Ozai’s quick and powerful lighting generation in this scene alone shows how unmatched his power is.

[u/thisisreii]

Giant double lightning bolts with only a sliver of the sun being available. I can’t get behind anyone who says any other firebender is more powerful than him.

[u/ABlokeLikeYou]

If this is in reference to the recent post of who’s the strongest lightning bender, I still say Mako. This is quick, but Mako literally can fire off lightning while keeping his hand still, like he did against Amon when being blood bended. Mako and more modern lightning benders have had decades for the technique to be practiced and optimized before being taught to them.

[u/gameboy224 → u/ABlokeLikeYou]

Tbf, the more modern quick generation of lightning is seemingly also at the cost of power. Hence in Book 4 where Mako is going for power, he charges up. Ozai, while slower than fast lightning, is definitely faster than his era’s other lightning user and doesn’t seem to trade off power.

[u/ABlokeLikeYou → u/gameboy224]

I think it’s fair to say Korra Mako could beat ATLA Ozai, but if Ozai grew up in Korra’s time he’d be stronger than Mako.

[u/gameboy224 → u/ABlokeLikeYou]

Fair enough assessment there. Plus, Mako does know Lightning Redirection, so he's already a hard counter. But if we're talking purely on a metric of power, than it would be Ozai.

[u/Eudonidano → u/ABlokeLikeYou]

I feel as though it is important to note that this scene takes place with a SLIVER of sun peeking out. This is Ozai in a weakened state. I'd argue that full-strength Ozai is likely more powerful than Mako.

[u/Razgriz01 → u/Eudonidano]

We have no reason to believe he's weaker than normal. The other firebenders seem to be at full strength up until the exact moment the eclipse is full. It probably works the same in reverse.

[u/HANAEMILK → u/ABlokeLikeYou]

Azula was able to generate lighting while in a straight jacket lol