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My top ten characters across both series would be something like this:

1) Korra (no, that's not a typo, and I stand by it)
2) Zuko
3, 4) Iroh, Sokka (really hard to decide here)
5) Katara
6, 7) Toph, Aang
8) Zaheer
9) Azula
10) Lin or Tenzin (tough choice here)

Toph's an excellent character, but the one thing weighing her down is that she's already an earthbending goddess by the time she joins the group; so you don't get the wealth of character arc that's a byproduct of slowly mastering her craft, like you get with Katara (this also forced the writers to constantly put Toph into positions where she was nerfed). Her backstory is also a bit too minimal compared to the other top characters; her one brief flashback of learning earthbending from badger moles gives me warm fuzzies every time I watch it, but there's just not enough of moments like this for her.

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