On Ji

"fire"

- Don't worry. I'm not a tattle tale.

On Ji was an ordinary, young Fire Nation citizen who attended a Fire Nation school. It was possible that if she did well enough, she might have gotten the chance to further her studies at a good university, possibly even in the capital, where she could have met a nice Fire Nation Royal and would have made the perfect Fire Nation wife.

History
Aang, under the alias Kuzon, came to the Fire Nation school, saying that he was a new student from "the colonies". After school ended for the day, Aang met On Ji, who noticed Momo hiding under his shirt and warned him to keep it hidden, thinking it was a monkey. Her self-proclaimed boyfriend, Hide, seeing "Kuzon" and On Ji together, stopped by and made it clear to Aang that she was his "girlfriend" by starting a brief confrontation, during which On Ji rolled her eyes - she did not appear to be very affectionate toward Hide. Later, in band class where she played the erhu, Aang tried to play the tsungi horn and got chided by the music teacher for dancing in place while playing. Nevertheless, On Ji was amused by the dance steps and was even offered to be show some dance moves by Aang.



On Ji was later invited to Aang's dance party. To get people to start dancing, Aang picked On Ji out of the crowd. She blushed, shyly took his hand, and started dancing with him, causing Sokka to comment that they looked good together to which Katara expressed notable jealousy. When the Headmaster came to break up the party, On Ji, along with the other students, put on a headband to help Aang and his crew escape.

Personality
On Ji was kind and plucky with a sweet and easygoing personality, as well as a sense of humor. She was friendly and welcoming to others, most notably Aang when he enrolled in the Fire Nation school.

Trivia

 * On Ji's hair style was the same as Chihiro's/Sen's from Miyazaki's Spirited Away. The creators of Avatar have said before that they are fans of his work.
 * On Ji was named after Angie, a member of the staff.
 * On Ji (spelled Onji, 音字) is also a Japanese term; in the context of Japanese poetry, it refers to the phonetic units counted in haiku and other such poetic forms.
 * On Ji was one of the few Fire Nation natives who did not have the standard black hair and amber eyes.