History Characters / TheLegendOfKorraAvatarKorra

* TeensAreShort: Averted, WordOfGod has stated she's above-average for a woman at 5'7" and grows an inch during the three-year TimeSkip to simply be two inches shorter than Asami. 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 taller than her: [[TallDarkAndSnarky Mako]] is 6'2", and [[spoiler:[[StatuesqueStunner Asami]] is estimated at around 5'10", not counting the heels she often wears.]]

* BoobsOfSteel: Korra is one of, if not ''the'' most physically capable character on the show. She is also very well endowed. Someone did the math ([[BlatantLies For Science, of course]]) that based on her height and measurements, she'd had to be sporting a 36D in her teens and that's ''without'' factoring in whatever support she's wearing. This gets downplayed in Book 4 as she's lost body mass from her years of relatively inactive recovery.

* 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 an already busty character who is actually hiding a much larger bust.

* 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.

* LittleMissBadass: Korra started Water-, Earth- and Firebending when she was four (Avatars aren't told they're the Avatar until they're sixteen, even Aang didn't figure out how to bend the other elements on his own). She terrified the OldMasters that came to test her and declared, [[BadassBoast "I'm the Avatar and you got to deal with it!"]]

* TheHeroine: She is the Avatar and main character.

* ContraltoOfDanger: Korra herself would also count as an example for having a deeper voice than some of the other female characters (like [[spoiler:her eventual girlfriend]] GirlyBruiser [[BadassNormal Asami]], or Tenzin's wife [[DeadpanSnarker Pema]]). Then [[PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep she enters the Avatar state]], [[VoiceOfTheLegion which makes her voice deeper still and more intimidating with a reverberating echo]]. Being TheHeroine, and a fighting prodigy, she's also the focus of most of the action in the show.

** Most of Aang's friends were from royalty while Aang was not; Korra is from a royal family while her friends range from street urchins to the child of a company tycoon.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see her Book 4 appearance.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/korra_book_4.jpg ''"I thought seeing you face-to-face would put an end to all of this, but maybe it's time I realize I'll never be the same."''[[/labelnote]]]]

** 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. ''
** Then'' she goes against an evil dictator and is repeatedly convinced that she is no longer needed in the world. In short, Korra has arguably been through more than ''Zuko.'' Thankfully, the last two are notable Result A's. She admits to Tenzin that all the suffering that she went through in the last two seasons made her a better and more compassionate person. Best illustrated by how [[spoiler: she saves Kuvira's life and, doesn't beat her down, but talks her into surrendering through understanding]].

* BetterWithNonHumanCompany: 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.

* 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.

* {{TykeBomb}}: Korra certainly counts as one. While Tenzin and Tonraq intended to have her trained as TheChosenOne from early childhood for her own protection rather than as a means by which to turn her into a tool to use for personal gain, but the end result was effectively identical. Korra's own temperamental affinity for violence probably had something to do with it, but either way the result wasn't pretty — she grew into a perfect weapon who believed she had no value outside of her powers and responsibilities, and she essentially failed to mature emotionally and spiritually past the age of four as a result (with [[WhatTheHellHero sometimes terrifying consequences]]). Korra's character arc in Books One and Two essentially involves her figuring out how to [[DefusingTheTykeBom defuse]] herself and exist as her own person outside of her predetermined role (and even then, she can be pretty ruthless for a good guy!).

[[caption-width-right:350:"No matter what happens, no matter how crazy things get, I'll always try to restore balance."]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see her Book 4 appearance.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/korra_book_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]

* DudeMagnet: Korra is an AmazonianBeauty, who has had both [[ButtMonkey Bolin]] and his brother, [[BelligerentSexualTension Mako]], being attracted to her. Rival pro-bender [[JerkJock Tahno]] tried to pick her up with a cheap come-on, by offering to show her how a pro "bends." In Book Four, [[CassanovaWannabe Prince Wu]] makes repeated passes at her, though she shoots him down every time. [[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.]]

** Her and Mako become this by the end of season one, with "Endgame" showing off this trope beautifully in tagteam against Amon. Although the battle comes just before the couple, the feelings were already on the table. Subverted in that they don't ''remain'' a couple, as they decide to stay as JustFriends in season 2.

* {{Reincarnation}}: Of the [[NatureSpirit spirit of light and peace]], and most recently Aang.

* Innocently Insensitive: Part of her spiritual weakness is that she's almost completely oblivious to other people's feelings. Korra was trained for most of her life in a compound where she could be taught the four elements in safety, but as a result, when she enters the world as a teenage girl, she has NoSocialSkills and winds up greatly exacerbating a LoveTriangle she winds up in because she has no firsthand experience with romance. At one point she plants a ForcefulKiss on her crush after he admits to liking her and honestly doesn't seem to grasp that it's a problem (at first) since he's already in a relationship with someone else. She doesn't really get that this is a problem until she sees Bolin's reaction.

* GirlNextDoor: She's a down-to-earth [[OneOfTheBoys tomboy type]] who is the athletic and amazonian [[TheChiefsDaughter daughter of Chief Tonraq]], 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.

** Aang's people were all wiped out, and Fire Lord Sozin was hunting him down specifically to end the Avatar cycle. Korra never had to fear for her people, but there was an attempted kidnapping on her life as the Red Lotus found out about the newly discovered Avatar and sought to use her for their own gain, wanting to keep her alive and raise her themselves for the sake of unleashing Vaatu.

** Aang's hardest element to master was Earthbending due to it being [[ElementalRockPaperScissors the diametric opposite]] of his philosophy as an airbender. In comparison Korra has no problem learning Firebending, the diametric opposite of her native Waterbending, but it's Airbending she struggles with at first due to its deeply spiritual roots.

** Aang was deeply spiritual; until near the end of the series, Korra is not.
** Aang was a pacifist who refused to kill; Korra is always ready for a fight and is willing to kill if she must.

** Aang's birth parents were never mentioned or seen but Korra's parents are present and alive.

* 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.

** Aang's hardest element to master was earthbending due to it being [[ElementalRockPaperScissors the diametric opposite]] of his philosophy as an airbender. In comparison Korra has no problem learning waters diametric opposite in fire but instead struggles to learn airbending due to it's deeply spiritual roots.

** Aang's primary enemies were of Fire Nation descent; Korra's enemies come from each nation.

** Aang is light-skinned while Korra is dark skinned.

** It's worth noting that there's a twist to the formula here: Aang and Korra are technically the same person. Korra is the reincarnation of Aang.

* SpannerInTheWorks: The first time was in "When Extremes Meet" as Tarrlok repeatedly pointed out in frustration. He counted on Korra to either [[WeCanRuleTogether join him]] or be LawfulGood like Tenzin and quietly step aside. [[HotBlooded Korra]] chose [[TakeAThirdOption to be]] ChaoticGood, which wrecked ''all'' his plans, reputation and set in motion his downfall.

* PassionateSportsGirl: Korra loves "[[FictionalSport Pro-Bending]]" so much that she [[JumpedAtTheCall joined a pro-bending team] when the opportunity to do so presented itself. She’s also excited to get Toph’s grandsons, Wei and Wing, to teach her how to play their metalbending game when she learns how to do it.

* Girl Next Door: She's a down-to-earth [[OneOfTheBoys tomboy type]] who is the athletic and amazonian [[TheChiefsDaughter daughter of Chief Tonraq]], 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.

* ClosetKey: [[spoiler Korra and Asami serve as this for each other mutually.]] In the sequel graphic novel Turf Wars, they acknowledge that they were surprised by their feelings at first, but ultimately happy.

--–>"Aang is good and learns to be the Avatar, Korra is the Avatar and learns to be good."