Baatar


 * This article is about Suyin Beifong's husband. For Baatar and Suyin's son who joined Kuvira's army, see Baatar Jr..

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- Sorry, dear, I'm going to have to take dinner to my office. I just had a major breakthrough on the tram station model.

Baatar is an architect and the husband of Suyin Beifong, with whom he has had five children. He helped create the metal city of Zaofu.

Early life
Suyin hired Baatar as an architect in the creation of the city of Zaofu. Sometime later, the two married and had five children: the eldest, Baatar Jr., became an engineer and began assisting Baatar in developing his many public works projects, Huan became an artist, Wei and Wing invented the game power disc, and Opal became their family's first airbender following Harmonic Convergence.

171 AG
While Suyin hosted a dinner for Avatar Korra and her friends, Baatar passed by the dining hall and informed his wife that he would have to eat in his office because he had a major breakthrough regarding the remodeling of a tram station. Suyin allowed him to continue his work, to which Baatar responded by calling her the best.

The next day, Baatar, along with Huan, Wei, and Wing, were witness to his wife fighting against his sister in-law, Lin. Their fight soon ended when Opal intervened. Later that evening, Baatar and Suyin each gave permission for Opal to travel to the Northern Air Temple and train her airbending under Tenzin.

At Opal's farewell dinner, Baatar watched in admiration as Suyin praised their daughter and raised his glass in a toast to her. He later watched as she left for the Northern Air Temple in an airship.

174 AG
When Kuvira marched her army to the outskirts of Zaofu in 174 AG, Baatar rode a metal train toward a vantage in the city to overview the situation. He approached his wife and announced that he would contact President Raiko in order to receive the support of the United Forces. However, Suyin replied that it did not matter whom he would contact, as no reinforcements would reach them in time.

Baatar joined his family during their meeting with Kuvira, Baatar Jr., and Bolin. He tried to reason with his estranged son, pointing out that his place was with them in Zaofu, though was shocked and hurt to learn that Baatar Jr. did not want to return as he felt that he was living in his father's shadow.

At night, Baatar was pacing through the garden when he was approached by Korra, who asked if he knew where she could find Suyin. Worried, he told the Avatar that his wife and twin sons had gone to infiltrate Kuvira's camp in order to end the threat.