As a resident of the Lion Turtle city who granted its citizens fire, it's safe to assume that his people would go on to become the Fire Nation in the 10, years that followed the events of The Beginning. One more subtle nod to this was Wan's eye color. This is further expanded upon in the Rise of Kyoshi novel, where both Hei-Ran and her daughter, Rangi, are said to have a copper or bronze-colored iris'. It is also mentioned through Kyoshi that this is a telltale sign of a firebender, and one waterbender even goes out of his way to change his eye color using poison to hide his ethnicity from pirates.
While the phonetic English translation of Wan is easy enough to compare to the number one, as he is the first Avatar to ever exist, his name also has a secondary meaning that has been shown in the series before. In Mandarin, Wan means "ten-thousand," a reference to him living 10, years before the events of The Legend of Korra.
In Mandarin, Wan Shi Tong means "he who knows ten-thousand things," which the spirit even mentions in the episode he is introduced. It's not uncommon for an animator to design one of their characters in likeness to someone on their team, as they are a constant reference point when drawing and animating the character.
A well-known example is the original Max Payne being modeled after Remedy writer and level designer Sam Lake, who also voiced the character in the first game. One aspect of the Avatar that is fairly well known among fans is the cycle of elements. This is the order the Avatar is supposed to learn their respective elements in a well, starting from their native bending and working their way through the cycle in order.
This order, as it turns out, was established by Wan as he obtains all four elements in his pursuit of peace with the spirits, starting with firebending and moving through the elements to learn earthbending last. Raised at the Southern Air Temple and mentored by Monk Gyatso, he earned his tattoos and airbending-master status at a young age, partially through his invention of the air scooter. The Southern Air Temple monks told Aang that he was the Avatar at age 12, and facing the possibility of being separated from Monk Gyatso, he fled the temple.
Caught in a storm, Aang went into the Avatar State and encased himself and Appa in an iceberg, where he remained for years. Sozin used a comet, which gave firebenders increased power, to commit mass genocide against the Air Nomads. Fire Lord Azulon ascended the throne after Sozin's death. Ozai, then a prince, married Ursa. They had two children: Zuko and Azula. General Iroh led the siege of Ba Sing Se. He eventually broke through the outer wall, but his son, Lu Ten, was killed in the conflict.
After Azulon's death, Ozai rose to the throne. Ursa was banished from the capital. During Zuko's childhood, he fought an Agni Kai duel with his father and lost. Ozai banished Zuko, sending him on a search for the Avatar. During the siege of the Northern Water Tribe capital city of Agna Qel'a, Zhou killed the moon spirit, causing Princess Yue to sacrifice herself to restore it.
Aang went into the Avatar State, effectively ending the siege. Aang, Sokka, and Katara traveled back to the Earth Kingdom to search for an earthbending master. The gang met Toph, an incredibly skilled blind earthbender who eventually agreed to train Aang.
Azula struck Aang with lightning, and Katara brought him back from death using water from the Spirit Oasis. Sokka planned an attack on the Fire Nation Capital to take place during the solar eclipse, but the attack failed after Aang was unable to locate the Fire Lord and fight him.
Zuko abandoned the Fire Nation, offering his services as a firebending master for Aang. The two trained together, and Team Avatar prepared for the fight against the Fire Lord. During the comet, Aang fought the Fire Lord, taking his bending and effectively ending the war. Zuko was crowned as the new Fire Lord, and Ozai was imprisoned. The post-war period was characterized by rebuilding, particularly in the former Fire Nation colonies in the Earth Kingdom.
Some colonies formed coalition governments with representatives from the Earth Kingdom and Fire Nation. The Southern Water Tribe also underwent reconstruction with assistance from the North, establishing diplomatic ties with other nations, with Katara and Sokka's father Hakoda at the helm.
In adulthood, Aang and Katara had three children: Kya, a waterbender, Bumi, a non-bender, and Tenzin, an airbender. Toph had two children: Lin and Suyin, both metalbenders. Zuko had a daughter named Izumi. Aang later defeated Yakone, a bloodbender, and took his bending. After completing her firebending training, she moved to Republic City to train under Tenzin, Aang, and Katara's son.
There, she joined a pro-bending team alongside brothers Mako and Bolin, and befriended Asami Sato, a tech heiress. The Equalists, an anti-bending group led by Amon, attacked Republic City. After unlocking her airbending, she exposed Amon's true identity: Noatak, a waterbender and Yakone's son. Korra reconnected with her past lives after the battle, and Aang restored her full bending. Unalaq persuaded Korra to open the Spirit Portal at the south pole, but his forces invaded the Southern Water Tribe and launched the two tribes into a civil war.
Korra attempted to garner support from Republic City against the Northern occupation but was unsuccessful. She was later swallowed by a dark spirit, losing her memory. She reconnected with Wan, the first Avatar, and learned of the battle between Raava and Vaatu.
He became the first "Dark Avatar," fusing with Vaatu. Korra defeated both of them, but lost her connection with the previous Avatars in the process. She made the decision to keep the Spirit Portals open, and declared that the Southern Water Tribe was independent with her father Tonraq as chief. Korra's decision to leave the Spirit Portals open resulted in a number of non-benders, including Bumi and Zaheer, to gain the ability to airbend.
After Zaheer escaped, he reformed the Red Lotus and began to track down Korra. Korra, Tenzin, Asami, and the rest of the crew traveled around the world in search of airbenders, discovering that Earth Queen Hou-Ting had captured a number of new airbenders and was training them to serve her.
Korra liberated the airbenders in Ba Sing Se. Korra agreed to give herself up, and the Red Lotus poisoned her in order to force her into the Avatar State and destroy the Avatar permanently. Korra defeated Zaheer, but was badly wounded in the process.
After the battle with Zaheer, Korra spent two years recuperating in the Southern Water Tribe before setting out on her own. Three years after Zaheer's defeat, Kuvira interrupts Prince Wu's coronation as the newest Earth King, announcing that she will instead form a new Earth Empire. Motivated by this desire, he devised a plan to gain more power so he could change his life. The fire lion turtle bestowed unto Wan the ability to firebend. Wan joined a group of four hunters that was preparing to leave the city and venture into the Spirit Wilds to collect food.
Although the lead hunter was at first skeptical to let Wan join, he relented since there were no other willing volunteers. The group traveled to the face of the lion turtle, the guardian of their city, to receive the power of firebending , which would enable them to defend themselves against the hostile spirits living in the Spirit Wilds.
Soon after the group set off, Wan pretended to chicken out and was subsequently ordered to go back to the lion turtle to return his bending ability. Instead, Wan returned directly to the city and kept his fire. He ignored Jaya's protests to return the element and inspired several other poor people to join him on a secret raid on the Chou palace. Although the raid started out smoothly, the Chou brothers called in reinforcements and Wan was captured after he was accidentally unmasked by Little Chou.
He was brought before the lion turtle and, though the creature permitted him to keep his fire at his request, Wan was banished to the Spirit Wilds for his crimes. While roaming the Spirit Wilds , Wan discovered that it was a dangerous place. As he wandered the Wilds, Wan remained on edge, shooting flames at every spirit he encountered.
While running away from a frog spirit , Wan was eaten by a plant, though he managed to save himself with his bending. He ran on until he collapsed from exhaustion on an open grassy spot. However, much to his surprise, the grass started to wrap itself around him and pulled him underground. He used his fire to save himself from certain death by suffocation and continued his journey through the wilderness.
Afraid to lower his guard in the hostile environment, he remained awake the entire night. Unable to fool the aye-aye spirit , Wan was denied access to the oasis where he intended to rest. By morning, his hunger and exhaustion prompted him to stop at what he perceived to be a fruit-carrying tree. As he tried to sink his teeth into what he thought was a fruit, it dissipated into a swarm of bees which had been tightly huddled together. They promptly attacked Wan for his disturbance. As he desperately attempted to get away from the angered insects, he stumbled over a cliff.
At the bottom, he discovered an island-like oasis with more fruit trees. Still hungry, he made his way toward the island, but found his path blocked by an aye-aye spirit who suddenly appeared and told him he was not welcome at the oasis. Wan tried to reason with the spirit, telling the entity that he was hungry and in need of sleep. The spirit coldly replied that Wan's troubles were not his problem, so the man attempted to force the creature aside with firebending.
Enraged, the spirit returned Wan's challenge and easily evaded his attacks by teleporting behind him before grabbing and throwing him aside into a nearby bush. Wan walked away in defeat, but when he noticed that several other spirits were granted access to the oasis, he covered himself in leaves and branches, disguising himself as "Bushy, the Bush Spirit". Though he briefly managed to fool the oasis guardian, the spirit discovered his deception through his human scent.
When ordered to return home, Wan admitted that he was banished, earning pity from the other spirits. They suggested he find other lion turtle cities to live in, but the aye-aye guardian refused to give him directions, making a joke out of it, which irritated the firebender. Deciding he'd had enough of humanity and their ways, Wan resolved to live among the spirits and learn their ways.
Wan subsequently set out to find the other lion turtle cities on his own. On his travels, he spotted a cat deer caught in a net. Still hungry, he approached it with the intent of eating it. However, after seeing the creature up close, he felt sorry for it and climbed into the tree it hung from in an attempt to free it.
At that moment, the group of hunters he had accompanied before arrived to claim the cat deer. Wan shot flames at the hunters and ran off, hoping the men would forget about the animal and chase him.
Having experienced the dangers of the Spirit Wilds himself, he used the hazards to his advantage to dispatch two of his pursuers. Before he could rid himself completely of the hunters, Wan was struck by a fire blast that flung him against a tree branch, rendering him unconscious.
Before the men could do anything, the aye-aye spirit, touched by Wan's selfless act, intervened and saved him. Wan was brought back to the oasis by the spirit, where he was placed in the mystic waters and healed. Deciding he'd had enough of humans, Wan resolved to stay at the oasis and learn the ways of the spirits, earning the nickname "Stinky" from the aye-aye spirit.
As time went by, Wan became known as a friend to the spirits. He developed his firebending skills further by learning the Dancing Dragon form from a white dragon , training himself to the point where his bending became an extension of his own body rather than just a tool. With these abilities, he protected the spirits and drove off hostile humans from the wilds. After freeing Vaatu , Wan realized the error of his ways after Raava explained who she was and what her purpose was.
Two years after his banishment, Wan decided to travel the world to find the other lion turtle cities and left the spirit oasis with Mula , the cat deer he had saved. During his journey, he encountered a stampede of fleeing spirits who told him they were running away from a raging fight between "all-powerful spirits". Concerned about the severe damage the battle could inflict on the valley, Wan went to investigate. He found two raging spirits and, oblivious to their identity, ordered them to stop.
The white spirit, Raava , told him off, saying that the fight did not concern him. He objected, telling her it was his concern when the lives of spirits and animals were at stake.
At that, the dark spirit , Vaatu , begged him for help and said he had been tortured by his counterpart for ten thousand years. Wan then used his firebending to break Raava's hold on Vaatu. In doing so, however, Vaatu was free to spread chaos across the world.
It was only when Raava explained who she was and that her purpose was to keep Vaatu in check that Wan realized his error [4]. Wan used his firebending to fight off enraged spirits at the village located atop the air lion turtle.
Feeling bad about his mistake, Wan offered to help Raava track down Vaatu, but he was told to stay out of the conflict. After the light spirit flew away, he resumed his original goal of finding the other lion turtle cities. Along the way, he came across harvesters with the ability to bend the air and, after unintentionally scaring them away, he followed them to their city, which was built atop a flying lion turtle. With no ability to naturally ascend to the airborne city, Wan constructed a catapult from a living tree and successfully flung himself toward the air lion turtle.
While conversing with the people living there, Vaatu arrived.
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