Irrespective of how previous Avatar: The Final Airbender followers are, and irrespective of how way back the TV present ended, ‘ships are always up for debate. Not even Sozin’s Comet may quell discussions about who Aang ought to have married or whether or not Zuko actually received Katara’s coronary heart. Aang’s elusive voice actor Zach Tyler Eisen weighed in on the subject along with his personal ideas on the characters’ love lives.
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ actor ships Kataang
Aang himself confirmed as much as chat with Janet Varney and Dante Basco on the Avatar: Braving the Elements podcast. It was a uncommon deal with for ATLA followers as Eisen stays behind the scenes, however he liked talking in regards to the sequence and its creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino.
Towards the top of the dialog, Eisen answered the age-old query the primary ship within the present. Is he Crew Zutara or Crew Kataang? With out hesitation, he stated Kataang.
“I’m gonna give the answer that everyone wants to hear — that I just can’t not say Kataang. It’s Kataang!” Eisen stated. “Everyone was waiting for it the entire series. It happened. What else is there?” He added that he likes Zuko and Mai, and admitted that he acquired a crash course in what transport meant when the forged had their final reunion.
With that in thoughts, he didn’t take care of Basco’s marketing campaign for Zutara. “You know, we don’t talk about that in these parts. This is a Zutara-free zone. It’s all in your head, Buddy,” Eisen joked. Nevertheless, he’s completely down for any of Sokka’s ships, and name-checked Yue and Suki.
Eisen additionally has favourite ‘ATLA’ episodes
As a result of he was a toddler when engaged on Avatar: The Final Airbender, Eisen has totally different reminiscences of the storylines and episodes. He stated most are tied to season 1, and he has a selected fondness for King Bumi.
Followers might recall the earth-bending king of Omashu who was as soon as Aang’s childhood good friend. He acknowledged Aang 100 years later because the avatar and held Sokka and Katara captive to be able to preserve Aang round. He put the avatar by three trials and a riddle. After Crew Avatar left Omashu, they finally wound up saving the “mad genius” king.
“That’s kind of where I started to feel like I was hitting my stride as an actor. I started to understand the character. It was just a very fun episode,” stated Eisen. There are others he holds in excessive regard, together with “Zuko Alone,” the much-loved “Tales of Ba Sing Se,” and the components with Guru Pathik.
What’s Eisen thus far?
ATLA led to 2008, and Eisen determined to maneuver on from performing and get behind the digicam. Nowadays, he nonetheless works within the leisure business however behind the scenes. He studied tv and movie in faculty, and informed Basco and Varney that he’s “a camera guy” now and loves his work.
Engaged on the Nickelodeon sequence helped immediate Eisen’s curiosity, and he has expertise in varied ranges of manufacturing, together with sound and visuals. Followers can watch Avatar: The Final Airbender and The Legend of Korra on Netflix.