Talk:Asami Sato/@comment-76.167.204.201-20120524005837

For all of you Asami-Haters out there, who think that the whole Hiroshi scene was a ploy to get Asami onto Air Temple Island to spy, I have some points that I would like to bring up with you.

*Firstly, the whole reason that Korra wound up trapped in the secret factory is because she heard the phone call that Hiroshi made. If she hadn't heard the call, then the whole deal wouldn't have occurred. If you watch the clip, Korra's footsteps are extremely quiet, so there's no way he would have known that she was there, or that she would have passed by his room at all.

*Second, there would be no point in spying at Air Temple Island. If Asami had agreed to join the Equalists when Hiroshi Sato offered her the glove, then Mako and Bolin wouldn't have stood a chance, and would have been knocked out like the rest. Korra, Tenzin, Mako, Lin Beifong and all of the metalbenders would have been taken to Amon, as prisoners. It would be much better for the Equalists to capture those people, than merely to spy on them, and there is nobody left on Air Temple Island besides a pregnant non-bender and children, which would be sinking too low, even for Equalists (They want to gain supporters). Even if there were something of value on the island, they could force it out of Pema by blackmailing her with Tenzin.

*Third, the factory underneath the Sato mansion was equipped with platinum walls, and robots. Platinum is an extremely expensive metal, more rare than silver, or even gold. Even with Hiroshi's wealth, it is extremely impressive that he could afford to make all of this. But, if you were an Equalist trying to take over Republic City, then it would be in your best interest to capture the Chief of Police, the Avatar, and a man in government, who was also a political symbol, being the son of the person who ended the Hundred Years War. If you were wealthy, you may even risk building platinum walls just to trap these valuable playing pieces. But, would it be worth it to build giant platinum walls just to get somebody on the inside even closer to Korra, and in result gain access to Air Temple Island? I don't think so.

*Finally, I conclude my argument with my final proof. If the whole goal were to be trying to get Asami on to Air Temple Island, why would she invite the brothers to stay with her? It was pretty obvious that Korra would invite the two brothers to stay with her, and she could visit almost daily, to "check in with her boyfriend". It could practically be like a home away from home, and she would have perfect spy access to Tenzin, Korra, and anything else held on Air Temple Island. There would be no point in organizing an elaborate plan, just to do what I already described above.

Or, even better, they could just send an Equalist to train as an Air Acolyte. I am pretty sure that Tenzin would accept anyone to study with him, so it would be extremely simple just to send in a few Equalists to become Air Acolytes. (In case you don't know, Air Acolytes are non-benders who live understand study the Air Nomad traditions, beliefs and customs. Pema was one, and still is one)

Therefore, I conclude that Hiroshi Sato was acting on the hopes of capturing Avatar Korra, Councilman Tenzin, and Chief Lin Beifong rather than trying to get his daughter onto Air Temple Island. This is why I am so strongly opposed to the Asami is an Equalist theories.