Pirate captain

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- I've already got a buyer, a nobleman in the Earth Kingdom. Unless, of course, you kids have two hundred gold pieces on you right now?

The pirate captain was the sinister leader of a band of pirates. When he and his crew were not out scouring the seas for loot, they transformed their ship into a boutique to sell the many exotic curios they acquired for a nice profit. He was often seen with his pet reptile bird perched on his shoulder, and he would do almost anything if the price was right.

History
The captain met Aang, Katara, and Sokka at the seedy merchants pier when they were persuaded to come aboard by the pirate barker. He stepped out of the shadows and immediately showed some interest in Momo, convinced that the lemur would fetch him an "hefty sum" if Aang was interested in bartering. The Avatar, however, friendly declined his offer and continued browsing through the suspiciously acquired merchandise. Amongst their loot, Katara found a waterbending scroll. When asked where he got it, the captain admitted they he "got it up north at a most reasonable price: free." Katara offered to buy the "traded scroll", but the captain informed them that he already had a buyer for the rare, precious scroll, but he was willing to sell it to them if they could immediately come up with two hundred gold pieces. Since the group only had very limited funds, Aang tried to haggle with the captain, much to his amusement and irritation. Katara quickly lead Aang out of the shop.

When he found out that Katara had stolen the scroll from him, he teamed up with Prince Zuko and Iroh to find her and her companions. He was discontent with Zuko ordering him to go find Aang, but since the prince threatened to burn the scroll he now had in his possession, the captain had no choice. After discovering that Aang was in fact the Avatar, he called their deal off, deciding that the bounty on the Avatar was worth more than the price of the scroll. Enraged by this betrayal, Zuko and his men attacked the pirates, who were quick to defend themselves while Zuko and the pirate captain faced off. The captain showed himself quite able to hold his own against a firebender, only defending himself with a sword. Their fight was cut short by Iroh, who alerted the captain that his ship had been hijacked. He lost his ship when it plummeted over the waterfall.



The captain and his men were later hired by Zhao to kill Zuko for the price of one chest filled to the rim with gold. He himself did not participate in this venture, but he let his men plant the explosives on the prince's ship. Their attempt to kill Zuko, however, was a failure as the Fire Prince managed to survive the explosion.

Abilities
The pirate captain was a user of a Chinese Jian sword and was skilled enough to briefly battle Zuko with it.