P'Li



"Years apart only made my love for you stronger. And deep down I knew you would find a way to get me out. Just like you saved me from becoming that warlord's killing machine when I was a girl. You've shown me what true freedom means."

- P'Li thanking Zaheer for saving her.

P'Li is the quaternary antagonist & Zaheer's love interest in Book 3 of The Legend of Korra. She is a deadly assassin of the Order of the Red Lotus, a group of individuals who are currently pursuing Avatar Korra. She has similar abilities to Combustion Man from the predecessor series. P'Li met and fell in love with Zaheer when he saved her from becoming a killing machine for a warlord.

Past
P'Li, along with three other criminals, attempted to kidnap Korra when she was a young girl, until they were defeated by Tonraq, Sokka, Zuko, and Tenzin. They were each placed in individual prisons limiting their bending abilities, and when questioned as to their motive for kidnapping Korra, noe of them gave answers.

Legend of Korra
Previously detained in a Northern Water Tribe prison, her cohorts; Zaheer, Ming-Hua, and Ghazan, managed to bust her out. They also successfully overwhelmed Zuko, Tonraq, Desna, and Eska. She and Zaheer then shared a passionate kiss, much to the discomfort of Ghazan.

After the group's reunion, she proves to be a dangerous enemy, her combustion appearing far more accurate and deadly than that of Combustion Man's. When the group is escaping Republic City, she is seen taking out police cars with explosions, and when the group discovers Korra is in Zaofu, she displays that she can even shoot her combustion around corners. However, Bolin temporarily disables her combustion by hitting her third eye with a small pebble. When Zaheer sends Ghazan and Ming-Hua after Korra at the Misty Palms Inn, she insists on staying with the airbender and guarding his physical body while he is in the Spirit World.

When the Red Lotus attacks the Northern Air Temple, she is the only one who remains on the airship, scaring off the bison, trapping the airbenders and nearly killing Kai while he is distracting her. When Korra surrenders herself to the Red Lotus, she chains Korra in platinum cuffs, telling her she can't metalbend out of them. She dies shortly after when Suyin encases her head in metal armor, causing her combustion to backfire blowing herself up as a distraught Zaheer watches.