
NEW AVATAR SERIES EARTHBENDING TWINS SERIES
Later in the series Sokka shows a strong ability for wielding a sword. He is extremely clever, relying on science where the mystical and martial arts elude him (thus, giving him great advantage as strategist), though his silly and immature manner often causes others to underestimate his intellect. He takes great pride in his mental and physical strength, though it is often overshadowed by others' ability to bend. However, the series frequently grants him opportunities to demonstrate his true gifts: ingenuity and using weapons. The joker of the group, Sokka describes himself as "meat-loving" and "sarcastic." Unlike his companions, Sokka cannot bend an element. Sokka is a 15-year-old warrior of the Southern Water Tribe who, with his sister Katara, accompanies Aang on his quest to defeat the Fire Lord. Against her will, she was taught the art of Bloodbending by a Waterbender from The Southern Water Tribe who was captured during the first few raids by the Fire Nation on the South Pole. Despite Katara's kind nature, she has a temper which, when combined with her impressive waterbending skills and idealistic views, can be quite destructive. However, she can be overbearing at times, and believes without exception that her way is the right way, never relenting on her views even when they are disproved. She is an apt leader when the situation calls for one. Always looking out for the well-being of others, after the passing of their mother at the hands of the Fire Nation, Katara took on a motherly role over Sokka, a nature that she expressed in relation to Aang and Toph. Katara is mature, loving, and responsible. She and Sokka accompany him on his quest to defeat the Fire Lord and bring peace to the war-torn nations. Katara, along with her brother, Sokka, discovers Aang at the beginning of the series. Katara is 14 years old, and the only remaining Waterbender of the Southern Water Tribe (all the remaining waterbenders, including her father, went to fight in the war two years ago). However, over the course of the series, Aang matures drastically as his experiences cause him to fully realize the state of the world and gradually shape him into being physically and mentally suited for the task set before him. Compounded with his energetic nature and childish naïvete, at times Aang can be somewhat oblivious of the world around him and others' true feelings, as he is often too preoccupied with the events immediately surrounding him to notice what occurs on a more in-depth level. Every way the reluctant hero, Aang openly expresses that he rather be searching for fun adventure and making new friends than being charged with saving the world. As the Avatar, Aang must master all four elements to bring peace to the world and balance between the four Nations. He is the current incarnation of the Avatar, the avatar of the planet manifested in human form. Aang is the fun-loving, 12-year-old (chronologically 112-years-old) protagonist of the series.
