It becomes clear that Azula is a product of her upbringing as much as her character.
In comparison to the other characters in the series, Azula is deep with many levels that are peeled away as the series progresses. In this sense, Azula exhibits an incredible level of intelligence to which only Sokka even comes close and even then only in Book 3. She is incredibly conniving as evidenced in her use of the Kyoshi warriors uniforms as a disguise to get into Ba Sing Se. She has no personal loyalty outside of the Fire Lord and even then he is shown to be wary of her.Īs mentioned above, Azula is a supreme strategist. She willfully (in fact, gleefully) uses manipulation and power to attain those goals and sees others as merely tools to do so.
She sets her goals and does not allow anyone or anything to get in her way. There is no reason to ‘like’ Azula although her character is something to appreciate within the series.Īzula is a power-hungry sadist.
Our last shot of Azula is one where she’s on her knees, chained to the ground and wailing frantically as she struggles in vain to free herself. Her descent into madness marked by a fear of death and a col-blooded desire to kill Zuko in an agnai kai. Towards the end of Book 3, we start to see Azula’s sanity slowly unwinding followed by a full-on collapse at the very end. In Book 3 this shifts to show her second-guessing their moves thanks to some devious disguises and a slip of the tongue on the part of the Earth King. Throughout the series, Azula is shown to be pursuing the Gaang and always being one step behind. During the various flashbacks throughout the series, it’s demonstrated that Azula is a bending prodigy and masters difficult maneuvers at a very young age in stark contrast to Zuko.įar from her bending skills, she’s also a very accomplished strategist a trait that’s only equalled by Sokka, who is also shown to be on the receiving end of her acrobatic skills. However thanks to her immensely forceful character you would never know. Today we’re going to take a look at Azula and what makes her such a great character.Īzula is the crown princess and the younger sibling of Zuko. She’s not only the main antagonist in Book 2, she’s also a lynchpin in the entire story and breaks any number of moulds throughout the series. Why? The reason is all to simple, Azula is an all-too perfect character to analyse. Needless to say, there are spoilers ahead.
Continuing our series of posts on the characters in Avatar: The Last Airbender, we’re taking a look at Azula this week.