Kuvira

Kuvira, also known as The Great Uniter, is a fictional character in the Nickelodeon animated television series The Legend of Korra, the sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender, created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. She is part of the Avatar: The Last Airbender world. Introduced in a minor capacity in the third season of the series, she becomes the main antagonist of the fourth season, and returns in the Ruins of the Empire comic book trilogy. 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. Kuvira's character has been mostly met with positive reception. Critics note her motives as being understandable, while her actions are given political analogues.

==Appearances== ===The Legend of Korra (2014)=== ====Book 3: Change==== 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. Beifong nurtured her talents and they developed a close relationship, Kuvira picked up Suyin's progressive ideology of modernization and self-fulfillment. Kuvira gradually rose through the ranks of Zaofu's security team and became captain of the city's guard, also being a part of Suyin's dance troupe, and becoming engaged to Suyin's biological son and her own adoptive brother, Baatar Jr. 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. She 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. After being questioned by Aiwei and he being revealed to be in cahoots with Zaheer, Kuvira searched for him under direction from Lin Beifong. After the Red Lotus took the airbenders captive at Northern Air Temple, Kuvira traveled there in an attempt to free them. Being double-crossed into letting Avatar Korra be taken captive by Zaheer in exchange for the airbenders' being freed, Kuvira was attacked by P'Li and saved Korra's father Tonraq, tending to his injuries as well.