Bopal

Bopal is the het ship between Bolin and Opal from The Legend of Korra fandom.

Canon
Bolin first met Opal when he visited Zaofu with the rest of Team Avatar. Opal blushed upon meeting Bolin and even accidentally introduced herself after her name had already been mentioned. Bolin was not sure if he was really interested, but Mako encouraged him to go for it. Bolin tried to hit on Opal, but was not acting like himself which freaked Opal out. He quickly apologized and Opal told him to just be himself. They shared a moment before Korra arrived and interrupted them.

The next day, Bolin was afraid to learn metalbending, but Opal encouraged him to try. Opal later decided to join the new Air Nation at the Northern Air Temple, which Bolin supported. Later, when Korra told Tenzin about her over the radio, Bolin jumped in to talk about how great she was. Before Opal left, Bolin was sad that she was leaving, but Opal insisted that they would see each other again.

Eventually, the Red Lotus attacked the Northern Air Temple and held the Air Nation hostage to force Korra to turn herself in. Bolin knew that Opal was there and was worried about her. On the way to the Northern Air Temple, Bolin complained to Mako about how worried he was. Later, when Bolin saw Opal, he pushed her mother away to hug her. After Zaheer was captured, Bolin put a sock in his mouth to shut him up, and Opal thought it was funny.

Bolin and Opal began a relationship sometime during the next three years. However, Bolin later joined Kuvira and became an Earth Empire soldier, while Opal learned the truth about Kuvira's motives. The two met during a conflict in Yi State. Bolin was happy to see Opal, but she was upset. At first, Bolin did not believe that Kuvira was evil. He eventually found out and defected from the Earth Empire, but Opal's entire family was captured and imprisoned.

Bolin and Opal were later reunited in Republic City. Despite the fact that Bolin had turned against Kuvira, Opal was still angry with him for imprisoning her family. Bolin tried to throw a picnic for Opal, but she was still upset. She decided that the only way for Bolin to redeem himself was to join her and her aunt Lin on a mission to save her family. Bolin joined her, saying that he would do anything to redeem himself because he loved her. Opal's family was eventually saved and she forgave him. The two later danced together at the wedding of Varrick and Zhu Li.

Fanon
Bopal first became popular when the two met in Zaofu and showed feelings for each other. Four episodes of Book Three were leaked, so it was already known that Opal would be Bolin's new love interest. Fans had mixed feelings at first, as people still supported Boleska and other ships with Bolin. However, support for this pairing eventually grew. Some had a problem with Opal being angry with Bolin during Book Four, but most fans eventually accepted this pairing as the endgame.

Fandom

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 * Bolin/Opal tag on FanFiction.net
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Trivia

 * In the Book Four Blu-ray commentary, the creators said that they like to refer to the children of Bolin and Opal as "Bopals," and that they have even made some "Bopals" of their own.