Kai Keeps Popping on the Back Py Like an Animal
| "The person who stole that stuff was the old me. Once I got airbending, I changed. I don't know how to explicate it, but I feel like airbending chose me for a reason, like I'm a new person." |
| — Kai to Korra. [1] |
Kai is an orphan who became an airbender after the Harmonic Convergence of 171 AG. [i] He was a mischievous thief who was eventually defenseless by the Dai Li in Ba Sing Se for using airbending, [2] but was later liberated from their command by Tenzin, who convinced him and the other new airbenders to train his skills and learn Air Nomad culture at the Northern Air Temple. As part of the Air Nation, he became a more than honorable person, living to serve others by bringing peace and balance wherever possible. Sometime afterwards 171 AG, he too entered in a romantic relationship with Jinora. [3]
History
Early on life
Kai grew upward as an orphan. When he was finally adopted past a nice family in 170 AG, he took advantage of their kindness by stealing their life savings and spent six months on the run from Globe Kingdom authorities. [1]
171 AG
Joining Team Avatar
Kai was accustomed into the new Air Nation despite his mischievous nature.
Following Harmonic Convergence, Kai soon discovered he possessed airbending. Soon later, he encountered Squad Avatar, who was searching for airbenders to rebuild the Air Nation. He told them a simulated story on how his parents were killed by outlaws who were pursuing them, earning their sympathy and quickly beingness accustomed in their company. Just every bit he boarded their balloon, set to depart, a sheriff and his deputies arrived, whom he falsely claimed to be outlaws. Later on Avatar Korra bested them, the sheriff revealed Kai's true identity every bit a thief. The boy attempted to run off with his loot, merely was caught by Mako. The sheriff quickly took custody of the immature lad, intending to send him to prison. All the same, in commutation for returning the life savings to Kai's family, Korra convinced the sheriff to allow Kai to plough over a new leaf with Team Avatar. Though the compromise was accustomed, Mako warned Kai that he would exist watching him, stating he knew the kind of person Kai was, due to having a similar past. Promising to change, the immature boy turned to lath the ship, where he gladly accustomed Jinora'southward offering to teach him more almost airbending, just earlier she blushed. [1]
Ba Sing Se
Kai used his airbending to assist his pick-pocketing of rich citizens.
While en route to Ba Sing Se, Kai attended an airbending lesson under Jinora'south tutelage, during which he swiftly took downwardly Bumi with i air swipe. He stole the retired commander's wallet during the skirmish, engaging in a game of hunt afterwards Bumi constitute out.
Upon arriving in Ba Sing Se, Kai's kleptomania got the better of him and he slipped away to apply his airbending to pickpocket the wealthy. When the team noticed his absence, Kai was found by Mako and Bolin while he robbed a rich Ba Sing Se denizen. He ran abroad from them, though as he boarded the monorail, he was grabbed by the neckband by Mako. Notwithstanding, he used his airbending to complimentary himself and managed to exit the cart only in time earlier it left for the Lower Ring, leaving the brothers on it without their wallets.
That night, he used his loot to settle downwardly in a luxury resort, where he was addressed as "Master Fong". The following day, he resumed his scam to rob more citizens, though by nightfall, he was cornered by two Dai Li agents in a small alley. Although he tried to make a run for it, he was captured past their rock gloves and subsequently thrown in prison with other airbenders, where he was notified that he had been conscripted in Earth Queen Hou-Ting'south Offset Airbending Regiment. [2]
Later, Kai was pitted confronting Yung, one of the other airbenders, during a grooming session and was chastised by his Dai Li overseer for holding dorsum. Kai responded past attacking with a stronger air blast, but apologized when his set on knocked Yung to the ground, only to exist chastised once again. When the session turned to defence against globe projectiles, Kai proved more practiced than the others, blocking every assault launched at him. Later on Kai protected Yung from existence hit past projectiles, the overseer began to assail him more furiously until he eventually knocked the young airbender to the floor. Kai retaliated with an airblast, which his opponent evaded and punished the boy for his insolence by throwing him in a prison cell known as "The Pigsty". Shortly afterward, Jinora's projected spirit appeared earlier him, having focused on his energies to detect his location so she and Team Avatar could rescue him and the others.
Upon his rescue from Earth Queen Hou-Ting'due south prison house, Kai was kissed on the cheek by Jinora, much to his pleasance.
Afterwards that night, Mako, Bolin, and Jinora located and freed Kai from his prison jail cell. Jinora first greeted him with a osculation on the cheek, causing Kai to blush. He and so faced disapproving glares from Mako and Bolin, prompting him to thank them for coming to salve him and apologize for everything he had done to them. Bolin chop-chop forgave him with a hug, though Mako complained most the loss of his money. As the foursome attempted to leave, they were confronted by a trio of Dai Li agents, amongst them the overseer, who declared that Kai's desertion was punishable by death. Though Bolin was able to down two Dai Li agents, the overseer grabbed Jinora, though Kai saved her and defeated the overseer using airbending. They then escaped the Earth Queen's temple, before Bolin catapulted them onto Oogi. Once they had left Ba Sing Se, Kai joined the other airbenders in following Tenzin to the Northern Air Temple. [4]
Northern Air Temple
After arriving at the Northern Air Temple, Kai dozed off during Tenzin'southward lecture most Monk Tang Xu, though woke up and laughed every bit Bumi mocked Tenzin'southward lesson. He subsequently watched in anaesthesia every bit Tenzin performed several tricks on Oogi and asked when they could wing around as such on their own bison, but was disappointed to learn many years of training were required. He too asked if they could ride a passing wild herd, just got the same reply. When the airbenders from Air Temple Island arrived, Kai joined the others in going over to greet them.
Kai met a baby flying bison for the first time.
Later, Kai and Jinora watched the wild herd of bison fly by. Kai was fascinated by the animals, calling them "bisons". Tenzin attempted to right Kai's grammar, merely Kai continued to refer to multiple animals equally "bisons". Kai suggested going down to ride the bison, convincing Jinora by explaining that no one was around and they could go back earlier anyone spotted them. Using their gliders to wing downwardly, they saw some calves. Kai wondered why they were not flying and was told past Jinora they could not do so for their kickoff couple weeks of life. Kai decided to sweep downwards and pet one of the baby bison despite Jinora's warnings about their mothers being protective. He was shortly confronted by the calves' mother, who charged him, but was saved at the terminal second when Jinora quickly swept in on her glider and pulled him out of the bison'due south path. Later the two settled, Kai told Jinora she was an incredible airbender and wondered why she did not take her tattoos. Jinora replied that her father did not believe she was a master all the same, but Kai continued to exist encouraging, stating that she could do everything her dad could in improver to having spiritual powers, thus making her a master.
The next morn, Kai and his beau recruits were suddenly awoken by Tenzin, who led them on a ten-mile hike. Kai was the starting time to stop backside Tenzin and Jinora, but was left exhausted as a result of the exercise. After meditation, a sleepy Kai followed the grouping to a balancing exercise. Afterward, every bit Tenzin told them most shaving their heads, Kai sneaked over to Jinora, asking her if she wanted to meet the infant bison again, merely was shushed and advised to pay attention, prompting him to shrug and walk away. Upon being asked if he wanted his head shaved, Kai joined the rest of the grouping in disagreement, and they made their way to the obstruction course.
The young airbender made his manner through virtually of the obstacles safely until the rash cacti, where he collided with Yung on a mail and fell into the plants. Ultimately, he completed the course, but was left exhausted and mud-covered. He remarked what Tenzin was doing was simply as bad equally what the Earth Queen's prison was like. He besides sneaked quietly under the crowd when Jinora told her begetter nearly his suggestion that she could get her tattoos, which irritated Tenzin.
Kai and Jinora were captured by bison rustlers.
Kai plant Jinora at a temple overlook where he apologized to her. Jinora bodacious him that Tenzin's outburst was not his fault while lamenting her father'south lack of belief in her. At Kai'south suggestion, they returned to the forest, but realized neither spirits nor bison were to be establish. They soon plant themselves captured by bison rustlers and taken to their camp. Kai listened in fear as their leader, Ganbat, declared they would be sent to Ba Sing Se with the infant bison. With the two locked in separate cages on a truck, he suggested she try using her spiritual projection technique; ultimately, she instead had 1 of the spirits send a message near the danger they faced.
Kai soon got himself out by picking the lock on his cage and went to free Jinora, simply she told him to gratis the bison starting time. He was presently grabbed by a rustler, but kicked up a nail of air to free himself. At that moment, the residuum of the airbenders, led by Bumi, swarmed the camp and attacked the rustlers. Kai'southward attack failed and he was knocked downwards by a rock wall. He recovered merely in time to go along pursuit on his glider as Ganbat fled with the truck total of bison calves and Jinora. Kai got upward alongside the truck and used his bending to jump in through the open up window on the driver's side, but he was grabbed and held down by Ganbat. At that point, nevertheless, Tenzin arrived on Oogi and two other adult sky bison; he successfully pulled Kai over to him. After Ganbat's truck was toppled past a bison, Kai attacked the defenseless human with an arc of air, slamming him into his truck's hood twice as payback, but Tenzin stopped him, telling him an airbender should not attack a defenseless opponent. Nevertheless, Kai was complimented on his technique by the master.
That evening, Kai and Jinora happily played with an adult bison. Tenzin approached them, proverb the bison warmed upwards to them considering they recognized their own kind. The young boy soon caught sight of the calves taking flight, excitingly telling Jinora to look. [5]
Ambushed past the Ruddy Lotus
When the Red Lotus arrived at the Northern Air Temple, Kai warned a group of airbenders that they needed to evacuate, but before reaching the temple's interior, Ghazan blocked their path with his lavabending, causing them to leap astern. Kai and the residual of the airbenders were soon gathered into a courtyard, where they were told by Zaheer that the Cherry Lotus wanted nothing, rather, they were being used every bit leverage for Korra; they would get away rubber equally long as they cooperated. While Tenzin and his siblings held Zaheer, Ghazan, and Ming-Hua off, Kai and the rest of the airbenders were told by Tenzin to head to the bison stable and stay out of P'Li'southward line of sight considering of her combustion attacks.
In an endeavor to distract P'Li long enough for the other airbenders to get to rubber, Kai was shot down past the combustionbender.
The airbenders, forth with Pema and Rohan, made their style down a hallway, only they were stuck about the stables because of the threat posed by P'Li, whose attacks continuously blocked their path. Kai decided to distract her to let everyone else to escape. He used his glider to fly in the vicinity of the Red Lotus' balloon while dodging P'Li'southward blasts. Kai was even able to hitting her with an air blast, causing one of her shots to deflect astray. However, while trying to shield himself from another axle, Kai was hit, sending him flying downward the mount in fume. The immature airbender fell into a minor tree and was knocked unconscious, but he was woken up past a baby bison whom he named Lefty, who licked his face. Kai mounted the dogie and, upon commanding the baby, [vi] flew back to the temple in an endeavor to sneak back in to rescue the others. Even so, the moment he arrived, he saw an balloon leaving the temple and followed it toward some Air Nomad caves a few miles away, where P'Li handed over her captives to several Cherry Lotus sentries. Realizing he could not fight them all, he returned to the temple, hoping Team Avatar and other reinforcements would appear to help them.
Kai revealed the location of the airbenders' prison and the probable whereabouts of Korra.
As he fabricated it back to the temple, Kai witnessed how Bolin created a hole in the side of the mount for him, Mako, Asami, and Tenzin to escape the incoming lava. Finding them trapped, he offered to give everyone a elevator to safety on Lefty. They regrouped with the residuum of Team Avatar and Suyin'due south forces at the base of Laghima'southward Summit. Although Kai was dismissed a few times, he managed to go through to the adults and reveal the airbenders' location to them all, to which they asked him why he had non mentioned it to them sooner, much to his annoyance. As he mounted his bison to lead everyone to the impromptu prison, he was approached by Mako, who apologized for his before skeptical behavior toward Kai. The immature airbender readily accepted the apology, smiling it away by stating that he probably deserved it, to which Mako agreed. [seven]
Kai was glad to find Jinora safety and sound.
Leading the rescue political party toward the caves, Kai was reunited with a relieved Jinora, who excitedly hugged him. He exited the caves and witnessed Korra's battle with Zaheer. As she was struggling with fighting both the poison coursing through her veins and the Ruddy Lotus' leader, he offered to fly up on his bison to help her, though his suggestion was shot down by Lin, who stated that he would never exist able to keep upward with Zaheer'due south power. Upon Jinora'due south instance, he and the other airbenders followed her to form a circumvolve and together they aptitude a powerful tornado, which enabled Korra to bring Zaheer downwards.
Two weeks afterward, Kai had returned with everyone to Air Temple Isle and he was present at Jinora's anointment ceremony equally an airbending principal. Upon Tenzin's sign, he and the other new airbenders bent the incense behind them and used the scented air to jingle the current of air chimes in laurels of the new principal. [8]
174 AG
Helping Yi
Upon their arrival at the country of Yi, Kai and Opal hands stopped and arrested three bandits.
Over the next iii years, Kai worked with the Air Nation to bring peace and protection where they were needed in the cluttered Earth Kingdom. He also began a romantic relationship with Jinora. One day in 174 AG, he and Opal were ordered by Tenzin to help out the state of Yi. Every bit they reached the state's capital city on Lefty, they noticed a robbery was in progress. Without hesitation, Kai and Opal jumped off the bison and soared down, using their wingsuits. Kai easily bypassed the bandits' jeep and flipped it over by aiming a powerful gust of air at the hood, ejecting the three passengers. After Opal fabricated sure the bandits landed safely, Kai tied them up and announced to the townspeople that it was safe to leave their homes as the airbenders were there to protect them. When the governor of the state greeted them and asked where the others were, Kai took crime and stated that Opal and himself effectively took care of three bandits already, only to be told there were hundreds more.
Upon noticing the arrival of a train to the town, Kai and Opal checked it out, hoping the vehicle carried nutrient and other supplies. Recognizing Bolin among the people that embarked the railroad train, Kai asked Opal what her boyfriend was doing there, receiving the answer that he must take traveled there with Kuvira and Baatar Jr., which predicted aught expert. Kai called out to Bolin, running over to him and hugging him tightly. Noticing his friend's new hairstyle, Kai remarked it made him expect like a stiff. All the same, after Kuvira, Baatar Jr., and Opal joined them, the atmosphere grew bad-mannered and tense and Kai distanced himself a bit from the group.
While Kuvira and the governor had a private conversation, Kai remained outside with Opal and Bolin, though when Kuvira gave the orders for departure subsequently failing to strike a deal with the governor, Kai asked if they really were not staying to help. In response, he was handed the contract containing Kuvira'south terms of agreement and told he had one day to convince the governor to sign it before the army left. As the train left for the state border, Kai proposed to apply Lefty to fly to all nearby villages to option up supplies for the people.
Kai tried to prevent a bandit from stealing the food that was intended for the governor's people, though failed.
Kai and Opal were able to collect enough supplies for the people of the capital to feed them until they were able to find reinforcements. On their journey back, he asked how Opal and Bolin were doing. When she said she was angered about him working with Kuvira, he pointed out that it did seem that the earthbender had institute his calling as he loved helping people. Upon being asked about his ain relationship with Jinora, he said they were doing fine, though their chat was cut brusque when a biplane, piloted past bandits, hooked their supplies by aiming a grappling gun at the cyberspace covering the food. As ane of the bandits ziplined down to cut loose the tethers tying the products to Lefty's back, Kai tried to shake him by blasting him off the bison. However, the bandit's security line prevented him from falling and the ii engaged in a fight, during which Kai was lightly cutting by the human being's blade. As the supplies were lifted off Lefty, the young airbender jumped after them without hesitation, though plummeted toward the ground due to the damage inflicted to the correct wing of his wingsuit. He was able to stabilize himself when Opal grabbed his arm and served as his fly, enabling them to land safely on Lefty.
After returning to the country capital and informing the governor of the loss of their supplies, a down-hearted Kai pulled out Kuvira's contract and told him it was time to brand a tough telephone call. Upon being handed the signed deal, the boyfriend attempted to reassure the governor that he fabricated the right decision, though was left with a heavy feeling upon being told that in that location never truly had been a choice. Kai flew toward the border and handed the signed paper over to Kuvira, who promptly returned with supplies. [iii]
Defending Commonwealth Urban center
Korra chose Kai to exist part of her airbender stealth squad, together with Tenzin, Bumi, and Jinora.
Weeks later, when Kuvira marched her army downwards to Republic City, Kai oversaw her arrival from atop a roof, together with Jinora and her airbending family, and was shocked to see the approach of an enormous mecha suit. After President Raiko surrendered due to the overwhelming power of the spirit free energy cannon that destroyed the United Forces' fleet in mere seconds, Kai retreated to Futurity Industries, where Korra elected him to exist part of her stealth squad of airbenders who would kidnap Baatar Jr. from his airship. He remained atop the vehicle with Jinora, while the three adults infiltrated the vessel. Together, they caught the bag containing a bound and gagged Baatar Jr. when the others airbent him out of the hatch and they all flew off to safety. He was forced to run for his life, still, when Kuvira traced Baatar Jr.'s radio call toward the factory and blew it up with her spirit free energy cannon. [ix]
Later narrowly avoiding being shot out of the heaven by Kuvira'south spirit energy cannon, Kai saved Ryu from crashing to the ground.
Kai managed to survive the explosion and emerged from the rubble with anybody else when Bolin lifted a large piece of concrete. While Asami and Varrick attempted to adapt the prototypes of the hummingbird mecha suits in Asami'due south office to get them airborne, he and the other benders faced Kuvira and her army in an attempt to stop them or at the very least, irksome them downwardly. On Meelo's urging, Kai and the other airbenders equipped themselves with balloons filled with paint. As they approached the suit, Kuvira fired at them; although the beam missed, the power it emanated was enough to throw them off course and Ryu slammed into Kai, causing them both to tumble down. Kai managed to save them both, notwithstanding, by managing to make it to the ledge of a nearby edifice and hauling Ryu on it also. They both recovered and resumed their mission. Upon reaching the enormous mecha suit, they dropped the balloons on the suit'due south windows, momentarily obscuring its vision and enabling the earthbenders on the footing to tie down the suit'due south legs. As Bolin gave the signal, Kai and the other airbenders blasted the accommodate with air currents in an attempt to topple it over. The suit managed to stabilize itself, yet, forcing Kai and the others to flee when Kuvira aimed her spirit cannon at them. He checked upwardly on Ikki, who was sitting dazed on the ground, before they all retreated to Asami's function.
Kai took office in the new program to slow down Kuvira's progress that stated that the benders would relentlessly attack the mecha suit to distract Kuvira and enable the two hummingbird mecha suits to land on the enormous auto and cut a hole in it without being crushed. When Kuvira aimed her cannon at Korra, he joined Tenzin, Bumi, Jinora, Ikki, Meelo, Daw, and another female airbender to class a tornado in their wake and swoop downwards on the weaponized arm of the suit, knocking it out of balance and distorting its aim. [10]
Defending the spirits
Kai and the other airbenders vowed to stand beside Korra to protect the spirits and the Commonwealth Urban center spirit portal.
In the aftermath of Kuvira'due south defeat, Kai joined Jinora and several other airbenders in a meditation session at the new Republic Urban center spirit portal. Their session was interrupted, however, by the appearance of Wonyong Keum and his construction workers, who threatened to call the police if they did not get off the state he had purchased to plough into an amusement park. Kai, refusing to leave the area surrounding the portal, which they now considered to be sacred land belonging to the spirits, supported Jinora as she told off the man of affairs. The heated word was interrupted by Korra and Asami's return from their vacation in the Spirit Globe, and Kai smiled in back up when Opal bodacious the Avatar that the airbenders were on her side and ready to assistance protect the portal.
Afterwards that night, Kai had to make good on that promise, equally the portal came nether attack past the Triple Threat Triad, hired by Wonyong to scare them off the state he had purchased to plow into an amusement park. The battle came to a quick finish when Squad Avatar arrived, too equally several angry spirits, who drove away the Triple Threats. [11]
Kai was attacked by burned spirit flowers when he traveled to the Spirit Globe after the skirmish between the spirits and the Triple Threat Triad.
Kai, forth with Tenzin, Jinora, Ikki, Meelo, and Ryu, joined Korra on her mission into the Spirit World, where she hoped to exist able to reason with the spirits and convince them that the Avatar was and would always be the span between the spirit and physical worlds. Upon entering the Spirit World, nonetheless, they discovered that the once vibrant field of flowers that Republic Metropolis's spirit portal led to was now barren and seemingly burned down. Kai wondered who could exist responsible for such a level of destruction and, equally Jinora explained that only the spirits could take done that, did not empathise why they would ravage their ain environment. He was told by Korra that the spirits were using the devastation to ship a bulletin to the humans, which proved to be true moments later, as Kai found himself attacked by vines of the scorched spirit flowers, which ensnared his legs. He was saved by Jinora, who pulled him out of the vegetation's grasp, and the unabridged political party rushed dorsum through the portal. Before they could recover from their ordeal, nonetheless, they discovered that Raiko had ordered the United Forces to erect a perimeter around the portal, much to their dismay. [12]
Personality
While living by himself every bit an orphan, Kai sported a cunning and opportunistic attitude and he would deceive and use those around him to benefit himself. [1] Nevertheless, when he allows himself to become to know the people around him, he shows a more emphatic and empathetic side, equally evidenced by how he appreciated Jinora grooming him in airbending, too every bit how he protected Yung against the Dai Li. [4] He is protective of those whom he holds dear and is willing to exist merciless to ensure their safety, such as saving Jinora several times, assaulting Ganbat for attempting to kidnap Jinora and the babe bison, [v] besides as to risk his own life, as evidenced when he attempted to distract P'Li in order to give the other airbenders a hazard to escape. [6] Overall, Kai is a mischievous, notwithstanding fun-loving, immature boy who takes every opportunity for adventure, and is willing to sacrifice himself in order to relieve those whom he holds dear.
Abilities
Airbending
Forcefully conscripted into World Queen Hou-Ting's army, Kai was trained in airbending by the Dai Li.
Kai is a capable airbender, his natural aptitude and connection to the chemical element being bolstered by martial arts training he had received prior to becoming orphaned. [13] He was able to use meaning air blasts to knock Mako and Bolin onto the monorail, allowing him to escape, every bit well as directing specific gusts of air to facilitate his thefts. [2] Later on grooming while held captive by the Dai Li, Kai displayed remarkably improved abilities in antagonistic airbending, being able to knock out the Dai Li sergeant while rescuing Jinora in a single maneuver. During training with Tenzin, he was also the third one up the cliff and airbent to the top while the other recruits crawled. He completed the obstacle course relatively easily compared to the rest of the airbenders, showing his skill compared to the rest of the group. By the fourth dimension the Red Lotus arrived, he could use a glider to fly and to attack at the aforementioned time. He is too capable of using a range of airbending techniques such as an air shield, which enabled him to survive a directly hit from P'Li's combustion nail. After 3 years of training, Kai improved significantly, existence more practiced and precise in his airbending attack. [iii]
Other skills
Kai is stealthy and evasive, as he was able to sideslip abroad from Team Avatar when they arrived in Ba Sing Se, with Bolin noting that he is "surprisingly difficult to catch", as well as being able to follow P'Li'south airship without being detected. He is also a adept liar, as he managed to convince Team Avatar to believe his story before the sheriff arrived. [one] He tin make quick decisions, which also makes him a very skilled pickpocket. [2] His thievery skills further extend to lock-picking, which he used to free himself from a cramped metal cage. [five]
Appearances
Trivia
- Kai was designed to exist an audacious child with a slightly shadowy background, incorporating aspects of both Aang and Wan. [14]
- Joshua Hamilton, who wrote the first episode in which Kai appears, named him after his son. [14] [15] [16]
- Bryan Konietzko has noted, given his deception regarding his past, that Kai's original family might exist still alive, and that Kai ran away from them like he did his foster family. [13]
References
Kai Keeps Popping on the Back Py Like an Animal
Source: https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Kai
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