I thought she was so cool for that and even though she was blind I thought her eyes were prettier than Katara's. Yep, Toph was my crush and hell she probably still is my crush. She looked pretty good for someone in her 40s.
As much as I hate her character, I can't deny how attractive she is. What about you guys? Physically, mentally pre-breakdown , and character-wise. One of the most complex characters in ATLA, in addition she's rich and powerful. Silent, deadly, straight forward, and I just like her model-like look crossed with the porcelain doll ice queen aesthetic. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Avatar Wiki Explore. In particular, he's remembered for increasing the efficiency of the Fire Nation war machine and leading several successful campaigns against the Earth Kingdom, resulting in massive territorial conquests.
Azula continues these trends with her siege on Ba Sing Se. Fortunately, she did not go as far as Azulon did with the destruction of the Southern Water Tribe and the genocide of Waterbenders. Many viewers of Avatar probably can't imagine Azula being married, but at one point it could have been canon. In an interview given to a fan site in , series creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko said Azula was originally going to have an arranged marriage in the third season.
The idea would make sense given Azula's royal status, and likely would have changed a lot about her character arc. The idea was ultimately scrapped.
However, what is interesting is that Azula alluded to marriage only one other time in the third season episode, "The Beach". One wonders if Azula was going to be engaged to the original version of Chan, her would-be beau from the beach episode. Without question, Ursa's treatment of Azula irrevocably damaged her. Not only did it affect her relationship with Zuko, but it fractured Azula's psyche in ways that would not become clear to anyone until the events of Sozin's Comet.
The question is why did Ursa treat Azula so differently? Most fans would argue that it relates back to Zuko's supposed heritage. Azula may, in fact, be the daughter of Ozai while Zuko is Ursa's true love's offspring. This could easily cause Ursa to even unknowingly treat Zuko with more love and affection than Azula. Believe it or not, Azula and Zuko's childhood was mostly peaceful in the early days. Both of them would fondly recall reenacting the final duel of the play Love Amongst the Dragons during their frequent vacations at Ember Island.
As they grew older, the siblings grew apart, but not just in the "normal" way. Ozai clearly favored his daughter, but Azula felt her mother loved Zuko much more than her. After all, she was only a child. Over time, Azula grew increasingly hostile to Zuko and Ursa. This dynamic of sibling rivalry would go on to shape both Azula and Zuko's lives. Azula is the only bender we see to use blue fire; most other Firebenders all bend orange flames -- even powerful ones like her Uncle Iroh the "Dragon" and her great-grandfather Fire Lord Sozin.
Not even the influence of Sozin's Comet can transform their bending from orange to blue. Another interesting fact: "azul" is blue in Spanish, Filipino, Galician, and Portuguese -- the same color as her trademark fire. The blue part of fire is also widely believed to be the hottest part of the flame. It's likely that Azula's unique blue color is meant to denote her mastery in Firebending. Azula's fire burns hotter than most, symbolizing the power she so craves.
One fan explanation is that her intense blue flame may be a side effect of her volatile personality. Others theorize her ability to summon lightning might have something to do with it. Literally, the only person Azula has ever apologized to is Ty Lee for hurting her feelings after calling her a tease. This episode "The Beach" is also the only time in the franchise where we see Azula express genuine remorse.
Azula doesn't have the most apologetic personality, so it has to be exceedingly rare for someone to be on the receiving end of an apology from her. Unfortunately, it appears that Ty-Lee never truly forgives Azula for all of the abuse she put her through. Even whilst restrained, the former friend chi-blocks Azula despite the protestations of Zuko.
Azula was highly skilled in Firebending, studying harder than any of her peers. From a young age, she was capable of feats even elite benders could not easily perform. She was even capable of lightning generation, one of the rarest forms of Firebending and a form considered to be unteachable. Even Aang was never able to master lightning-casting.
This arguably makes her one of the most powerful Firebenders of her time. Azula is very difficult to defeat in single combat due to her excellent Firebending and hand-to-hand combat skills, agility, cunning, and intelligence.
She was able to hold off the combined attacks of Aang, Katara, Zuko, and Toph simultaneously. She is known for using her bending in previously unseen ways like jets of flames, whirling disks, and powerful shields of fire. She's shown to fight for long periods of time without tiring.
Azula is able to propel herself in a manner similar to a rocket using her flames, essentially allowing her to fly for short distances. Best of all, she can breathe fire. Would it not make sense, then, for Azula to challenge her destiny of evil, and rise above it? Sometimes, having the courage to change one's destiny is more moving than simply desiring to fulfill it. A redemption arc told in this way would fit right in with Avatar 's pre-established themes.
As with any redemption arc, there's always the question of nature vs. With Zuko, it's very clear that his nature is closely tied to Ursa's gentleness, and it's only Ozai's cruelty that caused him to be jaded at all.
But with Azula, the pressing question remains: was she ever even good to begin with? In a flashback, we Azula being cruel to the people around her at a startlingly young age. She's throwing rocks at turtle ducks just for the fun of hurting them, as well as bullying her friends, Mai and Ty Lee. Surely, some of Ozai's influence is present here.
But it's also possible that Azula was simply born cruel. Family is another one of Avatar 's important themes, especially in regards to Fire Nation royalty. Zuko goes through much of his development only because Iroh was there for him.
Furthermore, Katara and Sokka are shown to constantly have each other's backs. In the Avatar graphic novel The Search , we see that Zuko desires a relationship with Azula similar to the one that Sokka has with Katara. Zuko recognizes the importance of family, and he also believes that there's still room to mend his relationship with Azula.
Were this to come true, it would surely lead to Azula's redemption at last. Daniello Fois is a writer currently working for Comic Book Resource. A magna cum laude graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson's creative writing program, he has experience in all sorts of storytelling forms. Nonetheless, his heart belongs primarily to seinen manga. His favorites are Berserk, Vinland Saga, and Monster. Some day, Daniello hopes to publish an ongoing comic book series of his own. By Daniello Fois Published Jul 24, Share Share Tweet Email 0.
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