Katara (Avatar: The Last Airbender) - Creation and Conception

Creation and Conception

According to the un-aired pilot episode, Katara’s name was originally 'Kya', which was later used for her deceased mother instead. In “Tales of Ba Sing Se”, Katara’s name was written as 卡 塔 拉. Kǎ (卡) means to check, block, or card; Tǎ (塔) means pagoda; and Lā (拉) means to pull. The character 'Lā' appears in the first season's finale, while the character 'Kǎ' also appears in Sokka's name.

In the commentary of the unaired pilot episode, co creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino state that Katara's "hair loopies" were intended to hang downward, but were thought too hard to animate and looped backward instead.

Katara also is the owner of her grandmother's betrothal necklace, a navy blue choker bearing a blue pendant marked with the Water Tribe's symbol.

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