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| Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra character | |
 Toph Beifong in Avatar: The Last Airbender. | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Children | Lin Beifong (daughter) Suyin Beifong (daughter) |
| Nationality | Earth Kingdom |
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| Age | 12 in Avatar: The Last Airbender 13-14 in Avatar comics 82 in The Legend of Korra and its comics[2] |
Toph Beifong (Chinese: 北方拓芙; pinyin: Běifāng Tuòfú) is a fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, voiced by Michaela Jill Murphy in the original series and Kate Higgins as an adult and Philece Sampler as an elder in the sequel series. She will be portrayed by Miya Cech in Season 2 of the live-action television series adaptation.[3]
Toph is recognized as a prodigy[4] of earthbending, which is the ability to telekinetically manipulate, reshape and control stone, sand, dirt, and, later, metal. Because she was born blind, and her parents believed that her condition limited her capacity to learn and use the skill safely, they had a tutor teach her only basic earthbending. She later learned more advanced earthbending secretly from the badgermoles (fictional blind creatures that naturally earthbend). She eventually becomes the first person to develop the ability to "bend" metal as well. Toph has been blind since birth, but from her observations of badgermoles, she had learned to locate objects and their movements by sensing their vibrations in the earth around her.
Toph was introduced in the second season of Avatar. She travels with the protagonist Aang as his earthbending teacher, shown to have an abrasive, conceited and sometimes stubborn personality which leads to clashes with her peers. Toph proves herself a steadfast ally to Avatar Aang and eventually Avatar Korra. As a breakout character, the character has received universal acclaim, quickly becoming a fan favorite.
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- ^ Graves, Sabina (11 April 2024). "Aang: The Last Airbender Movie Has Found Its Cast, Including Dave Bautista". Gizmodo. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Roth, Rachel (26 August 2020). "The Legend of Korra: Just How Old Is Avatar's Toph in the Sequel Series?". CBR.com. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (19 September 2024). "'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Finds Its Toph: Miya Cech Cast In Season 2 Of Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Khan, Aina (1 September 2020). "'I've seen grown men cry' – why Avatar: The Last Airbender still touches millions". The Guardian.