June

June is a bounty hunter who travels around the Earth Kingdom. She is a mercenary and has no allegiance to any nation, only the highest bidder for her services. She is confident and self assured, possesses a dry sarcastic wit, great physical strength, and is considered quite beautiful in a dangerous sort of way.

June hunts her prey with the help of her mount, a giant beast called a Shirshu. Though blind, the Shirshu "sees" by means of its powerful scent receptors, and June claims it can track quarry across half a continent. To capture her targets the Shirsu uses it long whiplike tongue (coated in paralyzing neurotoxins) to immoblize them.

History


According to the shows creators, June originated from the Earth Kingdom where she spent her childhood traveling with her father, who was also a bounty hunter. It was from here where she adopted the tracking and fighting skills she currently employs. June also received the Shirshu she now owns from her father when she was just a child. A rare animal collector once took the Shirshu when it was an infant and later gave it to June's father as payment for a bounty, who later gave it to Jun. The two have grown up together for over seventeen years.

In "Bato of the Water Tribe", June tracked a fleeing target who had stowed onboard Prince Zuko's ship and captured him, inflicting mild damage to the ship in the proccess. Iroh developed a immediate interest in her while Zuko was angered (though quietly impressed) with her inacity and skill. Tracking her down afterwoods they employed her to track down Aang, the Avatar by following Aang's trail after obtaining Katara's scent from her necklace. They successfully found Aang at a nearby Abbey where she was largely occupied with an angry Appa. Eventually the Shirshu was thrown off by a large quantity of perfume that Katara had waterbended over it. As the Shirshu lashed out in confusion, June and Zuko were both temporarily paralyzed. Iroh caught and supported her and was quite content to feign paralysis simply to get close and hold her, although the act clearly annoyed her. June has not been seen since and probably left Zuko's service in considerable irritation.

Trivia

 * Even though she only appeared in one episode, June has become quite popular amoung fans; something the creators of Avatar have (half-jokingly) noted.
 * June is featured in "School Time Shipping" with her Shirshu.
 * June can be seen in the NYCC trailer, implying fan demand has brought her back for Book 3. In this seen she is fighting a group of thugs with Katara and Zuko looking on in the background.
 * June's voice actress, Jennifer Hale, also voices Avatar Kyoshi.
 * She is shown to be quite strong, as she frequently arm wrestles other guys (and wins) in local bars in order to gain some additional money. She is also generous as she then orders drinks for everyone in the bar, to whom they all cheer.