History Franchise / AvatarTheLastAirbender

** ''Azula in the Spirit Temple'' (2023)-- A standalone story that shows what happened to Azula after ''Smoke and Shadow'' as she is made to confront her past.

* PsychoElectro: Lightningbending is the secondary ability of firebenders. However, it's a complete subversion as it requires a kind of emotional clarity and detachment (which can be calmness, such as with Iroh, or cold-heartedness, as with Azula and Ozai) which allows one to separate and focus the necessary energies. [[spoiler:Azula's ability to continue shooting lightning even after her VillainousBreakdown is probably due to a combination of familiarity, the significant power boost provided by Sozin's Comet, and having great clarity in terms of really wanting to kill Zuko and Katara.]] Also subverted in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', where bending lightning has become commonplace. There are even factories where lightningbenders can work to provide electricity for utilities.

** ''The Legacy of Yangchen'' (scheduled for 2023)

* MutuallyExclusiveMagic: The ability to bend one of the four elements (water, fire, earth, and air) is mutually exclusive. Mixed-heritage people take after [[EitherOrOffSpring one side or the other]] (or possibly [[MuggleBornOfMages neither]]). That is not to say that ''studying'' other disciplines is pointless, as you can gain tremendous insight into how Bending works and come up with new techniques. Iroh, a firebender, developed lightning redirection by observing waterbenders. The one exception to this rule is the Avatar, who is able (and required) to master all four elements. Even then, there's a spiritual or philosophical divide between the techniques used for each element -- Aang was raised an airbender, which is all about flowing with the surroundings, and had trouble with the stubborn assertiveness that earthbending required. In contrast, Korra is so brash and hotheaded that she is wholly unable to grasp airbending due to its go-with-the-flow philosophy. Literally. [[spoiler:Aang has to use energybending on her before she is able to bend air at all.]] And even after this, it's still her least-preferred element.\\

* MutuallyExclusiveMagic: The ability to bend one of the four elements (water, fire, earth, and air) is mutually exclusive. Mixed-heritage people take after [[EitherOrOffSpring one side or the other]] (or possibly [[MuggleBornOfMages neither]]). That is not to say that ''studying'' other disciplines is pointless, as you can gain tremendous insight into how Bending works and come up with new techniques. Iroh, a firebender, developed lightning redirection by observing waterbenders. The one exception to this rule is the Avatar, who is able (and required) to master all four elements. Even then, there's a spiritual or philosophical divide between the techniques used for each element -- Aang was raised an airbender, which is all about flowing with the surroundings, and had trouble with the stubborn assertiveness that earthbending required. In contrast, Korra is brash and hotheaded and has serious problems grasping airbending due to its go-with-the-flow philosophy being so opposed to her own temperament.\\

** The benders' temperaments often follow the traditional associations with those elements, but there are exceptions. [[FourStarBadass Uncle Iroh]] is one of the most skilled firebenders in the world, and is a fat, philosophical and laid back (many would say "lazy", and many do). Of course, push him too far, and you will learn why he is known as the [[BewareTheNiceOnes Dragon of the West]]. Meanwhile, [[TheJuggernaut King Bumi]], one of the most skilled Earthbenders, is ''probably'' entirely insane, in contrast to the calm ImplacableMan association you'd expect.
** Bending is so integral that it's even incorporated into major technologies; in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Ba Sing Se's transit system is powered by earthbenders, while in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Republic City's power plants are staffed by lightningbenders.

** The Northern Water Tribe has three castes: The Royal Family, the warrior class, and finally, peasants. By ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', the warrior class appears to have been abolished in favor of a professional army.

** DoubleSubverted with Korra. Her EstablishingCharacterMoment shows her knowing she's the Avatar at a young age, able to bend fire and earth along with water by the time the White Lotus find her. However, by the time she is 16, she still has yet to unlock airbeinding or spiritual powers, and spends the first two seasons trying to improve in this department.

** ''The Legacy of Yang Chen'' (scheduled for 2023)

* MixAndMatchCritters: Most of the animals in the setting are hybrids of various real-world animals to the point that the Gaang find the idea of a regular bear to be confusing.

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[[caption-width-right:265:''"We are bonded forever."'' [[note]][[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Aang]] (left) and [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Korra]]. Original artwork posted '''[[http://bryankonietzko.tumblr.com/post/123654294515/sdcc-2015-lets-do-this-above-is-the-signing here]]''' on Bryan Konietzko's Tumblr.]][[/note]]

The ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' universe is a canon created by Creator/BryanKonietzko and Creator/MichaelDanteDiMartino for Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}.

* ''Republic City Hustle'' (2013) -- A three episode web animation about the lives of Mako and Bolin three years prior to ''The Legend of Korra''.

* EthnicMagician: Zigzagged. ''Everyone'' in the world comes from a FantasyCounterpartCulture for either China, Japan, Tibet, the Inuit, or the [[{{Mayincatec}} Aztecs]], meaning there are no "Europeans" to compare them to (although the Northern Water Tribe's culture combines the Inuit culture with a vaguely Russian and/or Scandinavian aesthetic. At the same time, however, each nation and corresponding ethnicity is still firmly linked to one particular element and its associated bending style, which is part of why Aang had to travel all over the world so he could learn all the styles where they were actually practiced, so in that sense they're still all Ethnic Magicians to ''each other''.

* ElementalRockPaperScissors: A notable [[AvertedTrope aversion]]. Each of the bending arts has their own strength and weaknesses, but none of them are inherently superior to the other. It's the skill of the individual bender that determines victory.

* ElementalRockPaperSicssors: A notable [[AvtertedTrope aversion]]. Each of the bending arts has their own strength and weaknesses, but none of them are inherently superior to the other. It's the skill of the individual bender that determines victory.

** ''Katara and the Pirate's Silver'' (2020)
** ''Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy'' (2021)
** ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSukiAlone Suki, Alone]]'' (2021)
** ''Matcha Makers'' (2021)
** ''Azula in the Spirit Temple'' (2023)

** Untitled film about Team Avatar as young adults (2025)

* ''VideoGame/{{SMITE}}'' (2014) -- On June 22, 2020, character skins that portray Aang, Zuko and Korra were made available in the "Avatar Battle Pass". Azula was later added as an additional skin in 2021.

* ''VideoGame/NickelodeonKartRacers 2: Grand Prix'' (2020) -- Aang and Korra appear as playable racers, along with a variety of ''Avatar''-related tracks and support units.

* [[https://avatarnews.co/post/704388959323717632/exclusive-the-next-avatar-animated-series Untitled third animated series]], focusing on the Earth Kingdom Avatar after Korra, set to air on Creator/ParamountPlus (2025)

* [[https://avatarnews.co/post/704388959323717632/exclusive-the-next-avatar-animated-series Untitled third animated series]], focusing on the Earth Kingdom Avatar after Korra, set to air on Creator/Paramount+ (2025)

* [[https://avatarnews.co/post/704388959323717632/exclusive-the-next-avatar-animated-series untitled third animated series]], focusing on the Earth Kingdom Avatar after Korra, set to air on Creator/Paramount+ (2025)