Why Is Azula’s Fire Blue? (Avatar Answers)

Why Is Azula’s Fire Blue? (Avatar Answers)
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Princess Azula from the Fire Nation is a recurring fan-favorite, but not so much celebrated in her own world. There’s no way around accepting the fact that she is one of the, perhaps the most, deadly person alive, in Aang’s time at least. Every appearance of hers is marked with not only an eerie background music just reserved for her, but she also exceeds sheer dominance over anybody who is in the same room as her, effortlessly pushing them into her shadow. While her persona is surely interesting on its own, one of her most striking features is her firebending which distinguishes itself from that of others. How so? Well, one only needs to take a quick look at any of the scenes she’s seen firebending to notice that the color of her fire is blue instead of the typical yellow-orange and white.
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[@TheAmagiYT]

What questions would you like to see answered in our next video?

[@Vayguh_]

Was Sokka alive during Legend of Korra?

[@batslc]

Would it be possible to bend something like wood or other materials that haven't been shown in the anime?

[@AlexTheDonut]

The Amagi how was pro bending invented?

[@mushyx5384]

I don’t know if you’ve done this but do the life of azula

[@SootyBirdy]

Lo and Li seem to be royal or very high ranking, why is that???

[@bobhondacivic8205]

Short answer: shes just built different

[@woohooo_lumityyy8836]

😈😎💫

[@LeftyPencil]

surprised her name meaning blue wasn't mentioned

[@uncleiroh8677]

M B exactly

[@madz._.645]

🥶

[@chezneymaam7176]

gman gang 🩸🗡🚬⛓

[@jasongotcello]

The fact that Azula can generate lightning even in her unstable state is pretty frightening

[@spaceydisc2158]

Thunder and lightning, very very frightening

[@rollingapples6579]

Spacey Disc thunderbolt*

[@jashthemad5]

She already mastered it, so it isnt that scary

[@stonkers7703]

Jash Ramos the fact that she mastered it is scary enough

[@klader12]

I always thought Azula to be a psychopath. In a way, she doesn't really experience the emotions like a normal being would. I think she has them completely seperated, making it not affect her lighting bending at all.

[@Logplank]

One thing I found interesting in sozin's comet is that normally azula's fire turns to normal orange when burning something, but her fire in the palace is already burning and not just getting shot out, but is still staying blue

[@nataliadoe7126]

I think it’s cause she is still continuously bending it, rather than letting it burn out and turn red orange .

[@nurusds3]

She flexing her bending as better than the entire Fire Nation

[@crosscharayt986]

@@nataliadoe7126 nah im pretty sure the fire lord's room is always hot and high temperature so the flames are always getting fuel they need to survive

[@sayba6766]

I mean it is the eclipse so she's more powerful

[@simon-peterwilliamson2412]

@@sayba6766 what did you just say? The eclipse makes her more powerful?

[@thatonenoob7854]

Blue Fire is also a nice characterization. Blue Fire, unlike normal fire, is not wild and is very concentrated. Blue fire is always upright and straight, which is why Azula's fire turns back into orange after some time. But after she loses her sanity, she stops focusing so much and just tries to make it as hot as possible.

[@DBT1007]

Wait until we get white firebender 😅.

[@platanero92]

"Why is Azula's fire blue?" Because Azul is blue in Spanish. That concludes my TED Talk.

[@tristanmcfolley346]

But I would assume the creators named her Azula knowing that they would maker her fire blue. That can’t be a narrative explanation, though, bc she wasn’t born firebending, so her parents likely didn’t coincidentally name her that, and I doubt she’d change her name because her fire was blue

[@FranziskavonKarma]

Directed by Robert B Wilde

[@abmstudio3678]

Then why didn't azulon (her namesake and grandfather) also have blue flames?

[@melody-cn3wk]

@@abmstudio3678 I think it’s cause she’s a firebending prodigy, so she was a different color flame from everyone else

[@quackson3018]

I find it adorable that she was kind of named after her grandfather. Azulon - Azula

[@mrnobed69]

Salt makes fire blue that means she is salty

[@drizeanbustee]

certain chemical reactions can cause fire to change colours, blue fire is more abundant in something than normal fire. I haven’t done any research but maybe salt can cause fire to turn blue because of salt’s chemical compound. I only know as much as you, but I would think twice before saying such a low quality joke.

[@wowza3629]

I'd say you miss the joke, but something tells me you'd make an essay telling how I'm wrong.

[@shrimpman.]

Zedrick Wood you uh...you kinda missed the joke.

[@itsdark2507]

@@drizeanbustee you're very fun at parties

[@cicada7030]

weeee

[@allenrhea]

Azula also fire bends differently than other firebenders. She bends from her fingertips while others bend while making a fist. Using her fingertips probably allows her to concentrate more energy into a smaller point, which would allow her to make her flames hotter. In the flashback, she is seen fire bending the traditional way. Just my guess.

[@LoadingNPC04]

I love how insane they made her look when she lost control. Much respect to the animation team.

[@blushingralseiuwu2222]

Well, blue is a refined flame, and she is a perfectionist.

[@soundbox7680]

But others that master it still have red

[@ultimatesonic47]

@@soundbox7680 its perfect combustion someone didnt put attention in school

[@soundbox7680]

Erik González my guy. When I saw perfectionist I thought they meant she perfected firebending, and on top of that my science teacher hasn’t been covering fire so I wouldn’t know unless I looked it up or someone told me

[@legendarythepoet8483]

I think the blue color is the physical manifestation of the chaos the erupted inside of her. If this were a matter of sheer ability or prowess, then Masters like Iroh and Jeong Jeong would also have had blue fire. Azula sought control because she struggled to keep it. Remember anything of a spiritual nature is blue or white. Spiritual maturity is not the same as the physical. Her "composure" is actually a sign of the struggle.

[@TheodoreBrosevelt]

@@legendarythepoet8483 Yeah that's pretty much it since we find out later she had a lot of pent up anger and anger was the main fuel for the ATLA fire benders.

[@azula3260]

I am simply skilled. No questioning.

[@shanepartridge216]

lmao katara could beat you easily

[@DaXYZPro]

@@shanepartridge216 even with the comet

[@fatimaalamien8786]

Shane PARTRIDGE nah she can’t beat her easily. Y’all are tripping. The reason Katara won is bc azula was slipping lmoa . If she were sane azula would have known it’s a trap from a mile away, and in the season 2 finale azula wasn’t even trying with Katara, y’all really think that was her full potential ? She was able to beat Aang , so why not katara. It’s just because she was focused on Aang and Katara caught her off guard, also in the same episode azula defeated her again (19:40)so what are y’all talking about.

[@fatimaalamien8786]

Shane PARTRIDGE are u kidding ? Azula was at her worst when she was fighting katara. She wasn’t even trying ! just watch the fight scene. She was caught off guard, she literally turned her back on Katara and was looking at Aang , that’s when katara flushed her with water. azula defeated Aang in the same episode , so she could have defeated katara if she tried. If u compare the way she fought katara and the way she fought Aang , u could see the clear discrepancy. Her blue fire when fighting katara was so small and almost nonexistent, whereas her fire when fighting Aang was so strong that Aang literally flew , and no in the same episode azula defeated Katara , towards the end. The time stamp is 19:45 , around that time. Azula striked her and knocked her out . I already mentioned that she was slipping in the finale or else she would have noticed kataras trap a mile away and wouldn’t have stepped into the storm drain .

[@shanepartridge216]

fatima alamien I’m saying in the cave you bimbo

[@MegaJesseman]

I loved that they made Azula completely lose her mind near the end. It was such good plot development. Azula always tried to be this ba soulless monster like her father but in reality, she loved her friends and Zuko. When both her best friends and Zuko betrayed her, she was deeply hurt and it drove her into insanity, because she didn't feel like she could trust anyone after that.

[@ogy19]

Fun fact. In the kyoshi novels there was a character who could bend WHITE FIRE. And there were many colors of fire in the episode "the firebending masters" where aang and zuko learn firebending from the dragons. In conclusion, there has to be more meaning behind these coloration of fires than what the creators said.

[@gamechallengerwolf3856]

Seriously bro noice, so how much power is in the white flame?.

[@DBT1007]

So many depths in the elementbending sector in this story but the story creator kinda waste the diversity potential... 😢 We know there are more than 4 elements bend. We call it "subbend" or something. Like lightning, metal, blood, etc. But then again, even each bender has their own quality. For fire bender here, is about the heat of the fire. For earth bender, probably becoming one with the earth. Toph's seismic sense is the peak maybe or the closest. For air, becoming one with the air like lahima & zahir. Or maybe the ability to control the gas elements(oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, methan, etc) in the air. Like they can even make their own atmosphere. And water, maybe the ability to control any liquid from any living beings is the top skill.

[@ogy19]

@@gamechallengerwolf3856 i don't think the coloration of the flames automatically means they have more power or anything tbh, for example Zuko beat Azula in the last Agni Kai

[@ogy19]

@@DBT1007 those are really great ideas tbh!

[@shivangiranjan8085]

The fact that Azula at her worst is a match for Zuko at his best.

[@TH-rc7yo]

But she could never beat Katara. katara washed azula's ass twice

[@shivangiranjan8085]

Mirage Oh yeah, most definitely. Katara has such a strategically way of fighting and she could take down any bod any time.

[@edvinberggren1950]

Kinda but the are equal the fight before the final agnikai, Zuko’s firebending got much better after he learned from the dragons

[@TH-rc7yo]

Ana 75 keep in mind azula’s firebending was also boosted from the comet

[@alpercnar9350]

@@TH-rc7yo Zuko's firebending was also boosted. He is a firebender afterall and it doesn't matter which technique he uses.

[@brayandannunzio3797]

What bothers me is she’s literally the only character in both series that has blue fire but it’s never explained

[@nickname8245]

No, in korra the guy who got taken away his firebending from noahtak also had blue fire

[@Deimos_the_Autist]

@@nickname8245 could you give me episode cuz noahtak taking bending?

[@icecold2154]

@@nickname8245 he shot lightning azula is the only character with blue fire and it was Amon not noahtok

[@frozenyukimori]

Probably because blue fire is like the complete combustion of flames, a.k.a a pure flame or a perfect flame - and Azula is known for her obsession of nothing less than perfection. That makes her pretty unique tbh, cause she's the only character in the two series who can wilfully use blue flames - it looks really cool.

[@LeoP2008]

She's the only character in either Series with THAT much rage...and pain that won't let her leave that rage

[@OmarO_721]

I’ve always considered it to be something like a rare genetic mutation that activates during puberty. I think in the comics, the reason why Ozai married Ursa, because it was prophesied that both of their bloodlines (that of Sozin and Roku) combined would create a line of very powerful firebenders.

[@frenchiesottises8193]

I definitely see her fire being a mix of pent up emotions and perfectionism. Her pent up emotions about her mother would've been the main fuel for such power, and her perfectionism would explain why she was able to do certain things most firebenders can't do, especially the ability to bend lightning despite her mental state. (The fact it also happened during Sozin's Comet would be part of that explanation too.) Now that I think about it... you can probably throw in Zuko's taunt in that pile too. Azula does see her brother as inferior, so getting beaten and taunted by him just added fuel to the fire. Literally.

[@stateoftheavatar4941]

We also should note that "azul" means blue in Spanish, and her name is Azula.

[@melaniedecavia5259]

Wow...

[@rohanmahale1372]

And some noteworthy , not yet important meaning of names. Agni - means fire in hindi Aang (pronounced as ang) means body.

[@pottah6910]

Interesting point, however avatar is more based on the countries in Asia, so it wouldn’t make much sense to have a name deriving from a Spanish word. I think it’s more to do with how perfect Azula is/tries to be as blue is a refined flame (as pointed out by another commenter)

[@thetweeshrew4187]

La means The in spanish too so BlueThe is her name

[@noambracha2495]

@@thetweeshrew4187 así no funcionaXD. Sería algo como azul femenino: azula

[@Mendrawza24]

My theory is that the animators were like, "Bro, wouldn't it be cool if the antagonist had blue fire?" To which another animator replied, "Dude, that'd be sick!"

[@timilehyinhussain7963]

That would be actually cool. Lol

[@EaterOfGeese]

but Aang is the protagonist and he doesn't have blue fire

[@budescode_academy]

Haha Thought same thing here

[@killswitch3883]

Or maybe that azul means blue in Spanish

[@IMAN-od8jv]

@@killswitch3883 yeah in Filipino, Galician, and Portuguese

[@mc_colla_rolla7785]

I like to think that Azula's blue flame comes from he strength with the fire chakra. It's fueled by willpower and blocked by shame so with her being a guided and strong willed character while lacking any shame, I think that pushed her fire to be hotter and more powerful than other firebenders.

[@hscar-no8oz]

She was a fire bending prodigy. She simply mastered it and leveled it up- her flames are hotter. It’s true the fire bender during Aang’s time fire bent out of rage and hatred, but as you can see, Azula always has that hostility and intense domineering personality. When Zuko and Aang visited the Sun Warriors, they learned a more efficient and powerful form of bending which was lost. What I’m trying to say is- although Azula was full of hatred, she was still a prodigy. She fire bent like the Sun Warriors taught and she learned on her own. Her hatred tempered the flame and it turned blue.

[@Sophitell101]

Why is everyone acting so surprised .. it’s not like her name is Roja

[@tomiokagiyuu8184]

XD I'm dying!

[@UnderTimothy]

LOLLLL YOU ARE A GENIUSSSSSSSSS.

[@Sophitell101]

@@UnderTimothy I really am

[@FilthyFrankenjoyer]

For a fire princess? I feel like Vermelha would be more suitable

[@irfandy8]

Or Rajeed

[@brandonj612]

Well this was answer was solved a long time ago actually haha. Nickelodeon had an avatar special when avatar first aired called avatar extras, where for each episode, they would add text bubbles that revealed fun facts about each episode. For azula's scene, they said that azula's fire is blue simply because it's hotter lol, and that having blue colors would contrast with zuko's so it would look better in fights

[@freakthenihilist2279]

Nice you should make a video.

[@Atom-mk6cc]

I remember the exact same thing lol

[@malakai2012]

and you didn't almost 7 minuts to explain it

[@annabelcrescibene4257]

That special used facts that were often just like made up. So it’s not actually considered canon.

[@defnotmocha8177]

Yeah, but in real life liquid methanol can also make fire blue.

[@jamesmeeks4852]

I feel that even when she looked pale, u could see her passion. Plus the blue flames stole the shadows from her face with light and color. Even as she was surrounded by her own flames they did not consume her. She wouldn't allow her flames to define her. Her flames are an expression on her willingness to exist, not "just" existing.

[@lemguins7031]

I think the blue hue to her fire denotes her mastery of fire bending. The critique of "Only a hair out of place" with her rebuttal of, "Not good enough!" shows how strict she is with her form, and I feel that she unlocked blue flames with her prodigiousness and dedication to getting the perfect form for firebending.

[@BookishDragon]

Azula's fire was made blue to denote both her mastery in both firebending and lightning-creation. Azula's fire burns hotter than most due to her lightning-mastery, but will turn orange as it cools. Second in raw power only to the Fire Lord Ozai, she was a force to be reckoned with.

[@alphaslootari3126]

That's what I figured too; she's the daughter of the most powerful firebender alive, and such a talented prodigy she mastered lightning bending as a child.

[@draaijman]

I seriously doubt Ozai is stronger than Azula. If he is know, she would have surely become stronger than he ever was when she reached his age and training later in life.

[@timexyemerald6290]

@@draaijman i think Ozai is stronger than Azula because he is far more skilled than Azula. you have seen how Ozai was manipulating his fire when fighting Aang. i think in if Azula where little older she might have surpass Ozai.

[@mjht4everkp]

@@draaijman I agree, she’s definitely more powerful then her father. It’s because of her grandfathers. Sozin on her father’s and Avatar Roku on her mother’s side. They were married to create a bender like her.

[@georgewashington9445]

In this thread I’m seeing a lot of misinformation Ozai was by far the strongest bender of his current time this is hinted and explained many times

[@leysonmose]

This is my favorite theory Her flame represents perfect flame combustion into the combustion products. Her problem is perfectionism. That's also her character flaw, and her downfall. This means that there is zero soot in her flame, zero offgassing of combustion by-products, zero carbon monoxide... just perfection. Just like she was raised. (Ever notice how her flame turns orange when it catches fire on other materials?) Zuko, on the other hand, represents imperfection. It suits his character well. Rage and impatience makes his flame orange.

[@mtsimlover2]

and just like entrapta said, "imperfection is beautiful."

[@Akirex5000]

But unlike Azula. Zuko embraces his imperfections and grows from them. Azula denies her imperfections, which explains why she had a mental breakdown at the end of the series.

[@Garbgaming]

Moses Leyson or her name is Azula (if you don’t know azul means blue in Spanish)

[@austinjt4264]

@@Garbgaming Why Spanish? I thought the show was based on Chinese Culture? Or at least Beifong is a Chinese Name.

[@Garbgaming]

Austin Thov yea that’s probably not the main reason it’s just a little touch

[@baydude124]

I like the theory that she is so enthralled with power and control through any means necessary that she almost willed the flames to be hotter in a way as she had to have absolute control over everything even her bending despite what risk that could’ve put her at if it ever backfired on her

[@xRagingxDemonx]

She mastered the lightning technique to the point it increased her normal flame output. She was training that technique over and over for a long time.

[@xRagingxDemonx]

@TheWeeaboo Yeah I know that. We all know that Blue flames are amongst if not the most hot of flame colors to be output. She trained to master the art of lightning to a perfection which it terms boosted her mastery over fire bending. That's what I'm saying.

[@coolman229]

I had always figured that Azula is such a perfectionist that she pushed herself to make her fire even better than anyone else's. Blue firebending is no doubt extremely rare and would be a huge mark of pride. Azula had insane standards she had to live up to and if anyone pushed themselves to the most insane limits to make her fire burn hotter than anyone else's (including top tier masters like Roku, Iroh, and Ozai) it would be Azula.

[@barnimakesvideos]

I think, that Iroh or Roku, didnt use blue fire, because, they didnt think its neccesarry. Both are capable of doing things Azula can, atleast on her level, or better.

[@swaeyboiii2063]

Imagine if she met the dragons after the war

[@ahmedmahgoub85]

Orange fire is the least hot, blue fire is the second hottest, red the third hottest, and the most hot is white (scientifically proofen) so if iroh or ozai managed to bend red or white fire there bending will be way stronger

[@jjnix95]

@xInfoRaderx My theory is that due to her emotional control. Fire benders expend spiritual and emotional energy (anger usually) to bend, but since she keeps a cool head, the emotional energy is chanelled to enhance her flames.

[@thalmoragent9344]

@@jjnix95 So having a calm and precise attitude would lead to her mastering blue flames? Still wouldn't explain how Iroh doesn't have it either, I feel he's a man able to keep his emotions in check

[@squirellman144]

Simple explanation. She was holding soul sand as she fire bended.

[@ryxen2159]

Underrated comment

[@collector4308]

Minecraft

[@grub8700]

Good comment

[@urmom3282]

yes

[@Justme-fz1ng]

Lol

[@akhilmuddam9888]

I’d say Azula was already a prodigy when she was a child. When she got older she discovered knew ways and variants in which fire can be formed as. Azulon was also known as a lightning progidy and so Azula is then named for keeping her grandfathers legacy of bending lightning which is blue.

[@graygoodwill1799]

It would’ve been a cool detail (albeit less pretty and artistic) if her fire turned normal red during her last duel with Zuko showing how much focus she was lacking from her sanity going away

[@JTD_infinity]

I believe that because azula wanted perfection all the time she perfected her fire

[@vincent2491]

Why is todorikis fire red

[@JTD_infinity]

Dark Phantom it could become blue if he gains more control over his quirk. It could even be even more powerful than dabi’s due to his ice half to cool his body down. So it could become blue eventually but for now it will be red

[@jsmithers.]

The true, outside the show reason is that they wanted to animate Azula and Zuko's fire so you could tell the difference. They knew there would be battles between them and wanted it to be clear who was firebending what, and show a nice contrast between the two.

[@lolktoskol4744]

blue is indeed the perfect color

[@ThonyGuRu]

I think also because of her technique, if you pay attention you can notice that she uses her fingers rather than her fists (like everyone else) maybe this causes the fire to get out in a more pressurized way causing it to be blue, not like the fists that they cause it to get out in a more dispersed way. This video talking about hate and what not it's just nonsense because if that was true; why Sozin or even Ozai didn't have blue fire? like, they really really REALLY hated everyone and everything so...

[@Enigma1990ad]

My theory is she was a firebending prodigy who is able to attain the perfect combustion needed for fire. Take a stove for example. When their is improper combustion of gas and oxygen the flame is orange / yellow. When proper combustion occurs the flame is blue and hotter.

[@sherwinleo8367]

That is the same thought I had when I thought of this

[@redtzu]

She creates fire in tiny points but in more intensity

[@kyzayt2242]

A fire being blue doesn’t mean it is hotter it just means it has little to no carbon to burn If u add carbon the flame gets brighter because of the carbon heating up

[@SuperTheTman]

@@kyzayt2242 further showing how empty she was inside, the red fire has spirit and passion, while blue is cold and soulless but still powerful

[@TheFreshster]

@@SuperTheTman Well said.

[@guardiankiller108]

I personally think that a calm state of mind is about as necessary to bend lightning as a driver's license is to driving. Theres no physical difference. But you really shouldn't do it without it or you risk severe repercussions. But Azula can do it during the agni kai because its 2nd nature to her at that point.

[@limingde91]

Bro you went way to in depth in blue fire theories. I guess we should believe the creators when they say it was practical. Cool video anyway!!!

[@favoritexo_]

Azula was a prodigy, imagine her fire not being blue

[@Irony_Enthusiast]

I can't 😂😂😂

[@xavierjones6048]

@Anarchy TV wdym?

[@morablaze486]

The pups probably make it black just to add to the coolness or the fact she’s a cold hearted person

[@TriniLush7]

It wasn’t because of her talent, it was because of her hate. Iro explained it to Zuko...

[@samueloluwaoromipinadekola5399]

Zuko fire was given by the last dragons who are the first firebending master and zuko was able to train and master it which makes him stronger than azula still he his fire isn't blue

[@shannoncar0line]

My thoughts pre-video -Her fire is based solely on insanity and anger -Her name means blue -She also bends lightning frequently

[@michaelampadu984]

I mean, Zuko at some point was easily angrier than everyone else in the show. I’m not sure the name means anything, Mako frequently lightning bends too but his fire is red.

[@shannoncar0line]

Michael Ampadu Yeah that’s true, I was just thinking cuz her fire is solely based on anger and hatred and she never learns any other way. Zuko has a good heart and eventually learns to be good, so we know that he didn’t draw his fire power from hatred in the end, he learned to draw it from other things.

[@skyco5395]

just realized fqjdj azul = blue in spanish azula

[@shannoncar0line]

sky_4040 Yesss

[@freakthenihilist2279]

Its more like she perfected it to the poimt where she could raise the temperature,or like said before. She incorporates her lightning technique

[@HVLLOWS1999]

When the Dragons were bending they created many colors like a rainbow and even colors that don't exist. If someone with the skill to firebend were to be taught by a dragon or someone powerful enough they could theoretically achieve many colors.

[@Drunken_Hamster]

5:55 I like how after this point, you can spot a bit of purple/lavender in her flames.

[@oofie0]

a blue flame means that the chemical reaction of combustion (which is rapid oxidation) is happening perfectly (and therefore hotter). A red or orange flame means that the oxidation process is not perfect and there is residual (soot and ashes). Azula being the perfectionist she is just produces a perfect combustion with her bending resulting in a blue flame. This perfectionism also lets her bend litening, but the colors of the flame and litening bending are in my opinion not related.

[@stinkyuglyfat6306]

Dedicated.

[@ryandaniel9914]

Lightning***

[@michaelbanks1000]

Another cool fact. Neutron stars are blue and they are the hottest celestial objects in existence, reaching millions of kelvin. The blue color comes from the low wavelengths of light particles.

[@redpalladin2468]

finally .. i thought this was an obvious thing

[@ergy]

she turned the bottom part of the bunson burner 🔥

[@duchi882]

*"One hair out of place"* *Azula:* Almost isn't good enough! From the first scenes she was introduced she always strived for perfection, and its reflects on the color of her Fire.

[@isaiascaines3299]

She may be evil but she got more discipline then 90% of the people today

[@kyandehaan6306]

No,

[@isaiascaines3299]

Kyan de Haan yes

[@ecaterina6035]

When her mom said "you always had such beautiful hair":(

[@johnmoreno6903]

I mean, blue fire is hotter, so for someone who can bend lighting while mentally short-circuiting, it would make sense her fire would simply be more dangerous than normal, another thing to note is that she’s psychotically calculative, her desire to hurt and the focus to plan such hurts would make her able to channel lightning while still being full of rage and would definitely influence her fires to burn hotter

[@Po_goes_brrr]

i always wanted Zuko's fire to turn green after his encounter with the dragons and he fire bends from a new source, would have been cool and unique and probably would have shocked Azula as well.

[@skysea7785]

Scientifically blue flame means complete reaction of fuel and oxygen which leaves no soot. Unlike orange or yellowish flame that is not a complete reaction that produces soot and gas like carbon monoxide. Like the gas cooker in the kitchen or a candle you usually see blue flame below the yellow one. So her skills is refined through training and probably a perfectionist too.

[@rat1967]

Wow-

[@ezramatan5233]

Yes, you're right. Because when carbon burns it produces blue fire. So a candle flame that is blue usually implies that the carbon is also not being put to waste. So yes, it is cleaner.

[@duskz]

so in other words azula’s a bunsen burner

[@danielcastelo]

In Brazil, we use butane gas (not propane) on stoves. The fire is aways completely blue. 😉

[@OPGardevoir]

@@danielcastelo k

[@TheKAYLEN101]

I feel like it was a combination of her mental instability, her skills, & her bloodline as well.. we have to remember she was the granddaughter of Roku & Sozin

[@kathydelao9597]

So is Zuko, yet his fire is not blue like hers

[@rubberchicken1219]

@@kathydelao9597 according to the comics zuko's dad is ursa's lover back in her village

[@hemijay7183]

@@rubberchicken1219 that means he is still related to roku

[@habibahmiftahurrahmah2427]

@@rubberchicken1219 it's not. Zuko is clearly Ozai's son. Ursa said it at the end of the comic

[@FantaseaFruitcake]

@@rubberchicken1219 nah Zuko is Ozai's son. Ursa lied about her previous lover being the father because she suspected Ozai was intercepting her letters.

[@j.1759]

I like that this video turned a question that is mind numbingly obvious into a discussion on why Azula's fire is so deadly and powerful

[@seronimo__7735]

It would have been interesting if Sozin had used blue fire as well. For one, it'd have been easier to follow the scenes with both him and Roku, but also it would have given Azula a point of comparison--just as powerful as the man who'd started it all.

[@piplup433]

Her finale fight against Zuko had me crying, ngl. It's that she's fighting uncontrollably and that she's asking for help but hatred corrupted her so much that she couldn't resist but to just brawl. 😔

[@eliasraycraft5862]

did you know zoku all most masterd all 4 elements in the agni kai

[@Brockallama]

Ok

[@shrimpsnpudding]

@@eliasraycraft5862 it's not that he mastered all 4 elements, only the avatar can do that, but zuko incorporated moves from each element into his fire bending like uncle Iroh suggested!! It was an awesome touch to their agni kai

[@peripheralzx11]

That fight scene out of context is confusing. There is an epic battle against the bad guy, but the music is... sad. If you watched the show fully, you would feel this sadness and it would make sense. Azula is a character with depth, motives, conflicts, traits. She is on the wrong side. Zuko managed to change and develop, but azula has gone mentally sick. To us, it looks like one of these characters is going to die, it is necessary for zuko to win, but it is tragic.

[@giovannigiorgio831]

I agree that Azula’s blue fire comes from hatred, neglect and manipulation. Ozai’s high expectations and Ursa’s lack of care pushed her into a dark place. All the negative emotions increased the heat and power of her inner fire, but the need to maintain composure and perfection focused it into something precise and deadly, instead of wild, as shown by her firebending with her fingers instead of her fists. In color psychology, blue is linked with emotion and is most closely associated with water. From this perspective, I see that Azula bottled up many of her positive emotions like love, respect and empathy, along with all the negative ones. The only things she had were ambition, determination and domination. All her repressed emotions were buried deep down and could only express themselves through her firebending. Along with Sozin’s Comet, I think that’s why her fire was so powerful yet wild in the Final Agni Kai. Due to her mental instability, all of her repressed emotions were flooding out in crazed, uncontrolled bursts.

[@backwood2x361]

It's been confirmed it's so concentrated that it turns blue

[@eddyharold7505]

You can’t blame Uraa for pushing her aside. If I was her I’d prolly shun her too ngl

[@catlover66677]

She has mommy issues

[@debomba6081]

@Ascended Aren't we supposed to be discussing each other's theories and giving our own? I don't see the problem.

[@josiahcharles2960]

@Lazy Science Nerd so in theory she's just special because ozai the most powerful fire bender his flames was yellow

[@dutch_asocialite]

This makes quite a bit of sense and feeds somewhat into my own theory about Azula's blue firebending, which also leads me to say that I don't think it's just because she's angry. Since blue fire is the most oxygenated fire I figure some kind of parallel or analogous enrichment must be going on in Azula's bending, i.e. more chi is being fed in a la a Bunsen Burner, and this is achieved through an advanced bending technique to focus chi in such a way; hence, why Azula is often seen pointing two fingers instead of forming a fist to firebend, to focus the chi into a direct point so it can burn purely. And thus, by having greater rage than anyone else, Azula has more chi to fuel her flames.

[@user-nk3ku3pw6p]

This is the best theory I have heard so far on this topic.

[@carson9035]

Cuz she's not like other girls, duh.

[@xenodrone3367]

🎶I may be normal but i'm no average girl Theres no one like me in this pokemon world so choose me baby come on give me a whirl i'll be your... HEART YOUR SOUL YOUR DIAMOND AND PEARL🎶

[@friendlyfroggo55]

r/notlikeothergirls

[@electrotheoristnugz1333]

Mulan reference...

[@Rhobeni]

VOLDEMORT! I THOUGHT U GOT THANOS DUSTED.

[@mordecai8707]

Azula’s not like other girls, Azula is Fire Lord

[@nikgokuhil]

I dont think the hotness is just an expression of rage. When Dragons taught Zuko and Aang, they saw fires of many colors. It could be the source of passion guiding it, but I also think that mastery of the element has a lot to do with it too. Its best shown in Zuko vs Azula. When Zuko firebends, its like he wears his emotions on his sleeves, even when in control, his core style of firebending is that of berserker, its almost reaching out trying to throw his emotions onto others, trying to make them understand, while Azula she sucks them up instead, careful never to spill anything, she bottles them up, take all that power and redirects it. Their demeanor somewhat interchanged in the last Agni Kai, but when it comes to core personality, if firebending is an art, everyone from Ozai to Iroh freely express themselves, while Azula never displays what she is really thinking. Like when she wanted help of Ty Lee, instead of telling how important she is to her or how much she values her, Azula takes those feelings in and acts on them in a controlled, calculated and twisted way. She is like those people who get quieter the angrier they get, so I think her fire is blue not cause of her intense rage, but cause its purer. Its not colored by what emotion she is feeling, she just fuels it with pure intensity of it.

[@swindlerlnoko2363]

OMG... I had goosebumps!!! Your theory makes so much sense!

[@grahamnanasca3275]

@@spirax888 Blue is the color of sadness

[@grahamnanasca3275]

@@spirax888 blue is also associated with knowledge. Azula is a perfectionist prodigy. Now that makes sense.

[@parsashojai6945]

HOT

[@txfee8160]

Big brain time

[@agentsquidums13]

Also worth considering how Zuko’s inner struggle was depicted as the blue dragon (voiced by Azula) vs the red dragon (voiced by Iroh). I think blue is used in many ways to represent evilness, further reflected by how Zuko’s metamorphosis began after abandoning his Blue Spirit role. Also, “azul” = “blue” but I suspect the names Azula and Azulon came after the decision to include the blue motif.

[@Twizzler577]

There is nothing in the anime that would suggest it’s hotter than any other fire benders. I think it was just to give Azula more uniqueness and character

[@MommyLong-Legs]

In the real world blue fire is hotter than red, so we can ASSUME her flames burn hotter

[@ChynaDawl]

I love how her blue fire is LITERALLY her "signature" fire.

[@joaovictor3312]

I mean, her name means Blue so it makes even more sense

[@sheezy2526]

@@joaovictor3312 And Bhoomi is a Sanskrit word for Earth

[@db917]

@@joaovictor3312in my opinion the bleu fire to her come naturally like she was born with that. I dont think it comea with skills or perfection. If that was the case then character like Iroh, Ozai or Roku or even sozin would have had bleu fire bc compare to azula, they were like 3times more skilled

[@ElloImNoodle]

Her name is blue in Spanish

[@nanami_akumudeadchannel7115]

I mean hey,her name says it all-

[@jonestly943]

I think it's from her sheer skill. She's pretty much confirmed a genius in the show and her firebending reflects this. She uses fire and lightning in ways no other firebender does.

[@petersozeey6316]

U re good

[@lifeline.6144]

Blue fire is the hottest fire y’all don’t know anything about science I guess

[@boaboakei4156]

​@@lifeline.6144 Fr lmaoo

[@matthewquan9083]

I think of Azula's firebending as the easy approach for work/like balance. "To achieve work life balance, do no work, and have no life" She has her emotions controlled in the sense of being completely suppressed instead of well managed.

[@josepharmstrong6031]

I think this explains the reason why she would as well as explain to a degree there's too and many other times we see many fire benders bending.

[@ricodee3188]

In the Comic “the search”, a prophecy was given to firelord Azulon that a powerful firebender will be born if their bloodline was mixed with that of Avatar Roku,That descendant was Azula.That mixed with her prodigious nature and innate hatred due to nurture and circumstances explain why her fire is blue, hence more powerful.

[@vishwa5043]

Then what about zuko

[@ricodee3188]

Vishwa *“She was born Lucky, I was Lucky to be born”* - Zuko

[@jonahmordhaim2705]

@@vishwa5043 zuko became a pretty good firebender too....

[@anaonari6710]

@@jonahmordhaim2705 *aang claps in the background*

[@Chibibowa]

Jonah Mordhaim because he was taught by the true masters ! :)

[@stephenyirenkyiatakora2934]

Well, from the episode where Aang and Zuko went to seek the dragons, they showed them that the color of fire bended was more than just the original fire color. They even seemed fascinated about the variation of colors fire bending could assume. That's an angle worth investigating. I believe each color variation can be unlocked or activated with a specific act or form. The variations could even represent some unique trait in some fire benders. I even thought the creators would make use of that concept.

[@malcomx8254]

This should be the highlighted comment

[@cheetah219]

Old I know, but this is actually something my friends and I thought was going to happen when zuko lost his bending. We thought and really believed his bending qas going to change color when zuko reconciled his internal struggle. We felt like since zuko still could not shoot lighting a fire color change would be a visual way of personifying his struggle and overcoming it. They kind of did this in the show as his fire actually made a different sound and was warmer when it did come back, but after they showed all those firbending colors, zukos comment about the colors and him saying "I understand", we were getting so huge that our theory was correct. We legit he was going to blast out green fire or something to show inner peace and him unlocking a secret to fire bending. We thought this would be a good way to build on the lore just a bit more and touch on why fire can take on different forms. That said, I understand why they didn't make this a more pronounced change as there were only a few episodes remaining and they were wrapping up the show. I do think if a retelling of the original show was done, this would be one of the changes I would add in (some other changes would be adding more sokka training episodes, for example I would love to see him work with more military planning minds on creative solutions, expanding on the white lotus much more, expanding the spirit world to be beyond just roku, and the lion turtle. The lion turtle really did feel like a deus ex machina and confused our high school selves . It really wasn't until after repeated viewings and Korra that I think we understood it more completely but I think and and the lion turtle could have explored the moral and value struggles aang was going through at the time. Aang should have gone on more of a spirit journey to understand the history of bending and why it works in that way to figure out and learn spirit bending instead of being gifted it. I think the moral struggles and him interacting with the last few avatars could have been one more internal journey aang took to become a fully realized avatar as he understood why bending works the way it does and how that effects and individual...that could have been a perfect explanation for why zuko temporarily lost his bending and I think they could have linked the two ideas together much more clearly so spirit ending wouldn't feel so surprising on first viewing

[@San-cb9mj]

The other fire colors was such a wasted potential, i always feels like the Water and Earth bendings are much more developed, and are given more love

[@ShadowSkyX]

@@cheetah219 given how rare the blue fire is, it stands to reason the other colors might be rarer still. I always figured before watching the show in full that she has so much chi it saturates her fire, turning it blue.

[@cheetah219]

Its certainly possible, she is the granddaughter to one of the most powerful firebenders in history and at the time, we didnt know much about their Mom. I remember tons of theories surrounding her mom saying she was a secret powerful bender or was a descedent from an avatar which is why azula is so powerful and gifted. In the flashback episodes, they showed her flames as red and obviously within just a few years they changed to blue. I believe, and i could be completely wrong, that the creators intended that azula had mastered a form of fire bending leading them to be blue. That said, there were real changes to zukos firebending after they met with the dragons just more subtle. Hell, his flames were on par with azulas, despite the comment. They were equal in ferocity. If not in the original series, it would have been a great touch that zuko mastered his internal struggles as an adult if his flames were a different colour as an adult

[@kalebdoom7944]

I think it’s so cool that in order to have the coolest bending you have to have your peace of mind

[@resistivewig610]

I thought it was a subtle way to hit her precise nature. Her fire bending is like a blowtorch instead of torching the whole thing it just burns and melts the proper points. Which is reflected in her fire being blue

[@pedrourbano501]

When I was a kid here in Brazil and watched the show I thought azula's fire was blue because of her name since in portuguese blue translates to "azul" so azul azula

[@ShakDaGoat]

Pedro Urbano that’s a pretty cool fun fact

[@marijougonzalez8437]

Me too! Except I thought so because in Spanish blue translated to azul

[@kiethyboi6996]

Eh but remember when they said that she was named after azulon

[@marijougonzalez8437]

Squishy I think you mean Azulon, her grandfather. And the was the reason stated in the show, the blue thing was just my second reasoning as it was a cool Easter egg

[@kiethyboi6996]

@@marijougonzalez8437 oh right right im stupid

[@JC-lb3df]

I just now am learning that’s azula in the intro fire bending... aight guys imma just go to the spirit world and not return for that

[@RoseofRainbow]

I like that the creators added blue fire. I always saw it as a reference to Sailor Moon character, Koan- Catzi (who also used blue fire and was a villain.)

[@sergioferrero46]

I saw this series for the first time when it premiered. I was a kid then (5-8 years old), but when I saw it completely again 4 years ago (I saw it again a few days ago too ☺) I immediately thought that Azula's fire was blue since her natural talent and perfectionism made that it obtained a perfect combustion in her flames, which is incredible for a 14-year-old girl (as a curiosity, “azul” means “blue” in Spanish). Azul is incredible, at such a young age she imposes herself on adults both physically and psychologically, she is the only firebender in the entire Avatar universe capable of producing blue fire, not even much more experienced avatars or firebenders managed to do it. It's clear that if it wasn't for his mental breakdown, he would have beaten Zuko and Katara without trouble. What an incredible character.

[@potatoesrlit7259]

For people saying Azula's a psychopath, she actually not; she's a Sociopath because she still has feelings and feels things like remorse (ex: when she said sorry to Ty Lee, or expressed that she felt hurt about her mother's actions), a psychopath wouldn't feel or care about any of those things . Although when she was young she was a little out of it, it was ultimately Ozai who made her what she is. Also I wanted to mention that her mental breakdown at the end proves that she kept those hurt, anger, hateful, sorrowful and lonely emotions buried deep that she finally let out. Psychopaths are usually born with peculiar state of mind and are not influenced much by people, unlike Azula. They also don't really feel empathy or any emotions towards anyone. That's why I think she is sociopath, all the signs point there.

[@DrsJacksonn]

Afaik there's no difference between 'psychopath' and 'sociopath', that's just Hollywood.

[@dylancotrioa8659]

@@DrsJacksonn there is a difference

[@papaload1192]

@@DrsJacksonn there definitely is a difference

[@DrsJacksonn]

@@papaload1192 To my knowledge that's made up and not actually a thing in psychiatry.

[@zoestyles5139]

p247 you’re partially right, there are technically no clinical differences between psychopathy and sociopathy. they are terms used for the same official diagnosis - antisocial personality disorder. but it’s not just hollywood who uses psychopathy and sociopathy. there are researchers who disagree with using the terms interchangeably and think the distinction is important.

[@martinvillareal4409]

My theory’s was is where Ozai called her “she’s a fire bending prodigy” that makes sense why her fire bending becoming blue

[@Chris-rx6fg]

Yes, blue fire is hotter and more purified then orange fire. She could bend blue fire because she was a fire bending prodigy and a perfectionist. Due to this het fire bending was so good the flames turned blue

[@kiethyboi6996]

Yeah she definitely is a prodigy

[@goom3103]

When she was still a child her flame is red, how would you explain that

[@sokkagoingpro2538]

Goom santi well i have a simple answer It’s like getting getting airbending tattoos except natural once a prodigy has mastered fire bending it becomes blue (just my theory)

[@benjaminaldismo6832]

@@goom3103 Maybe because she wasn't at the level she is now? When things get better, we call it "progress".

[@laserlock777]

My understanding was always that the blue fire along with her lightning bending were a show of how deep-rooted her psychotic tendencies were through every fiber of her being. Like sure her mind and soul and all that are in sync, but only because of her insanity being matched equally in all of her aspects, being void of emotions when doing such egregious things to perform lightning bending, and as stated, her more so concealed fury for her mother leaving being the fuel for her blue rage based fire

[@lloydvicedo1340]

As a child, I had a theory about Azula's blue fire myself. I thought she had blue fire because she was both the descendant of the Firelord and the Avatar. Her bloodline was strong, basically. I always thought Zuko was not Ozai's son lol.

[@maxenite]

then why is Ozai's fire is also normal and not blue?

[@samp2651]

Small brained

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Fan theories: *Complex character analysis, connecting details from the story to create a logical conclusion* The official reason: Eh, because it's easier to animate

[@bops1106]

A

[@josefuzo]

I always think about this when I watch videos like this.. Lmao.. The producers probably just thought some shit looked cool and put no thought into it, but fans run wild with crazy theories

[@saga5681]

You again... why do you watch everything I watch?

[@wildmankj7769]

Bruh

[@markgresch9944]

Less easier to animate, more, allows interactions with other firebenders to contrast with hers. So when she fights Zuko, who is doing what doesn't get lost in the wash during complex interactions.

[@jhannmichaeldepedstudent3682]

Azula: I am the only firebender that is blue and has a tragic childhood Dabi: Hold my Childhood

[@itsbritneybeach8362]

(better write "Todoroki" for more likes), just saying

[@jhannmichaeldepedstudent3682]

Damn

[@itsbritneybeach8362]

@@jhannmichaeldepedstudent3682 sozzy😆

[@jhannmichaeldepedstudent3682]

Lol that's alright😋

[@user-pg2oe4si4y]

you had to make this about mha

[@MultiKswift]

I think the best answer is that she has perfectionism/control issues. I remember looking up what causes fire to be blue once before, and it said something about the combustion being complete. "Complete combustion occurs when there is enough oxygen to completely use up all the reactants. Incomplete combustion occurs when there is not enough oxygen resulting in the production of smoke, and less energy is produced when compared with complete combustion." "In complete combustion, the burning fuel will produce only water and carbon dioxide (no smoke or other products). The flame is typically blue." So fire is complicated scientifically, and so it's hard to tie real world fire to firebending. But the answer that makes most sense to me, is that when a firebender creates a fire they are manipulating the combustion process. Most fire created by firebenders are created via incomplete combustion (they don't make sure that the combustion is using up all of reactants). Whereas as Azula has trained herself to be absolutely perfect in regards to her firebending. So she makes sure to make fire via complete combustion. The complete burning of the fuel would tie in with her control issues (making sure she burned every last speck of fuel available), it produces less smoke (which she might consider low class or shoddy bending), the resulting flames are much hotter (perfectionism), and are typically colored blue (wanting to be unique). It also explains why her fire wasn't blue as a child, she hadn't gotten that far in her training yet (and/or her perfectionism/control issues hadn't gotten that extreme yet).

[@moopig_]

the thumbnail is so good, if you drew it i rate it 9.9/10

[@ryanhernandez5632]

I imagined her fire was blue becuase azula felt intense hatred towards herself. She did anything and everything to be perfect( the standards her father set) becuase she wanted to be loved. The only time her mother ever really showed emotion to her was when she acted out or was harming others, while her father only showed her any attention/emotion when he wanted her to do something for him or to prove his/her superiority over others. It didn't help that zuko was constantly getting attention from both her father(negative attention but attention none the less) and mother without zuko doing anything to get it. Contrary to how she acted and spoke she knew that simmering below the surface was true weakness. And no matter what she did or who she hurt/killed it could never be snuffed out. It became even more apparent in her scenes with may and tai-lee. She essentially forced there friendship through fear and obligation. And when they turned there backs on her on the boiling rock( and may's epic roast/comback). She reliezed that she did what she did becuase she is desperate for love, companionship, and generally any unsolissited human contact/interaction. Her mental break in the final was simply unavoidable given these facts. And hopefully through the comics she can find a way to heal. Or atleast run into a guy or gal to give her the love she needs.

[@juncheok8579]

Blue fire is normally caused by the absence of soot, resulting in a pure flame and 'complete combustion' of hydrocarbons

[@garrettwood201]

A perfect burn. Fitting for the "perfect" bender.

[@c-3po612]

Nerd 😏 Jk

[@user-qj9ue3pp8h]

You can also see her fire banding movements are simillar to a lightning syle of bandings, which amphasaize her technics and mind that she developed with her mothers anger

[@fish5266]

You see people come up with these essays but I’m willing to bet they did it cause it looked cool and fitted the character

[@constantineohakim7062]

the producer after watching this: just didnt want y'all to be confused during the agne kai lol

[@lourdedevilson7739]

"How to stall the obvious answer for 6 minutes or more" Great job guys

[@NBaeK01]

Exactly what I was thinking lol

[@sleepyspritecan7936]

I know She has the big sad

[@kareemsyrian9825]

I think it’s like the bending ability is the tool and you can shape it, form it, express yourself from it, take note the 3ed eye freek in ATLA and Korra bending explosions from a mind eye!!! I mean especially the fire bending is coming from the bender not like the other element…as iroh said it’s the power of well…then we come to lightening. Last thing I wonna take note on is in korra show when she loses her memory from a dark spirit we see a fire bending healer figures out what’s wrong with korra by fire bending. It’s an amazing animation show

[@angelb33ts]

I agree. The fact her fire was not blue prior to her mother leaving. When the animation team decided to not keep it at a young age makes this open up possibilities which I like. But I also know sometimes when you draw something you draw it cause it's cool

[@Mindyourbusinessongod]

If Iroh's son haven't died Would Iroh been the same tea loving person or the strong general he was before

[@teslagasoline5629]

i like this, i bet he would have been a benevolent fire lord, but not as humble as he is in the show. dont know about the whole world domination thing, depends if he was in the white lotus before or after lu ten's death

[@dchen2140]

I think Iroh would be more closely aligned with the fire nation actually, more nationalistic and focused on fire nation superiority. It is implied that his son's death completely changed his entire character.

[@rhorantyko7796]

How long was he a member of the white lotus? If he was for most of his adult life I don't think he'd be just nice ozai. They'd still be radically different rulers.

[@jacksonb1001]

Fans: It represents not only the fact that she had exceeding firebending at a young age due to pressure from her father and her spite of her mother fueling her but it also creates an image of polarity between her and Zuko in the final Agni Kai. The creators probably when they decided she’d have blue fire: it look cool 😎

[@ender4344]

haha

[@ender4344]

when the fans think deeper than the creators

[@Mikerich_94]

The creators said it was to allow her fire to stand out from zuko or other firebenders

[@WildHorizon]

This is another thing I recently thought about, in her last fight with Zuko, her fire burns so hot from the rage the animators distinctly made it sound like a blowtorch. I thought that was pretty cool too

[@matpainter2164]

I see it as the “fuel” she uses zuko used anger and other emotions then he took it from the dragon’s technique, but Azula is a sociopath/schizophrenic she doesn’t use emotions at least after her mother disappeared, what she uses is her ambition her need for status, sure her forefathers had the same issue but every time we see one of her forefathers fire bending they are also using anger, Azula almost never uses anger other than a few exceptions

[@3.1415Ds]

Teacher- "why is her fire blue?" Creators- "blue is cool" Teacher- "wrong! Watch this video"

[@mr.preston1632]

Me ( an intellectual ) - “ Its blue because she concentrates and thats what makes her bending blue and when she dosent concentrate everything is crazy

[@DrakoGo2DaMoon]

Its blue cuz

[@gamewithme2429]

Ryt

[@youfckingidiot9893]

Cringe

[@ilhaambintabdallah4462]

Because it's cool

[@slut9417]

I honestly think that she was so advanced that she unlocked a secret fire thingy thing thing

[@maxwellkane1416]

Hey, you weren’t supposed to know it was called that

[@isabellaruiz6276]

I think she trained for it, because as you can see she has a very different technique than other firebenders, she makes blades with her fire, flies and makes spinning thingies with fire that are not seen in other firebenders hands

[@devJSM]

For some reason I thought it was because she was able to better control her bending relative to that of others. Her flame being blue means it was more efficient, less energy wasted, and deadlier, which goes along with her character since she was a perfectionist and notorious control freak. I think it was Iro who described her as "wasting zero energy with her movements."

[@rrmax5247]

Doesn't anyone remember when Zuko and Aang danced with the dragons and made all kinds of coloured fire? There was blue and green in there as well.

[@masterpalladin]

shes a perfectionist...a more controlled flame....as i notice it seems more compressed and faster with more force....when shes fights zooku both times his flames are wider...hers a more compressed and more forceful

[@masterpalladin]

cause the dragons are grandmasters that produce fires and flames more powerful beyond that of humans

[@ElloImNoodle]

There is a green fire and a colorless fire using like methane check Nile red

[@Benjilovescats]

@@masterpalladin in the comic also Zuko bends rainbow fire

[@masterpalladin]

@@Benjilovescats 🤔

[@indigoblue8600]

1:31 I don’t remember ever seeing this flip drop kick fireball in the show, but I rewound the video multiple times to watch it again. Azula is so badass

[@funnerz]

Indigo Blue That was from “The Drill” episode if you we’re looking for it :)

[@mattjohnson2667]

I think Azula TRULY mastered one aspect of fire. Remember the episode 'fitebending masters'? And all the colors their flames produced? I'd wager that you could produce different colors as your understanding of the spiritual side of bending grows.

[@wills5945]

I woulda rly liked to have had the blue flames explored a bit more, it’s kinda interesting

[@isaaksimmers7678]

I honestly just assumed she turned up the heat due to being a prodigy and all. If blue fire can come from hatred, surly it can come from immense skill.

[@monkeykiks6677]

Bruh. I just realized she probably got her name from the Spanish word for blue: azul

[@goinghome4299]

Perhaps, but also because she was named after her grandad fire lord azulon

[@cruisindownthestreetinmy6490]

Pretty sure it’s just from Ursa and Azulon mashed together. Like Azulon and Ozai is Zuko. Azul/a Azuko/zai. It’s a stretch but I mean🤷🏻‍♀️

[@jsmithers.]

@@cruisindownthestreetinmy6490 Zuko cant be a combination.....There was no K.

[@cruisindownthestreetinmy6490]

John Smith eh I did say it was a stretch🤷🏻‍♀️

[@anaonari6710]

Have u noticed that most fire nation names have a "Z" (except Iroh, Lu Ten and Ursa but still.) *KUZON*

[@tekomar]

I think about the ep where aang and Zuko find the sun warriors and confront the masters that show them firebending and you see all these different colors it could be linked to your firebending spirit or something along those lines