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samtamdan · 2 months
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rei-is-hiding · 9 months
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Have you read the avatar comics? I can't stop thinking about Azutara AU where Kemurikage Azula and Painted Lady Katara are dating
yeah i read the comics unfortunately c": but i wanted to draw the painted lady for a long time, it's a really good idea ~
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eowynluna · 3 months
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Azula: I'm nothing like Zuko.
Also Azula: Hmm, what outfit should I wear to commit crimes? Perhaps, I could dress up like a spirit.
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bee-treehouse · 1 year
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Azula kemurikage redesign
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Azula the Scapegoat
I've talked before about how the Fire Nation in the comics were heavily whitewashed. How any and all moral ambiguity and their crimes are swept under the rug as all the characters are presented in the best light possible. The fact that they did any wrong doing in the past is gently brushed aside about how much progress and prosperity they brought to all that they...uh..."touched".
Thing is, you can't exactly have a post-war canon where there's no conflict. And since the Fire Nation were clearly the aggressors in the war, we can't exactly have them be squeaky clean morally either.
...not without a scapegoat.
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In order to create conflict yet keep the Fire Nation morally white, Yang designates Azula as the scapegoat. The person that's responsible for all of the Fire Nation's woes as opposed to the natural consequences of a literal century of warfare. She's the old remnant. The enemy. The last vestiges of the old order that needs to be destroyed for the Fire Nation (Zuko, Mai, Ty Lee, Ursa, etc.) to fully redeem themselves.
And to make sure she becomes that much more of a tempting target, her insanity and instability are brought to the forefront as all other characteristics and sources that made Azula her are quietly retconned into oblivion. Can't have squeaky clean heroes if their villain might be sympathetic after all.
Neither is she alone since her entire posse is made up of girls who were broken out of an abusive mental institution:
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Let me repeat that.
A group of mentally ill teenage girls who were likely the victims of a system that the narrative keeps trying to push as squeaky clean...are the bad guys.
To give you an idea of how horrendous this is, we see the same story in the real world. Whenever there is some societal ill or upheaval, the mentally ill are almost ALWAYS used as the scapegoat. Even though in reality it's usually the ones on top or the system who are to blame. It's just people who have been historically stigmatized are almost always the first target. Granted this treatment is not exclusive to the mentally handicapped (I mean there's racism, antisemitism, etc.), but I don't think it's a coincidence that Yang tried to play up Azula's insanity in order to make her a scapegoat.
Especially when instead of addressing the actual issues with the Fire Nation (inherent colonialism, rampant militarism, the amount of power the Fire Lord wields), they'd rather blame somebody else instead of helping themselves. That doesn't exactly make the post-war Fire Nation people you want to root for.
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gold-fire · 1 year
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*Azula when she met the Kemurikage*
Azula: Dear diary, I think I'm in a cult.
Azula, time later: Dear diary, I have become the leader of the cult.
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I know this is really belated, it has long been jossed by subsequent material, but I wrote a Tyzula fic that attempted to continue the Avatar comics timeline post-Imbalance while also incorporating the other extended universe material.
It focuses on the Fire Nation and talks about, among other things, the effects of Sozin's criminalization of queer folk, the abusive nature of Fire Nation asylums, and Zuko's struggles to de-Sozinize the Fire Nation. However, it gets really dark at times, and not everyone gets a happy ending.
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So if you guys have time, I would be honored if you took a look at it. Thanks!
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witchzoe · 2 years
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So i am going to write a story about Azula and the Fire Warriors becoming vigilantes as the Kemurikage and generally having adventures and being friends. But since the only things we know about the Fire Warriors is that one of them is named Zirin, i decided to introduce my versions of each of the Fire Warriors here.
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From left to right:
Misaki: a very sarcastic person. Suffers from depression. Enjoys dark humour. Writes good poetry. Proud owner of Soot, a black-feathered raven eagle.
Tomiko: a tinkerer, loves technology. Has to keep her hands occupied. Prefers to be alone. Doesn't often speak, prefering to communicate via sign language.
Sachi: happy, go lucky kinda gal. Wants to enjoy life to the fullest. Always down for fun, especially if explosions are involved. Likes games of all kinds, but especially if betting is involved.
Zirin: does not respect authority. Unapolegitically herself. Possesses a lot of street smarts. Kind of a history nerd. Likes knifes a reasonable amount. Also very, very gay.
Chiyo: very good at organizing. Somewhat motherly. Oldest of the bunch. Kindest of the group. Can be very vengeful if provoked. A terrific fire bender.
Darika: herbalist, knows a lot about plants and how to kill you with them. Shy, often staying in the background. Good listeners and very emotionally intelligent. It took some time for her to figure out she was a women.
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prodogg · 2 years
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Okay my dumb brain just registered that Zirin has two braids. I always thought she only had one.
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klm-zoflorr · 2 years
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Bogeyman 'Zula
Sokka & Yue//Katara//Aang//Zuko
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Kemurikage ~ Thom Browne Fall 2021
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samtamdan · 7 months
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This comic is going to FUCKING KILL ME
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krimsonrose · 1 year
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So any reason why people want to compare Zuko’s advancement in firebending after gaining his new drive against Sozin’s Comet!Azula who was at the time having a mental breakdown? 
Because how is it fair to the girl currently suffering from hallucinations brought on by stress and betrayal to be used as a good comparison against her brother who is at his mentally healthiest? 
A better comparison would be end of Book 2 Azula after conquering Ba Sing Se. Both would be at the top of their game here and much easier to see how much more understanding of fire Zuko has.
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In honour of the new teaser pages, I decided to return to my musical colour palettes with Azula because both the song and the colours really fit her.
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bee-treehouse · 1 year
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kemurikage and blue spirit 2
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azula-omnipotens · 1 year
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Azula's late night thoughts #1
Four hundred foot tall purple platypus bear with pink horns and silver wings is not even my final form.
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