History FanFic / BookFiveLegends

* WhipItGood: How [[spoiler:Fumiko frequently attacks with her sand]]. Also most waterbenders, including Tahno and later [[spoiler:Temuji]].

** During [[spoiler:Temuji’s failed attempt to resurrect his mother]], he uses the same ingredients that Edward and Alphonse Elric do in [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist Brotherhood]]. That, and [[spoiler:his lab wouldn’t out of place in a [[Creator/MaryShelley Mary Shelly]] novel]].

** “[[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles WHAT ARE YOU]] '''[[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles WAITING]]''' [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles FOR?!]]?!”

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* RedEyesTakeWarning: Temuji is an albino with naturally red eyes. At first he seems to avert this trope, but [[spoiler:later played straight when revealed he’s the villain]]. Taken UpToEleven when [[spoiler:he becomes an Anti-Avatar, his eyes glow like hot coals when he’s using his full power, just like Unalaq’s did in the series]].

* YoureInsane: The villain, once [[TheReveal revealed]] starts to give away small details of their plan, including how earthbending can be used to affect the petrified bones in a body and make it move like its alive. Korra cuts them off before they can go into greater detail, and declares they’re sick. Learning more about their plans doesn’t change the opinion, if anything it gets ''[[UpToEleven worse]]''.

* SkunkStripe: Now sporting a few, [[spoiler:Azula]]’s hair looks very skunk-like indeed. Also, Princess Koko intentionally dyes her hair this way, a shade of purple. Fumiko does something similar in pink, though its downplayed as highlights.

* HypotheticalCasting: There's a whole list of voice actors intended for the [[OriginalCharacter Original Characters]] featured in Book Five. Some examples include:
** [[Creator/JerryJewell Jerry Jewell]] for Temuji.
** [[Characters/TransformersPrimeOther Tania Gunadi]] for Fumiko.
** [[Creator/BillyWest Billy West]] for Tso Lan.
** [[Characters/GargoylesTheManhattanClan Salli Richardson]] for Jasmine.
** [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTeamAvatar Zach Tyler Eisen]] for Aki.
** [[Creator/SeanConnery Sean Connery]] for Bao.
** [[Creator/BarbaraGoodson Barbara Goodson]] for [[spoiler:an older [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheFireNation Azula]]]].
** [[spoiler:Vincent Tong as Ban Beifong]]
** [[spoiler:[[Creator/TiffanyGrant Tiffany Grant]] as Meiling]]
** [[spoiler:[[Creator/AlexHirsch Alex Hirsh]] as Rohan]]

* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler:Temuji]] is this for Korra, as the Anti-Avatar able to wield [[AllYourPowersCombined all four elements]] and out to change the world (and not for the better). Their visible change in personality and character almost mimics hers in reverse, from a caring, mature individual to a more selfish, self-centered psychopath. [[spoiler:WordOfGod is that he was explicitly designed to be one visually from the start, and seems her opposite in almost every physical regard as well. [[GenderFlip a boy to her being a girl]], pale-skinned to her [[AmbiguouslyBrown dark]], [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] vs [[BlueIsHeroic blue]], even [[PlayingWithFire fire]] to her [[MakingASplash water]] (starting elements). Likewise, Temuji is an orphan whose lost his parents and has [[MommasBoy an unhealthy obsession with his departed mother]], while Korra still has both of her parents and is arguably [[DaddysGirl closer to her father]]]].

* NotSoDifferent: Korra and Temuji seem like reflections of one another at many points, wanting to change the world while wielding a great power and must use it responsibility. Also, Bolin and Miko share some similarities as being highly devoted to their older brothers and being generally fun-loving and cheerful, as well as big eaters.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: While most of Korra's villains tended to be the WellIntentionedExtemist, out to make a better world, ultimately the BigBad of Legends is a [[spoiler:lost little boy who just wants his mommy back]] and is willing to tear the world apart to make it happen, whatever they claim to the contrary about fixing or healing it. In addition, as a fully-realized, anti-Avatar, they are a physical threat on par with Avatar Korra in a way few others have been, able to wield all four elements the same as them. Only Unalaq approached that level of raw power, and he still still limited to water only. This comes up again in the sequel fanfic, see below.

* CongrastingSequelAntagonist: While most of Korra's villains tended to be WellIntentionedExtemists, out to make a better world, ultimately the BigBad of Legends is a [[spoiler:lost little boy who just wants his mommy back]] and is willing to tear the world apart to make it happen, whatever they claim to the contrary about fixing or healing it. In addition, as a fully-realized, anti-Avatar, they are a physical threat on par with Avatar Korra in a way few others have been, able to wield all four elements the same as them. Only Unalaq approached that level of raw power, and he still still limited to water only. This comes up again in the sequel fanfic, see below.

* LetThemDieHappy: [[spoiler:Korra does this for Temuji, promising he'll be able to see his mother again on the ''other side''. Its implied she was lying to help ease his death, but it was easily one of the nicest things anyone could have done for him at that point]].

* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:There really isn’t a way to bring back the dead, or even to truly animate corpses. It’s all just a trick made with some sandbending]].

* FamousLastWords:
** [[spoiler:“''Mako, protect...''” by Lin Beifong as she expires in his arms]].
** [[spoiler:Also, Temuji manages a wistful “''Mommy?''” before he expires]].