Fire Nation Man

"earth"

- Fire Lord, my flame burns for thee.

Fire Nation Man was an Earthbending fighter in the Earth Rumble VI ring. However, this was only a stage name, and he was not an actual citizen of the Fire Nation. His role was to be hated by the audience, then defeated instantly in order to generate enthusiasm for other fighters.

History


Fire Nation Man was a contestant in Earth Rumble VI. He carried a Fire Nation flag, wore a red cloak, and sported a stereotypical Fire Nation hairstyle; he somewhat resembled Admiral Zhao, though not in figure. Even though his name is "Fire Nation Man", he was really an Earthbending fighter. He acted like a Fire Nation citizen and got easily defeated just for show. In Earth Rumble VI, he was quickly defeated by The Boulder in the tournament. When all of the Earth Rumble fighters kidnapped Toph, Fire Nation Man was defeated almost effortlessly by her.

From what little was shown of his Earthbending, Fire Nation Man seemed to prefer using dirt-based attacks, as opposed to solid rock. In his second appearance, he arrived in the ring using a dust tornado, and Earthbent a large stream of dirt at Toph. This would be consistent with his desert upbringing, where Sandbenders specialize in bending loose Earth. The technique also vaguely resembled Firebending, which played into his persona.

His ultimate fate after the War and the reason why he didn't join The Boulder and The Hippo in the Invasion of the Fire Nation is unknown.

Trivia

 * Fire Nation Man showed a resemblance in his entrance to that of many "bad guy" foreign wrestlers, most notably Nikolai Volkoff who was known for singing Soviet Russia's national anthem prior to his matches in the WWF, much to the crowd's ire. Another point that linked the two was his aforementioned thick accent, which sounds stereotypically Russian.
 * Additionally, the boots Fire Nation Man wore had the pointed tip at the end, in the style of The Iron Sheik.
 * Despite his name, he was not a citizen of the Fire Nation.
 * According to DVD commentary, Fire Nation Man is an immigrant from the desert.
 * "Avatar Extras" confirmed that his Russian accent is fake.