"Nice try, Pupil Sangok. A couple of more years and you might be ready to fight a sea sponge." |
— Master Pakku chastising Sangok.[1] |
Pupil Sangok was an awkward teenager and a student of Master Pakku's waterbending classes. An idle pupil, he was often caught daydreaming or wishing he was playing ice marbles instead of honing his waterbending techniques.[2]
History[]
In early 100 AG, shortly before the Siege of the North was executed, Sangok and Katara were matched up for a practice duel by their waterbending teacher, Pakku. Judging by his nervous expression, it was evident that Sangok feared Katara's prodigious waterbending abilities. The spar began when Sangok formed and hurled a snowball at Katara, who effortlessly melted and repelled it, freezing him and thus bringing the match to a swift end. Unhappy with Sangok's performance, Pakku sarcastically expressed his displeasure before releasing him from the ice.[1]
Appearances[]
Avatar: The Last Airbender[]
Book One: Water (水)[]
- 119. "The Siege of the North, Part 1" (no lines)
Trivia[]
- The name "Sangok" (三個) literally translates as "Third Individual" or what the production business calls Extra #3. The word "sangok" could also be a variation of the Japanese word sango (サンゴ) for "coral",[3] which would make sense in conjunction with Master Pakku's comment about him one day being ready to fight a sea sponge.
- According to Bryan Konietzko, Sangok's design was based on Angela Mueller's brother, who also got "beat up" by a girl.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 O'Bryan, John (writer) & MacMullan, Lauren (director). (December 2, 2005). "The Siege of the North, Part 1". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 1. Episode 19. Nickelodeon.
- ↑ From older Avatar: The Last Airbender official site, originally on Nick.com. Encyclopedia now broken, archived at The Lost Lore of Avatar Aang - Character: Pupil Sangok.
- ↑ Jisho (Web). Jisho.org. Retrieved on December 24, 2017.
- ↑ DiMartino, Michael Dante; Konietzko, Bryan & Ehasz, Aaron (September 19, 2006). "The Siege of the North, Part 1" commentary. Book 1: Water, Volume 5 DVD.