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Something a little different but with some "Raatu".

So I illustrated Raava and Vaatu with colors true to the Yin and Yang philosophy, along with the idea that when these spirits came to be, they were never enemies. Raava was once a dark spirit and Vaatu a light spirit. In fact, they lived harmoniously (think Tui and La but much bigger and more powerful) and Harmonic Convergence was never a battle, it was what exactly the words mean, to "Harmoniously Coverge" or become one (The part where Wan and Raava create Avatar Spirit got that right). Harmonic Convergence was just a cosmic event where they rejuvenated their roles and began anew. But when Vaatu breaks the barriers between the two worlds, it changed him for the worst, basically "lobotomizing" him. He grew power hungry and started to (literally) grow dark. This affected both him and Raava, altering their appearances, giving each one 2 yin colors and 2 yang colors, making them even more out of balance. Raava tries to calm Vaatu and keep him under control but struggles to appease her counterpart. She begins to miss what he once was, he was never evil, when he broke the barriers, it corrupted him, he lost sight of what his true purpose was and wanted control, viewing Harmonic Convergence as what it is now, an opportunity to destroy what really can't be destroyed anyway and have the power he craved. So Raava accepts her role as the light and order spirit and constantly tried to control Vaatu, aware of what he's capable of. I kindof think at one point she "lost" to Vaatu and re-emerging from him affected her perspective of her role as well, but deep down inside, she remembers what he once was. They lose touch with eachother and who they truly are...which would have made an interesting parallel for Korra. Fast forward some thousand years later, she tries to restrain him and Wan intervenes. This theory was created by , I just find it fascinating.

Also remember when Unalaq says "there are no evil spirits" just those that have become corrupted and need to be purified? Yeah it foreshadows the finale but it also makes sense with this theory...

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Something a little different but with some "Raatu".

So I illustrated Raava and Vaatu with colors true to the Yin and Yang philosophy, along with the idea that when these spirits came to be, they were never enemies. Raava was once a dark spirit and Vaatu a light spirit. In fact, they lived harmoniously (think Tui and La but much bigger and more powerful) and Harmonic Convergence was never a battle, it was what exactly the words mean, to "Harmoniously Coverge" or become one (The part where Wan and Raava create Avatar Spirit got that right). Harmonic Convergence was just a cosmic event where they rejuvenated their roles and began anew. But when Vaatu breaks the barriers between the two worlds, it changed him for the worst, basically "lobotomizing" him. He grew power hungry and started to (literally) grow dark. This affected both him and Raava, altering their appearances, giving each one 2 yin colors and 2 yang colors, making them even more out of balance. Raava tries to calm Vaatu and keep him under control but struggles to appease her counterpart. She begins to miss what he once was, he was never evil, when he broke the barriers, it corrupted him, he lost sight of what his true purpose was and wanted control, viewing Harmonic Convergence as what it is now, an opportunity to destroy what really can't be destroyed anyway and have the power he craved. So Raava accepts her role as the light and order spirit and constantly tried to control Vaatu, aware of what he's capable of. I kindof think at one point she "lost" to Vaatu and re-emerging from him affected her perspective of her role as well, but deep down inside, she remembers what he once was. They lose touch with eachother and who they truly are...which would have made an interesting parallel for Korra. Fast forward some thousand years later, she tries to restrain him and Wan intervenes. This theory was created by , I just find it fascinating.

Also remember when Unalaq says "there are no evil spirits" just those that have become corrupted and need to be purified? Yeah it foreshadows the finale but it also makes sense with this theory...