Top 20 Darkest Avatar and Korra Moments Ever

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    The darkest "Avatar" and "Korra" moments took Nickelodeon to some adult places. Our countdown includes Azula's breakdown, Sozin abandons Roku, bloodbending battle, and more! Which "Avatar" or "Korra" moment did YOU find the darkest? Let us know in the comments!
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  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  3 года назад +207

    Which "Avatar" or "Korra" moment did YOU find the darkest? Let us know in the comments!
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    • @Go-OnR
      @Go-OnR 3 года назад +4

      What

    • @diegoperezcotto7938
      @diegoperezcotto7938 3 года назад +12

      Hama using the blood bending and Ozai Scars Zuko

    • @Sofia-qn6fs
      @Sofia-qn6fs 3 года назад +4

      Avatar is a absolute legend amazing list watchmojo

    • @mintayza7784
      @mintayza7784 3 года назад +8

      Tarrlok and Noatak's final scene. Jesus it shakes me every time.

    • @landerthomas6756
      @landerthomas6756 3 года назад +5

      When Noatak bloodbends his father

  • @JamesSamson487
    @JamesSamson487 3 года назад +776

    I'm surprised the fate of Zhao isn't on this list.
    He quite literally goes insane after being pulled into the Spirit World and imprisoned in an endless fog.

    • @bugcatcherjacky1334
      @bugcatcherjacky1334 3 года назад +9

      @Balance of The hill I don't think Azula would deserve that either. She was insane, not evil.

    • @Teemo6544
      @Teemo6544 3 года назад +2

      Bug Catcher Jacky
      Her being insane led to her being evil

    • @ork7137
      @ork7137 3 года назад +2

      @@bugcatcherjacky1334 no no, she was evil

    • @brent3522
      @brent3522 3 года назад +2

      @@DarkAttackYT not decades; but eternity.

    • @thebettafish3239
      @thebettafish3239 3 года назад +1

      That fog still haunts my dreams

  • @danielrea9611
    @danielrea9611 3 года назад +1155

    Seeing commander zhao in legend of Korra was pretty dark!

    • @maliknegasi3282
      @maliknegasi3282 3 года назад +8

      How was that not good enough?!

    • @migratingfawn6865
      @migratingfawn6865 3 года назад +6

      Yeah that was

    • @danphantom2583
      @danphantom2583 3 года назад +3

      For real

    • @olvialee7221
      @olvialee7221 3 года назад +1

      Maybe for you but I couldn’t believe it!!!

    • @mas8705
      @mas8705 3 года назад +31

      The wonders of thinking someone probably passed on when they are still “alive” and have no idea how much they are suffering. At least what’s his name eventually passed away in the library.

  • @miguelbarrera658
    @miguelbarrera658 3 года назад +601

    Amon's death along side with his brother's gets even more sad as you realize that Amon is able to detect movement by using the person's blood. He felt his own brother trying to kill him and let it happen. He wanted to die along side his brother.

    • @alex1949
      @alex1949 3 года назад +103

      Makes sense when you see him shed a tear the moment before. I always thought that he knew what was going to happen.

    • @StValentine-uh5lv
      @StValentine-uh5lv 3 года назад +56

      One of the darker aspects of the scene that no one notices is the split second before it cuts to Amon, it shows Tarrlok inching forward in his seat for a mere half second. This shows that, at first, Tarrlock was planning to get up and neutralize his brother before taking the boat, but quickly realized how monstrous he was and was swept with guilt. Because of this guilt, he decided, in just a few seconds, to kill them both.

    • @danwarner7816
      @danwarner7816 3 года назад +24

      As much as it is horrible and sad. It is satisfying at least he didnt die alone but in a way that is too depressing and tragic demise
      Edited: it sort of reminded me of how mice of men ended

    • @miguelbarrera658
      @miguelbarrera658 3 года назад +5

      @@danwarner7816 totally agree

    • @miguelbarrera658
      @miguelbarrera658 3 года назад +6

      @@StValentine-uh5lv gotta say I never noticed that either. That's a cool small detail

  • @furionmax7824
    @furionmax7824 3 года назад +594

    Took me this long to realize that zuko can't cry out of both eyes. When his father burned his face he destroyed the inner workings of zukos eye and the flesh around it. Including his tear ducts. I thought it was a superficial burn wound growing up. But as an adult I realize now that his burn is really bad. Wouldn't shock me if he couldn't see out that eye.

    • @DinoBot65
      @DinoBot65 3 года назад +53

      When Zuko confronted Iroh in the season 3 finale, he has tears coming out of both eyes.

    • @jericaneely949
      @jericaneely949 3 года назад +62

      There is the fact that Zuko sleeps on his 'bad' side so he can hear when sleeps, when he is conpletely comfortable he sleeps on the 'good' side. But Zuko is seen crying out of both eyes buuutttt it could be harder for it to happen cause of the burn. Also, also another fact is that Azula thought she was gonna get burned like Zuko did when she back talked her dad right before he left to burn everything down!

    • @fandomcake5158
      @fandomcake5158 3 года назад +20

      Thanks for giving me more reasons to hate Ozai. He's not even that compelling a character gdi....

    • @ryunosukeakutagawa7325
      @ryunosukeakutagawa7325 3 года назад +4

      Zuko is todoroki confirmed

    • @eileensnow6153
      @eileensnow6153 3 года назад +18

      Someone pointed out that in the final fight, Azula keeps attacking from his left-his burned eye.

  • @xancarter1927
    @xancarter1927 3 года назад +421

    "Leaves on the Vine" should definately be top five, especially when you realize those tears were real, as it was the voice actor's last day of acting due to throat cancer, and the song is actually a tribute to him, as he served in the military.

    • @acat3772
      @acat3772 3 года назад +4

      Leaves from the Vine is not sad at all

    • @xancarter1927
      @xancarter1927 3 года назад +61

      @@acat3772 ... I hope that's sarcasm, because the final episode of a beloved voice-actor and war veteran as he is forced to leave the job he loves due to throat cancer, which later takes his life, is most certainly a sad occasion.

    • @anthonyseguin1564
      @anthonyseguin1564 3 года назад +32

      @@acat3772 when you realize that he knew he would die, and he wanted to have a episode to remember him, crying and singing, is so sad

    • @ethansmith4503
      @ethansmith4503 3 года назад +19

      @@acat3772 Ding dong your opinion is wrong.

    • @notky848
      @notky848 3 года назад +6

      That’s so, so sad. I hope he’s resting well.

  • @Potaygious
    @Potaygious 3 года назад +809

    Id put
    "My girlfriend turned into the moon"
    "Thats rough buddy"
    In the compilation

    • @kingofnewyork8092
      @kingofnewyork8092 3 года назад +16

      FACTS!!!! And Kataras Mother Dying.

    • @rahashaka1560
      @rahashaka1560 3 года назад +2

      lol tyes. me to!!! Thanks!

    • @edwardtafadzwafusire1842
      @edwardtafadzwafusire1842 3 года назад +10

      The connotations were dark, but it was actually a bit funny, how do you even respond to "my girlfriend turned to the moon"

    • @kingofnewyork8092
      @kingofnewyork8092 3 года назад +4

      @@edwardtafadzwafusire1842 😂😂 Facts

  • @danphantom2583
    @danphantom2583 3 года назад +316

    Korra suffering from PTSD was truly dark, she went through a lot with that.

    • @TheRealWoopSlap
      @TheRealWoopSlap 3 года назад +4

      You got that right

    • @gabrieleizensumicion3283
      @gabrieleizensumicion3283 3 года назад

      Yeah that was _me: you ok

    • @abdullahjudeh5954
      @abdullahjudeh5954 3 года назад +1

      Thats nothing compared to litteraly dying and coming back to life lol

    • @alicedefrance4411
      @alicedefrance4411 3 года назад +15

      @@abdullahjudeh5954 well, i have to deal with ptsd for 10 years now, and i try to kill myself a couple of times, to end nightmares...
      ptsd forces you to revive the pain, physically and mentally. It destroys you. And PTSD grows up in mind again and again with each other's traumas you endure...
      (sorry if my English isn't good, I try my best as a French people ^^")

    • @danphantom2583
      @danphantom2583 3 года назад +15

      @@abdullahjudeh5954 there are worst things than death. PTSD is seriously no joke, it's relivng your traumatic experience over and over.

  • @Tomzo711
    @Tomzo711 3 года назад +228

    You guys missed what made Little Soldier Boy truly sad. It was the voice actor's, Mako Iwamatsu, last recorded episode before he passed. Iroh's depicted son is inspired by a younger Mako. The voice actor who took his place, Greg Baldwin, to this day refuses to sing Little Soldier Boy stating it was Mako's song. Not his.

    • @factual_banana4608
      @factual_banana4608 3 года назад +8

      WAIT
      I didn't know Mako Iwamatsu voiced the tale of Iroh I thought it was the new VA Greg Baldwin!
      That's way more sad and adds a whole new layer I didn't even know about.

    • @Tomzo711
      @Tomzo711 3 года назад +12

      @@factual_banana4608 the song is so emotional partly because Mako was crying when he sang it. He knew it was his last performance.

    • @mfan1170
      @mfan1170 2 года назад +5

      @@factual_banana4608 not only the tale of iroh actually the first 30 episodes and then Greg Baldwin took his place actually whenever he gets asks to sing the song he basically says ''is mako's song not mine''

  • @JadenWolf7
    @JadenWolf7 3 года назад +79

    You know what I think is dark? The fact that Azula is standing in the crowd, eagerly watching as her father burns her brother's face. That just shows how cruel she is that watching her own brother who never did anything wrong to her being hurt made her happy. If the situations were reversed, Zuko would look away or maybe try to beg their father not to do it, but Azula kept silent and watched with sadistic glee.

    • @Kb-ky2mk
      @Kb-ky2mk 2 года назад +7

      Indeed, they way Azula just smiles as Zuko screams in pain while Ozai burns him is just so. . . Dark. . .

  • @KingsleyIII
    @KingsleyIII 3 года назад +149

    "The Tale of Iroh" isn't a dark moment. Sad, yes, but dark, no.

    • @caaronbrown
      @caaronbrown 3 года назад +9

      Well actually the song leaves from the vine was written for the actor after he died of cancer, the line about soldier boy was also added because the actor served in the military

  • @justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291
    @justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291 3 года назад +286

    Dark moments of both 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' and 'The Legend of Korra' indeed.
    *sighs*
    We still miss both shows and these people did a fantastic job together...

    • @os7184
      @os7184 3 года назад +3

      There will be an avatar show right

    • @sherifgamleldin1277
      @sherifgamleldin1277 3 года назад +3

      Never lose hope my friend

    • @os7184
      @os7184 3 года назад +1

      @@sherifgamleldin1277 they have anounce it i think

    • @akinasgreatest01
      @akinasgreatest01 3 года назад +3

      Netflix will ruin it. They kicked the original creators out of the project

    • @alainaalbarran1798
      @alainaalbarran1798 3 года назад +2

      @Zowy G It wasn't the best, but it was not the worst. People are forgetting that Korra and Aang are different, Korra is more head strong, Aang is more plan before we head in, etc. It wasn't her fault for a lot of things that happened, it just happened. I actually liked Korra, it was different from Aang, to see our hero mess up a bit and not fully recover, it showed us a bit more of a realistic avatar hero. Of course TLAB will be my favorite, I still greatly love TLOK

  • @faisalmohammed5167
    @faisalmohammed5167 3 года назад +144

    15:43 Everyone gansta until a Nickelodeon show portrays a murder suicide.

  • @FilipFrostFang
    @FilipFrostFang 3 года назад +109

    there is also something to consider about how Gyatso died, i remember reading this a while back : if you pay attention there are no burn marks anywhere in the room , what probably happened was that he waited for the fire solders to get in and then forced all the oxygen out of the room creating a vacuum sealing the room from the inside and everyone suffocated , because there was no oxygen the solders couldn't use fire and so in his final moments he shows that in order for there to be life there needs to be balance with the elements

    • @yminkai
      @yminkai 3 года назад +15

      Good analysis.

    • @demoniczero
      @demoniczero 3 года назад +7

      I would think a master like him could save himself by maybe keep some of the o2 into like a bubble to save him

    • @micahleinbach5329
      @micahleinbach5329 3 года назад +5

      I dont think a master like Gyatso would be willing to take so many lives, think of how conflicted Aang was about having to possibly kill Fire Lord Ozai, a monster.

    • @FilipFrostFang
      @FilipFrostFang 3 года назад +11

      @@micahleinbach5329 another air bender that was the avatar told him he should do it so it's not set in stone

  • @MikeJr9284
    @MikeJr9284 3 года назад +325

    The episode that introduced blood bending kinda scared me as a kid.

  • @21Rock
    @21Rock 3 года назад +202

    The Southern Air Temple episode is really dark because the killings of all Air Nomads reminds us of the Holocaust

    • @zuko4064
      @zuko4064 3 года назад +1

      True

    • @jebkerman5422
      @jebkerman5422 3 года назад +5

      I think the moment wenn Amon kidnaps Tenzins family to "rid the world of airbending FOREVER" was pretty dark as well. Especially since this very season showed us that taking away someones bending doesn't end it forever, but only for one generation. And Amon being a strategic mastermind and always 10 steps ahead of anybody else ontop of being in a similar Situation himself would have figured that out. No way he would have just forgotten such an important detail. He knew that, as soon as Tenzins kids get their own children, all his work would be for nothing and I'm pretty sure he would have taken care of Tenzins children Sozin-style.

    • @zuko4064
      @zuko4064 3 года назад

      @@jebkerman5422 yeah

    • @jebkerman5422
      @jebkerman5422 3 года назад

      @@zuko4064 if you think about it, this might be even darker form an audience point of view, since they were actualy part of the main group. (or at least kinda part of the main group.) (Just like Uncle Iroh wasn't realy part of the main group, but still was an important Charakter) the Airnation in Avatar the last Airbender gets mentioned a few times and we see a few airbenders like monk Giatso in some flashbacks, but they aren't realy characters the audience carres about that much. Certainly not as much as people care about other people in the show, like Suky or Iroh.

    • @zuko4064
      @zuko4064 3 года назад

      @@jebkerman5422 yeah and it's a kid cartoon

  • @TamingTauros
    @TamingTauros 3 года назад +110

    Man how does Korra nearly dying not make the list? Not poison ptsd, but Zaheer sucking the life out of Korra while in Avatar state. That's easily my number one, yet unfortunately doesn't make the list 😢

  • @darryljack6612
    @darryljack6612 3 года назад +84

    One thing is for sure if your the Avatar your gonna go through some shit.
    Anng's entire people got wiped from the earth.
    And korra's been Kidnapped, bound and chained, Had her bending forcibly taken away, had apart of her soul forcibly taken out of her body, forcibly been poisoned, and gone through sever depression.

  • @javieracuadra2170
    @javieracuadra2170 3 года назад +63

    I would have placed Azula's breakdown in the top five, when I watched that scene I was completely shocked, I couldn't believe a tv show like Avatar could depict mental illness and instability and pain in such a crude but realistic way, now I can't watch it without crying

  • @faisalmohammed5167
    @faisalmohammed5167 3 года назад +197

    Zaheer represents what airbenders would've been if they were so cruel and violent; and have no morals.

    • @lucariothegodboi
      @lucariothegodboi 3 года назад +27

      Honestly, Zaheer scared the shit out of me.

    • @faisalmohammed5167
      @faisalmohammed5167 3 года назад +9

      @@lucariothegodboi Really, Amon scared me even more.

    • @andrewhruiz
      @andrewhruiz 3 года назад +13

      @@faisalmohammed5167 Amon’s arc ended too soon imo

    • @umamenon4923
      @umamenon4923 3 года назад +10

      I disagree. One of the best parts of LOK is there complex villains. All the villains, including Zaheer, originally had good intentions. Like Zaheer wanted freedom for everyone, and he didn’t want power or control after he freed ba sing se. Though he and the other villains of the show just took their ideologies too far. He wasn’t violent unless in his mind it was necessary for his goal.

    • @merijn4440
      @merijn4440 3 года назад +6

      Makes the fact that a lot of Airbenders in TLOK s3 didn't wanna become nomads even scarier. Without the Airnomad morals, could a second Zaheer rise?

  • @keithwintersjr.7721
    @keithwintersjr.7721 3 года назад +163

    I remember watching avatar The last Airbender was a kid and I wanted to see azula put in her place and when they finally did do it I couldn't even be happy

    • @shirlaanacoleman5644
      @shirlaanacoleman5644 3 года назад +28

      Watching her fall from grace was hard. She was broken from the beginning.

    • @keithwintersjr.7721
      @keithwintersjr.7721 3 года назад +2

      @Zowy G I like lok

    • @Jennabumbo3
      @Jennabumbo3 3 года назад +1

      @Zowy G Um how does LOK have anything to do with this comment? I saw your other reply to another comment and it seems like you're trying to spread hate for LOK. It could be offensive to people who like the show.

  • @kingofnewyork8092
    @kingofnewyork8092 3 года назад +141

    Katara's Mother Dying And The Water Princess Turnung Into The Moon Should Be Honerable Mention.

    • @bernardosaldana9982
      @bernardosaldana9982 3 года назад +9

      Agreed or katara seeing an illusion of her in the swamp along with sokka seeing Yue(not sure if I wrote that correctly)

    • @kingofnewyork8092
      @kingofnewyork8092 3 года назад +1

      @@bernardosaldana9982 Facts

    • @Morshmallow
      @Morshmallow 3 года назад

      Hue turning to moon isn’t dark it is just sad

    • @kingofnewyork8092
      @kingofnewyork8092 3 года назад

      @@Morshmallow Yeah That's True.

    • @williethomas5116
      @williethomas5116 2 года назад

      @@Morshmallow Not having to see Yue is a reward to me. I just wonder why the moon spirit would have wasted his power on her.

  • @victorpascucci4
    @victorpascucci4 3 года назад +130

    One thing I’ve always considered to be the darkest moment was in the season 1 finale of Korra. Korra runs off and stands at a cliff and cries. Lemme just clarify that no one in mental distress goes to a cliff with good and thought through intentions!!

    • @Ackerman363
      @Ackerman363 3 года назад +13

      Only few people realized that she was about to end her life... :(

    • @ArchieBC
      @ArchieBC 3 года назад +8

      Oh, my. I NEVER thought of that! ::mind blown:: ::heart broken::

    • @handsanitizer5127
      @handsanitizer5127 Год назад

      She literally hung out there with Naga. So I highly doubt she was gonna kill herself.

    • @randunker
      @randunker 2 месяца назад

      When you're at your lowest point you're open to the biggest change

  • @pepito2847
    @pepito2847 3 года назад +106

    Even though I didn’t like The Earth Queen seeing Zaheer take away her breathing was still scary

  • @novadselir1068
    @novadselir1068 3 года назад +81

    Yeah Zaheer killing showed how dangerous Airbenders really are, and Appa's lost days were heartbreaking.

    • @zacharytimm7205
      @zacharytimm7205 2 года назад +2

      Not to mention how much blame Toph puts on herself for having to choose between him or the others

  • @kp2258
    @kp2258 3 года назад +89

    Vatuu ripping Ravaa out of Korra and beating her felt like he was ripping my heart out and destroying my childhood

  • @mr.decencykeepinitreal6348
    @mr.decencykeepinitreal6348 3 года назад +99

    All these ATLA and TLOK moments were definitely dark, intense and impressive, 110 percent.

  • @Neyetguard
    @Neyetguard 3 года назад +48

    Should added Amon taking away Korra's bending, and Asami fighting her father.

    • @SteveHarrellRally
      @SteveHarrellRally 3 года назад +12

      Basically every part of Asami's relationship with her father could make this list

    • @laurynf_
      @laurynf_ 3 года назад

      Omg yes

  • @Emeraldgirl-vr4cy
    @Emeraldgirl-vr4cy 3 года назад +124

    When you are early and can't think of a joke.
    That's rough buddy

  • @dklounge7082
    @dklounge7082 3 года назад +53

    Now all we need is the Top 10 Fight Scenes In The Legend Of Korra

  • @narendhiranp5069
    @narendhiranp5069 3 года назад +27

    Lin deciding to sacrifice herself to save Tenzin and his family and Lin's bending being taken away should be in the compilation.

  • @davidbloom9242
    @davidbloom9242 3 года назад +32

    I'm a little surprised that Kuvira's backstory wasn't included in this, that was pretty dark, especially in a series finale

  • @Sorro421
    @Sorro421 3 года назад +17

    That moment you realize Azula is 14 years old

    • @devinreis5811
      @devinreis5811 3 года назад +1

      Lindsay Lohan almost played her. But the actress they chose did that role so well, people thought she was a crazy bitch in real life.

  • @joshualinders34
    @joshualinders34 3 года назад +49

    Not having a third series despite the possibilities.
    Korra leaving the portals open left a lot of possibilities and future stories for her successor wide open. I get the feeling that the Red Lotus and some minor spirit attacks were just the beginning of the world overflowing with spirit energy and rising tensions.
    Personally, I’d like to see the next Avatar face a black ops global security and defense group willing to use illicit tactics (secret weapons, illegal bending practices, harvesting spirit energy, assassinations, lobotomies, bypassing the governments, etc.) to make the world safe.

    • @lucariothegodboi
      @lucariothegodboi 3 года назад +2

      Y'KNOW WHAT? You are absolutely right.

    • @diciabadines2886
      @diciabadines2886 3 года назад +3

      Yeah, Korra was roughly around 1920s so the next avatar would be around the 80s or 90s, a fictional cold war story would be interesting

    • @joshualinders34
      @joshualinders34 3 года назад +1

      @@diciabadines2886 I was actually thinking the 2020s with the next Avatar born around the late 1980s. Next step from child, to teen, to adult. Plus, it would make room for some cool new technical and biological possibilities along with new forms of bending. I thought of the Avatar franchise inspired in part by the MCU.

    • @joshualinders34
      @joshualinders34 3 года назад +1

      With M.R.C.R.I being a more sinister version of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    • @joshualinders34
      @joshualinders34 3 года назад +1

      @@diciabadines2886 I see your point, though. People around the modern times would be worried about a cataclysmic war between humans and spirits that would be the end of everything. The world would be edging closer and closer to war due to the rash actions of powerful humans and spirits alike. Meanwhile, hybrid humans would be shunned and treated poorly by both humans and spirits since they are both. So, hybrids would try to seek autonomy and civil rights using various means. The Avatar must prevent a catastrophic war between the two worlds before all is lost.

  • @saraconnell5951
    @saraconnell5951 3 года назад +15

    What about the time that Zhao literally planned to murder Zuko by kidnapping him and blowing up a ship. And to make matters worse, Iroh truly thought that Zuko perished. He thought he lost not only his real son but the adopted son that helped fill the grief in his heart. I can’t even imagine how destroyed Iroh must have felt in that moment.

  • @ben2184
    @ben2184 3 года назад +16

    Normal villains: let's hero power up
    Azula: Kachow

  • @danwarner7816
    @danwarner7816 3 года назад +30

    Aang losing his people still upset me till this day, it is total nightmare after walking away once and that happened! 😭😭

  • @iei2781
    @iei2781 3 года назад +15

    Dang, watching this made me realise just how dark and mature both these shows were. What gems.
    Also I want to say that top on the list for me would definitely have been Tarrlok's murder-suicide. Something that I would like to point out is that, in that moment on the boat, there is a strong resemblance to the position their father, Yakone, was in when he was caught and had to run away in search of a new life. However, while he might have been able to get away, he also brought his grudges along, and even passed them on to his sons. Tarrlok and Amon are now in this exact position, and I want to thinki that Tarrlok realizes that the only way to end this cycle of violence and grudges is to end it with the two of them. Which led to what he did.
    It's just such a jarring and shocking thing to realise. It completely flew over my head when I first watched it

  • @beetle6746
    @beetle6746 3 года назад +31

    Look that face stealing monster scene scared the hell out of me

  • @geviesanta3631
    @geviesanta3631 3 года назад +24

    Oh no, are you kidding me!!?? I've just watched these episodes where it included Appa's harsh visit at the circus, and Jet's off-screen demise. Why did you do this to us!!!??? 😢😢😭😭

  • @Pawning
    @Pawning 3 года назад +17

    You forgot to put the "It's so dark in here I can barely see a thing!" Line it was really dark

  • @Catras_unfairly_gorgeous_smirk
    @Catras_unfairly_gorgeous_smirk 3 года назад +6

    Totally agree with the list, but here's some honorable mentions I would've added.
    LOK:
    - Korra being suicidal after losing her bending (a lot of people don't get it, but that _is_ the reason why she went to the cliff. Aang saved her life in the last moment.)
    - Asami, despite deeply loving her father, choosing team Avatar instead of him and the equalists
    - Asami then watching her father die right after forgiving him in season 4
    - Kuvira choosing her goals over her love and almost killing Bataar Jr.
    - Admiral Zhao being doomed to spend the rest of his days as a crazed, lost soul in the spirit world
    ATLA:
    - Yue. As in everything about her. The whole character is a damn tragedy.
    - Azula subtly threatening to kill Ty Lee if she doesn't change her mind about joining Azula's mission

  • @ananya4228
    @ananya4228 3 года назад +19

    "I don't know if I'm too weak to do it, or I'm strong enough not too"
    Damn that was deep. But I'm glad Katara chose not to kill Yon Rha. Her compassion was her biggest strength
    Also I feel the deaths of Kya,and Asami's dad should have gotten honorable mentions

    • @handsanitizer5127
      @handsanitizer5127 Год назад

      I think she didn't kill him cuz Nickelodeon wouldn't allow it. The creators said it themselves.

  • @vanindrahargyono4772
    @vanindrahargyono4772 3 года назад +18

    When the Avatar cycle is broken, it was really the saddest I have ever felt

  • @ArchieBC
    @ArchieBC 3 года назад +7

    Great list! For me Zuko on the mountain hit the hardest. However, the truly darkest moment was Korra in chains as the red lotus applied the mercury to her body. The tension was so high and the stakes were so real, my stomach was in knots for days!

  • @benjaminburnette7300
    @benjaminburnette7300 3 года назад +31

    Top 10 Most Badass Men on Avatar: The Last Airbender
    10: Jeong Jeong
    9: Piandao
    8: King Bumi
    7: Master Pakku
    6: Jet
    5: Avatar Roku
    4: Sokka
    3: Iroh
    2: Aang
    Honorable Mentions: Fire Lord Ozai
    , Monk Gyatso, Longshot, Zhao, Long Feng, Haru, Hakoda
    1: Zuko

    • @MistsMagic
      @MistsMagic 3 года назад +5

      I think Iroh is number 1, honestly.

    • @benjaminburnette7300
      @benjaminburnette7300 3 года назад +1

      @@MistsMagic Any reasons?

    • @kp2258
      @kp2258 3 года назад +1

      yess

    • @karinal4328
      @karinal4328 3 года назад +6

      Neat. I'd put King Bumi higher though. Dude was 112 and could yeet houses.

    • @karthikkiran338
      @karthikkiran338 3 года назад +2

      @@karinal4328 We all know Momo is the badass than everyone

  • @canaanzaghawski1478
    @canaanzaghawski1478 3 года назад +7

    We knew this list would be made eventually. This is what I love about these shows, when they aren't afraid to go to some dark places.

  • @notky848
    @notky848 3 года назад +10

    1:03 you know this isn’t an anime, because the villains would let the hero power up 😭 (and an emotional backstory montage)

  • @alf5063
    @alf5063 3 года назад +7

    I think Lin's struggle while she was in Zaofu and when she lost her bending should definitely be on this list

  • @AnDRe-ix6ps
    @AnDRe-ix6ps 3 года назад +9

    Seeing those blood bending scenes as a kid creeped me tf out...heck seeing it as an adult still does.

  • @stevendog40
    @stevendog40 3 года назад +7

    17:38 "the disturbing scene leaves us breathless every time we watch it"
    ah ha I see what you did there

  • @allanzacatenco3290
    @allanzacatenco3290 3 года назад +12

    The destruction of guys cabbages.... I mean it can't get any darker than that.

  • @CactusJuiceTrip
    @CactusJuiceTrip 3 года назад +4

    Most other videos always ignore the part of Katara using blood bending again. So I’m glad to be it brought up here. It’s definitely the darkest part of the blood bending storyline to me. Katara was the symbol of hope and strength in the series. To see her in so much pain and rage was definitely dark.

  • @avatarpopco
    @avatarpopco 3 года назад +6

    There is no way Appas journey alone is sadder or darker than a woman’s head literally exploding.

    • @Makichan7974
      @Makichan7974 3 года назад +1

      It's more sad but not as dark

    • @Hobie02425
      @Hobie02425 3 года назад

      Nah it def is. Especially the way P'Li's death was shot to not upset Nickelodeon, only showing Zaheer's reaction, something about it felt incredibly censored to the point where the death didn't work. Appa's Journey perfectly captured animal cruelty and something about it always resonated with me deeply. I think it was the little touches, like how he winces with spikes in his back, or when he coughs out dust after trying to use the chew toy again.

  • @everydayjokes2321
    @everydayjokes2321 3 года назад +18

    Joke of the day:
    What did the farmer say when he lost his tractor?
    *"where's my tractor?"*

  • @RattyFir3812
    @RattyFir3812 3 года назад +7

    Another WatchMojo video on Avatar? “The Truck” definitely approves. 😎

  • @TheAliAzhar
    @TheAliAzhar 3 года назад +14

    Well Zuko and Aang and Iroh have very dark backstories.

  • @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache
    @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 3 года назад +7

    Opening with Leaves on the Vine? That's playing dirty!

  • @cesarquijano94
    @cesarquijano94 3 года назад +16

    "There is no war in Ba Sing Se"

  • @louiemeister9646
    @louiemeister9646 3 года назад +4

    Amon and tarlokk’s death is one of the most beautiful scenes in the series

  • @KyleGould
    @KyleGould 3 года назад +8

    I knew I was in for some shit when it STARTED with Aang literally dying

  • @TheMazen123mazen
    @TheMazen123mazen 3 года назад +37

    HOW DID U MISS KORRA'S SUICIDAL SCENE

    • @BobBob-pb6mj
      @BobBob-pb6mj 3 года назад +3

      I thought they were saving it and then it just never showed up...

    • @Hobie02425
      @Hobie02425 3 года назад

      Suicide? When did that happen?

    • @victoria6131
      @victoria6131 3 года назад +4

      @@Hobie02425 last episode of book 1. She was staring out at a cliff with naga and was going to kill herself because her bending was taken away

    • @Hobie02425
      @Hobie02425 3 года назад +2

      @@victoria6131 no she wasn't lmao. There was literally zero connotation that she was going to commit suicide. Thats something completely made up by fans.

    • @victoria6131
      @victoria6131 3 года назад +6

      @@Hobie02425 she was going to commit suicide, I know the look in her eyes well enough. And there were plenty of hints that she wanted to give up her life. And even if she weren’t, I don’t see why the creators would add that scene with her crying and staring out over a cliff with Naga if she wasnt

  • @rojasdavidel
    @rojasdavidel 3 года назад +1

    This is an awesome compilation! We all know how dark these two shows can get but it's until each scene is described with such details we remember that Avatar has some heavy shit

  • @Harvey_Mod
    @Harvey_Mod 3 года назад

    Great list Mojo💯 Really brought back memories 🥺

  • @biggeek2256
    @biggeek2256 3 года назад +5

    I KNEW Azula’s Breakdown was going to be ON HERE!

  • @thespianuzumaki5452
    @thespianuzumaki5452 3 года назад +2

    A similar theme in Harry Potter was used. Umbridge was planted by Fudge in Hogwarts to tell students that Voldemort wasn't back because Fudge was so scared of what was to come with Voldemort's return which he knew, was the truth.
    Similarly with the Dai Li, Long Feng didn't want anyone to talk about the war, as a military strategy, and the Dai Li brainwashed whoever did in Lake Laogai (it could be possible that even the Earth King was too, although, it could be that he was just too ignorant). But again, it was mostly due to fear, especially fear of life and loss of credibility amongst the people.
    Azula, well she dismantled that and splendidly

    • @Lauren_210
      @Lauren_210 3 года назад +1

      I also found that similarity when it came to conspiracy plotlines in both series (which pleases me since I am a huge fan of both ATLA and Harry Potter 😊). With Harry Potter, the Ministry of Magic were conspiring against Dumbledore and Harry in regards to Voldemort's return and I personally found the situation worse there because it came to the point that some of Harry's friends/classmates such as Seamus went against Harry and would believe the Daily Prophet and other media sources over Harry himself. At least in ATLA, Aang nor his friends did not have to deal with other allies they knew not believing them about the war and Aang didn't deal with feeling outcasted due to the conspiracy going on in Ba Sing Se unlike Harry where he felt alone during Order of the Phoenix even though he still had Ron and Hermione on his side. Plus, Harry had to deal with seeing Dumbledore (someone he truly respected and looked up to) not being respected as he should be and having his reputation being called in question by the Ministry.

  • @CharmCityGamer
    @CharmCityGamer 3 года назад +1

    "Happy birthday my son. If only I could've helped you..." - Uncle Iroh. At that moment, we all learned how to tearbend...

  • @joshuawinters7644
    @joshuawinters7644 3 года назад +2

    Iroh's Song In "Tales Of Ba Sing Se" Is Even More Tear Jerking When You Consider The Following:
    1) The Writing On Lu Ten's Memorial Picture, It's A Letter Saying How He Looks Forward To Seeing Iroh Again Following Victory
    2) The Fact That This Was One Of The Last Things Mako Iwamatsu Recorded Before Dying Of Esophageal Cancer
    3) The Tears Iroh Shed WERE REAL! Mako, Knowing He Was Dying Was Actually Crying While Recording The Scene!

  • @AkiraDraws124
    @AkiraDraws124 3 года назад +3

    Poor Ghazan doesn’t even get an honorable mention? He tried to kill Mako and Bolin by burying himself and the brothers in Red Lotus Cave. He frickin’ buried himself alive with his own Lava!

  • @nekokid4065
    @nekokid4065 3 года назад +7

    Alternate title: P’Li’s death

  • @dogwizardk9
    @dogwizardk9 3 года назад +4

    It was pretty dark when Korra was put in a wheelchair. She was so depressed 😢

    • @dogwizardk9
      @dogwizardk9 3 года назад +1

      @Zowy G why would you watch it for that long then if you didn't like it?

  • @SteveHarrellRally
    @SteveHarrellRally 3 года назад +3

    How did Hiroshi Sato sacrificing himself to defeat Kuvira's mech not make the list? Especially as it came just as he and Asami had reconciled. She got her father back just in time to lose him again.

  • @anthonythomas305
    @anthonythomas305 3 года назад

    This is so amazing. Great vid

  • @elizabeththompson8511
    @elizabeththompson8511 3 года назад +4

    honorable mention for korra going to the edge of the cliff in season one and it being VERY heavily implied she was considering suidice

    • @elizabeththompson8511
      @elizabeththompson8511 3 года назад +3

      @Zowy G triggered, snowflake? need a safe space where no one talks about korra?

  • @brent3522
    @brent3522 3 года назад +2

    Nobody's gonna talk how Zuko was basically ready to commit suicide at that cliff during the storm? He was so emotionally unstable then, plus he wasn't preparing a stance to redirect lightning in the event one hits him. He literally kneeled down and cried. In their universe, natural lightning seems to be a lot stronger than bending-induced ones. A direct hit would've directly roasted and killed Zuko. And he appeared to be ready.

  • @DeadZombieLlama
    @DeadZombieLlama 3 года назад +3

    Seeing appa injured and distrustful towards humans in the cave was so sad.....

  • @faisalmohammed5167
    @faisalmohammed5167 3 года назад +7

    15:45 A giant mushroom
    Maybe its friendly!!!!!!

    • @ff3player
      @ff3player 3 года назад +3

      "FRIENDLY MUSHROOM!!"
      "MUSHY GIANT FRIENDDDD!!!"

  • @chellomaxyoraiz4021
    @chellomaxyoraiz4021 Год назад

    "It just keeps on exploding in my face! Like everything always does!"
    I could hear his voice crack a bit, and it was just like me when I try not to cry...
    he's a kid, he should've been treated like a kid, but instead we see him an angry,
    cruel and confused boy.
    And when I heard that line, it was just as relatable and sad when he yelled at the lightning,
    I could hear and see him being the most raw and vulnerable as he can and somehow I could sadly see a mirror of me and him
    at least in my perspective

  • @cassandrahenry2838
    @cassandrahenry2838 3 года назад +5

    the darkest moment is the puppet master

  • @Lauren_210
    @Lauren_210 3 года назад +2

    My only complaint would have to be that P'Li's death is way too low on this list given how graphic her death was even if we didn't see it on screen. There was no implication as to what happened. She blew her head up, which has been the most brutal death in the franchise as of so far and I think her death should have been in the top 5 on the list.
    I think another dark moment that could have been on the list was Zaheer killing Aiwei in the spirit world. Zaheer threw Aiwei into the Fog of Lost Souls, which is where he is going to wonder in there for eternity and Aiwei will never wake up again in the physical world since his spirit is in the Fog now. Just imagine someone finding Aiwei's body in that room and it could have either been sitting in the same meditation state as he was when he meet Zaheer in the spirit world or that his body just fell to the floor and is dead forever.

  • @fxspiano
    @fxspiano 3 года назад +4

    Wasn't it that Ozai was going to kill Zuko, and then Ursa offered to poison Azulon so she could protect Zuko?

  • @moonwalkerforlife6899
    @moonwalkerforlife6899 3 года назад +4

    3:02 “satisfied”? I was feeling bad for her the whole process

  • @veemonfan8102
    @veemonfan8102 Год назад +2

    The thing that bothers me the most about Katarra bloodbending is how close she became to being exactly like Jet.

  • @benjaminburnette7300
    @benjaminburnette7300 3 года назад +6

    Top 10 Avatar: The Last Airbender Villains
    10: General Fong
    9: Combustion Man
    8: Long Feng
    7: Zhao
    6: Jet
    5: Wan Shi Tong
    4: Koh the Face Stealer
    3: Hama
    2: Fire Lord Ozai
    1: Azula

  • @silvercube1746
    @silvercube1746 3 года назад

    Nice. You definitely know how to make a GREAT video!

  • @loveliestlies
    @loveliestlies 3 года назад +1

    The face stealer, the puppet master, and Korra's PTSD should be higher on the list, but I think this video definitely captures the darkest parts of these shows :)

  • @K-wars
    @K-wars 3 года назад +12

    Seriously? Little solder boy is on this list? Just because a scene is sad doesn't make it dark.

    • @olvialee7221
      @olvialee7221 3 года назад +1

      Thank you! I know that too!!!

  • @lukepichler8881
    @lukepichler8881 3 года назад +3

    Not even gonna mention anything about Kuvira? She promised the earth kingdom states she took over prosperity but they became worse, put people in concentration camps, and turned the chaotic earth kingdom into a totalitarian state

  • @diegoperezcotto7938
    @diegoperezcotto7938 3 года назад +9

    Is very sad in the episode 2 when Aang and his friends visit the airbending temple and Aang realizes that his airbending friends and his teachers and masters have been killed by Yhe Firebending army Aang gets angry using his power but Kattara calmed him down

  • @moonboy3398
    @moonboy3398 3 года назад +4

    Yall forgot how ang was when appa was missed and how he was so sad and angry

  • @dekuavatar8777
    @dekuavatar8777 3 года назад +7

    Zhao fate. He almost reformed
    Leaves of the vine definelty

  • @BlaBla-sl7lv
    @BlaBla-sl7lv 3 года назад +3

    Korra's PTSD should be way higher

  • @faisalmohammed5167
    @faisalmohammed5167 3 года назад +3

    RIP Mako
    "Leaves from the vine"😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @Howlingburd19
    @Howlingburd19 Год назад +2

    If you want the truth, I think this show is better watching it as an adult as you can better appreciate the phenomenal character development (ESPECIALLY the character development), character depth, character arcs, character relationships, art direction, imagination, the flashy action, powerful music, amazing animation, threatening villain, and the surprisingly deep, quite mature themes (themes like war, genocide, imperialism, and dictatorship are rarely explored in youth).

  • @Edited_Comment
    @Edited_Comment 3 года назад

    You had to put that part of Uncle Iroh in the beginning.... Now you made me have the feels

  • @danielhilderbrand7393
    @danielhilderbrand7393 3 года назад +4

    And the fact that it showed number 1 in the 2nd episode is bone chilling...

  • @michaelbrent1536
    @michaelbrent1536 3 года назад +1

    All of these avatar the last Airbender moments and Legend of Korra Moment I would make the show brilliant. I also like the fact that Guitarra was able to face the man who murder her mother and The That Korra Losing her Bending!

  • @faisalmohammed5167
    @faisalmohammed5167 3 года назад +4

    Well honestly I don't think Zaheer was wrong to kill the Earth Queen. I hated the Earth Queen for eating Bosco😭😭😭😭

    • @olvialee7221
      @olvialee7221 3 года назад +2

      Somehow, I can’t tell if that guy was right or not. Bleh! Wouldn’t The Earth King ground his daughter for that???

  • @septima7712
    @septima7712 3 года назад +1

    Okay, I did not need to be attacked so harshly with you guys starting this video with Iroh

  • @tpiechnik
    @tpiechnik 3 года назад +2

    both series were really amazing! hahah. The red lotus arc and the part with the brainwashing was cool. It was some real secret conspiracy stuff hahah