6:24 "Nothing would kneecap this franchise faster than seeing the Gaang doing tiktok dances" *Proceeds to show how to make the Gaang doing tiktok dances look awesome for the next 34 seconds* lol
You know Jujutsu Kaisen? You know their first ending? That's an example of how to "make a modern tiktok inspired animated song, without being cringe af".
Yeah that’s how I feel about it as well. It’s ambitious and the most logical next step from Korea’s setting, but it could easily make the world feel less unique if handled poorly.
I'd personally much more enjoy a series of a previous avatar like Kyoshi and have her story's adapted from the novels, yes it probably be way different but both of the novels are amazing and a lot of other people seem to enjoy them, as well as just Kyoshi herself
The creators said they won't be focusing on adapting material such as the comics or novels. This doesn't mean they won't happen but it won't happen for a long while
I have a theory on how the next Avatar could reconnect to the Past Avatars. Here is how my theory goes: In theory certain personal items (Aang's Staff, Roku's Crown, Kyoshi's Fans, etc.) could hold fragments of a person spirit or essence. If the next Avatar meditates with these items and detects the fragments; he/she could re-absorb the fragments which could begin the reconnection process. However, this would mean the Avatar would need to find the item first and go one by one. Likely in reverse Avatar Cycle order (Aang, Roku, Kyoshi, Yangchen, Kuruk, etc.). The Avatar after that would have to reconnect to the following Avatars; rinse and repeat.
I've had a similar theory for a while. Ravva may have held a connection to the past Avatars but I don't think the past Avatars are reliant on Ravva to hang around. In the comic suki alone, kyoshi appears to suki to tell her that she would be rescued soon while she's imprisoned at the boiling rock. To me this proves that the spirits of the past Avatars are independent from the spirit of Ravva and the current avatar, and can act independently, as Aang/Ravva had no clue where suki was or that sokka was coming to rescue her. I feel that Aang appearing to tenzin in the fog of lost souls and Roku appearing to Aang before he mastered the avatar state supports this also. My theory was that they would have to go to very specific holy sites where the past Avatar liked to hang around(places like roku's temple). It was said at some point that kuruk roamed the spirit realm to hunt down koh the face stealer, so maybe he'd be the easiest to find? But I think i like the idea of personal items or relics better
However if he has to do that for EVERY past life either we'd have to do a montage or the cycle would only end up partly repaired. Unless we go with the idea that after connecting with key past lives the other connections will restore on their own.
I know that some people don't like sci-fi or advanced technology in a fantasy setting. But I find sci-fi fantasies to be fascinating, specially when they manage to organically merge advanced technology with magic. There are so many exciting possibilities for me, I was always hoping that the Avatar franchise would someday tackle a future Avatar (hell, I would love to see Avatar in space too, I'm curious to imagine if there is alien life in the Avatarverse, and how bending behaves outside on Earth, and on different planets). Also, I'm always happy for artists doing what they want and are passionate about. If Mike and Bryan are excited about exploring advanced technology with bending, I'm happy they will do it, and I also find it such a cool scenario. But if your taste is definitely not interested in a sci-fi fantasy, you guys need to keep in mind that past Avatars won't be ignored in the future of the franchise. We already have two Kyoshi novels, one Yangchen novel, and another one focusing on Yangchen is also schedule to come out. Another thing: when Avatar Studios was announced, Mike and Bryan told us they planned to tell stories in many different eras. Why would the future not be an acceptable option for one of these eras? Last, but not least, I don’t mind the mechas in LOK much. And to be honest, I really have my doubts if they really are more "over-the-top" than the drill from ATLA. Both are insane and unrealistic for our real world. But Avatar is a fantasy.
Great points! Avatar actually started as a sci-fi concept (the first version of Momo was a cute robot) so it's obvious that Bryke has always been inspired by those ideas. As for the mechas, I think what actually bothered me more than the final boss were the smaller suits used throughout the series. Not because of the tech but because of the _rough_ CGI implementation. But that will hopefully be fixed now with better software and higher budgets!
@@BabyLionTurtle Mike and Bryan love Cowboy Bebop, and the original concept really was sci-fi indeed. Aang's staff looked futuristic, Momo was a cute robot, and Aang came from a technologically advanced civilization from 1000 years in the past! I guess that Mike and Bryan want to finally realize some of the ideas they had in their original concept for Avatar!
I hope they do the whole series on the bender vs non-bender topic again. it's such an intresting problem that wasn't properly addressed in Korra. and it can branch into other topics like spirits vs humans, progress vs tradition
I had the EXACT same idea about having the new series first arc be the new Avatar re-establishing their connection with their past lives. Now only would it fix one of the mistakes of Korra but it would also just be a neat arc to just deep dive into the spirit world for the better part of a season.
Koh FINALLY making a return would be nice. He told Aang "We'll meet again" and it has yet to happen. I was assuming he'd show up in Korra's Season 2 with all the Spirit World stuff ... nope. Could also happen in the Aang Movie as well.
Here is a thought, the official Studios either bought out Genji either to take it as the basis of their own work, for the next avatar, OR to shut it down so that it doesn't conflict.
Me, praying to god, crossing my fingers, that they bought Genji. I've been hoping this since the beginning and honestly if they don't I might not watch it
It’s definitely the latter lol , they seen how popular it was getting and now guess what? Unless ofc they pay them big bucks I doubt they’ll even make the new avatar learn sand bending to just to not get sued lol 😢 I still think the idea of sand being a focus point is dope as hell tho. Not even just for the avatar but for a side character it seems versatile asf.
@@h3llboyyy407 well when you consider that Aang and Korra both basically unlocked a new kind of bending each. Aang learned energy bending (arguably a kind of airbending) and Korra learned Metal Bending. (a form of earth bending) Sand Bending does not seem too far of a stretch although I can't see a natural fire or water aspect to it.
The first option would be perfect, I really liked the story of genji and was kinda sad, that they stopped everything or rather not upload anything anymore, which wonders me why? But I think it’s more the latter
@@h3llboyyy407 Uuuuh- Legend of Genji was a fan-work. They CAN'T sue Avatar Studios, even if they wanted to. They do NOT have to pay the creators. If they want to steal Genji, they can, LEGALLY.
You know when I heard about the Legend of Genji, I wasn't too excited. But after watching it on TH-cam I found it entertaining and exciting and couldnt wait for the next chapter to come out. Who knows, maybe Avatar studios reached out to the creators of Genji and they are collaborating ( wishful thinking I know)
I can’t wait to see the next avatar after korra, I imagine they will be Male and will look like Asami, since this avatar won’t have there previous lives to communicate with maybe unlike korra who learned she was the avatar at the age of 3, this avatar will learn who he is at a much older age than most, maybe in his 20s or 30s. Just a theory.
It would be amazing if he learns he is the avatar in his late twenties or his thirties, life doesn't happen only when we're kids or teenagers... But The previous avatars were not necesserly informed by the other avatars, Remember how they knew about aang being thé avatar because of the toys he choose..., these systems should still Work...?
@@BlancaEstella4837 they never used that system on korra though, that’s why I believe that it’s possible that this technique may be forgotten by the time of the next avatar. Especially since it is gonna be about 100+ years after Korra.
It’ll definitely be a male avatar. Prior to Aang his last air incarnation was Yangchen, female. With Korra her last water incarnation was Kuruk, male. Our previous Earth incarnation being Kyoshi makes me think our next Earth incarnation will be male, meaning our next fire incarnation will be female seeing as Roku was the last fire incarnation.
If the next Avatar has to reconnect with his past lives, what if Koh plays a part. The Avatar's past lives are part of their identity and Koh basically steals his victims' identities while killing them. What if the Avatar tries to convince him to help him regain his old memories and reconnect with the past Avatars? Although, it will most likely be difficult. But it will bring back an old character.
though I like that idea, koh's only connection to a past avatar, at least that we know of, is him stealing kuruk's wife's face. Regaining connection with the past avatars will definitely be part of it but I doubt koh will have anything to do with it
@@abrandnewpairofsocks well for that, I’ve been thinking if Koh showed her face, maybe the Avatar could use that to try to piece things together. And maybe Koh has hidden powers. Maybe he can show her memories and seeing Kuruk could help him tap deep within. And when we see Aang and Korra reach past Avatars, it’s usually never past four to their respective elements. Then went the new guy connects with the one before his element, he’ll get a boost to fully connect.
It would be cool if the Avatar world went through a huge economic depression, or something catastrophic that put/held their tech and social progression back. This would be a huge conflict that the Avatar would have to deal with and it would help to maintain the "old vibe" of the Avatar world.
i actually love the technology advancements as the cycle progresses. it’d be so cool to see a cyberpunk-esc avatar. i hated the advancement initially but it’s grown on me!
Idk if this is still relevant or not but I might have figured out if katara will be in the next series or not.. remember in the episode where katara got her fortune told.. the fortune teller said..”and then you will have your third great grandchild before slowly passing away in your sleep.” If aunt wu’s prediction is correct (or avatar studios chooses to add this) katara will either be in the next series or start to pass away depending on when her third great grandchild is born(it’s a long shot theory)
Jinora and her siblings would definitely have at least 3 children by the time the new Avatar is born, and probably their children would have their own children. Yes we all love ATLA but we have to realize that a third show would be pretty much completely disconnected from it in terms of characters (except for maybe Iroh, given that he lives as a spirit. I wouldn't mind him meeting the next Avatar too, and he'd be the only one making sense, unless other characters manage to do what he did and abandon their bodies to become spirits)
I still hope the show is distinctly Asian. And also features more of the Fire nation this time with more costumes inspired from South East Asia. I feel that Legend of Korra didn't cover that distinction even tho its heavily mentioned in episodes like Ember Island and Azula's outfits that the fire nation is inspired by SEA too. Apart from water tribes the rest of the cast in Korra looks east Asian. Which is a shame cos south east Asian costumes are so interesting
@@angelmushahf wardrobe and names. like asami was clearly based off Japan. Same for Izumi etc. Its like Ember island just got wiped off the map and ppl forgot we had south east asia references in the fire nation. Now its just, Japan in Korra. :/ the fire nation uniforms are based off burmese generals. Ty lee's costume has south east asian references.
The thing i love about the Legend of Genji crews farewell message is they do not actually rule out Genji becoming canon. When they say the Genji team is moving on in their careers and the project is ending but opened many doors for them, that doesnt rule out some or all of the team being hired by Avatar studios and/or the Genji story concept being sold/transfered to Paramount. Is this whats happening? Probably not, but i have yet to actually see anything completely ruling it out
@@joesunday199 I need to read the books again, but basically he cursed kuruk and future avatars with "catastrophic fortune" and anyone who came to learn of Father glowworms existence. Hopefully with no more connection to kuruk the curse would be fully broken
@@jooo8673 Curses can sometimes live even long after the caster is dead. Look at LoZ, Ganon is literally (in the proper sense of the word) a curse placed on Link and Zelda by Demise with his last breath.
I believe if aang lived in his normal time and Korras embodiment had to fight the fire lords dad Toph likely would have been the earth avatar. Just a theory that hit me a little while ago.
I mean for all we know the chick that teaches katara blood bending could have been the water avatar that got skipped over as both found new op ways of bending, the only reason I wouldn't consider lightning bending the same is it was tought through waterbending techniques as opposed to finding a insanely enhanced way to bend something by looking further/deeper into the elements basics. It's just theory I wouldn't expect it to be true lol
@@dominiklaurent3052 Just because a person discovers a new form of Bending doesn't mean they were ever in line to be Avatar. It is just statistically unlikely.
It's statistically unlikely for katara to find the avatar yet we got a whole show about it, theories exist to expand the mind on what if possibilities, not if its fact or not
It's pretty cool to get a more contemporary avatar I guess, the timeline makes sense... but never gonna be able to get over the idea they talked about before Raava was a thing, twin avatars with the elements split between them in some way.
I’m very nervous about the characters having to mesh with a more advanced society. I thought Korra did it perfect. 1920’s feel with the spirit vine mech being the “Manhattan Project” from the 1940s. I’m hoping the worlds look different, it was cool to see the evolution of bending in a more modern society in TLOK, I’m curious how bending will change as society and technology does as well. For instance, Mako’s style of fire bending is almost like boxing, and he’s able to produce lighting without “winding up” like Azula. I’m guessing Pro Bending molded his style. I like the idea as time passes different styles of bending begin to emerge. I like Kuviras method of bending her metal armor as projectiles. Stuff like that. Who knows with the level of technological expansion, bending may not share the same place in society and it used to.
I love the fact that I’m over here watching this channel about this series even though I literally have seen none of the original avatar series or the spin off series
When reincarnates, the Avatar tends to base his new self into someone who knew in its past life. - Roku met Gyatso, and Aang ended up being similar to him. Not to mention Gyatso himself was Aang's master. - Aang met Katara, and Korra ended up being similar to her. Not to mention Katara herself was Korra's master. So, I believe the next Avatar, an Earthbender, will be similar to Bolin; and Bolin himself will be the master of this new avatar,
I have my own fanfic on the next avatar. I imagine a world where an earth bender avatar brings on the solar-punk era of the avatar universe. I was imagining the new avatar is born with in a tech dominated world and he chooses to go back to nature and helps his world balance the power of technology with nature.
I really wonder what they would do to incorporate modern day technology with not only bending powers but also the introduction to a more spiritually open world that Korra had opened up. It might not even be necessarily sci-fi but more like a fantasy alternate reality. Who knew the mere introduction of the fire nation being in the industrial revolution during ATLA would make the next few avatar series be so different from each other. But one thing I do want to happen for the next series is to do away with the america-centric representation of Korra and for the series to reflect back on its Asian/Indigenous roots. Imagine if the fire nation echoed modern day Japan with being the electronic media center of the world, or the Earth Kingdom to reflect on modern day Saudi Arabia as a pioneer in metallic and earth architecture. What if they made it so that the four nations were more like continents but countries started to form to split up as their own government? We kinda see this already in Korra and so why not other economically stable areas try to do the same... So many directions they can possibly take the other nations in.
I would love to see the next avatar series be set in a slightly more advanced society than Korra's time but people using their bending to a whole new level helping them with every day things, jobs, driving, flying planes etc
I have to admit I'm pretty anxious about the whole modern-era theme. I liked Legend of Korra, but the mech stuff did feel slightly off, so imagine what even more advanced technology would feel like. Given that LoK was mostly based on the 1920's, they could at least have this series take place around the 90's - early 2000s. I definitely will like to see the problem of evolution vs tradition - Legend of Korra already gave us a glimpse of how an advancing modern world cares about the Avatar and traditions less and less, which does reflect on our real world's evolution and how it has affected religion and spirituality as a whole. So basically, I wouldn't mind a more modern avatar. An early 2000s one would definitely feel nostalgic, for me at least. Just don't go full on sci-fi like some people are suggesting.
I think it would be cool if we have a 'dark' avatar reincarnating the reversed order, or always in it's opposite element. They could only bend one or two elements and will be looking for the Lionturtles, because Unalaq was a water bender when he murged with Vaatu. But that will make the "dark' avatar an air bender master; totally in contrast with the young native earth bending avatar. Maybe reconnecting with past lives like Aang will give him/her the egde/ skills they need to defeat the bbg. Sandbending like Genji would be really awesome, unique and the way they should do it. But bending metal armor is so awesome, i would love to see an metal bender like Kuvira as an avatar.
I wouldn't exactly call it 'unprecedented' that they are focusing on the Avatar after Korra. The Legend of Korra focused on the avatar after Aang, and so continuing on down the line to the next Avatar honestly makes a LOT more sense than going into the past to set a series around a pervious avatar. Legend of Korra set the precedent for "the next cartoon series focuses on the next generation, the next avatar" pretty clearly
I assume because the world was in a constant state of war for those last 100 years, that most technological advancements came in the form of military tech.
@@metalfang07652 what about before that? Assuming that the period between avatar wan and korra was 10,000 years it still wouldn't explain why it took so long for technology to catch up. If we could do it in a short 2000+ years why couldn't they?
I can't wait to see a new avatar series. TLA was amazing. Best of the lot. Legend of Korra, after rewatching it; kind of liked it. Idk how I will react to the new stuff. So just let it come.
Merp I hate to know that Korra will be going away but I'm really excited to see where this goes I just got done rewatchimg both current shows it's so good
If Legend of Genji won’t be canon there are three things I hope Avatar Studios takes from it: 1. The next Avatar should be a Sandbender. It fits thematically and judging from Genji’s popularity among fans it’s what they want. 2. The setting should be in based on the 60s/70s era, mostly because I don’t think people are ready for a fully modern Avatar world yet and the Cold War era seems just right for now. Unfortunately this also means that Korra will have died relatively young. 3. What really drew me to the story of Genji was the conspiracy involving a false Avatar. Typically the thought of this young man who is adored by the entire Earth Kingdom as the Avatar being an unknowing imposter, while another young man who is seen as an outcast by those around him and lives in poverty suddenly discovering he is in fact the true Avatar. So yeah I think that would be a good starting point with mystery, some political intrigue, and an eventual redemption arc for the fake Avatar. 4. Another reason a Sandbender Avatar would be interesting, that I just realized, would be the mastering of the elements. I mean it’s been confirmed that Sandbending is more similar to Airbending and Waterbending, so it stands to reason that he would be natural good at both. But what if the element he struggles with is in fact normal Earthbending, as it’s fundamentally different from the Sandbending he has used his whole life. Which would very possibly make a Sandbending Avatar the first Avatar to struggle with what is technically his native element.
@@k.k.slider8042 So…? It’s not like that plot point is completely off limits just because it’s part of Kyoshi’s story. Especially since the circumstances of the fake Avatar’s are completely different: Yun was named the Avatar due to an honest mistake made by one of Kuruk’s companions, Luan on the other hand was named Avatar as part of a vast conspiracy, and the people who declared him as such were fully aware that he was a fake.
@@k.k.slider8042 as if anyone except a few nerds like you even read them lmao. Rsther go read real books, not Cartoon-fiction. Gonna get you nowhere in life
@@gideonrono3378 it would be, but It’s been confirmed that the existence of the Dark Avatar ended before it began. Though, in the same way Raava was reborn from Vaatu, Vaatu is regenerating inside of Raava. So it’s only a matter of time before he rears his ugly head again.
Honestly I like the fact the studio is bringing so many new things though . Im currently in the stages of turning into an adult so I might not have as much time plus I don’t have a paramount subscription my family still uses Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus and my dad agreed only 2 years ago in 2021 to subscribe to HBO max. I mean by 2025 I’ll be 22 and i don’t know whether I’ll still be living with my fam or not but i will be busy. My dad still might pay for some of these subscriptions who knows. Well whatever happens I hope I get to see the future and that it won’t disappoint me As, as a kid I loved the og series and I absolutely loved Korra plus I watched FULL korra during the pandemic and honestly I’m not ready for the future but let’s see!
Also lore wise a modern setting could be pretty interesting iirc every single air nomad was born with the ability to bend air specifically because their culture was so spiritually attuned So there could easily be some plot points, where, in a modern setting with everybody, hyper fixated on technology, that people start losing the ability to bend or something like that
Yeah, imagine than thanks to the society advancement the people stop blending anymore following Kora, but the new Avatar gotta be the first to do it in 100 years. I want the future to be futuristic but not enough to be kind similar to our world.
I would love to see an avatar who started of as an antagonist like a crook and then later became good Edit: Or maybe an avatar who came from a family of evil
OMG YES!!!!! I would love if they did that reestablishing connection to thier past lives seriously the moment I hated korra not hate hate just like hate was when her connection to the past avatars was destryed like literally was so mad TvT other than she's fine so again would love if they did that
I have a theory, our new avatar will have to deal with Sozins comet in the second season because people will be trying to harvest its energy with some spirit creation so they can permanently have the power of the comet.
for an earth bender, i would hope for a form of stubbornness from staying away from the avatar name after learning how much effect the title brings, but korra was a rather stubborn character on her own. maybe this time around its instead that this earth avatar doesnt know he is the avatar and piecing it together himself while on the run from what he supposes to be a threat but is actually just what vague connections to the shattered avatar state he has, or what few people may know. he could be crafting his own views and maybe acting on his own justice system outside the avatar name, giving some merit to the later korra villians after such a shakey reception from the avatar herself on if nobels and royalty have the right to abuse power. a vigilantly avatar who didnt know his value would be quite a stir up for the world, his own upbringing facing him to the horrors of the world pushing him out leading to plenty of self reflecting and brewing on ideals. an avatar with a villians upbringing and a heros heart. thats what i want after seeing korra being treated as a political chairman of the world, i want someone who was shunned before their name was changed to avatar, but the name is inseparable, the one who was shunned can never be pushed any further now, and all must hear what the avatar has faced as a common person before their title.
i like the idea of the technology improving, all im worried about is the art style, i hope they stick to their amazing art style and dont start doing CGI or anything weird...
I agree with you on needing to re-establish the connection with the past lives. I think there's also possibly going to be more strife between Korra's mentorship of an Earthbender both because she doesn't have much experience of being mentored by herself inside of her own head, because earth is the most stable element, whereas Korra stripped the stability out of things most often. I would expect an avatar to reflect that stability, at least a little, in the same way Aang expressed the mutability of air. But anyway, I don't think the new avatar will succeed in reconnecting with the past in the first season. I would love to see more of a 13 ghosts of Scooby Doo or something similar as he has to go reconnect with avatars of each element, and by reattaching key avatars, he pulls more of the others back into existance. This would give the team the ability to introduce new past avatars aside from the four they showed in Aang's story, and in this way see what new avatars fans are interested in. That could then lead to books and spin offs for past avatars since they may be hesitant to surpass our timeline, without having to go into every avatar ever since there are hundreds. And it could also include a little more time with Avatar Won. I do also question if the time is going to be "now" I think if they debuted an '80s/'90s style avatar, that would still mean Korra had lived for about 100 years, and would still give them room to grow in the future so that they could eventually unveil a Firebender in a close future of where we are now, and complete the cycle. As far as Aang's grandkids as mentors, I would hope that in the 60 to 100 years that pass between avatars, someone else could be a master. It seems to me that it would be more a tale of the great-grandkids, and great-great grandkids, and people who just became airbenders. The airbending community isn't so tiny any more that it has to be them. Though I think the issue of training the avatar would cause some disagreements because they've lost their traditions. It's also possible that an airbending mentor could be dispatched to travel with the avatar to recover lost knowledge, since that seems like the thing the avatar is doing.
Consider how in 70 years the avatar universe progressed technologically. It's the most logical progression for the avatar after korra to live in a minimum 2010s world. Maybe to be a bit liberal, the first smartphones are coming out when the series starts
@@rantzntirades1104 Perhaps they'll go that route. But I think an additional issue with modern storytelling is that cellphones ruin a lot of things. They cut down on miscommunications and lack of contact, and distance, and reflection, which are keys to a lot of really good storytelling by restricting access to information. I really wouldn't recommend pushing the Avatar-verse in that direction quickly because I think you'd hit a storytelling wall more quickly as a lot of stories have to then come up with convenient reasons why people didn't just take out their cellphones and call someone. Consider Aang and the Gaang in the desert with Apa. If they had cellphones, Toph could have told them the tower was sinking and that Apa was kidnapped. Zuko could have called Aang when he switched sides, instead of having to go see him face to face. Zuko could have called Iroh when they were separated. Etc. So I'd kind of like a world without cellphones, at least immediately.
@@jenniferhanses7064 well, the plot would have to be built around the idea that everyone has cell phones. It can be done if handled right but I see where ur coming from. They sort of already have it in the form of radio. Cellphones being prevelant in the avatar world just feels like the natural progression set in place at the beginning of aangs journey
@@rantzntirades1104 And I don't disagree with that potential endpoint. But that's why I'd like to see the series set in, say, the 90s, and hold off on a lot of computer and cellphone technology for later.
@@jenniferhanses7064 well, it would have a similar effect to start in let's say 2005 and end in 2010. It wouldn't be until 2007 that the "iPhone" would come out
I think the team will handle this well. I feel like technology can be limited in universe by simply looking back at what it’s done and how it’s been used in wars, and the avatar would then act as an authority figure to keep it in check. I’m picturing a Ghibli-esque universe. Still modern technology but the evolved cultures of the Avatar universe and spirits roaming around. Humans with technology that benefits and harmonizes with nature. Technology if it were made by people with access to seemingly unlimited clean energy and magic powers. There is so much here to think about other than the fact that it’ll be tiktok and iphones in Avatar. They have teams of people researching and brainstorming and I’m sure after Korra they don’t want to disappoint people with poor writing. Just give them the time and I’m sure it’ll be great. If you’re worried about it being political, get over it. The original show was political as hell and writers put that commentary in for a reason, because it’s most likely an issue that exists and needs change.
I really agree with you there that the next Avatar reestablishing connections with the past lives would be a great sub plot in the new series. I really hope they go that route rather than just forgetting about it and accepting it as an inevitability.
A Thanksgiving release actually makes a lot of sense to me, because I remember for many years after Avatar Book 1 finished airing-- that Nickelodeon would do a Thanksgiving Marathon of Avatar. My cousins, sister, and I would all watch that marathon on a small, old TV upstairs--- instead of watching football on the nice TV downstairs with the adults.
i could see the future kingdoms going further into their adjacent bending elements. earth kingdom goes full metal bending to adapt with the times. fire nation goes into lightning bending. air and water might be the only ones who havent changed much
@@AxeBearWhoCares korra was a great character. suffering at every turn. learning hard lessons & growing exponentially even in a world that thought it didn't need her. with villains so complex that we didn't know if they were good or evil at all since their motives made sense. she faced very real issues like ptsd. whereas aang simply had to learn the elements and fight a single firelord. & couldn't even finish the job in the end. then stole earth kingdom land to build a city. regardless. korra accomplished much more in her first few yrs of life than aang ever did, finally bringing ACTUAL ballance to the world.
@@ihatecoffee7185 she was wasted potential she was done better in the short and fucked up her character at the expense of longer episodes you can fanboy her series all you want but many have issues with the pacing and the writing it sucked as much as the writers suck at writing romance in these shows
Korra was a flawed character in a flawed show. the pacing was too quick on some majorly important things while being too slow on less important details. it was a good show but it definitely was not better that the original. They need to focus less on politics, tiny side characters, and actually flesh out more of the major characters.
I’m not a fan of the avatar series going into a modern world but I am curious and a bit hopeful that it will do fine. What I really want from avatar studios is for them to rewrite Korra, make an actual series for the new avatar, and possibly tell the tale of previous avatars. Atla was magical and although it touched very lightly on political issues, it still was a good show that everyone loves. Korra tried to be too political although during her time it makes sense that it would turn out that way, but everything was a bit more Americanized (most obviously seen with Raava vs Vaatu.) Tlok was still an ok show but I feel the direct politics and this obsession with balance ruined the show. Korra never really learned what balance meant. Everything she did to further bring the world to balance was because she thought but didn’t have much education to think. Like all this unbalance that the show was saying, it was never presented. Amon “wanted” benders and nonbenders to be equal however there wasn’t any oppression shown that nonbenders faced. Korra called him out on that and even the homeless guy who saved team avatar was saying that nonbenders and benders who were like him were all equal down in the sewers. Her uncle “wanted” spirits and humans to be so called united and for people to respect humans but then all he truly wanted was to become just like the avatar. Zaheer was maybe the closest enemy to want equality but then he wanted to kill Korra (understandably why) but it just felt like he didn’t really care for what he wanted anymore once he was only aiming for her. Then Kuvira was like Ozai, it’s true she did want to unite everybody and she did grow power hungry but her entire idea from the start screamed that it wasn’t all about balance. Still Korra didn’t really learn anything because yes a nonbender was elected as president but it wasn’t even her own decision that led up to that. She opened the portals but she didn’t even know it what she was doing was right and I felt that led to unbalance when she was telling the ppl to deal with the spirits but it was affecting both the sports and ppl negatively. Then with Kuvira all she did was stop her, she didn’t learn much from her. It was progress that she did see herself in Kuvira but that’s about it. I just felt the show was done dirty and it deserves to be rewritten to make up for all of that. Like why couldn’t Amon have been a nonbender who’s parents were killed by a bender so he sought out the lion turtles to teach him energybending. Why couldn’t her uncle and all of season 2 be centered in the spirit world when she would really have to consider if humans and spirits should live together. Why didn’t Zaheer and the red lotus have been very distant throughout season 3 and it was Korra pursuing them instead as they went to each nation killing every person in power and not aiming for the avatar because the avatar represents equality and killing her would only be because she tried stopping them. Why couldn’t Kuvira have been someone random, maybe someone who didn’t necessarily come from the earth kingdom and was bent on finding the avatar but became upset once seeing Korra wasn’t in a good state to save the world from chaos and so she rose up to power with all good intentions until she find out that the ppl wanted Korra to be doing her job and felt as if she shouldn’t be the one to unite everyone.
Great comments! Totally agree with how tlok could be rewritten, especially the whole unavaatu debacle. The show creators made it a point to create a dark avatar and I feel like they completely ignore the fact that just like raava is now reincarnated, vaatu is now reincarnated in the human world and a dark avatar is now possible.
@@rightdubz That would have also been a nice thing to add in the avatarverse because imagine there being two avatars that represented light and dark. The dark avatar didn’t need to be evil, but let’s say they would always be morally grey and maybe they can’t go into the spirit world unless the other avatar combines with them spiritually or something.
@@minutemansam1214 wait, he was SEALED not destroyed. Well partly he been bitten to weaken, but not completely destroyed. If he completely destroyed, then there's no point seal him in that tree.
Not sure if anyone pointed this out to you, but I noticed you mentioned Star Trek: Prodigy. Thursday isn't just the day new animation drops, it's also the day new Star Trek is released in general. And I believe the Halo series also released new episodes on Thursday. So Thursdays might just be the release day that Paramount likes in general
It would be soooo awesome if Avatar studios did actually buy Genji and they've just been keeping it a big secret. I mean imagine sitting down and watching legend of genji pop-up on the TV with absolutely no warning, I'd scream.
God how I wish they could just buy Genji and just continue with it.... It was perfect like a fack Avatar who doesn't know his fack... A real Avatar who doesn't know his the Avatar.... I mean.... Genius...
I can't wait to see what they do with the past avatear search. The new avatar will ofcourse have Korra to ask questions, but surely it would also make sense to have Korra already re connect to some old avatars in some (maybe convoluted) way. It would be weird that Korra hadn't tried to reconnect, right? Since the OG creators are working on the new series I'm only excited, not afraid, to see how they shape this new world. They clearly know what they're doing. 2025 is is a long way off though, in that time management can change, people can die...I think I'm better off forgetting about this for the next like 2 years and then being happily supprised.
they could make a story about avatar from metal bending city in modern era, hoverer the korras line already ended with giant mech... and intdoduce the anti-avatar what have appeared after unalak :D
It would be cool it if was a series similar to The 100 where Korra passes to some deadly high advanced attack that resets the world to sticks and stones.
@@joesunday199 I could see Team Avatar setting up bunkers or moving mass populations to the spirit realm keeping a good majority of them safe. Idk it would be cool though.
@@FreshLatinoo I would like to go back to a more traditional fantasy setting. However, I think there would still be some ancient high tech still around.
6:27 Anonymous: Well there's gonna be Phones in the next avatar series Baby Lion Turtle: Why?! How do you know?! HOW DO YOU KNOW?! But seriously, it's gonna exist
I love the idea of the next avatar journey in the spirit world to reestablish avatar connections! The spirit world would be so much more interesting to me than the modern world
It's still a long time until the this comes out and a lot can happen until then but i am looking forward to seeing the next avatar, i am just disappointed that it didn't happen sooner. For the new show i really want the new avatar to fix the broken connection to his predecessors i just hated when that happened and i hope its not getting too technologically advanced but since Korra had a giant spirit powered mech...
6:24 "Nothing would kneecap this franchise faster than seeing the Gaang doing tiktok dances"
*Proceeds to show how to make the Gaang doing tiktok dances look awesome for the next 34 seconds* lol
You know Jujutsu Kaisen? You know their first ending? That's an example of how to "make a modern tiktok inspired animated song, without being cringe af".
absolutely not
@@guilhermeteodosio40 exactly
Those cars looked pretty old, though
I’ll admit , for gaang to do it would seem weird but for the new avatar and crew? It’s fine lol
i love Avatar but man the modern setting terrifies me, it´s just gonna feel weird seeing modern tech in an Avatar show
Me too
Hey man. It'd be weirder if time just didn't push forward
I hope it's not gonna be more political than Korra was
@@jakeforex5854 ^^
@@jakeforex5854 they can write many reasons why technology didn't advance.. we have book burnings, wars etc in history that slowed down advancement
My god the modern setting could either go very, very good. Or very, very bad. Can't wait to see what they do with it!!!
Furry bending
@@the4throw28 ?
Yeah that’s how I feel about it as well. It’s ambitious and the most logical next step from Korea’s setting, but it could easily make the world feel less unique if handled poorly.
@@nolangerrans6083 Yeah I also hope they go for a different route than that, I hope they use the spirit and bending technology is a unique way.
As long as the writing is good it’ll be great.
I'd personally much more enjoy a series of a previous avatar like Kyoshi and have her story's adapted from the novels, yes it probably be way different but both of the novels are amazing and a lot of other people seem to enjoy them, as well as just Kyoshi herself
The creators said they won't be focusing on adapting material such as the comics or novels. This doesn't mean they won't happen but it won't happen for a long while
@@brandonv6905 no they’re rewriting many of the comics, but the stories themselves they’ll adapt a lot. Including Kyoshi
@@kevinmalone584 fr? I'd honestly be down for adaptations of them but I haven't heard about that
mee tooo or like a more detailed prequel about Avatar Roku before the 100 year war. maybe a movie about Kuruk and his beef with Koh
We already have the novels bro
I have a theory on how the next Avatar could reconnect to the Past Avatars. Here is how my theory goes: In theory certain personal items (Aang's Staff, Roku's Crown, Kyoshi's Fans, etc.) could hold fragments of a person spirit or essence. If the next Avatar meditates with these items and detects the fragments; he/she could re-absorb the fragments which could begin the reconnection process. However, this would mean the Avatar would need to find the item first and go one by one. Likely in reverse Avatar Cycle order (Aang, Roku, Kyoshi, Yangchen, Kuruk, etc.). The Avatar after that would have to reconnect to the following Avatars; rinse and repeat.
I've had a similar theory for a while. Ravva may have held a connection to the past Avatars but I don't think the past Avatars are reliant on Ravva to hang around. In the comic suki alone, kyoshi appears to suki to tell her that she would be rescued soon while she's imprisoned at the boiling rock. To me this proves that the spirits of the past Avatars are independent from the spirit of Ravva and the current avatar, and can act independently, as Aang/Ravva had no clue where suki was or that sokka was coming to rescue her. I feel that Aang appearing to tenzin in the fog of lost souls and Roku appearing to Aang before he mastered the avatar state supports this also. My theory was that they would have to go to very specific holy sites where the past Avatar liked to hang around(places like roku's temple). It was said at some point that kuruk roamed the spirit realm to hunt down koh the face stealer, so maybe he'd be the easiest to find? But I think i like the idea of personal items or relics better
This would be a great plot for the series!
It's already confirmed that those objects hold part of their spirit, as depicted in the "Avatar Day" episode
@@CanisMythson Oh right! I forgot about that. It makes my theory more plausible.
However if he has to do that for EVERY past life either we'd have to do a montage or the cycle would only end up partly repaired.
Unless we go with the idea that after connecting with key past lives the other connections will restore on their own.
I know that some people don't like sci-fi or advanced technology in a fantasy setting. But I find sci-fi fantasies to be fascinating, specially when they manage to organically merge advanced technology with magic. There are so many exciting possibilities for me, I was always hoping that the Avatar franchise would someday tackle a future Avatar (hell, I would love to see Avatar in space too, I'm curious to imagine if there is alien life in the Avatarverse, and how bending behaves outside on Earth, and on different planets). Also, I'm always happy for artists doing what they want and are passionate about. If Mike and Bryan are excited about exploring advanced technology with bending, I'm happy they will do it, and I also find it such a cool scenario.
But if your taste is definitely not interested in a sci-fi fantasy, you guys need to keep in mind that past Avatars won't be ignored in the future of the franchise. We already have two Kyoshi novels, one Yangchen novel, and another one focusing on Yangchen is also schedule to come out.
Another thing: when Avatar Studios was announced, Mike and Bryan told us they planned to tell stories in many different eras. Why would the future not be an acceptable option for one of these eras?
Last, but not least, I don’t mind the mechas in LOK much. And to be honest, I really have my doubts if they really are more "over-the-top" than the drill from ATLA. Both are insane and unrealistic for our real world. But Avatar is a fantasy.
Great points! Avatar actually started as a sci-fi concept (the first version of Momo was a cute robot) so it's obvious that Bryke has always been inspired by those ideas.
As for the mechas, I think what actually bothered me more than the final boss were the smaller suits used throughout the series. Not because of the tech but because of the _rough_ CGI implementation. But that will hopefully be fixed now with better software and higher budgets!
I hate it too steampunk fantasy would be preferable
@@hueyfreeman6262 But a future Avatar series could be that.
@@BabyLionTurtle Mike and Bryan love Cowboy Bebop, and the original concept really was sci-fi indeed. Aang's staff looked futuristic, Momo was a cute robot, and Aang came from a technologically advanced civilization from 1000 years in the past! I guess that Mike and Bryan want to finally realize some of the ideas they had in their original concept for Avatar!
@@matheus5230 nah pretty sure it be cyberpunk
I hope they do the whole series on the bender vs non-bender topic again. it's such an intresting problem that wasn't properly addressed in Korra. and it can branch into other topics like spirits vs humans, progress vs tradition
I had the EXACT same idea about having the new series first arc be the new Avatar re-establishing their connection with their past lives. Now only would it fix one of the mistakes of Korra but it would also just be a neat arc to just deep dive into the spirit world for the better part of a season.
Koh FINALLY making a return would be nice. He told Aang "We'll meet again" and it has yet to happen. I was assuming he'd show up in Korra's Season 2 with all the Spirit World stuff ... nope. Could also happen in the Aang Movie as well.
It wasn't korra's mistake... she was literally violated by Unalaq/Vaatu, who forced Raava out of her and destroyed her.
@@gozatrix2567 but it was an occurrence in her life time, so she still is going to be responsible for it, since vaatu is already dealt with
It was the thing I hated most of all from Korra's series. Felt very...icky.
@@gozatrix2567 I think they meant mistake of the show.
Here is a thought, the official Studios either bought out Genji either to take it as the basis of their own work, for the next avatar, OR to shut it down so that it doesn't conflict.
Me, praying to god, crossing my fingers, that they bought Genji. I've been hoping this since the beginning and honestly if they don't I might not watch it
It’s definitely the latter lol , they seen how popular it was getting and now guess what? Unless ofc they pay them big bucks I doubt they’ll even make the new avatar learn sand bending to just to not get sued lol 😢 I still think the idea of sand being a focus point is dope as hell tho. Not even just for the avatar but for a side character it seems versatile asf.
@@h3llboyyy407 well when you consider that Aang and Korra both basically unlocked a new kind of bending each. Aang learned energy bending (arguably a kind of airbending) and Korra learned Metal Bending. (a form of earth bending)
Sand Bending does not seem too far of a stretch although I can't see a natural fire or water aspect to it.
The first option would be perfect, I really liked the story of genji and was kinda sad, that they stopped everything or rather not upload anything anymore, which wonders me why? But I think it’s more the latter
@@h3llboyyy407 Uuuuh- Legend of Genji was a fan-work. They CAN'T sue Avatar Studios, even if they wanted to. They do NOT have to pay the creators. If they want to steal Genji, they can, LEGALLY.
I'm so sad Legend of Genji ended but I'm so excited for Avatar Studio's future projects!!!
how many chapters does it have?
You know when I heard about the Legend of Genji, I wasn't too excited. But after watching it on TH-cam I found it entertaining and exciting and couldnt wait for the next chapter to come out. Who knows, maybe Avatar studios reached out to the creators of Genji and they are collaborating ( wishful thinking I know)
@@kaomaki2624 technically 1.
They released 1 episodes worth of content but in several parts
@@c.a.r1691 It's really wishful thinking.
If only they would:(
I can’t wait to see the next avatar after korra, I imagine they will be Male and will look like Asami, since this avatar won’t have there previous lives to communicate with maybe unlike korra who learned she was the avatar at the age of 3, this avatar will learn who he is at a much older age than most, maybe in his 20s or 30s. Just a theory.
It would be amazing if he learns he is the avatar in his late twenties or his thirties, life doesn't happen only when we're kids or teenagers...
But The previous avatars were not necesserly informed by the other avatars, Remember how they knew about aang being thé avatar because of the toys he choose..., these systems should still Work...?
@@BlancaEstella4837 they never used that system on korra though, that’s why I believe that it’s possible that this technique may be forgotten by the time of the next avatar. Especially since it is gonna be about 100+ years after Korra.
Well I look like asami and I was the avatar at 12 I'm 15
It’ll definitely be a male avatar. Prior to Aang his last air incarnation was Yangchen, female. With Korra her last water incarnation was Kuruk, male. Our previous Earth incarnation being Kyoshi makes me think our next Earth incarnation will be male, meaning our next fire incarnation will be female seeing as Roku was the last fire incarnation.
@@emmadavis7296 Wasn't the previous Fire Avatar before Roku male too? Avatar Szeto?
If the next Avatar has to reconnect with his past lives, what if Koh plays a part. The Avatar's past lives are part of their identity and Koh basically steals his victims' identities while killing them. What if the Avatar tries to convince him to help him regain his old memories and reconnect with the past Avatars? Although, it will most likely be difficult. But it will bring back an old character.
though I like that idea, koh's only connection to a past avatar, at least that we know of, is him stealing kuruk's wife's face. Regaining connection with the past avatars will definitely be part of it but I doubt koh will have anything to do with it
@@abrandnewpairofsocks well for that, I’ve been thinking if Koh showed her face, maybe the Avatar could use that to try to piece things together. And maybe Koh has hidden powers. Maybe he can show her memories and seeing Kuruk could help him tap deep within. And when we see Aang and Korra reach past Avatars, it’s usually never past four to their respective elements. Then went the new guy connects with the one before his element, he’ll get a boost to fully connect.
Didn't Korra's line cut off the connection to past lives entirely or was that just a temporary thing?
@@humourlessjester3584 how should we know? All we got was that her connection was lost. No further details.
@@humourlessjester3584 we don't know if it can be recovered, but since it's aang and korra's spirts probably
It would be cool if the Avatar world went through a huge economic depression, or something catastrophic that put/held their tech and social progression back. This would be a huge conflict that the Avatar would have to deal with and it would help to maintain the "old vibe" of the Avatar world.
i actually love the technology advancements as the cycle progresses. it’d be so cool to see a cyberpunk-esc avatar. i hated the advancement initially but it’s grown on me!
omg yessss , it could go so good
Or maybe have it that the techs literally made to be trash like in our world like
Everything is made to break so damn easily now days
If they invent the genre of "Spirit Punk" with the next show, that could be awesome
Honestly rather than a modern setting, steampunk with spirit elements is the best step
Idk if this is still relevant or not but I might have figured out if katara will be in the next series or not.. remember in the episode where katara got her fortune told.. the fortune teller said..”and then you will have your third great grandchild before slowly passing away in your sleep.” If aunt wu’s prediction is correct (or avatar studios chooses to add this) katara will either be in the next series or start to pass away depending on when her third great grandchild is born(it’s a long shot theory)
Damn she’s gonna be in her 180s, since the series apparently takes place 100yrs after lok
@@amitystan kyoshi says those are rookie numbers
Wow I really hope your right about that it would be so cool if katara was still in the series
@@Bill_Cipher618 lol true
Jinora and her siblings would definitely have at least 3 children by the time the new Avatar is born, and probably their children would have their own children. Yes we all love ATLA but we have to realize that a third show would be pretty much completely disconnected from it in terms of characters (except for maybe Iroh, given that he lives as a spirit. I wouldn't mind him meeting the next Avatar too, and he'd be the only one making sense, unless other characters manage to do what he did and abandon their bodies to become spirits)
I still hope the show is distinctly Asian. And also features more of the Fire nation this time with more costumes inspired from South East Asia. I feel that Legend of Korra didn't cover that distinction even tho its heavily mentioned in episodes like Ember Island and Azula's outfits that the fire nation is inspired by SEA too. Apart from water tribes the rest of the cast in Korra looks east Asian. Which is a shame cos south east Asian costumes are so interesting
If lok wasn't asian what makes you think this will be
@@hueyfreeman6262 that's why emphasis on "hope" cos they probs not doing that lol
@@hueyfreeman6262 LOK still kept some asian aspects tho...
R u talking about their wardrobe? Or the way they look? i thought that a lot of the earth/metal benders looked more south east Asian/south asian
@@angelmushahf wardrobe and names. like asami was clearly based off Japan. Same for Izumi etc. Its like Ember island just got wiped off the map and ppl forgot we had south east asia references in the fire nation. Now its just, Japan in Korra. :/ the fire nation uniforms are based off burmese generals. Ty lee's costume has south east asian references.
Arcane is a fantasy sci-fi show and it's fantastic. A spin-off in a modern setting can work if written and developed well.
great example!
Hmm that's actually quite true! I hope the creators can adopt some worldbuilding techniques from Arcane into this future avatar story :)
The thing i love about the Legend of Genji crews farewell message is they do not actually rule out Genji becoming canon. When they say the Genji team is moving on in their careers and the project is ending but opened many doors for them, that doesnt rule out some or all of the team being hired by Avatar studios and/or the Genji story concept being sold/transfered to Paramount. Is this whats happening? Probably not, but i have yet to actually see anything completely ruling it out
You're overtaking, and wistfully so.
Really solid sound video, hope that we see it come true in the coming years!
With Father Glowworm’s curse completely gone, I hope this means this new avatar will have a easier time with their responsibilities
Wait I forgot about his curse! I need to read the kyoshi books again lol
What was the curse?
@@joesunday199 I need to read the books again, but basically he cursed kuruk and future avatars with "catastrophic fortune" and anyone who came to learn of Father glowworms existence. Hopefully with no more connection to kuruk the curse would be fully broken
Isn't Glowworm more or less dead?
@@jooo8673 Curses can sometimes live even long after the caster is dead. Look at LoZ, Ganon is literally (in the proper sense of the word) a curse placed on Link and Zelda by Demise with his last breath.
I believe if aang lived in his normal time and Korras embodiment had to fight the fire lords dad Toph likely would have been the earth avatar. Just a theory that hit me a little while ago.
Wow. That would make a lot of sense a
That is very unlikely. The odds of Toph being the Earth Avatar are way too slim. There aren't any destined Avatars who got past over.
I mean for all we know the chick that teaches katara blood bending could have been the water avatar that got skipped over as both found new op ways of bending, the only reason I wouldn't consider lightning bending the same is it was tought through waterbending techniques as opposed to finding a insanely enhanced way to bend something by looking further/deeper into the elements basics. It's just theory I wouldn't expect it to be true lol
@@dominiklaurent3052 Just because a person discovers a new form of Bending doesn't mean they were ever in line to be Avatar. It is just statistically unlikely.
It's statistically unlikely for katara to find the avatar yet we got a whole show about it, theories exist to expand the mind on what if possibilities, not if its fact or not
It's pretty cool to get a more contemporary avatar I guess, the timeline makes sense... but never gonna be able to get over the idea they talked about before Raava was a thing, twin avatars with the elements split between them in some way.
I think they might go for a more solarpunk setting because that’ll fit in more with the world of avatar
I’m very nervous about the characters having to mesh with a more advanced society. I thought Korra did it perfect. 1920’s feel with the spirit vine mech being the “Manhattan Project” from the 1940s.
I’m hoping the worlds look different, it was cool to see the evolution of bending in a more modern society in TLOK, I’m curious how bending will change as society and technology does as well. For instance, Mako’s style of fire bending is almost like boxing, and he’s able to produce lighting without “winding up” like Azula. I’m guessing Pro Bending molded his style. I like the idea as time passes different styles of bending begin to emerge. I like Kuviras method of bending her metal armor as projectiles. Stuff like that.
Who knows with the level of technological expansion, bending may not share the same place in society and it used to.
I'm really excited to see how Avatar is going to make the jump to the modern era in-universe
nah 6:38 where Zuko and Sucka just started to bust down I died
I can wait to see an Avatar who can master even all of the sub elements (Lava, Metal, Flying & Lightning)
It's impossible for an avatar to fly. Confirmed by Yangchen herself.
I love the fact that I’m over here watching this channel about this series even though I literally have seen none of the original avatar series or the spin off series
Have you seen them now?
When reincarnates, the Avatar tends to base his new self into someone who knew in its past life.
- Roku met Gyatso, and Aang ended up being similar to him. Not to mention Gyatso himself was Aang's master.
- Aang met Katara, and Korra ended up being similar to her. Not to mention Katara herself was Korra's master.
So, I believe the next Avatar, an Earthbender, will be similar to Bolin; and Bolin himself will be the master of this new avatar,
And Kiyoshi met Rangi and Roku kinda looks like Rangi lol
@@kokos1209 I don't know who is this Rangi.
Imagine Bolin teaching the new Avatar lava bending.
@@Ryan.2 It could happen.
roku’s wife looked like a female version of aang, and korra look similar to katara, so maybe the next avatar will also resemble asami
Damn 2 years from now we getting there slowly but surely
Turns out Genji was a psyop put out by a subsection of avatar studio as a teaser. 😂 I wish those few chapters were amazing!
I have my own fanfic on the next avatar. I imagine a world where an earth bender avatar brings on the solar-punk era of the avatar universe. I was imagining the new avatar is born with in a tech dominated world and he chooses to go back to nature and helps his world balance the power of technology with nature.
I really wonder what they would do to incorporate modern day technology with not only bending powers but also the introduction to a more spiritually open world that Korra had opened up. It might not even be necessarily sci-fi but more like a fantasy alternate reality. Who knew the mere introduction of the fire nation being in the industrial revolution during ATLA would make the next few avatar series be so different from each other.
But one thing I do want to happen for the next series is to do away with the america-centric representation of Korra and for the series to reflect back on its Asian/Indigenous roots. Imagine if the fire nation echoed modern day Japan with being the electronic media center of the world, or the Earth Kingdom to reflect on modern day Saudi Arabia as a pioneer in metallic and earth architecture. What if they made it so that the four nations were more like continents but countries started to form to split up as their own government? We kinda see this already in Korra and so why not other economically stable areas try to do the same... So many directions they can possibly take the other nations in.
I would love to see the next avatar series be set in a slightly more advanced society than Korra's time but people using their bending to a whole new level helping them with every day things, jobs, driving, flying planes etc
Excellent editing; "what I found shocked me" paired with lightning bending ; )
I have to admit I'm pretty anxious about the whole modern-era theme. I liked Legend of Korra, but the mech stuff did feel slightly off, so imagine what even more advanced technology would feel like. Given that LoK was mostly based on the 1920's, they could at least have this series take place around the 90's - early 2000s. I definitely will like to see the problem of evolution vs tradition - Legend of Korra already gave us a glimpse of how an advancing modern world cares about the Avatar and traditions less and less, which does reflect on our real world's evolution and how it has affected religion and spirituality as a whole. So basically, I wouldn't mind a more modern avatar. An early 2000s one would definitely feel nostalgic, for me at least. Just don't go full on sci-fi like some people are suggesting.
I think it would be cool if we have a 'dark' avatar reincarnating the reversed order, or always in it's opposite element. They could only bend one or two elements and will be looking for the Lionturtles, because Unalaq was a water bender when he murged with Vaatu. But that will make the "dark' avatar an air bender master; totally in contrast with the young native earth bending avatar. Maybe reconnecting with past lives like Aang will give him/her the egde/ skills they need to defeat the bbg. Sandbending like Genji would be really awesome, unique and the way they should do it. But bending metal armor is so awesome, i would love to see an metal bender like Kuvira as an avatar.
Well we could use a battle between Avatars
- successor vs predecessor
- light vs dark
- good vs evil
- order vs chaos
- Justice vs vengeance
I wouldn't exactly call it 'unprecedented' that they are focusing on the Avatar after Korra. The Legend of Korra focused on the avatar after Aang, and so continuing on down the line to the next Avatar honestly makes a LOT more sense than going into the past to set a series around a pervious avatar. Legend of Korra set the precedent for "the next cartoon series focuses on the next generation, the next avatar" pretty clearly
Paramount is also doing something similar with their Yellowstone series. with the main show and the prequel set in 1923 coming out at the same time
Honestly, its surprising how the avatar world wasnt already more advanced by the time aang became avatar.
I assume because the world was in a constant state of war for those last 100 years, that most technological advancements came in the form of military tech.
@@metalfang07652 what about before that?
Assuming that the period between avatar wan and korra was 10,000 years it still wouldn't explain why it took so long for technology to catch up.
If we could do it in a short 2000+ years why couldn't they?
I just don’t like the idea of the modern day avatar. But I trust them. I hope I’m wrong and it turns out amazing!
I can't wait to see a new avatar series.
TLA was amazing. Best of the lot.
Legend of Korra, after rewatching it; kind of liked it.
Idk how I will react to the new stuff. So just let it come.
Merp I hate to know that Korra will be going away but I'm really excited to see where this goes I just got done rewatchimg both current shows it's so good
I'd like them to do a series of the developing nations maybe a couple generations after Wan, that would be pretty awesome imo
That would make a lot of sense considering he's the earth avatar.
This video just made me rewatch bro
6:15 not only was it a giant mech suit, it was a mech suit armed with a Schwerer Gustav rail gun that shot a Death Star blast of spirit energy.
If Legend of Genji won’t be canon there are three things I hope Avatar Studios takes from it:
1. The next Avatar should be a Sandbender. It fits thematically and judging from Genji’s popularity among fans it’s what they want.
2. The setting should be in based on the 60s/70s era, mostly because I don’t think people are ready for a fully modern Avatar world yet and the Cold War era seems just right for now. Unfortunately this also means that Korra will have died relatively young.
3. What really drew me to the story of Genji was the conspiracy involving a false Avatar. Typically the thought of this young man who is adored by the entire Earth Kingdom as the Avatar being an unknowing imposter, while another young man who is seen as an outcast by those around him and lives in poverty suddenly discovering he is in fact the true Avatar. So yeah I think that would be a good starting point with mystery, some political intrigue, and an eventual redemption arc for the fake Avatar.
4. Another reason a Sandbender Avatar would be interesting, that I just realized, would be the mastering of the elements. I mean it’s been confirmed that Sandbending is more similar to Airbending and Waterbending, so it stands to reason that he would be natural good at both. But what if the element he struggles with is in fact normal Earthbending, as it’s fundamentally different from the Sandbending he has used his whole life. Which would very possibly make a Sandbending Avatar the first Avatar to struggle with what is technically his native element.
Agreed but sadly the kyoshi books already have the fake avatar storyline
@@k.k.slider8042 So…? It’s not like that plot point is completely off limits just because it’s part of Kyoshi’s story. Especially since the circumstances of the fake Avatar’s are completely different: Yun was named the Avatar due to an honest mistake made by one of Kuruk’s companions, Luan on the other hand was named Avatar as part of a vast conspiracy, and the people who declared him as such were fully aware that he was a fake.
@@k.k.slider8042 as if anyone except a few nerds like you even read them lmao. Rsther go read real books, not Cartoon-fiction. Gonna get you nowhere in life
@@joeyfaircloth9308 I hope the Dark Avatar will be reborn, that would be epic
@@gideonrono3378 it would be, but It’s been confirmed that the existence of the Dark Avatar ended before it began. Though, in the same way Raava was reborn from Vaatu, Vaatu is regenerating inside of Raava. So it’s only a matter of time before he rears his ugly head again.
Honestly I like the fact the studio is bringing so many new things though . Im currently in the stages of turning into an adult so I might not have as much time plus I don’t have a paramount subscription my family still uses Netflix, Prime, Disney Plus and my dad agreed only 2 years ago in 2021 to subscribe to HBO max. I mean by 2025 I’ll be 22 and i don’t know whether I’ll still be living with my fam or not but i will be busy.
My dad still might pay for some of these subscriptions who knows. Well whatever happens I hope I get to see the future and that it won’t disappoint me
As, as a kid I loved the og series and I absolutely loved Korra plus I watched FULL korra during the pandemic and honestly I’m not ready for the future but let’s see!
Also lore wise a modern setting could be pretty interesting
iirc every single air nomad was born with the ability to bend air specifically because their culture was so spiritually attuned
So there could easily be some plot points, where, in a modern setting with everybody, hyper fixated on technology, that people start losing the ability to bend or something like that
Yeah, imagine than thanks to the society advancement the people stop blending anymore following Kora, but the new Avatar gotta be the first to do it in 100 years. I want the future to be futuristic but not enough to be kind similar to our world.
I just hope that this new series won't have any studio meddling involved because that really messed up early Korra
1:57 your editing is hilarious
LETS GOOOO
❤ certainly would love to see modern day avatar!
I would love to see an avatar who started of as an antagonist like a crook and then later became good
Edit: Or maybe an avatar who came from a family of evil
they better not "realisticize" the animations. like i love the 2d paper style. also GLASSBENDING
I knew that Genji was fan made but did hope that avatar would buy it.
I'd like to see an avatar show where the hardest element for the avatar to learn is there own villages element
Oooh that seems cool
OMG YES!!!!! I would love if they did that reestablishing connection to thier past lives seriously the moment I hated korra not hate hate just like hate was when her connection to the past avatars was destryed like literally was so mad TvT other than she's fine so again would love if they did that
I really hope they make a new series!!! Omg!!
I have a theory, our new avatar will have to deal with Sozins comet in the second season because people will be trying to harvest its energy with some spirit creation so they can permanently have the power of the comet.
for an earth bender, i would hope for a form of stubbornness from staying away from the avatar name after learning how much effect the title brings, but korra was a rather stubborn character on her own. maybe this time around its instead that this earth avatar doesnt know he is the avatar and piecing it together himself while on the run from what he supposes to be a threat but is actually just what vague connections to the shattered avatar state he has, or what few people may know. he could be crafting his own views and maybe acting on his own justice system outside the avatar name, giving some merit to the later korra villians after such a shakey reception from the avatar herself on if nobels and royalty have the right to abuse power.
a vigilantly avatar who didnt know his value would be quite a stir up for the world, his own upbringing facing him to the horrors of the world pushing him out leading to plenty of self reflecting and brewing on ideals. an avatar with a villians upbringing and a heros heart. thats what i want after seeing korra being treated as a political chairman of the world, i want someone who was shunned before their name was changed to avatar, but the name is inseparable, the one who was shunned can never be pushed any further now, and all must hear what the avatar has faced as a common person before their title.
i like the idea of the technology improving, all im worried about is the art style, i hope they stick to their amazing art style and dont start doing CGI or anything weird...
I agree with you on needing to re-establish the connection with the past lives. I think there's also possibly going to be more strife between Korra's mentorship of an Earthbender both because she doesn't have much experience of being mentored by herself inside of her own head, because earth is the most stable element, whereas Korra stripped the stability out of things most often. I would expect an avatar to reflect that stability, at least a little, in the same way Aang expressed the mutability of air. But anyway, I don't think the new avatar will succeed in reconnecting with the past in the first season. I would love to see more of a 13 ghosts of Scooby Doo or something similar as he has to go reconnect with avatars of each element, and by reattaching key avatars, he pulls more of the others back into existance. This would give the team the ability to introduce new past avatars aside from the four they showed in Aang's story, and in this way see what new avatars fans are interested in. That could then lead to books and spin offs for past avatars since they may be hesitant to surpass our timeline, without having to go into every avatar ever since there are hundreds. And it could also include a little more time with Avatar Won.
I do also question if the time is going to be "now" I think if they debuted an '80s/'90s style avatar, that would still mean Korra had lived for about 100 years, and would still give them room to grow in the future so that they could eventually unveil a Firebender in a close future of where we are now, and complete the cycle.
As far as Aang's grandkids as mentors, I would hope that in the 60 to 100 years that pass between avatars, someone else could be a master. It seems to me that it would be more a tale of the great-grandkids, and great-great grandkids, and people who just became airbenders. The airbending community isn't so tiny any more that it has to be them. Though I think the issue of training the avatar would cause some disagreements because they've lost their traditions. It's also possible that an airbending mentor could be dispatched to travel with the avatar to recover lost knowledge, since that seems like the thing the avatar is doing.
Consider how in 70 years the avatar universe progressed technologically. It's the most logical progression for the avatar after korra to live in a minimum 2010s world. Maybe to be a bit liberal, the first smartphones are coming out when the series starts
@@rantzntirades1104 Perhaps they'll go that route. But I think an additional issue with modern storytelling is that cellphones ruin a lot of things. They cut down on miscommunications and lack of contact, and distance, and reflection, which are keys to a lot of really good storytelling by restricting access to information. I really wouldn't recommend pushing the Avatar-verse in that direction quickly because I think you'd hit a storytelling wall more quickly as a lot of stories have to then come up with convenient reasons why people didn't just take out their cellphones and call someone. Consider Aang and the Gaang in the desert with Apa. If they had cellphones, Toph could have told them the tower was sinking and that Apa was kidnapped. Zuko could have called Aang when he switched sides, instead of having to go see him face to face. Zuko could have called Iroh when they were separated. Etc. So I'd kind of like a world without cellphones, at least immediately.
@@jenniferhanses7064 well, the plot would have to be built around the idea that everyone has cell phones. It can be done if handled right but I see where ur coming from. They sort of already have it in the form of radio. Cellphones being prevelant in the avatar world just feels like the natural progression set in place at the beginning of aangs journey
@@rantzntirades1104 And I don't disagree with that potential endpoint.
But that's why I'd like to see the series set in, say, the 90s, and hold off on a lot of computer and cellphone technology for later.
@@jenniferhanses7064 well, it would have a similar effect to start in let's say 2005 and end in 2010. It wouldn't be until 2007 that the "iPhone" would come out
This video had me go "Oh my God out" loud in front of my parents- the title of the video had me feel so much joy
I kinda want to see a sci-fi Avatar show.
Probably would be the Fire Avatar one.
I also love how legend of genii has suspiciously disappeared
I think the team will handle this well. I feel like technology can be limited in universe by simply looking back at what it’s done and how it’s been used in wars, and the avatar would then act as an authority figure to keep it in check. I’m picturing a Ghibli-esque universe. Still modern technology but the evolved cultures of the Avatar universe and spirits roaming around. Humans with technology that benefits and harmonizes with nature. Technology if it were made by people with access to seemingly unlimited clean energy and magic powers. There is so much here to think about other than the fact that it’ll be tiktok and iphones in Avatar. They have teams of people researching and brainstorming and I’m sure after Korra they don’t want to disappoint people with poor writing. Just give them the time and I’m sure it’ll be great. If you’re worried about it being political, get over it. The original show was political as hell and writers put that commentary in for a reason, because it’s most likely an issue that exists and needs change.
I really agree with you there that the next Avatar reestablishing connections with the past lives would be a great sub plot in the new series. I really hope they go that route rather than just forgetting about it and accepting it as an inevitability.
So, bending vs guns?
Sokka with a glocka so brrr
A Thanksgiving release actually makes a lot of sense to me, because I remember for many years after Avatar Book 1 finished airing-- that Nickelodeon would do a Thanksgiving Marathon of Avatar. My cousins, sister, and I would all watch that marathon on a small, old TV upstairs--- instead of watching football on the nice TV downstairs with the adults.
The official studios should hire the Ginji creators to help out
And throw out their ideas entirely. Especially the Earth-Kingdom Waterbenders. They made NO SENSE.
Can't wait for the next series after this one following a firebender in the future!
I freaking swear, I would die for ANOTHER show (or movie). All the fans have been waiting 🎉
As long as it has good story line and writing
i could see the future kingdoms going further into their adjacent bending elements. earth kingdom goes full metal bending to adapt with the times. fire nation goes into lightning bending. air and water might be the only ones who havent changed much
This is SOO LONGGG but hopefully the Live Action series will release before so we can calm our need for Avatar Content
Another prediction.... trailer for the netflix live-action on February 21st this year 👀
@@BabyLionTurtle Wow! What told you that?
@@yetanotheruser5888 No one, just speculation! I'm only 68.21% confident this time, but we'll see!
@@BabyLionTurtle That’s my birthmonth so it would be the perfect gift it you’re right!
Legit love new content to news
let's hope ppl don't give the new avatar as much hate as they gave korra🙆 she deserved sm better
Hopefully they make the next avatar a better character then.
@@AxeBearWhoCares korra was a great character. suffering at every turn. learning hard lessons & growing exponentially even in a world that thought it didn't need her.
with villains so complex that we didn't know if they were good or evil at all since their motives made sense.
she faced very real issues like ptsd.
whereas aang simply had to learn the elements and fight a single firelord. & couldn't even finish the job in the end.
then stole earth kingdom land to build a city.
regardless. korra accomplished much more in her first few yrs of life than aang ever did, finally bringing ACTUAL ballance to the world.
@@ihatecoffee7185 she was wasted potential she was done better in the short and fucked up her character at the expense of longer episodes you can fanboy her series all you want but many have issues with the pacing and the writing it sucked as much as the writers suck at writing romance in these shows
Korra was a flawed character in a flawed show. the pacing was too quick on some majorly important things while being too slow on less important details. it was a good show but it definitely was not better that the original.
They need to focus less on politics, tiny side characters, and actually flesh out more of the major characters.
@@MythicBeanProductions their focus on politics is exactly what made the show better. but each to their own.
i'm so early the four nations still live together in harmony
I’m not a fan of the avatar series going into a modern world but I am curious and a bit hopeful that it will do fine. What I really want from avatar studios is for them to rewrite Korra, make an actual series for the new avatar, and possibly tell the tale of previous avatars.
Atla was magical and although it touched very lightly on political issues, it still was a good show that everyone loves. Korra tried to be too political although during her time it makes sense that it would turn out that way, but everything was a bit more Americanized (most obviously seen with Raava vs Vaatu.) Tlok was still an ok show but I feel the direct politics and this obsession with balance ruined the show.
Korra never really learned what balance meant. Everything she did to further bring the world to balance was because she thought but didn’t have much education to think. Like all this unbalance that the show was saying, it was never presented. Amon “wanted” benders and nonbenders to be equal however there wasn’t any oppression shown that nonbenders faced. Korra called him out on that and even the homeless guy who saved team avatar was saying that nonbenders and benders who were like him were all equal down in the sewers. Her uncle “wanted” spirits and humans to be so called united and for people to respect humans but then all he truly wanted was to become just like the avatar. Zaheer was maybe the closest enemy to want equality but then he wanted to kill Korra (understandably why) but it just felt like he didn’t really care for what he wanted anymore once he was only aiming for her. Then Kuvira was like Ozai, it’s true she did want to unite everybody and she did grow power hungry but her entire idea from the start screamed that it wasn’t all about balance. Still Korra didn’t really learn anything because yes a nonbender was elected as president but it wasn’t even her own decision that led up to that. She opened the portals but she didn’t even know it what she was doing was right and I felt that led to unbalance when she was telling the ppl to deal with the spirits but it was affecting both the sports and ppl negatively. Then with Kuvira all she did was stop her, she didn’t learn much from her. It was progress that she did see herself in Kuvira but that’s about it. I just felt the show was done dirty and it deserves to be rewritten to make up for all of that.
Like why couldn’t Amon have been a nonbender who’s parents were killed by a bender so he sought out the lion turtles to teach him energybending. Why couldn’t her uncle and all of season 2 be centered in the spirit world when she would really have to consider if humans and spirits should live together. Why didn’t Zaheer and the red lotus have been very distant throughout season 3 and it was Korra pursuing them instead as they went to each nation killing every person in power and not aiming for the avatar because the avatar represents equality and killing her would only be because she tried stopping them. Why couldn’t Kuvira have been someone random, maybe someone who didn’t necessarily come from the earth kingdom and was bent on finding the avatar but became upset once seeing Korra wasn’t in a good state to save the world from chaos and so she rose up to power with all good intentions until she find out that the ppl wanted Korra to be doing her job and felt as if she shouldn’t be the one to unite everyone.
Great comments! Totally agree with how tlok could be rewritten, especially the whole unavaatu debacle. The show creators made it a point to create a dark avatar and I feel like they completely ignore the fact that just like raava is now reincarnated, vaatu is now reincarnated in the human world and a dark avatar is now possible.
@@rightdubz No, because Vaatu no longer exists. He was destroyed. He will be reborn, but not for a long, long time.
@@rightdubz That would have also been a nice thing to add in the avatarverse because imagine there being two avatars that represented light and dark. The dark avatar didn’t need to be evil, but let’s say they would always be morally grey and maybe they can’t go into the spirit world unless the other avatar combines with them spiritually or something.
@@minutemansam1214 no he wasn't destroyed right?
@@minutemansam1214 wait, he was SEALED not destroyed. Well partly he been bitten to weaken, but not completely destroyed. If he completely destroyed, then there's no point seal him in that tree.
Not sure if anyone pointed this out to you, but I noticed you mentioned Star Trek: Prodigy. Thursday isn't just the day new animation drops, it's also the day new Star Trek is released in general. And I believe the Halo series also released new episodes on Thursday. So Thursdays might just be the release day that Paramount likes in general
I would rather them go backwards instead of forwards as far as time and avatars. But I just love that the series has new creations
With all the crazy technology I really want to see them doing stuff in space
I really hope they carry Genji ahead
The won’t
It would be soooo awesome if Avatar studios did actually buy Genji and they've just been keeping it a big secret. I mean imagine sitting down and watching legend of genji pop-up on the TV with absolutely no warning, I'd scream.
God how I wish they could just buy Genji and just continue with it.... It was perfect like a fack Avatar who doesn't know his fack... A real Avatar who doesn't know his the Avatar.... I mean.... Genius...
I can see it now. Leaves from the vine trap remix
I hope his name is Rocky.
Sokka would be proud
I can't wait to see what they do with the past avatear search. The new avatar will ofcourse have Korra to ask questions, but surely it would also make sense to have Korra already re connect to some old avatars in some (maybe convoluted) way. It would be weird that Korra hadn't tried to reconnect, right?
Since the OG creators are working on the new series I'm only excited, not afraid, to see how they shape this new world. They clearly know what they're doing. 2025 is is a long way off though, in that time management can change, people can die...I think I'm better off forgetting about this for the next like 2 years and then being happily supprised.
I have my doubts this will happen
they could make a story about avatar from metal bending city in modern era, hoverer the korras line already ended with giant mech... and intdoduce the anti-avatar what have appeared after unalak :D
It would be cool it if was a series similar to The 100 where Korra passes to some deadly high advanced attack that resets the world to sticks and stones.
Post Apocalypse setting? It could work. It'd be difficult though. Killing billions in the reset would be tragic.
@@joesunday199 I could see Team Avatar setting up bunkers or moving mass populations to the spirit realm keeping a good majority of them safe. Idk it would be cool though.
@@FreshLatinoo I would like to go back to a more traditional fantasy setting. However, I think there would still be some ancient high tech still around.
One I will have to rethink my fanfic to I believe the avatar franchise will wrap itself up weather in many years for things can’t last forever
i hope new avatar have sibling cuz i dont remember but i think no avatar has had sibling ever
Another thing Genji got right! Yangchen had an "older sister," but that was more in the spiritual sense
6:27 Anonymous: Well there's gonna be Phones in the next avatar series
Baby Lion Turtle: Why?! How do you know?! HOW DO YOU KNOW?!
But seriously, it's gonna exist
If technology advanced that much in korra then wth are we gonna havw this time? Fly ships? Boring.
I am excited to wait the new Avatar.
I love the idea of the next avatar journey in the spirit world to reestablish avatar connections! The spirit world would be so much more interesting to me than the modern world
Yes!
2000s technological era Avatar. Can't wait.
It's still a long time until the this comes out and a lot can happen until then but i am looking forward to seeing the next avatar, i am just disappointed that it didn't happen sooner.
For the new show i really want the new avatar to fix the broken connection to his predecessors i just hated when that happened and i hope its not getting too technologically advanced but since Korra had a giant spirit powered mech...
0:45 ngl, lettucebending seems pretty fire