Do you suppose if Korra truly lost her bending that the cycle would end, or upon her death the Avatar would be reborn anew? Asami offered to teach her, and eventually, Korra learned enough to do well in a pinch. After Korra unlocked her Avatar spirit … Months later, Unalaq fused with Vaatu to form a monstrous Dark Avatar, until Korra performed energybending to become a great titan that slew the dark avatar. Remember when you were a child of three years of age and discovered you could draw or play an instrument really well and everybody would swarm you and praise you for how good you are? She was captured, poisoned, and then she had to resist the natural instinct to let the Avatar state take over while the poison coursed through her body. The original series suggested that the Avatar cycle could end with Aang (e.g. if he were killed in the Avatar state). After the death of Aang, Korra is born among the Southern Water Tribe, her bending abilities over Water, Earth and Fire manifesting by age 4.. Book One: Air. Not permanently, of course, but maybe at the end of the season Korra fights Amon, loses, and he takes away her bending. We do not blame her for that. Appearances The Legend of Korra television series. Amon offered her a chance to keep her bending if she told him where Korra was but she refused and lost her bending. On a casual observation, yes, lightning bending is more common. The point being, you cannot safely assume that if Korra loses some of the abilities that Raava gave her access to, she should automatically lose them all, & whatever remains is something that a normal human could do. Q: Why was Korra so weak in LOK? Avatar korra gets into the avatar state for the first time. Kind of like how your computer crashes but everything you've saved is gone forever. Or earlier, if they are introducing some new villain for season 2. However, it’s not the only bending skill that became more widespread in the time jump between ATLA and Korra… However, in comparison to long-time drivers like Asami, Korra's still pretty amateurish. After her fight with Zaheer, Korra was broken, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. The Avatar State wasn't cut off from Korra, instead all of the previous life experiences and communications with her previous lives were lost. If Korra loses her bending, does the Avatar cycle end? Korra, now seventeen, and having mastered three of the elements, needs to learn airbending from the only living airbending master, Aang's son, Tenzin. This Avatar can reign a Polar Bear Dog better than anyone in the world, but perhaps she should leave the driving to Asami. That fight looked exhausting. 1 Lost And Regained Her Bending Abilities Amon took Korra's bending away and captured Republic City, until Korra manifested her airbending and defeated him once and for all. In the first season, Korra loses her bending to Amon during a fight, which severely damages her self-confidence for Season 2.