What if Zuko NEVER got burned?

Here we break down a scenario of Zuko never being burned and instead it was his sister. How would things turn out? Would he still have a redemption arc? Let us know in the comments below. :)

[angelortiz]

If Zuko wasn’t burned by his father, he would have still been out looking for the Avatar but not with the intent of killing, instead Zuko would have to let Aang know that he changed without the scar and Aang would see that Zuko had to be his teacher in firebending because he acquired Katara as his waterbending teacher and Toph Beifong as his earthbending teacher.

[megamiana-spaceforcecomman]

If Zuko was never banished the Fire Nation would have never found out about the avatar until the gang traveled to Kyoshi Island, Zhao would have slain the moon spirit and with no Iroh to retake the oasis, Aang never would have had access to the ocean spirit. The Fire Nations victory was ensured, but at the same time strange things start happening. The pollution from steel factories no longer washes into the tides properly, Fire Nation ships everywhere have trouble docking to ports designed for the tides, and as the balance of the world slowly falls apart Ozai would seal the fate of the Fire Nation conquered world by waging war on spirits, instigated by Hei Ba, burning down the swamp with Sozins comet.

[newhybrid]

At that point Ozai despised Zuko and barely tolerated him.
However after he returned he accepted him and Zuko was basically the successor again.
He only decided to kill him after he betrayed him.

[donnacha]

I feel bad for Zuko Iroh was more of a father to him than Ozai ever was

[barbararicketts]

If azula and zuko were banished together then their positions would be the same but the difference is that despite the arguments they may have they are gonna be released from ozai's clutches and they also be free

[samboy]

What I still don't get is how even after he rebelled against his father and joined Aang's team katara never once considered to try and heal him with her healing water cause than we would've had a completely different zuko

[ampocalypsew]

Here's a better question, what if Zuko won the battle against hia father thevfirst round

[symbolofpeacetv]

You got a few things wrong in tho video and ozai never planned to send zuko away and if he did then he would have let zuko mum take him away when she left and why would he accept him back when he thought he killed the avatar, azula always wanted zuko to take the throne that why she help her brother get back home and plus she said what about zuko when ozai said she can be the new firelord and why would she say that if she always thought she be next inline specially after zuko was branded a permanent traitor cos what he said and done in day of the black sun

[TonyShumway-keik]

Daniel 12:10
Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

Those words they were ruthless towards the other 3 nations to be ruthless is to do wickedly truth be told.

[Orurandokun]

No Zuko looking for the Avatar means a easier travel to North Pole. And that Jeong Jeong would have become his fire master.
Remember that it was Zhao who interrupted the training, AND Zhao only knew about the Avatar because Zuko

[skeletonking]

from what i have sees so far as being hinted that every single people who wise enough to see it, that the fire lord wanted to make sure no one will mistake zuko other then a shame to him, who even azula hinted it that he is is disappointed at him and wanted to lock him up for good so it wont shame him anymore.

[jacksonhilley]

the reason Zuko duels his father makes sense...well in the fire nation anyways. Its becasue by speaking out against the general in the FIRELORD's war room Zuko had disrespected the Fire Lord.

[chriscjongeneelen]

An thought to ponder here, that by the end of the series Zuko had been outcasted for 3 years technically by the end of the series when coronated as firelord, he was between 16-17 in age depending on what month he was born in the first place, also using this technical knowledge of age vs. What is noted online about Zuko’s sister she is technically between 15-16 years of age ( because most people who have seen her pictures online from season 3 say “ she looks more like an young woman in her early twenties physically “…. Which my deceased friend theorized that it’s a result of hybrid animals that are used for meat and eggs/ milk consumption [pig-cows/ pig-hens/ hippo-cows etc.] which could technically cause overstimulation of that worlds young due to the pituitary glands and or biology in general) so I thought I’d share an few hypothetical things of which to ponder that may not have been previously considered?!?!?

[skymabile]

Can someone make a video asking what would happen if Zuko fought Ozai in Agni Kai?

I can see the scenario where Zuko fights Ozai when he internally debates fighting his father, yet simultaneously reminds himself about the noob soldiers he's trying to save from that a-hole General Bujing's "we have reserves" strategy till Ozai makes the decision for him and throw's a fireball at him mid-conflict. Zuko holds his own, but we know the painfully obvious fact that Ozai's toying with Zuko till he's literally burned out. I can still see Ozai and sparing Zuko for several reasons.

1. Zuko fighting as ferociously as possible and not "showing weakness" strokes his ego/feeling of power and validates his Darwinistic philosophy. After all Ozai is played by a Joker-level insane Dark Side Luke Skywalker. Let's include a Dark Side boner. Not to mention as a slight against his ex-wife Ursa, via corruption of a minor

2. Being the sadistic bastard he is who gets a high on his wife and son's pain, he spares Zuko the same reason a game hunter keeps his trophy in mint condition pre-stuffing and mounting in his living room. But still scars him anyway to be a dick and sip in Zuko's agony and public humiliation like a spicy smoothie, especially as the latter stares back at him with teary-eyed rabid fury (Dark side boner again). Then to further rub the piss in his face banishes him on the Avatar hunt.

3. Killing Zuko would be a nasty public scandal too impossible to cover up and a huge wake up call to the Fire Nation upper crust just what kind of a Fire Lord they crowned. Make that a macabre PR nightmare for most of the audience who'd lose their lunches (undoubtedly even Azula who still has subconscious, if outwardly twisted affection for Zuko). Vicious and genocidal the Fire nation is under Ozai's rule, publicly murdering a child can snap people in a cognitively dissonant stupor back to their senses and trigger a lot of overriding parental instincts that sooner or later deduct loyalty points from all but the most fanatical and psychotic of Ozai's followers to the point backfires against Ozai. Just ask President Snow of Panem for setting up the titular Hunger Games which pissed off their parents into a second rebellion that finished where the last one left off. Or the Galactic Empire when trigger-happy Tarkin impulsively blew up Alderaan without consulting the Emperor about the PR implications.

4. Narcopaths like Ozai's fire requires fuel, whether it be excessive worship from others and the suffering of vulnerable/powerless targets they can get away with behind closed doors. With Zuko's mother exiled he'd do the obvious scarring and keep Zuko still alive to further project his pitiful insecurities on him with the Avatar hunt and all that.

[whynaut]

They literally don't give you the theory until the last 10 seconds of the video😂

[justingame]

If he was never banished, aang would have Find different members of Team Avatar, Remember at the beginning of episode 2 aang was banished For the danger that the South Pole did or did not know if the fire nation would come.

It would have taken longer for the fire nation to find out the Avatar was back.

[seggenghirmay]

I feel bad for azula in the thumbnail but zuko damn he hurting

[Lost_feline]

Or if it didn’t have anything to do with Azula and had everything to do with Ursa telling him Zuni isn’t his son and Zuko was too caring

[MrRight-fugf]

Not necessarily true! When Zuko came back Ozai embraced him. It was when Zuko challenged him again then he didn’t want him to be heir. Never any intention. Ozai just does things he thinks is convenient or practical. Azula didn’t think she was automatically heir, constantly was dueling fire nation soldiers and others to prove she was worthy. As stated Ozai didn’t make up his mind yet. Even Zuko when pretending to be an earth bender got into an altercation with an earth bender and was losing started fire bending stating he was Prince Zuko heir to the fire nation. I believe he would have been if his father never found out the Avatar wasn’t dead!

[uhh]

Azula when she realizes that 10 × 0 still = 0.