r/ATLA • u/Hot_Meet_8360 • 11d ago

Discussion Anyone else find it interesting the firelord ozai’s only fights are with 2 children throughout the series Spoiler

He Agni Kai’s with zuko (13 yo) and fights aang (12 yo) at the end and that’s it

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u/ElStinkyWizard 11d ago

Firelord Ozai when asked to fight a regular adult instead of a child :

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u/danielhollenbeck13 11d ago

Technically he fights Zuko twice, but the first time wasn’t even a fight because Zuko refused to. But the second time, Zuko could have killed him but chose not to. As he said a few seconds before, stopping Ozai was Aang’s destiny.

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u/CalligrapherOk7823 11d ago

One of my favorite scenes is the Zuko confronting Ozai moment you are referring to including the lightning redirecting. Absolute chills.

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u/TheDebatingOne 11d ago

To be fair, there aren't very many fights in the series that aren't with children

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u/Round_Worry_3053 11d ago

"Ozai does what he is the best at: he fights a 13 year old boy"(c) one YouTuber's summary of Book 3.

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u/greguniverse37 11d ago

Seems about right for a character like him.

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u/Klyntarr87 11d ago

One of the biggest disappointments imo. I get he’s supposed to have people doing his dirty work but it’s lame that we have no idea how powerful he is without the comet.

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u/GeniusLike4207 11d ago

Also he never actually WINS any of those fights (the first Agni Kai I don't count, because Zuko didn't fight back)

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u/PsychologicalDebts 9d ago

It’s just like modern politics, no? The authoritarian targets and punches down on those he perceives weaker than him.

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u/Coldfire82 9d ago

My headcanon is that he has some weird insecurities about his abilities, which is why the only times he ever fights is when he is very sure he’s going to win (aka against kids). When it comes to fighting someone who might be his equal (Iroh) or when there’s a chance he might actually get hurt (second confrontation with Zuko) Ozai relies on backhanded tactics like assassination and sneak attacks.

Azula is supposedly weaker than Ozai but she absolutely would have fought Zuko without her bending even if he had swords.

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u/No_Horse9408 11d ago

opposite of jake paul

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u/Russell-The-Muscle 11d ago

I am sad I even had to read this name on a ATLA sub

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u/Xenozip3371Alpha 11d ago

I mean, who else is he gonna beat in a fight?

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u/OriginalLie9310 10d ago

This. The entire conflict is led by children. We see adults face each other like 4 times total in the series.