#Avatar: the Last Airbender

[parkiebearr]

Happy holidays from Zutara!❄️

[justanotherwastedthought]

I just love the expression on her face the moment their eyes met.

Mal's Avatar: The Last Airbender rewatch: The Boiling Rock (Part 2) 3.15

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[rosa-100]

Kataang dancing ✨

Aang and Katara are the best dancers 🤝

[dyingroses]

Avatar: The Last Airbender + text posts

[cookie-kat777]

Atla nation, come get y'all's juice

[phoenix-king-ozai]

I personally believe that Ursa does affectionately calls Azula pet-names during the past in her younger childhood but she has slowly stopped subconsciously due to her disagreement with her daughter behavior. Ursa during Zuko Alone was scolding Azula and was angry with her comments about Iroh’s possible death resulting in Ozai becoming Fire Lord given Lu Ten’s death.

“Azula we don’t speak this way! What’s wrong with that child?” ~ Ursa B2 E7

Ozai however as a father and toxically masculine figure would be more comfortable and feel appropriate with calling Azula my dear rather than his son Zuko. A alternative could be for Ozai is Zuko my pride. However, as we saw in the Fire Lord’s Throne Room during Zuko and Azula performances in front of Fire Lord Azulon. Ozai doesn’t will pride, respect, or affectionate admiration for his son Zuko but rather feel that Zuko is a extreme disappointment compared to his younger and much more talented little sister. Ozai rarely probably praises Zuko during this youth because he fails to live up to the extreme expectations and standards for the Fire Nation Royal Family. Ozai may deep down have some fatherly memories and affection for Zuko but is drastically hampered by his feelings of inadequacy/disappointment in regards to Zuko’s personality and firebending prowess. Azula is WORTHY of praise for her skill and competence whereas Zuko is a pathetic failure in comparison in Ozai’s mind and UNWORTHY of being heir to the Fire Nation’s Imperialist Legacy!

Ursa may be biased in favor of Zuko’s personality and his struggles however I deeply believe she LOVES both Zuko and Azula unconditionally despite having struggles with connecting emotionally with her daughter and being the “mean” parent in Azula mind.

Ozai however is biased in favor of meritocracy, talented skill and superb extravagant intelligence! Ozai judges his children based on his imperialistic ingrained instincts & beliefs that has been passed down, influenced, & taught by his own father Fire Lord Azulon. In Ozai’s mind Azula is the PERFECT heiress and successor to his forefathers Azulon & Sozin along with being the embodiment of being a ruthless, cunning, and powerful Fire Princess that can continue to succeed in the Fire Nation’s imperialist legacy!

For Ursa, Zuko and Azula are simply her children that she deeply loves and care about as a mother. Whereas, Ozai may be a father however he is upmost an imperialistic warmonger fanatic first. This is why Ozai doesn’t feel remorse and regret over banishing Zuko because he was seen as the weakest link in being his future successor to being Fire Lord. Zuko has Ursa’s “soft” heartiness of being compassionate, empathetic, and moralistic about the Fire Nation’s role in the world and its cruelty. Whereas those traits have been likely burnt out of Ozai since his adulthood into being a cold blooded, ruthless, vicious, imperialist butcher and conqueror due to his societal brainwashing from his father Azulon and grandfather Sozin’s legacy!

Ironically, this is the ultimate contrast between Iroh and Ozai. Iroh is a father first and imperialistic warmonger second whereas Ozai is a imperialistic warmonger first and father second!

In "Zuko Alone," I noticed that Ursa never calls Azula affectionately, unlike Zuko, whom she calls "darling". At the same time, Ozai calls Azula "my dear," but never calls Zuko that. I think this is interesting and shows which parent is closer to which child. What do you think about that?

Indeed, I've always thought it to be DELIBERATE that we see Ursa using affectionate language with Zuko and Ozai with Azula, but not the other way around.

Ozai calls Azula "my dear", but whenever he addresses Zuko, he almost always calls him "prince Zuko". Ursa also takes a more official tone when addressing Azula, calling her "young lady".

We have no evidence of Ursa calling Azula endearingly on screen, but at the same time, I honestly don't think that she never did that with Azula.

What I personally think happened is that Ursa used to use affectionate language with Azula, when she was younger, just like Ozai used to do with Zuko, but with time, they both stopped, when Ozai started to see the sides of Zuko he didn't like and Ursa started to see the sides of Azula she didn't like.

I think this subtle characterization element in Zuko Alone shows which parent understands which child better. With Ozai, it's obvious that he started to resent Zuko, and with Ursa, I don't think she hated Azula, but she didn't understand her and started to instinctively keep distance from her, paying more attention to Zuko, which unfortunately, contributed to a horrible result for Azula in the end.

[timeofdeathnote]

stop that's so funny 💀

[oneatlatime]

I love how Avatar perfectly balances "the kids are going to save the world!" with "which is pretty fucked up, actually."

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[sofiialyt]

“I am a warrior. But I'm a girl too”

[ponury-grajek]

My comic to @recovery-zine <3 ❤

I drew it two years ago and my style has changed a little but I'm still really proud of this piece, I'm happy I can finally show it ❤!

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[gurinpotte]

pov: avatar aang has just misled you. pranked you. because he loves his wife too much