Roku

Chihiro Ogino has declared Roku is to be renamed to Roku (Avatar) for the following reason(s): Roku (Inuyasha) Please discuss it on the talk page for this article. "I want you to know my real name. It's Chihiro." ✓

Do-Gooder
Full Name	Roku
Alias(es)	Avatar Roku The Avatar
Origin	Avatar: The Last Airbender
Occupation	Avatar
Powers / Skills	Bending all four elements at will
Hobby	Traveling Playing Acts of altruism
Goals	Keep the balance of the four nations (failed). Stop Fire Lord Sozin from realizing his goals (partially failed). Help Aang stop Fire Lord Ozai from destroying the world by using Sozin's comet (succeeded).
Family	Ta Min (wife) Rina (daughter; deceased) Jinzuk (son-in-law; deceased) Ursa (granddaughter) Ozai (ex-grandson-in-law) Ikem (grandson-in-law) Zuko (great-grandson) Azula (great-granddaughter) Kiyi (great-granddaughter) Izumi (great-great-granddaughter) Iroh II (great-great-great-grandson)
Friends / Allies	Sozin (formerly) Aang Sud Gyatso Fang
Enemies	Sozin
Type of Hero	Wise Mentor

“	In my life, I tried to be disciplined and show restraint, but it backfired when Fire Lord Sozin took advantage of my restraint and mercy. If I had been more decisive and acted sooner, I could have stopped Sozin and stopped the War before it started.	„
	~ Roku to Aang.

Avatar Roku is one of the overarching protagonists of the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

He was the Fire Nation-born Avatar immediately succeeding Avatar Kyoshi and preceding Avatar Aang. Roku's memory served as a guiding force for Aang throughout his quest to end the Hundred Year War, an global conflict the former was unable to prevent.

He was voiced by James Garrett. As a young man, he was voiced by Andrew Caldwell.

Personality

Although Roku is a wise person with good intentions, he acknowledged that he was responsible for the war, and with good reason: he was close friends with Fire Lord Sozin and was unwilling to kill him in order to put a stop to Sozin's imperialism before it got out of hand. Likewise, Roku was kind and patient with his successor when advising him, though also willing to be firm, and he and Aang seem to care for each other very much.

This was elaborated upon in the comics when Aang tearfully cuts himself off from Roku after strongly disagreeing with Roku's advised course of action on the grounds that he thinks that Roku's views are stuck in the past and only holding him back. The emotional reunion after he reconnects with him had all the vibes of estranged family members reuniting.

Trivia

• Roku was the last Avatar to both learn of his identity and train in the traditional manner; most Avatars are told of their identity at age sixteen, having been identified in childhood, and travel to the other nations to learn the other elements, spending years training. Aang was told when he was twelve due to the premonition of war and had to learn the other three elements in a few months before Sozin's Comet returned. Korra discovered her identity when she was four due to exhibiting being able to bend water, earth, and fire and was secluded in the South Pole for her training after the Red Lotus attempted to kidnap her.
  • Because of following this tradition, Roku was not negatively impacted by his role as the Avatar like his successors. Aang initially resented being the Avatar due to it going against what he'd been taught and ostracizing him from his peers. Korra based her entire identity as the Avatar, showing insecurities without it.

Gallery

External Links

• Roku on the Avatar Wiki