Yun

> "All the wars going on now, all the anger and fighting, it's because *I* kidnapped you. Because I abandoned the White Lotus and Blue Lotus, took you away from your true home and tried to raise you as a normal boy. I thought I was right, and that I had the right answers..."
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**Yun** is a Waterbender from the Si Wong Desert, responsible for the kidnapping and raising of Avatar Genji. A Blue Lotus member, Yun took part in kidnapping Genji from his home in Gaoling and hid him in Mao Zheng. Yun lied to Genji, telling him that Genji had been found abandoned in the streets of Gaoling and had adopted him as his true son.

Yun and Genji lived peacefully in Mao Zheng, with the latter blissfully unaware of his true origins, until the Earth Kingdom invaded the desert in attempted takeover. Although the Mao Zheng people, as well as the Airbender Nico, tried to put up a fight, Yun took a hit that was intended for Genji and passed away in his arms. Before dying, he gave Genji a key with a Blue Lotus tile attached. Yun's death would cause Genji to explode into the Avatar State, driving off Earth Kingdom forces from the desert. Afterwards, Genji and Nico would learn the truth: Yun had kidnapped the Avatar from his home in Gaoling.

It would not be the last appearance of Yun, however. It was revealed that Yun had been trapped within the Fog of Lost Souls (for unknown reasons, although could be caused by his guilt for kidnapping Genji). He was recovered by Genji, who reconciled with his adoptive father. Yun finally passed from the Spirit World, free of his burden of guilt.

## Abilities

### Waterbending

Yun is a Waterbender, and displayed to be an adept one at that. He was able to slash down sand from the opposing force with water collected from barrels, and pin enemies to the walls by freezing ice around them. It is also implied that he has the ability to Heal using Waterbending, as Genji insisted that Yun heal himself before he passed away.

## Relationships

### Genji Yamada

> "Genji, of *course* I'm proud of you. It doesn't matter to me that you're the Avatar. You could just go back to Mao Zheng and live a normal life if you'd want, and I would still always be proud, because you're doing what *you* want... you're my son." - Yun to Genji
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Yun and Genji are shown to be very close, living a happy life together in Mao Zheng. Although they occassionally argue, usually due to Genji's aloof or rebellious attitude, it is evident they love each other very dearly - especially as Yun takes a hit that was intended to kill Genji.

However, Yun's notebooks show that he harbours deep guilt for taking Genji away from his home, but he admits that he still deeply loves Genji. After Yun's death, Genji hits a tremendous roadblock in his feelings for Yun. Although he still deeply grieves for Yun's passing, Genji began to question their relationship and went as far as refusing to call him 'Dad'. This relationship was mended after Genji saved Yun from being swallowed in the Fog of Lost Souls, where Yun assured Genji he was proud of his son.

### Nico Tshomo

> "Good. I've invited Nico here to spend the night for his help with a bit of housework. Would be so kind as to prepare the guest bedroom?" - Yun, to Genji
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Although the relationship between Yun and Nico was brief, the pair got on quite well. They were both cordial and polite, and showed great interest in each other's lives. After Yun passed, Nico showed great distress and blamed himself for Yun's death.

## Quotes

*"Doing a little bit of unsanctioned mining again, I see?"* - Yun's first words in the series.

*"Apologies on his behalf. The sandbenders have become quite wary of outsiders as of late, and I'm afraid my son has been picking up bad habits from them!" -* Yun about Genji, to Nico

*"Still, a rare trait, that; someone who speaks their mind and avoids riddles and subtlety. I'd be proud if he could control that tongue of his when necessary."* *-* Yun about Genji, to Nico

*"Some traditions are worth protecting."*

*"Enough of this! Your Earth King holds no sway over the desert, despite what he may believe!"*

*"This is...my penance... All the answers..."* - Yun's final words.

*"So... you know all the answers. The truth. Who you really are... and who I really am. And now you see my mistakes and my regrets. Genji... I'm sorry. I saw you as my own, as my son... but I was never really your father."*

*"Even despite all the memories we had together, Genji - how much I loved you... I wasn't your father. I was your kidnapper. I should never have taken you."*

*"You never were much of a crier, huh?"*

*"Pretty soon... I will be gone from here completely. I don't mind too much, but still... I would have liked to have seen what kind of Avatar you would have become, Genji."* - Yun's true final words, to Genji.

## Trivia

* According to Dragonheart, if Yun had not been a member of the Blue Lotus and had not kidnapped Genji, then Genji's path as the Avatar would have been similar to Kuruk's: his teachers would have taught him bending and little else, affecting his role as the peace keeper of the world.
* Before the reboot of the server in the original storyline, Yun had already passed away prior to Genji's reveal.
	+ Genji's reveal as the Avatar was instead caused by the invasion of Earth Kingdom troops alone.
* Yun had taught Genji much of his wilderness survival knowledge.
* Yun had tried to teach Genji meditation, but it did not work out due to Genji's energetic nature.
* The only person Yun had kept in contact with after taking Genji was Amaya Raiko.
* Yun once grounded Genji for three days, for creating a fighting competition among his friends.