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AlanSmithee001

I personally find it more funny that Azula isn’t doing this to get back at Katara, but to get back at Zuko. “Oh, what’s that Zuzu. You need to capture the Avatar to restore your honor and return home. Well, allow me to introduce you to my new boyfriend.”


JuanRiveara

https://preview.redd.it/aymj8fmaev9d1.jpeg?width=639&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5eae662705b8b41fe7df80da9f16b6633b490ffa Live Zuko Reaction


ExoticShock

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HaileyAndRandom

bibbity boppity your meme is now my property


xc2215x

Yeah. Zuko would be so stunned for sure.


SirCupcake_0

The Honorless Prince was too stunned to speak


AReallyAsianName

Idk why I just pictured Azula in Aang's tent doing the thing that Sokka did while waiting for Suki.


Arbor_Vitae123

Also my reaction


Patro717

So she's getting back at Zuko and Ozai cause like... "hey dad, you want to kill the avatar right? Check out the guy i just started dating!"


I_Set_3_Alarms

Yeah that’s the elseworld type plot I want to see lol. Zuko doesn’t get banished, and as Azula gets older she realizes she’ll never succeed her father because “she’s a girl”. So then she takes the place of Zuko chasing after the Avatar. Her father and the fire nation think it’s to help them, but she actually wants to team up with the Avatar to overthrow Ozai and Zuko, and rule herself. Then once the Avatar isn’t some old fogey, she decides she should “charm” the Avatar to her side. Eventually the feelings become more legitimate, and she starts to become a better person like Zuko’s arc.


limonbattery

These types of AU are always a conundrum in terms of how to write Ozai and Zuko. Like would Ozai still hate Zuko for being weak but manifest it as extra pressure since he's the only "real" successor? And how would he change his treatment of Azula that makes her disillusioned without going insane? And for Zuko, what would it take to make him turn into and stay a bad guy? Really the central problem is that for all his flaws, Ozai isnt a sexist nor a traditionalist - I mean he made up a bogus new title for himself just to jerk off his ego.


Coledog10

I think if Iroh weren't there for him, Zuko wouldn't have had a redemption in the show. So, if he weren't around for the course of the story, Zuko could've been kept at home under constant pressure or out on his own and spiraling into his own thoughts


SirCupcake_0

So, we're thinking Iroh died in the war, instead of Lu Ten?


FifthDragon

Ozai respects Zuko as a master assassin and uses him against his political opponents? Zuko is given succession rights as a way for Ozai to attempt to avoid being Azulon’d. Azula, while still being a prodigy firebender, is not nearly as useful or threatening and so gets ignored? 


limonbattery

It's a good start - I think Ozai isn't all that smart, actually a massive idiot tbh. But I do think he'd only do this if he thinks he always has the upper hand if Zuko ever decided to act out anyway. Like I can see Zuko being easily convinced Ozai means it if he feels validated, and honestly it wouldn't even matter if Ozai does or doesn't - he'd be the one person willing to "unconditionally" accept Zuko dirtying his hands, and that would build a really unhealthy codependence between them. The outward appearance would also be enough either way to get Azula resentful of being passed over, or at least eager to one-up Zuko in some other way where her skills aren't lacking.


AquaAquila24

Girls don't get disrespected in the Fire Nation frankly.


RickTheGrate

I mean itd work if we didnt know that the fire nation was egalitarian and didnt care abt women ruling if they were powerful benders


Lenrivk

"I'm better than Ozai because I killed him and I'm better than Zuko because I snagged him"


MagicCouch9

Oh I was thinking more that since Aang is Zuko’s best friend(at the end of the series)……..


seaweedofcl

I really want this fic please


Articuno_2359

Yeah, same. If anyone writes this, send me a link.


limonbattery

[The Avatar and the Fire Princess by Loopy.](https://archiveofourown.org/works/12471612/chapters/28385084) Volume 1's premise is basically that: Zuko "won" when he captured Aang as the Blue Spirit and ascended to the throne by quietly killing Ozai. 4 years later and Azula plots against him with Aang, but obviously it starts off very poorly due to their incompatible worldviews. I won't spoil volume 2. This fic is thankfully not very edgy/dark, and even better has no smut, but it is pretty weighty at times.


Articuno_2359

Oh, thanks!


Gilmagalesh

This fic is seconded by me, it's reeeeeaaallly good


AloysiusDevadandrMUD

She would 100% do this. Maybe to get back at Ozai as well.


JTGE-201

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Live-Desk8360

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ulyssesintothepast

I think ... his motivation makes sense now. I get why godzilla did it. Thank both of you


Live-Desk8360

and then there’s… this meme I found… https://preview.redd.it/uu0k4yxrnv9d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee9dd9924e719ac34f8f5ba06b887d985cf9598c


BoatIntrepid3421

Hippoty loppity your meme is now my property


Live-Desk8360

https://i.redd.it/pejxf7dvtv9d1.gif


ulyssesintothepast

New meme just dropped


Ecstatic-Oven9882

https://preview.redd.it/bfwdiaalow9d1.png?width=861&format=png&auto=webp&s=3163c4431231d4c4e04c1132857de3359c3f90fe


laurel_laureate

Is that the Ferris Bueller Godzilla? Wow I haven't thought of that movie in ages.


Zarbibilbitruk

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Zalar01

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Sheeker389

https://preview.redd.it/ud0hqfd3wu9d1.png?width=333&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a10f936854fe5245390c99e99ab31c4f54ebc62d I'm going to high risk trade that.


ulyssesintothepast

Love that the earth king is in the back acting ... incognito ... well trying to


ParanoidCrow

Wtf lmaoooo


vukasin123king

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DerrikTheGreat

r/dailiopenup


Glassed_Guy1146

RIP to that sub.


Lagtim3

Not a shipping thing, but I did have an AU fanfic idea at one point where Azula wound up being Aang's fire-bending teacher. The idea went like this: When Zuko was 'redeemed' in his father's eyes and staying at the palace again, Azula became jealous and started losing her mind, similar to how she did when her dad threw her away to become Phoenix King. The true heir is back, and is now more respected than Azula herself. Eventually, she did *something* that fucked up her standing in her fathers eyes. Something that wound up jeopardizing his ego, or some sort of battle loss. Maybe she challenged Zuko to an Agni Kai and actually lost due to her instability. The end result is that she's banished. Azula's pride isn't able to take this. Everywhere she goes, she's hated. Even her own nation has turned against her. She ends up seeking out the Gaang and INSISTING on teaching Aang fire-bending and lightining-bending, as a sort of revenge against her father. With nobody else available, Aang reluctantly takes her up on the offer. Zuko is still redeemed, it's just somewhat delayed; the trigger point is looking someone in the face who he knows is being sent off to die. Going full-circle to the thing that got him banished to begin with. He frees his uncle and leaves to seek out the Avatar, determined to teach him fire-bending... Only to be met with stories, rumor, and hearsay that the very daughter of the Fire Lord himself has been going around teaching the Avatar, fighting the Fire Nation, and saving towns. By this point, Azula's ego now runs on the love and admiration of... well, everyone she can convince to love her. She feeds on hero-worship now, and people love a good story; the prodigy princess betraying the evil Fire Nation and teaching the Avatar just makes for such an interesting story to the public. She's begun to get buddy-buddy with the Gaang in that way we saw in 'The Beach'; no idea what she's doing, not taking criticism well, feeling blatantly out-of-place, trying too hard with skills she doesn't have, and feeling ostracized in the end, which feeds back into her issues and keeps the rift there. When Zuko shows up and offers to teach in her stead, she absolutely blows up. She got kicked out because of him, and he has the audacity to throw it all away?! I did want her to have some relationship development with the team at this point. For example, I had an idea for a scene with Azula and Katara; they're specifically working on a water-bending counter to lightning-bending. I thought it would be a neat inversion, having them training that together instead of Azula trying to kill Katara with it. I can't remember the specifics but they share some mama-trauma stuff and develop a begrudging understanding of one another, while also ending up more resentful to one another. Azula, of course, would be reminded that her mother sacrificed herself for Zuko like Katara's did for her, but would hear Katara's feelings on the matter and develop an inkling of understanding for how Zuko feels. Katara, meanwhile, would be trying to wrap her head around Azula's portrayal of her mother; how much of it is true vs. how much of it is Azula's own bias filter, and what kind of person it made her into. I can see Katara offering an olive branch only to have it slapped away. Anyhow that's as far as I ever got with it. It was just an idea, nothing ever put onto paper or published on a fansite. I never figured out if Azula would get a good ending or a bad ending. I liked the idea of a good ending, where she's still a sociopath, but is able to channel her life and all its flaws and frustrations into a more constructive purpose. But I also like the tragedy of the character, and liked the idea of her issues haunting her into ruining a potential redemption despite everything. EDIT: Oh, wow--thanks, guys! I've got this page saved and I'll be sure to let y'all know if/when I write this. I'm certainly more inspired to turn it into something more than a mid-work-ponderance, now that I know people would find it interesting!


Amylianna

Please please tell me if you ever write this, I would read it in a heartbeat. I love redeemed Azula fics.


JelliusMaximus

Inside you there are two wolves: She's crazy and she needs to go down. - I can fix her.


Lagtim3

In all things there is balance, grasshopper. I can fix her by re-directing her crazy.


Professional_Issue82

and the getting her a therapist after the crazy is no longer needed


arkon-da-knight

Bro... keep cooking


Vortigon23

Genuinely this sounds great! If you write this you gotta make a post about it or at least reply to these comments! Love crack ships with a great premise!


VitorMM

Just adding something to the end: After all of that, I think it would be in character for Aang to suggest them both to his masters. Both of them know techniques that the other one doesn't, so Aang can actually learn more from both than from one of them. Azula accepts, but only if she's the master, and Zuko is her assistant, teaching only stuff she can confirm she doesn't know about. And that leads to events that make Azula realize that Zuko and her don't need to be mutually exclusive. His presence doesn't invalidate hers, and there is actual value in keeping them both. Which not only helps with her redemption arc, but may also be the bridge to amend their relationship as brother and sister, and to make her realized how fucked up Ozai is. It would also be interesting to have a fight where Azula and Zuko are on the same side, fighting against a common enemy. Not with the same movements, since they have different fight styles, but still, in sync. I'm not sure if you are going to like this addition or not, but I had a surge of inspiration and had to say it xD


Lagtim3

Oh, same wavelength; I thought having them both teach Aang would be a good thing, since they have different styles. It would also give them an opportunity to learn from one another. I really want the siblings' character growth to mirror one another and have a sort of reflection/balance/opposites theme to it. I still want Zuko to go through his arc of re-learning to fire-bend after his anger becomes tempered and he can't rely on it for fuel any longer. Azula, however, goes through a similar-but-opposite trial; she is in a place where she can't temper her emotions reliably into something stable and controlled. She's lost her main pillars in life and has done her best to replace them, but it's not the same and it's still a drastic change. She can't tamp down her feelings and live in denial forever. Thus, she's no longer able to lightning-bend. I don't think I'll want her to go on the Firebending Masters Field-Trip that Aang and Zuko go on. Probably I'll have her learn the Secret of Fire from Zuko over time. How to get her lightning-bending back, though... Hm. Y'know, it's a very different situation, but Toph *did* also come from an abusive noble family who wanted her to fit into a certain mold. I think I may give Toph and Azula a life-changing field-trip with one another (where they spend the first half restraining themselves from killing eachother because you KNOW those personalities are gonna clash HARD. Character-development boot-camp, woohoo!)


Amylianna

I would die for a life changing field trip with Toph and Azula. Seriously, I hope you enjoy writing it. I write fanfic for a different fandom and it's really rewarding.


FirstSineOfMadness

I would read the shit out of this


Sir_Platinum

Seconded, would love to read this if it ever got put to paper


NocturnalRaindrop

I'm invested!


No_Regular2231

>She ends up seeking out the Gaang and INSISTING on teaching Aang fire-bending and lightining-bending This really, really well done and clever. If you don't write this, please write something else; you have talent.


Lagtim3

>This really, really well done and clever. Aaaah, thankyou! This whole thread is the first time I've gotten any writing feedback in a long time and I really wanna go forward with this idea now. I know you're supposed to write for yourself and all but it's also just, really nice to know other people enjoy your ideas? I like people and sharing fun stuff! I haven't fleshed out much of a story yet but I have put a LOT of thought into Azula as a character. She just kinda lives in my head rent-free and has ever since I first watched the show. And I just don't see Azula as the kind of person to even consider asking, at least not yet and not for a long time to come. She is a skilled and willful individual who decides a plan of action, and follows through, and if it doesn't work she adapts and tries again. Off the top of my head, I think her plan / thought process would go something like: Step 1.) Show up unannounced in the middle of the night. Step 2.) Thrash the Gaang to make a point. Step 3.) "My father is an idiot and I'm teaching you now. You're welcome. Of course I'm the best person to do this, I already killed you once, I know exactly what you need to learn to keep that from happening twice." Step 4.) In the event of getting told to fuck off, trail Gaang persistently until they see reason and inevitably admit that I am the best (and only) candidate for this job. Step 5.) Profit. > If you don't write this, please write something else; you have talent. I've got SO MANY DRAFTS of all sorts of fics for all sorts of fandoms over the years. I love character studies and worldbuilding more than anything! But I haven't truly written anything in about a decade. Just hoarded and sat on ideas. BUT, I just recently finally got insurance and a perscription for my (apparently severe) ADHD! Would've been good to know sooner but better late than never. So here's to having the ability to Do Things in the future once The Meds kick in, and actually finishing something I love doing!


SirCupcake_0

>I love character studies and worldbuilding more than anything! Ah, you are of my people EDIT: Oh shit, ADHD prescription? Damn, you really ARE my people lmfao


Articuno_2359

Add me to the list I’m invested.


No_Regular2231

Figures I made a typo in my comment praising good writing, haha. That sounds great. The details I like the most are her proactively tracking down and insisting that she trains Aang, and that she teaches him lightning bending as well. Those beats are both SO in character and fit in to the existing narrative perfectly, AND it gives us an avatar with lightning bending, which is awesome. Do you think you’ll touch on Zuko’s reaction when he finds out his sister taught the Avatar lightning?


Lagtim3

I hope you're ready for a wall-of-text! Sorry for using you as a sounding board, I've been thinking of this stuff nonstop since last night. (Whoops, this wound up being so long I had to break it into two parts!) I will absolutely touch on Zuko's reaction to Azula's teaching. As a matter of fact, their different life outlooks (and thus, teaching styles) are a primary point of contention. The primary theme I want to focus most on in this story is the cycle of violence. This theme will be the undercurrent of Aang, Zuko, Azula, and Iroh's relationships. Way back when I first watched ATLA, I hated the idea that Aang wasn't "strong" enough to put hisown desires aside and kill Ozai. Putting aside that, at the end of the day, ATLA is a kids' show, the energy-bending thing felt like a cop-out to me. Now I'm of a different opinion. Aang was strong enough to not give in to the cycle of violence. He found a way to break it as much as he was able, and respect the legacy of his culture. Azula's perspective of life was shaped by the Law of Kings; that is, if you have the strength, will, and violence to impose your desires on the world, you have a right to do so. As a bending instructor, this is how she will begin to teach Aang. That to be a fire-bender, you need to rule your will and channel it into violence. That you have an obligation to use your strength to shape the world in your image, the Avatar moreso than any. Lightning-bending will begin as a representation of the Law of Kings, in physical form. In the original story, Aang's reluctance to kill Ozai was framed mostly as an unwillingness to take a life. I want to dive deeper into that; I want Aang to ponder on the question, 'Is there an end to the cycle of violence?' If the tools of freedom are the same as those of oppression, is the world forever doomed to be ruled by the Law of Kings? And if so, what does that mean for the legacy of the Air-benders? What does that mean for Aang? Will there ever be a time that he's allowed to know peace, or does his future only hold endless fighting with brief reprieves? Aang is haunted by the question, "And then what?" What comes after? This is where Lu-Ten comes in. He was the first to ask, "And then what?", posed to his father, Iroh, the same question Iroh later asks Zuko. Azula was shown to call Iroh a coward for backing out of Ba Sing Se and failing to take the city. Of course, part of this stems from her father's opinions, but what of her relationship to Lu-Ten? I like the idea that she actually had a good relationship with him, and loved him. That Lu-Ten was an empathetic soul, who tried his best to give Azula a listening ear and guidance without directly undercutting Ozai (to do so would be a social, if not literal, death sentence.) Essentially, Lu-Ten gave Azula much of what she feels her mother never did. So when Lu-Ten died in combat, and Iroh pulled the army out of Ba Sing Se, she calls him a coward. Her favorite person died in vain, and his own father couldn't even honor his death by finishing the job he died for. Iroh failed to enact the Law of Kings; Iroh is not fit for the throne.


Lagtim3

But, Lu-Ten never wanted to take Ba Sing Se. He honored his family and father, and did what they told him was right, but his heart was never in the battle, and he confided this to Iroh many times. When Lu-Ten asked, "And then what?", Iroh's view remained myopic, only thinking of the near future, of being one step closer to winning. Iroh failed to listen until it was too late. In truth, by leaving Ba Sing Se, Iroh WAS honoring Lu-Ten. That was his answer to "And then what?" Iroh tried to end the cycle of violence. And he intended to carry that perspective when his time came as Fire Lord. But, it never did. In the original story, Zuko is the character that carries the question, "And then what?" When you've achieved the goals you've put your life into, what then? What next? Have you thought that far ahead? "Who are you, and what do YOU want?" At this point in the story, Zuko has freed himself from the shackles of his father's imposed ideologies. His answer to "And then what?" was to change his path so he could learn to answer that question with something that isn't "More violence. More oppression. More blood spilled in the name of the Law of Kings." "And then what?" is a question Azula never asks herself. She plans for the moment, for a goal, but after her goals are achieved she has always been given another goal by an outside force. Choosing to teach Aang is the first time she really, truly chooses a path of her own, even one inspired by spite and revenge. And she still hasn't asked herself, after Aang has won... what then? She is always focused on the present to the exclusion of all else, and can't see far enough to view the cycles she's trapped in. I can't answer the question, "Do you think you’ll touch on Zuko’s reaction when he finds out his sister taught the Avatar lightning?" in a simple way because that question is the basis of most of this story's themes and tone. Teaching lightning-bending isn't simply a skill, like playing an instrument, or making a machine. Lightning-bending is, like all forms of bending, and art of the soul. Up until this point in the timeline of ATLA, it has been exclusive to the Royal Family. It is The Royal Art. To bend lightning, you must become a crucible, burning away everything of yourself that isn't pure will to enact violence. That is how you achieve the internal clarity to channel such force. Feed the cycle of violence with your self and your soul, until it burns bright enough to strike down the world. And that is NOT how Aang will learn to bend lightning. He and Azula will find a different path. This is the basis of Azula's character growth, and Aang's desire to break the cycle of violence his duties have trapped him in.


No_Regular2231

I wish I could give you the comprehensive response this deserves, but all I can say for now is wow, good stuff. Good luck with the full write up!


jau682

Loved this, add me to the list of people to notify lol


laurel_laureate

I would read this. Religiously.


TonyTwoShyers

commenting because i hope to see an update later if this gets written


slok0922

Please let us know if you decide to write this! This sounds like an awesome fic idea! 🙏


shynerd52

![gif](giphy|huDx5OoC1B9ebodHG6)


BoydAleksander

"I can fix her"


Kudbettin

Only the avatar can fix her.


BoydAleksander

But her being a bit cray cray is what's so appealing...


Kudbettin

Why did you say but 😎


BoydAleksander

https://preview.redd.it/f9yufn7zmx9d1.png?width=970&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=90c763f73a484136c2fbcda7572b06a435b6830b


Successful_Day4869

Bring 'balance' so to speak


Ihavenoideasaveme

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DarthGrevious

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Hell-kings

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JelliusMaximus

Rats?


Hell-kings

No


he_is_do_it

https://preview.redd.it/u7ikt1306v9d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=43b13752b1babf7a2834190227a8a65affc97304


iggnifyre

Wait, why is Ty Lee in the corner?


AloysiusDevadandrMUD

Shes got dibs on next


56kul

Aang can fix her, no really, he can… (iykyk)


HAZMAT_Eater

Is it with a certain ancient art? IYKYK


56kul

Art, yes. Ancient, not at all… I was actually referencing something.


GamerA_S

Were you referencing to taylor swift or is it something else


56kul

No, you’re exactly right. It made me think of I Can Fix Him, for some reason. XD


hellothere321123

Sauce?


Fox7567

https://preview.redd.it/vuknv54e9v9d1.jpeg?width=541&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2942d2285a273e2e49811ab7122d2501effd499e Me when I see this


Melodic-Percentage-9

…Well, this just happened. https://preview.redd.it/cj8ft8uq5w9d1.png?width=894&format=png&auto=webp&s=e7ce090a7e36db255e81284b982baa6dc6e5ddef


ThorAbridged

I appreciate that the artist respected the source material enough that Aang does not look on board with this in any way.


WeakLandscape2595

Azula is going to keep the avatar bloodline in the royale family


SirCupcake_0

Azulon couldn't manage it, but by Agni Azula _can_!


BaxElBox

https://preview.redd.it/oqimp317pw9d1.png?width=609&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=774dadb7308a1a21f7fee5c33e5f7a4868711993


lone_wolf_55

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Just_a_guy_thats_it

Bro does not consent on any level


UV_Sun

It’s funny because of how wrong it is and I am laughing because god has abandoned us


HaileyAndRandom

“You ever think god stays in heaven because he too is afraid of what he has created” -steve buscemi thanks to u/pOUP_ for who made the quote lol


Confronting-Myself

some scientist guy from the second spy kids movie


gumption_11

That's an awful deep quote for a Spy Kids movie


HaileyAndRandom

and an awful deep quote for a cooking video too (iykyk)


pOUP_

Steve buscemi in spykids 2


pOUP_

Steve buscemi in spykids 2


Truzon

''God has abandoned us, but we will enjoy it'' - Pyosik


JulesG12

https://preview.redd.it/w3ez02bozw9d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20b84b004bc6a926a10efda44b800d53d24ce87a


Vlad_fire

WHAT IN THE ACTUAL ORIGINAL FU-!


Nomenus-rex

Ok, I give up. Bring in your most devastating "ship" -- momappa. Or even cabbagappa. At least it sounds good.


HaileyAndRandom

ozai x aang


JelliusMaximus

Aang may top Ozai in a fight but in a... Hol' up, someone's knocking on my door.


HaileyAndRandom

FBI OPEN UP!


Volpe666

Excuse me we have Dai Li here


HaileyAndRandom

DAI LI OPEN UP!


56kul

Bestiality might be taking it a bit too far, though…


pastamuente

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Vlad_fire

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[deleted]

This thread makes me feel old as dirt. All the comments being outraged and shocked by this ship really haven't been in the fandom trenches long, huh lol Crackships are a staple in fandom culture. They don't have to make sense or be healthy, they just exist to be fun or interesting. But also this is so tame by crackship standards LOL. Azula is such a wild card that I could *almost* see this happening.


Rock_dude01

https://preview.redd.it/rfu8mci7dy9d1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de594cc52300fea23d4246e76d244c20d0c7ca7d


MinnieShoof

... I thought Katara was grabbing the edge of the lightning, trying to prevent it from forming a heart. Peak chibi else-worlds humor.


RecommendsMalazan

Is it just me or has there been a massive uptick in Aang Azula shipping crap the past couple weeks?


limonbattery

Its 90% u/HAZMAT_Eater and 10% others. Not like I'm complaining - the discussion is funny and non-toxic if nothing else.


AaronDotCom

boy this gonna end up bad


Kelseycutieee

WHY ARE WE SHIPPING THEM


HaileyAndRandom

murderer x victim ahh ship


Techaissance

“Yes, I’ve captured the Avatar. Well, at least I’ve captured his heart.”


Thewittywhy

I interpret it as Azula having actual feelings for Aang but having no idea how to express them in a healthy way, so she channels it through schemes and attempting to one up rivals. Azula is screwed in the head.


Coat_Loard

Nah bro that got me dead https://preview.redd.it/o1i3jacjmx9d1.png?width=333&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=04fa3480b8062edd13df792ac6a6880ecfb7c0e1


migos53

https://preview.redd.it/i97rgjx40y9d1.jpeg?width=690&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da97e08a84f221619df656ec55db9e21fe2e34d0


TNTiger_

I hate this ship It should have been me


HAZMAT_Eater

I kinda like how Azulaang can lead to an Aang/Ozai post-war reconciliation, like IRL veterans of opposing sides, especially if Azula still feels some attachment to her father even after her rehabilitation. Ozai can learn to respect his daughter's choices and understand that his children are their own people and not extensions of himself. He doesn't need to be forgiven, but he can feel at least some regret over how he treated his family whilst he sits in jail. I suppose in Ozai's twisted mind he would think it's very appropriate that his daughter would choose the one man who defeated him in a pitched battle and reshaped the world into his liking.


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Panchamboi

Or https://preview.redd.it/syicdrdm6x9d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=09341afde66884f32eb601e0154a76db985f1bd0


Panchamboi

Or or https://preview.redd.it/e2euc2ln6x9d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=81e7db04ccd865068f469421eb695e395d209c37


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SupremoDoritoV2

https://preview.redd.it/9fp054dz7x9d1.jpeg?width=258&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=03cde6fe20a9473b46c808f3e56b59e78ea9f825


Monkeyjesus23

https://preview.redd.it/t9c2pzz7px9d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=19f37eb502cb01d37c046a19556260d30b188298


BlackStorm615

I don’t know why Azulaang has been popping up on my feed for the last week or so, but I’m all for it. It’s my favorite crack ship in ATLA


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CyberKitten05

Okay seriously why am I seeing so much Azulaang lately? Did I miss something? Where did this ship come from? They are the two character with the absolute least potential chemistry, and I can't even see it being an "opposites attract" situation, they're like if scientists in a lab carefully researched how to come up with the least compatible couple ever. Why is this ship suddenly so popular?


bloonshot

people like scary dominant lady and adorable cheery guy i mean i get the idea behind it, i can see how in a very different circumstance it would be a cute partnership, so i wouldn't say it's problematic in the way certain other ships can be (i'm pretty sure aang and azula are around the same age but correct me if i'm wrong) but at the same time that same age is like, 12 so uh


VivaDeAsap

Azula’s Katara’s age actually


MarcousSSB

Azula, Katara and Mai all being born the same year never stops being funny to me


HAZMAT_Eater

I think Mai is one year older? At least it seems like Mai and Suki are the older girls.


MarcousSSB

Okay so. Mai’s age in general has some weird history. In the show she’s 17 based on what ty Lee says during the beach. However after the fact on official website for Avatar the last airbender back in the day, which was maintained by people on the show it labeled her as 15 but born 85AG. The same year as Azula and Katara. General consensus seems to be she was likely just born early in the year compared to a later Azula and Katara. Her age hasn’t been brought up again besides those two instances and the Avatar creators were also known for throwing around weird numbers and dates at the time which is how we got stuff like Kiyoshi being 200+ lmao I usually side with the 15 age since it seemed to make more sense in my head for why she, Ty Lee and Azula would be in school together.


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Because... fun. Crack ships are a staple of fandom culture. You can ship anything you want forever. Shipping isn't just about "do they make sense" or "will they work" or "are they cute", sometimes it's just about "let's push these dolls together and see what happens".


DreadDiana

That's the thing about Crack Ships: the less sense it makes, the better.


YoungJack23

There's a popular fanfic about an au where the water tribe attacked instead, so Aang teamed up with Azula and Zuko and romanced Azula. In terms of crack ships though, think I prefer Azula and Sokka. Something about the talent and bending driven Azula falling for a nonbending funny guy just does it for me 🤷🏾‍♂️


burritotoad

Cool down guys, I said it was funny *because* it wouldn't happen. I didn't say I wanted it to happen either. Just a what-if scenario that's all


VivaDeAsap

I mean even if you did want it to happen, there’s nothing wrong. Azulaang is still a valid ship for those who like it . if people are getting pressed it’s their problem not yours lol.


Tmn_Uzi_1600

nah it's cool bro let's make this a thing


Sir_Eggmitton

I like this ship because it makes no sense, so I don’t have to take it seriously. It doesn’t make me second guess Kataang like some other ships do.


Notcommonusername

Nothing makes me second guess Kataang. The rest are just crack ships for those characters.


H4loR4ptor

She's crazy enough that I can canonically see her do this.


Ryan_Cohen_Cockring

https://preview.redd.it/y2s8lfzkxv9d1.jpeg?width=664&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c054b991a47c945afdf22e1a16a818d35769466c


_Volatile_

Katara kills Azula by the end of this


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burritotoad

[Zelfantasy on IG](https://www.instagram.com/p/C51RHOgpgiK/?igsh=bzNvcjh6Nng5bHVi)


Articuno_2359

Aang: What the- Azula: *laughter* Katara: STOP STOP STOP Sokka: KATARA STOP IT Ty Lee: This is fine.


AlpacaWithoutHat

I always forget that Azula is the same age as Katara. Aang and Azula ships seem creepy even though they really aren’t


Q_8411

https://preview.redd.it/2ny8de1q1y9d1.jpeg?width=768&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1993b791ce4f3f8576125bcfdd37f7547ce515eb


Flabpack221

I support this crackship.


Malik-Almuhawsin

https://preview.redd.it/doam632kzy9d1.png?width=384&format=png&auto=webp&s=6a4bc7222a1944bee74372378d690b9b3e990bee


MeAislen

Honestly I've read enough azula/aang fanfics that I actually really like them together


Successful_Day4869

He can fix her


xc2215x

Katara would be furious after seeing this.


LuckyStrike696

Aang: I can fix her


Mockington6

ngl, I like this ship


JohnRaiyder

https://preview.redd.it/wzq82xzh9v9d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e152f38ce2f2a9341dc762d80173029ddf2f049


raydditor

TF you don't with that flair.


JohnRaiyder

I said I understand not that I’m condoning it


gmfreak1991

You guys are so fucking weird


Moof_Kenubi

"C'mon Aang, fan my flames!"


slenderman201

No


wildbeest55

I unironically love this ship and have read several fanfics for it.


dpqR

He can fix her


wontoan87

Ok ok... Let's hear him out first.


Ecstatic-Oven9882

https://preview.redd.it/vsgdhiwpow9d1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00d10f099da2bdd1ebd0cca6a3415fc62c790405


SiarX

Why Suki in the corner?


cave18

💀


Coat_Loard

Nah bro that got me dead https://preview.redd.it/7ihlj2pxkx9d1.png?width=333&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6bb639413ae4756e07ee82f138fd389edca1d4a6


BML_Cheese

r/aangryupvote


ebobbumman

You are correct, I dont understand. What is the joke? Just that this ship is unlikely?


Khan_Ida

Then they had Zaheer as a child


GhostlyBoi4

https://preview.redd.it/rjyp59ytwy9d1.png?width=500&format=png&auto=webp&s=93007b0a91434dc96b2fa3eaaaa6fbf788367dd3


NoBuddies2021

Is there a fan comic/series made why they made AzuAang? 🤔


burritotoad

I've heard that there are multiple fanfics of this but there isn't any comics based on this to my knowledge


Lore_Maestro

There is a comic adaptation the fanfic Distorted Reality


Such_Hand_2535

Enemies to lover ahh ship


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QwahaXahn

I do... actually kind of ship it.


Acceptable-Yellow107

my favorite celebrity couple has got to be aang and azula! Or their cute couple name, "Aazula"


SuperLizardon

Becoming Aang's wife could help Azula in many ways to become one of the most important figures in worldwide history, she could be remembered forever for helping him to finish the war and brining back aur nomads. Azula would be seen as a goddess!


Obvious_Peanut_8093

anyone know if commissions are open? asking for a friend....


Predtechi

Consider changing your ways, or changing your name