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Origin of firebending mural Zuko, something happened to Avatar: Age of Din in the last hundred years.
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Avatar: The Age of Din is the sequel to The Legend of Korra and the third instalment in the Avatar Universe. The story is set thirty years after the events of The Legend of Korra. The story now follows Din, the new Avatar after Korra, a stubborn and rugged man from the Earth Kingdom.

Whilst Book One: Death, Book Two: Life and the follow up graphic novels follow the life of Din, the series also includes an anthology mini-series called Book Zero: Anthology which focuses on the lives of 13 Avatars and specific events that occurred in their lives and how they've influenced the world culture, mythology, laws and geography.

Plot[]

Thirty years prior to the series, the world underwent a second transition as a result of the action of Avatar Korra. Technology and culture continued to thrive, with new inventions and fashions developing. During the last years of her life, Korra and Asami got married and started a family. Furthermore, with a newly developed Air Nation and a transitioned Earth Kingdom, new bending techniques are developed. However, in the year 182 AG, Korra died of a mysterious illness, resulting in the new Avatar being born in the Earth Kingdom, in the town of Suiro, Din.

In present times, Din has spent over 10 years of his life as a nomad with his saber-tooth moose lion, Roda. Despite mastering earthbending, airbending and firebending, he has yet to fully grasp waterbending. During a shopping trip in Republic City, Din detects a lava flow under the city, which he prevents but reveals himself to the world.

Not wishing to take up the responsibility of being the Avatar, Din tries to return to his nomad life. However, he soon finds that the world is now facing multiple troubles. The Dai Li have turned on their nation, fighting against the new democratic Earth Kingdom. Crime is still an issue and people are at risk of abduction and trafficking at the hands of the Traders. A mysterious sickness that has stagnated the bending population. On top of that, a powerful organisation, known as the Black Lily, hides in the shadows, controlled by the invisible Mr Zhen.

Left with no choice, Din begins to accept his position as Avatar and complete his training. He is soon joined by waterbending nurse, Zhang, Bolin and Opal's airbending daughter, Ruby, underground fighting champion, Akemi and Korra's daughter, Mali. He is also assisted by many of Korra's family and friends, including Bolin, Mako, Asami, and Tenzin, as well as new faces, environmentalist Zetsu, military leader Tarani, engineer Ship and fireman Mor.

Characters[]

Main Characters[]

  • Din is the current incarnation of the Avatar and the main protagonist of the story. A talented bender, he has mastered many of the bending arts by himself. Whilst his family is from the Earth Kingdom, his father's side is mixed with Foggy Swamp ancestry. He is gruff, determined and adaptive, having spent many years on his own. Despite having a difficult time accepting his role as Avatar, Din grows into the role. He is usually accompanied by his saber-tooth moose lion, Roda.
  • Zhang is a waterbender from the Foggy Swamp. He works and trains as a nurse in Republic City and later joins Din in his efforts to save the world. Empathic and hardworking, he dedicates a lot of his time to helping those suffering from the illness known as Chi Sickness. He is a talented waterbender and is capable of the art of plantbending and healing.
  • Ruby is an airbender and one of Bolin and Opal's three children. Like her brother, Ruby shares many of Bolin's qualities, mostly his fun, high-spirited and humorous nature. As well as being a skilled airbender, Ruby is also a talented dancer and musician. She trains under the tutelage of Jinora and Rohan and soon discovers a talent for sonicbending.
  • Akemi is the stubborn champion of the Bending Arena. Having spent most of her life as a fighter, she has mixed her firebending skills with various fighting styles. She is also the first to give a name to the art of heatbending, a substyle that allowing her to affect the temperature of her body and environment. Despite her aggressive character, her character softens after she joins Din on his adventures and begins to shows skill in craftwork such as tailoring and fashion.
  • Mali is the non-bender daughter of Korra and Asami and the biological daughter of Mako. She has dedicated her life to finding her mothers killers and has spent years developing new technology in her mother's company. Mali possesses a variety of tools and usually fights with her bo staff and grappling hooks. Mali is also a skilled fighter, using techniques used in bending to attack and defend.

Regular Characters[]

  • San is the eldest of Bolin and Opal's children. A newly qualified police officer, San is often belittled and teased by his co-workers due to his kind, sensitivity nature and general unfitness. However, he is a skilled metalbender and highly trusted by the public. Initially, he was envious of Din due to his ability to lavabend, something he was never able to do. Soon, however, he and Din became friends, bonding over their shared love for 'movers' and San later learns Spiritual Scrying from Din. During the Retaliation on Mt. Makapu, San loses part of his left arm, later getting a metal prosthetic made by Mali, which he controls with his bending.
  • Yansi is an artist and tattooist from Yu Dao. She is a fine earthbender and uses her bending to paint large tapestries and give the Echo Clan their distinctive airbending tattoos. Later, it's revealed she's a member of the Golden Chain and has been providing Tarani with information about the Dai Li's weapon manufacture.
  • Ship is a pilot and engineer who works for Yangchen Airways and Future Industries and pilots the Silver Bison. A cocky and boisterous man, he is loyal to Asami, helping her develop new technologies such as planes, sonars and televisions. He also assists the White Lotus with transportation and helps Team Avatar with their quest to save the world. He later acts as Ari's nanny which results in him and Tarani starting a relationship.
  • General Tarani is the current general in the United Forces. Having trained under General Iroh, she's a firebender and lightning generator and a respected military leader. Tarani also established the Golden Chain, a United Nations intelligence agency. She was engaged to Bor Dusta before it was revealed that he was using her to bring down the United Forces. After giving birth to her and Bor's son, Ari, she takes maternity leave and enters a relationship with Ship.
  • Mor is the head Fireman of Republic City and one of the three leaders of the Republic City Emergency Services. A tough and hardworking man, he is regarded as one of the greatest waterbenders left in the world and is able to perform spiritbending. He initially didn't like Din due to his passionate nature and lack of control but later grew to respect him after he and his friends freed those enslaved by the Bending Arenas. During the Ambush of the Black Lily, Mor sacrifices himself to save the world's politicians, killing himself and Takeo in the process.
  • Mako is the current Chief of Police and former member of Team Avatar. Following Korra's death, Mako buried himself in work, straining his relationship with his daughter Mali and brother Bolin. When Din returned, Mako helped him perfect his firebending and along with his brother, Bolin, acted as his surrogate family. During the Retaliation on Mt. Makapu, Mako is stabbed by Sora and later dies of his injuries. His death was the final straw for Din and resulted in the Outrage of Avatar Din.
  • Bolin is an actor/screenwriter and a former member of Team Avatar. Following his role as Nuktuk, Bolin gained even more fame playing the hero 'Magman' and for his numerous television shows productions. He trains Din in the art of lavabending as well as helps him overcome many of his past struggles. He lives in Republic City with his wife, Opal, and children, Ruby, San and Jasper.
  • Asami is the CEO of Future Industries and former member of Team Avatar. Following Korra's death, Asami became very hollow and depressive, closing herself off from her family and friends. Luckily, Din and Mali manage to return her to the waking world, and she soon assists in his quest to save the world.
  • Tenzin is the youngest son of Aang and Katara and the former leader of the Air Nation. Due to age, Tenzin left the position of leader to his children and family, spending his retirement with Pema in Air Temple Island. He assists in training Din in the spiritual and political side of being the Avatar as well as acts as an advisor for the White Lotus. He is often visited by his four children, Jinora, Ikki, Meelo and Rohan, and three grandchildren, Suki, Gyatso and Lata. Tenzin later dies during the Ambush of the Black Lily, saving his family and people from a spirit vine bomb.
  • Suki and Gyatso are Jinora and Kai's children and Lata's older siblings. Suki is sharp-witted and hearty while Gyatso is serene and peaceful. Suki is a non-bender and accomplished swordsmanship, inspired by her great-great-uncle, Sokka. Gyatso, is an airbender but they replicate the battle style of the Kyoshi Warriors.
  • Zetsu is the main antagonist of the first book of the series. He initially appeared as a well-loved and friendly ally of the White Lotus and ran many environmental foundations and companies. He is later revealed to be the leader of the Black Lily, acting under the alias of Mr Zhen and seeks to eradicate human society as he believes humans are the source of imbalance in the world. He is a talented earthbender, being capable of psychic bending as well as lavabending and metalbending. After the Black Lotus is defeated, he attempts to get revenge but is stopped by Din who removes his bending using energybending before being imprisoned.
  • Sora is a member of the Black Lily and Din's old brother. He is a psychopathic and cruel man, barely showing any emotion even in the toughest of moments. He is a skilled waterbender and is capable of bloodbending. He wishes to kill his brother out of envy and hatred. During his fight against Din on Mt. Makapu, Din paralysis him, resulting in him losing his bending abilities. Sora is then arrested and imprisoned for life.
  • Madame is the leader of the Traders and the daughter of the late Lighting Bolt Zolt. She is a skilled firebender and lightning generator and is always accompanied by her bodyguard and starfighter, Takeo. After Team Avatar busts her slave and weapon market and arena, she allies herself with the Black Lily and becomes a member of Zetsu's inner circle. She is killed by Din during the Outrage of Avatar Din.
  • Chish is one of Zetsu's right-hand men as well as a former Equalist. A brilliant biochemist and pharmacist, Chish first appears as one of the head physicians at the Katara General Hospital and was trying to find a source and cure for the illness known as Chi Sickness. In truth, he engineered the poisons that cause the sickness to drastically cripple the bending population as part of the Black Lily's goals. He is killed by Mr Zhen during imprisonment to silence him.
  • Shulei is a member of the Black Lily and one of Zetsu's inner circle. Despite being mute, Shulei is a skilled airbender and sonicbender. Capable of moving without making a sound, he is often sent on espionage missions. He is defeated by San and Ruby during the Retaliation on Mt. Makapu before being arrested later.
  • The Dustas are semi-identical triplet brothers who work as sleepers for the Black Lily. Bo is an earthbender who became a Dai Li agent after they became a crime organisation. Bor is a waterbender who worked as a commander in the United Forces and was the boyfriend of General Tarani. Boa is a firebender who worked for the Republic City Emergency Services as Mor's vice. All three are defeated by Jinora, Kai, Ikki, Meelo and Rohan during the Retaliation on Mt. Makapu and are later killed unintentionally by Din.
  • Guru Chauraaha is a spirit and former Air Nomad philosopher who is introduced during Book Two. Due to his strange practices and bohemian character, many Air Nomads, including fellow philosophers Laghima and Shoken, considered him idiotic and delirious. In truth, Chauraaha possessed great knowledge in both spiritual and interpersonal matters and was able to achieve the airbending ability of spiritual projection. As a spirit, Chauraaha would become Avatar Din's spiritual mentor during his travels in the spirit world and would help Din gain greater proficiency and understanding in energybending and spiritual matters.

Chapters[]

Book Zero: Anthology (故事)[]

When they take their last breath, they take their first too. The Avatar Cycle has been around for millennia, with each Avatar experiencing different crises, struggles, achievements and lives. Din, Korra, Aang, Roku, Kyoshi, Kuruk, Yangchen, Szeto, Xoi, Hana, Yi Dou, Lie and Wan. Each one unique and each on the same.

Book One: Death (终)[]

After saving Republic City from a volcanic eruption, Din's role as the Avatar is now known to the public. Despite being frustrated at the sudden attention and unwanted responsibilities, Din finds that the world is in dire need of his help. The Dai Li have betrayed the Earth Kingdom and become a criminal organisation. The spirit wilds are receding and the spirit activity has lessened in number. A deadly sickness has crippled that bending population. The benders left are in danger of abduction and enslavement. On top of that, Din learns of the elusive group known as the Black Lily, who hide in the shadows and whose motive is a mystery. With no idea who's an allay or an enemy, Din undergoes training in hopes of bringing tranquillity, hope and order back to the world, helped by both new and old friends.

Book Two: Life (寿)[]

Four months after the events of the first book, the world has slowly started to recover from the Black Lily's attacks. The cities are being rebuilt, people are adjusting and the bending population is increasing. Moving past his grief and misery and finally achieving closure, Din is now a Fully Realised Avatar. But at the peak of a Blood Moon on the Night of Reunion, Din has a terrifying vision. A celestial object, known as The Toji Meteor, is set to return to the world, threatening both the mortal and Spirit World's structure like nothing before.

With only a season to find a way to stop it, Din and his friends travel to the Spirit World, to search for a way to prevent the meteor's collision. Delving deep into his spiritual connections, Din learns that the meteor's endangering more than just the worlds way of life. An unyielding and ancient power rests inside it, which overshadows all the enemies Din, Korra, Aang or any other Avatar has ever faced. With this being threatening to restart a devastating war from millions of years ago, Din must do what no Avatar has ever done before.

Graphic Novel 1: The Invisible Enemies[]

Invited to observe the newly opened nuclear power station in the Fire Nation, Din, Akemi and Zhang soon find themselves facing a problem which could cause substantial, long term damage. But how do you fight an enemy this small? An unstoppable, invisible and unbendable enemy.

Graphic Novel 2: The Glass Cracked[]

Once, Din only dreamt nightmares. He dreamt of his home, burning and turning to dust. He dreamt of his family, screaming and crying. He dreamt of his friends, dying for him. He dreamt of his rage, consuming him, driving him to perform unforgivably acts. He no longer dreams those dreams. It's been a few months since he reunited Iza and Yon Shi and slowly, some tranquillity and calm returns to the world. But Din starts dreaming again. And it's someone else who wakes up in his body.

Graphic Novel 3: Ten People, Ten Colours[]

After meeting with the world leaders in Omashu, Din is stopped by a man who gives him an envelope and a message; 'Blue is eliminated, I'm next'. The next day, San and his fellow officers find the man dead in a car, with a green card in his pocket. Suddenly, Din and his allies find themselves delving into a whirlwind of intrigue, mystery, crime and conspiracy.

Graphic Novel 4: Symbionts and Parasites[]

Republic City Police are faced with a huge dilemma. A new chi enhancing drug is being passed around the criminal underworld and causing spikes of criminal and aggressive activity. Seeing the imbalance and distress caused by the drug, Din jumps at the opportunity to help the police. But he starts to doubt this ailment after seeing the new chief of police, Chief Tiequan, stringent tactics and merciless attitude. And his worries don't stop there. Someone else is taking advantage of the drug's circulation. Someone who'll go to any lengths, to live forever.

Trivia[]

  • Three new specialized bending techniques are introduced:
    • Sonicbending, which is a sub-skill of airbending that allows users to bend sound. Sonicbending was discovered and developed by Tenzin's son, Rohan, who took inspiration from earthbenders. Rohan went on to teach this style in the newly rebuilt Northern Air Temple and founded the Echo Clan. Sonicbending forms are based on Kathak and other forms of dance.
    • Heatbending, which is a sub-skill of firebending that involves users bending and manipulating the temperature around and within objects. Whilst various firebenders in the past have shown some capabilities in heatbending, Akemi was the first to record it. Heatbending forms mimic techniques found in airbending.
    • Spiritual Scrying, which is a difficult, spiritual sub-skill of earthbending where earthbenders use dust, salts or sand to form intricate patterns and mandalas to gain insight and information about current or near-past events. In the past, it was a more common ability but the talent died out over time, with only some individuals demonstrating it. Currently, only Din and San have demonstrated this ability.
  • As well as sonicbending, spiritual scrying and heatbending being introduced, the capabilities of plantbending, bloodbending and energybending are further divulged. Zhang shows the plantbending has become more common among the Foggy Swamp Tribe and that some plantbenders, such as himself, are able to bend wood. Sora shows that bloodbenders can affect some bodily functions like heartbeat or homeostasis and Din shows that bloodbending doesn't have to cause discomfort and demonstrates bloodbendings capabilities in detoxing and medicine.
  • Whilst The Legend of Korra took inspirations from the 1920s, The Age of Din's culture, fashion and technology take inspiration from the 1940s and 1950s. It also retains its predecessor's noir, science-fantasy and steampunk elements as well as adds elements of mystery, spy thriller, horror and dieselpunk. The second season also has an air of Lovecraftian horror.
  • This series has a darker tone compared to the previous two as well as using more adult themes and violence. It also focuses on themes like environmentalism, terrorism, conspiracy, duty, mass paranoia, utilitarianism, nondualism, the function of death, responsibility, personal and social identity and misanthropy.
  • In Book Two: Life, it's shown that in very rare circumstances, the Avatar can not only call upon past incarnations and channelling them but also future incarnations. This has only occurred once when Din entered the Avatar State in Nithan's Spring of Fate and saved Korra from dying during the Avatar State.
  • This series explores the origin of the Spirit World, Raava and Vaatu as well as introduces the Primordial Spirits, ancient spirits that have existed for millions of years ago and are so old, even modern spirit consider there existence myth. The story also explores the origin of the banyan-grove tree, the Tree of Time and introduces a new kind of red, bramble-like spirit wild.
  • In Book Two: Life, new spirits are introduced. Wan Ti Wen, a curious crane-like spirit whom Team Avatar help usurps Wan Shi Tong due to his rigidity. Nithan, a bejewelled, eyeless Primordial Spirit who observes the world's stories and gives Din the information needed about the Toji Meteor using the Spring fo Fate. The Archipelago, a vast spirit that lives in The Archipelago who takes the form of the fears, griefs or miseries of those who enter its dominion. Hollows, wild spirits from the Fog of Lost Soul which look like shrouds who pull people's souls into the Spirit World to feed on their identities and memories. Iza, the Primordial Spirit of fertility, growth and emergence who, according to myth, is one of the first spirits' to come into existence. Yon Shi, Iza's twin, the Primordial Spirit of decay, finality and demise and the main antagonist of Book 2.
  • Book Zero: Anthology introduces 4 more Avatars. Avatar Xoi, who grew to be the most successful pirate/navy commander in history. Avatar Hana, who fought against the Water Tribes misogynistic views and co-founded the Foggy Swamp Tribe with her lover. Avatar Yi Dou who sacrificed his life to disestablished the Air Nomads views on non-benders. Avatar Lie, who overcame her movement disorder so she could bend. The Glass Cracked also introduce three other villainous Avatars, who attempt to gain control over Din.

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