Broadsword man

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- Hahaha! Nothing like a fat man dancing for his dinner!

The Broadsword Man was an Earth Kingdom citizen who happened to pass by the River Village during Zuko and Iroh's sojourn there as refugees.

He was a man who bore an imperious attitude toward those who he deemed below him, as evidenced by his treatment of Iroh.

History
The Broadsword Man was seen as a citizen roaming the streets of the River Village. While there, he saw two vagrants, who unbeknownst to him, were the banished Prince Zuko and the retired General Iroh, who lived in the Earth Kingdom as refugees after opposing Azula and betraying the Fire Nation.

After seeing Iroh's attempts to collect coins from passersby, the Broadsword Man offered the old man a gold piece, with the condition that he performed for him. As such, Iroh proceeded to sing "Girls from Ba Sing Se". Despite Iroh's melody, the man remained petulant and dissatisfied, so he urged Iroh to dance by drawing his Dual Dao Swords and slashing them toward Iroh's feet.

This agitated Zuko, who was at the time disgusted by his and his uncle's way of living. The Broadsword Man eventually halted his attacks and gave Iroh the gold piece before departing the scene, guffawing madly. He was later sought out by Zuko, who attacked him under the guise of the Blue Spirit. Zuko stole the man's broadswords, to aid in his later endeavors of theft.

His ultimate fate after the war is unknown.