History Characters / AvatarTheLastAirbenderPrincessAzula

!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/GreyDeLisle (original), Yannina Quiroz ([[UsefulNotes/SpanishAccentsAndDialects Latin American Spanish]]), Creator/MeganShipman (''VideoGame/{{Smite}}''), Creator/SuzieYeung (''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl2''), Rona Beckerman (Hebrew), Yvonne Greitzke (German), Creator/DomitillaDAmico (Italian), Monika Pikuła (Polish)

[[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTeamAvatar Team Avatar]] ([[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderAvatarAang Avatar Aang]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderZuko Prince Zuko]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderKatara Katara]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSokka Sokka]], [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTophBeifong Toph Beifong]]) | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderMentors Mentors]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderAllies Allies]] ([[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderGeneralIroh General Iroh]]) | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheFireNation Fire Nation]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheFireNationRoyalFamily Fire Nation Royal Family]] ([[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderFireLordOzai Fire Lord Ozai]], '''Princess Azula''') | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheEmberIslandPlayers The Ember Island Players]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderOtherCharacters Other]] | [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderComicCharacters Comics]]]]]]-]

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: She enjoys annoying Zuko by calling him "Zuzu."

* BigEgoHiddenDepths: Azula is haughty, cruel and outright violent. However, it is due of being a ChildProdigy whose early-staged [=sociopathy=] was encouraged by her [[AbusiveDad abusive]] and [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] father, who only thought of her as his own personal weapon. Even as a child, her mother's favoritism of Zuko and the fact she thought she was a monster [[IAmAMonster (according to Azula)]], shows that she's a fragile and deeply insecure girl deep down, and all of her actions are due to her [[WellDoneDaughterGal trying make her father proud]] and [[IJustWantToBeLoved get the love she lacked from her mother]]. [[spoiler:When he betrays her in the finale, she undergoes a saddening VillainousBreakdown]].

* ADayInTheLimelight: After [[spoiler:years of being an antagonist (or an on-and-off anti-hero at ''best'') throughout the entire ''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' franchise, she is set to take center stage as the titular protagonist in the upcoming graphic novel, ''Azula in the Spirit Temple'']].

!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/GreyDeLisle (original), Yannina Quiroz ([[UsefulNotes/SpanishAccentsAndDialects Latin American Spanish]]), Creator/MeganShipman (''VideoGame/{{Smite}}''), Creator/SuzieYeung (''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl2''), Rona Beckerman (Hebrew), Yvonne Greitzke (German), Creator/DomitillaDAmico (Italian)

* VilerNewVillain: Compared to Season 1's antagonists; unlike her brother Zuko[[note]]whose inner turmoil and FreudianExcuse kept him from being too unsympathetic[[/note]] and Zhao [[note]]who, while lacking redeeming qualities, was generally an [[GeneralFailure incompetent blowhard]][[/note]], Azula is a [[TheChessmaster cunning]], ruthlessly effective CardCarryingVillain.

!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/GreyDeLisle (original), Yannina Quiroz ([[UsefulNotes/SpanishAccentsAndDialects Latin American Spanish]]), Creator/MeganShipman (''VideoGame/{{Smite}}''), Creator/SuzieYeung (''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl2''), Rona Beckerman (Hebrew), Yvonne Greitzke (German), Domitilla D'Amico (Italian)

** [[spoiler: In addition, she allowed herself to open up more to others than ever before rather than trying to gain obedience through fear and intimidation, describing her new comrades as "sisters" and openly telling Zuko of her schemes. By the end of the trilogy, her alies are still with her compared to Mai and Ty Lee who eventually turned against her.]]

* HiddenBuxom: Displayed in the rather sharp contrast between her [[https://i.imgur.com/eLTUyz5.jpg usual Fire Nation uniform]], and her more revealing [[https://i.imgur.com/BOJa40L.png beach attire]] seen only in one episode.

* DragonLady: She's less ethnically offensive than many other Dragon Ladies, as everyone in the series is a [[FantasyCounterpartCulture fantasy Asian or Inuit]], and there are plenty of other Asian-esque women and girls who aren't Dragon Ladies.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Azula has tons of Les Yay with Ty Lee and Mai and she freaks out after they betray her but she also has subtext with her brother as well trying (and failing) to seduce a guy at a party, and she generates Foe Romance Subtext with everyone regardless of gender.

* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Despite having clear psychological issues stemming from a lack of family love in Season 3, Azula isn't left off the hook for her actions. Mai and Ty Lee easily turn on her despite hearing her FreudianExcuse at Ember Island because they do not really see her as a friend in need, and Uncle Iroh flat out states she's crazy and needs to go down. This all reaches to a pinnacle in ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderAzulaInTheSpiritTemple Azula in the Spirit Temple]]'' where the dream spirit declares Azula to be [[YouMonster a monster]] not because of how others have treated her, but because of [[NeverMyFault her refusal to accept responsibility]] or [[RedemptionRejection seek redemption]].

* TheEvilPrincess: [[spoiler:Since being given the throne by her father and losing an agni kai for the throne did not fare well for her, Azula plots to kill her mother and incriminate Zuko as illegitimate to take the throne.]]

%%zce* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: She gets it from her father.

* HarmfulToMinors: She was only eleven when she witnessed Zuko suffering torture at their father's hands.

** Her belief that people can be controlled through fear alone proved to be a mistake, as did her trust in the few people whose approval she seemed to want. [[spoiler:Her mother was worried about her, which she perceived as not loving her while Ty Lee and Mai only feared her, and turn on her when she threatens those they care about. Finally, her father only considered her a tool, which was the last straw in setting off her VillainousBreakdown]]. The weaker her sanity is, the less grasp she has on firebending basics in the interest of going for the kill. The final Agni Kai was the perfect example of this. When squaring off against Zuko, she went full out on offensive while Zuko stuck to the basics and regulated his breathing. As a consequence, Azula was near exhausted and low on power because she was gasping for Air while Zuko had plenty more to give.

!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/GreyDeLisle (original), Yannina Quiroz ([[UsefulNotes/SpanishAccentsAndDialects Latin American Spanish]]), Creator/MeganShipman (''VideoGame/{{Smite}}''), Creator/SuzieYeung (''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl2'') Rona Beckerman (Hebrew), Yvonne Greitzke (German), Domitilla D'Amico (Italian)

!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/GreyDeLisle (original), Yannina Quiroz ([[UsefulNotes/SpanishAccentsAndDialects Latin American Spanish]]), Creator/MeganShipman (''VideoGame/{{Smite}}''), Rona Beckerman (Hebrew), Yvonne Greitzke (German), Domitilla D'Amico (Italian)

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: The few PetTheDog moments Azula has end up, tragically, leading to her downfall; [[spoiler: Azula brings Zuko home a hero and hooks him up with her friend Mai, only for Zuko to betray her on the day of the invasion and later for Mai to save Zuko, and then for Ty Lee to betray Azula to save Mai from her wrath. This only reinforces her worldview on trust and fear, causing her to become insane from paranoia and anger and eventually be defeated by Zuko and Katara. Had Azula simply imprisoned Zuko instead, it might have been avoided.]]

* NoSocialSkills: WordOfGod says that until The Beach episode, Azula seems evil, but perfect. In a social setting, away from battle, she cannot function. This is perfectly seen at Chan's party where her attempts to humor and flirt with Chan completely fall flat, and recquires Ty lee's help and advices to have a real conversation and kiss with him, though her WeCanRuleTogether offer ruins her effort and causes him to excuse himself. Her face afterward clearly says that she is unhappy about her social inability.
* NotGoodWithRejection: In the episode "The Beach" when she is rejected by Chan, she proceeds to burn his house down with no reservations. Later on [[spoiler: when she feels that she has been rejected by Mai and Ty Lee at the Boiling Rock and her father Fire Lord Ozai when he proclaims himself as "The Phoenix King" so he can conquer the world without her, she completely loses her mind and her sanity in the process.]]

* MythicalMotifs: She is heavily associated with the blue dragon.

* {{Hallucinations}}: She hallucinates that her mother is talking to her just before the final Agni Kai. As [[https://the-firenation-gellary.tumblr.com/post/172830744503/comics-criticism-azulas-portrayal this analysis]] points out, what the hallucinations tell her are inconsistent. In the series, Ursa tells Azula that she feels confused about using fear to control people (that Azula shows guilt about) and doesn't talk or mentioned anything about the throne at all. In the comics, she only tells Azula day and night that the throne is Zuko’s and she should just move on. By ''Smoke and Shadow'', the hallucinations stopped by her accord when she adopted her new plan and focus.

** In "The Storm", during the flashback scene depicting Zuko's confrontation with his father, a young Azula stands near Iroh. Her identity isn't revealed until the season finale eight episodes later, [[spoiler:but her sadism is already apparent as she watches her brother get abused and banished.]]

* To Suki, as both of them are leaders of a group of female warriors, but Suki cares for her fellow Kyoshi Warriors and sees them as her sisters and want to help people and later Fire Lord Zuko. While Azula only sees her Fire Warriors as disposable, not caring when one of them is captured by Ty Lee and the royal guards and also uses them to desestabilize the Fire Nation and overthrow her brother.

* BigEgoHiddenDepths: Azula is haughty, cruel and outright violent. However, it is due of being a ChildProdigy whose early-staged [=sociopathy=] was encouraged by her [[AbusiveDad abusive]] and [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] father, who only thought of her as his own personal weapon. Even as a child, her mother's favoritism of Zuko and the fact she thought she was a monster [[IAmAMonster (according to Azula)]], shows that she's a fragile and deeply insecure girl deep down, and all of her actions are due to her [[WellDoneDaughterGal trying make her father proud]] and [[IJustWantToBeLoved and get the love she lacked from her mother]]. [[spoiler:When he betrays her in the finale, she undergoes a saddening VillainousBreakdown]].

* ContemplativeBoss: In a case of EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, Azula is often shown looking out at the distance while speaking to her soldiers.

* ProudBeauty: When Ty Lee comments on how she is the WorldsMostBeautifulWoman, Azula responds with “you’re right about those things”, demonstrating she sure thinks so herself.