#this is not an invitation to demonize azula either begone if that's your goal

[saitoakirachan-fangirls]

One thing that Zuko antis miss about the turtleduck scene is that Zuko visibly regrets his action the moment the bread hit the turtleduck. It's almost like he didn't actually think it would hurt the baby duck and was shocked when it did. This is not an example of him exhibiting a lack of empathy or a propensity for cruelty. I can't belive I have to say this, but Azula and Zuko already had very different personalities in childhood. Azula displayed clear affinity for anti-social behavior (low empathy, manipulative behavior) atypical for her age while Zuko didnt.

I've seen this scene being used to compare him with Azula, usually to demonize Ursa. The writer imply that her gentleness with Zuko and harshness with Azula are entirely based on her favoritism. Then they follow it up by claiming that, had Azula had her mother's love, she would've turned out just fine, but Ursa was a bad mother for favoring Zuko. The problem with this argument is that, not only does Ursa show affection for Azula, this also shifts the blame for Azula's anti-social behavior from Ozai to Ursa. It also is plain wrong so

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