#this is meh but i was bored and rewatching LoK

[nekomasteam]

redlotus!au

Disclaimer: Sokka has a heart of gold and would never do this. I am doing this for fun and because it would be interesting and because i love aangst.

Spoilers ahead for Legend of Korra

Zuko dies during a coup several years after his coronation, the White Lotus had been dispatched to protect him during the festivities celebrating the anniversary, as well as protecting Avatar Aang

Sokka had not been able to attend due his Chief duties in the Southern Water Tribe

Sokka does not take Zuko’s death well, he spirals and the Gaang tries to help, but in the end, he blames Aang for Zuko’s death

Sokka finds anything and everything he can on the White Lotus, promising revenge

He believes the White Lotus cared more about Aang than Zuko

Also, after Zuko’s death, Uncle Iroh retires as Grand Master

During his spiral, Sokka decides to create the Red Lotus

He uses the Red Lotus as a group against Avatars’ and World Leaders’, peace can only be brought when everyone is free and ruled by no one, he uses his role as Chief of SWT as a cover

Also he uses the Red Lotus to bring down hightier White Lotus members, including his former master Piandao, Jeong Jeong and Bumi

After Aang’s passing, the Red Lotus grows stronger

They vow to use the new Avatar to their advantage

Sokka meets Zaheer when Zaheer is a teenager, Zaheer is infatuated by the idea of the Red Lotus

Sokka trains Zaheer to fight, this explains why Zaheer was already an incredibly powerful airbender, he was already an extremely powerful nonbender.

Zaheer still tries to kidnap Korra as a child, Sokka initially fights alongside the Gaang to hide his involvement

However, Sokka betrays the Gaang

Katara now has to fight her own brother to protect Korra

Toph and Suki have to fight against their bestfriend

Korra is saved still

the Gaang never sees Sokka again, no one knows what happens to him

[toxxicsushi]

Why LOK Is Not As Widely Accepted As Atla

(What went wrong?)

- Love triangle: the first two seasons focus too much on love. ATLA did have aspects of love in it. There was even an episode dedicated to love! However, this plot device felt so...cringey. It was not cute— just very annoying. It really brought out the worst of the first season, which would have been fine without it. I believe the need for this love triangle also made Korra’s character inconsistent.

- Season Two: this season had some good moments. It was not all bad. Avatar Wan’s backstory was amazing and the coolest concept in the world. However, the civil war was...eh. It did not feel very impactful or important to me. Not to mention, the fight with the “dark avatar” turning into a giant Vaatu felt...meh. It didn’t feel like it had a place in the Avatar world. It felt more like a Superhero story than something that would happen in Aang’s universe.

- Raava: I actually like this spirit. However, the one thing that boggles me about her...is why is she just now making herself known? If she is part of the Avatar I feel like Aang should have been educated on who she was. Who /he/ was. (One could argue Raava doesn’t console the Avatar unless she feels she needs to...but I feel like that’s just an excuse.) I just feel like Raava’s sudden presence doesn’t not make sense with Korra’s predecessors. I think a great way for this to make sense would...perhaps the more lives that are born that Raava merges with...the less the spirit becomes its own entity. So this would explain, perhaps, why she could give earlier Avatars counsel and not the recent ones. I just felt it was weird how she never spoke to Aang! Aang was only a boy and honestly, he could have used a friendly spirit’s guidance!

- Kuvira: I did not like Kuvira one bit. After the Red Lotus, she was just...such a bore for a final villain. Her design was boring. Her personality was boring. It felt like she didn’t even have one. She was like a budget Ozai.

- Robots and science. Now, I know the avatar world has geniuses but...the story’s advancements were way too fast. I mean...the final fight was against a giant robot?! With lasers?!! The laser part— I can honestly somehow believe in Avatar’s lore. I mean, magical lasers make sense to me. So that isn’t a big deal. However, the giant robot was...a bit much. Not to mention, the mech soldiers. I mean the hundred year war had to be forty to sixty years ago. It’s just...odd...how fast technology advanced.

- Korra’s personality in Season One and Two. As mentioned before, her personality felt somewhat inconsistent. She was a prodigy but also sucked at pro bending. She cared about love when she seems more like Kuvira— more obsessed with proving herself. I just don’t like Korra’s early personality, I felt like the writers didn’t know who she was yet.

- Unaloq. Didn’t like him. Bland villain.

- Eska X Bolin. What was the point of this ship? They were both obsessed with each other at separate points. I don’t understand.

- Korrasami. As much as I’d like to say I loved this ship— rewatching LOK I realized...it’s actually ass. It felt so...forced? CatrAdora (She-Ra) had a very slow and beautiful climb to its finale and true reveal. However, this felt like it was tossed in last minute? Perhaps for the shock factor and to end Korra with someone? I actually feel like Korra not finding love...would have been okay! And I mean, just because we didn’t see her find love does not mean she /didn’t./ I mean, Toph has two daughters. (Even if she didn’t stay with the men, she must have liked them at some point.)

- The lack of flow. This could not really be helped by the writers. Nickelodeon was so off and on with this show. But the stories didn’t feel as if they flowed into each other, obviously. I also think the lack of an Overarching Villain hurt the story too. Ozai was so powerful because of how afraid of him we were meant to be...Azula and Zuko made him all the more exciting.

- Korra’s past lives not returning. This is an EXTREME opinion. I don’t think the show did “wrong” by not allowing this back. However, it really broke my heart! I wanted to hear from the past Avatars more. I do wish they could have came back. I don’t really see why they had to stay destroyed...unless to open up something for another Avatar?

- No training episodes! One thing I loved about ATLA was watching the characters grow into themselves. Become masters and learn their forms. Mako never really felt like a Firebending Master, despite being in pro bending. Bolin, however, /did/ feel like a powerful bender. Although, it took until Season Three for him to catch up with Korra...I also feel like Aang’s group were all equally as powerful as him. In my opinion, /I/ think his friends were /BETTER/ at their respective elements. I mean, they were /real/ masters! You never get this feeling from Mako or Bolin. (Until Bolin hits Season Three.) Korra feels as if she outscales them greatly.

- Red Lotus being only one season. (Best villains of the series. Amon was amazing too but cut short because his season sucked.)