Master Ukon

Ukon is a Northern-style waterbending master and instructor who possessed immense skill and power, and was once regarded as the best waterbender in the world. Dryly sarcastic and very serious about his art, he was a harsh, but nonetheless effective teacher, as well as an outwardly acerbic yet inwardly caring old man.

Adhering to the Northern Water Tribe traditions, he exclusively taught waterbending to male students; however, he made an exception for Naru, the new-proclaimed Avatar. Jin states that never likes her that much, but that is not confirmed.

Chai, a member of Team Avatar, also states the master Kamara, his wife, was far better than Ukon and did not cry when he died. He appears in a Legend of Naru prequel titled 'Building Justice '

History
Born to a long line of waterbending nobodies Ukon began training as a waterbender "before he could stand", quickly advancing to become a master himself, to make his family name known. His only known powerful, well-known relative was his`grandfather, who passed when he was very young.

In his youth, Ukon was a talented waterbender, and, by way of arranged marriage, became engaged to Kamara, a Northern Water Tribe girl of similar age. Even though it was an arranged marriage, Ukon genuinely loved Kamara and she did reciprocate his feelings, mostly due to his support of the tribe's patriarchal traditions, and the fact that he was quite attractive.

Ukon received a job for the Academy of Elements, in Republic City, the most prestigious elemental academy in existence. which he proudly accepted, and became the Headmaster, ad only teacher, in time. However, they many have been quite apart, but Kamara and Ukon always sent affectionate letters and often visited one another.

Ukon became the leader of the Republic City Waterbenders and led them to have the highest rank in Waterbending squads around.

Trivia

 * Naru often teases Kjion by saying his life is a Love Story.
 * Kjion is featured as a legend in the world of The Legend of Naru and beyond.
 * He dies from fatal injuries in Book 3.
 * He was a pro in hand-to-hand combat.
 * He is known for dueling many opponents at once.
 * Jin states several times that Naru is his favorite, but he just humbly brushes it off.
 * He appears in a Legend of Naru prequel titled 'Building Justice'
 * His original name was Pakkuchan, but it changed as it was to similar to Pakku (an original character from Avatar: the Last Airbender) the character which he is based off of.