Masami

Masami
GENERAL
The Legend of Korra
Character	Mako
Character	Asami Sato
Canonical?	Canon
Status of Relationship	Broken up/Best friends/Teammates
IN FANDOM
Type (?)	Het
Tropes	• Amicable Exes • Shipper on Deck — Mako's grandmother Yin asks him why he not dating such wonderful ladies.

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Masami is the het ship between Mako and Asami Sato from The Legend of Korra fandom.

Canon

Mako first met Asami when she accidentally hit him with her moped. Mako was about to yell at her, but was enchanted by her beauty and quickly forgave her. Asami felt bad and took him out to Kwong's Cuisine. The two hit it off immediately. Mako later explained how he lost his parents to a firebender, and Asami explained that she also lost her mother to a firebender, but felt safe with Mako. Asami was also a big fan of Mako's pro-bending team and convinced her father to sponsor his team so they could compete in the tournament.

Asami and Mako went to Tarrlok's gala as a couple. They also went on several other dates. Korra tried to make a move on Mako, and although he had feelings for her, he still stayed with Asami. After the pro-bending arena was shut down, Asami allowed Mako and his brother Bolin to live with her. However, it was later discovered that Asami's father was an Equalist. Mako comforted her after she realized this.

Asami eventually began to learn about the feelings between Mako and Korra. She found out from Ikki that Korra liked Mako and noticed that he started acting obsessed after Korra was kidnapped. Asami asked Bolin if Mako liked Korra and found out that they kissed at one point. Later, Asami confronted Mako with the situation. Mako refused to admit anything and complained that she had no right to discuss their relationship, but Asami remarked that they might not have a relationship to discuss. Before the final battle for Republic City, Mako apologized to Asami for letting their relationship go the way it did. They admitted that they cared for each other and kissed one last time before they broke up.

Mako ended up dating Korra for over six months, but they broke up. Asami was worried that things were not going well between them and asked Mako if everything was okay. Mako and Asami decided to work together to find out who was bombing the ships. Eventually, Asami overheard Mako saying that he and Korra had broken up and asked why he had not told her. Later, all of Asami's supplies were stolen. She was about to give up, but Mako refused to give up on her. Asami kissed Mako but quickly apologized.

Mako eventually found out that Varrick was behind the bombings, but it was too late to stop Asami from making a deal with him, so he did not tell her. Varrick could tell that Mako was on to him and threatened to harm Asami and Bolin if he did not cooperate, but he still refused. Later, Asami came by and tried to convince Mako to go on a date with her. He refused until she mentioned Kwong's Cuisine and then he agreed and kissed her. However, Mako was arrested shortly afterwards. When he was finally released, Korra kissed him in front of Asami because she forgot about the breakup. Mako refused to remind Korra and although nothing was said, he and Asami broke up for good.

Mako and Asami were still on good terms, although Mako was awkward around Asami and Korra at first. Asami realized that Mako was never really in touch with his feelings. Three years later, the two still seemed to be very good friends. When Prince Wu was hitting on Asami, Mako came over to interrupt them. They talked about how their jobs were going. When Korra finally returned, the two joined her for lunch and worked with her to save Wu when he was captured. They eventually joined for a group hug at the end.

Fanon

Masami became popular as soon as Asami was introduced as Mako's love interest. Many fans did not trust Asami and speculated that she was an Equalist. However, it turned out that only Asami's father, Hiroshi, was an Equalist. Many fans began to hate Mako in general because of the way he acted around Korra while dating Asami. In fact, only a few die-hard fans of Masami were left at the end of Book One. However, with the brief rekindling of their romance in Book Two, the fans reappeared. Masami mainly competes with the Makorra, Bosami and Korrasami ships.

Fandom

FAN FICTION

Mako/Asami tag on AO3

Mako/Asami tag on FanFiction.net

TUMBLR

Masami Hisamoto posts on Tumblr

Masami HisamotoEdit posts on Tumblr

WIKIS

Mako's relationship with Asami on Avatar Wiki

Asami's relationship with Mako on Avatar Wiki

Trivia

• Although it was not clear at first, the final kiss and apology in Book One was meant to be a breakup.