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"Leaves on the Vine" should definately be top five, especially when you realize those tears were real, as it was the voice actor's last day of acting due to throat cancer, and the song is actually a tribute to him, as he served in the military.
@@acat3772 ... I hope that's sarcasm, because the final episode of a beloved voice-actor and war veteran as he is forced to leave the job he loves due to throat cancer, which later takes his life, is most certainly a sad occasion.
Took me this long to realize that zuko can't cry out of both eyes. When his father burned his face he destroyed the inner workings of zukos eye and the flesh around it. Including his tear ducts. I thought it was a superficial burn wound growing up. But as an adult I realize now that his burn is really bad. Wouldn't shock me if he couldn't see out that eye.
There is the fact that Zuko sleeps on his 'bad' side so he can hear when sleeps, when he is conpletely comfortable he sleeps on the 'good' side. But Zuko is seen crying out of both eyes buuutttt it could be harder for it to happen cause of the burn. Also, also another fact is that Azula thought she was gonna get burned like Zuko did when she back talked her dad right before he left to burn everything down!
I'm surprised the fate of Zhao isn't on this list. He quite literally goes insane after being pulled into the Spirit World and imprisoned in an endless fog.
Amon's death along side with his brother's gets even more sad as you realize that Amon is able to detect movement by using the person's blood. He felt his own brother trying to kill him and let it happen. He wanted to die along side his brother.
One of the darker aspects of the scene that no one notices is the split second before it cuts to Amon, it shows Tarrlok inching forward in his seat for a mere half second. This shows that, at first, Tarrlock was planning to get up and neutralize his brother before taking the boat, but quickly realized how monstrous he was and was swept with guilt. Because of this guilt, he decided, in just a few seconds, to kill them both.
As much as it is horrible and sad. It is satisfying at least he didnt die alone but in a way that is too depressing and tragic demise Edited: it sort of reminded me of how mice of men ended
The wonders of thinking someone probably passed on when they are still “alive” and have no idea how much they are suffering. At least what’s his name eventually passed away in the library.
You guys missed what made Little Soldier Boy truly sad. It was the voice actor's, Mako Iwamatsu, last recorded episode before he passed. Iroh's depicted son is inspired by a younger Mako. The voice actor who took his place, Greg Baldwin, to this day refuses to sing Little Soldier Boy stating it was Mako's song. Not his.
WAIT I didn't know Mako Iwamatsu voiced the tale of Iroh I thought it was the new VA Greg Baldwin! That's way more sad and adds a whole new layer I didn't even know about.
@@factual_banana4608 not only the tale of iroh actually the first 30 episodes and then Greg Baldwin took his place actually whenever he gets asks to sing the song he basically says ''is mako's song not mine''
there is also something to consider about how Gyatso died, i remember reading this a while back : if you pay attention there are no burn marks anywhere in the room , what probably happened was that he waited for the fire solders to get in and then forced all the oxygen out of the room creating a vacuum sealing the room from the inside and everyone suffocated , because there was no oxygen the solders couldn't use fire and so in his final moments he shows that in order for there to be life there needs to be balance with the elements
I dont think a master like Gyatso would be willing to take so many lives, think of how conflicted Aang was about having to possibly kill Fire Lord Ozai, a monster.
You know what I think is dark? The fact that Azula is standing in the crowd, eagerly watching as her father burns her brother's face. That just shows how cruel she is that watching her own brother who never did anything wrong to her being hurt made her happy. If the situations were reversed, Zuko would look away or maybe try to beg their father not to do it, but Azula kept silent and watched with sadistic glee.
Dark moments of both 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' and 'The Legend of Korra' indeed. *sighs* We still miss both shows and these people did a fantastic job together...
@Zowy G It wasn't the best, but it was not the worst. People are forgetting that Korra and Aang are different, Korra is more head strong, Aang is more plan before we head in, etc. It wasn't her fault for a lot of things that happened, it just happened. I actually liked Korra, it was different from Aang, to see our hero mess up a bit and not fully recover, it showed us a bit more of a realistic avatar hero. Of course TLAB will be my favorite, I still greatly love TLOK
I think the moment wenn Amon kidnaps Tenzins family to "rid the world of airbending FOREVER" was pretty dark as well. Especially since this very season showed us that taking away someones bending doesn't end it forever, but only for one generation. And Amon being a strategic mastermind and always 10 steps ahead of anybody else ontop of being in a similar Situation himself would have figured that out. No way he would have just forgotten such an important detail. He knew that, as soon as Tenzins kids get their own children, all his work would be for nothing and I'm pretty sure he would have taken care of Tenzins children Sozin-style.
@@zuko4064 if you think about it, this might be even darker form an audience point of view, since they were actualy part of the main group. (or at least kinda part of the main group.) (Just like Uncle Iroh wasn't realy part of the main group, but still was an important Charakter) the Airnation in Avatar the last Airbender gets mentioned a few times and we see a few airbenders like monk Giatso in some flashbacks, but they aren't realy characters the audience carres about that much. Certainly not as much as people care about other people in the show, like Suky or Iroh.
One thing is for sure if your the Avatar your gonna go through some shit. Anng's entire people got wiped from the earth. And korra's been Kidnapped, bound and chained, Had her bending forcibly taken away, had apart of her soul forcibly taken out of her body, forcibly been poisoned, and gone through sever depression.
@@abdullahjudeh5954 well, i have to deal with ptsd for 10 years now, and i try to kill myself a couple of times, to end nightmares... ptsd forces you to revive the pain, physically and mentally. It destroys you. And PTSD grows up in mind again and again with each other's traumas you endure... (sorry if my English isn't good, I try my best as a French people ^^")
Man how does Korra nearly dying not make the list? Not poison ptsd, but Zaheer sucking the life out of Korra while in Avatar state. That's easily my number one, yet unfortunately doesn't make the list 😢
I remember watching avatar The last Airbender was a kid and I wanted to see azula put in her place and when they finally did do it I couldn't even be happy
@Zowy G Um how does LOK have anything to do with this comment? I saw your other reply to another comment and it seems like you're trying to spread hate for LOK. It could be offensive to people who like the show.
I would have placed Azula's breakdown in the top five, when I watched that scene I was completely shocked, I couldn't believe a tv show like Avatar could depict mental illness and instability and pain in such a crude but realistic way, now I can't watch it without crying
Well actually the song leaves from the vine was written for the actor after he died of cancer, the line about soldier boy was also added because the actor served in the military
One thing I’ve always considered to be the darkest moment was in the season 1 finale of Korra. Korra runs off and stands at a cliff and cries. Lemme just clarify that no one in mental distress goes to a cliff with good and thought through intentions!!
I disagree. One of the best parts of LOK is there complex villains. All the villains, including Zaheer, originally had good intentions. Like Zaheer wanted freedom for everyone, and he didn’t want power or control after he freed ba sing se. Though he and the other villains of the show just took their ideologies too far. He wasn’t violent unless in his mind it was necessary for his goal.
Not having a third series despite the possibilities. Korra leaving the portals open left a lot of possibilities and future stories for her successor wide open. I get the feeling that the Red Lotus and some minor spirit attacks were just the beginning of the world overflowing with spirit energy and rising tensions. Personally, I’d like to see the next Avatar face a black ops global security and defense group willing to use illicit tactics (secret weapons, illegal bending practices, harvesting spirit energy, assassinations, lobotomies, bypassing the governments, etc.) to make the world safe.
@@diciabadines2886 I was actually thinking the 2020s with the next Avatar born around the late 1980s. Next step from child, to teen, to adult. Plus, it would make room for some cool new technical and biological possibilities along with new forms of bending. I thought of the Avatar franchise inspired in part by the MCU.
@@diciabadines2886 I see your point, though. People around the modern times would be worried about a cataclysmic war between humans and spirits that would be the end of everything. The world would be edging closer and closer to war due to the rash actions of powerful humans and spirits alike. Meanwhile, hybrid humans would be shunned and treated poorly by both humans and spirits since they are both. So, hybrids would try to seek autonomy and civil rights using various means. The Avatar must prevent a catastrophic war between the two worlds before all is lost.
Totally agree with the list, but here's some honorable mentions I would've added. LOK: - Korra being suicidal after losing her bending (a lot of people don't get it, but that _is_ the reason why she went to the cliff. Aang saved her life in the last moment.) - Asami, despite deeply loving her father, choosing team Avatar instead of him and the equalists - Asami then watching her father die right after forgiving him in season 4 - Kuvira choosing her goals over her love and almost killing Bataar Jr. - Admiral Zhao being doomed to spend the rest of his days as a crazed, lost soul in the spirit world ATLA: - Yue. As in everything about her. The whole character is a damn tragedy. - Azula subtly threatening to kill Ty Lee if she doesn't change her mind about joining Azula's mission
Dang, watching this made me realise just how dark and mature both these shows were. What gems. Also I want to say that top on the list for me would definitely have been Tarrlok's murder-suicide. Something that I would like to point out is that, in that moment on the boat, there is a strong resemblance to the position their father, Yakone, was in when he was caught and had to run away in search of a new life. However, while he might have been able to get away, he also brought his grudges along, and even passed them on to his sons. Tarrlok and Amon are now in this exact position, and I want to thinki that Tarrlok realizes that the only way to end this cycle of violence and grudges is to end it with the two of them. Which led to what he did. It's just such a jarring and shocking thing to realise. It completely flew over my head when I first watched it
What about the time that Zhao literally planned to murder Zuko by kidnapping him and blowing up a ship. And to make matters worse, Iroh truly thought that Zuko perished. He thought he lost not only his real son but the adopted son that helped fill the grief in his heart. I can’t even imagine how destroyed Iroh must have felt in that moment.
"I don't know if I'm too weak to do it, or I'm strong enough not too" Damn that was deep. But I'm glad Katara chose not to kill Yon Rha. Her compassion was her biggest strength Also I feel the deaths of Kya,and Asami's dad should have gotten honorable mentions
Top 10 Most Badass Men on Avatar: The Last Airbender 10: Jeong Jeong 9: Piandao 8: King Bumi 7: Master Pakku 6: Jet 5: Avatar Roku 4: Sokka 3: Iroh 2: Aang Honorable Mentions: Fire Lord Ozai , Monk Gyatso, Longshot, Zhao, Long Feng, Haru, Hakoda 1: Zuko
Oh no, are you kidding me!!?? I've just watched these episodes where it included Appa's harsh visit at the circus, and Jet's off-screen demise. Why did you do this to us!!!??? 😢😢😭😭
Great list! For me Zuko on the mountain hit the hardest. However, the truly darkest moment was Korra in chains as the red lotus applied the mercury to her body. The tension was so high and the stakes were so real, my stomach was in knots for days!
Most other videos always ignore the part of Katara using blood bending again. So I’m glad to be it brought up here. It’s definitely the darkest part of the blood bending storyline to me. Katara was the symbol of hope and strength in the series. To see her in so much pain and rage was definitely dark.
Nah it def is. Especially the way P'Li's death was shot to not upset Nickelodeon, only showing Zaheer's reaction, something about it felt incredibly censored to the point where the death didn't work. Appa's Journey perfectly captured animal cruelty and something about it always resonated with me deeply. I think it was the little touches, like how he winces with spikes in his back, or when he coughs out dust after trying to use the chew toy again.
A similar theme in Harry Potter was used. Umbridge was planted by Fudge in Hogwarts to tell students that Voldemort wasn't back because Fudge was so scared of what was to come with Voldemort's return which he knew, was the truth. Similarly with the Dai Li, Long Feng didn't want anyone to talk about the war, as a military strategy, and the Dai Li brainwashed whoever did in Lake Laogai (it could be possible that even the Earth King was too, although, it could be that he was just too ignorant). But again, it was mostly due to fear, especially fear of life and loss of credibility amongst the people. Azula, well she dismantled that and splendidly
I also found that similarity when it came to conspiracy plotlines in both series (which pleases me since I am a huge fan of both ATLA and Harry Potter 😊). With Harry Potter, the Ministry of Magic were conspiring against Dumbledore and Harry in regards to Voldemort's return and I personally found the situation worse there because it came to the point that some of Harry's friends/classmates such as Seamus went against Harry and would believe the Daily Prophet and other media sources over Harry himself. At least in ATLA, Aang nor his friends did not have to deal with other allies they knew not believing them about the war and Aang didn't deal with feeling outcasted due to the conspiracy going on in Ba Sing Se unlike Harry where he felt alone during Order of the Phoenix even though he still had Ron and Hermione on his side. Plus, Harry had to deal with seeing Dumbledore (someone he truly respected and looked up to) not being respected as he should be and having his reputation being called in question by the Ministry.
My only complaint would have to be that P'Li's death is way too low on this list given how graphic her death was even if we didn't see it on screen. There was no implication as to what happened. She blew her head up, which has been the most brutal death in the franchise as of so far and I think her death should have been in the top 5 on the list. I think another dark moment that could have been on the list was Zaheer killing Aiwei in the spirit world. Zaheer threw Aiwei into the Fog of Lost Souls, which is where he is going to wonder in there for eternity and Aiwei will never wake up again in the physical world since his spirit is in the Fog now. Just imagine someone finding Aiwei's body in that room and it could have either been sitting in the same meditation state as he was when he meet Zaheer in the spirit world or that his body just fell to the floor and is dead forever.
Nobody's gonna talk how Zuko was basically ready to commit suicide at that cliff during the storm? He was so emotionally unstable then, plus he wasn't preparing a stance to redirect lightning in the event one hits him. He literally kneeled down and cried. In their universe, natural lightning seems to be a lot stronger than bending-induced ones. A direct hit would've directly roasted and killed Zuko. And he appeared to be ready.
If you want the truth, I think this show is better watching it as an adult as you can better appreciate the phenomenal character development (ESPECIALLY the character development), character depth, character arcs, character relationships, art direction, imagination, the flashy action, powerful music, amazing animation, threatening villain, and the surprisingly deep, quite mature themes (themes like war, genocide, imperialism, and dictatorship are rarely explored in youth).
Poor Ghazan doesn’t even get an honorable mention? He tried to kill Mako and Bolin by burying himself and the brothers in Red Lotus Cave. He frickin’ buried himself alive with his own Lava!
Iroh's Song In "Tales Of Ba Sing Se" Is Even More Tear Jerking When You Consider The Following: 1) The Writing On Lu Ten's Memorial Picture, It's A Letter Saying How He Looks Forward To Seeing Iroh Again Following Victory 2) The Fact That This Was One Of The Last Things Mako Iwamatsu Recorded Before Dying Of Esophageal Cancer 3) The Tears Iroh Shed WERE REAL! Mako, Knowing He Was Dying Was Actually Crying While Recording The Scene!
Top 10 Avatar: The Last Airbender Villains 10: General Fong 9: Combustion Man 8: Long Feng 7: Zhao 6: Jet 5: Wan Shi Tong 4: Koh the Face Stealer 3: Hama 2: Fire Lord Ozai 1: Azula
How did Hiroshi Sato sacrificing himself to defeat Kuvira's mech not make the list? Especially as it came just as he and Asami had reconciled. She got her father back just in time to lose him again.
Not even gonna mention anything about Kuvira? She promised the earth kingdom states she took over prosperity but they became worse, put people in concentration camps, and turned the chaotic earth kingdom into a totalitarian state
@@victoria6131 no she wasn't lmao. There was literally zero connotation that she was going to commit suicide. Thats something completely made up by fans.
@@Hobie02425 she was going to commit suicide, I know the look in her eyes well enough. And there were plenty of hints that she wanted to give up her life. And even if she weren’t, I don’t see why the creators would add that scene with her crying and staring out over a cliff with Naga if she wasnt
"It just keeps on exploding in my face! Like everything always does!" I could hear his voice crack a bit, and it was just like me when I try not to cry... he's a kid, he should've been treated like a kid, but instead we see him an angry, cruel and confused boy. And when I heard that line, it was just as relatable and sad when he yelled at the lightning, I could hear and see him being the most raw and vulnerable as he can and somehow I could sadly see a mirror of me and him at least in my perspective
So, exactly how many Avatars have there been? In Korra it's stated that it's been 10,000 years between Wan and Korra. We know of at least 9 named Avatars (Wan, Korra, Aang, and the 6 before him), but we're never given an exact number for the rest of them. Assuming that the humans in the world of Avatar live the same lifespan as humans in real life (around 80 years), there can't have been more then 125 Avatars. But, there are cases where some Avatars like Aang have lived a lot longer then that, so it could be even less the 100.
Is very sad in the episode 2 when Aang and his friends visit the airbending temple and Aang realizes that his airbending friends and his teachers and masters have been killed by Yhe Firebending army Aang gets angry using his power but Kattara calmed him down
- Tenzin beat up by the Red Lotus. The camera goes off so we don't have to see that painful thing. He was one of the dearest characters in LOK. - What about when Bolin and Mako's cousins (and grandma) learned that their parents passed away ? It's not dark, is sad but however. It was a heartwarming moment for us. - When Amon took Lin's bending away/Lin at Zaoufu. - Also how Katara's mother died. - Lord Ozai strikes lightning at Zuko.
The face stealer, the puppet master, and Korra's PTSD should be higher on the list, but I think this video definitely captures the darkest parts of these shows :)
All of these avatar the last Airbender moments and Legend of Korra Moment I would make the show brilliant. I also like the fact that Guitarra was able to face the man who murder her mother and The That Korra Losing her Bending!
Number 1 is more horrifying than most people think it is since there are both air and fire bodies everywhere I can guess that the fire push the air benders badly that they had to throw away their no kill rule and start killing. The other horrific is that the fire left the fire nation left the bodies of the air and their own people to rot in the open air and where they died. The worst thing about it it that the sacrifices of millions of people were in vain. Since Aang already left and Sezion plans and efforts after Aang returned was destroyed.
I would go with Zuko receiving his scar as number one. He gets it from his father and we do not see Ozia’s face. This is the origin story of why Zuko became obsessed with capturing Aang. Zuko begs his father’s forgiveness but instead of forgiveness Ozia punishes his own son just for speaking out of turn.
I think there should also be, and at least second, the fact that the firebenders not only killed but tortured the waterbenders of the southern tribe for years, until Hama escaped and they were all killed
This is an awesome compilation! We all know how dark these two shows can get but it's until each scene is described with such details we remember that Avatar has some heavy shit
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What
Hama using the blood bending and Ozai Scars Zuko
Avatar is a absolute legend amazing list watchmojo
Tarrlok and Noatak's final scene. Jesus it shakes me every time.
When Noatak bloodbends his father
"Leaves on the Vine" should definately be top five, especially when you realize those tears were real, as it was the voice actor's last day of acting due to throat cancer, and the song is actually a tribute to him, as he served in the military.
Leaves from the Vine is not sad at all
@@acat3772 ... I hope that's sarcasm, because the final episode of a beloved voice-actor and war veteran as he is forced to leave the job he loves due to throat cancer, which later takes his life, is most certainly a sad occasion.
@@acat3772 when you realize that he knew he would die, and he wanted to have a episode to remember him, crying and singing, is so sad
@@acat3772 Ding dong your opinion is wrong.
That’s so, so sad. I hope he’s resting well.
Took me this long to realize that zuko can't cry out of both eyes. When his father burned his face he destroyed the inner workings of zukos eye and the flesh around it. Including his tear ducts. I thought it was a superficial burn wound growing up. But as an adult I realize now that his burn is really bad. Wouldn't shock me if he couldn't see out that eye.
When Zuko confronted Iroh in the season 3 finale, he has tears coming out of both eyes.
There is the fact that Zuko sleeps on his 'bad' side so he can hear when sleeps, when he is conpletely comfortable he sleeps on the 'good' side. But Zuko is seen crying out of both eyes buuutttt it could be harder for it to happen cause of the burn. Also, also another fact is that Azula thought she was gonna get burned like Zuko did when she back talked her dad right before he left to burn everything down!
Thanks for giving me more reasons to hate Ozai. He's not even that compelling a character gdi....
Zuko is todoroki confirmed
Someone pointed out that in the final fight, Azula keeps attacking from his left-his burned eye.
I'm surprised the fate of Zhao isn't on this list.
He quite literally goes insane after being pulled into the Spirit World and imprisoned in an endless fog.
@Balance of The hill I don't think Azula would deserve that either. She was insane, not evil.
Bug Catcher Jacky
Her being insane led to her being evil
@@bugcatcherjacky1334 no no, she was evil
@@DarkAttackYT not decades; but eternity.
That fog still haunts my dreams
Amon's death along side with his brother's gets even more sad as you realize that Amon is able to detect movement by using the person's blood. He felt his own brother trying to kill him and let it happen. He wanted to die along side his brother.
Makes sense when you see him shed a tear the moment before. I always thought that he knew what was going to happen.
One of the darker aspects of the scene that no one notices is the split second before it cuts to Amon, it shows Tarrlok inching forward in his seat for a mere half second. This shows that, at first, Tarrlock was planning to get up and neutralize his brother before taking the boat, but quickly realized how monstrous he was and was swept with guilt. Because of this guilt, he decided, in just a few seconds, to kill them both.
As much as it is horrible and sad. It is satisfying at least he didnt die alone but in a way that is too depressing and tragic demise
Edited: it sort of reminded me of how mice of men ended
@@danwarner7816 totally agree
@@StValentine-uh5lv gotta say I never noticed that either. That's a cool small detail
Seeing commander zhao in legend of Korra was pretty dark!
How was that not good enough?!
Yeah that was
For real
Maybe for you but I couldn’t believe it!!!
The wonders of thinking someone probably passed on when they are still “alive” and have no idea how much they are suffering. At least what’s his name eventually passed away in the library.
You guys missed what made Little Soldier Boy truly sad. It was the voice actor's, Mako Iwamatsu, last recorded episode before he passed. Iroh's depicted son is inspired by a younger Mako. The voice actor who took his place, Greg Baldwin, to this day refuses to sing Little Soldier Boy stating it was Mako's song. Not his.
WAIT
I didn't know Mako Iwamatsu voiced the tale of Iroh I thought it was the new VA Greg Baldwin!
That's way more sad and adds a whole new layer I didn't even know about.
@@factual_banana4608 the song is so emotional partly because Mako was crying when he sang it. He knew it was his last performance.
@@factual_banana4608 not only the tale of iroh actually the first 30 episodes and then Greg Baldwin took his place actually whenever he gets asks to sing the song he basically says ''is mako's song not mine''
there is also something to consider about how Gyatso died, i remember reading this a while back : if you pay attention there are no burn marks anywhere in the room , what probably happened was that he waited for the fire solders to get in and then forced all the oxygen out of the room creating a vacuum sealing the room from the inside and everyone suffocated , because there was no oxygen the solders couldn't use fire and so in his final moments he shows that in order for there to be life there needs to be balance with the elements
Good analysis.
I would think a master like him could save himself by maybe keep some of the o2 into like a bubble to save him
I dont think a master like Gyatso would be willing to take so many lives, think of how conflicted Aang was about having to possibly kill Fire Lord Ozai, a monster.
@@micahleinbach5329 another air bender that was the avatar told him he should do it so it's not set in stone
You know what I think is dark? The fact that Azula is standing in the crowd, eagerly watching as her father burns her brother's face. That just shows how cruel she is that watching her own brother who never did anything wrong to her being hurt made her happy. If the situations were reversed, Zuko would look away or maybe try to beg their father not to do it, but Azula kept silent and watched with sadistic glee.
Indeed, they way Azula just smiles as Zuko screams in pain while Ozai burns him is just so. . . Dark. . .
Dark moments of both 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' and 'The Legend of Korra' indeed.
*sighs*
We still miss both shows and these people did a fantastic job together...
There will be an avatar show right
Never lose hope my friend
@@sherifgamleldin1277 they have anounce it i think
Netflix will ruin it. They kicked the original creators out of the project
@Zowy G It wasn't the best, but it was not the worst. People are forgetting that Korra and Aang are different, Korra is more head strong, Aang is more plan before we head in, etc. It wasn't her fault for a lot of things that happened, it just happened. I actually liked Korra, it was different from Aang, to see our hero mess up a bit and not fully recover, it showed us a bit more of a realistic avatar hero. Of course TLAB will be my favorite, I still greatly love TLOK
Id put
"My girlfriend turned into the moon"
"Thats rough buddy"
In the compilation
FACTS!!!! And Kataras Mother Dying.
lol tyes. me to!!! Thanks!
The connotations were dark, but it was actually a bit funny, how do you even respond to "my girlfriend turned to the moon"
@@edwardtafadzwafusire1842 😂😂 Facts
The Southern Air Temple episode is really dark because the killings of all Air Nomads reminds us of the Holocaust
True
I think the moment wenn Amon kidnaps Tenzins family to "rid the world of airbending FOREVER" was pretty dark as well. Especially since this very season showed us that taking away someones bending doesn't end it forever, but only for one generation. And Amon being a strategic mastermind and always 10 steps ahead of anybody else ontop of being in a similar Situation himself would have figured that out. No way he would have just forgotten such an important detail. He knew that, as soon as Tenzins kids get their own children, all his work would be for nothing and I'm pretty sure he would have taken care of Tenzins children Sozin-style.
@@jebkerman5422 yeah
@@zuko4064 if you think about it, this might be even darker form an audience point of view, since they were actualy part of the main group. (or at least kinda part of the main group.) (Just like Uncle Iroh wasn't realy part of the main group, but still was an important Charakter) the Airnation in Avatar the last Airbender gets mentioned a few times and we see a few airbenders like monk Giatso in some flashbacks, but they aren't realy characters the audience carres about that much. Certainly not as much as people care about other people in the show, like Suky or Iroh.
@@jebkerman5422 yeah and it's a kid cartoon
One thing is for sure if your the Avatar your gonna go through some shit.
Anng's entire people got wiped from the earth.
And korra's been Kidnapped, bound and chained, Had her bending forcibly taken away, had apart of her soul forcibly taken out of her body, forcibly been poisoned, and gone through sever depression.
And PTSD
True dat
Korra suffering from PTSD was truly dark, she went through a lot with that.
You got that right
Yeah that was _me: you ok
Thats nothing compared to litteraly dying and coming back to life lol
@@abdullahjudeh5954 well, i have to deal with ptsd for 10 years now, and i try to kill myself a couple of times, to end nightmares...
ptsd forces you to revive the pain, physically and mentally. It destroys you. And PTSD grows up in mind again and again with each other's traumas you endure...
(sorry if my English isn't good, I try my best as a French people ^^")
@@abdullahjudeh5954 there are worst things than death. PTSD is seriously no joke, it's relivng your traumatic experience over and over.
Man how does Korra nearly dying not make the list? Not poison ptsd, but Zaheer sucking the life out of Korra while in Avatar state. That's easily my number one, yet unfortunately doesn't make the list 😢
I remember watching avatar The last Airbender was a kid and I wanted to see azula put in her place and when they finally did do it I couldn't even be happy
Watching her fall from grace was hard. She was broken from the beginning.
@Zowy G I like lok
@Zowy G Um how does LOK have anything to do with this comment? I saw your other reply to another comment and it seems like you're trying to spread hate for LOK. It could be offensive to people who like the show.
I would have placed Azula's breakdown in the top five, when I watched that scene I was completely shocked, I couldn't believe a tv show like Avatar could depict mental illness and instability and pain in such a crude but realistic way, now I can't watch it without crying
"The Tale of Iroh" isn't a dark moment. Sad, yes, but dark, no.
Well actually the song leaves from the vine was written for the actor after he died of cancer, the line about soldier boy was also added because the actor served in the military
15:43 Everyone gansta until a Nickelodeon show portrays a murder suicide.
The episode that introduced blood bending kinda scared me as a kid.
100% TERRIFYING
Kinda?! I'm 10 and I get absolutely terrified every time I watched it
Yup! Same here. I thought it was scary af. Especialy when you think Hama is a sweet old lady....but nope.🥺😩
@Zowy G NO.
Same
Katara's Mother Dying And The Water Princess Turnung Into The Moon Should Be Honerable Mention.
Agreed or katara seeing an illusion of her in the swamp along with sokka seeing Yue(not sure if I wrote that correctly)
@@bernardosaldana9982 Facts
Hue turning to moon isn’t dark it is just sad
@@Morshmallow Yeah That's True.
@@Morshmallow Not having to see Yue is a reward to me. I just wonder why the moon spirit would have wasted his power on her.
Yeah Zaheer killing showed how dangerous Airbenders really are, and Appa's lost days were heartbreaking.
Not to mention how much blame Toph puts on herself for having to choose between him or the others
One thing I’ve always considered to be the darkest moment was in the season 1 finale of Korra. Korra runs off and stands at a cliff and cries. Lemme just clarify that no one in mental distress goes to a cliff with good and thought through intentions!!
Only few people realized that she was about to end her life... :(
Oh, my. I NEVER thought of that! ::mind blown:: ::heart broken::
She literally hung out there with Naga. So I highly doubt she was gonna kill herself.
When you're at your lowest point you're open to the biggest change
Even though I didn’t like The Earth Queen seeing Zaheer take away her breathing was still scary
Zaheer represents what airbenders would've been if they were so cruel and violent; and have no morals.
Honestly, Zaheer scared the shit out of me.
@@lucariothegodboi Really, Amon scared me even more.
@@faisalmohammed5167 Amon’s arc ended too soon imo
I disagree. One of the best parts of LOK is there complex villains. All the villains, including Zaheer, originally had good intentions. Like Zaheer wanted freedom for everyone, and he didn’t want power or control after he freed ba sing se. Though he and the other villains of the show just took their ideologies too far. He wasn’t violent unless in his mind it was necessary for his goal.
Makes the fact that a lot of Airbenders in TLOK s3 didn't wanna become nomads even scarier. Without the Airnomad morals, could a second Zaheer rise?
Vatuu ripping Ravaa out of Korra and beating her felt like he was ripping my heart out and destroying my childhood
All these ATLA and TLOK moments were definitely dark, intense and impressive, 110 percent.
Should added Amon taking away Korra's bending, and Asami fighting her father.
Basically every part of Asami's relationship with her father could make this list
Omg yes
Not having a third series despite the possibilities.
Korra leaving the portals open left a lot of possibilities and future stories for her successor wide open. I get the feeling that the Red Lotus and some minor spirit attacks were just the beginning of the world overflowing with spirit energy and rising tensions.
Personally, I’d like to see the next Avatar face a black ops global security and defense group willing to use illicit tactics (secret weapons, illegal bending practices, harvesting spirit energy, assassinations, lobotomies, bypassing the governments, etc.) to make the world safe.
Y'KNOW WHAT? You are absolutely right.
Yeah, Korra was roughly around 1920s so the next avatar would be around the 80s or 90s, a fictional cold war story would be interesting
@@diciabadines2886 I was actually thinking the 2020s with the next Avatar born around the late 1980s. Next step from child, to teen, to adult. Plus, it would make room for some cool new technical and biological possibilities along with new forms of bending. I thought of the Avatar franchise inspired in part by the MCU.
With M.R.C.R.I being a more sinister version of S.H.I.E.L.D.
@@diciabadines2886 I see your point, though. People around the modern times would be worried about a cataclysmic war between humans and spirits that would be the end of everything. The world would be edging closer and closer to war due to the rash actions of powerful humans and spirits alike. Meanwhile, hybrid humans would be shunned and treated poorly by both humans and spirits since they are both. So, hybrids would try to seek autonomy and civil rights using various means. The Avatar must prevent a catastrophic war between the two worlds before all is lost.
Now all we need is the Top 10 Fight Scenes In The Legend Of Korra
Totally agree with the list, but here's some honorable mentions I would've added.
LOK:
- Korra being suicidal after losing her bending (a lot of people don't get it, but that _is_ the reason why she went to the cliff. Aang saved her life in the last moment.)
- Asami, despite deeply loving her father, choosing team Avatar instead of him and the equalists
- Asami then watching her father die right after forgiving him in season 4
- Kuvira choosing her goals over her love and almost killing Bataar Jr.
- Admiral Zhao being doomed to spend the rest of his days as a crazed, lost soul in the spirit world
ATLA:
- Yue. As in everything about her. The whole character is a damn tragedy.
- Azula subtly threatening to kill Ty Lee if she doesn't change her mind about joining Azula's mission
When you are early and can't think of a joke.
That's rough buddy
Lin deciding to sacrifice herself to save Tenzin and his family and Lin's bending being taken away should be in the compilation.
nooo....
Dang, watching this made me realise just how dark and mature both these shows were. What gems.
Also I want to say that top on the list for me would definitely have been Tarrlok's murder-suicide. Something that I would like to point out is that, in that moment on the boat, there is a strong resemblance to the position their father, Yakone, was in when he was caught and had to run away in search of a new life. However, while he might have been able to get away, he also brought his grudges along, and even passed them on to his sons. Tarrlok and Amon are now in this exact position, and I want to thinki that Tarrlok realizes that the only way to end this cycle of violence and grudges is to end it with the two of them. Which led to what he did.
It's just such a jarring and shocking thing to realise. It completely flew over my head when I first watched it
I'm a little surprised that Kuvira's backstory wasn't included in this, that was pretty dark, especially in a series finale
What about the time that Zhao literally planned to murder Zuko by kidnapping him and blowing up a ship. And to make matters worse, Iroh truly thought that Zuko perished. He thought he lost not only his real son but the adopted son that helped fill the grief in his heart. I can’t even imagine how destroyed Iroh must have felt in that moment.
"I don't know if I'm too weak to do it, or I'm strong enough not too"
Damn that was deep. But I'm glad Katara chose not to kill Yon Rha. Her compassion was her biggest strength
Also I feel the deaths of Kya,and Asami's dad should have gotten honorable mentions
I think she didn't kill him cuz Nickelodeon wouldn't allow it. The creators said it themselves.
Top 10 Most Badass Men on Avatar: The Last Airbender
10: Jeong Jeong
9: Piandao
8: King Bumi
7: Master Pakku
6: Jet
5: Avatar Roku
4: Sokka
3: Iroh
2: Aang
Honorable Mentions: Fire Lord Ozai
, Monk Gyatso, Longshot, Zhao, Long Feng, Haru, Hakoda
1: Zuko
I think Iroh is number 1, honestly.
@@MistsMagic Any reasons?
yess
Neat. I'd put King Bumi higher though. Dude was 112 and could yeet houses.
@@karinal4328 We all know Momo is the badass than everyone
Aang losing his people still upset me till this day, it is total nightmare after walking away once and that happened! 😭😭
Oh no, are you kidding me!!?? I've just watched these episodes where it included Appa's harsh visit at the circus, and Jet's off-screen demise. Why did you do this to us!!!??? 😢😢😭😭
Look that face stealing monster scene scared the hell out of me
Great list! For me Zuko on the mountain hit the hardest. However, the truly darkest moment was Korra in chains as the red lotus applied the mercury to her body. The tension was so high and the stakes were so real, my stomach was in knots for days!
Normal villains: let's hero power up
Azula: Kachow
That moment you realize Azula is 14 years old
Lindsay Lohan almost played her. But the actress they chose did that role so well, people thought she was a crazy bitch in real life.
You forgot to put the "It's so dark in here I can barely see a thing!" Line it was really dark
Lol 😂
We knew this list would be made eventually. This is what I love about these shows, when they aren't afraid to go to some dark places.
When the Avatar cycle is broken, it was really the saddest I have ever felt
Most other videos always ignore the part of Katara using blood bending again. So I’m glad to be it brought up here. It’s definitely the darkest part of the blood bending storyline to me. Katara was the symbol of hope and strength in the series. To see her in so much pain and rage was definitely dark.
Seeing those blood bending scenes as a kid creeped me tf out...heck seeing it as an adult still does.
1:03 you know this isn’t an anime, because the villains would let the hero power up 😭 (and an emotional backstory montage)
There is no way Appas journey alone is sadder or darker than a woman’s head literally exploding.
It's more sad but not as dark
Nah it def is. Especially the way P'Li's death was shot to not upset Nickelodeon, only showing Zaheer's reaction, something about it felt incredibly censored to the point where the death didn't work. Appa's Journey perfectly captured animal cruelty and something about it always resonated with me deeply. I think it was the little touches, like how he winces with spikes in his back, or when he coughs out dust after trying to use the chew toy again.
Joke of the day:
What did the farmer say when he lost his tractor?
*"where's my tractor?"*
🤔🤨🧐
You were having us in the first part not gonna lie
Seems legit
You're first apparently
I think Lin's struggle while she was in Zaofu and when she lost her bending should definitely be on this list
A similar theme in Harry Potter was used. Umbridge was planted by Fudge in Hogwarts to tell students that Voldemort wasn't back because Fudge was so scared of what was to come with Voldemort's return which he knew, was the truth.
Similarly with the Dai Li, Long Feng didn't want anyone to talk about the war, as a military strategy, and the Dai Li brainwashed whoever did in Lake Laogai (it could be possible that even the Earth King was too, although, it could be that he was just too ignorant). But again, it was mostly due to fear, especially fear of life and loss of credibility amongst the people.
Azula, well she dismantled that and splendidly
I also found that similarity when it came to conspiracy plotlines in both series (which pleases me since I am a huge fan of both ATLA and Harry Potter 😊). With Harry Potter, the Ministry of Magic were conspiring against Dumbledore and Harry in regards to Voldemort's return and I personally found the situation worse there because it came to the point that some of Harry's friends/classmates such as Seamus went against Harry and would believe the Daily Prophet and other media sources over Harry himself. At least in ATLA, Aang nor his friends did not have to deal with other allies they knew not believing them about the war and Aang didn't deal with feeling outcasted due to the conspiracy going on in Ba Sing Se unlike Harry where he felt alone during Order of the Phoenix even though he still had Ron and Hermione on his side. Plus, Harry had to deal with seeing Dumbledore (someone he truly respected and looked up to) not being respected as he should be and having his reputation being called in question by the Ministry.
17:38 "the disturbing scene leaves us breathless every time we watch it"
ah ha I see what you did there
The destruction of guys cabbages.... I mean it can't get any darker than that.
My only complaint would have to be that P'Li's death is way too low on this list given how graphic her death was even if we didn't see it on screen. There was no implication as to what happened. She blew her head up, which has been the most brutal death in the franchise as of so far and I think her death should have been in the top 5 on the list.
I think another dark moment that could have been on the list was Zaheer killing Aiwei in the spirit world. Zaheer threw Aiwei into the Fog of Lost Souls, which is where he is going to wonder in there for eternity and Aiwei will never wake up again in the physical world since his spirit is in the Fog now. Just imagine someone finding Aiwei's body in that room and it could have either been sitting in the same meditation state as he was when he meet Zaheer in the spirit world or that his body just fell to the floor and is dead forever.
Nobody's gonna talk how Zuko was basically ready to commit suicide at that cliff during the storm? He was so emotionally unstable then, plus he wasn't preparing a stance to redirect lightning in the event one hits him. He literally kneeled down and cried. In their universe, natural lightning seems to be a lot stronger than bending-induced ones. A direct hit would've directly roasted and killed Zuko. And he appeared to be ready.
If you want the truth, I think this show is better watching it as an adult as you can better appreciate the phenomenal character development (ESPECIALLY the character development), character depth, character arcs, character relationships, art direction, imagination, the flashy action, powerful music, amazing animation, threatening villain, and the surprisingly deep, quite mature themes (themes like war, genocide, imperialism, and dictatorship are rarely explored in youth).
Poor Ghazan doesn’t even get an honorable mention? He tried to kill Mako and Bolin by burying himself and the brothers in Red Lotus Cave. He frickin’ buried himself alive with his own Lava!
"Happy birthday my son. If only I could've helped you..." - Uncle Iroh. At that moment, we all learned how to tearbend...
Opening with Leaves on the Vine? That's playing dirty!
U again
*rolling my eyes*
Iroh's Song In "Tales Of Ba Sing Se" Is Even More Tear Jerking When You Consider The Following:
1) The Writing On Lu Ten's Memorial Picture, It's A Letter Saying How He Looks Forward To Seeing Iroh Again Following Victory
2) The Fact That This Was One Of The Last Things Mako Iwamatsu Recorded Before Dying Of Esophageal Cancer
3) The Tears Iroh Shed WERE REAL! Mako, Knowing He Was Dying Was Actually Crying While Recording The Scene!
Top 10 Avatar: The Last Airbender Villains
10: General Fong
9: Combustion Man
8: Long Feng
7: Zhao
6: Jet
5: Wan Shi Tong
4: Koh the Face Stealer
3: Hama
2: Fire Lord Ozai
1: Azula
Jet isn't villain!
Long Feng is number 2 for me tbh
Well Zuko and Aang and Iroh have very dark backstories.
not really for iroh
How did Hiroshi Sato sacrificing himself to defeat Kuvira's mech not make the list? Especially as it came just as he and Asami had reconciled. She got her father back just in time to lose him again.
Not even gonna mention anything about Kuvira? She promised the earth kingdom states she took over prosperity but they became worse, put people in concentration camps, and turned the chaotic earth kingdom into a totalitarian state
It was pretty dark when Korra was put in a wheelchair. She was so depressed 😢
@Zowy G why would you watch it for that long then if you didn't like it?
"There is no war in Ba Sing Se"
Here we are safe
Here we are free
Amon and tarlokk’s death is one of the most beautiful scenes in the series
Well honestly I don't think Zaheer was wrong to kill the Earth Queen. I hated the Earth Queen for eating Bosco😭😭😭😭
Somehow, I can’t tell if that guy was right or not. Bleh! Wouldn’t The Earth King ground his daughter for that???
Another WatchMojo video on Avatar? “The Truck” definitely approves. 😎
HOW DID U MISS KORRA'S SUICIDAL SCENE
I thought they were saving it and then it just never showed up...
Suicide? When did that happen?
@@Hobie02425 last episode of book 1. She was staring out at a cliff with naga and was going to kill herself because her bending was taken away
@@victoria6131 no she wasn't lmao. There was literally zero connotation that she was going to commit suicide. Thats something completely made up by fans.
@@Hobie02425 she was going to commit suicide, I know the look in her eyes well enough. And there were plenty of hints that she wanted to give up her life. And even if she weren’t, I don’t see why the creators would add that scene with her crying and staring out over a cliff with Naga if she wasnt
Wasn't it that Ozai was going to kill Zuko, and then Ursa offered to poison Azulon so she could protect Zuko?
A bit late but yes
I knew I was in for some shit when it STARTED with Aang literally dying
The thing that bothers me the most about Katarra bloodbending is how close she became to being exactly like Jet.
15:45 A giant mushroom
Maybe its friendly!!!!!!
"FRIENDLY MUSHROOM!!"
"MUSHY GIANT FRIENDDDD!!!"
honorable mention for korra going to the edge of the cliff in season one and it being VERY heavily implied she was considering suidice
@Zowy G triggered, snowflake? need a safe space where no one talks about korra?
Seeing appa injured and distrustful towards humans in the cave was so sad.....
"It just keeps on exploding in my face! Like everything always does!"
I could hear his voice crack a bit, and it was just like me when I try not to cry...
he's a kid, he should've been treated like a kid, but instead we see him an angry,
cruel and confused boy.
And when I heard that line, it was just as relatable and sad when he yelled at the lightning,
I could hear and see him being the most raw and vulnerable as he can and somehow I could sadly see a mirror of me and him
at least in my perspective
So, exactly how many Avatars have there been? In Korra it's stated that it's been 10,000 years between Wan and Korra. We know of at least 9 named Avatars (Wan, Korra, Aang, and the 6 before him), but we're never given an exact number for the rest of them. Assuming that the humans in the world of Avatar live the same lifespan as humans in real life (around 80 years), there can't have been more then 125 Avatars. But, there are cases where some Avatars like Aang have lived a lot longer then that, so it could be even less the 100.
Kyoshi lived for around 320 years
@@tiesvanderlinden6901 230*
You forgot that reincarnation also exist
Seriously? Little solder boy is on this list? Just because a scene is sad doesn't make it dark.
Thank you! I know that too!!!
Is very sad in the episode 2 when Aang and his friends visit the airbending temple and Aang realizes that his airbending friends and his teachers and masters have been killed by Yhe Firebending army Aang gets angry using his power but Kattara calmed him down
It was Kattara, not Sokka
@@yokomon101 oh yes I was wrong
@@diegoperezcotto7938 it's ok everyone makes a mistake
Katara also
- Tenzin beat up by the Red Lotus. The camera goes off so we don't have to see that painful thing. He was one of the dearest characters in LOK.
- What about when Bolin and Mako's cousins (and grandma) learned that their parents passed away ?
It's not dark, is sad but however. It was a heartwarming moment for us.
- When Amon took Lin's bending away/Lin at Zaoufu.
- Also how Katara's mother died.
- Lord Ozai strikes lightning at Zuko.
I KNEW Azula’s Breakdown was going to be ON HERE!
The face stealer, the puppet master, and Korra's PTSD should be higher on the list, but I think this video definitely captures the darkest parts of these shows :)
RIP Mako
"Leaves from the vine"😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
3:02 “satisfied”? I was feeling bad for her the whole process
I'm surprised you didn't mention that Gyatzo killed a whole bunch of firebenders along side the whole genocide part
All of these avatar the last Airbender moments and Legend of Korra Moment I would make the show brilliant. I also like the fact that Guitarra was able to face the man who murder her mother and The That Korra Losing her Bending!
the darkest moment is the puppet master
Number 1 is more horrifying than most people think it is since there are both air and fire bodies everywhere I can guess that the fire push the air benders badly that they had to throw away their no kill rule and start killing. The other horrific is that the fire left the fire nation left the bodies of the air and their own people to rot in the open air and where they died. The worst thing about it it that the sacrifices of millions of people were in vain. Since Aang already left and Sezion plans and efforts after Aang returned was destroyed.
I would go with Zuko receiving his scar as number one. He gets it from his father and we do not see Ozia’s face. This is the origin story of why Zuko became obsessed with capturing Aang. Zuko begs his father’s forgiveness but instead of forgiveness Ozia punishes his own son just for speaking out of turn.
Alternate title: P’Li’s death
Im just so glad I can watch Avatar related things. Finished both in 2020
Korra's PTSD should be way higher
I think there should also be, and at least second, the fact that the firebenders not only killed but tortured the waterbenders of the southern tribe for years, until Hama escaped and they were all killed
This is an awesome compilation! We all know how dark these two shows can get but it's until each scene is described with such details we remember that Avatar has some heavy shit
And here I thought it was Tenzin KYA & Bumi wandering in the Fog of Lost Souls...😋
Haha, I had to rewind and make sure I heard them right. It happens, though, lol.
Zhao fate. He almost reformed
Leaves of the vine definelty