The Legend of Korra

Asami Sato

Asami Sato

Asami Sato is the daughter of Hiroshi Sato, head of vehicle manufacturer Future Industries, which she later takes charge of herself. She is a member of Team Avatar and eventually becomes the girlfriend of Avatar Korra. Asami is a non-bender, but she is a skilled martial artist, usually fighting with an electrified glove. She is also a mechanical genius and a competent pilot of various vehicles.

Electric Glove

  • Knocks out Lin and Tenzin using the same type of electrified glove Asami uses. (source) (Book 1)
  • Ignites the fuel tank of a speedboat using the same type of electrified glove Asami uses. (source) (Book 1)

Fighting Skill

  • Disarms and shocks the Lieutenant after first acquiring her electrified glove. (source) (Book 1)
  • Fights several Equalists using her electrified glove. (source) (Book 1)
  • Grabs the arm of a Red Lotus sentry and shocks him with her electrified glove. (source) (Book 3)
  • Fights some Earth Empire soldiers without her glove. (source) (Ruins of the Empire)
  • Knocks a man off a motorcycle with a jumping kick. (source) (Book 3)
  • Gets through a waterbender’s defenses. (source) (Turf Wars)

Strength

  • Knocks a man out with her bare hands. (source) (Book 3)
  • Knocks a man over with a shove. (source) (Book 4)
  • Flips a burly man over her shoulder, knocking over another person. (source) (Turf Wars)
  • Pulls off a bar attached to an airship’s wall and pries off a floor panel, saying that the ship is poorly made. (source) (Book 3 ^S)
  • Pulls out some wires. (source) (Turf Wars)
  • Twists Varrick’s arm and causes him pain. (source) (Book 4)

Durability

  • Blocks Korra’s blows using arm pads, including an airbending-enhanced kick, though Asami admits that it hurts. (source) (Book 3 ^S)
  • Survives a plane crash but is knocked out. (source) (Book 2)
  • Is fine after a rough airship landing offscreen that leaves other passengers in bad shape. (source) (Turf Wars)

Speed and Agility

  • Blocks Korra’s blows in a practice fight. (source) (Book 3)
  • Sidesteps a punch. (source) (Turf Wars)
  • Dives under a thrown rock. (source) (Book 3)
  • Dodges attacks from Equalists and does a flip over an opponent. (source) (Book 1)
  • Flips over an oncoming motorcycle, tagging one of the riders in the process. (source) (Book 3)

Vehicular Skill

  • Beats another driver in a car race. (source) (Book 1)
  • Maneuvers a motorboat through obstacles. (source) (Book 2)
  • Flies a biplane, avoiding ice projectiles. (source) (Book 2)
  • Pilots a mecha tank despite having little experience with it. (source) (Book 1)
  • Co-pilots a flying vehicle that was just invented. (source) (Book 4)

Engineering

  • Builds a sand sailer from pieces of an airship with the help of its crew. (source) (Book 3 ^S)
  • Designs a vertical take-off and landing aircraft. (source) (Book 4 ^S)
  • Builds a gas dispenser for an airship, but secretly designs it to release the gas inside the ship instead of outside. (source) (Turf Wars)
  • Uses a remotely triggered shock belt that she presumably designed. (source) (Ruins of the Empire)
  • Designs new streets for Republic City. (source) (Book 4 ^S)
  • Quickly designs housing developments. (source) (Turf Wars)

Other Intelligence

  • Beats Bolin in many consecutive games of Pai Sho. (source) (Book 3 ^S)
  • Picks a lock with her hair clip. (source) (Book 3)
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