YOU are underestimating Fire Lord Ozai
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- Опубликовано: 31 дек 2021
- Most times when fans speak about Ozai, they only mention his power. And true, the lore, specifically Avatar extras, makes it clear that (of his time period) he was the most powerful fire bender around. But there is one skill that too many fans overlook.
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There's also the way Ozai generates two lightning bolts at once that he shoots from both hands instead of just one hand, and the fact that he can bend lightning and fire simultaneously in his fight with Aang (he activates, deactivates, reactivates and deactivates his fire jets while charging and doing the motions for lightning with his hands), that to me show unparalleled skill and control with his power.
i gotta say, seeing fire being used like a grenade was pretty sweet too
But then again, it was Sozin’s comet aswell.
@@ardy8528 That doesnt magically teach him more skills, he still knew how to do all those things. At most it made them easier
@@avatarmufasa3628 true true
@@avatarmufasa3628 actually sozins comet amplified his power. So just because he performed a feat under the comet doesnt mean he can do it on a regular day. Like the technique of simultaneous fire and lightning mentioned in the comment, maybe the technique required the power of the comet
Another time Ozai showed a lot of control over his element is when he sensed that the sun started reappearing after the eclipse and immediately shoots one of the most impressive lighting attacks in the series. Not even Azula seemed to notice her fire bending was back, only reacting after hearing the noise from the explosion.
Ozai also charged his lighting with just a sliver of the sun faster than Azula did during Souzin’s comet and he is the only firebender that has shot lighting from both hands simultaneously.
Ya, not only did Ozai shoot lightning with both hands, but you can see in his movements, in the way that the lightning curves around him, that he also, in doing so, created an electrical field around himself, implying he essentially turned his arms into what is basically a lightning rail gun.
Damn, man really tried to have his child aborted with a lightning railgun.
Zuko the only firebender to redirect two bolts simultaneously 👀
He also felt that sliver of the sun.
He did so in an underground bunker.
UNDER AN EFFING MOUNTAIN.
unlimited POWEEEEER
The reason why Ozai looked like he was just a full power house was because within the fight with aang he was able to go fully ham because of the area they were in. It was the perfect field for them to go all out with the elements cause it was just mountains and rocks. Not his own fleets or building around just these two.
No he looked like a full powerhouse because he is a full power house look at his blasts compared to everyone elses when he lit the forrest on fire
Gotta agree with Lycoon, same reason why the fight between Zaheer & Korra was do intense in season 3 of LoK. Honestly the entire Red Lotus arc was amazing.
@@kenjikune2565 dont agree with him at all, hes confirmed to be the most powerfull firebender period so of course his power is overwelming compared to everyone else
Plus he was literally amped up on Sozin’s Comet.
The unholy screech his fire made when he shot it really meant that he was going full burst
@@darthvaderoftheredpill5196 The point wasn't wether or not he is or isn't a powerful bender, comet or no comet, but mastery of his bending. I brought up how the battle field effected the way he fought to boost the the claim Antoine made with how Zhao fought Aang in 3:42. Even thought Zhao had power...thats all he had while aang played him like a fiddle while Ozai has power, and mastery in his bending.We know Ozai is one of the strongest benders you just took the first part of my sentence to a different meaning.
Comparing zhao to ozai is like comparing comparing Padawan Anakin to Darth Vader. Zhao has brute force. Ozai has brute force and surgical precision.
More like comparing Savage Oppress to Mace Windu in this case.
Since we’re going down the Star Wars route, it’s like comparing pad away Ahsoka Tano to Darth Vader. Ahsoka had a lot of raw power in her own right but the gap in power, class, skill, precision are like a lightbulb and the sun.
@@georgetamunokuro2990 Why not just Savage Oppress to Darth Maul. Oppress was a follower with brute strength, much like Zhao. Whereas Ozai and Maul are leaders with both power and intellect.
Actually it is like comparing the younglings to the Emperor.
More like compare Lucius Malfoy to Voldemort. Lucius Malfoy may know a lot of dark magic but Voldemort is in a completely different class
I feel like Ozai is underrated in his mastery of fundamentals.
Being so in tune to react to a silver of sunlight while underground.
Produced lightning so strong it was able to alert Azula in a whole different room that their bending was back.
Simultaneous bolts able to blast Zuko back even while Zuko was redirecting it.
Look at his legwork and core during his fight against Aang, too. Precise and controlled, and he only panicked when the Avatar State Aang was clearly going for the kill.
On another note though, the series makes very clear to show us that ozais greatest power is manipulation, the ability to manipulate urza into leaving whole maneuvering him into the line of succession, the ability to wrap zuko around his finger even when exiled in scorn, and to essentially make azula his little fascist puppet, his precision and intelligence are really the only reason there is a series. His tactics are what ultimately caused the day of black sun to fail.
Realistically the only reason we have a series is because ozai isn’t JUST the worlds best fire bender, but also the best political bender so to speak
Ozai and Sidious are very similar
he's similar to scar
People that think Ozai is stupid should remember he lasted as long as he did as firelord because he's not stupid, even Zuko came to him for advice as firelord.
his reign was only for five years shorter than any other lord
@@sushmasaxena4785 ...Which doesn't mean anything, as the Avatar literally awakened during his time and was the one to stop him. Ozai didn't lose due to incompetence but sheer bad luck.
@@Pauline__ loser
@@sushmasaxena4785 I see you've run out of arguments and resort to an 8 year-old's type of response instead. May you one day learn how to prove your points properly.
@@Pauline__ u make no sense
Ozai I would say firebends according to his personality. He has been shown to be calm and precise, but get fierce when needed. Look at how he handled Zuko during the eclipse. He remained calm the whole time bidding his time. I also found him using lightning instead of firebending when regaining his powers very interesting. By using lighting, he displayed being clam precise and fierce with that technique.
Excellent observation! Smart empaths are rare these days.
Also, be aware of cluster-b/narcissitic personality disorder; for it is the root of all evil!
There's also the moment when Aang is hiding in that stone ball and Ozai concentrates a huge amount of fire into a small, precise handsize flame he uses to bust it open.
@@Human_01 one doesn't need to want evil, to have their actions result in evil.
It would be cool to see a series about Ozai and Uncle Iroh as teens
Yeah that would be pretty cool
yeh, awesome indeed
I think people forget Iroh was enlightened as he got older. I’m sure he wasn’t like full out evil but he definitely wasn’t good. Probably had a Zuko type arc without the “failure”
@@johnnymcarr Most likely, started to change after his son's death
@@ghostphira8712 ye he did because he realised how dumb war actually is
You don't even have to limit the analysis to Ozi's bending. He is meticulous in all aspects of life as all effective rules must be. If Ozi had just been a raging brute with powerful bending, he would have been a highly ineffective ruler/military leader. He would not have been such an existential threat to the rest of the world.
Hes one of the few characters who successfully manipulated azula. An individual she admired above all others.
You dont get to be that by being a brute
@@avatarmufasa3628 3XCELLENT POINT!😁👍
The key is that he directed her cunning brutality instead of trying to restrain it.
we never saw ozai win a single battle/encounter in his life
@@avatarmufasa3628 azula's achievements were due to plot armor, she just gets overrated by the avatar fandom
@@kagamiuchihathebeast5862 Erm, i both agree and disagree with your comment. Yes i do think that the fandom can indeed overate azula, she can often be a flawed character and gotten the better of on at least a few occasions.
That being said, its not just due to plot armour, she is constructed to be a prodigy and there are plenty of individuals in our world like her. It was quite frustrating for me to see people just grasp problems that took me hours of contemplating to do. There are gifted athletes in our world that act similarly to azula. Either way that has nothing to do with plot armour, plot armour is a tool meant to save a character from certain doom and the author has a generally poor reason as to how that person escapes certain doom. This isnt really something that should be brought up in regards to Azulas accomplishments, they simply arent the same topic of discussion
In the entire series, Ozai is the only one shown to charge up his flame starting with a small precise burn, and letting out a massive one. To me, the fact he has the control to charge it up and not just fire one strong blast like everyone else, shows a strong level of control wielding a flame. Not just creating it, but manipulating it while its in his hand. And ofc the lightning, and his insane ways of using dual lightning, while flying. Yeah, he is skilled okay.
Some people think Azula is the best because she is the only one that uses blue fire. Blue fire in the real world is a more concentrated and hot flame than the normal orange one. And it is more precise. And yes, Azula is all about precision, but at no point does she show the level of control that Ozai does. Her lightning is more a dark faint blue and not the very bright and strong turquoise color we see Ozai use. She only shoots one and not two. And she never at any point shoots lightning while moving, and has to charge it up in a static motion. Ozai charges two while flying with his jet feet. Like come on.
4:07 to those people who say that Ozai lacks precision, The technique he performs directly after this is legit a showcase of both power and skill. He concentrates all his power into one small cone of bending to accomplish one thing: to break rock. Not heat up or melt rock, but legit separate rock.
I’d like to see what Ozai was capable of not during Sozin’s comet. In terms of fire size
That's not hard since a fleet of soldiers fire bending at the comet on the airship is equal to one fire blast from his arm
@@gokan73 it looked like Ozais was fure was way bigger than theirs
@@darthvaderoftheredpill5196 A good gauge would be Firelord Sozin as we see him fight Roku for a bit. Ozai is not only his descendant but has also been compared to him by Azula I believe. His fire blast filled the whole hallway where him and Roku were standing which is in line with lore power as it is above Iroh's fire in size.
Jeong Jeong scale
Jeong Jeong: Don't let the flame get to the edges of the leaf
Aang: How bout I do _anyway_
You know Ozai is powerful when even Iroh was unsure if he could defeat him
How do u make things italic?
I think Ozai having more self-control than he lets on makes sense. There's actually some subtle hints of his general patience and control even when he's not fighting. After Zuko tells Ozai Aang is alive, we can see that Ozai is pissed off, but he just yells at Zuko to leave. Granted he didn't attack Zuko with fire because it was during the eclipse, but we see that Ozai was just waiting for the eclipse to end so he could attack Zuko. Unlike Zhao who was just a rampaging brute with little to no control over his temper, Ozai knew when to restrain himself. He's a very smart man and a wrathful beast at the same time, kind of like Darth Vader.
I really believe we didn’t see enough of Ozai and his firebending. All the attention was given to Azula. But I understand they wanted to make him THE FINAL BOSS
i think a reason people underestimate ozai is the fact that his role in the series is simply an event. we get very few moments of characterization out of him asides from "evil" when compared with characters such as azula, zhao, long feng, and it isn't until the comics do we see more sides of him. granted he still isn't a pleasant man before and after losing his bending.
I think ozai is smart and skilled, but I also think that Zuko having his eyes and ears intact was just because the writers didn't want him to lose those faculties. Not because ozai purposefully avoided it.
Ozai could’ve intended to burn Zuko’s skin as a punishment, sort of a mark of shame. At that time he probably still saw Zuko as his son and there’s no need to kill him. The only time Ozai wanted to kill Zuko, in my opinion, was when he shot lightning at him, because he thinks Zuko is too far gone due to influence from Iroh
All the more reason that Ozai would purposefully avoided it, the writers wouldn't want Zuko to lose those faculties, so they made Ozai be more precise in scarring Zuko.
Not only that, his intelligence is way underestimated. First of all, you have to be pretty damn smart to rule a nation like he has, and claim a throne that wasn't his. Sure, he was lucky, but so was Azula. Secondly, forget lightning, where do people think Azula learned her other skills? I simply cannot comprehend how people could consider him 'dumb'.
It was Zuko’s mother’s idea, the throne in exchange for Zuko’s life to be spared
In the final fight, Azula always dodges and moves to his scarred side so maybe she knows he can't see or hear too well from that side.
The man already said he can see perfectly on both eyes
@@mr.magpie2 could be hearing.
@@mr.magpie2 yea his eye sees clearly,but his eyelid doesn’t open easily/completely
"One has to be completely cool and centered to do it"
Azula during the final agni kai: *I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that*
YES! Thank you Antoine for this video! Ozai is a very undervalued combatant because of his defeat to the Avatar but people fail to remember that he was practically dominating against all 4 elements at once until Aang entered the Avatar State....thank you for the video!
I’m pretty sure it was stated somewhere by the creators that Ozai constantly kept up his firebending training in case anyone ever came for the throne, which makes sense. Not only is he jacked (and I doubt he got that way by using Iroh’s prison training, he likely would’ve just done his firebending training), he also has several people who he would worry about as potential usurpers, like Iroh and eventually Azula. Raw power wouldn’t be enough to stop either of those two, he’d need to be strategic, precise, and skillful.
Ozai also created a Sonic Boom with his Fire Blast in comparison to his Royal Procession Guards while flying on the blimp.
Definitely agree considering that Azula likely learned from Ozai directly. Her precision reflects well on him
About the way Zuko sleeps, it could be just military training habits given how militaristic the fire nation is, (and also ninja training habits because zuko is a decent ninja) sleeping on your left puts your heart closer to the ground, meaning it’s harder for someone to get to to kill you, and conversely, sleeping on your right puts your heart to the sky, making it easier to get to. It’s not super clear to my why people cared so much about the heart when your throat makes an easier target since the largest artery in the body is right there, along with the largest vein and your wind pipe but I didn’t write history, I only relay it.
Also, to give my opinion on Ozai’s skill, I believe he is skilled enough to burn a hole through a wood board without leaving a scorch mark on the rest of the wood. Azula may have more raw power, evident by her blue flames, Ozai’s is second to none in skill and control. His dual lightning strikes are proof of that.
About Zukos sleeping pattern:
It could also just be tos how whether he's willing to show who he really is or whether he thinks there is some reason why he needs to hide it. It may be more complex, but I also think it's good to consider the simple answers
I always liked to believe that ozai burnes zukos face by reaching for him, grabbing his face, and setting his hand on fire
I cannot believe people think Azula would beat Ozai, especially considering that one of Azula's greatest tools and trump cards (lightning) is also shown by Ozai, being done after the sun has just barely begun rising, at a fraction of the speed Azula takes, with a clearly tested, practiced, and deeply ingrained maneuver to generate it near instantly, while Azula (still amazing at this ability) needs to do her little preparation dance to generate it. Simply put, there's a reason Iroh says "and I don't know if I could."
Kyoshi novels were great. We definetly need a *Tale of Two brothers* novel with Ozai & Iron..
He's more powerful than azula for sure 🙌👏
Yeah for sure. Maybe in the years to come she could have surpassed him but that's a big maybe.
@@leannefresquez3490 Its a propably instead of a maybe,if not most likely.I have good arguments for it
@@newhybrid101 I agree, she already have the required flame to prove it. Blue flame, something only Azula possessed during the entire Avatar franchise, both Aang and Korra's show as well as Kyoshi's novel. To be able to possess blue flame indicates that the person who did has perfected their firebending, at least the fundamentals.
During Sozin's Comet Ozai probably did fight less intelligently than he normally would have. He likely let the power boost go to his head at least a bit
You don't become the world's most powerful bender by being a mindless brute
Remember that last flame attack Ozai used against aang's Boulder defense?
He concentrated an extreme amount of flame in the palm of his hand before unleashing it on Aang
I would imagine it takes great skill to condense all that flame to one point.
Both feats demonstrate the level of skill and technique both brothers possess.
Ozai didn’t need to be a complex villain. He served his purpose for the characters to grow and change and overcome this conflict which ozai encapsulates to a tee. And mark hamil’s voice acting certainly amps his intimidation
I’m fully into the theory about how Zuko sleep.
I always wanted to know how powerful Mr Ozai is, in the series he is only presented as a video game boss
Ozai could have turned Zuko to ash or just outright killed him. It took skill to burn that little part of Zucko face
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Ozai also never seems out of breath.
Something you see with fire benders who are only focusing on power.
1:23 I recognize that the council has made a decision but given that it’s a stupid ass decision I’ve elected to ignore it. *continues to write visually impaired Zuko in my fanfics*
I mean, Ozai is definitely the most powerful firebender in the series, but I don't know how much sense it makes to give him credit for Zukos eyesight. It was made pretty clear Ozai has no respect for Zukos physical health and he probably wouldn't care either way, eye or no eye.
Maybe an explanation would be that he's a firebender and can protect himself from his element to a degree, like when he survived his ships explosion with only a few scratches, or similar to how toph can somehow protect her skull from getting shattered when smashing a bolder with her forhead.
But what probably happened here is that some of these characters are simply built different. If Aang can get yeeted into walls in every other episode and not get paralized or die from internal bleeding a single time it's not not too far fetched to conclude Zuko simply got lucky with his eyesight
Ozai is an epitome of is a prodigy that trained!
Maybe Ozai wasn't the most fleshed out villain but too many people downplay him as a bender and fighter, especially when talking about a fight between him and Iroh
That was the point. Ozai is evil. Everyone else is redeemable. But not him. And yet, his life is still precious enough to be spared, presenting a true philosophical dilemma- does anyone deserve to die, and ATLA’s answer(unlike TLOK) is a resounding no.
Occasionally i do like an evil villain, something nostalgic in a maleficient being pure evil and good overcoming it. I feel like sometimes you want the satisfaction of overcoming that goal, and whilst nuanced villains can be amazing, they can also be less satisfying
@@vaeldrnero6251 Even in TLOK, she tries to avoid killing people, her attempt with Kuvira was to appeal to the main villain. I actually cant recall a time where shes going for all out murder where its possible to have an alternative outcome, Zaheer was chained up, Amon escaped, and maybe Unalaq died but i honestly cant think of an alternative there
@MansaMusa Iroh is definitely not overrated
He’s 1 of the most skilled combatants in the entire series, I think people only overate him when talking about him vs Ozai
@MansaMusa only fought Fodder?
He literally treated Azula who was a firebending prodigy like a child when they clashed
The main thing that could dispell this thought of ozai being just a fire bending berserker would be a flash back of him in a fight were we can see him use his normal style, instead of his comet enhanced and we are in a deserted area style we see him use.
Who the hell out there thinking Ozai isn't precise?
Your perception skills are genius
Ozai is like Vegeta in DBZ abridged when he first becomes a super saiyan. Pure badass. He may not be calm but has masterful control of his rage
Ozai is a scary breed of one who knows zen but prefers to be zen in megalomaniac thoughts.
When Iroh was not confident he could beat him and admitted it …that was enough for me lol
Iroh understood the true essence of firebending many other fire benders couldn’t and even with Ozai deep into his own arrogance and savagery in his approach to fire bending he was still hinted to be stronger than Iroh. Not to even mention how overwhelming and immense Azula was and even she looked up to him in every way
@MansaMusa Explain to me which fire benders completely outclass him? Since he’s “overestimated “
@MansaMusa finish watching avatar.
@@Supreme0757 yea iroh said he wasnt surw he could beat him, of course he wouldnt be sure. Remember iroh is retired and in his old age, wayyyy past his prime. Of course he wouldnt be certain about fighting someone who is younger and in his prime. If it were a younger iroh, i doubt he'd say the same thing.
@MansaMusa 🤣
@@chiefcleve1834 yeah but that’s all assumptions. We’ve never seen iroh in his prime so we can’t really compare
He wouldn't have been the final boss if he was only a brute force type of guy. Zao fit that bill and lost horribly. The guy is a powerful fire bending master, smart, cold, calculated, meticulous, burning with pride and he knows it.
About the way Zuko sleeps with his scar. It could also be that in a hostile environment, he wished to hide his scar, his shame, only revealing it to those he was comfortable with
Yup yup. Very possible.
I think (if intentional) that Zuko only sleeps on his scarred side in uneasy situations, it would be because it's a subtle way for him to cover his vulnerability, his scar, which is a source of a lot of shame and catches eyes. When he's around people he's comfortable with, he wouldn't mind so much letting that vulnerable part of him show.
Wow, great video Antoine!
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I would think ozai is like most firebenders and has control. It is Zhao who is the odd one out whose hot temper gets the better of him and causes him to lose control. Ozai knew that Zuko is his heir. If he actually injured his son's functions it would make him look bad as a father, plus hurting his lineage, even if he preferred azula. (Scarring zuko was about his honor as fire lord, not about being a father)
Most definitely, his abilities along with the abilities of the entire royal family of the fire nation was underrated.
I never really thought about Ozai on a scale of precision power.
Nonetheless, I'm kinda shocked that people actually thought Ozai was just mindless rage and power - a brutish warlord. Sure, I can agree that Ozai does have a lot of rage within him, but it's a cold rage - a precise one. It's like a blast furnace, not a wildfire. Fire Nation machines kind of reflect Ozai a little bit, I believe - they're strong, and powerful, but they also require finesse. They aren't hammers. They're intricate, advanced, and effective tools. Ozai has ambition, power, and rage, but it's tempered - focused - by cunning, control, and logic. He is a machine of rage, not a raging barbarian.
It's like comparing a blowtorch to a firestarter.
If any of that rambling makes sense, then perhaps it helps reinforce some perspective that Ozai is no brute. He has brutish power, but he himself is certainly not one.
This is also true of other masters in the Avatar world, and not even just benders either. You discussed the Fire Bending Master Jeong Jeong, but there were others that showed it with other styles and practices.
In Season 1, we see this demonstrated with Master Pakku. Despite clearly dominating Katara in their initial fight, he does very little harm to her. Indeed, when he wins the fight, he does so by trapping Katara, who is not only well enough to continue defiantly struggle against the restraints, but also completely unharmed despite being showered with needle sharp spears of ice that perfectly surround and entrap her, but not hurt her.
But this is also demonstrated with non-benders, such as with Season 3, when Sword Master Piandao fought Sokka. Despite his outward aggression towards his student, he clearly never intended to hurt Sokka, both complimenting him and encouraging his student throughout the fight, and stopping before it can escalate beyond a teaching session.
Adepts and Experts both know how to use their skill and power to hurt others, and often do so inadvertantly. It is Masters and Teachers that know how to use their skill *without* hurting others, matching their talents with their intentions perfectly.
Zuko cannot cry from the damaged eye, and damaging/changing an ear shape can affect hearing because the ear is like a "satellite dish" in function.
Good video!
In the last battle Aang VS Ozai, there is a moment right after Aang turn into the Avatar State that Ozai try to burn Aang's eye
*EXACTLY* how he burned Zuko's eye in the Agni Kai. Just a theory of course, but still fit and cool.
I'll be glad if you check this moment, and tell me what you think :)
No one yet talked about Ozais lightning fire move he used to break the rock Aang was in. Did he fuse lightning and fire or was it plasma bending?
Why was this about ozai but half of video on zuko scar theory?
Ozai is the strongest nonavatar bender
Wow great analysis
Not looking at other comments yet, but my theory with Zuko's sleeping sides would have more to do with the aesthetics more than the hearing ability. He would be more ashamed of his scars in an unfamiliar place, vs with his close companions. He'd be more likely to sleep on his scar to hide it while sleeping to hide his shame. Around those he trusts, he can be more vulnerable.
I like the way you break down Zuko's injuries after Ozai scarred him to show Ozai's control. It reminds me that rcently I saw that in all of Jeong Jeong's firebending he never left burn while pulling some insane displays of power and skill both before and during Sozin's comet. It put Jeong Jeong at the top of my Firebender list (non Avatar edition) but Ozai having that control to just scar but not maim Zuko is up there with that.
Never thought to say that for Jeong Jeong as well. But you're totally right! And Jeong Jeong is one of my favorite underrated characters.
In regards to the lightning- I wonder if he could channel multiple bolts out of a single hand? Using fingers as guides?
Ozai also just shoots lighting almost faster than everyone else
"Almost" no one generates lightning faster than Ozai
@@darthvaderoftheredpill5196 In the comics azula might be. I think it's only her, though, if she even is faster.
Theres a panel where shes in a straightjacket on a wheelchair. Zuko is pushing her around the palace grounds. She somehow gets an arm out of a sleeve. Zuko doesnt realize until her hand emerges from by her neck, at which point she has already fired a lightning bolt at him. He dodged it, he was fine, but she escapes. It's implied that she did it nearly instantly.
So maybe Azula is slightly faster than Ozai for lightning generation. Other than that, she doesn't match his other feats with it, I'm pretty sure.
@@jhomastefferson3693 I cant see her being anywhere near as fast as Ozai when shooting lightening I read all theee comics after the series ended. She never escaped her striaght jacket was only allowed freedome after they decided she was allowed to help them search for. Ursa. The only way she looks like shes proved is lightening redirection, and being better than Zuko who wasnt very strong in the first place.
Wow that changed Ozai for me, I thought he was all power and no precision
I don't think Zuko has Hearing Problem because the flames won't reach the inner ear and ear drum to do any damage and it could just be that Zuko shut his eye before the fire reached his face and didn't go blind instead of Ozai being "precise". But you do have a point and maybe Ozai was precise while giving Zuko the scar
The moment i saw ozai vs. aang i got ffckin scared to ozai and now when that im an adult it still chills my bone.
The fact that he actually burned a firebender says alot tbh!
He’s arguably the most powerful. It may or may not be iroh. Even he doesn’t know
Would you ever do Ozai vs Combustion man versus match I feel these two would make for an interesting battle.
Also, like the point of the speed at which he can produce massive amounts of fire. Compare Iroh destroying the wall and Ozai’s guards producing their fire pillars on the day of Sozin’s comet to Ozai’s speed and massive fire pillar which didn’t last long because of Aang but still.
I think the way the story is set up they want him to be the huge powerful bender at the end because they have already shown a fair amount of bending so they had to save the best show for last but he is the fireLORD so I’m sure his mastery of fire comes from a greater finer control of his abilities and the show doesn’t cover it much because “ooo big bad villain needs to be mysterious until the end then big finale”
“The precision at which he quick roasted his son” was not the example i was expecting you to use, but go off lmao.
Liked for the sheer absurdity mate
Enough to not kill, yet enough *to make one suffer.*
Ozai held his own against avatar state aang. Sure the comet helps, but aang's fire also got power up from the comet. Plus when aang disappeared, the gang went to Iroh for help and not anyone else but even Iroh not sure sure if he can beat ozai ( tho that might be to his age)
As someone who is totally deaf in his left ear and has ptsd i would like to think that zuko suffers the same. i only sleep on my "good side" if i feel like i am in a safe place
2:36 You had your chance zuko, and you didnt took it.
Finally!!!! Someone gives my boy his credit!
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
By the time we really see Ozai he is on a power high and in full comet mode, but the man was neither a berserker nor an idiot. He schemed his way into the position of Fire Lord and basically took over the world. He was every bit as manipulative and shrewd as Azula and the epitome of a Master Fire Bender. While Iroh was powerful because he pulled knowledge from the other bending styles, Ozai's power was from pure fire dedication.
He was the most powerful firebender in raw power. Iroh was the most powerful for many different reasons.
Finally, some sense
Hey, can we see king bumy vs ozai in versus series?🤔
''be water, my friend''
I mean idk, just knowing what little I know of anatomy that I would find it hard to believe that the fireball zuko got to the face could have injured his eardrum or cochlea while not cooking his eyeball under the lid like a giant popcorn seed.
Look it up, it's a real thing
Ozai is the only fire bender that intentionally burned someone and actually went through with it
I'm glad someone is giving Ozai the respect he deserves. I just wish to see more fight scenes with him and seeing him be able to defeat virtually anybody he faces, including Iroh and even a bloodbender. It’s commonly theorized that Iroh was prodigy while Ozai wasn’t, which means that Ozai became the most powerful and versatile firebender there was, even more so then Iroh and Azula, with influence to match, through sheer hard work, self-sufficiency and indomitable will.
Don't see why there would be fights with him he has a massive army working for him.
I think a better show of Ozai’s talent is The Day of Black Sun.
Zuko can't cry out of his scarred eye
Is there a good argument there for hearing loss? Is it even a thing that an external burn on your outer ear would do anything to your hearing?
I think the problem lies with *when* we see Ozai firebend. He is angry is his agni kai. His eldest son and rightful heir just publicly disobeyed him. Ozai is ecstatic in his fight with Aang, at least at first but we'll get into that.
The only time we see Ozai calmly bend is a) on the airship, and b) when he shoots lightning at Zuko. Both times are almost mechanical in their precision and motion. Ozai literally is the power of industry and it is terrifying. Like, comet assisted Ozai torched an entire coastline for several hundred meters inland in minutes without even really moving, and *sustained it for so long* meanwhile Iroh had to do warm ups to take down a (admittedly very strong) wall.
The only time we see Ozai stumble is when he panics when Aang hits avatar state. That, combined with his strong emotions in aforementioned scenes lends itself to evil angry villain stereotypes.
Of course, Ozai is criminally underrated. I participated in a month-long challenge on Instagram, and one question was about who would most likely emerge victorious if Ozai and Iroh duelled without external factors. Everyone else was sure Ozai would lose because he was all power without any significant skillset. I wrote that Iroh is a master, but we have not seen the extent of his skill in a fight against another master. Ultimately, I chose Ozai because his powers were wild enough to cause significant damage yet controlled enough to support his hard-to-defend-against strategy.
Also, other than Azula, only Ozai - and that did not include Avatar-State Korra - could consistently attack with fire and glide about at the same time. Even Master Jeong-Jeong had to hover when he bent fire. He only glided about when he wasn't attacking. And Avatar-State Korra had to turn on the fire jets under her feet over and over again to stop her constant plummeting during her fight with Zaheer.
Azula is his daughter….. end of debate
Ozai has been credited as the strongest firebender alive in the last Airbender. Putting him above such prodigies and masters as Jeong Jeong, Iroh, and even his daughter Azula. He can generate lightning faster than anyone, and he lasted longer than anyone against the Avatar State. Granted he was amped up via the comet, but nonetheless, being able to hold your own against the Avatar state for such an extended period, shows that he is a true master firebender.
The real question is Firelord Ozai(comet amped) vs Endeavor from my hero.
zuko hears fine, he would need full situational awareness to fight as well as he does and I don't believe the show creators actually thought much about it beyond the symbolism, how and why it happened and the visual aspects of it
My boy deadass said domestic abuse is a precision feat lmaoooooooo