Malu (airbender)

''This article is about the character in the trading card game. For the Firebender character of the series, see Malu.''

Malu is a character from the Avatar Trading Card Game.

History
Malu, the Ghost Witch of the Mountain, arose as a figure of Earth Kingdom legend in the years following the Fire Nation's first strikes. An enigmatic beauty who supposedly controlled the spirits, and seemingly vanished and appeared at will, Malu was truly an Airbender, whose mother hid her in a mountain cave to escape the Fire Nation's storming of the Eastern Air Temple. Her parents were Airbending monks and some of the war's first casualties. For years, she lived a solitary existence in the forest, but ten years into the war, she stopped hiding and began attacking Fire Nation soldiers. Despite not having a teacher to train under, she quickly mastered the Airbending skills that helped her survive for so long. Although her ultimate fate is unknown, some say she still makes her home in the mountain passes, and villagers still pay tribute to the spirit who protected the forest so long ago.

Trivia

 * "Malu" is also the Indonesian and Malay word for "shyness", which would fit her rather elusive nature.


 * "Malu" is also the Polynesian word for "gentle wind" or "calm wind", which would fit Malu as she is an Airbender.
 * Although considered a non canonical character, Malu is the only female Air Nomad seen that has not acquired her tattoos.