Quite a few characters from Avatar: The Concluding Airbender  returned in The Legend of Korra. Now bachelor to stream on Netflix, Avatar: The Last Airbenderkicked off on Nickelodeon in 2005 and followed the adventures of its 12-year-sometime hero Aang, the final living Airbender and current incarnation of the Avatar who must main the art of "angle" the other elements of Water, Earth, and Fire in order bring balance to the earth and end the Fire Nation'southward war on the Four Nations. Though Avatar: The Concluding Airbender ended its 3-flavour run in 2008, its story has continued graphic novel grade, while its follow-upward series The Legend of Korra debuted in 2012.

Set seven decades after the end of Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korrafollows the H2o Tribe-built-in Korra, voiced by Janet Varney, as she trains to chief the elements equally the new Avatar while facing her own gear up of challenges. The testify would present her equally a major contrast to Aang, who was raised as a Southern Air Temple monk and was put to the test in mastering Water, World, and Burn, while Korra could easily bend all three from her very commencement advent, with Air representing her true hurdle as the earth'due south new Avatar.

Thought curt lived on TV, Avatar: The Terminal Airbender'southward success has spawned an entire franchise, including an upcoming live-activeness reboot that will surely describe long-time fans back. Only while the first chapter of Aang's story ended in Avatar: The Last Airbender, his story - and, more importantly, the Avatar'due south story - continued in The Fable of Korra. Because of that, many characters from the get-go series returned in the follow-up bear witness. Here are the Avatar: The Concluding Airbender characters who appeared in The Legend of Korra.

Aang

The Avatar's rebirth cycle naturally meant that Aang had died before the start of The Legend of Korra, but the testify still had him appear every bit an adult, with D.B. Sweeney providing Aang's voice. Among Aang's intermittent appearances on the show, flashbacks to events between Avatar: The Concluding Airbender and The Legend of Korra bear witness various events with Aang alongside the other grown members of Team Avatar. Aang as well had three children with Katara - Tenzin, Bumi, and Kya - and Tenzin, voiced past J.Thou. Simmons, became Korra's Airbending teacher. Additionally, Aang being the previous Avatar gave him a direct spiritual connectedness to Korra, and he occasionally appeared in spirit form to provide her guidance.

Katara

Katara too returned equally an elderly developed for The Legend of Korra, with Eva Marie Saint voicing her. For the evidence, Katara was one of three members of Team Avatar to still be alive in the show'due south present tense, the other 2 being Toph and Zuko. As with Aang, Katara mentored Korra in Waterbending, and she remained a very maternal effigy in her avant-garde historic period just equally she had been on Avatar.

Sokka

Like Aang, Sokka had passed away before the beginning of The Legend of Korra, but he was still seen in adulthood through flashbacks with Chris Hardwick providing his vocalism. In his appearances, Sokka was seen on the United Republic Quango representing the Southern Water Tribe, and also provided a guilty ruling for the bloodbending outlaw Yakonne. Sokka's memory was as well honored on with a statue in his likeness outside of the Southern Water Tribe Cultural Heart.

Toph Beifong

Among returning characters from Avatar: The Last Airbender, Aang'southward blind Earthbending friend Toph Beifong was among the almost noteworthy in The Legend of Korra, where shewas, respectively, voiced in adulthood and her elderberry years past Kate Higgins and Philece Sampler. The series established that she had set the metalbending police force of Republic Metropolis. Her 2 daughters, Lin and Suyin, were as well a large part of the show, beingness voiced past Mindy Sterling and Anne Heche, respectively (whileAvatar's Azula and Toph voice actresses Grey Delisle-Griffin and Jessie Flower voiced them in their youth), with Lin also serving as an officer for the Republic City police. Toph retired and settled in Foggy Swamp, with an elderly Toph subsequently meeting Korra there.

Zuko

Over the class of Avatar: The Last Airbender, Zuko went from Fire Nation exile to Fire Lord, and he would appear once again onThe Legend of Korra, where he was voiced by Bruce Davison. Zuko was instrumental in the germination of the United Republic of Nations of the the war's end, while his girl, Izumi, voiced by April Stewart, would succeed him equally Fire Lord.

Uncle Iroh

Zuko'south close guide and true father effigy on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Uncle Iroh would also appear on The Legend of Korra, voiced by Greg Baldwin, with Baldwin having previously taken over the role on Avatar: The Concluding Airbender due to the passing of original voice player Makoto Iwamatsu in 2006. Iroh transitioned into the Spirit World later his death, and was seen at that place as his old, jovial cocky onThe Legend of Korra. Additionally,Zuko's grandson, Full general Iroh, was also named later on him, with Zuko'due south original vocalization actor Dante Basco voicing him onThe Legend of Korra.

Avatar Roku and Avatar Kyoshi

Aang's immediate predecessor as the Avatar, the Burn Nation-born Roku was seen onAvatar: The Terminal Airbender, with his Earth Nation-born Avatar predecessor Kyoshi besides actualization, the two respectively voiced by James Garrett and Jennifer Hale. Like Aang, Roku and Kyoshi both held a direct spiritual connection to Korra every bit the new Avatar, with both being seen again on The Legend of Korra.

Zhao

Zuko'south major rival in Book Ane of Avatar: The Terminal Airbender and a high-ranking, ability-driven officer in the Fire Nation's Navy, Zhao was as well seen in The Legend of Korra, with Jason Isaacs one time again providing the voice. Despite his supposed death on Avatar: The Terminal Airbender, The Fable of Korra revealed that Zhao had been taken to the Spirit Globe and imprisoned within the Fog of Lost Souls. This would leave him to become completely mad, with Zhao rambling about existence a conqueror who will capture the Avatar, while also mistaking Tenzin for Aang himself.

Wan Shi Tong

An ancient, wise owl who guards the Spirit Library in Avatar: The Terminal Airbender , Wan Shi Tong also returned for The Fable of Korra, with Hector Elizondo again providing the vocalisation. Wan Shi Tong would be seen when Tenzin'southward girl Jinora entered the library in her search for knowledge most the spirit portals.

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