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The first (\\\"We can all. Do. Horrible. Things...\\\") was Zuko trying to explain to Aang why he had to defend Dragons\\\' Wings. Yes, Zuko has no problem with lethal self-defense. But there is a difference between defending your domain, and attacking preemptively. Fire Nation philosophy is \\\"the best defense is a good offense.\\\" But Zuko knows he can\\\'t manage a good offense without risking insane casualties, so he won\\\'t.
The second (\\\"I wish I could stop the war...\\\") - Zuko is verbalizing a wish, an impractical wish. If it were within his power to stop the war peacefully, he would, is what he\\\'s saying, which in and of itself refutes your argument that he would ally himself with Ozai. He can\\\'t, though, because it\\\'s not within his power, and because the Earth Kingdom and the Water Tribes will want revenge, and he will be unable to prevent it.
Dragons\\\' Wings, meanwhile, is NOT the Fire Nation. It is its own, autonomous domain. Some of its residents may be originally of the Fire Nation, but they have, in essence, seceded from it.
Your third quote (\\\"That\\\'s what sworn warriors of a great name do...\\\") - There\\\'s a vast difference between \\\"sworn warriors of a great name\\\" and \\\"the entire bleeding WORLD\\\". Vast. Like, a world of difference, alright? Sworn warriors are the several loyal soldiers attending a great name. For example, one might consider Lt. Teruko one of Zuko\\\'s sworn, just as Toph, Katara and Sokka are Aang\\\'s.
Sworn warriors are NOT \\\"the entire Earth Kingdom\\\" or \\\"all of the Water Tribes\\\".
Please stop taking quotes vastly out of context, butchering their meanings and twisting them into things that conveniently fit your mis-characterizations of the author\\\'s interpretation of a given character in an alternate universe.
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Edit: Further, you continue to be projecting your own mentality and experiences onto Zuko, which I think is contributing to your mis-characterization of him.
The second (\\\"I wish I could stop the war...\\\") - Zuko is verbalizing a wish, an impractical wish. If it were within his power to stop the war peacefully, he would, is what he\\\'s saying, which in and of itself refutes your argument that he would ally himself with Ozai. He can\\\'t, though, because it\\\'s not within his power, and because the Earth Kingdom and the Water Tribes will want revenge, and he will be unable to prevent it.
Dragons\\\' Wings, meanwhile, is NOT the Fire Nation. It is its own, autonomous domain. Some of its residents may be originally of the Fire Nation, but they have, in essence, seceded from it.
Your third quote (\\\"That\\\'s what sworn warriors of a great name do...\\\") - There\\\'s a vast difference between \\\"sworn warriors of a great name\\\" and \\\"the entire bleeding WORLD\\\". Vast. Like, a world of difference, alright? Sworn warriors are the several loyal soldiers attending a great name. For example, one might consider Lt. Teruko one of Zuko\\\'s sworn, just as Toph, Katara and Sokka are Aang\\\'s.
Sworn warriors are NOT \\\"the entire Earth Kingdom\\\" or \\\"all of the Water Tribes\\\".
Please stop taking quotes vastly out of context, butchering their meanings and twisting them into things that conveniently fit your mis-characterizations of the author\\\'s interpretation of a given character in an alternate universe.
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Edit: Further, you continue to be projecting your own mentality and experiences onto Zuko, which I think is contributing to your mis-characterization of him.
