Lo and Li


 * This article is about the twin advisers. For the Fire Nation captain, see Li (Fire Nation captain). For the Earth Kingdom boy, see Lee

"fire"

- Azula, we are concerned for you and your well being.

Lo and Li were Azula's two elderly advisers. Little else is known about their backgrounds. They appeared to be cold, focused people who contributed to Azula's undeniable thirst for power. They had served as Azula's mentors and had overseen her firebending training since the Fire Nation princess was a child, despite not being firebenders themselves.

History
The pair was, at some point, appointed to be Azula's firebending mentors. Later in Azula's life, the twins advised Azula to abandon the Royal Procession in favor of a smaller elite group to better increase her chances of capturing her fugitive brother.

Lo and Li later presided over a rally held at the capital city's Royal Plaza where they boastfully declared victory over the Earth Kingdom thanks to the efforts of Azula and the newly returned Prince Zuko.

Later, Zuko, Mai, Ty Lee, and Azula stayed with the sisters on Ember Island where they owned a small but comfortable beach house. Lo and Li had been coming to this tiny beach cottage since they were infants. Once their parents died, they inherited the cottage. When life in the Fire Nation Capital became too hectic, the twins escaped to their little oasis, where they seemed to be a lot more relaxed, rather than as somber and serious as they appear in the other episodes. On one of the walls, a poster showed two very beautiful girls. Ty Lee asked who the young women were, and Lo answered that it was Li and her, leading a disgusted Zuko to almost vomit. Later, the pair told the kids that the beach has special "powers" and that it supposedly changes people, smoothing even the roughest edges. After delivering this wisdom, they clapped their hands and announced that they were going to the beach. They then removed their outer garments, revealing they were wearing swimming costumes underneath. This unexpected display made Mai put her hand over Zuko's eyes.

In light of Azula's frantic purging of the Royal Palace staff, Lo and Li expressed to Azula their concern for her welfare, and she in turn accused the sisters of acting on her father's orders. She ordered the twins to have an Agni Kai, but the sisters told her that would be impossible since neither of them were firebenders. She then decided to banish even one of her most trusted allies, Lo, but mistakenly pointed to Li, which led to confusion amongst the two.

Trivia

 * Lo's name seems to have come from luō luō (羅羅) which translates in Chinese as 'endless mumbling'.
 * The small triangle that was present on both Lo and Li's hair bands, and also on the Yu Yan Archers head bands, is the alchemical symbol for fire.