Zhu Li Moon

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- Zhu Li never leaves my side.

Zhu Li was Varrick's assistant, helping him with any task he asked of her, but after feeling unappreciated, turned against him in 174 AG, feeling that Kuvira would appreciate her services more. A calm and serious woman, Zhu Li used to dealt with her former boss' eccentric demands with stoic efficiency.

In the Southern Water Tribe
Zhu Li was present on Varrick's yacht when Asami and Bolin boarded in order to negotiate a business deal with the wealthy tycoon. She carried out tasks for her boss without even being asked, gesticulating for certain bystanders to move from their seats so that Varrick could take their place. Afterward, she gave the new arrivals some tea and began to play the motion picture projector to comply with Varrick's request. She continued to tend to the guests' refreshments and to the orders of her employer, even assisting Asami in getting to her feet after a minor fall, before once more taking her place in the background.

Zhu Li later attended the Glacier Spirits Festival banquet and sat at the same table as Varrick, Ginger, Bolin, and Mako.



A few days later, when the Northern Navy invaded the South, Zhu Li accompanied Varrick to a meeting at Tonraq and Senna's house where the occupation would be discussed. She continued to faithfully carry out his orders, answering her employer's question before realizing it was rhetorical.

After a failed attempt by Southern rebels to kidnap Unalaq, Varrick was forced to go into hiding, and since Zhu Li never left his side, she followed him. Together, they hid inside a stuffed platypus bear located in his living room. There, they evaded arrest by Northern troops when the latter came to search the house. While her employer spoke with Asami, Bolin, and Mako, all of whom had been present during the brief investigation of the living room, Zhu Li offered him some hot tea. She apologized for the lack of honey, blaming their hiding place's lack of the substance. Zhu Li proceeded to drop a wad of yuans out of the statue's behind, Varrick asking that Bolin use it as a bribe during the trial so that the rebels would be set free.

Zhu Li remained with Varrick inside Ping Ping, the stuffed platypus bear, using it as a disguise to escape the Southern Tribe, with Bolin acting as Ping Ping's owner. When a Northern trooper stopped them with the question of whether the animal was licensed, Zhu Li shoved a large number of yuans from the bear at Varrick's instruction, creating a distraction during which they were able to evade the guards. Zhu Li remained inside with Varrick, even after making it to the boat, as her employer was unwilling to exit the disguise until he was convinced they were completely safe.



In Republic City
Arriving at Republic City, Zhu Li immediately scheduled a meeting with President Raiko on her employer's request. When the party was breaking up, Zhu Li trailed her boss, carrying all his luggage. She later procured some nice clothing for Bolin when he was invited by Varrick to experience the rich life of the city. As a loyal employee, she never left Varrick's side, and kept catering to his every need. When the businessman wanted to brainstorm, she brought him all the needed supplies, namely a rack to hang upside down from and a plate of hot peppers. As Varrick uttered random words, Zhu Li took note and gave them to Varrick Global Industries' development team.



When the news of the fifth robbery on one of Varrick's ships reached Republic City, Zhu Li relayed it to her employer, though was immediately chided for bringing him bad news without first giving him some good news. In an attempt to make up for her mistake, she told him that his The Adventures of Nuktuk: Hero of the South mover got great reception. However, it was promptly dismissed as Varrick considered that to be old news already.

Zhu Li attended the premiere of the Nuktuk finale at the Pro-bending Arena, where she was seated in a loge with her employer. After Varrick was outed as the instigator of the attempted kidnapping of President Raiko, she was told to leave the arena, though their escape was thwarted by Chief Lin Beifong, who arrested Varrick, and Zhu Li by proxy as she would not leave her employer's side.

Zhu Li continued to cater Varrick's every need in the luxurious jail cell they shared. She was ordered to make a pot of green tea when Varrick was visited by Team Avatar.



When Republic City came under attack by the Dark Avatar, Zhu Li was sitting reading a book when she was knocked aside by giant vines that inadvertently destroyed Varrick's cell. Zhu Li was told to commence operation "Winged Freedom", which entailed her strapping a glider pack to her back and holding onto the businessman, deploying man-made wings to soar away to freedom.

In Zaofu
Zhu Li journeyed with Varrick to Zaofu, where her boss's old associate, Suyin Beifong, granted them refuge. A few weeks after Harmonic Convergence, Zhu Li was dutifully by Varrick's side as he reunited with Team Avatar and Lin during a dinner hosted by Suyin.

The next morning, Zhu Li assisted Varrick in testing his new magnetic suit at breakfast, causing all the metal on the dining table to be attracted to him. With the test deemed successful, Zhu Li unplugged the suit at Varrick's direction and was left to clean up the mess, much to her displeasure.



Later, during Opal's farewell dinner, Zhu Li stood by Varrick's side as he showed Korra and Asami his airbender detector.

The next day, following the attack on Suyin's estate by the Red Lotus the night before in an attempt to kidnap Korra, Zhu Li stood behind her boss as he was questioned about what he had been doing. Later, as Varrick was collecting pumice rocks that were created from the lavabending attack by Ghazan, Zhu Li had to scrape the industrialist's foot with one, much to her disgust.

Helping reunite the Earth Kingdom
Zhu Li accompanied her boss as a private in Kuvira's army when he traveled with Kuvira and Baatar Jr. through the Earth Kingdom by train. When Bolin reported that two more states had joined Kuvira's cause and Baatar Jr. proclaimed that they had reached ninety percent of their goal, Zhu Li was ordered by Varrick to give everyone a cup of celebratory tea. However, no one drank the beverage after Kuvira announced that she refused to celebrate until they had completely reunited the Earth Kingdom, which caused them all to spill the liquid on their clothes when their train abruptly came to a halt.



The day before Prince Wu's coronation as the new Earth King, Zhu Li arrived at Republic City with the rest of Kuvira's army. As they checked in to the Republic City Four Elements, she carried in all of Varrick's luggage. When he gloated about President Raiko's discomfort over being forced by Kuvira to pardon Varrick's crimes, Zhu Li dryly commented that he was an upstanding citizen once again, before being ordered to steal as many lavender-scented mini-soaps as possible.

Zhu Li attended Wu's coronation the following day and bore witness to Kuvira's declaration of usurping power in the Earth Kingdom, which she renamed "Earth Empire", although she did not applaud like the rest of the army. After the ceremony, Zhu Li showed a piece of spirit vine to Varrick and was promptly ordered to take it to their lab to get it stabilized. She later helped Varrick to study the vine and develop a technology with it.

Escape attempt and betrayal


During Varrick's experimentations on the spirit vines, Zhu Li was propelled from the back of the train due to an explosion, where she was saved from falling onto the tracks by Varrick, who, after the two shared a seemingly romantic moment, said he did so so that she could clean up the mess he had caused. Varrick decided to discontinue his research, prompting Kuvira to threaten him, intimidating him into continuing with the experiments. Varrick decided to escape Kuvira's clutches; he, Bolin, and Zhu Li stole mecha tanks and deserted the camp. Upon being captured after a brief skirmish with Bataar Jr. and a few other officers, Zhu Li and the others were brought before Kuvira, who banished Zhu Li to a prison camp meant for dissenters. The battle with Bataar Jr. and his men was the final straw for Zhu. After bravely trying to save Varrick, he reprimanded her for not trying hard enough. Zhu Li begged Kuvira to spare her, saying that she was wrongfully obedient to Varrick. Kuvira spared Zhu Li and allowed her to stay with her forces, while Bolin was forced to serve his punishment.

Personality
When she was Varrick's assistant, Zhu Li has been completely loyal to him, never failing to carry out any command of his or fulfill any whim. She's known her employer well, which enables her to perform tasks without even being asked, as she did on his yacht, and frequently acts according to various plans, despite very vague commands. Her devotion to Varrick included becoming a fugitive with him, following him on his unlawful trip out of the country, and she shows little concern for such ethical dilemmas so long as Varrick is appeased. Varrick describes her as a "cold, heartless war machine", for which he named his battleship after her Zhu Li as well showed some affection for Varrick, but he never considered her feelings. Zhu Li was fed up with Varrick treating her badly, so she pledged her allegiance to Kuvira instead of Varrick, prompting Kuvira to spare her.

Appearances
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Book Four: Balance (平衡)
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