Hiroshi Sato

"fire"

- I too came from humble beginnings.

Hiroshi Sato is a non-bending and barrel-chested businessman with a big personality. His family lineage extends back to the first Fire Nation colonists.

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 banker 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, but her wife died not so long after she was born.

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 Korra. There, he saluted the Avatar, saying that everyone was expecting great things of her.

Relatives

 * Asami Sato (daughter)

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 with many different meanings depending on the characters used. Sato is the most common Japanese surname.
 * Hiroshi can be compared to Henry Ford, who was the first person to mass produce cars for the common man in America.