Lin Beifong's relationships

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This page comprises Lin Beifong's relationships with other characters. Lin is, for the most part, a direct, uncompromising, strict, and hotheaded woman. As the chief of the Metalbending Police Force, she regards the city's welfare as her top priority, and her goal is to end all criminal activity in Republic City.

Toph Beifong
Lin is the only known child of Toph Beifong and has inherited her mother's earthbending skills. As the earthbending prodigy's daughter, she was trained in the art of metalbending. With Toph having passed away, Lin continues her mother's duty as the Chief of Metalbending Police Force.

Lin and Toph share certain similarities. Lin is tough and straightforward, traits she seems to have inherited from Toph. Toph also never cared that Aang was the Avatar, just as Lin refused to give Korra special treatment when the girl was taken to headquarters. A notable difference is that Toph was quite relaxed about rules (albeit only during her childhood) whereas Lin rigidly follows and enforces them. But Lin has also shown that she is willing to break the rules when the people she cares about are in trouble.

Korra
"'You alright?' 'Fine, thanks to you.' 'Don't mention it, kid.' - Lin Beifong and Korra in 'And the Winner Is...'."



As the city's police chief, Lin does her duty by stopping crime in Republic City. She immediately disliked Korra when she tore up some shops (despite the fact that Korra defeated three members of the criminal Triple Threat Triad in the process) and then tried to evade arrest. It was clear her opinion of the Avatar hadn't changed at all at Tarrlok's gala, when Lin told Korra that she had done "nothing to deserve [it]".

When the Fire Ferrets showed up at City Hall to protest the United Republic Council from fulfilling Amon's request and closing down the pro-bending arena, Lin agreed with the team, saying it was "time the benders of this city displayed some strength and unity" against Amon, much to Korra's surprise. While guarding the arena alongside her metalbending officers and Tenzin, she noted how different Korra was from Aang, stating that Korra was "tough as nails". Tenzin commented that Lin and Korra weren't so different, and would get along if Lin would give her another chance. When the Equalists attacked and Korra went off to pursue Amon, Lin came to her aid and helped her to the roof using her metalbending. Lin also assisted her in battle and even saved her from falling through the glass dome of the pro-bending arena rather than going after Amon.

Aang
Aang and Lin seem to have had a good relationship. According to Tenzin, the two "got along famously".

Saikhan
Saikhan is Lin's right-hand man and captain of the Metalbending Police Force. Lin helped him rise quickly in rank with her tutelage and because of this he thinks very highly of her.

Metalbending officers
"'Chief, Councilman Tenzin is here.' - Saikhan to Lin in 'Welcome to Republic City'."

Lin is the daughter of Toph, the founder of the Metalbending Police Force, and so has always had a connection to the law. At some point, Lin joined the force, and eventually followed in her mother's footsteps and became the Chief of Police. Lin only took the best metalbenders into her force. When Saikhan became a police officer, she saw potential in him and took him under her wing. Under her tutelage, he managed to rise in the ranks and eventually became her right-hand man. Acts like this have given Lin a lot of respect among her men.

After a number of officers were captured during the fight between Hiroshi Sato and the Metalbending Police Force, Lin stated that she was going to resign from her position as Chief of Police in order to rescue the officers "her way", outside of the law.

Tenzin
"'Lin, with so much on the line it would be nice if we could help each other out, at least for one night.' 'Like old times?' 'Like old times.' - Tenzin and Lin Beifong in 'And the Winner Is...'."



Lin and Tenzin seem to have a distant, yet professional, relationship. They interact contentiously, but she seems to warm up to him at times. She is not so inflexible or unreasonable as to refuse Tenzin's request to let Korra off with a warning at their first meeting. As the past Avatar's son and Toph's daughter, Tenzin and Lin knew each other since they were children. At some point, they had a romantic relationship, but it began to falter when Tenzin realized they had "different goals", according to him. Pema confessed her love to Tenzin while he was still with Lin, resulting in his breaking off his relationship with the earthbender, and Lin trying to get Pema thrown in jail, albeit unsuccessfully. Since then, their own priorities in life continued to draw them apart, causing their interactions to become somewhat strained. On the night of the championship pro-bending match, Tenzin requested they call a truce, to which Lin agreed. They were both caught off guard during the match and electrocuted by Equalists, and Lin's first action upon recovering was to check on Tenzin.

Amon
As the chief of police, Lin sees Amon as a threat to the safety of Republic City's citizens. When the Pro-bending Tournament was sabotaged by the Equalists, she was rendered unconscious while Amon made his speech. When she awoke, she pursued him and aided Korra in battling the Lieutenant. After the battle, she expressed regret at falling for his plan.

Hiroshi Sato
Having learned that Hiroshi Sato is in cohorts with Amon and the Equalists, Lin views him as another enemy that threatens the safety of Republic City's citizens.