I can't stop thinking about how the Avatar state was constantly talked about/explained in a destructive way during Kyoshi novels (Kuruk destroying Yangchen's place when he first got his avatar state, Kyoshi herself activating it out of anger for Jianzhu, and another time to kill Xu Ping An), and every time it's something so brutal, so powerful, so scary

and yet the book finishes with Kyoshi activating it out of love, out of desperation for her true love, fearing she'd lost Rangi forever if not for a miracle, be it from herself or any past life—and she says it might be treated in the future as "the most useless way someone used the Avatar state", but it was for love, her soul was fearing what she'd become without Rangi by her side, she needed that to work

in her oh-so-destructive-and-never-ending-battle of a life, Rangi truly was her humanity, her heart, what still held her sanity in life and reminded her of what she truly was

Silly Avatar Comics!

I blame the Incorrect Quote generator

Help, I saw a post once referring to Kuruk, Kyoshi and Yangchen as the 'Szeto Fallout Trio' and now they're living rent free in my head, GET THEM OUT-

this is so kyoshi and rangi

My friend Alicia made an ATLA meme

Forget about canon, I want Kyoshi Warrior Ursa.

this is so on brand for her

Can I speak on another hot take (maybe) that I’ve been sitting on

I haven’t seen anyone else on tumblr bring this up yet but it was the first thing I noticed with the shots we get from Kyoshi Island…

Why is Sokka not in the dress??? Or the makeup????? He’s still in his regular clothes, and this is a pretty clear shot of them during his training. In the og series, Suki made him change before she started teaching him anything because it was important to her that if he was to learn the combat skills used by the Kyoshi warriors, he also had to respect their traditions and uniform. It wasn’t just a silly “haha they made the misogynistic guy wear a dress” moment, it was a sign of respect for the Kyoshi warriors, their sacred traditions, and Avatar Kyoshi herself. So why is he not doing that???

Aside from Suki rightfully kicking sokka’s ass in this episode and beating the misogyny out of him, a large message in this episode was the fact that Sokka was deconstructing his misguided enforcement of gender roles by going directly against them and wearing and dress and makeup, even if it was part of a warrior uniform.

At first I thought “ok, maybe they’re just doing things in a different order” but no. In the trailer we see a shot of Suki and Sokka fighting side by side like they did at the end of the original episode, and even then Sokka is still in his regular clothes. It just looks like he’s wearing the top layer of Kyoshi warrior armor over his regular clothes since they’re in a battle.

I really hate this because not only is it disrespecting their traditions, but it also makes Suki’s character seem like a push over for allowing him to stay in his regular clothes while simultaneously utilizing their armor. Her original character was a total badass, and had such a powerful spirit that Sokka willingly bowed down to, so she would have never let him get away with that.

Another reason to be skeptical of the live action </3

Aang during the end of book 3

Referenced from here

"She was strength and skill and determination wrapped around an unshakeable heart."

I think about this scene at least once a day ;; (click for full views!)

Yangchen, Kyoshi and Korra

Past Avatars

THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Check out the latest official illustration of Rangi and Kyoshi from Avatar Generations!!!

I can die happily now... We're FINALLY seeing these two come to life in official Avatar visual content. It's been almost 4 years since The Rise of Kyoshi released. Can you believe it??

has anyone read the kyoshi books :33

The Avatar Cycle: