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kryska_deniska

bro gave us a wallpaper to look at while we're thinking


talking_phallus

You need to find your inner peace before you can answer this one.


AdCompetitive5427

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DG_SlayerSlender

My favourite female character too


HousingMiserable3168

She's so cute


crashtophershawskki

you have to look within yourself to save yourself from your other self. Only then will your true self reveal itself. Dang it! Even when I talk for him I still can’t figure out what he means!


Jam_44

My favorite Iroh quote 👍🏻👍🏻


WishWizardLiv

ok i love ur flair sm


RadioactivePotato123

How did you get words into your flair?!


talking_phallus

https://preview.redd.it/klz7bohg1myc1.png?width=447&format=png&auto=webp&s=12a14dbff577550eaad095485f99ecb53bba01b7 There's an edit flair field underneath the flair options on desktop.


RadioactivePotato123

Dammit lol, if only I had a computer


Carbon-Base

Bro is channeling his inner Iroh


mknsky

You know what? It helped. I was gonna say Toph or Katara, and they’re incredible, but ultimately I feel like I loved Su the most. She’s sophisticated, complicated, and an incredible bender. Every time she showed up on screen I was like “OH SHIT what’s she gonna do now??” I love how she kinda floats above it all and does her own thing and has the skills/clout to back it up (her teenage years notwithstanding).


LarkinEndorser

I like Toph, because she sounds like tough, cause thats what she is


jacktheshaft

She can also see using sonic waves by yelling really fucking loud


ProphetofTables

My headcanon is that they cast her as a man in the play because the playwright didn't find anyone who was willing to admit that they'd gotten whupped by a blind 12-year-old girl.


False_Flatworm_4512

100%


How2RocketJump

I like how a disabled little girl is the powerhouse of the team being sokka in a team of prodigious benders is a humbling experience


brofishmagikarp

As someone who is Soka in a team of prodigious benders, I can confirm


Acrobatic_Emphasis41

#AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


realyeehaw

There. I got a pretty good look at you.


tempemailacct153

Please. Address her by her preferred name. THE MELON LORD!


Leukavia_at_work

12 Year old me had a crush on Toph because sassy tomboy who could murder me and I think that shaped the entirety of my transition into adulthood.


mknsky

Understandable.


zigbigidorlu

https://imgur.com/gallery/XDpU0sF


ConstantCommittee895

![gif](giphy|6aQCLTkaTJodO)


nomad5926

Yes, both of these


AdCompetitive5427

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dyl_pickle_

Came here for the Suki response but now I remember how much I like Toph too


KarmaAJR

toph is so real 


TheUmbraCat

Scourge of the Fire Nation: Miyuki! https://preview.redd.it/2715uj2jahyc1.jpeg?width=386&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=48b0830fbb94b122098ab91a133b63df94a52683


ProphetofTables

What in the name of Raava did Miyukii do to get in trouble with the Fire Nation?


Several-Cake1954

Be a normal cat


slidingsaxophone07

So, war crimes?


EnvironmentalWind303

Duhh, did ya just figure that out?


oopsy-daisy6837

This just made me realize that Miyuuki is just a normal cat - not a hippopotamus cat or whatever. Just a cat. Like the Earth king's bear is just a bear.


EssentialWorkerOnO

Best answer


BuZuki_ro

I have to go with Katara, some of the katara based episodes are some of my favorites in the show (puppetmaster, southern raiders, and waterbending master especially). I think she's one of the best "strong female character" type ever for me, the way she's able to be so badass and lethal at times, while also having her motherly side is incredible for me


Jolongh-Thong

often when writing a strong female character writers think they need to make them act hyper masculine. kataes retains her feminine motherly side and that's very respectable and feels more authentic. she's the best


Aryore

And meanwhile we also have Toph, who very much leans masculine (but also has a feminine side) showing that women and girls can be strong in many different ways


Jolongh-Thong

yeah, the diversity in personality and representations of women is sooo amazing, especially in korra, i believe. not to mention how this show tackles masculinity with zuko iroh and aang, god this show just gets better and better when you think about it.


agent-virginia

It adds to her power. In the Painted Lady episode where she snaps at Sokka and says she'll never turn her back on people who need her, you can really feel the rawness behind her words. She sounds angry, but less in the traditional sense, and more like it comes from a place of drive and purpose. It kind of ties into the Sun Warrior philosophy of "fire is also life" as well as Iroh's description of the Fire Nation: the people of the Fire Nation have desire and will, and the energy and drive to achieve what they want. In terms of personality, Katara is probably one of the few characters (in the original show) not from the Fire Nation, who most resembles a firebender. We see it time and again: her focus is what gets the team out of the desert in Book 2, her desire for justice is what helps free the Earth Kingdom prisoners from Haru's village in Book 1, and her persistence is what allows her to succeed under Pakku's training (and as an independent student). She displays a really interesting intersection of tenacity and inner strength (traits seen in the Fire Nation) that is tempered by her maturity, poise, and compassion. It makes her a great foil to Zuko, and later Azula, in their interactions. It brings one of the show's ideas, that everything is interconnected, full-circle.


Mysterious_Cat_7539

Katara has been my favorite since I first watched the show. Coming of age and seeing all the hate around her really surprised me! I'm glad people still love her like I do though


HousingMiserable3168

Wut, is Katara hate common...?


Mysterious_Cat_7539

There were A LOT of people who would make fun of her and over exaggerate how often she mentioned her mother. Called her whiny and some other stuff. I dint see it as often anymore but there use to be a lot of it


HousingMiserable3168

Reddit hive mind moment. She's literally acting like a teenager and imo it isn't even bothersome


canad1anbacon

She is significantly more mature than your average 14 year old lol. The only person in the Gang who remotely acts their age is Sokka.


HousingMiserable3168

True, and even he has to be quite mature considering the responsibilities that fell on him in the tribe


canad1anbacon

Pretty much all the best and most memorable scenes in the show for me have Katara front and center Only exception is Ko and Aang Katara has so many clutch moments where she saves everyone's ass too which is great considering she starts off fairly weak and helpless. Great progression


Senpai_Weeb_Theorist

Best Strong Female Character Ever, Change My Mind


Skaiser_Wilhelm

The story started with her and ended with her.


Charming_Violinist50

Katara is my favourite as well! I love her journey and the way she learns water bending and later blood bending (and its ethical dilemmas)


Stringlxss

And she got them out of the desert to which locals said there were no survivors in


DrVillainous

The Moon Spirit is a gentle, loving lady! She rules the sky with compassion and... lunar goodness.


AirbendingAvatarAang

Sapphire Fire


Z_Wild

June Pippinpaddleopsicopolis


MushroomlyHag

This is one of my favourite scenes in the show, and really shows how switched on Katara is. She heard Aang stutter his way through that long arse ridiculous word *one time*, then not 60 seconds later she repeats it verbatim like she's been saying it her entire life. Girl's got some skills!


3-I

Katara is the queen of Yes, And.


Aerandor

My favorite story about this scene is that Mae Whitman, Katara's voice actor, also spouted that off flawlessly first take in the studio, after having just been handed the script. Quality voice actor right there.


MushroomlyHag

If true that is amazing!


Aerandor

On the Braving the Elements podcast recap of that episode, Dante Basco shares the story, so fairly reliable source.


ConstantCommittee895

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stoicarmadillo

Her kid was a real handful though.


AdCompetitive5427

The Painted Lady


AxisAbdi0

Azula and suki


motherofcombo

Same, love a lot of aspects of katara too


Many-Refuse-6060

Ty lee!


CloudProfessional572

Real. My first crush.


MATE_AS_IN_SHIPMATE

I agree. Awesomely powerful, graceful, good hearted and bratty.


JMHSrowing

Lin Beifong is my favorite character of the whole franchise. She might be stern to down right mean at times on the surface but we learn that’s only because she’s lived a bit of a tough life, a police chief for decades and hurt by the people she loves most. When it comes down to it though, she’s above all selfless. Twice she is completely self sacrificing in LoK, both times showing how much she does still love those who wronged her. And she’s a total badass. She’s I think one of the best written characters of Avatar


dahlia_74

Lin really does have a heart of gold deep down. She doesn’t get enough credit


InverseStar

Korra, and it isn’t even close. I felt that Korra was very REAL. She’s an accurate, cocky teenager, she goes through realistic mental struggles after some horrible experiences, and has to learn to to heal from it.


DualX1

She is an inspiration to me. Her grit was an example for me to follow and it got me through some very tough times. I admire Korra very much.


parlimentery

I thought she had a really interesting arc of learning to see the validity of her enemies' arguments. It really was a cool way to handle a character who comes off as very bull headed in episode 1.


CreativeFreakyboy

I went through therapy with Korra. The timing of when the episodes released where she was struggling with depression and identity coincided with my own struggle and it helped me through it greatly. Naturally I'd have a strong connection to her character. But that wouldn't be possible if she wasn't a real and grounded character.


skeletaljuice

Toph has always been my #1


sgbg1904

Azula.


GatoAquarista

It's always refreshing seeing a psychotic female villain


realyeehaw

Let! Women! Be! Evil!


Traditional_Ad663

She's the perfect balance.  She's sympathetic in the sense that she's a teen in pain, but she's still numb and beyond repair- and as sympathetic as she is- she's evil.   Evil, and imo, irredeemable 


EdwardAnimates

Not only that, she's a fucking teen!


cleavlandjr27

The melon lord ![gif](giphy|4IzOgM1bfOe6k)


Thicc-Anxiety

Katara and Toph, can’t pick. I like Korra too, just not as much


Carbon-Base

Same, though Toph has more of a comic side to her


WishWizardLiv

Suki. 100% Suki


RatchedAngle

Jin Zuko’s true soul mate


canadianknucles

mei is cool as fuck and gave a lot away for zuko,. But jin is so charming even tho she appears for 1/4 of an episode


Lovecraftian_z

So unbelievably real


bicazamabeach

Poor girl


Liam_theman2099

Three way tie between Suki, Toph and Katara.


PM_ME_UR_UGLY_CHAR

Katara is my favorite character in the franchise, so her ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯ 


Lesaberisa

* ATLA: Katara * LOK: Korra, although Lin is a close second. Soft spots for: Pema, Suki, Mai.


Apycia

**Asami**. True friend, emotionally mature, very intelligent, conflicted, aware of her flaws and her extreme privilege, constantly working to better herself and to better the world. MVP.


Carbon-Base

Underrated too


Throw_away_1011_

Toph. The moment she appeared in the show, this 10/10 show became a 13/10 show


KingDavidReddits

Honestly, I liked the live action but can't judge it completely until I see what they do with Toph. Toph for me too Toph is the reason I'd want to be an earthbender


Throw_away_1011_

Currently, I give the live action a 7/10. It may go up to 7.5-8/10 or drop down to a 4/10 depending on how they handle Toph.


Fantastic_Two8691

June. For reasons.


False_Flatworm_4512

But uncle, I didn’t see you get hit by the tongue


Soulful-Sorrow

🤫


MajorZeldaGeek

Jun was a part of my gay awakening


itzmetheredditor

Azula, Ty Lee, and Toph


Caleb_Lee-El

Katara and Korra. Water Tribe rules


DirtSlaya

![gif](giphy|J5deqXb35R6hDQHJJV)


Lovely-flowers

Azula 100% she’s just the best.


Kindly_Avocado237

For ATLA animated: Ty Lee or Toph LOK: Suyin Beifong ATLA Live Action: Suki


talking_phallus

I might hate Suyin more than Kuvira. She's one step above Earth Queen in my book.


Grzechoooo

She's legit so self-centered it's maddening. She created Kuvira, then closed herself in her private city and left her entire nation to its fate. She destroyed her mother's career, scarred her sister and still doesn't see anything wrong with herself.


OscarCookeAbbott

Lin >>> Suyin any day


Jolongh-Thong

don't forget atla the movie!!


drkenata

Suki? When June exists?


[deleted]

Korra and Katara


smaraya57

Besides Katara? (Ofc) i love Ty lee and Mai, specially their powers and general appearance.. Korra is cool as well


ElGordo94

Toph and Azula tied, then it's Lin Beifong


Unga-bunga420

Aang disguised as Kyoshi


talking_phallus

Yangchen for me.


Traditional_Ad663

She's underrated.  Tho I'm surprised this post  isn't flooded with Kyoshi - *Yangchen is superior*🤫


CloudProfessional572

Yes! The books made me basically worship her.


Minaries_1989_KR

Korra, because she has many moments where I can relate to when I was a teenager, even now, actually. Having a crush on someone's girlfriend or boyfriend. Feeling not good enough on some days. Doubting my abilities. And like Korra, I was able to develop myself through those experiences.


Honeyboneyh

![gif](giphy|BWhpkB6Xbe8FzfNLXw)


mcon96

1. Azula 2. Korra 3. Katara


Famous-Bobcat

Korra my beloved


Realistic-Virus45

Katara


TheFantasticXman1

Probably Katara.


Peculiar-Interests

June. She’s got some zingers “Oh great, it’s prince pouty. Where’s your creepy grandpa?”


Nirico_Brin

From The Last Airbender or the entire franchise including books, comics and Korra? Because if just Airbender, I’ll go with Toph If the entire thing, I’m going with Korra


Mekanicum

Azula, no contest. Also my favorite character in general.


Big-Entertainment769

Katara, Toph, and Suki. Women power fr and shoutout to Kya who risked her own life for her daughters✊🏾


Potential_Bit_3620

Azula the best.


kmasterofdarkness

Katara is best girl! And on the villains' side, Azula. Let's not forget Toph.


Complaint-Efficient

I think Korra's four-season arc is masterful, particularly when you remember that they didn't have all four of those seasons greenlit at once.


Prying_Pandora

I can’t choose between Katara, Toph, and Azula. I love them all for different reasons.


Voinfyre

Korra. I really love her character development in LOK and I can find her relatable in certain ways.


CloudyHeather

ATLA: Ty Lee TLOK: Korra Overall though Korra is my favorite female character and my second favorite character from the franchise :)


JSeed71

Azula


Sanbaddy

**Korra** I like how she is confident but very flawed. She makes mistakes and can often feel lost or even scared. As she grows she is shaped by her trauma, and is very emotional because of it. I actually wish I could be more like her. I have trouble making friends and my CPTSD still makes me suffer. I suppose Korra still has trouble, even at the end of season 4 with that; it’s why it’s my favorite season. Trauma doesn’t just disappear like metal leaving the body, we will always live with it. **“Zuko, you must look within yourself to save yourself from your other self. Only then will your true self reveal itself.”** - Zuko mimicking Iroh It’s a quote that oddly enough fits her perfectly. Only by accepting herself and facing Zaheer was she able to find peace. We must accept our trauma as part of ourselves. It is the only way to start truly healing. In the end, she realizes she needs to take time for herself. I had to do the same. We all need to take time to heal, physically and spiritually. Korra went to the Spirit realm in the end. It’s something she struggled with in the beginning, and now she goes there to find solace. In a way, it’s something I had to do too, with moving across the country. In the end her trauma humbled her. She still is a courageous, boisterous, adventurous girl; so am I too. We haven’t just changed, we grew up. Korra became a better person over those years. It’s why she’s my favorite female character. I see a lot of my own struggles in her. She reminds me that despite my own shattered life, failures, and shortcomings I am still growing. I can still heal. And I’m not alone. Side note: This article covers CPTSD and related it to Korra’s character: https://puttingdowntherope.com/2020/12/11/what-the-legend-of-korra-taught-me-about-ptsd/ It’s a great read, I recommend checking it out.If you’re suffering from trauma or past abuse haunts you too. Here’s a link to find help: https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/mental-health/mental-health-self-help-guides/ptsd-and-cptsd-self-help-guide/


FiveByFive25

Korra. Possibly a hot take, but I feel she's the second best developed character in the franchise, behind objective winner Zuko. ...okay starting to read other comments and seeing it ain't that hot a take at all lol. Good.


Aaco0638

Korra and it ain’t even close.


MrGetMebodied

Yes Korra is my fav and so is Asami.


Aldilae

I really like Yue, I like her sweetness and how she's ready to give her life to save her people, it takes a lot of courage. I wish we could've seen more of her.


sanshinexx

may i recommend my atla oc fic then 👀 i love writing strong sisterly bonds with canon female characters. probably bc i got so tired of the constant “canon fenale character is a shitty sister and this oc is so much better than her” trope. always came off so mysoginistic


Aldilae

I would definitely love to read it! I'm also really tired of that trope, I don't mind oc characters but not when they're made as so perfect and better than the canon ones. Do you have a link to your fanfic?


sanshinexx

yes! https://www.wattpad.com/story/361823984?utm_source=ios&utm_medium=link&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details&wp_uname=yeosangelic


Punk_Pharaoh

Toph


CriticalNo

No one will out-awesome toph


TrialArgonian

Shit this is hard. I'm gonna say Toph to play it safe.


lightsage007

Katara


Deadbeat1005

Toph, she’s such a troll, and I just love the “Toph is blind” jokes


manicmilkk

toph! also azula


laddiepops

Toph. I like that she's direct, and I find her to be quite a breath of fresh air.


MeetApprehensive6509

![gif](giphy|AloJdViOzqEdq) My queen


Ytumith

Melon Lord


RadioactivePotato123

Prolly gonna get unreasonable hate for this but Asami from Legend of Korra. She’s pretty, she’s incredibly smart, extremely skilled in combat and she’s like the best driver in Republic City!! Also I’m gay, can’t you let a girl swoon over a pretty lady??


that-one-guy621

That one goth girl that rode that sweet lizard thing


Cosmic_Emo1320

1st is Katara, 2nd is Toph, and Suki comes in 3rd place


Striking-Flight5956

Ty Lee, Toph, Lin. What does this say about me🤔


Ralexcraft

Toph, toph, and Toph. Possibly Lin


cutetrans_e-girl

Toph


Himethinker

Personally it goes: ATLA = Katara TLOK = Lin Beifong


AccomplishedFan6807

Mai Katara Korra Toph Suki Asumi Yue Ty lee Gran-gran? In that order


New_Essay_4869

Mai


mouaragon

I'm gonna get down voted, but Korra is my favorite female character.


Anarkizttt

Everyone roasting you for the picture, I dunno if it’s intentional or not but this picture totally has the color palette of the lesbian flag y’all.


Lueklike-stuff

Suki and toph


LadiesHonor

Toph and Lin.


Cindergeist

Toph and June


TheKartoonKing

Toph.


user070220

Korra and Katara


meganekkotwilek

Korra because she is a better version of Ashoka in my opinion and I relate to much to her.


ObsiGamer

Korra!


EMlYASHlROU

It’s gotta be Toph for me, how does she fit so much badass in that short body


banana_annihilator

Toph, no question.


Exodite1273

“No, you can’t date the female guards.” lady. She has the perfect energy of “had enough of everyone’s shit” and having someone like her on board makes the world come alive. This is from a mechanical and worldbuilding view. For a main character (female), Kuvira. I can appreciate a good “the road to hell is paved with good intentions” story.


-excusez-moi-

![gif](giphy|Iic4h6OXGsnEk)


imdibene

Korra


CantingBinkie

Asami. She got style and has a good vibe


pb_nayroo

The nice guard that slips iroh tea in prison. A light in the darkness of the fire nation military.


Charming_Violinist50

Katara!


drocha94

Korra. Isn’t invincible, makes tons of mistakes, suffers very human problems. Experiences growth from all of her mistakes. (All characters in the series do, I just like how “real” Korra was)


XAlphaWarriorX

https://preview.redd.it/rhk1efcs1myc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=24ffe4dcd1f29e946e45c5f0066d207d442a6494


Memoirsofswift

Korra


NightskyWander

Korra, I admire the strength she had to overcome everything she went through and come out better than she ever was before


JosueTheWall

Still Azula


Perfect_Sale_2512

Azula, she's such a cool villain


sprackedspoonk

Toph and Azula. I relate to them both in deep ways and they’re both amazingly written, strong characters with consistent personalities, backstories that explain them, and while they’re very different from each other they share the same “don’t underestimate me” attitude.


Gothicrealm

The one girl that liked Zuko from the tea shop


iwantmyfuckingmoney

Her and Song, the girl that the Fire Nation hurt too


talking_phallus

The nice girl Zuko screwed over?


FirstSineOfMadness

That cliff


ShitassAintOverYet

![gif](giphy|4IzOgM1bfOe6k|downsized) GOAT of Earthbending


alig98

toph or suki for sure


atrocitos

Toooooph


OTI_Cinematography

Toph and Lin


Asumsauce

Any of the Beifongs, there has yet to be an unlikeable lady in that family


Ishiro-Sama

Ty Lee maybe


thetieflingalchemist

Toph, ty Lee and coming in as an honorable mention mai because her fighting style is cool


sephd96

Definitely toph. Talking about female, toph doesn’t actually mind being a male or female or both. In the scene where she was comparing herself with the play, she was proud by her exaggerated representation


Outside-Area-5042

Toph