History Characters / TheLastAirbender

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Cartoon Zuko had a giant, disfiguring burn scar over a quarter of his face, though he's often considered attractive despite that. Movie Zuko's scar is far less prominent.

* InformedDeformity: His scar is barely noticeable.

* UnreliableNarrator: Comes across as this in the video game, after both he and [[FanNickname Ong]] escape from the Western Air Temple. while Ong waits for Zuko to recover. leaving out [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheBlueSpirit Ong's tale about Kuzon and how he hopes that Zuko and he could become friends]].

* AdaptationalVillainy: In tie-materials, Fire Lord Ozai actually manages to be even worse in this version. 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.

* 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.

* 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 KickTheSonOfBitch considering Zhao's perspective.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Fire Lord Ozai actually manages to be even worse in this version. 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.

* ADayInTheLimeLight: Zuko's Story (a prequel manga focusing on Zuko's quest of finding the Avatar up to the beginning of the film) and the [[VideoGame/TheLastAirbender video game]] are mainly based on his POV, especially Zuko's Story.

* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: The movie stripped away most of Cartoon!Sokka's traits, like comedy and sarcasm, and put angst in their place.

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

* AdaptationalUgliness: While Cartoon!Ozai was quite handsome, this Ozai is far more average looking.

* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Cartoon!Azula was composed and in-control, even coming off as TheStoic at times; from what little of what we see of her, this version of the character wears her instability on her sleeve.

* CompositeCharacter: She's mostly like Cartoon!Yue, but rules the Northern Water Tribe in place of her father, Chief Arnook.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Cartoon Zuko had a giant, disfiguring burn scar over a quarter of his face, though he's often considered attractive despite that. Movie!Zuko's scar is far less prominent.

* DemotedToDragon: While he was always Ozai's underling, in the show he's the main villain for season 1 and is far more independent. Movie!Zhao is more subservient to Ozai, and it's not solely his idea to kill the Moon Spirit.

* RaceLift: The Water Tribes in the animated series have ambiguous racial features (and are culturally based on the Inuit), but Nicola Peltz is very clearly Caucasian. It's made worse by the fact that background Water Tribe members ''are'' played by Inuit actors.

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

* RaceLift: Zuko is of the Fire Nation, which in the series was dominantly based on East Asia with some Caucasian-looking people and select groups of Aztec, Incan, and Mayan people thrown in. Dev Patel is Indian.

* RaceLift: Ozai was East Asian in the show, but he's played by Maori actor Cliff Curtis here.

* 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.

* RaceLift: Zuko is of the Fire Nation, which in the series was dominantly based on East Asia with some Cuacasian-looking people and select groups of Aztec, Incan, and Mayan people thrown in. Dev Patel is Indian.

* TragicVillain: He's an abused kid who just wants his father to love him.

* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Cartoon!Azula was TheStoic; from what little of what we see of her, this version of the character wears her instability on her sleeve.

* RaceLift: Zuko in the series was East Asian. Dev Patel is Indian.

* RaceLift: The Water Tribes in the animated series have ambiguous racial features (and are culturally based on the Inuit), but Nicola Peltz is very clearly Caucasian.

!! Uung

!! Sohkka

!! Ihrrow

* RaceLift: Zuko in the series was light-skinned. Dev Patel is Indian.

* TheGenericGuy: The movie stripped away most of Cartoon!Sokka's traits, like comedy and sarcasm, and didn't put anything in their place, so this was the result.

!! Aang

!! Sokka

!! Iroh

* RaceLift: Katara in the cartoon is very dark skinned, while Katara in the movie is played by a Caucasian actress.

* RaceLift: Like his sister, he's dark skinned in the cartoon but played by a Caucasian actor in the movie.

* BadassPrincess: Ozai trusts her to get the Avatar over Zuko, a badass in his own right.

* TheGenericGuy: The movie stripped away most of Cartoon!Sokka's traits, like comedy and sarcasm, and didn't put anything in their place, so this was the result.

* AdaptationalHeroism: He's rather nicer in the movie than in the first season of the show.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Inverted. While Cartoon!Ozai was quite handsome, this Ozai is far more average looking.

* SpiritAdvisor: Takes on this role for Aang, in place of Roku.

--> '''Played By: Dev Patel'''

* {{Chickification}}: Where the series depicts her as a highly talented bender capable of going toe-to-toe with fairly skilled benders despite having no training, the film version blunders her attempts at bending so often that it renders her nearly completely useless and a couple of her defining moments of bravery and compassion from the series has been given to Aang.

* {{Badass}}: He's the only shown firebender who can overcome [[AdaptationalWimp adaptational wimpiness]] and create his own fire.