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"I will never, ever turn my back on people who need me!" |
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When the Gaang comes upon a fishing village that has been having hard times due to the pollution from a local factory, Katara cannot resist helping the villagers in the guise of the local river spirit, the Painted Lady.
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- Chronic Hero Syndrome: Katara. The page quote is basically the defining statement of her personality.
- Foot Focus: Katara goes barefoot as the Painted Lady. Her bare feet are shown in close-ups twice.
- God Guise: Katara
- Green Aesop
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Destroying the factory just gets the soldiers stationed there mad at the villagers.
- Scarecrow Solution
- Shout-Out: Katara, disguised as the Painted Lady, begins approaching Fire Nation soldiers a child says "She's com-ing!" in the exact same tone as the line "|They're he-re!"
- Sleeping Dummy: Katara stuffs her sleeping bag with grass to sneak away from the group.
- Sorry I Left the BGM On: The ominous Painted Lady music comes from Sokka playing the flute.
- Spit Take: Aang has this reaction when Sokka announces they might have to take potty breaks and food breaks at the same time.
- Split Personality: Dock/Xu/Bushi