Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-25396609-20191102162031/@comment-24018437-20191120073746

Exactly. A lot of fictional universes, while not bound to reality, do have a lot of things in common with the real world.

Just look at The Legend of Korra. Republic City is based on American cities like New York in the 30’s or 40’s, the bending styles all reflect real-world martial art styles and each main antagonist represents an extreme ideology that can also be found in real life, those being Communism, theocracy, anarchism and facism.

A lot of fictional universes take elements from the real world, and thus come across as more realistic and alive.