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===Character reception===
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Being another protagonist of the show, Katara also receives a lot of attention from reviewers. She is described as "Smart, capable [she] is almost a generic anime heroine".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/anime/sfw12366.html|title=Avatar: The Last Airbender|accessdate=2008-02-15|last=Robinson|first=Tasha|date=2006-03-07|format=HTML|publisher=Sci-Fi Weekly|pages=2|language=English|quote=Smart, capable Katara is almost a generic anime heroine…}}</ref> In addition to these features, she also is "kind, brave, and passionate."<ref name="NickMagScan05">{{cite journal|last=Pittarese|first=Frank|title=Nation Exploration|journal=Nickelodeon Magazine|pages=3|year=2006|issue=Winter 2006|quote=The 14-year-old is kind, brave, and passionate.}}</ref>
Being another protagonist of the show, Katara also receives a lot of attention from reviewers. She is described as "Smart, capable [she] is almost a generic anime heroine". Also Katara is a loser, she thinks everything is about her. Like in the last episode of book 2 (book earth)she screams at Zuko for his nation starting the war. She acts like it was Zuko's fault her mom died not knowing that the fire nation also took his mom a away. A kid that live in Connecticut said " She really is a loser that has no life at all but to use stuff on people without knowing their side of life." Another child from California says " I really do not know why Aang did not let her go like the guru asked him to, i could have let her go in a heartbeat!" *(Fangirl)*<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/anime/sfw12366.html|title=Avatar: The Last Airbender|accessdate=2008-02-15|last=Robinson|first=Tasha|date=2006-03-07|format=HTML|publisher=Sci-Fi Weekly|pages=2|language=English|quote=Smart, capable Katara is almost a generic anime heroine…}}</ref> In addition to these features, she also is "kind, brave, and passionate."<ref name="NickMagScan05">{{cite journal|last=Pittarese|first=Frank|title=Nation Exploration|journal=Nickelodeon Magazine|pages=3|year=2006|issue=Winter 2006|quote=The 14-year-old is kind, brave, and passionate.}}</ref>
Know-it Productions :) news cast on cartoons(October 10 2007) Connecticut boy (sentence: 6 or 7)
Know-it Productions :) news cast on cartoons (July 12 2007) California fangirl (sentence 7 or 8)


== Appearances in other media ==
== Appearances in other media ==

Revision as of 21:06, 23 March 2008

Katara
Voiced byMae Whitman
In-universe information
AliasesThe Painted Lady, Kua Mei
GenderFemale
PositionGuardian
NationalityWater Tribe (Southern Tribe)

Katara is a fictional character voiced by Mae Whitman in the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Fourteen-year-old Katara is a Waterbending master from the South Pole's Southern Water Tribe who, along with her older brother, Sokka, discovers Aang, the long-lost Avatar, and accompanies him on his quest to defeat the Fire Nation and bring peace to the war-torn nations.

Creation and conception

According to the unaired pilot episode included on the Avatar Complete Book 1 Collection DVD set, Katara's name was originally Kya, but was changed before the start of the series proper.[1] In "The Tales of Ba Sing Se," Katara's name was written as 卡 塔 拉. Kǎ (卡) means to check, block, or card; Tǎ (塔) means pagoda; and Lā (拉) means to pull. The character Lā is the same La as the Ocean Spirit's name from the season one's finale, while the character for Kǎ also appears in Sokka's name.[2]

In the commentary of the unaired pilot episode, co creators Brian Konietsco and Michael De Martino state that Katara's hair loops use to hang down but was changed because the animators said it would be too hard to animate and suggested that they'd be looped back rather than beaded locks.[1]

Plot Overview

Katara grew up as the mature, motherly figure of her family and tribe. When Katara was eight years old, her mother was killed in a Fire Nation raid. Though her interests lie in developing her waterbending skills, she resigned herself to cooking and cleaning duties while her brother, Sokka, trained to become a warrior. At twelve, Katara's father, Hakoda, and the other tribesmen journeyed to the Earth Kingdom to participate in the war effort against the Fire Nation. This left her, alongside her brother and grandmother, Kanna ("Gran Gran"), to look after the tribe.[3]

The events of Avatar: The Last Airbender begin two years following this, during a spearfishing expedition, when Katara and Sokka find Aang in suspended animation inside an iceberg. Katara frees him and comes to discover that Aang is the Avatar. With a common goal of mastering waterbending, Katara, along with her brother, joins Aang in the journey to the Northern Water Tribe to find a waterbending master to teach them.[4] Upon arrival, Master Pakku refuses her apprenticeship, because she is female.[5] However, after proving her worth in a battle against him, he agrees to teach her.[5] Katara advanced quickly in her art during their stay in the Northern Water Tribe that Pakku formally deemed her capable enough to be Aang's waterbending teacher. [6]

The second season opens with Katara leaving the North Pole, and receiving water from the Spirit Oasis.[7] Katara then journeys with Aang to the Earth Kingdom for him to learn earth bending.[7] While at an Earth Kingdom stronghold, General Fong places Katara’s life in danger in an attempt to get Aang to enter the Avatar State.[7] While in Ba Sing Se, Aang is mortally wounded, but Katara is able to save his life.[8]

While on the ship that the group obtained to get to the Fire Nation in the third season, they are attacked by another Fire Nation ship that discovered their false identity, Katara aids in their escape.[9] While in a village burdened by the Fire Nations pollution; Katara surreptitiously disguises herself as the river spirit, The Painted Lady, in order to help the village.[10] While staying with an old woman the group meets in the woods, they find one of the last Southern Waterbenders before Katara, Hama. She was kidnapped and thrown in a Fire Nation prison. She tries to teach Katara the techniques of the Southern Water Tribe. Hama reveals that she bends human blood in a technique called bloodbending. She then attacks Aang and Sokka and Katara is forced to use bloodbending to save them although she does not want to wield a technique that takes away human will.[11]

Personality

Mature and kind,[12] Katara was the one who took on the motherly roles in her tribe when her real mother died.[4] As one of the last remaining Waterbenders of the Southern Water Tribe in the show, Katara revealed in the first episode of the show that her fondest dream was to become a waterbending master.[4] In some episodes, such as "Imprisoned", Katara asserts herself to persuade people to do what she thinks is right.[13] However, with the features described, Katara has been described, like in "The Runaway", as being jealous and overly idealistic, as well as bossy and controlling.[14] In addition, there occasions, such as in the very beginning of the first episode, when her temper lets out; her outbursts are accompanied by involuntary, augmented waterbending that she does realize she is doing.[4]

Character reception

Being another protagonist of the show, Katara also receives a lot of attention from reviewers. She is described as "Smart, capable [she] is almost a generic anime heroine". Also Katara is a loser, she thinks everything is about her. Like in the last episode of book 2 (book earth)she screams at Zuko for his nation starting the war. She acts like it was Zuko's fault her mom died not knowing that the fire nation also took his mom a away. A kid that live in Connecticut said " She really is a loser that has no life at all but to use stuff on people without knowing their side of life." Another child from California says " I really do not know why Aang did not let her go like the guru asked him to, i could have let her go in a heartbeat!" *(Fangirl)*[15] In addition to these features, she also is "kind, brave, and passionate."[12] Know-it Productions :) news cast on cartoons(October 10 2007) Connecticut boy (sentence: 6 or 7) Know-it Productions :) news cast on cartoons (July 12 2007) California fangirl (sentence 7 or 8)

Appearances in other media

Katara's character has appeared in both THQ's video game for the show, which are Avatar: The Last Airbender (video game)[16] and Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth.[17][18] Like Aang, Katara also appears on some Avatar T-shirts sold by Nick,[19] as well as in Tokyopop's films comic (sometimes referred to as cine-manga).[20]

References

  1. ^ a b Written and Directed by: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko; Voices: Mitchel Musso as Aang and Mae Whitman as Kya. Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Complete Book One Box Set (DVD). Nickelodeon. {{cite AV media}}: Unknown parameter |date2= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Director: Ethan Spaulding; Writers: Joann Estoesta, Lisa Wahlander, Andrew Huebner, Gary Scheppke, Lauren MacMullan, Katie Mattila, Justin Ridge, Giancarlo Volpe (2006-09-29). "Tales of Ba Sing Se". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 2. Episode 15. Nickelodeon. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Director: Dave Filoni; Writers: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko (2005-02-21). "The Boy in the Iceberg (Introduction)". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 1. Episode 1. 0-1 minutes in. Nickelodeon. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b c d Director: Dave Filoni; Writers: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko (2005-02-21). "The Boy in the Iceberg". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 1. Episode 1. Nickelodeon. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b Director: Giancarlo Volpe; Writer: Michael Dante DiMartino (2005-11-18). "The Waterbending Master". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 1. Episode 18. Nickelodeon. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Director: Dave Filoni; Writer: Aaron Ehasz (2005-12-02). "The Siege of the North Part II". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 1. Episode 20. Nickelodeon. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b c Director: Giancarlo Volpe; Writers: Aaron Ehasz, Elizabeth Welch Ehasz, Tim Hedrick, John O'Bryan (2006-03-17). "The Avatar State". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 2. Episode 1. Nickelodeon. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Director: Michael Dante DiMartino; Writer: Aaron Ehasz (2006-12-01). "The Crossroads of Destiny". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 2. Episode 20. Nickelodeon. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ Director: Giancarlo Volpe; Writer: Aaron Ehasz (2007-09-21). "The Awakening". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 3. Episode 1. Nickelodeon. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Director: Ethan Spaulding; Writer: Joshua Hamilton (2007-10-05). "The Painted Lady". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 3. Episode 3. Nickelodeon. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Director: Joaquim dos Santos; Writer: Tim Hedrick (2007-10-25). "The Puppetmaster". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 3. Episode 8. Nickelodeon. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ a b Pittarese, Frank (2006). "Nation Exploration". Nickelodeon Magazine (Winter 2006): 3. The 14-year-old is kind, brave, and passionate.
  13. ^ Director: Dave Filoni; Writer: Matthew Hubbard (2005-03-25). "Imprisoned". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 1. Episode 6. Nickelodeon. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ Director: Giancarlo Volpe; Writer: Joshua Hamilton (2007-10-25). "The Runaway". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 3. Episode 7. Nickelodeon. {{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |transcripturl= (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ Robinson, Tasha (2006-03-07). "Avatar: The Last Airbender" (HTML). Sci-Fi Weekly. p. 2. Retrieved 2008-02-15. Smart, capable Katara is almost a generic anime heroine…
  16. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender Video Game". Nick.com. Nickelodeon. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  17. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Burning Earth" (Flash). Nickelodeon. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  18. ^ "IGN.com: Avatar: The Burning Earth" (HTML). IGN. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  19. ^ "The Nickelodeon Shop — Avatar" (HTML). Nickelodeon. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
  20. ^ Avatar: The Last Airbender Cine-Manga Volume 1 (HTML). Avatar: The Last Airbender Cine-Manga. Tokyopop. ISBN 1595328912. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
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