Toza

"earth"

- You know, I'm sick and tired of you kids sneaking in without paying. I'm taking you to security!

Toza is an earthbender and the manager of the pro-bending gym in Republic City.

History
A former pro-bender, Toza retired from the sport sometime before Mako and Bolin started competing, and began managing a pro-bending gym. One day, he discovered Mako fighting on the streets and invited the two siblings to live in a room in the attic of the arena and work odd jobs to pay rent, which allowed them to focus on pro-bending.

When Avatar Korra sneaked into the Pro-bending Arena to watch a game, she wandered into a training area where Toza confronted her, demanding to know what she was doing in his gym. Accusing her of having sneaked in without paying, he threatened to turn her over to security and have her thrown out of the arena. Bolin, however, came to Korra's rescue and said that she was with him; Toza dismissed the case, stating that he had work to do.

Toza later swept the floor in his gym while Bolin and Mako were practicing and reading up on Korra's participation in Councilman Tarrlok's task force.

Personality
At first, Toza appeared to be a grumpy old man, as evidenced when he threatened to take Korra to security at a pro-bending match, but he actually possesses a significant amount of compassion. This is demonstrated by the fact that he allowed both Mako and Bolin to stay in the attic of the Pro-bending Arena in exchange for doing odd jobs.

Trivia

 * Originally, the creators wanted to include a background story for Toza, which would have revealed how he met Mako and Bolin and introduced them to pro-bending. However, this idea was omitted from Book One for time-saving purposes.