Shaozu

Shaozu was a former firebender and a member of the White Falls Wolfbats. Like the rest of the White Falls Wolfbats, he would use foul tactics that were against the rules to win their pro-bending matches. However, due to the referee's bad calls, it went relatively unnoticed. They were able to defeat their competition, making them reigning tournament champions four years running.

History
The members of the team were very popular among Republic City's female citizens and often had a crowd of fangirls following them. Prior to Avatar Korra's arrival in Republic City, the team had won three consecutive pro-bending championships.

Meeting Avatar Korra
During her date with Bolin at Narook's Seaweed Noodlery, Korra noticed that the Wolfbats, as well as their fangirls, were eyeing them. Bolin warned Korra not to make eye contact with him, describing them as a "nasty". However, she ignored his advice and glared straight at Tahno. Shaozu and Ming followed his lead and showed the same contemptuous attitude. However, when Tahno was scared by Naga, he tried to muster his dignity and signaled the Wolfbats to leave.

As part of their run to a fourth title, Shaozu and the Wolfbats achieved a brutal victory in their semifinal match, seriously injuring their opponents in the process.

The Pro-bending Championship
Shaozu and the Wolfbats' entrance into the championship match was overly extravagant and highlighted by fireworks and pyrotechnic displays. Shaozu and his team very nearly cheated their way to a first round knockout, leaving Korra and Mako hanging from the edge of the arena.

In the final match of the tournament, against the Fire Ferrets, they won a closely contested but controversially refereed match. They nearly won in round one with an apparent knockout, but Korra and Mako were able to hang on to the ring's edge before the former launched Mako onto the ring again. In round two, the Wolfbats turned to various illegal moves which were entirely ignored by the match's official. Shaozu would fire head-shots at the Fire Ferrets to stop them from gaining ground. However, they failed to capture the round when Korra defeated Tahno in a tiebreaker. They continued their illegal moves in round three, resorting to such tactics as combining elements, ice, and head-shots. They eventually won with a knockout, securing their title.



After all three Ferrets were in the drink, he and the Wolfbats celebrated their victory, but as they did so, they were surprised to witness the beginning of the Equalist Revolution. As Amon entered the ring, the Wolfbats decided to fight him and his chi blockers. They were swiftly defeated and Tahno begged for Amon to not take his bending away, going as far as to offer him the championship pot. His efforts were ultimately futile as Amon "cleansed" the Wolfbats' "impurity" through bloodbending. Afterwards, they were thrown in the water, and managed to swim to the exit. During his speech, Amon referenced his cheating, calling him and his teammates "bullies who cheated their way to victory" and admonishing the crowd for celebrating it.

Trivia

 * Shaozu can be seen on the back of the newspaper Korra was reading during a breakfast on Air Temple Island.
 * Shaozu is the eighth known person to lose his bending in the Avatar universe, and the sixth to do so in The Legend of Korra.
 * Shaozu has blue eyes as opposed to the typical amber colored eyes most firebenders have.