Azula

Azula is a female cartoon character who features in Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Biography

Azula (阿祖拉, Ā Zǔ Lā) was a female human born as the daughter of Prince Ozai and Princess Ursa in 85 AG where she was a citizen of the Fire Nation who was named after her paternal grandfather who was the Fire Lord Azulon.

Whilst attending the Royal Fire Academy for Girls, she came to meet and befriend Mai and Ty Lee who were the daughters of Fire Nation noblemen. (Episode: Return to Omashu) In that time, she and her friends would often play in the royal gardens where in this time she noticed that Mai harboured a crush for her Zuko. This resulted in her manipulating events so that the two would accidentally fall into the fountain in an effort to embarrass the pair. When she saw ten-year-old Mai attempting to hide her crush on her brother Zuko, Azula used her acting and cunning to convince her mother to make Zuko play with them. During their game, she placed an apple on Mai's head and set it on fire, forcing Zuko to tackle Mai into a fountain to put out the fire. She found great pleasure in embarrassing the two of them. (Episode: Zuko Alone)

From a young age, she desired power and had suggested that her father would make a better Fire Lord than the heir apparent, her uncle Iroh. She torched a doll that her uncle had sent her as a gift from the Earth Kingdom, preferring the weapon Zuko had gotten over a simple doll. Not long after this, her cousin Lu Ten was killed in battle, prompting Iroh to abandon his legendary six-hundred-day siege of Ba Sing Se. (Episode: Zuko Alone)

Shortly after receiving this news, Azula and the rest of her family went before Fire Lord Azulon, and she put on a spectacular display of her firebending prowess. After her routine, she watched smugly as Zuko tried to copy her performance but failed. When Azulon ordered everyone except Ozai out of the room, Azula grabbed her brother and hid behind the curtains. From there, she and Zuko watched their father request that he be made Fire Lord instead of Iroh. When Zuko fled in fear of the Fire Lord's anger, Azula stayed behind to watch with amusement. She later met her brother back in his room, claiming gleefully that she heard her grandfather sentence him to death. She taunted him about it until their mother angrily pulled her away for a private talk. (Episode: Zuko Alone)

A short time later, Azula played with the knife that Zuko had received from Iroh and coolly announced to him that no one knew where their mother was and their grandfather had passed away during the night. Soon after that, she watched her father's coronation with glee. (Episode: Zuko Alone)

Azula was supplied with a Fire Nation royal sloop, which included a crew and sailed to Zuko and Iroh's last known location. As they approached the port, Azula addressed her crew, emphasizing that she would not tolerate any reluctance to carry out their mission, even if they were apprehending members of the royal family. Before dismissing her crew, Azula reveled in their sense of fear. The ship's captain approached her, explaining that the tides would not allow them to bring the ship in before nightfall. Annoyed by the news, Azula deftly let the man know that his life was at stake if he did not follow her orders. Azula found Zuko and Iroh in a village resort and invited them to the ship with the false promise of being accepted home with open arms. Her initial plan of luring back her two dissident family members was thwarted by her own ship's captain, who accidentally addressed Zuko and Iroh as prisoners. In the ensuing skirmish, Azula was thrown overboard, allowing her brother and uncle to escape. (Episode: The Avatar State) In order to pursue the Avatar, Azula formed an elite team consisting of her childhood friends Ty Lee, recruited from a circus, and Mai, who was living in Omashu as the governor's daughter. Azula did not manage to capture Aang and his friends in Omashu, but nonetheless was able to crush the city's resistance and secure it for the Fire Nation, renaming the city New Ozai in her father's honor. (Episode: Return to Omashu) Azula continued to pursue the Avatar, Zuko, and Iroh for several weeks, making use of technological advancements such as the tank train, being able to find them and wound Iroh in Tu Zin before fleeing the scene. (Episode: The Chase)

She and her friends later rendezvoused at the Drill that was a massive machine created as part of Minister Qin's war engines. It was designed to break through the walls of Ba Sing Se with Princess Azula overseeing the effort. he Avatar arrived at the scene where he and his friends looked to stop the Drill. Azula and her friends attempted to stop them but failed to do so with the Drill being destroyed in the process. (Episode: The Drill) Azula and her team encountered the Kyoshi Warriors led by Suki, who they swiftly defeated and took into custody. (Episode: Appa's Lost Days) Disguising themselves, Azula, Ty Lee, and Mai entered Ba Sing Se and successfully plotted a conspiracy with the treacherous minister Long Feng. (Episode: The Guru) She had the Dai Li arrest the Council of Five, the Earth King's highest-ranking generals, while she personally overthrew the sovereign. Sokka and Toph were arrested while attempting to warn Earth King Kuei against the plot, and Azula sent to a separate dungeon. Immediately afterward, Long Feng arrived on the scene and commanded the Dai Li to arrest Azula, attempting to double-cross her. Having prepared against a potential counter, Azula instead convinced the Dai Li to pledge loyalty to her. Realizing that he had been outplayed at his own game, the Grand Secretariat grudgingly surrendered. After taking control of the palace, Azula encountered Zuko in the Upper Ring and managed to convince him to join her in order to redeem his birthright as crown prince. During a battle with the Avatar in the Crystal Catacombs beneath the city, Azula mortally wounded Aang with a lightning strike just after he entered the Avatar State, leaving the Avatar presumed dead forever and the Earth Kingdom capital delivered into the hands of the Fire Nation. (Episode: The Crossroads of Destiny)

Overview

Personality and attributes

It was said that she was named after her grandfather namely Azulon. (Episode: Zuko Alone)

From a young age, she was known to be power hungry with this being shown when she commented that her father would make a better Fire Lord than her uncle Iroh. In that time, she was also shown for being highly manipulative such as making her mother force Zuko to play with her and her friends. In addition, she was responsible for encouraging her mother in her attempt to run away. (Episode: Zuko Alone)

Her cruelty was shown in her teasing her older brother by claiming that he was going to be killed by their father for being a failure in their childhood. (Episode: Zuko Alone)

She showed no sadness at the death of her cousin Lu Ten and even called her uncle Iroh a quitter for ending his siege of Ba Sing Se over the loss of his son. (Episode: Zuko Alone)

It was noted that she was a firebending prodigy and a dedicated perfectionist. (Episode: The Avatar State)

Two of her friends from childhood were Mai and Ty Lee. (Episode: Return to Omashu)

Powers and abilities

She was shown as being well-versed in Fire Nation military history with her recounting a strategy of Lord Sozin during an old battle. (Episode: Zuko Alone)

As a Firebender, Azula was able to control the element of fire and manipulate it to achieve a variety of attacks.

She was recognised as being a prodigy by her father Ozai. (Episode: Zuko Alone)

She was able to use her flames to propel herself in the air similar to a rocket and do so a period of time effectively allowing her to fly. (Episode: The Crossroads of Destiny)

A distinct trait of her firebending was that her fire was blue flames that were more intense than those of other colours. (Episode: Zuko Alone)

Such was her proficiency in firebending that she was able to make use of the highly difficult technique of being able to generate lightning that was a subset of fire control. (Episode: The Avatar State)

Notes

• Azula was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko where she was voiced by actor Grey DeLisle with her featuring in the setting of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

In other media

Video games

• In Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth, Azula appeared as an antagonist in the setting of the video game.

Appearances

• Avatar: The Last Airbender:

External Links

• Avatar: The Last Airbender Wiki Entry
• Comicvine Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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