A successor series released four years after the end of Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra expands in the avatar universe as it follows an entirely new Avatar – a hot-headed, self-assured girl named Korra. Throughout Korra's journey, she struggles with being exposed to many of the harsh realities of the world while trying to master her powers and use them to benefit the people of Republic City. While some fans believe the series is inherently worse than its predecessor, The Legend of Korra is generally appreciated and considered especially important for adding more acceptance of same-sex relationships in children's media.

Still, there are definitely aspects where The Legend of Korra fights, and fans are left scratching their heads at certain story developments or how characters are used. Romance is used in weird and unsatisfying ways, Korra unlocks powers that shouldn't be possible at incredibly convenient times, and characters like Asami are brilliant but deserve to be a more active participant than they are. The Legend of Korra let them be.

10 The love triangle between Korra, Mako and Asami

Bolin is briefly included, but quickly becomes heartbroken.

Because Korra is older than Aang was when he traveled to Republic City, The Legend of Korra focuses more on romantic relationships than its predecessor. Ironically, Avatar: The Last Airbender There are more compelling and deeply beloved pairings, even if they're not canon, like Zuko and Katara.The Legend of Korra There is a love triangle between Korra, Mako, and Asami that also briefly includes Bolin, but Korra does not reciprocate his feelings and his heart is broken when he witnesses her and Mako kiss.

Even without including Bolin, the way the dynamics of Mako, Korra, and Asami's relationship are handled throughout The Legend of Korra The first few seasons are difficult to watch. Mako bounces between Korra and Asami without properly considering either of his feelings, sometimes not even breaking up with one before having a romantic interaction with the other.

9 Korra learns airbending out of nowhere while fighting Amon

Unlocking the fourth and final element should have been more rewarding

Unlike Aang, who is much more in tune with the spiritual aspects of the Avatar from the beginning, Korra is a physical fighter who struggles with the spiritual side of things. Waterbending, Earthbending, and Firebending come naturally to Korra at a young age, but even as a teenager, it takes her a long time to grasp the fundamentals of airbending movement. No matter how hard she tries, Korra can't seem to unlock her airbending powers.

After her other three elements are taken by Amon and all hope is lost, Korra throws a punch into the air that knocks Amon out just before he can take away Mako's bending. Between how unsatisfying and convenient Korra's airbending awakening is—and how unnatural it is for her to be able to learn another element almost immediately after having three taken away from her—Korra's airbending awakening against Amon leaves a lot to be desired.

8 Bloodbending being possible without the power of the full moon

This increases Amon's fear factor, but makes no sense in-universe.

Amon is a menacing villain from the first season. He has the power of the Equalist movement behind him and the ability to eliminate people's bending using bloodbending - even without the amplified abilities of the full moon. This helps make him more intimidating, but leaves many avatar fans scratching their heads wondering how this is possible. The Legend of Korra explains this as a bloodline trait, combined with Amon and his brother having extensive training during childhood.

This still doesn't add up to many fans. Even if Amon using Bloodbending outside of a Full Moon would be more believable, there's something else about his powers that doesn't make sense. Amon can use Bloodbending to completely eliminate someone's bending, and while The Legend of Korra explains this as Amon blocking the chi in someone's body, viewers don't believe that Bloodbending can actually be used like this. Eliminating bending - as well as restoring it - is something that, historically, only the Avatar can do.

7 Korra fighting Unalaq as a giant blue spirit

Harmonic Convergence Shouldn't Equal Larger-Than-Life Kaiju Battles

The second season is often considered The Legend of Korra the weakest, with many plot points and powers appearing seemingly out of nowhere. One of the most glaring examples of this is at the end, where Korra takes the form of a gigantic blue spirit to fight Unalaq after her connection to Raava is severed. Much like her final fight against Amon in season one, Korra unlocks a new power in the middle of a highly important battle that allows her to gain the upper hand.

But Korra's giant blue spirit transformation doesn't help her take down Unalaq. Even after removing a power that many fans question—while acknowledging the similarities between Korra's giant spirit and Aang's koi transformation—it's Jinora who uses another ability out of nowhere that gives Korra the power to defeat Unalaq. The whole thing is confusing, but at least in Avatar The Last Airbender, there was a proper build-up beforehand, as Aang combines with the ocean itself, using powers consistent with Avatars universe.

6 The equalist movement was completely abandoned after the defeat of Amun

Non-Benders feeling oppressed by Benders is an interesting concept that deserves more attention.

In The Legend of Korra In the first season, the focus is on the Equalist movement and the feeling that non-benders feel oppressed and threatened by benders. Korra initially can't believe that anyone would think this way. While the methods the Equalists use—using technology and Amon's chi-blocking abilities to scare and oppress benders in return—are not right, they do have a point.

Both the police force and the Republic City council are completely made up of benders, and with gangs like the Triple Threat Triad running amok, it's no wonder non-benders are upset and scared. It's not like the scared and angry non-benders who don't feel represented by the bending-friendly systems in Republic City disappear after the first season. They just fade into the background and The Legend of Korra does not explore anything further when it comes to anti-bending ideologies.

5 The spiritual portals being opened created new airbenders

The details of what causes new airbenders to emerge are unclear and confusing.

The Legend of Korra introduces more new airbenders in Avatars world, an exciting concept with a lot of potential, given that only a handful of Airbenders remain in the modern era. Unfortunately, the cause of random non-Benders from various tribes suddenly unlocking Airbending abilities is not well explained in-universe, leaving fans with more questions than answers.

It is unclear whether the rise of new airbenders in The Legend of Korra is caused by the Harmonic Convergence as a whole, or because the spirit portals were left open by Korra. Many people credit Korra with bringing back airbending, which suggests the latter, but a clear, definitive answer is never given. Interestingly, most new airbenders The Legend of Korra seals are from the Earth Kingdom, although this phenomenon is seen in non-benders of all tribes.

4 Season 4's Giant Mecha Doesn't Fit Into Legend of Korra Universe

Giant spirit fights and mechanical battles take away from the immersion of the Avatar world

Kuvira is a fan favorite The Legend of Korra villain, but his mech being the final boss of season four is a sour point for fans. Although The Legend of Korra While Kuvira had toyed with smaller mechs early in the series, Kuvira's giant mech was too big a leap. A giant mech-style boss fight feels cheap and doesn't live up to the high-quality writing fans have come to expect. Avatar.

The Legend of Korra takes place in the period 1920-1930, increasing the unbelievability of a gigantic mechanism made of a material as heavy as platinum. Enemies in avatar universe are typically humans or vengeful spirits, and especially towards the end of the series, fans expect more from the franchise than another giant raid-type boss enemy,

All of Amon's damage is reversed in an instant, with the resolution of the first season feeling rushed.

If it wasn't enough that Korra's final fight against Amon felt unsatisfying, The Legend of Korra also speeds up how Korra recovers the other elements later. To be fair, The Legend of Korra was originally designed as a twelve-episode successor to avatar that would have ended after what became season 1. Still, it's the way Korra immediately bends over backwards that feels rushed and pointless to fans.

Korra is established early on as Aang's opposite in many ways - she is openly proud of her Avatar identity from the beginning, but struggles with the spiritual side of bending. This is why airbending is so difficult for her. Korra struggles to connect with the Spirit World after this, but she still connects with Aang, who easily restores her connection to the other three elements.

2 Korra's connection to all previous avatars being completely destroyed

Thousands of years of knowledge were lost to future avatars

For as long as Avatars have existed, their past lives have been an important concept that grants Avatars strength and knowledge in times of trouble. Through this connection, the current Avatar can connect with past Avatars and learn about their lives, struggles, and viewpoints as if they were actually there. It is an invaluable source of wisdom for the Avatar, but in The Legend of Korra, Korra's connection to the previous Avatars is completely severed.

With Raava's destruction, all memories of the previous Avatars were also destroyed. Any new Avatars who come after Korra will only have her to connect with for guidance, and several thousand years of experience will be completely lost to time. For many fans, this is a loss of valuable information for little reason other than to take Korra to an unbelievably new level.

1 Asami changed her original character concept, but never contributed much

Originally intended to be a villain, Asami's most interesting route was scrapped

Asami is one of the The Legend of Korra fan-favorite character, but she is more loved for her potential than for what the series actually does with her. She is a wealthy, beautiful, and intelligent young woman who doesn't let her status go to her head. After her father's betrayal, Asami runs the family business herself without complaint. All of this happens in the beginning The Legend of Korra lifespan, however, and Asami is quickly marginalized.

Asami was originally supposed to be a villain.. Remnants of this concept can still be felt in the series, as Asami nearly betrays Team Avatar to align herself with her father before deciding to attack him at the last second. While Asami is a great addition to Team Avatar, she doesn't live up to her potential and would have made a phenomenal villain—more so than many of the massive final boss battles that fans dislike.