Zutara
Zutara is the shipping of Zuko and Katara, and my preferred one. At first I was very anti-Zutara, but my sister (Phoebe) converted me.What about Zuko x Katara? They haven't spoken since The Waterbending Scroll! Well, they're adorable together-after all, Katara is a tall, dark-haired beauty, and Zuko is a tall handsome guy, that is, most importantly, taller and older than she is!
I think fans enjoy putting Katara and Zuko together because of their age differences and because they are both good-looking. Other reasons are because of Zuko's heart-breaking past and because of Katara's motherly compassion. Plus, watching them together on screen is addictive,
Katara is the first person to forgive Zuko's past wrongs. even willing to give up he
r small amount of spirit water to heal his scar. However, before she can do
so, she and Zuko are rescued by Aang and Iroh. Iroh insists that it is time for
Zuko to make a life-changing decision, whether to ally himself with the forces
of good or evil. But before Zuko can choose, Azula ambushes the pair,
imprisoning Iroh and manipulating the desperately confused Zuko. Under his
sister's twisted guidance, Zuko helps her defeat the avatar, a shattered Katara
and even capture Uncle. However, only minutes after his betrayal, Zuko has second thoughts. "I betrayed Uncle," he laments, but Azula insists, "No-he betrayed you."
Zuko returns to the Fire Nation, a celebrated war hero, and begins dating Mai. However, under Iroh's patient influence, Zuko realizes he lost himself and decides to join the avatar and help take Ozai down.
This is where Zutara really gets big. Katara is unwilling to trust Zuko, still fragile after his betrayal back at Ba Sing Se. She attacks him viciously, driving him away and insisting that he never return. However, after rescuing the gang from Combustion Man, Aang gives Zuko another chance. Katara isn't as generous, and informs Zuko darkly that she will kill him if he ever threatens Aang (like she could).
Zuko continually proves himself worthy of trust, at one point sacrificing himself to protect Aang, Katara and co. In spite of this, Katara continues to openly scorn him and makes it known that she despises Zuko and wants him out of the group.
Zuko, unable to bear Katara and his lost friendship, salvages information from Sokka about their mother's murderer. He and Katara then confront the guilty party, all through Zuko's painstaking efforts. Katara finds herself unable to kill the murderer, but insists she will never forgive him. She then announces, tenderly, that she is willing to forgive Zuko, renewing their friendship-relationship-with a loving hug.
From this point on, their warm feelings for one another are obvious; them sitting together to watch a play, drawing shyly away when their affections are exploited. Katara supposedly has feelings for Zuko at one point, telling Aang that she is too confused to be in an active relationship with him. This is most likely because she feels she needs to sort her feelings for Zuko.
Zuko and Katara continually bond, him even choosing her to accompany him in his quest to take down Azula. Katara accepts promptly. Azula, realizing that she is outnumbered and outmatched, singles out Zuko, challenging him to an Agni Kai. Zuko, baited, accepts depite Katara's pleading.
Zuko wears an instable Azula down, to the point that he is one move away from ending her life. Azula, intimidated by Zuko's tauting, is baited into using lightning. However, she knows he will redirect it, and aims her lightning at the watching Katara. Zuko realizes this in the nick of time, and throws himself in the way to save her, even allowing the deadly lightning to cross his heart. Azula is determined not to allow Katara near Zuko. Katara is forced to avoid her dangerous rampage, despairing as Zuko lays lying on the battlefield.
Katara manages to trick Azula, chaining her to a sewage cage. Seizing her chance, Katara rushes to Zuko's side, placing her hands on his burned chest with motherly love. Katara manages to bring him back from the brink of death, helping him up gently. The two then stand, Katara holding onto his upper arm in companionship as they watch, with mixed feelings, the once great Azula thrashing about.
So...Zutara didn't happen. But we can still hope; especially that the reason Katara wanted to wait was because of Zuko..
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Tokka is the shipping for Toph and Sokka, another one I proudly support. It is a one-way shipping, Toph harboring a very cute crush on Sokka, but Sokka loving Toph only as a sister and caring for her as her older brother, and in a way, her set of eyes.Toph's feelings for Sokka are developed over the course of the series. In their initial meeting, this tough girl shows no traces of affection for Sokka, miuch less Aang or Katara. However, we first see the sparks in The Chase, where Sokka is the only member of Team Avatar that insist Toph stay; in turn, he is the only person Toph does not scorn. She simply pushes past him as she makes her departure.
Toph eventually rejoins the group, and she and Aang begin earthbending training. Sokka leaves to hunt, but becomes trapped in a deep crevice. He is later rescued by Toph, who seems to be pleased by this.
Later, the group journeys to Ba Sing Se for multiple reasons: to rescue a captive Appa and to inform t
he Earth King of a looming Solar Eclipse. When their
companion are robbed of their tickets, Aang decides that they must take the more
dangerous Serpent's Pass, a route that only the truly desperate use. On the way, the group is attacked, and several boulders roll down, one threatening to kill Sokka. Toph, sensing this, deters it, but Sokka is more concerned about Suki than thanking a bitter Toph.
Toph, while crossing across the water, slips and drowns, flailing out and crying for help. Sokka immediately attempts to rescue her but Suki is faster. Toph, being blind, is convinced her hero is Sokka, and smothers Suki with hugs and kisses.
Little other evidence of Tokka is seen until the Crossroads of Destiny, where, aboard Appa, she very tenderly grasps Sokka's arm. And, to the delight of Tokka fans everywhere, he doesn't seem to mind one bit.
After arriving and assuming aliases in the Fire Nation, Sokka begins to feel useless due to his lack of bending. So he seeks out a swords master, Master Piandao. Sokka trains with him 24/7, and Katara, Aang, and Toph begin to miss him incredibly. When he returns, Katara and Aang welcome him back with great enthusiasm, pleading he say "something funny." Toph, however, plays hard-to-get. She turns away, and blushing furiously, claims she didn't miss him at all. Sokka sarcastically remarks that she warms his heart. Tokka fans are probably thrilled he chose to use the word "heart".
Katara and Toph begin to butt heads with their radically different bending styles, and soon their feelings escalate into enmity. Sokka is the only one able to soothe Toph and convince her that although Katara is bossy, she is only that way because she cares.
During the comet, Sokka, Toph, and Suki attempt to stop the Air Ships. To do so, they proceed with a dangerous plan: they batter all the other ships with one they themselves stole. During their plan, Sokka and Toph are separated from Suki. The mission becomes increasingly dangerous, and Toph's feet are unable to see aboard the metal ships. Sokka acts as her eyes, never letting go of her hand and guiding her lovingly throughout the whole ordeal. At one point projectiles and other random bits plummet from above, and in defense of a blind Toph, Sokka throws himself protectively over her.
Although Toph and Siokka never really happened, at least it was a one way...unlike Zutara, although we Zutarians can sill hope.
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