This is probably a bad sign

[lizbee]

Apparently my new thing is to get angry when people call Azula evil. I mean, she only invaded a city, tried to kill her brother, came up with a viable plan for world-wide genocide and also burned that guy's house down that one time. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REDEEMED FROM WORSE!

...also, you can't diagnose sociopathy in a fourteen year old, and her obsessive touching devotion to her father and psychological vulnerability after Mai and Ty Lee betray her suggest that, however much Ozai tried, she's not a fully-blown sociopath.

ALSO, when Zuko confronted the futility of the destiny Ozai had chosen for him, he developed emo-itis fell into an angst coma became physically ill and feverish for a few days. When Azula is confronted with her ultimate powerlessness in her father's eyes, she has a full-blown psychotic breakdown. THEY ARE NOT THAT DIFFERENT.

TL;DR it bugs me when people say she has no soul. In serious meta, I mean; obviously Zuko has had cause to wonder.

I was going to compare Azula to Jaime Lannister for some reason, being that they're both considered monsters, but he gets a manly redemption arc. But then I remembered the other thing Jaime is best known for, aside from regicide. *awkward*

Comments

[neigedens]

This is an excellent point! Azula at 14 accomplished more than I have even come close to achieving in two decades (er, not that genocide and global takeover are high on my list of goals, but, you know, comparatively!) and yet...she's still 14! Think of all the horrible stuff you did when you were 14. Would you want people judging you for all that forever? No, you want them judging you for your horrible behavior RIGHT NOW. I mean come on.

[lizbee]

Think of all the horrible stuff you did when you were 14. Would you want people judging you for all that forever?

You know, I almost replied describing something horrible I did when I was about 16, and then I decided I did not want the people who know me now to know how cruel I was then. So, your point is proved!