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"I feel for you all. Yous've been through so much. And I'm sure that y'all're tired, frustrated, and angry that your homes and neighborhoods have been destroyed. This is a time of smashing change for all of us in Republic Urban center. Only a wise human being once told me that change can exist good or bad, depending on your signal of view. Then perchance we could all wait at this as a new get-go. I promise to work my hardest to make certain everyone has a identify to alive soon. My hope is that the rebuilt Democracy City will be full of new possibilities for all of usa. Together, we can forge a vivid hereafter, living in balance with our planet, evolving into our best selves, and becoming who we truly want to be!"

— Korra speaking to the people of Republic City.

Turf Wars Part 1 is the commencement installment of the Turf Wars trilogy, released in comic volume stores on July 26, 2017, and in mass market retailers on August 8.^[1] Information technology was available for early purchase at the San Diego Comic Con on July 20.^[2]

1 Overview
2 Synopsis
iii Production notes
- 3.ane Transcript
- 3.2 Series continuity
- 3.three Graphic symbol revelations
- 3.4 Goofs
- 3.5 Trivia
4 References
5 Run across also

Overview

Relishing their newfound feelings for each other, Korra and Asami leave the Spirit World ... but observe nothing in Republic City only political hijinks and human being versus spirit conflict!

A pompous programmer plans to turn the new spirit portal into an entertainment park, potentially severing an already tumultuous connection with the spirits. What's more than, the triads have realigned and are in a roughshod all-out brawl at the city's borders– where hundreds of evacuees accept relocated!

In order to get through it all, Korra and Asami vow to await out for each other– simply first, they've got to go better at beingness a team and a couple!

Synopsis

Korra and Asami Sato enter the Spirit World through the Republic City spirit portal, ending up in a meadow from which they admire the landscape before them. After welcoming Asami to the Spirit Globe, Korra reminds the quondam to remain close to her, given the unpredictability of the realm. Asami asks where they get-go their holiday equally a dragon bird spirit flies toward them. The two begin their vacation and fly on the dragon bird spirit to a field of oversized greenery, before heading to a field of giant toadstools and subsequently to a lagoon.

The rock spirit is mad considering Korra and Asami were climbing him and threw them far away.

Eventually, the two stop before a large stone formation and decide to compete against 1 another in a climbing race to the top. Asami gains the upper paw and teases Korra about her lack of speed, to which the latter remarks that she is merely going easy on her. Suddenly, the outcrop begins to rumble and a giant rock spirit reveals itself, demanding to know who dared to climb upon his body. Korra begins to repent but is interrupted by the spirit, who remarks that information technology should have been obvious that the culprits were "pesky humans". The spirit plucks them off his body by their collars, and Korra, having taken crime to the spirit'south description as "pesky", reveals herself as the Avatar, further displeasing the spirit who claims that the Avatar is even worse than a regular human. Stating that despite remaining conceited over the Avatar's decision to keep the ii polar spirit portals open, the creation of a third portal is unacceptable, and the two realms should have been kept separate. The spirit ignores Korra's remarks that the formation of the third portal was an accident and flings the two away, ordering them to leave his realm forever.

After talking about their feelings, Korra and Asami share a kiss.

In midair, Korra uses airbending to attempt to cushion her and Asami'due south fall, but the two country on the ground roughly despite her efforts. On the ground, Korra asks Asami if she is okay, relieved to see the latter sit upward before Korra laments that the ordeal was a disaster, as she wanted their offset getaway to be perfect simply nearly got them killed instead. Asami dismisses Korra's apology, stating that they take gone through worse situations and that one disgruntled spirit should not ruin their trip, to which Korra agrees. Asami helps her upward, pointing out that they lost all of their supplies and that they should probably exist heading dorsum to the metropolis. Before they head back though, Asami says there is ane more than thing she wants to practice on their vacation, and information technology makes Korra blush, right before they share a kiss and agree that information technology has been a wonderful few days.

On their way back, Korra reminisces of the time Asami took her out to race motorcar driving, saying that she is relieved to have gotten to know someone who could exist just as intense as her. Asami states that the three years that Korra was gone were the longest of her life and that she almost told her most how much she had meant to her in ane of her letters. Korra asks why she did not, causing Asami to express how scared she was that Korra would non feel the same mode and never come back. The two talk about how they constitute out virtually their feelings for one some other, and Korra recalls how Asami took care of her after she was poisoned. She says that she was confused during her recuperation, and that it was not an accident she only wrote to Asami, who replies that she is glad well-nigh that. They are interrupted by the dragon bird spirit that arrives, prompting Asami to ask how it keeps finding them. Co-ordinate to Korra, it can sense where she is, stating that non every spirit hates her.

Equally they mountain the spirit, Asami expresses her wish to stay longer, because they will barely have a moment's rest back in Democracy City. Korra has an thought, and instead of flight back to the city, she instead asks the spirit to wing them to the Tree of Time and so that they tin can visit Korra'southward parents. Asami is hesitant, but Korra assures her that her parents will exist thrilled when they tell them about their relationship.

Disagreeing with Tonraq's advice for extra precaution, Korra storms off with Asami, waving off her male parent's amends.

Every bit expected, Tonraq and Senna are excited to see their girl again, non in the least because they expected their vacation to last longer than information technology did. He asks if the girls are alright, causing Korra to respond that they are fine and Senna invites the girls over to dinner. As they sit down to enjoy dinner, conversation starts out a little stiff, as Korra is still a bit hesitant, before she finally comes out to her parents and tells them nearly her newfound relationship with Asami. Tonraq and Senna are definitely excited and happy for them, simply exercise council caution about telling everyone, with Tonraq saying it is all-time to continue her personal life private. Korra dismisses it, but Senna mentions how not everyone volition be every bit understanding as they are. Tonraq tells her that she should not get alee of herself, proverb sometimes she gets also excited, causing Korra to phone call him narrow-minded. Asami decides that it is probably best for them to leave, which they immediately do. Tonraq yet tried to apologize to his girl, only she waves this off.

On their way to the Southern portal, Korra apologizes to Asami for the way her parents reacted. Asami does not mind and says that she understands their reasoning and explains why she was hesitant about coming together Korra'southward parents. Hearing that, Korra feels bad for having rushed Asami and comes to sympathise what her father has told her earlier but Asami tells her that she feels the same way almost their relationship, telling Korra that what they have is special and rare, and that not everyone will agree with information technology. Both promise to take each other's back before they enter the portal.

Jinora refuses to get off Wonyong Keum'south land, claiming it now belongs to the spirits.

Back in Commonwealth Urban center, the pair notices the commotion and joins the airbenders, who have gathered together to protest around the portal. Upon seeing Korra and Asami, Jinora rushes over to them, informing them about a man showing up and demanding them to leave the portal. Korra asks who he is, every bit said person walks over to them and introduces himself every bit Wonyong Keum. He recognizes Asami and offers her his condolences, which she dismisses frankly. He then moves on to tell them that he plans to turn the expanse around the spirit portal into a tourist attraction, saying that everyone should have the chance to experience the Spirit Earth. Non pleased with his intentions, Asami yells at him that people similar him should non be allowed to be anywhere near the portal before they get interrupted by the dragon eel spirit who threatens Wonyong, calling him "another human who refuses to respect the sacred." He claims that a "piece of paper" does non give him the right to ravage and plunder the Spirit Earth.

The spirit asks Korra to shut the portal, insisting that the portal was never meant to be and that humans will simply exploit it, after which Korra asks why the spirits were all of a sudden interested in human conflicts. The spirit tells her that now there is a portal to the Spirit Earth in the center of a metropolis, the spirits must exist protected. Korra understands, telling the spirit that everybody wants to keep the spirits safe but that the new spiritual energy will take a harmonious effect on the citizens of Democracy City. The spirit concedes somewhen, merely also tells her that while he can not force her to shut the portals, she is going to be held responsible for keeping the portal safe before leaving. Asami tells Korra that she will non take to protect it alone, and the airbenders support her. Still angry about them for trespassing, Wonyong shouts at the group to leave, making Korra get into the Avatar Country and scare him and his construction workers away.

The Creeping Crystal Triad confront the Triple Threat Triad in a battle for territory.

Some time later on that night, ii opposing groups can be seen fighting against each other, one of them beingness the Triple Threat Triad. The opposing group, the Creeping Crystal Triad, manages to outnumber them and gain the upper hand. Unknown to them, a human is watching the fight in underground, looking down from a ladder of a building. Two Toed Ping, who tries to hold his ground along with the other Triple Threats, addresses him, suggesting to retreat, but he dismisses the idea quickly, earlier jumping downwards and coming out of his hiding spot. He smoothly deflects the attacks but is caught off-guard by a boulder which sends him on the ground.

However, he apace manages to recover and is confronted by three opponents. Their leader, Jargala Omo, addresses him by his name and tells him that the Triple Threats better dorsum down. The unknown, whose name is revealed to be Tokuga, refuses and dodges their attacks before he chi-blocks them. When he is almost to strike again, the sound of sirens interrupts him, making him look up to see a police motorcar driving toward them, as well as an airship heading for them, from which Lin and her metalbenders jump down. Tokuga and Jargala order their respective triads to leave and the triads escape the scene. Lin catches a fleeing Viper while Bolin and Mako manage to become hold of Two Toed Ping, escorting him to the law car where he greets a boyfriend named Mushi.

Past telling Ii Toed Ping Mushi told Mako that he is the mastermind behind everything, Lin is able to play a joke on him into revealing Tokuga's name.

On the mode to the police's headquarters, Two Toed Ping makes minor talk with Mako and Bolin during which the latter tells about his new job on the Triad Task Force every bit Mako's partner. Later, Ping is being questioned by Lin who asks about the proper noun of the new leader of the Triple Threats. Mako enters the room, disarming Lin to trick Ping into telling them the truth by lying and saying that Ping's partner told him that he was the gang'due south leader, which works. Non happy with his slip-upwards and knowing that he is a dead man either style, Ping explains how the triads' turf got destroyed along with downtown. He further tells them almost how Tokuga took advantage of the chaos and defeated Viper, thus becoming the new caput of the Triple Threats, and how he went on to recruit new members of other triads. Figuring out his program of taking over the turf of the Creeping Crystal Triad, Lin announces that Tokuga would now exist their height priority.

The next forenoon, Zhu Li announces to the volunteers their next plan in aiding the evacuees at the evacuation military camp, with some members of the Air Nation and Kya attending. Mid-speech, Korra and Asami enter the tent and are being greeted warmly by everyone. Tenzin tells them about the current condition and explains how it is thanks to Zhu Li's leadership that things are going well before he goes on well-nigh Raiko'southward involvement, noting that he is preoccupied with his reelection as his popularity has dropped drastically after he surrendered the city to Kuvira a few days prior. Korra and Asami offer their assistance and Kya suggests that an appearance of Korra as the Avatar would elevator the spirits of the evacuees. Korra agrees to the idea, asking Asami if she wants to join her, however the latter declines, saying she would rather talk with Zhu Li about some practicalities. Taking offense at this, Korra retorts which results in a minor argument betwixt the two. The moment gets interrupted, however, by Tenzin who urges Korra on to run into the crowd and offers to bring together her, as Asami regretfully looks away with Kya in the back glancing at her pitifully.

Korra holds an inspiring spoken communication to the evacuees and talks about a vivid future.

As Korra and Tenzin are walking through the camp, before long a huge crowd of evacuees quickly surrounds Korra and she apologizes for everything, offering them her service. Several evacuees brand requests, making her nervous under the pressure. Tenzin joins her side and suggests they head back, withal Korra has an thought and earthbends a podium, holding an inspiring oral communication and promising the evacuees to make things up, upon which the crowd thanks. Tenzin and Korra return to the tent where Asami has started to piece of work on plans for new housing developments. Curious most what she has in mind, Korra joins her while Tenzin and Kya sentinel the two, stating that they make a skillful team. Korra suggests showing the plans to Raiko in guild to get coin from the metropolis to realize the housing plans.

At President Raiko'southward campaign headquarters, he is discussing with a campagn manager about a poster. Information technology depicts him taking down Kuvira'due south regime. He states that is is misleading, as Kuvira was defeated by the Avatar. The manager claims that people currently think that he is a coward who abased the metropolis in its fourth dimension of need and that they need to project an paradigm of strength and fearlessness. Korra, Asami and Zhu Li and then arrive at his entrada headquarters to ask him for funding for a housing project for the evacuees, only Raiko turns them down, telling them that the metropolis is broke. Zhu Li and Asami offering coin from Varrick Industries and Future Industries respectively to outset the projection. Raiko's entrada manager, Wenyan, interferes and convinces Raiko to assistance past explaining that this would help his approval ratings. Convinced, the president agrees to assist with the project, assuring them that he will observe the necessary funds. As they are leaving, Korra addresses the discipline of the spirit portal, suggesting they buy the land from Wonyong Keum and plow it into a spirit sanctuary with public parks. Raiko rejects the idea, however, reiterating that the city is broke, and orders them to leave, angering Korra. Before the situation can escalate, Asami leads the Avatar out of the room, saying that they will find another way to protect the portal.

Kya tells Korra and Asami almost her own "coming out" experience and each nation's view on same-gender relationships, noting that the Air Nomads were the most accepting out of all.

Back at Air Temple Island, Korra and Asami are enjoying the sunset. Kya joins them and compliments them for making a good couple, surprising them. When Asami asks her about how she knows, Kya admits that she had suspected as much since Tenzin had told her they went on a vacation together and mentions her get-go getaway with her first girlfriend. The 2 are surprised, causing Kya to state that she "doesn't exactly announce information technology to everyone [she] meet". Asking if they have told anyone else about their relationship, Asami answers that Korra'southward parents are very understanding near their human relationship, though Korra adds that they were overly worried almost what other people might say almost it. Unsurprised, Kya tells them that it is H2o Tribe tradition to keep personal things private and when asked by Korra how her male parent, Aang, reacted, Kya states that he was "nothing merely supportive". She moves on to further explain each nation'due south views on same-gender relationships. She states that her father grew up in the air temples, where men and women did non hide who they loved. The Air Nomads were accepting of differences and embraced anybody, no matter their orientation. In the Fire Nation, for nearly its history, they were tolerant. Merely when Burn Lord Sozin took power, he decreed that aforementioned-sex relationships were criminal. Korra states that he was the worst. In the Earth Kingdom, even Avatar Kyoshi, who loved men and women, was unable to consequence any kind of existent progress. This is because the Earth Kingdom has been the slowest to accept change and the about militaristically repressive. Down-hearted, Korra expresses her fearfulness of non finding acceptance, musing that her parents may have been right afterwards all, though Asami retorts that things take inverse and people are more accepting, at least in Republic Urban center. Kya advises them that ultimately, the story is theres to tell and they will know when the fourth dimension is right to share the news. The conversation gets interrupted by Mako and Bolin, who join them. Kya leaves the group, telling the couple that she is at that place for them if they ever want to talk. Reunited, the four friends catch up on each other's lives. Korra congratulates Bolin, who had joined the police force and told her most his first arrest. Bolin asks Korra take her and Asami'southward vacation went, prompting an bad-mannered response from the two. The couple quietly debates whether or not they should share their news, every bit Mako notes the ii are acting weird and Bolin wants to know the gossip. Merely when they want to reveal their relationship to the brothers, Jinora's spiritual projection appears and informs them near the Triple Threats attacking the airbenders at the spirit portal.

The team makes their way to the spirit portal where Jinora and the airbenders are fighting against members of the Triple Threats. While Korra, Asami and Bolin help the airbenders, Mako charges at Tokuga, who quickly subdues him due to his injury. Bolin comes to his brother's aid, rendering Tokuga harmless by slicing his hook swords with lavabending. Before he can arrest him, however, Tokuga uses smoke grenades to obscure his escape.

Consumed by vengeance, the dragon eel spirit flies through Tokuga, consequently disfiguring him.

The fight around the spirit portal intensifies when several spirits, led by the dragon eel spirit, emerge from the portal and showtime attacking the triad members. Outmatched, the triad members cower in fear while Korra tries to persuade the dragon eel spirit to call the spirits off. The spirit refuses, noting that she has failed to keep the spirit portal safe. Korra explains that attacking humans volition but instill more fright and worsen the conflict betwixt spirits and humans, though her reasoning falls on ears. While turning dark, beingness consumed by vengeance, the dragon eel spirit states that since it were the humans who started the conflict, ane of them must suffer the consequences, and it promptly launches at Tokuga, who has been watching them from a altitude. Flying after the spirit, Korra pleads for it to finish its attack, though she abandons her quest when she sees Asami getting overwhelmed by triad members. Leaving the spirit, she flies downwards and saves Asami. Tokuga attacks the dragon eel spirit, but his weapons are useless against the spirit. Enraged, the spirit flies through him, consequently disfiguring him. The triads retreat and the spirits return to the Spirit World.

Regaining consciousness, Asami wakes upwardly in Korra's arms and the 2 kiss passionately. The others join them, and Korra and Asami ostend their newfound relationship, much to everyone's happiness, although the news took Mako off baby-sit. Bolin and Opal are excited, hoping to go on a double appointment. Mako is shocked, needing a moment to process it. Moving abroad from the topic, Bolin asks about the triad's assail, wondering why they attacked the portal instead of trying to take over the turf of the Creeping Crystal Triad. Korra answers that someone probably hired them to intimidate the airbenders into leaving, stating to have an thought who could have sent them.

Breaking into Keum Enterprises' headquarters, a furious Tokuga attacks Wonyong.

Wonyong is sitting at his desk as one of his assistant is knocked to the ground by fire, having been attempting to stop the intruders. Wonyong demands to know who dares. It is and so that a now-disfigured Tokuga and his coiffure interruption in. He tells him that the Avatar shown upwards the to portal. Scared, Wonyong asks that happened to him. A furious Tokuga tells him that the Avatar summoned a agglomeration of spirits and ordered ane of them to attach him. He slams Wonyong against a wall, angrily stating that condign a "freak" was not part of the bargain. Wonyong offers to pay him more than money, double. Equally Wonyong is having problem breathing, Tokuga claims that he is not getting off that hands. He is at present taking control of Keum Enterprises an all of its assets. He states that they all work for him now.

Production notes

Transcript

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Series continuity

This story begins immediately after the last episode of The Legend of Korra, "The Final Stand".
When Korra warns Asami well-nigh the Spirit Globe, she tells her that the ground might spontaneously drib out, which happened to her and Jinora in "A New Spiritual Age".
The dragon bird spirit that Korra befriended in "A New Spiritual Age" takes Korra and Asami to various locations during their trip.
Korra and Asami visit a field with oversized green foliage that Korra too visited with Jinora in "The Guide" and with Zaheer in "Beyond the Wilds".
When nigh to leave the Spirit Globe, Korra recalls the time Asami took her race car driving in "The Aftermath".
Korra recalls her mercury poisoning, which happened in "Venom of the Carmine Lotus", and the letter she wrote to Asami, which happened in "Korra Alone".
The rock spirit references Korra'due south decision to keep the two polar spirit portals open in "Lite in the Dark" and her subsequent creation of a 3rd spirit portal in "The Last Stand up".
Korra mentions having asked the spirits for help in the battle against Kuvira, which she did in "Functioning Beifong".
Mako has the spiky hairstyle he sported throughout the first three books of The Legend of Korra, which was last seen in "Venom of the Ruddy Lotus".
Mako'south left arm is nonetheless in bandages due to the wounds sustained during the attack on the colossus in "Solar day of the Colossus".
Raiko's popularity dropped due to his give up of Republic Urban center to Kuvira in "Kuvira's Gambit."
During her spoken communication to the evacuees, Korra tells them that "alter can exist adept or bad, depending on your bespeak of view", which is the same advice Tenzin gave her in "A Jiff of Fresh Air".

Character revelations

Bolin has joined the constabulary and is working alongside Mako.
Kya has had girlfriends.
Fire Lord Sozin fabricated same-sex relationships illegal when he took the throne.
Avatar Kyoshi was bisexual.
Viper has been deposed past Tokuga as the Triple Threat Triad's new leader.
Asami and Wonyong Keum know each other due to the latter having washed business with Hiroshi Sato viii years prior.

Goofs

When Korra stepped through the spirit portal in "The Last Stand", her backpack is green, but when she emerged from the portal in the graphic novel, information technology is greyish-brown.
Korra'south belt buckle continuously changes throughout the graphic novel.
Despite Ikki having grown her hair out in Book Four: Balance and possessing this longer mode in Turf Wars Part Two, her hair length reverts to the shorter style she had in the first three books of the series.
Korra asked Asami if she remembers "when we first met, and you took me racecar driving", though Korra first met Asami at the gala Tarrlok had thrown in her laurels.
The color of the wingsuits' cuffs keeps changing from gray to yellow in the last few panels in the graphic novel.
Bolin and Mako's police officer gloves appear and disappear from one moment to another.
On page xix, Asami's thumb has Korra's skintone in the eye-right panel.
On page 23, the buttons on the left side of Wonyong'south attire have vanished; they reappear on the post-obit page.
On pages 27 and 74, Jinora is missing her glove and her hand tattoo.
On page 39, Pema's optics are brown instead of green.
On page 42, Asami is suddenly wearing a green earring in her left ear, which she does non wear for the rest of the graphic novel.
On page 55, Kya's necklace disappeared in 1 console.
On page 63, the seal of the United Republic of Nations is missing from Bolin's uniform.
On page 66, Asami is fighting a firebender in the upper panel but is nowhere to be seen in the center console when the firebender and the other triad members run abroad.

Trivia

The creation of the spirit portal in Republic Metropolis disrupted radio frequencies from working properly.
This is the beginning time in the run of either series that social views on aforementioned-sex couples are mentioned and explored.
Tokuga is the first known fellow member of a angle triad to utilize chi-blocking, as well as the but human during Korra's fourth dimension known to have been disfigured by a spirit.
The manner the evacuees environment Korra and ask her superfluous questions is similar to how villagers approached Sokka, believing him to exist the Avatar, and asked him for advice.^[3]
On folio 46, you can see the characters Kakashi, Sasuke, and Sakura from Naruto and Sailor Moon from Sailor Moon on the left front.^[four]
Jinora fights a Triple Threat Triad firebender whose blueprint is based on Irene Koh's boyfriend.^[4]
On April 6, 2020, Dark Horse Comics conducted a live reading of Turf Wars Part One on Twitch, with Janet Varney and Seychelle Gabriel voicing their respective characters.^[5] A second alive reading, with Varney and Gabriel joined by young man Korra voice actors P. J. Byrne, David Faustino, and Mindy Sterling, is due to take place on May 27.^[6]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 New on-sale appointment. Nighttime Horse Comics on Twitter. Retrieved on July 11, 2017.
↑ Turf Wars Part One San Diego Comic Con. Facebook (July 22, 2017). Retrieved on July 22, 2017.
↑ Hamilton, Joshua (author), Ridge, Justin (artist), Sno Cone Studios (colorist), Comicraft (letterer). "Sokka the Avatar" (September 9, 2006), Nick Mag Presents: Avatar: The Concluding Airbender.
↑ ^iv.0 ^4.ane Koh, Irene (May 2017). Cross-over characters. Koh on her official profile on ask.fm. Retrieved on October 1, 2017.
↑ Dark Equus caballus Comics (April 6, 2020). The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Live Reading. Twitch.com. Retrieved on April half dozen, 2020.
↑ Night Horse Comics (May 25, 2020). The Fable of Korra: Turf Wars second live reading. Twitter. Retrieved on May 25, 2020.

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