Sato family

The Sato family was once a prominent, non-bending family composed of Hiroshi Sato, his wife, and their daughter, Asami. The family lived happily in their mansion in Republic City until Mrs. Sato was murdered during a raid on their home, leaving Hiroshi to bring up their daughter all on his own.

Background
The family lineage originates from the first Fire Nation colonists. However, the first known member of the family is Hiroshi Sato, who was born to a poor family residing in the Dragon Flats borough in 120 ASC. Later, his conception of automobiles for the common man made him a very wealthy figure by the age of twenty-five. He married someone, and in 152 ASC they had their only child, Asami. Six years later, the Agni Kai Triad raided the Sato estate, and Mrs. Sato lost her life. This tragic event was the primary factor in manifesting Hiroshi's deep hatred toward all benders, prompting him to join the Equalists to avenge her death.

Anti-bending Revolution


Hiroshi used his surplus of resources to make numerous machines and weaponry for the Equalists, who quickly began utilizing them against benders. He became one of Amon's most loyal and devoted followers, though his status as a high-ranking Equalist was not known to the public until his secret factory was discovered by Team Avatar. Grieved by this revelation, his daughter Asami defied him and joined the Avatar to put a stop to the Equalists' acts.

Once Hiroshi's true aspiration became known to the general public, the reputation of the Sato family was compromised, and Hiroshi and Asami suffered a great loss of wealth and status. This led to Asami's arrest on Tarrlok's orders due to her father's affiliation with the Equalist movement.



Shortly before the cessation of the Equalists, Hiroshi gave his daughter one last chance to join him, but she refused and a battle fought using mecha tanks commenced between the two at an Equalist airfield. Due to a minor intervention by Bolin, Asami defeated her father in combat and had him arrested.

Disgraced
Following Asami's victory over her father and Amon's defeat by Korra, the Sato family was left in disgrace. Hiroshi's actions had a scarring effect on his business, causing Future Industries to lose many, if not all, of its investors. Asami took over as the new head of the company and traveled to the Southern Water Tribe in an attempt to salvage the now-failing company, and by extension, her family's reputation.