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** [[spoiler: Hahn in the original show was a sexist bully who only saw his betrothed Princess Yue as an accessory to make himself look better and relentlessly antagonized Sokka. In this show, he's a genuinely nice guy whom Yue broke up with due to her greater destiny. While he is clearly still upset about it, he doesn't hold the fact against her, nor does he bully Sokka for being interested in her. He gets a more noble and dignified death than in the animated series as well; standing in the face of certain death against firebenders to defend his chief (as opposed to tossed overboard by Zhao without a second thought afterwards after clumsily botching an assassination attempt).]]

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** [[spoiler: Hahn in the original show was a sexist bully who only saw his betrothed Princess Yue as an accessory to make himself look better and relentlessly antagonized Sokka. In this show, he's a genuinely nice guy whom Yue broke up with due to her greater destiny. While he is clearly still upset about it, he doesn't hold the fact against her, nor does he bully Sokka for being interested in her. He gets a more noble and dignified death than in the animated series as well; standing in the face of certain death against firebenders to defend his chief (as opposed to tossed overboard by Zhao without a second thought afterwards after clumsily botching an assassination attempt).]]
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How much of their scripts remained in the final version is unknown, and we should focus on what's in the world.


** Original series creators, Michael Dante [=DiMartino=] and Bryan Konietzko were involved in the pre-production phase of the series, and and even wrote the first six episodes.
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** Original series creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko were involved in the pre-production phase of the series, and and even wrote the first six episodes.

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** Original series creators, Michael Dante DiMartino [=DiMartino=] and Bryan Konietzko were involved in the pre-production phase of the series, and and even wrote the first six episodes.
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* TruerToTheText: The series is much more faithful to the [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender original animated series]] than the [[Film/TheLastAirbender 2010 M. Night Shyamalan film]]
** Original series creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko were involved in the pre-production phase of the series, and and even wrote the first six episodes.
** Character appearances are much more faithful to the animated series than the 2010 film.
** The series casts actors that are closer to the race of the characters unlike the 2010 film's [[RaceLift whitewashed casting]].
** After being AdaptedOut in the 2010 film, characters like Suki and the Kyoshi Warriors, and Jet appear in this series.
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** The other nations draw heavily on East Asian culture and imagery for setting, though some of the iconography is tweaked -- most notably, Omashu is a lot more South Asian-inspired than in the original show, and several of its inhabitants are played by Desi actors.

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** The other nations draw heavily on East Asian culture and imagery for setting, though some of the iconography is tweaked -- most notably, Omashu is a lot more South Asian-inspired than in the original show, and several of its inhabitants are played by Desi actors.actors, most notably King Bumi himself.
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** [[spoiler: Hahn in the original show was a sexist bully who only saw his betrothed Princess Yue as an accessory to make himself look better and relentlessly antagonized Sokka. In this show, he's a genuinely nice guy whom Yue broke up with due to her greater destiny. While he is clearly still upset about it, he doesn't hold the fact against her, nor does he bully Sokka for being interested in her.]]

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** [[spoiler: Hahn in the original show was a sexist bully who only saw his betrothed Princess Yue as an accessory to make himself look better and relentlessly antagonized Sokka. In this show, he's a genuinely nice guy whom Yue broke up with due to her greater destiny. While he is clearly still upset about it, he doesn't hold the fact against her, nor does he bully Sokka for being interested in her. He gets a more noble and dignified death than in the animated series as well; standing in the face of certain death against firebenders to defend his chief (as opposed to tossed overboard by Zhao without a second thought afterwards after clumsily botching an assassination attempt).]]
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** Teo and the Mechanist are met at Omashu instead of the Northern Air Temple.

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** Teo and the Mechanist are met at Omashu instead of the Northern Air Temple.Temple, and the Mechanist is the official court artificer for King Bumi.
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* ActorAllusion: Katara and Sokka's mother Kya is played by Rainbow Dickerson, who starred in ''Film/{{Beans}}'' as the mother of the titular character, played by Katara's actress Creator/{{Kiawentiio}}.

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* ActorAllusion: Katara and Sokka's mother Kya is parents are played by Rainbow Dickerson, Dickerson and Joel Montgrand, who starred in ''Film/{{Beans}}'' as the mother parents of the titular character, played by Katara's actress Creator/{{Kiawentiio}}.
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When is it indicated that there are no teenage boys in her village, there are plenty of teenage girls.


** While Suki is every bit the ActionGirl she was in the original cartoon, since Sokka is probably the first boy around her age that she's met, she acts like an awkward SmittenTeenageGirl around him, and also expresses a desire to see the world outside of Kyoshi Island, something that she never displayed in the original.

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** While Suki is every bit the ActionGirl she was in the original cartoon, since Sokka is probably the first boy around her age that she's met, she also acts like an awkward SmittenTeenageGirl around him, Sokka, and also expresses a desire to see the world outside of Kyoshi Island, something that she never displayed in the original.
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** Sokka's conflict with the Kyoshi Warriors and Suki stems not from sexism but rather from his insecurity in his own combat skills, since his sworn duty was to protect the Southern Water Tribe. In turn Suki grappling him was not her deliberately humiliating him to prove [[YouGoGirl that girls can be just as strong as boys]] as much that she was [[SmittenTeenageGirl smitten with Sokka]] and was trying to show off, only to be confused when Sokka [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter was humiliated by her grappling skills]].

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** Sokka's conflict with the Kyoshi Warriors and Suki stems not from sexism but rather from his insecurity in his own combat skills, since his sworn duty was to protect the Southern Water Tribe. In turn Suki grappling him was not her deliberately humiliating him to prove [[YouGoGirl that girls can be just as strong as boys]] as much that she was but her being [[SmittenTeenageGirl smitten with Sokka]] and was and trying to show off, only to be confused when Sokka [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter was humiliated by her grappling skills]].
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What he does, at best, is temporarily gust himself upwards, or slow his fall. He is still shown to need assistance from his glider staff for true flight outside the Avatar State.


** Aang can fly without his glider in this show, an ability that he never acquired in the original series and would explicitly require him to detach himself spiritually from earthly attachments in that canon.
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*** Even the previous Avatar's call out Aang for his mistake, Kyoshi in particular is quite hostile to him and issues orders on what he needs to do next. This is at least in part due to Kyoshi's personality, as Roku is explicitly much more friendly.

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*** Even the previous Avatar's Avatars call out Aang for his mistake, Kyoshi in particular is quite hostile to him and issues orders on what he needs to do next. This is at least in part due to Kyoshi's personality, as Roku is explicitly much more friendly.
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* ActorAllusion: Katara and Sokka's mother Kya is played by Rainbow Dickerson, who starred in ''Film/{{Beans}}'' as the mother of the titular character, played by Katara's actress Creator/{{Kiawentiio}}.
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** As a consequence of most of his fights being AdaptedOut, Zhao doesn't come off as the powerful firebender he was in the cartoon. The only time he's seen firebending is in his fight with Zuko at the end of the first season, where he is rather quickly and handily defeated. While Zuko also defeated Zhao during their Agni Kai duel in the original show, it was a much closer match.
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Iroh didn't return home immediately after Lu Ten's death and on the night when news of Lu Ten's death arrived to the Royal Family at the capital, Azulon mysteriously died and uncharacteristically "appointed" Ozai as his new heir. So Lu Ten's funeral would theoretically happen after Ozai was crowned the new Fire Lord since Iroh was nowhere to be seen at Ozai's coronation.


** In the original series, Lu Ten died when Zuko was still a little boy, Ursa was still around, and Ozai was not yet Fire Lord. But here, he dies much later, as during his funeral Ozai is already Fire Lord, Ursa is nowhere to be seen, and Zuko is the same age as when he is banished, meaning it occurred shortly before then. This also means Iroh did not have time to journey to the Spirit World, and thus there are no references made to such a thing.
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** In the original series, Lu Ten died when Zuko was still a little boy, Ursa was still around, and Ozai was not yet Fire Lord. But here, he dies much later, as during his funeral Ozai is already Fire Lord, Ursa is nowhere to be seen, and Zuko is the same age as when he is banished, meaning it occurred shortly before then. This also means Iroh did not have time to journey to the Spirit World, and thus there are no references made to such a thing.

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** Katara is still capable of waterbending here, but starts off unable to do more than create ripples in a small pool of water until Aang gives her some advice. Only then is she able to levitate a sphere of water like in the original animated series.

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** Katara Due to budget concerns, characters engage a little more in regular martial arts in between the high-cost bending effects. The raw kinetic tone of the original show is still capable of much more limited here, which in turn means even highly skilled benders will struggle more against multiple opponents. Aang in particular was an exceptionally wily combatant in the original show, while here he more often will attack before [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere running away]].
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waterbending here, but is downplayed at the start, rather than being UnskilledButStrong like in the original show she starts off unable to do more than create ripples in a small pool of water until Aang gives her some advice. Only advice and even then is she able to can only levitate a sphere of water like in water. But she does emulate a similar skill upgrade over the original animated series.course of the season, she just starts off a lot weaker.
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** Haru and Tyro doesn't appear in the show along with the events of "Imprisoned".

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** Haru and Tyro doesn't do not appear in the show along with the events of "Imprisoned".
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** Haru doesn't appear in the show along with the events of "Imprisoned".

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** Haru and Tyro doesn't appear in the show along with the events of "Imprisoned".

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** King Bumi in the original series was a goofy CoolOldGuy who only gave Aang the runaround during their first meeting to give him [[TricksterMentor a new perspective]] on how he could face the obstacles in his future. Bumi in this series has become jaded and cynical from the events of the Hundred-Year War, giving Aang a hard time in part because he had legitimate grievances with Aang disappearing at the start of the war.

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** Aang is a lot more flagellant to himself over going missing for 100 years and trying to avoid his responsibilities as the Avatar. This is not limited to him but many other characters call him out for not stopping the Fire Nation war in its infancy.
*** Gran Gran is the first to reveal to Aang that the Airbenders were wiped out, sharing how many have lamented the Avatar had vanished and there is an underlying resentment that his absence has allowed the conflict to last as long as it has.
*** Even the previous Avatar's call out Aang for his mistake, Kyoshi in particular is quite hostile to him and issues orders on what he needs to do next. This is at least in part due to Kyoshi's personality, as Roku is explicitly much more friendly.
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King Bumi in the original series was a goofy CoolOldGuy who only gave Aang the runaround during their first meeting to give him [[TricksterMentor a new perspective]] on how he could face the obstacles in his future. Bumi in this series has become jaded and cynical from the events of the Hundred-Year War, giving Aang a hard time in part because he had legitimate grievances with Aang disappearing at the start of the war.



* AscendedExtra: Of the avatars prior to Aang, in the original series Kuruk did show up once or twice in a non-speaking role, but his character was only really explored in the show's finale; in the live action series he gets a shrine and a scene where he talks with Aang, explaining why he can't do what Roku did in the original, or Kyoshi did in the remake.

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* AscendedExtra: Of the avatars prior to Aang, in In the original series show Roku was the prior Avatar that Aang had the most interactions with, as he was most familiar with the situation Aang was dealing with. After that Kyoshi and her legacy was explored, with Kuruk did and Yangchen given only token appearances. The show up once or twice in gives a non-speaking role, but his character was only really explored lot more presence to the previous Avatars as a group, Kyoshi is the first he made contact with and explains [[SuperMode the Avatar State]] while Kuruk provides vital warnings in the show's finale; in the live action series he gets a shrine and a scene where he talks season finale, leaving [[DemotedToExtra Roku with Aang, explaining why he can't do what Roku did in the original, or Kyoshi did in the remake. comparatively less screentime and involvement than before]].
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** It is very easy to mistake Katara as the older sibling in the original series due to her fiery sense of morality and justice; along her acting as a mother figure towards Sokka; both in taking care of him and putting him in his place when needed. In this version, those traits are much more muted. Her more subdued personality paired with Sokka's arc of becoming a leader has them butt heads in which the viewer is made painfully aware of how she feels being treated like a little girl.

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** It is very easy to mistake Katara as the older sibling in the original series due to her fiery sense of morality and justice; along with her acting as a mother figure towards Sokka; both in taking care of him and putting him in his place when needed. In this version, those traits are much more muted. Her more subdued personality paired with Sokka's arc of becoming a leader has them butt heads in which the viewer is made painfully aware of how she feels being treated like a little girl.
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**It is very easy to mistake Katara as the older sibling in the original series due to her fiery sense of morality and justice; along her acting as a mother figure towards Sokka; both in taking care of him and putting him in his place when needed. In this version, those traits are much more muted. Her more subdued personality paired with Sokka's arc of becoming a leader has them butt heads in which the viewer is made painfully aware of how she feels being treated like a little girl.
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* AdaptationalRomanceDowngrade: The series heavily tones down the romantic interactions between Aang and Katara. There's no LoveAtFirstSight blushing when Aang wakes up (he doesn't even wake up in Katara's arms, but in a tent hours later). The season one episode that focused on their relationship the most "The Fortuneteller", is cut, and the plot of "The Cave of Two Lovers" is reworked to focus on Katara and Sokka's bond as siblings, rather than Katara and Aang's budding romance.

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* AdaptationalRomanceDowngrade: The series heavily tones down the romantic interactions between Aang and Katara. There's no LoveAtFirstSight blushing when Aang wakes up (he doesn't even wake up in Katara's arms, but in a tent hours later). The season one episode that focused on their relationship the most most, "The Fortuneteller", is cut, and the plot of "The Cave of Two Lovers" is reworked to focus on Katara and Sokka's bond as siblings, rather than Katara and Aang's budding romance.
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* AdaptationalRomanceDowngrade: Unlike the original series, Aang doesn't develop [[LoveAtFirstSight an immediate crush on Katara when he first sees her]].

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* AdaptationalRomanceDowngrade: Unlike The series heavily tones down the original series, romantic interactions between Aang and Katara. There's no LoveAtFirstSight blushing when Aang wakes up (he doesn't develop [[LoveAtFirstSight an immediate crush even wake up in Katara's arms, but in a tent hours later). The season one episode that focused on their relationship the most "The Fortuneteller", is cut, and the plot of "The Cave of Two Lovers" is reworked to focus on Katara when he first sees her]].and Sokka's bond as siblings, rather than Katara and Aang's budding romance.
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** Sokka's conflict with the Kyoshi Warriors and Suki stems less from sexism but rather from his insecurity in his own combat skills, since his sworn duty was to protect the Southern Water Tribe. In turn Suki was not trying to prove [[YouGoGirl that girls can be just as strong as boys]] as much that she was [[SmittenTeenageGirl smitten with Sokka]] and was trying to show off, only to be confused when Sokka [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter was humiliated by her grappling skills]].

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** Sokka's conflict with the Kyoshi Warriors and Suki stems less not from sexism but rather from his insecurity in his own combat skills, since his sworn duty was to protect the Southern Water Tribe. In turn Suki grappling him was not trying her deliberately humiliating him to prove [[YouGoGirl that girls can be just as strong as boys]] as much that she was [[SmittenTeenageGirl smitten with Sokka]] and was trying to show off, only to be confused when Sokka [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter was humiliated by her grappling skills]].

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