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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Iroh isn’t a ParentalSubstitute to Zuko and in fact barely knows him because he’s been out of contact with the royal family since the Siege of Ba Sing Se.

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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Iroh isn’t a ParentalSubstitute to Zuko and in fact barely knows him because he’s been out of contact with the royal family since the Siege of Ba Sing Se. [[spoiler: Although it's revealed that Koh actually stole Iroh's memories of Zuko, which is why he can't feel close to his nephew.]]



* TheAlcatraz: The Boiling Rock. With Zuko not having been able to join the Gaang in this AU, [[spoiler: Suki, Hakoda, Mai and Ty Lee remain imprisoned there until after the end of the war]].

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* TheAlcatraz: The Boiling Rock. With Zuko not having been able to join the Gaang in this AU, [[spoiler: Suki, Hakoda, Mai and Ty Lee remain imprisoned there until after the end of the war]].war.



** Hurting Zuko in front of his caretakers is not a good idea. [[spoiler:Suki found that out the hard way when Pim jabs her hand with a needle.]]

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** Hurting Zuko in front of his caretakers is not a good idea. [[spoiler:Suki Suki found that out the hard way when Pim jabs her hand with a needle.]]



* BroughtDownToNormal: Zuko lost his firebending at some point during his imprisonment, seemingly from being cut off from the sun for so long.

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* BroughtDownToNormal: Zuko lost his firebending at some point during his imprisonment, seemingly from being cut off from the sun for so long. Aang takes away Ozai's [[spoiler:and Azula's]] bending.



** Mai and Zuko's childhood romance is detailed and spotlighted to the readers when Zuko frees Mai from the Boiling Rock and reunites with her for the first time in years.

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** Mai and Zuko's childhood romance is detailed and spotlighted to the readers when Zuko frees Mai from the Boiling Rock and reunites with her for the first time in years.



* DarkAndTroubledPast: The canon tragic backstories apply, with the exception of Zuko though (who goes through so much more hell here).

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: The canon tragic backstories apply, with the exception of Zuko though (who ([[AdaptationalAngstUpgrade who goes through so much more hell here).here]]).



* InternalReveal: [[spoiler:While tending to Zuko's stab injury in Chapter 15, Kya, Hakoda, Suki, Mai and Ty Lee finally find out just how badly Zuko has been damaged.]]

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* InternalReveal: [[spoiler:While tending to Zuko's stab injury in Chapter 15, Kya, Hakoda, Suki, Mai and Ty Lee finally find out just how badly Zuko has been damaged.damaged, and Kya, Ty Lee and Mai hear the story of where he had been for three years.]]



** This version of Iroh wasn't present during Zuko's Agni Kai, so he has no idea that Zuko had his face burned off by Ozai.

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** This version of Iroh wasn't present during Zuko's Agni Kai, so he has no idea that Zuko had his face burned off by Ozai.



** Suki finds out the hard way in Chapter 10 that Zuko's caretakers can be this. [[spoiler:Pim jabs her hand with a needle after one too many sharp remarks against the Fire Lord.]]

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** Suki finds out the hard way in Chapter 10 that Zuko's caretakers can be this. [[spoiler:Pim this, when Pim jabs her hand with a needle after one too many sharp remarks against the Fire Lord.]]



* SympathyForTheDevil: Toph spends her interlude realizing how mentally screwed up Azula is and that being imprisoned and depowered is only making her worse.

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* SympathyForTheDevil: Toph spends her interlude realizing how mentally screwed up Azula is and that being imprisoned and depowered [[spoiler:and depowered]] is only making her worse.



* TaughtByExperience: Zuko's servants are often able to help him due to experience with somewhat similar cases, such as helping him sleep by singing to him like their children or recognizing that Zuko likely won't speak all day due to a former soldier friend who used to do the same.

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* TaughtByExperience: Zuko's servants are often able to help him with his trauma due to experience with somewhat similar cases, such as helping him sleep by singing to him like their children or recognizing that Zuko likely won't speak all day due to a former soldier friend who used to do the same.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In-universe example with Zuko. As far as everyone in the Fire Nation is concerned, he just up and disappeared three years ago with no mention as to where or why.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In-universe InUniverse example with Zuko. As far as everyone in the Fire Nation is concerned, he just up and disappeared three years ago with no mention as to where or why.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20063656/chapters/47516917 Fractures]]'' is an AlternateUniverse FanFic on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn by fledgling author [=EvieNyx=] (formerly known as good_eviening).

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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20063656/chapters/47516917 Fractures]]'' is an AlternateUniverse FanFic on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn by fledgling author [=EvieNyx=] [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/EvieNyx/pseuds/EvieNyx EvieNyx]] (formerly known as good_eviening).
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* DramaticIrony: When the Gaang first learns about Zuko from Ozai and Iroh, they assume that he’s evil like his father. When Sokka tries picturing Zuko in his head, he imagines a CompositeCharacter of Ozai and Azula.

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* DramaticIrony: When the Gaang first learns about Zuko from Ozai and Iroh, they assume that he’s evil like his father. When Sokka tries picturing Zuko in his head, he imagines a CompositeCharacter StrongerSibling with the [[CompositeCharacter combined traits]] of Ozai and Azula.

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* RealityEnsues
** When Zuko was first banished by his father, Zuko declared that not only would he not stop the Avatar, but that he'd instead help him overthrow Ozai and end the war. In response, Ozai immediately has him imprisoned for treason.
** After spending three years locked in a cell and tortured daily, Zuko is [[BreakTheCutie severely]] [[ShellShockedVeteran traumatized]]. He can barely eat or sleep, suffers frequent nightmares, and needs a wheelchair to get around.
** A number of Zuko's generals don't respect or trust him as he's an obvious invalid with none of the strength of personality his father possessed. At least one is outright planning on finding a way to restore Ozai to the throne. Even Zuko's former friends Mai and Ty Lee are wary of him as they don't know where he's been for the last three years.
** While well-meaning, Zuko also isn't trusted by anyone outside of Fire Nation as they only know him as Ozai's son and the newest Fire Lord. Most of his attempts to deal with them are met by hostility.
** When [[spoiler: Lu Ten]] reveals themselves to have been alive for the past several years and living in the Fire Nation capital as a commoner, Zuko outright refuses to believe [[spoiler:his cousin]] is who they say they are. If he did, Zuko would be forced to acknowledge that they knew what he was suffering for the last three years and did nothing to help.


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** When Zuko was first banished by his father, Zuko declared that not only would he not stop the Avatar, but that he'd instead help him overthrow Ozai and end the war. In response, Ozai immediately has him imprisoned for treason.
** After spending three years locked in a cell and tortured daily, Zuko is [[BreakTheCutie severely]] [[ShellShockedVeteran traumatized]]. He can barely eat or sleep, suffers frequent nightmares, and needs a wheelchair to get around.
** A number of Zuko's generals don't respect or trust him as he's an obvious invalid with none of the strength of personality his father possessed. At least one is outright planning on finding a way to restore Ozai to the throne. Even Zuko's former friends Mai and Ty Lee are wary of him as they don't know where he's been for the last three years.
** While well-meaning, Zuko also isn't trusted by anyone outside of Fire Nation as they only know him as Ozai's son and the newest Fire Lord. Most of his attempts to deal with them are met by hostility.
** When [[spoiler: Lu Ten]] reveals themselves to have been alive for the past several years and living in the Fire Nation capital as a commoner, Zuko outright refuses to believe [[spoiler:his cousin]] is who they say they are. If he did, Zuko would be forced to acknowledge that [[BystanderSyndrome they knew he was suffering for the last three years and did nothing to help]].

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* BerserkButton: Hurting Zuko in front of his caretakers is not a good idea. [[spoiler:Suki found that out the hard way when Pim jabs her hand with a needle.]]

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Hurting Zuko in front of his caretakers is not a good idea. [[spoiler:Suki found that out the hard way when Pim jabs her hand with a needle.]]
** [[spoiler:When one of the Earth King's advisors calls Toph a traitor after it's discovered that she helped Azula escape, Aang loses his temper and briefly enters the Avatar State while SuddenlyShouting that Toph is not a traitor.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Ozai is an absolute master of manipulating others into doing what he wants. With just a single sentence, he tricks Iroh and the Gaang into believing that Zuko is loyal to him and turns them against his son. He also allowed a rumor to go around that Zuko was being privately mentored by him, causing Azula to get jealous of her father's "favoritism" towards her brother and cause her to transform into an even bigger WellDoneDaughterGal than in canon.

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* ManipulativeBastard: Ozai is an absolute master of manipulating others into doing what he wants. With just a single sentence, he tricks Iroh and the Gaang into believing that Zuko is loyal to him and turns them against his son. He also allowed a rumor to go around that Zuko was being privately mentored by him, causing Azula to get jealous of her father's "favoritism" towards her brother and cause making her to transform into an even bigger WellDoneDaughterGal than in canon.
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* DeathByAdaptation: Ursa's lover Ikem was killed roughly a decade before the start of the series.
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler: Iroh has this regarding Zuko. During his trip to the Spirit world Koh the Face stealer took Iroh's memories regarding Zuko.]]
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* PrefersRocksToPillows: Having spent three years sleeping on a cold stone floor, Zuko can't get comfortable on a bed, let alone one meant for royalty. Instead he sleeps on a sheet on the floor and uses the thinnest pillow he can find.
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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20063656/chapters/47516917 Fractures]]'' is an AlternateUniverse FanFic on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn by fledgling author good_eviening.

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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/20063656/chapters/47516917 Fractures]]'' is an AlternateUniverse FanFic on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn by fledgling author good_eviening.
[=EvieNyx=] (formerly known as good_eviening).
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The author also has a Tumblr page where they blog about this fanfic and answer any questions that readers ask. It can be accessed [[https://good-eviening.tumblr.com/ here]].

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The author also has a Tumblr page where they blog about this fanfic and answer any questions that readers ask. It can be accessed [[https://good-eviening.[[https://evienyx.tumblr.com/ here]].
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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: The common folk in the Fire Nation cheer when they hear news of Ozai’s defeat.

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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: The common folk in the Fire Nation Nation’s capital cheer when they hear news of Ozai’s defeat.
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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: The common folk in the Fire Nation cheer when they hear news of Ozai’s defeat.
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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Iroh isn’t a ParentSubstitute to Zuko and in fact barely knows him because he’s been out of contact with the royal family since the Siege of Ba Sing Se.

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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Iroh isn’t a ParentSubstitute ParentalSubstitute to Zuko and in fact barely knows him because he’s been out of contact with the royal family since the Siege of Ba Sing Se.
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* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Iroh isn’t a ParentSubstitute to Zuko and in fact barely knows him because he’s been out of contact with the royal family since the Siege of Ba Sing Se.
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* AllThereInTheManual: The author also wrote a short story set in the ''Fractures''-verse which centers around Piandao's relationship with Zuko. It can be read [[https://good-eviening.tumblr.com/post/628402459494219776/i-was-wondering-how-bad-was-ozais-abuse-even here]].
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The author also has a Tumblr page where they blog about this fanfic and answer any questions that readers ask. It can be accessed [[https://good-eviening.tumblr.com/ here]].
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** The White Lotus theorizes that Zuko was being privately trained by Ozai and worry that Zuko is comparable in strength to his father by this point.
--->'''Jeong Jeong''': We have no idea how strong and able-bodied this new Fire Lord is. Rumor has it that he has been privately trained by Ozai for the past three years. Who knows how powerful he could be now?


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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In-universe example with Zuko. As far as everyone in the Fire Nation is concerned, he just up and disappeared three years ago with no mention as to where or why.

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* BothSidesHaveAPoint: [[spoiler:In regards to removing Azula's bending, Iroh was correct in his observation that it would only be a matter of time before Azula was able to escape from her prison and she had already injured around two hundred guards by that point. That being said, Toph later notes that taking away Azula's bending only made her mental deterioration worse.]]



** When Toph brings up the possibility that Zuko is still the kind boy that Iroh remembered him as, Iroh sadly dismisses that idea and states that Zuko is likely already corrupted by Ozai.



* ForWantOfANail: [[spoiler:Because Zuko never met the Gaang, Sokka never learned where his father was being kept prisoner. As a result, Hakoda and Suki remained imprisoned at the Boiling Rock for the entirety of the war.]]



* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: [[spoiler:Zhao’s fate following the Siege of the North. He goes from being an admiral in command of the world’s most powerful navy to a nobody hiding out in some random Earth Kingdom inn. He’s even forced to wear a mix of Earth Kingdom and sandbender clothes to blend in, both cultures that he likely deems “inferior”.]]

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* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: [[spoiler:Zhao’s fate following the Siege of the North. He goes from being an admiral in command of the world’s most powerful navy to a nobody hiding out in some random Earth Kingdom inn. inn near a desert. He’s even forced to wear a mix of Earth Kingdom and sandbender clothes to blend in, both cultures that he likely deems “inferior”.]]views as "inferior".]]
* InSpiteOfANail: Mai and Ty Lee still turned against Azula and end up imprisoned at the Boiling Rock.



* LockedOutOfTheLoop:
** Much to Zuko's surprise, Azula had no idea what Ozai was doing to him.
** This version of Iroh wasn't present during Zuko's Agni Kai, so he has no idea that Zuko had his face burned off by Ozai.



* ManipulativeBastard: With just a single sentence, Ozai is able to trick Iroh and the Gaang into believing that Zuko is loyal to him and make them distrustful of Zuko’s reign. He also reinforces Azula’s loyalty to him by simply caressing her cheek just before the guards lock her in solitary confinement.

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* ManipulativeBastard: Ozai is an absolute master of manipulating others into doing what he wants. With just a single sentence, Ozai is able to trick he tricks Iroh and the Gaang into believing that Zuko is loyal to him and make turns them distrustful of Zuko’s reign. against his son. He also reinforces Azula’s loyalty allowed a rumor to him go around that Zuko was being privately mentored by simply caressing him, causing Azula to get jealous of her cheek just before the guards lock father's "favoritism" towards her brother and cause her to transform into an even bigger WellDoneDaughterGal than in solitary confinement.canon.



* ShipperOnDeck: Sokka for Katara and Aang.
* SparedByTheAdaptation:
** To many a reader's surprise and elation, [[spoiler:Lu Ten and Kya are revealed to be alive. Lu Ten survived the assassination attempt ordered by Ozai, and Kya was imprisoned in the Fire Nation prison for waterbenders.]]
** As of Chapter 17, [[spoiler:Jet is revealed to have survived the events of the show as well]].
** [[spoiler: Chapter 19 reveals that somehow Admiral Zhao survived the Siege of the North. WordOfGod says that he was dragged by La into the Spirit World and escaped through unknown means.]]



** While well meaning, Zuko also isn't trusted by anyone outside of Fire Nation as they only know him as Ozai's son and the newest Fire Lord. Most of his attempts to deal with them are met by hostility.

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** While well meaning, well-meaning, Zuko also isn't trusted by anyone outside of Fire Nation as they only know him as Ozai's son and the newest Fire Lord. Most of his attempts to deal with them are met by hostility.



* RememberTheNewGuy: In-universe, the Gaang is shocked by the news that Azula had an older brother and Sokka questions why no one had ever mentioned Zuko before.

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* RememberTheNewGuy: In-universe, the Gaang is shocked by the news that Azula had an older brother and Sokka questions why no one in the Fire Nation had ever mentioned Zuko before.previously.


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* ShipperOnDeck: Sokka for Katara and Aang.
* SparedByTheAdaptation:
** To many a reader's surprise and elation, [[spoiler:Lu Ten and Kya are revealed to be alive. Lu Ten survived the assassination attempt ordered by Ozai, and Kya was imprisoned in the Fire Nation prison for waterbenders.]]
** As of Chapter 17, [[spoiler:Jet is revealed to have survived the events of the show as well]].
** [[spoiler: Chapter 19 reveals that somehow Admiral Zhao survived the Siege of the North. WordOfGod says that he was dragged by La into the Spirit World and escaped through unknown means.]]
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* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler:Chapter 19 ends with Zhao cruelly murdering the innkeeper who gave him bed and board for free out of the kindness of his heart.]]
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: In the Chaunli interlude, the titular innkeeper allows an injured man named Fengge to stay at his inn for free after finding him wandering through the desert. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for Chaunli, “Fengge” is none other than Admiral Zhao, who has Chaunli killed after he overhears Zhao talking with some Fire Nation soldiers.]]
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* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: [[spoiler:Zhao’s fate following the Siege of the North. He goes from being an admiral in command of the world’s most powerful navy to a nobody hiding out in some random Earth Kingdom inn. He’s even forced to wear a mix of Earth Kingdom and sandbender clothes to blend in, both cultures that he likely deems “inferior”.]]
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* {{Curse}}: [[spoiler:As punishment for trying to kill the moon, Zhao is cursed by Tui and La so that every night his body becomes soaking wet.]]

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* {{Curse}}: [[spoiler:As punishment for trying to kill the moon, Zhao is cursed by Tui and La so that every night his body becomes soaking wet.soaked by water.]]

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* {{Curse}}: [[spoiler:As punishment for trying to kill the moon, Zhao is cursed by Tui and La so that every night his body becomes soaking wet.]]



** [[spoiler: Chapter 19 reveals that somehow Admiral Zhao survived the Siege of the North]].

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** [[spoiler: Chapter 19 reveals that somehow Admiral Zhao survived the Siege of the North]].North. WordOfGod says that he was dragged by La into the Spirit World and escaped through unknown means.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: Taken UpToEleven by [[AbusiveParents Ozai]]. Maiming and scarring Zuko on the face wasn't enough. After imprisoning his son, he routinely visits the capital city prison just to torture him into submission.

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* WouldHurtAChild: Taken UpToEleven by [[AbusiveParents Ozai]]. Maiming and scarring Zuko on the face wasn't enough. After imprisoning his son, he routinely visits the capital city prison just to torture him into submission.submission.
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* DragonAscendant: [[spoiler:Chapter 19 sets up Admiral Zhao as one now that Ozai’s depowered and imprisoned. Zhao is completely against Zuko’s rule and plans to restore Ozai’s bending through methods he learned from the Spirit Library.]]


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* NoSocialSkills: As a result of being isolated from almost any social contact for the last three years, Zuko has trouble communicating to others. He’s prone to stuttering and avoids making eye contact.
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* FromBadToWorse: [[spoiler:After Kya helps Zuko recover from an assassination attempt, the end of the chapter reveals that Jet and the Freedom Fighters are headed to the Fire Nation to kill him. Then two chapters later, Zhao is also revealed to be alive and is planning on using the knowledge from the Spirit Library to restore Ozai’s bending. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Zuko then gets poisoned during dinner.]]


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* ManipulativeBastard: With just a single sentence, Ozai is able to trick Iroh and the Gaang into believing that Zuko is loyal to him and make them distrustful of Zuko’s reign. He also reinforces Azula’s loyalty to him by simply caressing her cheek just before the guards lock her in solitary confinement.

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* DramaticIrony: When the Gaang first learns about Zuko from Ozai and Iroh, they assume that he’s evil like his father.

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* DramaticIrony: When the Gaang first learns about Zuko from Ozai and Iroh, they assume that he’s evil like his father. When Sokka tries picturing Zuko in his head, he imagines a CompositeCharacter of Ozai and Azula.


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* RememberTheNewGuy: In-universe, the Gaang is shocked by the news that Azula had an older brother and Sokka questions why no one had ever mentioned Zuko before.

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