History Characters / TheLastAirbender

* YouHaveFailedMe: Ozai tells Zhao that if that Zuko delivers the Avatar to him first, he would have no reservation to rank his position above Zhao. It's less of a PetTheDog moment and more of KickTheSonOfABitch considering Zhao's perspective.

* AdaptationalJerkass: In the original animated series, he secretly orders Zuko's assassination through a band of pirates and correctly assumes [[AbusiveParent Ozai]] won't care if his son is dead. Here in this film, Ozai strictly forbids Zhao from assassinating Zuko because he has no proof that Zuko is the Blue Spirit causing trouble for the Fire Nation. Despite receiving direct confirmation that [[AdaptationalNiceGuy Ozai doesn't want his son dead]] (for now) and that going against the Fire Lord's will is treason, Zhao still orders the assassination attempt behind the Fire Lord's back.

* AdaptationalJerkass: In tie-materials, Fire Lord Ozai actually manages to be even worse than what was shown in the film. Like in the cartoon canon, he scarred and banished his son, but in the cartoon he at least gave his son a small ship and crew, even if they were not royal guards or special forces. Manga/ZukosStory revealed that when Zuko was banished from the palace in the film universe, he was forced to live on the streets and try to recruit a crew from bars and failed. Ultimately, Zuko had to resort to asking Azula to ask Ozai to give him a ship. And even then, Ozai only gave Zuko the ship as an excuse to get rid of Iroh.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Downplayed in the film. While still abusive and cruel, this Ozai does somewhat show more compassion to Zuko than his cartoon counterpart. Namely, he keeps an update on his son's whereabouts and forbids Zhao to act on his suspicions that Zuko is the Blue Spirit. This seems to be a last-minute edit in the film as the novelization and story tie-ins (like ''Manga/ZukosStory'') make Ozai even worse than his original counterpart.

* AdaptationalJerkass: In the original animated series, he secretly orders Zuko's assassination through a band of pirates and correctly assumes [[AbusiveParent Ozai]] won't care if his son being dead. Here in this film, Ozai strictly forbids Zhao from assassinating Zuko because he has no proof that Zuko is the Blue Spirit causing trouble for the Fire Nation. Despite receiving direct confirmation that [[AdaptationalNiceGuy Ozai doesn't want his son dead]] (for now) and that going against the Fire Lord's will is treason, Zhao still orders the assassination attempt behind the Fire Lord's back.

* AdaptationalJackass: In the original animated series, he secretly orders Zuko's assassination through a band of pirates and correctly assumes [[AbusiveParent Ozai]] won't care if his son being dead. Here in this film, Ozai strictly forbids Zhao from assassinating Zuko because he has no proof that Zuko is the Blue Spirit causing trouble for the Fire Nation. Despite receiving direct confirmation that [[AdaptationalNiceGuy Ozai doesn't want his son dead]] (for now) and that going against the Fire Lord's will is treason, Zhao still orders the assassination attempt behind the Fire Lord's back.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Only slightly, but he's definitely more sympathetic in the movie, with Ozai getting his more villainous traits.

* TheQuietOne: Especially compared to his cartoon counterpart, who was {{Keet}}.

* DeathByAdaptation: He's drowned by some waterbenders, whereas in the show, he's carried off by the Ocean Spirit to an uncertain fate[[note]]''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' reveals that he did indeed die from that, though[[/note]].

* CompositeCharacter: He has elements of Avatar Roku, Fang, Koh, and Guru Pathik.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In tie-materials, Fire Lord Ozai actually manages to be even worse than what was shown in the film. Like in the cartoon canon, he scarred and banished his son, but in the cartoon he at least gave his son a small ship and crew, even if they were not royal guards or special forces. Manga/ZukosStory revealed that when Zuko was banished from the palace in the film universe, he was forced to live on the streets and try to recruit a crew from bars and failed. Ultimately, Zuko had to resort to asking Azula to ask Ozai to give him a ship. And even then, Ozai only gave Zuko the ship as an excuse to get rid of Iroh.

* AdaptationalHairstyleChange: Katara in the animation wears her hair in a long plait with two looped braids (known as her "hair loopies") either side of her face; her hair is modelled after real Inuit hairstyles, with the Southern Water Tribe as a whole being a FantasyCounterpartCulture to the Inuit peoples. Film!Katara wears her hair loose with two long braids either side of her face and a short braid holding back some of her hair; the movie style is reminiscent of the way Katara wears her hair while in the Fire Nation in the series. The reason for the change is unclear; Katara is portrayed by the [[RaceLift white]] Creator/NicolaPeltz rather than being AmbiguouslyBrown, but the Inuit-inspired aesthetic is kept overall.

* AdaptationalHairstyleChange: Animated!Katara wears her hair in a long plait with two looped braids (known as her "hair loopies") either side of her face; her hair is modelled after real Inuit hairstyles, with the Southern Water Tribe as a whole being a FantasyCounterpartCulture to the Inuit peoples. Film!Katara wears her hair loose with two long braids either side of her face and a short braid holding back some of her hair; the movie style is reminiscent of the way Katara wears her hair while in the Fire Nation in the series. The reason for the change is unclear; Katara is portrayed by the [[RaceLift white]] Creator/NicolaPeltz rather than being AmbiguouslyBrown, but the Inuit-inspired aesthetic is kept overall.

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: He spends most of the movie angsting and brooding about his responsibilities as the Avatar and being the last airbender. While Aang had occasional moments of this in the cartoon, he was always the ThePollyanna at his core.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Only slightly, but he's definitely more sympathetic in the the movie, with Ozai getting his more villainous traits.

* AntiVillain: He's chasing the avatar because he he thinks it'll make his father love him.

* MemeticMutation: The amount of time he spends talking about the Great Library (as opposed to the one time he vaguely mentions it in the show) has gone memetic.
* MrExposition: He's another of the film's main exposition givers.

-->'''Played By: Shaun Toub'''

* ElementalBaggage: Is notable for ''not'' needing this, instead being able to find a source of power in his on chi, much like firebenders in the cartoon.

* GigglingVillain: From what little screentime we get of her, it appears that she'll be this.

* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: "Aang" is pronounced like "Ong", though in the cartoon, it rhymed with 'gang'.

* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: His name is pronounced as Soak-a, though in the cartoon, it was pronounced Sock-a.

* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: In the show, his name was pronounced Eye-roh, here, it's Ee-roh.

-->'''Played By: Creator/Jackson Rathbone'''

-->'''Played By: Jackson Rathbone'''

-->'''Played By: Seychelle Gabriel'''

** Additionally, she ''cowers'' against ''Sokka'' for accidentally getting him wet. In the show, she's not only laughed off such a prank, but also ''was. not. afraid.'' to call him out on his sexism.

* AdaptationalWimp: Her waterbending isn't as powerful as in the cartoon, and she is [[CurbStomp Curb Stomped]] by Zuko instead of almost winning against him.

* RaceLift: Jackson Rathbone is white, while Cartoon Sokka had the [[AmbiguouslyBrown ambiguous racial features]] (brown skin, brown hair, blue eyes) common to Water Tribesmen.

* PragmaticAdaptation: Cartoon Zuko had a giant, disfiguring burn scar over a quarter of his face. Movie Zuko's scar is far less prominent, and subsequently more realistic-looking.

* PlayingWithFire: He's a capable firebender.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Downplayed in the film. While still abusive and cruel, this Ozai does somewhat show more compassion to Zuko than his cartoon counterpart. Namely, he keeps an update on his son's whereabouts and forbids Zhao to act on his suspicions that Zuko is the Blue Spirit. This seems to be a last-minute edit in the film as the novelization and story tie-ins (like ''Manga/ZukosStory'') make Ozai far worse than his original counterpart.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In tie-materials, Fire Lord Ozai actually manages to be even worse than what was shown in the film. Like in the cartoon canon, he scarred and banished his son, but in the cartoon he at least gave his son a small ship and crew, even if they were not royal guards or special forces. Manga/ZukosStory revealed that when Zuko was banished from the palace in the film universe, he was forced to live on the streets and try to recruit a crew from bars and failed. Ultimately, Zuko had to resort to asking Azula to ask Ozai to give him a ship. And even then, Ozai only give Zuko the ship to get rid of Iroh.

* CompositeCharacter: He takes on elements of Zhao's character.

* AChildShallLeadThem: Since her father is dead in this version, she is the leader of the Water Tribe at only age sixteen.

* AdaptationalJerkass: Besides the above-mentioned loss of comedy and sarcasm, it's implied he's ''[[WouldHitAGirl hit]]'' Katara before when in the show, the worst he'd do to her was just run his mouth.

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Giant spirit dragon. Need I say more?

-->'''Played By: Nicola Peltz'''

-->'''Played By: Aasif Mandvi'''

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--> '''Played By: Creator/DevPatel'''
-->"I am Prince Zuko ... son of Fire Lord Ozai and heir to the throne! [[MemeticMutation Bring me ... all your elderly]]!"

-->(to Zhao)"You stand alone. And that has always been your great mistake."

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* DeathByAdaptation: He's drowned by some waterbenders, whereas in the show, he's carried off by the Ocean Spirit to an uncertain fate.

* [[MrExposition Ms. Exposition]]: She's one of the film's primary exposition deliverers.
* {{Narrator}}: She provides narration and voiceovers.