"In silencing talk of conflict, Ba Sing Se remains a peaceful, orderly utopia - the last one on Earth." — Long Feng to Team Avatar.[1]

龍鳳 Long Feng
Biographical information
Nationality Ba Sing Se, Earth Kingdom
Ethnicity Earth Kingdom
Successor Azula (as Head of the Dai Li)
Physical description
Gender Male
Hair color Black
Personal information
Allies The Dai Li (formerly), Joo Dee (formerly),
Enemies Team Avatar, Azula, Jet, Kuei, Earth Kingdom, the Dai Li, more...
Weapon of choice Earth
Fighting style(s) Earthbending
Chronological and political information
Profession Former government official
Position Former Grand Secretariat of Ba Sing Se Former head of the Dai Li Earthbending master
Affiliation Ba Sing Se (formerly) Dai Li (formerly)
First appearance "City of Walls and Secrets"
Last appearance "The Crossroads of Destiny" (actual) "Sozin's Comet, Part 3: Into the Inferno" (mentioned only)
Voiced by Clancy Brown
Image gallery (26)

Long Feng was the Grand Secretariat of Ba Sing Se, the leader of the Dai Li, and a very charismatic, influential and manipulative individual who lusted for power. As Earth King Kuei's closest personal adviser, Long Feng hid the Hundred Year War's existence outside the Earth Kingdom city's walls while the Dai Li supplanted the king's power over his people.

With the arrival of Avatar Aang and his team at the city,^[1] Long Feng captured their lost flying bison Appa as leverage should they disrupt the delicate balance the Dai Li had created.^[2] His ulterior motives were exposed by the Avatar when the Dai Li could not hide all evidence of the Fire Nation's invasion from the Earth King, so Long Feng was imprisoned for treason.^[3] However, the Dai Li were still loyal to their leader, and Long Feng struck a deal with Princess Azula to give her the Avatar in exchange for power over the city, though Azula double-crossed him and won the loyalty of the Dai Li, claiming Ba Sing Se in the name of the Fire Nation.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Seizure of power 1.2 100 ASC 1.2.1 Encountering the Avatar 1.2.2 Lake Laogai exposed 1.2.3 Battle at Lake Laogai 1.2.4 Fall from power 2 Personality 3 Abilities 3.1 Earthbending 3.2 Other skills 4 Appearances 4.1 Avatar: The Last Airbender 4.1.1 Book Two: Earth (土) 5 Trivia 6 References 7 Comments

History Edit

Seizure of power Edit

Long Feng was the son of a merchant in the Middle Ring of Ba Sing Se. He rose from his humble origins to become the most feared man in the city as the Grand Secretariat of Ba Sing Se and the Head of the Dai Li.^[4]

As Grand Secretariat of Ba Sing Se, his position granted him a special relationship with the Earth King as his adviser, but in reality the Earth King was but a figurehead of Ba Sing Se's government, and Long Feng truly held sway over its privatizing affairs. As the Hundred Year War with the Fire Nation spread and refugees began pouring into Ba Sing Se in greater and greater numbers, Long Feng decided to keep all information relating to the War away from Earth King Kuei, thereby appointing himself the sole dictator in matters relating to international affairs.

As Head of the Dai Li, he utilized them as his own secret police to silence anyone who would disrupt the common peace or dare stand against him, secretly imprisoning them under Lake Laogai and using brainwashing techniques to subdue them.^[1] This effectively kept the citizens of Ba Sing Se in blissful ignorance and maintained the illusion that there was no war.

He claimed to have preserved the last utopian society left on the planet by covering up all knowledge of the War, when in fact, the totalitarian traits of Ba Sing Se's government are marks of dystopia. His power was so absolute that even the Council of Five could not break through his stranglehold on the Royal Palace.

100 ASC Edit

Encountering the Avatar Edit

Long Feng attended a party being held for the Earth King's pet bear, Bosco. As he was entering, he encountered Katara and Toph, who, after being initially refused entry by a palace guard, asked him to escort them inside and he accepted. After he used his influence to get them through the gates, he introduced himself as a cultural minister to the king, and insisted on escorting them, not letting them out of his sight.

As the Earth King's palanquin was brought inside the room, Dai Li agents started to pick out each of the four friends one by one and discretely brought them to the palace's library. Long Feng confronted Aang, just when the Avatar was about to speak to the King, and revealed himself to be the Grand Secretariat of the Earth King and head of the Dai Li. He requested an audience with the young airbender, stating that his friends would already be waiting for them.

Taking them to a small, private chamber, Long Feng explained the true state of affairs in Ba Sing Se: that he is in charge of handling day-to-day affairs in the city, including all military matters. The King himself was no more than a figurehead, a beloved icon. Sokka tried to talk about the coming solar eclipse, but was abruptly cut off by Long Feng. To preserve the culture and Utopian life within the walls of Ba Sing Se, Long Feng explained, no mention of the war was permitted. When Aang threatened to talk and tell everyone about the war, Long Feng retaliated by threatening them with expulsion from the city and told them that the Dai Li would be watching them.

Any attempts to speak to locals about the War would result in their expulsion from the city. He also cryptically remarked that such an expulsion would make their search for Appa difficult.^[1]

Later, he utilized a mimic of Aang's bison whistle to trick Appa into approaching him. He revealed himself to Appa and, after a swift and powerful earthbending move, trapped the bison underground.^[2]

Lake Laogai exposed Edit

Long Feng chastised Joo Dee for failing to control the situation the Avatar's presence had created. When Joo Dee confessed her doubt in her ability to complete her assignment, he said the words "The Earth King has invited you to Lake Laogai", which placed her in a deep hypnotic trance. He told her to await further orders, and then ordered his right-hand man to "quietly" deal with the Avatar, so as to prevent Aang from threatening the Dai Li's control over the Earth King.

This plan unfolded as a brainwashed Jet, and a janitor worked to lead the Avatar and his group out of Ba Sing Se under the illusion that Appa had been shipped to Whaletail Island. But by chance, the group ran into Smellerbee and Longshot, who revealed to the group that Jet had been captured by the Dai Li, prompting them all to conclude he had been brainwashed. After several attempts, they seemed to break the Dai Li's hold on Jet. He then revealed to them that he was taken to the secret headquarters of the Dai Li, located beneath Lake Laogai.^[5]

Battle at Lake Laogai Edit

When the group utilized this information, Long Feng and a group of Dai Li agents confronted them, dropping from the ceiling. He watched as the guards engaged in a heated battle with the intruders, before fleeing the chamber as it became apparent that the Dai Li were losing. He led Aang and Jet into another large chamber and closed the exit with earthbending. He offered to drop all charges against Aang and his group and reunite them with Appa if they would immediately leave the city. When his offer was refused, he activated the hypnosis command, forcing Jet to attack Aang. However, the Avatar managed to break Jet out of his trance by reminding him that he was with the Freedom Fighters. In a fit of rage, Jet flung one of his swords at Long Feng, who dodged and retaliated with a powerful earthbending move that mortally wounded him. Angrily telling Jet he had chosen his own demise, he departed the scene.

He later appeared with a large group of Dai Li agents on the lake's shore, where they used earthbending to trap Aang and company. However, Appa emerged from the sky, having been freed earlier by Zuko. He barreled through the stone walls, causing the Dai Li to flee. Long Feng then attacked Appa, arrogantly claiming that he would "handle [him] by [himself]", but his foot was caught in Appa's mouth when he attempted to earthbend. Appa then flung him out far into the lake, leaving the dictator to nurse his wounded pride and a bitten leg from his embarrassing defeat.^[5]

Fall from power Edit

Long Feng tried to convince Earth King Kuei that Aang and his friends were lying and that there was no war. He clearly had the advantage as Kuei initially dismissed Team Avatar's claims as "difficult to believe"; however, Aang managed to convince the Earth King to go to the Outer Wall, in exchange for a ride on Appa, showing him the drill, a massive Fire Nation war machine. Long Feng tried to cover it up as a construction project, but the Earth King was completely unconvinced. The Head of the Dai Li was then arrested and tried for conspiring against the Earth Kingdom by his own agents. Despite his imprisonment, Long Feng was reminded by his second-in-command that the Dai Li still remained loyal to him.

Shortly after his imprisonment, he made a deal with Azula, who, together with her allies, had infiltrated the city disguised as the Kyoshi Warriors;^[3] he gave her control of the Dai Li so as to lead them while he was in jail, and they managed a coup of the city. However, Azula's ruthless efficiency had such a profound effect on the Dai Li that they shifted loyalty to her.

When Long Feng was eventually released, he ordered them to arrest the Fire Nation Princess, but they hesitated when he did. Azula, having planned this all along, mockingly told him that though he worked hard for his position, he lacked "the divine right to rule" that she had from birth. Without the power of the Dai Li to back him up, he was forced to bow before her as she took control of both the Dai Li and Ba Sing Se. When Long Feng contemplated that Azula had beaten him at his own game, she added insult to injury by stating that he was not even a player.^[7]

During Sozin's Comet's second arrival, he was briefly mentioned when Azula criticized and banished her Dai Li agents for being late to be by her side, believing they would eventually betray her just as they betrayed Long Feng.^[8]

Personality Edit

Long Feng's desire for power stemmed from his upbringing among the dredges of society. He had to struggle up the societal ladder from the Lower Ring straight to the Imperial Palace, developing his skills of manipulation and influence. Intelligent, ruthless and patient, he was able to achieve his goals by occupying important offices. Long Feng was also capable of corrupting the Dai Li, an organization loyal to the Earth Kingdom and the Earth King for generations.

However, as Azula pointed out to him later, he was foolish in believing that he could accomplish total control on his own. Even though Azula stated that it was his refusal to acknowledge power as a divine gift that caused his downfall, it was his overconfidence that ultimately led to his fall from power. Controlling Ba Sing Se without any competitors and challenges for years, the Grand Secretariat became careless and very self-confident. During the Coup of Ba Sing Se, Long Feng did not realize that he himself was the victim of manipulation. However, when he recognized the truth, he bowed before Azula and uncomplainingly accepted his defeat, as he realized that any challenge would have been futile, demonstrating his self-discipline and intelligence.

Abilities Edit

Earthbending Edit

As an agent of the Dai Li himself, Long Feng was one of the most powerful earthbenders in Ba Sing Se. Though he preferred to use other people as pawns instead of facing his enemies directly, he displayed considerable earthbending skills on numerous occasions. The first was a situation in which he overturned a huge slab of ground on Appa in order to capture the Avatar's steed.^[2] Long Feng also dodged Jet's sword and killed him with a single, well-aimed block of rock.^[5]

Other skills Edit

Long Feng was also knowledgeable in hypnotism, which was commonly used by the Dai Li. By saying the trigger words "The Earth King has invited you to Lake Laogai", he could cause people who had been subjected to the Dai Li's hypnosis, such as Jet and Joo Dee, to obey his every word, essentially creating sleeper agents within the city.^[5]

Appearances Edit

Avatar: The Last Airbender Edit

Book Two: Earth (土) Edit

• 214. "City of Walls and Secrets"
• 216. "Appa's Lost Days" ^{(no lines)}
• 217. "Lake Laogai"
• 218. "The Earth King"
• 219. "The Guru"
• 220. "The Crossroads of Destiny"

Trivia Edit

• The name Long Feng (龍鳳) translates to "Dragon Phoenix" which in Chinese tradition, stands for the royal throne.
• The position Long Feng held is similar to a royal regent or to a queen in chess, in which he is really in control and victory is left to a king that wields no power.
• The relationship between Earth King Kuei and Long Feng resembled the relationship between King Emmanuel III of Italy and Benito Mussolini. Mussolini was the Prime Minister of Italy from 1922 to 1943 and proceeded to install a Fascist government after forming an alliance with German dictator Adolf Hitler. He was finally dismissed by Emmanuel after the Allies' successful invasion of Sicily, and shortly arrested afterwards. However, he was rescued by German paratrooper Otto Skorzeny and later seized power in Northern Italy with German support.
• Long Feng served as the secondary villain in Book Two, a role similar to that of Zhao and Combustion Man in Book One and Book Three, respectively. These three antagonist were all introduced and defeated in their respective book, though Long Feng was the only one who was not killed.
  • He was also one of the few antagonists who opposed the Fire Nation. The others included Jet from Book One and Book Two, and Hama during Book Three.
• Long Fang's voice actor, Clancy Brown, also voiced Bosco in the original series and Yakone in The Legend of Korra.
  • Long Feng and Yakone also share many similarities. Both tried to rule a city, Long Feng tried to control Ba Sing Se via the Dai Li and Yakone did the same with Republic City through his criminal empire; both were defeated by Avatar Aang; and both tried to reclaim their position and take revenge but failed to do so.
• Long Fang's voice actor, Clancy Brown, also voiced the Sergeant in an episode of Phineas and Ferb; the Sergeant advertised his reformatory school as a happy place but Phineas, Ferb, Candace and Jeremy discovered it was much worse than what he made it out to be, much like how Long Feng portrayed Ba Sing Se as peaceful and happy, where in actuality it was run under the tight control of himself and the Dai Li, a fact which was later discovered by Team Avatar. Brown is also famous for voicing Lex Luthor in Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League. In both DC series, Lex is a villain with great political power, high intelligence and opposition toward the most powerful beings on Earth: Aang for Long Feng; Superman, the Justice League, and Darkseid for Luthor.
• He wore a queue, a traditional Manchu hairstyle. Han Chinese were forced to wear queues under Qing Dynasty rule.

Preceded by Unknown, originally Avatar Kyoshi

Head of the Dai Li Unknown - June, 100 ASC

Succeeded by Azula

References Edit

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "City of Walls and Secrets". Tim Hedrick (writer) & Lauren MacMullan (director). Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. September 22, 2006. No. 14, Book Two: Earth ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Appa's Lost Days". Elizabeth Welch Ehasz (writer) & Giancarlo Volpe (director). Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. October 13, 2006. No. 16, Book Two: Earth ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Earth King". John O'Bryan (writer) & Ethan Spaulding (director). Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. November 17, 2006. No. 18, Book Two: Earth ↑ From older Avatar: The Last Airbender official site, originally on Nick.com (link). No longer updated. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Lake Laogai". Tim Hedrick (writer) & Lauren MacMullan (director). Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. November 6, 2006. No. 17, Book Two: Earth ↑ "The Crossroads of Destiny". Aaron Ehasz (writer) & Michael Dante DiMartino (director). Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. December 1, 2006. No. 20, Book Two: Earth ↑ "The Guru". Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko (writers) & Giancarlo Volpe (director). Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. December 1, 2006. No. 19, Book Two: Earth ↑ "Sozin's Comet, Part 3: Into the Inferno". Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko (writers) & Joaquim Dos Santos (director). Avatar: The Last Airbender. Nickelodeon. July 19, 2008. No. 20, Book Three: Fire

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