Calm man

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- But Aunt Wu predicted the village wouldn't be destroyed, and it wasn't. She was right, after all.

This jolly old man is a resident of Makapu Village and, like all the other residents, has total and complete faith in Aunt Wu's predictions. That was the reason why he stayed calm, even while being attacked by a Platypus Bear.

History
Aunt Wu had predicted he would have a safe journey, and she has never been wrong. After being saved from the Platypus Bear by Aang, he gave him an umbrella, having been instructed to do so by Aunt Wu. Shortly after, it drizzled for a short time. After the group saved the town from being destroyed by the lava, he was the one to point out to Sokka that Aunt Wu's prediction that the village wouldn't be destroyed came true, which infuriated Sokka who remarked "I hate you". Katara pulled him away saying, "Let it go..."