Since Avatar: The Last Airbender season 1, episode 7, “Winter Solstice: Part 1” most likely takes place within the month of December and the four-part finale of season 3 when Sozin’s Comet arrives takes place at the end of summer, this means that all three seasons of Avatar: The Last Airbender occur within approximately 10 months.
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Possibly the reason Aang, Katara, and Sokka appear to be much older than they actually are is due to the fact that the entire series takes place just under a full year despite the characters’ extreme personal growth. Sokka’s age and inexperience, however, definitely shows when Zuko invades their community in the episode “The Avatar Returns," since the snow fort Sokka built to protect the village collapses and Sokka himself is defeated by Zuko in a close-combat fight. Due to the patriarchal structure of the Southern Water Tribe, Sokka was the eldest male left within the community and therefore was under a lot of pressure to keep the entire tribe safe during his father’s absence, despite only being 16 years old in season 1. Until Zuko (Dante Basco) joined their group in season 3, Sokka was the oldest character on Team Avatar. Here’s how old Aang, Katara, and Sokka really are.
While such a task may seem like a challenge for any fulfilled hero, it’s even more daunting when considering the three main characters are still in their formative years. Aang must learn to master all four elements of air, earth, fire, and water in order to defeat Fire Lord Ozai (Mark Hamill) and restore balance. However, they must evade a critical foe, Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation, who wants to capture Aang. Missing for a century, Aang awakens to discover that the Fire Nation has been waging a war against the three kingdoms in his absence. Sokka and his sister Kya - later renamed Katara, must travel the world to find masters for Aang, who is the Avatar. Related: Why Legend of Korra Is BETTER Than Avatar: The Last Airbender Avatar: The Last Airbender follows Katara and Sokka, two siblings from the Southern Water Tribe, who find Aang, the last Airbender and current Avatar, frozen in an iceberg. While the animated series originally aired on Nickelodeon between 20, Avatar: The Last Airbender is experiencing a resurgence after the cartoon was added to Netflix’s queue ahead of the Netflix live-action remake, which is currently in development. While Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen), Katara (Mae Whitman), and Sokka (Jack De Sena) may have jointly defeated the Fire Nation by the end of Avatar: The Last Airbender, it’s easy to forget that the trio that started Team Avatar are actually quite young despite their impressive accomplishments. Due to the Hundred Year War, a century long war inspired by the Fire Nation’s desire to reign over the four elemental nations, Aang, Katara, and Sokka are forced to grow up rather quickly within their early teens.