Yue's relationships

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This page is comprised of Yue's relationships with other characters.

Arnook
"'You don't understand. I have duties to my father, to my tribe.' — Yue to Sokka in 'The Siege of the North, Part 1'."



On the day Yue was born her father had a spiritual vision of his daughter; he learned that when she grew to maturity, she would become the reincarnation of the Moon Spirit. Shortly after her parents found out she had a fatal illness, her father would pray to the Moon Spirit every day and placed her in the Spirit Oasis. The spirit placed a bit of her own life force within Yue. She was given the name Yue, which meant "moon".

Arnook was very gentle and compassionate towards his daughter. As shown by his actions after she was born, he was very spiritual and was wiling to do anything to save his daughter's life. She was always seen by his side at formal tribal events. Though sometimes their relationship was strained, such as the instance in which Yue was placed in an arranged marriage, he shows that he always has his daughter's interests at heart. The Chief appointed Sokka to look after his daughter, caring enough to protect her from any threats. When he is last seen, he is looking up at his daughter, fulfilling her destiny as the Moon Spirit.

Sokka
"'Goodbye, Sokka. I will always be with you.' — Yue's parting words to Sokka in 'The Siege of the North, Part 2'."



When Sokka first arrived from the Sothern Water Tribe, Yue displayed affection for him. She laughed at his jokes and seemed impressed when he told her that he was "like a prince" in his tribe. The two met again the next day and arranged meetings. These included riding on Appa and taking walks together. Sokka and Yue came to realize their love for one another, but she could not bear to continue seeing him because she was engaged with another man.

Yue eventually refused to see Sokka anymore because she was already engaged to a young man named Hahn, though in reality it was a political union and she did not love him. She explained that she had feelings for Sokka, but could not alienate her people and their customs. Sokka countered that she was not marrying her people. Both of their feelings persisted, and during Admiral Zhao's siege of the Northern Water Tribe, Sokka was ordered by Arnook to act as Yue's bodyguard. The relationship came to a tragic end when Yue sacrificed her mortal form to give the Moon Spirit new life after Admiral Zhao killed the mortal form of the Moon Spirit. Her spirit appeared before him shortly after, wearing a long white gown. She whispered, "Goodbye, Sokka. I will always be with you", and the two shared a final kiss before she vanished completely.

Several times following her death, Yue's influence on Sokka returned. While in the Foggy Swamp, Sokka, under the swamp's magical influence, saw a vision of her. The vision of Yue angrily told Sokka that he failed to protect her. During his time in the Si Wong Desert, Sokka directly referred to the moon as Yue in the intoxicated state brought about by drinking cactus juice.

When Sokka and Suki nearly kissed while crossing the Serpent's Pass, the moon is visible in the background, alluding to Yue's presence. Sokka's memories of Yue's death prompted him to refuse the kiss, while acting overly protective of Suki.

Several months later, while looking for leads regarding the disappearances surrounding the full moon, Sokka yelled at Toph when she suggested that the moon spirit might be harming people, saying that the moon spirit "is a gentle, loving lady who rules the skies with compassion and lunar goodness", showing that he still cared deeply for Yue. While with Zuko on the way to the Boiling Rock, Sokka mentioned that "[his] first girlfriend turned into the moon".

Hahn
"'You don't love him, do you? You don't even seem to like him.' — Sokka talking of Hahn to Yue in 'The Siege of the North, Part 1'."



Sometime prior to Team Avatar's arrival at the Northern Water Tribe, it was arranged that Yue would marry a young, egotistical warrior named Hahn who carved a betrothal necklace for her to mark their engagement. It was revealed that she did not really love Hahn and was marrying "for her people", suggesting it was more of a political marriage instead of a romantic one. Similarly, Hahn had more love for her high status than for Yue herself. He boasted once to Sokka that "she comes with the most perks". Though she did not really love him, she remained loyal to their engagement anyway and refused Sokka's first advances.

Aang
"'You already saved the world. And you'll save the world again, but you can't give up.' — Yue to Aang in 'The Awakening'."



Yue aided Aang in entering the Spirit World by leading him, along with Katara, to the Spirit Oasis. Later, when Aang had been captured by Zuko, Yue accompanied Katara and Sokka as they tracked the two of them down on Appa.

After Aang was struck down by Azula's lightning during the Coup of Ba Sing Se, the Avatar met Yue in the Spirit World. She informed him of the damage that had taken place to the Avatar Spirit and explained how to return to his body, further instructing him to seek out the past four Avatars while avoiding Koh the Face Stealer. She later appeared to Aang once more to encourage him not to lose hope and to continue fighting. She then assisted him in his impressive feat of waterbending to get himself to safety, utilizing her powers as the Moon Spirit.

Katara
"'Don't worry! Prince Zuko can't be getting too far in this weather.' 'I'm not worried they'll get away in the blizzard. I'm worried that they won't.' — Yue and Katara in 'The Siege of the North, Part 2'."



During the time that they spent together, Yue and Katara got along amicably and became friends. Yue led them to the Spirit Oasis where they worked together in helping Aang reach the Spirit World. Later, when Zuko attacked them Katara used her waterbending to defend them while Yue protected Aang. She accompanied Katara and Sokka as they tracked the two of them down on Appa. Katara would sometimes look towards Yue as the Moon Spirit, as a reference to her waterbending powers.

Tui
"'It gave me life. Maybe I can give it back.' — Yue speaking of the Moon Spirit in 'The Siege of the North, Part 2'."



When Yue was born with a serious illness, her parents prayed for her survival and placed her in the Spirit Oasis. She was incredibly ill, very weak, and on the brink of death. The Moon Spirit gifted her with part of its own life force, saving her life and turning her hair white as a side effect. Thus, her parents named her Yue, in honor of the moon.

When the Fire Nation invaded, Admiral Zhao killed Tui, the Moon Spirit. Yue realized the only way to save the Moon Spirit was to give up a piece of herself. Yue then sacrificed her life in order to resurrect the spirit. Once this happened, not only did the moon return to its full power, but Yue's physical body disappeared and reformed as Yue's spirit form, making her the new Moon Spirit.

By having her life force energy re-bonded with Tui, Yue not only reincarnated as Tui's successor, but she also gained the ability to waterbend, a trait she did not carry in life. Her abilities were seen to some extent when she generated a massive wave for Aang to ride on, toward the island where Roku's temple once stood.