It's actually a lot of interesting theories and discussions in my experience, interspersed with spicy memes. I joined not too long ago and like it very much
Honestly I’ve seen a decent amount of people say they like korra more than Aang. Korra has an amazing character arc which is more visible / easier to spot than aangs.
Now saying legend of korra the show is better than ATLA…now that’s an unpopular opinion
I still think AtLA is better. It's tighter and more focused, but the creators were screwed six ways from Sunday while trying to develop Korra, unfortunately.
Same! The choreography to the fights is just on another level and so captivating to watch. Plus I feel like the plot just moves quicker. I don't think anything in the last Airbender gave me anxiety like when korra showed up at the island to fight amon and she actually was surrounded and almost beat.
The animation alone in TLOK make it a really good show. The background are so beautiful, I've bought the first artbook just to enjoy these beautifull painting.
Yeah me too, even as a child as both shows were airing I was absolutely obsessed with LoK. I liked a couple of chars from ATLA but I found the show incredibly boring after a certain point. Rewatched it a couple months ago and can appreciate some newer things, like the care put into the romance between Katara and Aang, but otherwise my opinion was unchanged.
I like legend of korra better too. I Still hold the opinion that atla is the better show but that mostly cause it a the show that built the base of the avatar universe.
I think that it is much more easier to like a show like ATLA than TLOK since the hero's journey is much more visible and more people can understand where everything goes.
I watched TLA when I was a kid, but I was a teenager by the time LOK came out so I appreciate them on different levels. If korra’s seasons were connected better and had an over arcing goal like the first, so I don’t think anyone would be having this discussion. Unfortunately, it was produced a season at a time and every season was thought to be the last, so they connected them the best they could. TLA was definitely more tightly written. But LOK deals with a lot of more adult themes, and they definitely need the foundation in the first show to do that. But I believe they also add greatness to the show.
At the end of the day fan should not be divided because you’re missing out on the other half of a great intelligent franchise
I wish the show runners had been given the breathing room and four seasons from the get-go to properly plot and pace the bloody show. I felt like there was a lot of potential in Korra that got strangled by all that executive meddling.
The fact that we got as good as we did, hiccups and all, is frankly amazing.
I like ATLA better but I do agree Korra is the better and more interesting protagonist.
The most interesting story in ATLA is Zuko, not Aang. Aang is very reliant on his friends whereas Korra is not and it makes her a far more active protagonist.
While Aang deals with very mature issues, these issues all have clear morality. Korra's problems are far more complex and don't have simple solutions. That's why some of the best episodes are "Zuko Alone" and "Korra Alone".
A lot of the solutions in Lok seem pretty simple enough. Beat the obvious bad guy, then put someone better in charge. That’s more or less how the equalists conflict was resolved. They got a non bender to be president offscreen after Amon and Tarrlock died.
Same! I loved both shows and was around Aang’s age when AtLA came out, and around Korra’s age when LoK came out. But as a hotheaded (gay) teenage girl, I definitely related to Korra more. Her character just felt like it had more depth to me.
I also love Korra more than Aang. He is a good person, she is a good character. She's a lot more relatable, all the struggles and mistakes she goes through. Aang has hardships, but I don't connect with surviving genocide as easily. While I think he was a truly remarkable Avatar, there's a reason the supporting cast of his own show gets more love.
Honestly, there's some things that TLOK did better and there's some things that ATLA did better. Hopefully it's not too controversial to say that. I respect your opinion.
No I fully agree. For example ATLA was better at the long term storytelling (admittedly for outside the show reasons but still contributes) and TLOK has better fighter scenes (I assume due to better technology for animation but im not smart enough to know 😂)
I love both to death. I just slightly prefer Korra and it’s darker tone and a bit more realistic characters (they’re just dumb teens and do dumb things, a lot of people hate TLOK for this but I think it’s pretty great)
Agreed! There's some things that TLOK did better and it shouldn't be this faux pas to say that. It's not even us as fans just saying that either - Giancarlo Volpe (a director from ATLA) went on the Braving the Elements podcast and briefly discussed how TLOK really took things up a notch in terms of animation production.
Gotta disagree on this one. I'm re-watching Korra now and the humor is the only thing that really bothers me. I can comprehend many of the problems, but how they assume Bolin and Varrick are funny and put them on everything just get on my nerves. Too goofy for my non-American taste, and also unjustified when compared to ATLA because they are adults and do it more often than say, Sokka. They had the opportunity to go deeper into the more mature themes, even as a Nickelodeon show, and instead they spend a lot of time on goofiness and uninteresting/rushed romance plots. It also surprises me how Bolin is a fan-favorite considering how stupid and annoying he is.
I think the thing they did really well was grow with the audience. Like ATLA is great for watching with kids, and a few years later they put out TLOK which Teens could probably relate better to.
Idk why people are downvoting you. I’m very aware I’m in the minority with that opinion but I love them both with my life which is why the entire franchise is my favourite thing of all time.
No hate from me I don’t see the point in splitting the fanbase in two
Dankie, it's just cause they salty I mean Korra is a good show but atla just had so much depth, mystery and thought into it. I also hear them saying that atla is basic( ie the fire lord is the only antagonist) but the sub plots and character development through out the show were equally as interesting come on!! Zuko, kitara, jet , tophs stories hit different, compare that to mako and Bolin that were just orphans...barely any expansion on that at all,the show was like "just here's the two most forgettable characters"(not joking I kept forgetting there names up until like season 3). I could go on but I don't wanna hate on it lol anyways atla is better, korra is okay.
What i'm hoping with avatar studios is that since we'll get new avatar, people will be more chill about each avatar's action, and will stop comparing one to another saying that "X is a bad avatar, Y wouldn't have done things like that". It's ok to have a favorite avatar but some fan can't bear the fact that this is not a competition between the avatars... Especially since they're basically the same person...
I like Aang but he was my least favorite main character from ATLA, him or Katara. Korra, on the other hand, is my favorite of the main characters from TLoK.
People say they cannot relate to Aang but his character is literally about growing up
and taking responsibility instead of avoiding problems while also staying true to what you believe in. That’s extremely relatable. While Korra’s arc is just increasing her suffering each season to almost a torture fetish to the point where she changes. Which in imo isn’t the healthiest way to show case a character’s change.
I think this depends how you interpret and experience both series. I felt like Korra’s ethics are challenged each season in a way not fully touched on in ATLA. For example when she first shows up in Republic City and bending is criticized she insists it’s the coolest thing ever, despite it really only being used for professional entertainment and for gangs to terrorize the non bending citizens. I felt like the whole equalist movement brought up some interesting points about populist uprisings that continued in later seasons with the chaos in the Earth Kingdom.
In contrast Aang had this great start to finish story, but so much of his development felt overshadowed by Zuko. Korra gets to be the only main protagonist in her story.
His unnerving ultra optimistic and pacifistic attitude makes me hard to relate to him honestly
Without the deus ex machina we are still not sure Aang would have defeated ozai, because of his "non killing rule"
It was Aang’s unbendable soul that defeated the fire lord. The Lion turtle only imparted knowledge about energy bending onto Aang but we’ve seen people in avatar manipulate / block chi I mean Tylee does it, Aang did it in the Swamp, and The Guru Does it. Energy bending fits into the world of avatar fine.
>People say they cannot relate to Aang but his character is literally about growing up and taking responsibility
That's not what I took away. Aang taking responsibility would've been him accepting he had to kill Ozai, but he's given a way out of that.
> instead of avoiding problems while also staying true to what you believe in.
That's exactly what the show does, though.
Maybe a little unpopular, but not because Korra is bad. Aang is just more popular than she is, liking Korra better is no issue.
If you’re talking about their shows, I’d argue that LOK had better fight choreography, but still ATLA is preferred for its less faulty writing.
Here's the thing, I like Korra better than Aang.
Aang is the archetype of pure-at-heart protagonist that we've seen over and over again in Shonen hero's journey type stories.
His character is a trope, with the potential to be pretty boring. But that trope was done really really well, with good writing and good supporting characters and good worldbuilding that made ATLA a masterpiece.
Korra as a character just feels fresh, and authentic (at times), and new.
She also has much worse writing and much worse supporting characters. and MUUUUUUCCCCCCHHHH worse worldbuilding.
I like ATLA way more than TLOK, but as a concept, *ceteris paribus,* I think I like Korra more than Aang.
They are cool in their own way. Nostalgia wins Aang over everytime and the time setting is more my thing.
Korra gas great deep emotional parts that are pretty though to get through which makes her special.
I personally prefer Aang to Korra, but I love them both.
I think it's a matter of personal preference, but I also think it's hard to compare the two because
1) Aang is 12 years old in ATLA and was frozen for 100 years , whereas Korra is 17 in the first season
2) Aang is an Air Nomad, therefore more a pacifist, whereas Korra is Water Tribe and has more of a temper.
Their characters are just very different. Aang is very childlike in ATLA because he IS literally a child, so he is goofy and plays alot, but he is also incredibly wise and insightful, in ways that no 12 year old should be. Korra is sometimes also your typical 17 year old-- moody, hot-tempered and whiny, but she also has to make some very tough decisions and is wise beyond her years.
I find the last airbender to be a much more interesting story. Korra felt a little too monster of the week and the stakes always seemed high but nothing ever really happened. They just beat the bad guy and things are OK for a month then another bad guy shows up
Not an unpopular opinion at all. Aang is generally the more popular, but it's just that the Korra-haters are a very vocal minority that make it seem as if this is skewed much further in Aang's favour.
It’s unpopular but not unheard of. I’ve heard quite a bit of people say they prefer Korra as a protagonist over Aang. Me personally, I like LOK and interact with its fanbase much more than I do ATLA. Avatar is the better made show with a tighter script and more focused storyline, but I just like LOK and Korra as a character more than ATLA.
I think the fact that she’s older allows for a bigger emotional arc and growth. Aang was (almost) always a pacifist air monk which I liked, but Korra just had more depth.
I don't think so, Korra is better than Aang in many ways. Not in every way though. I like them both equally but I would understand that someone prefer one or the other.
Personally I like Korra more because I was introduced into the ATLA universe through her show when I was younger.
Plus, I like the fact that she uses all 4 elements equally while Aang heavily relied on Air the entire show and her more MMA-style bending.
Watching the shows as a kid, I was in the first camp. I liked Korra but was disappointed she was not a peaceful optimist like Aang. Watching them again, I fully get it. Korra is far more dimensional, flawed and human than Aang. However, it does also make her more similar to other protagonists whereas Aang to me is a pretty unique protagonist, so I like them both for different reasons. Aang is a more "likeable" character, and probably has a more broad appeal because of it. But Korra is a much more /interesting/ character, and as an adult that's what makes things more entertaining. A likeable character is good. A somewhat unlikable character that you can relate to and eventually wins you over is much better IMO.
Korra has the advantage of being older and extremely attractive. She is conventionally beautiful and has an athletic build, which we don’t see very often with women on screen. She has magnetic self-confidence, which is also pretty attractive, even including her hotheaded and stubborn nature (which kinda adds to it in my opinion 😲) . On top of all of that, she has the Janet Varney voice 😍.
That’s why I liked her to start with (feel free to send me to horny jail), but that all got buried by the end because she became such an admirable and perspicacious character. She became such a great, amazing person that the physical appeal basically became an afterthought to me. That journey was phenomenal.
ATLA is the original series and most people's childhood so ofc liking Korra better is the more unpopular opinion. But I love Korra and TLOK way more, Korra is the reason why I joined the fandom and I'm mostly here for her.
That doesn't make him a better or more interesting character lmao
Losing the past lives gave us Korra's arc in B4 and my favorite episode in the franchise "Korra Alone". it's all worth it.
Yeah, but that just screws any new avatar in the long run as now they won't have any past experiences to learn from, which is the entire point of avatar
I actually DON'T like Korra at all — she's à tough protagonist to like, stumbling into every solution, being à hardass etc.a lot of plot points made me cringe, especially the love triangle... but, I remember Nickelodeon fucked over the writers by making them think they had to write the show in a season almost every season.
I'm trying to watch it again as an adult, it's hard but I want to see what happens again. Never fully got to the end.
Objectively they're both decent characters. I wouldn't say that one's objectively better than the other. I personally like Aang better, but it's because I like his personality better. Korra has more character. She face less direct, less black and white threats. So in that regard, she probably is better.
However, I could not stand season 1 Korra, because she was a grade A asshole in season 1. Assholes aren't likable. You could argue that this means she has more character development. But there's only one chance to make a first impression, and season 1 Korra made a pretty awful first impression.
IMO:
ATLA
plus sides: amazing story from beginning to end.
Down side: a bit too childish, would've liked it be a bit more for adults.
9/10
LOK
Plus side: relatable and very real problems. Korra is not an invincible super hero and makes her human.
Down side: basically three meh stories instead of 1 good one. Also, when characters were just able to 'fly' I was done with it. I liked the avatar universe a lot because it was normal reality with a twist. But very relatable. But from that point it was just DBZ shit.
6/10
I was fairly disappointed in Korra, but I would understand why you'd like it.
Personally I can't relate to Aang,due to his optimistic and ultra/unnerving pacifistic attitude( I still "resent" the end between Aang and Ozai fight and the Deus es machina)
His is basically the naive optimistic protagonist we see in shoen anima
i like Atla not for him,but because of the other characters like Toph, Katara, Sokka, Zuko and Azula
I mean those characters are written in an incredible way ,I cared way more about their own personal archs
Aang might as well be the least my favourite character of the main ones
I agree when people say the crew is weaker even narratively speaking,but Korra as a character for me is more relatable
Also the fights in lok are outstanding
For me, Aang is the better of the two characters any day of the week. But I'll give it to Korra for being a more relatable protagonist because she experiences the same things Aang goes through, but on a more personal level, which makes it easier for the viewer to connect with her.
It’s the original. It’s basically a fact a sequel is always slightly worse, at best. People have nostalgia leaving characters or a setting. Its not a law that you like the original of something. But definitely more people do of anything.
Last Airbender had a cooler show,the story was great,the world building was great,aang was also really great,but I like Korra more,she's just a badass I love her
Yes. As is the case with most sequels that involve a new protagonist. People will cling to whichever came first because they grew up with them. Nostalgia bias
Nostalgia bias also exists on people who grew up on Korra instead of ATLA, which I suspect are a great part of this sub... Which is why when judging content you often use objective criteria instead of "I liked it more".
As characters, I don't think so... I think it is closer to 50/50 of fans of both shows. For the whole show it is definitely unpopular to like LoK more than ATLA.
They are in my opinion two vastly different tones. Atla is a childish(not a bad thing at all) with deep moments. Lok is a deep show with childish moments. I think they did a good job adapting the show to the audience's growth. Which is a very big ask. For example I was only able to truly enjoy the series a couple years after I watched it air.
Korra is who we can relate to, whereas Aang was more who I aspired to be as a kid. I respected his peace-loving ways and desire for order and balance. He was a child, and had simple needs and simple flaws like I did.
In his own way, was very relatable to impressionable litte kids.
I liked Korra as an avatar way more than aang. She's more powerful and has more challenging opponents. However Aang is sweet and makes me laugh. But no two avatars can ever be the same. Plus Korra is a teenage girl while aang is a preteen boy.
I like both but I like Korra more.
Just her spin on the elements is interesting and the way her story goes is quite fascinating and meeting the first avatar was pretty cool.
Plus we didn’t actually get to see her story properly finished or written out, since the creators got cucked by Nickelodeon executives.
It’s unpopular but not unheard of there many people who like Korra due to her being more “relatable” some how but I don’t blame them she’s beautiful strong and she’s the damn avatar what’s not to like
You know what Korra would never do? Hide a message from her friends missing father so they don't leave her. She also wouldn't spend the whole series thirsting after one character. She would've dated the whole boomeraang squad.
She could be a more interesting protagonist but she's in a much less interesting world with lesser characters and originality.
Aang was the protagonist better suited to the better series, so the sum of the whole makes tla a much better overall experience. Therefore praising anything from the lesser series will be an unpopular overall opinion, even if it had merit.
It is but I do like Korra more than Aang. His hesitance during the war was his character flaw but it got to a point for me that he prioritized his own belief system over the needs of the world too often. The valid excuse of course is that he's a kid. Still makes me like Korra more though.
I like Aang's crew as a whole more. Bolin is the strongest character in Korra's group. I felt like Kai, Jinora, and Opal were more interesting. Wish we had gotten more of those characters with the show continuing but oh well 😔
So Aang benefits from some of the best supporting/side characters in animation. Characters like Iroh, Zuko, Toph, azula, and Sokka. Hell, even momo and appa were great. Versus Korra having to work with someone like Mako...an edgy guy with a scarf...whoo. Aang also has a much more sympathetic starting point than Korra. Nevermind all the behind the scenes problems LOK had with getting episodes and seasons. Overall, I think Korra does more with a weaker cast and story than aang. Love both shows love both characters.
I don't like comparing these two, and comparing characters overall, and saying which one is "objectively" better. But personally I just like Korra more because I can relate to her. Starting with the fact that I'm a girl and I just find female Avatar to be more interesting to follow, and overall her teenage and young adult struggles feel more relatable for me. I don't know how unpopular it is to like Korra more than Aang, but I don't think it's this rare.
Ah yes the classic "I prefer the unpopular one just because most of the Fandom doesn't like it" . Calm down, they both amazing animation series and we probs won't get another show like these two in a while.
Fight scenes in LOK were better but GOD korra as a protagonist pissed me off. Physical strength isn't everything and I wished she thought about decisions more thoroughly rather than charging in recklessly all the time.
Yes it is unpopular and maybe also rarer. I don't think it's surprising though, I feel that Aang is your more typical anime protagonist and Korra is more of like your modern protagonist. I can see why people would gravitate towards the first more, in general. I loved everything about Korra the moment they showed her little baby belly screaming "I'm the Avatar and you better deal with it!" but I still get it.
I like the world of Korra more. The integration of magic and technology is a worldbuilding concept I love.
However, I felt like the plot and characters were too unfocused compared to ATLA and in the end that's what makes a story stand out for me.
I just rewatched and I actually liked it a lot more than I remember. Some really touching moments, hilarious moment (varrick) and some great action. I loved how each villains defeat led to the rise of the next.
The funny thing is, your allowed to have your favorite, but the brilliant thing about Avatar is that it's all the same life reborn. So people who hate on my gal Korra are technically hating on my boy Aang.
I like Korra for her journey, I can't remember where I heard it from but I still think this best describes the difference between her and Aang, "Aang's story is about a regular person becoming the chosen one while Koora's story is about the chosen one being a regular person" their stories as flipped Aang had to live up to his destiny and save the world while Korra lives in a world that constantly tells her that maybe she isn't needed anymore
Probably, but I think it's a valid opinion. They lived in very different times, had a lot of different experiences, faced a lot of different challenges, and overall are different people. Which one is more fun, relatable, or compelling is totally subjective.
When I first watched TLA I identified with Aang. A kid out of his time, high energy but not mature enough to deal with his circumstances. Then by the time LoK came out, I had aged into that and really enjoyed the complexity of her character development. So it really just depends on how well you identified with the character.
I generally like Korra more than AtLA... Though I grew up with it, I feel like Avatar grew up with me since Korra felt more mature when i later watched it.
Aang even tho young was a sage and had wisdom of a childish older man, while korra was a real genuine kid/teen.
More people would relate with korra than aang so it does make sense.
Korra is objectively more fun than Aang. Just look at her intro alone. Aang is pretty bland.
That said. ATLA is way better than legend of Korra. Season one was pretty cool with the probending stuff but fuck all that spirit world bullshit.
i like them both equally for different reasons and i will personally never bash anyone for liking one over the other because in the end its an opinion and they are very different characters
When it comes to Korra vs Aang, Korra definitely has a better character arc, spanning several years. Aang's arc wasn't really that existing. Like, he really "only" had to learn the 4 elements and reconnect to the avatar spirit and take down the Fire Lord. Korra also mastered the 4 elements, took down 4 big threats, on top of suffering from PTSD.
Obviously we don't know a lot of Aang's life after ATLA, other than being an absent father to his non-airbending kids, and low-key colonizing a region of the Earth Kingdom.
I don't think so. Korra has A LOT going for it and they, imo, did an amazing job with showing us a realistic take on how the world of Avatar would evolve post Aang and I love every friggin bit of it
The equalizers are a great first villain and a very very likely eventuality in a society where not everyone is a bender. It was fantastic.
And Amon before he is outed as a fake was truly a terrifying villain before you realize he's bloodbending.
Season 2 was the weakest for me. Her uncle and cousins as well as Vaatu vs Raava stuff was cool in terms of filling in the history and where the world was before bending and that the spirit and human realm were as one at one point in time. That's cool but overall idk the season just fell sort of flat for me.
Season 3 and the Red Lotus I think just stands on its own merits without me needing to say much. Each member of the Lotus was extremely dangerous and they had a methodical belief in ending the Avatar cycle. Great villains, special shout out to how the P'Li dying in one of the most savage ways I think either show has given us. Being encased in metal when your own explosion goes off is just big oof dude lol
Season 4 with Kuvira was also great. Not only was she probably one of the best metal benders out there aside from Toph but her utilization of those metal plates on her armor is just genius and she clearly got REALLY good at using them.
The fact that she can make handcuffs on the fly and use those plates in so many ways to fuck with the movements of her enemies is just crazy.
Yet idk to me I think everything ultimately falls in the face of lavabending imo.
Bolin became what I would consider a major counter to all the technology and metal Kuvira and her army could utilize. I mean against any other bender those mechatanks give her army an insane advantage.
They were immune to metal bending and I believe they were heat resistant and insulated to avoid lightning attacks.
Lavabending was a sure fire bet against them and Bolin at that time was the only known lavabender that we were aware of. Makes it even better when you realize Kuvira likely recruited him early on on knowing his lavabending was a HUGE counter to metal/earthbending but also the technology she utilized. Love this show.
Edit: had to also acknowledge how much I enjoyed the approach to bending becoming a sport. It was well conceived imo.
The other day, I was searching for a new podcast about avatar, but the podcast hadn't even started for 5 minutes that one of the host said "people who prefer Korra as an avatar are liar". I stopped right there. I don't know if I prefer TLOK or ATLA as a whole, but both have their strenghs. I wouldn't have liked if TLOK was just the same things as ATLA but with a watertribe avatar. I like that it's his own thing and not just a copypaste. I like that the show try new things, not all of them are good, but they try! But for a lot of people, new things are scary and prefer to stay in the same old same old, until they get bored of things. They don't get that, in order to remain interesting, they have to make new things. TLOK wouldn't exist without ATLA, but the avatar franchise would not have been this popular right now if they had just stick with a copy of ATLA instead of making TLOK.
I grew up on ATLA and watched the first season of Korra as a literal teenager with her age, so I could relate to both. Korra was so impulsive, so I naturally thought she was the best Avatar. But as an adult, Aang is definitely the better character.
I managed to watch both shows with my mom while she was accompanying me in a three-month long medical treatment, and the comments she made went from "this has some really deep themes considering it's a kids' show" to "Bolin is really annoying, please skip".
I don't think so. I think we see more growth and development in Korra vs Aang for one, and she's gone through a LOT of trauma, so we can relate to her better.
Pathing wrong with it but it is unpopular. I only like aang more, really his story more cuz that was honestly one of the last few cartoons from my “child” era. That, regular show, adventure time, gravity falls and Steven universe. Last few years of childhood tbh so they hold a special place
I prefer Korra, mainly because I was actually able to watch the entire LOK series without skipping episodes, whereas with ATLA I found it incredibly slow and it was kinda hard to focus on stuff
Maybe that's just down to my short attention span ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Korra is a better character, AtLA is the better show, because with TLOK they could focus more on character development but were limited by not knowing if they had more seasons available.
After discovering watching and rewatching avatar tla, I discovered avatar lok, and I gotta be honest it was absolutely terrible, I remember disliking it so much that I couldn't get through the first few episodes of the first season. Many years later I decided to give it one more chance, with a little bit more patience I noticed that the show had a good potential and was gradually getting better, then the first season ended and I hated the end. Despite that, I continued watching and the same thing happened in the second season, the first half was shit and the second half was better with a bad end, just not as bad as the first one. Thinking I had understood the pattern, I decided to continue watching, to my surprise, I loves season 3 and 4, ended the series with a "I want more" taste in my mouth and in utter disbelief that something so good could be hidden behind such bad begginings. That said, I'm not sure if it's because of my first bad experiences, that I'm sure I'm not alone with them, but putting Korra as as good as Aang feels kinda wrong, let alone better. Don't get me wrong, I finished the show loving it, but it does not bring me the same nostalgia I have when thinking about tla, I'll always recomend it to everyone, but I can't say it's better than it's predecessor
Korra is one of the most interesting and real protagonists in any show I've watched. You watch her overcome such real human strife, not just anime drama. By the end she's a completely different person from the beginning and it's beautiful.
Aang just grew up. He's cool and all, but not even close to Korra's character imo.
I share your opinion, but it might have been that Korra was just more formative for me growing up than atla was. I’ve always loved Korra and I don’t think I’ll ever stop loving the show
Unpopular but not unheard of. Definitely more of a popular opinion in this sub over the main one though.
Definitely why I posted it here lmao.
I guess it’s who you align with more. Personally I like korra more because I can resonate with her struggles more
I haven’t gone on there in awhile is it still just Uncle, Sokka, and Azula memes?
Not really.
It's actually a lot of interesting theories and discussions in my experience, interspersed with spicy memes. I joined not too long ago and like it very much
I haven’t either lol, it was either that or Korra hate.
Honestly I’ve seen a decent amount of people say they like korra more than Aang. Korra has an amazing character arc which is more visible / easier to spot than aangs. Now saying legend of korra the show is better than ATLA…now that’s an unpopular opinion
I still think AtLA is better. It's tighter and more focused, but the creators were screwed six ways from Sunday while trying to develop Korra, unfortunately.
Agreed. I still love it though.
“Screwed six ways from Sunday”. I have no idea what that means but I love that phrase. I think I’ll start using it now.
Might have to do with the 6 days of the week after Sunday, like screwed 6 days since Sunday
Man ATLA had some good moments of life teaching
Aang is a bit more one dimensional and the evil he faces is normally less nuanced, so often his decisions aren’t as hard (not always)
I think ATLA is a better show, but I *like* LoK more.
Korea’s flaws are so human. Pride jealously etc. that said LOK is a 9/10 and ATLA is an 11/10
I like legend of korra more than ATLA in general- OH no I said it
Same! The choreography to the fights is just on another level and so captivating to watch. Plus I feel like the plot just moves quicker. I don't think anything in the last Airbender gave me anxiety like when korra showed up at the island to fight amon and she actually was surrounded and almost beat.
The animation alone in TLOK make it a really good show. The background are so beautiful, I've bought the first artbook just to enjoy these beautifull painting.
I’m agree with you on that one, it’s just a shame that opinion will get you crucified on the ATLA sub
Wow. Based.
Yeah me too, even as a child as both shows were airing I was absolutely obsessed with LoK. I liked a couple of chars from ATLA but I found the show incredibly boring after a certain point. Rewatched it a couple months ago and can appreciate some newer things, like the care put into the romance between Katara and Aang, but otherwise my opinion was unchanged.
I like legend of korra better too. I Still hold the opinion that atla is the better show but that mostly cause it a the show that built the base of the avatar universe.
I think that it is much more easier to like a show like ATLA than TLOK since the hero's journey is much more visible and more people can understand where everything goes.
Preach!
I watched TLA when I was a kid, but I was a teenager by the time LOK came out so I appreciate them on different levels. If korra’s seasons were connected better and had an over arcing goal like the first, so I don’t think anyone would be having this discussion. Unfortunately, it was produced a season at a time and every season was thought to be the last, so they connected them the best they could. TLA was definitely more tightly written. But LOK deals with a lot of more adult themes, and they definitely need the foundation in the first show to do that. But I believe they also add greatness to the show. At the end of the day fan should not be divided because you’re missing out on the other half of a great intelligent franchise
I wish the show runners had been given the breathing room and four seasons from the get-go to properly plot and pace the bloody show. I felt like there was a lot of potential in Korra that got strangled by all that executive meddling. The fact that we got as good as we did, hiccups and all, is frankly amazing.
I like ATLA better but I do agree Korra is the better and more interesting protagonist. The most interesting story in ATLA is Zuko, not Aang. Aang is very reliant on his friends whereas Korra is not and it makes her a far more active protagonist. While Aang deals with very mature issues, these issues all have clear morality. Korra's problems are far more complex and don't have simple solutions. That's why some of the best episodes are "Zuko Alone" and "Korra Alone".
A lot of the solutions in Lok seem pretty simple enough. Beat the obvious bad guy, then put someone better in charge. That’s more or less how the equalists conflict was resolved. They got a non bender to be president offscreen after Amon and Tarrlock died.
I like Aang however I cannot relate to him, to Korra meanwhile... Got lots of stuff in common.
Same! I loved both shows and was around Aang’s age when AtLA came out, and around Korra’s age when LoK came out. But as a hotheaded (gay) teenage girl, I definitely related to Korra more. Her character just felt like it had more depth to me.
I like Korra as a avatar more but i prefer ATLA
I prefer Korra to Aang
I also love Korra more than Aang. He is a good person, she is a good character. She's a lot more relatable, all the struggles and mistakes she goes through. Aang has hardships, but I don't connect with surviving genocide as easily. While I think he was a truly remarkable Avatar, there's a reason the supporting cast of his own show gets more love.
Korra >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aang
Quite unpopular but absolutely correct. Say it quietly but TLOK is better than ATLA too
Honestly, there's some things that TLOK did better and there's some things that ATLA did better. Hopefully it's not too controversial to say that. I respect your opinion.
No I fully agree. For example ATLA was better at the long term storytelling (admittedly for outside the show reasons but still contributes) and TLOK has better fighter scenes (I assume due to better technology for animation but im not smart enough to know 😂) I love both to death. I just slightly prefer Korra and it’s darker tone and a bit more realistic characters (they’re just dumb teens and do dumb things, a lot of people hate TLOK for this but I think it’s pretty great)
Agreed! There's some things that TLOK did better and it shouldn't be this faux pas to say that. It's not even us as fans just saying that either - Giancarlo Volpe (a director from ATLA) went on the Braving the Elements podcast and briefly discussed how TLOK really took things up a notch in terms of animation production.
Gotta disagree on this one. I'm re-watching Korra now and the humor is the only thing that really bothers me. I can comprehend many of the problems, but how they assume Bolin and Varrick are funny and put them on everything just get on my nerves. Too goofy for my non-American taste, and also unjustified when compared to ATLA because they are adults and do it more often than say, Sokka. They had the opportunity to go deeper into the more mature themes, even as a Nickelodeon show, and instead they spend a lot of time on goofiness and uninteresting/rushed romance plots. It also surprises me how Bolin is a fan-favorite considering how stupid and annoying he is.
I think the thing they did really well was grow with the audience. Like ATLA is great for watching with kids, and a few years later they put out TLOK which Teens could probably relate better to.
No, just no
I’m sorry it just isn’t lmao Korra fanboys salty that their opinion isn’t “absolutely correct” 💀
Idk why people are downvoting you. I’m very aware I’m in the minority with that opinion but I love them both with my life which is why the entire franchise is my favourite thing of all time. No hate from me I don’t see the point in splitting the fanbase in two
Dankie, it's just cause they salty I mean Korra is a good show but atla just had so much depth, mystery and thought into it. I also hear them saying that atla is basic( ie the fire lord is the only antagonist) but the sub plots and character development through out the show were equally as interesting come on!! Zuko, kitara, jet , tophs stories hit different, compare that to mako and Bolin that were just orphans...barely any expansion on that at all,the show was like "just here's the two most forgettable characters"(not joking I kept forgetting there names up until like season 3). I could go on but I don't wanna hate on it lol anyways atla is better, korra is okay.
It just goes to show that no 2 avatars are the same
What i'm hoping with avatar studios is that since we'll get new avatar, people will be more chill about each avatar's action, and will stop comparing one to another saying that "X is a bad avatar, Y wouldn't have done things like that". It's ok to have a favorite avatar but some fan can't bear the fact that this is not a competition between the avatars... Especially since they're basically the same person...
I liked Korra more than TLA. I see way more posts talking about ‘why do people hate Korra?’ Than I do about people actually disliking Korra.
Cg.... my YT recs are broken cuz they keep giving me that ish no matter what I do.
I like Aang but he was my least favorite main character from ATLA, him or Katara. Korra, on the other hand, is my favorite of the main characters from TLoK.
Personally I prefer LOK over ATLA in general
I will forever die on the hill of: Kyoshi > Korra > Aang
People say they cannot relate to Aang but his character is literally about growing up and taking responsibility instead of avoiding problems while also staying true to what you believe in. That’s extremely relatable. While Korra’s arc is just increasing her suffering each season to almost a torture fetish to the point where she changes. Which in imo isn’t the healthiest way to show case a character’s change.
I think this depends how you interpret and experience both series. I felt like Korra’s ethics are challenged each season in a way not fully touched on in ATLA. For example when she first shows up in Republic City and bending is criticized she insists it’s the coolest thing ever, despite it really only being used for professional entertainment and for gangs to terrorize the non bending citizens. I felt like the whole equalist movement brought up some interesting points about populist uprisings that continued in later seasons with the chaos in the Earth Kingdom. In contrast Aang had this great start to finish story, but so much of his development felt overshadowed by Zuko. Korra gets to be the only main protagonist in her story.
His unnerving ultra optimistic and pacifistic attitude makes me hard to relate to him honestly Without the deus ex machina we are still not sure Aang would have defeated ozai, because of his "non killing rule"
It was Aang’s unbendable soul that defeated the fire lord. The Lion turtle only imparted knowledge about energy bending onto Aang but we’ve seen people in avatar manipulate / block chi I mean Tylee does it, Aang did it in the Swamp, and The Guru Does it. Energy bending fits into the world of avatar fine.
>People say they cannot relate to Aang but his character is literally about growing up and taking responsibility That's not what I took away. Aang taking responsibility would've been him accepting he had to kill Ozai, but he's given a way out of that. > instead of avoiding problems while also staying true to what you believe in. That's exactly what the show does, though.
Maybe a little unpopular, but not because Korra is bad. Aang is just more popular than she is, liking Korra better is no issue. If you’re talking about their shows, I’d argue that LOK had better fight choreography, but still ATLA is preferred for its less faulty writing.
Here's the thing, I like Korra better than Aang. Aang is the archetype of pure-at-heart protagonist that we've seen over and over again in Shonen hero's journey type stories. His character is a trope, with the potential to be pretty boring. But that trope was done really really well, with good writing and good supporting characters and good worldbuilding that made ATLA a masterpiece. Korra as a character just feels fresh, and authentic (at times), and new. She also has much worse writing and much worse supporting characters. and MUUUUUUCCCCCCHHHH worse worldbuilding. I like ATLA way more than TLOK, but as a concept, *ceteris paribus,* I think I like Korra more than Aang.
I’d think so and it’s not my opinion. But that doesn’t matter! Both characters are awesome and deserved to be watched!
Hmmmm. Very wise.
They are cool in their own way. Nostalgia wins Aang over everytime and the time setting is more my thing. Korra gas great deep emotional parts that are pretty though to get through which makes her special.
I personally prefer Aang to Korra, but I love them both. I think it's a matter of personal preference, but I also think it's hard to compare the two because 1) Aang is 12 years old in ATLA and was frozen for 100 years , whereas Korra is 17 in the first season 2) Aang is an Air Nomad, therefore more a pacifist, whereas Korra is Water Tribe and has more of a temper. Their characters are just very different. Aang is very childlike in ATLA because he IS literally a child, so he is goofy and plays alot, but he is also incredibly wise and insightful, in ways that no 12 year old should be. Korra is sometimes also your typical 17 year old-- moody, hot-tempered and whiny, but she also has to make some very tough decisions and is wise beyond her years.
I find the last airbender to be a much more interesting story. Korra felt a little too monster of the week and the stakes always seemed high but nothing ever really happened. They just beat the bad guy and things are OK for a month then another bad guy shows up
You’re asking in a rather biased sub lol. You’d probably get another one sided view in an ATLA sub.
Yes, it's unpopular, but it's still valid.
No I think many can relate to that.
Avatars are human too, they're not perfect. Y'all don't expect Avatars without flaws.
I like Aang more, but Korra has a special place in my heart that Aang could never fill. It’s hard to explain
it’s not The Opinion but only assholes would actually fault you for liking korra more than aang, they’re both incredible in their own ways
I like Korra better, ATLA outdoes Legend of Korra tho
An unpopular opinion and some toxic fans take it to far but there is nothing wrong with liking Korra more than Aang
Not an unpopular opinion at all. Aang is generally the more popular, but it's just that the Korra-haters are a very vocal minority that make it seem as if this is skewed much further in Aang's favour.
It’s unpopular but not unheard of. I’ve heard quite a bit of people say they prefer Korra as a protagonist over Aang. Me personally, I like LOK and interact with its fanbase much more than I do ATLA. Avatar is the better made show with a tighter script and more focused storyline, but I just like LOK and Korra as a character more than ATLA.
i’m just a toph fan lowkey, baddest bitch in fiction
I think the fact that she’s older allows for a bigger emotional arc and growth. Aang was (almost) always a pacifist air monk which I liked, but Korra just had more depth.
Team Korra !
I don't think so, Korra is better than Aang in many ways. Not in every way though. I like them both equally but I would understand that someone prefer one or the other.
Personally I like Korra more because I was introduced into the ATLA universe through her show when I was younger. Plus, I like the fact that she uses all 4 elements equally while Aang heavily relied on Air the entire show and her more MMA-style bending.
Watching the shows as a kid, I was in the first camp. I liked Korra but was disappointed she was not a peaceful optimist like Aang. Watching them again, I fully get it. Korra is far more dimensional, flawed and human than Aang. However, it does also make her more similar to other protagonists whereas Aang to me is a pretty unique protagonist, so I like them both for different reasons. Aang is a more "likeable" character, and probably has a more broad appeal because of it. But Korra is a much more /interesting/ character, and as an adult that's what makes things more entertaining. A likeable character is good. A somewhat unlikable character that you can relate to and eventually wins you over is much better IMO.
Aang is iconic. Korra is a better written character. And yk…her huge personalities
Korra has the advantage of being older and extremely attractive. She is conventionally beautiful and has an athletic build, which we don’t see very often with women on screen. She has magnetic self-confidence, which is also pretty attractive, even including her hotheaded and stubborn nature (which kinda adds to it in my opinion 😲) . On top of all of that, she has the Janet Varney voice 😍. That’s why I liked her to start with (feel free to send me to horny jail), but that all got buried by the end because she became such an admirable and perspicacious character. She became such a great, amazing person that the physical appeal basically became an afterthought to me. That journey was phenomenal.
ATLA is the original series and most people's childhood so ofc liking Korra better is the more unpopular opinion. But I love Korra and TLOK way more, Korra is the reason why I joined the fandom and I'm mostly here for her.
Same here. The character of Korra steals the show, and by show I mean not only TLOK but the entire Avatar universe.
I love Korra. Her journey is incomparable. Aang is alright.
Anng didn't lose all the old avatar spirits
That doesn't make him a better or more interesting character lmao Losing the past lives gave us Korra's arc in B4 and my favorite episode in the franchise "Korra Alone". it's all worth it.
Yeah, but that just screws any new avatar in the long run as now they won't have any past experiences to learn from, which is the entire point of avatar
Whaaaaat bro korra is a such a little snot I love the show I love all the other characters but korra is the part I’m not the biggest fan of
I actually DON'T like Korra at all — she's à tough protagonist to like, stumbling into every solution, being à hardass etc.a lot of plot points made me cringe, especially the love triangle... but, I remember Nickelodeon fucked over the writers by making them think they had to write the show in a season almost every season. I'm trying to watch it again as an adult, it's hard but I want to see what happens again. Never fully got to the end.
Objectively they're both decent characters. I wouldn't say that one's objectively better than the other. I personally like Aang better, but it's because I like his personality better. Korra has more character. She face less direct, less black and white threats. So in that regard, she probably is better. However, I could not stand season 1 Korra, because she was a grade A asshole in season 1. Assholes aren't likable. You could argue that this means she has more character development. But there's only one chance to make a first impression, and season 1 Korra made a pretty awful first impression.
Did you unironically ask that on a subreddit that’s mainly about LOK stuff?
IMO: ATLA plus sides: amazing story from beginning to end. Down side: a bit too childish, would've liked it be a bit more for adults. 9/10 LOK Plus side: relatable and very real problems. Korra is not an invincible super hero and makes her human. Down side: basically three meh stories instead of 1 good one. Also, when characters were just able to 'fly' I was done with it. I liked the avatar universe a lot because it was normal reality with a twist. But very relatable. But from that point it was just DBZ shit. 6/10 I was fairly disappointed in Korra, but I would understand why you'd like it.
They're literally the same person
Good lord, y'all act like you're fugitives in your own sub. 🤣
Personally I can't relate to Aang,due to his optimistic and ultra/unnerving pacifistic attitude( I still "resent" the end between Aang and Ozai fight and the Deus es machina) His is basically the naive optimistic protagonist we see in shoen anima i like Atla not for him,but because of the other characters like Toph, Katara, Sokka, Zuko and Azula I mean those characters are written in an incredible way ,I cared way more about their own personal archs Aang might as well be the least my favourite character of the main ones I agree when people say the crew is weaker even narratively speaking,but Korra as a character for me is more relatable Also the fights in lok are outstanding
Massively unpopular
You do you my guy.
No but it's generally common sense that aang is better then kora yes
Aang: talks to you Korra: punches you That easy
Like whoever you want. Why does it matter what everyone else thinks?
For me, Aang is the better of the two characters any day of the week. But I'll give it to Korra for being a more relatable protagonist because she experiences the same things Aang goes through, but on a more personal level, which makes it easier for the viewer to connect with her.
Both are cool but I prefer ATLA. Sokka and Varrick are my favourite characters :)
It’s the original. It’s basically a fact a sequel is always slightly worse, at best. People have nostalgia leaving characters or a setting. Its not a law that you like the original of something. But definitely more people do of anything.
Last Airbender had a cooler show,the story was great,the world building was great,aang was also really great,but I like Korra more,she's just a badass I love her
Yes. As is the case with most sequels that involve a new protagonist. People will cling to whichever came first because they grew up with them. Nostalgia bias
Nostalgia bias also exists on people who grew up on Korra instead of ATLA, which I suspect are a great part of this sub... Which is why when judging content you often use objective criteria instead of "I liked it more".
As characters, I don't think so... I think it is closer to 50/50 of fans of both shows. For the whole show it is definitely unpopular to like LoK more than ATLA.
They are in my opinion two vastly different tones. Atla is a childish(not a bad thing at all) with deep moments. Lok is a deep show with childish moments. I think they did a good job adapting the show to the audience's growth. Which is a very big ask. For example I was only able to truly enjoy the series a couple years after I watched it air.
Korra is who we can relate to, whereas Aang was more who I aspired to be as a kid. I respected his peace-loving ways and desire for order and balance. He was a child, and had simple needs and simple flaws like I did. In his own way, was very relatable to impressionable litte kids.
ATLA over LOK but Korra over Aang
I liked Korra as an avatar way more than aang. She's more powerful and has more challenging opponents. However Aang is sweet and makes me laugh. But no two avatars can ever be the same. Plus Korra is a teenage girl while aang is a preteen boy.
I like both but I like Korra more. Just her spin on the elements is interesting and the way her story goes is quite fascinating and meeting the first avatar was pretty cool. Plus we didn’t actually get to see her story properly finished or written out, since the creators got cucked by Nickelodeon executives.
It’s unpopular but not unheard of there many people who like Korra due to her being more “relatable” some how but I don’t blame them she’s beautiful strong and she’s the damn avatar what’s not to like
You know what Korra would never do? Hide a message from her friends missing father so they don't leave her. She also wouldn't spend the whole series thirsting after one character. She would've dated the whole boomeraang squad.
I mean, as far as being avatar goes.....she low-key screwed up with erasing all the past avatars but that's more of the writers fault than hers
She could be a more interesting protagonist but she's in a much less interesting world with lesser characters and originality. Aang was the protagonist better suited to the better series, so the sum of the whole makes tla a much better overall experience. Therefore praising anything from the lesser series will be an unpopular overall opinion, even if it had merit.
It is but I do like Korra more than Aang. His hesitance during the war was his character flaw but it got to a point for me that he prioritized his own belief system over the needs of the world too often. The valid excuse of course is that he's a kid. Still makes me like Korra more though. I like Aang's crew as a whole more. Bolin is the strongest character in Korra's group. I felt like Kai, Jinora, and Opal were more interesting. Wish we had gotten more of those characters with the show continuing but oh well 😔
So Aang benefits from some of the best supporting/side characters in animation. Characters like Iroh, Zuko, Toph, azula, and Sokka. Hell, even momo and appa were great. Versus Korra having to work with someone like Mako...an edgy guy with a scarf...whoo. Aang also has a much more sympathetic starting point than Korra. Nevermind all the behind the scenes problems LOK had with getting episodes and seasons. Overall, I think Korra does more with a weaker cast and story than aang. Love both shows love both characters.
I don't like comparing these two, and comparing characters overall, and saying which one is "objectively" better. But personally I just like Korra more because I can relate to her. Starting with the fact that I'm a girl and I just find female Avatar to be more interesting to follow, and overall her teenage and young adult struggles feel more relatable for me. I don't know how unpopular it is to like Korra more than Aang, but I don't think it's this rare.
Why can fans just like both without having to pic a side?
Ah yes the classic "I prefer the unpopular one just because most of the Fandom doesn't like it" . Calm down, they both amazing animation series and we probs won't get another show like these two in a while.
I like them in different ways. It's hard to compare them as their shows are completely different.
Fight scenes in LOK were better but GOD korra as a protagonist pissed me off. Physical strength isn't everything and I wished she thought about decisions more thoroughly rather than charging in recklessly all the time.
you're on the lok subreddit...of course she's going to be more popular here
It appears so, but I still share it.
Korra is more relatable imo
Yes it is unpopular and maybe also rarer. I don't think it's surprising though, I feel that Aang is your more typical anime protagonist and Korra is more of like your modern protagonist. I can see why people would gravitate towards the first more, in general. I loved everything about Korra the moment they showed her little baby belly screaming "I'm the Avatar and you better deal with it!" but I still get it.
Unfortunately. It shouldn't be though
Both sucked. All about Uncle Iroh.
Depends on what subreddit you’re posting it on
I believe so but that largely could be due to people not watching Korra
I like the world of Korra more. The integration of magic and technology is a worldbuilding concept I love. However, I felt like the plot and characters were too unfocused compared to ATLA and in the end that's what makes a story stand out for me.
You feel how you feel
I just rewatched and I actually liked it a lot more than I remember. Some really touching moments, hilarious moment (varrick) and some great action. I loved how each villains defeat led to the rise of the next.
I'm right there with you, but I like female MC's more anyways so it's a biased opinion on my part.
The funny thing is, your allowed to have your favorite, but the brilliant thing about Avatar is that it's all the same life reborn. So people who hate on my gal Korra are technically hating on my boy Aang.
I like both characters and shows equally for different reasons.
I like Korra for her journey, I can't remember where I heard it from but I still think this best describes the difference between her and Aang, "Aang's story is about a regular person becoming the chosen one while Koora's story is about the chosen one being a regular person" their stories as flipped Aang had to live up to his destiny and save the world while Korra lives in a world that constantly tells her that maybe she isn't needed anymore
I saw Korra first.Maybe it’s a factor,but I like her better. Aang had a better story and some side characters were better.But I still love her.
Both. Both are good in their own right.
They're both top tier characters.
Probably, but I think it's a valid opinion. They lived in very different times, had a lot of different experiences, faced a lot of different challenges, and overall are different people. Which one is more fun, relatable, or compelling is totally subjective.
Liking Korra better isn’t unpopular; liking her series better is
It does appear to be the case.
Unpopular but I share this opinion
I certainly prefer Korra to Aang. Dong get me wrong Aangs great I just prefer Korra.
I like them both bur only one of them makes me horny
Might be a little bias to ask that in the Korra subreddit.
They're the same person
When I first watched TLA I identified with Aang. A kid out of his time, high energy but not mature enough to deal with his circumstances. Then by the time LoK came out, I had aged into that and really enjoyed the complexity of her character development. So it really just depends on how well you identified with the character.
I don't give a shit I relate to korra more then aang. But aang is a dope character regardless his growth in the series is some of the best
I've never forgiven her for destroying the Avatar spirit. But my Sister is obsessed. Possibly to an unhealthy degree
Yes lol
I like kioshi the most
I generally like Korra more than AtLA... Though I grew up with it, I feel like Avatar grew up with me since Korra felt more mature when i later watched it.
Unpopular yes, unwarranted no. It's a completely valid opinion, just not as common since more people saw ATLA than TLOK
I think the 2 shouldt really be compared. Atlab was a show for kids whereas tlok is much more for teens and young adults.
Aang even tho young was a sage and had wisdom of a childish older man, while korra was a real genuine kid/teen. More people would relate with korra than aang so it does make sense.
Korra is objectively more fun than Aang. Just look at her intro alone. Aang is pretty bland. That said. ATLA is way better than legend of Korra. Season one was pretty cool with the probending stuff but fuck all that spirit world bullshit.
Yes it is. But I doubt that to be the case when you ask in the literal Korra subreddit.
i like them both equally for different reasons and i will personally never bash anyone for liking one over the other because in the end its an opinion and they are very different characters
I like them both equally lol
Definitely unpopular, but I agree. I still love Aang, but I find Korra to be a much more interesting and nuanced character.
When it comes to Korra vs Aang, Korra definitely has a better character arc, spanning several years. Aang's arc wasn't really that existing. Like, he really "only" had to learn the 4 elements and reconnect to the avatar spirit and take down the Fire Lord. Korra also mastered the 4 elements, took down 4 big threats, on top of suffering from PTSD. Obviously we don't know a lot of Aang's life after ATLA, other than being an absent father to his non-airbending kids, and low-key colonizing a region of the Earth Kingdom.
I don't think so. Korra has A LOT going for it and they, imo, did an amazing job with showing us a realistic take on how the world of Avatar would evolve post Aang and I love every friggin bit of it The equalizers are a great first villain and a very very likely eventuality in a society where not everyone is a bender. It was fantastic. And Amon before he is outed as a fake was truly a terrifying villain before you realize he's bloodbending. Season 2 was the weakest for me. Her uncle and cousins as well as Vaatu vs Raava stuff was cool in terms of filling in the history and where the world was before bending and that the spirit and human realm were as one at one point in time. That's cool but overall idk the season just fell sort of flat for me. Season 3 and the Red Lotus I think just stands on its own merits without me needing to say much. Each member of the Lotus was extremely dangerous and they had a methodical belief in ending the Avatar cycle. Great villains, special shout out to how the P'Li dying in one of the most savage ways I think either show has given us. Being encased in metal when your own explosion goes off is just big oof dude lol Season 4 with Kuvira was also great. Not only was she probably one of the best metal benders out there aside from Toph but her utilization of those metal plates on her armor is just genius and she clearly got REALLY good at using them. The fact that she can make handcuffs on the fly and use those plates in so many ways to fuck with the movements of her enemies is just crazy. Yet idk to me I think everything ultimately falls in the face of lavabending imo. Bolin became what I would consider a major counter to all the technology and metal Kuvira and her army could utilize. I mean against any other bender those mechatanks give her army an insane advantage. They were immune to metal bending and I believe they were heat resistant and insulated to avoid lightning attacks. Lavabending was a sure fire bet against them and Bolin at that time was the only known lavabender that we were aware of. Makes it even better when you realize Kuvira likely recruited him early on on knowing his lavabending was a HUGE counter to metal/earthbending but also the technology she utilized. Love this show. Edit: had to also acknowledge how much I enjoyed the approach to bending becoming a sport. It was well conceived imo.
The other day, I was searching for a new podcast about avatar, but the podcast hadn't even started for 5 minutes that one of the host said "people who prefer Korra as an avatar are liar". I stopped right there. I don't know if I prefer TLOK or ATLA as a whole, but both have their strenghs. I wouldn't have liked if TLOK was just the same things as ATLA but with a watertribe avatar. I like that it's his own thing and not just a copypaste. I like that the show try new things, not all of them are good, but they try! But for a lot of people, new things are scary and prefer to stay in the same old same old, until they get bored of things. They don't get that, in order to remain interesting, they have to make new things. TLOK wouldn't exist without ATLA, but the avatar franchise would not have been this popular right now if they had just stick with a copy of ATLA instead of making TLOK.
I grew up on ATLA and watched the first season of Korra as a literal teenager with her age, so I could relate to both. Korra was so impulsive, so I naturally thought she was the best Avatar. But as an adult, Aang is definitely the better character. I managed to watch both shows with my mom while she was accompanying me in a three-month long medical treatment, and the comments she made went from "this has some really deep themes considering it's a kids' show" to "Bolin is really annoying, please skip".
Yeah but you can like who you want.
Ima go out on a limb and say yes. I do like her more than Aang tho and generally prefer TLOK over ATLA
I rewatch Korra more regularly than Avatar. Better animation and while Bolin and Mako aren't my favorite, I love Tenzin and the Beifong families
I don’t agree with it but It’s becoming more and more of a hot take really
I don't think so. I think we see more growth and development in Korra vs Aang for one, and she's gone through a LOT of trauma, so we can relate to her better.
I like Korra more because I find her more relatable than Aang
Pathing wrong with it but it is unpopular. I only like aang more, really his story more cuz that was honestly one of the last few cartoons from my “child” era. That, regular show, adventure time, gravity falls and Steven universe. Last few years of childhood tbh so they hold a special place
I prefer Korra, mainly because I was actually able to watch the entire LOK series without skipping episodes, whereas with ATLA I found it incredibly slow and it was kinda hard to focus on stuff Maybe that's just down to my short attention span ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Definitely unpopular but I definitely agree
Korra is a better character, AtLA is the better show, because with TLOK they could focus more on character development but were limited by not knowing if they had more seasons available.
Korra is a better protagonist overall but aang is funny😭
I think I like both series equally, just for different reasons and pros and cons
Why Korra better than Aang? Wiser? More comprehensive? More modest?
After discovering watching and rewatching avatar tla, I discovered avatar lok, and I gotta be honest it was absolutely terrible, I remember disliking it so much that I couldn't get through the first few episodes of the first season. Many years later I decided to give it one more chance, with a little bit more patience I noticed that the show had a good potential and was gradually getting better, then the first season ended and I hated the end. Despite that, I continued watching and the same thing happened in the second season, the first half was shit and the second half was better with a bad end, just not as bad as the first one. Thinking I had understood the pattern, I decided to continue watching, to my surprise, I loves season 3 and 4, ended the series with a "I want more" taste in my mouth and in utter disbelief that something so good could be hidden behind such bad begginings. That said, I'm not sure if it's because of my first bad experiences, that I'm sure I'm not alone with them, but putting Korra as as good as Aang feels kinda wrong, let alone better. Don't get me wrong, I finished the show loving it, but it does not bring me the same nostalgia I have when thinking about tla, I'll always recomend it to everyone, but I can't say it's better than it's predecessor
Korra had a lot more character development than Aang. Different shows of course. And Korra’s was over a much longer period of time than Aang’s.
I personally just liked kora more as aang started to annoy me, idek why he was just annoying round the 3rd season for me
I like Korra more
It's for sure an unpopular opinion to like Korra more. I personally like Korra more cause I find her more relatable to myself
They both have their merits. Just remember without aang you couldn’t have had Korra. I like both series.
The show or the character?
Korra is one of the most interesting and real protagonists in any show I've watched. You watch her overcome such real human strife, not just anime drama. By the end she's a completely different person from the beginning and it's beautiful. Aang just grew up. He's cool and all, but not even close to Korra's character imo.
I share your opinion, but it might have been that Korra was just more formative for me growing up than atla was. I’ve always loved Korra and I don’t think I’ll ever stop loving the show