DiMartino remembered that he and Konietzko "knew" they needed "a character who wasn't a bender" after they decided on the nonbender revolution storyline. However, the character became so well-liked by co-creators DiMartino and Konietzko that they rewrote her to be a friend to Korra, and ignorant of her father's Equalist activities. Rita Hayworth's hair inspired Asami's design.Īsami was initially conceived to be a duplicitous spy for the Equalist movement - antagonists in the first season - embedded within Team Avatar. However, reception to her relationship with Korra was mostly positive. Many reviewers were content with her growth past being a love interest for Mako, and felt the relationship was not worth reviving. Asami is a trained engineer, skilled pilot and driver, and competent unarmed combatant.Īsami has been well-received with publications. She is the only child of the wealthy industrialist Hiroshi Sato, who invented the "Satomobile" and whose company, Future Industries, is headquartered in Republic City. Unlike many characters in the world of The Legend of Korra, Asami is not able to "bend", or telekinetically create, control and manipulate any of the four elements: water, earth, fire or air/wind. The series' final scene, indicating the beginning of a romantic relationship between Asami and the female lead character, Korra, was unprecedented in its representation of LGBT persons in western children's television. The character and the series, a sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender, were created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.
Asami SatoĪsami Sato ( Japanese: 佐藤麻美, Hepburn: Satō Asami) is a major character in the Nickelodeon animated television series The Legend of Korra, which aired from 2012 to 2014.
Not to be confused with Asami Seto or Ayami Sato.