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I think Seven Havens is the perfect time to bring back the Kyoshi Warriors. With advanced technology, the warriors' uniforms can be holograms instead, allowing them to travel in plainclothes as covert supporters of the Avatar. And the uniforms come onto them magical-girl style.
Korra being blamed for the state of the world in Seven Havens is the perfect opportunity to do another “Avatar Day”.
Jae: Avatar Korra did not cause the destruction of our ancestors’ world! And to prove that, I am calling upon a key witness: Avatar Korra herself! C’mon, Pavi, you can do this.
Pavi: *in a gruff voice and Korra’s clothes* Hey, everyone? Avatar Korra here?
Korra: I DID destroy the world! Here’s why—
Imagine if we finally got to see a statue of Katara...and it's in pieces in Seven Havens.
So after K-Pop Demon Hunters, we’re getting J-Pop Ghost Busters, right? And then C-Pop Zombie Slayers? And T-Pop Beast Trappers?
Goes without saying each group has different weaponry—blades for demons, flames for ghosts, guns for zombies, and ropes for beasts.
If I could write a scene in Ne Zha 3, I'd reference this:
For context, this is a retelling of Ne Zha's story, where instead of killing Ao Bing, he chooses to spare him because he's a cute little dragon. Ne Zha brings Ao Bing home as a friend, and places him in a goldfish pond to recover from the injuries he'd sustained during their fight.
The way I'd reference this story would go like this:
The duo fight an enemy who's capable of manipulating the Qiankun hoop. They make it so the hoop forces Ne Zha to return to his child form and also shuts off all his power. This is an underwater battle; Ne Zha was using his fire powers to generate oxygen. Now he's drowning.
Ao Bing quickly transforms into his dragon form and swallows Ne Zha to protect him. As Ao Bing hastily swims upwards, the enemy sends a barrage of attacks, and Ao Bing is unable to dodge the hardest hit.
Upon reaching the shore, Ao Bing coughs up Ne Zha, who can finally say the necessary incantation to undo the hoop and go back to his teenage form. Ao Bing also returns to his human form, badly injured.
The enemy bursts out of the surface. Ne Zha has all six of his arms ready—one pair to wield his spear, another to manipulate his silk, and the last to carry Ao Bing. He jumps onto his fire wheels with intention to get Ao Bing to safety while fending off the enemy. Of course, this form of multitasking is easier said than done, and the enemy manages to close the distance. That's when it's revealed Ao Bing is still conscious, and he touches the enemy, encasing them in ice so they fall straight to the ground.
At last, the duo reach a pond filled with goldfish. Ne Zha lowers Ao Bing into it, as dragons heal faster when submerged in water (source: I made it up).
Alternate direction:
Ne Zha isn't able to get the hoop off and is stuck as a child who's too weak to carry either a large dragon or a human teen, so he pleads for Ao Bing to take on a smaller form. Fortunately, Ao Bing is able to make himself into the size of a snake. Ne Zha quickly gathers him in his arms and runs to safety.
Aang remembers a completely different world than the one he wakes up in.
Korra witnessed her world change over and over.
Pavi has known no other world than the one she was born into.
I hope I'm not the last person to notice this recurring theme in the Black Whale arc—references of romantic and sexual relations in the context of battle and murder.
I thought it was just Hisoka (calling one-against-many battles "orgies", fighting Nen beasts "bestiality", and one-on-one duels "vanilla") but Tser tortures and kills women he's attracted to, Morena grants Nen abilities through kisses, Illumi got an "engagement ring" from Hisoka to kill him, and now Chrollo is using a Nen cellphone to search for his "ideal partner" to defeat Hisoka. Is it because these sort of things take passion or what?
I'm so excited for Jiaozi's Nezha films to define the legend for decades to come, like Nezha Conquers the Dragon King by Shanghai Animation Film Studio (Shangmei).
In the original literature, Nezha literally incited every conflict in his story, and the dragons mainly wanted justice. Shangmei made the dragons evil so Nezha could be the hero, and I'm sure that's why most retellings of Nezha's legend after that have the dragons as villains.
But since Nezha 2, not only has Ao Bing's image done a 180, Oubing fans have managed to dig up Nezha retellings dating from as far back as 1956 that depict him and Ao Bing as friends (and sometimes, even lovers). Pre-Investiture of the Gods folktales of Ao Bing have been rediscovered – and he was a good person in most of them! This means, if anyone is inspired to tell a Nezha story like Jiaozi, there are now so many sources to draw from. And some of those historical retellings and folktales are really good; I can't wait to see how they'll be referenced/reinterpreted in future works. (I've got some ideas myself!😉)
