With the epic finale of “Book 2: Spirits” still in fans’ minds, a brand-new screenshot has us looking forward to The Legend of Korra season 3.
The long-awaited second season of Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra concluded just a month ago, but fans will already be excited to catch our first glimpse at The Legend of Korra season 3. Last night, co-creator Bryan Konietzko continued his habit of posting screenshots from production on the animated series on his Tumblr blog with the first look at The Legend of Korra season 3.
The new image is one of fan-favorite character Lin Beifong, the chief of Republic City’s metalbending police force, looking just a little bit sweaty. Though Lin was a strong presence in “Book 1: Air,” she was somewhat marginalized in the second season of The Legend of Korra as the story took Korra and her friends to the South Pole and beyond.
The Legend of Korra season 3, Konietzko said, will be different. “As promised, [Book 3] features a lot more Lin Beifong than Book 2,” he writes, “So I thought I’d share a cool screen shot of her.”
The animation featured is the work of the much-lauded Studio Mir, who animated season 1 and the second half of season 2. Studio Mir will reportedly take charge of the animation for all future episodes of The Legend of Korra.
Though it’s impossible to speculate on exactly may be going on in this scene (sweating aside) it’s great to see confirmation that Toph’s daughter will be coming to the forefront again in The Legend of Korra season 3. Lin’s character made a few questionable decisions in the recent season, but hopefully the shrewd Chief with the iron wit will be back in full force in The Legend of Korra season 3.
Though the upcoming season has not yet received a release date, we do know that the third book in Korra’s story will be titled “Change.” “It’s all about Korra dealing with the change of the world in this point in time,” said co-creator Mike DiMartino in a recent interview. “It’s a new era.”