Fire Nation train engineer

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- Ugh. What happened? I was trying to stop the train, and then there was this big explosion.

The Fire Nation Train Engineer was a train engineer who piloted the train that was attacked by Combustion Man.

History
Not much of this individual's history is known, however, he eventually decided to become a train engineer and became one on the Fire Nation Train. One day, the train was visited by an undercover Avatar Aang and his friend, Sokka. The two had also brought along a little girl named Sho, who would be riding his train to get to her grandmother's house.

Unbeknownst to them, they were being followed by an assassin working under the name "Combustion Man". This assassin had the special ability, as his name suggested, of combustion, a skill of Firebending that was very rare. Using his skill, he opened fire on the Avatar. This caused the Fire Nation Train Engineer to hit his head and pass out, leaving the train unpiloted. The Fire Nation Train Conductor attempted to contact him, but to no avail. Sokka then set out to the Engine Room, where the Engineer's body was located, and slow down the train.

Sokka succeeded in opening the door to the Engine Room after a bit of trouble, but had more difficulty in stopping the train. Luckily, he managed to figure it out and stopped the train, while his friend managed to beat Combustion Man. The Fire Nation Train Engineer then came to and found that Sokka had saved his train, and in gratitude he let him have his hat. By the end of this journey, however, his train was rendered unusable.

His ultimate fate after the end of The War is unknown.

Trivia

 * This individual once owned a hat that he gave to Sokka in thanks for saving his life and his passengers' lives. Sokka was later seen wearing the hat as he rode off on Appa.
 * He appears to have a missing tooth.