The Duke

"earth"

- I told you! It's The Duke!

At the age of eight, The Duke (real name unknown) is the youngest and smallest of the Freedom Fighters. He is presumably an orphan.

History


Jet and the others came across The Duke when they caught him trying to steal food from their camp. According to Jet, The Duke never really had a home, indicating he too was probably orphaned at a very young age by the Fire Nation.

Constant companion to Pipsqueak, the duo originally appeared as guerrillas assisting Jet in the fight against the Fire Nation occupation of Gaipan. After Aang, Katara, and Sokka defeated Jet's plan to destroy the village with a flood, Pipsqueak and The Duke lost faith in their once idolized leader and parted ways with the Freedom Fighters. They then traveled through the Earth Kingdom, stealing to eat and struggling to survive. The two eventually came across Hakoda's ship one night and attempted to raid it, but were caught in the act and captured. After hearing their story, Sokka and Katara welcomed Pipsqueak and The Duke to join their makeshift invasion force.

The duo did make an appearance in "The Bridge," a canonical interlude comic featured within the second All-Avatar Nick Mag Presents edition. They can briefly be seen playfully mopping up the ship in one scene and donning their Fire Nation outfits on one another.

The Duke and Pipsqueak returned with Hakoda and the others the day of the invasion. The Duke easily got along with Toph, offering his helmet when Toph got sea sick. The Duke and Pipsqueak fought when they landed on the Fire Nation Capital shores. When the submarines were destroyed, the warriors decided to surrender. The children (Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph, Teo, The Duke, and Haru) were put on Appa and sent away. The Duke was temporarily part of Aang's group. They arrived at the Western Air Temple, where The Duke, Haru, and Teo explored the Temple's many surprises together. The two friends often refered to him incorrectly as just "Duke."



When the Fire Nation attacked the Western Air Temple, the gang was forced to abandon the site. The Duke has now separated from Aang's group as now he and his friends have fled the temple with Hakoda.

After the War ended, The Duke returned to the Fire Nation for Zuko's coronation, reunited with Pipsqueak and hugged Toph (to which she was clearly surprised).