Poppy Beifong

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- Poor Toph. She must be so scared.

Poppy Bei Fong is Toph's mother and a wealthy figure in Gaoling. She is married to Lao Bei Fong.

History
Toph's parents failed to recognize what was best for her, thinking her handicap made her weak and frail. Due to their fear, Poppy was unaware of Toph's prodigious Earthbending skills. When Toph and Aang were kidnapped by Xin Fu and his men, Poppy became very worried for her daughter. When Toph and the Avatar were saved and reunited, her fear for her daughter was increased by Lao witnessing her mastery of Earthbending. Seeing that she was a master Earthbender only reinforced in her mind that Toph should be guarded even more closely. While Poppy did love Toph, she was extremely overprotective, causing Toph to run away from home to teach the Avatar. Poppy and Lao assumed she was kidnapped by him and commissioned Xin Fu, the promoter of the Earth Rumble VI Earthbending tournament, and Master Yu, Toph's Earthbending teacher, to do "whatever it takes to bring her home."

Personality
Poppy Bei Fong is a very cheering and polite woman. Poppy cares deeply for her daughter and only wishes for her safety, but she is far too overprotective of her, even going as far as hiding her existence from the rest of the town.

Trivia

 * According to Toph's passport in "The Serpent's Pass" and the fake letter from her mother in "The Earth King", Bei Fong is written as 北方. Poppy is written in Chinese as 罌粟 (yīng sù).
 * Poppy bears a small resemblance to Toph, more notable while Toph is in her dress.

Relatives

 * Lao Bei Fong (husband)
 * Toph Bei Fong (daughter)