Sad fact: Mako Iwamatsu was in the hospital recording his voice for this scene. The crying was genuine crying because Mako knew he was going to expire soon.
It’s even sadder to know that “Leaves from the Vine” was a song that Mako, the voice of Iroh, wrote, knowing it would be his last and that he was dying. His emotion is raw and real.
@@vibesxryan Before production on season three began, Mako Iwamatsu (the voice of Iroh) passed away after fighting esophageal cancer for some time. Mako filmed one last episode of Avatar before his death: “The Tales of Ba Sing Se.” So you can hear Mako's actual voice singing it.
I guess it's more bittersweet, but the scene where Korra watches Jinora become an airbending master. The end of season 3 is incredibly heartbreaking, from the moment Korra's revealed to be in a wheelchair to the single tear that falls as the end credits roll. It never fails to make me cry.
Nicholas Rizo Lol and the writers never knew whether or not they’d get another season greenlighted so they wrote each season w the intention that it was the end so LOK really could’ve just ended w Korra paralyzed and broken with that alternate ending scene
When Jinora becomes an airbending master (i.e. gets her tattoos) it always breaks my heart... 😭 you see Korra's single tear and you know that her physical pain nowhere nearly matches her emotional one.
When they told us sokka died, that hit hard. And when katara said “when you get to my age, you’ll be thankful for the time you had with your siblings” that hurt too
Leaves from the vine Falling so slow Like fragile tiny shells Drifting in the foam Little soldier boy Come marching home Brave soldier boy Comes marching home
@@diiii_mond Thank you. They met and decided they really liked each other over the course of an episode. I didn't buy it. Hell he had more chemistry with Suki by Season 1s end.
I feel like The Beach episode in ATLA is really underrated. All the memories of his childhood that come rushing back to zuko is so emotional. Even Azula was sympathetic when she said "come on, this place is depressing", implying it's memories she's missed too. It humanizes them and Mai and Ty Lee so much
In the Beach, I believe it was the first time we saw Azula almost becoming a real sister to Zuko for the first time. She wasn't so cruel or rotten in the episode and at the end, she, Zuko, and the rest had a great time together. In their own way but still.
To be honest, I hate when people start comparing ATLA and TLOK. If you watched TLOK expecting to get Sokka 2.0 in the cast then you’re sadly mistaken. Personally, when I was younger, I preferred watching ATLA but now that I’m older, I’ve come to appreciate TLOK for its difference, themes, and most especially its protagonist. 1. ATLA was all about the world needing the avatar and the spirituality of bending while TLOK was all about the world not needing the avatar. Korra wanted to be the avatar but she was rejected as you can see with all the villains, Amon, Unalaq, Kuvira and Zaheer. She tried to be the avatar but was ultimately broken. 2. It dealt with political issues such as fascism, anarchy, democracy, equality e.t.c. ATLA is awesome and all but TLOK also deserves praise for its direction and storylines. I admit it would have been better if Nickelodeon didn’t dick them around. TLOK doesn’t deserve all the hate it gets. Unpopular opinion: I understood when Korra lost contact with her past lives. I may have hated it but now I get why. It was all about narrative direction where Korra had to learn to forge her own path, much like Zuko. Think about it, if that hadn’t happened, we’d all be waiting anxiously for a past life to guide her while battling Zaheer. Korra had an awesome character development, from season one where she was brash and violent to season 4 where she is reserved and tries to keep the peace, while learning from all her mistakes. While the end of ATLA was an epic finale, the end of TLOK marked a new beginning showing her journey is still progressing. She was in balance with herself and was ready to be in a relationship with Asami unlike the disaster that was with Mako. I think Netflix should have taken TLOK into live action unlike ATLA. There is too much nostalgia surrounding ATLA that if it fails all in the name of money, then... TLOK has the standards of a Netflix show, edgy, and most of all, it doesn’t get the praise and recognition it deserves all because of ATLA. Think about how different it would have been had the creators been told in advance there would be 60 episodes rather than just going with the flow. The difference is in S03-04 which were better than S01-02 because they knew the number of episodes they would be working with. If Korra failed, it is all Nickelodeon’s fault for screwing up the writers, budget cuts, moving it to the website and ordering fewer episodes and basically treating the show like a side product. They gave so much attention to ATLA that with the few episodes per season in Korra, there was little time for character development for the side characters other than Korra. It’s unfair what they did which is the main reason why I want Netflix to pick up that series and do a better job with Bryke.
@@conn_man_249 She's powerful but she's not perfect, they made her a three dimensional character (eg. she can't swim, she couldn't protect Appa from the sandbenders, she had family problems that led to her own poor parenting and of course her blindness can put her at a disadvantage at times even though she is a one-woman-army for most of it )
Mako passed away in 2006 and coincidentally, it was near the time of the airing of "The Tales of Ba Sing Se". It still hurts to this day because he was an amazing actor and fantastic person.
@@Renj Well his last moment was a god damn legendary one. He will be remembered for not only making the baddest mother fuckers cry, but for giving us a wonderful character with personality to follow and relate to throughout the years.
ULGROTHA I’m not trying to hate on legend of korra but i think azula s breakdown was more sad than anything korra had to go through bc she had no chance of redemption
honestly half of atla should be in the horourable metnions... Lokfor me had probably about 4-5 scenes that could enter this video, but atla had so many more and greater that i would have been completely ok had it pushed out lok completely
#8 was even worse because even after Korra restored Raava and the Avatar spirit, her connection to all the past Avatars(Aang, Roku, Kyoshi, Wan, etc.) remains lost... most likely forever.
@@vetarlittorf1807 I hope the next Avatar undone this. I have a theory that every other Avatar redeem the previous one, for Roku, his biggest regret was not being able to stop the 100 years war but aang redeemed Roku by stopping fire nation, aang's biggest regret was he wasn't able to prevent air nomads genocide, but korra was able to somehow successfully build the air nation again. And for korra her biggest regret was she lost the connection with past lives. Who knows maybe there's a way to get it back and the next Avatar probably would be able to re-connect with all of the Avatars.
Seeing the past avatars erased from her connection really stung. She'd never see or hear from them anymore. Seeing Aang be the first getting erased really hurt. Zuko apologizing to his uncle... there's no one else who could've done it better. I still cry watching that scene and I love it most of all.
I know that the last airbender is such a great show and all but korra is really really good to it's very under rated and so much in the shadow of last airbender
People are very resistant to change. Also LOK has darker moments, so people can't seem to handle it. They just want a fairy tale where everything works out.
Sadra Hafezi My brother keeps talking shit about how Korra is such a mary sue character and that LOK is trash, but he never watched it. His main reason he says LOK is trash is because of the reviews he’s seen on LOK. And, he says that Korra is a mary sue because she doesn’t go through anything emotional, and I’m like, “boi, I have seen so many clips of Korra going through emotional shit, so don’t even try me!” I haven’t seen LOK, but it looks promising, even though there are some parts I’m iffy on.
Right there with you. Tears are streaming down my face as I'm writing this. My eyes are puffy and my face is red. And my nose is stuffy. Zuko repairing his relationship with Iroh was the hardest moment in my opinion, but as a animal owner, I balled when they mentioned ABBA's abuse. 😭😭
That damn music!!!! Especially Iroh 😭😭😭😭😭 Out of all these moments this made me bawl like a bitch. Not even Korra in a wheelchair, I cried for that. Noone should ever have to bury their child
Ngl, that scene made me more confused than sad. Like the backstory was heartbreaking, but I feel like the emotion from the nostalgia that Tarrlok and Noatak were feeling didn’t fully translate
I would like to tell the Avatar - the last Airbander Fans just once: Watch the legend of Korra. It might be not as good as Avatar, but it is really great, deep and mature. It hase a lot of good fights and get to much hate out of nothing. Give it a try.
Finally someone that speaks reason, korra may not be as top notch as avatar was but is still being a really great show, except for season 2 that season was a mess
If I'll ever introduce TLOK to someone, I'll have to recommend skipping Book 2, and watch a summary video instead. That season was horrible so I understand why a lot viewers quit because of it.
Chili Cholo Tell them to watch „beginnings“ though. I think those two episodes are freaking gorgeous and amazing. By far the best thing to come from season 2.
Another scene that breaks my heart and makes me tear up is in lok when there were new airbenders and tenzin was sitting on top of the cliff looking at aangs statue and says, 'it's like a dream dad. After 170 years, new airbenders.' and he starts tearing up whilst hugging his kids saying, 'we'll have to get used to not being the own airbenders. If only your grandfather was alive to see this.' Poor aang went through so much. Imagine all your people being slaughtered and being the last one of your whole culture and identity. He would've been so happy to see his culture expanding once again and he would've cried from sadness but happiness at the same time. I can understand why he gave tenzin most of his attention bcz their entire air nomad population starts from aang to tenzin to his kids and so on. The whole air nomad story never fails to make me cry buckets. This cartoon is honestly the best in the whole world. I always watch it every year and then wait a year to forget everything so i can re watch it. A huge thanks to the creators and everyone included :)
Just so ya know, you have the quote backwards. "Pants are an illusion, and so is death" Normally don't correct people...but I had to, lol, becuase it's a direct quote from the show
At least Katara's devastating moment from "The Puppetmaster" got some recognition (even though it was in the Honorable Mentions). Whenever I watch that episode, I just can't help feeling sorry for her when she breaks into tears during the closing scene.
@@mahdidatoo5727 True but Lok ain't garbage, it's inferior to it's parent show because of Nick. Coming from someone who grew up watching TLA, Lok ain't bad. It's just that it ain't a masterpiece. But don't blame the writters for their little or no character development for other characters apart from Korra or their shitty robotic animations and infrastructure. Blame Nick for cancelling the show and calling it back, blame them for not giving the team time.
#2 was really hard to watch as a kid, like just a season ago korra was overwhelmingly cocky and then they just torn down her character and after she barley survived being tortured she has ptsd throughout the following season.
Something I think is quite heartbreaking on reflection is Azula's breakdown after being defeated by Zuko and Katara. She had been sadistic and ruthless her entire life and then pushed away everyone who cared about her due to paranoia and in the end it all got to much for her after seeing Zuko with everything she never had.
@@s.p.d.magentaranger1822 yea fr But the show was improved when the episodes after were amazing. Both these shows are great, and though Lok ain't a masterpiece like Tla or exceeding it. People should stop call it garbage because it's good.
Canaan Zaghawski I personally think that LOK just wasn’t great. With little to no character development from other than Korra, with unexplained powers, such as korra becoming a big spirit out of no where, korra just doesn’t fit in the shoe of atla
how was azula's breakdown not on here. it was so depressing to me when she was crying and screaming at the end cause that is when everyone realizes she was a victim too. only 14 years old too
It's on CBS All Access, for some reason. Well worth a month's subscription if you can't binge Legend of Korra within the free trial period! Edit: Though, honestly, Netflix's video player is 10x CBS'
Everytime I hear Leaves From The Vine, I sob so much, and what makes this sadder is that this was the last episode the Voice Actor Mako did before he passed away
TLoK in season 3 and 4 just made me cry the whole time. Especially the scene where Korra is crying during Jinora’s ceremony... Breaks my heart every time.
I've got a couple more: 1. Azula's breaking point- Series Finale 2. Asami finding out about her father's ties with the equalists 3. Toph leaving her parents 4. Ty Lee and Mai Betraying Azula (though more of a gunch-wrenching than heartbreaking) 5. Katara confronting the fire bender who killed her mother.
Iroh's song is not only sad because of the lyrics, tone etc. But because Mako wasn't able to finish and see how both Avatar and Samurai Jack ended up becoming great masterpieces. They are 2 of my most favorite cartoons. Even after watching ither great shows like Sopranos, BB, GOT and experiencing a lot of great Games/movies, this show has a special place in my heart
It's so hard to hear friends say sth like: "Urgh, stop telling me I should watch this stupid child anime from Nickelodeon." There is so much behind it, the avatar universe is sooo amazing
What made me sad and misty-eyed are these moments: Zuko reconciling with Iroh Bloodbending Appa’s abuse Princess Yue’s sacrifice Leaves From The Vine Those moments broke my heart dearly. 💔💔💔
The Background Music is the Perfect choice for this topic. The Tribute to Mako and the Reunion between Iroh and Zuko are my all time Favorites. When they talked about the Reunion Entry I teared Up just a little bit
@@vetarlittorf1807 not exactly, because raava was destroyed, none of the new avatars will have any past lives. so if you think korra will be a past life for the next avatar, you're dead wrong. the next avatars will never be able to contact any past lives or use their strength ever again
I believe Iroh's loss is what triggered his transformation into the person he is in the series (the one we all know and love). If you remember the Zuko Alone episode in season 2, Iroh writes to the family from Ba Sing Se and he is a totally different person. He conquered Ba Sing Se and was making fun of how he might just burn it to the ground. So although his loss pains me, losing Lu Ten made him question his life and his choices and made his transformation possible. I love the moments you chose! Great list!
The biggest reason to love both series is it never shys away from emotional feeling and that's what I love about both series. Aang losing Gyasto was heart-breaking because he didn't just lose a teacher, Aang lost a father figure. Monk Gyasto was so good to Aang; they played, Gyasto made Aang laugh when he was lonely, he even tried to protect him. Who would feel sad about that? Jet dying was sad too. Katara hated him for how he lied to her but in the end, I saw the sadness in Katara's eyes when she last sees him. She forgave him but also, she couldn't do anything for him. You can bet I cried when Zuko reunited with Uncle Iroh. That still hits me because Zuko did betray his Uncle and worried things won't be the same between them again. Watching Iroh hug his nephew really pulls the heart strings ten fold for me and it's a sight I'll never forget. There's one thing Uncle Iroh would never do, and that's stop loving his nephew.
one that should have been mentioned: finding out that Ang apparently was a bad father to Kaya and Boomie and that he favouritised Tenzen. It just didn't make sense to me at all
to me it makes perfect sense. they spent years hoping for a airbender kid and when katara finally had one of course they were aang’s main focus. he could teach them air bending and associated them more with his own culture, although they were all his kids.
@@slaysmr_ I watched a video called "was Ang a bad father?" Or something like that and they made some good points as to why it doesnt make sense. 1) Katara wouldn't let Ang get away w favouritising a child so much and 2) even if his other children arent air benders, it's still a part of their culture. Within the air nomads there were non benders who were still exposed to the culture. It makes more sense for Ang to open Kaya and Boomie up to air nomad culture even tho they weren't air benders themselves. Ang was always passionate about being an air bender and would teach Katara about it too so I expected him to do the same with K and B as well. I can imagine an older him getting excited to go on a trip to the air temples and explore their history with all three of his children, not just Tenzen. I guess he would love Tenzen just that little bit more but neglecting his other children and not taking them on special air nomad trips just seems so unlike him which is just 😔 yk
SiaLater i agree with that. aang was probably a really great father overall but there was probably favoritism between the kids (i’m guessing from katara to kya too). fans do sometimes over exaggerate, but we can’t let that blind anyone from noticing smaller details when watching legend of korra.
Heroshi’s sacrifice at the end of season 4. Ouch. And watching the avitar connection getting destroyed was so sad. I had nightmares after season 2. But Iroh’s song and Zuko reconciling with him were definitely the most tear jerking. My heart was not ready for that.
the one thing i hate about the fandom is how much hate that they give to korra when she loses her past lives. remember that she's connected to raava, so every punch that unalaq gave to raava was connected to her as well. she didn't just wake up one morning and said, "yeah nope lol imma lose my past lives." if you actually view the episode in detail, she was *trying to get up, but she and raava are connected.*
This video just made me want to re-watch both of the shows. I just finished The Legend Of Korra and I get so sad, especially when they learn that she’s been gone for 6 months….
I was waiting for the iroh singing leaves from the vine. I was gonna say that is mad crazy if you didn’t put that as number one. But what about when soka and katara are reunited with their dad. Or when zuko beats Azula and she is screaming and crying, the we al realize she is only 14. Or when katara confronts the man who killed her mom. And damn when toph gets burned by zuko/ him facing his inner turmoil. 😬
I knew going in that Leaves from the Vine was going to be #1, especially the very end shows that the voice actor Mako had died. Makes it even more heartbreaking
Iroh's song one of the most heartbreaking moments ever, RIP Mako
ShadowRealmZ yeah but my boy sokka died off camera ;-;
Sad fact: Mako Iwamatsu was in the hospital recording his voice for this scene. The crying was genuine crying because Mako knew he was going to expire soon.
Truly
Its not mako its lu ten
@@delgerdom1270 He Iroh's Voice actor, who died, that's why this hurts more
Everyone gangsta until iroh sings leaves from the vine
everyone gangsta until Iroh.
True
😭😭😭😭😭
Everyone gangsta until they see this comment at the top of ever Avatar vid ever
I'm 33. I still cry like a bitch
It’s even sadder to know that “Leaves from the Vine” was a song that Mako, the voice of Iroh, wrote, knowing it would be his last and that he was dying. His emotion is raw and real.
Yes, he sang that song knowing he was going to die. Such a brave man.
Mako wrote that? That's really impressive if he did.
thenerdgirltori omg now I’m crying
Jeremy Binag me either
@@vibesxryan Before production on season three began, Mako Iwamatsu (the voice of Iroh) passed away after fighting esophageal cancer for some time. Mako filmed one last episode of Avatar before his death: “The Tales of Ba Sing Se.” So you can hear Mako's actual voice singing it.
Iroh: Ever since I've lost my son...
Zuko: You don't have to say it.
Iroh: ...I think of you as my own.
Maaaaaaaaan 😭
If everyone were a little bit like Iroh, the world would be wonderful.
@@ALJ9000 Exactly, everyone would know they're not alone.
I happy-ugly-cried.
Zuko has a bad dad but he has a loving uncle as a great father figure
I guess it's more bittersweet, but the scene where Korra watches Jinora become an airbending master. The end of season 3 is incredibly heartbreaking, from the moment Korra's revealed to be in a wheelchair to the single tear that falls as the end credits roll. It never fails to make me cry.
I literally ball everytime I watch that scene😭😭
It's even worse when you see the extra scene they were going to put there, and it shows what's going through Korras mind and why she's crying
Nicholas Rizo Lol and the writers never knew whether or not they’d get another season greenlighted so they wrote each season w the intention that it was the end so LOK really could’ve just ended w Korra paralyzed and broken with that alternate ending scene
Ye
It is.
Zuko screaming at the sky is sad and underrated.
Straight up. Dude was pretty much ready to die at that point
@@noahs5636 FR!!!!
EXACTLY I rlly thought that would be on the list it’s so sad 😭
what scene is that?
@@noahs5636 what scene is that?
When Jinora becomes an airbending master (i.e. gets her tattoos) it always breaks my heart... 😭 you see Korra's single tear and you know that her physical pain nowhere nearly matches her emotional one.
🤧
Gives me chills. I remember that scene before rewatching the series 😩
That’s one of my favorite scenes I cry every time
@@jedi2577 I cri
Jinora looks just like Aang, and Korra sees this and is distraught by the reminder that she wasn’t able to live up to her predecessor.
I just knew Iroh singing Leaves from the Vine would be first. (dammit I'm crying again 😭)
Same
same, together with the last image we as the audience get to see makes it even more sad: "In honor of Mako" it never fails to make me cry...
Yes
That one time Azula said her mother called her a “monster” and then admitting she was right had to hurt 😭
I dunno. It was sad, but I laughed at the way she said “She was right, of course, but it still hurt."
@@annafowdy yeah it was funny how she said it
Anna Fowdy she probably said that to hide how she really felt
Idk it was more sad after she lost to katara and when she saw the vision of her mom in the mirror
@@veryymuchjojo No Azula was a psychopath. She didn't feel anything by it.
Korra’s fight with Zaheer was incredibly well-animated!
ULGROTHA nice 😂. Apologies for that! Autocorrect on my iPad. Edited just now
The best of the big bad fights, if only it lasted longer.
I agree
Best of all the fights from both series
What about Amon and Tarrlock's suicide? That scene makes my cry every time.
Technically it wasn’t Amons suicide
@@axelnilsson5124 it was he accepted his brother taking both of their lives.
Yeeeesssss!!! Thank you! I was looking for at least a mention of that moment, it’s sooo sad!
@@jhefferson9048 what do you mean Amon accepted it? In which line he said that
Soul he was tearing
When they told us sokka died, that hit hard. And when katara said “when you get to my age, you’ll be thankful for the time you had with your siblings” that hurt too
Let’s be real. This is barley even scratching the surface. Avatar and Korra as a whole are serious and emotional cartoons.
Legends of korra was a whole eye jerker especially the last season💔😂
It's that effin music. It's always welling up in an emotional crescendo and just takes you with it
Avatar the last airbender*
Patricia Arsenault they’re talking about both shows
Tbh I don’t think any korra scene should be on this list
Leaves from the vine
Falling so slow
Like fragile tiny shells
Drifting in the foam
Little soldier boy
Come marching home
Brave soldier boy
Comes marching home
😢
😭😭😭 how dare you make me feel this
I see you’re a tearbender
Every time i hear this it is like my heart is beeing ripped out😭😭
Why you gotta do that
I couldn’t imagine how Sokka felt when Yue dies in front of him. He really loved her.
I'm watching this show for the first and I didn't buy it.
Jeff Brehove What do you mean?
Luxo1357 that Jeff weren’t convinced with Sokka x Yue
Luxo1357 Hes saying that their relationship wasn’t convincing and given much depth.
@@diiii_mond Thank you. They met and decided they really liked each other over the course of an episode. I didn't buy it. Hell he had more chemistry with Suki by Season 1s end.
I feel like The Beach episode in ATLA is really underrated. All the memories of his childhood that come rushing back to zuko is so emotional. Even Azula was sympathetic when she said "come on, this place is depressing", implying it's memories she's missed too. It humanizes them and Mai and Ty Lee so much
That episode is in my Top 5 favorites.
In the Beach, I believe it was the first time we saw Azula almost becoming a real sister to Zuko for the first time. She wasn't so cruel or rotten in the episode and at the end, she, Zuko, and the rest had a great time together. In their own way but still.
To be honest, I hate when people start comparing ATLA and TLOK. If you watched TLOK expecting to get Sokka 2.0 in the cast then you’re sadly mistaken. Personally, when I was younger, I preferred watching ATLA but now that I’m older, I’ve come to appreciate TLOK for its difference, themes, and most especially its protagonist.
1. ATLA was all about the world needing the avatar and the spirituality of bending while TLOK was all about the world not needing the avatar. Korra wanted to be the avatar but she was rejected as you can see with all the villains, Amon, Unalaq, Kuvira and Zaheer. She tried to be the avatar but was ultimately broken.
2. It dealt with political issues such as fascism, anarchy, democracy, equality e.t.c.
ATLA is awesome and all but TLOK also deserves praise for its direction and storylines. I admit it would have been better if Nickelodeon didn’t dick them around. TLOK doesn’t deserve all the hate it gets.
Unpopular opinion: I understood when Korra lost contact with her past lives. I may have hated it but now I get why. It was all about narrative direction where Korra had to learn to forge her own path, much like Zuko. Think about it, if that hadn’t happened, we’d all be waiting anxiously for a past life to guide her while battling Zaheer. Korra had an awesome character development, from season one where she was brash and violent to season 4 where she is reserved and tries to keep the peace, while learning from all her mistakes. While the end of ATLA was an epic finale, the end of TLOK marked a new beginning showing her journey is still progressing. She was in balance with herself and was ready to be in a relationship with Asami unlike the disaster that was with Mako.
I think Netflix should have taken TLOK into live action unlike ATLA. There is too much nostalgia surrounding ATLA that if it fails all in the name of money, then... TLOK has the standards of a Netflix show, edgy, and most of all, it doesn’t get the praise and recognition it deserves all because of ATLA. Think about how different it would have been had the creators been told in advance there would be 60 episodes rather than just going with the flow. The difference is in S03-04 which were better than S01-02 because they knew the number of episodes they would be working with. If Korra failed, it is all Nickelodeon’s fault for screwing up the writers, budget cuts, moving it to the website and ordering fewer episodes and basically treating the show like a side product. They gave so much attention to ATLA that with the few episodes per season in Korra, there was little time for character development for the side characters other than Korra. It’s unfair what they did which is the main reason why I want Netflix to pick up that series and do a better job with Bryke.
Yes!!!!
Finally someone who gets it
absolutely!!
Preach, couldn't agree more
I’m not gonna lie and say I read everything and agree but I do respect what you said, at least the first two parts😂😂
No one should ever have to bury their Child. That thought alone makes that scene so much more heavy
Toph always had such a depressing childhood. She is a tough girl with a soft side.
How to make ATLA better? Toph's perspective.
I always thought people didn’t like Toph. I thought that people would compare her to a Mary Sue with her Earthbending.
@@conn_man_249 definitely not. She isn't even in the realm of a Mary Sue... she's a flawed child from the get go.
@@conn_man_249 She's powerful but she's not perfect, they made her a three dimensional character (eg. she can't swim, she couldn't protect Appa from the sandbenders, she had family problems that led to her own poor parenting and of course her blindness can put her at a disadvantage at times even though she is a one-woman-army for most of it )
I always found Toph to be cute
Well not only it's heartbreaking on Number 1 the saddest is after Iroh Sang the song. Mako the original Voice actor of Iroh and Aku has died.
Mako passed away in 2006 and coincidentally, it was near the time of the airing of "The Tales of Ba Sing Se". It still hurts to this day because he was an amazing actor and fantastic person.
@@Renj Well his last moment was a god damn legendary one. He will be remembered for not only making the baddest mother fuckers cry, but for giving us a wonderful character with personality to follow and relate to throughout the years.
@@Renj He actually died much earlier into Season 2's airing, shortly after "The Chase" and "Bitter Work" I believe.
@@Renj u
@@Renj u
Boys cried when Tony died
*Men* Cried when Iroh and Zuko reunited
Amen to that brother.
I cried for both, but I guess I'm a girl anyway so it doesn't count.
@@sophialindauer5830 haha...lol 😂😂
AMEN!
Not a man, but still.....
and leaves from the vines.
I’m obsessed with avatar.
Don’t fool yourself, so are you
I know i am😌
No argument here.
Is a masterpiece, I can't help but love it. 💁🏻♀️
I'm so obsessed with ATLA and LOK
Me too.
Azula's mental breakdown should've gotten an honorable mention.
ULGROTHA I’m not trying to hate on legend of korra but i think azula s breakdown was more sad than anything korra had to go through bc she had no chance of redemption
Yea same I agree
honestly half of atla should be in the horourable metnions...
Lokfor me had probably about 4-5 scenes that could enter this video, but atla had so many more and greater that i would have been completely ok had it pushed out lok completely
@@pasmas3217 indeed
Yeah
The childhood tears came back when Zuko was apologizing to Iroh cause damn i was such a baby watching that scene it broke me!
I cry everytime
Yeah, me too.
@@MA5X MOOD
@@SmittnKittn007 SAME
🤧🤧😭😭😭😭😢🤧🤧That was rough buddy
#8 was even worse because even after Korra restored Raava and the Avatar spirit, her connection to all the past Avatars(Aang, Roku, Kyoshi, Wan, etc.) remains lost... most likely forever.
Raava *is* the Avatar Spirit.
@A.r tomboy I hope not. It would render Korra's journey pointless.
They should make the next avatar series have the avatar restore memories or something like that and each episode follows a new avatar.
@@vetarlittorf1807 I hope the next Avatar undone this. I have a theory that every other Avatar redeem the previous one, for Roku, his biggest regret was not being able to stop the 100 years war but aang redeemed Roku by stopping fire nation, aang's biggest regret was he wasn't able to prevent air nomads genocide, but korra was able to somehow successfully build the air nation again. And for korra her biggest regret was she lost the connection with past lives. Who knows maybe there's a way to get it back and the next Avatar probably would be able to re-connect with all of the Avatars.
@@ShubhamSingh-xc9dq No. Because the past lives no longer exist. Aang, Roku, Kyoshi etc faded into nonexistence when Unalaq destroyed the old cycle.
I was so sad when Korra lost her connection to the past avatars 😔. And I cried so hard when Zuko apologized to Iroh 😭😭😭😭
Seeing the past avatars erased from her connection really stung. She'd never see or hear from them anymore. Seeing Aang be the first getting erased really hurt.
Zuko apologizing to his uncle... there's no one else who could've done it better. I still cry watching that scene and I love it most of all.
Bro when it says “in memory of Mako” 😭😭😭
Omg I just realized the character of Mako in LoK is in honor of him
@@monikgulbahce1473 yeah! It gets me everytime
The one with Zuko reconciling with his uncle...😢😢😢
When it comes to that part I always rewind it
I love that scene the most and it always makes me cry.
I know that the last airbender is such a great show and all but korra is really really good to it's very under rated and so much in the shadow of last airbender
Korra gets a lot of hate it doesn't deserve. It's really deep and mature if you read between the lines.
@@s.p.d.magentaranger1822 yeah also loving your name s.p.d was my favorite power rangers series
Thank you! It's also one of my favorites.
Jungle Fury takes the cake for me, though. :)
People are very resistant to change. Also LOK has darker moments, so people can't seem to handle it. They just want a fairy tale where everything works out.
Sadra Hafezi My brother keeps talking shit about how Korra is such a mary sue character and that LOK is trash, but he never watched it. His main reason he says LOK is trash is because of the reviews he’s seen on LOK. And, he says that Korra is a mary sue because she doesn’t go through anything emotional, and I’m like, “boi, I have seen so many clips of Korra going through emotional shit, so don’t even try me!”
I haven’t seen LOK, but it looks promising, even though there are some parts I’m iffy on.
I cried at almost everyone of these moments! WHY MUST THESE SHOWS BE SO EMOTIONAL??!?!
Right there with you. Tears are streaming down my face as I'm writing this. My eyes are puffy and my face is red. And my nose is stuffy. Zuko repairing his relationship with Iroh was the hardest moment in my opinion, but as a animal owner, I balled when they mentioned ABBA's abuse. 😭😭
That damn music!!!!
Especially Iroh 😭😭😭😭😭
Out of all these moments this made me bawl like a bitch. Not even Korra in a wheelchair, I cried for that. Noone should ever have to bury their child
“It will be just like the Good ol Days”
Not even an Honorable Mention.?!?!?
Ngl, that scene made me more confused than sad. Like the backstory was heartbreaking, but I feel like the emotion from the nostalgia that Tarrlok and Noatak were feeling didn’t fully translate
Also the Scarf scene with Mako/Bolin and their grandma. That shit hit me hard
Fax Ik It was best for the story but I wished they could’ve actually start over and live a happy life together 😔
That shocked me though. I didn't cry but still. Whew.😐🤧😐🤧
Who alse is so sad for Iroh for losing his only son.
Everyone 😭😭😭😭
cookiesncream789 not Azula lmaooo
My gf and I just finished our Airbender spree last week. I remember crying hysterically at the Leaves from the Vine scene
Iroh may have lost his only son, but in Iroh's eyes, he gained another one in Zuko. Iroh was more of a father to Zuko than Ozai ever was.
I would like to tell the Avatar - the last Airbander Fans just once:
Watch the legend of Korra. It might be not as good as Avatar, but it is really great, deep and mature. It hase a lot of good fights and get to much hate out of nothing. Give it a try.
Finally someone that speaks reason, korra may not be as top notch as avatar was but is still being a really great show, except for season 2 that season was a mess
If I'll ever introduce TLOK to someone, I'll have to recommend skipping Book 2, and watch a summary video instead. That season was horrible so I understand why a lot viewers quit because of it.
Nickle ruin what could of been a good follow up.
Chili Cholo Tell them to watch „beginnings“ though. I think those two episodes are freaking gorgeous and amazing. By far the best thing to come from season 2.
its really hard to be the follow up of a show as perfect as avatar
to be fair seasons 3 and 4 of legend of korra has me crying every episode so
Same here.
Same here
Same here
Same here.
TLOK S3 and S4 were very well done. If I had to choose TLA or TLOK is choose Korra
Another scene that breaks my heart and makes me tear up is in lok when there were new airbenders and tenzin was sitting on top of the cliff looking at aangs statue and says, 'it's like a dream dad. After 170 years, new airbenders.' and he starts tearing up whilst hugging his kids saying, 'we'll have to get used to not being the own airbenders. If only your grandfather was alive to see this.' Poor aang went through so much. Imagine all your people being slaughtered and being the last one of your whole culture and identity. He would've been so happy to see his culture expanding once again and he would've cried from sadness but happiness at the same time. I can understand why he gave tenzin most of his attention bcz their entire air nomad population starts from aang to tenzin to his kids and so on. The whole air nomad story never fails to make me cry buckets. This cartoon is honestly the best in the whole world. I always watch it every year and then wait a year to forget everything so i can re watch it. A huge thanks to the creators and everyone included :)
"death is an illusion and so are pants"
-Huu
Hehe that was funny
"Pants are an illusion, and so is death."
I don't mean to be rude or anything, but I just thought you should know you got the order wrong.
watch the show again please
Just so ya know, you have the quote backwards.
"Pants are an illusion, and so is death"
Normally don't correct people...but I had to, lol, becuase it's a direct quote from the show
The Only moment I’m missing Here is Katara confronting her mothers murderer
Luke Schlachter her mother was Kya. Hama is the old woman who taught her blood bending, which was already on this list
Piper Lee umm so ?
Piper Lee I think you’re confused miss read that comment again
Shirley Lin ahhh I’m the one confused then, my apologies I thought she was replying to OP
At least Katara's devastating moment from "The Puppetmaster" got some recognition (even though it was in the Honorable Mentions). Whenever I watch that episode, I just can't help feeling sorry for her when she breaks into tears during the closing scene.
"I can't believe Captain remembered my Birthday, he really does care".
This is also one of saddest moment from certain perspective
Me to Zuko: Ozai may have been your father, but he was never your daddy.
That’s from guardians of the galaxy volume 2
PREACH 😏
I hear you.
Seeing korra's struggles and her imperfections makes me like her and legend of korra as a whole more then aang & last airbender
Aang was a human that had to become the Avatar.
Korra was the Avatar that had to become a human.
That's what makes the Legend of Korra amazing.
Yea I’ve always said that like they broke her character down and back up again
@ULGROTHA no its the other way around
I don’t understand how someone can like LOK more then ATLA
@@mahdidatoo5727 True but Lok ain't garbage, it's inferior to it's parent show because of Nick. Coming from someone who grew up watching TLA, Lok ain't bad. It's just that it ain't a masterpiece. But don't blame the writters for their little or no character development for other characters apart from Korra or their shitty robotic animations and infrastructure. Blame Nick for cancelling the show and calling it back, blame them for not giving the team time.
We all know what #1 is. Let's be real here. 😭💔🙏
It’s in the vid
I was about to be pissed if it wasn't
You are right
#2 was really hard to watch as a kid, like just a season ago korra was overwhelmingly cocky and then they just torn down her character and after she barley survived being tortured she has ptsd throughout the following season.
I honestly can't watch the "Leaves from the vine" scene because I cry SO hard
Something I think is quite heartbreaking on reflection is Azula's breakdown after being defeated by Zuko and Katara. She had been sadistic and ruthless her entire life and then pushed away everyone who cared about her due to paranoia and in the end it all got to much for her after seeing Zuko with everything she never had.
Azula may have been favored by her father but that was all she got from him. Zuko was loved by others. That's something Azula never got to experience.
@@hollyparry1210 that is true
No question, Avatar The Last Airbender was the best show to ever air on Nickelodeon.
Avatar The Legend Of Korra was also good but it had rough parts.
For me, those two shows are tied neck-a-neck. Best cartoons ever.
@@canaanzaghawski1478 Agreed.
To be fair, though, Aang had one or two missteps, like the Great Divide episode.
@@s.p.d.magentaranger1822 yea fr
But the show was improved when the episodes after were amazing. Both these shows are great, and though Lok ain't a masterpiece like Tla or exceeding it. People should stop call it garbage because it's good.
Canaan Zaghawski I personally think that LOK just wasn’t great. With little to no character development from other than Korra, with unexplained powers, such as korra becoming a big spirit out of no where, korra just doesn’t fit in the shoe of atla
Legend of korra and last air bender will always be the best shows ever that nick made
Not korra but avatar yeah
Why not korra
@@jefferyacquah17 I don't just like that show that much I think it's alright so far
Zuko coming back to Iroh made me cry so hard
every single time
That one is so touching. It would make a grown man cry.
I love how it still gets me.
You guys let this video out just in time, I just finished watching all of Avatar last night
how was azula's breakdown not on here. it was so depressing to me when she was crying and screaming at the end cause that is when everyone realizes she was a victim too. only 14 years old too
Perfect timing, I literally just finished “Legend of Korra!”
I lost my breath when iroh become insane in jail. That was the most heartbreaking moments. It was a relief when iroh faking it.
Yeah. Me too.
But let's all admit it.....
We all suspected that the Dragon of the West was too FLAMEO to lose his cool like that
The saddest moments
*when the series ended*
*thinking of ways to convince Netflix to add Legend of Korra*
they really should
If you did not watch it use daily motion
It's on CBS All Access, for some reason. Well worth a month's subscription if you can't binge Legend of Korra within the free trial period!
Edit: Though, honestly, Netflix's video player is 10x CBS'
It's coming on Netflix in August
It's on American Netflix right now
I'd say that Zuko's reunion with Iroh is more heartwarming that heartbreaking, but it definitely causes the waterworks, every single time.
I agree. It's feeling I don't want to ever forget.
#2: Korra didn’t die. She was just broken.
She died inside.
Which is the basically same as physically dying.
That was a tough scene to watch
she was badly posened and recovering from it
S3 finale was heartbreaking indeed to see Korra broken so low. All of this just made her more humble
oh god the first one, iroh singing just breaks my heart and makes me cry every single time
Iroh was more of a father to Zuko then his own father
Uncle Iroh is an incredible father indeed. Ozai is a true disgrace. Pathetic.
I love Iroh.
Oh my god, Zuko reconciling with Iroh was the most emotion for me.
I cried SO much hearing and seeing Zuko so sad like that!
Me too. I can hear and feel that emotional tone in his voice. It really hit home for me, and it's a moment I will never out grow. Ever.
Everytime I hear Leaves From The Vine, I sob so much, and what makes this sadder is that this was the last episode the Voice Actor Mako did before he passed away
TLoK in season 3 and 4 just made me cry the whole time. Especially the scene where Korra is crying during Jinora’s ceremony... Breaks my heart every time.
I've got a couple more:
1. Azula's breaking point- Series Finale
2. Asami finding out about her father's ties with the equalists
3. Toph leaving her parents
4. Ty Lee and Mai Betraying Azula (though more of a gunch-wrenching than heartbreaking)
5. Katara confronting the fire bender who killed her mother.
This show is so good! One of my all time favorites! Air bending would be an amazing power to have!
If y’all loves Avatar The Last Airbender And The Legend Of Korra
Yes or No
Yes! I adore these series!
Yes
Yessss
I like avatar the last airbender but not Korra
I don’t about korra
Any time zuko talks is sad but also my favorite moment of the show is zuko apologising to iroh
Everytime I watch, Iroh singing to his Son. I starting Crying really fast!
I think that Zuko taking a bolt of lightning for Katara should have been an honorable mention.
Iroh's song is not only sad because of the lyrics, tone etc. But because Mako wasn't able to finish and see how both Avatar and Samurai Jack ended up becoming great masterpieces. They are 2 of my most favorite cartoons. Even after watching ither great shows like Sopranos, BB, GOT and experiencing a lot of great Games/movies, this show has a special place in my heart
I can't believe that Tenzin losing to the red lotus, and Appa's lost days didn't make the list. These shows have too much sad stuff in them I guess.
Inksmith Appa’s lost days literally is in it though?
Inksmith Did you watch the video?
7:30 Appa is Lost and Abused.
Did you even watch the video?
Appa`s lost days are at 7:30 but yeah you are right it was sad
It's so hard to hear friends say sth like: "Urgh, stop telling me I should watch this stupid child anime from Nickelodeon."
There is so much behind it, the avatar universe is sooo amazing
Drop them they’re not worth it lmao
This actually made me cry😭
Zuko & Iroh’s reunion is tearfully beautiful how Zuko finally finds himself & ❤️ again.
Fun Fact: Uncle Iroh's Son's picture is actually of a younger Mako
What made me sad and misty-eyed are these moments:
Zuko reconciling with Iroh
Bloodbending
Appa’s abuse
Princess Yue’s sacrifice
Leaves From The Vine
Those moments broke my heart dearly. 💔💔💔
Everyone's strong until they hear "Leaves from the Vine" RIP Mako, you will always be missed 🥺🥺
The Background Music is the Perfect choice for this topic. The Tribute to Mako and the Reunion between Iroh and Zuko are my all time Favorites. When they talked about the Reunion Entry I teared Up just a little bit
still mad that they killed raava and absolutely destroyed everything in the avatar cycle
A new one was created. Who cares if we don't get to see Aang again? His story is over anyway.
It still hurt. That shouldn't get any disrespect, though.
@@vetarlittorf1807 thank you!!!
Nah it was epic.
@@vetarlittorf1807 not exactly, because raava was destroyed, none of the new avatars will have any past lives. so if you think korra will be a past life for the next avatar, you're dead wrong. the next avatars will never be able to contact any past lives or use their strength ever again
I believe Iroh's loss is what triggered his transformation into the person he is in the series (the one we all know and love). If you remember the Zuko Alone episode in season 2, Iroh writes to the family from Ba Sing Se and he is a totally different person. He conquered Ba Sing Se and was making fun of how he might just burn it to the ground. So although his loss pains me, losing Lu Ten made him question his life and his choices and made his transformation possible.
I love the moments you chose! Great list!
Goodbye, Sokka! I have important moon duties to take care of! And yes, I did have pickled fish!
We need more shows with Avatar and Korra's animation style.
*This whole list has me Tearbending all over again😭🥺*
Zuko and Iroh's reunion still gets me every time I watch the scene 😭
Honestly if iroh singing wasn’t number one I would get angry
The biggest reason to love both series is it never shys away from emotional feeling and that's what I love about both series.
Aang losing Gyasto was heart-breaking because he didn't just lose a teacher, Aang lost a father figure. Monk Gyasto was so good to Aang; they played, Gyasto made Aang laugh when he was lonely, he even tried to protect him. Who would feel sad about that?
Jet dying was sad too. Katara hated him for how he lied to her but in the end, I saw the sadness in Katara's eyes when she last sees him. She forgave him but also, she couldn't do anything for him.
You can bet I cried when Zuko reunited with Uncle Iroh. That still hits me because Zuko did betray his Uncle and worried things won't be the same between them again. Watching Iroh hug his nephew really pulls the heart strings ten fold for me and it's a sight I'll never forget. There's one thing Uncle Iroh would never do, and that's stop loving his nephew.
The music and the moments are making me cry 😭😭😭😭
the fact that they made the tale of iroh in the honor of mako just warms my heart and makes me cry so much, i don't think i'll ever get over it
yes Zuko banishment is the most heartbreaking
I thought Zuko's scar would be number one, but then I realized that there are more heart aching moments that tugs at my heart strings.
They really beat the sh*t out of Korra multiple times
When Appa was hurt I cried for a while. Appa was a good soul and hurt badly. Even as a adult it never fails to make me cry my eyes out.
one that should have been mentioned: finding out that Ang apparently was a bad father to Kaya and Boomie and that he favouritised Tenzen. It just didn't make sense to me at all
to me it makes perfect sense. they spent years hoping for a airbender kid and when katara finally had one of course they were aang’s main focus. he could teach them air bending and associated them more with his own culture, although they were all his kids.
@@slaysmr_ I watched a video called "was Ang a bad father?" Or something like that and they made some good points as to why it doesnt make sense. 1) Katara wouldn't let Ang get away w favouritising a child so much and 2) even if his other children arent air benders, it's still a part of their culture. Within the air nomads there were non benders who were still exposed to the culture. It makes more sense for Ang to open Kaya and Boomie up to air nomad culture even tho they weren't air benders themselves. Ang was always passionate about being an air bender and would teach Katara about it too so I expected him to do the same with K and B as well. I can imagine an older him getting excited to go on a trip to the air temples and explore their history with all three of his children, not just Tenzen. I guess he would love Tenzen just that little bit more but neglecting his other children and not taking them on special air nomad trips just seems so unlike him which is just 😔 yk
SiaLater i agree with that. aang was probably a really great father overall but there was probably favoritism between the kids (i’m guessing from katara to kya too). fans do sometimes over exaggerate, but we can’t let that blind anyone from noticing smaller details when watching legend of korra.
@@samirah278 please stop calling him Ang. It gives me flashbacks.
Heroshi’s sacrifice at the end of season 4. Ouch. And watching the avitar connection getting destroyed was so sad. I had nightmares after season 2. But Iroh’s song and Zuko reconciling with him were definitely the most tear jerking. My heart was not ready for that.
the one thing i hate about the fandom is how much hate that they give to korra when she loses her past lives. remember that she's connected to raava, so every punch that unalaq gave to raava was connected to her as well. she didn't just wake up one morning and said, "yeah nope lol imma lose my past lives." if you actually view the episode in detail, she was *trying to get up, but she and raava are connected.*
This video just made me want to re-watch both of the shows. I just finished The Legend Of Korra and I get so sad, especially when they learn that she’s been gone for 6 months….
I was waiting for the iroh singing leaves from the vine. I was gonna say that is mad crazy if you didn’t put that as number one. But what about when soka and katara are reunited with their dad. Or when zuko beats Azula and she is screaming and crying, the we al realize she is only 14. Or when katara confronts the man who killed her mom. And damn when toph gets burned by zuko/ him facing his inner turmoil. 😬
You could have a heart made of complete stone and still break when you hear and watch iroh in that scene 🥺🥺🥺
God yes Appa‘s lost days has me bawling every single time. And I’ve watched the series many many times 😶
I knew going in that Leaves from the Vine was going to be #1, especially the very end shows that the voice actor Mako had died. Makes it even more heartbreaking
Appa's Lost Days belongs as number 2.
i’m glad people are revisiting their favorite childhood safe place (that is the avatar universe) during quarantine