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Desweiteren war er ein… The two entered a brief battle that resulted in Korra being defeated. His belief in the Avatar's failed duty, coupled with his own spiritual affinity, led him to fuse with Vaatu and take on the role of the Avatar himself, showing willingness to use any means to achieve his goals. The Dark Avatar aimed to reunite the physical and spiritual realms as well as usher in a new world order of ten thousand years of darkness, but was defeated and killed by Korra, as an astral projection, during the Harmonic Convergence of 171 AG. She was able to capture the Southerners and rescue her uncle. The two desperately defended the portal from Unalaq's vicious attacks. Mako and Bolin managed to recover and re-entered the Spirit World and, seeing Korra on the ground, attempted to help but were stopped and locked in ice by Desna and Eska. This setback allowed the Dark Avatar to subdue Korra with a dark variation of Unlike the Avatar, the Dark Avatar did not have the ability to bend all four Despite this limitation, the Dark Avatar's bending potential could still be significantly augmented by a variation of the UnaVaatu was capable of projecting energy beams, using tentacle-like appendages, as well as powerful waterbending.After vanquishing Raava, the Dark Avatar underwent a physical transformation, becoming significantly larger in size, with powers and attributes present from both Unalaq and Vaatu. He hoped to change the course the Southern Water Tribe was taking, and as such, put a stop to the attacks of the spirits. He encouraged her to have faith in herself as he had confidence in her, and to let her past lives guide her through the dark. His prediction was soon proven right, as Team Avatar led an assault on the encampment, but everyone, excluding Unalaq returned to the Spirit World, where he awaited Harmonic Convergence. As we remember from Book 2 Chapter 10, what would have happened if Unalaq had crushed Jinora's soul?
This extended to betraying his comrades in the Red Lotus, his brother, and his niece, and even endangering his children. He was a firm believer in the traditions of the Beneath Unalaq's well-intended and benevolent demeanor was a sociopathic, treacherous, and remorseless person who forsook compassion in order to realize his goals. This process created the Dark Avatar, who promptly began to battle Avatar Korra for the fate of the world. After the twins replied that they had Korra within their grasp, but lost her after she was attacked by a dark spirit, concluding her to have died, Unalaq chastised them for failing in their mission, despite Desna's claim that the dark spirits were out of control.Later, as Unalaq's frustration continued to grow, he lashed out at his children for failing him, stating that it had been his mistake to trust them in the first place.
The two permanently fused, becoming the first Dark Avatar. A particularly spiritual man, he briefly served as Korra's spiritual mentor until her discovery of his involvement in her father's banishment, at which point he was absolved as her teacher and shunned. As night fell, Korra returned to the palace to discover Unalaq being kidnapped by a group of Southerners. Yet again, everyone's efforts proved to be futile save for Unalaq's, who saved Korra from being devoured by an angry spirit with his spiritbending. Unalaq stated that he anticipated that that Korra would come and attempt to close the portal. After his niece had opened the remaining portal, Unalaq attacked her with waterbending. Jinora was already in the spirit wo... Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Growing up, he dedicated his life to studying the spirits and their ways.A younger Unalaq watched as his brother chased the As leader of the Water Tribe, Unalaq gained territorial control over the closed spirit portals, which put him in a unique position to secure the entrances and carry out his eventual goal of releasing Vaatu and fusing with him to become a Dark Avatar and lead humans and spirits alike into a new era. However, Team Avatar managed to escape and followed him into the Spirit World.
As Korra reappeared after having opened the portal, Unalaq congratulated her upon having taken the first step to restore balance to the South, as well as the whole world.
Unalaq was able to make use of his great knowledge of the Spirit World to gain an advantage over his foes. Harmonic Convergence began and the spiritual energies enabled Vaatu to break free of his prison.After Mako and Bolin exited the Spirit World, Unalaq began attacking the two with ice shards so he could get through. Korra later visited Unalaq, explaining that many Southerners were opposed to the occupation and threatening civil war. He was the younger brother of Tonraq, husband of Malina, with whom he fathered Desna and Eska, and uncle of Avatar Korra. Because of this merger, Unalaq became significantly more powerful, being able to use his own version of the Avatar State, with orange-glowing eyes instead of white. Unalaq war der König bzw. Unalaq lamented that if that were to happen, the other nations would have to pick a side while the dark spirits fed off the energy of the conflict, resulting in a war between man and spirit.
He personally engaged Tonraq, ultimately defeating and capturing his brother.Desna and Eska later met their father at the encampment surrounding the Southern portal, asking the reason for their continued occupation. Having defeated Raava, Vaatu's spirit strengthened and the Dark Avatar grew significantly in size.After declaring the era of the Avatar to be over, the Dark Avatar used the Shortly after, a large astral projection of Korra arrived and began to battle the Dark Avatar. A pleased Unalaq gazed upon the reappearance of the Upon reaching the frozen spirit forest in the heart of the South Pole, Unalaq instructed Korra to venture in alone and unlock the portal.
That night, a dark spirit attacked the area where Korra and several of her friends were sleeping. Although his children left him, Unalaq did not give up and tried drilling through the spiritual barrier, although without success. He was the younger brother of Tonraq, husband of Malina, with whom he fathered Desna and Eska, and uncle of Avatar Korra. Dark Avatar is the term used in the show, and also it works not because of the "evil" aspect, but because Vaatu is the darkness spir... Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.