Sunday 15 March 2015

Avatar: the Legend of Korra

Main Characters

Korra

 Korra is the current incarnation of the Avatar and immediate successor of Avatar Aang. Born and raised in the Southern Water Tribe, where she mastered waterbending, earthbending, and firebending, she later relocated to Republic City to attain a similar proficiency with airbending under the tutelage and guidance of Tenzin as well as overcome her aversion to the spiritual aspects of the bending arts. With the assistance of Aang's spirit, Korra gained the ability to energybend and after connecting with her past lives, she gained the capacity to enter the Avatar State at her will, marking her transition into a fully realized Avatar. Following the events of the Harmonic Convergence, she lost the capability to access her past lives.

Tonraq

Tonraq is a powerful waterbending master and the current chief of the Southern Water Tribe. Born as heir to the Chief of both Water Tribes, he is the older brother of Unalaq. Growing up in the Northern Water Tribe, Tonraq served as the Northern military's general in his youth, though was banished and disinherited following the destruction of a sacred spiritual forest at his hands. He moved to the Southern Water Tribe, where he became the tribe's unofficial leader and married Senna, with whom he has one daughter, Korra. For many years, Tonraq lived in peace with his family, but when the tensions between the Northern and Southern Tribe escalated into open civil war, he discovered Unalaq's secret scheme that had caused his banishment. After this revelation, he took on the leadership of the Southern Water Tribe rebels in order to fight his younger brother and the Northern army. After Unalaq's death, the South gained independence from the North and the Council of Elders officially appointed Tonraq as the first Southern chief in history.

 Senna

Senna is a waterbender residing in the Southern Water Tribe. She is married to Chief Tonraq, and together, they have one daughter, Avatar Korra.

 

Tenzin

Tenzin is the youngest child of Avatar Aang and Katara and the oldest living airbending master. He lives on Air Temple Island with the Air Acolytes, his wife Pema, and their four children: Jinora, Ikki, Meelo, and Rohan. During the resurfacing of airbending across the Earth Kingdom after the Harmonic Convergence, Tenzin and his family temporarily relocated to the Northern Air Temple. A calm and serious man, he represented the Air Nation on the United Republic Council in Republic City prior to its dissolution and was responsible for educating Avatar Korra in the art of airbending and spirituality.

 Naga
Naga is a female polar bear dog that belongs to Avatar Korra as her animal companion and main form of transportation. Despite her intimidating appearance, Korra describes Naga as a "sweetheart" and regards her as her best friend. Undyingly loyal, she is protective of Korra and her friends and has learned how to use her strength to help them out of perilous situations.

Oogi

Oogi is a flying bison owned by Tenzin and his family. He is a descendant of a group of flying bison found by Avatar Aang after the species was thought to be extinct due to the Air Nomad Genocide

Poki

Poki is a ring-tailed winged lemur that lives at the Southern Air Temple. He was adopted and trained by Meelo, under the instruction of Tenzin.

 

Bolin

Bolin is an earthbender from a multicultural family. He grew up on the streets of Republic City under the protection of his older brother, Mako, after their parents were killed by a firebender. Eventually, he and his brother founded a pro-bending team, the Fire Ferrets, that would later include Avatar Korra. After the Pro-bending Tournament ended, Bolin joined Team Avatar in an attempt to stop the Equalist organization.
After reuniting with Team Avatar, Bolin attempted to help his friends stop Chief Unalaq from merging with Vaatu, the spirit of darkness, during Harmonic. A few weeks after Harmonic Convergence, Bolin and his friends traveled around the Earth Kingdom to search for airbenders. At one point, the group had to flee from Ba Sing Se and split up from Tenzin. They continued their search until the Red Lotus attacked Zaofu, at which point they instead worked to combat the anarchist organization.

Mako

Mako is a firebender from a multicultural family who grew up on the streets of Republic City as an orphan with his younger brother, Bolin. Mako always wore his signature red scarf that was once his father's, who was murdered along with his mother when he was a boy. He formed a pro-bending team with his brother and Hasook and aspired for his new career to bring him fame and fortune. His aspirations changed, however, when he met Avatar Korra, who joined the team to replace Hasook and became a loyal friend. Mako, with the help of his teammates, was able to lead the team to second place in the championship. After the tournament's conclusion, Mako joined Korra in her efforts to stop the Equalists. In the following months, Mako joined the Republic City Police Force, where he steadily rose up from being a beat cop to a detective. He joined his friends in an effort to stop Unalaq and Vaatu from merging. A few weeks after Harmonic Convergence, he rejoined Team Avatar in their search for new airbenders. However, they stopped when the Red Lotus attempted to kidnap Korra in Zaofu, instead working to bring down the anarchist organization. After taking down the Red Lotus, Mako returned to his work as a police officer and was later appointed as Prince Wu's bodyguard, a position he continued in after the latter's coronation as Earth King.

Pabu

Pabu is a mischievous male fire ferret who belongs to Bolin. Although he often gets into trouble, his agility and sharp teeth make him dependable in sticky situations. He has been Bolin's partner in crime on more than one occasion. He is also known to play practical jokes on Mako.

 Lin Beifong

Lin Beifong is the Chief of Police of the Republic City Police Department, the daughter of Toph Beifong and Kanto, and the older half sister of Suyin Beifong.Although her mother taught Avatar Korra's previous incarnation how to earthbend, Lin displayed no affection toward her when they first met. However, Lin's feelings toward the young Avatar changed when Amon and his Equalists made their public appearance and openly challenged the benders of the world Lin is brave, loyal, and willing to sacrifice herself in order to do what she believes is right.

Raiko

Raiko is a nonbender native to Republic City and the first democratically-chosen president of the United Republic of Nations. An assertive authority figure, he was elected to the position following the dissolution of the United Republic Council.

Asami Sato

Asami Sato is the only child of the former wealthy industrialist, Hiroshi Sato. Although a nonbender, when she discovered that her father wasworking with the Equalists, she rejected his hatred of bendersand actively fought against the Equalists as a member of Team Avatar. After her father's imprisonment, she became the new Chief Executive Officer of Future Industries, planning to bring the company back to thepeak of economic dominance and restore its reputation. Two weeks after Harmonic Convergence, she joined her friends in the search for the new airbenders. However, their search stopped when the Red Lotus attempted to kidnap Avatar Korra in Zaofu and they worked to bring the organization down instead. Three years later,  Asami assisted in defeating Kuvira.

Hiroshi Sato


Hiroshi Sato was a nonbending industrialist and the founder of Future Industries, whose family lineage extends back to the first Fire Nation colonists. A brilliant inventor, he designed the revolutionary Satomobile, an idea that caused him to become the captain of industry in his era. During a police search of his secret factory, he revealed himself to be an Equalist, creating high-tech weaponry to fight against benders, and later became one of their most recognizable leaders. He was imprisoned for his crimes after the Anti-bending Revolution was put down. Hiroshi grew remorseful over his actions and tried to reconcile with his daughter, Asami. When Kuvira threatened Republic City, Hiroshi was momentarily released from prison by Lin Beifong and helped to equip the prototypes of the hummingbird mecha suits with plasma saws. He ultimately sacrificed his life to give Team Avatar the opportunity to take down the enormous mecha suit and its spirit energy cannon by cutting through its platinum armor and giving them an entry.

Jinora

Jinora is the first child and eldest daughter of Tenzin and Pema and granddaughter of Katara and the late Avatar Aang. She lives on Air Temple Island with her parents and three younger siblings: Ikki, Meelo, and Rohan. Besides being a master airbender, Jinora has an avid interest in books and is a quiet girl in general. She has a natural affinity with spirits and, prior to the reopening of the spirit portals, was one of only a handful of humans who could communicate with and perceive the spirits in the physical world. As a result, she became Avatar Korra's guide into the Spirit World.

 Ikki

Ikki is the second child and youngest daughter of Tenzin and Pema, and the granddaughter of Avatar Aang and Katara. She has three siblings: an older sister named Jinora and two younger brothers named Meelo and Rohan. The entire family resides on Air Temple Island, near Republic City. Ikki is fun-loving, energetic, and extremely talkative.

Meelo 

Meelo is the third child and the first son of Tenzin and Pema, and grandson of Avatar Aang and Katara. He resides on Air Temple Island with the rest of his family. The young airbender has two older sisters, Jinora and Ikki, and a younger brother named Rohan.

Rohan


 Rohan is the fourth child and second son of Tenzin and Pema. He was born on Air Temple Island during the Equalists' attack on Republic City.

Pema

P the mother of their four children: Jinora, Ikki, Meelo, and Rohan. She is a nonbending Air Acolyte who lives with her family on Air Temple Islanema is the wife of Tenzin andd. She is significantly younger than Tenzin and is kind and compassionate, with a lovely sense of humor. She enjoys spending time with spiritual endeavors and at times feels overwhelmed by her rambunctious children's airbending abilities.

 

Tarrlok

Tarrlok was the last representative for the Northern Water Tribe on the United Republic Council and also served as its chairman. He was an ambitious politician, considered fair-minded and likable by the general public; however, behind closed doors, he was a manipulative man who held a long-standing rivalry with Councilman Tenzin.Tarrlok sought to fight the Anti-bending Revolution with violence rather than peaceful negotiation. He was willing to go to extreme lengths to win the conflict against the Equalists, even if it meant fanning the flames of aggression and risking the lives of innocent people. Tarrlok worked to conceal his identity as son of the infamous escaped crime boss, Yakone, but the actions of Avatar Korra and his own unique ability to bloodbend without a full moon exposed his ancestry to the public. After the Equalists seized control of Republic City, Tarrlok revealed to Korra and Mako that he was the younger brother of Amon, the leader of said group, and that together they shared a tragic past.After the latter's defeat at the hands of the Avatar, Tarrlok and his brother left Republic City on a speedboat; however, the former Councilman committed a murder-suicide as atonement for their mistakes.

Amon

Amon, born as Noatak, was the charismatic and mysterious leader of an anti-bender revolutionary group known as the Equalists. Their ultimate goal was to introduce equality for all by permanently ridding the world of benders. A nimble, agile, and stealthy fighter, Amon was fearless in facing his opponents, regardless of their powerful bending skills and abilities. Claiming to be an innocent nonbender to whom the spirits granted the ability to remove a person's bending permanently, a power previously demonstrated only by the Avatar, Amon gained the confidence and support of many people with the same ideals. However, when the complete conquest of Republic City by the Equalists became imminent, Amon's true identity was exposed to the public by Avatar Korra. In actuality, he was a prodigious Northern Water Tribe bloodbender, son of the escaped crime boss, Yakone. Alongside his younger brother, the former councilman, Tarrlok, Amon was unknowingly shaped by Yakone to be a tool for his revenge against the Avatar.

lieutenant


The Lieutenant was the second-in-command of the Equalists under Amon. He is an intense, disciplined fighter who augments his considerable skills with two electrified kali sticks powered by a generator on his back. No metalbender cop has been able to withstand his attacks. The Lieutenant spent the better part of his life looking up to Amon and fueling the Anti-bending Revolution. During his time with the Equalists, he proved to be a loyal and effective second-in-command, advising his leader in every step he made, while also making sure Team Avatar was kept at bay. However, he was left devastated when he discovered that Amon was secretly a bloodbender and attempted to attack him, but was promptly defeated by his former leader.

 Iroh

Iroh is the youngest general in United Forces history and the commander of the navy's First Division. He is the son of Fire Lord Izumi, the grandson of Lord Zuko, and named after his grandfather's uncle. A firebending master and skilled military leader, Iroh played a crucial role in the battle for Republic City  in which he fought on despite losing his fleet.

 



 Bumi


Bumi is Avatar Aang and Katara's first child and eldest son, as well as the only one to be born a nonbender among the couple's three children; he later developed airbending abilities after the Harmonic Convergence  Before his retirement, he was the commander of the Second Division of the United Forces.

 Iknik Blackstone Varrick

 Iknik Blackstone Varrick, more commonly known as Varrick, is an eccentric and charismatic nonbending billionaire businessman known for his ambitious nature and flamboyant fashion style. Born in the Southern Water Tribe, he is a nobleman who enjoys gallivanting across the globe on his yacht and flaunting his extravagant lifestyle, often at the expense of his assistant, Zhu Li. A man who respects directness, he struck up a close friendship with the honest and candid earthbender Bolin. He later masterminded a civil war between the Northern and Southern Water Tribes, claiming that Unalaq's occupation of his country was a threat to the South's wealth, especially his own, while furthering his true intention of profiting off of the escalating conflict. However, his attempt to also draw the United Republic into the war led to his arrest. Nevertheless, Varrick soon managed to escape, and settled down in Zaofu as the head of the city's technology department, though he later accompanied Kuvira on her quest to reunite the Earth Kingdom. Unwilling to weaponize spirit energy for her, Varrick eventually deserted her army  and helped Team Avatar to stop her from conquering Republic City. After Kuvira was defeated, Varrick married Zhu Li.

Kya

Kya is the second of Avatar Aang and Katara's three children and their only daughter, as well as the couple's only waterbending child. As such, she always felt a stronger connection with her mother.

Unalaq

 Unalaq was a waterbending master, the chief of the Northern and Southern Water Tribes, a former member of the Red Lotus, and the first and only Dark Avatar. He was the younger brother of Tonraq, husband of Malina, with whom he fathered Desna and Eska, and uncle of Avatar Korra. A particularly spiritual man, he briefly served as Korra's spiritual mentor until her discovery of his involvement in her father's banishment, at which point he was absolved as her teacher and shunned. Unbeknownst to anyone, Unalaq was working to release Vaatu from incarceration in the Spirit World, and succeeded in this task before fusing with Vaatu to become the Dark Avatar. To this end, Unalaq nearly destroyed Republic City before being defeated and killed by his niece. Even though his attempt to destroy the Avatar and usher the world into an era of darkness was consequently thwarted, Unalaq succeeded in reuniting humans and spirits and thus changing the world forever.

Zaheer

  Zaheer is the leader of the Red Lotus, a martial arts expert, and an anarchist, who strongly believes in the foundation of a new world without the Order of the White Lotus, the four nations, or the Avatar. After the Harmonic Convergence of , he also became an airbender and, after having let go of his final earthly tether, he unlocked the ability of flight, becoming the second person ever to have done so. In pursuit of his goals, Zaheer and three of his comrades were captured and imprisoned. After becoming an airbender thirteen years later, he escaped the custody of the Order of the White Lotus and subsequently freed his allies from prison, including his girlfriend P'Li. He threw the Earth Kingdom into chaos by killing the Earth Queen and attempted to end the Avatar Cycle by killing Avatar Korra while she was in the Avatar State, though failed, leaving him as the only survivor of their group of four. Following his defeat, Zaheer was once again imprisoned. To his disappointment, he heard of Kuvira placing the people of the Earth Kingdom under her military dictatorship, thus rendering his attempt to free them from oppression futile. Because of this, Zaheer helped Korra to meditate into the Spirit World and let go of her fear of him and of "what might have been". Under the pretense of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend", he hoped that by aiding Korra, she could stop Kuvira.


 Kuvira

Kuvira is a master metalbender who was part of the Metal Clan in Zaofu. Prior to her departure in , Kuvira served as both the captain of the city's guard and part of Suyin Beifong's dance troupe. Following the outbreak of anarchy in the Earth Kingdom, Kuvira earned the trust of the world leaders by stabilizing Ba Sing Se and was appointed as the nation's provisional leader. She subsequently set out to reunite the rest of the kingdom with her army, which earned her the title of "Great Uniter". In her pursuit of order, Kuvira offered to protect the nation's states from bandits in exchange for their loyalty. During Prince Wu's coronation, Kuvira denounced the authority of the Earth King and dissolved the Earth Kingdom in favor of an "Earth Empire" under her leadership. Her reign came to an end, however, after she was defeated in Republic City and imprisoned. She was also engaged to Baatar Jr., who left Zaofu with her to support her ideals, though ended their relationship when she was willing to sacrifice him to have a chance to end Avatar Korra's life.

Other Avatars

 Wan

Wan was the first Avatar, having lived ten thousand years prior to Avatar Korra's time. After being banished from his home, he learned to coexist with the spirits, deciding to help bring balance between them and the rest of mankind, a quest that eventually led to him becoming the first Avatar.

 Aang

After the Hundred Year War and the tensions of the Harmony Restoration Movement conflict, Aang managed to maintain peace. Together with Fire Lord Zuko and the rest of their friends, he transformed all the former Fire Nation colonies into the United Republic of Nations, where a metropolis named Republic City became its capital and the home to people from all nations. Aang also spearheaded the restoration of the four ancient air temples and constructed a fifth air temple near the heart of Republic City, called Air Temple Island where he housed a flock of surviving flying bison, along with a new type of winged lemur, the ring-tailed winged lemur, both he found some time after the war.

 Other Characters

Lightning Bolt Zolt


"Lightning Bolt" Zolt is the former leader of the Triple Threat Triad. He was infamous in Republic City for crimes against nonbenders and was also known to solicit recruits for his triad operations at Central City Station. One of the most notorious crime bosses in the city, he was the first person to have his bending removed by Amon at the Equalist rally. Soon after, Zolt also lost his position as the triad's leader to Viper.

Gommu

Gommu is a former telegraph operator for the United Forces and one of the many vagabonds living in Republic City. He enjoys his nomadic lifestyle and has already called many places in the city his home: Republic City Park, the capital's sewers, and its Spirit Wilds. Optimistic and free spirited in nature, Gommu holds no prejudices toward benders despite being an impoverished nonbender himself. Because of this, Gommu offered assistance and shelter to Team Avatar when the radical Equalists captured the United Republic capital.

  Yakone


 Yakone was a powerful crime lord who threatened Republic City for many years. A corrupt and ruthless individual, Yakone longed for more power and used his unique psychic bloodbending abilities to control the United Republic capital through his criminal empire. For a long time, he was able to hide his forbidden ability and evade the law, until a final trial determined his sentence to life imprisonment. Upon this judgment, Yakone attempted escape, but following a brief scuffle with Avatar Aang, his bending was permanently removed. Yakone was later freed by his gang and left Republic City for the Northern Water Tribe. There, he got married and became the father of Noatak and Tarrlok, both of whom he taught waterbending and bloodbending in hopes that they could eventually avenge him.

Yakone's wife

Yakone's wife was a woman from the Northern Water Tribe and the mother of Noatak and Tarrlok. According to her youngest son, she was never aware of Yakone's dark past or the fact that he taught their children bloodbending.

 Aye Aye Spirit

The aye-aye spirit is the caretaker of a Spirit Oasis within the Spirit Wilds. Although he once harbored an intense prejudice toward humans, the spirit developed a bond with Wan which allowed him to see the human potential of nobility and selflessness. He even gave Wan the name of "Stinky", as he jokingly stated that he viewed Wan as his pet.

Bum Ju

Bum-Ju, or Bumi Junior, is a dragonfly bunny spirit who befriended Bumi in the Eastern Air Temple.

 Desna and Eska

Desna and Eska are the twin son and daughter of the late Chief Unalaq and his successors as leader of the Northern Water Tribe. They were initially very loyal to their father, heeding his every order, until he used the energy of Harmonic Convergence to become the Dark Avatar. Realizing that their father was beyond salvation, they turned against him and helped Team Avatar to save the world from an era of darkness.

Karu

Karu is one of several Bhanti Tribe sages residing on an island in the southern Fire Nation, who are tasked with guarding the local Bhanti Village Temple. After Avatar Korra had washed up on the island following her fight with a dark spirit, Karu was among the sages who found and rescued her.

Mula

Mula was a cat deer that served as Avatar Wan's loyal animal companion. After Wan first freed him from a trap, saving his life from the humans who tried to eat him, Mula became close friends with Wan, accompanying him on many of his travels.

Yao

Yao was Wan's friend and one of the first people in the Avatar World to voluntarily leave the safety of a lion turtle city for the hazards of the Spirit Wilds. Along with the other impoverished citizens from his city, Yao ventured into the wilds to start a new life and escape the tyranny of the Chou family

 Zhu Li Moon

Zhu Li Moon is a calm and serious woman who is fiercely loyal to those she deems worthy. While serving as Varrick's assistant, she helped him with any task he asked of her. When Kuvira threatened to send her off to a reeducation camp while Varrick was forced to continue working on a deadly spirit vine-charged weapon, she feigned to be loyal to Kuvira, blaming her employer for underappreciating her. Being subsequently appointed as Baatar Jr.'s assistant, she tried to sabotage the spirit energy cannon, though was forced to flee with the Beifong family when she was discovered. She helped defend Republic City against Kuvira's invasion and after the metalbender was defeated, Zhu Li married Varrick.

Raava

Raava is the spirit of peace and light and, after fusing with Wan, the Avatar Spirit. She is one of the oldest known spirits, having existed over ten thousand lifetimes before the appearance of the first humans. She and Vaatu, the spirit of darkness and chaos, spent much of their existence combating each other, at least since the Harmonic Convergence , with neither able to fully vanquish the other. Even if Raava were to destroy Vaatu and usher in a new era of peace, what little darkness existed in Raava would magnify until Vaatu was reborn and burst forth, beginning the cycle again. The reverse would happen to Vaatu if he were victorious over Raava. During the Harmonic Convergence, Raava permanently merged her essence with Wan's, creating the Avatar. After her demise, Raava lost her connection to Wan and all the Avatars after him, but was able to merge again with Korra, recreating the Avatar and starting the Avatar Cycle anew.

Vaatu

Vaatu is the spirit of chaos and darkness, who briefly became the Dark Avatar Spirit during the Harmonic Convergence. He is one of the oldest known spirits, having existed over ten thousand lifetimes before the appearance of the first humans. He was the first spirit to cross over into the mortal world, breaking down the barrier that separated it from the plane of spirits and creating the Northern and Southern spirit portals in the process, enabling other spirits to do the same. His essence swayed the spirits to the dark side, transforming them into dark spirits.Vaatu and Raava, the spirit of peace and light, spent much of their existence combating each other, at least since the Harmonic Convergence, with neither able to fully vanquish the other. Even if Vaatu were to destroy Raava, what little light there was in him would magnify until a reborn Raava burst forth, beginning the cycle again. The reverse would happen to Raava if she were victorious over Vaatu. During the Harmonic Convergence, Vaatu was defeated by a merger of Wan with Raava, and subsequently locked inside the Tree of Time for ten thousand years. During the next Harmonic Convergence, Vaatu permanently merged his essence with Unalaq's, becoming the Dark Avatar Spirit. Their form, however, was purified by Avatar Korra during their battle. As a result, Vaatu receded into Raava and the Avatar, where he will continue to grow stronger and eventually break free.

Aiwei

Aiwei was an Earth Kingdom fugitive and former trusted adviser of Zaofu's matriarch, Suyin Beifong, as well as a very capable truth seer. Because of this ability, he gained much respect in Zaofu, until he was discovered to be a mole for the Red Lotus after they failed to kidnap Avatar Korra. After his escape, Aiwei met Zaheer in the Spirit World, where he was sentenced by the airbender to spend an eternity dwelling inside the Fog of Lost Souls.

Baatar

Baatar is an architect and the husband of Suyin Beifong, with whom he has five children. He helped create the metal city of Zaofu

Baatar jr

Baatar Jr. is Suyin Beifong and Baatar's eldest son, half-nephew of Lin Beifong, first grandson of Toph Beifong, and former fiancé of Kuvira. As Zaofu's engineer, he was responsible for enacting his father's designs. However, after Earth Queen Hou-Ting's murder and the Earth Kingdom's subsequent decline in stability, he left Zaofu together with Kuvira to reunite the nation, much to the disapproval of his mother. He turned back to his family, however, after he could not understand why Kuvira would shoot at him with her spirit energy cannon when he was captured by Team Avatar.

 Daw

Daw is a simple shopkeeper from Republic City. Upon discovering his airbending abilities shortly after the Harmonic Convergence he began to study the art under Tenzin's tutelage.

Druk

Druk is a descendant of the ancient dragons Ran and Shaw and serves as Lord Zuko's mount

Gombo


Gombo led his gang on a raid of a royal tax shipment, scaring off the guards escorting it. However, Avatar Korra and Asami Sato stayed with the shipment, prompting Gombo to give them a chance to leave lest they would be hurt. As Korra informed him that they were taking the gold back to Ba Sing Se, Gombo complimented her on her spirit before aiming a kick at her head. He found himself knocked on the ground, however, when Korra ducked under his attack and swept his legs from underneath him. Recovering, Gombo engaged the Avatar a second time, but she easily managed to dodge his attacks before earthbending a pillar into his side, throwing him to the ground once again. Realizing they were beaten, Gombo hopped on their truck and ordered his men to retreat. As they exited the town, he shouted at Korra that she was on the wrong side, claiming that the gold belonged to the people, not the Earth Queen.

Juicy

Juicy is a flying bison who chose Opal to be his companion.

Pepper

Pepper is a flying bison who chose Jinora as its companion. The creature flew Jinora, Ikki, and Meelo around during their quest to locate Avatar Korra.

Kai

Kai is an orphan who became an airbender after the Harmonic Convergence. He was a mischievous thief who was eventually caught by the Dai Li in Ba Sing Se for using airbending, but was later liberated from their control and went with Tenzin and the other new airbenders to train his skills and learn Air Nomad culture at the Northern Air Temple. As part of the Air Nation, he became a more honorable person, living to serve others by bringing peace and balance wherever possible.

Wei and Wing

Wei and Wing are the twin sons of Suyin Beifong and Baatar, half-nephews of Lin Beifong, and grandsons of Toph Beifong. The youngest of their siblings, they invented a game for metalbenders called power disc.

Suyin Beifong

Suyin Beifong, also known as Su for short, is a dancer and the leader of Zaofu. As the daughter of Toph Beifong, Suyin is a powerful metalbender with many talents and skills. Although a troubled past strained her relationship with her older half-sister, Lin, Suyin is happily married to an architect named Baatar, with whom she has five children, and considers family of utmost importance.

Opal
Opal is an airbending member of the new Air Nation and the daughter of Suyin Beifong and Baatar, half-niece of Lin Beifong, and granddaughter of Toph Beifong. At some point after the insurrection of the Red Lotus.

Chow
Chow is an Earth Kingdom fruit merchant from the Lower Ring of Ba Sing Se. He is the brother of San and uncle of Mako and Bolin.

Tu
Tu is an Earth Kingdom fruit merchant native to Ba Sing Se and the son of Chow and LiLing, as well as the cousin of Mako and Bolin.

Yin
Yin is an Earth Kingdom resident from the Lower Ring of Ba Sing Se, where her family owns a small fruit stand. She is the mother of San and Chow, as well as the grandmother of Bolin, Mako, and Tu.
Ghazan

Ghazan was an earthbending fugitive and a member of the Red Lotus who was put into criminal custody under the Order of the White Lotus after participating in an attempt to kidnap Avatar Korra. He possessed the rare ability to lavabend. He later committed suicide when faced with the certainty of going to jail otherwise, in a failed attempt to kill Bolin and Mako.

Ming Hua

Ming-Hua was a congenitally armless waterbending fugitive and a member of the Red Lotus. She was previously held in a maximum security facility above a volcano, monitored by the Order of the White Lotus until she escaped with the assistance of Zaheer and Ghazan. She died from electrocution after Mako directed a bolt of lightning toward her, which was conducted and strengthened by numerous water tendrils attached to her body

P'Li

P'Li was a powerful firebending criminal who possessed the rare ability to combustionbend. A long-time member of the Red Lotus, she followed Zaheer, in the attempt to rid the world of all governments and the Avatar. After a thirteen-year long imprisonment at the hands of the Order of the White Lotus, she escaped with the help of Zaheer, Ming-Hua, and Ghazan, with whom she threw the Earth Kingdom into anarchy and tracked Avatar Korra. P'Li died during a battle on top of Laghima's Peak when Suyin Beifong metalbent her chest plate around P'Li's head, causing one of her combustion attacks to explode in the confined space.

Hou Ting

Hou-Ting was the 53rd sovereign of the Earth Kingdom and daughter of Earth King Kuei. Wielding absolute power over the Earth Kingdom, Earth Queen Hou-Ting was more concerned with her personal comfort and possessions than with the welfare of her people. She employed the Dai Li to round up dissidents and detained them without trial in her dungeon. In an effort to capitalize on the changes brought on by Harmonic Convergence, Hou-Ting ordered the capture of Ba Sing Se's new airbenders and conscripted them into her army, training them in a base underneath her temple. When this was discovered, Team Avatar freed the airbenders, leading the queen to label the team as wanted criminals throughout her kingdom. She was assassinated by Zaheer during the insurrection of the Red Lotus, resulting in violent anarchy and looting throughout the capital.

 Wu

Wu of the Hou-Ting Dynasty is a great-nephew of the late Earth Queen Hou-Ting and great-grandson of Earth King Kuei. He was forced to leave the Earth Kingdom due to its instability and sought refuge in Republic City, where he was crowned the 54th sovereign of the nation. His authority was denounced by Kuvira and her supporters, however, after the former declared herself leader of the newly established "Earth Empire", which prevented him from returning to Ba Sing Se and assuming his role as king. Following his experiences during the attack on Republic City by Kuvira, Wu resolved to abolish the monarchy in favor of separating the Earth Kingdom into states with democratically elected leaders.
Huan
Huan is the second oldest son of Suyin Beifong and Baatar, half-nephew of Lin Beifong, and grandson of Toph Beifong. As a sculptor, he uses his metalbending abilities to create a variety of abstract statues and sculptures that he exhibits in the gardens of Zaofu.
Lefty
Lefty is a flying bison who bonded as a calf with Kai following the attack on the Northern Air Temple by the Red Lotus.
Lord Zuko
Zuko learned of the escape of the criminals Zaheer, Ming-Hua, and Ghazan from their custody under White Lotus sentries and was particularly disturbed to hear that Zaheer had become an airbender. After sending a notice to Lin Beifong of their escape, he traveled to the Northern Water Tribe, where he and Chief Tonraq met with Desna and Eska, the new Northern chiefs. Zuko told them that they needed to check up on P'Li's prison in the western tundra. While riding the elevator to the bowels of the prison, Zuko explained that P'Li possessed the ability to create explosions with her mind and casually remarked that ironically he once sent an assassin with similar abilities to kill the Avatar, but that it did not work. Zuko soon scouted the area around the prison atop his dragon, Druk, and only found what he thought to be a snowstorm. When he pointed this out to Tonraq, however, the Southern chief recognized it as Zaheer's doing. The two groups clashed, with Zuko finding himself matched against Ghazan. The old firebender was able to dodge his opponent's attacks for a short while, but was ultimately knocked down by a large fragment of rock. Zuko was only left to watch as the fugitives made a successful escape with P'Li in tow.

Izumi

Izumi is the Fire Lord of the Fire Nation, daughter of Lord Zuko, and mother of General Iroh. She ascended the throne following her father's abdication.
 Toph
Toph resided in the Foggy Swamp, where she one day found Korra passed out in a pool of mud. She took the unconscious Avatar back to her home and laid her to rest in her bed while she made a meal. When Korra awoke and requested to know what had happened, Toph answered that she was hoping Korra would be able to tell her that. She revealed that she had known about Korra's presence due to being connected with her surroundings. Upon being asked if she was the person Korra was supposed to find, Toph merely stated that if Korra was led to her by her Avatar senses, she probably needed to listen to them. When Korra grew surprised over being recognized as the Avatar, Toph revealed that she had been good friends with her in a previous life.

Light spirit
The light spirit is a small yellow spirit with two leaves resembling ears on its head. He was one of the many spirits that migrated to the physical world after the Harmonic Convergence

Kind spirits
 
These kind spirits were two childlike spirits who inhabited the Spirit Wilds and frequented its oasis. They were among the first spirits to befriend Wan after he had been banished from his lion turtle city