The Psychology of Azula l Avatar: The Last Airbender

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i can not get over the fact that Avatar did a literal "filler beach episode" type episode and made it good enough that it comes into play in psychological character breakdowns

It might just be me, but if a girl walked up and told me That my outfit was "So sharp it could puncture the hull of an empire-class Fire Nation battle ship, leaving thousands to drown at sea" I'd be flattered.

"She was right, of course, but it still hurt," is so tragic, because it's Azula catching herself being vulnerable and immediately correcting.

I feel like whats cool about seeing azula as a villain is that we don’t get many female characters that are low empathy or sadistic because it’s not considered an inherently feminine characteristic.

This guy took "what is wrong with that child" to another level

One interesting detail I picked up on is that the only person the calls Azula a "monster" is herself.

I just realized that the reason azula was so triggered when mai said azula miscalculated and that she loved Zuko more than she feared her. The only other person to have loved zuko more than they feared azula was her mom Ursa. All those memories of longing for her mothers love and instead seeking to earn her fathers approval came rushing back at once. Her mentality about the world was once again shattered. She could not bear once again zuko of all people could be loved more than her. It must have completely shattered her psyche

"It was Azula who was left behind, who wasn't rescued" Man, idk why made me tear up, I knew I felt bad for the girl but that really drove it home.

"filler" episodes in avatar are used for character development

Young Azula saying “dad’s going to kill you” always creeps me out.

Also when Zuko call's Ty Lee a circus freak, and Azula laughs and then Ty starts to cry, you can actually see Azula being hesitant and regretting to laugh for a second. There is no longer smile on her face and she for that moment does regret her choice to laugh but then she brushes it off a bit later on

Dude I got chills when Zuko instinctively repeated “Azula always lies.” As if it was a coping mechanism to get away from how chaotic his mind is and how conflicted he is.

"I'm about to celebrate being an only child!" That line still creeps me out. I mean, she actually revels at the thought that her big brother is gonna get killed or worse, she's the one to kill him

"Banishing me was the best thing you ever did for me" After watching this vid is when I realised 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.

Something I just realised is how Azula keeps only nonbenders around her. Her "friends" are nonbenders, her servants are as far as we know nonbenders, even her teachers, the Granny Twins, are nonbenders. This might be because she want's to keep the feel of superioroty, thinking firebenders (or benders in general) are superior to others or other styles of combat. Or it might be that she doesn't want the risk of anyone to chalenge her. She knows Zuko is less in skill, so she thinks he's not a threath to her. The only exeption is his father, who just happens to be Firelord. Arguably the strongest firebender in the world.

Anyone notice with Ty Lee that she went from wanting desperately to be a recognized individual to finding peace with the Kyoshi Warriors, who all dress alike yet retain their individuality? I liked that for tying up Ty Lee’s story. ❤️

I love that her personality is portrayed complexly and realistic, not a watered-down kiddie version of a downward spiral, but the real thing. Just one part of why I love this show

The saddest part of Azula is thinking that maybe, just maybe, she could have been saved.

about azula's hair representing her desire for perfection: it's also shown both in the show in a subtle manner, and mentioned in the kyoshi novels, that hair is important to fire nation culture- topknots like the one azula and at some point, zuko wore represent social power, and the reason zuko's hair was like that in s1 was that he lost the agni kai and had to cut it to represent the shame of that loss. when you consider that, it makes sense that azula's hair is such an important represntation of her composure.