Korra

History
Many years after the war in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Korra was born in the Southern Water Tribe a small time after the former Avatar, Aang, died. She is the daughter of the two Waterbenders Senna and Tonraq. She discovered at the age of four that she was the Avatar, an occurrence she proudly announced to the Order of the White Lotus when they came on her family's request. By the time she was 17, Korra already mastered Waterbending, Earthbending, and Firebending. However, Korra must master Airbending before she can become a fully realized Avatar. To do this she must journey to the crime-ridden Republic City where she must learn Airbending from Aang's son, Tenzin (voiced by J.K. Simmons), and stop the villainous Anti-Benders.[1]

[edit]Personality
Unlike her predecessor Aang, Korra is a headstrong, fiery person. She is not afraid to do what she must and often gets into fights, perhaps too quickly. However, despite these qualities, Korra has a good sense of humor herself and can take a joke.[2]

It is explained in both series that the Avatar has difficulty mastering the element most opposite to the Avatar's personality (i.e. Roku took longer to learn Waterbending; for Aang it was Earthbending.) Korra's forceful persona is very much opposite to the teachings of Airbending-- calm mindedness and evasiveness.

It has been implied that Korra has a crush on Mako, older brother of Bolin and the Firebender captain of the popular pro-bending team the Fire Ferrets, but it is unknown if he returns these feelings. In a recent Nicktoons trailer, a quick shot was shown of her kissing him, but the context of the scene is unknown.

[edit]Skills
Korra appears to be a very powerful bender, able to use both Firebending and Waterbending-both of which are polar opposites and would be tough for a Water Tribe Avatar like Korra to master-at the same time. Korra is a novice at Airbending, being the opposite of her strong and determined nature, and has barely begun to learn under the guidance of the Airbending master Tenzin, the son of the last Avatar and his wife, Katara.[3] In the series, Korra is also a skilled in acrobatics and hand-to-hand combat.