Avatar: The Last Airbender
Warning ! This clause carry spoilers for Netflix ’s Avatar : The Last Airbender .
Summary
Netflix’sAvatar : The Last Airbenderraises a lot of doubt about the theatrical role ' backstories , specifically what happened to Katara and Sokka ’s parent . Given that thelive - actionLast Airbendercovers Book One ’s storyfrom the original show , some closed book raised have not yet been leave with answer . This racecourse with the original show , which even left some interrogative sentence lingering beyond the original three season to be answered inThe Last Airbender ’s canon volume and novels .
That suppose , Netflix ’s product ofAvatar : The Last Airbenderhas the added welfare of hindsight to answer original mysteries , as do otherupcomingLast Airbendermovies and appearance . Concerning the floor of Book One that is adapted , The Last Airbender ’s hot - activeness show raises several queries about what happen to the Southern Water Tribe characters , with one come to to the absence of Sokka and Katara ’s parent . ThroughoutThe Last Airbenderseason 1 , Netflix ’s tale includes flashback and hints to what take place to Sokka and Katara ’s parents , leaving plenty of room for exploration of these characters in the future .
The trailers for Netflix ’s The Last Airbender reveal the show ’s primary form , raising the enquiry of how old they are compared to their characters .
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Sokka & Katara’s Mother Was Killed When They Were Young
Katara’s flashbacks hint at the tragic loss of her and Sokka’s parent.
In Netflix’sThe Last Airbenderseason 1 , it is explained thatSokka and Katara ’s female parent , Kya , was killed when they were young . The show - like the original animated cartoon before it - often mate Katara ’s trauma with their female parent and Sokka ’s with their forefather . Therefore , Katara has PTSD - refer flashback throughout Netflix ’s adaption whenever Firebenders are around , bringing difficult store to the Earth’s surface of her mother ’s death .
When they were child , Sokka and Katara ’s settlement was attacked by a band of Firebenders who had received a tip that one more Waterbender was living in Wolf Cove .
While the flashbacks to Kya ’s demise are intermittent at first , the full details of the attack on the Southern Water Tribe are divulge by the sentence ofThe Last Airbenderseason 1 ’s ending . When they were children , Sokka and Katara ’s village was attacked by a dance orchestra of Firebenders who had invite a tip that one more Waterbender was living in Wolf Cove . The Waterbender in question is Katara , with the young lady friend and her female parent being cornered by a Firebender in their house .
Katara persist hide from the valet , however , and attempts to help her female parent through Waterbending . In monastic order to save her minor from the Firebenders , Kya lie to them by stating that she is the Waterbender , actuate the Fire Nation soldier to burn her alive . This cause Katara a great deal of injury as she grows up , though her credence of her mother ’s death help her to become much more potent in Waterbending in Netflix’sAvatar : The Last Airbender .
Katara & Sokka’s Mother Flashbacks Tease A Major Season 3 Story
A future, iconic storyline of the original show has already been teased for Netflix’s adaptation.
Warning ! The surveil section contains spoilers for the original Avatar : The Last Airbender animation .
The flashback to Kya ’s death find inAvatar : The Last Airbenderare not only effective at giving Katara more picture but also in help theset - up of a major plot line that will in all likelihood be included in time of year 3 of the show . In the original Nickelodeon cartoon , Zuko has a change of essence in the third season and joins Team Avatar as Aang ’s Firebending teacher . Most of the original type come to trust Zuko after he saves their life from a Fire Nation assassin , and upon realizing that Aang ’s consortium of possible Firebending Masters is incredibly slender .
That said , Katara ’s preceding issues with Zuko and the Fire Nation , after they killed her mother , run her to be unbelievably distrustful of the Fire Nation Prince . However , Zuko tries to advance Katara ’s favour by render her with the location of the man who kill her female parent , as he is a member of a group called the Southern Raiders . In a bidding for revenge , she and Zuko set out to track him down . With Netflix’sThe Last Airbenderseason 1 already planting the seed of Kya ’s demise , it seems this account is more likely to be adaptedin the future .
Sokka & Katara’s Father Left To Fight In The War
Sokka was left in charge of the Southern Tribe after his and Katara’s father left.
As alluded to , Katara being present when her mother was kill affects her much more awfully than it does Sokka , whose grapheme arc is more associated with their father . The main flashback to Sokka and Katara ’s father in Netflix’sThe Last Airbenderseason 1 come when the reference move into the Spirit World . Sokka flashes back to his Ice Dodging trials , a religious rite of passage for Water Tribe warrior in which they must command a humble boat with a crew of soldier through the treacherous ice chapiter of the South Pole ’s sea .
Sokka ’s Ice Dodging run is shown in an episode of the original show that was drop from Netflix ’s The Last Airbender .
This flashback is the only time Katara and Sokka ’s Church Father , Hakoda , is shown inThe Last Airbenderseason 1 , beg the question of what happened to him in the present . While not as true horrifying as Kya ’s end , Hakoda ’s fate is every bit barren as far as Katara and Sokka are concerned . When they were young , Hakoda get out with the other men of the Southern Water Tribe to fight in the state of war against the Fire Nation . This mean that Sokka and Katara do not even know if he is active , much less where he is in the cosmos .
Did Sokka & Katara’s Dad Die In The War?
Hakoda’s fate is left notably uncertain.
One of the unanswered questions of Netflix’sAvatar : The Last Airbenderseason 1 is what became of Hakoda . It is mentioned at duration how he result the Southern Water Tribe and entrusted Sokka with the aegis of the village , butit is left unidentified whether he perished in the warfare or is still fighting . Given the Netflix show had to condense 20 episodes into eight episodes for Book One ofAvatar : The Last Airbender , the live - action had to give out several elements . One of these escape elements provides the response to whether Hakoda is dead or alert inAvatarseason 1 .
The original show ’s time of year 1 , episode 15 is titled " Bato of the Water Tribe " and features Sokka , Katara , and Aang coming across the nominal Bato . Interestingly , Bato was include in Netflix’sThe Last Airbenderin the aforementioned Ice Dodging flashback . However , the live - activeness show removed his present - day storyline with the child where he confirm he was injured in a conflict but is awaiting Earth Kingdom intelligence activity so that he can rendezvous with Hakoda and the rest of the Southern Water Tribe men .
If the show travel along the original closely though , Hakoda should still be alive and will reunify with his children if the springy - action adaptation makes it to harden 3 .
While Zuko and Iroh ’s appearance means Sokka and Katara can not accompany Bato to their father ’s camp , this episode confirms that he is awake at the time ofAvatar : The Last Airbenderseason 1 . With this episode ’s story being leave out of Netflix’sAvatar : The Last Airbender , however , Hakoda and Bato ’s fate is still up in the air . If the show follows the original nearly though , Hakoda should still be alive and will reunite with his children if the resilient - natural process adjustment throw it to season 3 .
All episodes ofAvatar : The Last Airbenderseason 1 are now streaming on Netflix .
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Based on the acclaim animated Nickelodeon television series , Avatar : The Last Airbender is an activity - escapade phantasy serial developed by Albert Kim . The series follows Aang , a young adult male train to harness the four element to live up to the title of Avatar - the one who will reestablish balance to the existence .
