The Fire Nation is a collective term for a nation of people in the fictional universe of the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. One of the series' "Four Nations," the Fire Nation is located near the planet's equator in the western hemisphere and comprises an archipelago of volcanic islands. Regardless of its ancestral boundaries, the Fire Nation militia is engaged in numerous campaigns around the globe and much territory has been lost to the Nation's colonization over the course of the century-long imperialistic war. The Fire Nation is home to an order of men and women who practice firebending, the pyrokinetic ability to create and control fire. This article is about the TV channel. ... . ... The Mergui Archipelago The Archipelago Sea, situated between the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland, the largest archipelago in the world by the number of islands. ... Lebanese Kataeb militia A Militia is an army composed of ordinary [1] citizens to provide defense, emergency or paramilitary service, or those engaged in such activity. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Colonialism. ... Firebender is a collective term for an order of people in the fictional universe of the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... Pyrokinesis is the postulated psi ability to create fires psychically. ...

Appearance

Fire Nation nobles

Members of the Fire Nation have black or dark brown hair, amber/gold, dark brown or dark gray eyes, and pale skin. The men in older years sport beards, mustaches, and sideburns, and almost all Fire Nation citizens have topknots. Women, at least those of the royal and noble classes, typically sport long, pointed, well-manicured nails. Members of the army wear red and black uniforms that may have yellow touches to them. Civilians wear red and white or red tinted outfits. Nobles and politicians wear a two pronged flamed topknot piece, and the Fire Lord wears a gold flame topknot piece. Their clothing and architecture seem to reflect Chinese and Japanese influences. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Sideburns (or colloquially sideboards[1] or mutton chops[2]) are patches of facial hair on the sides of a mans face, in front of the ears. ... The chonmage (丁髷, ちょんまげ) is a form of Japanese traditional haircut worn by men. ...

National emblem

The national emblem of the Fire Nation is a stylized, teardrop-shaped flame forked into a trident of three tongues that taper upward to a point. The insignia is primarily displayed on its flag, uniforms, on the pennants of Fire Navy warships, the sides of their various vehicles of war, and as marking of Fire Nation territory. It would appear that the royal family or certain higher members wear the emblem in their topknots. Azula, Fire Lord Azulon, Fire Lord Ozai, Lu Ten, Ursa and Zuko have all been seen wearing them. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Princess Azula is a fictional character voiced by Grey DeLisle in the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... Prince Zuko is a fictional character voiced by Dante Basco on the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ...

Fire Nation currency, gold, silver, and bronze pieces of varying shapes and sizes used by Fire Nation citizens to purchase goods and services, are fashioned with the national emblem situatued in the center.^[1]

Based on the red Fire Lord's seal on all the wanted posters, Fire Nation is written in Chinese as 烈火國 (liè huǒ guó), literally 'Raging fire country.'

Culture

Many names of Fire Nation citizens utilize harsh consonants and letter "Z," including Zuko, Ozai, Azula, Sozin, Zhao, Azulon, Kuzon, etc.

Little is known about the actual Fire Nation mainland. No foreign nation has ever attempted to invade or travel to the Fire Nation due to its defenses, many of the Fire Nation soldiers mention little about their homes, and almost all recorded information on the Fire Nation has been destroyed. As a result, there is no clear idea as to what the geography, appearance, population, or culture of the Fire Nation is actually like. All that is known that its leaders are driven by the goal of global conquest and that not all citizens are dedicated to the dream, but are submitted under the Fire Lord's oppressive regime.^[2]

Season

Each nation of the Four Nations is influenced by their own distinct, dominant season. The Fire Nation's season is summer. Firebenders' powers are intensified due to the increase in temperature.^[3]

Natural Resources and Foods

The Fire Nation employs skilled metalworkers and blacksmiths who make use of iron and other metals to engender their fortresses and warships. Utilizing coal dug out by prisoners slaving in mines, they are able to power massive furnaces.^[4] According to audio commentary, the initial drive for their attempts for expansion was industrializing and having a greater need for resources, in itself a staple of imperialism. Cecil Rhodes: Cape-Cairo railway project. ...

The diet of its citizens consists of noodles, rice, cabbage, tea and lychee nuts. The people are also known for having a taste for foods of a spicier fare, as they enjoy Flaming Fire Flakes, Sizzle-crisps, and Fire cakes.^[5] Binomial name Sonn. ...

Cultural Festivals

The "Fire Days Festival" is a traveling street fair in Fire Nation towns and villages, including those situated in former Earth Kingdom territory.^[1] Its participants wear stylized hand-carved wooden masks similar to that of Kabuki theater masks, and merchants vendor a wide variety of trinkets and local snacks. The festival's attractions include puppet shows, fireworks, firebending jugglers and magicians, and overall displays of individual or group bending prowess.^[6] As illustrated in its cultural festivals, the Fire Nation employs propaganda to indoctrinate a sense of nationalism and loyalty to the Fire Lord (cult of personality) in its citizens from the earliest age possible. (A popular attraction cast Ozai as a hero in a children's puppet show.)^[7] The oldest Kabuki theatre in Japan: the Minamiza in Kyoto The Kabukiza in Ginza is one of Tokyos leading kabuki theaters. ... A cult of personality or personality cult arises when a countrys leader uses mass media to create a larger-than-life public image through unquestioning flattery and praise. ...

Education

The Fire Nation expresses a formal education system which overall is quite to similar to real-life school systems. High class public schools can be found on the outer islands, which equate to the upper class suburbs of the Fire Nation. Students in certain schools begin the educational process as soon as they begin firebending, or for non-benders, as soon as they begin walking. Subjects including history, music, etiquette, warfare, and firebending are taught to the students by various teachers.^[1] However, the educational system works also as a "mind-molding" process, causing students to develope a strong sense of nationality and loyalty to the Fire Lord. Teachers maintain rigid discipline and order and refuse to teach the students the art of dance or any form of self-expression. In addition, censorship and propaganda can be found in articles within history books (e.g. the genocide of the Air Nomads).^[8] Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... Soviet Propaganda Poster during World War II. The text reads Red Army Fighter, SAVE US! Chinese propaganda poster from the time of the Cultural Revolution. ... For other uses, see Genocide (disambiguation). ... Air Temple Sanctuary door. ...

Government

Fire Lord's Throne Room.

The Fire Nation is ruled with an iron fist by the latest in a long lineage of Firebenders, with the most recent leader being Fire Lord Ozai. The title of the Fire Lord is passed down to each generation's eldest son through one family.^[9] However the current Fire Lord, Ozai, is the second eldest son as he managed to scheme his way to the throne and usurp his older brother Iroh's birthright.^[10] Also unknown to the general public is the fact that the current royal family is descended from both Sozin and Avatar Roku, the latter being Princess Ursa's grandfather.^[11] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

The Fire Nation's political system is an absolute monarchy that has been waging a century-long imperialist war against the other three nations of the world; the stated goal of which is to create a global empire. They are not above employing genocide to accomplish this goal, having already eliminated the entire nation of Air Nomads, and driven the Southern Water Tribe to the brink of extinction. Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Absolute monarchy is a monarchical form of government where the monarch has the power to rule his or her land or country and its citizens freely, with no laws or legally-organized direct opposition in force. ... For other uses, see Genocide (disambiguation). ... Air Temple Sanctuary door. ... Water Tribe Avatar Temple Northern Water Tribe armory The Water Tribe is a collective term for a nation of people in the fictional universe of the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ...

However, the Fire Nation was not always the tyrannical, militaristic embodiment it is today. Millennia ago, in its earliest years, a council of sages led the Fire Nation who, among several other national interests, were heavily invested in philosophy and spirituality, much like that of the monastic Air Nomad race. The lead sage was known as the "Fire Lord" due to his high level firebending prowess as well as his deep spiritual affinity with the element. Over the years, one lead sage chose to sever ties with the remaining sages and sought to be the sole ruler of the Fire Nation. Now led by the Great Sage, the sages were relegated primarily to spiritual matters but nonetheless still retained some political power over the Nation, with tensions between the two sects increasing with every generation.

The dispute finally reached a state of equilibrium during the course of Sozin's rise to the throne and reign. When still alive during Sozin's rule, the sages remained loyal to Avatar Roku and kept watch over his sanctuary. But following the death of the Avatar, the sages were, after three generations, finally submitted under the Fire Lord's rule and were forced to serve only him, counseling him on spiritual affairs.

Fire Lord Ozai

Now under the servitude of Fire Lord Ozai, the current Fire Sages are the last of their kind, aging remnants of an era long past when spiritual matters were placed in high importance over military ambition.^[12] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

The Chinese text for Fire Lord, as seen on the wanted poster in "The Desert," is "烈火君" in Chinese, which is a literal translation of "Fire Lord" from English. In "The Avatar and the Fire Lord," on the boxes which held the diary scrolls, 'Fire Lord Sozin' is written as 烈火君蘇進 (liè huǒ jūn sū jìn). Sozin or Sū Jìn translates as 'resurrection enters.' The word Sū is also used for Zuko's name in "Tales of Ba Sing Se." List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes For the Princedom in Melanie Rawns Dragon Prince series, see The Desert (Dragon Prince). ... List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes The Avatar and the Firelord is an episode from the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which airs on Nickelodeon. ...

Military

Fire Nation Generals and Admirals.

The Fire Nation military is the strongest of the Four Nations. A key component of this factor is that as a result of the society's advancements, it currently stands as also the sole nation to possess a mechanized army force. The Fire Nation military makes active use of armored naval vessels as well as a variety of land-based war machines and vehicles. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Using a fiery comet that greatly enhanced their powers, they succeeded in wiping out the Air Nomads early in the war. Though the Fire Nation is fighting on two fronts against the Water Tribe and the Earth Kingdom, they still have the upper hand. As the war drags on, it becomes clear that the Fire Nation will eventually win if the Avatar does not intervene. The Water Tribe does not have the military might to directly challenge the Fire Nation, and as of The Crossroads of Destiny, the vast Earth Kingdom has lost its last military stronghold to the Fire Nation.^[8]
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Army

The Fire Nation's army comprises of both male and female non-bender foot soldiers, who normally wield spears, swords, and shields, and Firebenders. The majority of Firebending soldiers wear white faceplates shaped like abstract skulls, while ranking officers do not. Both have spiky fire crests on the front of their helmets. Normal soldiers wear cone shaped helmets without masks. However, as seen in the episode "The Northern Air Temple," there are Firebenders in the army who do not wear the masked helmet, but instead use the conical variety. These seem to be relegated towards manning the army's tanks. It is a possibility that a soldier's skull mask is also used for psychological warfare due to their frightening appearances. For practicality, the faceplates can be removed from the helmets. Additionally, troops are shown to retain different sets of uniforms pertaining to the season or climate of the region that they are situated in.^[13] Elite Firebenders who serve as the Fire Lord's Royal Procession wear red, highly stylised armor all over, and have three-eyed faceplates.^[14] Firebender is a collective term for an order of people in the fictional universe of the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes The Northern Air Temple is an episode from the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which airs on Nickelodeon. ...

A Fire Nation fleet.

Their cavalry ride Komodo Rhinos. These creatures are a mix between a large rhinoceros and a komodo dragon, and have three horns like a Triceratops and a long whip-like tail. Outfitted with heavy armor around the face, they're used for pulling carts and carrying people, both for war and civilian purposes. Fire Nation soldiers mount these frightening beasts to terrorize their enemies.^[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

As first seen in the episode "The Northern Air Temple," the Fire Nation also has units of metal tanks. These tanks are heavily armored and equipped with fire ports to allow the crew to release projectiles, ranging from fireballs produced by firebending, to giant grappling hooks. They are built with the main body separated from the tracks with a complicated hydraulic suspension which enables them to right themselves if flipped over, but leaves them vulnerable to waterbending. List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes The Northern Air Temple is an episode from the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which airs on Nickelodeon. ... Firebenders is a collective term for a fictional order of people in the 2005 animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ...

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Fire Nation naval forces

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Navy

The Fire Nation's navy comprises coal-powered ironclad warships. In addition to its sturdy properties, the Fire Nation's use of metallurgy to remove impurities from the metal ensures that Earthbenders cannot damage their ships with their powers. These vessels serve many purposes, from ferrying and disembarking troops to providing bombardment with their catapults to creating blockades.^[15] Ironclad warships, frequently shortened to just ironclads, were ships sheathed with thick iron plates for protection. ...

In one particular episode, captured Earthbenders were forced into labor to work on a mid-ocean shipyard, and knowing that they couldn't bend the metal of the rig, many of the captured Earthbenders lost their will to fight.

The Fire Nation's navy is very large; Admiral Zhao laid siege on the Northern Water Tribe with hundreds of ships, and the Fire Nation certainly has many more. However, almost all of that fleet was destroyed during Siege of the North, Part II when Aang became the physical incarnation of the ocean spirit, leaving only a few survivors to retreat.^[13] Siege of the North is the two-part nineteenth and twentieth episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbenders first season. ...

Azula’s Ship

Compared to Zuko's ship, Azula's royal sloop is bigger, faster, and newer. The royal ship is the pride of the Fire Nation Navy as it stands as the most technologically advanced ship in the entire fleet. Under Azula's command, the ship is guarded by the members of the Royal Procession - an elite group of Firebenders dressed in unique armour serving to protect Azula and hunt down Zuko and Iroh. This ship is particularly unique for having a 3-spiked prow, and a pagoda tower..^[1] The ship has not been seen since the episode "Return to Omashu", when, following her teachers' advice, Azula abandoned it to pursue the Avatar on land with Mai and Ty Lee. The ship is seen again in "The Awakening" as Azula's and Zuko's means of transportation back to the Fire Nation.^[8] USS Constellation, a United States Navy sloop-of-war. ... General Uncle Iroh is a fictional character voiced by Mako (in the first and second seasons) on the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Book Two: Earth . ...

Air Force

Towards the end of the episode "The Northern Air Temple," the Fire Nation acquired a "War Balloon," a hot air balloon designed by the Mechanist, an Earth Kingdom inventor who the Fire Nation had pressed into service designing weapons and technology. As stated by War Minister Qin, "This defeat is the gateway to many victories." The Balloon has not been seen since. List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes The Northern Air Temple is an episode from the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which airs on Nickelodeon. ...

A Yu Yan Archer takes aim

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Yu Yan Archers

The Yu Yan Archers are Colonel Shinu's highly skilled unit of tattooed archers, and are, according to Zhao, "capable of pinning a fly to a tree from 100 yards away without killing it."^[16] This statement resembles the skill of "piercing a willow leaf at one hundred paces", which is a common occurrence in Chinese literature.^[17] It also resembles the skills of a famous archer who lived in ancient China. Records comment after being told by his archery teacher that his vision needed to be trained until something impossibly small looked large, "Ji Chang hung a flea from the window frame by a hair and facing south, watched it. In a couple of weeks it seemed larger, and after three years of practice, it seemed like a cartwheel ... Then he took a bow ... and shot [at the flea]. He hit the middle of the flea and the hair did not even break."^[18] Chinese literature spans back thousands of years, from the earliest recorded dynastic court archives to the matured fictional novel arising in the medieval period to entertain the masses of literate Chinese. ...

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Rough Rhinos

An elite band of Fire Nation cavalry led by Colonel Mongke. The Rough Rhinos comprise a variety of warriors of varying skills, including a masked warrior who hurls explosives and a Yu Yan Archer. Riding their trademark mounts, they do not seem to be part of any major unit, but act on their own free will, attacking enemies of the Fire Nation, and claiming land and towns in the name of the Fire Lord. Both of their appearances have been defeats, the first by Aang and company^[19] and the second by Iroh and Zuko, although the latter was more of a humiliating draw.^[20] Their individual names seem to be Mongolian inspired. In "Lake Laogai," it was revealed that they were responsible for the death of Jet's parents and the burning of his village. General Uncle Iroh is a fictional character voiced by Mako (in the first and second seasons) on the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... Prince Zuko is a fictional character voiced by Dante Basco on the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ... This article is about an episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender. ...

Industry

In compliance with its goal of global conquest, the Nation is actively engaged in shipbuilding, shaping metal and manufacturing weapons including arrows, spear, shields, swords, sabers, and knives.^[21] Aside from this cruder range of weaponry, the Fire Nation stands as the most technologically advanced of the nations, as its inherent knowledge of combustion gives them several Industrial-Age technologies such as advanced metallurgy, tanks, rudimentary explosives ("blasting jelly"), sophisticated catapults, siege drills, and coal-powered ironclad warships. Some of these innovations were commissioned by extorting an expatriate Earth Kingdom inventor, the Mechanist. This article is about the chemical reaction combustion. ... A factory in Ilmenau (Germany) around 1860 Industrialisation (also spelt Industrialization) or an Industrial Revolution is a process of social and economic change whereby a human group is transformed from a pre-industrial society (an economy where the amount of capital accumulated per capita is low) to an industrial one... Georg Agricola, author of De re metallica, an important early book on metal extraction Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their compounds, which are called alloys. ... Ironclad (and broadside ironclad) redirects here. ... Extortion is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person either obtains money, property or services from another through coercion or intimidation or threatens one with physical harm unless they are paid money or property. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Inventor (disambiguation). ...

Catapults

Fire Nation sentries open fire

The Fire Nation navy uses metal semi-automated catapults. These trebuchets work by setting a ball of coal in a shovel-like placement that is attached to a machine. The placement is being held down by a rope. The coal-ball is ignited and the rope is cut with a sword. This causes the bar holding the placement to fling over and toss the ignited coal-ball into the air. This is likely an older model that was used on Prince Zuko’s ship.^[15] The ships used by Admiral Zhao and the rest of the Fire Nation's armed forces are more modern. They work by using a large bar holding a metal net with a coal-ball inside it. The coal ball is ignited and a pedal is hit with a mallet causing the bar to fling over and toss the ignited coal-ball into the air. The army uses the same kind, replacing the metal net with a solid iron hopper.^[13] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the typeface, see Trebuchet MS. Trebuchet at Château des Baux, France A trebuchet is a siege engine employed in the Middle Ages either to smash masonry walls or to throw projectiles over them. ...

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The Drill

The Drill approaching Ba Sing Se

Seen in "The Drill", this siege engine is a massive drill, designed to breach the outer wall of Ba Sing Se. The drill was originally modeled by the Mechanist and took over two years to construct. As large as a village, it houses an entire brigade of Fire Nation engineers, who are needed to make repairs and clean out pipelines. The Drill is composed of two moving parts which are connected by a series of braces. It works by tearing chunks of stone from structures and grinding them down, dispensing them into water and channeling them out the rear.^[1] The Drill was successful in breaching the wall, but was stopped when Aang and Katara teamed up to weaken outer layer of braces. Aang then delivered a final blow to the drill from the exterior, causing the structure to fall apart from the inside out.^[22]
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Ballista

An immense, metallic crossbow first seen being utilized by ground troops during the siege of the North and later in naval warfare aboard Fire Navy vessels. Loaded with a harpoon-like projectile, the ballista is mounted on a fully rotatational platform and can be aimed directly at walls or nearby enemy ships. Once launched, the harpoon embeds itself into the target, with the spear opening up and prongs clicking down until they are perpendicular to the tip. The harpoon can then be retracted by the chain that connects it to the main mechanism, producing an even greater ammount of damage to the target on its way out.^[8] This article is about the weapon. ... The Siege of the North is the nineteenth and twentieth episodes of the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which airs on Nickelodeon. ... The ballista (Latin, from Greek ballistēs, from ballein to throw, plural ballistae) was a powerful ancient crossbow, although employing several loops of twisted skeins to power it, it used torsion (instead of a prod). ...

Cities and locations

Avatar Roku's temple.

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Crescent Island

Located at the very edge of Fire Nation waters, the Crescent Island houses the Fire temple dedicated to Avatar Roku. Being a volcanic island, its rocky island is crisscrossed with rivers of lava and magma, including one that flows beneath the temple. The temple itself was specifically built on the island so that it aligned with the solstices and equinoxes. Following the destruction of the temple by Roku's own hands, the island has since become uninhabited.^[1] In "The Awakening," it is here where Aang washes up and is found shortly after his attempt to confront the Fire Lord alone. The island serves as a starting point as Avatar and his friends begin their journey into the Fire Nation.^[8]

Avatar Roku's temple

At the peak of the rocky, crescent-shaped island in eastern Fire Nation waters stands Avatar Roku's temple. Built by Avatar Roku himself, the multitiered temple contains numerous passageways that extend underground, mechanisms that require firebending to operate, a large atrium supported by massive stone columns, and a spiraling staircase that leads to a sanctuary. The sanctuary was designed to receive a shaft of sunlight through a giant ruby at sundown on the winter solstice. The light illuminates the statue of Avatar Roku, enabling communication with him. Two large, heavily decorated doors designed to open only by either a fully realized Avatar or with five simultaneous fire blasts protect the sanctuary from intruders.^[1] In the episode "Avatar Roku (Winter Solstice, Part 2)," Avatar Roku's spirit temporarily merges into Aang's body, and together they destroy the temple to allow Aang, Sokka and Katara to escape from Fire Nation soldiers who had invaded it.^[15] Avatar Roku (Winter Solstice, Part 2) is an episode from the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which airs on Nickelodeon. ...

New Ozai, after the conquest of Omashu.

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New Ozai

After conquering the Earth Kingdom city of Omashu, the city is being reconstructed to better suit the new Fire Nation occupants. The former ruler, King Bumi, is currently deposed, and Earth Kingdom forces continue to resist their new masters, at least in secret. The new governor's daughter, Mai, is a friend of the Princess Azula, who renamed the city New Ozai after her father. Earth Kingdom Avatar Temple. ... Princess Azula is a fictional character voiced by Grey DeLisle in the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. ...

The Fire Lord's Royal Palace

Rested in the heart of the Fire Nation, at the very center of the capital city lies the Fire Lord's Royal Palace. It is here is where the Fire Lord and the Royal family reside and stands as the most recognizable structure in the Fire Nation. The palace is situated on a vast, beautiful estate filled with lush gardens and ponds, walled off from the remainder of the city.

Inside, the palace is comprised of enormous halls and retains an intricate array of wings and chambers. Large tapestries line the walls and elaborate fire-themed images and moldings are laid out all throughout the numerous sections of the structure. In the throne room is where the Fire Lord rules, with his ornate throne seated on an elevated platform high above ground level. The chamber also serves as the war planning room, where the Fire Lord sits with his generals to privately discuss confidential battle operations and tactics. Another chamber holds an indoor Agni Kai arena complete with seating for large audience, used to settle disputes of the palace. The royal gallery of the palace is a hallway which contains tall, ornate family portraits of past Fire Lords, including that of Ozai, Azulon, and Sozin. There are bedrooms, guestrooms and even servant's quarters inside the enormous palace.

Ba Sing Se

With the fall of Ba Sing Se after an internal military coup at the hands of Azula, Ba Sing Se becomes another Fire Nation stronghold taken from the Earth Kingdom. With the fall of the Earth Kingdom capital comes a significant blow to the entire Earth Kingdom.zon unos pendejos jajajajaja The City of Ba Sing Se. ...

An ironclad prison rig.

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Prisons

The Fire Nation military also makes use of coal mines and prisons. The prisons are segregated facilities in which prisoners from other nations are forced to labor. Made of metal, one such facility can be a stationary shipyard situated in the middle of the ocean. Bisected by an enormous wall, one side is used as the shipyard where warships are repaired and refueled, while the other side serves as a prison for captive Earthbenders. Surrounded by the sea and miles away from solid, earthen land, the benders are rendered powerless. However their muscular strength is not wasted, as the wardens force them to labor away in the shipyard, building new ships for the Fire Nation navy to be later used as aid in the conquest of their own Kingdom.^[23]

Fire Nation Capital

Situated inside a hollow volcanic crater at the very heart of the continent, the Capital city is home to royalty of the Fire Nation, most significantly the Fire Lord and his family. At the center lies the Fire Lord's palace and surrounding it are numerous homes and shops that cater to the Fire Nation's elite class. Commoners are not permitted to enter the Capital city, save by the rare invitation of the Fire Lord.^[1] Royalty may refer to either: the royal family of a country with a monarchy royalties the payment made to the owner of a copyright, patent, or trademark, for the use thereof This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same...

Royal Plaza

Located in the Capital island's harbor, just below the city, the plaza is an impressive structure where Fire Nation Royalty holds inspirational rallies for the citizens of the Nation. A powerful setting that embodies the dominant nature of the Fire Nation, the plaza also serves as the primary line of defense for the Capital. Towards that end, the Royal Plaza is one of the most heavily guarded places in the Fire Nation, laced with multiple battlements and various weapons.^[1]

Prison Tower

A large, fortified stone tower located inside a hollow volcanic crater near the capital. It is here where the Fire Nation keeps its most highly prioritized criminals. As shown in "The Headband," Iroh is one of the few prisoners being held within the penitentiary.^[1] List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes The Headband is an episode from the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which airs on Nickelodeon. ...

Fire Nation Academy

One of many upper-class institutions that mold the young minds of the Fire Nation situated on one of the outer islands of the continent. Particularly one of the better public schools of the Nation, the academy retains teachers who maintain strict order and are intensely focused on creating ideal Fire Nation citizens. Students who attend the school begin their education as soon as they begin firebending, or for non-benders, as soon as they begin walking. The curriculum includes etiquette, Fire Nation history, history of warfare, music and firebending classes.^[1]

Jang Hui Village

A small fishing village seated within the Jang Hui river. This Fire Nation village is unique in that it is comprised of of floating houseboats connected together. Once a prosperous fishing community, the village began to struggle to survive ten years ago when the Fire Nation army commandeered a plot of land and built a giant metal smelting factory on the river's edge. The factory spews its waste out into the river, polluting the water and destroying the village's only source of food. After that point, the most local fishermen were able to scrounge up were a few shriveled fish and some filthy clams, causing most shops in the center of town to close down. To make matters worse, villagers were forced to give up their food and medicine to the soldiers of the factory, leaving the citizens unable to care for or treat the many illnesses caused by ingesting the polluted water and air. Without clean water, food, and medicine, the town soon became filled with many poor, sick people. The town's local folklore holds that it is protected by a river spirit known as the Painted Lady, unfortunately, the pollution from the factory had driven her away.^[1] A houseboat in Amsterdam A houseboat is a boat which has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a human dwelling. ... Smelting rhymes with melting Electric phosphate smelting furnace in a TVA chemical plant (1942) Chemical reduction, or smelting, is a form of extractive metallurgy. ...

In "The Painted Lady," the gang come across the fishing village on their way to the Fire Lord. Despite Sokka's protests to move on, Katara cannot bring herself to turn her back on the long-suffering village. At night, she dons the identity of the Painted Lady, the village's legendary spiritual resident, and helps the town by gathering food and healing the sick. Eventually, Katara brings herself to utterly destroy the harmful factory. Later on, when soldiers arrive to punish the villagers for the factory's destruction, Katara, with the help of the others, is able to drive them away, never to return. Soon after the waters of the river are restored.^[24]

Military Factory

At the shore of the Jang Hui river lies the enormous metallic structure dedicated to smelting metal to produce weapons and vehicles for the Fire Nation Army and the Fire Navy. The coolant system of the plant is provided by the river water, but as result, it spills tons of waste product into the river, polluting it, while large smoke stacks bellow up into and contaminate the air. This resulted in the descrution of the once thriving Jang Hui Village's only source of food and left the fishing community filled with many sick people stuggling to survive. Run by a General Mung, the pollution is seen to the soldiers of the factory as a small price to pay for victory in the war. Smelting rhymes with melting Electric phosphate smelting furnace in a TVA chemical plant (1942) Chemical reduction, or smelting, is a form of extractive metallurgy. ... A chimney is a system for venting hot gases and smoke from a boiler, stove, furnace or fireplace to the outside atmosphere. ...

Shu Jing Village

A peaceful town set on a cliff above a a river and amongst rolling mountains and spectacular waterfalls. It is the home of the famed swordsman Piandao, who chose it because of its tranquility and secluded nature.

Ember Island

First briefly mentioned in "The Awakening," Ember Island is a highly regarded tropical resort found within the Fire Nation. Filled with palm trees and luscious vegetation, the private beaches are surrounded by mountains and dunes which provide a secluded atmosphere for visitors. Several vacation homes found on the island are owned by high-ranking Fire Nation officials. Fire Lord Ozai himself owns an estate on Ember Island and at a time used to take his family on an annual summer vacation to the island.^[1]

Roku's Island

A small island which bore and homed the previous Avatar Roku, 100 miles from Fire Lord Sozin's palace as revealed in The Avatar and the Fire Lord. When he wasn't attending to his Avatar duties, Roku and his wife Ta Min dwelled peacefully in a modest cottage here. Currently, the isle bares the resemblence of a barren wasteland, showing no signs of past or present civilization. This is a result of a volcanic eruption which took place 112 years ago that buried the island village in deep ash. In the end, Roku lost his life battling the volcanic eruption in the effort to save his home. List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes The Avatar and the Firelord is an episode from the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which airs on Nickelodeon. ...

Dragonbone Catacombs

An underground system of tunnels and chambers situated deep beneath the Fire Sage's temple in the capital city. Filled with hallways lined with the skulls of dragons, the catacombs hold many rooms as well several secrets about the history of the Fire Nation, particularly in regards to the legacies of past Fire Lords. Similar to Avatar Roku's temple, the catacombs retain numerous doors and mechanisms that require firebending to access or operate.^[1]

Fire Fountain City

One of the several industrial towns in the Fire Nation that provides total support towards the war effort. The most conspicuous evidence of this dedication stands at the city's center, a giant statue of Fire Lord Ozai with his head tilted back and fire gushing from his hands and mouth like a fountain. The monument is so famous and considered to be so inspirational to Fire Nation citizens that the city officially changed its name from North Chung-Ling to Fire Fountain City. However, the working class town is also a very seedy environment, as it is populated by gamblers, deceitful dealers, and various other rogues. It own mayor is shown to be quite easily coerced and bribed. For these reasons, it is considered unsafe to traverse the city at night and most citizens stay indoors.^[1]

Influences

The Fire Nation is extremely influenced by ancient China in terms of combat and martial arts (primarily the Tang dynasty) and in terms of architecture, clothing, and hairstyle. This is exemplified in the episode "Zuko Alone," where mourners are shown wearing white at a cremation funeral, which is both the color of mourning in Chinese tradition and Shintoism and the colour of death in Japan.^[25][26] Shinto ) is the native religion of Japan and was once its state religion. ...

At the "Into the Fire Nation: Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender, Season 3 Sneak Peek" panel that took place during San Diego Comic-Con 2007, co-creator Bryan Konietzko revealed that the background designs and environment of the Fire Nation are based off photos of landscapes taken during his trip to Iceland the previous year. Comic-Con International, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre fan convention founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention and later the San Diego Comic Book Convention in 1970 by Shel Dorf and a group of San Diegans. ... Avatar: The Last Airbender (known as Avatar: The Legend of Aang in the UK, Brazil and India) is an American animated television series airing on Nickelodeon since February 21, 2005; recently it has also become available on iTunes. ...

Notable figures

• Prince Zuko
• General Iroh
• Princess Azula
• Avatar Roku
• Fire Lord Ozai
• Princess Ursa
• Admiral Zhao
• Mai
• Ty Lee

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See also

• Firebender
• Water Tribe
• Earth Kingdom
• Air Nomads