Desna and Eska

First things first, to differentiate between these androgynous fraternal twins you need to know that DESNA is a BOY and ESKA is a GIRL. -EYES: Eska wears purple eyeliner around her eyes and Desna does not. -HAIR: Both twins have hair on the sides of their faces but only Eska has hers tied in blue hair ties. This gives her side bangs a tapered appearance from far away. This also applies to the back of their hair, Eskas is tied while Desnas hangs loose. Knowing this alone helps differentiate between the two when they are wearing their coats, in which are almost completely identical. -FACE: Desna has a long jawline opposed to Eska having a rounder face. -CHEST: In these model sheets Eska clearly has breasts, most noticeably in the 3/4 and profile shots. -WAIST BANDS: Eska has her waist band higher up on her waist, presumably above or along her navel and Desna has his waist band below his navel. Another small detail is the white stick that is knotted in the front of their waist band. On Desna it is clearly longer than it is on Eska. -HEM ON DRESS SHIRT: The most obvious differentiator between the two from a distance is the hem of their outfit. Desnas dress shirt is completely horizontal all the way around. The hem on Eskas is shorter on the sides and longer in the front and back creating a triangle. -LEGS: Another obvious one from a distance is their legs. Eska is wearing leggings or some form of form fitting pants and Desna is wearing sweat pants or baggy pants of the sort.

They have tan skin both have no hair except for on the top of their heads with black hair and cyan eyes. While the clothes the twins wear are nearly identical, much like themselves, there are subtle differences: in addition to her hair accessories and eye makeup, Eska wears dark blue leggings and uses her belt to center her clothing around her waist, whereas Desna wears looser-fitting pants that bag out slightly and wears his belt on his hips and are 5 feet tall(152 cm). The twins seem to be able to communicate without saying a word to each other.

Eska demonstrated herself as possessive, dragging Bolin away from Korra while the earthbender was embracing the Avatar. She also told him that he would come with her to the Northern Water Tribe, where they would live out their lives together in "icy bliss", and threatened to freeze him and feed him to dolphin piranhas whenever he tried breaking up with her. She tried to force Bolin to marry her and gave him a restyling so that he matched her more in appearance. After she was stood up, she broke her characteristic emotionless state by crying and tracking down Bolin in a fit of rage, as well as ruthlessly attacking Korra and blaming her for stealing her prospective husband away from her. While she subsequently returned to her general stoic attitude, Bolin remained dear to her, as he was able to beguile her to free both Mako and himself from an icy prison. Following Unalaq's defeat, she shared a heartfelt farewell with him as they parted ways.

Desna showed himself to be occasionally sarcastic, such as when he mocked Mako during the investigation to find Varrick, as well as stoic and analytical, questioning his father about his lies and activities in the Spirit World, and even annoyed, commenting on the poorly stitched sleeves of his clothing.[6] He also snapped at Korra when she claimed that Unalaq's merger with Vaatu would make him a monster; Desna vowed that he and Eska had complete faith in their father. However, after seeing Unalaq's complete lack of concern for human life after becoming the Dark Avatar, Desna readily accepted his father's ambitions as being monstrous and stated bluntly, after his father had died, that he would not miss him at all.

Desna and Eska showed very little emotion except for boredom, which was attributable to their shared distaste for most people, places, and things. This distaste extended to Korra, whom they look down on due to her Southern Water Tribe heritage, despite her being the Avatar and their paternal first cousin. They spoke in a very monotone and matter-of-fact fashion and seemed to over-analyze whatever situation they were in. Whenever they did show humor, their laughs were awkward and choppy. Their acerbic wit made for some tense political situations, and they were not considered the most personable leaders as chiefs. Despite their disinterest and apathy on most occasions, Desna and Eska had a close relationship with one another and shared many sentiments, particularly in their dry sense of humor. Eska cared greatly for her brother and his well-being, enough to openly defy Unalaq's orders and desert him to ensure Desna's safety. Some also believed that the eccentric twins supported certain policies as chiefs simply to amuse themselves, such as their open support of same-sex relationships, but those close to the chiefs knew that their support was in fact earnest. As leaders of the Northern Water Tribe, the twins had little tolerance for insincere sycophants. If anyone wanted to get on the good side of one, they had to get on the good side of both.

Desna and Eska were powerful waterbenders who favored an unusually aggressive style. They were able to cooperatively accomplish incredible feats of waterbending, such as launching entire icebergs at their opponents, using ice tendrils, and creating fields of water spikes. Individually, they also possessed immense prowess, as Eska displayed the ability to create a fast-moving wave that could easily propel her through the water to track down a fast-moving motorboat. Despite their well-oiled teamwork, they were not without weakness, as nimble fighters such as Ming-Hua could bypass their powerful attacks and sneak up on them. Other skills Desna and Eska displayed a great deal of agility, as they were able to leap from a snowmobile and slide down a hill unscathed, as well as performing acrobatic flips and twists to avoid incoming objects while bending simultaneously. The twins also demonstrated that they were capable of driving jet skis. Desna was a skilled tailor, having designed and manufactured both Bolin's wedding gown and Pabu's accompanying outfit.