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I want to clear up a mistake people make with Azula and Ursa.

Ursa didn’t play favorites.

Ursa didn’t think Azula was a monster.

Ursa simply, unequivocally, just didn’t enable Azula’s worst traits like Ozai did.

Ozai’s favorite child was Azula, but Ursa still loved her more.

Because enabling isn’t love.

What did Ozai’s enabling do? It made Azula into the type of person to never have any loyal friends. It made the type of person that Mai and Tai Lee would betray at the risk of their own lives.

Ursa pushed Azula to be with her friends. To be with Zuko. Ozai pushed Ursa away, and both kids suffered for it. Azula became a sadist, enjoying seeing her brother get burned—while Zuko was pushed away because he cared for his people.

Azula thought her mom hated her because her mom was the only one who cared enough to tell her no.

New Fire Nation stills 🔥

5 new castings in Netflix’s live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series have been announced!

Elizabeth Yu is Princess Azula

In ATLA Book One: Water, Azula appears in flashbacks and the 2005 cartoon equivalent of a post-credits scene at the end of the season. She becomes a main player from Book 2 onwards. In the live-action reimagining, her role in Season 1, which covers Book 1, could be expanded. This is her first big role. She will also appear in All My Love and an upcoming untitled Ray Romano movie.

Maria Zhang is Suki

She’s approx. 18-19 years old and also a newcomer! She’s known for All I Ever Wanted and Continuum.

Tamlyn Tomita is Suki’s mother Yukari, a new character!

This is our first NEW CHARACTER! Yukari is Suki’s mother, “the fiercely protective mayor of her small village on Kyoshi Island.” This is most likely a similar role that Oyaji, the leader of Suki’s village in the original animated ATLA played, but we don’t know if she’s replacing him or if he’s still also there too.

Tamlyn Tomita has an epic career, including the role of Kumiko in The Karate Kid Part II (1986) and Cobra Kai (2021), as well as The Day After Tomorrow (2004), the Stargate franchise, Teen Wolf, How to Get Away With Murder, The Good Doctor, and The Man in the High Castle.

Yvonne Chapman is Avatar Kyoshi

She is an actor, writer, and director best known for her acting roles in Family Law and Kung Fu.

Casey Camp-Horinek is Kanna (Gran Gran)

She is a Tribal Councilwoman, Elder, and Matriarch of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, and Hereditary Drumkeeper of the Ponca Pa-tha-ta, Woman’s Scalp Dance Society.

As an actor, she is best known for Barking Water (2009) and Reservation Dogs (FX on Hulu).