Legend of Korra Book 4: You aint bout Dat Toph

[rpgdemon]

Actually, that is incorrect! I went back and re-watched the trainwreck of a season 2 finale, and she doesn't even need to be the avatar in order to do it, because Ra'ava was dead and gone and de-linked at that point! It was implied that any Joe Schmoe could do it, and the tree wasn't even necessary.

Plus, even if she did need the tree of time, she was right there two episodes ago! Looking for a spirit-based way to fight Kuvira's spirit-based powers, no less!

[Arcanum]

If you're going to grasp at straws to back a silly argument, I might as well do the same to refute you.

1) It was harmonic convergence, so there was an abundance of spiritual energy about.

2) Vaatu was just released from the tree, so there was an abundance of spiritual energy still at the tree

3) The portals were just recently opened, so that might have had a significant effect.

4) Raava was linked with Korra for her entire life, odds are the spiritual affinity that develops from that kind of connection wouldn't just cease to exist after Raava was severed from Korra.

So yeah, maybe someone like Jinora or post-enlightenment Zaheer could have done what Korra did, since they both have such a strong affinity for the spirit world. However there were a lot of factors leading up to spirit-Kaiju-Korra, so I highly doubt it's something that can be pulled off again.

And besides, becoming a large, slow-moving spirit target is probably a terrible idea when your opponent has a massive spirit super laser.

[rpgdemon]

There are no straws to grasp at: Tenzin was incredibly explicit that this was ENTIRELY Korra, with no influence from Ra'ava. i literally just watched the episode. Go rewatch it, and then get back to me.

Plus, the massive spirit weapon IS a large slow moving target. It is essentially identical to giant red dude.

[Arcanum]

Originally Posted by rpgdemon

There are no straws to grasp at: Tenzin was incredibly explicit that this was ENTIRELY Korra, with no influence from Ra'ava. i literally just watched the episode. Go rewatch it, and then get back to me.

I didn't say anything about it having to do with Raava. All I said about Raava was that Korra having a lifelong link with one of the strongest spirits we know of is bound to have an effect on Korra's affinity towards the spirit realm, and that affinity wouldn't just up and vanish because Raava did. This is actually backed up by that very same episode, because Korra has always been notoriously bad at connecting with her spiritual side, and yet after Raava is gone she still managed to create her giant spiritual projection.

And Tenzin's wording in that episode (yes I went and watched it) does not imply anyone could have done what Korra did. It actually implies Korra is one of very few people who could have done that, maybe even the only one. Yeah anyone can sit under the tree and meditate, but not everyone could bend their own energy to create such a powerful projection.

Plus there's still the fact that harmonic convergence was still ongoing, which potentially played a huge role. In fact, it's implied harmonic convergence did play a role since the tree of time was projecting Korra's memories, and what was happening in Republic city during harmonic convergence, but it wasn't doing that on subsequent visits.

Plus, the massive spirit weapon IS a large slow moving target. It is essentially identical to giant red dude.

I forgot about the spirit chest lasers, but my point was basically why would you want to be something equally slow that can get easily blasted, or (now that I remember about the chest lasers) risk having the spirit beam overpower your own spirit beam, while potentially having a lot of collateral damage and putting innocent lives in danger (the people working inside the machine just following Kuvira's orders)? There's no point to risk all that when you can simply move fast, avoid the beam and draw its fire away from the city, and infiltrate the machine and take it down from the inside.

Especially since next episode is going to start with Batar Jr. realizing Kuvira's evil and telling Korra and friends the mecha's weak point.

[Aerozord]

I was watching that boarder guard outpost and just thinking. There is absolutely no way to handwave them surviving that.

[Aldurin]

Originally Posted by Aerozord

I was watching that boarder guard outpost and just thinking. There is absolutely no way to handwave them surviving that.

Yeah, they're starting to crank up how much they push toward outright murder being shown.

[Kim]

OMFG SPOILERS BUT OMFG http://digirigd.tumblr.com/post/1055...-really-did-it

[Kyanbu The Legend]

Yes kim you called it. Korra x Asami is canon.

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

Overall pretty satisfied with the finale. For lack of a better term it felt very much like a finale.

There were certainly low points. Meelo. But, dang, after all that Nick has thrown their way to try and make it not happen they were able to pull something that I really enjoyed out of it.
Fuck, I am going to miss Avatar.

[Ryong]

That was pretty amazing.