Earthbender captain

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- These dangerous hands must be crushed.

The Earthbender captain was a vengeful man who wanted the Fire Nation to pay back for how they had changed the world. He fought against Iroh and the Fire Nation army during the 600-day Siege of Ba Sing Se. He did not consider Iroh as anything but an enemy of the Earth Kingdom. He would do anything to protect his nation and especially the Earth Kingdom capital of Ba Sing Se.

History
Not long before the winter solstice, he and his unit of Earthbending soldiers discovered Iroh bathing, thus enabling them to quickly overpower and capture him. While he was being transported to Ba Sing Se on the back of an ostrich horse, Iroh attempted to convince the captain that he was nothing more than a harmless old man by acting weak. Iroh pretended to fall asleep on his saddle and slipped of his mount, leaving behind his sandal as part of a trail for Zuko to follow when he was picked up again. He later made an escape attempt by complaining about his handcuffs being too loose. Iroh heated the chains to scalding hot temperatures, and pressed the hands of the soldiers that came to tighten them against them, thus burning the soldier's hand.

Iroh proceeded by shooting fire out of his feet to clear his path. He rolled off the ostrich horse and down a mountainside. The Earthbender Captain and his soldiers caught up to him however, and recaptured him through the use of Earthbending. The captain decided that it was too dangerous to transport him to Ba Sing Se as he was, and planned to crush Iroh's hands as a precaution. However, before he could do so, Iroh was freed by Zuko. The two Firebenders faced off against the captain and his soldiers. The captain challenged them by saying that they were clearly outnumbered, to which Iroh cleverly responded that although that was true, the captain and his men were clearly outmatched. After the Earth Kingdom warriors were defeated, Zuko and Iroh left to continue their quest.

His ultimate fate after the end of the War is unknown.