History Fanfic / DistortedReality

* StealthPun: [[spoiler: Bumi and Kuei]] are secretly trying to lead Ba Sing Se from a hidden base under Lake Laogai. They're [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories the Deep State]].

* UnexpectedCharacter: Played with-

* BadassPrincess: [[spoiler: Ty Lee is one, as the princess of the Golden City and Yue's distorted equivalent]]. Also, Katara and Yue count, though Katara outranks Yue.

For 10 years, the fic has been put in a hiatus, the author officially abandoning it. However, as of May 2020, Ogro decided to continue the story, from the point it stopped (and rewrote the prologue).

The fanfiction also has a webcomic adaptation by Axxonu, with the link in the image caption, though only certain scenes are adapted.

** Early Book 1: PowerTrio (Aang, Azula, Zuko). A constant throughout all of these lists is Appa, along with Sabishi the (female) flying lemur as the [[TeamPet Team Pets]] ([[spoiler: joined by Momo as of Chapter 40]]).

* ConflictKiller: As of [[WhamEpisode Chapters 42 and 43]], [[spoiler: the breakdown of the Spirit World appears to be this, with Team Avatar and Ba Sing Se having to pull an EnemyMine with the Water Tribes to contain rampaging Spirits. Displaced Spirits, being a veritable GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere from the perspective of those fighting the 100-year war, might result in the war being put on hold until the problem is fixed]].

* CompositeCharacter: Since Katara and Sokka [[spoiler: don't have a cousin, Kya becomes a composite for both Ursa and Lu Ten, as both their MissingMom and a surrogate daughter to Kanna who has been lost]].

* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler: Wan Shi Tong. In Chapters 42 and 43, He-who-knows-ten-thousand-things seems to have gone insane, taking sadistic joy in killing innocents in Ba Sing Se's middle ring.]]

* OCStandIn: Ghashiun is shaping up to be this, since he was only the sandbender who kidnapped and then sold Appa in the show. Here, he's TheStoic AntiVillain [[spoiler: siding with Katara and Sokka in their plan to conquer Ba Sing Se]] who just wants to find his sister, Nagi.

* ApologeticAttacker: Yue, when fighting Zuko.

* CallForward: Xai Bau, who was TheGhost in ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra'' and founder of the Red Lotus sometime in Aang's time, makes an appearance here. He's a Sun Warrior and member of the White Lotus.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: ''Yue'' manages to [[spoiler: cut off several of Koh's legs, but he still manages to kidnap her to the Spirit World]].
* DemotedToExtra: [[AscendedExtra Kanna]] may have taken Iroh's role in this story as a mentor-figure to Prince Sokka, but at the same time Iroh took over ''her'' role... relegating him to being Zuko and Azula's kooky uncle that hasn't been seen since the first few chapters. [[spoiler:Though he does make a return in chapter 46.]]

* EvilLuddite: Emperor Kvichak, Hakoda's father, was shown to be this in that he preached the old ways of spirit worship, opposed his son's inventions, and frowned upon using the resources of the places they conquered, even if it would benefit his people.

* TheFace: Mai, while the gang is in Ba Sing Se. She's trained in blending in with high society, and coaches the gang on it since in this world Toph doesn't remember her upbringing as part of the nobility as much.

* HappilyAdopted: Suki was taken in by Kya after the Water Tribes crushed a rebellion on Kyoshi Island, and is effectively Katara and Sokka's sister. [[NotBloodSiblings Doesn't stop her from liking Sokka, though.]]

* {{Ninja}}: Mai and the Roku Warriors are essentially this, more than the Kyoshi Warriors were in canon. In addition to their knife and needle throwing, they are trained spies, undercover diplomats, and experts in infiltration.

* RebelliousPrincess: [[spoiler: Ty Lee, contrasting with the PrincessClassic Yue is in the canon universe]].

* SpannerInTheWorks: Ty Lee joining the Gaang completely ruins Sokka's plans to capture Aang.
* StartOfDarkness: Emperor Aniak (this world's Fire Lord Sozin) had his when he witnessed the destruction of his clan as a child.

* UpbringingMakesTheHero: Inverted: Suki was taken in by the Water Tribes at a young age.

* AbusiveParents: Hakoda was this to Sokka and Katara both:[[spoiler: he cut out one of Sokka's eyes, and according to Katara, she was passed over as a heir even after Sokka left due to the Water Tribe's StayInTheKitchen attitude, and never acknowledged her.]]

* AntiVillain: [[spoiler: Katara. She just wants her brother back, and unlike Azula, cares for her friends.]] Same with Ghashiun, who is looking for his sister.
** As of the latest chapter, Katara wishes to reform the empire so that not only could a woman like her be able to rule but also so that once it subjugates the rest of the world it'll actually maintain a peace rather than get engulfed in infighting rooted in its ultraviolent culture.

* BloodKnight: Katara just ''loves'' to fight and she'll sometimes hold off on using bloodbending because that can end battles too quickly and she wants to get a chance to show what she can do.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler: Katara cares a lot for her family and friends (besides her [[AbusiveParents father]]).]]

* EvilOverlooker: ''Katara'' in the Book 2 cover image from the webcomic.
* TheExile: Sokka was not banished: instead, he left of his own will to restore his honor, which means he still has authority over the Water Tribes, unlike Zuko with the Fire Nation in canon.

* TheGadfly: Kanna. [[spoiler: In "The Tale of Aang," she sends him on what he thinks is a SecretTestOfCharacter for the White Lotus, but it turns out to be a prank as she sent him on a string of errands for her]].

* NeverMessWithGranny: Kanna quickly defeats Ty Lee at one encounter, and is effectively ''Iroh's'' equivalent. [[spoiler: She also uses bloodbending to kill Emperor Kvichak, her husband, in order to protect her grandchild]].

* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler: Hakoda killed the last Water Emperor to become the next one himself.]]
** Though it later turns out [[spoiler: this is just a rumor. [[TilMurderDoUsPart Kanna did it instead]]]].

* {{Tsundere}}: Distorted!Katara is a type A, unlike the original series, where she was a type B.

* TheBlank: [[spoiler: Toph, as of the Book 2 finale. Potentially also Yue and Nagi]].

* BreathWeapon: Aang improvises one by holding a flame in front of his mouth and blowing with airbending, similar to how a flamethrower works.

* CovertPervert: Sokka agreed to go to the circus the Gaang was at upon hearing from his grandmother there were girls in tights there.

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Averted: unlike Prince Zuko, Prince Sokka thinks things out before he does them, and came a lot closer to catching Aang than Zuko ever did.

* RazorWind: Aang accomplishes this by combining airbending with a sword. It's powerful enough to make him wonder why air nomads never used swords before.

* RichesToRags: In this world, Gaoling fell before the start of the story and Toph is part of Jet's Freedom Fighters.

* VagueAge: Aang, discussed in a conversation with [[spoiler: Bumi]]. He's physically twelve and chronologically one hundred and twelve like in the series, but thanks to aging three years in the canon universe and then going back to his younger body he's mentally "fifteen or sixteen."

* [[WhatTheHellHero What The Hell, Hero?]]: Aang for [[spoiler:stealing Master Piandao's sword and not releasing Sokka after meeting Kanna in the Earth Kingdom.]]