Hiroshi Sato

Hiroshi Sato (Japanese: 佐藤 博史 さとう ひろし)(voiced by Daniel Dae Kim) was a nonbending wealthy industrialist, the founder of Future Industries and the father of Asami Sato. Nickelodeon's press release described him as "a barrel-chested businessman with a big personality".[59] A brilliant inventor who reviewers have compared to Henry Ford,[162][163] Hiroshi invented the revolutionary Satomobile, the automobiles of this fictional world.[164][165] Hiroshi, whose family lineage extends back to the first Fire Nation colonists, was born to a poor family and worked from a very young age to help support his family, before eventually convincing a wealthy banker to invest in his Satomobile idea.[59] Hiroshi is also credited with inventing the platinum mecha tank, which Varrick modernized into the mecha suit for Kuvira's military in season 4,[166] and the biplane, the airplanes of this fictional world.[167] In the season 1 episode "The Aftermath", he was revealed to be an Equalist, creating and supplying the anti-bending group high-tech weaponry to fight against benders. Hiroshi hated benders because a firebender had killed his wife, Yasuko.[120][77] He was imprisoned for his crimes after the anti-bending revolution was quelled in season 1. By season 4, Hiroshi was shown to be remorseful over his actions and tried to reconcile with his daughter, Asami.[120][110] When Kuvira threatened Republic City, Hiroshi was temporarily released from prison by Lin Beifong in the two-part series finale to help arm the prototype hummingbird mechas with plasma saws. He made his final amends with his daughter before ultimately sacrificing his life to give Team Avatar the opportunity to take down the giant mecha suit and its spirit energy cannon by cutting through its platinum armor and giving them an entry.[109][168] Hiroshi's character design was inspired by and modeled after US President Theodore Roosevelt and Japanese industrialist Keita Gotō. His mustache is based on Mitsubishi founder Iwasaki Yatarō's.