


The spirits began to turn evil under Vaatu’s control among other things. Wan realized he was the cause of all this madness. When Vaatu was freed, he grew stronger and larger, Raava, on the other hand, grew weaker and smaller, so she was in no position to defeat him by herself. You see Raava’s goal is to keep balance, and this done by maintaining Vaatu under control. He was tricked by Vaatu into doing so, which in turn allowed Vaatu to bring chaos on the land. How did Wan end up with the other three elemental powers? Well, he made the biggest mistake that would change the world when he broke Vaatu (dark spirit) away from Raava’s grip (light spirit). We only later came to understand that the Air Nomads were far more friendly with the spirits than any other. However, the spirits didn’t enjoy the company of humans due to their violent ways.
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Now, in these days, humans and spirits lived on the same plain. Obviously, Wan broke the rules and was banished, but not before requesting to keep the power of fire to protect himself in the wilds. When they return, the power must be given back to the Lion Turtle. During this time, Lion Turtles grant citizens the elemental powers when they leave the city to hunt among other means. Wan got kicked out from his home on top of a Lion Turtle, which was the early civilization of the Fire Nation. Let me try to keep this short and simple. This particular episode taught us a few things about how the Avatar came to be, however it was completely tossed aside in the season finale. The whole season was pure hit and misses, but when it came down to the final episodes, the season began to redeem itself, especially with the episode where we had the chance to see the first of all Avatars in the last 10,000 years, Avatar Wan. Season 2 of Avatar: The Legend of Korra has ended, and I’m left with a love and hate feeling.
