Avatar: The Last Airbender was an animated show that first started in 2005. It was the Western-made adventures of Aang the young Avatar who had been asl🌌eep in ice for 100 years. But if you're reading this, I'm sure you are more than familiar with the Avatar setting.
Quite frankly, Avatar is one of my favorite franchises of all time. It truly is one of 𒀰the most well fleshed out and creative worlds I've ever seen.
Plus, all of the characters feel real, they have their own individual journeys and resolutions, especially Prince Zuko. I truly believe it pushed the animation medium forward. Now Aang was a passive, childish, and adorable Avatar that wanted to solve everything peacefully. Which, made it all the more difficult when he was tasked with stopping a century-long war led by a violent dictator. But, through an incredibly long and amazing journey, the Hundred Year War came to a close, and peace arrived at last. Then, the second series came out, Avatar: The Legend of Korra. This new set of seasons followed Korra, the next Avatar, a waterbender with a surprisingly rockheaded personality. Korra was brash, violent, and incredibly extroverted. It took place 70 years after the end of A: TLA where society had progressed quite staggeringly. For many, it was a bit too much of a jump from Aang's world and people felt like that had missed out on what happened to Aang and friends. Honestly, they did. Much of the later adventures of A: TLA were only told in a comic book format, published by Dark Horse. So, to help fill you in on the later adventures of team Avatar, here are 30 Ridiculous Things Fans Had No Idea Happened Between Avatar And The Legend Of Korra
30 ⛦ Aang And Katara Sitting In A Tree
Aang likes Katara, w💖e knew that from episode one. But fans didn't actually get romantic payoff until the attack on the Fire Nation at the end of book two, where Aang kisses Katara.
Now, after the events of the Hundred Year war, we get to see just how gross and couple-y these two master benders are.
They call each other "sweetie" constantly, always defend each other, and are all around attached at the hip. Honestly, it's quite adorable, but Sokka is not the biggest fan. Though I don't know if he has mu👍ch ground to talk, given how often Katara and the rest had to deal with his "love life" throughout the show.
29 ♚ 🌄 Toph Founded The Beifong Metalbending Academy
Toph actually does quite a bit after the Hundred Year War. But, her crowning achievement has to be raisin꧒g the first generation of metal benders.
Right after the Hundred Year War she settles down near Yu Dao and creates the Beifong Metalbending Academy.
The first three students are a bit eccentric, but soon it becomes one of the 🥀most popular schools around. This, of course, gives way to Toph eventually creating the Metalbending police force in Empire City. And along the way she apparently starts going boy crazy because Toph has two kids with two different fathers. These kids are of course Su Yin and Lin who play a major role in Korra's adventures.
28 Kiyoshi Wa♔rriors Now F🐻ire Lord Guards
So if you remember, the Ki♊yoshi Warriors are essentially the༒ Peace Corps of the Avatar world. They get their name from Avatar Kiyoshi, the Earthbending Avatar three cycles before Aang.
They started as just a group of warriors that protected their own home, but after running into💝 Aang's crew they ended up playing a part in the Hundred Year War.
They even recruited Ty Lee from Azula's squad! Anyway, after Zuko succeeds Ozai, he starts fe꧟aring for his life. Mai, in an effort to help, brings them on as personal guards for Zuko. And oddly enough, they kind of just..𒉰.stayed.
27 Another War Almost Started♏
The Hundred Year War was no easy clean-up job. The Fire Nation had ironically burned all their bridges wi♋th the other nations and making everything right 💯in the aftermath was apparently difficult.
In an effort to help out, Avatar Aang, Zuko as the new Fire L🦂ord, and t💮he King of Ba Sing Sei created the Harmony Restoration Movement.
During the century-long war, there were many Fire Nation colonies♕ set up in the Earth Kingdom, and this movement was made in order to bring them back home. But, as is customary with politics, things are never that easy. Some𝓰 colonies didn't want to move, Zuko ended up leaving the movement, and war almost broke out again.
26 🙈 Aang Almost Ended Zuko
Aang, of course, continued his frie🔯ndship with Zuko after the end of the war. Zuko needed someone to help guide him as he suddenly becam🌱e the ruler of an entire nation that previously had nothing but hatred for him.
But, fearing his own♒ ancestry, Zuko became terrified that he would eventually become as bad as his father. He made Aang promise to end him if h🐻e ever went too far.
Turns out that promise was almost cashed in not much later, during the skirmish between Earth and Fire for the Yu Dao Colony. Aang almost had to snuff ꦏout the Fire Lord, again.
25 🌳 The New Ozai Society Was Founded ꧅
This next entry is what I feel to be the most accurate representation of how a country ಞwould adapt to a new leader like Zuko in this sort of setting. The Fire Nation reigned supremeꦫ for 100 years, under Ozai's rule.
It's honestly surprising that the New Ozai Society isn't massive as opposed to a relatively small force.
Ozai might have been a tyrannical, cruel, and supervillain-esque leader, but he did look out for his own 🎐people. He believed that Fire Bender🐷s were supreme, while Zuko in his peaceful ways, attempts to bring the Fire Nation back down to eye level with the rest of the world.
24 🎃 Aang Made Some New🐻 Air Acolytes
During their travels, Aang never reall🌟y tried to keep himself hidden. He was always proud of his Air Nomad heritage, and the fact that he was the Avatar. This was a problem during the Hundred Year War as it only brought their enemy's right to them. But, after the war, it became a benefit. Turns out Aang had a couple of fan clubs full of people praising his exploits.
Once such fan club was a group of girls 🉐so dedicated they mastered the Air Nomad forms, despite not being Air Benders. They also gave themselves the full-body Nomad tattoo's.
Aang originally was against this but after seeing their r🍎espect and dedication, decided to make them the new "Air Acolytes".
23 📖 Zuko And Azula, Sibling Duo
It's no secret that near the end of Book Three, Azula begins to lose her marbles. The once fearsome Fire Bender is now plagued by hallucinations of her mother as ever🉐y one of her plans seem to fail. This culminates in one of the best fights of the series as she confronts her brother in the capital of the Fire Nation.
After the war, Azula is essentially sent to jail but for the mentally unstable.
Unfortunately, in order to find his apparently alive mother, Zuko needs her help. The entirety of The Search com💎ic line has Azula as one of the main cast. Of course, she's a jerk like always but it's still a great read.
22 ꦑ Azula, Undeservingly, Got To Ride On Appa
While Azula was adventuring with Aang and friends, she got exclusive access to a mode of transportation not many are privy to. In this worl🍰d, there is only one Avatar, one Air Nomad, and one Sky Bison named Appa.
He's a beautiful fluffy boy that honestly has more characterization than 90% of all other animals in animation.
And there was even an entire episode where Azula tracked the Avatar purely by Appa's fur, making fun of him the whole way. So that is exactly why it iꦐs so purely unjust and unfair that someone𒈔 as cruel as Azula got to ride on Appa's fluffy back.
21 ♕ Zuko Found His Mom
So at the end of the Search series of comics, Zuko finally finds his mom. It turns out the Ursa had originally been madly in love with someone from her hometown before Ozai essen꧑tially took her.
Ursa's entire arc is probably one of the more well-written ones even between the comics and animated show.
At one point she ღhas to decide on either getting a new face to be with the man she loves, but losing the memories of her children or remembering her children, but putting them and the man she loves in danger. Luckily Aang being the Avatar basically hacks the situation and gets the best outcome for everyone, so Ursa gets both her face and memories back, and is reunited with Zuko.