TV SERIES · 2005–2008 · SOUTH KOREA
Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Created by
- Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko
- Network
- Nickelodeon
- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes
- 61
- Studio
- Nickelodeon Animation Studio, JM Animation, DR Movie
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In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
294 Interesting Facts About Avatar: The Last Airbender
Interesting Facts (34)
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Counting the episodes where they do not have any lines, the most prominent characters of the show are Aang, Katara and Sokka, who appear in every episode of the series except episode 27, Zuko Alone (2006) (although Aang's spiritless body can be seen during the "Previously, on Avatar..." introduction). The second place belongs to Momo, who appears in 56 episodes, followed by Appa with 54, Zuko with 48, Iroh with 39 and Toph with 36 episodes. The most infrequently recurring central character is Azula, who appears in 22 episodes.
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Many have wondered if this series is considered to be anime. United States fans stated that since it is not animated in Japan, it is not an anime series. However, many fans from Japan say that anime is not based on nationality but on animation style. Because of this, the Complete Series box set has been reported to be found with other anime box sets in video stores.
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Throughout the series, only five characters have their ages explicitly stated: Aang is 112 (though only 12 biologically), Zuko and Yue are both 16, Toph is 12, and Tom-Tom (Mai's brother) is 2. Ty Lee also mentions that Mai is 15 years older than her brother, which would make Mai 17, but canonically, Mai is only 15, suggesting a possible writing error in Ty Lee's line. Aside from Aang, at least two other characters are over 100 years old: Bumi, who knew Aang before he was frozen, and Guru Pathik, who knew Monk Gyatso. Various episodes also suggest that Firelord Sozin lived for around 100 years, and Avatar Kyoshi lived for 230 years. Avatar Kuruk died at 33, making him the shortest-lived avatar.
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During the opening credits, the silhouetted figures demonstrating bending styles are future characters (first appearance): The Waterbender is Master Pakku of the northern water tribe (episode 18). The Earthbender is Sud, Roku's earthbending teacher, and he was also an early prototype scrapped character design for Toph (episode 46). The Firebender is Princess Azula (episode 12). The Airbender is the only bender not equal to any named character. The Avatar demonstrating all four bending arts is Roku, the Avatar before Aang (episode 7, but also a statue in episode 3).
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Admiral Zhao, much like Zuko, was one of the final characters added to the show. The creators needed a clear villain in season 1 to ignite viewers' hatred-Zuko's sympathetic nature made him hard to despise, and Ozai hadn't yet established himself as a formidable villain. So, Zhao was introduced alongside Zuko as the season's primary antagonist, intensifying the conflict and fueling audience tension.
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WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley, who voices The Boulder in three episodes, based his performance on fellow WWE alum and wrestling friend Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson-mimicking The Rock's speech mannerisms and referring to himself in the third person. Mick Foley and The Rock have been rivals and friends in the ring, even teaming up as The Rock 'n' Sock Connection.
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Suki was originally written as a guest character for season 1 who wasn't meant to return. However, the character grew in popularity with the fans, and she was brought back for a few more episodes in season 2. She eventually became a main character in the second half of season 3, participating in the plan to take down Ozai's airships with Sokka and Toph.
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Jet was reintroduced in season 2 after his guest appearance in season 1, and he is canonically deceased according to the writers. His death was made deliberately ambiguous because Nickelodeon wouldn't let the creators kill off a child character explicitly. After Long Feng stabs him with an earth pillar, Katara tries unsuccessfully to heal him with her waterbending, and Jet tells her and the rest of the group to leave because he'll be fine. Toph, who can sense lies, tells Katara that Jet is lying. This was the only way the writers could confirm that Jet died. Despite this, it remained confusing for viewers, and the writers even made a joke about it in The Ember Island Players episode, where Zuko asks if actor Jet died in the play, and Sokka replies that it's unclear.
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Zuko was one of the last characters added to the series. The Fire Lord was initially conceived as the series' main antagonist, but the writers realized he could not cause trouble for Aang and his friends while sitting on his throne. Zuko was then brought into the show and grew into a major character arc.
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Bloodbending, introduced in season 3 with the guest character Hama, was originally written to be more brutal. The idea was for blood-covered characters to show visible pain and suffering from the technique. Nickelodeon nevertheless asked the writers to soften the bloodbending scene because it was considered too horrifying for a children's series.
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During the opening title sequence, the silhouetted figures demonstrating the bending styles are future characters (first appearance): the Waterbender is Master Pakku of the Northern Water Tribe (episode 18). The Earthbender is Sud, Roku's earthbending teacher, and was also one of the first prototypes of the character design later scrapped for Toph (episode 46). The Firebender is Princess Azula (episode 12). The Airbender is the only bender who does not correspond to any named character. The Avatar showing all four bending arts is Roku, the Avatar before Aang (episode 7, also a statue in episode 3).
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Suki was originally written as a guest character who was not supposed to return in season 1. However, the character's popularity grew among fans and she was brought back for a few more episodes in season 2. She eventually became a main character in the second half of season 3 and joined Sokka and Toph in the plan to take down Ozai's airships.
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Admiral Zhao, like Zuko, was one of the last characters added to the series. The creators needed a clear villain in season 1 to spark the audience's hatred; Zuko's sympathetic nature made him hard to despise, and Ozai had not yet proven himself a formidable villain. So Zhao was introduced as the season's main antagonist alongside Zuko, which intensified the conflict and raised viewer tension.
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WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley, who voiced The Boulder in three episodes, based his performance on WWE alumnus and wrestling friend Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson; he imitated The Rock's speech patterns and referred to himself in the third person. Mick Foley and The Rock were rivals and friends in the ring, and even teamed up as The Rock 'n' Sock Connection.
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Each episode took about nine months to produce, from the moment scriptwriting began to the moment the episode was complete and ready to air. (These periods naturally overlapped, since the series consists of 61 episodes; if production had been sequential, it would have taken more than 45 years.)
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Azula was originally conceived as a boy in the early stages of writing. However, the writers quickly realized that having Zuko and his brother fight throughout the series would resemble Cain and Abel too closely, so they changed the character's gender to a sister. Ty Lee was intended to be the character's love interest. Some of that characterization remains in the series, as Ty Lee constantly kisses and worships Azula. The in-universe explanation is that, since Ty Lee is canonically afraid of Azula, she always tries her best not to get on her bad side.
Production Story (52)
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Originally, Toph Bei Fong was conceived as a 16-year-old male, with her initial design being the earthbender in the intro. Created to serve as a foil to Sokka, she was envisioned as a muscular jock to his nerdy personality. However, the creators, DiMartino and Konietzko, later considered a humorous twist: making Toph a 12-year-old blind girl, which they initially opposed but eventually embraced after discussions with the writers. This prototype of Toph didn't go to waste—her design was repurposed for minor characters like The Boulder, her opponent in the earthbending wrestling ring, and Sud, Avatar Roku's earthbending mentor.
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According to creators DiMartino and Konietzko, Grey DeLisle won the role of Azula in the audition because, unlike the other voice actresses trying out for the part, DeLisle did not yell any of her lines. Based on what she read about the character, she felt Azula was powerful enough that she didn't need to shout to establish her dominance.
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Admiral Zhao, much like Zuko, was one of the final characters added to the show. The creators needed a clear villain in season 1 to ignite viewers' hatred—Zuko's sympathetic nature made him hard to despise, and Ozai hadn't yet established himself as a formidable villain. So, Zhao was introduced alongside Zuko as the season's primary antagonist, intensifying the conflict and fueling audience tension.
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Azula was originally conceived as a boy during the early writing stages. However, the writers quickly realized that having Zuko and a brother feuding throughout the series would be too similar to Cain and Abel, so she was gender-swapped into his sister. Ty Lee was intended to be the character's love interest. Some of this characterization remains in the show, as Ty Lee constantly kisses up to Azula and worships her. The in-universe explanation is that, since Ty Lee is canonically terrified of Azula, she's always trying her best not to get on her bad side.
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Bloodbending, introduced in season 3 with guest character Hama, was originally written to be more brutal. The idea was that any bloodbent characters would show visible pain and agony to the technique. Still, Nickelodeon asked the writers to tone down the bloodbending, as the idea was considered too horrific for a children's show.
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Originally, Toph Bei Fong was conceived as a 16-year-old male, with her initial design being the earthbender in the intro. Created to serve as a foil to Sokka, she was envisioned as a muscular jock to his nerdy personality. However, the creators, DiMartino and Konietzko, later considered a humorous twist: making Toph a 12-year-old blind girl, which they initially opposed but eventually embraced after discussions with the writers. This prototype of Toph didn't go to waste-her design was repurposed for minor characters like The Boulder, her opponent in the earthbending wrestling ring, and Sud, Avatar Roku's earthbending mentor.
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Katara's name was originally Kya in the unaired pilot episode but was changed before the start of the proper series, as it was discovered that Kya was the name of a video game character, and the creators wanted to avoid a potential lawsuit. Her name was Kanna, but her name was finally changed to Katara. However, Kya was used as the name of Katara and Sokka's mother, and then Katara and Aang's daughter in the next series, The Legend of Korra (2012) Kanna became the name of Katara and Sokka's grandmother.
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Zuko was one of the last characters added to the show. The Fire Lord was originally meant as the show's main antagonist, but the writers realized he would not be able to cause Aang and his friends trouble while sitting from his throne. Zuko was then written into the show but became a major character arc.
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The fate of Zuko and Azula's mother, Ursa, is never revealed in the series. One of the last scenes in the series features Zuko visiting his father in prison, asking what happened to their mother. The creators originally intended to make a television movie special about this quest, making the near-series ending scene make sense. However, the idea was scrapped in favor of The Legend of Korra (2012-2014). The story was instead revealed in "The Search" comic books.
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Near the season 2 finale, Guru Pathik explains to Aang that to master the Avatar State, he needs to sever his romantic connection to Katara, as Avatars cannot love. This idea was eventually scrapped by season 3, as it would have conflicted with several bits of established lore, such as the fact that Avatar Kuruk canonically had a wife, as confirmed by Koh in season 1. Avatar Roku was also revealed to be Zuko's maternal grandfather in season 3, indicating that he married and had children, which wouldn't have been possible if the show had stuck with the notion that Avatars couldn't love. It also would have raised the question of how Aang would repopulate the world with Airbenders if he couldn't love.
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The opening shot of every episode (which contains the episode's number and title) is accompanied by a melody. The melody for any given episode is unique and never repeated exactly in any other opening shot. Often, this melody characterizes the episode's most significant event. For example, the melody in "The Painted Lady" is part of the theme, and in "The Firebending Masters," it is a slow version of the Sun Warriors chanting. The melodies of the first and the last episodes of the series are different versions of the Avatar theme.
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Zuko was one of the last characters added to the show. The Fire Lord was originally meant to be the show's main antagonist, but the writers realized he would not be able to cause trouble for Aang and his friends while sitting on his throne. Zuko was then written into the show and became a major character arc.
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Katara's name was originally Kya in the unaired pilot episode but was changed before the start of the proper series, as it was discovered that Kya was the name of a video game character, and the creators wanted to avoid a potential lawsuit. Her name was Kanna, but her name was finally changed to Katara. However, Kya was used as the name of Katara and Sokka's mother, and then Katara and Aang's daughter in the next series, The Legend of Korra (2012). Kanna became the name of Katara and Sokka's grandmother.
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Toph Bei Fong was initially designed as a 16-year-old male, and her first design was the earthbender in the intro. Created to be an obstacle for Sokka, he was conceived as a muscular athlete to match his jock personality. However, the creators DiMartino and Konietzko later considered a humorous change: making Toph a 12-year-old blind girl. They initially objected to this, but eventually embraced it after discussions with the writers. This prototype of Toph did not go to waste; his design was reworked for minor characters such as The Boulder, her opponent in the earthbending wrestling ring, and Sud, Avatar Roku's earthbending mentor.
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In the early stages of writing, Momo, the flying lemur who serves as the group's animal guide, was originally conceived as the reincarnation of Aang's long-dead airbending mentor and friend Monk Gyatso. This was a nod to the Buddhist belief in reincarnation and showed that Gyatso would always be by his side, even in death. The idea was shelved.
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The fate of Ursa, the mother of Zuko and Azula, is never explained in the series. One of the final scenes of the series has Zuko visiting his father in prison and asking him what happened to his mother. The creators initially intended to make a dedicated television movie about this search and to make the near-final scene of the series meaningful. However, the idea was shelved in favor of The Legend of Korra (2012-2014). The story instead emerged in "The Search" comics.
Behind the Scenes (15)
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The death of Mako, who brought Uncle Iroh to life with his voice, while the second season was still airing left the production team facing both an emotional and a technical void. Although Greg Baldwin, who took over the role, successfully carried the torch in the third season, this change caused a brief pause in the production schedule.
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The bending arts in the series are an aesthetic reflection of real martial arts disciplines: waterbending comes to life through the fluidity of Tai Chi, earthbending through the hardness of Hung Gar, firebending through the dynamism of Northern Shaolin, and airbending through the circular movements of Baguazhang. Martial arts consultant Sifu Kisu personally demonstrated these techniques to guide the animators.
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Zuko's hair in season 1 is inspired by the Japanese topknot worn by the nobility and samurai. However, the topknot hairstyles did not include shaving the entire head except for the topknot like we see Zuko do; only the top was shaved, and the sides and back of the head still had hair. In the novel The Rise of Kyoshi, it is explained that this hairstyle is worn by people who have lost an Agni Kai or a firebending duel.
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WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley, who voices The Boulder in three episodes, based his performance on fellow WWE alum and wrestling friend Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, mimicking The Rock's speech mannerisms and referring to himself in the third person. Mick Foley and The Rock have been rivals and friends in the ring, even teaming up as The Rock 'n' Sock Connection.
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Jet was reintroduced in season 2 after his guest appearance in season 1, and according to the writers, he is canonically deceased. His death was made deliberately ambiguous because Nickelodeon would not let the creators explicitly kill off a child character. After Long Feng stabs him with an earth pillar, Katara tries unsuccessfully to heal him with her waterbending, and Jet tells her and the rest of the group to leave because he will be fine. Toph, who can sense lies, tells Katara that Jet is lying. This was the only way the writers could confirm that Jet died. Despite this, it remained confusing for viewers, and the writers even made a joke about it in the episode The Ember Island Players, where Zuko asks if actor Jet died in the play, and Sokka replies that it is unclear.
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According to the creators DiMartino and Konietzko, Grey DeLisle won the role of Azula at the audition because, unlike the other voice actors who tried out for the part, DeLisle did not shout any of her lines. Based on what they had read about the character, she felt Azula was powerful enough that she would not need to shout to assert her dominance.
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Toph Bei Fong was initially designed as a muscular young male rival to Sokka. The writers' decision to abandon that idea and turn the character into a 12-year-old blind girl became one of the series' most iconic choices; the original prototype design went on to inspire supporting characters such as The Boulder and Sud.
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Azula was initially conceived as male, but the character's gender was changed so that no 'Cain and Abel'-style dynamic would form between her and Zuko. The character's blue fire color carries a nod to 'Azul', the word for 'blue' in Spanish and Portuguese, while her design was inspired by photographs of voice actress Grey DeLisle.
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Aang's voice in the pilot episode belonged to Mitchell Musso; however, by the time the series aired, the role had been passed to Zach Tyler Eisen. A similar change occurred with the character Sokka; in the pilot episode Sokka was quite serious and solemn, but with Jack DeSena's interpretation he gained a more sarcastic and comedic tone.
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Zuko and Admiral Zhao were characters that took shape later in the production process. Initially, Zuko was planned to be the sole main villain; however, when the writers realized the difficulty of creating a direct threat to Aang from the Fire Lord's throne, they introduced the figure of Zhao to make room for Zuko's character development.
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Jet's death in the second season was deliberately left ambiguous due to Nickelodeon's policy prohibiting the explicit depiction of child characters' deaths. The writers confirmed this ending with the scene where Toph senses Jet's lie, and later, in the episode 'Ember Island Players,' they humorously reckoned with this ambiguity.
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Katara's name was 'Kya' in the unaired pilot episode but was changed due to potential legal issues with a video game character. After briefly remaining as 'Kanna,' it was finally decided on the name 'Katara.' The name 'Kya' was later given to Katara's mother and Aang's daughter, while 'Kanna' was given to Katara's grandmother. In the Greek dub, the name was changed to 'Tamara' because the word 'katara' means 'curse.'
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The series was initially conceived around the figure of a middle-aged man with a staff and a flying bison; however, this idea eventually evolved into the 12-year-old character Aang. Aang, whose biological age remains fixed at 12 due to the century he spent in an iceberg, represents a hero archetype from a frozen period of time, much like Captain America.
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The series' visual storytelling is woven through with hints of what is to come. The silhouettes in the opening credits point to key figures such as Pakku, Sud, Azula and Roku, while each season beginning with a boat scene and Aang waking in a different state of consciousness each season reinforce the cyclical nature of the narrative.
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The age range of the characters is remarkably wide; the gulf between Kyoshi, who lived 230 years, and Kuruk, who died at 33, emphasizes the unpredictability of the Avatar cycle. The fact that the ages of only five characters are clearly stated helps the series preserve its mystical atmosphere.
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The calligraphic writing on the maps, along with the symbols representing the four nations, contains the lines 'Forces divided into four elements' and 'The world is governed by a single power.' These symbols also carry ancient meanings such as virtue for water, strength for earth, passion for fire and peace for air.
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The fate of Ursa, the mother of Zuko and Azula, was left unanswered in the series. Although the producers planned to tell this story in a television film, they gave up on it in order to focus on 'The Legend of Korra', and the answer was ultimately provided in the comic book series 'The Search'.
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Katara's name was 'Kya' in the pilot episode but was changed due to legal issues. Although it briefly remained 'Kanna', it was ultimately settled on the name 'Katara'. The name 'Kya' was later given to her mother and to Aang's daughter, while in the Greek dub the name was changed to 'Tamara' because it means 'curse'.
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Azula was initially designed as a male, but her gender was changed so that she would not form a 'Cain and Abel'-like dynamic with Zuko. Ty Lee's devotion to her stems from the fact that she was originally planned as Azula's love interest; the blue fire color, meanwhile, is a reference to the word 'Azul', which means 'blue' in Spanish and Portuguese.
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The Cabbage Merchant, one of the series' most beloved side characters, was actually designed as a one-episode joke. However, the bond that both viewers and the writers formed with the character grew so strong that the unfortunate merchant became an iconic part of an adventure spanning three seasons.
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Easter Eggs & References (23)
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During the opening credits, the silhouetted figures demonstrating bending styles are future characters (first appearance): the Waterbender is Master Pakku of the Northern Water Tribe (episode 18); the Earthbender is Sud, Roku's earthbending teacher, who was also an early prototype scrapped character design for Toph (episode 46); the Firebender is Princess Azula (episode 12); the Airbender is the only bender not equal to any named character; and the Avatar demonstrating all four bending arts is Roku, the Avatar before Aang (episode 7, but also a statue in episode 3).
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Some of the characters' names can be traced back to Chinese. For example, Yue means 'Moon', Hei Bai means 'Black White', and Dai Li means 'Agent' or 'To act on someone's behalf'. Lake Laogai is a reference to Laogai (short for laodong gaizao), the communist 'Re-education through labor' reform program.
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"Lake Laogai," the headquarters of the Dai Li agents, has a meaning in Chinese; Laogai is short for Laodonggaizao, which means "reform through labor" and is the name of the Chinese political prison camps where many political opponents were incarcerated during the 1960s, and is still in existence.
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The scene at the very end of the season 3 episode The Ember Island Players (2008), where the group sees a misleading play about their lives, saying it's terrible, but 'The Effects were Decent', foreshadowed the audience reception of the M. Night Shyamalan film based on the series, The Last Airbender, which was released two years after the end of the animated series.
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The opening shot of every episode (which contains the episode's number and title) is accompanied by a melody. The melody for any given episode is unique and never repeated exactly in any other opening shot. Often, this melody characterizes the episode's most significant event. For example, the melody in "The Painted Lady" is part of the theme, and in "The Firebending Masters," it is a slow version of the Sun Warriors chanting. The melodies of the first and the last episodes of the series are the different versions of the Avatar theme.
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The name of the princess from the Northern Water Tribe (and Sokka's first girlfriend), Yue, can be (depending on the tones) the Chinese word for "moon." Suki, the name of Sokka's second girlfriend (more commonly anglicized as tsuki), also means moon, but only in Japanese.
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After appearing as a guest character in season 1, Jet was reintroduced in season 2 and, according to the writers, canonically died. His death was deliberately left ambiguous because Nickelodeon would not allow the creators to explicitly kill a child character. After Long Feng impales him with an earth column, Katara tries to heal him with waterbending but fails. Jet tells her and the rest of the group to go because he will be fine. Toph, who can sense lies, tells Katara that Jet is lying. This was the writers' only way of confirming that Jet died. Even so, the situation remained confusing for viewers, and the writers even joked about it in the episode The Ember Island Players, where Zuko asks whether the actor playing Jet dies in the play and Sokka says it is ambiguous.
Deeper Meaning (11)
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The firebenders' duel, which plays an important role throughout the series, is called "Agni-kai." "Agni" is a Sanskrit word for "fire" and is the name of a Hindu fire deity. "Kai" can be translated from Japanese as "meeting" or "together." "Fiery meeting" is an adequate description of the Agni-kai.
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The symbols of the four nations written on the avatar world map have a literal meaning in Chinese calligraphy. For example, the symbol of water is joined with another that means virtue; for the one of earth, it means strong; for fire, it means fierce; and finally, for air, it means peaceful.
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Only five characters' ages are explicitly stated throughout the series: Aang is 112 (though biologically only 12), Zuko and Yue are both 16, Toph is 12, and Tom-Tom (Mai's brother) is 2. Ty Lee is also 15 years older than Mai's brother, which would make Mai 17, but canonically Mai is only 15, suggesting a possible typo in Ty Lee's line. Besides Aang, at least two other characters are over 100 years old: Bumi, who knew Aang before he was frozen, and Guru Pathik, who knew Monk Gyatso. Various episodes also suggest that Fire Lord Sozin lived about 100 years and Avatar Kyoshi 230 years. Avatar Kuruk died at 33, making him the shortest-lived Avatar.
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