Cho trận đấu cụ thể giữa Zuko và Azula, xem Agni Kai Cường lực Sao chổi. They say the Fire Lords are the kin of dragons, they are not wrong. The Yuyan Archers successfully captured Aang and brought him to the fortress. If the challenge is accepted, the two combatants move to either an official dueling area or whatever open area is available, such as a parade ground or plaza. However, the Avatar had the advantage, as he knew how to work the Air Nomad relics, and defeated Zhao with a dorje before fleeing. [5], Agni Kais cannot be fought during certain holidays, as it is considered a spiritual offense to burn another during a celebration. This Agni Kai left Zuko dishonored in the eyes of his father and the Fire Nation. The two face off while Iroh watches. https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Zhao?oldid=2842106, — Zhao suggesting epithets for himself after capturing the, The "Avatar Extras" bonus commentary for ". Zuko stops when he sees Uncle move, fast as lightning, and turns in time to watch Uncle push Zhao back across the arena. However, just as the commander seemed on the verge of victory, Zuko managed to break his stance. [2], As Zuko was walking away from the battle, an enraged Zhao attempted to attack with Zuko's back turned, but was stopped by Iroh. Zhao being challenged to an Agni Kai by Zuko. Fighting style Interested in learning the information it held, he searched through scroll after scroll for knowledge that could aid the Fire Nation in its efforts against the Avatar and Water Tribes, until he came across a detailed illustration with the words "moon" and "ocean". However, he had a Yuyan Archer knock out the thief from long range. Amber There is a common misconception within the Fire Nation. Zuko shed his shoulder garment at the start of his Agni Kai with Zhao. Zhao trying to convince Shinu to give him command over the Yuyan Archers. The most notable Agni Kai was that between Prince Zuko and his sister, Princess Azula, during the passing of Sozin's Comet in 100 AG. Team Avatar reach Kyoshi Island, where they meet the Kyoshi Warriors. I said going up to him. On the second day of the siege, Zhao's forces managed to penetrate the city's walls. Allies Zhao was the leader of the Fire Nation Navy for a brief period in early 100 AG. Gray (dark brown in youth) Position An Agni Kai didn't have to result in death, Zuko knew, and in fact, it was more traditional that it didn't. Iroh attacked Zhao's team in retaliation, causing him to flee from the scene. Zuko: Maybe you’d like one to match! Personal information Agni Kai là hình thức trận đấu truyền thống của các hỏa nhân, đã có tuổi đời hàng thế kỷ. It is a fight for one's honor and is won only when one opponent burns the other. Or at least I'm assuming it was an agni kai, given I'd never witnessed one. Voiced by Born in 83 AG, Zuko was the first born child of Prince Ozai and Princess Ursa. Zuko initially told Zhao that the damage was caused by crashing into an Earth Kingdom ship, but Zhao sensed that he was hiding something. [3] Zhao was a major enemy of Team Avatar in most of the events leading up to his siege of the Northern Water Tribe, during which he killed the Moon Spirit at the Spirit Oasis. [7] After this incident, he became obsessed with his supposed destiny: to destroy the Ocean and Moon Spirits and end waterbending. Using Fire Lord Sozin's old trap, Zhao managed to capture the Avatar again. In traditional naval ranking, it should go from Commander to Captain to Admiral. He gave me a quick tour while I got stares and whistles from the crew. Zuko fell to his hands and knees pleading forgiveness from his father without striking a single blow. https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Agni_Kai?oldid=2840099. However, Zhao's sneaky and ambitious nature caused some people to wonder whether this promotion was honorably earned. Here, Zhao found a relic merchant and made a deal with him: if he gave an Air Nomad necklace to the Avatar when he passed through and got him interested in going into the mountains and the Air Nomad traps, Zhao would let the merchant take whatever he wanted from the traps. Prideful as he was, Zhao declined Zuko's outstretched hand, deciding he would rather die than accept help from his sworn enemy and was pulled underwater.[1]. He breathes in the light of the moon with eyes fire bright and a piercing howl. During this time, the Avatar tried to cross into Fire Nation territory to reach Roku's temple. 趙 Zhao Zhao's relationships The term "Agni Kai" was created by using two already existing words: Agni Kai is also the name of the track that was used when Zuko and Zhao dueled each other. Notably, the state of Zhao was well known for its cruel but also cunning and successful generals as well as its aggressive expansionism, traits Admiral Zhao also possesses. The two things he references as "airbending" is shit Zuko and Azula have already done way earlier in the series. Although, as his quest continues, he begins to doubt whether his father will ever welcome him home. "Zuko!" I love this fight so much, words can't explain how beautiful it was. In particular, Zhao rationalized his theft – and later, murder – of the Moon Spirit as "destiny", and relished over stealing it, ecstatically proclaiming himself as a "legend", even suggesting several epithets that the people would call him in the future for his accomplishment: "Zhao the Conqueror", "Zhao the Moon Slayer", and "Zhao the Invincible". Zhao ordered his ships to open fire upon the Avatar with no concern for hitting Zuko's ship, which was in pursuit of the Avatar at the time. The outcome of an Agni Kai affects the honor of each opponent. Also, I’m going to keep a running tally of the Agni Kai’s Zuko gets himself into… starting now. His relish in seeing Zuko suffer showed just how cruel Zhao really was.[9]. Other Media Fire Lords can also be challenged, but that rarely occurs, as most Fire Lords are among the most powerful firebenders in the world. Skin color Zuko hears Zhao scream with rage, but no one is dishonorable enough to attack someone when their back is turned, seconds after that person beat them in an Agni Kai, right? Finding Zhao to be delusional, the siblings wrestled him away and left him behind in the fog.[4]. The ambitious commander and wayward prince began a verbal argument, which ended in Zuko challenging Zhao to an Agni Kai. Even at the start of the series, Zuko is a powerful bender who managed to beat his main rival, General Zhao in an Agni Kai match. And Zuko was sure Zhao would want a duel to the death. The admiral began to applaud his efforts to fulfill his destiny, knowing that his army was about to secure the city and he was going to be a hero for the Fire Nation. However, he secretly had the banished prince's crew interrogated. Aasif Mandvi as Zhao in The Last Airbender. Jason Isaacs Zuko had improved since his last match and successfully defeated Zhao, but refused to deliver the final blow. In season 1, episode 3, "The Southern Air Temple," Zuko challenges Admiral Zhao. However, Team Avatar and Iroh confronted Zhao and forced him to release the spirit, though, outraged about the idea of being defeated, Zhao suddenly killed the spirit with a fire blast, thus erasing the moon from the sky and negating all waterbending abilities. The slaying of the Moon aroused the anger of La, the Ocean Spirit, who merged with Aang's Avatar Spirit and used incredibly powerful waterbending together to vanquish most, if not all, of Zhao's fleet. Round 2: Duel. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Prince Zuko is an extremely talanted firebender but always been outshined by his sister, Princess Azula. He invited a reluctant Zuko and a jolly Iroh to drink tea in his office. He said that the task of capturing the Avatar was too important to entrust to a teenager, and announced his own intentions to capture the Avatar himself. Zuko fixed his eyes on Zhao as he hovered near the edge of the arena, watching as the other man prepared for their Agni Kai. Zhao did not perish, but instead ended up in the Spirit World, forced to spend eternity in a place known as the Fog of Lost Souls. In one of the most anticipated battles of the series, Zuko and Azula finally go head to head in the Agni Kai to end all Agni Kai. [5] During his career, he held the ranks of lieutenant, captain, commander,[2] and finally admiral. Tsubaki's pov** I woke up to someone knocking on my door. Everyone seemed to think that this epic music was too short. When it comes to an Agni Kai, the duel apparently has some legal or at least "semi-legal" power, as the feud ends with the duel and the victor automatically also wins the feud, regardless of whether his opponent is still alive or not. Zhao insisted Shinu was wasting their talents in using them as security guards, but Shinu scoffed that Zhao's hunt for the Avatar was not… He was cunningly adept in tapping into human resources, as he displayed when he easily managed to ally himself with a merchant to lure Aang into a trap in exchange for him having all the Air Nomad artifacts in the cave,[11] bribe pirates with an entire box of riches to stage a nearly successful attempt on Zuko's life and garner great support from many Fire Nation soldiers with patriotic speeches. Zhao insisted Shinu was wasting their talents in using them as security guards, but Shinu scoffed that Zhao's hunt for the Avatar was nothing more than a vanity project. However, such a duel is a grave matter, meant to be a last resort when all else fails or is insufficient to settle a dispute. Azula eventually targeted a third person, Katara, by shooting lightning at her instead of Zuko, her direct opponent. Asake said angrily. "Avatar Extras" also claims the following to be true in relation to Zhao: After receiving his promotion to admiral, he stayed up all night to celebrate it. Zhao và Zuko giao đấu một trận Agni Kai quyết liệt vào năm 99 SDC. The first one, as is well-known, occurs between Zuko and Ozai, which he loses because he is too terrified to take on his father (but also because he's a little kid.) [7] In his quest to find benders to test their strength, he even ended up challenging a bewildered Fire Nation civilian as he was going to the store. Centuries later, two and a half years before Avatar Aang awoke from the iceberg, a thirteen-year-old Prince Zuko attended a war meeting along with his father, Ozai, and his uncle, Iroh. The Agni Kai is over when one participant burns the other.[3]. This was the best fight for both Zuko and Azula, and the most meaningful. The Azula vs Zuko agni kai was one of the best fights I have seen in TV history. The Agni Kai is an ancient Fire Nation tradition. It is a fight for one's honor and is won only when one opponent burns the other. During his time studying under Jeong Jeong, Zhao was one of the master's best students, but ultimately his greatest failure, as he entirely disregarded Jeong Jeong's teachings that the heart of firebending was controlling and limiting the dangerous destructive power of fire, and only focused on learning the destructive techniques, which while allowing him to develop very strong moves, while also being quite adept in defense, made him easily overcome by his emotions and would steadily lose control in a prolonged battle, which Aang easily exploited to dodge his blasts with agility, which accidentally ended in Zhao burning three of his own riverboats. For his loyal service to the military, Zhao was quickly promoted through the ranks and soon became the captain of his own ship. During Azula's coronation as the new Fire Lord, Zuko showed up to claim his birthright, prompting Azula to challenge him to an Agni Kai for the crown. The traditional attire for male firebenders during an Agni Kai is a belt, pants, and two arm rings between the deltoids and biceps, while also being bare chested and barefooted. [8] One of Kuruk's friends, Hei-Ran, achieved some notoriety for the high number of people she killed in Agni Kai while serving as headmistress of the Royal Fire Academy for Girls, including her own cousin.[9]. It was later when he realized that Firebending was not fueled by anger, but determination, where his fire bending grew once again due to his determination to take his spot at the throne and help Aang defeat his father. Zuko: That’s not true. This remained so even in, Despite his major role in Book One, Zhao was never shown on-screen afterward except for ". However, his mistakes and struggles lead him to realize his destiny … However, a message arrived from the Fire Lord promoting Zhao to admiral. Political information Jeong Jeong retorted saying that it was Zhao who had embraced savagery, using only the unrestrained destructive side of firebending and ignoring the discipline needed to control it. Last appearance However, Zuko manages to break the commander's stance. [4], Zhao was a skilled firebending master. Together, they fought past the guards and escaped to the last gate, where the soldiers managed to corner the two combatants. When one of the generals present suggested sacrificing a division of novice soldiers to lure Earth Kingdom soldiers into a trap, Zuko protested, prompting Ozai to challenge him to an Agni Kai as a means to settle the matter. To prevent enemies of the Fire Nation from discovering this information, Zhao burned down the section of the library pertaining to the Fire Nation. The Agni Kai chamber was filled to the brim with nobles, generals and other notables of the realm. 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