Team Avatar

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Team Avatar is the name used to refer to Aang and whoever is accompanying him at any given time. This was usually Katara, Sokka and Toph, but Zuko and Suki later became important members. The Team's constituency varies little throughout the series until the Invasion of the Fire Nation, where a much larger number of people begin to join and leave the group. The name of the group originated from Sokka.

Team Avatar, as of the end of The War, is notable for having at least one member from every nation, and at least one bending master of each of the bending arts. This makes Team Avatar a formidable fighting group, and they are capable of assaulting even the Earth Kingdom Royal Palace or destroying an Airship Fleet without outside assistance.

Formation
During The War started by Fire Lord Sozin in 0 ASC, Avatar Aang had fled from the Southern Air Temple before the horrific genocide. But he got caught in a storm and was frozen in an iceberg for 100 years with his flying bison Appa. Once those years past, two teenagers from the Southern Water Tribe Katara and Sokka discovered his body and released him from the ice.

Aang fell into Katara's arms after releasing a massive light from his broken shell, and immediately asked her to go Penguin Sledding, which she accepted. After several exchanges, the two found out of Aang's Air Nomad lineage, and the three went to the tribe on Appa, who was reluctant to fly.

Journey to the North
After that the tribe knew that Aang was the Avatar, Katara and Sokka decided to help him, travelling toward the Northern Water Tribe in the North Pole, searching a Waterbending master for Aang and Katara and with the mission of restore the peace in the world, finishing The War started by the Fire Nation. In the journey to the north they crossed the Earth Kingdom, escaping from Zuko, Prince of the Fire Nation and his uncle Iroh, and stopping at several places. The first stop was in the Southern Air Temple, the birthplace of Aang; there they found a winged-lemur called Momo, who joined to the team. Then the group went to the Kyoshi Island, where they met the Kyoshi Warriors, a skilled group of fighters led by Suki. After they traveled to Omashu, where they found to the old friend of Aang Bumi as the king of the city. Aang had his first training of Firebending with Jeong Jeong, a deserter of the Fire Nation.

Northern Water Tribe
In the North Pole, Aang and Katara found their Waterbending master, Pakku. There the Team had to defend the Water Tribe of the Siege of the North, led by the Admiral Zhao with the objective of take the Northern Water Tribe. In the battle, Aang fused with the Ocean Spirit after Zhao killed the Moon Spirit. However, with the help of his friends and the Water Tribe warriors they managed to save the tribe, causing Zhao's death.

Earth Kingdom
After the Siege of the North, Team Avatar headed to the Earth Kingdom with the objective of Aang learning Earthbending. When they visited Omashu again, searching for Bumi, they saw that the city had been taken by the Fire Nation; so Aang, Katara and Sokka decide to keep searching for a Earthbending master. In Gaoling, they met Toph, a blind Earthbending master with the capacity of feel the vibrations using her bending. She then joins Team Avatar and decides to teach Aang. Te gang was pursued by Azula (Princess of the Fire Nation) and her friends Mai and Ty Lee. After the Aang's first training of Eartbending with Toph, the group travels to a library (located in a desert where Appa is captured and lost), where they discover important information about an eclipse that would leave defenless to the Fire Nation. Then the Team Avatar goes to Ba Sing Se trough the Serpent's Pass with the help of Suki, allied for a moment again to the group.

In Ba Sing Se
When they arrived to the outskirts of Ba Sing Se, the Team had to fight and save Ba Sing Se of the drill, a Fire Nation construction made for cross the walls of the Earth Kingdom's capital. The drill is destroyed by Aang, who saves the city. In Ba Sing Se, the gang discover a Conspiracy led by Long Feng (the Grand Secretariat of Ba Sing Se) and the Dai Li, covering up the concurrent war and gaining control of the city. Before find Appa (saved by Zuko), the Team tried to tell this to the Earth King Kuei, who distrusts at first, but then is convinced when he saw the destroyed drill. Long Feng was arrested in Ba Sing Se.



Then, the group had to separate for a moment, while Aang saw to a guru, who would teach him to control the Avatar State; Sokka was reinted with his Father after two years; Katara helped the generals plan the Invasion of the Fire Nation in Ba Sing Se; and Toph fell in a trap and she was imprisoned in a metal box, where she would discover the Metalbending.After that Iroh with Aang saved to Katara and Zuko from the prison but Zuko soon changed sides as he joins Azula; while Sokka and Toph were imprisoned with the King, but they escaped. Aang almost died in the Avatar State because of an Azula's lightning, but he was saved by Katara, who used water from the Spirit Oasis to heal him.

In the Fire Nation
After the Coup of Ba Sing Se Team Avatar hid in different villages and cities of the Fire Nation waiting for the Day of the Black Sun and continuing with the Aang's training. In one village they found to a Waterbender called Hama of the Southern Water Tribe, who invented the Bloodbending and holds an especially deep grudge against the Fire Nation and its people, attempting to exact revenge whenever possible. Katara learned this technique trying to defend herself and her friends from Hama. Sokka was trained by Piandao in the swordplay. On the Day of the Black Sun the gang invaded the Fire Nation Capital with the help of many Earth Kingdom and Water Tribe warriors, using weapons and vehicles invented by the Mechanist. The Fire Nation knew about the eclipse and they had a plan to keep the Fire Lord hiden. The invasion failed and only the youngest members of the group escaped on Appa. The rest of the invaders were taken prisoners.

Western Air Temple
The gang and the other youngest participants of the inavsion (Haru, Teo and The Duke) went to the Western Air Temple. Zuko followed them with the objective to change his life and join to Team Avatar to help them end the War and defeat the Fire Lord Ozai. Zuko tries to prove to them that he has changed for the better. It is only after Zuko saves them from Combustion Man that he receives their acceptance as Aang's Firebending teacher. However, Katara refuses to trust Zuko and warns him of the consequences of any treachery. Zuko started to teach Aang Firebending, but for unknown reasons couldn't Firebend. He and Aang traveled to the Sun Warrior's Ancient City(while the rest of the group waited in the Air Temple) to learn about the origin of Firebending with Dragons.

Then Sokka travel with Zuko to the Boiling Rock, a Fire Nation prison where they infiltrate as security guards. They traveled there with the hope to save Hakoda. After finding Suki in the prison and a failed plan with another prisoner called Chit Sang, they decided to postpone the escape when Sokka found his father. In a new plan to escape, they had to fight with Azula, Mai and Ty Lee. But Mai helped Zuko and the others to escape. Azula attacks Mai for her betrayal, but Ty Lee intervenes and the team escaped with Chit Sang, Suki and Hakoda.

Back to the Fire Nation
The Avatar and his friends were forced on the run again after Azula finds them in the Western Air Temple, but Chit Sang, Hakoda, Haru, The Duke and Teo had to separate of the group. In other hiding place, Zuko confronted Katara about her distrustful disposition towards him and though of a way to gain her friendship. He decided to help Katara find the Fire Nation soldier responsible for killing her mother. Together they found the man, but Katara is unable to take her revenge out on him. After returning, Katara finally forgived Zuko and accepted him in the team. Three days before the arrival of the Sozin's Comet, they traveled to the Ozai's Beach House, when Aang keep training. The gang went to a play called "The Boy in the Iceberg", based in the adventures of the Avatar and his friends. Aang had difficulties deciding how to defeat Ozai without taking his life. His friends stressed him to kill the Fire Lord, but Aang insisted it goes against his beliefs. In his sleep, Aang was drawn towards a mysterious island that appearead in the sea. His friends found June the Bounty hunter to attempt to locate him again, but she couldn't; so they decided to search Iroh. On the island, Aang seeked guidance from his past lives, but they too insisted he must kill Ozai, now autoproclamed Phoenix King. The island turned out to be a giant lion turtle, which gave Aang the guidance he had been seeking. When the rest of the team was in the search, they met the Order of the White Lotus, its leader being Iroh. After reuniting with Iroh, the team decided to go in different directions to help stop the Fire Nation and preparing for the final battle.

Final Battles of The War
Zuko and Katara confronted Azula, but she challenged Zuko to an Agni Kai; in the battle, Zuko is wounded by a lightning while protecting Katara. Meanwhile, Aang confronted Ozai in Wulong Forest but was unable to defeat him, still unwilling to kill him. Sokka, Toph, and Suki attempted to halt the Airship fleet but are soon separated, while the Order of the White Lotus battled for Ba Sing Se's freedom.

Ozai accidentally caused Aang to enter the Avatar State. The Order of the White Lotus successfully liberated Ba Sing Se, while Sokka, Suki and Toph disabled all of the Airships. Katara defeated Azula and healed Zuko's injuries. Aang overwhelmed Ozai, yet still refused to kill him. He used a new type of bending to strip Ozai of his Firebending powers. Newly appointed Fire Lord Zuko declared the war over, and Aang and his friends celebrated together in the Jasmine Dragon.

Original Members

 * Aang[[Image:New Avatar3.png|150px|right|thumb|Aang]]
 * Katara[[Image:Katara_312.png|150px|right|thumb|Katara]]
 * Sokka[[Image:Ep59-244.png|150px|right|thumb|Sokka]]

New Members

 * Toph (Joined in "The Blind Bandit")[[Image:Toph.png|150px|right|thumb|Toph]]
 * Zuko (Temporarily allied with Aang in "The Blue Spirit" and "The Chase", joined in "The Western Air Temple")[[Image:Zuko 0001.png|150px|right|thumb|Zuko]]
 * Suki (Allied in "The Warriors of Kyoshi" and "The Serpent's Pass", joined in "The Boiling Rock, Part 2")[[Image:Suki_003.png|150px|right|thumb|Suki]]

Animal Members

 * Appa (Original member)
 * Momo (Joined in "The Southern Air Temple")

Former Members

 * Hawky (Joined and left in "The Runaway")
 * The Duke (Allied in "Jet" and "The Awakening", joined in "The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse, left in "The Southern Raiders")
 * Haru (Allied in "Imprisoned", joined in "The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse, left in "The Southern Raiders")
 * Teo (Allied in "The Northern Air Temple", joined in "The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse", left in "The Southern Raiders")
 * Chit Sang (Allied in "The Boiling Rock, Part 1, joined in "The Boiling Rock, Part 2, left in "The Southern Raiders")
 * Hakoda (Allied in "The Guru", "The Awakening" and "The Boiling Rock, Part 1", joined in "The Boiling Rock, Part 2, left in "The Southern Raiders")

Allies

 * † indicates deceased.

Fire Nation

 * Avatar Roku †
 * Jeong Jeong
 * Fang †
 * Chey
 * Fire Sage Shyu
 * Iroh
 * Piandao
 * Fat
 * Ty Lee
 * Mai
 * On Ji
 * Sun Warriors

Earth Kingdom

 * Kyoshi Warriors
 * Bumi
 * Tyro
 * Pipsqueak
 * The Mechanist
 * Avatar Kyoshi †
 * The Boulder
 * The Hippo
 * Jet †
 * Smellerbee
 * Longshot
 * 52nd Earth King
 * June

Water Tribe

 * Kanna
 * Bato
 * Pakku
 * Arnook
 * Yue († as mortal, currently allied as Moon Spirit, formerly Tui)
 * Huu
 * Tho
 * Due
 * Avatar Kuruk †
 * Kya †

Air Nomads

 * Avatar Yangchen †
 * Monk Gyatso †
 * Sister Iio †
 * Monk Pasang †
 * Elder Air Monk †
 * Mother Sky Bison †

Other

 * Tui(†, reincarnated in Yue) and La
 * Ran and Shao
 * Guru Pathik
 * Hei Bai
 * Painted Lady
 * The Lion Turtle

Enemies

 * † - indicates deceased

Fire Nation

 * Ozai
 * Zhao †
 * Yu Yan Archers
 * Rough Rhinos
 * Azula
 * Combustion Man †
 * The Warden
 * Yon Rha
 * Hide

Earth Kingdom

 * Various Earth Rumble VI Competitors
 * Xin Fu
 * Master Yu
 * Long Feng
 * Joo Dee
 * Dai Li
 * Fong
 * Lao Bei Fong
 * Tong
 * Ghashiun

Water Tribe

 * Hama

Spirit World

 * Wan Shi Tong
 * Enma[definitely because he hates Aang]

Former Enemies

 * Zuko
 * Iroh
 * Jet
 * The Boulder
 * The Hippo
 * Mai
 * Ty Lee
 * June

Unknown Status

 * Koh the Face Stealer

Semi-Permanent Locations

 * Southern Water Tribe ("The Boy in the Iceberg" to "The Avatar Returns")
 * Kyoshi Island ("The Warriors of Kyoshi" and "Avatar Day")
 * Omashu ("The King of Omashu" and "Return to Omashu")
 * Various Earth Kingdom villages ("Imprisoned" to "The Deserter")
 * Northern Air Temple ("The Northern Air Temple")
 * Northern Water Tribe ("The Waterbending Master" to "The Siege of the North, Part 2")
 * Ba Sing Se ("City of Walls and Secrets" to "The Crossroads of Destiny")
 * Various Fire Nation villages ("The Awakening" to "The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse")
 * Western Air Temple ("The Western Air Temple" to "The Southern Raiders")
 * Ember Island (As of "The Southern Raiders", last semi-permanent location)

Location at End of Last Episode
Ba Sing Se (After the war ended starting from "Sozin's Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang", the group is seen in the Jasmine Dragon)

Gaang
The Gaang is an unofficial fan nickname for the core characters- Aang, Sokka, Katara, Toph, Appa, Momo, and more recently Zuko and Suki- which is a portmanteau of "gang" and "Aang". The term is not used in canon (although Sokka's suggestion of "the Aang gang" comes about as close as possible while maintaining a sufficiently distinct pronunciation), but may be seen on Avatar Trading Card Game cards.

In the Book 2 episode "The Drill", Sokka also gives a few suggestions for a team name, which include "The Aang Gang", "Boomer-Aang Squad" and the "Fearsome Foursome".

In "Sozin's Comet, Part 1: The Phoenix King", Sokka says "Team Avatar is back" and later "Gather round, Team Avatar".