Kuvira, known as The Great Uniter, is a fictional character in the Nickelodeon animated television series The Legend of Korra, a sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender, created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.
22 Facts About Kuvira
1.
2.
Kuvira was created with similar characteristics to the portrayal of protagonist Korra in prior seasons to highlight the changes she had made over the course of the series.
3.
Kuvira was abandoned by her birth parents and taken in by Suyin Beifong when she was eight years old, raised as a daughter but kept apart from Beifong's own biological children.
4.
Beifong nurtured her talents and they developed a close relationship, Kuvira picked up Suyin's progressive ideology of modernization and self-fulfillment.
5.
Kuvira gradually rose through the ranks of Zaofu's security team and became captain of the city's guard, being a part of Suyin's dance troupe, and becoming engaged to Suyin's biological son and her own adoptive brother, Baatar Jr.
6.
Kuvira makes sporadic appearances throughout the third season of the series, although she is never referred to by name until the season's penultimate episode.
7.
Kuvira attacked Zaheer while he was attempting to kidnap Korra, being joined by other members of the Metal Clan in trapping him and his associates before they left Korra and escaped, Kuvira afterward unsuccessfully searching the city for them.
8.
Kuvira later seizes power for herself, on the basis that the Earth Kingdom's monarchy led to the previous decline of the Earth Kingdom, and has the nation rechristened as the Earth Empire.
9.
Kuvira refuses, asking why she should treat Zaofu any different than her other states, and instead persuades Korra to try and convince Suyin to surrender, pointing out that both women have had to make unpopular decisions in the past.
10.
Kuvira tries to have her army capture the trio, but they are foiled by the appearance of Meelo and Ikki, Jinora's siblings.
11.
Korra and the airbenders escape, while Kuvira takes control of Zaofu, imprisoning the rest of the Beifong family when they refuse to kneel before her.
12.
Kuvira has her army start harvesting the spirit vines in the Foggy Swamp, with Baatar Jr.
13.
When Kuvira asks why Korra saved her life after everything that happened, the Avatar explains that she sees a lot of herself in Kuvira; both are fierce and determined to succeed, and sometimes don't think about the consequences of their actions.
14.
Kuvira meets with Guan and tricks him into taking her to his brainwashing laboratory, where she attempts to brainwash him into giving up his plans.
15.
Kuvira is attacked by the still brainwashed Mako and Bolin before she can do so, but Korra and her allies come to her rescue, allowing her to defeat Guan and cure his victims of their brainwashing.
16.
Kuvira is voiced by Zelda Williams, who according to Konietzko, was shown a picture of the character when auditioning for the role and found herself to be similar in physical appearance to Kuvira.
17.
Kuvira is proficient in metalbending, capable of subduing numerous opponents by metal strips to cover their eyes and bind their limbs.
18.
Kuvira's metalbending extends to using it to make weapons such as knives, blades and whips from metal and sense when other individuals are performing metalbending in her vicinity.
19.
Kuvira's rise to power and subsequent ruling over the Earth Kingdom has been compared by commentators to fascism.
20.
Reviewers have consistently spoken of how despite being an antagonist, Kuvira was understandable in her rationale behind her actions.
21.
Michael Mammaro wrote that while Kuvira was "a force to be reckoned with", he could not see her defeating Korra since the Avatar had just become empowered again.
22.
Matt Patches admitted to having first considered Kuvira a sociopath who was "lost in a cloud of ideology", but Patches believed following her fight with Korra that she was "a little more cognizant" in regard to her own valor.