Aang — The Last Airbender Character Profile

About Aang

A twelve-year-old Avatar released from an iceberg after a century-long slumber. He possesses the unique ability to manipulate all four elements but currently only knows airbending. He journeys with Katara and Sokka to master the remaining elements while evading the Fire Nation. Throughout the film, he enters the Avatar State multiple times to overcome dire threats and ultimately harnesses oceanic power to repel the invading forces.

Aang — Character Profile

Affiliations

• World of Avatar

Quick Facts about Aang

Occupation

teacher, monk, instructor

Eye Color

Brown

Hair Color

Dark brown hair

First Appearance

The Boy in the Iceberg

Nationality

Air Nomads

Aang's Known Relations

• Tenzin — Child
• Bumi — Child
• Kya — Child
• Katara — Spouse
• Meelo — Relative
• Jinora — Relative
• Ikki — Relative
• Rohan — Relative
• Toph Beifong — Student of
• Katara — Student of
• Zuko — Student of
• Gyatso — Student of
• Jeong Jeong — Student of
• Zhao — Enemy
• Azula — Enemy
• Zuko — Enemy
• Ozai — Enemy

Aang appears in 4 titles

• Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) — character page
• The Last Airbender (2010)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024) — character page
• Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Noah Ringer

Appears in

The Last Airbender (2010)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Aang — Alliance Teammate — Katara (Nicola Peltz Beckham)

  Core traveling companion and ally on the journey to master bending.

• Aang — Alliance Teammate — Sokka (Jackson Rathbone)

  Core traveling companion and ally on the journey to master bending.

• Aang — Family Guardian — Monk Gyatso (Damon Gupton)

  Former guardian of Aang who was killed during the Fire Nation genocide.

• Aang — Conflict Arch Enemy — Commander Zhao (Aasif Mandvi)

  Primary antagonist who leads the invasion and seeks to destroy the Avatar's mission.

• Aang — Conflict Enemy — Fire Lord Ozai (Cliff Curtis)

  Supreme enemy of the Avatar representing the Fire Nation's conquest.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of The Last Airbender

More characters from The Last Airbender

• Prince Zuko (Dev Patel)
• Katara (Nicola Peltz Beckham)
• Sokka (Jackson Rathbone)
• Monk Gyatso (Damon Gupton)
• Uncle Iroh (Shaun Toub)
• The Dragon Spirit (voice) (John Noble)
• Fire Lord Ozai (Cliff Curtis)
• Old Man in Temple (Randall Duk Kim)
• Earthbending Father (Keong Sim)
• Princess Yue (Seychelle Gabriel)
• Commander Zhao (Aasif Mandvi)
• Azula (Summer Bishil)