Kori Morishita

"earth"

- I may be an earthbender, but through my father's bloodline I am a Fire Nation citizen! My father taught me to always be loyal to the Fire Nation, to my people.

Kori Morishita was the daughter of Morishita, mayor of Yu Dao, and his wife. She was shown to be protective of her home and went so far as to attempt an assassination of Fire Lord Zuko in order to preserve her home. Her mother was an earthbender and she too inherited the ability.

Background
Kori was born to Mayor Morishita and his wife in the Fire Nation colony of Yu Dao. She was raised to honor both the Fire Nation Royal Family and her hometown. She was raised with some form of earthbending training as well as additional weapons training, where she learned to use a meteor hammer. In 101 ASC, Yu Dao started to see the effects of the Harmony Restoration Movement. Kori began feeling resentful towards the Fire Lord, thinking that he betrayed his people. She arrived at the Fire Nation Capital and sneaked into the Royal Palace with intent of killing Fire Lord Zuko.

While Kori succeeded in incapacitating the guards, Zuko proved to be too much for her and she was captured. Zuko began interrogating her and brought her back to Yu Dao where he met her father, Mayor Morishita. After attempting to persuade Kori and her family to return to the Fire Nation, Kori and her father managed to convince Zuko that the Fire Nation colonies should stay.

Personality
Kori was shown to be headstrong and "rash" according to her father. While usually tame, Kori was fiercely defensive of her homeland of Yu Dao, going as far as to attempt an assassination on the Fire Lord to protect the interests of her home.

Abilities


Kori, being of mixed heritage, developed her earthbending talents since she was a child. She combined her bending skills with her meteor hammer. By using a weapon made of rock, she was able to use her bending to control the directions of the attack, thus making her a greater threat.

Relationships
Kori was shown to be very close to both of her parents, as they were both worried when she went missing.

Relatives

 * Mayor Morishita (father)
 * Morishita's wife (mother)

The Promise Trilogy

 * The Promise Part 1

Trivia

 * Kori is the first chronologically mentioned bi-racial child in the World of Avatar.
 * She is one of the few female earthbenders to be named alongside Toph, Lin, Penga, Oma, Kyoshi, Korra, and Yangchen.
 * Kori's attire, comprised of the colors red and green, reflects her mixed heritage.
 * Kori is one of very few characters to have a confirmed last name, the others being those from the Beifong family, Hiroshi Sato, and his daughter Asami Sato, Pu-on Tim, the Pang family, and the Yum Soon Han family.