Toph Beifong
Also known as: The Blind Bandit, Melon Lord
Blind earthbender who invented metalbending. Tough, blunt, and the greatest earthbender in the world.
Other ATLA Characters
Zuko
484k works
Banished Fire Nation prince whose redemption arc is considered one of the greatest in all of fiction. From villain to hero, his journey is legendary.
Sokka
315k works
Non-bender warrior and strategist. His humor, inventiveness, and boomerang are equally legendary.
Aang
228k works
The last Airbender and the Avatar. A twelve-year-old monk carrying the weight of the world with grace and compassion.
Iroh
182k works
Former general turned tea-loving wise uncle. His gentleness, wisdom, and love for Zuko make him universally beloved.
Katara
82k works
The last waterbender of the Southern Water Tribe. A healer, a fighter, and the emotional heart of Team Avatar.
Azula
10k works
Fire Nation princess and blue-fire prodigy whose perfection was forged by Ozai's favoritism and shattered by betrayal at fourteen. Her breakdown in the finale launched two decades of redemption and recovery fic.
Suki
6k works
Leader of the Kyoshi Warriors who humbled Sokka in their first meeting, survived the Boiling Rock, and never got the screen time fans wanted. Fic happily fills in everything the show skipped.
Mai
4k works
The knife-throwing daughter of Fire Nation nobility, whose boredom is armor and whose love for Zuko outweighs her fear of Azula at the Boiling Rock. Mai's deadpan 'I love Zuko more than I fear you' is her fandom thesis.
Ty Lee
3k works
The bubbly circus acrobat who chi-blocks benders into uselessness, one of seven identical sisters who ran away to be seen. Ty Lee's pink aura hiding sharp survival instincts — and her bond with Azula and Mai — fuels her fic.
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Toph Beifong is primarily featured in gen (non-romantic) fanfiction, though some shipping content exists.
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