Poi



Poi is Kimiko's handmaiden and closest friend. She is a Waterbender from the Fire Nation, and the adopted daughter of servants working in the Kamiya household. She accompanies Kimiko in her mission to recruit and train Avatar Shen for the Fire Nation.

Background
Despite being a Waterbender, Poi is Fire Nation. She was separated from her birth parents at an early age, and adopted by a lower class Fire Nation family. Not wanting to leave her alone, her adoptive parents brought her with them to the noble household in which they worked as housekeepers.

There, Poi befriended a young girl named Kimiko. Unlike the other girls, Kim didn’t deride Poi for where she came from or how she looked, and the two formed a friendship closer than that of most sisters. Poi sees Kim as a paragon of virtue, and will fiercely defend her against anyone.

Outside of Kim, Poi grew up starved of affection, and is terrified at the thought of someone not liking her.

Book 1
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Book 3
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Personality:
Poi is extremely cheerful and energetic, though this is partially a mask she wears. She will avoid expressing any negative emotion, out of fear that it would bring the mood of others down. This is intensified by low self-esteem caused by years of derision from Kimiko's peers, as well as feelings of guilt over "betraying" the culture of her blood relatives.

Poi idolizes Kim and is defensive of her; hurting Kim is one of the few things that will make Poi visibly upset.

Waterbending
Poi's style of Waterbending is a much more aggressive take on push and pull compared to the more common styles of the Northern and Southern tribes. Drawing on the power of waves and tsunamis, she overwhelms any opponents who are foolish enough to think that water is soft.

In combat, Poi is actually Team Avatar's tank and dishes out the most direct damage. This heavy-hitting fighting style contrasts sharply with her cheerful and complacent demeanor.