June

June is a bounty hunter who travels around the Earth Kingdom. She is a mercenary and has no allegiance to any nation, only the highest bidder for her services. She is confident and self-assured, possesses a dry sarcastic wit, great physical strength, and is considered quite beautiful in a dangerous sort of way.

June hunts her prey with the help of her mount, a giant beast called a Shirshu; hers is called Nyla. Though blind, the Shirshu "sees" by means of its powerful scent receptors, and June claims it can track quarry across half a continent. To capture her targets June depends on her Shirshu to use its long whip-like tongue (coated in paralyzing neurotoxins) to immobilize them.

History
According to the show's creators, Jun originated from the Earth Kingdom where she spent her childhood traveling with her father, who was also a bounty hunter. It was from here where she adopted the tracking and fighting skills she currently employs. Jun also received the Shirshu she now owns from her father when she was just a child. A rare animal collector once took the Shirshu when it was an infant and later gave it to Jun's father as payment for a bounty, who later gave it to Jun. The two have grown up together for over seventeen years.

In "Bato of the Water Tribe", Jun tracked a fleeing target who had stowed onboard Prince Zuko's ship and captured him, inflicting mild damage to the ship in the process. Iroh developed a immediate interest in her while Zuko was angered (though quietly impressed) with her inanity and skill. Tracking her down afterwards, they employed her to track down Aang by following his trail after obtaining Katara's scent from her necklace. They successfully found Aang at a nearby Abbey where she was largely occupied with an angry Appa. Eventually the Shirshu was thrown off by a large quantity of perfume that Katara had waterbended over it. As the Shirshu lashed out in confusion, Jun and Zuko were both temporarily paralyzed. Iroh caught and supported her and was quite content to feign paralysis simply to get close and hold her, although the act clearly annoyed her (and couldn't do anything about it). Afterwards Jun had not been seen for a long period and probably left Zuko's service in considerable irritation.

After a long absence Jun reappeared in "Sozin's Comet, Part 1: The Phoenix King" where a now reformed Zuko and Team Avatar went in search of her hoping to use her Shirshu to find a currently missing Aang; unfortunately, Aang's scent could not be found. Instead Zuko suggested they search for Iroh, hoping he would know; she soon led them outside the broken walls of Ba Sing Se, saying that Iroh was just on the other side of the large pile of debris, and with her job complete she gave a final farewell to the group and was not seen again.

Trivia

 * Even though she only appeared in three episodes, Jun has become quite popular among fans, something the creators of Avatar have (half-jokingly) noted.
 * Jun is featured in the short "School Time Shipping" with her Shirshu, Nyla.
 * Jun's voice actress, Jennifer Hale, also voices Avatar Kyoshi.
 * She is shown to be quite strong, as she frequently arm-wrestles well muscled men (and wins) in local bars in order to gain some additional money. She is also generous as she then orders drinks for everyone in the bar, to which they all cheer.
 * Jun's headband has a skull adornment.
 * Although she seems dark and uncaring, she is quick to act in times of great danger. Jun usually takes money, but she did not ask for pay from Zuko when he said that the world would be destroyed if she didn't help.
 * In "Bato of the Water Tribe", Jun treats Nyla very harshly; in "Sozin's Comet: Part 1", she treats her much more kindly. The reason for the difference in treatment is a matter of speculation.