He loves his nation and he loves his father, but now his love for them destroying him. I think he wanted him to just fight, even if it seemed hopeless. Feb 22, 2018 hes a complicated character with a complex set of morals thats seemingly trying to learn who he is and what his lifes purpose is. He has a large scar on his face from being burned because he spoke out of turn at a war meeting. His father considered this an act of weakness and scarred zuko to teach him a lesson. Determined to prove his worth to his father, zuko hunted aang across the world for the first season while trying to find his own destiny. To help refresh your memory, ill also do a quick recap of book 2. Zuko confronts his father and tells him that hes going to join the avatar.
The son will rise prince zuko is banished from the fire nation by his own father, fire lord ozai. He responds that his mother is still alive and he framed her for the murder of his father, firelord azulon and as his act as firelord, he banished her for the murder and treason, therefore she fled to the fire nation town hiraa after she began to feel that she was responsible for the crime she did. The complete book 3 collection dvd includes the following dvd extras. Zuko claiming his fathers throne and vowing to bring the fire nation back. It is later revealed that azula has access to letters written by ursa to ikem a. Fire, and still plotting and manipulating zuko and. Fire lord ozai, ruler of the fire nation, and the greatgrandson of fire lord sozin, who concieved the war. Dae think that the fight between zuko and azula was a lot more badass than aang and ozai. I really miss the waterfall and the forest area i passed two days ago. Zuko got his scar because he fights for his people. After deciding he would be better off on his own and leaving his uncle, zuko continues his journey alone and ends up in an earth kingdom town, where a young boy named lee brings him home for dinner and subsequently bonds with the banished prince. In the sequel to the first comic book adaptation of the cartoon series, the search, zuko sets his younger sister azulanow sixteenwith his father ozai to discuss finding his longlost mother ursa. I still rate this 4 stars because my nephew is big fan of the show and really. Still, theres a bit of him that irrationally hopes it will vanish.
From a young age, he was disdained by his father, an animosity that began shortly after the princes birth. Zuko and katara are definitely pretty close, but i think zuko is the better bender. The invasion is four days away, and aang begins to feel nervous about confronting the fire lord. Zuko is a firebender and the crown prince of the fire nation. Zuko insisted she did not have to, saying he had a life to be proud of, regardless. If you still dont remember much i know, its been a long time, refer to the interlude chapter, which has a recap of book 1. Furthermore, once zuko fights his uncle, the prince learns that his former teacher was under his fathers orders to teach him incorrect firebending. Whoa i didnt expect those words to come out of zukos mouth. Honestly, theyre pretty good, and whole tens of persons seem to agree. The series stars zach tyler eisen, mae whitman, jack desena, jessie flower, dante basco, dee bradley baker, greg baldwin, grey delisle and mark hamill as the main character voices the final season focuses on aang on his. Granted, it was shrouded in a cloak of anger, hatred, and fire from his maniacal father, but it was still admirable how proud zuko truly was at being the fire nation prince. For the first time in my life, i feel bad for thinking about zuko as a good person. The last airbender, book 3 finale pencil test animation and into the fire nation at san diego comiccon.
Meanwhile, on zukos ship, zukos crew begins to question his leadership, until iroh explains that the prince was scarred, not in a training accident as they were led to believe, but in an agnikai with his own father. Zuko was upset to learn that ozai was indeed his father, but still felt like things were what they were meant to be. It is also not as great as i remembered it being though as scenes i watched when i was younger didnt feel as big now as i could see events coming and i felt that the dai li were severely underutilized and that more could have been done with exploring zukos dilemma and him having more than just a hostile relationship with his sister and. Furthermore, once zuko fights his uncle, the prince learns that his. But theres still a lot to be explained, once ursas gone he still treats zuko terribly.
Every time zuko fights the avatar and his friends, he does it from a sense of duty. After deciding he would be better off on his own and leaving his uncle, zuko continues his journey alone and ends up in an earth kingdom town. Ozai is good at what he does, hes a businessman, hes not a great father tho at least from what i could see, mind you i was a secretary for someone on one of the lower levels so i didnt see them often it wasnt good, you. Dont be stupid fire has no place with water she screams. Lets do it, zuko said, his eyes glowing through their dazed state.
Sep 24, 2008 with all of his friends behind him to help fight the firenation the day of sozins comet comes and a still unsure aang fights the fire lord ozai, now known as phoenix king, and zuko faces of against his sister azula in agni kai to see which one of them becomes the next fire lord. Its the 10th anniversary of sozins comet, the epic finale of avatar. Since zuko is still loyal to his father to some extent, he will not fight him, but zhao is fair game as the two compete for bragging rights to capture the avatar. Every time when i wait, the avatar goes one step further.
Zuko set his jaw, and glared with pure hatred, not covered up at all, at his father. Ladies and gentlemen, boy and girls, welcome to earth waits, book 3 of the ongoing avatar. The legend of korra season book 3 episode 12 duration. This is prince zukos first real test of strength in the first season as he challenges.
Zuko begged his father for forgiveness during their agni kai centuries later, two and a half years before avatar aang awoke from the iceberg, a thirteenyearold prince zuko attended a war meeting along with his father, ozai, and his uncle, iroh. Id love to see zuko absolutely fold his father with irohs teachings and wisdom. Art zuko by zutara because i am having so many zuko feels since his. Who else can be as laidback as him, yet still be a badass who can. Zuko, however, refused to fight his father and begged for forgiveness.
The ocean spiritchapter 49zuko s povi walk up as soon as the sun arrives in the sky. He was the goguy for his father in season 3, especially during a war meeting before the eclipse. The last airbender voiced iroh, zukos wise and kind uncle. She was always ahead of zuko as shown in the flashbacks when azula gives a demonstration and zuko falls on his ass, so if azula was a hair out of place, zuko must have been further behind aka. In his early youth, he was schooled by piandao in the art of fighting with dual broadswords. Zuko knelt as close to him as the bars blocking him in would allow. Zuko reveals that hed accepted his destiny as fire lord and that he still loved azula even after all shed put him through. Books water, earth and fire, avatar took on a grandeur and scope worthy. A royal ball for azula and zuko showed that father still held her in high regard. Jan 15, 2020 one of zukos most impressive aspects in the early episodes was how much his honor meant to him. Avatar book earth battles zuko fights jet fights fighting moments of avatar the last airbender. Zuko had spoken out of turn in a war meeting, and his punishment was to fight. Furthermore, once zuko fights his uncle, the prince learns that his former teacher was under his father s orders to teach him incorrect firebending. He knew his father was a cruel person and now that he understood that, his loyalty to ozai was nearly gone.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. His father had taken offense when zuko spoke up in a meeting with his generals. When one of the generals present suggested sacrificing a division of novice soldiers to lure earth kingdom soldiers into a trap, zuko protested. He handed ursa the letter showing noren as his father, to which she replied that what she wrote on it was not true. Lets take a look at 25 crazy or littleknown facts you never knew about prince zuko from avatar. Dae think that the fight between zuko and azula was a lot. The same part that still hopes his mother might call him. The last airbender nickelodeon fans and fans of the show need to hear these. In this au, air comes directly before fire instead of the other way around. Aghast that someone actually cares for her, azula flees her whereabouts revealed in a later book.
I am the older of his two children and it is my destiny to follow my father onto. Discovering he would have to duel against his own father, fire lord ozai, instead of admiral zhao wasnt enough to make fire prince zuko give up. Zuko closed the book and he offered his arms to hug me. My favorite quote from zuko as the invasion force fights their way to the fire nation capital, the kids help aang to find the fire lord in time for the eclipse.
Horribly scarred and stripped of everything he holds dear, zuko wanders the earth for almost three years in search of his only chance at redemption. This video is purely fanmade and is in no way associated with the musical artist or filmvideoanime company in any way. It showed he had believed her story and would accept zuko back, if not with good grace, then at least with minimal fuss. The real reason zuko was treated so poorly by his father. The last airbender and the 27th of the overall series. It is later revealed that azula has access to letters written by ursa to ikem a possible paramour, hidden away by ozai. He looked up at his unforgiving father, tears pooling in his eyes as his voice shook. And he also realizes that iroh has been the father he never had. The last airbender, an american animated television series created by michael dante dimartino and bryan konietzko. Does the avatar comic the search contradict zukos illness from.
Theyre still awkward around him, sometimes even tense, like theyre. Its revealed further in the comic that zukos mother, when sending the letter to her former lover. They draw their weapons, and gow throws the first blow, a rock he has earth bent, and powerfully thrusts over to zuko. Zukos eyes widened and i know he must have gotten to the part that destroyed any faith i had in fire lord ozai. Your father raised a coward proceeds to attack him while his back is. In what episode did zuko and his father fight answers. Aug 17, 2014 korra doesnt know what to do so she ask for zuko to help her. These fight scenes showcase a ton of amazing firebending, earthbending, and introduce bolins newfound ability to lavabend. Ever well, maybe it wasnt the worst worst, but it was still up there it was awkward and weird being with azula again. The last airbender top 10 times we felt bad for zuko. Jims first day book one kindle edition by zuko, joseph, mccullough, joshua. Zuko would lose because killing his father would be the next step to darkness.
Ozai was listening, and zuko could tell by the look on his face he knew exactly what zuko. As noted, if youre new to this, this is book 3, go read the other ones. When zuko woke up, he was back on his ship sailing toward sokka and kataras village. After stopping her, mako helps bolin defeat ghazan in an. Zuko got his scar when his father, fire lord ozai, burned his face in an agni kai firebending duel when zuko was. He doesnt think that he would try and stop him, but zuko thinks that if he has to talk about it, hell manage to talk himself out of it. The final season focuses on aang on his journey to master firebending in. Zuko put his forearms to the ground, looking at the floor. However, he realizes how wrong his father has been, and decides to help the avatar overthrow him. Mar 31, 20 the revelation of the search came out and the secret behind ursas story is solved. He confronts his father, telling the fire lord he is joining aang, and incapacitates his father by redirecting one of his father s blasts of lightning back at him. The last airbender and the 49th of the overall series. Here are 20 disturbing things you never knew about azula. He received the scar on his left eye from his father, fire lord ozai, after speaking out against a generals plan in the fire lords war room.
Still, when looking back at the series biblea document developed to. We see azula still training with lo and li and she was a hair out of place. Zuko could fight azula to a standstill and redirect his father s lightning. She was trying to play lots of mind games, but zuko was too exhausted to give a crap. Being trapped on a boat with azula was the very worst thing that had happened to him. When prince zuko was 14, he spoke out against his father and the fire nations conquest. I used to work at fnc back when zuko was still shadowing his father and all i have to say is it wasnt good. It was a really exceptional role and his last character he passed away when we were doing it, which was bittersweet. He had changed at this point and was no longer out to redeem himself in his father sfamilys eyes, but in his own, and possibly irohs.
If you havent read the comic the search, i advise stopping reading, because i will reveal a big spoiler hidden during many episodes of the third season of atla book 3. If both father and son utilized nothing more than firebending it could last much longer and ozai soon noticed that. Mai reveals that her parents required that she always keep her emotions. Crazy things you never knew about prince zuko from avatar. They were being distinguished as national heroes, because father wanted to remind everyone that his children were successful and alive. Zuko could fight azula to a standstill and redirect his fathers lightning. The family you choose chapter 1 tunafishchris avatar. Realizing that noren is also ikem, the man his mother had loved, zuko is prepared to remain in this village with who he sees as his true family and azula attacks.
Zuko, still clad in the black armor his sister had given him, forced his back as straight as he could and strode twothirds of the way towards the wall of flame. She gets some of the series best lines, most memorable fights, and always. Book 1 focuses on zukos childhood and adolescence, up until his banishment from the fire nation. In a tragic slowmotion sequence, zuko realizes that he wont be forced to fight the general, but his own father. But not redeem himself like he was trying to in book 1. He is still quite fit and powerful despite being in his eighties by the time of his. His father, fire lord ozai, walked up to him mercilessly. I know from what you must have read that perhaps she. While at his father s cell, zuko tells his father about the current whereabouts of his mother. He wishes they hadnt gone out in the canoe that day. Book 6 of 6 in the earth kingdom chronicles series. With all of his friends behind him to help fight the firenation the day of sozins comet comes and a still unsure aang fights the fire lord ozai, now known as phoenix king, and zuko faces of against his sister azula in agni kai to.
Zuko, knowing he has to take charge, fights her off, and azula runs, leaving her family, and the letter saying zuko is not the old fire lords son, behind. The last airbender book 3 zuko vibes as he fights without using rage as his fuel and uses lightning to put an end to ming hua. Feeling that he is unprepared, he trains constantly and his anxiety causes him a string of nightmares, whereas his lack of sleep. And jet was unable to convince others that zuko and his uncle general iroh is from firenation. With the last of his cronies gone, gow steps up to the plate to fight with zuko, he picks up his dual hammers against zuko s dual swords.
He confronts his father, telling the fire lord he is joining aang, and incapacitates his father by redirecting one of his fathers blasts of lightning back at him. Alright, here we go heres how distorted reality would continue if i kept writing it. This man you see is a careless person while the zuko i know ones do anything for the people he cares. One of zukos most impressive aspects in the early episodes was how much his honor meant to him. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the infected. Zuko leaves, and later discovers that iroh has escaped from prison. Now he fights for the honor of returning home triumphant, for the right to meet his father s gaze and to wear his nations crown. His ship is gone, his crew is gone, but still, he came to the north pole secretly and. Add the knowledge of the possibility of finding his mother plus having the strength to end any enemies, it was all too tempting. The original story of avatar the last airbender found in.
And i still remember the way he helps that earth kingdom boy by pushing him away from the fire. Nightmares and daydreams is the ninth episode of book three. I would argue that zuko never actually mastered ragebending. Azulon, who was the ruler of the fire nation before her father ozai. Aang has decided to fight the firelord after sozins comet passes. Zuko fights his father lord ozai, admiral zhao, and his sister azula all in an agni kai. Deeming his actions to be a sign of disrespect, ozai challenged zuko to an agni kai. Zukos greatest challenge lies in navigating the sharp wit and hot temper of his very own client. Prince zuko, zu kou is a fictional character in nickelodeons animated television series. It comes out on march 30 in comic book storesapril 12 everywhere. Basco also fondly looks back at working alongside mako, who played his father several times in his career, and on avatar. When zuko refused to fight his father, the fire lord scarred him over his left. Take away his bending and zuko is still one of the most formidable fighters.
Aang, sokka, and toph continue to fight azula and her dai li agents, both of. The original story of avatar the last airbender found in an. The boxed set was released on february 1, 2010 in the united kingdom. However, aangs fear of fire prevents him from controlling the volatile element, for he still feels guilt over burning katara. But i never thought he will do something crazy like this to captured aang. While interrogating a crime family princess, a disowned heiress, and a naive councilor, his sister offers him a way back into the pd and their police chief father s good graces. Exclusive fourpart commentary by creators, the women of avatar. Introduced in book one, he is the primary antagonist to the avatar. He cant understand the reason, and he cant ask his uncle because hes mad at him, and iroh is in prison. Norikoursa apologize, saying that she must not have loved azula enough if shed turned out as she did. Zuko then finds aang and his friends and expresses his desire to join their team and teach aang firebending. Zuko s povi wait on a rooftop like a monkey until the darkness surrounds me. Zukos journal throughout the series is said to purposely follow that of the buddha himself.
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