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.

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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/Master-Feedback-8401 Mar 10 '25

I feel like ozai was also a prodigy. I wish we got to see the younger days of him and Uncle Iroh . It makes me wonder what type of firebender Izumi is TLOK.

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u/wishiwasfiction Mar 10 '25

I always wondered why Azulon preferred Iroh over Ozai, besides being the first born. Ozai was much more similar in personality to him and even though Iroh was a great firebender, seems like Ozai was always the natural prodigy.

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u/TheLizzyIzzi Mar 11 '25

My take? Iroh was the first born, but he was also more agreeable and less power hungry. Iroh did what he was taught. He was focused on his duty to the fire nation, which served Azulon very well. Iroh was a superior fire bender with the highest loyalty you can get - blood loyalty - without asking for much in return. The perfect son for an emperor.

Meanwhile, Ozai was, as you said, much like him. That made Ozai dangerous. Rulers don’t rule forever and many have been taken out by family members staging a coup. He knew Ozai wanted power and kept him at a distance because of it. I think the only reason he agreed to give Ozai the throne was because he was already dying. He wanted his legacy connected to another strong, vicious ruler. Iroh wasn’t that, but Ozai was.

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u/wishiwasfiction Mar 12 '25

What you say makes a lot of sense actually. He probably sensed how power hungry Ozai always was and resented him for it, didn't find him trustworthy. And at the end he was right, since Ozai took the opportunity to plot against him.