Kaya (village girl)

"earth"

- Really? You think this looks fabulous on me?

Kaya lives in a small town with her family. She meets Sokka when Team Avatar stops by the town in need of a rest. Sokka makes a comment that leads her to believe that Sokka himself is the Avatar; wanting to date her, he plays along. The ruse continues as she introduces him to her family and shows him off to the locals. The Rough Rhinos enter the town in search of the Avatar and immediately Sokka's "sidekicks" (Aang, Katara, and Toph), defend the town while Sokka pretends to bend for the girl's benefit.

Encountering The "Avatar"
While shopping at a small stand for faux fox furs, Team Avatar arrives on Appa, Aang's sky bison, needing a rest. They are trying on skins for fun when Sokka remarks to Aang that the skins "look fabulous on you". Kaya thinks that Sokka is talking to her; she asks him if he is serious. Sokka, baffled, says that fake fur suits her, then asks her out. Insulted by his tone and poor choice of words, she throws the fake skin at him and walks off.



Sokka continues his attempts at impressing Kaya, telling her that he is an adventurer, and asking if she has heard of the Avatar. The girl assumes he means that he himself is the Avatar, and is now very excited to meet him. Sokka plays along with this with some simple yet impressive airbending moves, with the help of Aang. Delighted, she falls into his arms, and proclaims that Sokka is her boyfriend, to Sokka's delight. The girl then takes him to her house, to show off to her family.

Enter the Rough Rhinos
Even though she promised Sokka she wouldn't tell anyone he was the Avatar, she could not resist and soon everyone knows. The locals immediately gather, asking Sokka for advice which he uncomfortably yet proudly gives while the girl marvels at him. As Sokka is performing his bending abilities for the girl and the crowd, the Rough Rhinos enter the town in search of the Avatar. The girl watched as Sokka's "sidekicks" supposedly "pretend" to bend and save the village in order to keep the so called Avatar (Sokka), safe. She then walks up to Sokka and proudly kisses him. The story ends with the two walking off talking as the "sidekicks" decide that it's time to show the girl who Sokka really is... It is not revealed how the relationship between the two turns out.

Personality
The girl appears to be over proudly and self righteous as well as shallow; her family living above humble income judging by their home. She was very insulted when Sokka tried to ask her out before she thought he was the Avatar, which demonstrate an attitude or belief in her uncommon background. She seems generally very happy, but tends to be oblivious in general, even falling for Sokka's ruse portraying the Avatar.

Family
Not much is known of how she relates to her parents and sister, though the first thing that she did when she became Sokka's girlfriend was to go to them; she was either proud of her trophy or eager to please her family.

Sokka


When she first met Sokka, she thought she was being complimented on how the fake fox skin looked on her. When Sokka suddenly asked her out, she felt insulted and walked away. When he told her he was the "Avatar," she immediately began to like him more, and after he demonstrated bending abilities, she decided to become his girlfriend. When he seemingly had his "sidekicks" save the town, she kissed him and walked off with him. Eventually, though, their relationship discontinued.

Behind the Scenes

 * The Earth Kingdom girl was created by Joshua Hamilton, a writer for Avatar: The Last Airbender, for an Avatar comic story entitled "Sokka, the Avatar", where she appeared completely unnamed.
 * In the script direction the girl is given the name Kaya, however it never appeared in the actual strip.
 * The comic appeared in the Winter 2006 issue of Nickelodeon Magazine which was comprised entirely of Avatar interviews, comics, and games.
 * The girl is the third person chronologically, to kiss Sokka. The first was Suki in "The Warriors of Kyoshi" while the second was Yue in "The Waterbending Master", "The Siege of the North, Part 1" and "The Siege of the North, Part 2".

Appearances and References

 * Sokka, the Avatar