Poppy Beifong

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- Poor Toph. She must be so scared.

Poppy Bei Fong was Toph's mother and a wealthy figure in Gaoling. Like her husband, Poppy Bei Fong cared deeply for her daughter but was far too overprotective of her, for she didn't know her daughter's own skill.

History


Toph's parents failed to recognize what was best for her and believed her blindness was a handicap that made her weak and fragile. Due to this fear, Poppy was unaware of Toph's prodigious Earthbending skills. When Toph and Aang were kidnapped by Xin Fu and his men, Poppy became very worried for her daughter, and, after both had been saved, her fear for her daughter was increased by Lao's witness of her mastery of Earthbending. Seeing that she was a master Earthbender only reinforced in her mind that Toph should be guarded even more closely. While Poppy did love Toph, she was extremely overprotective, causing Toph to run away from home to teach Aang. Poppy and Lao assumed she was kidnapped by Aang and richly commissioned Xin Fu, the promoter of the Earth Rumble VI Earthbending tournament, and Master Yu, Toph's Earthbending teacher, to do "whatever it takes to bring her home." Toph later asked Katara to help her send a letter to both her parents using Sokka's messenger hawk.

Her ultimate fate after the War is unknown.

Personality
Poppy Bei Fong was a very cheering and polite woman. Poppy cared deeply for her daughter and only wished for her safety, but she was far too overprotective of her, even going as far as hiding her existence from the rest of the town.

Relatives

 * Lao Bei Fong (husband)
 * Toph Bei Fong (daughter)
 * Bei Fong (granddaughter)

Trivia

 * According to Toph's passport and the fake letter from her mother, "Bei Fong" is written as 北方. "Poppy" is written in Chinese as 罌粟 (yīng sù).
 * Poppy bore a small resemblance to Toph, more so while Toph was in her dress. However, she had a stronger resemblance to her granddaughter, Bei Fong.