Post by Zuko on Oct 24, 2009 22:27:08 GMT -5
Castle in the Sky
Behind the Mask
<<CHARACTER NAME>>
Your name:Matthew
Age:16
Contact info:pm
Time To Play Pretend
About your character?
Name:Zuko
Age:18
Canon or Original:Canon
Born in:Fire nation
Bender:Firebender
Personality:
Zuko's bitterness and his personal circumstances make him believe himself victimized. However, he also believes that his struggles have made him a wiser and stronger human being. He is frequently impatient and arrogant. Both of these qualities vanish after his change of alliance. However, even before this change,shows a softer side of him. After his banishment, his experiences with those less fortunate change his mind, making him a kinder and more tolerant person.
His past mistakes still haunt him. Perhaps due to this, he is very intolerant of his own mistakes, expecting the best of himself and others. His Uncle Iroh felt that Zuko was destined to restore the honor of the Fire Nation as its new Fire Lord, something Zuko took to mean his father would accept him back as crown prince. However, he eventually realizes his father's true character and turns against him to help the Avatar. This shows a desire for peace and for each nation to rule itself, putting him at odds with many members of the Fire Nation elite. Having earned the trust and friendship of Avatar Aang, Zuko is determined to help lead the Fire Nation and the world into an era of peace and kindness.
He is also shown as loving deeply and honestly to certain individuals who earn his trust. These include Iroh, his long-time girlfriend Mai, his mother, and to a slightly less obvious extent, Katara, Aang, Toph, Sokka and Suki. He is deeply protective of those he loves. Although he rarely shows his feelings, he is unusually good at helping and dealing with the issues and problems of others, making him the group's "agony aunt" when he is in a relaxed state of mind.
Appearance:Zuko is a teenager who matures, both mentally and physically, throughout the series. Zuko is around 16 years old at the beginning of the series, making him the oldest of the main children. His most prominent feature is a dark red scar over his left eye that extends over his ear, inflicted by his father, Ozai, when Zuko refused to duel him. The scar unintentionally causes people to pity him, as they take it for a war scar inflicted by the Fire Nation. At the end of the series, he has a scar on his lower chest received from a lightning strike. His hair is black, though he was initially bald save for a long, thick lock of hair that was put up in the traditional Fire Nation hairstyle for royalty (a ponytail) at the beginning of the series. However, as the series progresses and Zuko matures, he cuts his hair (a symbol of exile) and grows it out. He has also changed his clothing from his Fire Nation soldier uniform to a more simple red and gold outfit to make himself less conspicuous.
History:
Only 16 years old and already he's been banished from his home in the Fire Nation. For two years he has been sailing around the world with his Uncle Iroh and a crew of firebenders in hopes to find and capture the Avatar. Doing so would restore his honor in his father's eyes and give him back his birthright as heir to the Fire Nation throne. Because of this, Prince Zuko is very determined to capture Aang. He is learning firebending from his Uncle Iroh, and is a worthy opponent.
The reason for Zuko's banishment is directly connected to how he got the large scar on his face. When he was 14, Zuko was allowed to attend a war meeting in his father's war chamber. But when he spoke out in defense of a newly recruited battalion that was suggested by a general to be sacrificed as bait for the enemy, his father took the outburst as utter disrespect. The only way to resolve the issue was by an Agni Kai; however because the outburst wasin the Fire Lord's war room it was he whom Zuko disrespected, and who he would have to duel.
Yet Zuko, being the loyal son that he is, refused to fight and begged for mercy. Fire Lord Ozai wouldn't hear it though; he said that Zuko would learn respect, and Suffering would be his teacher (yeah, Ozai is SO going to win the Father of the Year award). The burn on Zuko's face is the result of their one-sided duel. In addition to being mutilated in front of an audience of hundreds including family, soldiers, and civilians; because Zuko refused to fight him, his father called it a shameful weakness and banished him from the kingdom. The only way he would be accepted back with honor was if he captured the Avatar, who, at that time, had been missing for a hundred years. Ouch.
Family:Iroh - uncle, Ozai - father, Azula - sister
