Ay, Third Raikage (Earth-1529)

"It's not as tragic as you make it out to be. I'm faithful that the kids of our villages have grown up to surpass us."

- - Ay to the Kage Summit

Ay was the Third Raikage was Kumogakure in the Land of Lightning. A master lightningbender and body technique user, he was considered to be the greatest Raikage the village ever had, as well as one of the world's most gifted lightningbenders, only behind the Avatars themselves.

Early life
Ay's tenure as Raikage was marked by berserk attacks caused by the Eight-Tails. However, since Kumogakure was not willing to dispose of such a valuable war asset, he was forced to look for suitable Jinchuriki from time to time after the tailed beast would break free and cause more deaths and damage across the Land of Lightning. During one of these attacks, Ay resorted to fight the Eight-Tails alone in order to allow thousands of people to escape and survive. The battle led to Ay receiving a self-inflicted wound to the chest after he collapsed into his own hand, becoming a mark of shame. After the event, he personally guaranteed to fight the Eight-Tails whenever its Jinchuriki lost control, making even his own son become part of the group that helped him fight the creature. Ay eventually chose to seal the Eight-Tails into the amber purifying pot, leading to the death of his nephew.