Naga's relationships

This page is comprised of Naga's relationships with other characters in the Avatar World.

Pabu


Naga first met Pabu when she, Korra, and Mako were heading toward the Triple Threat Triad headquarters. When she saw the fire ferret, she chased him up a lamppost, intending to eat him. However, she backed down on Korra's command, and after sniffing the animal, Naga allowed Pabu to jump on her head, letting him run to Mako. Apart from their first misunderstanding, Naga and Pabu seemed immediately comfortable with each other to the point where Naga did not protest when Pabu stood on her head to drink from the same water source as she did.

Later, when Pabu arrived on Air Temple Island with Mako, Bolin, and Asami, he immediately ran toward Naga and sniffed her nose. Afterwards, Naga playfully chased the fire ferret around the island.

She and Pabu seem to share a similar relationship to that of Appa and Momo.

Korra
"'Who's Naga?' 'My best friend. And a great tracker.' — Mako and Korra about Naga in 'The Revelation'."



Korra was the first person to ever manage to tame a polar bear dog. Since that moment on, the two became the best of friends. Despite her intimidating appearance, Korra described Naga as a sweetheart and her best friend. In return, Naga is loyal and very protective of Korra, and has learned to use her tremendous strength to help her out of perilous situations. The two share a bond of trust with each other and care deeply for one another. When Korra passed her firebending test, she immediately ran toward Naga to tell her of the good news before even telling her parents, and when she traveled to Republic City, she did not hesitate to bring the large animal with her to the big city. While staying at Air Temple Island, Naga slept in Korra's room, where she would always be able to comfort her master if needed. Naga showed concern for Korra when she awoke screaming after a nightmare and licked her hand to set her at ease again. Korra trained Naga well, and the polar bear dog reacts on the slightest commands given by her master, even if it goes right against her own wishes at that time. Much of her loyalty is proven when Korra vanished from Republic City because she was kidnapped by Tarrlok, bringing her to a place outside of Republic City. Naga went searching for Korra and eventually found her cold and hurt, and brought her back to Republic City safely.

Team Avatar
"'Alright, let's ride!' 'Naga away!' — Korra and Bolin to Naga in 'When Extremes Meet'."



As Naga was Korra's usual method of transportation, it was natural that Korra would also use her to patrol Republic City with the other three members of Team Avatar. However, carrying all four teenagers on her back was not to the polar bear dog's liking and, when the group climbed onto her, she proceeded to bend forward, effectively throwing everyone off her back.

She later carried the whole team on her back when their satomobile was destroyed. Korra entrusted Naga to take care of Bolin, and the polar bear dog saved him when he was trapped.