Zuko (They Lost)

Appearance: Age - 22 Zuko had loose medium short black/very dark brown hair, that hung around his head. he was light skinned and had amber eyes but his left side had a scar from his father, a red burn covering his eye moving to the side of his face Despite the extent of the burn scar inflicted by his father, Zuko retained full functionality in his left eye and tear duct. Personality: Zuko once an angry kid determined for a fathers love that would never come is now he's changed his honourable and empathetic side which had always existed now overshining any desire to be accepted by his sibling and father. While assertive and hot headed he never attacked innocent people or was cruel. while he could relax and laugh even at his own expense he was still very serious. He had the ability to solve more complex problems. Zuko was a firebender who could also create and redirect lightning. He was also an expert swordsman. Even if captured he's still dead set to return the Fire Nation to what it once was and not the monster it is. Background: Zuko was the firstborn child of Prince Ozai and Princess Ursa. From a young age, he was disdained by his father due to lacking the "spark in [his] eyes" typical for firebenders. Indeed, Zuko would struggle to become a strong bender; however, he displayed a strong sense of empathy and morality from an very early point. Zuko's early years were the only ones when his family was ever "actually happy". They made frequent vacations to Ember Island, However, as they got older, Zuko and Azula eventually grew apart, and he became the object of his sister's manipulation, ridicule, and deception. Their mother, however, loved both but favored him over his sister, causing further jealousy and strife. Meanwhile, the relationship between Ursa and Ozai also became increasingly strained and poor, causing the latter to lash out at Zuko more and more. The young prince increasingly faced emotional abuse by both his father as well as his younger sister. In contrast to these dysfunctional relationships, Zuko grew close to his uncle, and the two often spent time together. However after the death of Fire Lord Azulon, the enthronement of Ozai, and the disappearance of Ursa. As they had been very close, the loss of his mother was traumatic to Zuko. Though he was now the new Crown Prince, Zuko was also left largely isolated in his family and at the mercy of both Ozai and Azula. Originally the primary enemy of Team Avatar, Zuko devoted three years to trying to capture the long-lost Avatar to end his banishment and regain his honor as Crown Prince of the Fire Nation. He earned his scar as a result of an incident in which he unintentionally disrespected his father by speaking out of turn and refusing to duel him Zuko was captured and placed in the Crystal Catacombs following Azula's coup, where he encountered Katara. Although Zuko and Katara shared a brief moment of compassion, Azula convinced Zuko to betray his uncle and the Avatar in a desperate attempt to regain his honor. Zuko ultimately chose to ally himself with Azula and fought against Aang and Katara. In the ensuing fight, Aang was killed before later being revived with spirit water, and Iroh was arrested. While Azula reassured Zuko that he had restored his own honor, the prince still appeared conflicted and somewhat regretful about his decision. Returning to his country as a hero, Zuko learned that had Azula lied and told Fire Lord Ozai that he personally killed the Avatar. In the Fire Nation, Zuko's only real friend proved to be his girlfriend Mai, with whom he went on a vacation onto Ember Island along with his sister and Ty Lee. With support from his paternal uncle, General Iroh, and after much internal struggle and turmoil, Zuko grew disillusioned and rejected Ozai and his model of the Fire Nation. Zuko left the Fire Nation and attempted to join the Team Avatar, but was largely rejected by Aang and his allies, with only Appa and Toph trusting the prince Zuko's change in temperament led to his firebending weakening when he started to teach Aang, though he managed to overcome the block in his firebending by visiting the Sun Warriors and the dragons and discovering that fire was a source of life and light, and not just hatred. Zuko tearfully apologized to his uncle, who easily forgave him, stating that he was never angry with Zuko, only sad because he had thought he had lost his way. Later, Iroh suggested that Zuko become the next Fire Lord, citing Zuko's "unquestionable honor" He instead joined the Avatar's group to become Aang's lifelong friend and firebending mentor and was determined to end the war and restore both his and the Fire Nation's honor. He lost the final Agni Kai against his sister Azula because he tried to protect Katara who was then also beaten. He now is a prisoner for Azula who doesn;t kill him which he isn't sure if it's a part of her that's good or a part that just hates him and wants him to suffer, Relationships: Azula - his younger sister and current Firelord. Azula and him were always pitted against one another, Azula was overly cruel and abusive to her older brother who she saw as the only one loved by their mother. Azula's victory over him only made a worse divide as Azula kept tormenting Zuko to the point in which he didn;t know if there was good in her anymore. But somewhere deep down not even he knew he believed she kept him around out of love. Azula visited him only one a year on his birthday in his cell. She skipped last year's visit Iroh - his uncle and the figure he saw as more of a father than Ozai. Iroh helped Zuko find his true path. Zuko has no idea what happened to iroh but knows Ozai would have killed him if he didn't escape Ba Sing Se. Ozai - Zuko was abused beyond repair by his father in every way. Zuko was valued so little once as kids Ozai considered killing Zuko and was only saved by Zuko's mother Ursa who killed Zuko's grandfather to save her sons life. Ozai called Zuko "lucky to be born" and resented him even once he came back having been told Zuko had killed the Avatar and not Aang. Ursa - Zuko's mother the only family member he was directly related to that showed him affection as a child. Ursa had been banished from the fire Nation after trading Zuko's life for his grandfather's Jin - Jin was a girl Zuko met while hiding in Ba Sing Se, she was a love interest however his duties had him vanish after their first date. Mai - His girlfriend, they began the relationship they'd had feelings for one another since childhood and his return let them begin the relationship. When he left to fight with Aang Mai had been horribly hurt, the y reconciled during his and Sokka breaking out of Suki and Sokka's father at the boiling rock. In order to help him and the rest escape, she subdued all the prison guards who were hindering the escape effort, thereby betraying Azula, and told her that she loved Zuko more than she feared Azula, leaving Zuko shocked and concerned over her fate. She is the one person Azula has never told him the fate of. Aang - Originally, as the Avatar, Aang was Zuko's greatest enemy and his long-sought-after prize. However Zuko turned around to become his fire mentor and trusted ally. He plans to break out of captivity soon to try and free Aang to take down Ozai together. Katara - Waterbender former enemy turned friend. When he was struggling with Azula hunting him he was at a crossroads between Azula and the Avatar, while captured by Azula Zuko remembered Katara's offer to heal his scar using the sacred water from the Northern Tribe's spirit oasis. He suspected that Katara used the special water to save Aang and deduced that the Avatar could still be alive, despite being struck by a fatal lightning bolt. However, he chose to hide this information from his sister. He repaired the later betrayal by helping her find her mothers killer and choose to forgive the man who had done so. Azula had kept Katara as a sparring partner specifically just to abuse her to the point of exhaustion over and over Azula lied on her last visit to Zuko's cell about Katara who had actually escaped with bloodbending but she didn't tell Zuko hoping to hurt him with it. Sokka - Originally the one hunting Aang and the Gaang Zuko and Sokka were bitter enemies however once Zuko turned on Azula and Ozai with help from Iroh Sokka overcame this hatred for Zuko and the two grew even closer as friends freeing Suki from the boiling rock. Azula says she suspects Sokka is alive leading the Northern tribes fight against the fire nation. Suki - Former enemy turned ally after he helped Sokka free her from the boiling rock prison. No one suspects if she is alive and believes her dead from the airship attack Toph - toph trusted zuko's reform because of her seismic sense, the blind earthbender was a good ally who helped Zuko train Aang, No one believes toph survived the final battle with the airship fleet. Or not that he's been told Ty Lee - More Azula and Mai's friend than Zuko's ty Lee still got along with him. Ty Lee would work with Mai to turn on Azula. She was locked up in a prison for her betrayal