This isn't the average ATLA fight. It seemed otherworldly. It was the fire nation at war with itself. Zuko representing the good inside the fire nation while azula represents the bitterness. Brother vs sister for the throne. Very very otherworldly and spectacular in every sense of the word
This is the most amazing music that could be possibly made for this scene. It's not your typical battle music. It's soft and quite, but in a way that makes it even more dramatic. Pure amazingness. Avatar: TLA will always be my favorite show.
There are two types of battle music...the ones that focus on the fighting itself (the faster ones) and those that focus on the meaning of the battle and the people involved (like this)
they could have easily put a high tempo, action-movie battle scene song. But they didn't. And I appreciate that so much. they know that if anything, this entire battle is heartbreaking. It's the culmination of hated, pity, anger, resentment, and so much more, brother against sister. this is honestly so incredible.
kinda odd to respond to 8 month old comment but i will do it anyways :D something terribile happend, a women broke, azula got insane. She lost controlled and she broke under the weight of herself. That once so controlled and intelligent women, that strong women broke and thats a tragedy, yes she was "evil" kinda, but her intelligence and strenght must be respected. I also like to see it not so black and white, yes she was evil but why, seems like because her mother left, she never has been loved, but mostly it seemed like she doesnt cared about it, or did she? maybe she did, maybe not, even the comcis dont deliver a clear answer.
I do have to agree with @Zombyyy !!! on this. She wasn't through and through evil, not like her dad was. She just wasn't able to receive and understand the love others had and gave so freely. Her own mother was unable to completely, truly love her and raise her right, even going so far [in Azula's mind] as loving Zuko "more" than her and just up and leaving them. Ozai never seemed to truly care either. He only wanted her to be his "perfect" firebending daughter, the one who was "worthy" to succeed him instead of Zuko. She was judged, critiqued every second of the day. She had to present the ideal image and, coupled with the lack of affection from her own family, she was left in a position where she had to be a "perfect", intelligent, always in control young woman. Which meant a degree of sociopathy, to put it mildly. But as we hear from others, she always was a bit scary. All of that, wrapped up into one person like it was, the pressures and betrayals of her choices, the "friends" she caused to turn away from her, her own father getting mad at her for her failures while demanding perfection, led to Azula having been warped and eventually breaking. I won't say that there wasn't already something in her that tended toward madness as it was implied in the show that there was but with a homelife like hers, no ******ing wonder.
Zombyyy !!! I agree with you completely, except that Azula was hardly a woman... She was only 14, which adds a whole other layer of emotion to her tragic downfall.
+Lukas Rivers But it's the showdown that was always meant to be! Still I agree and disagree with ya. I got the sad and terrible aspect, but not so much something that was never meant to happen. I got more that it was sad and terrible because it had to happen, there is no other path, this is something that has been building and has to be done.
Now this fucking piece of music right here.... Did you know it was originally meant to be much more epic ? And by epic I mean louder and chaotic. But here, the way the sound is distributed makes from a really better track. I see it like this, the violin represents the conflict between Zuko and Azula, and the beats are their hearts/minds/souls. The higher pitched one is Azula's which goes for the attack and the lower one is Zuko's which is protecting Katara, because if you notice after 1:13, when Zuko is hit, that lower-pitch beat is no longer there. Damn, I've put too much thought into this. Luckily I'm on holiday, so it's time for a rewatch.
This song feels the way Azula did during her descent into madness. It's calm at first then there's a building tension that gets blown out like a candle. To me this represents her psychopathic tendencies and incredible control. Then it gets loving in a very sad way before being immediately hit with a tinge of white rage. Like losing her mother. After that the song plays a more demented tune. She's a broken girl. That shrieking end is just the realization of that. That she was able to keep it together as long as she did is a testment to her incredible strength as a person.
I love the strings at 3:25. It conveys Azula's sanity slipping away in a way that's just so perfectly terrifying. To me, Azula going crazy parallels exactly what's happening to the Fire Nation as a whole. Sozin started the war with good, albeit warped, intentions, but in the end, Ozai's final solution was just pure madness. In this way, I think the whole story is a warning of how pursuing altruism through war and violence will only lead to destruction, and the good intentions you started with will end up being forgotten and corrupted.
K7 Lol fair point. Well I was referring to the flashbacks with Roku when he talks about wanting to “share” the Fire Nation’s greatness with the rest of the world. He started the war by first expanding into Earth Kingdom territory, then attacked the air nomads after Roku died to remove the threat of the Avatar. So that’s kind of my point, he starts off with the sincere belief he’s making the world better, but becomes so obsessed with it he ends up committing genocide.
@@DaBroski100 Yeah man, generational curses & sins of the father type stuff. So much deeper than I anticipated for what seemed like a cute little kids show in the very beginning. This is probably my favorite animated series of all time. And I didn't watch it until I was in college. The depth of the characters and storyline is incredible. I love layers. Builds authenticity and integrity to what's being told. Big fan.
Wow... you can even hear Azula's sanity slipping away in the background... That part was always a tearjerker for me. Sometimes, I question if my mother even actually cares for me...
Nickolie-psn Newell And yet, you don't even notice that I compared the attention (or lack thereof) I get from my mother to that of Azula's relationship with her mother.
"I'll show you lightning!" Azula charges his energy and create lightning. Azula glare at Katara. Azula point its energy towards Katara. ~Slow motion begins~ ~best part of music~ Zuko jump out try to reach the lightning to catch it. He got zapped, and fails
One of my favourite bits of music from one of the best parts of the show. They built it up so well over the series and it had such an emotional payoff.
Definitely one of my favorite scenes of the series. The music perfectly described the awesome emotion in that battle. Plus badass firebending is always good.
Just watched the finale, this fight was amazing. I love the music and how it wasn't super fast-paced. I do kind of wish Zuko was the one to beat Azula, not Katara though
There is still running a cold sivher down my spine when i hear that music, the last duell between brother and sister, befor she gets totaly insane. such feels. i fucking loved both in the series, soku and azula, in the last episodes how they showed how azual gets insane is just so fucking well made, its fantastic. its so awesome and so sad. Really on the best moments of the whole series is when azula gets tied up by katara and she laughs and cries and spites fire, such an awesome moment, in some kind of way
Ok i couldnt be the only one who watched this more than ones :D and not only because nickelodeon always started at the beginning after a few new episodes xD
Normally fight scenes have exciting music and have witty dialogue etc. But the fight scene between Zuko and Azula was just tragic and emotional. The way you can only hear the sad but beautiful music makes it so emotional. This isn’t just any fight. This is the end. A brother and sister, now driven apart by war.
She was never concerned about her father's love. It was the betrayal of her "friends", realizing that she no longer had control over them that pushed her over the edge...
Azula was affirmed by her father for her talents in contrast to how Zuko was treated poorly for his lack of utility to Ozai. She quickly became the perfect instrument of warfare in hopes that her father would continually love her, namely since she was convinced her mother never loved her. Her whole entire complex is that relationships based in trust and friendship are faulty and that fear and respect are proper and reliable. Her fall into insanity starts when she realizes that even she, the child of near perfection (referencing the scene where she shoots lightning and has one hair out of place) is actually quite incapable of preparing herself for her coronation without the help of others. However, since the only relationship she can rely on is now her father she banishes all others. In the mirror she sees her mother and this quest for genuine unconditional love haunts her. Her defeat at the last Agni Kai is her lowest moment in which frustrated and saddened she is unable to act and will certainly be shamed by her father.
Duck Soup I don’t deny that the Tai Lee and Mai incident was the trigger for her trauma and insanity, but their is a huge subtle characterization to Azula and her parents. If you remember at Ember Island, the place that smoothes out your character imbalances, she replies somewhat jokingly, “My own mother thought I was a monster... she was RIGHT of course but it still hurt.” Clearly Azula has a trust issue stemming from the fickle home environment she was raised in. And to use the song in conjunction with the fights visuals and along with all the narrative and thematic backing. Azula and Zuko are parallel to one another. Zuko obviously has his complex with seeking his father’s love that was “taken” from him, rather than the “honor” which he believed to be a prerequisite for. I don’t think its far fetched to infer that similar conditions apply to Azula who was aptly named by her father to appeal to his own father Azulon to correct the “failure” that was prince Zuko. Azula can’t fail, she shouldn’t fail. She is the product of heavily militarization, and her existence is relegated to her performance. The motivation for her perfection is unconditional love in the same vein that Zuko is searching for the avatar to reclaim his right to it.
This is just an absolute masterpiece. The almost silent tension as the fight starts. The powerful percussion. Azula's madness in the haunting vocals. Such an amazing piece of music to support such an incredible moment in the series. I can listen to this every day.
Be decision of phoenix king ozai now i can make you fire lord.. What are you waiting for do it Sorry but you not come to be fire lord. I am Hahaha you are hilarious And you are going down Wait . You want to be fire lord fine lets lettle this . Just you and me brother the showdown that was always went to be agni kai You are on What are you doing she is play in you she know she can't us both so she tries to separate us I know . But i can take her this time But even you admitted to your uncle that you are need a help in facing azula There is something about her i can't explain it when she slipping in this way no one else has to get heart I am sorry it has to end this way brother No you are not
Oh my god. I love this song. It so perfectly illustrates the emotion going on between a brother and sister fighting to the death, essentially. Zuko is forced to watch her sister have a total mental breakdown and the music is perfect for it.
so solemn and epic and tense and heartrending, you can hear all the emotion in this piece even without the incredible fight scenes to go with it. ATLA is probably the best most intelligent and amazing cartoons of all time
This fight is so emotional. A brother and sister battling to the DEATH for the throne. The fact that it came to that was so horrible. But, going into the fight, we didn't know if either of them were going to survive. They were prepared to kill their own family.
I think i must have been 11. My sisters and i were at my grandmas house. Upstairs with a bowl of poped corn and eating cookies. Watching on the edge of our seats as Avatar the Last Airbender series finalie debued in a four part special. We were all crying as it concluded. It was the first cartoon i had seen that told a story. And a damn good one at that. Avatar is the reason i love anime and my art. It started me down that path. And one day i hope to write a story like this. If it comes out half as good as avatar, ill be satisfied
i loved the way they portrayed zuko and azula's fight. unfortunately Iroh's insight came to be fulfilled. as he said " a brother fighting a brother to gain power". i can't imagine fighting my siblings with the intensity that they did.
Most people don't understand how much music impacts a story. Seriously, if you watched Avatar without the score, it wouldn't be nearly as incredible, at least not to me. The composer did an astounding job, and I love them.
I can just imagine that totally mesmerizing sequence of Azula and Zuko masterfully battling it out with their heightened powers. There was such ferocity there, but it was also harmonious and filled with life energy, nothing short of beautiful.
even though it is a highly rated show for people who know about it, i still think that avatar is so so underrated. everything about it from the animation to the story/characters to the music makes it (in my opinion) one of the best shows of all time. and i don't mean just kids shows
when i heard this the first time i was like...."seriously? that boring thing is for the final Agni Kai?" but after watching the whole series and getting into the story, the drama and the characters including Azula......i understood and even felt it was the perfect soundtrack, and now i even like it
Dear Mike and Bryan, or Nickelodeon, or whoever... PLEASE pleasepleaseplease release this amazingly epic soundtrack in stores. I will give you all of my money.
Hm... It's not quite the same as the one in the battle. It's the same song but.. it's more dramatic in the actual battle? There's like more.. violin? At the beginning
I'd say it's THE BEST kids' show ever made, and also one of the top animated series of all time. I recently became an anime fan and watched Fullmetal Alchemist and Code Geass one after the other, followed by The Last Airbender. I'd say TLA is on par with both FMA and CG.
This music wasn't supposed to be your typical epic fight sequence. Its supposed to convey their pasts and their views of their pasts clashing together; all of the anger, madness, and sorrow from their families' history. And I think it shows that perfectly.
Its not the typical avatar fight music but so intense and emotional especially when you think that all what zuko and azula have done in their life ends in this dramatic (last) fight between a brother and a sister
I'm serious, I will watch Avatar every year for the rest of my life. When this fight happens, I AM READY TO BECOME KATARA! I feel like this is one of if not the best song in one of the best series to ever come out. Last Agni Kai is very emotional and the fight scenes are cinematically amazing. When Zuko and Azula are fighting, I loved how the creators of the show blocked out the sound of the fight and numb it with the music. I also get feels when Zuko takes in the lightning and Katara has to fight Azula. When Azula started crying, that's when I knew what was going to happen. Avatar The Last Airbender is by far my most favorite, would recommend T.V. show and the series, in general, wants you to learn from it. There are many story arcs, like Zuko's Redemption and The Cycle of War through Katara and Aang, that can really let you see different views. Live long and prosper, ATLA! You deserved it for bringing out the most beloved characters in cinematic history.
I concur, truly a work for all ages. ^^ Speaking of "reflection on real world religion[s]," Iroh gave me the impression of a Zen master. He particularly seemed so when he--to paraphrase--taught Aang that it was stronger to stay in the now and live with desire than to flee from it.
My aunt loved this show . Because of the use of tai chi for the water benders , and Kung fu , and many others . And she also likes it for the amount of action it has .
Ozai knew what he was doing. He wanted her to crumble. He was to cocky to realize that he was going to lose. His plan was to get Azula to fall so that he could take over and truly rule everything. He didn't want Azula to be fire lord. It was a ploy.
the combination of the taiko drums and the violins always gives me the chills. those taiko drums just make everything sound so epic! and btw i found out that azula ended up in a fire nation funny farm. thank god. oh and i saw a picture, she's in a streight jacket! she scares me sometimes she's so evil! grrr!
This isn't the average ATLA fight. It seemed otherworldly. It was the fire nation at war with itself. Zuko representing the good inside the fire nation while azula represents the bitterness. Brother vs sister for the throne. Very very otherworldly and spectacular in every sense of the word
+Alex Petroski Just stop at the first sentence.
"This isn't the average ATLA fight." "This is...advanced ATLA fight."
+Ministry of Darkness SPONGEBOOOB
iroh also represented the good in the fire nation in ATLA.
Transcendent is the word
" I'm sorry it has to end this way, brother!"
"...no your not."
That one hit hard. really, really hard
YOU ARE* NOT
Whose not ? Maybe you meant knot ? Are you talking about someone making knots ? What does it mean your not ? Someone's something is not ? What's not ?
@@viung :D m8, I was just jokingly mocking the OP for being too lazy to learn the difference between you're(you are) & your.
I can hear the lighting and azulas laugh and zuko yelling no as he jumps in front of katara
TT^TT thank you for the flashback!
Yes!
@@ElbigEmo Of course! I can't believe I'm just seeing this but now we get to relive the moment on Netflix!
@@zaria9071 Indeed I just re-watched it 5 more times as it's sooooo goood
Best cartoon man ever created
*Best TV Show Man ever created
Best form of entertainment man ever created**
Best piece of art man ever created**
Best thing man ever created**
honestly true true true true
i feel like watching the whole series for a fourth time but i'm scared of the emptiness i'll feel after it's over :/
Yes.. that's that word I've been looking for, emptiness.
I honestly feel at peace, the way the show ended.Perhaps the greatest show ever
every time...
I just was introduced to this wonderful series and I'm reading the wiki and tv trope pages just because I can't get enough.
Yusuf Essam I feel like binge watching the full series, Both Avatar and Korra.
This fight, this music.. It truly is like Azula said.. the showdown that was always meant to be.
+Dahxelb In a way this fight was almost more symbolic and was more in awe then aang/sozai fight
Azula: I'm sorry we have to end this brother!
Zuko: No, you're not.\
BEST REPLY OF ZUKO, i mean the mode how he says it.
It's like when Leia says "I love you!" and Han says "I know."
XD
*I'm sorry this has to end this way brother.
+Sasuke35691 HONOUR!
When I look back at my old comment, I realize how bad my grammar was in 2014..xc
ILL SHOW YOU LIGHTNING
Afraid I'll redirect it?
McQueen? Lightning???
k a c h o w
lmao
Cameron Cutler
* Looks at Katara * 👀
This is the most amazing music that could be possibly made for this scene. It's not your typical battle music. It's soft and quite, but in a way that makes it even more dramatic. Pure amazingness. Avatar: TLA will always be my favorite show.
Casey K. Exactly :)
There are two types of battle music...the ones that focus on the fighting itself (the faster ones) and those that focus on the meaning of the battle and the people involved (like this)
they could have easily put a high tempo, action-movie battle scene song.
But they didn't. And I appreciate that so much. they know that if anything, this entire battle is heartbreaking. It's the culmination of hated, pity, anger, resentment, and so much more, brother against sister. this is honestly so incredible.
This song reminds me of an event that was never supposed to happen. Something sad and terrible, you know?
kinda odd to respond to 8 month old comment but i will do it anyways :D
something terribile happend, a women broke, azula got insane. She lost controlled and she broke under the weight of herself. That once so controlled and intelligent women, that strong women broke and thats a tragedy, yes she was "evil" kinda, but her intelligence and strenght must be respected.
I also like to see it not so black and white, yes she was evil but why, seems like because her mother left, she never has been loved, but mostly it seemed like she doesnt cared about it, or did she? maybe she did, maybe not, even the comcis dont deliver a clear answer.
I do have to agree with @Zombyyy !!! on this. She wasn't through and through evil, not like her dad was. She just wasn't able to receive and understand the love others had and gave so freely. Her own mother was unable to completely, truly love her and raise her right, even going so far [in Azula's mind] as loving Zuko "more" than her and just up and leaving them. Ozai never seemed to truly care either. He only wanted her to be his "perfect" firebending daughter, the one who was "worthy" to succeed him instead of Zuko. She was judged, critiqued every second of the day. She had to present the ideal image and, coupled with the lack of affection from her own family, she was left in a position where she had to be a "perfect", intelligent, always in control young woman. Which meant a degree of sociopathy, to put it mildly. But as we hear from others, she always was a bit scary.
All of that, wrapped up into one person like it was, the pressures and betrayals of her choices, the "friends" she caused to turn away from her, her own father getting mad at her for her failures while demanding perfection, led to Azula having been warped and eventually breaking. I won't say that there wasn't already something in her that tended toward madness as it was implied in the show that there was but with a homelife like hers, no ******ing wonder.
Zombyyy !!! I agree with you completely, except that Azula was hardly a woman... She was only 14, which adds a whole other layer of emotion to her tragic downfall.
Lynsey Baker jesus christ, I never realized Azula was fourteen. That's... wow. That makes this even more tragic and sad...
+Lukas Rivers
But it's the showdown that was always meant to be!
Still I agree and disagree with ya. I got the sad and terrible aspect, but not so much something that was never meant to happen. I got more that it was sad and terrible because it had to happen, there is no other path, this is something that has been building and has to be done.
Now this fucking piece of music right here.... Did you know it was originally meant to be much more epic ? And by epic I mean louder and chaotic.
But here, the way the sound is distributed makes from a really better track. I see it like this, the violin represents the conflict between Zuko and Azula, and the beats are their hearts/minds/souls.
The higher pitched one is Azula's which goes for the attack and the lower one is Zuko's which is protecting Katara, because if you notice after 1:13, when Zuko is hit, that lower-pitch beat is no longer there.
Damn, I've put too much thought into this. Luckily I'm on holiday, so it's time for a rewatch.
+Jeffrey Lebowski or like how the lower pitch seems to "die" to represent when zuko was struck
+Jeffrey Lebowski nice interpretation
I love symbolism like this! I find it all the time in musicals and movies, but this, this is genius
Amazing. Best show ever.
Old spongebob>>>>
@@Propain4eva nahh. Aint no way
This song feels the way Azula did during her descent into madness.
It's calm at first then there's a building tension that gets blown out like a candle. To me this represents her psychopathic tendencies and incredible control.
Then it gets loving in a very sad way before being immediately hit with a tinge of white rage. Like losing her mother. After that the song plays a more demented tune. She's a broken girl. That shrieking end is just the realization of that.
That she was able to keep it together as long as she did is a testment to her incredible strength as a person.
This was my favorite fight scene in the whole series, not only was it emotionally packed but it was cinematically and musically on point.
I love the strings at 3:25. It conveys Azula's sanity slipping away in a way that's just so perfectly terrifying. To me, Azula going crazy parallels exactly what's happening to the Fire Nation as a whole. Sozin started the war with good, albeit warped, intentions, but in the end, Ozai's final solution was just pure madness. In this way, I think the whole story is a warning of how pursuing altruism through war and violence will only lead to destruction, and the good intentions you started with will end up being forgotten and corrupted.
sozin started the war by committing genocide to the air nomads, tf you mean good intentions
K7 Lol fair point. Well I was referring to the flashbacks with Roku when he talks about wanting to “share” the Fire Nation’s greatness with the rest of the world. He started the war by first expanding into Earth Kingdom territory, then attacked the air nomads after Roku died to remove the threat of the Avatar. So that’s kind of my point, he starts off with the sincere belief he’s making the world better, but becomes so obsessed with it he ends up committing genocide.
@@DaBroski100 Yeah man, generational curses & sins of the father type stuff. So much deeper than I anticipated for what seemed like a cute little kids show in the very beginning. This is probably my favorite animated series of all time. And I didn't watch it until I was in college. The depth of the characters and storyline is incredible. I love layers. Builds authenticity and integrity to what's being told. Big fan.
My routine after finishing TLA:
-*cry*
-*read the comics*
-*cry*
-*re-watch the best clips of the show*
-*cry*
-*watch korra*
-*gets angry*
same
Wow... you can even hear Azula's sanity slipping away in the background...
That part was always a tearjerker for me. Sometimes, I question if my mother even actually cares for me...
Azula is not to be related to. And I quote "She is crazy and needs to go down."
Nickolie-psn Newell
And yet, you don't even notice that I compared the attention (or lack thereof) I get from my mother to that of Azula's relationship with her mother.
I know. I'm saying don't do it.
Nickolie-psn Newell
Too late. ugh, I swear, it's a miricle I have yet to commit matricide.
+dudebladeX Matricide? that's a thing?
@1:15 zuko: no lightning today? What's the matter, afraid i'll redirect it?
Azula: oh i'll show you lightning!
Me: I'll show you The McQueen!!!
1:24 That little typical Azula bell noise when her eyes switch instantly from Zuko to Katara
🔔👄🔔
You can just feel the power and sadness emanating from this song. It's heartbreaking.
"I'll show you lightning!"
Azula charges his energy and create lightning.
Azula glare at Katara.
Azula point its energy towards Katara.
~Slow motion begins~
~best part of music~
Zuko jump out try to reach the lightning to catch it.
He got zapped, and fails
One of my favourite bits of music from one of the best parts of the show. They built it up so well over the series and it had such an emotional payoff.
"What, no lightning? Afraid I'll redirect it?"
"Oh. I'll show you LIGHTNING!"
Definitely one of my favorite scenes of the series. The music perfectly described the awesome emotion in that battle. Plus badass firebending is always good.
Azula disliked this eleven times
now 16
Now 26. God dammit Azula.
now 28
Now 1000
Why does she keep making all these accounts??
Just watched the finale, this fight was amazing. I love the music and how it wasn't super fast-paced. I do kind of wish Zuko was the one to beat Azula, not Katara though
This is suck a frickin amazing track. This series is probably one of the highest quality Nick's ever got, at least Nick Toons
Alright, this just made me want to watch the show again.
This music just says :Ok, shit just got real" and it gives me butterflies! THE SIMPLICITY
The bell chime as azula's eyes shift to katara while lightning bending 😔
There is still running a cold sivher down my spine when i hear that music, the last duell between brother and sister, befor she gets totaly insane. such feels. i fucking loved both in the series, soku and azula, in the last episodes how they showed how azual gets insane is just so fucking well made, its fantastic. its so awesome and so sad. Really on the best moments of the whole series is when azula gets tied up by katara and she laughs and cries and spites fire, such an awesome moment, in some kind of way
"No YOU miscalculated! You should have feared me more!!" - 4:20
This.... Ah! This is gorgeous. Creepy, gorgeous, and terrifying all at once.
Just like Azula ;)
lol
Ok i couldnt be the only one who watched this more than ones :D
and not only because nickelodeon always started at the beginning after a few new episodes xD
+Ace Wayne I think i watch it about 5 or 6 times now :D
+Ace Wayne like 50 times at least!
Still watching it
Normally fight scenes have exciting music and have witty dialogue etc. But the fight scene between Zuko and Azula was just tragic and emotional. The way you can only hear the sad but beautiful music makes it so emotional. This isn’t just any fight. This is the end. A brother and sister, now driven apart by war.
hands down, my favorite song from the entire series
When hearing this and watching that fight, i can only think on one single thing: the split in the family of Zuko and Azula. I truly was a sad scène.
the squeaky high pitched violin at 4:00 is Azula's insanity when she realizes her father doesn't actually care for her
dude what?that never happens
She was never concerned about her father's love. It was the betrayal of her "friends", realizing that she no longer had control over them that pushed her over the edge...
Azula was affirmed by her father for her talents in contrast to how Zuko was treated poorly for his lack of utility to Ozai. She quickly became the perfect instrument of warfare in hopes that her father would continually love her, namely since she was convinced her mother never loved her. Her whole entire complex is that relationships based in trust and friendship are faulty and that fear and respect are proper and reliable. Her fall into insanity starts when she realizes that even she, the child of near perfection (referencing the scene where she shoots lightning and has one hair out of place) is actually quite incapable of preparing herself for her coronation without the help of others. However, since the only relationship she can rely on is now her father she banishes all others. In the mirror she sees her mother and this quest for genuine unconditional love haunts her. Her defeat at the last Agni Kai is her lowest moment in which frustrated and saddened she is unable to act and will certainly be shamed by her father.
Duck Soup I don’t deny that the Tai Lee and Mai incident was the trigger for her trauma and insanity, but their is a huge subtle characterization to Azula and her parents.
If you remember at Ember Island, the place that smoothes out your character imbalances, she replies somewhat jokingly, “My own mother thought I was a monster... she was RIGHT of course but it still hurt.”
Clearly Azula has a trust issue stemming from the fickle home environment she was raised in.
And to use the song in conjunction with the fights visuals and along with all the narrative and thematic backing. Azula and Zuko are parallel to one another.
Zuko obviously has his complex with seeking his father’s love that was “taken” from him, rather than the “honor” which he believed to be a prerequisite for.
I don’t think its far fetched to infer that similar conditions apply to Azula who was aptly named by her father to appeal to his own father Azulon to correct the “failure” that was prince Zuko.
Azula can’t fail, she shouldn’t fail. She is the product of heavily militarization, and her existence is relegated to her performance. The motivation for her perfection is unconditional love in the same vein that Zuko is searching for the avatar to reclaim his right to it.
More like "Last Agni Kai - The Phoenix King of Getting His Butt Whupped"
This is just an absolute masterpiece. The almost silent tension as the fight starts. The powerful percussion. Azula's madness in the haunting vocals. Such an amazing piece of music to support such an incredible moment in the series. I can listen to this every day.
1:14 the buildup literally got me shaking
The Phoenix King 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Be decision of phoenix king ozai now i can make you fire lord..
What are you waiting for do it
Sorry but you not come to be fire lord. I am
Hahaha you are hilarious
And you are going down
Wait . You want to be fire lord fine lets lettle this . Just you and me brother the showdown that was always went to be agni kai
You are on
What are you doing she is play in you she know she can't us both so she tries to separate us
I know . But i can take her this time
But even you admitted to your uncle that you are need a help in facing azula
There is something about her i can't explain it when she slipping in this way no one else has to get heart
I am sorry it has to end this way brother
No you are not
Why do I want this to played at my funeral?
Fire vs Fire. Only the strongest will win. Or will they?
Don't forget to add lightning and water. XD
Oh my god. I love this song. It so perfectly illustrates the emotion going on between a brother and sister fighting to the death, essentially. Zuko is forced to watch her sister have a total mental breakdown and the music is perfect for it.
THAT'S IT!!! IM WATCHIN THE WHOLE SERIES AGAIN ON NETFLIX!
2:34 the best part is started😃😃
so solemn and epic and tense and heartrending, you can hear all the emotion in this piece even without the incredible fight scenes to go with it. ATLA is probably the best most intelligent and amazing cartoons of all time
This fight is so emotional. A brother and sister battling to the DEATH for the throne. The fact that it came to that was so horrible. But, going into the fight, we didn't know if either of them were going to survive. They were prepared to kill their own family.
I think i must have been 11. My sisters and i were at my grandmas house. Upstairs with a bowl of poped corn and eating cookies. Watching on the edge of our seats as Avatar the Last Airbender series finalie debued in a four part special. We were all crying as it concluded. It was the first cartoon i had seen that told a story. And a damn good one at that. Avatar is the reason i love anime and my art. It started me down that path. And one day i hope to write a story like this. If it comes out half as good as avatar, ill be satisfied
legends say, people who didn't watch atla have a special spot on their spirit that will always stay cold
i really want to ice skate to this
i loved the way they portrayed zuko and azula's fight. unfortunately Iroh's insight came to be fulfilled. as he said " a brother fighting a brother to gain power".
i can't imagine fighting my siblings with the intensity that they did.
I've been looking for this forever THANK YOU!
Most people don't understand how much music impacts a story. Seriously, if you watched Avatar without the score, it wouldn't be nearly as incredible, at least not to me. The composer did an astounding job, and I love them.
[dramatic moment intensifies]
I can just imagine that totally mesmerizing sequence of Azula and Zuko masterfully battling it out with their heightened powers. There was such ferocity there, but it was also harmonious and filled with life energy, nothing short of beautiful.
even though it is a highly rated show for people who know about it, i still think that avatar is so so underrated. everything about it from the animation to the story/characters to the music makes it (in my opinion) one of the best shows of all time. and i don't mean just kids shows
I was so young when I watched this. Now it just gives me the chills when I hear this.
I miss The Last Airbender. I am still waiting Season 4 :'(
Dude. There have been comics. There is a sequel series. Go watch and read it if you know what's good for you.
Batuhan XL
I assure you, there's never gonna be a season 4.
are you not watching Legend of Korra?
As a matter of fact, he's not.
Batuhan XL
the comics answer what happens to zuko's mom. Spoilers. It has feels.
Also korra. watch. now
"no lightning today afraid i redirect it?"
"I SHOW YOU LIGHTNING!!!!"
This was an incredible story. I am definitely going to buy all seasons on DVD so I can cherish them forever!
Late but I completely agree the music made the show so much more beautiful it was so key to its whole culture.
this music gives me shivers down my spine. It is so good! The scene is my favourite in the show :D
when i heard this the first time i was like...."seriously? that boring thing is for the final Agni Kai?" but after watching the whole series and getting into the story, the drama and the characters including Azula......i understood and even felt it was the perfect soundtrack, and now i even like it
Dear Mike and Bryan, or Nickelodeon, or whoever...
PLEASE pleasepleaseplease release this amazingly epic soundtrack in stores. I will give you all of my money.
Some Guy: Hello, how much fuel do you want for your blue fire blowtorch?
Azula: Yes
This music is basically my childhood and still lives in me. This was the best part about nick on tv
This was my favorite song in the whole series. It made me cry.
Hm... It's not quite the same as the one in the battle. It's the same song but.. it's more dramatic in the actual battle? There's like more.. violin? At the beginning
Choco Wat It's actually the same, it's just that the sound effects in the battle are muted, making the music seem a lot more prominent.
Maybe you watched a high pitch version of the fight?
Theres alot of those on youtube
The Music made the Series emotional and something so special for my childhood !
I'd say it's THE BEST kids' show ever made, and also one of the top animated series of all time. I recently became an anime fan and watched Fullmetal Alchemist and Code Geass one after the other, followed by The Last Airbender. I'd say TLA is on par with both FMA and CG.
only true fans come back to these video's. avatar for life!
Brother and Sister, fighting for control over the Throne. Amazing scene. Always will be.
God, every bit of this theme fit perfectly with the best fight in the show
I couldn't agree more. I've tried to find a show that I thought was better and I haven't. I believe it will always be my favorite.
This music wasn't supposed to be your typical epic fight sequence.
Its supposed to convey their pasts and their views of their pasts clashing together; all of the anger, madness, and sorrow from their families' history.
And I think it shows that perfectly.
This show made my life what it is now
I want to watch it all over again...
awesome that you have azula's theme from about halfway in - very menacing!
who else got goosebumbs from this
Its not the typical avatar fight music but so intense and emotional especially when you think that all what zuko and azula have done in their life ends in this dramatic (last) fight between a brother and a sister
3:20 onwards gives me freaking goosebumps.
The best show in the world. PERIOD! Music is everything. I agree with you.
I'm serious, I will watch Avatar every year for the rest of my life. When this fight happens, I AM READY TO BECOME KATARA! I feel like this is one of if not the best song in one of the best series to ever come out. Last Agni Kai is very emotional and the fight scenes are cinematically amazing. When Zuko and Azula are fighting, I loved how the creators of the show blocked out the sound of the fight and numb it with the music. I also get feels when Zuko takes in the lightning and Katara has to fight Azula. When Azula started crying, that's when I knew what was going to happen.
Avatar The Last Airbender is by far my most favorite, would recommend T.V. show and the series, in general, wants you to learn from it. There are many story arcs, like Zuko's Redemption and The Cycle of War through Katara and Aang, that can really let you see different views.
Live long and prosper, ATLA! You deserved it for bringing out the most beloved characters in cinematic history.
It gives me goosebumps every time
i love the whole series but i like book three the most. the second half of it is full of so much emotion.. will forever be my favorite show
I felt it! I was reading Avatar: The Promise and chills came from this theme. Very powerful, magical, and Defiant
1:26 Azula’s final act of deception
I concur, truly a work for all ages. ^^ Speaking of "reflection on real world religion[s]," Iroh gave me the impression of a Zen master. He particularly seemed so when he--to paraphrase--taught Aang that it was stronger to stay in the now and live with desire than to flee from it.
when i hear this i see all those scared strong faces. i just get chills
best music piece in the entire show.
-To belong. That's true and it's very sad but that's what makes the series legendary.....it goes there.
My aunt loved this show . Because of the use of tai chi for the water benders , and Kung fu , and many others . And she also likes it for the amount of action it has .
Goosebumps and chillz
Ozai knew what he was doing. He wanted her to crumble. He was to cocky to realize that he was going to lose. His plan was to get Azula to fall so that he could take over and truly rule everything. He didn't want Azula to be fire lord. It was a ploy.
Zuko fought an Agni Kai with every main antagonist of each season:
1. Ozai (3rd)
2. Zhao (1st)
3. Azula (2nd)
Best cartoon ever made
the combination of the taiko drums and the violins always gives me the chills. those taiko drums just make everything sound so epic! and btw i found out that azula ended up in a fire nation funny farm. thank god. oh and i saw a picture, she's in a streight jacket! she scares me sometimes she's so evil! grrr!