Aang

For the first episode of the 2024 live-action television series, see Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender episode).
Aang
Avatar: The Last Airbender character
Aang kneeling in a battle pose, holding his staff behind him.
Avatar Aang in Avatar: The Last Airbender, kneeling in a battle pose, holding his staff behind him.
First appearance
Last appearance
Created byMichael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
Voiced by
Portrayed byNoah Ringer (2010 film)
Gordon Cormier (2024 television series)
In-universe information
GenderMale
Title
SpouseKatara (wife)
Children
NationalityAir Nomads
Animal guideAppa
Bending element

Avatar Aang (Chinese: 安昂; pinyin: Ān Áng), or simply Aang, is the titular protagonist of Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender (created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko), voiced by Zach Tyler Eisen. Aang was the last surviving Airbender, a monk of the Air Nomads' Southern Air Temple, and the youngest ever airbending master (for his time).

He is an incarnation of the "Avatar", the spirit of light and peace manifested in human form. As the Avatar, Aang controls all four elements (water, earth, fire, and air) and is tasked with bringing balance and keeping the Four Nations at peace. At chronologically 112 years old (biologically 12), Aang is the series' reluctant hero, spending a century in suspended animation in an iceberg before being discovered and joining new friends Katara and Sokka on a quest to master the elements and save their world from the imperialist Fire Nation.

Aang's character has appeared in other media, such as trading cards,[2][3] video games,[4][5] T-shirts,[6] and web comics.[7] Avatar Aang has also been portrayed by Noah Ringer in the live-action film The Last Airbender (2010)[8] and voiced by D.B. Sweeney in the sequel series The Legend of Korra. Gordon Cormier portrays Avatar Aang in the Netflix live-action adaptation of the same name.[9]

  1. ^ Graves, Sabina (2024-04-11). "Aang: The Last Airbender Movie Has Found Its Cast, Including Dave Bautista". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  2. ^ "Avatar Trading Card Game". Nickelodeon. Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  3. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender Trading Card Game". BoardGameGeek. Archived from the original on 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  4. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender — The Burning Earth" (Flash). Nickelodeon. Archived from the original on 14 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  5. ^ Nickelodeon. "Avatar Escape From The Spirit World" (Adobe Flash File). Viacom Corporation. Archived from the original on 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  6. ^ "The Nickelodeon Shop — Avatar". Nickelodeon. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
  7. ^ Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko (2006). Avatar: The Last Airbender Cine-Manga. Vol. 1. Tokyopop. ISBN 1-59532-891-2. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  8. ^ Marnell, Blair (April 19, 2010). "'Last Airbender' Star Noah Ringer Joins 'Cowboys And Aliens' Cast". MTV News. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  9. ^ "Avatar: The Last Airbender: Netflix Live-Action Series Reveals Cast and Creative Team", IGN, 12 August 2021, archived from the original on 2021-08-12, retrieved 2021-08-12