The Gopher was an Earth Rumble fighter who used an unusual style of earthbending, consisting of burrowing underground with tunneling tactics, and emerging only to attack.[1] He wore a headband-like mask during his fights.
He was easily defeated in his match against The Boulder in the tournament, and later helped Xin Fu kidnap Aang and Toph, holding them for ransom. Following Toph's release and Xin Fu's refusal to free Aang, she battled and defeated each of the Earth Rumble VI fighters, including The Gopher.[2]
The idea of The Gopher's tunneling attacks was also used by the character Hiroshi in the comic "New Recruits".
Gopher refers to a non-hybrid animal, something which is rare in the AvatarWorld. This perhaps implies that gopher in a creature's name denotes it as being able to burrow under the ground.
Oddly, though jocularly suitable considering his stage name, The Gopher's information is found in the creatures section of "The Blind Bandit" on the original Nick.com website, as is The Gecko's.
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