JadedWriter
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As long as Kuvira bae is out there kicking some ass then I don't think I'd mind it.
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FeenixRising
Banned
I only read fics that make Toa seethe.
JadedWriter
Member
He'd probably spit up blood over half the shit we've read.
FeenixRising
Banned
Yea... the shit you and I read definitely ain't allowed in here xD
On a rating scale from G to "YOU NEED JESUS"... i definitely fall well beyond the latter. But we gotta keep it PG so I'll stop.
I'm trying to rack my mind around what fic I can recommend but every one I read (and wrote) involves shipping via FedEx.
There's the Kuvira redemption fic "Ironclad", it's pretty popular but I haven't read it so idk.
JadedWriter
Member
We need more than just Jesus my friend, we need several dieties.
BKatastrophe
Member
This is too fucking familiar
Icyflamez96
Member
That Veelk post about the fanfic was ignored. Are we not going through with that anymore?
SilentMatthew
Member
Just noticed the community thread is up. What are y'all up to?
FeenixRising
Banned
Jaded and I have bottled up thirst needing to be expressed.
We still are, we just haven't found one.
Nothing, spending a Friday night in a extended stay inn while watching Family Feud.
SilentMatthew
Member
A reminder that Altazor's LTTP of Korra exist.
Been playing Europa Universalis 4 lately, doing it singleplayer for the first time as France. There's so much space for intrigue without butting heads against people you know and are clearly better at the 4Xs.
Been playing Europa Universalis 4 lately, doing it singleplayer for the first time as France. There's so much space for intrigue without butting heads against people you know and are clearly better at the 4Xs.
FeenixRising
Banned
My thirst buddy is probably getting quenched right now.
And I'm bored. What are you guys doing?
And I'm bored. What are you guys doing?
Icyflamez96
Member
School is idiotically packed right now for me. Two more weeks of hell.
When it's finally all over, I'll go home and stand on my balcony like
When it's finally all over, I'll go home and stand on my balcony like
FeenixRising
Banned
*bumps*
Icyflamez96
Member
You coulda at least bumped it with some fan art lol
m_shortpants
Member
Wow, how the hell did I miss this thread?
Zombie Lyle
Member
Just seeing this thread now. Got 2 episodes of Legend Of Korra left to watch. Really enjoying the show maybe not as much as LTA but it's still better than most other shows I've watched recently.
Icyflamez96
Member
Close enough.
U right
Glad you're liking it.
Dang it man I wish there were more action cartoons right now. 3D platformers are showing promise of a reinassance era. When is this gonna happen for action cartoons? Someone needs to do a kickstarter for one. Are indie cartoons a thing? lol. I guess those would be like those animated youtube series that exist.
SilentMatthew
Member
RWBY was one of those indie web cartoons, maybe the last action one for awhile. Not sure what will happen to it since Monty is gone, bless his soul.
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
It's got a really shitty title.
You've got the Cameron Avatar film and you've got that Tom Cruise film with the same tagline. I had no idea it was supposed to be an Avatar TLA/Korra thread when I first glanced over it.
Icyflamez96
Member
Yeah we were discussing it and couldn't really think of anything else. So if anyone has any ideas, throw them out and we can probably get a mod to change it.
Ah I've heard of that. Never knew it was indie.
Ah I've heard of that. Never knew it was indie.
Probably a good idea to have The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra in the title, or at least TLA/LOK.
Never heard of this, I'll check it out later.
SilentMatthew
Member
Well, it is indie if you consider Rooster Teeth to be indie I suppose.
Well first of it all, it uses CG models/props./etc via an... adequate program I guess. If you didnt mind the visuals of that Spiderman show with CG models.Then I guess I can recommend a quick go at it. For me the show was kinda meh, but an admirable attempt.
I don't read much fanfiction, but I can withstand some recommendations.
m_shortpants
Member
AVATAR COMMUNITY OT - 4 elements. 6 seasons. Infinite crack ships.
AVATAR COMMUNITY OT - You either sink a crack ship, or sail long enough to become canon.
AVATAR COMMUNITY OT - So thirsty, even cactus juice won't quench us.
Icyflamez96
Member
Number 2 is gold.
FeenixRising
Banned
She already had last OT, give it to someone else Toa!
JadedWriter
Member
Was Korrasami ever considered a "crack ship" though? I mean it's nowhere near as out there as some of the other ships on Korra.
Because it's lesbians/bisexuals on children's television in the USA.
BKatastrophe
Member
At the time that it was first a thing? Back in Book 1 and 2? Absolutely.
3 and 4? Nah.
JadedWriter
Member
Ok I did come into the fan base kind of late. Korrasami is an innocent ship as far as I'm concerned.
FeenixRising
Banned
don't mean it's the best ship tho
Okay, as no one is talking about the fanfic stuff, I don't think it's actually going to take off. If it were, we wouldn't have had to wait so long for anyone else to make a recommendation, or atleast discussion on what they can or cannot recommend.
I'm just dropping in my pick in here, and I'll start reading it....uh, later, I guess. I am reading 3 books concurrently right now, but I think I can squeeze in this one more if I go on a chapter by chapter basis.
So whats the best Avatar fanfiction that I've read? Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you.
THE AZULA TRILOGY BY MASTERGHANDALF
Azula is the BEST kind of villains. She was one of the most powerful benders in the show. She was an absolutely brilliant tactician and manipulator. She was not the most powerful foe that the Gaang faced, but she was definitely the most dangerous. Ba Sing Se was a city that withstood the attacks of the Fire Nation for a hundred years, and she brought it to its knees in a matter of days. The Dai Lee were soldiers that were loyal to another manipulator, and she took their loyalty through charisma and will. The Aang, the main character, in his Avatar State, is the most powerful being in the world, and she (temporarily) killed him. When most shows try to make a villain this capable, they have the main characters acting more inept than they usually would, because it's hard to realistically write a character this badass without making everyone else look like fools. No, Azula was that awesome without that kind of immersion breaking handicap. In short, she was badass.
It wasn't just her abilities though. I also loved her character arc. Her truly sociopathic father, valuing her exceptional firebending skills, showed her what she thought of as love, and modeled her personality after him. When she saw her mother disturbed by her actions, she saw it as rejection, and buried any feelings of kinship she had toward her mother, brother, even friends. She tried her damnedest to be Daddy's Little Sociopath...but she wasn't. For a long time, Azula seemed unstoppable, but once her friends 'betray her', her brother matches her, her father abandons her, she starts to crack, and continues cracking, until the finale where she is reduced to an insane, sobbing mess. It was her being human, and not a monster, that ultimately defeated her. It was a beautiful tragedy.
She is a very complex character. As such, I see very few fics that get her character right. Some just make her into a sadistic maniac without any of the redeeming traits she had. Some turn her into a cuddly puppy as soon as she recovers, forgetting her arrogant, callousness, and manipulative personality. Very, very few capture her brilliance and talent believably. Very often, she is forgiven too easily for all the wrongs she has done. I haven't read The Search, the comic books that conclude her own journey, but if it's anything like The Promise, then not even her own creators have successfully replicated her after the show ended. So when I recommend you read the Azula Trilogy, I do so because he truly does her character justice. It is the story of how Azula recovers from her insanity and grows into the new world where the Fire Nation is no longer at war or the supreme sovereigns of the world. Politics, spirits, world exploration, character development, humor, spirituality, creative uses of bending...MasterGhandalf captures the essence of everything TLA ever was, places it behind the perspective of one of TLA's most complex characters, and drives Azula's story forward from TLA's conclusion in a believable matter, doing new things without ever breaking the continuity set by the show. In my opinion, there is no reason why this story shouldn't be canon. As far as I'm concerned, it is. If you like Azula's character, this is a must read.
Heart of Fire
Path of Fire
Soul of Fire
I'm just dropping in my pick in here, and I'll start reading it....uh, later, I guess. I am reading 3 books concurrently right now, but I think I can squeeze in this one more if I go on a chapter by chapter basis.
So whats the best Avatar fanfiction that I've read? Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you.
THE AZULA TRILOGY BY MASTERGHANDALF
Azula is the BEST kind of villains. She was one of the most powerful benders in the show. She was an absolutely brilliant tactician and manipulator. She was not the most powerful foe that the Gaang faced, but she was definitely the most dangerous. Ba Sing Se was a city that withstood the attacks of the Fire Nation for a hundred years, and she brought it to its knees in a matter of days. The Dai Lee were soldiers that were loyal to another manipulator, and she took their loyalty through charisma and will. The Aang, the main character, in his Avatar State, is the most powerful being in the world, and she (temporarily) killed him. When most shows try to make a villain this capable, they have the main characters acting more inept than they usually would, because it's hard to realistically write a character this badass without making everyone else look like fools. No, Azula was that awesome without that kind of immersion breaking handicap. In short, she was badass.
It wasn't just her abilities though. I also loved her character arc. Her truly sociopathic father, valuing her exceptional firebending skills, showed her what she thought of as love, and modeled her personality after him. When she saw her mother disturbed by her actions, she saw it as rejection, and buried any feelings of kinship she had toward her mother, brother, even friends. She tried her damnedest to be Daddy's Little Sociopath...but she wasn't. For a long time, Azula seemed unstoppable, but once her friends 'betray her', her brother matches her, her father abandons her, she starts to crack, and continues cracking, until the finale where she is reduced to an insane, sobbing mess. It was her being human, and not a monster, that ultimately defeated her. It was a beautiful tragedy.
She is a very complex character. As such, I see very few fics that get her character right. Some just make her into a sadistic maniac without any of the redeeming traits she had. Some turn her into a cuddly puppy as soon as she recovers, forgetting her arrogant, callousness, and manipulative personality. Very, very few capture her brilliance and talent believably. Very often, she is forgiven too easily for all the wrongs she has done. I haven't read The Search, the comic books that conclude her own journey, but if it's anything like The Promise, then not even her own creators have successfully replicated her after the show ended. So when I recommend you read the Azula Trilogy, I do so because he truly does her character justice. It is the story of how Azula recovers from her insanity and grows into the new world where the Fire Nation is no longer at war or the supreme sovereigns of the world. Politics, spirits, world exploration, character development, humor, spirituality, creative uses of bending...MasterGhandalf captures the essence of everything TLA ever was, places it behind the perspective of one of TLA's most complex characters, and drives Azula's story forward from TLA's conclusion in a believable matter, doing new things without ever breaking the continuity set by the show. In my opinion, there is no reason why this story shouldn't be canon. As far as I'm concerned, it is. If you like Azula's character, this is a must read.
Heart of Fire
Path of Fire
Soul of Fire
m_shortpants
Member
In season one and two, yeah, absolutely. Especially with Mako, Korra, and Asami all appearing to be straight. And of course it was a Nick show....
FeenixRising
Banned
Apparently there's a flash soccer game on Nick.com where you can play 2 v 2 with an array of Nickelodeon characters.
Cute, game is pretty boring though.
Icyflamez96
Member
I think it's fun. AI is wreckin me though
I think it's fun. AI is wreckin me though
hahaaaa game redeemed.
Icyflamez96
Member
Yo this game is seriously tight. The fast twitchyness of it makes it addicting.
All it's missing is fast falling
Edit: Ok this game is too easy now. They need difficulty settings, or online.
All it's missing is fast falling
Edit: Ok this game is too easy now. They need difficulty settings, or online.
JadedWriter
Member
JadedWriter
Member
Cause Tumblr, that's why.
FeenixRising
Banned
Dude that's hilarious. Thanks for sharing!
JadedWriter
Member
It's time for Zelda to go to E3 dressed as Kuvira.
m_shortpants
Member
seychelle gabriel is a fan.
she's perfect!
BKatastrophe
Member
seychelle gabriel is a fan.
she's perfect!
So /r/Korrasami is just Kingdom Hearts?
SilentMatthew
Member
Soooo did anyone else go through Velk's recommendation? Unfortunately, I do not have enough stake in Azula to complete the first one. Let alone the next two.
FeenixRising
Banned
My thing is, I'm just a run of the mill tumblr girl except the girl part. I only read fics with romance/pairings, and I tend to lean to mainly crack ships unless the fic is really fuckin good. I've been that way ever since I started reading fan fiction eons ago so this ain't new.
There's only like two fics I ever read that didn't focus on romance, but that was back in the day when I was fangirling for Final Fantasy X.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Wait... There's already a Community thread? I started working on one a few days ago because I thought there wasn't one hahaha
Happy to see I don't need to put in any work now that one already exists
Happy to see I don't need to put in any work now that one already exists