History Fanfic / AzulaTrilogy

** Inverted 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. Zhan Zheng also thinks he's going to get away clean....until Koh comes along that is.

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

** BadassAbnormal: Wei Ming.

** Averted with General Azun, who is widely beloved by his followers.

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Zhan Zheng, the Spirit of War]] for the whole trilogy, though Azun and Wei * BenevolentBossMing were the primary antagonists of the first and second stories, respectively.

General Azun, who is widely beloved by his followers.

* BadBoss: Averted with General Azun, who is widely beloved by his followers.
** Ilook when he had some henchmen is a straight example.

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Zhan Zheng, the Spirit of War]] for the whole trilogy, though Azun and Wei Ming were the primary antagonists of the first and second stories, respectively.

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

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Wei Ming]] is suffering the aftereffects of this.

* BittersweetEnding: The epilogue, arguably.

* 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]].

* DarkMagicalGirl: Also Wei Ming.

* HannibalLecture: Various characters do them [[spoiler:but Azula's to Zhan Zheng is probably the most notable]].
** [[spoiler: "You are a lie."]]

* 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]].

** Azun acts out of a genuine belief that the Fire Nation ruling the world would be for the good of everyone.

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

* GoodScarsEvilScars: [[spoiler: Azula got a good 'one' in the end of ''Path'']].

* IWasBeatenByAGirl: Ilook (the fact that she was 15 doesn't help).

* 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]].

** The fight between Azula and General Akai's Royal Firebender.

* TheWorfEffect: Zuko's and Aang's confrontation against the main villian of ''Heart'' and ''Soul'', respectively makes clear just how dangerous the opponent really is.

* BigBad: [[spoiler: Zhan Zheng, the Spirit of War]] for the whole trilogy, though Azun and Wei Ming were the primary antagonists of the first and second stories, respectively.

* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler: Zhan Zheng]] could be seen as this, though he's a bit more knowingly malevolent than most; Koh, of course, is a straight example.

* TheAragorn: Aang in ''Heart of Fire'' and [[spoiler: Zuko]] in ''Soul''.

* BadassFamily: [[DarkActionGirl Azula]], [[TheAragorn Zuko]], [[BadassGrandpa Iroh]] [[spoiler:and [[ActionMom Ursa]].]]

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

The Azula Trilogy is a series of AvatarTheLastAirbender {{Fan Fic}}s 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.

* EvilGloating: Long Feng dodges this, but can't resist going for the IronicEcho.
* EvilOverlord: Jian Chin is a passive one [[spoiler:until he meets Zhan Zheng]].

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.

* OldMaster: [[spoiler:What Azula will ultimately become per the epilogue of ''Soul'']].

** 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. Zhan Zheng also thinks he's going to get away clean....until Koh comes along that is.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Long Feng]] and [[spoiler:Ilook]] both get them.

* FinalBattle: The Battle of the Earth Kingdom Royal Palace, with three notable mini-battles ocurring roughly simultaenously in ''Soul'': Zuko and Mai vs. [[BadassNormal Xang]], Katara vs. Ilook, and Aang and Azula vs. [[spoiler: Zhan Zheng]].

* FinalBattle: Three, ocurring roughly simultaenously in ''Soul'': Zuko and Mai vs. [[BadassNormal Xang]], Katara vs. Ilook, and Aang and Azula vs. [[spoiler: Zhan Zheng]].

* FinalBattle: The Battle of the Earth Kingdom Royal Palace.

!!This Work Contains Examples Of:

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

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

* 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.]]

* CharacterAlignment [[hottip*:Please do not remove these; they were added by the author and can be considered WordOfGod]]:
** Azula starts her canonical NeutralEvil, spends most of the series a solid TrueNeutral [[spoiler:and ends up probably NeutralGood.]]
** Ling is NeutralGood.
** Joti is ChaoticGood.
** General Azun and his soldiers are LawfulEvil.
** The Governor of Janxing and his nephew Bhan are NeutralEvil.
** Ursa is LawfulGood.
** Wei Ming, Jian Chin, Ilook, and [[spoiler:Zhan Zheng]] are all ChaoticEvil.
** Ty Lee is ChaoticGood, having developed via the influence of the Kyoshi Warriors from her canon ChaoticNeutral.
** The other canon characters retain their canonical alignments.

* 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.]]

* 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).
** WordOfGod: One of the author's motivations for writing the series was to do an Azula redemption fic that didn't involve this trope, forcing her to actuall ''earn'' her HeelFaceTurn. He likes to think he succeeded.

* 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.]]

* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Azula and Aang versus Zhan Zheng at the climax.]]

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Learning how to comprehend good is an extended process Azula has to go through. [[spoiler:Zhan Zheng, though, never learns.]]

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

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Wei Ming [[spoiler:is one of the brainwashed Joo Dees, given supernatural powers by Zhan Zheng.]]

* GoodScarsEvilScars: [[spoiler: Azula got a good 'one' in the end of ''Path''.]]
* 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.]] Katara, of course, has the waterbending version, and Ilook can do this too, though he prefers [[ColdBloodedTorture reversing it]].

* 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''.]]

-->"[[DefiedTrope No.]] I'll just tell you what you told me a year ago: you weren't ever a player. Not in this game."

* 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.]]

* MagnificentBastard --> GuileHero: Azula. She shows shes still got it even before shes completely sane again. The creator did a mighty fine job remaking this aspect of her character as Azula manipulates others for her grand plans just like in the actual series.

* 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.]]

* 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''.]]

** [[spoiler:The final epilogue is set several decades into the future, far enough for Azula to be an old woman.]]

* UncannyValley: Wei Ming is just off from normal human appearance and behavior enough that she unnerves pretty much everyone she meets.

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Wei Ming.