Chit Sang

"fire"

- A prison riot? Please... HEY, RIOT!!!

Chit Sang was an inmate in the Fire Nation prison, the Boiling Rock. He claimed that he was falsely accused of the crime for which he was convicted, and maintains his innocence. He was rebellious in nature, displaying "unruly behavior" according to the prison guards, and was frequently picked on by them. When Sokka and Prince Zuko broke into the prison, they formed an alliance and with the help of Suki, escaped.

Prison Life
Chit Sang first appeared when Sokka and Zuko, disguised as guards, were called to help resolve a quarrel in the Boiling Rock prison yard. Chit Sang was being harassed by a higher-ranking guard for not bowing when he walked by. While Chit Sang attempted to peacefully go back to his cell, the guard deliberately provoked a response by attacking him with a Fire Whip, forcing him to defend himself using Firebending. He was taken to the Cooler for breaking the prison rules, which stated Firebending was forbidden. While in the Cooler, Chit Sang was visited by The Warden, who told him that he heard he'd tried to use Firebending to escape (an exaggeration made up by the same guard who had been antagonizing Chit Sang). The Warden reminded him that no person had ever escaped from the Boiling Rock and stated he would rather jump in the boiling lake than have that record broken.

Later on, Chit Sang overheard Sokka, Zuko and Suki hatching an escape attempt. He demanded to get in on it, threatening to tell the guards. Sokka agreed, and the four of them began planning. The plan would involve unbolting one of the Coolers, and using it as a boat to get across the boiling lake. Chit Sang and Zuko decided to stage a fight with Firebending, so Zuko could get inside the Cooler.



When the plan came together, Chit Sang showed up at the cooler with his girlfriend and best friend. Sokka, Suki and Zuko decided to stay behind, on the off chance that an approaching gondola might have Sokka's father on it. Chit Sang and his companions went on. Unfortunately, luck was not on their side. Frustrated by the heat and slow current, the former prisoner pulled off a piece of the metal siding, intending to use it as a paddle. When he stuck the paddle in the water, some of the superheated lake water splashes his hand, causing him to cry out in pain. This alerted the Warden to his escape attempt, and he and his friends were apprehended and re-imprisoned.

Knowing that Chit Sang was not intelligent enough to come up with this plan on his own, the Warden had him interrogated to find out who did. After torture by being suspended upside down until the blood rushed to his head, Chit Sang revealed that it was a man disguised as a guard that came up with the plan. When the Warden lined up several guards, Chit Sang identified the guard who earlier harassed him, proving his earlier claim under torture that he wasn't a snitch and getting revenge at the same time. The Warden was willing to believe Chit Sang's lie, seeing the convenience that the guard had put him in the very cooler that he used to escape.

Escape from the Boiling Rock
He was later released along with all the other inmates when Sokka, Suki and Hakoda attempted to start a prison riot as a diversion. After Hakoda's efforts to start a fight failed due to inmates' broken spirits, Chit Sang succeeded by picking up a smaller prisoner and yelling "Hey! Riot!". Instantly, the prisoners were fired up, both figuratively and literally. Hakoda noted this as impressive.

Chit Sang joined the other escapees to the gondola, where he helped to re-capture the Warden after he broke his bonds, and they escaped on Azula's Airship. He later joined the Avatar's group at the Western Air Temple.

Life After
When the Western Air Temple was attacked by Azula and her fleet, Chit Sang escaped with Hakoda, Teo, The Duke and Haru on the captured Airship.

Chit Sang's ultimate fate after the War's end is unknown. It is possible that he was finally pardoned of the crimes for which he was accused.

It is also unknown what happened to his girlfriend and best friend, as they did not escape with him.

Personality
Chit Sang was a stubborn and selfish man, usually doing things for his own personal gain, even if others advised him against this. But he also showed signs of gratitude and cooperation, as well as trustworthy in the case of him not revealing Sokka and Zuko as impostors. His selfishness and stubborn attitude was first revealed as a plan to escape the Boiling Rock was postponed, but he insisted on trying to escape anyway. The plan failed, and he was imprisoned once again.

Realizing he was wrong to disregard the advice of Sokka, he decided to help out with the next escape plan, which due to the cooperation of the team, succeeded, and all five inmates manage to escape. Although his attitude had changed by his failure, and selfishness, a shred of selfishness remained, when he decided to leave his best friend and girlfriend out of the next escape plan.

Trivia

 * His name sounds similar to a Chinese Cantonese phrase meaning "make noise" or anything dealing with noises from the mouth like speaking, yelling, talking, etc. This may be a reference to how he screams when getting splashed by boiling water.
 * Chit Sang was the second adult member of Team Avatar. The first was Hakoda.
 * Chit Sang was named after May Chan's, writer of "The Boiling Rock, Part 1", father.
 * Apparently Chit Sang had no qualms about joining Team Avatar despite being part of the Fire Nation.