The circus master once hosted a private performance during the Hundred Year War for Princess Azula, starring Ty Lee's acrobatic abilities. Eager to please the royal, he agreed to place his star performer in increasingly dangerous situations, one of which included setting the safety net ablaze and releasing his most dangerous animals. After Ty Lee left to join Azula on her mission, he continued to run his circus and eventually hired Ty Lee's six identical sisters to perform an acrobatic show as the "Flying Ty Sisters".