Avatar: The Last Airbender

 Cast and Crew

• Katara's name was originally Kya in the unaired pilot episode, but was changed before the start of the series proper. However, Kya was used for the name of Katara's and Sokka's mother later in the series.

 General

• 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. Momo is half bat, half lemur.

 Reference

• The movements that Earth Benders use to control the earth are based on the Hung Gar style of Kung Fu.

• The Fire Bender movements are designed after Northern Shaolin Kung Fu.

• The Water Bender movements are designed after Tai Chi.

• Airbending is based on a fighting style called Ba Gua.