I find it kind of hard to believe Azula would give up on the throne like that. I think they should go into that in more detail in her next comic appearance.
Nah Azula never really cared about it all that much she's a complex character yet still simple to an extent she thrives on the fear of others because fear is more comfortable than the love she feels she never got she was even going to give the throne to Zuko before he left the fire nation she knew no matter what role she played she'd strike fear into her enemies and unfortunately for her being on the throne meant she wouldn't be able to fight
Well we don't really see want to rule much. She keeps trying to get Zuko back to the Fire Nation and the only reason she took the throne of Ba Sing Se was to deliver the city to the Firelord. The only time we see her care about ruling is when Ozai tells her she will be Firelord (and him Phoenix King), and she reacts surprised.
I mean I don’t like a lot of the the new avatar changes in lore but I can *kinda* see Azula being more welcoming to this illuminati-like figure that pulls the strings. She loves power and malicious planning, not the honor and responsibility of a throne. Maybe while talking with her dad they realized Zuko made good meat puppet with his weakness yet other nations are willing to talk with.
It would have been kinda cool to get a cameo from her in Legend of Korra, as an old lady, still kinda grumpy and mean spirited, but mentally stable from treatment and no longer evil making amends with her brother and grand-niece
I felt Korra kind of biffed the whole continuity, as I liked almost nothing they did in the way of cameos for the entire show run. Like, I guess it's kind of cool that Tenzin is Aang's son, but everything else didn't feel right or was flubbed.
@@dinodude4039 it's my personal belief and it helps me think that she finally achieved inner peace. I think becoming a hermit is a far better fate than living out the rest of her life in an asylum
I do really like the idea that Azula was able to redeem herself in the comics and later material. Azula was a tragic and terrifying villain for sure. But she was also written as a product of her upbringing, fears, anger, desperation, loneliness and spite. With the Fire Nation renewed, she lost all excuses to keep up her violence and got the chance to start looking for closure. I think it would have been *really* interesting to see her turn into a bit of a hermit/witch character. Someone who understood her own flaws finally, gained some kind of spiritual growth and closure and understood she would rather live peacefully away from the Fire Nation that ruined her childhood. Imagine finding HER to help the Avatar in future Avatars. She would be a mirrored version of the swamp bloodbender. Dangerous, deadly, forbidden techniques BUT more nuanced, smart and a person who wholly understands the power of violence against a terrible empire. The complete opposite of Aang and much closer to someone like Kyoshi.
So she'd take after Iroh in her later years? I actually like that idea. Iroh was kind of a Monster at first but he saw the error in his ways and became a better man for it so why couldn't Azula?
@@thegamebusters5413 I feel like that would be going into the "you either die a villain, or live long enough to become a hero" like DBZ does. I think Avatar benefits from some characters having motivations that you can sympathize with, but still CHOOSING to be evil.
Apparently Azula joins the good guys later. The Official Avatar Cookbook takes place AFTER the events of the show. In it, Azula and Mai are friendly and Mai even made an Ice Cream referencing how much Azula dislikes Cherries. And yes, the creators said the Cookbook is canon.
It's awfully convenient that Aang didn't take her fire bending away, even though he clearly knew she was mentally deranged and was more than willing to kill. That's a bit of a stretch to me.
@@SwordTune by who? Nobody had seen it before, and as far as anyone knows only the avatar can do it. So it's seen as the avatars judgement. It might be an issue if he went "Amon" with it, but azula would be considered around as deserving as Ozai.
@Alexander E Jones Based on the reactions when Amon started taking bending, we know how people feel about losing it. To them, it's like losing who they are, and even though there are non-benders, a lot of benders act like their whole life is over. Just because the Avatar makes the decision doesn't make losing bending any less dreadful.
All Zuko had to do was say "I, as the Fire Lord am relinquishing state control of the Earth Kingdom Colonies. Anyone who wants to stay in these kingdoms and has built a life there can do so, if y'all have no problem with it then I have no problem with it, just know that you are equal citizens among the independent Earth tribe and are subject to their rule of law, and anyone who wishes to return to the Fire Nation and kick it with ya boi Zuko is also welcome to do so. We shall also maintain a line of trade and solidarity with the Earth Kingdom and the right to freedom of travel between and within our kingdoms." Doesnt seem that deep to me, or am I missing something?
Yeah. What if some didn't want to leave but others wanted to force them out? Who'd lead? Who is in charge of the money? Without the protection of some authority figure that scene could get dark. Not all people are good people. Zuko did right not to do that..... but he should have consulted Aang sooner.
That would be a bit to complicated because both governments would have to agree and convince the people as well as organize them. A good solution is possible but it would take more time.
@@vDorgengoa based on the video, there was already an Earth King who ruled as a vassal of the Fire Nation. With the Fire Nation gone, he would take over. If there are enough fire nation people who successfully integrated into the Earth Kingdom that there was a sizeable enough mixed ethnicity population, even under occupation to provoke an uprising at the idea of being forcibly emigrated back to the fire nation (and the video made it sound like the majority of the people in one particular city were mixed), then it seems to me like any Anti-Fire Nation sentiment might be in the minority. In this scenario, you may be likely to draw comparisons to the Indian presence in East Africa under the British Empire and the rise of Idi Amin among others. The difference here is that Kenyan, Ugandan, etc. Asians were rarely of mixed ethnicity because the diaspora were organised by the British Empire to be a buffer between the white ruling class and the indigenous African population, so relations between Africans and Asians were hostile by design. The Fire Nation's strategy is more similar to the Spanish's method of integration during their conquest of the Carribean in which they would purposefully encourage the Spanish population to build families with the native population to justify their pressence on the land and consolidate their social power in the population. Therefore, when Spain left the Carribean, there were still plenty of Spanish and mixed race people who just wanted to stay. To this day there a bunch of White Jamaicans for example who are just considered by much of the population to be simply Jamaicans like everyone else. So unless there were caveats that the comic gave that were not reflected by the video, I dont see the Earth Kingdom wholesale rejecting Fire Nation peoples who have built 100 years worth of history living amongst the indigenous nation and having children, even under the cloud of military occupation. I dont know what you mean by "who's in charge of the money?" Like, in what sense are you talking about?
@@mistersiemsen8090 I dont know that the Fire Nation has a different system of governance to the Fire Nation. It seems to be a feudal system of Lords and Lesser Lords with a main Fire Lord at the top, same with the Earth Kingdom. Even in Legend of Korra, the whole Earth Nation outside of Republic City was still a feudal monarchy, as was the Fire Nation under Zuko.
I hope they keep going with the story with more of azula after the show ends vs ozai in the new series. Following azula as axile reclaiming the throne somehow would be epic
On the news that in 2 years we will be getting a new Avatar series with the Earthbending Avatar after Korra and a ton of stuff on the Gaang, it leads me to think we might find out what became of Azula between TLA and LoK.
I like to imagine that she mastered some weird spiritual firebending or somehow gained control over a powerfful spirit entity (like an evil lion turtle or something, lol), her story is so tragic yet intriguing and although one of the head writers (Aaron Ehasz) said he planned to give her a redemption arc, I hope they do so in the most epic amd original way possible.
Not really. The fire nation is used to a more aggressive tyrannical rule, and with his whole Arc throughout the show, having him being put in power(for the first time I may add) is gonna be a shock. Remember, he spent a lot of his life exiled, so he never gotten to see how to properly run a nation. As for him and Azula, she's still his sister, as deranged as she is.
@@Jayjen35he is still new to his role as a fire lord. He is not going to become in an instant all knowing and wise. It is a process. By Korras time it is clear Zukos long rule was successful.
It is possible. In Post show comics Azula has people who care for her. Zuko Ursa perhaps even Aang as well as Katara can help. Iroh was also supportive bringing Azula along for the search for Ursa saying to team avatar that a measure of peace could be good for Azula as well as Zuko. Sadly story has not been continued past comics for years and new Azula comic is first time in 7 years that Azulas story is expanded upon in significant way. And comics expand our heroes adventures only for first three years of the seventy year gap between Aang and Korra. We are talking about a long period of time and who knows. Maybe things will change.
well, she has shown violent sociopathic tendencies even as a child, even her own mother thought there was some thing wrong with her, but her father encouraged her behavior and eventually named her his heiress, but Zuko and Aang took them out of the picture
former Fire Lord Ozai was probably imprisoned for the rest of his days, unable to do any thing about it, since Aang took away his fire bending abilities Azula got sent to a "psychiatric asylum", but was later let out to help Zuko search for their mother, however, she escaped in the middle of the search and later returned, leading a gang of "vigilantes" in masquerading as ghosts Aang managed to help Zuko expose her, but she escaped before they could catch her what happens to Azula after that is not known, but if she lived till Avatar Korra's era, she'd be an old lady like Katara and Toph
Azula has always been my favorite ever since OG Avatar first aired, I actually like her new found purpose here.... it's rather distinctly....her in an interesting way, making Zuzu her project. 😆
In a world where people are able to bend the elements by their will, where dragons and spirits exist, is it really so weird that Azula sees her mother haunting her and fearing that she's manipulating her? I think it's actually pretty likely Azula isn't as insane as she seems, it appears to me she is just not able to cope with her mommy issues and maybe her regret for following her father without question and becoming "the perfect child" in his eyes. I don't think she's crazy, I just think the realization is slowly dawning on her that her mother didn't hate her at all and loves her as much as she loves Zuko and she doesn't understand why or know what to feel. I didn't read the comics.
That's what the comic really explores at the end, and what this video comments on. Her mother apologising for not loving her enough was all Azula wanted to hear (remember the beach episode? She tried to play it off glibly, but it was obvious that there was real sentiment behind her words) and that's why she gained some closure around that. BUT she was still highly sociopathic outside of the paranoid schizophrenia, and still had delusions of grandeur as a master manipulator.
I heard that there will be a new COmic book about Azula in the spirit world! :) I ABSOLUTELY hope the best for her, I really want to see her heal and recover from all the manipulation and mental suffering.
I'm not sure when this story came out but I feel like this is what book four Air originally should've been. Stories after the war that are not only about the Aang but also stories about the other characters and world building as they grow and time passes. Finally we reach the timeline of Korra towards the end of the book.
@@zaradoe5422 probably had more to do with that nightmarishly bad live action film flopping as hard as it did, imo. nick got cold feet and didn't want to do anymore for a while after that
I have to come out and say: the gaang collectively picked up the idiot ball when they agreed to take Azula, but none more than Zuko. He left Azula and Ozai unattended while they talked, left himself alone with her when he knew her chi blocking was wearing off, let her come with the gaang unbound (and even though they could collectively fight her off shes already shown to not be above a backstab), and furthermore left the throne unattended. I get that optimism and second chances are the gaangs whole thing, but each and every one of them knows just how unstable and dangerous Azula is, none more than Zuko.
Give them a break. They are still young and can make bad choices. They are still learning. Also things worked out in the end and at times you have to take risks. Also Zuko and the gaang did take precautions which worked reasonably well. Azula did test Zukos and Gaangs resolve but did not go too far. Wise Iroh also did support Azula coming along with gaang. Also earth kingdom professor was correct. If you cannot take of the family you cannot take care of the nation. Zuko in spite of everything still considered his family a family.
That was the “weakness” Azula saw. Zuko still loves Azula and wants to give her a chance, but his love blinded him from seeing that Azula doesn’t want to be redeemed.
Aang is still new at this and a lot can go wrong. Also he did express desire for Azula to become better. And taking away her bending would destroy her.
She is quite literally a delusion bro. Its not that she dont want to be saved, she quite literally can't mentally be saved. She has a mental disorder now.
This. In my head I always thought there were some tiny signs of Azula approaching a more mentally stable state, but then toward the end of ATLA her psyche just... broke. Whatever tenuous hold she may have had on the last vestiges of clawing her way back from the brink, she lost. The comic reinforces that. I think the issue is that her descent into full-blown paranoia was so rushed that most people forget how totally unhinged she became right at the end; they only remember the few glimpses of a somewhat reasonable Azula we saw, when the writers were seemingly toying with the idea of her having a redemption arc against her father. But it feels like they changed their minds and just decided fuck it, she goes fully batshit.
@@oxymoron02 Considering that Avatar doesn't seem to have effective modern mental health systems in place except the mental asylum, her going more crazy makes sense.
I think it's sad what Zuko's mother did. I feel bad for him. Like how can you willingly agree to forget about your kids like that. Zuko should have been stricter on Azula. He was too trusting.
I honestly am glad they wrote her that way though. She was a more loving and caring person than their father per se. But to really illustrate how even good people can play a role in the suffering of those they are close to. it created this uneasy feeling to see someone painted so lovingly as someone who'd leave their own kids with nothing to build off of. She was raised in a nation that basically operated as a cult and she couldn't cope with it any longer, she couldn't protect herself or her kids and in feeling powerless made a drastic and life altering decision. And it changes the way we understand zuko's trauma. In a warped way azula recognized the abandonment before knowing what happened. perhaps she could even sense the flightiness in her mom which created some of those tensions in the first place which is why she couldn't believe she was loved.
@@petrichord.3319 That's really sad and I hate how people blame her for it like she had a choice now that's more sad even tho it was not her fault for what happened and in my opinion she didn't play a role in suffering of anyone more like Ozai manipulated those around him to make it seem so.
she got her memories back after azula ran into the forrest and she got her old face back as well and told zulu everything about her past and they bonded
Zukos mom left to save his life. Zuko was ment to be sacrificed but his mom made q deal with his dad. She helped mundering the grandfather and exiling herself to keep her son safe.
There is a recently released guidebook for the new RPG roleplaying game covering different eras in Avatar, Namely Kyoshi Roku Aang and Korra. Aangs era, namely events between the end of a hundred year war and Korras time are least covered of all. Events extend up to 6 years if I am not mistaken after hundred year war. There is an entry on Azula. Basically Azula is still leader of Fire Warriors, though her group splintered. Azula is still trying to manipulate Zuko, however it is also written that Azula may care for her brother's welfare. The point being she still in the shadows for at least 4 years after Smoke and Shadow. There is also new cookbook which is set in universe sometime after hundred year war. From one of the entries from Katara about generation of water tribe kids grown up experience luxury food which were rare in her time growing up, my personal guess set sometime 15-25 years after the war. Well there is an entry from Azula, showing her on speaking terms with Mai, and looks like on good enough terms with team avatar to have an entry in the cookbook. Sadly not just Azula. What puzzles me and frustrates me is Kiyi other sister of Zuko. Kiyi dissapears after Smoke and Shadow. Legacy of Fire Nation does contain Kiyi in a family tree as an older princess, and Kiyi is considered member of royal family. But other than that nothing about Kiyi by Korras time either. Same with Suki, Ty Lee. Avatar Legacy book says that both have remained Kyoshi warriors for at least 24 years after wars end. Other than that nothing. My guess is Avatar studios will cover the 70 year gap between Aang and Korra. But the content is years away. Zuko movie and prequel movie is not the only ones in development. There are from what I understood a lot of new projects being worked upon. We will have to wait until 2025-2030. See what happens. I initially thought that the reason creators did not want to cover era between Aang and Korra is because Azulas fate is deeply contravercial and they do not want a fan backlash. Delving into 70 year gap between Aang and Korra will mean addressing Azulas fate. But now I am not sure honestly. Either that or the creators want to tell new stories and left the gap between Aang and Korra to fans imagination. What do you think?
Okay we need another Avatar series. I hate that they skipped so far ahead into the Legend of Korro and didn’t do anything with the aftermath of the young Ang
Its hilarious to hear Zuko be referred to as weak by the two people who couldnt win. Zuko is pretty strong actually sooooo to see such childish confidence and condescension from azula after all this time is almost comedic
He was strong as an individual but a weak leader. He spend most of his childhood being banished, travel all over the place with his tea addicted uncle no less (a bit harsh but you can clearly see that Iroh is not an idea person to teach the art of ruling or maybe he was able to but decided to not do that for the sake of Zuko). So Zuko basically know nothing of ruling and have the mentality for the jobs. Even Ozai and Azula in the deranged mental states as they are, still understand the art of leading a bunch of people smoothly
okay i guess i'm quite relieved now that htis has not been adapted, because the sheer amount of stupidity, emotional bluntness and the amount of pure evil that azula is confronted with here is unbelievable. they really didn't think about any decent story and just thought "how can we maximize the emotional pain this girl suffers" all of this just to end with a cliffhanger that never got resolved even during korra i mean what the hell. this could have been a beautiful journey about surpassing their fear of azula and trying to get behind her walls of self-protection.
Feel a little bit anti climactic if azula had made some sort of organisation that kept stiring things up in the fire nation so of course Zuko would have a constant conflict with azula that could be really cool
After zillion times watching the serial Azula is the most iconic and clever cartoon character I’ve ever seen. An entire army in just one 14yrs old girl who conquered an entire city from the inside. Every dialogue with her gives me shivers.
I don’t really like the idea that zuko may not actually be ozais father it just completely downplays one of the lessons in avater which is your fate isn’t necessarily decided by your lineage nor does it define you.
i don't like the idea of zuko not being ozai's son. the reveal of him being the direct descendant of both zozin and roku really strengthened his inner struggle arc, even if it was a crazy coincidence
If it makes you feel better, this video for some reason, left that explanation out. To sum it up, that was all made up. Ursa later explains that Zuko is indeed Ozai and Ursa's son.
@tenjenk Ozai and Ursa? If you read the comic, you'll know that it was all a lie. Ozai states that he'll treat Zuko as if he wasn't his son. But he had spies that made sure that Ursa never had intercourse with anyone else. So he knows that Zuko is 100% Ursa and Ozai's son
@@baskeplaye009 no I meant Ursa's new husband. Its explained in the comic. In the video, its mentioned he told Zuko it wasnt possible for him to be the father.
No front on you but How??? She’s literally turned into a killing machine she already sealed her fate And ppl still defending her Just think one second Can’t sympathize any of those retarts who can’t face reality
As someone who works with people who have been in mental hospitals it honestly is kind of sad. They lose a sense of who they are & try to regain control of either themselves or their lives in an unhealthy way. It’s hard to explain but it’s not their fault, just as much as it is their fault. A lot of them just end up trapped in an ongoing mental battle.
Honestly if Aaula has traditional "Redemtion Arc" I would find that kind of Disappointing and unrealistic considering how far gone she was... I could see a partial redemption arc where she at least moves on with her life, but becoming friends with team avatar and fighting on their side like some people are suggesting just seems unrealistic. I think it would be much more satisfying to see her find a normal Job that gives her her own sense of purpose Like maybe she gets a job at a hospital and basically uses her Lightning bending to bring people back from cardiac arrest and she uses it to save Sokka and Katara's dad? that would feel like a fitting end to her arc her learning how to use lightning to heal rather than harm.
I would not say unrealistic. Life at times makes no sense is unpredictable and can take you in unexpected directions. So anything is possible in a world so seriously strange as one wise man put it😊
How on earth would that of all things be more realistic? I honestly can't think of much that would be even less realistic than Azula doing a straight up 180 degree turn and becoming pretty much a dollar store Katara in a hospital, it's a billion times more realistic that she fights on the side of the Gaang, cause it at least involves combat aka something Azula excels at.
I've always loved her crazy ass lol. Now with age I've grown to feel sorry for her downfall and somewhat relatable. Hope she makes a com back for real.
9:53-10:00 I admit the narrator probably was joking, though that's far from the most horrible thing she's ever done. Yeah she killed the Avatar (almost), tried numerous times to kill her brother, and even tried to kill her mother. She tried to kill Katara during her Agni Kai, but stealing a wish is the absolute worst thing Azula has done; no that's the least bad thing she's done. If anything that's perhaps one of the better things she's done because she came to find her mother along with Zuko (yes she was trying to usurp Zuko and kill her mother but still she helped Zuko reconnect with his mother. In the end she left and gave up trying to kill her mom after her mom's apology for not loving her enough). Sure it wasn't the nicest thing to take a wish from two people who desperately needed it, but when it comes to finding someone who you longed for as the years went by ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Besides it worked out in the end for both sides which is a major blessing. Other than that blemish this video is a great one!
You've got to be joking. She stole that couples one chance to return to a normal life for nothing. Even if Ursa was still the same and had all her memories and they were all reunited happy again that STILL wouldn't justify what she did. But all that actually happened is that nothing really changed, since "Ursa" doesn't exist anymore. The person she became has none of her memories, meaning that Ursa is effectively dead. Her consciousness and what makes her Ursa no longer exists, so the wish was for nothing at all.
@@taylorhillard4868 As Noriko your right, though even she says, "If it's true and I really am your mother I'm sorry I didn't love you enough". That was enough to make Azula cry. It did lead to a fight and Zuko told her, "I've always known the throne is my destiny. But no matter how messed up our relationship is your still my sister". She left after that and slowly started to change. She did try undermining Zuko's rule with the goal of making him more ruthless. In essence she helped him in figuring out what kind of ruler he wanted by doing so. Also the siblings did get what they wanted in the end since Aang knew the Mother of faces son, Koh. Noriko decided she wanted to go back to her old self and was granted her wish. Then Zuko and his mother along with his sister Kiyi returned to the Capital and Ursa got past her fear of Ozai with Iroh's help. If Azula hadn't of stolen the wish none of that would have occurred. Though killing the Avatar has to be among the worst actions Azula had done. Thank you for your comment though.
Screwing Zuko's mom is a righteous act, most of the trouble in the series can be traced back to her. The continuation of the war, Ozai's coronation, Azula's insanity, and probably more.
@@Nerthos No, it can be traced back to Ozai and his and Irohs father blaming Ursa for anything is not okay as she didn't have much of a choice herself and that is rude to say about her and it won't be tolerated and I still don't know why is people blame her tbh as there is Ozai to blame seems a bit of a double standard to me. I'm not exactly sure what you meant to say by the first half of your first sentence, but I'm assuming that it's not in a nice way.
I’m of the headcanon that Azula eventually ended up at the tribe with the third eye (combustion man’s village/town/ city/area) where she eventually became the grandmother of P’li (Combustion lady from LOK).
I really hope they bring her back. I wish they animated this storyline or made it into a movie. Call it "Avatar the Last Airbender: Search for Ursa" or "Avatar the Last Airbender: The Mother of Faces"
azula mastered ki which is why her fire is blue right so it would be awesome if she learned a secret to stop or really slow aging so we can see her in the next series somewhere middle aged lol what a dream would be awesome.
I'm sick of this redeeming females trend. Why can't we just have an absolute horrid female villain. Kuvira went and apologised and got to live in house arrest in the metal bender city. Frankly, it's cringe.
@@judyhopps9380 Truly, me too especially those that are irredeemable or unforgivable and I hate that people cannot wrap their heads around it especially their fans or simpathysers or apologists or all of the above some people are just truly evil or to far gone and there's nothing sad about it it's just the reality and the truth.
Azula was defeated at that point where her friends chose love over fear, and leaned towards zuko and not her, best buds can be really powerful because they become a part of you, if they leave they go with it.
Making Zuko so weak compared to all other characters is one of Avatars few faults. They should have developed his strengths to a level he was evenly matched to Azula.
They kinda do, Comic Zuko comes consistently closer and closer to Sane Show Azula's lvl, but with Azula out of the Aylum she is obviously growing faster as the possibly most talented firebender ever.
Honestly the things I hear abt zuko really disappoints me I think he shouldn’t rule with an iron fist but I just hoped he would eventually reach his fathers lvl or higher in terms of power
The play “Love amongst dragons” is actually referenced in the ember island players, where zuko says he hates them because they butchered it every year.
The following question is related to Azula. Kurama was neither manipulative nor patient enough to corrupt Naruto (which is a real shame given the fact he's based around the Kitsune). But let's imagine that the Nine Tails was actually Azula. And like Pain, she managed to make enough sense through out his life. What would the end result be ?
if zuko is not ozai son. then iro story about Roku being zuko grandfather is flawed. cos as stated in the series. zuko was confused because he has two force in him. sozen and Roku.
I’d love to see a series between the two shows that covers this among other things like Yakone and Aang in detail, rebuilding the nations, building republic city, etc.
Surprisingly enough I know someone who has episodes like Azula. Where everything is a conspiracy against them without them understanding that it’s because of their actions are why ppl are the way they are with them.
Everything Azula hoped to achieve, what she tried to do with Zuko what she tried to turn him into. It’s satisfying to see and remember she failed. And after her disappearance, she fades into obscurity with nothing to her name but a footnote in Zuko’s story.
Not exactly. Just because she is not mentioned in Korra does not mean that people do not know about her. And she did not dissapear. Her story was not expanded upon. The 70 year gap between Aang and Korra is little covered. Suki is not mentioned either. Does not mean that Suki is a footnote in Gaang's story. Yes she may have failed, but we do not know how it all played out.
And it seems that Zuko after redeeming himself, and finally dealing with his own self, didn’t deal with his other traumatic issues, such as the want of a family, because there’s no way in hell he should’ve put his sister in the same cell as her father and he wasn’t bound and could have potentially, and losing her locks on her straight jacket.
Also, the theory about the inbreeding of the fire nation royal family makes a lot of sense because Ozai was going to kill Zuko because he thought that he wasn’t going to be a fire bender because there was always a possibility that he wasn’t even his son, which ended up being true.for the royal line to continue, they all have to be related by blood and be a fire bender. and then, if you look at how Ozai got with Ursa in the first place, because she was the granddaughter of avatar Roku, that would bring a stronger bloodline for the fire nation royal family. Anyway, he literally bullied his way into her life and pretty much told her I’m gonna be with you because I can so who’s to say that she was either sneaking around seeing zuko’s real father or she got pregnant with zuko right before Ozai forced her into a relationship. however, knowing that the true love of, Ursa told Zuko, it would be impossible for him to be his father, this could have just met that ozai was just paranoid and jealous and hateful, because he knew that Ursa never loved him and would never love him and her true love was the other guy that he stole her from.
Yep, in the comics Ozai clearly states that he's 100% sure that Zuko is his son, since he had spies all over Ursa. So it is confirmed afterwards that Ozin is indeed his father. But he said that out of punishment, he'll treat Zuko as if it wasn't his son.
I have a feeling she still alive, and I think that she might be corrupting the next fire bender trying to make like cult trying to corrupt people on her side that only leaves one question for me what ever happened to saka that water bender brother
So I expected Aang took her firebending skill like Ozais - I mean, in her mental state she was more a threat for herself then to everyone else. Funny that the Autors desiced to let her keep her powers and make her a, semivilian.
Isnt the next large Avatar miniseries comic based in Azula? Modeled as her facing redemption. Faxing and accepting are two different things though. And while her becoming better is a possibility i doubt she becomes a hero.
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@@allie_h I think she's a Crime Lord in Republic City!!
Can you make a video about what happen to plains villager's after the 100 year war?
I find it kind of hard to believe Azula would give up on the throne like that. I think they should go into that in more detail in her next comic appearance.
Nah Azula never really cared about it all that much she's a complex character yet still simple to an extent she thrives on the fear of others because fear is more comfortable than the love she feels she never got she was even going to give the throne to Zuko before he left the fire nation she knew no matter what role she played she'd strike fear into her enemies and unfortunately for her being on the throne meant she wouldn't be able to fight
@@markjest3481 Hmmm, interesting theory.
No it's because it is a new author thays why ending is dumb in last airbender series
Well we don't really see want to rule much.
She keeps trying to get Zuko back to the Fire Nation and the only reason she took the throne of Ba Sing Se was to deliver the city to the Firelord.
The only time we see her care about ruling is when Ozai tells her she will be Firelord (and him Phoenix King), and she reacts surprised.
I mean I don’t like a lot of the the new avatar changes in lore but I can *kinda* see Azula being more welcoming to this illuminati-like figure that pulls the strings. She loves power and malicious planning, not the honor and responsibility of a throne.
Maybe while talking with her dad they realized Zuko
made good meat puppet with his weakness yet other nations are willing to talk with.
It would have been kinda cool to get a cameo from her in Legend of Korra, as an old lady, still kinda grumpy and mean spirited, but mentally stable from treatment and no longer evil making amends with her brother and grand-niece
I felt Korra kind of biffed the whole continuity, as I liked almost nothing they did in the way of cameos for the entire show run. Like, I guess it's kind of cool that Tenzin is Aang's son, but everything else didn't feel right or was flubbed.
We do see her. She's the old lady at the hot springs. She's much more at peace and is kinda a hermit
@@cooperminion825That's never been confirmed.
@@dinodude4039 it's my personal belief and it helps me think that she finally achieved inner peace. I think becoming a hermit is a far better fate than living out the rest of her life in an asylum
@@cooperminion825 Your original comment is pretty misleading then since it implies that you were stating it as a fact.
I do really like the idea that Azula was able to redeem herself in the comics and later material. Azula was a tragic and terrifying villain for sure. But she was also written as a product of her upbringing, fears, anger, desperation, loneliness and spite. With the Fire Nation renewed, she lost all excuses to keep up her violence and got the chance to start looking for closure.
I think it would have been *really* interesting to see her turn into a bit of a hermit/witch character. Someone who understood her own flaws finally, gained some kind of spiritual growth and closure and understood she would rather live peacefully away from the Fire Nation that ruined her childhood.
Imagine finding HER to help the Avatar in future Avatars. She would be a mirrored version of the swamp bloodbender. Dangerous, deadly, forbidden techniques BUT more nuanced, smart and a person who wholly understands the power of violence against a terrible empire. The complete opposite of Aang and much closer to someone like Kyoshi.
So she'd take after Iroh in her later years? I actually like that idea. Iroh was kind of a Monster at first but he saw the error in his ways and became a better man for it so why couldn't Azula?
@@thegamebusters5413 I feel like that would be going into the "you either die a villain, or live long enough to become a hero" like DBZ does. I think Avatar benefits from some characters having motivations that you can sympathize with, but still CHOOSING to be evil.
@deamontana True, but there is still precedence for them to become good. It just seems interesting at least
It's a cope out...not everyone needs redeeming, it undermines them
Plus the comics really don't make sense so I won't bother
@@jamilahmugalu7053 Exactly! Not every character needs a redemption story. Why can’t she just be an antagonist?!
Apparently Azula joins the good guys later.
The Official Avatar Cookbook takes place AFTER the events of the show. In it, Azula and Mai are friendly and Mai even made an Ice Cream referencing how much Azula dislikes Cherries.
And yes, the creators said the Cookbook is canon.
Lowkey thats kinda cringe tbh, I prefered Azula's arc to be tragic rather than about redemption.
Can't find any evidence of that canon bit.
@@owenleal News flash, not everyone is you
@@owenleal i can't a book about anyone giving a fuck
Kinda wish they explain how it got to that point though.
Ozai IS Zuko's father. Ursa just faked it so she could find out if her letters are being intercepted by him.
@@RedAequus the guy she lives with making it his half sister.
Do you have any proof of the source?
It says it in the comic. Ursa gets her memories back and she explains everything to zuko. It’s really good and I highly recommend reading the comics.
@@Marijane619 What is the name pf these Comics?
@@dem4xedthey’re called Avatar the Last Airbender: the Search. There’s about 3 parts I highly recommend it !
I'm curious if the Zuko movie would cover the rest of her story.
That would be really cool
I doubt it. New movie will focus on team avatar as young adults.
The movie will not be enough. Korras time is still 60-65 years away from new movie. Unless Azula is killed off in the movie.
@@AndalusianPhilosopher The still could explore Zuko's relationship with his sister and the childhood trauma they had to witness
@@seungfactory that’s stupid
It's awfully convenient that Aang didn't take her fire bending away, even though he clearly knew she was mentally deranged and was more than willing to kill. That's a bit of a stretch to me.
There are plenty of criminals in their world with bending, but Aang doesn't go around taking their bending because it is seen as a huge taboo.
Lets just call a spade a spade. Azula is a fan favorite, so she’s gonna keep coming back.
Because on Aang's mind,Azula still has a opportunity to redeem herself.She's still a kid while Ozai is beyond repair.
Oh,how wrong he was.
@@SwordTune by who? Nobody had seen it before, and as far as anyone knows only the avatar can do it.
So it's seen as the avatars judgement. It might be an issue if he went "Amon" with it, but azula would be considered around as deserving as Ozai.
@Alexander E Jones Based on the reactions when Amon started taking bending, we know how people feel about losing it. To them, it's like losing who they are, and even though there are non-benders, a lot of benders act like their whole life is over. Just because the Avatar makes the decision doesn't make losing bending any less dreadful.
All Zuko had to do was say "I, as the Fire Lord am relinquishing state control of the Earth Kingdom Colonies. Anyone who wants to stay in these kingdoms and has built a life there can do so, if y'all have no problem with it then I have no problem with it, just know that you are equal citizens among the independent Earth tribe and are subject to their rule of law, and anyone who wishes to return to the Fire Nation and kick it with ya boi Zuko is also welcome to do so. We shall also maintain a line of trade and solidarity with the Earth Kingdom and the right to freedom of travel between and within our kingdoms." Doesnt seem that deep to me, or am I missing something?
Yeah. What if some didn't want to leave but others wanted to force them out? Who'd lead? Who is in charge of the money? Without the protection of some authority figure that scene could get dark.
Not all people are good people. Zuko did right not to do that..... but he should have consulted Aang sooner.
Or what if people wanted the fire nations type of governing system but wouldn't want to leave since they have jobs and feel more comfortable there
That would be a bit to complicated because both governments would have to agree and convince the people as well as organize them.
A good solution is possible but it would take more time.
@@vDorgengoa based on the video, there was already an Earth King who ruled as a vassal of the Fire Nation. With the Fire Nation gone, he would take over. If there are enough fire nation people who successfully integrated into the Earth Kingdom that there was a sizeable enough mixed ethnicity population, even under occupation to provoke an uprising at the idea of being forcibly emigrated back to the fire nation (and the video made it sound like the majority of the people in one particular city were mixed), then it seems to me like any Anti-Fire Nation sentiment might be in the minority. In this scenario, you may be likely to draw comparisons to the Indian presence in East Africa under the British Empire and the rise of Idi Amin among others. The difference here is that Kenyan, Ugandan, etc. Asians were rarely of mixed ethnicity because the diaspora were organised by the British Empire to be a buffer between the white ruling class and the indigenous African population, so relations between Africans and Asians were hostile by design. The Fire Nation's strategy is more similar to the Spanish's method of integration during their conquest of the Carribean in which they would purposefully encourage the Spanish population to build families with the native population to justify their pressence on the land and consolidate their social power in the population. Therefore, when Spain left the Carribean, there were still plenty of Spanish and mixed race people who just wanted to stay. To this day there a bunch of White Jamaicans for example who are just considered by much of the population to be simply Jamaicans like everyone else.
So unless there were caveats that the comic gave that were not reflected by the video, I dont see the Earth Kingdom wholesale rejecting Fire Nation peoples who have built 100 years worth of history living amongst the indigenous nation and having children, even under the cloud of military occupation. I dont know what you mean by "who's in charge of the money?" Like, in what sense are you talking about?
@@mistersiemsen8090 I dont know that the Fire Nation has a different system of governance to the Fire Nation. It seems to be a feudal system of Lords and Lesser Lords with a main Fire Lord at the top, same with the Earth Kingdom. Even in Legend of Korra, the whole Earth Nation outside of Republic City was still a feudal monarchy, as was the Fire Nation under Zuko.
Azula is easily one of the best characters in the series. To bad we never got to really see what ended up happening with her.
i mean her voice actor play another character in legend of korra so chances are dead or at least super old like the rest of the original bunch
I always thought the fire bender shaman who healed Kora was a redeemed Azula.
Her brother a better character,she’s an amazing villain though,especially in the last couple of episodes
I hope they keep going with the story with more of azula after the show ends vs ozai in the new series. Following azula as axile reclaiming the throne somehow would be epic
I just hate the fact we never got to see her true power since when she actually fought she wasn’t in her right state of mind.
On the news that in 2 years we will be getting a new Avatar series with the Earthbending Avatar after Korra and a ton of stuff on the Gaang, it leads me to think we might find out what became of Azula between TLA and LoK.
I hope so!
@MiezMiez__ Maybe, but that wouldn't fit the cycle. If there is another Avatar series after that, you can bet that one would be fire.
It's like the Duoluo franchise. Same recycled world but interesting enough plots and abilities and people.
@bartolomeestebanmurillo4459 How you liking the new Avatar series? :)
i guess azula become a teacher to the new avatar how to use lightning
I like to imagine that she mastered some weird spiritual firebending or somehow gained control over a powerfful spirit entity (like an evil lion turtle or something, lol), her story is so tragic yet intriguing and although one of the head writers (Aaron Ehasz) said he planned to give her a redemption arc, I hope they do so in the most epic amd original way possible.
Why is Zuko depicted as being so incompetent? His character arc is mostly about becoming able.
They basically retconed his entire growth, and it's sad to see.
Not really.
The fire nation is used to a more aggressive tyrannical rule, and with his whole Arc throughout the show, having him being put in power(for the first time I may add) is gonna be a shock. Remember, he spent a lot of his life exiled, so he never gotten to see how to properly run a nation.
As for him and Azula, she's still his sister, as deranged as she is.
I agree. Its kinda sad that he's gone through so much to now be depicted as weak and pathetic. Bad job on this part of the story.
@@Jayjen35he is still new to his role as a fire lord. He is not going to become in an instant all knowing and wise. It is a process. By Korras time it is clear Zukos long rule was successful.
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Ty Lee chi-blocking her while she's restrained gotta be the funniest thing that ever happened to her 😂
Azula was honestly just very very broken. I hope she got the helped she needed and decided to actually do some good for the kingdom and it’s people.
It is possible. In Post show comics Azula has people who care for her. Zuko Ursa perhaps even Aang as well as Katara can help. Iroh was also supportive bringing Azula along for the search for Ursa saying to team avatar that a measure of peace could be good for Azula as well as Zuko. Sadly story has not been continued past comics for years and new Azula comic is first time in 7 years that Azulas story is expanded upon in significant way.
And comics expand our heroes adventures only for first three years of the seventy year gap between Aang and Korra. We are talking about a long period of time and who knows. Maybe things will change.
Wow, this art is really good. Every single Azula shot makes her look completely deranged and out of control.
well, she has shown violent sociopathic tendencies even as a child, even her own mother thought there was some thing wrong with her, but her father encouraged her behavior and eventually named her his heiress, but Zuko and Aang took them out of the picture
former Fire Lord Ozai was probably imprisoned for the rest of his days, unable to do any thing about it, since Aang took away his fire bending abilities
Azula got sent to a "psychiatric asylum", but was later let out to help Zuko search for their mother, however, she escaped in the middle of the search and later returned, leading a gang of "vigilantes" in masquerading as ghosts
Aang managed to help Zuko expose her, but she escaped before they could catch her
what happens to Azula after that is not known, but if she lived till Avatar Korra's era, she'd be an old lady like Katara and Toph
Azula has always been my favorite ever since OG Avatar first aired, I actually like her new found purpose here.... it's rather distinctly....her in an interesting way, making Zuzu her project. 😆
Superb video. Expertly researched with great graphics. It just goes to show you that no storyline ever ends in peace for long.
Thank so much, glad you enjoyed the video!! Plenty more to come :)
In a world where people are able to bend the elements by their will, where dragons and spirits exist, is it really so weird that Azula sees her mother haunting her and fearing that she's manipulating her? I think it's actually pretty likely Azula isn't as insane as she seems, it appears to me she is just not able to cope with her mommy issues and maybe her regret for following her father without question and becoming "the perfect child" in his eyes. I don't think she's crazy, I just think the realization is slowly dawning on her that her mother didn't hate her at all and loves her as much as she loves Zuko and she doesn't understand why or know what to feel.
I didn't read the comics.
That's what the comic really explores at the end, and what this video comments on. Her mother apologising for not loving her enough was all Azula wanted to hear (remember the beach episode? She tried to play it off glibly, but it was obvious that there was real sentiment behind her words) and that's why she gained some closure around that.
BUT she was still highly sociopathic outside of the paranoid schizophrenia, and still had delusions of grandeur as a master manipulator.
I heard that there will be a new COmic book about Azula in the spirit world! :)
I ABSOLUTELY hope the best for her, I really want to see her heal and recover from all the manipulation and mental suffering.
I'm not sure when this story came out but I feel like this is what book four Air originally should've been. Stories after the war that are not only about the Aang but also stories about the other characters and world building as they grow and time passes. Finally we reach the timeline of Korra towards the end of the book.
she went onto becoming a 400-foot tall purple platypus bear with pink horns and silver wings
We need this as a show.
They were gonna do it but they choose to release stupid Kora instead.
@@zaradoe5422 probably had more to do with that nightmarishly bad live action film flopping as hard as it did, imo. nick got cold feet and didn't want to do anymore for a while after that
Wasn't the beginning of this vid in the show
I agree
@@zaradoe5422 Wait what really?
I have to come out and say: the gaang collectively picked up the idiot ball when they agreed to take Azula, but none more than Zuko. He left Azula and Ozai unattended while they talked, left himself alone with her when he knew her chi blocking was wearing off, let her come with the gaang unbound (and even though they could collectively fight her off shes already shown to not be above a backstab), and furthermore left the throne unattended. I get that optimism and second chances are the gaangs whole thing, but each and every one of them knows just how unstable and dangerous Azula is, none more than Zuko.
Give them a break. They are still young and can make bad choices. They are still learning. Also things worked out in the end and at times you have to take risks.
Also Zuko and the gaang did take precautions which worked reasonably well. Azula did test Zukos and Gaangs resolve but did not go too far. Wise Iroh also did support Azula coming along with gaang. Also earth kingdom professor was correct. If you cannot take of the family you cannot take care of the nation. Zuko in spite of everything still considered his family a family.
@@AndalusianPhilosopherthey’re fictional
I know right? Like what was all that about?
I know right? Like what was all that about?
That was the “weakness” Azula saw. Zuko still loves Azula and wants to give her a chance, but his love blinded him from seeing that Azula doesn’t want to be redeemed.
This is a great video! Keep up the great work!
If Aang took away Azula's bending at the beginning of that journey, it would have gone a lot smoother.
Aang is still new at this and a lot can go wrong. Also he did express desire for Azula to become better. And taking away her bending would destroy her.
@@mirroughs7729 In the show Toph's "lie detector" wouldn't work on Azula because she was apparently way too good at lying.
@@onoono8632 .... See, that's just messed up
Maybe. Because unlike her father, she wouldn't be so toothless even if her bending was taken.
How is that messed up? There people irl that are way good at lying you won’t even know that was lie 🤦♀️
Some people think Azula is irredeemable, some people think she can be redeemed, but the sad truth is that some people just don't want to be saved.
She is quite literally a delusion bro. Its not that she dont want to be saved, she quite literally can't mentally be saved. She has a mental disorder now.
This.
In my head I always thought there were some tiny signs of Azula approaching a more mentally stable state, but then toward the end of ATLA her psyche just... broke. Whatever tenuous hold she may have had on the last vestiges of clawing her way back from the brink, she lost. The comic reinforces that.
I think the issue is that her descent into full-blown paranoia was so rushed that most people forget how totally unhinged she became right at the end; they only remember the few glimpses of a somewhat reasonable Azula we saw, when the writers were seemingly toying with the idea of her having a redemption arc against her father. But it feels like they changed their minds and just decided fuck it, she goes fully batshit.
@@oxymoron02 Considering that Avatar doesn't seem to have effective modern mental health systems in place except the mental asylum, her going more crazy makes sense.
Azula must be included among the people who don't think she can be redeemed. On some level
shes so real
I think it's sad what Zuko's mother did. I feel bad for him. Like how can you willingly agree to forget about your kids like that. Zuko should have been stricter on Azula. He was too trusting.
Which is why some address him as a weak fire lord.
I honestly am glad they wrote her that way though. She was a more loving and caring person than their father per se. But to really illustrate how even good people can play a role in the suffering of those they are close to. it created this uneasy feeling to see someone painted so lovingly as someone who'd leave their own kids with nothing to build off of. She was raised in a nation that basically operated as a cult and she couldn't cope with it any longer, she couldn't protect herself or her kids and in feeling powerless made a drastic and life altering decision. And it changes the way we understand zuko's trauma. In a warped way azula recognized the abandonment before knowing what happened. perhaps she could even sense the flightiness in her mom which created some of those tensions in the first place which is why she couldn't believe she was loved.
@@petrichord.3319 That's really sad and I hate how people blame her for it like she had a choice now that's more sad even tho it was not her fault for what happened and in my opinion she didn't play a role in suffering of anyone more like Ozai manipulated those around him to make it seem so.
she got her memories back after azula ran into the forrest and she got her old face back as well and told zulu everything about her past and they bonded
Zukos mom left to save his life. Zuko was ment to be sacrificed but his mom made q deal with his dad. She helped mundering the grandfather and exiling herself to keep her son safe.
There is a recently released guidebook for the new RPG roleplaying game covering different eras in Avatar, Namely Kyoshi Roku Aang and Korra. Aangs era, namely events between the end of a hundred year war and Korras time are least covered of all. Events extend up to 6 years if I am not mistaken after hundred year war. There is an entry on Azula. Basically Azula is still leader of Fire Warriors, though her group splintered. Azula is still trying to manipulate Zuko, however it is also written that Azula may care for her brother's welfare. The point being she still in the shadows for at least 4 years after Smoke and Shadow. There is also new cookbook which is set in universe sometime after hundred year war. From one of the entries from Katara about generation of water tribe kids grown up experience luxury food which were rare in her time growing up, my personal guess set sometime 15-25 years after the war. Well there is an entry from Azula, showing her on speaking terms with Mai, and looks like on good enough terms with team avatar to have an entry in the cookbook. Sadly not just Azula. What puzzles me and frustrates me is Kiyi other sister of Zuko. Kiyi dissapears after Smoke and Shadow. Legacy of Fire Nation does contain Kiyi in a family tree as an older princess, and Kiyi is considered member of royal family. But other than that nothing about Kiyi by Korras time either.
Same with Suki, Ty Lee. Avatar Legacy book says that both have remained Kyoshi warriors for at least 24 years after wars end. Other than that nothing. My guess is Avatar studios will cover the 70 year gap between Aang and Korra. But the content is years away. Zuko movie and prequel movie is not the only ones in development. There are from what I understood a lot of new projects being worked upon. We will have to wait until 2025-2030. See what happens.
I initially thought that the reason creators did not want to cover era between Aang and Korra is because Azulas fate is deeply contravercial and they do not want a fan backlash. Delving into 70 year gap between Aang and Korra will mean addressing Azulas fate. But now I am not sure honestly. Either that or the creators want to tell new stories and left the gap between Aang and Korra to fans imagination. What do you think?
AZULA: IT'S SITH LORD TIME!!!!!
Okay we need another Avatar series. I hate that they skipped so far ahead into the Legend of Korro and didn’t do anything with the aftermath of the young Ang
I agree I also want to know what happened
Facts me to I feel like they going to do it tho
Its hilarious to hear Zuko be referred to as weak by the two people who couldnt win. Zuko is pretty strong actually sooooo to see such childish confidence and condescension from azula after all this time is almost comedic
He was strong as an individual but a weak leader. He spend most of his childhood being banished, travel all over the place with his tea addicted uncle no less (a bit harsh but you can clearly see that Iroh is not an idea person to teach the art of ruling or maybe he was able to but decided to not do that for the sake of Zuko).
So Zuko basically know nothing of ruling and have the mentality for the jobs. Even Ozai and Azula in the deranged mental states as they are, still understand the art of leading a bunch of people smoothly
okay i guess i'm quite relieved now that htis has not been adapted, because the sheer amount of stupidity, emotional bluntness and the amount of pure evil that azula is confronted with here is unbelievable. they really didn't think about any decent story and just thought "how can we maximize the emotional pain this girl suffers"
all of this just to end with a cliffhanger that never got resolved even during korra i mean what the hell.
this could have been a beautiful journey about surpassing their fear of azula and trying to get behind her walls of self-protection.
New comic comes out next year. Azula in the Spirit Temple. See how her story is continued.
Wait what?!😮
I should have said this year. On September 26. This comic will be interesting
What’s even worse was that she was only 14 years old
Feel a little bit anti climactic if azula had made some sort of organisation that kept stiring things up in the fire nation so of course Zuko would have a constant conflict with azula that could be really cool
After zillion times watching the serial Azula is the most iconic and clever cartoon character I’ve ever seen. An entire army in just one 14yrs old girl who conquered an entire city from the inside. Every dialogue with her gives me shivers.
I don’t really like the idea that zuko may not actually be ozais father it just completely downplays one of the lessons in avater which is your fate isn’t necessarily decided by your lineage nor does it define you.
Ozai is Zukos father
i don't like the idea of zuko not being ozai's son. the reveal of him being the direct descendant of both zozin and roku really strengthened his inner struggle arc, even if it was a crazy coincidence
If it makes you feel better, this video for some reason, left that explanation out. To sum it up, that was all made up. Ursa later explains that Zuko is indeed Ozai and Ursa's son.
@@baskeplaye009 no it mentioned the bit where the husband states he and Ursa had never been together physically at the time.
@tenjenk Ozai and Ursa? If you read the comic, you'll know that it was all a lie. Ozai states that he'll treat Zuko as if he wasn't his son. But he had spies that made sure that Ursa never had intercourse with anyone else. So he knows that Zuko is 100% Ursa and Ozai's son
@@baskeplaye009 no I meant Ursa's new husband. Its explained in the comic. In the video, its mentioned he told Zuko it wasnt possible for him to be the father.
@@baskeplaye009just watch the video he mentions it
The amount of money I would pay to see this animated
5 bucks?
I would put the entire two cents that I have in my savings!
Tbh i feel so bad for Azula, i myself have been a patient in a mental hospital and trust me, its horrible
No front on you but How??? She’s literally turned into a killing machine
she already sealed her fate
And ppl still defending her
Just think one second
Can’t sympathize any of those retarts who can’t face reality
As someone who works with people who have been in mental hospitals it honestly is kind of sad. They lose a sense of who they are & try to regain control of either themselves or their lives in an unhealthy way. It’s hard to explain but it’s not their fault, just as much as it is their fault. A lot of them just end up trapped in an ongoing mental battle.
Honestly if Aaula has traditional "Redemtion Arc" I would find that kind of Disappointing and unrealistic considering how far gone she was... I could see a partial redemption arc where she at least moves on with her life, but becoming friends with team avatar and fighting on their side like some people are suggesting just seems unrealistic. I think it would be much more satisfying to see her find a normal Job that gives her her own sense of purpose Like maybe she gets a job at a hospital and basically uses her Lightning bending to bring people back from cardiac arrest and she uses it to save Sokka and Katara's dad? that would feel like a fitting end to her arc her learning how to use lightning to heal rather than harm.
I would not say unrealistic. Life at times makes no sense is unpredictable and can take you in unexpected directions. So anything is possible in a world so seriously strange as one wise man put it😊
Truly.
@@AndalusianPhilosopher Yeah no, even in real life it would be unrealistic. Also, who said it?
How on earth would that of all things be more realistic? I honestly can't think of much that would be even less realistic than Azula doing a straight up 180 degree turn and becoming pretty much a dollar store Katara in a hospital, it's a billion times more realistic that she fights on the side of the Gaang, cause it at least involves combat aka something Azula excels at.
im sorry but using her lightning bending to bring ppl from cardiac arrest is so funny 😭😭
I can only imagine if Azula had a child that she personally trained
Damn this story Isa whole season by itself. Would have been nice to have a season after the war
I like to think that in another universe, she met the mother of faces again, and the mother of faces gave her a new face, and wipes her memory too.
I've always loved her crazy ass lol. Now with age I've grown to feel sorry for her downfall and somewhat relatable. Hope she makes a com back for real.
They should animate all these comics it would be awesome
9:53-10:00 I admit the narrator probably was joking, though that's far from the most horrible thing she's ever done. Yeah she killed the Avatar (almost), tried numerous times to kill her brother, and even tried to kill her mother. She tried to kill Katara during her Agni Kai, but stealing a wish is the absolute worst thing Azula has done; no that's the least bad thing she's done. If anything that's perhaps one of the better things she's done because she came to find her mother along with Zuko (yes she was trying to usurp Zuko and kill her mother but still she helped Zuko reconnect with his mother. In the end she left and gave up trying to kill her mom after her mom's apology for not loving her enough). Sure it wasn't the nicest thing to take a wish from two people who desperately needed it, but when it comes to finding someone who you longed for as the years went by ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Besides it worked out in the end for both sides which is a major blessing. Other than that blemish this video is a great one!
You've got to be joking. She stole that couples one chance to return to a normal life for nothing.
Even if Ursa was still the same and had all her memories and they were all reunited happy again that STILL wouldn't justify what she did.
But all that actually happened is that nothing really changed, since "Ursa" doesn't exist anymore. The person she became has none of her memories, meaning that Ursa is effectively dead. Her consciousness and what makes her Ursa no longer exists, so the wish was for nothing at all.
@@taylorhillard4868 As Noriko your right, though even she says, "If it's true and I really am your mother I'm sorry I didn't love you enough". That was enough to make Azula cry. It did lead to a fight and Zuko told her, "I've always known the throne is my destiny. But no matter how messed up our relationship is your still my sister". She left after that and slowly started to change. She did try undermining Zuko's rule with the goal of making him more ruthless. In essence she helped him in figuring out what kind of ruler he wanted by doing so. Also the siblings did get what they wanted in the end since Aang knew the Mother of faces son, Koh. Noriko decided she wanted to go back to her old self and was granted her wish. Then Zuko and his mother along with his sister Kiyi returned to the Capital and Ursa got past her fear of Ozai with Iroh's help. If Azula hadn't of stolen the wish none of that would have occurred. Though killing the Avatar has to be among the worst actions Azula had done. Thank you for your comment though.
Screwing Zuko's mom is a righteous act, most of the trouble in the series can be traced back to her. The continuation of the war, Ozai's coronation, Azula's insanity, and probably more.
@@Nerthos Now that is an interesting thought. Well put!
@@Nerthos No, it can be traced back to Ozai and his and Irohs father blaming Ursa for anything is not okay as she didn't have much of a choice herself and that is rude to say about her and it won't be tolerated and I still don't know why is people blame her tbh as there is Ozai to blame seems a bit of a double standard to me. I'm not exactly sure what you meant to say by the first half of your first sentence, but I'm assuming that it's not in a nice way.
I’m of the headcanon that Azula eventually ended up at the tribe with the third eye (combustion man’s village/town/ city/area) where she eventually became the grandmother of P’li (Combustion lady from LOK).
Same. The enemies become allies trope for Azula was weak. Zuko and everyone else allowing Azula and Ozai to conspire seemed the stupidest idea to me.
I really hope they bring her back. I wish they animated this storyline or made it into a movie. Call it "Avatar the Last Airbender: Search for Ursa" or "Avatar the Last Airbender: The Mother of Faces"
Azula was always one of my favourite charachters. what can I say; I love a good villian
How TF did we end up with Legend of Korra instead of this?!
Im more annoyed by the fact we got 2 live action remakes that are garbage 😭
@@Smell-samaI liked the last one 😢
@@onurtuna7019 the netflix show isn't garbage, I would just rather get a new animated series
@@Smell-samait was Lowkey pretty bad and they changed some stuff that didn’t go well imo. But everyone got their own takes so oh well
true..the story after the fire lord's defeat should have been continued..
The thumbnail just made azula more terrifying then I already thought she was
azula mastered ki which is why her fire is blue right so it would be awesome if she learned a secret to stop or really slow aging so we can see her in the next series somewhere middle aged lol what a dream would be awesome.
Yeah maybe even gain a new bending ability cus of harmonic convergence and being in the spirit world.
Maybe spirit power, or air/energy bending.
Azula mysteriously escaping to do "something" really just feels like we've ended with negative story progression
Azulas story is not finished. It in the limbo so far until latest comic comes out this fall.
I'm sick of this redeeming females trend. Why can't we just have an absolute horrid female villain. Kuvira went and apologised and got to live in house arrest in the metal bender city. Frankly, it's cringe.
@@judyhopps9380 Truly, me too especially those that are irredeemable or unforgivable and I hate that people cannot wrap their heads around it especially their fans or simpathysers or apologists or all of the above some people are just truly evil or to far gone and there's nothing sad about it it's just the reality and the truth.
Azula was defeated at that point where her friends chose love over fear, and leaned towards zuko and not her, best buds can be really powerful because they become a part of you, if they leave they go with it.
Fun fact: Uncle Iroh could probably solo the former fire lord.
No, source:- uncle iroh.
Making Zuko so weak compared to all other characters is one of Avatars few faults. They should have developed his strengths to a level he was evenly matched to Azula.
They kinda do, Comic Zuko comes consistently closer and closer to Sane Show Azula's lvl, but with Azula out of the Aylum she is obviously growing faster as the possibly most talented firebender ever.
He's not weak , he's just not on Azula level and a character doesn't need to be excessively strong to become a good character.
This is why emotional discipline ( NOT Shut off) is so important. Both his sister and father were always able to manipulate him.
I'm pretty certain that combustion bender from the Red Lotus is Azula's daughter
azula couldnt go 5 seconds in that comic without trying to give somone a toaster bath it seems like.
Wow whoever made this comic series was pretty darn good
Gurihiru is the artist ( who is actually a team )
I seriously would watch all this comics on animation again!! It's so good!
I wish they would have continued the Legend of Avatar series with a focus on the aftermath of the war. I’ll definitely have to read the comics
Meaning... Azula's tantrum is valid from the beginning....
Honestly the things I hear abt zuko really disappoints me I think he shouldn’t rule with an iron fist but I just hoped he would eventually reach his fathers lvl or higher in terms of power
The play “Love amongst dragons” is actually referenced in the ember island players, where zuko says he hates them because they butchered it every year.
OMG WHY ISNT THIS A SERIES!!!? There needs to be a avatar universe
I've been waiting for this for so long
I love knowing avatar stuff
The guy with the face lost his wish 😔
The following question is related to Azula.
Kurama was neither manipulative nor patient enough to corrupt Naruto (which is a real shame given the fact he's based around the Kitsune). But let's imagine that the Nine Tails was actually Azula. And like Pain, she managed to make enough sense through out his life. What would the end result be ?
i’ve always wanted her to have a redemption arc like zuko. she was as much a product of abuse as zuko was in the beginning.
Azula's attacks are MUCH more powerfull then any other firebender (she can use lightning and has blue flames instead of red).
Before this video I never wondered what happened to our cold hearted and fiery princess , I was just happy the gang put her in her place lol
if zuko is not ozai son. then iro story about Roku being zuko grandfather is flawed. cos as stated in the series. zuko was confused because he has two force in him. sozen and Roku.
I saw someone else say that she wrote that as a lie to see if Ozai knew about the secret letters
I’d love to see a series between the two shows that covers this among other things like Yakone and Aang in detail, rebuilding the nations, building republic city, etc.
Surprisingly enough I know someone who has episodes like Azula. Where everything is a conspiracy against them without them understanding that it’s because of their actions are why ppl are the way they are with them.
They really do exist yes, it's a horrible thing to see.
How about pablo Escobar
Thanks for the videos... Great stuff
Everything Azula hoped to achieve, what she tried to do with Zuko what she tried to turn him into.
It’s satisfying to see and remember she failed. And after her disappearance, she fades into obscurity with nothing to her name but a footnote in Zuko’s story.
Not exactly. Just because she is not mentioned in Korra does not mean that people do not know about her. And she did not dissapear. Her story was not expanded upon. The 70 year gap between Aang and Korra is little covered.
Suki is not mentioned either. Does not mean that Suki is a footnote in Gaang's story. Yes she may have failed, but we do not know how it all played out.
That would be just ridiculous.
Given all the times she nearly killed everyone after losing her mind, Why didn’t Aang remove her bending?
And it seems that Zuko after redeeming himself, and finally dealing with his own self, didn’t deal with his other traumatic issues, such as the want of a family, because there’s no way in hell he should’ve put his sister in the same cell as her father and he wasn’t bound and could have potentially, and losing her locks on her straight jacket.
i like that despite all the years in prison....azulas makup is on point
I would love for them to make a new movie where we see what happened after the 100 year war from the comics as a movie
A truly sane and calm individual lol.
Also, the theory about the inbreeding of the fire nation royal family makes a lot of sense because Ozai was going to kill Zuko because he thought that he wasn’t going to be a fire bender because there was always a possibility that he wasn’t even his son, which ended up being true.for the royal line to continue, they all have to be related by blood and be a fire bender. and then, if you look at how Ozai got with Ursa in the first place, because she was the granddaughter of avatar Roku, that would bring a stronger bloodline for the fire nation royal family. Anyway, he literally bullied his way into her life and pretty much told her I’m gonna be with you because I can so who’s to say that she was either sneaking around seeing zuko’s real father or she got pregnant with zuko right before Ozai forced her into a relationship. however, knowing that the true love of, Ursa told Zuko, it would be impossible for him to be his father, this could have just met that ozai was just paranoid and jealous and hateful, because he knew that Ursa never loved him and would never love him and her true love was the other guy that he stole her from.
Yep, in the comics Ozai clearly states that he's 100% sure that Zuko is his son, since he had spies all over Ursa. So it is confirmed afterwards that Ozin is indeed his father. But he said that out of punishment, he'll treat Zuko as if it wasn't his son.
They really need to anime those comics, the story is so good
I have a feeling she still alive, and I think that she might be corrupting the next fire bender trying to make like cult trying to corrupt people on her side that only leaves one question for me what ever happened to saka that water bender brother
1:40 sounds exactly like my sister. Good thing she's on meds now
So I expected Aang took her firebending skill like Ozais - I mean, in her mental state she was more a threat for herself then to everyone else. Funny that the Autors desiced to let her keep her powers and make her a, semivilian.
Why isn't this a short series. Ot would absolutely be a hit.
Isnt the next large Avatar miniseries comic based in Azula? Modeled as her facing redemption. Faxing and accepting are two different things though. And while her becoming better is a possibility i doubt she becomes a hero.
All these years, I never knew what happened to Ursa. This is some good closure.
Very interesting. Would love to hear about what happens next. Thanks!
LMAO AZULA STOLE THE WISH 💀💀💀 GOATED
Can’t wait for Azula and the Spirit Temple ❤
I was honestly hoping she would turn good. She probably lived her days in solitude, with the thought that Zuko is what she wants him to be..
Actually she does redeem herself
imagine if the next avatar after korra would be a descendent form azula , tha would be intersting
Honestly the live action show should have been this!
Amusing how they let a loose cannon psychopath like Azula tag along like this. It seems kinda ... over-the-top-risky.
She does get a redemption ark
Also, she is psychotic. Do not confuse with psychopathy, which is entirely different thing