The book also features a two-part special titled "Beginnings", which explores the background of the first Avatar, Wan. It is followed by Book Three: Change. Spanning fourteen episodes, Book Two concluded on November 22 of the same year. The book debuted on television on September 13, 2013, with a recap of the first book followed by the first two episodes, though the opening episode, " Rebel Spirit", was originally shown to San Diego Comic-Con attendees on July 19, 2013. The nomenclature refers to the focus of the season, a conflict involving the Spirit World. The cover art for the DVD boxset of Book Two: Spirits features Korra in the foreground with Raava and Vaatu visible behind her.īook Two: Spirits ( 神靈) is the second book of The Legend of Korra, created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, following Book One: Air. Michael Dante DiMartino during an interview about the primary focus of Book Two: Spirits. We'll learn more about the Avatar State and the Spirit World." " We'll get more into the spiritual side of things. For the second book of Avatar: The Last Airbender, see Book Two: Earth. His forceful pursuit towards anarchy leads to chaos and tyranny in the Earth Kingdom and made him imprison Korra, Mako, and Bolin, as well as the new Airbenders, causing him to compromise the very ideals he holds so dear.This article is about the second book of The Legend of Korra.
His pursuit for total freedom is so dogged, that he undermines the very ideal for which he is fighting. His deep philosophical understanding of the air nomad culture makes his anarchist views seem measured in the backdrop of so many corrupt heads of state. Zaheer believes that every figurehead has the potential to do as much damage as Ozai and should, therefore, be stopped. As the head of the Red Lotus, he uses his recently acquired airbending to rescue his allies and travel in a small band to enact their master plan as a dark reflection of Aang and the original "Team Avatar." The similarities to Aang go deeper than his team of skilled benders. 1 ZaheerĪmong stiff competition, Zaheer stands out as the best villain of the entire show. Despite Noatak having a desire to protect the weak from an early age, Yakone's training in the art of bloodbending dulled his empathy through learning a skill that involved subjecting others to your will. This inherent contradiction, while being his ultimate weakness, was also what made him so interesting as a villain. What ended up being his ultimate downfall was the very thing that gave him power in the first place he was secretly the powerful waterbender Noatak and son of the infamous crime boss Yakone. After all the amazing feats shown through the art of bending in Avatar: The Last Airbender, it was interesting to see how powerless non-benders might feel in a society built by benders. As the leader of the Equalists, Amon made Korra question the hierarchy of the world of which she was at the very top and forced Korra to realize that, although his methods were questionable, he was genuinely fighting for equality. While Kuvira was a great final villain, Amon was a fantastic introduction to The Legend of Korra and Republic City.