Sung

"earth"

- We're doomed!

General Sung was in charge of defending the Outer Wall of Ba Sing Se, the Earth Kingdom capital city, and a member of the Council of Five, a group of the Earth King's most trusted generals who dictated Earth Kingdom military policy.

Although highly incompetent, he was promoted to the rank of General. His poor commanding skills are countered by his eloquence, allowing General Sung to talk his way out of most problems, and leaving the real work to those who "knew what they were doing".

History


Sung encountered Team Avatar when he was defending the Outer Wall against the Fire Nation assault under the command of Princess Azula. He smugly turned down the Avatar's offer to help out, believing to have the situation under control, as the Outer Wall had withstood many previous attack successfully, with the exception of General Iroh's, and proceeded to send in the Terra Team to attack the giant drill. Watching his elite team of earthbenders succumb at the hands of Mai and Ty Lee, the general panicked and humbly requested the Aang's assistance after denying it once.

As soon as the drill made contact with the wall and started drilling, General Sung commanded his soldiers to keep shooting giant boulders down at the drill, despite being requested to refrain. This command initially impeded Aang's efforts in halting the drill's further progress, as he frequently needed to dodge the large projectiles. When Aang succeeded in piercing through the drill's metal shell, the machine exploded, sending slurry water all over the place, even reaching the top of the wall, where it completely covered the general.

Some time later, Sung and the other members of the Council of Five were captured by the Dai Li on the orders of the infiltrated Princess Azula to complete her coup against Earth King Kuei.