#25/8. like its so crazy. hated iroh for how the fn loved and respected him

[mugentakeda]

i just wanna unpack some of my thoughts on just how much of a fraud ozai is. like on a scheming level i guess you could call him clever but considering how things are usually done and earned in fire nation politics with honor in mind i think its safe to say ozai is first in line on death row for fraudwatch.

first id like to say its funny that ozai slimed around azulon for the right to the throne after lu ten died. like instead of challenging iroh to an agni kai once he picked himself back up. he probably knew that despite how pathetic he finds iroh to be that he isnt on par with irohs prowess and savagery when it comes to bending.

(and a side note to piggy back off that, isnt it weird how quick ozai jumped to ask azulon about the heir things after lu ten was killed? i find that highly suspect. if bryke told us right now that ozai somehow someway had something to do with it id be so unsurprised. like oh im sure he did. thats how fraudulent he is.)

and then he only gets the throne because of ursas help. and ursa only did that shit for zuko mind you. and then he jumps at the first opportunity to kick zuko out of the picture with an agni kai. he didnt wanna challenge iroh for the throne with an agni kai, but suddenly when his small 13 year old son whos voice hasnt even dropped yet cusses a general out at a meeting for wanting to sacrifice a small but whole chunk of the army then suddenly an agni kai is literally the only solution. isnt that hilarious? i find that hilarious.