Shaozu

Shaozu is a former firebender and a member of the White Falls Wolfbats. Like the rest of his teammates, he used foul tactics that were against the rules in order to win pro-bending matches. However, these fouls went uncalled by the match's referee, allowing them to defeat their competition, and making them reigning tournament champions for four consecutive years.

History
The members of the team were very popular among Republic City's female citizens and often had a crowd of fangirls following them. Prior to Avatar Korra's arrival in Republic City, the team had won three consecutive pro-bending championships.

Meeting Avatar Korra
During her date with Bolin at Narook's Seaweed Noodlery, Korra noticed that the Wolfbats, as well as their fangirls, were watching them intently. Bolin warned Korra not to make eye contact with them, describing the pro-bending team as "nasty". However, she ignored his advice and glared straight at Tahno who stood up and walked towards Korra. Shaozu and Ming followed his lead and showed the same contemptuous attitude. However, when Tahno was scared by Naga, he tried to muster his dignity and signaled the Wolfbats to leave.

The Pro-bending Championship
As part of their run to a fourth title, Shaozu and the Wolfbats achieved a brutal victory in their semifinal match, seriously injuring their opponents in the process.

Shaozu and the Wolfbats' entrance into the championship match was overly extravagant and highlighted by fireworks and pyrotechnic displays.

In the final match of the tournament against the Fire Ferrets, they won a closely contested but controversially refereed match. They very nearly cheated their way to a first round knockout, but Korra and Mako were able to hang on to the ring's edge before the former launched Mako onto the ring again. In round two, the Wolfbats turned to various illegal moves which were entirely ignored by the match's official. At one point, Shaozu fired head-shots at the Fire Ferrets to prevent them from gaining ground. However, they failed to capture the round when Korra defeated Tahno in a tiebreaker. They continued their illegal moves in round three, resorting to such tactics as combining elements, ice, and additional head-shots. They eventually won with a knockout, securing their title.



After all three Ferrets were knocked out the ring, he and the Wolfbats celebrated their victory, but as they did so, they were surprised to witness the beginning of the Equalist Revolution. As Amon entered the ring, the Wolfbats decided to fight him and his chi blockers. They were swiftly defeated, and Amon "cleansed" the Wolfbats' "impurity" through bloodbending. After all three members had their bending removed, they were thrown in the water, but managed to swim to the exit. During his speech, Amon referenced his cheating, calling him and his teammates "bullies who cheated their way to victory" and admonished the crowd for celebrating it.

Trivia

 * Shaozu can be seen on the back of the newspaper Korra was reading during breakfast one morning on Air Temple Island.
 * Shaozu is the eighth known person to lose his bending in the Avatar universe, and the sixth to do so in The Legend of Korra.
 * Shaozu has blue eyes, as opposed to the typical amber-colored eyes most firebenders have.