History Fanfic / AzulaTrilogy

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Ling and Joti never appear again after [[spoiler:Azula frees them from prison.]]

* EvilIsNotAToy: Long Feng learns this the hard way after dealing with Wei Ming.

* HealingHands: [[spoiler:Ursa has a firebending version of this power.]]

* SmugSnake: Jian Chin.

* AntiHero: Azula, who starts out a Type V[[spoilerbutdoes reach [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes type 2]] by the end of''Soul''. Since then, she is no less heroic than anyone from the Gaang.]]

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* CharacterAlignment [[hottip* Please do not remove these; they were added by the author and can be considered WordOfGod]]:

* CharacterAlignment [[hottip: Please do not remove these; they were added by the author and can be considered WordOfGod]]:

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* AntiHero: Azula[[spoiler:,although she does reach [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes type 2]] in ''Soul''. Since then, she is no less heroic than anyone from the Gaang.]]

* BadassBystander: Zhung, Ling and Joti's father is a [[Retired Badass retired veteran]] of the Fire Nation army.

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Azun]] and [[spoiler: Wei Ming]].

* AntiHero: Azula[[spoiler:, although she does reach [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes type 2]] in ''Soul''. Since then, she is no less heroic than the Gaang-members]].

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: Azula in the epilogue of ''Soul'']]; also Ursa to an extent.

* BadassBystander: Zhung, Ling and Joti’s father is a retired veteran of the Fire Nation army.

* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: The final fight against [[spoiler: Zhan Zheng]].

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Wei Ming]] is suffering the aftereffects of this.
* BrokenBird: Wei Ming, full stop. [[spoiler: Her village and mother burned to the ground by the Fire Nation, forced to live in poverty in Ba Sing Se, imprisoned by the Dai Li after her father rebels against them, turned into a Joo Dee, and left immobile in a Lake Laogai cell for god knows how long while Joo Dee-afied. Needless to say, when Zhan Zheng joins with her, she becomes the walking embodiment of revenge. She becomes so consumed by it that she forgets her own real name and much of her old life, only remembering them while moments from death.]]

** Azula starts her canonical NeutralEvil, spends most of the series a solid TrueNeutral [[spoiler: and ends up probably NeutralGood.]]

** Wei Ming, Jian Chin, Ilook, and [[spoiler: Zhan Zheng]] are all ChaoticEvil.

* {{Chessmaster}}: Azula herself, Azun, the Governor of Janxing, Long Feng, Wei Ming, and [[spoiler: Zhan Zheng]] all play at varying levels of skill throughout.

* CompleteMonster: Ilook [[spoiler: and Zhan Zheng]].

* TheCorrupter: [[spoiler: Zhan Zheng.]]

* CruelMercy: ''Villainous'' example: [[spoiler: Azula sees letting the Governor live when she could easily kill him as the perfect humiliation. Given that she was still a long way from her HeelFaceTurn at the time, she probably meant it.]]
* DarkActionGirl: Wei Ming and Azula [[spoiler: when she regained her firebending and sided with Azun]].

* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: Zhan Zheng]] is fond of this one.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Averted. Azula's past is not whitewashed, and she isn't EasilyForgiven (nor is she a particularly good person until quite late in the game- her reasons for doing the right thing in most of ''Heart'' and ''Path'' are almost entirely selfish, though she does make progress).
* TheDragon: Ki Mong to Azun, Bhan to the Governor, Xang to Jian Chin, and [[spoiler: Jian Chin to Zhan Zheng]].

* EasyAmnesia: Azula still has some of her memories, but not enough to make sense of her life. [[spoiler: She remembers everything near the climax of ''Heart'' and stays that way.]]

* EpiphanicPurgatory: Azula's whole [[spoiler: Spirit World journey]] in ''Soul of Fire''.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Learning how to comprehend good is an extended process Azula has to go through. [[spoiler: Zhan Zheng, though, never learns.]]

* EvilOverlord: Jian Chin is a passive one [[spoiler: until he meets Zhan Zheng]].

* EvilerThanThou: [[spoiler: The confrontation between Azula and Azun in ''Heart''.]]

* HannibalLecture: Various characters do them [[spoiler: but Azula's to Zhan Zheng is probably the most notable.]]
* HealingHands: [[spoiler: Ursa has a firebending version of this power.]]

* HeroKiller: Wei Ming and [[spoiler: Zhan Zheng-possessed Jian Chin]]. Ironically, Hero Killers created to pose a serious threat to Azua, a HeroKiller herself.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Ilook's torture technique is essentially a corrupted healing. [[spoiler: When Katara fights him, she tries to use a true healing technique to counter it. It...ends up doing a lot more than she expected. He loses control of his own powers, stumbles into a pool of water and promptly ''liquefies''.]]

* KarmaHoudini: The Governor of Janxing is still alive and scheming after his final appearance, though considering his age Karma will probably be catching up to him sooner than later. Hasn't yet, though.

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Long Feng]] and [[spoiler: Ilook]] both get them.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: Zhan Zheng]]'s ultimate fate. [[spoiler: After Aang and Azula banish him back to the Spirit World, where does he end up? Koh's lair. After he gives Zheng a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech reason you suck]] speech and explains that it was he who gave Azula the knowledge to beat him, you can do the math on what happens next.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Ozai and Long Feng. Both by the same person, no less.]]

* ManBehindTheMan: Both Azun and Wei Ming [[spoiler: were being controlled by Zhan Zheng]].

* MeaningfulName: Azula used Yujin (a variation on the Chinese word for ‘ember’) as her alias when she could neither remember who she is nor was able to firebend. Also "Wei Ming" means "Twilight", according to an online Chinese translator.
* MuggingTheMonster: When Azula's ship is raided by Captain Shang and his pirate crew. Subverted in that [[spoiler: Shang's side actually WINS at first thanks in large part to Ilook and their larger numbers, but Azula's iron will and Wei Ming's interference [[IncrediblyLamePun turn the tide]] in the end.]]
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Were it not for the intervention of Zhan Zheng and its pawns, Azula would almost certainly have never been put into a position to regain her sanity and execute a HeelFaceTurn. [[spoiler: Ties in to Azula's HannibalLecture at the end about how Zhan Zheng is self-defeating]].

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The final battle between Azula and Wei Ming. [[spoiler: Wei Ming doesn't walk away. Azula does, but only barely]].
** The fight between Azula and General Akai’s Royal Firebender.
* NotSoDifferent: Azula with Wei Ming [[spoiler: and Zhan Zheng]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Jian Chin]] at the end of ''Path''.

* OhCrap: After Azula first regains her memories. She only regains them partially, namely nothing regarding her downfall, effectively making her into her evil Book 2 version. [[spoiler: She proceeds to mercilessly kill Akai's men, toss Ling, Joti and Akai into prison, and side with Azun.]] This, thankfully for everyone's sake, doesn't last long.
* OldMaster: [[spoiler: What Azula will ultimately become per the epilogue of ''Soul''.]]
* PersonOfMassDestruction: Any powerful bender [[spoiler: who is possesed by Zhan Zheng]].
* PhysicalGod: [[spoiler: Zhan Zheng]] can turn people into this, [[DemonicPossession for a price]]...

* PurpleEyes: Wei Ming has these, though people tend to find them (coupled with the rest of her appearance) to be eerie rather than attractive. [[spoiler: The odd color is actually a sign that she's spirit-touched]].

* ScarsAreForever: It's implied [[spoiler: that the scar in Azula's face is such a one]].
* {{Seppuku}}: [[spoiler: Azun's way to end his life]].
* ShadowArchetype: Several of the main villains reflect aspects of Azula's own nature, be it Azun's Fire Nation nationalism, the Governor and Long Feng's cold-blooded Chessmastery. Ilook has Azula's AxCrazy without her smarts or self-control; Wei Ming is a similarly deadly, unnerving warrior who comes from a different nation and the opposite social class- and she's a shadow-themed character pitted against a fire-themed character to boot!

** [[spoiler: the final epilogue is set several decades into the future, far enough for Azula to be an old woman.]]
* [[TooKinkyToTorture Too Awesome To Torture]]: Ilook tries to interrogate and torture [[spoiler: Iroh]]. Let's give him a round of applause for trying, folks.

* VillainousBreakdown: Azun and [[spoiler: Zhan Zheng]] both have them. Azula, of course, is suffering the aftereffects of one.
* WalkingTheEarth: ''Path of Fire'', to an extent, [[spoiler: also Azula's final fate]].

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Ling and Joti never appear again after [[spoiler: Azula frees them from prison.]]
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Inverted by [[spoiler: Zhan Zheng who can only possess persons from specific groups, and insane people are one of these few]].

* DracoInLeatherPants: Averted. Azula's past is not whitewashed, and she isn't EasilyForgiven (nor is she a particularly good person until quite late in the game).

* MeaningfulName: Azula used Yujin (a variation on the Chinese word for ‘ember’) as her alias when she could neither remember who she is nor was able to firebend.

* EpiphanyPurgatory: Azula's whole [[spoiler: Spirit World journey]] in ''Soul of Fire''.

* EpihpanyPurgatory: Azula's whole [[spoiler: Spirit World journey]] in ''Soul of Fire''.

The Azula Trilogy is a series of AvatarTheLastAirbender FanFics by TV Tropes contributer MasterGhandalf dealing with the eponymous character's attempt to return to sanity and make sense of the ruin of her life following the events of the series GrandFinale.

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** Subverted in Sozin's case who seems at first to avoid any punishment for his crimes. In a notable scene, Azula meets her great-grandfather and he reveals her that in the afterlife he is punished more than any other human being.

*DistantFinale: The epilogue of ''Soul of Fire'' takes place decades after the main events of the series.

*WellIntentionedExtremist: Azun, who really thinks Fire Nation rule would be best for the world.