White Lotus leader

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- Ever since you were a little girl, you've excelled at the physical side of bending but completely ignored the spiritual side. The Avatar must master both.

The White Lotus leader is the leader of the Order of the White Lotus during the time of Avatar Korra.

History
Prior to his death, Avatar Aang tasked the Order to keep his next incarnation safe. After he passed, the Order received many allegations of people claiming to be the Avatar in both the Northern and Southern Water Tribe, all of which turned out to be false upon investigation. The White Lotus leader, along with two other members of the Order, visited the South Pole once more, assured by a young couple that their daughter, Korra, was "the one". This claim proved to be true as Korra waterbent, firebent, and earthbent in front of the members of the Order, successfully bringing their search for the Avatar to an end.

When Korra was seventeen, the leader was present at her firebending test, where she demonstrated her prowess in the bending art before the Order and Katara, her waterbending teacher. Although he expressed concerns over the young Avatar's lack of restraint and ignorance on the spiritual side of being the Avatar, he deemed Korra a master of fire and told her that she was ready to commence her airbending training under Tenzin's tutelage.

He was later present with Tenzin and Korra when the three discussed the delay of Korra's airbending training. When Korra suggested that she would return to Republic City with Tenzin when he stated that he could not remain at the South Pole, the White Lotus leader promptly refused. He emphasized that it was the Order's task to protect Korra while she mastered the four elements, and that Republic City was too dangerous for the young Avatar.