History WesternAnimation / TheLegendOfKorra

* {{Deconstruction}}: The leaked first episode shows that this is starting to be a mild deconstruction of the original Avatar series. Korra does pretty much what the Gaang did for most of their globetrotting adventures - you know, walks into a new place with limited money and supplies, beats up a few bad guys in an impressive fight sequence with collateral damage, and expects her status as the Avatar to get her out of a few jams. As what would happen in real life, [[spoiler: this results in her going hungry and getting arrested.]] Also, in a world where a portion of the population has the amazing ability to shape the elements at will, there is a certain amount of economic sense that an industrial revolution and class stratification would cause most of the non-benders to end up as lower-class citizens. It would also make sense for them to resent their bending superiors, who were essentially born into power, and for a power-hungry individual to take advantage of this by instigating revolt.

* Deconstruction: The leaked first episode shows that this is starting to be a mild deconstruction of the original Avatar series. Korra does pretty much what the Gaang did for most of their globetrotting adventures - you know, walks into a new place with limited money and supplies, beats up a few bad guys in an impressive fight sequence with collateral damage, and expects her status as the Avatar to get her out of a few jams. As what would happen in real life, [[spoiler: this results in her going hungry and getting arrested.]] Also, in a world where a portion of the population has the amazing ability to shape the elements at will, there is a certain amount of economic sense that an industrial revolution and class stratification would cause most of the non-benders to end up as lower-class citizens. It would also make sense for them to resent their bending superiors, who were essentially born into power, and for a power-hungry individual to take advantage of this by instigating revolt.

* ActionGirl: Korra has been described as such by the series creators, and promotional materials from the new series support this.

* BigBad: A [[FantasticRacism terrifying anti-bending revolutionary]] named [[TheFaceless Amon]].

* TheCharmer: Bolin.

* DanceBattler: Korra sure loves flips and kicks.

* DestructiveSavior: In the first episode, Korra puts down a trio of gang members with a display of bending that wouldn't have been out of place in [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender the old series.]] However, this results in greater property damage than the gang members themselves would have caused. [[DaChief Chief Beifong...]] is not amused.
* TheDragon: Lieutenant (played by Lance Henricksen) to [[BigBad Amon]].
* ElementalEyeColors: While largely continuing its predecessor's formula of tying a person's eye color to their home nation and bent element, there are some aversions in multicultural Republic City. The firebender on the pro-bending team Rabbiroos has green eyes and one of the metalbender cops has amber eyes, for example.

* [[EverythingsWorseWithBears Everything's Worse with Polar Bear Dogs]]: Naga looks like she can really kick ass. Especially when Korra is riding her.
* EvilOverlooker: The [[http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/61387742.html poster]] for the new series.

* LastOfHisKind: Not anymore for Appa, Aang, and the rest of Airbending culture now that Aang has found a herd of living sky bison and taught his son Tenzin the ways of the Air Nomads. Not to mention Tenzin's three Airbending children.
** However, WordOfGod has it that the Air Nomads as a people will never make a full comeback. The situation is better, but not perfect.
* LegacyCharacter: Korra is the Avatar succeeding Aang.

* TheMentor: Aang's son, [[http://www.nick.com/shows/legend-of-korra/characters/tenzin-airbender.html Tenzin]], is Korra's Airbending master.
** Katara as well - she taught Korra waterbending.

* NotWearingTights: Korra is taking what is basically a superhero-esque role in the city, but she has no secret identity and wears civilian clothing.
** She even announces her identity as the Avatar at a ''press conference''.

* PrettyBoy: Mako was bluntly called "a beautiful man" when he was introduced at the San Diego Comic-Con 2011 panel.
* PromotionToParent: Mako took care of Bolin while the two of them were living on the streets, and is still extremely protective of his beloved little brother.

* SceneryPorn: Just take a good look at [[http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad71/funkadiddle/unitedrepublic.png?t=1311667233 Republic City]].
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* SiblingYinYang: Mako and Bolin grew up on the streets, but while Mako is responsible and dedicated to keeping them together and safe, Bolin is a fun-loving charmer with a fondness for the ladies.
* SleevesAreForWimps: Korra, as seen in the image.
* TheSmartGuy: Reports seem to suggest that Jinora will be this as she is a "bookworm."

* SpiritualAntithesis: Korra was designed to be everything Aang wasn't. To a degree, the rest of the show is also meant to be unlike the original series (staying in a CityOfAdventure as opposed to WalkingTheEarth, and so on).

* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Chief Lin Beifong, who considers Korra reckless and the city's greatest threat, despite her mother's affiliation with the past Avatar.
* TeamDad: As the mentor, Tenzin will probably be this, and he is also a father of three.
* ThemeNaming: Tenzin might be a nod to the Dalai Lama, [[FridgeBrilliance as was Gyatso...]]

* WeaselMascot: In the form of a fire ferret named Pabu. [[http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Pabu Warning: Fire ferrets may cause hearts to melt.]] Bonus points since the Fire Ferret is their ''actual mascot''.

* WhiteMaskOfDoom: Amon sports one.

* MiniSeries: The show was originally advertised as a twelve-episode miniseries, until Ncikelodeon decided to order an additional fourteen episodes to create a second season. It's been hinted that the show's production team will have the option to make even ''more'' episodes after the fourteen are finished, but it's currently unkown if they'll take that chance.

* TheMentor: Aang's son, [[http://lockerz.com/s/123050736 Tenzin]], is Korra's Airbending master.

** The Triple Threat Triad seems to be deliberately trying to invoke this... at least, until Korra kicks their butts.

* RealityIsUnrealistic: There have already been some complaints that the world looks too advanced for "only seventy years" to have passed between the first and second series, but when you consider the level of tech that was ''already'' in the previous series[[hottip:*:Tanks, Jet skis, and giant drills, to name a few]] as well as how much the ''real world'' has advanced in that same amount of time, especially between 1850 and 1920 (and WordOfGod is the series will be set in that world's equivalent of TheRoaringTwenties) then you realize the problem with this complaint.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While not overly [[GoodIsNotNice friendly]], the metal benders in Republic City come across this way. When Korra starts a street fight with some thugs, they prompty arrest the thugs, but also arrest Korra for "destruction of private and city property, not to mention evading arrest."

** Another branch of Korra Nation deals with gaining Likes, Shares, and discovering hidden content on [[http://korranation.com/ Korra Nation]]. It earned 100,000 unlocks ''within the first week of its announcement'', and as promised the first two episodes will be available online on March 24th.

* BigBad: According to WordOfGod, a [[FantasticRacism terrifying anti-bending revolutionary]] named [[TheFaceless Amon]] will be this in Season 1.

* CallARabbitASmeerp: Automobiles are called Satomobiles in-universe, after Hiroshi Sato, the [[{{Expy}} Henry Ford-like]] industrialist who first marketed cars to the masses.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The United Republic of Nations has similarities to Malaysia, particularly in its recent history (colonies, then a somewhat uneasy union of previously-separate peoples). Many landmarks are borrowed from cities in RealLife; Republic City itself owes much to Republican-period (1911-49) Shanghai. The idea of a previously-colonial city becoming a technologically advanced but crime-ridden "melting pot" also recalls Hong Kong, or New York.

* HeroInsurance: Subverted. Korra learns the hard way that being the Avatar is not a license to dish out vigilante justice, and smash property.

* LastOfHisKind: Not anymore for Appa, and the rest of Airbending culture since Aang found a herd of living sky bison and taught Tenzin the ways of the Air Nomads. Not to mention Tenzin's three Airbending children.

* MedievalStasis: Averted. The technology present in Aang's time has advanced and spread; with Republic City boasting radios, electricity, ''cars'', skyscrapers, cameras, microphones, and trains.

* MiniSeries: Initially conceived of as a twelve episode mini-series, it wasn't until the scripts and voice acting had been finished that Nick ordered fourteen more episodes. A consequence of this is that both seasons will be largely self-contained. Amon and the Equalists will be wrapped up in Season 1, with Season 2 focusing on a different conflict.

* MugglePower: Although it did not come up much in the original series, apparently there is an anti-bending "Equalist" faction in Republic City and the conflict threatens to tear it apart.

* NotWearingTights: Korra is taking what is basically a super-hero-esque role in the city, but has no secret identity, and wears civilian clothing.

** The entire cast of the original series, more or less. The only character confirmed to still be alive by the time of the series is Katara, who confirms that Sokka and "most of her friends" are dead when talking with Korra in the first episode.

*** [[RuleOfThree Further,]] Korra's, Mako's, Bolin's, and Tenzin's eyes all correlate to their respective bending affinities (being born in the Water tribe, Korra's are blue; Firebender Mako has dark red, while his Earthbending brother sports green, and the resident Airbender Tenzin has gray).

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The first episode has been leaked online. Officially, members of KorraNation.com will be given the chance to see the first two episodes early on March 24th.

* BigBad: According to WordOfGod, a [[FantasticRacism terrifying anti-bending revolutionary]] named [[TheFaceless Amon]].

** Another branch of Korra Nation deals with gaining Likes, Shares, and discovering hidden content on [[http://korranation.com/ Korra Nation]]. It earned 100.000 unlocks ''within the first week of its announcement'', and as promised the first two episodes will be available online on March 24th.

The first episode has been leaked online. Officially, members of KorraNation.com will be given the chance to see the first two episodes early on March 24th (the series proper is slated to air in early April, 2012).

The first episode has been leaked online.

** Pro-bending teams identify which element each team member bends with color-coded belts and helmets.

** Another branch of Korra Nation deals with gaining Likes, Shares, and discovering hidden content on [[http://korranation.com/ Korra Nation]]. Earning 100,000 unlocks the first episode early on March 24.

* CallBack: In the original series, upon finding out Aang is the Avatar, Katara sneaks out at night with Sokka, only to be caught by her grandmother - who understands their wishes and sends them off with encouragement. The first episode of this series has Korra sneaking off at night in the hopes of pursuing Tenzin to Republic City, only to receive the same thing from an aged Katara.

* CallARabbitASmeerp: Automobiles are called Satomobiles in-universe, after Hiroshi Sato, the [[{{Expy}} Henry Ford-like]] industrialist who first marketed cars to the masses.

* BlowYouAway: Tenzin and his children. Also Korra, who's learning to master it.

* DishingOutDirt: All Earth Benders, in particular Bolin, Chief Beifong and Korra.

* ExtraOreDinary: The Metalbending police of Republic City, who were established by Toph Bei Fong (the inventor of metalbending) and are now led by Chief Lin Beifong, her daughter.

* MakingASplash: All waterbenders, in particular Korra.

* PlayingWithFire: All firebenders, in particular Mako and Korra.

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* FantasyCounterpartCulture: The United Republic of Nations has similarities to Malaysia, particularly in its recent history (colonies, then a somewhat uneasy union of previously-separate peoples). Many landmarks are borrowed from cities in RealLife; Republic City itself owes much to Republican-period (1911-49) Shanghai. The idea of a previously-colonial city becoming a technologically advanced but crime-ridden "melting pot" also recalls Hong Kong.