As a general rule, Katara prides herself on being a mature, responsible young woman. It's true, for the most part: she takes great pains to be compassionate and kind, though she does have a bad habit of mothering the people she cares about. She rarely acknowledges the mothering behavior as being as overbearing as it can be; in her mind, she's being mature, not bossy. This behavior is evidenced by her tendency to dictate bedtimes, schedules, and her inclination to keep close inventory of how both time and money is being spent.Thankfully, Katara isn't just a pushy know-it-all. She is not averse to hard work and will do whatever it takes to achieve a goal that she's either set or had set for her. Good at heart, Katara is armed with a bravery bolstered by her convictions, and is unwilling to sit on the sidelines while any kind of injustice is being committed, especially if she can believes she can do anything about it. Though she occasionally gives in to fits of self-doubt, she manages to maintain a firm resolve throughout most dire situations, and with that, the faith that everything will be alright in the end.Despite Katara's carefully preserved projection of capability and level-headedness, she is still very much a teenage girl. She worries a lot, and can be extremely self-righteous when either argued with or confronted about her bossiness. She battles mentally with vague worries of abandonment; her mother died when she was young and her father left a long time ago in a war effort, which explains for the most part the fierce protectiveness of her friends -- she's afraid of losing them.She can also hold a hell of a grudge, and is typically painfully untrusting when she's been crossed. She is not a shrinking violet, electing to speak her mind, threaten when she feels threatened, and fight to the end when it's necessary.
She's also very hilarious and her jokes are always funny, no matter what anyone else might think.