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* ThePhilosopher: His musings about human will, effort and fickle fate show that he has a quite different outlook than his co-conspirator, Mai, who is simply a WomanScorned.
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'''Sho:''' Ask yourself this question: Do you have what it takes to save the ones you hold dear?

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* InTheBlood: He struggles against his fathers' villainous legacy, and to rule the Fire Nation fairly. This was why he instituted the Senate, as a check on his power so he would not be tempted to misuse it. However, he is observably colder and more ruthless here than in the series, so ruling is taking its toll on him.
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* TheSocialDarwinist: All life is struggle, and literal battle provides the truest measure of a man, his will to power. Sho's own purpose in life is to help with that.
'''Sho:''' Ask yourself this question: Do you have what it takes to save the ones you hold dear?
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* SheFu: Katara's acrobatic dodge when Mai attacks her in Chapter 4 is worthy of ''Film/TheMatrix''.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: His perfectionism, macabre philosophical speculations, formal and somewhat idiosyncratic speech patterns, and LackOfEmpathy combine to give an unsettling impression. He is obviously high-functioning, competent, intelligent and even intellectual, but ''something'' is definitely not right about him.


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* DissonantSerenity: Takes almost everything with a slightly amused little smile, whether it concerns the murder of a child or life-or-death combat. The one thing that ''does'' clearly upset him is [[BloodMagic Mai's death]]--brought about in a supernatural manner that he did not believe possible, and that is certainly unsettling in any case.
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* UncannyValley: Lau's face.
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-->'''Sho:''' Looks like I am divinely outnumbered. I have underestimated the Water maiden--and you as well, Lady Beifong...

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-->'''Sho:''' Looks like I am [[TheFatalist divinely outnumbered.outnumbered]]. I have underestimated the Water maiden--and you as well, Lady Beifong...

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Mai's brother, who appears to be around the same age as her. As a favor to Mai, he helps her attack Katara. His existence blatantly contradicts canon, as in the show Mai's only sibling was Tom-Tom, who was a toddler. Despite this, he is well known as probably the best thing about the comic, probably because, as an OC, he isn't horribly out of character and he personifies EvilIsCool.

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Mai's brother, who appears to be around the same age as her. As a favor to Mai, he helps A firebending assassin whose aid Mai enlists in her attack campaign against Katara. His At one point he calls her "Little Sister" (otherwise usually "Your Highness" or the like), which may just be part of his style, or else imply that he really is her older brother by blood. If so, his existence blatantly contradicts would contradict canon, as in the show Mai's only sibling was Tom-Tom, who was a toddler. Despite this, he is well known as probably perhaps the best thing about most well-received of the comic, probably because, as an OC, he isn't horribly out of character and he personifies EvilIsCool.comic's original characters.



* ConsummateProfessional: He is a professional assassin, and does a good job helping Mai execute her schemes against Katara.
-->Quick, stealthy and clean--like you asked for, Your Highness...



* {{Expy}}: Sho rather resembles Major Solf Kimblee of the ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' manga/anime, a SociopathicSoldier with a slightly different supernatural power set, both in appearance and in character.



* InexplicablyAwesome: We don't know any of Sho's story, which is too bad, as the tale of how a nobleman ended up dropping off the radar and becoming a bounty hunter would be far more interesting than the plot of ''How I Became Yours''.

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* GracefulLoser: Fitting his status as a Kimblee {{expy}}, he evinces no hard feelings when the heroes defeat him; that is, after all, merely the fortunes of war, and to some extent even his own fault for [[TheSocialDarwinist not being good enough]].
-->'''Sho:''' Looks like I am divinely outnumbered. I have underestimated the Water maiden--and you as well, Lady Beifong...
* InexplicablyAwesome: We don't know any of Sho's story, which is too bad, as the tale of how a nobleman ended up dropping off the radar and becoming a bounty hunter would hunter/assassin could be far more an interesting than the plot of ''How I Became Yours''.one.


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* PreAsskickingOneLiner: He delivers one to Sokka, dripping contempt at the PrinceCharming:
-->Watch, Prince, as no fairy tales have happy endings!

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Find out that your wife concealed evidence of your lover's pregnancy? Hit her, verbally abuse her, and divorce her to go run off with your lover.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Find out that your wife concealed evidence of your lover's pregnancy? pregnancy and killed the baby? Hit her, verbally abuse her, and divorce her to go run off with your lover.



* ItsAllAboutMe: His marriage with Mai is supposed to be very important, politically speaking. Her family is the most important in the country, second only to the Royal Family, and their support is important. Yet Zuko divorces her without a second thought for the princess of a nation that just recently was an enemy of the Fire Nation. In a real nation, this would create political chaos, and potentially a rebellion.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: His marriage with Mai is supposed to be very important, politically speaking. Her family is the most important in the country, second only to the Royal Family, and their support is important. Yet Zuko divorces her without a second thought for the princess of a nation that just recently was an enemy of the Fire Nation. In a real nation, this would create political chaos, and potentially a rebellion. As it is, Zuko still has a hard time winning over the Senate for his divorce and remarriage.
* PatrioticFervor: Heroic example. Zuko wishes for the Fire Nation to expand again, whereas most of his privy counselors prefer a neo-isolationist attitude. His marriage with Katara is partially intended to bring the Water Tribes under his sovereignty. Though to be fair, this might just be an argument he uses in favor of the marriage to obtain agreement to it, since the Senate and other Fire Nation nobles [[MalignedMixedMarriage are against it]].



* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: Gets killed early on in ''Rise of the Agni Army''.

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* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler: Gets killed early on in ''Rise of the Agni Army''.]]
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Mai demeans every aspect of Katara's birth and character in her angry imprecations against her, from her race ("Water Tribe trash") to her parentage ("peasant") to her morality ("tramp" and "whore"). While Mai ''is'' a [[BlueBlood Fire Nation noblewoman]] who might well hold these opinions based on her own class and background, she never gave any hint of that in the show. Though given the circumstances, it's perhaps understandable (if not excusable) that she should resort to slurs she wouldn't ordinarily use.


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* SuddenSequelHeelSyndrome: Mai receives a massive villainy upgrade, as compared to the series (and even the official sequel comics, divisive as ''those'' were), becoming a ruthless, selfish PoliticallyIncorrectVillain.
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* AdaptationalBadass: It is revealed that Azula inherited her blue-hot fire from her mother. Which makes a certain sort of sense, since Ozai did not have it, but the flashbacks in the series never showed Ursa as a particularly powerful firebender.
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* NoNonsenseNemesis: Mai is completely singular about obtaining her revenge on Katara, plans her moves carefully, and is utterly ruthless about implementing them.
-->'''Mai:''' And if anyone, and I mean anyone, gets in your way--''kill them''...
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Katara is horrified with herself for having [[spoiler:killed Mai with bloodbending]].
-->(''Crying silently'') But I did kill someone. I couldn't kill the man who took our mother, but somehow I [[spoiler:was able to kill Mai]]. What does that make me now?
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* StrongFamilyResemblance: Not to GenerationXerox levels, but he looks quite a bit like a younger Fire Lord Ozai. Which makes sense, since Mai's family is related to the Fire Lord's.
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Several canon characters make cameos at Katara's birthday party. They are, in order of appearance, June the bounty hunter, Bumi, Pindao, Aunt Wu, Guru Pathik, Ty Lee, and Hakoda. Why June, Aunt Wu, and Guru Pathik would come is left unexplained.

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Several canon characters make cameos at Katara's birthday party. They are, in order of appearance, June the bounty hunter, Bumi, Pindao, Piandao, Aunt Wu, Guru Pathik, Ty Lee, and Hakoda. Why June, Aunt Wu, and Guru Pathik would come is left unexplained.



* {{Chickification}}: June the tough-as-nails bounty hunter giggles and likes being able to get dressed up.

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* {{Chickification}}: June the tough-as-nails bounty hunter giggles and likes being able the opportunity to get dressed dress up.
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Missed this when I cleaned up the rest of the entry. Removed for same reason as the related tropes.


[[caption-width-right:127:Diaz probably didn't ''intend'' to make a lesbian character...]]

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* CrashIntoHello: Downplayed, since it's not their first meeting, but just when Sokka realizes that he is falling in love with Azula, she [[ItMakesSenseInContext falls down on him out of a tree]].


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* PrinceCharming: Sokka is a prince for real after Pakku became king of the Water Tribes, and has achieved some maturity and polish in the years since his canon adventures. Though occasionally, his old personality [[{{adorkable}} still slips through]].
* SoldierVsWarrior: Alluded to by Sokka, discussing his Water Tribe traditions with Azula:
-->My dad always told me you never want to be a soldier. A soldier fights for someone else's beliefs. A warrior fights for his own.
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* BlueBlood: She was already upper-class (and so presumably nobility) in the series, but HIBY specifies that she is a Countess of the Earth Kingdom.
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* DelusionsOfEloquence: Minor example. When she tries to maintain the distance to her budding love interest Sokka (who is a prince for real in HIBY), she calls him "Your Majesty" several times. Since Azula is a princess herself, she ought to know that this is the style appropriate for a ''reigning monarch''; a prince or princess is styled "Your Highness" (with or without some additional adjective), and even then usually only the ''first'' time one addresses him or her in a given conversation. However, she is obviously nervous at the time, so her confusion makes sense.

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* BabiesEverAfter: She has a child with Sokka named Miracle.

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* BabiesEverAfter: She has a child with Though [[spoiler:she was killed by Sho]], Azula [[spoiler:was revived by the spirit waters]], and so can be married to Prince Sokka named Miracle.after all and have a happy ending and the family she always wanted. She speaks the final lines of the story's narration:
-->[[spoiler:Now I have a beautiful daughter who will rule the water Tribes one day, with the love and wisdom my family and friends have shown me. I have been brought back to life, and life has shown me that all things are possible.]]
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* BadassBoast: His revenge oath against Katara and her friends after she [[spoiler:uses her bloodbending to kill Mai]].
-->I will take all from you. One day, I will come back, and I will take your loved ones from you. [[ItsAllAboutMe Not because you took mine from me]], but because [[TheFightingNarcissist it's been a while since I've seen my own blood]] ... Especially you. Look for me, '' '''waterbender''' '', for you are going to be the first one to suffer. And suffer you will ...
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* GodzillaThreshold: Katara hates bloodbending, but will use it when her friends and family are seriously threatened. And to take revenge on people who murdered her children.
-->[[DirtyBusiness Yue, forgive me ...]]
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Toph is much more of a GirlyGirl in her first couple of appearances than she ever was in the show. In the later chapters, she is closer to her canon personality, though still noticeably more feminine. {{Lampshaded}} by the characters themselves:
-->'''Katara:''' Wow, Toph, thank you. Back then, I didn't think you would be capable of ever talking like this. You know, people will start thinking you're growing soft! (''Giggles'')
-->'''Toph:''' Let them think that. I'll just hit them with the biggest rock I can find!
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* BadassBoast: When Sokka doubts her LivingLieDetector ability.
-->'''Toph:''' Are you serious! I am Toph, I always know when someone is lying!
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* BadassBoast: Her summation to Mai, after the latter has [[spoiler:thrown a knife and apparently]] killed Azula.
-->'''Katara:''' How much are you going to take? My brother's future. My friends. My life. My son. I can't let you take anything else. But I'll give you something in return:\\
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[[PreMortemOneLiner An end.]]
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* BadassBoast: Her vow to have her revenge on Katara if it's the last thing she does:
-->I won't sleep until it's done. That peasant took everything from me. My throne, my husband. I won't be satisfied until I see her head ''' ''[[BoldInflation ROT ON A SPIKE!]]'' '''


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* PreAsskickingOneLiner: To Katara.
-->'''Mai:''' Today, Princess, the day will be painted red with your death.


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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Katara ruined her life, so now she's going to PayEvilUntoEvil.
-->'''Mai:''' You couldn't imagine what it was like to have the man you love cry out someone else's name in his sleep. Force a smile for everyone, knowing he loves another ... A ''[[FantasticRacism Water Tribe whore]]'' ... Tell me something, Princess -- Do you miss your little boy?
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** And then there's Poe. No, not as in the ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', as in the poet Edgar Allen Poe.

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** And then there's Poe. No, not as in the ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', as in the poet Edgar Allen Allan Poe.

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Because she's the maid, it's her job knowing clothes and helping ladies get dressed? No exotic explanations are needed, and surely none were intended.


* PsychoExGirlfriend: What she's meant to be. It falls a bit flat, however, as Zuko's current girlfriend is even more psychotic.

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* PsychoExGirlfriend: What she's meant to be. It falls a bit flat, however, as Zuko's current girlfriend is even more psychotic.Seemingly becomes literally psychotic when Zuko leaves her for Katara, if nothing else certainly murderous.



* AmbiguouslyGay: Compliments Azula on her beauty, and part of the reason she thinks that Azula is from the Fire Nation is because she wears fire nation-style undergarments. Now, how would Hana know what Fire Nation ladies' underwear looked like?

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Mai gets ridiculously villainized, but Dastardly Whiplash refers to a very specific stereotype, and she doesn't fit it.


* BabiesEverAfter: She as a child with Sokka named Miracle.

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* BabiesEverAfter: She as has a child with Sokka named Miracle.



* FriendToAllLivingThings: Part of her PrincessClassic persona. One notable scene has her feeding some (badly photoshopped) turtle-ducks.

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* FriendToAllLivingThings: Part of her PrincessClassic persona. One notable scene has her feeding some (badly photoshopped) turtle-ducks.turtle-ducks (as a direct contrast to her portrayal in the series, where she was mean to them).



* NiceGirl: Absolutely no trace of Azula's sociopathy remains.

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* NiceGirl: Absolutely no trace of Azula's sociopathy previous villainy remains.



* ShockAndAwe: She's so good at firebending that she can lightningbend. That she ''does'' demonstrate, not that it stops Mai from nearly killing her with a knife.

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* ShockAndAwe: She's so good at firebending that she can lightningbend. That she ''does'' demonstrate, not that it stops Mai [[spoiler:Mai from nearly killing her with a knife.knife]].



Zuko's wife by ArrangedMarriage. She's possessive of Zuko and jealous of romantic competitors, to the point where she causes Katara to miscarry and later tries to kill her. She has a brother named Sho, in defiance of the canon fact that her only brother is Tom-Tom (who's far younger than her). OOC, but not as much as the main heroes. She's also far more sympathetic than she's supposed to be, mainly because the people she does horrible things to are horrible people who usually have done horrible things to her first.

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Zuko's wife by ArrangedMarriage. She's possessive of Zuko and jealous of romantic competitors, to the point where she causes Katara to miscarry and later tries to kill her. She has a brother named Sho, in defiance of the canon fact that her only brother is Tom-Tom (who's far younger than her). OOC, but not as much as the main heroes. She's also far more sympathetic than she's supposed to be, mainly because the people she does horrible things to are horrible people who usually have done horrible things to her first. Well, except [[WouldHurtAChild Katara's unborn child]].



** Hell, just the fact that she looks like her canon self qualifies. The rest of the girls are given [[BuxomIsBetter huge breasts]], [[PimpedOutDress beautiful]] [[AbsoluteCleavage low-cut]] gowns, and other things to make them MsFanservice. Mai is the only one who looks and dresses like she did in the show.

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** Hell, just the The very fact that she looks like her canon self qualifies. The rest of the girls are given [[BuxomIsBetter huge breasts]], [[PimpedOutDress beautiful]] [[AbsoluteCleavage low-cut]] gowns, and other things to make them MsFanservice. Mai is the only one who looks and dresses like she did in the show.



* DastardlyWhiplash: Has several traits of this.

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