Appa and Momo

Appa and Momo are two fictional characters on the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Like most of the creatures depicted in the show they are each a combination of two animals. In the show, they are pets of Aang, the protagonist of the series, and are the last of their kind. Dee Bradley Baker voices both characters. According to the creators, both of the creatures names are inspired by the first fruit Aang ever fed them with. The show's creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko have described Appa's appearance as a cross between a buffalo and a manatee, and Momo's appearance as a cross between Bat and a Lemur.
Plot overview
History
Within the show, it is revealed in a flashback that Aang and Appa met before the beginning of the show when Aang was a young child, where Aang is shown giving an apple to Appa. Similar to this first encounter is when Aang meets Momo, this time offering him a peach. Aang decides to name Appa and Momo based on these encounters, since Momo and Appa is Japanese for "peach" and "apple".
Appa remained in suspended animation along with Aang for 100 years until their discovery by Katara and Sokka in the series premiere of the show. Since then, Appa has been the group's main form of transportation as well as occasionally assisting in battle. Appa was a consistent part of the group throughout the series until his capture by the Sandbenders in "The Library". However, Appa returns to group when, ironically, antagonist Prince Zuko frees him from his prison cell in the Earth Kingdom capital of Ba Sing Se.
The separation
The episode "Appa's Lost Days" reveals what happened to Appa after he was captured by Sandbenders. He was eventually sold to a Fire Nation circus where an animal tamer attempted to make him part of the show. It was after this capture that he was freed by Prince Zuko. While Appa was lost from the gang, Momo shared grief of Appa's loss. They have also been shown to be a fairly adept swimmers as well.
Appa has been shown to be afraid of fire.
Appa has also shown himself to be very capable of fighting when necessary. Momo does not seem to have any fighting skills but he has helped Team Avatar such as helping them escape by chewing on ropes and vines. Appa is also very intelligent and in many instances he is shown to be understanding human speech, and although Momo seems to be quite intelligent as well, he has a hard time understanding human speech.
Appearances in other media
Both Momo and Appa have appeared in the live action movie, The Last Airbender, created by computer-generated imagery. with Dee Bradley Baker reprising his role of the sounds.<ref name="The voice "/>

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