Quote Originally Posted by Nerd-o-rama View Post
She's pretty much how Sokka would be if he was the Avatar and naturally hypercompetent instead of having to struggle and work for every moment of usefulness. Which also accounts for why she doesn't really share his cleverness and ability to plan, I guess.

That said, I can see the resemblance of Tenzin to "Sokka when he's trying to be serious" too. The wet-blanket genes are clearly all from his mother's side, and not just for the sake of the stupid pun either.

That and his quick temper are what instantly pegged him as old man Sokka to me. There's a bit of Aang too, and oddly very little of Katara.