Nuktuk

Nuktuk is a core character from the SimKorra Sims 3 save file, a game originally intended as a one-day joke with a segment of the Legend of Korra fandom during the hiatus between its first and second season. He was the first original character born as a baby to the characters in-game. He was autonomously conceived by Bolin and Ginger, named by the blog's community, and included as a part of the immediate Krew family. Nuktuk is currently in one of the three households included in regular gaming rotation, and appears regularly throughout the blog.

Bolin
Nuktuk was not planned in advanced and therefore had little to no key events relevant to him in the game's earliest events. His father had little romantic success, with either rejecting or being rejected by his two female friends and roommates, Korra and Asami.

SeeBolin for more details.

Pregnancy
Nuktuk's father met and became infatuated with his mother, Ginger, at the pro-bending arena (Llama Stadium), where the pair both worked before she began her pursuit of an acting career. She invited him to a party, where Bolin fulfilled his wish of kissing her. Afterward, even though they had never before interacted outside of work, the pair got carried away and decided to try and "make a baby" together. She successfully conceived, and Nuktuk became the game's first pregnancy.

His parents decided to move in together and attempt a relationship over the course of his development, with the blog's community choosing for Bolin to move in with her. due to her apartment's size. While the pair had some level of attraction, conflict developed almost immediately as his parents uncovered their conflicting personalities and approaches to romance, and their relationship--which never reached commitment--fell apart. By his fifth month of development, his mother ended all romantic contact with his father, although they continued to live together so that Bolin could be present for Nuktuk's birth.

Infancy
Ginger went into labor late in the night, and Nuktuk was born on December 30th in the early morning.

Nuktuk's father continued to live with his mother, with the intent of developing a bond with his son. However, both of Nuktuk parents proved to be withdrawn early on, potentially due to the poor state of their relationship contrasting with the happy relationship of his newly married aunt Korra and uncle Mako, who were themselves expecting a baby very soon. Mako and his parents' roommate, Asami, and tended to him most actively in his early weeks of life.

After two months, Nuktuk's father moved away into his own apartment in a complex owned by Asami. A custody agreement was arranged between Nuktuk's parents for him to live with each one of them for half of the year: with his mother for the Spring and Summer, and with his father for the Fall and Winter. Therefore, the next six months of his life he spent with his mother, her new roommate, Sugar, and Sugar's son, Barrett.

In August, Nuktuk was transferred to his father's home, where his father was uncertain on how to take care of his son. As a result, Nuktuk was raised in a group effort between Bolin and his neighbors, who all shared keys to each others apartments. Nuktuk and Bolin's downstairs neighbors were Mako and Korra, who were new parents to Nuktuk's cousin, Aruna, and eager to help Bolin. As such, they actively tended to Nuktuk alongside their daughter, helping raise Nuktuk not unlike he was their own son. Nuktuk quickly bonded more closely with them than any other people he knew at the time, including his mother and father. As such, it became clear that Nuktuk was a part of three sub-families his mother's, his father's, and his aunt and uncle's.

Toddlerhood
His father held a birthday party for him on his first party, which his mother did not attend. He learned to crawl with his father, aunt and uncle.

In January, Nuktuk was returned to his mother. While his needs were tended to at her home, it started to become clear that she did not provide the love that he received when living with his father. Again in August, he was returned to his father and introduced to his second cousin, Atka. Now mobile and curious, he began to develop bonds with Bolin's pet ferret, Pabu and his cousin Aruna, who was now also crawling. His relationship with Bolin improved significantly, although he continued to favor his aunt and uncle on occasions, being particularly attached to his aunt Korra.

He moved to his mother's in late January, and then was returned to his father again in early August. He met his third cousin, Ryu, and was now able to play with Atka and his upstairs neighbor, Zuko. While his aunt and uncle were busier with their own three children, Nuktuk's father was now much more engaged, and Nuktuk was well-loved and tended to by all, with even his neighbor Asami helping.

Beginning Childhood
Bolin threw a birthday part for Nuktuk's third birthday, which his mother did not attend.

Nuktuk was sent back to his mother just as he began school. He did not love his mother, and always came back with his relationship with her virtually unchanged. He was classmates with his cousin Aruna, and Mako and Korra made efforts to include him in their family by inviting him to play after school, and taking him on family trips abroad, with the intent to allow him to spend time with his cousin. He also met other children at school and quickly became friends with them, including Malina (Aruna's aunt), Meelo and Rohan (two of the children of Tenzin and Pema), and Beyonce (the child of probender Tahno).

He returned to his father's home, again in August, where he was introduced to his father's female roommate, Lu, who had moved in after meeting Bolin in Ba Sing Se.

A Full-Time Family
During an outing to the local festival on Love Day, it was observed that Ginger was outright refusing to socialize with her son, bringing to light the nature of her parenting. New arrangements were made, and Bolin was granted full custody of Nuktuk, who moved in with Bolin and Lu, now pregnant and engaged to Bolin, full-time. Nuktuk was made a part of the wedding party of his father and Lu's wedding.

Because Lu was pregnant at the same time as their neighbor Asami and Nuktuk's Aunt Korra, who was believed to be pregnant with twins but gave birth to triplets, the apartment was determined to be unsuitable for so many children. Bolin built a house. In the beginning of August, Nuktuk moved out of the apartment for a final time, this time to his permanent home with his father and step-mother. Two weeks later, Nuktuk met to his half-brother, Hiro. The new living arrangements were quieter and almost lonesome at first, but Nuktuk got much more focused attention from his father. His step-mother, who revealed herself to be Opal Beifong, was kind but determined to acquire her bachelor's degree, and and did not spend as much time with Nuktuk as his father. Fortunately the woman he most looked to as his mother, Korra, had built a home just next door. Though the families were now truly independent, they made efforts to meet multiple times a year for holidays, birthdays and play dates.

Year 8
Nuktuk continued to do well in school. His father and mother agreed to foster a cousin of Bolin's, Ru, whose family had recently gone through an ugly divorce, with both parents rejecting responsibility for their children. Nuktuk gave his room to Ru and moved to the nursery with his brother. Nuktuk joined the scouting program and continued to do very well in school. He attended the birthday parties for his triplet cousins, brother and Asami's daughter Inara.

Achievements
WIP

Appearance
Nutuk's most notable resemblance to his mother comes in from his eye color and much of his facial structure--especially his nose and chin. He inherited from his father, however, his hair, much of his mouth, eye shape, and shorter than average height. The blend of his parents' genetics resulted in an error that gives him some clipping with his gums under his lip--this is considered a unique quirk that he will grow out of as he ages.

Personality
Nuktuk is generally very friendly and optimistic. He has a tendency towards playing with sand, starting games of tag, and playing video games--this results in him often having associations with the game's Nerd Clique's. Due to his artistic trait, he also enjoys painting. He is considered a non-bender by the moderator.

Relationships
Nuktuk is very close with his father, but has struggled to bond with his step-mother and biological mother. His aunt Korra, who acted as something of a surrogate mother throughout his infancy, is still presently his closest adult female relationship. He also has very close relationships with his uncle Mako, and his cousins Aruna and Atka.

Nuktuk makes friends easily, and has therefore developed good friendships with a variety of the kids he has met at school. The friends he seems to hang out with the most are Malina (Korra's sister), and Beyonce, although he also meets with Rohan and a few townie sims.

Lifetime Rewards
WIP

Skills
* Hidden skills

Trivia

 * Nuktuk was originally surnamed "Hero of the South," by the blog's community--a nod to Bolin's popular mover character in the television series. He was renamed to Iwamatsu during Bolin's marriage to Opal.