Zutara Tribute

Did you know that in the original pilot episode.....

• Katara's name was actually Kiya?
• Fire Nation uniforms had horns for shoulder spikes?
• Zuko had a pet hawk?
• Mitchel Muso did Aang's voice?
• The serpent that shows up in The Serpent's Pass actually gets killed?

• The designs of Aang, the airbenders and the fights of the characters are based in the ShaoLin monks
  
  
• The movements that Earth Benders use to control the earth are based off of the Hungar Kung Fu martial art.
  
  
• The Fire Bender movements are designed after Northern Shaolin Kung Fu.
  
  

• The Water Bender movements are designed after Tai Chi.
  
  
• The four Chinese characters above the title translate to, "The Divine Medium who had descended upon the Mortal World."
  
  
• Almost all of the animals in the show are a combination of two animals. Appa is half bison, half manatee. Mumu is half bat, half lemur.