Earth Kingdom collaborators[1] were former troops of the Earth Kingdom military who voluntarily or involuntarily supported the Fire Nation during the Hundred Year War.
Some military units defected and subsequently remained under arms while being provided with documents to showcase their loyalty to the Fire Nation. These troops were known to help the Fire Nation military in securing occupied areas.[1] There were also instances during which Earth Kingdom prisoners of war were forced to wear Fire Nation uniforms and act as unarmed diversion in combat.[2]
History
Jiang and Katara disguised as collaborators; note the Fire Nation seal on Jiang's uniform.
In spring 100 AG, one of Gow's subordinates told the family of a captured Earth Kingdom soldier, Sensu, how the Fire Nation had used some prisoners of war as cannon fodder in a recent battle.[2]
Around this time, Jiang and her pirates used stolen Earth Kingdom uniforms and papers to pose as Earth Kingdom collaborators in an attempt to slip past Fire Nation forces that blockaded a river in the southern Earth Kingdom. They were exposed when a Fire Nation officer recognized the supposed collaborators' ship as a pirate vessel.[1]
Uniforms
If the disguises of Jiang's pirates were accurate, voluntary collaborators continued to wear their old Earth Kingdom Army uniforms. They only modified these to the extent of removing Earth Kingdom insignia and replacing it with Fire Nation seals.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hicks, Faith Erin; Hedrick, Tim (writer), Wartman, Peter (artist), Matera, Adele (colorist), Betancourt, Jimmy (letterer). Katara and the Pirate's Silver (October 13, 2020), Dark Horse Comics.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ehasz, Elizabeth Welch (writer) & MacMullan, Lauren (director). (May 12, 2006). "Zuko Alone". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 2. Episode 7. Nickelodeon.