Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra AU meme

[lifescratched]

Earth, Fire, Air, Water.

Welcome to the World of Avatar, which your characters is now in — whether AU, or dragged through the magic of time and space. Is your character from any of the four nations? Are they a bender, or not? Are they an able chi-blocking artist, or do they sell cabbages out in the streets of the Fire Nation, Ba Sing Se, or even in the South Pole? Do they have to ride the large naval ships of the Fire Nation to get across, or do they have access via beautiful steampunk-inspired ships...?

It's your story.

▶ ERA
1. BSC — Anytime before Avatar Aang was born. Have you met Chin the Conqueror, or Fire Lord Sozin?
2. ASC — Avatar Aang's era. There's no such thing as Air Nomads anymore.
3. ASC, 70 years later — Avatar Korra's era. We're on the road to Republic City!
4. ASC, After Korra's era — Welcome to the future!

▶ SCENARIO SUGGESTIONS
1. Welcome, Avatar — You are the Avatar. Enjoy learning all four kinds of bending! And, perhaps, the secret fifth one.
2. Cactus Juice — Thirsty in the Si Wong Desert, or wherever you happen to be? Not a problem, open up a cactus and enjoy the juice, or buy it from the establishment nearby. It's trippy.
3. Fight Fight Fight! — You're challenged to a duel, or an Agni Kai — save your honor! Or disrupt it, whatever sets you on fire.
4. Pro-bending — We hope you know the rules. If you're the Avatar, please stick to one element or you're disqualified. Don't you want to win?
5. Chi-blocked — Suddenly, your bending abilities were taken away! Or were you the one that blocked their skills?
6. There is no war in Ba Sing Se — Get ready to escape Lake Laogai, if you can, or are you there to save someone?
7. Underground Library — The Knowledge Spirit has allowed you to read.
8. I'm ready, Sifu — Are you a bender, a humble fighter, or a beginner? Either way, your training starts now! Impress your masters, have fun with your classmates.
9. Is that a Polar bear-dog? — One animal plus one animal makes a crazy combination! Ready to ride a sky bison, or are you ready to run from a pack of armadillo lions?
10. The Cave of Two Lovers — Were you bothered by a band of hippies, and ended up here? Good luck finding your way out. Maybe the riddle they told you would be useful right now. ("Love is brightest in the dark.")
11. Cart riding in Omashu — Using the delivery system as your personal slide. Don't crash into too many houses, now.
12. Kyoshi Island — Want to ride the large Elephant Koi, or the Unagi? Or are you exploring, or a protector of the Island?
13. Wildcard — Lost in a swamp, losing yourself in the Avatar state, or did you drink the wrong tea? The choice is yours!

(Original meme lifted from bakerstreet.)

Comments

Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor) | Assassin's Creed III

[lifescratched]

[Connor is a warrior from the Southern Water Tribe in the Hundred Year War. His mother was Water Tribe and killed in a Fire Nation raid when he was young, and his estranged father is Fire Nation. He travels alone through the Earth Kingdom and Fire Nation colonies in search of his mother's killer, and works with various resistance groups to fight to liberate Earth Kingdom citizens from the grip of Fire Nation tyranny. All the while, he maintains contact with the South Pole to make sure his village remains safe.

Although he comes from a line of powerful Waterbenders, Connor's skill in bending is still very rudimentary and something he tries to keep hidden. He prefers to rely on his weapons.]

[invigorates]

[ the raid on connor's village destroyed more than his family and friends' lives - it took with it the would-be reincarnation of the Avatar: a young waterbender named lioriley. or so everyone had assumed.

somehow - through pure dumb luck, no doubt - the avatar had escaped and fled with the help of her mentor, veles, before he too perished in the inferno. alone and only a teenager trained in waterbending skills, lioriley's journey throughout the next x amount of years would be one of the most difficult of her entire life.

she simply called herself 'lio' as she moved in secret through the nations. to them, she was nothing more than a lost waterbender, and only those she had sought to teach her the other three elements would know she was far more than that. her plan was to learn those elements without the world knowing, and though it pained her to hear the whispers about how 'the avatar had abandoned them,' she knew that this would be the best for everyone, as not to escalate the already war-torn nations into outright chaos.

now, 'lio' is nearing her mid-twenties, and though it's not nearly as quick as she had hoped it would be, she has had plenty of time to learn three of the four elements. the only problem she has now is air, but she'll cross that bridge when she gets to it.

she's traveling through a small city in the earth nation, having just left her teacher for the evening. nothing seems too out of the ordinary until she catches sight of a dark-skinned man at one of the market stands. normally, that would be a strange sight on its own, but something else about him makes it even stranger... ]

Is that... [ she whispers to herself, her grip on her bag loosening as it starts to drop to the ground with a loud thud. she's staring at you, connor. hi. ]

Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad | Assassin's Creed

[agestocome]

[ BSC: Altaïr is a relatively young master airbender, and has recently become leader of a faction in the Southern Air Temple who have dismissed pacifism in the face of impending genocide. They've already fought off several raids by the Fire Nation using trickery and traps to force the armies back down the mountains, and in the uneasy lull before the next attack Altaïr is in search in knowledge that might help in the war.

Alternatively, catch him earlier when he was a little shit banished and sent on pilgrimage for killing a non-bender civilian at the start of the conflict, or later, when he's an aging sage travelling to Wan Shi Tong's spirit library after the destruction of the Air Temples. ]

Tsuruhime | Sengoku Basara

[foreshore]

[ Get ready, all who might threaten the seas! Tsuruhime is the protector of a shrine on the coast of the Fire Nation rich in spiritual energy. An orphan and a non-bender herself, she's nevertheless highly in tune with the world of the spirits, and can use that connection to scry into the future. Whilst she offers her predictions to all who ask, she is fiercely protective of the autonomy of the enclave.

Except sometimes she gets distracted and wanders off. ]

[jackdaws]

[Night falls on the shrine, and one Edward Kenway uses the cover of darkness to scope out the area and make his move. He has only one goal in mind: ransacking the place for Fire Nation treasures and relics, which he can then sell on the Earth Kingdom black market for a king's ransom. Everyone knows the Fire Nation's love of gold and jewels, and that its shrines, temples and palaces are said to be overflowing with the stuff.

Edward's cunning disguise involves some weird get-up he stole a few months back, and decided he liked it better than his sailor's rags -- although he did away with the mantle and the cowl. Impractical and not so flattering, after all. Even with the disguise, he's doing his best to sneak in unnoticed, but he has his blades if it should come to a fight.]

The Boss | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

[frozenwhite]

[ASC, some Avatar cycles after Korra: The Boss is from a United Forces military family, and trained to join the military as a teenager, quickly rising through the ranks because of her talent and skill, and founding her own elite bending unit. When she was sixteen, she received news she was the next Avatar. Already having been determined to lead a life devoted to the Republic, the rest of her tenure as Avatar has been spent treading a fine line between her duties to her country, and her duties as the Avatar.

Some see her as a war hero, while others see her as a blind slave to increasingly corrupt politicians in Republic City. If the Boss objects to these opinions of her, she isn't telling; she tries to stay out of the public eye.

Potential scenarios include:
1) Bossatar being dispatched to your character's part of the globe on Avatar duties
2) Taking on your character as a bending student
3) Your character is part of her unit?? war buddy times ensue
4) HIT ME WITH ANYTHING i am seriously down for whatever]

Cecil Harvey | Final Fantasy IV

[mythgraven]

[Imagine a genderbent Princess Yue, and you have AU!Cecil. LAZIEST AU EVER fight me it's perf.]

the prompts reminded me that BRAINWASHED KAIN!? can be a thing. this one is a firebender

[dragoon_pride]

[The Earth King has invited you to Lake Laogai.]

[The phrase screams through Kain's head, the result of the Earth Kingdom's brainwashing. This entire trip here had been troublesome from the beginning, and it had only gotten worse when everyone ended up separated. No one had known where Kain had ended up... and now here he is, finally facing his friend yet again... except this time, as an enemy.]

[An eerie look overcomes Kain's eyes as he readies his flames.]

I'm honored to accept his invitation...

[He doesn't hesitate as he blasts fire at Cecil.]

Yasaburo Shimogamo | Uchouten Kazoku

[buttwarmed]

[A tanuki trickster-spirit, capable of assuming most human forms. His kind has lived among humans for a long time, though few still believe in them anymore. Catch him in either his natural form, as a big-eyed, cartoonish raccoondog thing or in one of his human disguises, most commonly as a lanky, shaggy haired, easygoing young man. Of course tanuki love to play pranks and he's no exception...]

Chizuko Mikamo | The Daughter of Twenty Faces

[bonnejusticette]

[Era 3: The daughter of a Republic City industrialist family, Chizuko was supposedly the kidnapping victim of the infamous thief/folk hero Twenty Faces. In reality she was his willing apprentice, until the United Forces military brought him down. Twenty Faces himself used to work for the old Fire Nation, developing terrible weapons. Anyway, now she's been returned to her old family, where she pretends to be happy...]

Liir Thropp | The Wicked Years

[friendofdorothy]

[Era 3: Son of the infamous terrorist Elphaba, Liir received his airbending while on the run. A phlegmatic young man, he's unsure about the legacy he's been entrusted with.]

The Doubtful Guest | Amphigorey

[seventeenyearstothisday]

[Any era: It's a spirit. It lives in your house now. It won't go away.]

[foreshore]

Oh no! [ Spirit, no. You live in the shrine, or the spirit world, or some picturesque font of nature. Not this house!

But she's tried communing and purification and it's still heeeeere. ]

With all due respect... please leave immediately!

Cassiopia Suthorn | Battletech

[abtakha]

[Era 3 or 4: Part of the infamous mercenary unit Camacho's Caballeros, she blends waterbending and unarmed combat techniques to accomplish her squad's two specialized missions: recconaisance and the destruction of war vehicles from on foot. The Caballeros will work for almost anyone...]

Utena Tenjou | SKU

[theduelistknownasprince]

[Era 4:

1: Avatar Utena is high on enthusiasm and bravery, but also perhaps a bit naive about the complications of the world...

2: ...But not quite so naive anymore after facing down the corrupt, immortal energybender Akio Ohtori]

Tadayasu Sawaki | Moyashimon

[brewseasily]

[Pre Harmonic Convergence: From the sticks of the Earth Kingdom, his family has brewed fine spirits for hundreds of years. He grew up with the ability to see and communicate with the smallest spirits, an ability he's learned to hide lest he be thought a crazy person or possesed or something. Now he's come to Republic City to attend the university there.]

Mjrn | Final Fantasy XII

[wishtolivefreely]

[Era 3! Mjrn (totally human, no bunny ears) is from just after the Harmonic Convergence. She's a new Airbender from a family of conservative Earthbenders, and could probably rival Opal for a sheltered past. She's fresh to the Northern Air Temple, so catch her wandering around, trying to get the hang of this airbending business, or sneaking away to cuddle baby sky bison.]

and this one is an airbender AU just to shake things up!

[dragoon_pride]

[Kain doesn't want to be here, and doesn't belong. That much is obvious when he hears Tenzin talk about airbending in those extremely boring lectures. True, Kain has always felt a connection to the wind, even though he grew up as the unfortunate non-bender in a strongly firebending family. Learning he could bend at all was a miracle for him. But this place, the philosophy of the Air Nomads... it's not for him.]

[Sulking and scowling, Kain is just wandering aimlessly when he ends up where the baby sky bison are hanging out...]

Rydia | Final Fantasy IV

[ofblessedcircumstance]

[Era 4. Here's a newly-discovered Avatar, a tiny Earth Kingdom girl barely seven years old. She's not lacking in power, but control and refinement aren't her fortes. Teach her bending? Guard her as a member of the White Lotus? Be around when she's doing Avatar things? And there's the spirit world....]

and then the fire nation attacked. (hope this works) firebender AU!

[dragoon_pride]

...You must die, Avatar.

[Kain has already done a lot of work, setting Rydia's whole village ablaze between himself and the other firebenders. Now, he has the Avatar right where he wants her. He'll gain so much honor WTF THIS IS ZUKO SUDDENLY WTF SO MUCH HONOR, when he reports that he was the one who killed her. Ha, and she's only a little child. This will be so easy.]

[Kain immediately unleashes his flames at the girl.]

Zuko | Avatar: The Last Airbender

[restorehonour]

[obv not AU, but totally up for non-canon AU shenanigans! can come in Book 1, Book 3, or Legend of Korra varieties, just let me know which you'd prefer.]

[hairkink]

[ maybe it's a fire nation thing to stay up until ridiculous hours in the night. or maybe it's just the opportune brooding hour for dark-haired, scarred up individuals with dead moms. either way, koujaku has decided to give up on trying to sleep, and ends up flopping down beside zuko because he's up, koujaku's up, clearly time to bond. ]

Couldn't sleep, huh?

Simon Blackquill | Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies

[shacklebreaker]

[Era 2: Simon Blackquill is a Fire Nation swordsman, imprisoned in Ba Sing Se's Lake Laogai for war crimes. He's proven resistant to efforts to "re-educate" (read: brainwash) him, meaning he's spent most of the past seven years in a dark cell underground, with little to no contact with the outside world. Occasionally he's taken above ground for interrogation on Fire Nation intelligence, tactics or other information, but in the eyes of most of the world, he no longer exists. And once he outlives his usefulness, his execution seems likely.

Maybe you're a fellow detainee? Maybe you're a Dai Li agent? Or maybe you've discovered the conspiracy and want to free the prisoners of Lake Laogai. CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE etc.]

Wan | Avatar: The Screw-ups of This Guy

[justsomewan]

[He's from before the screw up that released chaos into the world, but after the screw-up that got him banished from the Lion Turtle City. Timebending has clearly happened because he is now wandering through a human town in the spirit wilds and there are clearly no spirits around.

His clothes are ragged and he is obviously homeless. And he's gaping at everyone and everything like they're massive illusions.]

koujaku | dramatical muuurrrdeerrr

[hairkink]

[ non-practicing firebender, born and bred fire nation trash from a prestigious and well known family. his mother and father were killed after an incident involving a man named ryuuhou; a shady tattoo artist and apothecary that koujaku's father had hired. after experimenting on koujaku with ink and medicines that he claimed would 'enhance his firebending abilities far beyond that of a normal bender's', he branded him with tattoos that ultimately caused him to lose control of his bending and burn his parents to death.

now a wandering swordsman, fleeing from his past and determined to hunt down the man responsible for destroying his life and his family, koujaku can be seen ALL OVER THE PLACE. YEAH. ]

Kain Highwind | Final Fantasy IV / Dissidia 012

[dragoon_pride]

[Some options for Kain:]

[Era 2: Firebender who's been brainwashed by the Earth Kingdom... because attacking his allies is so much fun he needs to do it in AUland! Can be during the brainwashing, the aftermath... anything goes.]

[Era 3. Fire nation who's grown up obsessively jealous of all benders, but has just found out he's an airbender. Come join in his adventures of failing to fit in at the air temple.]

[Bonus "Kain got a Jet ending" option: Either of the above, but with Kain in the spirit world.]

Sofia Sartor | Assassin's Creed: Revelations

[libri]

[Era 2: Born and bred in Yu Dao to a Fire Nation colonist family, Sofia is one of those curious multicultural sorts who has adopted Earth Kingdom habits of dress and customs, while still maintaining ties with the homeland of her parents. She collects and trades rare scrolls and books in a tiny shop, and while she has no bending abilities to speak of of her own, she's well-read enough to be able to tell you plenty about the history and various styles of bending.

She's also a well-travelled sort, so feel free to spot her around the Fire Nation or Earth Kingdom, or even tracking down Wan Shi Tong's legendary library. Where there's knowledge to be had, and reading to be done, she'll be there.]