The Legend of Korra (season 4) facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids The Legend of Korra
Region 1 DVD cover art
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	13
Release
Original network	Nicktoons Nick.com
Original release	October 3 (2014-10-03) – December 19, 2014 (2014-12-19)
List of The Legend of Korra episodes

Book Four: Balance is the fourth and final season of the animated TV show The Legend of Korra. It was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. This season has thirteen episodes, also called "chapters". All the animation was done by Studio Mir.

The episodes first came out online every Friday starting October 3, 2014. They later aired on Nicktoons on November 28, 2014. People generally liked Book Four, just like they liked the rest of the series.

Book Four takes place three years after the previous season. It follows Avatar Korra as she recovers from serious injuries. These injuries happened during her fight with Zaheer. The season also shows problems in the Earth Kingdom. Here, a character named Kuvira tries to take control with her army. She used to be a security officer for Suyin Beifong.

After this season, the story continues in a graphic novel series. This series is called Turf Wars. It starts right after the TV show ends.

Making the Season

Nickelodeon reduced the money available for season 4. Because of this, the creators, DiMartino and Konietzko, decided to make one episode a "clip show". A clip show uses animation that was already made for previous episodes. This way, they didn't have to let many of their creative team members go.

They were inspired by a clip show episode from another show called Samurai Champloo. They decided to use about five minutes of new animation to frame clips from past Legend of Korra seasons. This episode, number 8, was called "Remembrances". It was also meant to be a fun, lighthearted episode. It was similar to the Avatar: The Last Airbender episode "The Ember Island Players". This lighthearted episode came before the final big events of the series.

Episode Guide

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Animated by	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code
40	1	"Chapter One: After All These Years"	Studio Mir	Colin Heck	Joshua Hamilton	October 3, 2014 (2014-10-03)	214
Three years after Zaheer's defeat, Prince Wu is about to become Earth King. Mako is his bodyguard. In the Earth Kingdom, Opal and Kai try to protect people from bandits. Kuvira, who calls herself the "Great Uniter," arrives with an army. Bolin, Varrick, and Zhu Li are with her. She offers towns supplies and protection if they join her. The governor agrees, showing Kuvira is taking over more and more of the Earth Kingdom. Her rule seems to be getting very strict. Meanwhile, Korra is fighting in cage matches and seems to have given up being the Avatar.
41	2	"Chapter Two: Korra Alone"	Studio Mir	Ian Graham	Michael Dante DiMartino	October 10, 2014 (2014-10-10)	215
For three years, Korra has been recovering with help from physical therapy and Katara. She was hurt and poisoned by the Red Lotus. But the attack left her with mental challenges. She doubts she will ever be the same. She hasn't used the Avatar State since the attack. She tricks her friends and family into thinking she's in Republic City. Instead, she wanders alone, avoiding people. She sees a dark vision of herself from the fight with Zaheer. A spirit leads her to the banyan swamps, where her dark vision attacks her. She wakes up at Toph Beifong's home.
42	3	"Chapter Three: The Coronation"	Studio Mir	Melchior Zwyer	Tim Hedrick	October 17, 2014 (2014-10-17)	216
At Wu's crowning ceremony, Kuvira refuses to give up power to him. She announces she will form a new Earth Empire. This causes problems between her and other world leaders, including Suyin. It also creates tension between Bolin and Mako. Mako has to protect the unpopular Wu from Kuvira's angry supporters. In the swamp, Toph agrees to help Korra get strong again. Toph finds some metal poison still inside Korra. But Korra's past difficulties make it hard for her to let Toph remove it. Tenzin sends Jinora, Ikki, and Meelo to find Korra. Varrick experiments with spirit vines for Kuvira.
43	4	"Chapter Four: The Calling"	Studio Mir	Colin Heck	Katie Mattila	October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24)	217
The young airbenders search for Korra. Ikki is briefly captured by Earth Empire soldiers. Based on what they say, Ikki leads her siblings to the Foggy Swamp. Korra is still troubled by visions of past enemies. But she connects with the siblings through the banyan-grove tree's roots. They ask her to return to her Avatar duties to face Kuvira. Toph's advice helps Korra let go of her fears. She bends the rest of the poison out of herself and re-enters the Avatar State.
44	5	"Chapter Five: Enemy at the Gates"	Studio Mir	Ian Graham	Joshua Hamilton	October 31, 2014 (2014-10-31)	218
Kuvira's army marches on Zaofu. Suyin refuses to let her city join the new empire. Korra tries to make peace but fails. Varrick and Bolin realize Kuvira's rule is very controlling. They try to escape but are caught by Baatar Jr., Kuvira's fiancé and Suyin's son. Zhu Li promises to support Kuvira. Varrick is forced to turn spirit vines into weapons for Kuvira. Bolin is sent to a "reeducation" camp. In Republic City, Asami talks to her father, Hiroshi, who is in prison.
45	6	"Chapter Six: The Battle of Zaofu"	Studio Mir	Melchior Zwyer	Tim Hedrick	November 7, 2014 (2014-11-07)	219
Suyin and her twin sons are captured trying to stop Kuvira. Kuvira agrees to a duel with Korra for control of Zaofu. Korra is free of the poison but still struggles. Kuvira outsmarts Korra. Korra enters the Avatar State to deliver a powerful blow. But she sees a vision of her dark self instead of Kuvira and collapses. Opal, Jinora, Ikki, and Meelo save Korra and escape. Varrick and Bolin escape after Varrick makes a spirit vine bomb. Kuvira forces Zaofu's people to surrender. Baatar Jr. and Zhu Li continue working on the vine superweapon.
46	7	"Chapter Seven: Reunion"	Studio Mir	Colin Heck	Michael Dante DiMartino	November 14, 2014 (2014-11-14)	220
Korra reunites with her friends in Republic City. Wu is kidnapped by Kuvira's orders. Korra, Asami, and Mako rescue him and hide him at Asami's mansion with Mako's family. Bolin and Varrick meet people escaping Kuvira's prison camps. These camps now hold anyone not of Earth Kingdom blood. They help them escape the walled-in Empire. In the swamp, Kuvira's forces start collecting the spirit tree's vines.
47	8	"Chapter Eight: Remembrances"	Studio Mir	Michael Dante DiMartino	Joshua Hamilton, Katie Mattila & Tim Hedrick	November 21, 2014 (2014-11-21)	221
This is a clip show episode where Mako, Korra, and Bolin remember their past. Mako tells Wu about his past relationships with Asami and Korra. Korra talks to Asami about her fights with Amon, Unalaq, Vaatu, and Zaheer. Varrick shows Bolin's life to the Earth Empire refugees like an action movie. In it, Bolin defeats all of Korra's past enemies.
48	9	"Chapter Nine: Beyond the Wilds"	Studio Mir	Ian Graham	Joshua Hamilton	November 28, 2014 (2014-11-28)	222
In Republic City, Fire Lord Izumi and Tenzin refuse to support Raiko's plan to attack Kuvira. This happens even after Bolin and Varrick report about her vine weapons. Because Kuvira is harvesting spirit vines, vines in Republic City start attacking people, including Jinora. They trap them in the Spirit World. Korra's mental struggles stop her from meditating to enter the Spirit World. To overcome her fear, Korra decides to face Zaheer in his prison. Zaheer is upset about Kuvira's rise to power. He offers to help Korra. He helps her move past her past difficulties and enter the Spirit World. There, Korra speaks with Raava for the first time in years. With her ability to talk to spirits restored, Korra calms the vines and frees the trapped people. Meanwhile, Bolin tries to make up with Opal and agrees to help her and Lin rescue their family.
49	10	"Chapter Ten: Operation Beifong"	Studio Mir	Melchior Zwyer	Tim Hedrick	December 5, 2014 (2014-12-05)	223
Near Zaofu, Opal, Lin, and Bolin meet Toph. They track the Beifong prisoners to a place where Baatar Jr. and Zhu Li are testing a powerful spirit vine cannon. They plan a rescue, but Toph and Lin, who had problems before, are tense. Zhu Li was only pretending to be loyal to Kuvira. She tries to break the weapon, but Kuvira finds out. The rescue team frees the Beifongs, who fight Kuvira's forces. They are forced to run away because Kuvira has more soldiers. Lin and Toph start to get along better. Zhu Li reveals that Kuvira plans to attack Republic City soon. She wants to take back all the lands the Earth Kingdom once gave to the United Republic. Korra tries to convince the spirits to help defend Republic City, but she fails.
50	11	"Chapter Eleven: Kuvira's Gambit"	Studio Mir	Colin Heck	Joshua Hamilton	December 12, 2014 (2014-12-12)	224
Wu and Mako help people leave Republic City. Asami and Varrick build flying mecha-suits to defend the city. But Kuvira's forces attack earlier than expected. Her superweapon is now on a giant mecha. It destroys the Republic's navy, making Raiko surrender. Korra and the airbenders capture Baatar Jr., who created the mecha. Korra threatens to keep him from Kuvira forever. He tries to convince Kuvira to stop the attack. But she fires the mecha's weapon at his location, trying to take out the Avatar and her friends.
51	12	"Chapter Twelve: Day of the Colossus"	Studio Mir	Ian Graham	Tim Hedrick	December 19, 2014 (2014-12-19)	225
Korra and her friends barely survive Kuvira's attack. They look for ways to stop the giant mecha. They find out its outside and joints are made of rare platinum. This means metalbending cannot affect it. Paint bombs, lavabending, metal cables, falling buildings, Korra's bending, and an electromagnetic pulse all fail to stop the mecha for long. Lin frees Hiroshi Sato, who suggests attacking the mecha from the inside. Asami, Hiroshi, and the newly engaged Varrick and Zhu Li attach plasma torches to two flight suits. They then attack the giant mecha. Hiroshi sacrifices his life to gain time to cut a hole into the mecha. Korra's team then enters it.
52	13	"Chapter Thirteen: The Last Stand"	Studio Mir	Melchior Zwyer	Michael Dante Dimartino	December 19, 2014 (2014-12-19)	226
Inside the mecha's control room, Korra and Kuvira fight. Meanwhile, Team Avatar starts taking the giant apart from the inside. Suyin and Lin disable its arm and weapon. Bolin and Mako blow up its power source. Mako almost loses his life doing this. The colossus breaks into pieces. Korra and Kuvira crash in the city's spirit wilds. Kuvira activates the discarded cannon. This causes a huge energy release from the surrounding vines. Korra jumps to block the beam from hitting Kuvira. She enters the Avatar State and channels the massive spirit energy. She redirects it, creating a third portal to the Spirit World. In the Spirit World, Kuvira and Korra talk about their struggles and mistakes. Kuvira admits defeat and is arrested when they return to the physical world. Weeks later, at Zhu Li and Varrick's wedding, Wu says he will step down. He wants the Earth states to become democratic. Korra and Asami plan a trip together to the Spirit World. In the last scene, they walk hand-in-hand into the new spirit portal.

The Legend of Korra (season 4) facts for kids

Making the Season

Episode Guide

See also