Sokka

## Background

### 2001 - 2019: Sokka

Sokka was born at in the Ice Floes of Bhutran's Souther Water Tribes to Chief Hakoda & Kya. The next year, they welcomed a daughter named Katara. Growing up during the Great War, Sokka was raised from a young age to be a warrior & possessed much knowledge of weapons & tactics. During one of the last major raids of his tribe, Sokka witnessed his mother being targeted & killed by Fire Nation soldiers looking to get rid of any hydrokinetics. Her death left him with great hatred for the Fire Nation.

After his mother's passing, his father left with the other men of the tribe to fight in the dictatorship's rebellion. Sokka & his sister Katara were put in the care of their Gran Gran. In addition, Sokka became one of the last male members of their faction, making him their last defense. He took the task seriously, building a number of watchtowers around the town & even training the young children as soldiers. Unfortuantely, Sokka lacked the techniques that would make him a formidable opponent but that did little to stop him from trying.

When not "training" the other children, Sokka helped his Gran-Gran with her shop alongside his sister. One day, a young boy entered the shop looking for Gran-Gran, saying that he was friend of hers. Sokka was skeptical of him but Gran-Gran agreed to meet with him after learned he knew her old friend Gyatso. When Gran-Gran introduced the young boy as Aang, she also explained that he would also be staying with them for some time. Sokka did not take the news in stride.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Artistry:** He has shown a remarkable talent for poetry. He is also a terrible artist but he is either unaware or in denial of it.
* **Hand to Hand Combat:** Training himself from a young age as the man of the house, Sokka was always reasonably adept in a physical fight though initially unrefined & preferring to use weapons. His skills as a fighter noticeably improved as the team's quest continued, although it was usually his persistence rather than skill that allowed him to land a blow against opponents of superior skill.
* **Leadership:** Sokka's leadership skills have evolved over time. Initially, he assumed leadership of the group based on the fact that he was the oldest. His skills were also undermined by his xenophobia, chauvinism & general bullheadedness. However, Sokka is usually willing to admit when he was wrong, which earns him the respect of several of many. He also respects the opinions of others & in turn, they consider his advice more seriously, even coming to rely on it.
* **Multilingualism:** He is fluent in Bhutranese & English.
* **Science**: Sokka showed a remarkable proclivity toward science. He is adept at creating weapons from a variety of materials & learned how to construct amateur explosives from his father. In one instance, Sokka used trickery & optical illusions to help his sister Katara fake the ability of geokinesis. He has shown his incredible intellectual potential, capacity to learn & critical thinking skills all throughout the friends' journey. He absorbs information quickly & solves problems at an alarming rate.
* **Tactical Analysis:** As a human among a group of elemental master, Sokka is often overshadowed by the skills of his friends. However, it is Sokka who usually devises plans, gathers intelligence & collects data. He often becomes the navigator & chooses the route to follow despite the objections of others.
* **Weaponry:** Sokka is proficient in a variety of weapons, with his most noticeable being his trademark boomerang, with which he has shown impressive accuracy even from a blindspot by determining the enemy's line of fire. He once told his friends to call him Captain Boomerang, until they informed of another person already using the name. His arsenal also included clubs, a machete, spears & a meteorite iron sword.
	+ ***Swordsmanship*:** Wishing to contribute more to his team in actual combat, Sokka decided to learn the art of swordsmanship & has become extremely skilled in the matter. He also forged his own sword, showcasing his firm grasp on blacksmithing.

### Weaknesses

* **Katara:** When his father left to fight in the rebellion, he made Sokka promise to look after his sister Katara. Sokka took his afther's request seriously & still does tot hsi day. He is incredibly protective of his younger sister & will put himself in harm's way to help her.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** Unknown
* **Strength:** Unknown
* **Speed:** Unknown
* **Occult:** Unknown
* **Weapons:** Unknown
* **Range:** Unknown
* **Strategy:** Unknown
* **Combat:** Unknown
* **TOTAL:** Unknown

## Trivia

* Sokka is the only one without any elemental abilities of the group. Following the death of his mother & his father's departure to fight, Sokka was raised by his grandmother alongside with his sister Katara. Since a young age, he's wanted to be a warrior like his father & trained himself. When he met Aang, he saw it as an opportunity to adavnce his skills & bring peace to their home country.
* He's known to flirt with Ty Lee, despite being on opposing sides.
* His trademark boomerang was given to him by his father.
* Yue was the daughter of Chief Arnook, making her the Princess of the Northern Water Tribe. During the Fire Nation's Siege of the North, she sacrificed her life in order for the Water Tribe's vital strategic victory.

## Notes

* Sokka is an original character of the *Avatar: The Last Airbender* franchise.