Katara (games)


 * This article is about the character in the video games. For the character in the actual series, see here. For the character in the pilot episode, see here. For the character in the films, see here.

Katara is the last Waterbender in the entire South Pole. She is the second child and only daughter of Southern Water Tribe Chief, Hakoda, and his deceased wife, Kya. When she was twelve, her father left with the other warriors of the tribe to fight against the Fire Nation, leaving Katara and her older brother, Sokka, to lead the tribe. While on a fishing trip with Sokka, she discovered the long-lost Avatar, Aang, frozen in an iceberg. The two liberated him and afterward, accompanied him on his journey around the world to prepare for his battle with Fire Lord Ozai. After the Fire Lord's defeat, peace was restored and Aang and Katara began a romantic relationship.

Captured
After the Siege of the North, Aang and Katara practiced Waterbending and soon they received reports that a Waterbender by the name of Hiryu had disappeared. As they returned to the main city, a Fire Navy cruiser appeared and soldiers proceeded to attack them. They were led by none other than Prince Zuko. Eventually Zuko and his men were defeated, but Katara was captured during the course of the battle. She was taken to a prison in an Earth Kingdom port where she learns of a prisoner named Lian who was forced to construct machines for the Fire Nation.

Clues
After being freed by Aang and Sokka, Katara and the team ventured to Lian's cell only to find it empty save for a map to an Earth Kingdom village. Upon arrival at the village, they witnessed an attack by machines. After defeating the machines, they met Haru who informed them that his friend, Yuan, had been captured by the machines. Having no knowledge of the origin of these machines, the group decided to travel to Omashu to find clues in its library. Their search in the library revealed the location of an uncharted island. Upon reaching the island, they met Lian who revealed herself to be the one making the machines.

Lian
Lian grew worried that Aang would not be able to master the elements in time to stop Fire Lord Ozai and believed that her machines were the only way to end the War. Aang rejected her aid which resulted in her becoming angry and subsequently sending another machine to attack them. The group defeated the machine, but in the confusion, Lian managed to escape to an Air Temple. The group followed her and found her destroying Air Nomad statues with her machines. Team Avatar stopped her, but her machines captured Katara, Sokka and Haru, who were then taken to a fortress where Aang eventually freed them. After being freed, the group was attacked by Prince Zuko, who was ultimately defeated when he was hurled off a cliff and over a waterfall.

Ultimation
Team Avatar explored the fortress and found Lian. She had by now finished constructing a massive machine that was powered by the missing Waterbender, Hiryu, and Haru's Earthbending friend, Yuan. Lian tried to persuade Aang to help power it, but he instead chose to fight and destroy it. As Aang and the gang battled its elemental weapons, one of its arms reached up to knock him down. Katara intervened, leaping in front of the arm before it reached Aang only to be knocked out. Aang became enraged and entered the Avatar State which enables him to easily destroy the machine, called the Ultimation. It fell on top of Lian and killed her. Yuan and Haru reconciled and they all left the fortress.

General Fong


Aang, Katara and Sokka traveled on a Water Tribe ship along with Master Pakku. He instructed them to fly to an Earth Kingdom fortress led by General Fong, who would provide an escort to Omashu where Aang could learn Earthbending from King Bumi. Upon reaching the fortress they were greeted by the General who tried to persuade Aang to use the Avatar State to defeat the Fire Lord as opposed to mastering the other elements beforehand. Katara firmly told him that Aang would defeat the Fire Lord as planned; the general guilt tripped Aang and requests that they visit the infirmary. Aang feels obligated to find the quickest method to ending the War. Katara thought it to be a bad idea, but after failing to persuade him, agreed to visit the infirmary.

They visited the infirmary led by a kind woman named Li Sha. Aang and Sokka left the fortress to find some herbs for her while Katara stayed to heal some of the wounded. After Aang returned, his confidence in completing his training was re-inspired by the injured soldiers and he decided to tell the general he doesn't want to trigger the Avatar State. Fong became angry and attacked them, forcing Aang into the Avatar State who accidentally destroyed most of the fortress. Fong stated that his display of power was perfect and wanted to continue with his plan, however, Sokka knocked him out. The group decided to travel to Omashu without escort.

Return to Omashu
The trio finally reached the great city of Omashu, only to find that it had been conquered by the Fire Nation. Katara and Sokka thought the best course of action was to keep traveling, but Aang insisted on searching the city for Bumi. Because the Fire Nation now occupied the city, Aang led them into a secret passageway in the sewer. They eventually climbed out of the sewer into the city itself, but were soon stopped by three Fire Nation soldiers. Thanks to two pentapi who had stuck to Sokka's face, they were able to scare the soldiers away.

Suddenly, an old man appeared and told them that he was a member of the resistance. Aang was intrigued by this and so the old man took them back to the sewers where the headquarters of the resistance were located. Once there, they met Captain Yung, the leader of the Earth Kingdom soldiers. Aang asked him if Bumi was leading the resistance to which he told the team that the day the Fire Nation invaded, Bumi immediately surrendered. Aang suggested that because they were outnumbered by the Fire Nation, they should leave Omashu and return to fight another day. In order to get all the citizens evacuated, Sokka proposed that they should all pretend to have "pentapox" just like he did. Aang and Sokka went off in search of pentapi and supplies while Katara remained in the headquarters. After they returned, Katara went off with Aang to find Bumi while Sokka led the citizens out of Omashu. They reached the palace, but before they could free Bumi, they were suddenly attacked by the Fire Nation Governor, who was a prodigious Firebender. After Aang spoke with Bumi about his surrender to the Fire Nation, the trio left Omashu.

The Swamp
Katara asks Aang if something is wrong when she observes that he is flying at a low altitude over a mysterious swamp. Aang states he is intrigued by the swamp, claiming it was calling to him. However, because Katara and Sokka both become suspicious, Aang decides to fly back up. Before they can fly away however, a tornado suddenly appears and blows them into the swamp. Katara wakes up to find everyone else gone. She walks around the swamp, calling everyone's names, but nobody answers. Suddenly she sees a woman by a tree, whom she first believes to be a villager. She asks for help, but then sees that the woman is her mother. Katara runs over to hug her but before she can, the illusion disappears. Faced with the memory of her greatest loss, Katara kneels down in the swamp and cries.

A short while later she comes across a village in the swamp that has been set on fire by the Fire Nation. She puts out the fires and is told by a villager that there are Fire Nation soldiers nearby; Katara goes off to find them. She soon comes across the Rough Rhinos led by Colonel Mongke. While fighting the fires and soldiers, Katara comes across Jet who claims that he's on her side and helps her fight the problem. Katara, with the help of Jet, eventually defeats the soldiers and they flee. She returns to the village and finds Aang and Sokka there. They split again to look for Appa with Katara and Sokka traveling to the eastern part of the swamp. Numerous red insects appear and surround them; Katara runs away, leaving Sokka to face them by himself. They return to the village empty-handed and see that Aang's search has come up unsuccessful as well. Suddenly, they overhear two villagers talking about a massive creature they wanted to eat for dinner and find Appa only to be attacked by a giant monster composed of plants. They defeat the monster who reveals himself to be merely a Waterbender. He educates them about the spirituality of the swamp and Aang has a vision of a massive drill headed for Ba Sing Se. Katara and the others leave to find out more about the drill in Aang's vision.

The Blind Bandit
Katara, Sokka and Aang are next seen browsing the marketplace of Gaoling. Sokka is trying to decide whether or not to buy a green handbag. Aang and Katara get fed up and browse other shops. A man suddenly runs up to them and gives them a flier for Master Yu's Earthbending Academy. Intrigued, they visit the academy, leaving Sokka still brooding over whether or not he should buy the bag. Master Yu and his lessons do not aid Aang in learning Earthbending, so he and Katara decide to leave. As they are leaving, they overhear two boys talking about an event called Earth Rumble VI. After some "girlish persuasion," Katara finds out the location of the event to where she and Aang proceed to travel. Not having tickets, they sneak in through the side entrance. When they get into the stadium, they find Sokka already there, having bought the green bag. Katara is disturbed by all the rock throwing and leaves to take a walk. As she returns to the stadium, she passes an angry little girl heading in the opposite direction. Later, she finds that Aang and the girl have been kidnapped and so they return to the stadium. The little girl, named Toph, turns out to be a master Earthbender and easily defeats Xin Fu and his minions. After the battle, Toph joins their group and they fly away on Appa.

The Library
After they leave Gaoling, Katara and the group head to Misty Palms Oasis in order to deliver secret Fire Nation plans to a man named Professor Zei. When they give him the plans, he tells them that in order to interpret the plans, he has to go to Wan Shi Tong's secret library. Being that the library is hidden somewhere in the Si Wong Desert and nobody has ever found it, the gang along with Professor Zei journeys across the desert to find it, a quest that results in success. All enter the building except for Toph who stays outside with Appa. As soon as they enter the library, the spirit Wan Shi Tong appears and informs them that because of human greed and lust to gain advantage over others, humans are no longer permitted in his study. Aang and Sokka manage to trick Wan Shi Tong into letting them explore the library. After extensive studying, they eventually interpret the plans and find out that the Fire Nation is building a massive drill. Sokka also finds out that there is an upcoming solar eclipse that will render the Firebenders powerless. Unfortunately, Wan Shi Tong discovers their ruse and becomes angry which forces them to leave the library. Professor Zei, however, decides to stay because he has spent a lifetime searching for it and does not want to lose it. The team is joyful at first after leaving the library because they know two vital pieces of information relating to the Fire Nation. However, their joy evaporates when they find out from Toph that Appa has been kidnapped by Sandbenders. Aang confronts the Sandbenders and finds out that they sold him to merchants where he was on his way to Ba Sing Se. The gang sadly begins their long journey on foot through the desert to Ba Sing Se.

City of Walls and Secrets
After an exhausting journey through the desert, Team Avatar eventually reaches the city of Ba Sing Se. There, they are greeted by a woman named Joo Dee who leads them to an already prepared house in the upper ring. The gang attempts to persuade Joo Dee to take them to the king, but she ignores their requests with meaningless chatter. Since they are stuck there, Aang and Katara decide to explore the city in search of Appa. When they reach the lower ring, they do not find Appa, but they do find an old acquaintance: Jet.

The Drill
The gang learns about a drill that is attempting to break through the walls of Ba Sing Se. After entering the metal mechanism, Sokka tells the others of his plan to destroy it. Katara and Aang are tasked with cutting the columns of the drill. They succeed in doing so and go to the top of the drill to deliver the final blow that would collapse the machine entirely. At the top, they find two enemies waiting there: Azula and Zuko. Aang and Katara manage to defeat Zuko and Azula and disable the drill, leaving Ba Sing Se at peace for now.

The Awakening
Katara awakens Aang on a Fire Nation ship that her father and his warriors captured. She and Aang search the ship for Sokka, who has a new invasion plan. On the deck of the ship, they find out that Fire Nation soldiers have infiltrated the ship. After finishing them off, they go to the other deck, where they sink the attacking ship. Sokka then tells Aang the new invasion plan.

The Arms Factory
Katara and Aang journey to a village to purchase supplies for the invasion. There, they find that a factory is polluting the village's water supply and set out to destroy it. After blowing up the factory, Aang and Katara run back to the village, but the workers at the now destroyed factory want revenge. General Mung and his soldiers attack Aang and Katara, but lose in the end. Dock, a local store owner of a store, gives Aang and Katara supplies for the invasion as a way of thanking them for ridding the village of the factory and its workers.

The Day of Black Sun
Katara isn't seen at all during the invasion, but she does, however, leave the Fire Nation with the gang after the invasion plan failed when Azula managed to prevent Aang and Toph from finding Ozai before the eclipse ended.

Into the Inferno
Sozin's Comet arrives as Katara and Zuko battle Azula in an airship, while Ozai begins executing his plan to burn down the Earth Kingdom, creating a new world from the ashes of the old. They defeat Azula, but the princess then takes advantage of Katara becoming momentarily unbalanced due to the airship shaking. Azula generates and fires lightning at Katara, who is saved when Zuko jumps in front of her, taking the lightning bolt instead.

Later, Katara helps Aang defeat Ozai. Aang takes Ozai's Firebending away, therefore ending the War. Ozai is subsequently thrown in jail. In the PS2 version, Katara and Aang meet with Zuko and Mai where they discuss their plans. Zuko and Mai plan to rebuild the world together while Aang states that he has no plans, but knows that things are looking up. In the DS version, Aang walks away from the others, who are celebrating the War's end and is followed by Katara. They share a kiss as Sozin's Comet passes by.