Wu of the Hou-Ting Dynasty is the supporting character of The Legend of Korra. He is a great-nephew of the late Earth Queen Hou-Ting and great-grandson of Earth King Kuei. He was forced to leave the Earth Kingdom due to its instability and sought refuge in Republic City, where he was crowned the 54th sovereign of the nation in 174 AG. His authority was denounced by Kuvira and her supporters, however, after the former declared herself leader of the newly established "Earth Empire", which prevented him from returning to Ba Sing Se and assuming his role as king. Following his experiences during the attack on Republic City by Kuvira, Wu decided to abolish the monarchy in favor of separating the Earth Kingdom into states with democratically elected leaders.