Waterbending also draws power from the moon. Katara is more powerful at night, and most powerful on the night of a full moon. However, during a new moon she's weakest, and during a lunar eclipse she cannot use her powers at all. There are also powers avaliable to Katara and other waterbending masters that are seemingly unrelated to water. For example, Katara was forced to learn a skill called "bloodbending". By taking control of the water in a person's body, she can control a person's movements or even paralyze them. Katara is, however, morally opposed to this and so never uses it, and it is only possible during the night of a full moon. Waterbenders can also heal people by using water as a catalyst to redirect the chi paths in their bodies.
[character personality]: Katara is kind and dedicated, the most mature of the group. She gets along with nearly everyone, and is very overprotective and loving. She's incredibly resentful of the passive gender role her tribe assigns her, as her dream is to become a Waterbending master and save her tribe. This does not, of course, fit in with her tribe's view - according to tradition, females can only use their talents for healing. However, very little can stop Katara once she has her mind set on something, and so she proves these ancient standards wrong by nearly defeating a male waterbending master. She can be quite bossy, controlling, and self-righteous, tending to believe her ways are the only ways. She can refuse to relent on her views and is very stubborn in this way. Katara is passionate and can be too emotional at times, and is incredibly loving and is described as "motherly" more than once. Her dedication is fierce: She taught herself a number of Waterbending moves before she found a teacher. Her sense of justice is also incredible, as she tends to rush into situations without thinking if she believes something unfair is going on. She once rallied a group of imprisoned Earthbenders to overthrow their warden and escape, and later pretended to be The Painted Lady, a guardian spirit, to help a starving village. When Sokka protested, she passionately says, "I will never, ever turn my back on someone who needs me."
This quote personifies her view on most things. Katara has a bad habit of putting the well-being of others before her own. This is proven time and time again during the series. When the group was trapped in a desert, Katara gave them the water out of her flask without taking any for herself. At one point, Zuko's uncle Iroh is badly injured. Despite their past and status as enemies, Katara offers to heal him, but Zuko forces her away. She also forgave Zuko rather readily when he told her of his past and motives. Unfortunately, once Katara is betrayed, she is not one to let the matter drop - this girl can hold grudges. When Zuko betrays her, she truly begins to hate him, and does not forgive him until long after the other members of her group have. In fact, while he fights with them, she often shoots passive aggressive insults his way, and only forgives him when he helps her track her mother's killer down. Similarly, when she sees Jet again, she attacks him on sight. Strangely enough, Katara doesn't seem as willing to hate Jet as Zuko - most probably because Zuko's father was responsible for the near extinction of her people.
Another fault is her colossal temper. She is not one to mince words with those she dislikes, though it does take quite a bit to get on her bad side. In fact, at one point, she tells Zuko that if he gives her even the slightest reason to think he is going to hurt Aang, she won't hesitate to kill him. She can also be quite petty - when she and Toph were angry at each other, she said, "The stars are beautiful tonight. Too bad you can't see them, Toph!" Even when she isn't angry at someone, her teasing can still be rather biting - this is usually directed at Sokka.
[character personality]: Katara is kind and dedicated, the most mature of the group. She gets along with nearly everyone, and is very overprotective and loving. She's incredibly resentful of the passive gender role her tribe assigns her, as her dream is to become a Waterbending master and save her tribe. This does not, of course, fit in with her tribe's view - according to tradition, females can only use their talents for healing. However, very little can stop Katara once she has her mind set on something, and so she proves these ancient standards wrong by nearly defeating a male waterbending master. She can be quite bossy, controlling, and self-righteous, tending to believe her ways are the only ways. She can refuse to relent on her views and is very stubborn in this way. Katara is passionate and can be too emotional at times, and is incredibly loving and is described as "motherly" more than once. Her dedication is fierce: She taught herself a number of Waterbending moves before she found a teacher. Her sense of justice is also incredible, as she tends to rush into situations without thinking if she believes something unfair is going on. She once rallied a group of imprisoned Earthbenders to overthrow their warden and escape, and later pretended to be The Painted Lady, a guardian spirit, to help a starving village. When Sokka protested, she passionately says, "I will never, ever turn my back on someone who needs me."
This quote personifies her view on most things. Katara has a bad habit of putting the well-being of others before her own. This is proven time and time again during the series. When the group was trapped in a desert, Katara gave them the water out of her flask without taking any for herself. At one point, Zuko's uncle Iroh is badly injured. Despite their past and status as enemies, Katara offers to heal him, but Zuko forces her away. She also forgave Zuko rather readily when he told her of his past and motives. Unfortunately, once Katara is betrayed, she is not one to let the matter drop - this girl can hold grudges. When Zuko betrays her, she truly begins to hate him, and does not forgive him until long after the other members of her group have. In fact, while he fights with them, she often shoots passive aggressive insults his way, and only forgives him when he helps her track her mother's killer down. Similarly, when she sees Jet again, she attacks him on sight. Strangely enough, Katara doesn't seem as willing to hate Jet as Zuko - most probably because Zuko's father was responsible for the near extinction of her people.
Another fault is her colossal temper. She is not one to mince words with those she dislikes, though it does take quite a bit to get on her bad side. In fact, at one point, she tells Zuko that if he gives her even the slightest reason to think he is going to hurt Aang, she won't hesitate to kill him. She can also be quite petty - when she and Toph were angry at each other, she said, "The stars are beautiful tonight. Too bad you can't see them, Toph!" Even when she isn't angry at someone, her teasing can still be rather biting - this is usually directed at Sokka.
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