I was WRONG about the Azula Comic… | Before You Read Azula in the Spirit Temple

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Some are worthy, some will never be. I know the difference.
This is the opening line of the latest Azula comic, and by the end I thought this line was going to get turned on its head but something even better happens.
I must admit, I was going into this thinking we were going to get a very shallow and rushed redemption arc for the character, but I was surprised to see that Azula’s journey ends up in an even more interesting place, despite the overall plot of the Airbender franchise being largely unchanged.
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@pattonramming1988 10 месяцев назад

A key part of Azula's redemption arc has to include her confronting her father's lack of appreciation for the effort she made on his behalf and reconciliation with her brother

@julio1148 10 месяцев назад

those are important emotional beats but I fail to see how those are steps towards forgiving/redeeming her. For redemption you need to acknowledge your faults, ask for forgiveness, and do the right thing after. It should be a long, arduous journey for her

@ZeUS-GARCiA 10 месяцев назад

@@julio1148i think it has to do more with how her relationship with zuko has always been one of conflict. The only time you ever see azula “get along” with zuko was when she convinced him to help fight aang and katara during the crossroads of destiny. The other time is when he came back home to the fire nation in the first half of book 3. Every other time u see her treating him the same way their father treated zuko. So her reconciliation with Zuko and acknowledging her fathers lack of appreciation plays a good part of her story.

@shivangparikh2933 7 месяцев назад

@@ZeUS-GARCiA The comic is ridiculous. The spirit says that Azula hurt those who cared about her. Ursa who abandoned and neglected her, Iroh who favored Zuko over her, Zuko who physically abused Azula and sent her to a madhouse.

@mahiiragi 6 месяцев назад

@@shivangparikh2933 Azula DID hurt those around her. Zuko has every right to not want to be close to Azula after she tried to kill him multiple times, joked about him dying at the hands of their fathers when they were kids, mocked him for not being a prodigy in bending, etc... Gurl literally smiled during the most traumatic event of his life and the one that impacted him for years after and has a daily reminder of everytime he looks at the mirror Ursa wasn't neglectful, inadequate for Azula? Yes, she was too passive, but she wasn't neglectful. Ursa and Azula weren't able to connect, the more praise Ozai gave Azula the more she learned from him about ruthlessness and the power of fear, the opposite of what Ursa teaches, so she scorned her more. You can't tell me it wasn't understandable that her mother admonished her when talking about the hypothetical death of her uncle as if it was something to be desired. And Ozai was in total control of the household, it's even implied that he physically abused Ursa, so she couldn't get too close to her or try to teach her better because she would suffer Ozai's wrath, every attempt of her to try to make Azula a kinder person was futile since both of them were fully under Ozai's thumb. About Iroh... It's implied he wasn't very present when they were children and after the siege of Ba Sing Se, Azula treated him like he was a failure and showed no empathy for the loss of his son and after that he was forced to choose between going with Zuko: recently burned in the face, forbidden to go to his home and forced to go into the unknown, sent in an impossible quest and in a mega delicate physiological state... and Azula, who, for everyone present, was safe and thriving in the palace, the picture of the perfect princess (that's the thing with her, her abuse isn't as visible as Zuko's). After that, the first thing she does when they reunite for the first time in three years, she lies to him and Zuko to get them imprisoned, tries to kill his nephew with lightning, leads a quest to capture them and bring them back to the FN and just some weeks after she shoots him in the chest as a distraction... and you wonder why Iroh didn't want to be close to her after that??

@macvadda2318 6 месяцев назад

@@mahiiragi thing is its pretty understandable, azula was showered by love from ozai, zuko wasnt, zuko went to others for affection and it allowed him to get close to iroh, zukos abuse at the hands of ozai is the reason his redemption happened, at least while ozai was alive, all azula thinks of when ozai is the topic is love and affection, so anyone who is against ozai hates the person who loves her, i think redemption is possible if she learns that he only ever loved her due to her being a prodigy and nothing else

@Posiideon 10 месяцев назад

And what gives Azula hope is that she still has youth on her side. She’s still a teenager who’s growing up , so by time it would make sense should would acknowledge her acts & find a new path. I would be fine if they made her just an Anti-Hero with the same attitude but doing good deeds.

@realkrishna01 10 месяцев назад

Exactly...she's a perfect anti hero

@AntoineBandele 10 месяцев назад

Anti-Hero is the only thing I can get behind.

@humangirl2122 9 месяцев назад

@@AntoineBandele I just read this comic today and I just want to know the trivia about the demon's and spirit's in this? They have to be depiction's of creature's from Japanese mythology but what kind's?

@dwayne6479 10 месяцев назад

Azula stresses me out this redemption is going to take years she’s such a mess 😭

@MavenWalsh 9 месяцев назад

Me too. I think they're going to eventually forget about her. Then her story will never be completed. People need to stop praising works that do the bare minimum.

@shivangparikh2933 7 месяцев назад

@@MavenWalshThe comic is ridiculous. The spirit says that Azula hurt those who cared about her. Ursa who abandoned and neglected her, Iroh who favored Zuko over her, Zuko who physically abused Azula and sent her to a madhouse.

@MavenWalsh 7 месяцев назад

@@shivangparikh2933 I know, right? It's as if the author didn't bother to watch the series or something. And it never resolved anything. It just ended almost precisely as it started. Aren't there supposed to be things called character arcs in books/novels?

@shivangparikh2933 7 месяцев назад

@@MavenWalsh Do you think that that when the spirit said that Azula hurt those she cares about was stupid? Like Ursa, Zuko, and Iroh cared about her.

@mahiiragi 6 месяцев назад

@@MavenWalsh that was the purpose, to offer Azula a chance at redemption by forcing her (and us) to do a introspection about herself and to restart her character arc after what Gene Luen Yang wrote her as. Gene was going for the route that she would still be a villain and the comic did great at changing that final path and planting the seeds for Azula to go to a new route in life

@AndalusianPhilosopher 10 месяцев назад

I think Azula is in crossroads of destiny. Her arc can go either way. Her story needs to continue.

@AndalusianPhilosopher 10 месяцев назад

I do fear her story will be again left up in the air. What do you think? I do hear of some troubles at avatar studios. And with adult gang movie two years away who knows what happens during that time

@wingadept8793 10 месяцев назад

I think this story is the genesis of Azula's redemption in which she'll become an Antihero/Antivillain. Someone that looks out for herself and follows her own code and whatnot. I'm calling it now. I believe little Kiyi will be the final key to Azula's redemption, as I do think Azula has a soft spot for her for the simple fact that she is her sister, and she wouldn't want Kiyi to go down the same path she did.

@AntoineBandele 10 месяцев назад

Hmmm I don’t see much of any relationship between the two.

@jurassicpark1fan920 10 месяцев назад

There isn't much of a relationship between the two currently but that could eventually change. In Smoke and Shadow she appeared to have some respect for Kiyi for being a fighter.

@PKryik 9 месяцев назад

@@AntoineBandele It is perfect setup though, she has no hatred for her because they don't really know each other, and Kiyi as she gets older is likely to want to reach out to her to understand her, along with Zuko.

@TheLastSane1 6 месяцев назад

@@AntoineBandele As much as she hates her brother for taking what is hers. What is her goal stated to be? To make him into a firelord that he should be. Her goal as twisted as it is to us readers is to help her brother.

@chuumon95 4 месяца назад

@@AntoineBandele Yeah if anything I bet she finds Kiyi’s very existence an insult to her and will want to squish her like a bug. It will take something very drastic to make Azula finally feel fear herself in order to take down that ego of hers. Not to mention have Aang take away all her power. Without her bending power what will she do?

@kaderushing9422 10 месяцев назад

The page right before the last one you see Azula have empathy for the first time. Perhaps the spirit didn’t change her BUT planted the seed for POSSIBLE change. Great way to keep her story going.

@AntoineBandele 10 месяцев назад

Right.

@sebas8225 7 месяцев назад

I like the idea that Azula at least got the realization that she wasnt a Team player in leaving out Chiyou arrested and left to figure herself out.

@nataliabeam873 10 месяцев назад

Great video!!! Before reading the comic, I was scared that Azula would simply say she's sorry and be granted redemption for it, something that seemed so easy at first because of the things the spirit tells her (maybe there was a catch there?). But fortunately, it wasn't like that, and as you said, Azula needs much more to get there. While she didn't make a huge turnaround, she did change in some way. Her initial goal in the beginning of the comic was to cruelly avenge the Fire Nation warriors, and the spirit tells her that the final form it showed her was Azula's inner self, which was cruelty and a hunger for revenge (something that was not true because the real form of the spirit was like that). However, in the end, she decides not to be cruel and sets her vengeance aside. It was a good comic and one of my favorites so far. I think they did the right thing for future stories, and personally, I would like her to choose a gray path, where she's not the eternal enemy of her brother or the Gaang, but not their friend either.

@micah459 9 месяцев назад

Loved this comic because it showed Azula flaws and made her sympathetic while not immediately redeeming her. This shows that she still has room to grow as a character and take accountability. I honestly wouldn't mind her slowing turning over a new leaf by her late teen/early 20s.

@AntoineBandele 9 месяцев назад

Yes. Keep it sloooow.

@bramderacourt9499 10 месяцев назад

Airspeedprime had a really good take on this; the comic does draw attention to Azula from a sympathetic POV, but it also reminds us that she has been a terrible person and that's not magically gonna change overnight. From the way it ends it's clear they EVENTUALLY want to redeem her, but she's almost certainly gonna be the bad guy at least one more time.

@toadlord8594 7 месяцев назад

Yeah I say that this comic is a Good Prologue for Azula’s redemption and while it’s a small step in changing herself by letting go of her vengeance on her group. It’s still a great show of self improvement even how small it is.

@afrancis7475 9 месяцев назад

I would love for Azula to find redemption, I don't want her to be seen as a villain.... Her father was a monster, and controlled everyone around him. Azula has to find herself and realize that she is not supposed to be the image of her father, she's too good for that. Her mother always knew, she was scared of seeing her husband in her daughter, afraid that she failed as a mother to protect her daughter. I hope Azula will understand that one day and can't wait to see her growth.

@sofie9205 10 месяцев назад

I was so excited when I found out she was getting her own comic! I rushed to my local comic book store!! I really liked the story. And I’m happy it wasn’t a rushed redemption arc (kuvira) I think I like azula as a villain. She’s just so cool and entertaining. Seeing ozai smile kinda scared me tbh.

@machodgdon 10 месяцев назад

The marketing I feel for this was nonexistent cause I just didn’t know this was coming out

@AntoineBandele 10 месяцев назад

The marketing for all the comics is nonexistent, sadly.

@jurassicpark1fan920 10 месяцев назад

Azula choosing to let go her desire for revenge against the Fire Warriors is a small step in the right direction. It's not a coincidence that the comic had Azula say she's going to make the Fire Warriors "pay" like five times.

@AntoineBandele 10 месяцев назад

Very, very true.

@pop-culturecinephile8144 3 месяца назад

She deserves redemption and to be happy. This is likely part one of three or four. I will not give up my faith in her

@Dragonfangize 10 дней назад

Villains aren’t always born, but are made in my opinion. Azula followed her father’s teachings because she wanted her father’s affection and that brought about this dilemma in her character. But in my book most people can be redeemed if the they are willing to see it for themselves or the path their walking holds redemption. Azula is now walking the path towards redemption by the first spirit that she encountered and is now changing bit by bit. I hope she can redeem herself because of the biggest reason is by her father’s cruel and evil teachings. Thinking back if she could find a way to pursued and followed her mother teachings instead of Ozai things may have turned out more different. One things for sure understanding the background of a character is the first step to help them heal and find a better person in themselves and help them grow out of the dogma that they have been taught or scared with.😔😔😔

@chriscjongeneelen2960 10 месяцев назад

Well , after dealing with the spirit world creature she had the mental fortitude and will , allowed her to prove she has an high level of inner strength and eventually saw through the spirits mind tricks and told the spirit worlder quote” I’m not playing your games anymore spirit , I’m leaving…” which when this trickster spirit tried to keep her from leaving she zapped them silly with her lightning, because the spirit failed after the first few tricks done to Azula, because Azula had the mental strength and fortitude to see through the spirits illusions and tricks…which shows she has more mental strength and willpower than some of her counterparts, also she could’ve attacked the individuals who left her alone in the woods but decided not to saying “ silly girls , unworthy of my leadership…” and walked away rather than attack them this means that Azula has an conscious , it’s just that if an thing she has the potential to become an dark hero or antihero type of person, based on the facts noted….

@sebas8225 7 месяцев назад

I think she finally realized that leaders dont scapegoat their followers, in this issue, this was a big issue for azula as her childhood was based on Seeing Zuko being Scapegoated but as the spirit pointed out when she´s alone now, there´s nothing scapegoat so people just get to see her as the bad gal she is.

@katieb9428 10 месяцев назад

I read the comic and have mixed feelings on it. I’m happy they didn’t rush into a redemption or villain path, but feel like the ending was almost too open ended. Not sure if that makes sense or not, but that’s just how I saw it

@undertaker9991 10 месяцев назад

(No) Thanks to spoilers, I agree.

@AirspeedPrime 10 месяцев назад

A lot of this is just down to where Avatar is across the board at the moment. The comics have had a major switch up since Avatar Studios was announced, we don't do trilogies any more, only one-shots and short stories, we don't do big major arcs in them. I can't imagine Azula appearing in a major way in another comic anytime soon, just because of what her arc needs and what the comics are capable of. So it seems clear that Azula's arc is destined for an Avatar Studios project, which we know so little about. So yes Azula's arc at the moment is very open ended, she could turn up anywhere, but at this early to mid point and where Azula is I think it makes sense to a degree. Azula herself deep down is pretty directionless she is repeating a cycle only shifting a little bit, the comic over and over highlights that she doesn't know what she truly wants and even the things she kind of wants there are hesitations and conflict.

@AndalusianPhilosopher 10 месяцев назад

We have to remember. Azula is still young and Korras time is still ways away. It is not enough to tie up her story in one comic. And there are avatar studios projects planned.

@anishkajan342 10 месяцев назад

I have always been a Marvel & DC comic book fan, and I certainly have to applaud the ATLA fandom for there patience because if this was like a Daredevil or Batman comic then I would expect the next issue in the following 2-3 weeks whereas Avatar studios has not announced an upcoming Azula project to finish. The comic book feels like a 23 minute episode which isn't bad, but doesn't seem like it gives closure on Azula's future. Hopefully more content is coming soon for Azula and Avatar as a whole.

@AntoineBandele 10 месяцев назад

That’s been Avatar comics for the last decade, honestly. 😞

@adamjacobs6644 10 месяцев назад

Brilliant video! Seeing this brought my own redemption story to mind. Born in the same hospital shown on Walker Texas Ranger moved in 2003 and fought with mutual misunderstandings. Over time it got better and better and I did have helpers (both staff and fellow students) who got me through. My college senate days are the time it really turned around and I never looked back since. On the last Sunday of the 2010s I forgave all wrongs done to me and by me. Then in 2022 found out no one was ever mad at me in the first place. Only thing I don't really think is accurate is the title. I don't see it as Antonie being wrong rather I see it as him having a different perspective. I also see it as him, like he pointed out, thinking of it another way than what it ended up being. Maybe to some that could be considered being wrong, my way isn't the only way. He could have just titled it that to make it short and sweet. This is a great video! I love redemption so much and Azula indeed would make the perfect Anti-Hero!

@joshthaller4754 10 месяцев назад

The comic is rather good and a I very much enjoyed it. The ending for the comic also leaves open for her to be used in other Avatar stories, the upcoming Avatar movies

@eladamittai2753 9 месяцев назад

it's probably my favourite avatar comic so far. while i can see where your crisicism about the art comes from, and it is a fair criticism, but the story and character work are so good, i didnt even notice. i love azula and it was a beautifully told character study that delved deep into her psyche.

@ShivamKumar-ym9ek 10 месяцев назад

an interesting angle for sure. we have grown accustom to Azula either a cold calculating menace or a mental train wreak, so this Definitly a new side of her (idk i have not read the comic yet)

@deathscythe1098 10 месяцев назад

Do you know where I can read it digitally? Also I do think that Azula is just choosing to be evil, I do feel like she just needs to do what Zuko did well not exactly but it's a good start also. Zuko trying his hardest to get her little sister back is kinda sweet, While I do think that her Surrounding environment did play a role, Azula did chose this path. I do think she's reedemable but like you said she needs at least to atone some sins she committed, also love your vids do more sukka !

@AntoineBandele 10 месяцев назад

amzn.to/3QJZxSb

@deathscythe1098 10 месяцев назад

@@AntoineBandele Thanks

@dumdumbb 10 месяцев назад

I just love her

@Qin_Lee 10 месяцев назад

I just serving Royal Family my Fire Lord Zuko. If he thinks former Princess deserve redemption, then i am as well

@AntoineBandele 10 месяцев назад

I don’t believe Zuko said anything about Azula deserving redemption, even in the comics.

@samuelmekaat7722 10 месяцев назад

Azula needs to become more like Ursa In order to be Redeemed. Meaning she needs to look back on her past and Correct her mistakes. She is my Favorite Female Character in the Avatar Franchise.

@meadowsz5390 6 месяцев назад

I'm glad they dont let her off the hook in this story. She has a terrible tendency to blame everyone but herself for her actions. If she has a redemption arc it would realistically be long and rough because her major weaknesses are her cruelty and blaming others to avoid responsibility as part of her perfectionism. Until those are addressed she'll just keep making the same mistakes.

@TheLastSane1 6 месяцев назад

Taking accountability is great. But also her seeing what her Father did to her. How she knows that her father made her into a monster. That she hates her mother because she left her alone with him, she hates that she didnt have someone to protect her like Zuko did. She is responsible for her own actions yes, but those actions were dictated by her own abuse. She has to learn to forgive herself as well for her own past wrongs, accept that yes they where wrong, she was wrong, but accept and forgive herself for what Ozai turned her into. How long does it take a weapon to learn to not be a weapon? Azula was raised from a very young age to be her fathers weapon. Zuko had years away from their father, away from the palace, and a mentor who didnt run off the first time he had a temper tantrum. Azula is going to need that too, she is now away from her father, the palace, but she hasnt found a mentor who can teach her the way forward yet.

@ThiagohaziraelZhenqiened-zq9nu 4 месяца назад

This version of Azula from the comic book avatar is awesome, she is close to Aang and the others and starts to see spirits like Iroh emerging from this side of the family. beat the spiritual blue wolf that not even aang can beat with lightning ray my favorite elementation, spirits for her past deeds in the temple, she faces them, she defeats them, she scares them, she is admired and followed by them as if they wanted to protect her or follow her as a leader and passes for an ancestral spirit like katara, azula one of my favorite female characters her fighting style assassins Creed's skills and personality I think she's fantastic, a great anti-heroine, wait for the comic book to become an anime and the adult version of Aang arrives soon and she becomes a white lotus, or a zaheer instead of a Mr Ozai Kuvira or Unalaq Red Lotus , live only with the spirits or in a place where spirits and humans live together, I have high expectations for Azula and the avatar anime design, games like street of rage 4, herc's adventure and other styles from the avatar series and franchise are welcome, great video. Essa versão da azula do comic books avatar é demais, ela perto de aang e os outros começa a ver espíritos como o iroh aflorando esse lado da família, vence o lobo azul espiritual que nem aang consegue vencer com raios minha elementacão favorita, é atormentada pelos espíritos pelos seus feitos passados no templo os enfrenta vence mete medo neles é adimirada e seguida por eles como se a quisessem proteger ou seguir como lider e se passa por um espírito ancestral como katara, azula uma das minhas personagens femininas favorita seu estilo de luta assassins creed as habilidades e a sua personalidade eu acho fantastica ótima anti heroína, espere que os comics book vire anime a versão adulta do aang chegue logo e ela se torne um lotus branco, ou um zaheer a o invés de um senhor ozai kuvira ou unalaq lotus vermelho, viva só com os espíritos ou em um lugar onde vivem espíritos e humanos juntos, tenho grandes espectativas em azula e no desenho anime avatar, games como street of rage 4, herc's adventure e outros estilos da serie e franquia avatar são bem vindos, ótimo video.

@justinmyers7587 10 месяцев назад

Azula is built different and I love her character for that.

@RoddrickScott-rs9nv 10 месяцев назад

Could u do a read through of the novel for people who don't or can't get it

@AntoineBandele 10 месяцев назад

That would be illegal.

@marvelfuture2057 6 месяцев назад

Azula is going to be hard to redeemed jesus😅

@HassanNM7 10 месяцев назад

🥇

@swordhunter12 9 месяцев назад

The difference between Azula and Zuko is that while Zuko started off as a decent person, but got twisted by his fathers cruel treatment and ideals, Azula comes off as someone who was bad from the beginning. Ozais parenting definitely made her worse, but even as a child she seemed to be cruel and mean-spirited. Thats not to say she can't change, this story clearly shows she can, but she's walking a much longer road than Zuko as she has to not only unlearn her father's upbringing, but also her own deepseated issues.

@AntoineBandele 9 месяцев назад

Key words: a MUCH longer world.

@sebas8225 7 месяцев назад

Honestly the biggest problem with Azula is lack of empathy with struggle.

@negressprincess 9 месяцев назад

Isn’t Mako supposed to get a comic?

@AntoineBandele 9 месяцев назад

He is. Still coming. Just delayed. As all the comics are.

@roy.moreno 10 месяцев назад

Wait so just to make sure - the comic is out already? :0

@AntoineBandele 10 месяцев назад

Yup!

@yasination1573 10 месяцев назад

i hope they give us a kataang comicccc

@WickedCool23 10 месяцев назад

Azula ticks nearly every box for Antisocial Personality Disorder Symptoms of antisocial personality disorder include: Repeatedly Ignoring right and wrong. Telling lies to take advantage of others. Not being sensitive to or respectful of others. Using charm or wit to manipulate others for personal gain or pleasure. Having a sense of superiority and being extremely opinionated. Having problems with the law, including criminal behavior. Being hostile, aggressive, violent or threatening to others. Feeling no guilt about harming others. Doing dangerous things with no regard for the safety of self or others. Being irresponsible and failing to fulfill work or financial responsibilities. Adults with antisocial personality disorder usually show symptoms of conduct disorder before the age of 15. Symptoms of conduct disorder include serious, ongoing behavior problems, such as: Aggression toward people and animals. Destruction of property. Lying and dishonesty. Theft. Serious violation of rules. Azula is fictional, so she can be written however the creators feel, but speaking realistically, a sociopath can’t just “grow” a conscience

@nataliabeam873 10 месяцев назад

That is the thing. A fictional villain or even a real-life common criminal will have these traits. However if they show consciousness and introspection like Azula in this comic (and not only in this comic but in previous comics and even a little in the show) then they don't fit into the disorder like a box. In fiction, age doesn't matter for that, there are many examples. However, due to Azula's age, at most she would be labeled with conduct disorder. And yet it's not set in stone for a teenage fictional villain.

@tabby842 10 месяцев назад

It was alright, all it did was reaffirm my beliefs that she's on the narcissistic spectrum (obviously with sociopathic tendencies but it wasn't the focus). Other than that there was no real resolution or development, just a boilerplate label of who Azula is and where she's at now. But it might be better this way since if the writers aren't equipped to deal with this topic, whether they want to redeem her or not, they shouldn't write anything IMO. It always leaves the door open for other writers in the future who may be more knowledgeable on the subject to tackle. My only worry is that Aaron Ehasz is on record saying he wanted a redemption arc for Azula and that it would be through 'Zuko's unwavering support no matter what'. I don't know how that would work, since in my experience narcissists don't give a shit about support, they suck on their support system like a leech until nothing's left; hope he isn't the one who gives Azula's story closure. Only thing I didn't like was the explanation of the spirit's form and calling Azula a monster. Saying her actions were evil and her negative social tendencies like manipulation and etc are all fine, but saying anyone is a monster is just trying to disassociate society's rejects from 'normal' people when we are all just humans. All capable of evil or good. You could argue that it's simply the spirit's opinion, but if what it really says about it's form is true, then I have to imagine there's some significance there since spiritualism seems to be a big theme in this IP. Wished there was some pushback, but I guess that's what the author thinks about narcissistic people. A common opinion.

@eradict 10 месяцев назад

Azula is pretty monstrous. That's definitely a valid, if not accurate, description of her.

@TheLastSane1 6 месяцев назад

@@eradict Not really, she is no more monstrous than any other human who has power and authority and abused it. We all like to pretend that the "bad people" aren't like us but the fact is they are. If you give 100 people mass wealth and no accountability how many of them would do what you consider monstrous. Azula isn't even really Narcissistic, its just her defense mechanism. She was taught from a young age that she was better, that no matter what she did or who she hurt it was ok because she was better than them. Its why its her go to defense when she is given any push back because its an ingrained teaching. But look what also she does in this book. When she thinks its Ty Lee she beats, she doesn't try to kill her, which confuses the spirit so much that she brings it up. A Narcissist wouldn't really care especially about someone who she sees as someone who betrayed her and is out to stop her.

@pranilpanda6789 10 месяцев назад

Where can we find or order the comic?

@AntoineBandele 10 месяцев назад

Description box has link.

@Eh......... 9 месяцев назад

I am just gonna add this, Azula is one of those characters we love, and who truly loves her, doesn't want her to go through a redemption arch, not because we think she doesn't deserve it, but because Azula straight up doesn't need it, in fact must not have it. Awesome baddies does not equal to redemption arch. There are many sorts of evil and just pure antagonistic forces, and her character fits in the one that must not change. Its a fictional character after all, let her suffer throughout the end, and leave this world alone, perhaps with regrets, not that I wish it upon her, but thats the realistic outcome even real people will get most of the times. It fits her character, her status, it is her life being solo

@badumba5511 2 месяца назад

Ngl I wanted a redemption arc of her for the simple fact I wanted to see her together with gaang and see what type of dynamics that created. But now that I'm older I realize she doesn't need one, I think a lone wolf life suits her better after everything that happened, I still want her to become better but for herself not for anyone else or the world's sake, Zuko already did that.

@phantom115cw 10 месяцев назад

Does kiyi show up?

@AntoineBandele 10 месяцев назад

No.

@phantom115cw 10 месяцев назад

@@AntoineBandele to bad, i like to see more of their relationships

@yashaoftheflames8475 10 месяцев назад

I rather Azula stay a villain. A good villain will bring the best out of the heroes and the story. Azula could be like the frieza of avatar. That is to say she takes the lesson from our heroes and used them to work for her while staying as a villain.

@AntoineBandele 10 месяцев назад

That would be my first choice as well. But they clearly don’t want her being a pure villain anymore. I think because she’s so young.

@dard2240 6 месяцев назад

I was thinking that best ending Azula could have would probably be... death. Yeah, I know. Sounds too harsh. But she basically have no goals to achieve if she won't be a Fire Lord, she have no friends left, she don't have normal human understanding or being a member of society at all. There will be nothing left in her if she let go all the evil. What she will do if she realizes that all her life she could have a human characteristics such as empathy, kindness and etc. and that she rejected everyone in the world with no one left to care about her? Zuko might care, but I don't think she will realize that even after redemption arc. Aang would have more hard time to do that, but she still would ignore that possibility. She left with nothing in this to hold on to other to just... give up everything. I always imagined her go during a lightning casting since there is a rule about moving it through stomach and not heart. She could move it to her heart by miscalculation or just being on emotions (with her current state it would be possible).

@AntoineBandele 6 месяцев назад

Honestly. Same.

@AncestorEmpire1 10 месяцев назад

To the Azula simps out there(yes I know you exist), I think Hellboy says it best: “Stop it….. Right now”

@AntoineBandele 10 месяцев назад

This response is entirely unprovoked.

@AncestorEmpire1 10 месяцев назад

@@AntoineBandele Thor: is it though?

@williamfinch9858 10 месяцев назад

Yes.@@AncestorEmpire1

@سلامہريکے 6 месяцев назад

an azula simp and dont care

@MavenWalsh 9 месяцев назад

No it was even worse. She didn't get a rushed redemption arc, she spun in a 360, to end up right back where she started. it's just a filler that was never meant to go anywhere.

@marcelozjasz721 6 месяцев назад

Why are you talking about her redemption arc when she did nothing wrong?

@AntoineBandele 6 месяцев назад

😂 😈

@marcelozjasz721 6 месяцев назад

@@AntoineBandele Iroh was a war criminal who sacrificed hundreds of soldiers and his only child during the siege for his own glory. Azula conquered the city without a single drop of blood. We both know who is the real villain here

@badumba5511 2 месяца назад

@@marcelozjasz721 Now that you mentioned, Azula is quite flawless in that regard lol. Iroh is portrayed as a saint way too much for people to remember that apparently.

@nosauceorbrothchild8772 10 месяцев назад

The comics are doo doo.

@kwayneboy1524 10 месяцев назад

Too their own

@facundopollacino7956 8 месяцев назад

Por lo qué tengo entendido de los foros de Reddit o de comentarios en ingles de otros vídeos de RU-vid, los comics de Avatar (tanto de Aang cómo de Korra) son bastante polémicos en el fandom, al menos para una parte del mismo. Hay una razón por la qué no se les considera Canon: los personajes están totalmente fuera de lugar (no tienen nada qué ver con sus representaciones de la serie), la custionable calidad del estilo artístico, los temas políticos qué a nadie le importa, etc. De todas sus fallas, lo qué hicieron con Azula fue imperdonable. Además de ser una representación negativa de los problemas de salud mental, su personaje no pasa por un cambio, ni un desarrollo o algo por estilo. Azula esta en un enfoque de 'Status Quo' andante y parlante, simple y llanamente. A ningún fan le va a gustar qué traten a su personaje favorito de esa manera sólo por el bien del 'Status Quo'. Jamás pense qué diría esto, pero los Fanfics hacen algo mejor por la pobre chica qué los 'escritores profesionales' de los cómics.

@shivangparikh2933 7 месяцев назад

@@facundopollacino7956 Do you think that Ursa, Zuko, and Iroh never cared about Azula?