The Legend of Korra
It ’s been over ten years since the last ( and belike the practiced ) sequence of the iconicAvatar : The Last Airbenderseries aired , and closely that long since that of its sequel -The Legend of Korra – did . That has n’t meant the end of conversations around the sprawl and detailedAvataruniverse , though , owe to consecrate buff and multiple comic books and lifelike novel that now form the canon .
The first series gave the hearing a lot of memorable characters and moment to cherish , and there is nothing devotee like more than revisiting them , especially in the frame of heated public debate on anonymous fan forums . The 2nd instalment did , too , though it fell a bit short on the details and intricacy of reality - construction see inA : TLA . Still , any devotee debates about theAvataruniverse are n’t complete without takingTLOKinto invoice .
As lover await the Netflix adaptation of the series , some of those conversations have pick up steam again , like who is the most powerful bender . With every fan holding their own popular opinion and parameters on how to rank the bender , it ’s necessary to take a more objective approaching to it . The technical work shift between the first and second serial publication must be taken into news report , i.e. what may have been a knock-down power inA : TLAmay not have been as overpowered inTLOK , due to it being learned and honed by many by that time , though that should n’t mean mastery of it should be excluded .
Just how powerful one power is compared to another must be taken into consideration as well - even if the character exhibiting those ability have never meet in armed combat . calmness and decision - making in battle as well as restraint over their power can also influence just how hefty a carousal is . These are the most powerful .
update on May 30th , 2021 by Amanda Bruce : There is no end in sight to the popularity of the Avatar enfranchisement . The original serial is one of those rare lightning - in - nursing bottle moment that even the best television serial teams strive for . lover can live over it as much as they want with the gain of the original and its sequel series to the Netflix card . Nickelodeon has n’t entirely let go of the franchise eitherwith podcasts giving fansbehind - the - scenes particular being released more than 15 eld after the serial debuted . With that in creative thinker , it ’s always a secure sentence for fans to revisit what they loved about the series and continue the debate of just who really is the most sinewy of the carouse .
Mako
Despite his Earthand Fire Nationheritage , Mako grew up in Republic City , come of eld while making a name for himself as a pro - bender . The times had exchange a lot from the days of Aang being the Avatar .
Mako might have mostly used his skills for sport initially , but they were impressive skills . He was one of the best pro - benders in the world , along with his brother , which would have been enough for him to lead off the most sinewy benders on its own . Add to that his unlocking the use of lightningbending after using his fire acquirement for so long , and the consultation had one powerful eccentric to catch . It ’s a disgrace he did n’t use his lightning skills very often .
Bolin
ab initio , it seemed like Mako might have been the more powerful of the two buddy inTLOK , but Bolin just edge him out in the power department . Mako ’s power comes from him being the more serious and composed of the two when the story began . As Bolin grow as a bender though , he also unlocked some skill he never thought he would have , like lavabending .
Bolin spent a lot of time hone his skill because it ’s metalbending he hoped to surmount . He never managed to rule a way to falsify alloy , but that ’s okay since there were a muckle more metalbenders in the serial than lavabenders . Bolin ’s science might actually be the more rare one .
Jinora
Jinora might be one of the most interesting carouse of her generation . That ’s because , while the audience envision her ab initio good Korra in a circle of the airbending science and rival her own father in sure areas of airbending , Jinora was also the first person to be heavy in touchwith the Spirit World .
Being able to commune with spirits appear to be a pretty uncommon gift in theAvataruniverse . While Air Nomads trained to do it , even some of the good , like Tenzin , had difficulty mastering the necessary skills to do it . It speak to Jinora ’s calm that she was able to focus enough as a tyke to repeatedly witness her way to the Spirit World when much more experient adults could n’t .
Long Feng
Long Feng was the head of the ill-famed and secretive Dai Li ; a phantom law power tantamount to many real - world police forces under despotism in history . As the audience discovers gradually through the second season ofA : TLA , Long Feng was the one secretly controlling the government behind the scenes . Not only that , but he was also a powerful bender who seldom ever gets mentioned in that context .
While he rarely used his powers and rather let his minions do the jobs , whenever the audience visualize him use earthbending , he was specially good at it . He was innovative , had quick instinctive reflex , and knew how to weigh betting odds in a conflict . Yes , he was beaten by Appa after he was thoroughly defeated by Team Avatar , but , true , Appa was a powerful booze-up in his own right .
P’Li
P’Li was one part of the anarchist mathematical group Red Lotus ; the basal scourge to Korra ’s safety throughout the third time of year ofTLOK .
As a singular type of firebender who had hone burning - bending - a mutant of firebending where the curve ball could condense their firebending power into powerful bursts of personal line of credit - of - sight explosions – P’Li would plausibly boast higher on this tilt if she was also a bit more innovative rather than relying on raw force . Still , her raw exponent was enough to almost single - handedly destroy the Northern Air Temple with her burst and take down Tenzin , so she definitely deserve a spot .
Suyin Beifong
Suyin is the young girl of Toph Beifong , who was one of Aang ’s good friends and a central eccentric inA : TLA . With a turbulent puerility , the relationship of Suyin and Lin – Toph ’s elder girl – forms an important part of the Beifong plot line inTLOK . She was also the founding father of Zaofu , apparently the safest city in the existence that was made altogether out of metal , and was influential in the propagation of metal bending around the globe .
She ’s also objectively the most muscular metalbender after Kuvira at the clock time of TLOK , as was evident from every sentence she has entered combat . She comfortably overmaster Lin in the episode Old Wounds , and also held her own against Kuvira for quite some time before she was beaten .
Zuko
Zuko was by no means a particularly herculean carouse at the time of his character introduction in the first episode ofA : TLA , though he unquestionably pick up some attainment through the years that earned him a place on this list . For one , Zuko was one of the only two firebenders the audience screw who straight learned from the dragon in the instalment " The Firebending Masters , " the other one being Iroh .
While he never truly see the science of develop lightning like the rest of his family , Zuko was ableto redirect the lightning from his father at the end of the episode " The Day of Black Sun : Part 2",making him one of the only three people the audience acknowledge to possess that power , other than Aang and Iroh . He was also instrumental in vote down the Red Lotus before the events ofTLOK , so he certainly was one of the most brawny bender in the world at that time .
Kuvira
Kuvira was a central quality in the last season ofTLOK , having formerly served as an important military leader under Suyin Beifong in Zaofu , who later usurpedthe throne of the Earth King . Kuvira has been equate by many to the real - life militaristic nation of Nazi Germany and Italy during WWII .
Having learned from Suyin Beifong - one of the best metalbenders in the mankind - Kuvira was an expert metalbender . Because of this , she could take most opponent with relief , including Suyin in the episode " Operation Beifong " . Apart from being the best at her bending form , she was also a magnificent tactician who knew the strategic steps to turn the tide of a battle , as was shown in many of her conflicts with Team Avatar and other central characters in the quaternary season ofTLOK .
Yakone
Yakone has n’t been shown to exist in the timeline of the show , but he was an crucial – and powerful – crime lord in the newly work Republic City after the Hundred Years ’ War . Father to Noatak ( aka Amon ) and Tarrlok , Yakone was , at his metre , the only bloodbender who could bloodbend without a full Sun Myung Moon , on top of bloodbending being a potent ability in its own right .
In the flashback seen in the first season ofTLOK , Yakone was show to have overpowered a room full of city councilors ( who were also some of the most potent benders in the humanity at the time ) and Avatar Aang with his bloodbending , and it was only due to Aang entering Avatar state that he could dog Yakone and take aside his deflection for good .
Pakku
The audience was insert to Pakku in the episode " The Waterbending Master " , and looking at how skilled he was with his bending , it was certainly aptly nominate . Even though he was a minute misogynistic in his approach towards who he was willing to teachamongst Water Tribe member – he outright refused Katara before eventually interchange his mind – Pakku may have been the most powerful waterbender in the cosmos at his time .
It ’s not only evident from his moves in that installment , but also in the last of the series when he bring together the other White Lotus members and successfully takes over Ba let the cat out of the bag Se with his skills . Provided that he had help from other powerful benders who were also some of the safe in the world , Pakku certainly deserves a billet on this tilt .
