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Airbender Soundbender Waterbender Earthbender Lavabender Sandbender Firebender Air Nomads emblem Spirit Emblem
By King Bumis Heir Part of the Avatar: The Legacy of Rong Yan continuity.
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Juji's fine. He comes back to life in the end when the doomsday device shifts the polarity of the Earth. Oops. Spoiler. Sorry.
Warning! This page contains spoilers for Avatar: The Legacy of Rong Yan.


"Fearing your foe is normal Avatar Rong Yan, we humans only know two emotions love and fear. Your confession of being terrified is what makes you human, I too feared my foe. If you allow me to take you with me on a journey through my life I will show you my greatest fear."
— Avatar Kwan Chun relates to Avatar Rong Yan in Chapter 18: The Smell of War.


Kwan Chun is the Air Nomad Avatar succeeding Avatar Ilah, and preceding before Avatar Anana. Avatar Kwan Chun was a minor character in the fanon Avatar: The Legacy of Rong Yan.


History[]

Born into the Air Nomads, Kwan Chun was raised in the Jongmu Air Temple, to which he calls home. At the age of four, the Council of Elders gathered up all the monk children to the terrace of the council to test each Air Nomad baby to see if he was the Avatar. In this case, since the Southern Air Temple, housed only men, they tested each male.

Kwan Chun, being the 138th male baby in the Southern Air Temple to be tested. Seemingly, how all the other children from the other temples all failed the test. Kwan Chun chose all four Avatar relics. The Council of Elders, of the Southern Air Temple were shocked when they discovered that this baby was the Avatar, and reincarnation of Avatar Ilah.

At the age of 16, he was told of his status by the Council of Elders, during the Festival of Four Winds and was told that he was to leave his old life behind, and begin training in the Water Tribe. With that, the next day he took his Mushi and departed to the Southern Water Tribe, in hopes of finding a waterbending teacher.

The Council of Elders had sent a letter to the southern chieftess, notifying her that the Avatar was going to the Southern Water Tribe in search of a teacher. There he found a young man who had just become a master his name was Injuquaq. They both became quick friends and he taught him how to master waterbending.

He mastered waterbending in two years although he remained in the Southern Water Tribe another two years living as roomates with Injuquaq. They stayed lifelong friends Kwan Chun attended Injuquaq and his wife Eska's matrimonial ceremony.

He traveled to Taku where he met his earthbending teacher Jaya, she had been chosen over Master Shu a master of truth-seeing and seismic sense. Completing earthbending he mastered the hardest element in four years also while mastering lavabending and being experienced in sandbending. During that time the 38th Earth King Avanindra had died of cardiac arrest. And his son the 39th Earth King Yao had taken the throne. Kwan Chun, was unaware of the new Earth King's heinous acts against the Air Nomads.

He traveled to the Gaxun tribe sector of the Si Wong desert to master sandbending, he learned from sandbending scrolls Nidhi stole from Wan Shi Tong's Library under the supervision and guidance of Nidhi. Mastering sandbending in a year, during all that time he spent living in Tien Shan with Nidhi's family they traveled the desert on treasure-hunting expeditions and during his free time he mastered soundbending.

After that, his last element was fire so he flew to Yin La where he met a woman named Aki, he mastered firebending in two years. He would have left to the Jongmu Air Temple to master the Avatar State but a coup had been going underway on Fire Lord Osamu's life by his son Prince Kudeta.

During the confrontation with Prince Kudeta, Aki was killed in combat by Kudeta who struck her with lightning when she jumped in front of Kwan Chun taking the hit. After she died in Kwan Chun's arms the wrath of his past lives executed Kudeta after he was fleeing on a road in between Palace City and Yin La.

The Smell of War[]

Kwan Chun had undergone deep depression for over a year, after moving on he abandoned his Avatar duties and living as a hermit in the Fire Nation for twenty-four years. Search parties ordered by Osamu to find Kwan Chun had returned empty-handed.

World leaders had thought Kwan Chun had perished somewhere but when the chiefs of the Water Tribes hadn't found the new Avatar in their nations, everyone had believed Tiandi the All-High had punished the world to suffer a century without an Avatar.

During this time, Earth King Yao had read in his royal library about the ancient treaties the Shang and Xia dynasties respectively made with the ancient Air Nomads gifting them Shang Qiao island and the Gangdise Shan mountain range. But as history goes after Avatar Duryaja of the Zhou dynasty conquered the Shang and Xia dynasties, he reunited the three warring states into the Earth Kingdom.

He knew that the treaties no longer applied and so the Air Nomads were squatters on Kingdom of Ba Sing Se lands. Instead of renewing the treaties he wanted them off his lands, He never liked Air Nomads and held a grudge on them when his mother was killed by a rogue airbender who ambushed her a squad of royal guards many years ago in the Upper Ring.

The Earth King was racist. He deported any Air Nomads in his lands and threatened to arrest or execute any if they set foot off their temples. He put in place unethical laws during Kwan Chun's absence.

During those twenty-four years, Earth King Yao allowed them to linger in the temples while he spread his anti-Airbender propaganda. He rallied the nationalists who were also recruited into his army. In those years, many Air Nomads who set foot in his kingdom were deported, extorted, arrested, attacked or executed. He eventually returned to the Southern Air Temple to find that the old Council had been replaced by new monks he grew up with.

While the other four accepted his apology one of the priors did not criticize him for allowing love and the abandonment of his duties to further corrupt his soul and stain his reputation. He asked for Khalzhal to learn that his novice-master had been captured when he was doing ambassador duties in Ba Sing Se with some oblates. The oblates had been released but not Khalzhal. He sought to help Khalzhal and the other airbenders escape prison but was banned from entering the kingdom by his elders.

The Council of Elders, had trained Kwan Chun, to master and control the Avatar State. Doing so after half a year, he traveled to Ba Sing Se to free his friend. Pleading with the Earth King to release his novice-master, the Earth King had refused to do so. Refusing to duel the Earth King, Avatar Kwan Chun, left Ba Sing Se. Soon he traveled to back to the temple and discussed things with the Council of Elders. He went to the Air Temple sanctuary and meditated, and spoke with his past life Avatar Ilah, even though she was not able to help him out with much, she still gave him advice.

The Council of Elders, had received reports from oblates that Yao was going to invade the Shang Qiao Air Temple in the coming weeks. After speaking Avatar Xi Tong, and Avatar Arrluk, he soon began to give up on asking his past lives for help. He fled to the Fire Nation to ask for help from Omasu who sent a detachment of soldiers to protect the western air temple. The Earth King's army never arrived. The soldiers stayed at the temple for a week during this time Kwan Chun traveled to the Baiyan Air Temple, only to realize Yao had lied to him two divisions of at least 10,000 soldiers were marching toward the Gangdise Shan mountain range to cause a genocide at the temple

The final battle between Avatar Kwan Chun and the eastern Earth Kingdom army was held inbetween the Gangdise Shan mountains and the village of Hunan. He fought off and reduced many numbers of the army, but they continued to attack. He had to manage keeping the first division from climbing the mountain and quarreling the second division.

Portrait of Kwan Chun

Portrait of Avatar Kwan Chun.

Kwan Chun had entered the Avatar State to increase the killing of the army and reducing their numbers ten-fold. Though it seemed like more and more came, Avatar Mun Jin pulled Kwan Chun into his inner-self while another past life controlled Kwan Chun's physical body. Mun Jin told him he would do anything within his ultimate power to end the war and bring and balance to the world, even if he must sacrifice himself to see if that will end the war.

After fighting for another hour, he exited the Avatar State and went on his knees and hands. Then a soldier with a large battle-ax came by and decapitated Kwan Chun. He had sacrificed himself for the good of his people. A squadron of soldiers fled from the battle scene Kwan Chun ultimately won the battle but sacrificed himself in the end. Aki arrived to lead him into the Spirit World.

When the king of Omashu learned about the death of the Avatar and the casualties he attacked the states of Chu, Ru and Pingyao conquering them as a result for killing the Avatar and losing a ton of soldiers. The laws that banned Air Nomads from entering the kingdom of Ba Sing Se continued to be enforced, but Yao had no plans to attack the temples again. Khalzhal and the other Air Nomads who were captured and imprisoned died in prison.

Abilities[]

Born the Avatar, and an Airbender. Kwan Chun was the reincarnation of the Fire Avatar, Avatar Ilah.

Airbending[]

Born into the Air Nomads according to their culture they train children airbending at the age of five, that is when he studied the bending art. It took eleven years for Kwan Chun to master airbending and receive his tattoos. Earning his airbending tattoos at sixteen just before he discovered he was the Avatar.

Soundbending[]

Kwan Chun, and Nidhi had traveled around the Si Wong desert on week long expeditions in search of treasure. They stumbled upon Wan Shi Tong's library, where he found a box containing scrolls for soundbending. He copied the writing and forms unto a piece of parchment to learn some moves. His sandbending master stole the soundbending and sandbending scrolls for Kwan Chun, he eventually mastered soundbending on his own during his free time in Tien Shan.

Waterbending[]

Moving onto Waterbending he traveled to the Southern Water Tribe, to master the southern style of waterbending. He trained there for at least two years. Waterbending, came easy for him, and seemingly enough Kwan Chun had a knack for waterbending.

Earthbending[]

Knocking waterbending out of the way, then came mastering earthbending in four years. Just like earthbending being the polar opposite of airbending. He learned from Jaya in the city of Taku of the state of Taku.

Sandbender[]

He was also a skilled sandbender, but never really used the bending technique. At times when he had to use it, it was during his travels in the Si Wong Desert, where he met his teacher's brother who had originally taught him some sandbending. Mastering the skill after Nidhi stole sandbending scrolls from Wan Shi Tong's Library.

Lavabending[]

Jaya was specialized in the art of sandbending and lavabending but to the locals, they used a fancy word saying that she was a master of compression and expansion. Allowing the bender to shift the density of the earth below into sand or lava. Kwan Chun mastered lavabending as well and used it during the battle against Yao's armies.

Firebending[]

Finally, it was Kwan Chun's time to master firebending. He met a woman there named Aki, who was willing to train him in the arts of firebending. Kwan Chun mastered firebending in two years, during the three years that he lived in the Fire Nation he had fallen in love with his firebending teacher. Kwan Chun had stayed there for another year because, rumor had it that someone wanted to overthrow Fire Lord Osamu, the assassin was later to be revealed as Osamu's son Kudeta.

Kudeta had killed Aki and Kwan Chun killed Kudeta as a result, the prince was the first life Kwan Chun took from the world. Falling into depression he abandoned his duties and lived a hermit's life for twenty-four years.

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Kwan Chun, as seen on the intro of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Avatar State[]

Mastering the Avatar State in six months Kwan Chun became a fully realized Avatar that he dreamt of being. He needed to master the Avatar State, to end the war.

Appearances[]

Avatar: The Legacy of Rong Yan[]

Book One: Air[]

Book Two: Water[]

Avatar: The Legend of Korra[]

Book One: Air[]

Avatar Anana's Life[]

Yao was guilty of so many crimes, his successor Avatar Anana had joined a revolution that would overthrow Yao and place a new chosen king to take the throne. Yao's power began to wane as citizens all across the kingdom had joined the revolution.

The revolution had kidnapped Yao and forced him to stand trial where a judge was present the crimes he committed were being judged. The representative of the people had been Avatar Anana she wore the prayer beads owned by her past life that were given to her to borrow for the trial by the current council of elders in 895 BG. Wearing the beads at the scene triggered the Avatar State, gusts of wind had blown at the jury and everyone else present at the hearing.

When they returned their eyes to the Avatar it was revealed that Avatar Kwan Chun had presented himself before the judge and jury. Kwan Chun, had told the Earth Kingdom judge of all the other crimes that Yao had committed, with exact detail. At the end revealing that Yao had deployed troops to target the Air Nomads, he revealed his goals were to exterminate the Baiyan airbenders and kill the Avatar. Yao was found guilty and was forced to step down or else he would be killed on the spot. Kwan Chun was still controlling Anana's body when they asked him for his judgments. Kwan Chun answered with, dethroning Yao from power, and putting his son in succession, Yao's punishment was life in prison.

Avatar Rong Yan's Life[]

Avatar Rong Yan feared General Senlin and was afraid he would attack him while he was in the air temple. He worried about the lives of the airbenders but Yong Ten reassured him that it's impossible to attack an air temple without a flying bison.

He headed to the Air Temple sanctuary, for assistance and meditated. As he entered the Avatar State, he encountered Avatar Kwan Chun. He cried to his past life and confessed about fearing his enemy who wasn't even after him but his past life Ku Tei. Kwan Chun had related to Rong Yan when he told him that his greatest fear was losing his people. He showed Rong Yan his life and that's when Rong Yan learned that the Air Nomads did nothing because their spiritual enlightenment would be put in danger. Kwan Chun sacrificed himself and went down in history as a paragon of the Air Nomads.

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Kwan Chun on his sky bison, heading towards the Earth King's palace.

Invasion at the Southern Air Temple[]

Rong Yan, had spoken to Avatar Ku Tei, who had given him advice to not attack General Senlin directly, because he was not ready. He then spoke with Avatar Kwan Chun, who had told him that he must do whatever it takes to eliminate threats that harm the world, agreeing with what Ku Tei advised Rong Yan to avoid confrontation with Senlin directly. Kwan Chun promised Rong Yan that if he were in dire danger he would help him.

During the invasion, Jampo was the fourth Air Nomad that was struck dead, Rong Yan, Senge, Aloi, and Yong Ten all cried out his name, but he had not responded. All of them cried, and Rong Yan closed his eyes releasing a tear. The death of Jampo had triggered Rong Yan's Avatar State.

The invaders were in trouble, when instead of seeing the Fire Avatar in the Avatar State. The airbenders bowed to the presence of the Air Avatar that had taken form from the Avatar's body. It was Avatar Kwan Chun, who ended the invasion at the Southern Air Temple, blowing Senlin, Palartok and the northern rebels off the mountain.

The Air Nomads cheered victorious, as Avatar Kwan Chun had hovering back safely to the ground before dropping control of Rong Yan's body. Kwan Chun had once again defended the temples from being destroyed.

Avatar Korra's Life[]

During the time when Avatar Korra, had lost her bending to Amon, she had returned to the Southern Water Tribe compound where Katara, had tried her best to heal Korra.

Avatars

To no avail, Korra had left to cry at a snowy cliff, where she thought that Tenzin had approached her. When in fact it was Avatar Aang. She stood up, as Aang was conversing with her, and then appeared all of Korra's past lives.

Avatar Kwan Chun was the tall male Air Avatar, in a traditional male Air Nomad robes, with long black goatee, and black mustache. He is behind Avatar Rong Yan, and in between Avatar Ilah, and Avatar Anana.

Preceded by
Ilah
Avatar
964 BG - 912 BG (BG)
Succeeded by
Anana

Trivia[]

  • Kwan is Cantonese for "beautiful jade".
  • Chun is Cantonese for "honest".
  • Together his name means "strong justice". He was quite powerful during his lifetime, though he decided to sacrifice himself for the good of his people.

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