Avatar: The Last Airbender Fans Are Dishing Out Their Hottest Takes

By Evan Valentine - April 12, 2022 06:27 pm EDT

The animated world of Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra might have come to a close years ago, but that certainly hasn't stopped fans from continuing to talk about the universe of bending to this day. With new animated projects set to arrive from Avatar Studios and Netflix working on a live-action series that will retell the story of Aang and his gang, fans are gathering to share some of their most controversial takes when it comes to the beloved franchise.

Twitter User Anna Gifty got the ball rolling on asking Avatar The Last Airbender fans what their most controversial takes are, opening a "Pandora's Box" when it comes to the number of opinions that fans have when it comes to the stories of both Aang, Korra, and the other benders of this animated world:

We're cancelling each other over Avatar The Last Airbender and Legend Of Korra takes today. Quote tweet with your cancelable take.
— Anna Gifty (@itsafronomics) April 11, 2022

What is your controversial take on the world of Avatar? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly on Twitter @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of bending.

Sokka The GOAT

The Avatar gang would have died without Sokka. What he lacked in bending, he made up tenfold in literally everything else. #ATLA
— Anna Gifty (@itsafronomics) April 11, 2022

Korra The GOAT

Korra >>>>>>> Aang

Aang being scared about becoming the Avatar led to the genocide of two races and the 100 Year War.

Korra would have wrecked the Firelord, even without becoming a fully realized Avatar
— BlueBird Pi (@meelyn_pandit) April 11, 2022

Killing Blow?

If Katara could blood bend, why couldn't Aang just suck the air out of opponents' lungs?
— onthepublicrecord (@OTPR_water) April 11, 2022

Korra Wasn't The GOAT

Korra was not a very good avatar. She failed to address the underlying unrest among nonbenders that had led to the Equalist uprising. She unilaterally decided to open the spirit portals – something that affected the whole world – without anyone else's input or consent.
— Alex (@amablue_) April 11, 2022

Good Politics

LoK is honestly a great tool to introduce politics to children. You have different factions from anarchists to fascists who all have unique views. The story does a great job both humanizing them and showcasing the horrors they’ll unleash in the name of ideology.
— Anirudh Garg 🌐🌹(Evil Economist) (@AnirudhGargOff) April 11, 2022

Underwhelming

The fact that Aang spent the entire series learning other bending just to beat the Firelord in the avatar state is pretty underwhelming.
— Glizzy (@cat_pfp) April 11, 2022

RIP Jet

Jet was more deserving of a redemption arc than uncle Iroh.
— Thad (@will_thad) April 11, 2022

Avatar The Last Airbender Wasn't Perfect

If you think LoK was overall bad you missed all the nuance in ATLA and don't understand why it was good.

ATLA was not perfect. The progression was rushed, and critical world building elements were straight up ignored. Still goated but not flawless.
— Chris (@ChrissHendrick) April 11, 2022