[Airbender] The legend of Korra: I am the solution.

Centipede Damascus

Rchanen wrote:

Nerdgasmic wrote:

the ocean spirit fishes are mentioned as teaching the first water benders, I think

I was wondering about that. Will Korra have to learn from a Skybison. Are there still Skybison? We saw one in the trailer.

Korra is going to learn from Aang's son Tenzin



Tenzin is being voiced by J.K. Simmons

Rchanen

Centipede Damascus wrote:

Rchanen wrote:

Nerdgasmic wrote:

the ocean spirit fishes are mentioned as teaching the first water benders, I think

I was wondering about that. Will Korra have to learn from a Skybison. Are there still Skybison? We saw one in the trailer.

Korra is going to learn from Aang's son Tenzin



Tenzin is being voiced by J.K. Simmons

So will Korra learn from a psychologist, white supremacist, or Jonah Jameson?

Good choice on VA though. Guy does kickass work.

Bagginses

Quid wrote:

Daxon wrote:

Her skill was a result of her strict emotional control and her control of everything in her environment. Those stresses eventually caused her to crack and fail.

I'd call her a less good bender because it wasn't sustainable in the long-term.

Her skill was still higher than his. As was Iroh's, Ozai's, and Jeong Jeong's. That she had a mental breakdown after being betrayed by her two best friends doesn't change that.

On the other hand, Zuko clearly wants to be the very best, like no one ever was. To learn it all is his real test, to train it is his cause. He will travel across the land, searchin' far and wide. Each technique to understand the power that's inside Firebending! It's Iroh and he. He knows it's his destiny! Firebending, ooh with his his best friend in a world they must defend! Firebending a heart so true. Their courage will pull them through. Iroh'll teach him and he'll teach Iroh firebending. Gotta learn it all, gotta learn it all, yeah.
Every challenge along the way with courage he will face. He will battle everyday to claim his rightful place. Trust in him, the time is right; there's no better team. Arm in arm, they'll win the fight. It's always been their dream: Firebending! It's Iroh and he. He knows it's his destiny! Firebending, ooh with his his best friend in a world they must defend! Firebending a heart so true. Their courage will pull them through. Iroh'll teach him and he'll teach Iroh firebending. Gotta learn it all, gotta learn it all. Gotta learn it all.
Gotta learn it all. Gotta learn it all, yeah, Firebending! It's Iroh and he. He knows it's his destiny! Firebending, ooh with his his best friend in a world they must defend! Firebending a heart so true. Their courage will pull them through. Iroh'll teach him and he'll teach Iroh firebending. Gotta learn it all. Gotta learn it all, Firebending!

Jintor

Gifs ahoy

Cantido wrote:

Rchanen wrote:

pyromaniac221 wrote:

Also everyone in that trailer is all wearing modern clothes and shit, but Korra's in the original waterbender tribe parka thing. How many dudes is she going to cockpunch for calling her a hick?

As many as it takes. Which is for the best.

This resolves *part* of my bitching about no progress being made after Steampunk Era + 70 years.

I wouldn't go so far as to call it progress, but I would like to see change.

Did you miss the car? there's a car at one point. And skyscrapers.

Inquisitor77

Cantido wrote:

This resolves *part* of my bitching about no progress being made after Steampunk Era + 70 years.

I wouldn't go so far as to call it progress, but I would like to see change.

Looks like you missed the cars and electric wires running throughout the city in the trailer. I suggest you watch again, moar closely.

Inquisitor77

Also, if Cabbage Guy (or his descendant) doesn't show up, I'm going to be very sad...

Quid

Tenzin is being voiced by J.K. Simmons

This is the greatest news I've heard yet.

pyromaniac221

The Cabbage Guy's descendant is the leader of the anti-bending movement.

Quid

Truly a sympathetic antagonist.

Jragghen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEWb7xPGHiQ

Trailer is up on Youtube in 720p.

RMS Oceanic

Dear Lord, do want!

Spoiler:

It looks like they're going the Ankh Morpork route of having relatively modern age stuff without that whole Industrial Revolution phase.

ChopperDave

The animation showcased in that trailer was siiiiiiiiick. Super fluid and better looking than the animation I remember from the original series, which was still really great.

pyromaniac221

It looked way more visceral. I liked the camera effects (if you can really call it that?). One of my main gripes from AtLA was how the firebending didn't feel like it had any real impact. Yes, I know that fire doesn't technically have any force, but it still felt kind of light and fluffy. That trailer makes firebending seem heavy and goddamn powerful.

kime

Oh man that trailer looks awesome.

MrDapper

720p trailer on youtube.

Jragghen

Worth noting that the voice at the end and one of the youtube comments makes me think the thing is sped up somewhat (likely the original is 1:30 or something?)

MrDapper

Either that or he's sucking helium.

Also I just came across this info, haven't seen it posted.

The city is called United Republic and it was founded by Aang and Zuko.

The two guys in the poster with Korra are Mako (firebender) and Bolin (earthbender), and they are brothers.

The polar bear dog is female and her name is Naga.

Bolin has a pet fire ferret named Paboo.

There will be new flying bison and new lemurs.

There will be two seasons -- season 1 will have 12 episodes, season 2 will have 14 episodes.

Aang and Katara had three kids, Tenzin being the youngest and only airbender.

Tenzin has three kids of his own.

Anti-benders use chi-blocking.

There are metalbending cops.

Toph traveled the world to teach metalbending after the war was over, and her daughter Bei Fong is the chief of police.

There will be mixed martial arts in the series, and the music was described as 1920s jazz invented by the Chinese.

Johnny Chopsocky

I don't think "WANT NOW" adequately sums up my feelings for this. I want this yesterday. I want the entire series on bluray yesterday.

wandering

the music was described as 1920s jazz invented by the Chinese.

Awesome.

kime

I kinda wish metalbending stayed a Toph-only thing, or at least with high-level Earthbenders, but with a lot more metal in this one (it's a city not made of rock...), that's understandable.

And really, I'm just being silly, I am so psyched. A fire ferret!

chiasaur11

Rchanen wrote:

Centipede Damascus wrote:

Rchanen wrote:

Nerdgasmic wrote:

the ocean spirit fishes are mentioned as teaching the first water benders, I think

I was wondering about that. Will Korra have to learn from a Skybison. Are there still Skybison? We saw one in the trailer.

Korra is going to learn from Aang's son Tenzin



Tenzin is being voiced by J.K. Simmons

So will Korra learn from a psychologist, white supremacist, or Jonah Jameson?

Good choice on VA though. Guy does kickass work.

Could be Sledge Hammer's boss at the CIA. You're forgetting that.

The Wolfman

Man, is it ever going to look hella weird seeing basically magic people shooting fire and water out their hands over a 1920's backdrop of San Francisco.

Quid

The Wolfman wrote:

Man, is it ever going to look hella weird seeing basically magic people shooting fire and water out their hands over a 1920's backdrop of San Francisco.

It's what I'm looking forward to the most. It's a background that rarely gets a really fantastic setting barring the usual Cthulhu stuff.

Jintor

chiasaur11 wrote:

Rchanen wrote:

So will Korra learn from a psychologist, white supremacist, or Jonah Jameson?

Good choice on VA though. Guy does kickass work.

Could be Sledge Hammer's boss at the CIA. You're forgetting that.

The President of the USA!

Quid

It will actually be Cave Johnson.

japan

Really looking forward to this.

Hopefully the protagonist will be a little less anguished in this one. That wore a little thin in the original series at times.

Tofystedeth

MrDapper wrote:

Also I just came across this info, haven't seen it posted.

Toph traveled the world to teach metalbending after the war was over, and her daughter Bei Fong is the chief of police.

Bei Fong Bei Fong?

Jintor

Probably they missed her first name, those are twitter transcriptions from the panel i think

WotanAnubis

MrDapper wrote:

Also I just came across this info, haven't seen it posted.

Toph traveled the world to teach metalbending after the war was over, and her daughter Bei Fong is the chief of police.

I can only assume Toph was disappointed by her daughter's choice of carreer.

Quid

And when meema Toph is disappointed in you away goes your name.

surrealitycheck

Mako (firebender)

No surprises

Fencingsax

I assumed it was like Commisioner Bei Fong. She's just known by her last name.

Frosteey

I still think the bear looks kind of silly but Naga is a good name for a thing and fire ferret : D

area

I was already exciting for this, but that trailer is fantastic. Is it next year yet?

EmperorSeth

Yeah, that was beautiful. Comparable to Miyazaki, though the setting certainly helps with that.

InkSplat

I really hope, if Korra does well, that we'll see them go back and "re-master" Avatar, because it makes me so sad that it is stuck in the world of 4:3 and non-HD.

I mean, I doubt it would happen, but it would be fantastic.

Couscous

wandering wrote:

the music was described as 1920s jazz invented by the Chinese.

Awesome.

Yes.

Also, yay fire ferret because ferrets are awesome.

UrQuanLord88

I'd find it refreshing if they set this future world to be based on 1920s Shanghai/China, ala Kung Fu Hustle (and Hong Kong with that boat scene where there is a statue of Aang).

I also do hope they fit in all the cliches for that era, especially the gambling movies

Schrodinger

So based on that trailer, I assume that Korra is the best fire bender ever, right?

Opty

She's an Avatar who's learned 3 of the 4 disciplines and she's spent a year or more learning each so she's going to be pretty damn good.