#the kyoshi warrior outfit

[drpoisonoaky]

The Kyoshi Warrior uniform.

link to an ao3 fic based on this

Mai: I think I’m having war flashbacks.  Azula: Good ones? Mai: Less bad than regular ones. Mai: What are you doing with that on? Azula: Proving a point.

Mai: Please don’t take Ba Sing Se again. The paperwork would be awful. Azula: As Ty Lee says “I’m vibing”. I don’t plan to do anything. Mai: You have to use a higher pitch to imitate Ty. NPC Woman: Kyoshi Warrior you have to help us, some kids are trying to steal the mochis from the store.  Mai, with a fake tone: Oh that’s awful. You have to help them, Kyoshi Warrior. Azula: Sure.

[All of the kids run aways when they saw Azula nearby]

NPC Woman: I guess they already met some of your colleagues. Azula, smiling cause she didn’t have to do shit: It seems likely. NPC Woman: Anyways. Take this mochis as a payback. Azula: Thank you very much ma'am.

[Azula coming back to Mai eating a mocchi] 

Mai: That was fast.  Azula: What should I say, I have presence. Mai: Whatever. Give me one of those. Azula: If you describe to Katara how I get them. Mai: Azula: They're actually really good, and you know I have a great criteria with mochis. Mai: Fine. But give me two. Azula: Deal.

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[demaparbat-hp]

He truly did.

[everye]

earth kingdom gf i pulled by having southern water tribe rizz!! ⛰️🌊

[hinamie]

@philosophiums and i have been nursing the beginnings of an atla au so have some preliminary designs while we cook :>

[ultfreakme]

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT SOKKA? ARE YOU?

[cocoabubbelle-newblog]

SCOGUE-“Tember”

Day “5”: [🌊🪨🔥💨] Avatar: The Last Airbender

Cocoabubbelle ATLA wasn’t part of the prompt list yes it is [now] shush

[atla-suki]

it is done!! @sukka-week 2023 Day 2: An Ocean Apart/Homecoming or Soulmates

pov: you walk into a wedding afterparty thrown by the avatar’s brother-in-law and you see these two on the other side of the atla-world-equivalent of the beer pong table. you immediately know you’re screwed.

click for better quality or see below for closeups :)

this piece was inspired by the early chapters of @the-power-of-stuff’s amazing fic ‘The Words To Keep You’ ! u should all 10000% go read it if u haven’t already!

also also also suki’s outfit was taken from @it-is-sooz-again’s art of the same fic! check it out here :)

i intended to make this piece fit the ‘an ocean apart’ prompt or generally the theme of reuniting. initially i was gonna draw them both separate but they looked too good together. oh sukka the power couple that you are…

some closeups:

hope u like! 😁😁

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

the atla live action remake reminds me of spop, they're just changing everything from the original. at what point does it just turn into a completely different story? isn't it better to just start off with your own original series with original characters instead of trying to readapt a beloved classic?

[charlie-rulerofhell]

I feel like in the Lord of the Lost fandom, there is a lot of talk about Chris (understandably so), but we‘re all sleeping a little bit on this man:

and his hair:

and his makeup game that is always so perfectly on point:

[ranger-kellyn]

look, i love ALL the avatar's equally. i think they all have a unique and fascinating story, and are all well-suited for the issues of their times. i can't pick a true favorite.

anyways, time to go plan out my fifth avatar fic where one of the primary settings is kyoshi island, and one of the characters connects with her spirit--

[drpoisonoaky]

The Kyoshi Warrior uniform

The thing is: Azula is 100% sure that if she puts on the filthy fan girl outfit again, she will achieve some goal of some kind. Katara isn’t, so she's on her way to prove it to her.

link to an ao3 fic based on this

Ty lee: Okay, all yours. Bring me back to the uniform on Sunday before my shift. Azula: Of course…But did you clean it, right? Ty lee: Yes, Azula, for the fifth time. And I also have to argue with Suki so you could wear it.  Azula: I’m already enjoying the ‘I told you so’ moment with Katara. Ty lee: 

Azula: What? Ty lee: Did you hear what I had to do for you? Azula: Yes? Anyways- Ty lee: And what do we say when someone does nice things for us? Azula: You’re a child. Ty lee: That’s not it. Azula: Ugh. Thanks, Ty Lee, for your collaboration in being able to say ‘I told you so’ to my girlfriend who’s probably going to be upset about it. Ty lee: See? Easy. You’re welcome, ’Zula.

…

So she spent all of the weekend in uniform.

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[tinakibed]

live action avatar 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[bearsandbeansart]

Rambled a little about this on discord last night so apologies to those who get to read this twice--

I really wish that the writers had really leaned in harder to Sokka's love of shopping and accessories. Like, imagine, as they traveled around the world, if Sokka slowly acquired different articles of clothing or jewelry and added them to his outfit? And that his every day outfit by the end of the series was almost like a scrapbook of where they'd been? Like, he takes a part of the Kyoshi Warrior armor (the gloves or headband) and incorporates it into daily wear. He buys earrings from the pirates. The fisherman he helps during The Storm gives him a scarf. Yue gives him a bracelet. Just think of what he could have bought in Ba Sing Se!

And yeah, I know from a production standpoint, it is far more cost effective to make as little changes to character design as possible, but I would've loved to see him at the very least wear the Earth Rumble tournament belt for a few episodes.

[ittsybittsybunny]

ATLA Live Action Series Review:

The Good

Aesthetically this show felt right. Sure sometimes the outfits didn't quite feel lived in, but I always felt like I was watching a fantasy world with decent effects and interesting design. Also, I really enjoyed the sets!

Bending: Yes some of the fights feel very quick, but the bending looks cool. It is certainly better than 10 benders lifting one big rock. I can honestly say the opening bending fight scene gave me so much hope for this show.

Kyoshi Warriors: I loved seeing them in live action, and I thought Suki's performance was great!

Omashu: I think the mashup of the mechanist made sense since that is an important character overall and I would hate to see him cut. However, both Jet & the secret tunnels felt sloppily thrown in.

Northern Water Tribe: I really loved the way it looked, and appreciated the two episodes we spent here. I think Yue gained more agency in this interpretation, and why shouldn't the moon spirit be a waterbender. Also, episode seven felt the most in tune with the original show's spirit.

Zuko: I think he was one of the most fleshed-out and best parts of the show! Dallas Liu really captured Zuko's spirit, and the scene between him and Aang in episode 6 was wonderful!

Soundtrack: Hearing the original soundtrack bits is always great, and when I first heard the ending music I was so excited.

Is the show perfect, no - but I wouldn't mind a season 2.

The Bad

Pacing: Turning 20 episodes into 8 was bound to lead to some cuts...but oftentimes times things felt too quick or disjointed. I think there were editing problems contributing to this for sure, but sometimes things skipped around too much without a clear purpose as to why. Also, why bring in plots from later seasons when you barely have enough time already?

Writing: This show definitely suffered from exposition dumping, though it did get better as time went on. I think the biggest example of this is actually opening in the past rather than the present. We do not get to learn along with Aang that the world has changed, instead, we get to learn that 100 years have passed....which doesn't hold the same tension or worldbuilding.

Clunky Dialogue: Along with exposition, clunky dialogue is another example of bad writing. I think sometimes I felt like the acting was kind of meh in the beginning, but then over time I began to realize it had far more to do with the lines characters were trying to deliver. The actors themselves are not bad, just cursed with awkward writing and lines that feel out of touch with the setting they're in.

Main Trio: I don't entirely know that I believe Katara, Sokka, and Aang are friends as opposed to 3 people stuck together to save the world. Aang feels a little too somber for a young kid running away from his responsibilities, Sokka is protective, but not exactly the heart of the team, and Katara is sort of just there until the last two episodes. Where is her struggle, her desire to learn so strong she steals from pirates? Also, while Gordon Cormier did a great job, Aang does zero waterbending on his own, is overly serious, and tells Katara not to fight. Where is his desperation to protect his friends? It feels like they all lost emotional depth.

Tension: Bringing Ozai, Azula, and Zhao out in the beginning immediately causes us to lose the realization there is an even bigger bad. Part of why Ozai is so terrifying is he is a primarily silent villain until the third season when we finally see the face of the "big bad evil guy" behind it all. Yes, they add to Zuko's backstory, but again, they are revealing the villains too early. Azula is the antagonist of season 2 and one of my favorite characters, so I hope they do more with her in the future. Finally, Zhao is supposed to be an example of the uncontrollable nature of fire unrestrained, instead, he comes off as vaguely threatening with the supposed true power being Azula.

Characterization: While all characters are bound to lose something in a shorter show, it still felt like certain characters were more mutilated than others. I am sure there are 100 different opinions on who, but I think the biggest victim was Katara.

Katara: Katara manages to go from a complete novice to a bending master in what feels like a matter of days. The journey feels short, and that makes the results feel largely unearned. Katara is one of the strongest personalities in the show, determined, kind, and fiery. In many ways, she is the unpredictability of water - equally dangerous as it is necessary to live. She is the child of a war who lost her mother, forced to grow up too soon, and even raised her older brother. Yes, Katara often gets stereotyped as the mom friend, but overall she feels underutilized in this show. We really don't see enough of her journey until the very end.

Iroh: Iroh was always comedic but most importantly wise. Even when Zuko is trying to give himself advice, he mimics Iroh. Instead, he seems to be used more as comedic relief without the underlying experience. He just doesn't feel right. Also, he kills Zhao instead of Zhao getting himself killed - which is less about Iroh and more about the writing than anything.

Ozai is weirdly a little too nice. Yes, he burned Zuko and pits his kids against each other, but he feels toned down in a show claiming to be more mature than the original cartoon.

Azula is perhaps more realistically worried about losing her status as the golden child, but she is also missing the cruelty she and her father share. I understand worrying about making your character cartoonishly evil, but the Fire Nation is currently a deeply nationalistic empire trying to control the world. Where is the deep-seated belief that they are better than other people, not just trying to bring balance to the world? There is a line between creating complexity and toning down the very real evil inherent in this plan.

Roku: I can only say what the fuck was that. He was barely there, and not the serious master to Aang's youthful exuberance.

The Ugly

Show, Don't Tell: The show's single biggest issue seems to be speeding through story parts by simply stating things. Instead of allowing the audience to discover, trusting that we are smart enough to understand, let's just blatantly say things like Zuko is the only reason the 41st division is alive to their faces. Even though in the context of the story Ozai literally already said that.... it's the division, the division for Zuko, Zuko's division.

Thematic Misunderstandings: I think this show makes several minor changes with major implications, such as airbenders actively fighting the firebenders, when airbenders are known for their pacifist nature and the lie of an Airbender fighting force is actively propaganda. Similarly, Aang very quickly accepts his role as the avatar and doesn't even run away in the beginning. Without this conflict between his desire to be a carefree child and the fact that the world needs him - the show loses a key aspect of Aang's character. Also, the obsession with downplaying the avatar state as something dangerous feels like a disservice to the tradition, connection, and strength of the avatar, which can be permanently destroyed as the trade-off for that kind of power. It's dangerous for the balance of the entire world, not just because it's powerful!

The Agni Kai: Zuko's fight against his father is one of the defining moments of Ozai's cruelty, not just because he is willing to fight his child, but because Zuko tried to do everything right. Zuko shows deference to his father, apologizes, and most importantly refuses to fight! The determination not to upset his father and still be grievously injured and banished is a hugely important theme for the fire nation and Zuko's life as a whole. He tries to do everything he is supposed to and only regains his father's acceptance after he "kills" Aang. Zuko's struggle between moral vs. social right and wrong in contrast to his family is hugely important to his character.

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TLDR: ATLA was a fantastical animated television show that was never afraid to show character development and flaws. When you turn 20 episodes into 8, you are bound to lose something. You hollowed out the middle, leaving the shell of important moments and events without ever wondering if all the times in between formed the true spirit of the show.

Rating: 6.5/10 It's perfectly fine and worth a watch. Not a disaster, but certainly falls flat of the original.

[cimmeria-writes]

has this been done before

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Oh yeah, I should probably do this huh. Thanks @/maileesque

[ID: a coloured digital drawing of mai and ty lee from atla, based on the painting “la belle dame sans merci” by frank dicksee. mai, dressed in elegant red robes, rides past ty lee on a horse. she leans in, close to ty lee’s face, with a soft, fond look. her hair trails behind her in the wind. ty lee is wearing her kyoshi warrior outfit. she’s standing with her arms wide, looking up at mai with a smile. the background is a solid soft green. the second image is a closeup of the first, zooming in on their faces. /end ID]

[myguiltyartpleasure]

well, it all started with my urge to have image with Sokka in kyoshi warrior outfit AND with his hair down, because that’s how Ultfreakme described him in her fic