Sho

"fire"

- My name is Sho. I'm going to see my grandma. B-but Mom is sick, so I have to go on the train by myself.

Sho was a young Fire Nation girl who was on her way to visit her grandmother when she met Avatar Aang and Sokka on a Fire Nation train. She was a timid, anxious girl who often panicked.

History
Sho was forced to go on a train by herself after her mother decided to go visit Sho's grandmother, but she became ill. When she boarded the train, she was visibly scared; this was not unnoticed by Aang, who offered to sit with her on the train. She agreed, and Aang taught her a breathing exercise to calm her down while on the train.

This worked, and she began to tell Aang about how the train was not so scary, but the people were. She asked why someone would have a strange tattoo on their forehead. Aang took this to mean she thought his headband was a tattoo and hastily explained it. However, she told him she did not mean him, but a man who had just gotten out of his seat. This turned out to be Combustion Man, who began to destroy the train in order to catch Aang. Sho became frightened and began to hug Aang, who told her to stay there and practice her breathing exercises.



She became amazed with Aang's airbending and used the techniques he had taught her to stay calm while the other passengers were panicking. Sho informed them of the technique Aang showed her, and they all began to use it as well. Aang told her she did great when they had finally defeated Combustion Man, but she told him that the train was badly destroyed and she needed to be at her grandmother's house by dinnertime. Aang then showed her his bison whistle and told her he wanted Sho to meet his favorite animal, who would be able to take her to her grandmother's house. Sho was comforted by Katara when Sho began to take deep breaths.

Trivia

 * Sho's favorite animal was the komodo rhino, and she had a stuffed toy of one.