Brought Down to Badass: Similar to her brother and uncle, bending or no-bending, she is a fearsome fighter who can hold her own very well against her foes even without her bending. Color Motifs: Blue - her uniquely-colored flames represent her prodigious power note blue fire burns hotter than orange fire and her cold, calculating personality. Her name is also derived from "Azul," the Spanish word for "Blue."

Although still somewhat unhinged and obsessed with controlling others, Azula realized that she could rule through Zuko and thereby share the burden of being Fire Lord with him; this contrasts against her original approach for trying to gain absolute power which eventually led to her breakdown, this results in Azula overcoming multiple insecurities she has and feeling freer than ever before. Parental Betrayal: Ozai using her own idea to burn Ba Sing Se for himself, along with him reducing her position of Fire Lord as a mere tool as the Phoenix King, causes Azula's remaining sanity (after Mai and Ty Lee's betrayals) to completely shatter. Spirit: My manifestations did not lie. This is a sacred place of peace and rest, should you wish for those things. This temple is a crossroads for those who have followed the wrong path. It offers a second chance- to choose for the better. You, little Fire Lord, were offered redemption and forgiveness, but you rejected what we had to give you. I take many forms, and it is your cruelty and desire for vengeance that shaped me into a reflection of your own inner self. A Monster. Now this is the part where we’re going to delve into spoilers, because it’s an important part of the character exploration, so read on at your own risk. If you want to skip the spoilers, skip the next three paragraphs. In The Search, she regains a semblance of sanity by pinning the blame for everything falling apart in her life on her mother Ursa. She'd rather imagine a huge conspiracy orchestrated by Ursa than admit that maybe she brought some of her troubles on herself, or that Katara could defeat her on her own.Mai: I guess you just don't know people as well as you think you do. You miscalculated. I love Zuko more than I fear you. Rich Bitch: She's a princess of the prominent Fire Nation, and is completely manipulative and sadistic towards her friends and her enemies.

Dark and Troubled Past: Azula has severe Mommy Issues and was raised by her abusive father to be a Tyke-Bomb. Cain and Abel: The Cain To Zuko's Abel because of her Ax-Crazy. This is highlighted after his Heel–Face Turn. On one of the occasions where she outright attempts to kill him, she shouts, "I'm about to celebrate becoming an only child!" Short-Lived Leadership: In the finale, Ozai names her the Fire Lord. A few hours later, she's defeated by her brother Zuko who then claims the throne for himself. While the Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series ended with a satisfying conclusion, the comics continued the story to close as many loose ends as possible while setting the stage for the eventual setting of Legend of Korra. Comics set after the show have included the search for Zuko’s mother, the struggles of rebuilding nations after a 100 year-long war, and events that will eventually lead to Republic City—so of course this includes Azula and her attempts to dethrone her brother.

Princess Azula (阿祖拉)

Grapes of Luxury: During the Grand Finale, she gives this a try while initially enjoying her new power but it soon becomes apparent that she has been brought up to conquer, not to rule... Purple Is Powerful: Blue, in this case, but the trope still stands. Azula's blue fire was made by the creators of the show to differentiate between Zuko's firebending and her own. It also shows off her prodigal talent and exemplifies her elitist nature. Coincidentally; Her Kemurikage outfit has some purple in it. Mai says it's not her color. Gene thought it certainly was. Played for Laughs in Smoke and Shadow in which Azula coaxed Mai out of stealing some Mochi her mother explicitly forbade her from having because the Mochi was to be reserved for a special occasion. Azula then denied it by claiming that all she did was suggest taking the Mochi and that Mai went all in to get it; upon which Mai's guilt and Ty Lee's aura perception (she thinks the Mochi was cursed) led Azula to eating the whole thing by herself. Disproportionate Retribution: Apparently the other Fire Warriors weren't even real criminals before joining Azula nor were they actually insane; The reason they lived in the institution was that they were rebellious teens that didn't want to be pushed into the role their parents- the most influential and conservative people in the Fire Nation- had planned for them, and those parents responded by sending them there for discipline.

The Corrupter: She uses her manipulation to pull Zuko away from his Heel–Face Turn despite Iroh's attempts to pull him the other way. Never My Fault: Azula wants to be loved by her family- but she also believes they are the ones who should apologize for hurting and betraying her. The spirit visions also call her out on this and point out how much she has hurt those that cared for her, which Azula defiantly refutes- even though it visibly gets under her skin. By the end of the story, she still has too much pride to admit to any wrongdoing, but her actions imply she understands it on a subconscious level. Character Development: By the time of the Smoke and Shadow trilogy, not only is she a lot more mentally stable, but she has also reevaluated where her mentality has gotten her up to this point:

AZULA RETURNS IN A NEW ‘AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER’ STORY FROM DARK HORSE AND AVATAR STUDIOS

Antagonistic Offspring: Azula's true motive for "helping" with the search for Ursa in The Search is so that she can kill her mother. Informed Attractiveness: When Ty Lee calls Azula "the most beautiful, smartest, perfect girl in the world", Azula treats this as an " As You Know". Explainable in that Ty Lee has a history of Azula fangirling (as well as living in perpetual fear of Azula's wrath), and Azula herself is just a tad egotistical. Big "SHUT UP!": One of Azula's more idyllic visions is interrupted by Mai and Ty Lee, who call her out on how unrealistic the whole vision is and how her mother could actually never love her since she, by her own admission, was a monster. Azula reacts about as well as you'd expect.