Avatar: The Last Airbender producer dubs Aang’s final form “Koizilla”

Aang’s Avatar form in the final episode of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender has earned a new nickname from the producers – “Koizilla.”

It’s all about the Aang gang in Avatar: The Last Airbender, with our protagonist turning from a worried little boy into an all-powerful Avatar.

Though the threat of Sozin’s Comet has been removed in the live-action series, Aang has a very clear mission – master the four elements in the hope of bringing peace to all four nations, something that the Fire Nation is actively looking to destroy.

Through an epic action sequence in the final episode – now on Netflix – Aang unleashes an incredible Avatar form that the show’s producers have given a fitting nickname.

Avatar: The Last Airbender producer dubs Aang’s final form “Koizilla”

Executive producer behind Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, Jabbar Raisani, has officially dubbed Aang’s final Avatar form in Episode 8 as “Koizilla.”

While protecting the Northern Water Tribe from the Fire Nation, Aang descends into the water to manifest his Avatar powers, emerging as what can only be described as half-fish, half-monster, towering above both the people and the buildings in the tribe.

“I think there’s one we can finally talk about because the [final] trailer came out yesterday,” Raisani explained to Dexerto about scenes he’s particularly excited for fans to see in live-action. “The ‘Koizilla’ sequence is really cool and was so fun to do. We haven’t been able to say that word yet.”

Raisani and VFX supervisor Marion Spates also explained how the team created its intricate and detailed depiction of Aang’s world.

“First off, we start with real-world photography, from environments to creatures,” Spates stated. “Obviously, we want to adapt this anime, we want it to be grounded and feel like something physically that can happen in today’s world, including all the bending. How do you make all the bending feel grounded? We look at real-world references, different types of flame throwers. Water is tricky because you can’t find waterbending, so we tried basing it on water in slow-motion, or in space.”

“Most importantly, we were always going back to the animated series and really making sure that we captured as many of those moments as possible. So the people who love the show know that we’re paying attention, and we really wanted to have those little nuances in areas that they will see as they watch,” Spates continued.

All episodes of Aang’s journey are now available to stream on Netflix.