Twelve Bender Guardians (Earth-5291)

"The shinobi from Konoha protect the nation. The members of the Twelve Bender Guardians protected the Fire Lord. If you want to the country you need to safeguard the person in charge of it."

- - Tenzin to Team Yamato

The Twelve Bender Guardians were a group of benders from various backgrounds who acted as the bodyguards of Fire Lord Azulon during the Third Great Shinobi War. Members of the group wore waistcloth marked with the word "Fire" (火).