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** Wonyong Keum may be trying to profit off the spirit portal, but he is right that he owns the land it's on, spirit portal or not. Korra even acknowledges this by trying to get Raiko to purchase the land from him so the city can turn it into a sanctuary for the spirits.
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** Wonyong Keum may be trying to profit off the spirit portal, but he is right that he owns the land it's on, spirit portal or not. Korra even acknowledges this by trying to get Raiko to purchase the land from him so the city can turn it into a sanctuary for the spirits. Additionally, he argues that everyone deserves access to it, which Korra previously argued to the spirits, what the city park had become in her absence and was on the verge seeing his point before Asami interrupted. Obviously this is one of the extremes Korra has to balance as The Avatar.
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* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown: Avatar Kyoshi is retconned as suffering this fate. In spite of her being a powerful royal advisor, not to mention legendary hero who defeated the setting's resident UsefulNotes/QinShihuangdi expy and brought centuries of peace, Kyoshi was apparently never accepted, but only tolerated in the Earth Kingdom, because of its heteronormative culture. Asami and Korra are saddened by this, as they hear Kya tell the story.
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* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown: Avatar Kyoshi is retconned as suffering this fate.fate due to her bisexuality. In spite of her being a powerful royal advisor, not to mention legendary hero who defeated the setting's resident UsefulNotes/QinShihuangdi expy and brought centuries of peace, Kyoshi was apparently never accepted, but only tolerated in the Earth Kingdom, because of its heteronormative culture. Asami and Korra are saddened by this, as they hear Kya tell the story.
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* DarkActionGirl: [[CaptainObvious Par]] [[WorldOfActionGirls for]] [[FeministFantasy the]] [[SlidingScaleOfGenderInequality franchise,]] Jargala. [[BadAssInCharge Leader of the Creeping Crystal Triad?]] Check. [[DefiantToTheEnd Fearless even on the brink of defeat?]] Check. She'll fit right in.
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* DarkActionGirl: [[CaptainObvious Par]] [[WorldOfActionGirls for]] [[FeministFantasy the]] [[SlidingScaleOfGenderInequality franchise,]] Jargala. [[BadAssInCharge Leader of the Creeping Crystal Triad?]] Check. [[DefiantToTheEnd Fearless even on the brink of defeat?]] Check. She'll fit right in.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: For the given value of [[ChaoticNeutral "hero,"]] the Dragon-Eel Spirit doing the usual spirit thing of [[spoiler: disfiguring a mortal, this time Tokuga, only makes him into a BadassAbnormal that's essentially New!Unalaq in being able to [[TheCorruption corrupt]] spirits without [[GodOfEvil Vaatu's]] influence and just as much of a grudge against The Avatar. Had the spirit not done it, he'd remain just another BadassNormal criminal Korra could mop up and call it a day.]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: For the given value of [[ChaoticNeutral "hero,"]] "hero"]], the Dragon-Eel Spirit doing the usual spirit thing of [[spoiler: disfiguring a mortal, this time Tokuga, only makes him into a BadassAbnormal that's essentially New!Unalaq in being able to [[TheCorruption corrupt]] spirits without [[GodOfEvil Vaatu's]] influence and just as much of a grudge against The Avatar. Had the spirit not done it, he'd remain just another BadassNormal criminal Korra could mop up and call it a day.]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: For the given value of [[ChaoticNeutral "hero,"]] the Dragon-Eel Spirit doing the usual spirit thing of [[spoiler: disfiguring a mortal, this time Tokuga, only makes him into a BadassAbnormal that's essentially New!Unalaq in being able to [[TheCorruption corrupt]] spirits without [[GodOfEvil Vaatu's]] influence and just as much of a grudge against The Avatar. Had the spirit not done it, he'd remain just another BadassNormal criminal Korra could mop up and call it a day.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: For the given value of [[ChaoticNeutral "hero,"]] the Dragon-Eel Spirit doing the usual spirit thing of [[spoiler: disfiguring a mortal, this time Tokuga, only makes him into a BadassAbnormal that's essentially New!Unalaq in being able to [[TheCorruption corrupt]] spirits without [[GodOfEvil Vaatu's]] influence and just as much of a grudge against The Avatar. Had the spirit not done it, he'd remain just another BadassNormal criminal Korra could mop up and call it a day.]]
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* BloodlessCarnage: While it was understandable on TV due to network S&P, Tokuga is shown slashing Viper across the chest for leadership of the Triple Threat Triad yet only [[SymbolicBlood water]] is sprayed and Viper [[ForgoneConclusion had already been shown as part of the gang war.]]
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* BloodlessCarnage: While it was understandable on TV due to network S&P, Tokuga is shown slashing Viper across the chest for leadership of the Triple Threat Triad yet only [[SymbolicBlood water]] is sprayed and Viper [[ForgoneConclusion [[ForegoneConclusion had already been shown as part of the gang war.]]
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* BloodlessCarnage: While it was understandable on TV due to network S&P, Tokuga is shown slashing Viper across the chest for leadership of the Triple Threat Triad yet only [[SymbolicBlood water]] is sprayed and Viper [[ForgoneConclusion had already been shown as part of the gang war.]]
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* DarkActionGirl: [[CaptainObvious Par]] [[WorldOfActionGirls for]] [[FeministFantasy the]] [[SlidingScaleOfGenderEquality franchise,]] Jargala. [[BadAssInCharge Leader of the Creeping Crystal Triad?]] Check. [[DefiantToTheEnd Fearless even on the brink of defeat?]] Check. She'll fit right in.
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* DarkActionGirl: [[CaptainObvious Par]] [[WorldOfActionGirls for]] [[FeministFantasy the]] [[SlidingScaleOfGenderEquality [[SlidingScaleOfGenderInequality franchise,]] Jargala. [[BadAssInCharge Leader of the Creeping Crystal Triad?]] Check. [[DefiantToTheEnd Fearless even on the brink of defeat?]] Check. She'll fit right in.
** [[MakingASplash Viper]] ''was'' leader of the Triple Threat Triad after Lightning Bolt Zolt lost his bending until Tokuga came along and reduced him to just another Mook.
* EvilVersusEvil: The triads are simply fighting each other for control over the remaining territory after Republic City was wrecked by the Earth Empire, hence [[TitleDrop "Turf Wars."]]
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* PetTheDog: Raiko is reluctant to take credit for helping stop Kuvira, acknowledging that Korra did the work. A far cry from previous seasons where he was more than happy to throw her under the bus if it benefited him. They're still not on the best of terms, but it's progress.
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* NotSoDifferent: After years of always being told she was too HotBlooded, Korra cites the day Asami took her racing that the latter could be "just as intense as me" and was relieved of that fact.
* PetTheDog: Raiko is reluctant to take credit for helping stop Kuvira, acknowledging that Korra did the work. A far cry from previous seasons where he was more than happy to throw her under the bus if it benefited him. They're still not on the best of terms, but it's progress.
* PokeThePoodle: Asami's playfully teased Korra before (ex. the driving lesson in Book 3,) but it's more evident during their vacation in claiming she remembers Korra being terrified during the race at her estate and claiming Korra's "looking a little slow" during their climbing race.
* PetTheDog: Raiko is reluctant to take credit for helping stop Kuvira, acknowledging that Korra did the work. A far cry from previous seasons where he was more than happy to throw her under the bus if it benefited him. They're still not on the best of terms, but it's progress.
* PokeThePoodle: Asami's playfully teased Korra before (ex. the driving lesson in Book 3,) but it's more evident during their vacation in claiming she remembers Korra being terrified during the race at her estate and claiming Korra's "looking a little slow" during their climbing race.
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* DarkActionGirl: [[CaptainObvious Par]] [[WorldOfActionGirls for]] [[FeministFantasy the]] [[SlidingScaleOfGenderEquality franchise,]] Jargala. [[BadAssInCharge Leader of the Creeping Crystal Triad?]] Check. [[DefiantToTheEnd Fearless even on the brink of defeat?]] Check. She'll fit right in.
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** Korra abandons her attempt to talk down the snake spirit in order to save Asami, allowing it to attack Tokuga with impunity.
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* BadassNormal: Tokuga isn't a bender, just good with swords, knives, and has chi-blocking training. He still managed to depose Viper and take over the Triple Threats. [[spoiler: Though he loses the "normal" part after being mutated by the serpent spirit.]]
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* BadassNormal: Tokuga isn't a bender, just good with swords, knives, and has chi-blocking training. He still managed to depose Viper and take over the Triple Threats. [[spoiler: Though he loses the "normal" part after being mutated by the serpent Dragon-Eel spirit.]]
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** Way back in Book 2's "Beginnings", it was shown that a spirit possessing or coming into contact with a human warped that human's physical form to resemble that of the spirit. [[spoiler: The snake spirit does this to Tokuga on purpose as punishment for his attack on the portal.]]
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** Way back in Book 2's "Beginnings", it was shown that a spirit possessing or coming into contact with a human warped that human's physical form to resemble that of the spirit. [[spoiler: The snake Dragon-Eel spirit does this to Tokuga on purpose as punishment for his attack on the portal.]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: For the given value of [[ChaoticNeutral "hero,"]] the Dragon-Eel Spirit doing the usual spirit thing of [[spoiler: disfiguring a mortal, this time Tokuga, only makes him into a BadassAbnormal that's essentially New!Unalaq in being able to [[TheCorruption corrupt]] spirits without [[GodOfEvil Vaatu's]] influence and just as much of a grudge against The Avatar. Had the spirit not done it, he'd remain just another BadassNormal criminal Korra could mop up and call it a day.
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* CerebusRetcon: The revelation that Avatar Kyoshi's sexuality was never accepted in the Earth Kingdom in spite of her general heroism, and why this was so, shows her decision to isolate herself and her people on a little island off the east coast in a somewhat harsher light.
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* CerebusRetcon: The revelation that Avatar Kyoshi's sexuality Kyoshi was never accepted in the Earth Kingdom because of her sexuality, in spite of her general heroism, and why this was so, shows her decision to isolate herself and her people on a little island off the east southern coast in a somewhat harsher light.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: While it's somewhat softpedaled by seemingly making all of Korra's and Asami's friends and immediate family [[ExceptionallyTolerant unusually tolerant and enlightened]], most of ''Avatar'' society in general is (according to Kya, at least) not very appreciative of variant sexualities. The Water Tribes believe in what amounts to Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, the Earth Kingdom is generally conservative, and in the Fire Nation homosexual activities have been a serious criminal offense for generations.[[note]]They may even still be, at that, Kya doesn't really say either way. Though one might perhaps assume/hope that those laws were changed as part of Fire Lord Zuko's reforms.[[/note]]
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* {{Gayngst}}: The worldly-wise Asami is initially hesitant about the more reckless Korra telling people about them, fearing the [[DeliberateValuesDissonance setting-appropriate reactions]]. Korra herself gets hers later, when ''she'' eventually comes to understand that they will probably always be hated or held in contempt by many/most people in their world, and is consequently dejected that much worse from the realization.
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* TakeThatCritics:
** Besides outright anti-gay stuff, the major fan criticism of the Korra-Asami pairing is the (alleged or real) nigh-complete lack of foreshadowing and prior character development leading up to it. Here, Korra and Asami effectively argue at some length against that as they reminisce about their past, agreeing on how they felt special together (but maybe didn't quite understand it right away) from the very first time they met, and how they grew closer with time, as well as why they nevertheless would never clearly state their feelings before this comic [[IncrediblyLamePun came out.]]
** As for the anti-gay stuff, the character responses to in-setting expressions of that can also apply to the fan critics. Asami is happy that they can finally be together, but also sad, since she knows that [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall "not everyone is going to see it that way."]] And Korra rages against narrow-minded and intolerant people who won't accept them.
** And they both make a pledge that they want to be together, that's the way it is, and that won't change no matter what anyone thinks about it. It's a kind of strong character moment in-story, but on the meta-level it can also be read as the writers doubling down on the artistic direction they chose, and damn the real-life bigots.
** Besides outright anti-gay stuff, the major fan criticism of the Korra-Asami pairing is the (alleged or real) nigh-complete lack of foreshadowing and prior character development leading up to it. Here, Korra and Asami effectively argue at some length against that as they reminisce about their past, agreeing on how they felt special together (but maybe didn't quite understand it right away) from the very first time they met, and how they grew closer with time, as well as why they nevertheless would never clearly state their feelings before this comic [[IncrediblyLamePun came out.]]
** As for the anti-gay stuff, the character responses to in-setting expressions of that can also apply to the fan critics. Asami is happy that they can finally be together, but also sad, since she knows that [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall "not everyone is going to see it that way."]] And Korra rages against narrow-minded and intolerant people who won't accept them.
** And they both make a pledge that they want to be together, that's the way it is, and that won't change no matter what anyone thinks about it. It's a kind of strong character moment in-story, but on the meta-level it can also be read as the writers doubling down on the artistic direction they chose, and damn the real-life bigots.
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* CerebusRetcon: The revelation that Avatar Kyoshi Kyoshi's sexuality was never accepted in the Earth Kingdom in spite of her general heroism, and why this was so, shows her decision to isolate herself and her people on a little island off the east coast in a somewhat harsher light.
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** In the same scene, Korra loudly and angrily accuses Raiko of only wanting to help potential voters when he refuses to spend money to buy the land around the spirit portal and turn it into a spirit sanctuary. Considering that Raiko had just claimed he couldn't afford to fund new housing developments, only to do a 180 on it after learning that it would win him more votes, it's not hard to see where she's coming from.
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* InherentInTheSystem: While the comic blames specific villains for the Fire Nation's anti-homosexual policies (i.e., it was supposedly all the evil Sozin's fault), it applies a more realistic take to the Earth Kingdom: there, it's simply the conservative and conformist culture in general that isn't accepting of any such deviations from its norms, irrespective of evil overlords. Even Avatar Kyoshi, who is now said/rumored ("by all accounts," according to Kya) to have entertained same-sex liaisons herself, proved unable to effect change on this point--Despite otherwise defeating whole armies, instituting the [[SecretPolice Dai Li]] and generally being the power behind the throne in her time.
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* NeverAcceptedInHisHometown: Avatar Kyoshi is retconned as suffering this fate. In spite of her being a powerful royal advisor, not to mention legendary hero who defeated the setting's resident UsefulNotes/QinShihuangdi expy and brought centuries of peace, Kyoshi was apparently never accepted, but only tolerated in the Earth Kingdom, because of its heteronormative culture. Asami and Korra are saddened by this, as they hear Kya tell the story.
-->''If Avatar Kyoshi couldn't find acceptance, what are the chances you and I will?''
-->''If Avatar Kyoshi couldn't find acceptance, what are the chances you and I will?''
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* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Korra abandons her attempt to talk down the snake spirit in order to save Asami, allowing it to attack Tokuga with impunity.
** [[spoiler: Part 3 is about Korra rescuing Asami again and working together in the Spirit World after Tokuga captured the latter in Part 2.]]
** [[spoiler: Part 3 is about Korra rescuing Asami again and working together in the Spirit World after Tokuga captured the latter in Part 2.]]
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**[[spoiler: Part 3 is about Korra rescuing Asami again [[spoiler: and working together in the Spirit World after Tokuga captured the latter in Part 2.]]
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** Mako's [[BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu arm]] is still injured. Only a few days have passed since the wedding, so no HollywoodHealing.
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* MissExposition: Kya, with most of her dialogue used for [[{{Infodump}} a lecture to Asami and Korra on how all the cultures of the setting view lesbianism and homosexuality.]]
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* BeyondTheImpossible: Raiko's approval rating is at ''-3'', despite running unopposed, which he lampshades and his campaign manager just waves off.
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* BeyondTheImpossible: Raiko's approval rating is at ''-3'', despite running unopposed, ''running unopposed'', which he lampshades and his campaign manager just waves off.
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** The Earth Kingdom were more intolerant of it. Despite Kyoshi being openly bisexual, she wasn't able to effect any change. Korra points out it's been a long time and hopefully things have moved on since then.
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** The Earth Kingdom were more intolerant of it. Despite Kyoshi being openly bisexual, she wasn't able to effect any change. Korra Asami points out it's been a long time and hopefully things have moved on since then.
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''Turf Wars'' is a graphic novel trilogy set in the ''[[Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar]]'' universe, following the events of Book Four of the television series ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. The first graphic novel trilogy based on the second series is written by co-creator Creator/MichaelDanteDiMartino, with line art by Irene Koh and coloring by Jane Bak and Vivian Ng. The series' other co-creator, Creator/BryanKonietzko, will act as a consultant for the novels. The first issue of the series was released in comic book stores on July 26, 2017, and in mass market retailers on August 8, 2017. The second part of the series is scheduled for release in comic book stores on January 17, 2018, and in mass market retailers on January 30, 2018
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''Turf Wars'' is a graphic novel trilogy set in the ''[[Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar]]'' universe, following the events of Book Four of the television series ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. The first graphic novel trilogy based on the second series is written by co-creator Creator/MichaelDanteDiMartino, with line art by Irene Koh and coloring by Jane Bak and Vivian Ng. The series' other co-creator, Creator/BryanKonietzko, will act as a consultant for the novels. The first issue of the series was released in comic book stores on July 26, 2017, and in mass market retailers on August 8, 2017. The second part of the series is scheduled for release in comic book stores on January 17, 2018, and in mass market retailers on January 30, 2018
2018. The final part is tentatively scheduled for June 13, 2018, with the mass market release on June 26th, 2018.
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** Way back in Book 2's "Beginnings", it was shown that a spirit possessing or coming into contact with a human warped that human's physical form to resemble that of the spirit. [[spoiler: The snake spirit does this to Tokuga on purpose as punishment for his attack on the portal]].
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* BigDamnKiss: The series wastes very little time in having Korra and Asami have a big kissing scene in the beginning of Part 1. [[spoiler:They kiss again after the battle with the triads, which leads to Mako, Bolin, Opal and Jinora discovering they're a couple.]]
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* BigDamnKiss: TheBigDamnKiss: The series wastes very little time in having Korra and Asami have a big kissing scene in the beginning of Part 1. [[spoiler:They kiss again after the battle with the triads, which leads to Mako, Bolin, Opal and Jinora discovering they're a couple.]]
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Viper appears in the Triad street fight scene, very much alive if now subordinate to Tokuga.
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not an example, trope means not recalling something because it seemed trivial, not just general experience
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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Asami is hardly fazed by dangerous situation s, remarking that they've been through far worse in all their past adventures.
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Misuse of Greater Scope Villain. Closer to Villainous Legacy, but I don't know the comic in order to rework it to fit.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Kuvira ends up being this despite having already been defeated by Korra in the finale of the TV show, as her invasion of Republic City and the subsequent opening of the third spirit portal have had lasting effects. Large sections of downtown have been destroyed, including important civic buildings like City Hall and police headquarters, and as a result a refugee crisis has formed due to the large number of citizens who have been left homeless. More than a few spirits are unhappy with a third portal having been opened right in the middle of a city of mortals (especially after Korra left the Northern and Southern portals open, which many spirits disagree with), leading to clashes between them and humans like Wonyong Keum who want to exploit the portal for their own profit. The portal messes up radio communications, making it difficult to call for help if there's trouble in its vicinity. Kuvira's invasion also led directly to the rise of new BigBad Tokuga, who used the chaos to take out the Triple Threats' old leader, Viper, and establish himself as the new boss, leading to his attempts to bring the other Triads under his control.
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* AscendedExtra: At long last, the Triads finally get focus and [[TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]] after spending the entire series as merely side villains.
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* AscendedExtra: At long last, After four seasons of being either one-off threats or absent entirely, the Triads finally get focus and take center stage as the main villains of the comic, having [[TookALevelInBadass take taken a level in badass]] after spending the entire series as merely mere side villains.
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* BuffySpeak: When describing their vacation to Mako and Bolin, the best Korra and Asami can come up with is "It was... spirity."
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* TheBusCameBack: Kya returns from the South Pole after being PutOnABus at the beginning of Season 4 of the TV show to help out the refugees created by Kuvira's assault on the city. She's also the first person to figure out Korra and Asami are a couple, and they ask her for advice on when and how to come out about their relationship based on Kya's own experiences.
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* TheBusCameBack: TheBusCameBack:
** Kya returns from the South Pole after being PutOnABus at the beginning of Season 4 of the TV show to help out the refugees created by Kuvira's assault on the city. She's also the first person to figure out Korra and Asami are a couple, and they ask her for advice on when and how to come out about their relationship based on Kya's ownexperiences.experiences.
** The Triads as a whole, and Two-Toed Ping in particular, return after their last appearance in season 2.
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** Kya returns from the South Pole after being PutOnABus at the beginning of Season 4 of the TV show to help out the refugees created by Kuvira's assault on the city. She's also the first person to figure out Korra and Asami are a couple, and they ask her for advice on when and how to come out about their relationship based on Kya's own
** The Triads as a whole, and Two-Toed Ping in particular, return after their last appearance in season 2.
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* CoupDeGrace: In Tokuga's first scene, he overpowers Jargala, the leader of the Creeping Crystals Triad and attempts to finish her off with one of these courtesy of his hookswords. [[spoiler: The arrival of the anti-Triad taskforce interrupts Tokuga before he can deliver the finishing blow, forcing him, and Jargala, to escape.]]
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Raiko's ratings are actually in the negative!
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* CombatPragmatist: Tokuga is a non-Bender in the Bender-dominated Triple Threat Triad, but makes up for it by DualWielding a pair of hookswords, and an arsenal of smoke bombs, throwing knives, and good old-fashioned chi-blocking techniques. This is also how he manages to defeat Mako during the battle in front of the spirit portal at the end of book 1; he snags Mako's broken arm by the sling he carries it in with one of his hookswords, and then uses it to toss him on his back.
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* CombatPragmatist: Tokuga is a non-Bender non-bender in the Bender-dominated bender-dominated Triple Threat Triad, but makes up for it by DualWielding with [[DualWielding a pair of hookswords, and an arsenal of hookswords]], smoke bombs, throwing knives, and good old-fashioned chi-blocking techniques. This is also how he manages to defeat Mako during the battle in front of the spirit portal at the end of book Part 1; he snags Mako's broken arm by the sling he carries it in with one of his hookswords, hookswords and then uses it to toss him on his back.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Korra, being [[HotBlooded Korra,]] ''immediately'' wants to be open about her relationship with Asami and doesn't take her parents' well-intentioned warning of others' potential narrow-mindedness well, but it's not until she realizes she didn't take Asami's thoughts into consideration that she eases up and apologizes.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: Korra, being [[HotBlooded Korra,]] Korra]], ''immediately'' wants to be open about her relationship with Asami and doesn't take her parents' well-intentioned warning of others' potential narrow-mindedness well, but it's not until she realizes she didn't take Asami's thoughts into consideration that she eases up and apologizes.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Kuvira ends up being this despite having already been defeated by Korra in the finale of the TV show, as her invasion of Republic City and the subsequent opening of the third spirit portal have had lasting effects. Large sections of the downtown have been destroyed, including important civic buildings like City Hall and the police headquarters, and as a result a refugee crisis has formed due to the large number of citizens who have been left homeless. And more than a few spirits are unhappy with a third portal having been opened right in the middle of a city of mortals (especially after Korra left the Northern and Southern portals open, which many spirits disagree with), leading to clashes between them and humans like Wonyong Keum who want to exploit the portal for their own profit. And the portal messes up radio communications, making it difficult to call for help if there's trouble in its vicinity. Kuvira's invasion also led directly to the rise of new BigBad Tokuga, who used the chaos to take out the Triple Threats' old leader, Viper, and establish himself as the new boss, leading to his attempts to bring the other Triads under his control.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: Kuvira ends up being this despite having already been defeated by Korra in the finale of the TV show, as her invasion of Republic City and the subsequent opening of the third spirit portal have had lasting effects. Large sections of the downtown have been destroyed, including important civic buildings like City Hall and the police headquarters, and as a result a refugee crisis has formed due to the large number of citizens who have been left homeless. And more More than a few spirits are unhappy with a third portal having been opened right in the middle of a city of mortals (especially after Korra left the Northern and Southern portals open, which many spirits disagree with), leading to clashes between them and humans like Wonyong Keum who want to exploit the portal for their own profit. And the The portal messes up radio communications, making it difficult to call for help if there's trouble in its vicinity. Kuvira's invasion also led directly to the rise of new BigBad Tokuga, who used the chaos to take out the Triple Threats' old leader, Viper, and establish himself as the new boss, leading to his attempts to bring the other Triads under his control.
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** Wonyong Keum may be trying to profit off the Spirit Portal, but he is right that he owns the land it's on, Spirit Portal or not. Korra even acknowledges this by trying to get Raiko to purchase the land from him so the city can turn it into a sanctuary for the spirits.
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''Turf Wars'' is a graphic novel trilogy set in the ''[[Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar]]'' universe, following the events of Book Four of the television series ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. The first graphic novel trilogy based on the second series is written by co-creator Creator/MichaelDanteDiMartino, with line art by Irene Koh and coloring by Jane Bak and Vivian Ng. The series' other co-creator, Creator/BryanKonietzko, will act as a consultant for the novels. The first issue of the series was released in comic book stores on July 26, 2017, and in mass market retailers on August 8, 2017. The second part of the series is scheduled for release in comic book stores on January 17, 2018, and in mass market retailers on January 30, 2018
Following their trip to the Spirit World, Korra and Asami Sato discover that Republic City has fallen into a state of utter chaos. In the aftermath of the devastation caused by the battle with Kuvira's forces and the opening of a spirit portal in the middle of the city, a developer has moved to turn the portal into an amusement park, potentially severing an already tumultuous connection with the spirits. In addition, the triads have realigned and are in open conflict at the city's borders where hundreds of evacuees have relocated. In order to get through it all, Korra and Asami vow to look out for each other but must first discover how to work better as a team.
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!!''The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars'' provides examples of:
* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Raiko's ratings are actually in the negative!
* ActingUnnatural: It doesn't take long for Mako to catch on to Korra and Asami's evasiveness about what happened in the spirit world, but an interruption by Jinora postpones that conversation.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Korra abandons her attempt to talk down the snake spirit in order to save Asami, allowing it to attack Tokuga with impunity.
* AscendedExtra: At long last, the Triads finally get focus and [[TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]] after spending the entire series as merely side villains.
* AwesomeMcCoolName: Tokuga, the new leader of the Triple Threats and badass gangster street fighter, has a name that is just a few letters short of [[UsefulNotes/TokugawaIeyasu Tokugawa]].
* BadassNormal: Tokuga isn't a bender, just good with swords, knives, and has chi-blocking training. He still managed to depose Viper and take over the Triple Threats. [[spoiler: Though he loses the "normal" part after being mutated by the serpent spirit.]]
* BelatedLoveEpiphany: Asami admits that she realized how she really felt about Korra during their three years apart.
* BeyondTheImpossible: Raiko's approval rating is at ''-3'', despite running unopposed, which he lampshades and his campaign manager just waves off.
* BigDamnKiss: The series wastes very little time in having Korra and Asami have a big kissing scene in the beginning of Part 1. [[spoiler:They kiss again after the battle with the triads, which leads to Mako, Bolin, Opal and Jinora discovering they're a couple.]]
* BiTheWay: In addition to Asami and Korra, Avatar Kyoshi is casually mentioned as being bisexual.
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Thanks to brief contact with a spirit, Tokuga's face is part fish and his right arm has turned into a tentacle.]]
* BuffySpeak: When describing their vacation to Mako and Bolin, the best Korra and Asami can come up with is "It was... spirity."
* BullyingADragon: Wonyong Keum is trying to turn the spirit portal into an amusement park, despite protests from the airbenders and direct threats from the spirits. Then he tries to get Korra to back off, and gets a scare from the Avatar State to show him who's boss.
* TheBusCameBack: Kya returns from the South Pole after being PutOnABus at the beginning of Season 4 of the TV show to help out the refugees created by Kuvira's assault on the city. She's also the first person to figure out Korra and Asami are a couple, and they ask her for advice on when and how to come out about their relationship based on Kya's own experiences.
* CallBack:
** Korra recalls how she and Asami went racecar driving back in Book 1.
** Korra's infirmity and subsequent three-year absence at the end of Book 3 is said to be when she and Asami developed feelings for each other.
** Korra tells the refugees that a wise man once told her "change can be good or bad, depending on your point of view." Tenzin told her this in Book 3.
** Way back in Book 2's "Beginnings", it was shown that a spirit possessing or coming into contact with a human warped that human's physical form to resemble that of the spirit. [[spoiler: The snake spirit does this to Tokuga on purpose as punishment for his attack on the portal]].
* TheCavalry: The spirits show up to fight off the Triple Threats after Korra and the airbenders fail to resolve the situation as quickly as they would have liked.
* CombatPragmatist: Tokuga is a non-Bender in the Bender-dominated Triple Threat Triad, but makes up for it by DualWielding a pair of hookswords, and an arsenal of smoke bombs, throwing knives, and good old-fashioned chi-blocking techniques. This is also how he manages to defeat Mako during the battle in front of the spirit portal at the end of book 1; he snags Mako's broken arm by the sling he carries it in with one of his hookswords, and then uses it to toss him on his back.
* ComingOutStory: A subplot of Part 1 is Asami and Korra coming out as a couple to their friends and family, the first being Korra's parents.
* DemotedToDragon: Wonyong Keum initially appears to be the main antagonist with Tokuga being part of Mako and Bolin's subplot. The two intersect when Keum hires the Triple Threats to intimidate the airbenders into abandoning the portal, and Tokuga forces Keum to work for him after the Avatar intervenes and [[spoiler:he gets disfigured by a spirit.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Korra, being [[HotBlooded Korra,]] ''immediately'' wants to be open about her relationship with Asami and doesn't take her parents' well-intentioned warning of others' potential narrow-mindedness well, but it's not until she realizes she didn't take Asami's thoughts into consideration that she eases up and apologizes.
* TheDreaded: Tokuga is feared even by his own subordinates.
* DualWielding: Tokuga fights with a pair of hook swords, plus throwing knives and some chi-blocking skills.
* EvilOverlooker: Tokuga on the second and third covers.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Mako has gone back to his pre-Book Four hairstyle, possibly because he's no longer working for Wu.
* FriendlyEnemy: Two-Toed Ping is happy for Bolin having found a job on the force.
* GoldfishPoopGang: Finally averted. The Triads are ramped up as a serious threat as opposed to the laughable jokes they were in the series.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Kuvira ends up being this despite having already been defeated by Korra in the finale of the TV show, as her invasion of Republic City and the subsequent opening of the third spirit portal have had lasting effects. Large sections of the downtown have been destroyed, including important civic buildings like City Hall and the police headquarters, and as a result a refugee crisis has formed due to the large number of citizens who have been left homeless. And more than a few spirits are unhappy with a third portal having been opened right in the middle of a city of mortals (especially after Korra left the Northern and Southern portals open, which many spirits disagree with), leading to clashes between them and humans like Wonyong Keum who want to exploit the portal for their own profit. And the portal messes up radio communications, making it difficult to call for help if there's trouble in its vicinity. Kuvira's invasion also led directly to the rise of new BigBad Tokuga, who used the chaos to take out the Triple Threats' old leader, Viper, and establish himself as the new boss, leading to his attempts to bring the other Triads under his control.
* HeteronormativeCrusader: Fire Lord Sozin decreed that same-sex relationships were criminal.
* HideYourLesbians: The four nations have different approaches to same-sex relationships:
** The Water Tribes in general have nothing against them per se, but they don't approve of open relationships, believing that they should be kept under wraps. This first comes up when Korra's parents are happy for the couple, but Tonraq expresses well-intentioned concerns about the two of them coming out publicly.
** The Air Nomads traditionally used to be carefree about it. And for her part Jinora seems delighted.
** The Fire Nation were pretty much the same as the Air Nomads until Sozin took over and made them illegal.
** The Earth Kingdom were more intolerant of it. Despite Kyoshi being openly bisexual, she wasn't able to effect any change. Korra points out it's been a long time and hopefully things have moved on since then.
* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: Bolin, after getting to shout, "Freeze! Police!"
* ImmediateSequel: The comic begins with Korra and Asami arriving in the Spirit World, right where the series left off.
* ItsPersonal: Tokuga appears to have a grudge against Korra at the end of Part 1, blaming her for [[spoiler:his transformation into a spirit hybrid]] after assuming she deliberately [[spoiler:called the spirits and ordered them to attack him]]. He witnessed her [[spoiler: talking to and following the spirit that attacked him]], but was too far away to hear what actually happened.
* {{Jerkass}}: Wonyong Keum wastes no time trying to exploit the spirit portal for his personal gain, tries to force the airbenders to leave, and even thinks he can make the Avatar do what he wants. When that fails, he hires the Triple Threats to drive the airbenders away from the portal.
* JerkassBall: Korra grabs it early on after coming out to her parents, accusing Tonraq of being narrow-minded and storming out of the house when he and Senna warn her that not everyone will accept her being bisexual, nevermind that he himself had no problem with it. Thankfully she throws it away after a talk with Asami.
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** Wonyong Keum may be trying to profit off the Spirit Portal, but he is right that he owns the land it's on, Spirit Portal or not. Korra even acknowledges this by trying to get Raiko to purchase the land from him so the city can turn it into a sanctuary for the spirits.
** Raiko also has a point that [[RealityEnsues the recent war has left Republic City basically broke]] so he can't afford to spend money on things that don't benefit the city or its citizens, which ''doesn't'' include the spirits.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Tokuga pulls a SmokeOut when Bolin cuts the hooks off his swords with a lava shuriken.
* PetTheDog: Raiko is reluctant to take credit for helping stop Kuvira, acknowledging that Korra did the work. A far cry from previous seasons where he was more than happy to throw her under the bus if it benefited him. They're still not on the best of terms, but it's progress.
* RatedMForManly: Raiko's reelection poster has him with an open shirt punching out the Colossus, with the slogan "Vote Raiko--He'll wallop tyranny with a knockout blow!" Considering his popularity is in the gutter because he surrendered to Kuvira, he has to appear tough somehow. Korra wastes no time mocking it when she finds it on his desk.
* RealityEnsues:
** Having grown up in near isolation from the rest of the world, it doesn't occur to Korra that [[HeteronormativeCrusader some people]] might take issue with her relationship with Asami.
** Kuvira attacking Republic City with [[HumongousMecha the Colossus]], and the attempts of the heroes to stop it, destroyed a lot of the city. Both the police station and city hall are out of commission, with their respective staff having taken up temporary headquarters in residential areas. The government has basically no money thanks to the massive cost of reconstruction. Hundreds of people have been left homeless and are set up in tents city outside the city. And with the police stretched thin and communication spotty thanks to the spirit portal, the bending gangs have grown in power.
* ShipperOnDeck: By the end of Part 1, Tonraq, Senna, Kya, Jinora, Opal, Mako and Bolin all know that Korra and Asami are together. To varying degrees, they're all happy for the couple (though Mako's somewhat of a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example).
* ShootingSuperman: Tokuga tosses throwing knives at a spirit, which have no effect on a being with no tangible form.
* SkewedPriorities: Raiko cares more about getting reelected than the housing crisis, and his campaign manager actually has to point out to him that dealing with the latter will help him with the former.
* SmokeOut: Tokuga carries smoke grenades on him.
* SoProudOfYou:
** Two-Toed Ping is proud of Mako and Bolin for having made something of themselves.
** It goes unsaid, but Tenzin is visibly proud of Korra's RousingSpeech to the refugees in the camp.
* SuddenlySexuality: Downplayed but the comic reveals that Tenzin's older sister Kya is a lesbian, and that Avatar Kyoshi was bisexual. {{Justified|Trope}} in both cases as Water Tribe culture means Kya's naturally low-key about it and like Korra and Asami's bisexuality, there was nothing contradicting orientation beyond Kyoshi [[AllThereInTheManual having a daughter.]] Kya had also already been confirmed by WordOfGod shortly after the show ended.
* ThatsNoMoon: Korra and Asami go mountain climbing in the spirit world, only to find that the "mountain" is actually a large spirit that doesn't take kindly to their presence.
* TwoFaced: Tokuga gets this inflicted on him [[spoiler: by an angry spirit.]]
* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Bolin has once again changed his career, this time joining his brother on the police force. It's more justified this time; Bolin always loved fighting injustice and helping people, a cause he felt was betrayed when he previously fought for Kuvira.
* TheWorfEffect: Twice in succession during Team Avatar's first fight with Tokuga's gang. Tokuga is able to easily defeat Mako with his hook-swords since Mako's injured, only to have his swords quickly sliced apart by Bolin's lava shuriken.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Mako takes on Tokuga while still sporting an injured arm, which quickly ends in his loss.
* WreckedWeapon: Tokuga's hookswords get destroyed by Bolin hurling a lava shuriken at them during the melee in front of the Republic City spirit portal.
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''Turf Wars'' is a graphic novel trilogy set in the ''[[Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar]]'' universe, following the events of Book Four of the television series ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. The first graphic novel trilogy based on the second series is written by co-creator Creator/MichaelDanteDiMartino, with line art by Irene Koh and coloring by Jane Bak and Vivian Ng. The series' other co-creator, Creator/BryanKonietzko, will act as a consultant for the novels. The first issue of the series was released in comic book stores on July 26, 2017, and in mass market retailers on August 8, 2017. The second part of the series is scheduled for release in comic book stores on January 17, 2018, and in mass market retailers on January 30, 2018
Following their trip to the Spirit World, Korra and Asami Sato discover that Republic City has fallen into a state of utter chaos. In the aftermath of the devastation caused by the battle with Kuvira's forces and the opening of a spirit portal in the middle of the city, a developer has moved to turn the portal into an amusement park, potentially severing an already tumultuous connection with the spirits. In addition, the triads have realigned and are in open conflict at the city's borders where hundreds of evacuees have relocated. In order to get through it all, Korra and Asami vow to look out for each other but must first discover how to work better as a team.
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!!''The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars'' provides examples of:
* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Raiko's ratings are actually in the negative!
* ActingUnnatural: It doesn't take long for Mako to catch on to Korra and Asami's evasiveness about what happened in the spirit world, but an interruption by Jinora postpones that conversation.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Korra abandons her attempt to talk down the snake spirit in order to save Asami, allowing it to attack Tokuga with impunity.
* AscendedExtra: At long last, the Triads finally get focus and [[TookALevelInBadass take a level in badass]] after spending the entire series as merely side villains.
* AwesomeMcCoolName: Tokuga, the new leader of the Triple Threats and badass gangster street fighter, has a name that is just a few letters short of [[UsefulNotes/TokugawaIeyasu Tokugawa]].
* BadassNormal: Tokuga isn't a bender, just good with swords, knives, and has chi-blocking training. He still managed to depose Viper and take over the Triple Threats. [[spoiler: Though he loses the "normal" part after being mutated by the serpent spirit.]]
* BelatedLoveEpiphany: Asami admits that she realized how she really felt about Korra during their three years apart.
* BeyondTheImpossible: Raiko's approval rating is at ''-3'', despite running unopposed, which he lampshades and his campaign manager just waves off.
* BigDamnKiss: The series wastes very little time in having Korra and Asami have a big kissing scene in the beginning of Part 1. [[spoiler:They kiss again after the battle with the triads, which leads to Mako, Bolin, Opal and Jinora discovering they're a couple.]]
* BiTheWay: In addition to Asami and Korra, Avatar Kyoshi is casually mentioned as being bisexual.
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Thanks to brief contact with a spirit, Tokuga's face is part fish and his right arm has turned into a tentacle.]]
* BuffySpeak: When describing their vacation to Mako and Bolin, the best Korra and Asami can come up with is "It was... spirity."
* BullyingADragon: Wonyong Keum is trying to turn the spirit portal into an amusement park, despite protests from the airbenders and direct threats from the spirits. Then he tries to get Korra to back off, and gets a scare from the Avatar State to show him who's boss.
* TheBusCameBack: Kya returns from the South Pole after being PutOnABus at the beginning of Season 4 of the TV show to help out the refugees created by Kuvira's assault on the city. She's also the first person to figure out Korra and Asami are a couple, and they ask her for advice on when and how to come out about their relationship based on Kya's own experiences.
* CallBack:
** Korra recalls how she and Asami went racecar driving back in Book 1.
** Korra's infirmity and subsequent three-year absence at the end of Book 3 is said to be when she and Asami developed feelings for each other.
** Korra tells the refugees that a wise man once told her "change can be good or bad, depending on your point of view." Tenzin told her this in Book 3.
** Way back in Book 2's "Beginnings", it was shown that a spirit possessing or coming into contact with a human warped that human's physical form to resemble that of the spirit. [[spoiler: The snake spirit does this to Tokuga on purpose as punishment for his attack on the portal]].
* TheCavalry: The spirits show up to fight off the Triple Threats after Korra and the airbenders fail to resolve the situation as quickly as they would have liked.
* CombatPragmatist: Tokuga is a non-Bender in the Bender-dominated Triple Threat Triad, but makes up for it by DualWielding a pair of hookswords, and an arsenal of smoke bombs, throwing knives, and good old-fashioned chi-blocking techniques. This is also how he manages to defeat Mako during the battle in front of the spirit portal at the end of book 1; he snags Mako's broken arm by the sling he carries it in with one of his hookswords, and then uses it to toss him on his back.
* ComingOutStory: A subplot of Part 1 is Asami and Korra coming out as a couple to their friends and family, the first being Korra's parents.
* DemotedToDragon: Wonyong Keum initially appears to be the main antagonist with Tokuga being part of Mako and Bolin's subplot. The two intersect when Keum hires the Triple Threats to intimidate the airbenders into abandoning the portal, and Tokuga forces Keum to work for him after the Avatar intervenes and [[spoiler:he gets disfigured by a spirit.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Korra, being [[HotBlooded Korra,]] ''immediately'' wants to be open about her relationship with Asami and doesn't take her parents' well-intentioned warning of others' potential narrow-mindedness well, but it's not until she realizes she didn't take Asami's thoughts into consideration that she eases up and apologizes.
* TheDreaded: Tokuga is feared even by his own subordinates.
* DualWielding: Tokuga fights with a pair of hook swords, plus throwing knives and some chi-blocking skills.
* EvilOverlooker: Tokuga on the second and third covers.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Mako has gone back to his pre-Book Four hairstyle, possibly because he's no longer working for Wu.
* FriendlyEnemy: Two-Toed Ping is happy for Bolin having found a job on the force.
* GoldfishPoopGang: Finally averted. The Triads are ramped up as a serious threat as opposed to the laughable jokes they were in the series.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Kuvira ends up being this despite having already been defeated by Korra in the finale of the TV show, as her invasion of Republic City and the subsequent opening of the third spirit portal have had lasting effects. Large sections of the downtown have been destroyed, including important civic buildings like City Hall and the police headquarters, and as a result a refugee crisis has formed due to the large number of citizens who have been left homeless. And more than a few spirits are unhappy with a third portal having been opened right in the middle of a city of mortals (especially after Korra left the Northern and Southern portals open, which many spirits disagree with), leading to clashes between them and humans like Wonyong Keum who want to exploit the portal for their own profit. And the portal messes up radio communications, making it difficult to call for help if there's trouble in its vicinity. Kuvira's invasion also led directly to the rise of new BigBad Tokuga, who used the chaos to take out the Triple Threats' old leader, Viper, and establish himself as the new boss, leading to his attempts to bring the other Triads under his control.
* HeteronormativeCrusader: Fire Lord Sozin decreed that same-sex relationships were criminal.
* HideYourLesbians: The four nations have different approaches to same-sex relationships:
** The Water Tribes in general have nothing against them per se, but they don't approve of open relationships, believing that they should be kept under wraps. This first comes up when Korra's parents are happy for the couple, but Tonraq expresses well-intentioned concerns about the two of them coming out publicly.
** The Air Nomads traditionally used to be carefree about it. And for her part Jinora seems delighted.
** The Fire Nation were pretty much the same as the Air Nomads until Sozin took over and made them illegal.
** The Earth Kingdom were more intolerant of it. Despite Kyoshi being openly bisexual, she wasn't able to effect any change. Korra points out it's been a long time and hopefully things have moved on since then.
* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: Bolin, after getting to shout, "Freeze! Police!"
* ImmediateSequel: The comic begins with Korra and Asami arriving in the Spirit World, right where the series left off.
* ItsPersonal: Tokuga appears to have a grudge against Korra at the end of Part 1, blaming her for [[spoiler:his transformation into a spirit hybrid]] after assuming she deliberately [[spoiler:called the spirits and ordered them to attack him]]. He witnessed her [[spoiler: talking to and following the spirit that attacked him]], but was too far away to hear what actually happened.
* {{Jerkass}}: Wonyong Keum wastes no time trying to exploit the spirit portal for his personal gain, tries to force the airbenders to leave, and even thinks he can make the Avatar do what he wants. When that fails, he hires the Triple Threats to drive the airbenders away from the portal.
* JerkassBall: Korra grabs it early on after coming out to her parents, accusing Tonraq of being narrow-minded and storming out of the house when he and Senna warn her that not everyone will accept her being bisexual, nevermind that he himself had no problem with it. Thankfully she throws it away after a talk with Asami.
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** Wonyong Keum may be trying to profit off the Spirit Portal, but he is right that he owns the land it's on, Spirit Portal or not. Korra even acknowledges this by trying to get Raiko to purchase the land from him so the city can turn it into a sanctuary for the spirits.
** Raiko also has a point that [[RealityEnsues the recent war has left Republic City basically broke]] so he can't afford to spend money on things that don't benefit the city or its citizens, which ''doesn't'' include the spirits.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Tokuga pulls a SmokeOut when Bolin cuts the hooks off his swords with a lava shuriken.
* PetTheDog: Raiko is reluctant to take credit for helping stop Kuvira, acknowledging that Korra did the work. A far cry from previous seasons where he was more than happy to throw her under the bus if it benefited him. They're still not on the best of terms, but it's progress.
* RatedMForManly: Raiko's reelection poster has him with an open shirt punching out the Colossus, with the slogan "Vote Raiko--He'll wallop tyranny with a knockout blow!" Considering his popularity is in the gutter because he surrendered to Kuvira, he has to appear tough somehow. Korra wastes no time mocking it when she finds it on his desk.
* RealityEnsues:
** Having grown up in near isolation from the rest of the world, it doesn't occur to Korra that [[HeteronormativeCrusader some people]] might take issue with her relationship with Asami.
** Kuvira attacking Republic City with [[HumongousMecha the Colossus]], and the attempts of the heroes to stop it, destroyed a lot of the city. Both the police station and city hall are out of commission, with their respective staff having taken up temporary headquarters in residential areas. The government has basically no money thanks to the massive cost of reconstruction. Hundreds of people have been left homeless and are set up in tents city outside the city. And with the police stretched thin and communication spotty thanks to the spirit portal, the bending gangs have grown in power.
* ShipperOnDeck: By the end of Part 1, Tonraq, Senna, Kya, Jinora, Opal, Mako and Bolin all know that Korra and Asami are together. To varying degrees, they're all happy for the couple (though Mako's somewhat of a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example).
* ShootingSuperman: Tokuga tosses throwing knives at a spirit, which have no effect on a being with no tangible form.
* SkewedPriorities: Raiko cares more about getting reelected than the housing crisis, and his campaign manager actually has to point out to him that dealing with the latter will help him with the former.
* SmokeOut: Tokuga carries smoke grenades on him.
* SoProudOfYou:
** Two-Toed Ping is proud of Mako and Bolin for having made something of themselves.
** It goes unsaid, but Tenzin is visibly proud of Korra's RousingSpeech to the refugees in the camp.
* SuddenlySexuality: Downplayed but the comic reveals that Tenzin's older sister Kya is a lesbian, and that Avatar Kyoshi was bisexual. {{Justified|Trope}} in both cases as Water Tribe culture means Kya's naturally low-key about it and like Korra and Asami's bisexuality, there was nothing contradicting orientation beyond Kyoshi [[AllThereInTheManual having a daughter.]] Kya had also already been confirmed by WordOfGod shortly after the show ended.
* ThatsNoMoon: Korra and Asami go mountain climbing in the spirit world, only to find that the "mountain" is actually a large spirit that doesn't take kindly to their presence.
* TwoFaced: Tokuga gets this inflicted on him [[spoiler: by an angry spirit.]]
* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Bolin has once again changed his career, this time joining his brother on the police force. It's more justified this time; Bolin always loved fighting injustice and helping people, a cause he felt was betrayed when he previously fought for Kuvira.
* TheWorfEffect: Twice in succession during Team Avatar's first fight with Tokuga's gang. Tokuga is able to easily defeat Mako with his hook-swords since Mako's injured, only to have his swords quickly sliced apart by Bolin's lava shuriken.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Mako takes on Tokuga while still sporting an injured arm, which quickly ends in his loss.
* WreckedWeapon: Tokuga's hookswords get destroyed by Bolin hurling a lava shuriken at them during the melee in front of the Republic City spirit portal.
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