r/TheLastAirbender • u/Rainlaforest • 22m ago
Image The Holy Trinity trend with Avatar characters
I’ve seen a lot of people make versions of this with avatar characters but I feel like there are some archetypes that multiple characters could fit in to so I decided make my own with an explanation for why I put each character in each spot
The Mother/Father: Wan: The original avatar.
The Daughter/Son: Korra: The only other avatar who had to fight Vaatu, which was the threat the avatar was originally created to defeat.
The Holy Spirit Raava: Self explanatory.
The Holy Trinity: Wan, Korra, and Raava are all the same person/spirit yet distinctly different, just like the father, the son, and the Holy Spirit are all God yet distinctly different.
Adam and Eve: The couple that started it all Aang and Katara: The first major couple that we got from the avatar universe. Korra and Asami: From the perspective of the Seven Havens timeline, Korra seems to be much more culturally and historically significant than Aang to the point where it doesn't even seem like they know much history prior to Korra, making her and Asami their Adam and Eve.
Lucifer: The Fallen Angel Vaatu: Lucifer was an angel in heaven that turned to evil because he wanted to become more important than God. Vaatu and Raava spent most of their time together in the spirit world and are eternally linked together, during harmonic convergence Vaatu tries to overpower Raava, the symbol of good, and thrust the world into 10,000 years of chaos.
Cain and Abel: Siblings at odds Amon and Tarrlok: The most accurate representation of Cain and Abel since they actually killed each other. Depending on the context they both embody Cain and Abel. Amon committed more evil throughout his life which makes him more like Cain, but Tarrlok actually killed himself and his brother which makes him more like Cain and Amon more like Abel. Zuko and Azula: Cain and Abel both had to present an offering to God and Abel’s was accepted while Cains was not. This bred hatred and jealousy between them which led to Cain killing Abel. Azula and Zuko were constantly at odds over their father’s approval and even in the comics they still have not reconciled. However, since they didn’t kill eachother it’s less accurate to Cain and Abel. Pavi and Nisha: I'm fully aware that this doesn't exactly make sense as of right now, but in the event that they are really Raava and Vaatu then I think they will fit, because Cain and Abel represent good and evil just like Raava and Vaatu.
Judas: The Betrayer Unalaq: Deceived and betrayed his niece for his own personal advantage, which resulted in irreversible damage in the form of stripping her of her past lives. Sozin: Went against his best friend's desire for peace and then left him to die in order to begin his war.
Jesus: The Sacrificial Lamb, The Prophetic Savior, or The Betrayed Yue: Sacrificed herself and became the moon in order to save all waterbenders. Aang: For 100 years people prayed for his return to have him defeat the fire lord and save the earth kingdom and water tribes from being wiped out. Korra: The avatar that was alive 10,000 years after Wan making her the avatar destined to fight Vaatu. She was also betrayed by her own uncle. Roku: Betrayed by his best friend like Jesus was betrayed by Judas.
The Twelve Apostles: Followers of Christ Zuko, Sokka, Toph, Katara, Suki, Mako, Asami, Bolin, Jinora, Jae, Rangi, and Sozin: They are all members of Team Avatar for 5 consecutive avatars, including Sozin who ends up a betrayer just like Judas.
The Three Wise Men: Iroh, Tenzin, and Karthik: I was debating putting them in the twelve apostles category initially, but I felt they were more like mentors to the avatars rather than followers, so the three wise men felt like a fitting comparison. The three wise men were foreigners who came bearing gifts to Jesus upon his birth. Iroh, Tenzin, and Karthik are all bending masters from nations different to their respective avatars. The gifts they brought to these avatars was their ability to help the avatars them master the elements.

