Avatar: The Last Airbender

Azula

Azula

Born into the royal family of the Fire Nation, Azula was a firebending prodigy who learned quickly the advantages of gathering power and manipulating others. When her exiled brother Zuko proved unable to successfully capture the Avatar, Azula stepped in to command the search while also taking an active role in winning the Hundred Years War once and for all. Azula quickly proved a capable leader and exemplary strategist, nearly capturing her fugitive brother before convincing him to join her and even successfully killing Avatar Aang. Perhaps her greatest triumph was in seizing control of Ba Sing Se, a greatly fortified city which withstood attempted invasions for the past 100 years. In spite of those victories, Aang’s resuscitation and Zuko’s defection to the Avatar’s side began Azula’s downfall. Azula recruited her childhood friends Mai and Ty Lee into her mission, but their betrayal against her began to crack Azula’s sanity. She grew increasingly manic toward the end of the series, and even her father crowning her as the new Fire Lord did not comfort her. When she was beaten, dethroned, and imprisoned by Team Avatar Azula saw confinement in a mental health facility before eventually escaping custody. Accepting that she would never be Fire Lord again seemed to bring Azula some peace, although her sociopathy remained fully intact. Most recently, she honed her abilities even past her former prime as she posed as the Kemurikage spirit in a plot to make Zuko a more ruthless Fire Lord.

Physicals

  • Shatters a seashell with her fingers. (source) (S2E1 (Strength))
  • Knocks Zuko over badly enough to make his vision blurry on recovery. (source) (S2E1 (Strength))
  • Kicks away several rocks Aang launches at her. (source) (S2E13 (Strength))
  • Kicks a volleyball hard enough to send up a plume of sand and knock surrounding people back with the shockwave. (source) (S3E05 (Strength))
  • Performs a planche and pulls her legs through the gap in her arms. (source) (S3E15 (Strength))
  • Flips herself over a railing and pulls herself back. (source) (S3E16 (Strength))
  • Survives a close range explosion when matching fireblasts with Zuko and quickly recovers. (source) (S3E16 (Durability))
  • Shrugs off Sokka’s boomerang hitting her in the head. (source) (TS3 (Durability))
  • Gets back up from taking her own lightning redirected at her and smashing her through furniture. (source) (TS3 (Durability))
  • Shrugs off a blast of Zuko’s fire. (source) (S&S (Durability))
  • Makes a tall leap, kicks out a plume of fire, and lands on the end of a pole. (source) (S2E3 (Agility))
  • Knocked down from a story up and lands gracefully. (source) (S2E8 (Agility))
  • Recovers from an explosion of slush that sent her falling down a surface with little leverage, but digs her boots into place and stops herself. (source) (S2E13 (Agility))
  • Leaps a considerable distance through a large cloud of steam. (source) (S2E20 (Agility))
  • Makes a high leap off Zuko. (source) (S3E05 (Agility))
  • Performs several flips and jumps off walls while evading Aang and Toph. (source) (S3E11 (Agility))
  • Flips over a considerable distance to land atop Zuko while exchanging fireblasts with him. (source) (TS2 (Agility))

Speed

  • Easily evades Zuko without needing to firebend. (source) (S2E1 (Vs. Zuko))
  • Duels more evenly with Zuko. (source) (S3E16 (Vs. Zuko))
  • Dodges a comet-enhanced blast of fire from Zuko. (source) (S3E19 (Vs. Zuko))
  • Flees Zuko while bound, and times a flip so his fireblast frees her from her bindings. (source) (TS1 (Vs. Zuko))
  • Shows difficulty landing a hit on Zuko. (source) (TS3 (Vs. Zuko))
  • Overcomes Zuko in a melee. (source) (S&S (Vs. Zuko))
  • Blocks Aang’s air blast. (source) (S2E3 (Vs. Aang))
  • Takes cover and recovers quickly while sledding quickly down a path. (source) (S2E3 (Vs. Aang))
  • Leaps out of the way of a fast approaching barrier. (source) (S2E3 (Vs. Aang))
  • Evades several attacks from Aang and falling rocks before overwhelming him. (source) (S2E13 (Vs. Aang))
  • Narrowly evades an attack from Katara, though Katara overwhelms Azula with tentacles of water, entrapping her limbs before Zuko intervenes. (source) (S2E20 (Vs. Katara))
  • Casually dodges icicles thrown by Katara. (source) (TS1 (Vs. Katara))
  • Evades Sokka’s strikes, despite him surprising her. (source) (S2E8 (Vs. Sokka))
  • Deflects Sokka’s boomerang. (source) (TS2 (Vs. Sokka))
  • Disarms and downs Suki before dodging and attacking another Kyoshi Warrior. (source) (S2E16 (Vs. Kyoshi Warriors))
  • Dodges Suki and Ty Lee while landing hits on both of them. (source) (S&S (Vs. Kyoshi Warriors))
  • Fends off and evades Zuko and Aang’s simultaneous attacks. (source) (S2E8 (Vs. Multiple Opponents))
  • Fights Aang, Katara, and Sokka simultaneously before Toph catches surprises her. (source) (S2E8 (Vs. Multiple Opponents))
  • Blasts Iroh with fire and downs him before any of Team Avatar can react; shields against simultaneous attacks from Team Avatar and disappears in the aftermath. (source) (S2E8 (Vs. Multiple Opponents))
  • Evades Toph and Aang’s attacks without her bending. (source) (S3E11 (Vs. Multiple Opponents))
  • Fights Zuko and Sokka simultaneously. (source) (S3E15 (Vs. Multiple Opponents))

Firebending

  • Slices off a corner of a building. (source) (S2E8 (Power, Against materials))
  • Overwhelms Aang’s defenses, blasting through a wall of stone hard enough to briefly KO Aang. (source) (S2E13 (Power, Against materials))
  • Brings down a tree with a blast of fire. (source) (S2E16 (Power, Against materials))
  • Blasts through Aang’s stone wall, pushing him and Katara back. (source) (S2E20 (Power, Against materials))
  • Evaporates a wave of water from Katara and leaps a considerable distance through the steam. (source) (S2E20 (Power, Against materials))
  • Converts her rocket boost into an attack that blasts through Aang’s crystal armor and craters him into a wall. (source) (S2E20 (Power, Against materials))
  • Breaks apart stone bindings around her hands. (source) (S3E11 (Power, Against materials))
  • Creates a large explosion that further weakens the integrity of a collapsing temple. (source) (S3E16 (Power, Against materials))
  • Blasts through Zuko’s fireshield forcefully enough to send him crashing through a wooden structure. (source) (S2E8 (Power, Vs. Zuko))
  • Matches a fireblast with Zuko, both of them exploding away; rockets herself to a cliffside while falling to save herself. (source) (S3E16 (Power, Vs. Zuko))
  • Matches comet-enhanced blasts of fire with Zuko. (source) (S3E19 (Power, Vs. Zuko))
  • Trades comet-enhanced blasts of fire with Zuko. (source) (S3E19 (Power, Vs. Zuko))
  • Matches fireblasts with Zuko. (source) (S&S (Power, Vs. Zuko))
  • Wields flame daggers that match Zuko’s. (source) (S&S3 (Power, Vs. Zuko))
  • Releases a wave of flame Aang leaps over. (source) (S2E3 (Control))
  • Releases several quick jabs of fire. (source) (S2E3 (Control))
  • Creates a pinwheel of flame that travels along a path. (source) (null (Control))
  • Creates a downward whip of flame that keeps Aang from fleeing her. (source) (S2E8 (Control))
  • Surrounds a room in fire. (source) (S2E8 (Control))
  • Blasts Iroh with fire and downs him before any of Team Avatar can react; shields against simultaneous attacks from Team Avatar and disappears in the aftermath. (source) (S2E8 (Control))
  • Breathes fire. (source) (S3E20 (Control))
  • Burns a small hole in Aang’s glider. (source) (TS1 (Control))
  • Burns Zuko slightly when the two are kids. (source) (TS2 (Control))
  • Rockets herself to a cliffside while falling to save herself. (source) (S3E16 (Rocket boost))
  • Propels herself across the ground toward Aang before suddenly stopping and converting the rockets into an attack. (source) (S2E20 (Rocket boost))
  • Rockets herself upwards and across a gondola wire. (source) (S3E15 (Rocket boost))
  • Rockets across the ground toward Zuko. (source) (S3E19 (Rocket boost))
  • Propels herself through the air chasing after Katara. (source) (S3E20 (Rocket boost))
  • Boosts herself up to the roof of a building. (source) (S&S (Rocket boost))

Lightning bending

  • Fires lightning that, when redirected, destroys a chunk of a cliffside and brings boulders crashing down. (source) (S2E1 (Power))
  • Blasts through a massive stone wall created by Toph, creating a large hole. (source) (S2E8 (Power))
  • Kills Aang, requiring Katara to revive him. (source) (S2E20 (Power))
  • Nearly kills Zuko when he improperly redirects her lightning, then blasts the ground a moment later. (source) (S3E19 (Power))
  • Sends up an explosion of water. (source) (TS1 (Power))
  • Crashes through a ceiling. (source) (TS3 (Power))
  • Practices her lightning bending until she gets it perfect. (source) (S2E1 (Control))
  • Quickly alternates between fire and lightning. (source) (S3E20 (Control))
  • Releases a small zap to disarm Sokka. (source) (TS1 (Control))
  • Forms a ball of lightning to lead away a swarm of spirit insects. (source) (TS1 (Control))
  • Redirects her own redirected lightning, knocking Zuko back. (source) (S&S (Control))
  • Quickly releases lightning without charge up, then does it again to incapacitate someone. (source) (S&S (Control))
  • Blinds Zuko. (source) (TS1 (Blinding))
  • Blinds Aang to cause him to crash. (source) (TS1 (Blinding))
  • Releases bolts in a wide AoE. (source) (S&S (Blinding))

Equipment

  • Boots send up sparks on a metal surface and allow her to gain leverage. (source) (S2E13)
  • Keeps a blade up her sleeve. (source) (S3E11)
  • Digs her hairpin into the side of a cliff to give herself an anchor point. (source) (S3E16)

Intelligence

  • As a child, held an encyclopedic knowledge of military history, and was considered a prodigy at firebending. (source) (S2E7)
  • As a child, shot fire at an apple on Mai’s head knowing Zuko would tackle her into water to put it out. (source) (S2E7)
  • Infiltrates the Earth Kingdom by posing as an ally, and learns valuable military intel from the Earth King himself. (source) (S2E19)
  • Deliberately leaks information to the Dai Li so that their leader Long Feng will believe he has leverage on her. (source) (S2E19)
  • Tricks Long Feng into granting her temporary control of the Dai Li while making him believe he has an advantaged position. (source) (S2E19)
  • Uses the Dai Li to enact a coup she plans, seizing control of the city of Ba Sing Se. (source) (S2E20)
  • Successfully seizes control of the Dai Li from Long Feng. (source) (S2E20)
  • Fools Toph’s ability to detect lies. (source) (S3E11)
  • Successfully plans a trap for Team Avatar, using herself as a decoy to keep her father safe during an invasion. (source) (S3E11)
  • Leads Team Avatar on a meaningless chase in order to waste their time during the invasion. (source) (S3E11)
  • After Sokka warns Toph not to take Azula’s bait in order to waste more of their time, Azula instead baits Sokka himself into confronting her. (source) (S3E11)
  • Even while losing her mind, Azula gets Zuko to accept a 1v1 battle with her so that she does not need to fight a 2v1. (source) (S3E19)
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