This is another post in my Avatar Shipping series. For an introduction and a list of the others, you can go here.
My Opinion
I wasn't really aware of the online Avatar fandom until right before season three, and I wasn't quite as obsessed with shipping when the season one finale came around as I would be later on. I was just basically neutral to Yuokka at the time. I didn't care one way or the other. Although I can't remember that well, I think I found Yue's death pretty sad, but her relationship with Sokka didn't really matter to me much. Present day, I enjoy how Yuokka played out on the show, but if Yue had lived and they remained a couple, I imagine I wouldn't have really been interested in it. I would have probably gotten more and more bored with it as time went on.
Why do people ship Yuokka?
First of all, I don't think Yuokka is an incredibly popular ship. Whether that's because Yue died or because people just found it boring, I don't know. Maybe it's a combination of the two. As for people who do ship it, they may have thought or hoped it would be the final canon ship at first, since there was obviously something between Sokka and Yue and no one knew she was going to die. I read something the other day where Sokka would have made a great leader of the Northern Water Tribe if he married Yue. Maybe that's a factor for some people. There were a lot of cute little moments between Yue and Sokka.
Fan Works
Fanfiction
Here are the results of choosing Sokka and Yue as characters in the Avatar archive at fanfiction.net.
Fan Art
Here are the search results for the most popular Yuokka works on deviantArt.
Fan Videos
Here are the search results for Yuokka on YouTube.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Avatar Shipping: Ty Lokka
For past posts in this "series" you can go to these places: intro, Zutara, Kataang, Tokka, and Teoph. This post will be about Ty Lee and Sokka or Ty Lokka.
My Opinion
To be honest, Ty Lokka isn't a ship I've really thought about much even though it seems to have a somewhat decent amount of support in the fandom. Sure Ty Lee flirted with Sokka once, and he kind of flirted back, but I don't think they'd make a good couple if they actually dated. I don't really care for it at all. It actually sounds a little boring.
Why do people ship Ty Lokka?
I really don't know how to answer this question. I suppose it mostly stems from the flirting that happens in The Drill, but I can't see that in itself causing people to ship it. I guess there's just something about Ty Lee and Sokka that some people like together, but I have no idea what that would be.
Fan Works
Fanfiction
I couldn't find a Ty Lokka community on fanfiction.net,so I just did a search with Sokka and Ty Lee as characters instead. I'm sure not all of these are romantic, but here you go.
Fan Art
Here are the results from a "Ty Lokka" search on deviantArt.
Fan Videos
Here are the results from a Ty Lokka search on Youtube.
My Opinion
To be honest, Ty Lokka isn't a ship I've really thought about much even though it seems to have a somewhat decent amount of support in the fandom. Sure Ty Lee flirted with Sokka once, and he kind of flirted back, but I don't think they'd make a good couple if they actually dated. I don't really care for it at all. It actually sounds a little boring.
Why do people ship Ty Lokka?
I really don't know how to answer this question. I suppose it mostly stems from the flirting that happens in The Drill, but I can't see that in itself causing people to ship it. I guess there's just something about Ty Lee and Sokka that some people like together, but I have no idea what that would be.
Fan Works
Fanfiction
I couldn't find a Ty Lokka community on fanfiction.net,so I just did a search with Sokka and Ty Lee as characters instead. I'm sure not all of these are romantic, but here you go.
Fan Art
Here are the results from a "Ty Lokka" search on deviantArt.
Fan Videos
Here are the results from a Ty Lokka search on Youtube.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Avatar Shipping: Teoph
This is the fifth of my Avatar shipping posts. You can read the introduction and find a list of all of the other posts here. This post will be about Teoph or Teo/Toph.
My Opinion
I'm not a Teoph fan. To me, it always seemed like a horrible idea to pair the two disabled characters together. I know that's not why a lot of people ship it. Some people just like their personalities together, but the idea of it still irks me. It becomes even worse when you consider what exactly each of their disabilities are. Toph's blind and can only "see" when her feet are touching the ground. Teo can't walk and loves to use his glider. Toph's happiest on the ground. Teo's happiest in the sky. You could use the opposites attract argument, but I just don't like it.
Why do people ship Teoph?
While I don't like it, I'm sure there are some that ship Toph and Teo together because they're disabled. I've heard some people mention things about how both were able to overcome their disabilities, and that would help them relate to each other. I can see that to a certain degree. Other than that, I haven't heard many reasons about why people ship them. It's not an insanely popular ship, so there probably aren't too many reasons why people ship it. Although, I'm sure you could find a few people who ship it and think Toph and Teo just make a good couple.
Fan Works
Fanfiction
The Wonderful World of Teoph: This was a community I was able to find on fanfiction.net that has 21 Teoph fanfictions in it. In fact, it was the only Teoph community I could find.
Fan Videos
Here is a search I did for Teoph videos on Youtube. I'm sure some of them are really well done.
Fan Art
Here are the search results for the most popular Teoph artwork of all time on deviantArt.
My Opinion
I'm not a Teoph fan. To me, it always seemed like a horrible idea to pair the two disabled characters together. I know that's not why a lot of people ship it. Some people just like their personalities together, but the idea of it still irks me. It becomes even worse when you consider what exactly each of their disabilities are. Toph's blind and can only "see" when her feet are touching the ground. Teo can't walk and loves to use his glider. Toph's happiest on the ground. Teo's happiest in the sky. You could use the opposites attract argument, but I just don't like it.
Why do people ship Teoph?
While I don't like it, I'm sure there are some that ship Toph and Teo together because they're disabled. I've heard some people mention things about how both were able to overcome their disabilities, and that would help them relate to each other. I can see that to a certain degree. Other than that, I haven't heard many reasons about why people ship them. It's not an insanely popular ship, so there probably aren't too many reasons why people ship it. Although, I'm sure you could find a few people who ship it and think Toph and Teo just make a good couple.
Fan Works
Fanfiction
The Wonderful World of Teoph: This was a community I was able to find on fanfiction.net that has 21 Teoph fanfictions in it. In fact, it was the only Teoph community I could find.
Fan Videos
Here is a search I did for Teoph videos on Youtube. I'm sure some of them are really well done.
Fan Art
Here are the search results for the most popular Teoph artwork of all time on deviantArt.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Avatar Shipping: Tokka
This is the third (or fourth if we count the intro) post in my Avatar: The Last Airbender shipping series. You can also read the intro, Zutara, and Kataang. This post will be about Tokka (Toph/Sokka). (This might not be as good as my other shipping posts. I just got home from work, and it's late. I'm kind of having to rush this.)
My Opinion
In my Kataang post, I mentioned that the one exception to me shipping something that condradicted a canon couple was in Avatar. Tokka happens to be that exception. They're one of the only couples I ship that aren't canon, and they're definitely the one I'm most passionate about.
I didn't start shipping Tokka on my own. I just accepted Sukka (Sokka/Suki) although I wasn't incredibly into it like Kataang. Then, I was listening to a Tokka shipper talk about why they ship Tokka on an Avatar podcast, and I realized that it really was a cute ship. (This was around the time the first half of season three was airing I think.) It didn't take long before I was shipping Tokka.
I love how they interact. As with Kataang, I love their relationship as friends first and foremost, so I wasn't incredibly bothered about them not ending up with each other. I never really thought it would be canon anyway. I hoped (a lot), but I didn't fool myself into believing it had an incredibly good chance with Sukka. I love their interactions though. I think they're personalities make for incredibly amusing moments.
Why do people ship Tokka?
I think a lot of people like Tokka because of how Toph and Sokka interact. Their sarcasm and senses of humor just mesh together to make all of their interactions amusing (at least in some people's opinion). Then, there's Toph's crush on Sokka. In the end nothing comes of it, but it's still there which helps give some credibility to the ship.
Fan Works
(I'm not going to put many of these right now. Hopefully, I'll come back and add more later.)
Fanfiction
I'd Lie: This is an AU (alternate universe) fanfiction, which means it takes place in our world. I know that's not going to be everyone's type of story, but I think this was the first Tokka fanfiction I read and really enjoyed. The author also has quite a few other Tokka stories.
The Escapades of the Blind Bandit and Meathead: I think I posted about this author on my Kataang post. This is another Tokka story that was one of the first I read and enjoyed.
The View From His Back: This author has several Tokka fanfics. This is the most recent one (although several are currently being written).
Fan Videos
Here are search results for a Tokka search on Youtube. I've watched and enjoyed several of them (of the ones that came up when I did the search).
Fan Art
Here are the search results for the most popular Tokka art of alltime in deviantArt.
My Opinion
In my Kataang post, I mentioned that the one exception to me shipping something that condradicted a canon couple was in Avatar. Tokka happens to be that exception. They're one of the only couples I ship that aren't canon, and they're definitely the one I'm most passionate about.
I didn't start shipping Tokka on my own. I just accepted Sukka (Sokka/Suki) although I wasn't incredibly into it like Kataang. Then, I was listening to a Tokka shipper talk about why they ship Tokka on an Avatar podcast, and I realized that it really was a cute ship. (This was around the time the first half of season three was airing I think.) It didn't take long before I was shipping Tokka.
I love how they interact. As with Kataang, I love their relationship as friends first and foremost, so I wasn't incredibly bothered about them not ending up with each other. I never really thought it would be canon anyway. I hoped (a lot), but I didn't fool myself into believing it had an incredibly good chance with Sukka. I love their interactions though. I think they're personalities make for incredibly amusing moments.
Why do people ship Tokka?
I think a lot of people like Tokka because of how Toph and Sokka interact. Their sarcasm and senses of humor just mesh together to make all of their interactions amusing (at least in some people's opinion). Then, there's Toph's crush on Sokka. In the end nothing comes of it, but it's still there which helps give some credibility to the ship.
Fan Works
(I'm not going to put many of these right now. Hopefully, I'll come back and add more later.)
Fanfiction
I'd Lie: This is an AU (alternate universe) fanfiction, which means it takes place in our world. I know that's not going to be everyone's type of story, but I think this was the first Tokka fanfiction I read and really enjoyed. The author also has quite a few other Tokka stories.
The Escapades of the Blind Bandit and Meathead: I think I posted about this author on my Kataang post. This is another Tokka story that was one of the first I read and enjoyed.
The View From His Back: This author has several Tokka fanfics. This is the most recent one (although several are currently being written).
Fan Videos
Here are search results for a Tokka search on Youtube. I've watched and enjoyed several of them (of the ones that came up when I did the search).
Fan Art
Here are the search results for the most popular Tokka art of alltime in deviantArt.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Avatar Shipping: Kataang
This is the next post in my series on Avatar: The Last Airbender shipping. I've also written an introductory post and one on Zutara. This post will definitely contain some spoilers on the series.
My Opinion
I've shipped Kataang since the very first episode aired. I watched the first two episodes during re-runs the day after they premiered when I was eleven years old. To me, it was obvious that Aang had a crush on Katara, and I already knew that I wanted them to be a couple. During the lead up to the finale I was freaking out about whether or not Katara and Aang would be a couple at the end. I remember pacing through the house after Ember Island Players aired annoying my family because I wouldn't stop ranting about how mad Katara had made me in that episode. Oh, and my family was not amused when I screamed during the last scene of the finale. I'm just a bit obsessed. They're one of my favorite fictional couples of all-time.
Why do people ship Kataang?
Everyone's going to have different reasons of course, but for me it just made sense. I watched the first episode and knew they would be together. The only time I actually doubted they would be together was after Ember Island Players. (Man, did they choose a good place to put that conversation.) After the first episode, Aang's crush on Katara was obvious to me, and by the Fortune Teller I could see Katara starting to reciprocate those feelings. By season three (or even Cave of Two Lovers) it just felt like Katara and Aang's future relationship was being shoved in my face.
I typically ship canon, but I'm not necessarily that into them. If I can tell a couple's going to end up together, I accept it and don't usually ship them with someone else (although the one exception to that rule happens to be an Avatar ship). It's the canon ships that I really like that I tend to become fanantical about. There's just something about Aang and Katara as a couple that I love. I've realized over the years that almost all of my favorite couples fall under one of two categories (or sometimes both): they either argue constantly or start off as best friends. Aang and Katara obviously fall under the second category. I love watching their friendship evolve into a romantic relationship.
There are so many moments in the series that help convince me they're perfect for each other. Katara's constantly the one there for Aang when he's in the Avatar State. Aang gave up the power of the Avatar State to save Katara (although I personally believe the guru was mistaken as Aang obviously gained the Avatar State later). There are just so many moments throughout the series that show Aang and Katara being there for each other. Some people like to claim that Katara is too much like a mother to Aang, and it's true that Katara has a very motherly personality, but I would describe their relationship as best friends over everything. Katara just likes taking care of people.
(I did a "Why some people believe it would be canon" section for Zutara, but I don't think that's needed for this post. Kataang obviously was canon, and I already described why I (and I assume other Kataang shippers) thought it would be.)
Fan Works
I've been reading Kataang fanfiction for years, and I have a bunch of old fan videos in my favorites. A lot of these will probably be older, but I shifted through my favorites to find them. It's hard to find Kataang (or any type of Avatar) fan videos these days (although that will probably change with Korra). I haven't looked at much Kataang fan art over the years, but I went to DeviantArt to try and find some.
Fan Fiction
Amira Elizabeth: She's a fanfiction author, but you should check out everything she's written. She's one of my favorite Avatar fanfic writers and basically all of her stuff is Kataang. She doesn't really post much anymore, but her stories are definitely worth checking out.
Destiny's Call: This is actually a sequel to another fanfiction, but I happen to love this one. The author also has other Avatar fanfiction, and she's one of the author's I constantly think of when I think of Avatar fanfiction. She's written for quite a few fandoms though.
Lyralocke: She was another one of my favorite Kataang writers. Unfortunately she passed away almost two years ago. She was in the process of writing Parlor Tricks which is an AU (alternate universe) that basically places the Avatar story in a city during the 20's. Even though it's unfinished, it's one of my absolute favorite Kataang stories. I highly recommend it.
Avatar: The Fire War Renaissance: This is the only story on this list still being written, although I believe it's very close to being done. It takes place after the series ends, and is basically about the aftermath of the war. It's not all about Kataang, but there's definitely enough Kataang in the story to make a Kataang shipper happy.
Looking through my favorites, I've pretty much favorited every Avatar story from the two author's above and by the author's of the two stories I mentioned. You should definitely check them out. Plus, you can find tons of good Avatar fanfiction if you search for it.
Fan Videos
At The Beginning: I have to include this video because I remember becoming obsessed with how this song applied to Kataang after I first watched it.
Love Story: I can see a lot of people not liking the song choice, but I think it's a cute video.
Kataang All in MEP and Happy: These two are newer and uploaded by the same person. They have more effects and things than the first two.
A lot of the videos that used to be in my favorites have been deleted, so I couldn't find a lot of the ones I had watched in the past.
Fan Art
Here are the search results for the all-time most popular Kataang artwork on DeviantArt
If you are a Kataang shipper and would like to say something about why you ship the ship or recommend a fanfiction, fan video, or fan art please comment below. I'll probably add it to this post.
Can you believe The Promise is going to be out in five days? I've managed to stay away from most of the spoilers although I have heard some things unfortunately. I've also heard part two is already able to be preodered. Hopefully, I'll be able to order it soon!
My Opinion
I've shipped Kataang since the very first episode aired. I watched the first two episodes during re-runs the day after they premiered when I was eleven years old. To me, it was obvious that Aang had a crush on Katara, and I already knew that I wanted them to be a couple. During the lead up to the finale I was freaking out about whether or not Katara and Aang would be a couple at the end. I remember pacing through the house after Ember Island Players aired annoying my family because I wouldn't stop ranting about how mad Katara had made me in that episode. Oh, and my family was not amused when I screamed during the last scene of the finale. I'm just a bit obsessed. They're one of my favorite fictional couples of all-time.
Why do people ship Kataang?
Everyone's going to have different reasons of course, but for me it just made sense. I watched the first episode and knew they would be together. The only time I actually doubted they would be together was after Ember Island Players. (Man, did they choose a good place to put that conversation.) After the first episode, Aang's crush on Katara was obvious to me, and by the Fortune Teller I could see Katara starting to reciprocate those feelings. By season three (or even Cave of Two Lovers) it just felt like Katara and Aang's future relationship was being shoved in my face.
I typically ship canon, but I'm not necessarily that into them. If I can tell a couple's going to end up together, I accept it and don't usually ship them with someone else (although the one exception to that rule happens to be an Avatar ship). It's the canon ships that I really like that I tend to become fanantical about. There's just something about Aang and Katara as a couple that I love. I've realized over the years that almost all of my favorite couples fall under one of two categories (or sometimes both): they either argue constantly or start off as best friends. Aang and Katara obviously fall under the second category. I love watching their friendship evolve into a romantic relationship.
There are so many moments in the series that help convince me they're perfect for each other. Katara's constantly the one there for Aang when he's in the Avatar State. Aang gave up the power of the Avatar State to save Katara (although I personally believe the guru was mistaken as Aang obviously gained the Avatar State later). There are just so many moments throughout the series that show Aang and Katara being there for each other. Some people like to claim that Katara is too much like a mother to Aang, and it's true that Katara has a very motherly personality, but I would describe their relationship as best friends over everything. Katara just likes taking care of people.
(I did a "Why some people believe it would be canon" section for Zutara, but I don't think that's needed for this post. Kataang obviously was canon, and I already described why I (and I assume other Kataang shippers) thought it would be.)
Fan Works
I've been reading Kataang fanfiction for years, and I have a bunch of old fan videos in my favorites. A lot of these will probably be older, but I shifted through my favorites to find them. It's hard to find Kataang (or any type of Avatar) fan videos these days (although that will probably change with Korra). I haven't looked at much Kataang fan art over the years, but I went to DeviantArt to try and find some.
Fan Fiction
Amira Elizabeth: She's a fanfiction author, but you should check out everything she's written. She's one of my favorite Avatar fanfic writers and basically all of her stuff is Kataang. She doesn't really post much anymore, but her stories are definitely worth checking out.
Destiny's Call: This is actually a sequel to another fanfiction, but I happen to love this one. The author also has other Avatar fanfiction, and she's one of the author's I constantly think of when I think of Avatar fanfiction. She's written for quite a few fandoms though.
Lyralocke: She was another one of my favorite Kataang writers. Unfortunately she passed away almost two years ago. She was in the process of writing Parlor Tricks which is an AU (alternate universe) that basically places the Avatar story in a city during the 20's. Even though it's unfinished, it's one of my absolute favorite Kataang stories. I highly recommend it.
Avatar: The Fire War Renaissance: This is the only story on this list still being written, although I believe it's very close to being done. It takes place after the series ends, and is basically about the aftermath of the war. It's not all about Kataang, but there's definitely enough Kataang in the story to make a Kataang shipper happy.
Looking through my favorites, I've pretty much favorited every Avatar story from the two author's above and by the author's of the two stories I mentioned. You should definitely check them out. Plus, you can find tons of good Avatar fanfiction if you search for it.
Fan Videos
At The Beginning: I have to include this video because I remember becoming obsessed with how this song applied to Kataang after I first watched it.
Love Story: I can see a lot of people not liking the song choice, but I think it's a cute video.
Kataang All in MEP and Happy: These two are newer and uploaded by the same person. They have more effects and things than the first two.
A lot of the videos that used to be in my favorites have been deleted, so I couldn't find a lot of the ones I had watched in the past.
Fan Art
Here are the search results for the all-time most popular Kataang artwork on DeviantArt
If you are a Kataang shipper and would like to say something about why you ship the ship or recommend a fanfiction, fan video, or fan art please comment below. I'll probably add it to this post.
Can you believe The Promise is going to be out in five days? I've managed to stay away from most of the spoilers although I have heard some things unfortunately. I've also heard part two is already able to be preodered. Hopefully, I'll be able to order it soon!
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