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| − | }}'''Hakoda''' was the father of [[Sokka]] and [[Katara]], the husband of the late [[Kya (nonbender)|Kya]], the son of [[Kanna]],<!-- Fact, from Nick's Avatar cards --> and the [[Tribal chief|chieftain]] of a minor tribe at the [[South Pole]] that was part of the [[Southern Water Tribe]]'s tribal confederation.<ref name="LS2">[[The Lost Scrolls#The Lost Scrolls: Water|''The Lost Scrolls: Water'']], page twenty-seven of ''The Lost Scrolls Collection''.</ref> Even though Hakoda was not the formal chief of the Southern Water Tribe,<ref name="KAAS2">''[[The Legend of Korra—The Art of the Animated Series, Book Two: Spirits]]'', page 23.</ref> he was one of its most prominent leaders at the end of the [[Hundred Year War]], skilled as talented ship captain, igloo builder, and weapons maker. Much of Sokka's ingenuity and craftiness was learned from his father.<ref name="dead">{{nickold}}</ref> He went off to fight the [[Fire Nation]] two years before the end of the [[Hundred Year War]], leaving his children to be raised by Kanna. After the war, Hakoda was elected to serve as Head Chieftain of the Southern Water Tribe and worked closely with Northerners to oversee the [[Southern Reconstruction Project]], placing his leadership in question to the Southerners who opposed foreign intervention.<ref name="NS1">{{Cite comic|NS1}}</ref> |
+ | }}'''Hakoda''' was the father of [[Sokka]] and [[Katara]], the husband of the late [[Kya (nonbender)|Kya]], the son of [[Kanna]],<!-- Fact, from Nick's Avatar cards --> and the [[Tribal chief|chieftain]] of a minor tribe at the [[South Pole]] that was part of the [[Southern Water Tribe]]'s tribal confederation.<ref name="LS2">[[The Lost Scrolls#The Lost Scrolls: Water|''The Lost Scrolls: Water'']], page twenty-seven of ''The Lost Scrolls Collection''.</ref> Even though Hakoda was not the formal chief of the Southern Water Tribe,<ref name="KAAS2">''[[The Legend of Korra—The Art of the Animated Series, Book Two: Spirits]]'', page 23.</ref> he was one of its most prominent leaders at the end of the [[Hundred Year War]], skilled as talented ship captain, igloo builder, and weapons maker. Much of Sokka's ingenuity and craftiness was learned from his father.<ref name="dead 219-3">{{Cite nickold|219|3}}</ref> He went off to fight the [[Fire Nation]] two years before the end of the [[Hundred Year War]], leaving his children to be raised by Kanna. After the war, Hakoda was elected to serve as Head Chieftain of the Southern Water Tribe and worked closely with Northerners to oversee the [[Southern Reconstruction Project]], placing his leadership in question to the Southerners who opposed foreign intervention.<ref name="NS1">{{Cite comic|NS1}}</ref> |
== History == |
== History == |
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=== Early life === |
=== Early life === |
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| − | Hakoda grew up in the Southern Water Tribe and, like all [[Water Tribe]] boys, was taught to be a warrior. He was a good friend of [[Bato]], and the two of them had many famous and hilarious adventures.<ref name="BWT">{{Cite episode|1|115}}</ref> Hakoda eventually married Kya and fathered two children: Sokka and Katara. Hakoda recognized Katara's waterbending abilities when she was young and encouraged her to develop them, knowing that her skills would be key |
+ | Hakoda grew up in the Southern Water Tribe and, like all [[Water Tribe]] boys, was taught to be a warrior. He was a good friend of [[Bato]], and the two of them had many famous and hilarious adventures.<ref name="BWT">{{Cite episode|1|115}}</ref> Hakoda eventually married Kya and fathered two children: Sokka and Katara. Hakoda recognized Katara's waterbending abilities when she was young and encouraged her to develop them, knowing that her skills would be key to rebuild the Southern Water Tribe; he even traveled around the entire South Pole, looking for a waterbender to train his daughter, but could not find one.<ref name="dead 219-3" /> |
| − | When Sokka was nine and Katara was eight, |
+ | When Sokka was nine and Katara was eight, Hakoda rallied his village's warriors to fend off an attack of the [[Southern Raiders]], who had been tasked by [[Fire Lord]] [[Azulon]] to kill the last waterbender of the Southern Water Tribe. During battle, he was alerted by Katara that a [[Yon Rha|Fire Nation soldier]] had invaded their home and was threatening Kya. He rushed to their house but by the time he got there, the soldier was gone and his wife was murdered.<ref name="SR">{{Cite episode|1|316}}</ref> |
=== Heading off === |
=== Heading off === |
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Hakoda and Sokka led the Water Tribe in a raid upon a Fire Navy ship after sinking their own [[Cutter sailing ship|vessels]]. Taking it without too much trouble, they proceeded to sail west through the [[Military of the Fire Nation#Navy|Fire Nation Navy]] gate, recently constructed in the [[Serpent's Pass]].<ref name="BRDG" /> During this time, Hakoda found his daughter strangely distant from him and resentful. |
Hakoda and Sokka led the Water Tribe in a raid upon a Fire Navy ship after sinking their own [[Cutter sailing ship|vessels]]. Taking it without too much trouble, they proceeded to sail west through the [[Military of the Fire Nation#Navy|Fire Nation Navy]] gate, recently constructed in the [[Serpent's Pass]].<ref name="BRDG" /> During this time, Hakoda found his daughter strangely distant from him and resentful. |
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| − | When he warmly greeted the revived [[Avatar]], Katara bluntly asked him to leave |
+ | When he warmly greeted the revived [[Avatar]], Katara bluntly asked him to leave. On the way, they encountered another Fire Nation ship, its [[Fire Navy officer|officer]] confronting them as all ships were to head to Ba Sing Se. Hakoda and Bato met the officer and convinced him that they were from the Eastern Fleet. Although the captain initially bought their ruse, it came to a scuffle between the two ships when one of the Fire Nation soldier's alerted his captain that Hakoda and Bato had been wrongfully citing Admiral [[Chan (Fire Nation admiral)|Chan]]. |
| + | That evening, Aang had snuck off the ship to face the Fire Lord alone, and Katara rushed to Hakoda, angrily venting about the stupidity of Aang's decision to think that everything was his decision and not thinking twice about the people he left behind. He soon deduced that she was also talking about him for leaving her and Sokka years prior. She confessed that she understood why he had to leave but also that she was still sad and hurt because of it as they had been so lost without their father after their mother's dead. Hakoda apologized and hugged her close, saying that he loved her and Sokka more than anything in the world and that they had been always on his mind. |
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| − | After barely escaping the enemy vessel, Hakoda found himself faced with an even greater conflict — his daughter. After Aang left the ship to fight alone, Katara rushed to her father and angrily emptied her feelings to him until she was sobbing. Hakoda realized that she was upset because of him as she tearfully asked him how he could have left them after their mother died. He explained that he shared the same grief, but knew that he had to take that course, no matter how much it hurt. Katara seemed to have forgiven her father at that point, though she and the rest of the gang left him to find and help Aang.<ref name="A" /> |
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| + | Hakoda and his crew continued their course, while Team Avatar left to find Aang.<ref name="A" /> |
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=== Invasion of the Fire Nation === |
=== Invasion of the Fire Nation === |
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[[File:Hakoda motivates the troops.png|thumb|left|200px|Hakoda spoke to the [[Invasion of the Fire Nation|invasion]] force.]] |
[[File:Hakoda motivates the troops.png|thumb|left|200px|Hakoda spoke to the [[Invasion of the Fire Nation|invasion]] force.]] |
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| − | Hakoda arrived at the [[Black Cliffs]] on the [[Day of Black Sun]], just as they had planned. Sokka had asked him to recruit some special people that would be good assets to the battle, and though Hakoda followed through on this favor and returned with all the people Sokka asked for, he admitted a slight concern over their fighting capabilities. Sokka had planned to give a speech explaining the [[Invasion of the Fire Nation|invasion]] plan, but was extremely nervous and froze up. Hakoda stepped in for his son and proved to be a very good inspirational speaker. After getting the warriors |
+ | Hakoda arrived at the [[Black Cliffs]] on the [[Day of Black Sun]], just as they had planned. Sokka had asked him to recruit some special people that would be good assets to the battle, and though Hakoda followed through on this favor and returned with all the people Sokka asked for, he admitted a slight concern over their fighting capabilities. Sokka had planned to give a speech explaining the [[Invasion of the Fire Nation|invasion]] plan, but was extremely nervous and froze up. Hakoda stepped in for his son and proved to be a very good inspirational speaker. After getting the warriors riled up for battle, they proceeded to the [[Fire Nation Capital]].<ref name="DBS1">{{Cite episode|1|310}}</ref> |
Subsequent to passing the [[Great Gates of Azulon]], it was a straight shot to the Fire Nation Capital. After landing on the beach, Hakoda led the charge to the palace. The warriors were being bombarded by the [[battlements]], and Hakoda quickly learned that they needed to be destroyed. Sokka came up with a plan to destroy them. Hakoda, Katara, and Sokka boarded Appa and proceeded to destroy the battlements. They landed between two battlements and Hakoda told Sokka and Katara to take out one while he took out the other. Sokka and Katara successfully destroyed their target only to see an explosion in the other one. Hakoda stumbled out of the battlement, groaning, and fell over. Katara used waterbending to [[Healing|heal]] his wounds, but he still was not completely cured. With his father unable to continue leading the invasion, Sokka assumed command, making Hakoda proud. After Aang failed to defeat Fire Lord [[Ozai]], Hakoda decided to send the younger warriors away on Appa. The younger ones, including Katara and Sokka, were taken by Aang to the [[Western Air Temple]] for a place to hide. The remaining warriors were imprisoned.<ref name="DBS2">{{Cite episode|1|311}}</ref> |
Subsequent to passing the [[Great Gates of Azulon]], it was a straight shot to the Fire Nation Capital. After landing on the beach, Hakoda led the charge to the palace. The warriors were being bombarded by the [[battlements]], and Hakoda quickly learned that they needed to be destroyed. Sokka came up with a plan to destroy them. Hakoda, Katara, and Sokka boarded Appa and proceeded to destroy the battlements. They landed between two battlements and Hakoda told Sokka and Katara to take out one while he took out the other. Sokka and Katara successfully destroyed their target only to see an explosion in the other one. Hakoda stumbled out of the battlement, groaning, and fell over. Katara used waterbending to [[Healing|heal]] his wounds, but he still was not completely cured. With his father unable to continue leading the invasion, Sokka assumed command, making Hakoda proud. After Aang failed to defeat Fire Lord [[Ozai]], Hakoda decided to send the younger warriors away on Appa. The younger ones, including Katara and Sokka, were taken by Aang to the [[Western Air Temple]] for a place to hide. The remaining warriors were imprisoned.<ref name="DBS2">{{Cite episode|1|311}}</ref> |
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[[File:Hakoda and warden.png|thumb|right|200px|Hakoda was imprisoned at the [[Boiling Rock]].]] |
[[File:Hakoda and warden.png|thumb|right|200px|Hakoda was imprisoned at the [[Boiling Rock]].]] |
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| − | At first, the members of the invasion force were taken to the [[Capital City Prison|prison tower]] close to the Fire Nation Capital. |
+ | At first, the members of the invasion force were taken to the [[Capital City Prison|prison tower]] close to the Fire Nation Capital. However, the Fire Nation quickly singled Hakoda out as the leader and sent him as a war prisoner to the [[Boiling Rock]], a high security Fire Nation prison. Hakoda was lined up with the other prisoners to meet with the [[Warden (Boiling Rock)|warden]]. The warden walked across the line and told the prisoners that prison did not have to be as bad as the rumors were, so long as they behaved. He came across Hakoda, who refused to look him in the eye. The amused warden forced Hakoda to his knees until he looked him in the eye. As the satisfied warden tried to walk away, Hakoda tripped him with his cuffs. Hakoda and the other prisoners were subsequently taken to their cells. |
While in his cell, Hakoda was visited by Sokka, who had infiltrated the prison a day earlier, dressed as a guard. Hakoda was ready to fight Sokka until he removed his helmet and revealed his identity. The two hugged, and Sokka explained that he had come to break his father out of prison. He also told him that he had found [[Suki]] in the prison and that he had arrived with [[Heir to the Fire Lord|Prince]] [[Zuko]], who had joined their side, and they all planned to escape. It was a sign of how much Hakoda trusted his son that he immediately accepted his word for Zuko's change of heart, although he had misgivings at first. Hakoda and Sokka began formulating an [[Escape from the Boiling Rock|escape plan]]. They planned to start a prison riot as a distraction for the guards, take the warden as a hostage, and commandeer the [[gondola]]. |
While in his cell, Hakoda was visited by Sokka, who had infiltrated the prison a day earlier, dressed as a guard. Hakoda was ready to fight Sokka until he removed his helmet and revealed his identity. The two hugged, and Sokka explained that he had come to break his father out of prison. He also told him that he had found [[Suki]] in the prison and that he had arrived with [[Heir to the Fire Lord|Prince]] [[Zuko]], who had joined their side, and they all planned to escape. It was a sign of how much Hakoda trusted his son that he immediately accepted his word for Zuko's change of heart, although he had misgivings at first. Hakoda and Sokka began formulating an [[Escape from the Boiling Rock|escape plan]]. They planned to start a prison riot as a distraction for the guards, take the warden as a hostage, and commandeer the [[gondola]]. |
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Several days later, the Western Air Temple was attacked by a fleet of [[Fire Nation airship|airships]] led by Azula. Because Appa would not go through an [[earthbending]]-made tunnel, the group decided to split up. While Katara initially objected to splitting up their family again, Hakoda promised they would meet again and went with [[Teo]], [[The Duke]], [[Haru]], and Chit Sang to the captured airship.<ref name="SR" /> |
Several days later, the Western Air Temple was attacked by a fleet of [[Fire Nation airship|airships]] led by Azula. Because Appa would not go through an [[earthbending]]-made tunnel, the group decided to split up. While Katara initially objected to splitting up their family again, Hakoda promised they would meet again and went with [[Teo]], [[The Duke]], [[Haru]], and Chit Sang to the captured airship.<ref name="SR" /> |
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| − | When Aang and his friends finally defeated Fire Lord Ozai, Hakoda arrived in the Fire Nation to celebrate the |
+ | When Aang and his friends finally defeated Fire Lord Ozai, Hakoda arrived in the Fire Nation to celebrate the war's end and the coronation of Prince Zuko as Fire Lord. Upon reuniting with his two children, he proclaimed that he was "the proudest father in the world" and that their mother would have been proud of them as well.<ref name="SC4">{{Cite episode|1|321}}</ref> He returned to the [[South Pole]] shortly thereafter to help the rebuilding efforts in the Southern Water Tribe.<ref name="SS2">{{Cite comic|SS2}}</ref> |
=== Southern Reconstruction Project === |
=== Southern Reconstruction Project === |
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Later that evening, Hakoda joined his children, Malina, and Maliq to dinner at Two Fishes Northern Cuisine, where two assailants took Maliq's briefcase before striking Malina and departing the scene. While Katara and Sokka pursued the assailants, Hakoda escorted Malina back to Kanna's hut and tended to her injuries. Later, the two engaged in a tender kiss, at which point Katara and Sokka entered the hut.<ref name="NS1" /> |
Later that evening, Hakoda joined his children, Malina, and Maliq to dinner at Two Fishes Northern Cuisine, where two assailants took Maliq's briefcase before striking Malina and departing the scene. While Katara and Sokka pursued the assailants, Hakoda escorted Malina back to Kanna's hut and tended to her injuries. Later, the two engaged in a tender kiss, at which point Katara and Sokka entered the hut.<ref name="NS1" /> |
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| + | As Gilak prepared to deliver the killing blow to Maliq, Hakoda seized his former comrade's hand. He revealed to Gilak that he was well aware of the Northerners' original plan, but Malina had changed her mind once she got to know her sister tribe. Gilak insisted that it was a ruse to deceive them, but Hakoda reminded him that Fire Lord Zuko, once their enemy, was now their fiercest ally, proving his belief that people were capable of change. Enraged that the chief would not accept his view of the situation, Gilak declared Hakoda a traitor and attacked him, starting a brief duel that ended when Hakoda injured Gilak's sword arm. The chief tried to reason with his comrade once more, reminding him of their adventure on Whaletail Island, but Gilak answered by stabbing him in the stomach. Team Avatar soon arrived to the scene, and an enraged Katara encased Gilak in ice before attending to her father's wound while Aang subdued the warrior's remaining followers.<ref name="NS2" /> |
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| + | After the conflict with Gilak, Hakoda had his wounds tended to more properly: he was bandaged and forced to use a cane during his recovery. Referencing that it had taken a team comprised of people from every nation to end the Hundred Year War, Hakoda reiterated his desire for the South to join forces with the [[Four nations|other nations]], seeing it as the ultimate way to not only rebuild the tribe but also to move forward. When Aang and Katara voiced their doubts on the feasibility of his plan, asking him to exercise caution as not every outsider was to be trusted, Hakoda acknowledged that opening up their city to foreigners held a certain risk but it also held the promise of improvement, referring to moments before when Aang, an [[Air Nomads|Air Nomad]], was helping Katara, a Southerner, and Pakku, a Northerner, to convince [[Siku and Sura]] to reveal themselves as waterbenders so they could recover the nearly extinct Southern waterbending tradition. Not convinced, Katara voiced that it could perhaps be done after both the tribe and Hakoda had recovered more, but Hakoda would not be cautioned into waiting, informing them that he had already invited the [[Earth monarch|Earth King]] and the [[Fire Lord]] to a conference that would take place that evening to talk about international collaboration and that he wanted Aang and Katara to attend as well. |
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| + | [[File:Aang and Katara stop Gilak.png|thumb|right|200px|Hakoda was saved from [[Gilak]] by [[Aang]] and [[Katara]].]] |
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| + | During the conference in his office, Hakoda went over his dreams of modernization of the South and building stronger relationships between all the nations. Their conversation was interrupted, however, when Hakoda was informed that Gilak escaped just moments before the latter invaded the room. The belligerent soldier accused the chieftain of selling out his people to foreigners before striking at Zuko. In the confusing melee, Gilak eventually cornered Hakoda, who was protecting [[Kuei]] and Malina. Hakoda was taunted by the extremist warrior on how the recent events had shown that he was a traitor and too weak to lead the Southern Water Tribe. Hakoda was knocked out, while Gilak declared that he would lead the South in a better way. The unconscious leader was taken but rescued moments later by Aang and Katara. Gilak managed to evade arrest once again, and his followers had used the confusion to successfully kidnap the Earth King.<ref name="NS3" /> |
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| + | Regaining consciousness, Hakoda ignored Malina's advice to rest due to his concern for Kuei. A [[messenger hawk]] flew in through the window with a message for Chief Hakoda. Reading the paper, he told the group it was from Gilak, who proposed to make an exchange, Hakoda's life for the Earth King's, at the [[Bridge of No Return]], a place where the village used to deal with their criminals. When concerns were brought up on whether the extremists would actually uphold their end, Sokka proposed a countermeasure. |
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| + | When Hakoda and his allies arrived at the Bridge of No Return, Gilak soon arrived on the other side with the captive Earth King. Hakoda watched [[Thod]] and [[Thod's disciples|his disciples]] [[Chi blocking|chi block]] Team Avatar per the terms of the exchange. Verifying Team Avatar was not hurt despite being chi blocked, Hakoda began to cross the bridge, and Gilak sent over the Earth King. As they reached the middle, Gilak intended to cut the bridge's suspension cords, which was the cue to spring their plan into action: Malina, followed closely by [[The Dark One]], [[Penga]], and [[Ho Tun]], took down Gilak and his soldiers, while Team Avatar, revealing they were wearing chain mail armor which had prevented them from being chi blocked, incapacitated Thod and his disciples. |
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| + | Everything did not entire go according to plan, however, as Gilak refused to surrender and charged at Hakoda and Kuei still at the middle of the bridge, flaming torch in hand. Although Zuko extinguished the flames, the integrity of the ropes was compromised, and they snapped, condemning Hakoda, Kuei, Malina, Gilak, and Zuko to hold on to their half of the bridge for dear life. While Zuko and Kuei managed to climb out, Hakoda, Malina, and Gilak plummeted into the ravine when the bridge's support piles caved. Hakoda was saved by Aang, who had dived after them with his [[Airbender staff|glider]], while Malina had managed to grab a hold of his ankle and Gilak was hanging on Malina's arm. Hakoda, heading Aang's warning, cautioned everyone to stop moving lest they all fell down. Gilak was the first to lose his grip and fall to his death, but the additional movement his release created, caused Aang to start to lose control. Hakoda encouraged Malina to continue to hang on, but she realized that they were still too heavy for Aang to carry and let go of his hand, leading to his demise in the ravine. However, Aang was still having a hard time holding onto Hakoda and Malina, so she decided to let go of Hakoda after proclaiming her love for him. Helpless to save her, he was relieved to see that Katara was just in time to catch Malina with her waterbending. |
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+ | Hakoda was a skilled warrior, competent in hand-to-hand combat as well as with a variety of weapons, capable of fighting off multiple [[Firebending|firebenders]].<ref name="SR" /> Hakoda was also intelligent and a brilliant strategist, which enabled him to defeat large numbers of firebenders despite being outnumbered, a trait he passed down to his son, Sokka. |
Hakoda's skills in strategy and combat were fully witnessed during the invasion of the Fire Nation, where he flawlessly explained the entire invasion plan and bravely led the invasion force. He fought off many Fire Nation soldiers while in the capital city. He was unable to continue fighting after he was injured while successfully taking out a battlement.<ref name="DBS1" /> Hakoda's intelligence was shown once more while he was imprisoned at the Boiling Rock, where he devised a successful escape plan with the help of Sokka.<ref name="BR2" /> |
Hakoda's skills in strategy and combat were fully witnessed during the invasion of the Fire Nation, where he flawlessly explained the entire invasion plan and bravely led the invasion force. He fought off many Fire Nation soldiers while in the capital city. He was unable to continue fighting after he was injured while successfully taking out a battlement.<ref name="DBS1" /> Hakoda's intelligence was shown once more while he was imprisoned at the Boiling Rock, where he devised a successful escape plan with the help of Sokka.<ref name="BR2" /> |
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| "You and your brother are my entire world. I thought about you every day I was gone, and every night when I went to sleep, I would lie awake missing you so much, it would ache." |
| — Hakoda to Katara.[1] |
Hakoda was the father of Sokka and Katara, the husband of the late Kya, the son of Kanna, and the chieftain of a minor tribe at the South Pole that was part of the Southern Water Tribe's tribal confederation.[2] Even though Hakoda was not the formal chief of the Southern Water Tribe,[3] he was one of its most prominent leaders at the end of the Hundred Year War, skilled as talented ship captain, igloo builder, and weapons maker. Much of Sokka's ingenuity and craftiness was learned from his father.[4] He went off to fight the Fire Nation two years before the end of the Hundred Year War, leaving his children to be raised by Kanna. After the war, Hakoda was elected to serve as Head Chieftain of the Southern Water Tribe and worked closely with Northerners to oversee the Southern Reconstruction Project, placing his leadership in question to the Southerners who opposed foreign intervention.[5]
History
Early life
Hakoda grew up in the Southern Water Tribe and, like all Water Tribe boys, was taught to be a warrior. He was a good friend of Bato, and the two of them had many famous and hilarious adventures.[6] Hakoda eventually married Kya and fathered two children: Sokka and Katara. Hakoda recognized Katara's waterbending abilities when she was young and encouraged her to develop them, knowing that her skills would be key to rebuild the Southern Water Tribe; he even traveled around the entire South Pole, looking for a waterbender to train his daughter, but could not find one.[4]
When Sokka was nine and Katara was eight, Hakoda rallied his village's warriors to fend off an attack of the Southern Raiders, who had been tasked by Fire Lord Azulon to kill the last waterbender of the Southern Water Tribe. During battle, he was alerted by Katara that a Fire Nation soldier had invaded their home and was threatening Kya. He rushed to their house but by the time he got there, the soldier was gone and his wife was murdered.[7]
Heading off
In 97 AG, Hakoda made a difficult choice to leave his children behind and lead the Water Tribe men to fight in the Hundred Year War, setting up camp in the Eastern Sea.[6] While sailing three years later, Hakoda gazed upon Appa as he flew above the Southern Water Tribe fleet.[8]
Reunion
Hakoda was reunited with his son for the first time since leaving to aid the war effort.
After receiving word of his location from Ba Sing Se, Sokka reunited with Hakoda. The chief was often spoken of, particularly by Sokka, who showed great respect and admiration for him. During their reunion, Hakoda and his son helped make tangle mines, and when Fire Nation Navy ships were spotted, Hakoda instructed Sokka to help ward off the attack.
His reunion with Sokka was cut short when Aang arrived to gain Sokka's help in rescuing Katara from the clutches of Azula; Hakoda gave his son a confident smile as he proceeded to launch the attack against the Fire Navy vessels.[9] When he reunited with his family again, though, it was far from a happy reunion — a comatose Aang and his battle-worn friends arrived bearing news of the fall of Ba Sing Se and the entire Earth Kingdom. Battered by their battle with the Fire Nation ships, the Water Tribe was in no condition to fight off the reinforcements. Sokka, however, shared Hakoda's trait of not giving up.[10]
Disguised on the ship
Bato and Hakoda disguised themselves as Fire Nation soldiers.
Hakoda and Sokka led the Water Tribe in a raid upon a Fire Navy ship after sinking their own vessels. Taking it without too much trouble, they proceeded to sail west through the Fire Nation Navy gate, recently constructed in the Serpent's Pass.[10] During this time, Hakoda found his daughter strangely distant from him and resentful.
When he warmly greeted the revived Avatar, Katara bluntly asked him to leave. On the way, they encountered another Fire Nation ship, its officer confronting them as all ships were to head to Ba Sing Se. Hakoda and Bato met the officer and convinced him that they were from the Eastern Fleet. Although the captain initially bought their ruse, it came to a scuffle between the two ships when one of the Fire Nation soldier's alerted his captain that Hakoda and Bato had been wrongfully citing Admiral Chan.
That evening, Aang had snuck off the ship to face the Fire Lord alone, and Katara rushed to Hakoda, angrily venting about the stupidity of Aang's decision to think that everything was his decision and not thinking twice about the people he left behind. He soon deduced that she was also talking about him for leaving her and Sokka years prior. She confessed that she understood why he had to leave but also that she was still sad and hurt because of it as they had been so lost without their father after their mother's dead. Hakoda apologized and hugged her close, saying that he loved her and Sokka more than anything in the world and that they had been always on his mind.
Hakoda and his crew continued their course, while Team Avatar left to find Aang.[1]
Invasion of the Fire Nation
Hakoda spoke to the invasion force.
Hakoda arrived at the Black Cliffs on the Day of Black Sun, just as they had planned. Sokka had asked him to recruit some special people that would be good assets to the battle, and though Hakoda followed through on this favor and returned with all the people Sokka asked for, he admitted a slight concern over their fighting capabilities. Sokka had planned to give a speech explaining the invasion plan, but was extremely nervous and froze up. Hakoda stepped in for his son and proved to be a very good inspirational speaker. After getting the warriors riled up for battle, they proceeded to the Fire Nation Capital.[11]
Subsequent to passing the Great Gates of Azulon, it was a straight shot to the Fire Nation Capital. After landing on the beach, Hakoda led the charge to the palace. The warriors were being bombarded by the battlements, and Hakoda quickly learned that they needed to be destroyed. Sokka came up with a plan to destroy them. Hakoda, Katara, and Sokka boarded Appa and proceeded to destroy the battlements. They landed between two battlements and Hakoda told Sokka and Katara to take out one while he took out the other. Sokka and Katara successfully destroyed their target only to see an explosion in the other one. Hakoda stumbled out of the battlement, groaning, and fell over. Katara used waterbending to heal his wounds, but he still was not completely cured. With his father unable to continue leading the invasion, Sokka assumed command, making Hakoda proud. After Aang failed to defeat Fire Lord Ozai, Hakoda decided to send the younger warriors away on Appa. The younger ones, including Katara and Sokka, were taken by Aang to the Western Air Temple for a place to hide. The remaining warriors were imprisoned.[12]
Imprisonment and end of the Hundred Year War
Hakoda was imprisoned at the Boiling Rock.
At first, the members of the invasion force were taken to the prison tower close to the Fire Nation Capital. However, the Fire Nation quickly singled Hakoda out as the leader and sent him as a war prisoner to the Boiling Rock, a high security Fire Nation prison. Hakoda was lined up with the other prisoners to meet with the warden. The warden walked across the line and told the prisoners that prison did not have to be as bad as the rumors were, so long as they behaved. He came across Hakoda, who refused to look him in the eye. The amused warden forced Hakoda to his knees until he looked him in the eye. As the satisfied warden tried to walk away, Hakoda tripped him with his cuffs. Hakoda and the other prisoners were subsequently taken to their cells.
While in his cell, Hakoda was visited by Sokka, who had infiltrated the prison a day earlier, dressed as a guard. Hakoda was ready to fight Sokka until he removed his helmet and revealed his identity. The two hugged, and Sokka explained that he had come to break his father out of prison. He also told him that he had found Suki in the prison and that he had arrived with Prince Zuko, who had joined their side, and they all planned to escape. It was a sign of how much Hakoda trusted his son that he immediately accepted his word for Zuko's change of heart, although he had misgivings at first. Hakoda and Sokka began formulating an escape plan. They planned to start a prison riot as a distraction for the guards, take the warden as a hostage, and commandeer the gondola.
Hakoda, Sokka, and Suki met in the yard. Wondering how they could start a prison riot, Hakoda unsuccessfully tried to start one by shoving another prisoner, who was "working on controlling his anger". They were joined by Chit Sang, who had refused to rat out Sokka to the warden, though at the cost of being allowed to be part of their new escape attempt. Sokka told him they needed a prison riot as a distraction, and Chit Sang started one easily. The group was joined shortly by Zuko. Suki took the warden hostage, and Hakoda and the others went to the gondola to make their escape. After several tense moments, including a furious battle on top of the gondola and the warden almost having the line cut, the group escaped. They took Azula's airship and made their way back to the Western Air Temple. Hakoda reunited with Katara, and he, Katara, and Sokka shared a hug.[13]
Hakoda reunited with his children, Katara and Sokka, after the end of the Hundred Year War during Prince Zuko's coronation.
Several days later, the Western Air Temple was attacked by a fleet of airships led by Azula. Because Appa would not go through an earthbending-made tunnel, the group decided to split up. While Katara initially objected to splitting up their family again, Hakoda promised they would meet again and went with Teo, The Duke, Haru, and Chit Sang to the captured airship.[7]
When Aang and his friends finally defeated Fire Lord Ozai, Hakoda arrived in the Fire Nation to celebrate the war's end and the coronation of Prince Zuko as Fire Lord. Upon reuniting with his two children, he proclaimed that he was "the proudest father in the world" and that their mother would have been proud of them as well.[14] He returned to the South Pole shortly thereafter to help the rebuilding efforts in the Southern Water Tribe.[15]
Southern Reconstruction Project
Sometime after returning to the South Pole, Hakoda was elected to serve as the Head Chieftain of the Southern Water Tribe. Although he initially opposed Malina and Maliq's plans for the urbanization of the South, Hakoda eventually came to agree with the Northerners and worked closely with the siblings to oversee their plans. In the process, Hakoda created a rift between him and some of the warriors with whom he fought during the war, as they opposed Northern intervention in Southern affairs.
Hakoda reunited with his children, Katara and Sokka, after their return to the Southern Water Tribe.
Nevertheless, Hakoda remained heavily involved in urbanization plans and temporarily set up office in the capital city's town hall, where he reunited with his children after their return to the South Pole. Recognizing Katara's reluctance to accept the many changes to the tribe, Hakoda insisted that the modernization efforts would effectively make the South appear as "equal partners" to the other nations.
Later that evening, Hakoda joined his children, Malina, and Maliq to dinner at Two Fishes Northern Cuisine, where two assailants took Maliq's briefcase before striking Malina and departing the scene. While Katara and Sokka pursued the assailants, Hakoda escorted Malina back to Kanna's hut and tended to her injuries. Later, the two engaged in a tender kiss, at which point Katara and Sokka entered the hut.[5]
Hakoda was wounded by Gilak after the latter refused to adopt his anti-Northern world view.
As Gilak prepared to deliver the killing blow to Maliq, Hakoda seized his former comrade's hand. He revealed to Gilak that he was well aware of the Northerners' original plan, but Malina had changed her mind once she got to know her sister tribe. Gilak insisted that it was a ruse to deceive them, but Hakoda reminded him that Fire Lord Zuko, once their enemy, was now their fiercest ally, proving his belief that people were capable of change. Enraged that the chief would not accept his view of the situation, Gilak declared Hakoda a traitor and attacked him, starting a brief duel that ended when Hakoda injured Gilak's sword arm. The chief tried to reason with his comrade once more, reminding him of their adventure on Whaletail Island, but Gilak answered by stabbing him in the stomach. Team Avatar soon arrived to the scene, and an enraged Katara encased Gilak in ice before attending to her father's wound while Aang subdued the warrior's remaining followers.[16]
Gilak's usurpation
After the conflict with Gilak, Hakoda had his wounds tended to more properly: he was bandaged and forced to use a cane during his recovery. Referencing that it had taken a team comprised of people from every nation to end the Hundred Year War, Hakoda reiterated his desire for the South to join forces with the other nations, seeing it as the ultimate way to not only rebuild the tribe but also to move forward. When Aang and Katara voiced their doubts on the feasibility of his plan, asking him to exercise caution as not every outsider was to be trusted, Hakoda acknowledged that opening up their city to foreigners held a certain risk but it also held the promise of improvement, referring to moments before when Aang, an Air Nomad, was helping Katara, a Southerner, and Pakku, a Northerner, to convince Siku and Sura to reveal themselves as waterbenders so they could recover the nearly extinct Southern waterbending tradition. Not convinced, Katara voiced that it could perhaps be done after both the tribe and Hakoda had recovered more, but Hakoda would not be cautioned into waiting, informing them that he had already invited the Earth King and the Fire Lord to a conference that would take place that evening to talk about international collaboration and that he wanted Aang and Katara to attend as well.
During the conference in his office, Hakoda went over his dreams of modernization of the South and building stronger relationships between all the nations. Their conversation was interrupted, however, when Hakoda was informed that Gilak escaped just moments before the latter invaded the room. The belligerent soldier accused the chieftain of selling out his people to foreigners before striking at Zuko. In the confusing melee, Gilak eventually cornered Hakoda, who was protecting Kuei and Malina. Hakoda was taunted by the extremist warrior on how the recent events had shown that he was a traitor and too weak to lead the Southern Water Tribe. Hakoda was knocked out, while Gilak declared that he would lead the South in a better way. The unconscious leader was taken but rescued moments later by Aang and Katara. Gilak managed to evade arrest once again, and his followers had used the confusion to successfully kidnap the Earth King.[17]
Regaining consciousness, Hakoda ignored Malina's advice to rest due to his concern for Kuei. A messenger hawk flew in through the window with a message for Chief Hakoda. Reading the paper, he told the group it was from Gilak, who proposed to make an exchange, Hakoda's life for the Earth King's, at the Bridge of No Return, a place where the village used to deal with their criminals. When concerns were brought up on whether the extremists would actually uphold their end, Sokka proposed a countermeasure.
When Hakoda and his allies arrived at the Bridge of No Return, Gilak soon arrived on the other side with the captive Earth King. Hakoda watched Thod and his disciples chi block Team Avatar per the terms of the exchange. Verifying Team Avatar was not hurt despite being chi blocked, Hakoda began to cross the bridge, and Gilak sent over the Earth King. As they reached the middle, Gilak intended to cut the bridge's suspension cords, which was the cue to spring their plan into action: Malina, followed closely by The Dark One, Penga, and Ho Tun, took down Gilak and his soldiers, while Team Avatar, revealing they were wearing chain mail armor which had prevented them from being chi blocked, incapacitated Thod and his disciples.
Hakoda witnessed Gilak fall to his demise.
Everything did not entire go according to plan, however, as Gilak refused to surrender and charged at Hakoda and Kuei still at the middle of the bridge, flaming torch in hand. Although Zuko extinguished the flames, the integrity of the ropes was compromised, and they snapped, condemning Hakoda, Kuei, Malina, Gilak, and Zuko to hold on to their half of the bridge for dear life. While Zuko and Kuei managed to climb out, Hakoda, Malina, and Gilak plummeted into the ravine when the bridge's support piles caved. Hakoda was saved by Aang, who had dived after them with his glider, while Malina had managed to grab a hold of his ankle and Gilak was hanging on Malina's arm. Hakoda, heading Aang's warning, cautioned everyone to stop moving lest they all fell down. Gilak was the first to lose his grip and fall to his death, but the additional movement his release created, caused Aang to start to lose control. Hakoda encouraged Malina to continue to hang on, but she realized that they were still too heavy for Aang to carry and let go of his hand, leading to his demise in the ravine. However, Aang was still having a hard time holding onto Hakoda and Malina, so she decided to let go of Hakoda after proclaiming her love for him. Helpless to save her, he was relieved to see that Katara was just in time to catch Malina with her waterbending.
Later that day, Hakoda joined his family and friends at Kanna and Pakku's igloo for dinner, where Team Avatar had prepared a signature dish from their respective nation.[17]
Personality
Hakoda was a caring husband to Kya and loving father to Sokka and Katara. He fought to save the ones he loved and avenge Kya's death. He led a strong and brave battle against the Fire Nation on the Day of Black Sun, persistent with the siege efforts despite his injuries from attacking a battlement.[11] Hakoda was also comical and known to create inventions just like his son Sokka.[9] According to the warden, he was also very strong-willed and determined.[13]
Abilities
Hakoda was a skilled warrior, competent in hand-to-hand combat as well as with a variety of weapons, capable of fighting off multiple firebenders.[7] Hakoda was also intelligent and a brilliant strategist, which enabled him to defeat large numbers of firebenders despite being outnumbered, a trait he passed down to his son, Sokka.
Hakoda's skills in strategy and combat were fully witnessed during the invasion of the Fire Nation, where he flawlessly explained the entire invasion plan and bravely led the invasion force. He fought off many Fire Nation soldiers while in the capital city. He was unable to continue fighting after he was injured while successfully taking out a battlement.[11] Hakoda's intelligence was shown once more while he was imprisoned at the Boiling Rock, where he devised a successful escape plan with the help of Sokka.[13]
Hakoda was renowned in his tribe for his wisdom and leadership, traits that led him to earn the Mark of the Wise.[6]
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Appearances
Avatar: The Last AirbenderBook One: Water (水)
Book Two: Earth (土)
Book Three: Fire (火)
Avatar comics
Graphic novel trilogies
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Trivia
- The symbol on the front of Hakoda's combat uniform was the same as the one on Yue's betrothal necklace.[11][18]
- According to Sokka, Hakoda's favorite food was stewed sea prunes.
- Bato once said, "You are definitely your father's son", referring to the sense of humor shared by Hakoda and his son.[9]
- According to Bato, he and Hakoda once tricked Kanna into thinking Hakoda was a water spirit by putting a squid on his head, with Bato doing the "spooky" voice.[6]
- Avatar Extras for "Appa's Lost Days" spelled his name as "Hakkoda" rather than "Hakoda".
- Sokka mentioned that Hakoda and Bato were involved in "The Blubber Fiasco"; Bato was surprised that Sokka knew about it.[6]
- The name "Hakoda" is similar to the Malay word "nakhoda", which translates to "captain" when taken in the context of a commander of a ship.
References
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