Gow

Gow was the corrupt commander of a small group of soldiers stationed in the Earth Kingdom village that Zuko visited in "Zuko Alone".

History


Gow and his crew bullied and terrorized the citizens of the town, excusing themselves as Earth Kingdom soldiers. When Zuko entered the village, they stole the feed he had purchased and accused him of throwing eggs at them. Zuko did not flinch however, and Gow warned him to leave town. Later, Gow led his band to Gansu's homestead. He informed the farmer that his eldest son, Sensu, had been captured. He began to taunt the suffering family, but backed down when Zuko threatened him. Later, Gow kidnapped Lee, Gansu's younger son, when the young boy pulled a knife on him. He threatened to conscript the boy into the Earth Kingdom Army. At Lee's mother's request, Zuko confronted Gow and attempted to get Lee back.

Zuko easily defeated the weaker soldiers, but Gow used his Earthbending abilities in combination with his hammer to bring Zuko down. As he closed in for the kill with his twin hammers, Zuko rose up and defeated him with his Firebending. When the shocked soldier demanded to know who he was, Zuko announced his true identity and took his knife back. Gow probably slunk off in shame afterwards.

Trivia

 * Gow is a Scottish surname that derives from "Gobha", the Gaelic for "smith", which the character resembles with his twin hammers.

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