Talk:Bolin/@comment-69.128.200.239-20111125200613/@comment-3338975-20111126001309

Yeah, she was. The writer of "The Blind Bandit" episode (Aaron Ehaz), however, stepped in with the idea that "he" should be turned into a young girl (partially, it seems, because of how unusual it would look to have her then take down a series of meaty male Earthbenders). Eventually, Bryan (who was originally against the idea) was swayed to his side, and "Sud" (which was going to be her name, when the character was intended to be a boy) was changed into the Toph we know today (who ended up being one of Bryan's favorite characters, funnily enough).