Mai

## Background

### 2001 - 2019: Mai

Mai was born to Ukano & Michi in the Fire Nation's district of Fire Fountains. Her father was the governor of their district. Her mother also came form government background, with her older brother serving as the warden for the Boiling Rock, the nation's most secure prison.

For thirteen years, she was the only child of her parents until they had a son named Tom-Tom. As long as Mai behaved & followed their rules, she got whatever she wanted though she didn't really care for much. Her parents were quite strict, as akeen to their own upbringings. They required her to stay silent & behave perfectly in the presence of companu, leading to Mai to develop an emotional distance as she grew up. Unbeknowst to he parents, she greatly despised her life to the point that she would throw knives at her wall out of boredom. If she wasn't doing that, then she was with her friends Ty Lee & Azula, both of whom she ahd met in school. Her & Ty Lee frequenlt spent their time at Azula's residence, which was also the Royal Palace.

## Personality

Dark, brooding, stoic & gloomy aare thw ords to describe Mai. She was usually bored by her circumstances and & little interest in anything around her. Her stoic exterior was often mistaken for a lack of emotion but was really more self control & a great sense of discipline. This was due to the manner in which she was brought up by her politically-motivated parents. Mai's self restraint & constant calm sharply contrasted boyfriend Zuko's passion & temper as well as best friend Azula's sadistic behavior & insatiable lust for violence.

Mai is also not easily intimidated, being one of the few people not afraid of Azula. She was secretly disgusted with her friend's ruthless behavior & callous disregard for others. She never displayed any bigotry or xenophobia toward people of other nations, attitudes that were characteristic of much of the Fire Nation nobility. Mai is also against the idea of needless killing & chooses to disable foes rather than outright kill them during battle.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Marksmanship:** Mai is a master markswoman, able to skillfully hit targets from a distance.This skill, also known as "stilettos", involved shuriken knives & hand arrows, a skill that apparently started with her throwing knives at her bedroom wall out of boredom. She has a deadly accuracy with these weapons & used them to pin her opponents down, even if she or the target was moving, which shows her accuracy in not directly hitting her targets directly. Her expert marksmanship gave her enough strength to defeat powerful & multiple opponents.
* **Physicality:** Mai's excellent reflexes, speed & agility enable her to incapacitate several combatants without killing or injuring them. She proved to be quite nimble; on several occasions she was able to leap across long distances & over high obstacles with little effort. She was also shown to be able to slide across surfaces on her side.
* **Weaponry:** In battle, Mai wielded a large variety of weapons**,** most of which were designed for throwing. In addition to her shurikens & the arrow-like stilettos, Mai is also proficient with a three-pronged, retractable sai dagger which she used for close combat.

### Ratings

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

## Trivia

* Mai is the only daughter & eldest child of Ukano, the governor of the Fire Fountains. Because of her father's position, she became close friends with Princess Azula & developed a romantic relationship with Prince Zuko. Alongside Ty Lee, they are the only people Azula tolerates & considers to be her friends. Mai is exceptionally proficient at throwing stilettos, a self-taught skill she developed out of boredom. She comes off as impassive & apathetic but is content when in the presence of Zuko.
* When she thirteen, Azula discovered Mai's crush on her brother. She took advantage of her crush & revealed it was mutual so that she could humiliate them both. She had Mai place an apple on her head then she set it flame. Zuko was then tasked with knocking it off her head. Instead, the scenario ended with Mai & Zuko falling into a fountain on top of each other, much to the amusement of Azula.
* Her parents' residence is located directly across from the Royal Palace. It is surrounded the the homes of other Fire Nation nobles.

## Notes

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