His pursuit for total freedom is so dogged, that he undermines the very ideal for which he is fighting. His deep philosophical understanding of the air nomad culture makes his anarchist views seem measured in the backdrop of so many corrupt heads of state. Zaheer believes that every figurehead has the potential to do as much damage as Ozai and should, therefore, be stopped. As the head of the Red Lotus, he uses his recently acquired airbending to rescue his allies and travel in a small band to enact their master plan as a dark reflection of Aang and the original "Team Avatar." The similarities to Aang go deeper than his team of skilled benders. An Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra-based tabletop RPG has now become so successful that creator Magpie Games has (for the meantime) run out of stretch goals on its Kickstarter campaign. 1 ZaheerĪmong stiff competition, Zaheer stands out as the best villain of the entire show.
Despite Noatak having a desire to protect the weak from an early age, Yakone's training in the art of bloodbending dulled his empathy through learning a skill that involved subjecting others to your will. This inherent contradiction, while being his ultimate weakness, was also what made him so interesting as a villain. What ended up being his ultimate downfall was the very thing that gave him power in the first place he was secretly the powerful waterbender Noatak and son of the infamous crime boss Yakone. After all the amazing feats shown through the art of bending in Avatar: The Last Airbender, it was interesting to see how powerless non-benders might feel in a society built by benders. As the leader of the Equalists, Amon made Korra question the hierarchy of the world of which she was at the very top and forced Korra to realize that, although his methods were questionable, he was genuinely fighting for equality. 2 Avatar, Season 1 (8.While Kuvira was a great final villain, Amon was a fantastic introduction to The Legend of Korra and Republic City. Korra prevails, but the characters undergo some very traumatic experiences.
The ending of season three takes a series of dark turns. The beginnings of the romantic relationship between Korra and Asami are present this season as well, with the two being paired off for more storylines than they had been in previous seasons. Season three has perhaps the best villain in LOK, with the introduction of Zaheer and the Red Lotus organization. Korra also becomes the first avatar to Metalbend, a skill she learns while some time in Sao Fu, which is essentially a metalbending sanctuary. Lin gets some backstory during this season, and audiences see why she is so angry and isn't close to her famous family. The setting is parallel in technology to the early 20th Century. The Legend of Korra continues in the oddly parallel universe about 50 years later. My kids loved The Last Airbender, the animated series if not the movie. The increased spiritual energy has awakened airbending in people who were formerly non-Benders, after decades of there being few Airbenders in the world. I'm reviewing The Legend of Korra in a general way, and not so specific to just the second season.
Season three deals directly with the consequences of Korra's decision to leave a portal open between the human and Spirit Worlds.