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Other characters played at Passing: Sherlock (solvings)
Character name: Korra
Character fandom: Avatar: The Legend of Korra
Version: V1
Canon point: Post-"The Spirit of Competition", so basically things have not gone to shit yet.
Importing development from old game? N/A
Background: Here!
Changes from canon, if AU: N/A
Personality:
Let's just let Korra speak for herself, shall we? The first line we ever hear her say in the series is, "I'm the Avatar! You gotta deal with it!" And at the time, she's four years old and bending three elements out of four already. No wonder she gets so cocky and confident thirteen years on.
The first thing about Korra is that she is definitely cocky and confident. Who wouldn't be, when they're basically the one person in their world who can manipulate three out of four elements? Unfortunately, this has led to a few skirmishes in canon, since being the Avatar, she was stuck in a compound for a good part of her life with only her polar bear dog as her best friend, and thus doesn't really know much about the real world. She assumes that, being the Avatar, she can basically do what she wants as long as the cause is good. In her first fight with a bending triad (think Mafia, only with BENDING), she tears up a city block trying to defend a couple, and later on tries to evade the metalbending police.
Yes, her intentions are good. Korra's full of good intentions, but sometimes it just blows up in her face, thanks to her impulsiveness. She doesn't really think things through before actually going through with them, as seen when she challenges Amon to face her when pressured, when she kisses her teammate and crush Mako (even though he already has a girlfriend), when she does more harm than good trying to defend an innocent couple...the list goes on. She's rash, immature, stubborn, hot-headed.
Then again, she's a seventeen-year-old girl. What did you expect? Not only that, but she's a seventeen-year-old girl with huge responsibilities, and a very famous predecessor. There's a lot of pressure on her to live up to Avatar Aang's legacy, which is a little hard since, personality-wise, she's the exact opposite of the guy. As a result, she lacks much confidence in that area, often thinking about what others might think about her as the Avatar, especially since, due to focusing exclusively on the physical aspect of bending, she's pretty much hit a block with airbending. And then there's the typical teenager issues she has to deal with, as well as the problems that arise from her being sheltered all her life and only now seeing the real world.
Not only that, but she's also facing down what is quite possibly the most terrifying villain ever shown on children's television. Amon has been shown to be able to take away people's bending, and Korra's whole life has been centered around bending. Of course she's afraid, because without her bending, without her identity as the Avatar? She's nothing but a sheltered teenager.
Of course, though, she doesn't let that show. Like I said, she's a teenager. A very powerful teenager, yes, but a lot of teenagers tend to bottle up their true feelings when they're going through a tough time, and Korra is no exception. Yes, she can be straightforward, but on a serious, Avatar-related matter like this? She has to be strong. She has to live up to Aang's legacy, to what people expect of her. She's the Avatar, she can't afford to be afraid, even when she is. That's what leads her to join Tarrlok's (aka Bastard Scumbag's) task force, and what eventually leads her to challenge Amon to a duel. It takes a traumatic encounter for her to admit, to one person, that she is afraid, and doesn't know what to do.
Granted, Korra is full of flaws, but she's also incredibly fun to hang out with. She jokes around, teases people, pulls pranks, stuff like that. She's rather tomboyish and lacks shame in that area, since she beats Bolin in a burping contest, and also fiercely loyal to the people she cares for, even if she can get a bit strange about it. She's stubborn to a fault, and although occasionally disrespectful towards her elders and irritable towards other people, often tries to make amends for her wrongs. And she's certainly trying her hardest when it comes to being the Avatar, even if she makes mistakes in the process.
In summation, Korra's a teenager who's saddled with an incredible responsibility, yet manages to remain upbeat through it all. She's a good person, despite all the flaws, and sure to be a good Avatar as well, if she manages to break through that spiritual block first.
Abilities:
Korra is the Avatar, which basically means that she can bend all four elements. She's the only one in her world who can do this, though at this point, she can't airbend worth a crap. She can, however, bend fire, earth and water, and does so with ease by the time she's four. She's very good at the physical aspect of bending, though the spiritual aspect leaves something to be desired.
When it comes to waterbending, Korra was trained by Katara, who is basically a Very Good waterbender, and as a result is able to bend all forms of water easily, like ice and steam, for starters. She can also heal people, though it's only been shown in one episode so far. However, since she was taught by Katara, it's safe to assume she can heal a large amount of injuries, barring some very serious ones.
Korra is also good at earthbending. In canon, she's been shown to be able to launch members of a bending triad into the air, and can also pretty much destroy a wide radius using this element.
She is, surprisingly, good at firebending as well. In fact, she's so good at it that it's become a default element for her. It's explained that, even though she's a native waterbender, her personality fits the element very well, right down to her impatient nature.
She's also pretty damn strong. We're talking about a girl who can lift a man in his fifties and his three kids into the air in a group hug, with relatively little effort here, folks. Even when unarmed, she has a good knowledge of martial arts, being able to knock out and subdue opponents without having to use her bending. She's quick and nimble, being able to pull off complicated gymnastics without a hitch.
Writing sample:
“ARGH!” Korra shouts, incinerating her target to ashes. “Airbend already, dangit!”
She’s been at it for the better part of the night, having gone through at least twenty targets already. Each one now lies in a heap of ashes, and she still hasn’t managed to airbend even a puff.
“Half-baked.” “Not ready.” “Hot-headed.” “Rash.” “Unprepared.” “Easily lets her emotions control her.” “Not a good Avatar.” The words of others bubble up in her thoughts as she sets up another target, and she clenches her teeth and tries to squash them down, but the sight of the heap of ashes in the corner reminds her that she still hasn’t mastered airbending yet.
Why should she master it, anyway? So far she’s done well with three elements out of four. There’s no reason why she can’t just use them instead of having to train day after day to master one element, if she can’t use it.
But…
…what if something happens to her? What if she’s trapped in a situation where she’s far away from earth and water, and can’t bend fire? What should she do, then? Sit and wait for help?
No way. Korra’s never been one to sit pretty and wait for help. Plus, people are relying on her, and she can’t let them down. What kind of Avatar would she be, if she failed the people looking to her for help, huh? She’d be a failure, that’s what. A half-baked Avatar, just like what Tarrlok said.
Tarrlok. Great. It’s been a few days since then, but she still can’t get the feeling of being bloodbent out of her head. Every night, she wakes up, a scream dying on her lips, alone in her bed and not being forced to attack her own friends, her own family. If it isn’t her bending being taken away, it’s losing control over her own body that fills her nightmares these days.
She shudders, then settles into an airbending stance. She tries to clear her thoughts, but they keep rising up to the forefront of her mind—the loss of control, Tarrlok, Amon still walking free, Mako and Asami, her failures, everything.
For the twenty-first time, she lets out a frustrated shout, and incinerates the target.
Well.
No one ever said it’d be easy.
She sighs, sets up another target, and begins again.
Voice sample:
http://dear-mun.dreamwidth.org/2745942.html#cutid1
http://dear-mun.dreamwidth.org/2815419.html?thread=88207291#cmt88207291
If those aren't enough I can do a mod thread too!
Your journal:
ineffabilitiesContact: PM this account! Also, AIM: doesnotlikesoaps.
Other characters played at Passing: Sherlock (
solvings)Character name: Korra
Character fandom: Avatar: The Legend of Korra
Version: V1
Canon point: Post-"The Spirit of Competition", so basically things have not gone to shit yet.
Importing development from old game? N/A
Background: Here!
Changes from canon, if AU: N/A
Personality:
Let's just let Korra speak for herself, shall we? The first line we ever hear her say in the series is, "I'm the Avatar! You gotta deal with it!" And at the time, she's four years old and bending three elements out of four already. No wonder she gets so cocky and confident thirteen years on.
The first thing about Korra is that she is definitely cocky and confident. Who wouldn't be, when they're basically the one person in their world who can manipulate three out of four elements? Unfortunately, this has led to a few skirmishes in canon, since being the Avatar, she was stuck in a compound for a good part of her life with only her polar bear dog as her best friend, and thus doesn't really know much about the real world. She assumes that, being the Avatar, she can basically do what she wants as long as the cause is good. In her first fight with a bending triad (think Mafia, only with BENDING), she tears up a city block trying to defend a couple, and later on tries to evade the metalbending police.
Yes, her intentions are good. Korra's full of good intentions, but sometimes it just blows up in her face, thanks to her impulsiveness. She doesn't really think things through before actually going through with them, as seen when she challenges Amon to face her when pressured, when she kisses her teammate and crush Mako (even though he already has a girlfriend), when she does more harm than good trying to defend an innocent couple...the list goes on. She's rash, immature, stubborn, hot-headed.
Then again, she's a seventeen-year-old girl. What did you expect? Not only that, but she's a seventeen-year-old girl with huge responsibilities, and a very famous predecessor. There's a lot of pressure on her to live up to Avatar Aang's legacy, which is a little hard since, personality-wise, she's the exact opposite of the guy. As a result, she lacks much confidence in that area, often thinking about what others might think about her as the Avatar, especially since, due to focusing exclusively on the physical aspect of bending, she's pretty much hit a block with airbending. And then there's the typical teenager issues she has to deal with, as well as the problems that arise from her being sheltered all her life and only now seeing the real world.
Not only that, but she's also facing down what is quite possibly the most terrifying villain ever shown on children's television. Amon has been shown to be able to take away people's bending, and Korra's whole life has been centered around bending. Of course she's afraid, because without her bending, without her identity as the Avatar? She's nothing but a sheltered teenager.
Of course, though, she doesn't let that show. Like I said, she's a teenager. A very powerful teenager, yes, but a lot of teenagers tend to bottle up their true feelings when they're going through a tough time, and Korra is no exception. Yes, she can be straightforward, but on a serious, Avatar-related matter like this? She has to be strong. She has to live up to Aang's legacy, to what people expect of her. She's the Avatar, she can't afford to be afraid, even when she is. That's what leads her to join Tarrlok's (aka Bastard Scumbag's) task force, and what eventually leads her to challenge Amon to a duel. It takes a traumatic encounter for her to admit, to one person, that she is afraid, and doesn't know what to do.
Granted, Korra is full of flaws, but she's also incredibly fun to hang out with. She jokes around, teases people, pulls pranks, stuff like that. She's rather tomboyish and lacks shame in that area, since she beats Bolin in a burping contest, and also fiercely loyal to the people she cares for, even if she can get a bit strange about it. She's stubborn to a fault, and although occasionally disrespectful towards her elders and irritable towards other people, often tries to make amends for her wrongs. And she's certainly trying her hardest when it comes to being the Avatar, even if she makes mistakes in the process.
In summation, Korra's a teenager who's saddled with an incredible responsibility, yet manages to remain upbeat through it all. She's a good person, despite all the flaws, and sure to be a good Avatar as well, if she manages to break through that spiritual block first.
Abilities:
Korra is the Avatar, which basically means that she can bend all four elements. She's the only one in her world who can do this, though at this point, she can't airbend worth a crap. She can, however, bend fire, earth and water, and does so with ease by the time she's four. She's very good at the physical aspect of bending, though the spiritual aspect leaves something to be desired.
When it comes to waterbending, Korra was trained by Katara, who is basically a Very Good waterbender, and as a result is able to bend all forms of water easily, like ice and steam, for starters. She can also heal people, though it's only been shown in one episode so far. However, since she was taught by Katara, it's safe to assume she can heal a large amount of injuries, barring some very serious ones.
Korra is also good at earthbending. In canon, she's been shown to be able to launch members of a bending triad into the air, and can also pretty much destroy a wide radius using this element.
She is, surprisingly, good at firebending as well. In fact, she's so good at it that it's become a default element for her. It's explained that, even though she's a native waterbender, her personality fits the element very well, right down to her impatient nature.
She's also pretty damn strong. We're talking about a girl who can lift a man in his fifties and his three kids into the air in a group hug, with relatively little effort here, folks. Even when unarmed, she has a good knowledge of martial arts, being able to knock out and subdue opponents without having to use her bending. She's quick and nimble, being able to pull off complicated gymnastics without a hitch.
Writing sample:
“ARGH!” Korra shouts, incinerating her target to ashes. “Airbend already, dangit!”
She’s been at it for the better part of the night, having gone through at least twenty targets already. Each one now lies in a heap of ashes, and she still hasn’t managed to airbend even a puff.
“Half-baked.” “Not ready.” “Hot-headed.” “Rash.” “Unprepared.” “Easily lets her emotions control her.” “Not a good Avatar.” The words of others bubble up in her thoughts as she sets up another target, and she clenches her teeth and tries to squash them down, but the sight of the heap of ashes in the corner reminds her that she still hasn’t mastered airbending yet.
Why should she master it, anyway? So far she’s done well with three elements out of four. There’s no reason why she can’t just use them instead of having to train day after day to master one element, if she can’t use it.
But…
…what if something happens to her? What if she’s trapped in a situation where she’s far away from earth and water, and can’t bend fire? What should she do, then? Sit and wait for help?
No way. Korra’s never been one to sit pretty and wait for help. Plus, people are relying on her, and she can’t let them down. What kind of Avatar would she be, if she failed the people looking to her for help, huh? She’d be a failure, that’s what. A half-baked Avatar, just like what Tarrlok said.
Tarrlok. Great. It’s been a few days since then, but she still can’t get the feeling of being bloodbent out of her head. Every night, she wakes up, a scream dying on her lips, alone in her bed and not being forced to attack her own friends, her own family. If it isn’t her bending being taken away, it’s losing control over her own body that fills her nightmares these days.
She shudders, then settles into an airbending stance. She tries to clear her thoughts, but they keep rising up to the forefront of her mind—the loss of control, Tarrlok, Amon still walking free, Mako and Asami, her failures, everything.
For the twenty-first time, she lets out a frustrated shout, and incinerates the target.
Well.
No one ever said it’d be easy.
She sighs, sets up another target, and begins again.
Voice sample:
http://dear-mun.dreamwidth.org/2745942.html#cutid1
http://dear-mun.dreamwidth.org/2815419.html?thread=88207291#cmt88207291
If those aren't enough I can do a mod thread too!
