korra. [[TrueCompanions They are there to help her save the city.]] She has to be reminded of this again after her [[BrokenBird long convalescence]] after nearly metaphysically dying at the hands of Zaheer and the Red Lotus in order to fully recover from the ordeal.
* YourCheatingHeart: She kisses Mako when he's already dating Asami. While he committed the mistake of kissing back, albeit briefly, Korra ''did'' initiate the kiss, so both have their share of responsibility.
* YourMindMakesItReal: [[spoiler:She hallucinates an image of herself in the Avatar state, but the hallucination attacks her and causes real injuries, even when it's not superimposed on an actual person.]]
* YoureNothingWithoutYourPhlebotinum: Korra seems to feel this way about Raava, believing that Raava is what made her and every Avatar a hero. After Vaatu rips Raava right out, Korra despaired that she's powerless to stop him without her power. Tenzin later reminds her that Wan became a legend not because of Raava's power, but because of who he was.
* YouDidntAsk:
-->'''Bolin:''' Why didn't you warn me your cousin has the power to reach into my heart and crush my soul with her bare hands?\\
'''Korra:''' Uh... because I thought it was pretty obvious?
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