Ikki

"air"

- Gran Gran, you look old. How old are you? And why is it so cold in the South Pole?

Ikki is an airbender, the younger daughter of Tenzin and Pema, and the granddaughter of Avatar Aang and Katara. Ikki lives with her parents and two siblings on Air Temple Island, near Republic City. The second child of Tenzin and Pema, she has an older sister named Jinora and a younger brother named Meelo, with another sibling still on the way. Ikki is fun-loving, energetic, and extremely talkative.

History
When Korra was ready to begin her airbending training with Tenzin, Ikki and her family traveled to the Southern Water Tribe to meet the Avatar. Once they arrived and stepped off their bison, Ikki jumped in between her grandmother and Jinora, interrupting their conversation regarding Zuko's mother, and began to ask Katara many questions quickly and excitedly. Ikki and her family then had to leave the South Pole, as Tenzin had only come to inform Korra about his duties in Republic City, which made it impossible for him and his family to stay there. Ikki and her family subsequently returned to Air Temple Island.

After Avatar Korra escaped from her tribe and went to Republic City, she finally convinced Tenzin to allow her stay on his island so he could teach her airbending. At this decision, Ikki and her siblings became excited and hugged Korra, celebrating her stay.

Ikki tried to offer a frustrated Korra advice during her airbending training, but this did not click, as Korra's failures continued to mount. After Korra snapped at Tenzin and called him a "terrible teacher", she and Jinora comforted their father.



While helping Korra out in her airbending training, Ikki and Jinora asked her how much the approaching Mako drove her crazy, which prompted the Avatar to launch them into the air by earthbending, though the siblings landed softly by airbending.

When Tarrlok rudely interrupted Korra, Tenzin, and his family's dinner on Air Temple Island, Ikki asked Tarrlok why he had three ponytails and why he smelled like a lady. She then declared him "weird" and, after being called "precocious" by Tarrlok, glared at him with an expression similar to the one Pema showed Tenzin earlier. When Tarrlok eventually left, Ikki waved and cheerfully said, "Bye bye, ponytail man!", much to his annoyance.

Later, Ikki and her brother Meelo pretended to drive a fancy Satomobile that Tarrlok had sent Korra as a gift to persuade her to join his anti-Equalist task force. Ikki loudly made horn noises and told Tenzin to get out of the way, as they were "driving". When Tarrlok's messenger brought Korra an invitation to a gala, Ikki was playing Pai Sho with Jinora nearby. Ikki later attended the gala with her family and Korra that night.

While Korra was outside on Air Temple Island, Ikki and Jinora asked her about her "magical romance" with Mako, as they had seen the Avatar out more often. Korra initially denied this but, soon afterward, asked them for advice on how to approach the firebender if she was hypothetically interested in him. Jinora told Korra of a historical saga that involved jumping into a volcano. Ikki, however, quickly rejected her sister's idea and told Korra to brew a love potion of rainbows and sunsets, to which Korra replied, "The volcano is starting to make more sense to me now". Pema, who had overheard the conversation, then offered the Avatar her own advice, which the three girls considered was the best alternative.



When Mako, Bolin, and Asami moved into the Air Temple she greeted them excitedly. Then, while showing Asami to her new room, Ikki told her about Korra's crush on Mako, much to Korra's horror. After they reached Asami's room, Korra slammed the door shut on Ikki, which in turn caused her to become quite furious herself.

Personality
Ikki is extremely curious with a hyperactive mind that seems to race a mile a minute. She always has many questions for any situation, as everything is fascinating to her and her active imagination. She will not stop until she has answers to all of the mysteries in life. Energy and hyperactivity often accompanies her wilder moments of curiosity, which sometimes accidentally leading to a point of bluntness, as seen when Ikki tattles Korra's affection for Mako to Asami. She is seen irritating her sister when she is trying to learn things from people. For example, when Jinora tried to ask Katara about Zuko's mother, Ikki interrupts by jabbering at Katara with barrage of wild questions.

During Mako, Bolin, and Asami's visit to the island, Ikki seemed to keep up well with Bolin's fast paced and testy questions. She also knows an impressive amount of information about Air Temple Island, even being able to cite how many trees there were.

Abilities
Though she is still in training, Ikki has already demonstrated proficiency in airbending. She is capable of using an Air Nomad glider, was able to generate enough of a breeze to start the training gates, and has even mastered the air scooter.

Trivia

 * Ikki is a Japanese male name with a few different meanings, though the most appropriate would be "radiance, shine, sparkle"; the literal meaning of the word is "riot, insurrection", with both translations attributing to Ikki's hyperactive tendencies.
 * Iki means "two" in Turkish, which would be fitting, seeing as how Ikki is the second child of Pema and Tenzin.
 * Her attire is the common clothing worn by young airbenders, much like Aang's clothing in Books One and Two.
 * She has mastered the air scooter, a move that was invented by her own grandfather, Aang.
 * Ikki's hairstyle resembles Pema's.
 * Ikki refers to Aang as "Grandpa Aang".
 * Ikki's name is a palindrome, just like Appa and Kuruk.