Hiroshi Sato

"fire"

- I too came from humble beginnings.

Hiroshi Sato is a non-bending, barrel-chested businessman with a big personality. His family lineage extends back to the first Fire Nation colonists. His idea for the Satomobiles caused him to become the captain of industry in his era.

History
Hiroshi Sato was born to a poor family from the Dragon Flats district. A child with big dreams, he worked at a very young age shining shoes, to help support his family. When he was eighteen, he convinced a wealthy businessman to invest in the idea of automobiles for the common man. Before long, he was producing Satomobiles in his first "Future Industries" factory. By the time he was twenty-five, the ingenious industrialist had made his first million yuans. Realizing that not everyone in Republic City could afford their own Satomobiles, but needed transportation nonetheless, he created a taxi cab for those less wealthy to still get around in the city.

At some point, he married and had a daughter, Asami, and not long after this his wife was killed by members of the Agni Kai group.

In 170 ASC, Asami brought Mako to Hiroshi's factory, where he explained his humble beginnings to him, and then announced that he would sponsor the Fire Ferrets in the pro-bending tournament, provided they would bear the Future Industries logo on their uniforms. Hiroshi later attended a gala hosted by Councilman Tarrlok in honor of Avatar Korra. There, he saluted Korra, saying that everyone was expecting great things of her.

As the Fire Ferrets sponsor, he and his daughter attended the Pro-bending Tournament final, which, along with the Equalist ambush, they spectated from a private balcony. After the Equalists attacked the Pro-bending arena, Hiroshi was asked to come to the Police headquarters to be questioned about what he witnessed during the attack. When he was done, he was led out by Tenzin and Lin Beifong. Lin told him to come back if he remembered anything else. He accepted this statement, stopped to acknowledge Korra, and walked out.

After this, while visiting his home, Korra overheard Hiroshi talking on the phone and began to suspect he was working with the Equalists. Lin and the metalbending cops then searched his factory in order to find any evidence, they found nothing. Following this, and after recieving a tip, the police arrived at his home where they discovered, under his workshop, a serect room where he made equalist weapons.

Relatives

 * Asami Sato (daughter)
 * Unnamed wife (deceased)

Trivia

 * Hiroshi is one of the few characters to have a confirmed last name.
 * Hiroshi Sato's voice actor, Daniel Dae Kim, previously voiced Fong in the original series.
 * Hiroshi is a common Japanese male name, whose meaning of which changes depending on the Kanji used. Sato is the most common Japanese surname; the first character means "help", possibly referencing Hiroshi's sponsorship of the Fire Ferrets.
 * Hiroshi can be compared to Henry Ford, who was the first person to mass produce cars for the common man in America.
 * Hiroshi strongly resembles Theodore Roosevelt and Yataro Iwasaki.