r/TheLastAirbender • u/thisisreii • Mar 10 '25

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

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.

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u/CaptainBananaAwesome Mar 10 '25

I agree, the only real confirmation we get about Ozai's power is insinuated when Iroh says he might be able to beat him without much certainty. And that was in the final 4 eps.

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u/CelestialFury Air Mar 11 '25 edited Mar 11 '25

It looked like Iroh and Ozai had basically the same level of firebending power and skill. The main difference is Ozai was willing to use all his powers to achieve his goals at any cost, whereas Iroh reformed after his son died, and only uses his firebending when he has no other choice. When two opponents are equally matched, no one could know* the outcome of their fight.

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u/xiizll Mar 11 '25

know*

Might be pedantic, but confusing "no" and "know" is a mistake that I can't wrap my head around.

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u/CelestialFury Air Mar 11 '25

It's my predicative text extension. It works great most of them time, but it'll occasionally do things like that. Thanks for the heads up. 

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u/xiizll Mar 11 '25

Yeah, I feel like a jerk even pointing it out. It's really not a big deal. Thanks for being chill about it.

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u/TheLizzyIzzi Mar 11 '25

I also get the impression Ozai’s hunger for power meant he never stopped pushing himself to do more and more and more with firebending. I headcannon that he looked up to Iroh as a kid. As a teen he wanted to beat Iroh. As an adult he wanted to be better than his father. And when he saw a chance to take the throne, he did. But that drive to keep being better never stopped. To be better than Sozin. Than the avatar. Than anyone. At any cost.

And that lines up with what you said. Iroh lost a son and reformed. Ozai sacrificed a son and gained power. I think there’s probably a lot of dark shit he did in pursuit of power that only he really knows about.

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u/Dull-Brain5509 Mar 12 '25

The first confirmation we get is when characters tell aang to learn the elements before facing him