The Psychology of Azula l Avatar: The Last Airbender 

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ikr?! like even their supposedly unimportant episodes are ICONIC

Except for the great divide.

Kye Dysarthria Tbh I liked it but it wasn’t the best. It was nice to know Aang could lie though.

@@hsmacaraig yes that was the best part I was so surprised that it was a lie I really believed his story haha

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This guy could make a good movie writer or director, we need that.

@@wellthen4128 yes,(but your user is concerning......

Ursa : what is wrong with that child ? This guy : here is my 1hour video explanation

@@wellthen4128 Finally! Somebody who's relatable!

When Ursa asked that Imagine he was there to tell her all this.

Thats true. She cant let her guard down for more than a second. Also shows how she internalised she's a monster.

its also played for comedic effect and is pretty hilarious

I mean not really, she didn't change what she was saying half way through

@@deoxal7947 The full sentence ‘My own Mother thought I was a monster. She was right, of course, but it still hurt’ The first bit had genuine emotion, while the other had a comedic effect.

It’s shows just how much Ozai destroyed her

But well strangely she is I find her more feminine than the Kioshi warriors

@@King_Menelik I think it's the fact that Azula does have an emotional breakdown that is in some ways encouraged by her looks, which a lot of people consider to be a feminine trait, while the Kyoshi warriors are never portrayed experiencing smth like this (at least as much as I remember)

@@miglek9613 the point is the person who wrote that comment is just trying to say "feminine character traits" not LOOKS. its not hard to understand lmao

Beacuse we suppress those feelings better, because if they ever reach the surface it's over.

⁠​⁠​⁠@SleepyWolf they’re not, but in media they kinda are. 9/10 times we see just an over the top sadistic villain in shows, movies or books, it’ll be a dude.

🤔

everyone else was to afraid

It shows how shattered her perception was of herself, I think. She says it to take the sting out of others calling her that, which is why she had the delusion of thinking her Mother thought of her as a monster. Its truly tragic.

She called herself a monster because it didn't hurt her very much, no matter the quip she threw in at the end. She believed she was a monster, too. It seemed to her that it was the only thing that she should be, and the constant praise she received for the accomplishments she had while acting in this manner didn't help. This is a point that is proven when Azula's delusional vision of her mother in the mirror told her she loved her not because it was what actually was true, because that wasn't the point. The delusional vision of her mother told her that she loved Azula because, Azula being Azula with her tendency to commit the most emotional harm to someone she's attacking, her subconscious instinct playing the part of the delusional vision *knew* that it hurt more than anything else. People who believe they're broken and "wrong" people are cut deeply when people close to them tell them things like that. It clashes with everything they've built themselves upon and has ramifications.

And Zuko.

I heard this when i was i kid! I never looked to my sister in the same way!

Thanos is creeped out by a psyco princess, understandable

I used to think she just meant it as in he was gonna be in trouble (like we always say "my parent are gonna kill me" as an expression) but NOPE...she meant it like he was LITERALLY GOING TO KILL HIM!

Thats rough buddy

Me too! and when she said “really, he is” that always gave me shivers

YES finally someone said that

I believe you're right

Yea...

hence why she almost lightning bended Mei

Yes, replace the word "fear" with "love"...(No, YOU miscalculated. You should have LOVED me more.)

Yes i thought this "blink and miss" moment would be mentioned in the video too, sadly it wasn't but it's still an amazing video regardless

I always noticed that moment and was waiting for him to bring it up. It was like she laughed instinctually, but when she saw Ty Lee, realized “shit, was that uncalled for? Was that what they consider “hurtful?”” and stopped. Like she couldn’t comprehend the difference between a light-hearted joke and a spiteful insult, and had to look at other people’s reactions to decipher the difference and the appropriate response.

@@purpleemerald5299 It reminds me a bit of how neurodivergent people don't always naturally grasp social cues and instead have to study them to understand what you're meant to do and why. Which, when combined with Ozai's dubious parenting, explains a great deal about her. The beach episode is tragic because Azula can only operate in scenarios where she can manipulate or intimidate her way into getting what she wants. Because that's all she can do.

@@shadowldrago I don’t think Azula is Beyond repair, I think that with enough therapy she can understand what it means to be a good person.

@@T0B3573R Agreed. Or at the very least, break Ozai's conditioning and be a better and healthier person.

i got a strange mix of pity and impressed when she said that. pity cause she was genuinely hurt from learning her mother's feeling about her, meaning she cared for her mother's attitude toward her but also impressed that she sorta moved on and was still able to so much after that. keyword: sorta. she still had the inevitable mental breakdown. but again: she still got shit done

@@DeltaFrazzle I'm not so sure about that whole "moving on" bit. It never struck me that Azula really gave that much of a damn about what her mom thought of her at any point. She certainly didn't miss the woman after she left. As for "getting shit done", don't you think the kind of things she did kind of make that distinction meaningless? Stalin and Hernan Cortez also "got shit done" and the result was the massacre of millions of innocents. Details do kind of matter.

@@madpoetsociety2917 I think Azula cared very much about what her mom thought about her. I think she cared a lot about what many persons thought about her. I can't say that she missed Ursa, but it's always struck me that Azula was very good at repressing her feelings, including her feelings of doubt about herself. Once her confidence and world view started breaking down she lost that ability to repress those feelings. And I have to agree with @DeltaFrazzle. She did "get shit done". She had goals and plans that she was able to enact and accomplish, which made her a fearsome villain. The acts were bad, but she was very good at doing what she felt needed to be done.

I thought of it as her opening her feeling for that one moment. Because of everyone acting emotional about their past. That what I thought as child when watching the series.

This reminds me of a lot of "millennial humor", I wonder what the fuck is up with us

sameee

Yep. Tbh both parents were shit.

Me lmao and I didn’t get board of it either, not once. I was way more focused during this video than any lecture my teachers could give

She was evil from the start, just an evil person wanting to be accepted for being evil but could not quite get it.

Georgian Wolf people aren’t evil. Did you not watch the video?

All good Yo, idk what could be done but there are people that are not rescued. Azula may be a character but its happening somewhere still this second. Your tears are not in vain

In the context of the show yes. However post show comics do demonstrate that Azula has people who care for her. Zuko Ursa, Aang is optimistic that Azula can change. Even Katara when Aang said people change was supportive. Iroh in the search comics encouraged team avatar to bring Azula along for Ursa, implying that not just Zuko but Azula also can find a measure of peace. I think when Zuko told Azula that no matter what, Azula is still his sister, the words had deep impact on her. I think seeds of potential redemption had been planted there. It will be a long and difficult journey, but it is possible. Remember Zukos journey was not easy either with mistakes bad choices. Change is difficult. Nevertheless I did read great fanfics where Azula finds redemption. Also keep in mind that creators never tied up Azulas story. By Korras time after all these years there are no hints as to what ultimately happens to Azula. Azulas story so far extends up to smoke and shadow which takes place two years after the show. There are still 70 years before Korras era. A lot can happen in this time. I wish for redemption. ATLA is a show about forgivness and second chances. It is deeply moving to see Zuko trying to help Azula. And also heartbreaking to see Ursa crying for Azula.

@@AndalusianPhilosopher Can you tell me in a sentence what Art and Poetry mean to you?

@@TheAmazingSpider-Dude it comforts the soul for me

Me too I was getting really emotional about all the points he was summing up till the end I couldn’t take it anymore

It’s as if it’s his only dependent source of reality… even if everything else is muddled and conflicted, he at least knows one thing - that whatever Azula says is false. Off of that, he can slowly organize and differentiate everything else he’s confused about…

@@hozyaka You know, this kind of makes me wonder if Azula ever deceived Zuko by intentionally telling him the truth and then counting on him assuming that she's lying.

I think there was a twitter thread speculating on a redemption ark in a fourth season...

I feel like Iroh is what stopped Zuko from becoming like Azula, so maybe if Azula had an Iroh in her life, she could've turned out differently.

She broke fairly early in her life. Given the right guidance, she has a chance.

It's funny, Aaron Ehasz originally planned to have a redemption arc for Azula (there was a twitter thread somewhere). I think about it a lot, and how cool it would've been, but I'm always lost as to the 'how'. How would she be redeemed? How would it logically make sense? It's pretty cool.

@@Mando_W yea, absolutely. I think Azula turned this way because nobody loved her. Ozai didn't love either of his children, and Ursa didn't love Azula enough.

I don’t blame her tbh. she’s always been outcasted and never truly loved unlike her brother. and this was all during her childhood, when children are influenced the most by environmental factors. she watched him grow up to be truly loved by his mother unlike her and her father- which their relationship was evolved around superficial power and fear.

azulas draco in other words, it’s okay to kill Zuko because of that😒

MoomoolovesMamamoo girl what the fuck? when did I say Zuko deserves to be killed cause of that? where did the idea come from?

I thought that line was badass🥳she definitely needs counseling but boy was I hype when I heard that line

I honestly thought "Wtf" when I heard that line

That's a very interesting detail that I never noticed until now.

What about the Dai Lee?

@@MrDrProfJMF Good point. I admit it's been a while since I watched full ATLA, so I don't remember every detail. But if I had to guess, I would imagine Azula has become so confident with her abilities that she does not see them as too big of a threath. That and possibility that she thinks firebending as superior element. OR Dai Lee and her goals aline enough that they can work together long enough. After all Azula was not planning to stay in Ba Sing Sei if I remember correctly

@@MrDrProfJMF its shown that the firebenders see earthbending as savage uncivilised brutality, so i think she'd hold earthbenders to the same level of worth, maybe even less than non-benders

Azula doesn't keep nonbenders around her, she keeps skilled people around her

Shes a Victim, but the Writers of the Show didnt seem to notice, so this is the One True Stain on this Show. The Life-Action-Movie aint one, that one just motivated people to re-watch the Cartoon, but this?

I didn't, good catch

Love that for her. Btw in the upcoming comic "Azula in the spirit temple" Ty Lee actually beats Azula in one of her attacks. She chi blocks her arm when she's about to use lightning. When Azula is forced to retreat she yells after her "This isn't over Azula! I won't let you get away!" Or something along those lines. I really love that moment because it really highlights how far Ty Lee has come. She went from being Azula's reluctant friend to betraying Azula for her best friend by stabbing her in the back to openly fighting against her and besting her. Great character arc for her.

I would say even though the Kyoshi warriors are quite similar and act as a collective but they still retain their individuality which is definitely perfect for Ty lee

except iroh he's a saint

well, he already got his own kind of therapy, then Zuko got it

Even the therapist wold need a therapist

The therapist would need other therapists just to relax themselves after offering therapy for THAT family.

@@125kubo3 His therapy came in the form of his son's death unfortunately. Leaves from the vine... That song hurts. Especially knowing the real life connotations behind it; the voice actor for Uncle Iroh, Mako Iwamatsu, was dying from esophageal cancer. Supposedly the song was written for him. He died two days after recording the song for that episode.

You’re not alone haha I would be so interested 😂

Same, my friend.

because, *it's so sharp!*

Same. But at the same time awkward bc I'm straight.

Ikr

Really? I thought Zuko's hair was cut, because the burn reached the backside of his head, and they had to cut it off, to let it heal properly

I feel like her hair, also represented her not being able to do basic things by herself, after she basically banished everyone in the castle, and had to do it by herself. I don't really know how that tie in Azula's character, but that's how I saw it

@@Snow-xd4rv that could have been part of it, but it's also canon in the kyoshi novels that cutting hair is a punishment for losing an agni kai!

I mean, the comics and novels that came out after paint it in a very different light, but atleast at the time the episode came out, with the context available then, it was more a "she's a perfectionist with an intense superiority complex, completely and thoroughly failing at even the most basic things that almost everyone she views as beneath her can do easily"

Also a thing in Asian culture, especially in more ancient times. The hair was a status symbol. In Japan, cutting it off / short showed among samurai that you were stepping down from the position and that you would no longer enjoy a higher social status. In Ancient China, forcing someone to cut off their top knot was for the sake of humiliation and shame, and to show it visually. So it also has roots in Asian culture, which Avatar is based on.

I'd love to hear a full diagnosis on her.

@@calebkopp7636schizo

​@@calebkopp7636she probably has narcissistic personality disorder or something like that.

​@@PandazillaaaMore like antisocial personality disorder imo she has narcissistic traits tho

Or you know, we could practice our own empathy by applying those to this fictional person and not treat her like a labrat?

@Pai Mei I do agree but I think it also wasn't entirely her fault, she (1) didn't know how, (2) tried really hard but just couldn't connect with her daughter, and (3) didn't have enough time. That is my opinion at least :)

@Pai Mei its not just ursa that messed azula up her psychology, it also had help from ozai

@@sageanimations2463 the difference is that Ursa actually tried to be a good parent but as every parent does she made some mistakes but Ozai never tried to be a parent he was just the fire lord and his kids were subjects,

Actually Ursa did exactly what any parent would do to make their child grow for better. The reason why she became “bad” at parenting Azula is Ve cause Oazi took over azula’s mind. So Ursa’s reaction was to manipulate Azula out of the beliefs that Ozai put into her and turn it against her. Despite siding with Zuko more. I believe if Ozai wasn’t like this. Both siblings would of been in great shape with the same exact Mindset from Ursa

@1 1 I respectfully agree, however in the book, Azula wasn't really the way she is, Mother did everything she could to help Azula but Ozai's belief got into Azula more no matter how Ursa tried, where Ursa failed at with Azula is not showing enough attention to her compared to Zuko and this only increased after Azula's mind has been overtaken by Ozai

@Jake The Christian interestingly, her father is voiced by a guy who also voiced joker in the animated Batman series. I guess great villains run in the family.

@Jake The Christian these two statements aren't mutually exclusive.

I completely agree.

How do you top that?

😂preminger comes next

🗿🗿🗿

eh she was definitely a monster in her own right. Ozai isn't the one who told her to make fun of Zuko being possibly killed, she did that herself, and felt no remorse about her cousins death

@@Snow-xd4rv it was Ozai who taught her Zuko was inferior....

@@nelliee6736 Obviously

@@Snow-xd4rv being born with psychological disorders doesnt make you a monster, being molded by your father's abuse and your mother's negligence does

Nowadays movies for kids (and adults) no longer portray the villain as evil, but rather misunderstood. You can take that example in the Super Mario Bros. movie Bowser is appeared to look like some sort of chaos demon lord, but really he was just trying to impress a princess he has a crush on in a way he feels is the only way to win her heart and yet fails because destruction and kidnapping are not the correct way to earn a good person's affection or approval

Azula's story is 100% a tragedy--she's definitely still a villain, and definitely still a dangerous person who's made evil decisions, but I love how, instead of making her "good in disguise" (or even doing that to Zuko; he legitimately changed over the course of the show), they showed the circumstances that brought her to the point where she would make the decisions she did. As someone working to become an author, that's the kind of character development I want to learn to write. You can't condone their choices, but at least you can understand the *why.* @dustinm5202, I think what I said above is a much better alternative within a story to having the villain be merely "misunderstood". Evil actions are always going to be evil--but that doesn't mean we can't see and mourn the good person the villain *could* have been, had things gone differently. The fact that so many movies these days flip-flop the villains on us in a weird he-was-just-misunderstood "redemption" arc actually really bothers me because of that. In my opinion, Azula is still an evil person, but she could have been different, and the fact that she wasn't is what makes it a tragedy. Even as a kid, that last scene where she breaks down completely after her defeat made me feel bad for her, because if she and Zuko's positions had been reversed it would have been a seriously different story. ... Anyway. I'll just... get off my soapbox now... 😶

Mine too!

Same! The first one I understood as a child.. it's insane that they portrayed it so well I was able to fully grasp and understand why

Yeah

It was really well written. As a kid, it was hard understanding complicated story lines. They used physical signs to show Azula descending into madness. Not wearing makeup, looking tired and stressed, then cutting her hair. I might not have understood all the dialouge from the characters but, it is very easy to see the physical changes. When Azula was fighting Zuko and Katara, her hair was a complete mess and she was laughing like crazy. I knew at that moment Azula was not the same cool, collected firebender.

@@AngelineL. Zuko said to Katara: she's slipping. That's when I realised she's not the same girl who nearly killed Aang cold-blooded and that Zuko knows Azula better than anyone

Dat QueenieGurl says how simple it can be to create an individual.

@@whaleping I'd rather say it shows, how easy it is to interpret and find patterns in everything. And obviously I also agree, that it shows how much work and thought was put into the world and characters.

That’s. The. Tea. 👏🏻👏🏻

Tiffany Deng right right, when I was younger, it was just the fights that appealed to me, but because I rewatched the whole series now, I have deeply appreciated every single character

Not just character, even their world building is on point (See HFM's videos on atla's worldbuilding and post-colonial development)

I came here to see a azula theory Became dr.phil

I came here to have fun, left home and on my way to a psychiatrist :/

I came here appreciating a comment. I left loving the chain of replies.

and i come here to read the comments, no you're not ready.

This video does not teach you anything about Psychology.

It made me cry...I felt so bad for her. She sounded just like me when I'm breaking down from stress. Just like me...

That scene hurt so bad to watch. her sharp breathing, the fear in her eyes, rolling on the ground trying to escape.

Way to fuckin go, Ozai. You drove your “perfect” daughter insane.

And I looooove avatar soooo much because they really treated that scene with the somber tone it deserved. Like that fight was cRaZy visually stunning and the wHOLE SERIES built up to those 2 fights, so they could have given the fight between Zuko/Katara and Azula heart pumping adrenaline filled music and celebrated when she was defeated. But the backround music was somber and when she was defeated there wasn't celebration, they just looked at her saddly. She was a broken and abused 14 year old and the show recognized that and even tho its a cartoon knew the audience could understand that complex situation and character aaahhh I love it!!!

Yeah oh god that hurt. She’s so scared to fail and be treated like Zuko. Says a lot about both her characters.

Also, how chillingly and remarkably terrifying she is as an antagonist. Like, for me, she is one of the best villains there is. it gives me chills and left me in amazement everytime she immediately formulate a plan or a conclusion or an accurate read on the on the other's psyche and intentions base on a fucking hunch or just from a single sentence she overheard in passing. And every fcking one of them were as spot on and just wow. If this girl wasnt so hell bent on her father's approval, she could probably rule over the world in one week and have the gaang dead in one day.

Yikes

Surely ozai raped her.

Ozai abusing terrible father dude

That makes so much sense. I've been wondering what would possess a kind person like Ursa to marry and have children with a war-mongering egomaniac like Ozai. The two just seem incompatible. But yeah, forced marriage explains it.

She’s the granddaughter of avatar Roku, so it was basically a power move. Super fucked up in every way possible considering Ozai’s grandfather abandoned Roku on the volcano that killed him

That's rough buddy

It's especially harsh because the point of that episode seems to be how war changes people It's similar to how veterans and even in writings how when veterans come back, they find it hard to engage with other people and socialize.

At least Zuko tried when he tried to socialize with The Gaang while Azula is totally struggling even having a quirky and cheerful friend like Ty Lee, she still fails.

Being as there entire lives where military service and war, it’s as if they only know how to function in that setting, it’s like peace isn’t in there DNA

BKC-88 2.0 but peace =\=. being social. look how they are as kids, zuko would still be socially awkward no matter what upbringing.

And we would've never gotten it as a child, and here we are, either random youtube recommendation, or wondering what was going through azulas head

Sew free free entertainment

PrincessAdriGirl I watched the series again recently, and so many things passed over my head when I was a kid

Exactly, I don’t even see Azula as evil it’s just her prior life molded her into what she is. She doesn’t senselessly kill or harm people it’s always just for her own gain

Darth Pancake Studios I see your point but look at her up bringing. She shows light compassion even after everything she’s been through and that says a lot

Mae standing up was impressive.. and I feel Ty Lee doing the same, within moments of seeing Mae turn is even more impressive to me. It's as if Mae broke the spell for Ty Lee.

Yup

Same

I wish iroh atleast tried with her, to get through to her

the legend of korra is trash says everybody

This is honestly one of those rare shows that get better as you age. I was also 10 when it first came out. Watched it again in college and was blown away by its nuance and depth. When I watch it again I'll probably be even more amazed by it's effective story telling techniques. Few shows leave an impact like this one. It's quiet - people don't talk about the series that much irl anymore - but POWERFUL. It's influenced so many creators and writers since coming out, artists who will likely have gained their footing within the next few decades. It will be cool to see how many people site this show as their source of inspiration.

40 year old me :P

Sasa HAHAHA YESSSSSSS I feel the same!

Just watched it for the first time as a 24 year old, can confirm, is masterpiece. 😂

Unironically Ozai saved zuko as well. Because of the banishment zuko managed to see the fire nation from a different perspective

By importance in the development of the story , maybe But this video is about Azula's psychological complexity, not importance

I don’t think that it’s solely Iroh’s achievement. Azula is not Zuko, and inherent qualities play as important part in personality development as extrinsic ones. Despite them, for the most part, growing in the same environment, the two ended up differently. Like they said in the video, Azula’s always been sadistic, lacked empathy and overall exhibited sociopathic tendencies. Also, big part of Zuko’s redemption is that he realised everything by himself. Yes, Iroh and others helped him, but he himself came to the conclusion. Iroh emphasised several times that only Zuko himself can redeem his honour, and only he holds his own destiny. Yes, it took him a lot of time, but eventually he figured himself and his issues.

Totally! You could even say that season 1 Zuko (and season 2 to a certain extent ) was showing signs of mental instability. He was emotionally unstable, easily provoked, lashed out at people with agressive actions as a solution to his problems and he was losing his sense of self and purpose. Without his mother reinforcing his values, his world was becoming incoherent, like Azula's became incoherent when she was denied her father's approval and her values were confronted to "love". If Iroh hadn't been there to show Zuko that his whole life didn't have to rely on his father's approval, he probably would've lost it too.

Hmm... But if Iroh could save Zuko, why not saving Azula?

I hope we can have at least something similar in the comics, well Avatar Studios was created recently as well so hopefully we can get to see content like you said (or at least something similar) happening there too

While I see your point, the reason why they didn't do that was because they already had it; with Aang and Zuko. Zuko was the one that needed to find his own destiny and escape from his father's shadow, to finally realize that his own happiness matters, NOT his father's. He needed to realize that change was possible and that he was a good person, even though he was never the "perfect" son that his father always wanted, but he never had to be because his happiness was more important. Azula wasn't involved in the show from start to finish and is the exact opposite of Zuko. Unlike him, she saw no reason to change, or escape her father's thumb, but instead strived to be the "perfect" daughter that Ozai always wanted. Her arc didn't matter as the show didn't start with her trying to find the Avatar; that was Zuko. Aang asked Zuko if they could ever be friends, and in the third season, Zuko, in a way, took up Aang's offer and desperately tried to show everyone that he was on the path for good, even though he already was before that point, he just got lost in the process. While Azula's story is still tragic and a clear example of what abuse does to a child, at the end of the day, her changing wasn't the point; she already reached her breaking point and finally gave up and, in a way, Zuko could've been the same way. He could've honored his father and been a carbon copy of him, but he wasn't, and that led to him being happy and finally bringing peace, rather than destruction. Azula never had this opportunity and while I'm not saying that it was a one-sided experience for her and Zuko, at the same time, HE needed the redemption. HE needed to change, HE needed to be friends with Aang and the others and, I guess you could say, erase the sins of his father. Azula could've been that way, but chose not to be. Why does HER redemption arc matter in the grand scheme of things? In the end, her and Zuko's stories showed the positive and negative effects of child abuse, and how far a person will go to change and be the opposite of their parents, and how the other refuses to do so. If this was Azula's arc, then SHE would've been searching for Aang, become the Blue Spirit, and eventually friend turned foe. It wasn't the "goal", so to speak, for Aang to become friends with her AND Zuko, hence why Zuko's story was so impactful from start to finish. I'm not saying you forgot about this or anything/are wrong and this is just my perspective, but if Azula was that important to the entire plot in terms of change, then why didn't they do anything about it? Why did the show focus a lot more on Zuko AND his relationship with Iroh if Azula was supposed to change? Why make such a big deal out of Zuko and Iroh? Because Azula didn't matter in terms of redemption. If she did, they would've shown that from the beginning and while, yes, Zuko WAS a villain, he was nowhere near as villainous as Azula and Ozai. Especially when he had Iroh as a mentor and his mother who deeply loved him; Azula didn't, meaning there was no hope for her at all, and her fate at the end of the series was all her doing. She could've changed, she could've been happy, she could've walked away from Ozai...but didn't. Even her own friends turned against her because of who she had become. She had no one, no one to put her on the right path, including herself. I hope this makes sense, and while I'm obviously not saying that Azula is worthless or boring or anything like that, I still care a lot more about Zuko's journey than I ever did hers. She and Ozai were the true villains of the show; Zuko was just lost, but finally found his way, and look how that turned out. Also, with all due respect, I don't really understand why you said that Aang and Azula had the most tragic backstories. Yes, I believe you with Aang's side, but who was forced to fight their own father, had their face burned by their father, was banished from the Fire Nation, and was never loved by his father at all? Azula was the prodigy of Ozai, and yes he was using her, but overall, at least in his eyes, she was the much better child that greatly resembled her father in terms of personality and desires. Zuko was never that. He was the black sheep of the two and a great disappointment--again, only in Ozai's eyes--and nothing he did was ever good enough for him, and while Ozai never loved his children, Zuko had it ten times worse than Azula ever did but, again, look who changed in the end, while still having a good heart. Again, not saying that Azula's story isn't tragic, but she wasn't literally scarred for life and banished like Zuko was. Yes, they were both lost, but Zuko was always good; Azula wished she was good, but never made the effort.

Yeah I've always felt like in an alternate reality where azulademption happened her and Aang would be absolute besties

Ye

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But if she is right why would that hurt?

@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 Because no one wants to be called a monster by anyone, let alone their own parents. It's like saying an animal is better than your own child

@@bluemirror6056 I have been called a monster by my mother. I know its not true so I dont care. If it where true I would not care because then it would be true and not an insult.

@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 Just because you can handle that doesn't mean a lot of other people can. Everyone's mental stability is different, and just because your parents say you're something does NOT make that true. Some of my friends have been called a waste of space by their relatives that they live with, and my friends are all good people who have amazing personalities.

@@bluemirror6056 I dont like weakness. If someone insults you it matters not, its not like they actually delt any phisical damage to you

Damn powerful and physically capable 14 year old.

Shi I’m 14

@@lautaronunez3041 ..ok?

i'm 16 and i still don't eat the edges of my pizza

@@lautaronunez3041 😂😂😂 brooo

Glad to see I'm not alone

Thanks for sharing; I needed to hear this❤ I can relate

As someone who struggles with mental problems too, i can't help myself feel sorry for Azula, if someone never experienced struggles like this can never understand Azula.

Same. When watching this video, lots of Azula’s traits and actions seemed far too harsh to me, but I have had a lot of the same inner thoughts as her. My family situation was also not super good: Dad was absent most of the time, was sometimes abusive, cheated on mom, and both parents enforced perfectionism and did not enforce genuine “love” per se, so I grew up thinking being vulnerable was weakness (I still innately do). This caused me to act immorally to the friends around me, and recently, two cut me off (like Mae and Ty Lee) and I, like Azula, initially had trouble seeing the error in my ways though my worldview was not as shattered as hers. I’m in therapy now and trying to be a better person, but the reflecting I’ve done on myself recently has really humbled me. I was essentially manipulated and used by my parents, and I carried that on to manipulating and using my friends. The world is genuinely better off without me, and that sometimes leads me to suicidal thinking, but I think I’m hanging in there and seeing how much I can change for the better. Cheers ❤️

same here i am very sad i relate to her and felt my first cry and out burst watching him talk about Azula's scene of her hair chop and throwing the brush to her mom's relfection in the mirror, but I quickly stopped. My mother, both fathers step and paternal, my older brother, and ex partner have told me to never victimize myself, to never feel sorry that any form of pity I have for myself is selfish, narcissistic and that I am evil! I have been through CSA from a girl my age back then, my paternal father, groomed by an older teen, etc. I hope we heal, I hope we grow and thrive and prosper. The only thing that kept me going or from exhibiting or checking off all ASPD / NPD / BPD (is what i learned in may have along with CPTSD) criteria to be diagnosed are my younger children, my siblings but Iraised them. I do not ever want them to face the same abuse, hatred, malice, passive aggressiveness from our sly mother who never wanted to be a mother, face-on harassment from men whether physical violence or sexual advances despite not engaging at all with either or becoming someone that everyone (all genders) should fear as a coping mechanism to be the reason they don't become like me, become better than I ever could be. To be kind and caring, that their voices hearts opinions feelings matter, that they are not monsters and Love conquers all, not fear.

RIGHT. Can you imagine how that must've made Azula feel especially after what she has been through? Already felt she wasn't loved by her mom and then she basically says it to her face. That was soul cutting😔💔...

That response was somewhat muted because Ursa has no memory of that portion of her life having given it up for happiness.

toriyuh p Comic book

I cried a bit

@@jg4902 but their mother could see the hurt on Azulas face, she could tell from her anger, she wasn't loved enough.

Isn’t zuko 16?

Tashmi Sabah he is

@@justsomegirlwithoutamustache yeah azula is younger than him they aren't twins

YOUR HONOR

"That's rough buddy"

Except the great divide

cindy the cringey yeah that episode sucked

It's not filler then

@@mattika That episode isnt even filler Only filler episode in this show is Tales of Ba Sing Se , which is a fan favourite.

BoerstaatTM DRM Exactly, the fact that it isn’t even a filler makes it worse

That's truly sad

😢

Didn't Ursa tell Azula she loved her when she was asleep before she left?

Fuck

GMDrandom 628 nah i’m pretty sure she just said ‘goodbye’

I think its more on the lines to finally be able to fight side by side with her father, the ultimate display of receiving approval from him. And being apart of destroying the world along side the only person she "loved and admired" And she was denied this. and relegated to not being apart of the event that will change the world.

Lord Kiyo I think it’s both. She has a superiority complex and narcissistic tendencies all the while still being a child that looks for parental approval. The two don’t mix well with a father with similar if not the same mental issues.

Taneth that actually makes a lot of sense

I think even without the Phoenix King to take away the true meaning of her new title her victory would have tasted like ashes to her. It was not really the title she had desired, deep inside it was something the title represented. The love of her father. She acts like a drug addict, who suddenly can´t get a high anymore from her favourite drug, power. She uses it, but feels nothing. So she tries it again and again, banishing people all around, but nothing makes her feel like before. And when she then faces Zuko it all comes crashing down. He is better in bending than her...but the worst thing is probably Katara. When she comes to his rescue and heals him she shows to Zuko what Azula had wanted most in her life, even though she never admittet it to herself, someone who cared for her. I´d say that´s what finally broke her, being alone and defeated in more than just the fight. She has nothing and Zuko has everything, even a former enemy who is happy to see him alive.

I think her break happened later than Zuko's but it was the same dilemma. You've accomplished everything you ever wanted but you stand alone among your accolades. Zuko, you succeeded but your Uncle is not around and he does not approve. Does anyone else's approval even really matter to you now? Azula you've accomplished everything you ever wanted but you stand alone in your palace. Your friends broke away from your manipulative and abusive exploitation and your mother never approved of your methods or your lack of empathy. The difference was a sense of honor and duty. Zuko found the path he must tread. Azula deluded herself into believing that her path was the right one and continued until her life fell apart around her.

Fucker got to that in the video right after i wrote the comment '

I also think so but more because Zuko always had someone in his support unlike Azula. He always had his mother’s support and once she was gone Iroh took over the support. They’ve always nudged Zuko in the right direction.

When Iroh said, "I think of you as my own son." That hit me in the feels.

Iroh is the GOAT, I love his goofy yet wise personality.

LesserSphinx that and the fact he’s naturally a more empathetic person I think judging off his behaviour as a child too

but he was really patient with her than w others, when she was arguing that she should join him on his conquest battle IN FRONT of servants and other people, he lets her talk a little and then tries to calm her by calling her name and names her his successor and new fire lord, zuko got his face burnt for speaking up against a general, so imagine what ozai would have done if zuko had been the one arguing w Ozai himself about injustice, i was surprised watching this that she didn't got burnt too because there were other people around and she was questioning his decision

@@mmgs1148 It's because Ozai is aware that Azula is the superior fighter, but he's also aware of the psychological hold his approval has on her. Think about who can do better without their bending. Even without her bending, Azula can fight pretty well. Ozai is nothing without his bending, as the finale points out. Plus, Ozai needs Azula on his side, to have faith in him, if he ever needs a trump card.

The writers have said that Azula cared for Zuko more than she did anyone else. I honestly believe she told Ozai that Zuko killed the Avatar to genuinely do something nice for him. She knew, or at least believed, that his main goal in life was to gain the approval of their father which she shared (to an extent). She knew he had been banished from the Fire Nation and sought to restore his honor, which he could only do by killing the Avatar. So she made up that lie to genuinely help Zuko, but like you said, she never could’ve anticipated that Zuko would end up standing up to Ozai and leaving to help the Avatar.

Now your comment, but with better punctuation: "Banishing me was the best thing you did for me", after watching this vid is when i realized how true those words were. Zuko's banishment threw him from the domain of his abuser right into the willing arms of Iroh, his support system Done, now it makes more sense

Also, i have realized that right when Zuko said it (well at least the surface of it, didn't think too deep)

@@arthurthekyogre9155 Why did you waste your time commenting these things? Your correction isn't even correct.

@@adamteske2084 how so? I would love to know where my grammar was wrong

@@arthurthekyogre9155 1) Punctuation* 2) There should be a period at the end of the quote- "...you did for me." 3) Didn't capitalize the "I" 4) There should be no comma between "abuser" and "right" because they're not from separate clauses Does it make you feel cool to correct people's grammar for no reason? Cause I felt like a complete douchebag the whole time I was writing that comment.

Oh my god. I never even thought of that. that’s genius

Oh my god that too

Exactly, whereas Katara was forced to grow up too fast. Not only did she not have a stand in mother, she had to become one, and when Sokka thought about his mother he could only remember Katara. In a way her anger at her father for leaving her and Sokka was also like a parental anger, that he had left Sokka.

Damn that's honestly sad yet comforting in a weird way. And it hits deeper knowing that Sokka can't remember his mother's face, anytime he tries to remember it all he sees is Katara's

@@chinuaalibatya7345 yeah, he didn't seem to realise all the grief and pain Katara carried because she saved him from it, and she probably tried to hide it more from him the way a lot of parents do, so their children don't see them crying. Her anger at her mother's death was grief, not just from losing her mother, but from losing her childhood to become a mother to Sokka. She was also probably frustrated that she could never properly practise her bending, as she needed to take care of the village, and look after her brother.

Ifthe show hadn't been greenlit season by season either the ewualists or zaheer would have done the job nicely.

Zaheer is just as awesome as azula. And a better bender

Zaheer is literally the only other villain that could match Azula in terms of writing, idk what you're talking about. They're both the two best villains in the show

Look I get that you guys like the Equalists and Zaheer, both are really great villains and I like them too. But Azula is something special. She does bad things not for a logical or philosophical reason, but for the twisted psychological reasons listed in the video. I think Korra would have benefited from being challenged by someone like that.

The only person in ATLA that benefitted from it was zuko. Aang didnt grow from it. It was always ozai jr to aang.

for me, i think in her core azula didn't really think herself as better than zuko, but was terrified of the consequences of acting like him because she saw what happened to him. because of that and the praise she gets for doing the exact opposite, she convinces herself she is better when she is just trying to survive in an abusive household. just my two cents, though

I think Azula had always been jealous of Zuko, to some degree. She still thinks of him as trash, yeah, but she's jealous because he has a close bond with their mother that she doesn't have. She's a very narcissistic person and if you know anything about narcissistic people, they are very driven to seek attention and are very insecure. She wanted the attention and praise from *both* parents, and maybe even from Zuko. It was important that everyone sees her as superior, as perfect, which is something she likes to throw in her brother's face. Even though in her mind she saw herself as better than Zuko, she seemed to view him as a threat, which is why she taunted him so much. I don't think she believed her father loved her and honestly I don't think she even understands what love is. I think it was more like...when you have a job and you outshine everyone and go above and beyond only for your boss to demote you, or fire you. Azula is afraid of failure, of weakness, so when her father didn't reward her as she saw fit, she was outraged. To her, Zuko symbolizes weakness and failure, so that's why she says "You can't treat me like Zuko!" I'm am 100% certain that Azula was already plotting to usurp the throne from Ozai. Any sign of weakness, she would have done away with him just as he had done away with his own father.

Well, I mean considering that the way Ozai 'punished' Zuko was by publically mutilating his face, I'm pretty sure that a big fear of Azula's was being treated like Zuko. So, I mean in that regard it's also a matter of survival in that household. "Don't be Zuko, and you'll survive" was probably her thinking

1 of her most obvious moments of average Humanity in my opinion because it implya that deep down, she knows Ursa, Zuko & Iron have a different moral compass then the 1 she has & the 1 her Dad does, which is a tiny bit more sadistic then hers, too

@@emmaballantyne9937 you know what I get out of all these comments about Azula’s crappy childhood? Fuck Ozai

I mean, an hour long video about the psychology of the second villan 11 years after the show ended kinda shows how well it was made and received.

Underrated comment, I haven't thought of it that way

I think it’s so great that even a minor character with less screen time gets a whole arc in basically two minutes between the beach ty lee portion and the kyoshi ty lee scene

Excellent observation !!!!! You just gave me another reason to love this series

There is a comic strip called 'sisters' which actually explores this very concept as Ty lee again thinks of quitting the kyoshi warriors....and overcomes her fears..

@@aniketpandey9633 I didn't know that! Ty for the recommendation :)) I am one of those people that watched atla for the first time when it came out on netflix, so I haven't gotten into any comics yet

Yea same i think during her childhood she'd have a slight bit of empathy

Sry but if Azula hadnt listened in on her fathers conversation and told Zuko, Ursa would have never found out and Zuko would have been killed... or am I missing something? The way she said it was mocking and cruel, like her father "loved" her to be, but if she was truly a demon she would have kept silent so that Zuko would have been killed without anyone knowing.

@@pavelinaodkonjsk3907 That's giving her too much credit. Maybe she wanted to give Zuko a little heads up, but I doubted she cared that much or even thought of what she was doing to the extent of trying to save his life as much as prepping him for something "inevitable".

⁠@@darknessknows1235in her own twisted way, she did care. The writers have even said that Azula cared for Zuko more than she did anyone else. I saw another comment on this video that got me thinking about something. Azula was very intelligent, even as a small child. Her sadism as a kid was likely a defense mechanism, even if it was subconscious. She saw Ozai’s abuse of Zuko often first hand. She probably saw Ozai abuse Ursa, too, which is the most overlooked example of Ozai’s abuse. She obviously also knew that they were both nice and compassionate people (even though Ursa didn’t display that towards Azula), and knew Ozai was considered both traits to be weakness. She saw that acting like her father pleased him, so likely (even if subconsciously) adopted many of those traits to keep safe from his abuse. Deep down, her one true desire was unconditional love, but just as strong was her fear of Ozai and being treated like Zuko. So I think she warned Zuko because she cared, but she did it in the way that she did because any show of true concern or compassion would put her in the same boat as Zuko.

@@Engine33Truckcared so much she wanted to celebrate being an only child 😂

They should after all.

As long as Korra doesn't screw things up

@@MarloSoBalJr I liked legend of Korra

Not gonna lie I’ve watched it all the way through twice this year and it’s only July, I bet I got another two runs in me before the big 2020.

@@josephrobertson9687 the way it should be

Like you can even relate to her treason.

1k likes, no comments? I gotchu famm

Lol

She may have bipolar and antisocial traits but you're right she's way too young to diagnose but I doubt she changed

Too young after everything she's done?

Martinez _2099 drink cactus juice! It’ll quench ya!

Sophia Ye Nothings quenchier... It’s the QUENCHIEST

“Is That A Giant MUSHROOM?” “Maybe it’s friendly!!?”

@@arandomguy21 Mushroom friend!

only if its the exact same length as this video is.

And that's the hot leaf water

And that’s Iroh’s tea

I think he would have followed to a lesser degree, he got positive attention from people other than his dad unlike azula. Speaking out at the war meeting isn’t something azula would do. He craves the approval but he’s stuck with a moral compass that generally disagrees with atrocities.

A wonderful jasmine tea!

i don't remember the first part of the joke but leaf me alone

yeah, iroh was joking about burning ba sing se down and at first continued what sozin had started, only the loss of his song and watching zuko suffer changed him

That's called character development! No, but seriously. Ty Lee learns that she doesn't need to derive self-worth from her uniqueness. She instead derives it from her relationships. Or at least that's how I interpret the ending.

@@hoodiesticks I know, I was joking

HoodieSticks i love this comment, very well said

I wonder if she taught them her fighting style

Myles Thomas she did! when she reveals that she joined them she says something like “after a few chi blocking lessons the girls and i are......” something i forget 😂

mY NaMe iS oNG

Joker: HAHAHA

what movie? there is no avatar movie in ba sing se 👁👄👁

Lucy Thomas don’t watch it it is very bad

@@ruthleeesss what do you mean joo dee? We've heard about it everywhere!

to be fair, we did get fan service from the beach episode in the form of Lo and Li

Daner Jimenez Oh Yeah

@@_DanerJimenez_ TIME TO HIT THE BEACH

It’s not an anime tho

@@_DanerJimenez_ why did you have to bring that image into my head 😟

I always feel bad for him whenever the gang destroys his cabbages.

Actually, it's thanks to the cabbage men we got the infamous ember players episode. It was mentioned in the episode that they got intel from him lmao.

Yes.

In the "Ember Island Players" one of my favorite parts is when Sokka reads the sources for the play off the poster and it includes "... a surprisingly knowledgeable merchant of cabbage(s)." XD

*MY CABBAGES!!!!*

yea, though I think the flash back was in zuko’s perspective. also I feel so bad that azula prolly heard her mom say “what’s wrong with that child” like don’t say that to a child

And she's the younger sibling. Dang!

@@inky5926 even if the kid borderline wished her uncle to die in the war

@@starrsmith3810 shes a fucking kid of course she's going to be immature and not realise the power of her words

@@nergal7236 she also straight up called her uncle a quitter for not staying on the battleground after his son died. Just because she’s a kid doesn’t mean she’s completely clueless. She was CLEARLY not clueless. You can argue she’s a product of her upbringing but don’t try and tell me she was unaware of the shit she was saying. She also literally told Zuko that his father was gonna kill him (and honestly I’m not even sure she was lying!!!), found joy in Zuko getting burned by Ozai, was happy at the actual thought of her brother being dead, etc.

Spirit. Oof. That’s so true.

Nathan Jora Well Hitler while a terrible person did have an abusive father who physically and mentally abused Hitler as a child.

Collin Helm which doesn’t answer the question of wether or not we should movie him ^^ (Which was, I hope, quite obvious a joke 😉)

@@nathanjora7627 he killed 40 million and pluss he had a very loving mother and many friends pluss most fascist are normal people who just became so stupidly irrational when they could have been normal, pluss he seemed to have emotions for his friends but killed children as if it was like farting, many other things could be talked about but realy, Hitler was a cunt and should have died in the crib

@@ShoreshFathi And normal people can undo fascism.

As an adult I now understand why my dad loved watching this with me and my brother, it’s crazy how deep this show goes with everything!

I was a teenager to young adult watching this series. The character development is crazy. Everything about it is great.

My mom watched it with me. It was one of the only cartoons she watcjed with me and loved

Children shouldn't be exempted from good story telling, so I'm glad they did.

I was 10 when Sozin Comet part 1, 2, 3 and 4 aired and it's still the best ever series finale I've ever seen

"MY CABBAGES!!!" English teachers: but what does this mean?

@@bigguacamole6921 English teachers everywhere are quaking-

Shes both

@@classicslayer456 Azula is the cabbage cart man?!?!!?!!! atla lore we never knew

Cabbage Cart Man was pulling the strings the whole time. Think about it! He always runs into Aang. He then tells Zuko where Aang is through telepathic messages. That’s how Zuko is seemingly always good at hunting Aang. Cabbage Man is even more powerful than Azula, Ozai, and Aang in his Avatar state. This man hides in plain sight as a cabbage sailsman but it’s all a facade! He could end Aang and destroy the Fire Nation and all the other Nations too but he doesn’t. He makes sure that the Fire Nation destroys itself from the inside out. This cabbage monster gets great happiness from seeing destruction. That’s why he is pulling the strings on the Firenation. Fire is violent and destructive so it’s easier to destroy things. Cabbage Cart Man is the Palpatine of Avatar. He is a force to be reckoned with. An enemy in plain sight.

To me, she is evil for now. Just like your friend said, she's given too many chances to do better but so far she hasn't shown any interest in doing so. She kept pointing fingers and blaming someone else for her misery. And I believe that is the missing ingredient for a satisfying redemption arc: responsibility. Sure, she has an overbearing father and grew up in a toxic warmongering culture where only the strongest prevails, but so did Zuko. Plus, she still hurt people on her own. One of the first things Zuko did in his first step to his redemption arc is to admit fault and take responsibility for his actions. If Azula can do this, then she'll be on the right path to healing/redemption. Also, from a meta-narrative standpoint, it would feel unsatisfying and even forced if Azula was redeemed for just one season. Zuko underwent 3 seasons worth of character arc before he got his redemption. I have two ideas on how to continue her story. First is to serve her as a cautionary tale if one fails their own redemption arc. ##SPOILERS FOR THE COMIC SERIES## In the comics, she took the identity of some evil spirit and terrorize the town, and I think even kidnap children. This is where the comics end as far as I know, so the rest will be my fan fiction on how I will continue her story. Eventually, she became the spirit herself and realizes she's no longer human. Azule pleaded for everyone to help her, but because she's a scary spirit eveyone fled from her. Zuko as time passes by kept looking for her, not realizing what happened to her. As a spirit, Azula slowly forgets what it's like to be human, and became the very ghost in the stories she and her friends used to tell when she was young. ##### Second is pure fanfic but I hope you understand where I'm going with this. Azula has to go full monk and search her own answers. Long story short, she learns the error of her ways and try to make things right. Unfortunately, people simply don't trust her anymore so you can see how difficult it would be for her to try to be good. She isolated herself, feeling guilty, and found a small community isolated from the current world sort of like the sun warriors but it can be any other kind of community. In her new environment, she learned good values and is able to mentally heal from her past and make peace with herself. I'm also gonna add some reunion with her and Zuko after decades of searching for her, he never lost hope, and they have a small talk. TLDR: She becomes an example of what will happen if someone fails their redemption arc, or she shows how a change in environment can help someone heal. Or that the most important thing when it comes to redemption is to take responsibility. IDK Azula hasn't really changed in the comics so it's hard to see how can she be redeemed without pulling something out of nowhere.

werewolfassasyn he was right though

Uncle iroh is mvp, atleat 4 zuko

Hell yeah

@@Pendrake I mean, to be honest. Of all the benders that Iroh has met it was a very easy solution. He knows how evil his brother is and how evil someone that sees him as a role model would be. And not all characters know the entire story, so they only knew the powerhungry fascist instead of the person she actually is. Atraumatized child who needs the love she never had.

werewolfassasyn healing is a two way street, a person has to be open and want to be saved. Azula never really wanted help, even when her whole world fell apart. Iroh could’ve held out a hand, (which he does several times with introspective remarks) but she never would’ve and did reached back.

To be seen in the final Agni Kai, where each of them faces a path he/she could have ended with.

SirMarshalHaig Agni kai sounds like agony time

@@Grace-iv1ho when I wrote it in Google Translate as "agnikai" it translated into "fire" from Hindi.

Sarah Abramova Agni is the God of Fire in Hinduism. Kai means release in Japanese, but more likely it’s a play on 大会 (taikai, literally big meeting) which is used for martial arts tournaments. So you can translate it to a tournament of Fire. Google translate only translated the Hindi section (Agni) but Agni Kai is using two different languages.

@@AllyrionWW thanks. I know Google Translate isn't very good, believe me, my French teacher banned us from using Google Translate. I just wanted an idea of the translation, but thank you for the information, it's a really cool fact!

Agreed. Same with the movie The Breakfast Club.

@@juicebox9465 Ah yes one of my all time favorites, I had to watch it during sociology

Must be amazing to watch an amazing show for your study. As someone who wants to study psychology when im out of High School, I hope I can watch it again for "research purposes" :D

@@gloomy_nightflower7007 It’s surprising to see a lot of real life problems in a kid show. It’s just interesting to me about Zuko and Azusa specifically about their childhoods and how their parents treated them. I did take Early Childhood development and wow Avatar did show a great take on what happens to children with bad parenting. But yeah great show for studying it or have a good look in another way.

@@cursecuelebre5485 ikr! They did an amazing job on character development and depth, you were ofc rooting for Katara in that Final Agni Kai, but felt bad for Azula too.... oh I frikkin love ATLA!

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random person, LOL!

trueeeee hahahahaaa

It may be based on numerous true stories because our subconscious knows way more than our concious. (Kinda weird but it's actually awesome)

W... We just wanted to make a scary villain... Um, I mean, yeah totally, psychopath definitely

It seems that iroh gained the wisdom through age and realization after failure and the death of his son.. Because when they talk about his past, they speak of him as this great warrior. Also when he spoke about the dreams he had as a child they would include him conquering places.

Probably the same shit as Zuko and Azula

Sometimes it's just a a difference in people. Two kids can grow up in the same environment and be affected completely different. Maybe from the get-go, Iroh always had more compassion and love than Ozai, and Ozai always desired power more? I mean, when Iroh's son died, he was devastated. Azulon ordered for Zuko's death and Ozai didn't give a shit bc he didn't want Zuko to be his successor anyways! There's not a whole lot of backstory on Iroh and Ozai, but from what they tell us, it seems like Iroh was pretty ruthless as a general too, tho. He stood with his nation, leading destruction, death, and chaos. He believed he was destined to conquer Ba Sing Se, as if he was entitled to it. However, when he lost his son, his eyes were opened to what the war truly was. Throughout his life, he learned that if your wisdom is only taken from one source, it becomes rigid. Ozai, on the other hand, never seemed to come to that enlightenment.

I think iroh was very much like ozai before the death of his son at ba sing se, where he realizes that war and hatred do nothing but bring despair, which is why he steps down from being fire lord and agrees to go with zuko on his search for the avatar, so he doesnt end up like his father.

Peter parkers ass you’re right, but he didn’t actually step down from becoming Fire Lord: he had his birthright taken from him by his brother. Ozai (with Ursa as his accomplice) murdered their father, then doctored his will to say that Azulon’s last wish was for Ozai to become Fire Lord...Iroh was just too grief-stricken and worn down to fight it. There’s no real reason I’m correcting you, so don’t mean to offend, I just wanted some conversation lol