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*AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Mai fakes Zuko's death (and soon after, her own suicide) following the disastrous Agni Kai. This changes quite a few relationships.
** Obviously, Mai and Zuko are much closer much earlier, since they're on the run together. They end up joining with June, who in canon was just a random mercenary Zuko hired and who Mai never met. Pretty much everyone lampshades that she's basically adopted them.
** Without Zuko around (even in exile) to take the full brunt of Ozai's disappointment, Azula has to face his "parenting" much earlier than in canon. Upon naming her his official heir, he promptly relaxes her guards so that she'll be toughened up by all the would-be assassins and rapists who think bagging the princess one way or another is a ticket to power. Azula becomes disillusioned with him very quickly.
** In canon, Ty Lee ran away to the circus soon after Zuko's exile to get away from her six identical sisters. Here, seeing how close Azula is to breaking, she instead swallows her pride and summons her sisters to the palace to help. The seven of them end up as Azula's handmaidens, guards, assistants, and only friends.
** Iroh becomes closer to Azula since Zuko isn't around for him to dote on, and he realizes that Azula actually needs protection from Ozai (in canon, he either didn't realize how toxic their relationship was or just felt like he couldn't do anything about it).
** Obviously, Mai and Zuko are much closer much earlier, since they're on the run together. They end up joining with June, who in canon was just a random mercenary Zuko hired and who Mai never met. Pretty much everyone lampshades that she's basically adopted them.
** Without Zuko around (even in exile) to take the full brunt of Ozai's disappointment, Azula has to face his "parenting" much earlier than in canon. Upon naming her his official heir, he promptly relaxes her guards so that she'll be toughened up by all the would-be assassins and rapists who think bagging the princess one way or another is a ticket to power. Azula becomes disillusioned with him very quickly.
** In canon, Ty Lee ran away to the circus soon after Zuko's exile to get away from her six identical sisters. Here, seeing how close Azula is to breaking, she instead swallows her pride and summons her sisters to the palace to help. The seven of them end up as Azula's handmaidens, guards, assistants, and only friends.
** Iroh becomes closer to Azula since Zuko isn't around for him to dote on, and he realizes that Azula actually needs protection from Ozai (in canon, he either didn't realize how toxic their relationship was or just felt like he couldn't do anything about it).
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* FamedInStory: Ty Lee and her sisters are this. She is one of seven identical septuplets who all survived to be healthy teenagers, and their mother survived giving birth to them. As the author notes, that's happened less than ten times in recorded history in the real world with modern medicine; in the comparatively more primitive Avatar-verse, that's the kind of thing that would be hailed as a miracle.
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* OneSteveLimit: There are two characters named Tung-Mei, one of whom is Zhou's BeleagueredAssistant, and the other is a surviving member of the 41st division. This actualy becomes plot relevant, becouse the have the same rank, when at Pohuai base when Zhou calls for Tung-Mei the whong one is sent leading to the discovery of Zhpu's plan to invade the north pole.
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* OneSteveLimit: There are two characters named Tung-Mei, one of whom is Zhou's BeleagueredAssistant, and the other is a surviving member of the 41st division. This actualy becomes plot relevant, becouse the have the same rank, when at Pohuai base when Zhou calls for Tung-Mei the whong wrong one is sent leading to the discovery of Zhpu's Zhou's plan to invade the north pole.
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* AgonyOfTheFeet: When Zhou is at Pohuai stronghold Zuko sabotages the admeral's boots in a way that will give the man blisters.
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* OneSteveLimit: There are two characters named Tung-Mei, one of whom is Zhou's BeleagueredAssistant, and the other is a surviving member of the 41st division. This actualy becomes plot relevant, becouse the have the same rank, when at Pohuai base when Zhou calls for Tung-Mei the whong one is sent leading to the discovery of Zhpu's plan to invade the north pole.
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Mai's world burns around her as she watches the Agni Kai. No one is doing anything. Not Azula, who is watching on with a smile. Not the Fire Lord, who has a satisfied look on his face. Not Prince Iroh, who isn't even there.
Mai's world is burning, and she knows she is the only one who can douse the flames.
Or: What happens if Iroh isn't present for the Agni Kai? What happens when someone else steps up to take his place?
Mai's world is burning, and she knows she is the only one who can douse the flames.
Or: What happens if Iroh isn't present for the Agni Kai? What happens when someone else steps up to take his place?
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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Zhao is this to the rest of the Fire Nation. No one from his subordinates, his compatrites, his superiors, and even complete strangers actualy like or respect him. The only reason that that anyone listens to him is that Ozai supports him.
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** Azula and the Ty sisters figure out that Aang is the avatar, but they beleve that a whole cycle has passed with the previous Water, Earth, and Fire Avatars were fatalities of the 100 years war before they were discovered. As well as beleaving that Aang is a decendant of Air nomads that escaped the purges. They also think Aang is a girl due to Katara, [[DisguisedInDrag Sokka and, Aang pretending to be Kyoshi Warriors.]]
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** Azula and the Ty sisters figure out that Aang is the avatar, but they beleve believe that a whole cycle has passed with the previous Water, Earth, and Fire Avatars were fatalities of the 100 years war before they were discovered. As well as beleaving believing that Aang is a decendant of Air nomads that escaped the purges. They also think Aang is a girl due to Katara, [[DisguisedInDrag Sokka and, Aang pretending to be Kyoshi Warriors.]]
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** Azula and the Ty sisters figure out that Aang is the avatar, but they beleve that a whole cycle has passed with the previous Water, Earth, and Fire Avatars were fatalities of the 100 years war before they were discovered. As well as beleaving that Aang is a decendant of Air nomads that escaped the purges. They also think Aang is a girl due to Katara, [[DressedInDrag Sokka and, Aang pretending to be Kyoshi Warriors.]]
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** Azula and the Ty sisters figure out that Aang is the avatar, but they beleve that a whole cycle has passed with the previous Water, Earth, and Fire Avatars were fatalities of the 100 years war before they were discovered. As well as beleaving that Aang is a decendant of Air nomads that escaped the purges. They also think Aang is a girl due to Katara, [[DressedInDrag [[DisguisedInDrag Sokka and, Aang pretending to be Kyoshi Warriors.]]
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* EntertaininglyWrong: Many factions suspect Zuko's official death is incorrect, but they speculate that Ozai secretly killed his son after the Agni Kai.
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* EntertaininglyWrong: EntertaininglyWrong:
** Many factions suspect Zuko's official death is incorrect, but they speculate that Ozai secretly killed his son after the AgniKai.Kai.
** Azula and the Ty sisters figure out that Aang is the avatar, but they beleve that a whole cycle has passed with the previous Water, Earth, and Fire Avatars were fatalities of the 100 years war before they were discovered. As well as beleaving that Aang is a decendant of Air nomads that escaped the purges. They also think Aang is a girl due to Katara, [[DressedInDrag Sokka and, Aang pretending to be Kyoshi Warriors.]]
** Many factions suspect Zuko's official death is incorrect, but they speculate that Ozai secretly killed his son after the Agni
** Azula and the Ty sisters figure out that Aang is the avatar, but they beleve that a whole cycle has passed with the previous Water, Earth, and Fire Avatars were fatalities of the 100 years war before they were discovered. As well as beleaving that Aang is a decendant of Air nomads that escaped the purges. They also think Aang is a girl due to Katara, [[DressedInDrag Sokka and, Aang pretending to be Kyoshi Warriors.]]
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* RunningGag: People thinking that June is Zuko and Mai's mother.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Mai and Zuko immediately run away from the Fire Nation and thus don't become enemies of the Avatar.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: AdaptationalHeroism:
** Mai and Zuko immediately run away from the Fire Nation and thus don't become enemies of theAvatar. Avatar.
** Azula, after having to face the brunt of Ozai's bad parenting and getting genuine help and support from Ty lee and Iroh is a much better person.
** Mai and Zuko immediately run away from the Fire Nation and thus don't become enemies of the
** Azula, after having to face the brunt of Ozai's bad parenting and getting genuine help and support from Ty lee and Iroh is a much better person.
** Azula truly wants what she believes is best for the Fire Nation, however she has no problem with lying, cheating and manipulating others to acheve that goal.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Mai's father, [[AbusiveParents who has used his child as a tool for advancement]], doesn't understand his daughter's disinterest in climbing the social ladder.
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: EvilCannotComprehendGood:
** Mai's father, [[AbusiveParents who has used his child as a tool for advancement]], doesn't understand his daughter's disinterest in climbing the socialladder. ladder.
** Ozai let members of the Fire Nation's nobility watch the Agni Kai between him and Zuko as a show of power to get them on his side. [[EveryoneHasStandards Instead they are horrified that Ozai would do that to his own son with no remorse.]]
** Mai's father, [[AbusiveParents who has used his child as a tool for advancement]], doesn't understand his daughter's disinterest in climbing the social
** Ozai let members of the Fire Nation's nobility watch the Agni Kai between him and Zuko as a show of power to get them on his side. [[EveryoneHasStandards Instead they are horrified that Ozai would do that to his own son with no remorse.]]
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* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: For all they believed in the Fire Lord's evilness, Katara and Sokka still couldn't imagine he wouldn't love his own children, because that's what parents ''do''. And then they learn what happened to Zuko and wind up traumatized.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: A bunch of Fire Nation citizens knows there's children living in the woods near their town and worries for their health and well-being so sends search parties to bring them somewhere safer. The Freedom Fighters keep hiding and evading them because they're seeing people belonging to the Nation that orphaned them seeking for them. Sokka is very much discomfit when he understands what's going on.
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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: PlayedForHorror and deconstructed. Ozai's joy at his son and heir's supposed death, to the point of wanting to reward the hypothetical assassin, proves how much of a sick maniac he is. Also, it alienates the factions of the Fire Nation that supported Zuko's ascendancy to the throne and (not unreasonably) suspected Ozai was guilty of knocking off his own son.
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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: PlayedForHorror and deconstructed. Ozai's joy at his son and heir's supposed death, to the point of wanting to reward the hypothetical assassin, proves how much of a sick maniac he is. Also, it alienates the factions of the Fire Nation that supported Zuko's ascendancy to the throne and who (not unreasonably) suspected Ozai was guilty of knocking off his own son.
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* TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch: InUniverse, many people within the Fire Nation disregard the official report that an assassin beheaded Zuko and even suspect Ozai had his son killed.
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* TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch: InUniverse, many people within the Fire Nation disregard the official report that an assassin beheaded Zuko Zuko, mainly since it follows Fire Lord Azulon's death, and even suspect Ozai had his son killed. killed to remove another contender for the throne.
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* EntertaininglyWrong: Many factions suspect Zuko's official death is incorrect, but they speculate that Ozai secretly had his son killed after the Agni Kai.
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* EntertaininglyWrong: Many factions suspect Zuko's official death is incorrect, but they speculate that Ozai secretly had killed his son killed after the Agni Kai.
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* FakingTheDead: Mai pretends to have committed suicide out of grief over Zuko's demise, even leaving behind a mournful suicide note.
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* FakingTheDead: Mai pretends to have committed suicide out of grief over Zuko's demise, [[GoodbyeCruelWorld even leaving behind a mournful suicide note.note]].
* FalseFriend: Mai is a sympathetic example: she hates [[VillainousPrincess Azula's]] guts but is forced to be her friend to appease her parents, who want to make good with a potential heir to the Fire Nation.
* FalseFriend: Mai is a sympathetic example: she hates [[VillainousPrincess Azula's]] guts but is forced to be her friend to appease her parents, who want to make good with a potential heir to the Fire Nation.
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* FakingTheDead: Mai pretends to have committed suicide out of grief over Zuko's demise, even leaving behind a mournful suicide note.
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* AristocratsAreEvil:
** Mai's parents and ([[TheSociopath especially]]) Ozai are power-hungry to the point of seeing their children as either tools or obstacles to gaining power.
** This is downplayed by other political factions of the Fire Nation, who find Ozai's tactics and disregard for his own family repulsive. These factions become even more opposed to Ozai [[EntertaininglyWrong when they suspect he had Zuko assassinated]].
** Mai's parents and ([[TheSociopath especially]]) Ozai are power-hungry to the point of seeing their children as either tools or obstacles to gaining power.
** This is downplayed by other political factions of the Fire Nation, who find Ozai's tactics and disregard for his own family repulsive. These factions become even more opposed to Ozai [[EntertaininglyWrong when they suspect he had Zuko assassinated]].
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* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Mai's father, [[AbusiveParents who has used his child as a tool for advancement]], doesn't understand his daughter's disinterest in climbing the social ladder.
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* TheSociopath: Ozai's only emotion when he sees his son's (fake) decapitated body is [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing the joy that a useless son[=/=]threat to his power has been removed]].
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** With Zuko seemingly dead, the full brunt of Ozai's terrible parenting falls on Azula much earlier. At one point, she drags in a man who snuck into her room in the middle of the night in order to complain about her guards being lazy. Ozai explains he downgraded her guards on purpose. The worst part is that he's not actually trying to get her raped; he genuinely thinks that fighting off advances from boorish nobles who think they can rape their way into a marriage is great training, and the fact that she keeps killing her assailants is proof that he's right. Ty Lee and Iroh quickly realize that Azula is getting worn to the bone and intervene to keep her from either killing herself or going insane.
** Mai's parents [[VicariouslyAmbitious both use her as a tool for advancement]], but her father is especially cruel, showing zero pity for his daughter's (supposed) suicide.
** Mai's parents [[VicariouslyAmbitious both use her as a tool for advancement]], but her father is especially cruel, showing zero pity for his daughter's (supposed) suicide.
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** With Zuko seemingly dead, the full brunt of Ozai's terrible parenting falls on Azula much earlier. At one point, she drags in a man who snuck into her room in the middle of the night in order to complain about her guards being lazy. Ozai explains he downgraded her guards on purpose. The worst part is that he's not actually trying to get her raped; he genuinely thinks that fighting off advances from boorish nobles who think they can rape their way into a marriage is great training, and the fact that she keeps killing her assailants is proof that he's right. Ty Lee and Iroh quickly realize that Azula is getting worn to the bone and intervene to keep her from either killing herself or going insane.
** Mai's parents [[VicariouslyAmbitious both use her as a tool for advancement]], but her father is especiallycruel, ruthless, showing zero pity for his daughter's (supposed) suicide.
** Mai's parents [[VicariouslyAmbitious both use her as a tool for advancement]], but her father is especially
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* TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch: InUniverse, many people within the Fire Nation disregard the official report that an assassin beheaded Zuko, and even suspect Ozai had his son killed.
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* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: Mai and Zuko have been so traumatized by a ruthless upbringing that they expect to be severely punished if they fail June, which horrifies her.
* TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch: InUniverse, many people within the Fire Nation disregard the official report that an assassin beheadedZuko, Zuko and even suspect Ozai had his son killed. killed.
* DeathFakedForYou: Mai fakes Zuko's death while he is still incapacitated from his father's brutal attack.
* EnfantTerrible:
** As in canon, Azula shows genuinely antisocial tendencies in her youth, from constantly belittling her older brother to burning a servant for not respecting a petty tradition.
** Downplayed with Mai, who is trying to help Zuko escape from his evil family, but resorts to some pretty ruthless methods, like theft, to keep him safe.
* TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch: InUniverse, many people within the Fire Nation disregard the official report that an assassin beheaded
* DeathFakedForYou: Mai fakes Zuko's death while he is still incapacitated from his father's brutal attack.
* EnfantTerrible:
** As in canon, Azula shows genuinely antisocial tendencies in her youth, from constantly belittling her older brother to burning a servant for not respecting a petty tradition.
** Downplayed with Mai, who is trying to help Zuko escape from his evil family, but resorts to some pretty ruthless methods, like theft, to keep him safe.
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** June is a bounty hunter, but she tries to avoid hunting down innocent people and even spares Fire Nation deserters who avoid committing severe atrocities.
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** June is a bounty hunter, but she tries to avoid hunting down innocent people and even spares Fire Nation deserters who avoid committing severe atrocities. Despite wanting to toughen up her new charges, she's horrified by the abusive manner in which Mai and Zuko were trained.
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** Meanwhile, Azula
** Meanwhile, Azula
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** Both Zuko and Lu Ten are gracious, kind, and forgiving to their servants. The former's troubles began because he dared stand up for a division that was used for CannonFodder.
** Meanwhile, Azula abused a servant over a mistake in etiquette, something that really disgusted Mai.
** Meanwhile, Azula abused a servant over a mistake in etiquette, something that really disgusted Mai.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After seeing Ozai burn Zuko's face and no one doing anything about it during the Agni Kai, Mai decides that Zuko needs to get out of the Fire Nation and she goes along with him.
* SideBet: Several Fire Nation solders take bets on the outcome of the Agni Kai between Azula and Zhao. None of the solders bet against Azula, Instead they bet on how badly Zhao would lose with Azula taking insperation from one solder who bet that Azula would only need the basic forms to win.
* SideBet: Several Fire Nation solders take bets on the outcome of the Agni Kai between Azula and Zhao. None of the solders bet against Azula, Instead they bet on how badly Zhao would lose with Azula taking insperation from one solder who bet that Azula would only need the basic forms to win.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After seeing Ozai burn Zuko's face and no one doing anything about it during the Agni Kai, Mai decides that Zuko needs to get out of the Fire Nation Nation, and wanting to escape her own abusive and controlling family, she goes along with him.
* SideBet: Several Fire Nationsolders soldiers take bets on the outcome of the Agni Kai between Azula and Zhao. None of the solders soldiers bet against Azula, Instead Azula. Instead, they bet on how badly Zhao would lose lose, with Azula taking insperation inspiration from one solder soldier who bet that Azula would only need the basic forms to win.
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* UriahGambit: The reason that the 41st is being used as a diversion is revealed to be this. Most of the units officers served under Lu Ten while he was alive and Ozai wants to get rid of anyone Iroh could adopt as an heir with those officers being the most likely canadates.
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* UriahGambit: The reason that the 41st is being used as a diversion is revealed to be this. Most of the units officers served under Lu Ten while he was alive and Ozai wants to get rid of anyone Iroh could adopt as an heir heir, with those officers being the most likely canadates.candidates.
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** June in canon is a mostly amoral PunchClockVillain [[spoiler: who later joins the heroes]]. Here, while she's still a bounty hunter, she shows far more standards and morals in canon and takes it upon herself to help a young Zuko and Mai escape from the caprices of the Fire Lord.
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** June in canon is a mostly amoral PunchClockVillain [[spoiler: who later joins the heroes]]. Here, while she's still a bounty hunter, she shows far more standards and morals in canon and takes it upon herself to help a young Zuko and Mai escape from the caprices of the Fire Lord.
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** Ozai's court is depicted as having less evil factions than in canon, with some who are very much opposed to Ozai's more brutal actions.
* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: PlayedForHorror and deconstructed. Ozai's joy at his son and heir's supposed death proves how much of a sick maniac he is. Also, it alienates the factions with the Fire Nation that supported Zuko's ascendancy to the throne and (not unreasonably) suspect Ozai was guilty of knocking off his own son.
* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: PlayedForHorror and deconstructed. Ozai's joy at his son and heir's supposed death proves how much of a sick maniac he is. Also, it alienates the factions with the Fire Nation that supported Zuko's ascendancy to the throne and (not unreasonably) suspect Ozai was guilty of knocking off his own son.
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** Ozai's court is depicted as having less evil somewhat more factions than in canon, with some who are very much opposed to Ozai's more brutal actions.actions.
* AmbitionIsEvil:
** Mai's parents and their desire to advance the ranks of the Fire Nation led them to use their daughter as a tool for advancement.
** Ozai's lust for power is so great, he sees his own son's "murder" is an opportunity to secure more power.
* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: PlayedForHorror and deconstructed. Ozai's joy at his son and heir's supposeddeath death, to the point of wanting to reward the hypothetical assassin, proves how much of a sick maniac he is. Also, it alienates the factions with of the Fire Nation that supported Zuko's ascendancy to the throne and (not unreasonably) suspect suspected Ozai was guilty of knocking off his own son.son.
* AntiHero:
** Mai ultimately has the noble goal of rescuing Zuko from his evil father. But she resorts to shady methods, such as theft and even mutilating a dead body, to protect them.
** June is a bounty hunter who will ruthlessly pursue her target, but she ultimately spends the story sheltering two kids who ran away from an evil aristocracy.
* AmbitionIsEvil:
** Mai's parents and their desire to advance the ranks of the Fire Nation led them to use their daughter as a tool for advancement.
** Ozai's lust for power is so great, he sees his own son's "murder" is an opportunity to secure more power.
* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: PlayedForHorror and deconstructed. Ozai's joy at his son and heir's supposed
* AntiHero:
** Mai ultimately has the noble goal of rescuing Zuko from his evil father. But she resorts to shady methods, such as theft and even mutilating a dead body, to protect them.
** June is a bounty hunter who will ruthlessly pursue her target, but she ultimately spends the story sheltering two kids who ran away from an evil aristocracy.
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* TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch: InUniverse, many people within the Fire Nation disregard the official report that an assassin beheaded Zuko, and even suspect Ozai had his son killed.
* EntertaininglyWrong: Many factions suspect Zuko's official death is incorrect, but they speculate that Ozai secretly had his son killed after the Agni Kai.
* EntertaininglyWrong: Many factions suspect Zuko's official death is incorrect, but they speculate that Ozai secretly had his son killed after the Agni Kai.
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** Aang, Sokka, and Katara are horrified when Azula tells them about her brother'ssupposed fate.
** Aang, Sokka, and Katara are horrified when Azula tells them about her brother's
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* MachiavelliWasWrong: Ozai's brutality has created an oppositional faction within his court, and this faction is only more emboldened when they (wrongly) suspect him of assassinating Zuko.
* NiceToTheWaiter:
** Both Zuko and Lu Ten are gracious, kind, and forgiving to their servants. The former's troubles began because he dared stand up for a division that was used for CannonFodder.
** Meanwhile, Azula
* NiceToTheWaiter:
** Both Zuko and Lu Ten are gracious, kind, and forgiving to their servants. The former's troubles began because he dared stand up for a division that was used for CannonFodder.
** Meanwhile, Azula
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* AbusiveParents: With Zuko seemingly dead, the full brunt of Ozai's terrible parenting falls on Azula much earlier. At one point, she drags in a man who snuck into her room in the middle of the night in order to complain about her guards being lazy. Ozai explains he downgraded her guards on purpose. The worst part is that he's not actually trying to get her raped; he genuinely thinks that fighting off advances from boorish nobles who think they can rape their way into a marriage is great training, and the fact that she keeps killing her assailants is proof that he's right. Ty Lee and Iroh quickly realize that Azula is getting worn to the bone and intervene to keep her from either killing herself or going insane.
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* AbusiveParents: AbusiveParents:
** With Zuko seemingly dead, the full brunt of Ozai's terrible parenting falls on Azula much earlier. At one point, she drags in a man who snuck into her room in the middle of the night in order to complain about her guards being lazy. Ozai explains he downgraded her guards on purpose. The worst part is that he's not actually trying to get her raped; he genuinely thinks that fighting off advances from boorish nobles who think they can rape their way into a marriage is great training, and the fact that she keeps killing her assailants is proof that he's right. Ty Lee and Iroh quickly realize that Azula is getting worn to the bone and intervene to keep her from either killing herself or goinginsane.insane.
** Mai's parents [[VicariouslyAmbitious both use her as a tool for advancement]], but her father is especially cruel, showing zero pity for his daughter's (supposed) suicide.
** With Zuko seemingly dead, the full brunt of Ozai's terrible parenting falls on Azula much earlier. At one point, she drags in a man who snuck into her room in the middle of the night in order to complain about her guards being lazy. Ozai explains he downgraded her guards on purpose. The worst part is that he's not actually trying to get her raped; he genuinely thinks that fighting off advances from boorish nobles who think they can rape their way into a marriage is great training, and the fact that she keeps killing her assailants is proof that he's right. Ty Lee and Iroh quickly realize that Azula is getting worn to the bone and intervene to keep her from either killing herself or going
** Mai's parents [[VicariouslyAmbitious both use her as a tool for advancement]], but her father is especially cruel, showing zero pity for his daughter's (supposed) suicide.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Mai and Zuko immediately run away from the Fire Nation and thus don't become enemies of the Avatar.
* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: PlayedForHorror and deconstructed. Ozai's joy at his son and heir's supposed death proves how much of a sick maniac he is. Also, it alienates the factions with the Fire Nation that supported Zuko's ascendancy to the throne and (not unreasonably) suspect Ozai was guilty of knocking off his own son.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Aang, Sokka, and Katara are horrified when Azula tells them about her brother's supposed fate.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: EveryoneHasStandards:
** Aang, Sokka, and Katara are horrified when Azula tells them about her brother's supposedfate.fate.
** Some factions of the Fire Nation's aristocracy are appalled with Ozai's more extreme actions and are horrified by him (potentially) killing off Zuko.
** Aang, Sokka, and Katara are horrified when Azula tells them about her brother's supposed
** Some factions of the Fire Nation's aristocracy are appalled with Ozai's more extreme actions and are horrified by him (potentially) killing off Zuko.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy:
** June in canon is a mostly amoral PunchClockVillain [[spoiler: who later joins the heroes]]. Here, while she's still a bounty hunter, she shows far more standards and morals in canon and takes it upon herself to help a young Zuko and Mai escape from the caprices of the Fire Lord.
** Ozai's court is depicted as having less evil factions than in canon, with some who are very much opposed to Ozai's more brutal actions.
** June in canon is a mostly amoral PunchClockVillain [[spoiler: who later joins the heroes]]. Here, while she's still a bounty hunter, she shows far more standards and morals in canon and takes it upon herself to help a young Zuko and Mai escape from the caprices of the Fire Lord.
** Ozai's court is depicted as having less evil factions than in canon, with some who are very much opposed to Ozai's more brutal actions.
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* TheSocialExpert: June immediately deduces that Zuko and Mai are rich kids running away from home.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Aang, Sokka, and Katara are horrified when Azula tells them about her brothers brother's supposed fate.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After seeing Ozai burn Zuko's face and no one doing anything about it during the Agni Kai, Mai decides that Zuko needs to get out of the Fire nation and she goes along with him.
* SideBet: Several Fire Nation solders take bets on the outcome of the Agni Kai between Azula and Zhao. None of the solders bet against Azula, Instead the bet on how badly Zhao would lose with Azula taking insperation from one solder who bet that Azula would only need the basic forms to win.
* SideBet: Several Fire Nation solders take bets on the outcome of the Agni Kai between Azula and Zhao. None of the solders bet against Azula, Instead the bet on how badly Zhao would lose with Azula taking insperation from one solder who bet that Azula would only need the basic forms to win.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After seeing Ozai burn Zuko's face and no one doing anything about it during the Agni Kai, Mai decides that Zuko needs to get out of the Fire nation Nation and she goes along with him.
* SideBet: Several Fire Nation solders take bets on the outcome of the Agni Kai between Azula and Zhao. None of the solders bet against Azula, Insteadthe they bet on how badly Zhao would lose with Azula taking insperation from one solder who bet that Azula would only need the basic forms to win.
* SideBet: Several Fire Nation solders take bets on the outcome of the Agni Kai between Azula and Zhao. None of the solders bet against Azula, Instead
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After seeing Ozai burn Zuko's face and no one doing anything about it during the Agni Kai, Mai decides that Zuko needs to get out of the Fire nation nd and she goes along with him.
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* NoodleIncident: Why Jiaying has a note saying that the flaming groundhog-squirrels were not her fault is never explained.
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* NoodleIncident: Why Jiaying has a note saying that the flaming groundhog-squirrels were not her fault is never explained.
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* NoodleIncident: Why Jiaying has a note saying that the flaming groundhog-squirrels were not her fault is never explained.
* SideBet: Several Fire Nation solders take bets on the outcome of the Agni Kai between Azula and Zhao. None of the solders bet against Azula, Instead the bet on how badly Zhao would lose with Azula taking insperation from one solder who bet that Azula would only need the basic forms towin.win.
* UriahGambit: The reason that the 41st is being used as a diversion is revealed to be this. Most of the units officers served under Lu Ten while he was alive and Ozai wants to get rid of anyone Iroh could adopt as an heir with those officers being the most likely canadates.
* SideBet: Several Fire Nation solders take bets on the outcome of the Agni Kai between Azula and Zhao. None of the solders bet against Azula, Instead the bet on how badly Zhao would lose with Azula taking insperation from one solder who bet that Azula would only need the basic forms to
* UriahGambit: The reason that the 41st is being used as a diversion is revealed to be this. Most of the units officers served under Lu Ten while he was alive and Ozai wants to get rid of anyone Iroh could adopt as an heir with those officers being the most likely canadates.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After seeing Ozai burn Zuko's face and no one doing anything about it during the Agni Kai, Mai decides that Zuko needs to get out of the Fire nation nd she goes along with him.
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[[Deadshots https://archiveofourown.org/works/30411063/chapters/74976912]] is a ForWantOfANail fic in which Mai sneaks Zuko out of the fire nation after the Agni Kai and they join the Yuyan archers.
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Mai's world burns around her as she watches the Agni Kai. No one is doing anything. Not Azula, who is watching on with a smile. Not the Fire Lord, who has a satisfied look on his face. Not Prince Iroh, who isn't even there.
Mai's world is burning, and she knows she is the only one who can douse the flames.
Or: What happens if Iroh isn't present for the Agni Kai? What happens when someone else steps up to take his place?
[[Deadshots https://archiveofourown.org/works/30411063/chapters/74976912]] is a ForWantOfANail fic in which Mai sneaks Zuko out of the fire nation after the Agni Kai and they join the Yuyan archers.
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!The story has the following examples of...
* AbusiveParents: With Zuko seemingly dead, the full brunt of Ozai's terrible parenting falls on Azula much earlier. At one point, she drags in a man who snuck into her room in the middle of the night in order to complain about her guards being lazy. Ozai explains he downgraded her guards on purpose. The worst part is that he's not actually trying to get her raped; he genuinely thinks that fighting off advances from boorish nobles who think they can rape their way into a marriage is great training, and the fact that she keeps killing her assailants is proof that he's right. Ty Lee and Iroh quickly realize that Azula is getting worn to the bone and intervene to keep her from either killing herself or going insane.
* AscendedExtra:
** June goes from a one off character to Zuko and Mai's adoptive big sister.
** Ty Lee's sisters show up to help her with Azula and her problems and become her ladies in waiting.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Aang, Sokka, and Katara are horrified when Azula tells them about her brothers suposid fate.
* SideBet: Several Fire Nation solders take bets on the outcome of the Agni Kai between Azula and Zhao. None of the solders bet against Azula, Instead the bet on how badly Zhao would lose with Azula taking insperation from one solder who bet that Azula would only need the basic forms to win.
Mai's world is burning, and she knows she is the only one who can douse the flames.
Or: What happens if Iroh isn't present for the Agni Kai? What happens when someone else steps up to take his place?
[[Deadshots https://archiveofourown.org/works/30411063/chapters/74976912]] is a ForWantOfANail fic in which Mai sneaks Zuko out of the fire nation after the Agni Kai and they join the Yuyan archers.
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!The story has the following examples of...
* AbusiveParents: With Zuko seemingly dead, the full brunt of Ozai's terrible parenting falls on Azula much earlier. At one point, she drags in a man who snuck into her room in the middle of the night in order to complain about her guards being lazy. Ozai explains he downgraded her guards on purpose. The worst part is that he's not actually trying to get her raped; he genuinely thinks that fighting off advances from boorish nobles who think they can rape their way into a marriage is great training, and the fact that she keeps killing her assailants is proof that he's right. Ty Lee and Iroh quickly realize that Azula is getting worn to the bone and intervene to keep her from either killing herself or going insane.
* AscendedExtra:
** June goes from a one off character to Zuko and Mai's adoptive big sister.
** Ty Lee's sisters show up to help her with Azula and her problems and become her ladies in waiting.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Aang, Sokka, and Katara are horrified when Azula tells them about her brothers suposid fate.
* SideBet: Several Fire Nation solders take bets on the outcome of the Agni Kai between Azula and Zhao. None of the solders bet against Azula, Instead the bet on how badly Zhao would lose with Azula taking insperation from one solder who bet that Azula would only need the basic forms to win.
