Meelo

"air"

- Unhand me, strange woman!

Meelo is the only son and third child of Tenzin and Pema, as well as the grandson of Avatar Aang and Katara. He resides on Air Temple Island with the rest of his family. This young airbender has two older sisters, Jinora and Ikki; however, there is another, younger sibling on the way.

History
When Korra was ready to start her airbending training, Meelo and his family traveled to the Southern Water Tribe to pay his grandmother a visit and to stay for the night. He was latched onto his father's head as the family arrived and hopped off their sky bison. When Katara took him off his father's shoulders, Meelo did not recognize his grandmother, and quickly squirmed his way out of the hands of the "strange woman". He went on to play with his sisters in the snow, claiming to be a "snowbender", by using his airbending to blow off a pile of snow that covered him, showering his mother. Meelo and the rest of his family headed back home again the next day, as Tenzin's duties as a United Republic Council member prevented them from relocating to the Southern Water Tribe as planned.

Meelo met Korra again not long after their last encounter, as the Avatar had run away from home and traveled to Republic City under the guise of "if Tenzin can't come to her, then she will go to Tenzin." The young boy was thrilled when he saw her again, especially after his father complied and let Korra stay at Air Temple Island in order to learn airbending with them.

As an airbender himself, Meelo was present during Korra's airbending training. While Korra was struggling with weaving her way through the airbending gates, he mimicked his father's advice by stating that Korra should try to "be the leaf." When Meelo participated in the meditation exercise, Tenzin singled him out as an example for Korra of how to properly meditate. However, the young boy had actually fallen asleep. Later on, when Korra destroyed the ancient training tool with her firebending in a fit of frustration and called Tenzin a "terrible teacher", Meelo instantly copied Korra's words, running around screaming and kicking the shambles of the now-broken tool.

Meelo sat quietly at dinner as Councilman Tarrlok entered and offered Korra to join his task force. He later enjoyed playing with Ikki in a new car which was sent as a gift from Tarrlok to bribe Korra. He also attended the gala Tarrlok threw for Korra along with the rest of his family, where he apparently mistook an object for a toilet.

Personality
Meelo is enthusiastic and very energetic, and is always disrupting the calmness of Air Temple Island. He is quite goofy, as shown from his comical snowbending skills during his visit to the Southern Water Tribe, loves to play around and explore, and he also enjoys jumping on his father's head just to pull his beard or gnaw on his head. His sporadic behavior can be useful when it comes to doling out his unique approach to airbending such as sleeping while meditating with his father and sisters.

Relatives

 * Kanna (paternal great-great-grandmother)
 * Pakku (paternal step-great-great-grandfather)
 * Kya (paternal great-grandmother)
 * Hakoda (paternal great-grandfather)
 * Sokka (paternal great-uncle)
 * Katara (paternal grandmother)
 * Aang (paternal grandfather)
 * Korra (spiritual reincarnation of Aang)
 * Tenzin (father)
 * Pema (mother)
 * Jinora (older sister)
 * Ikki (older sister)
 * Kya (aunt)
 * Bumi (uncle)

Trivia

 * Meelo's attire is the common clothing of young airbenders, much like the clothing worn by Aang in the first two seasons of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
 * Meelo was inspired by Professor Christopher Moss' son. Christopher Moss is a great friend of the co-creators; when they went to visit him in Amsterdam, his son was "crawling all over [his father]".
 * Oddly enough, Meelo doesn't know his grandmother, as he yelled "Unhand me, strange woman!" when Katara picked him up. However, he does seem to know Korra, who has lived at the Southern Water Tribe her whole life, as he didn't mind being picked up by her, and was happy when she would be staying at Air Temple Island.
 * Meelo very much resembles a Japanese cartoon character, Shin Chan, in both his mannerism and appearance.