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| name Zuko | species Human | magic elemental, siphon |
| series Avatar | age 16 | familiar Dragon ("Zun") |
| timepoint S3, E19 | gender cis man, he/him | employment student |
PERMISSIONS
| hugging yes | fighting yes | backtagging yes |
| kissing yes | injury yes | threadhopping yes |
| flirting yes | death no | crau yes |
| romance yes | manipulation yes | fourth-wall no |
| sex yes | mind-reading yes | opt-in under 18! |
PERSONALITY
Zuko's a little rough around the edges β okay, a lot. But behind the gruff, hot-tempered exterior, there is an idealist with a pure heart, unquestionable honor, and unfortunately, many raw, tender nerves. In his sixteen rather isolated years, Zuko's never known a calm, normal life, or anyone else who's had one. While at times it's hard for others to tell Zuko cares, and at times it's hard for him to show it, the truth is that Zuko is a well of empathy. Life's just dealt him a fucking bum hand, even as royalty, and trauma and abuse have led him astray too often. Now he's set on reinventing himself into a kinder person, determined to rewrite his own destiny. He's a profound boy, but he's easily influenced and sometimes needs guidance on what's right and wrong β whichever side he gets it from.But for someone whose moral pendulum can swing so far, he's surprisingly outspoken about his convictions. He often impulsively dives into dangerous situations without a plan, but ever stubborn, he can only learn from his mistakes on his own. He's not the bubbly type at all, but once comfortable, he can be rather emotive β I mean, beyond chronic angry outbursts. Spirited away now, it's his first chance live a peaceful, mundane life, and that's strangely exciting for the exiled prince. He may miss some social cues, and will still likely maintain a baseline grumpiness, but he's learning how to let loose and have fun like a normal teenager. He's not a prince in this world, after all β now he's just some kid named Zuko. #newplanetnewme
background
A Hallmark movie from Hell. Zuko's father tells him that his younger sister Azula was "born lucky," whereas Zuko was "lucky to be born." To be more accurate, Zuko was lucky that his father didn't kill him after he was born for not having "the spark" of a firebender in his eyes. Thankfully, he developed firebending skills, but not a better relationship with his father, who had it out for his only son from that day forward. Zuko was born into royalty, Crown Prince of a military world power called the Fire Nation, heir apparent to its violent despot, Fire Lord Ozai. He lived in the shadow of his vicious, prodigy sister, Azula, all his life, developing an abusive at worst/strained at best, relationship with her, as well. His gentle mother was his only comfort and confidant as a child, but she disappeared when Zuko was 11 as part of a treasonous plot for his father to gain power, only to spare Zuko's life from his ruthless father and grandfather. Without his mother's protection, though, life became harder for a young Zuko after that, culminating in his banishment and disfigurement at age 13.His kindhearted uncle, Iroh, his father's only brother and absolute foil, had allowed Zuko to sit in on a war council meeting, but Zuko spoke out of turn, criticizing a general's plot to sacrifice inexperienced soldiers as bait in a siege. His father felt he had been dishonored in his own war room, and challenged his child to a fire duel; the young Zuko refused to fight, and Ozai was ashamed of his cowardice. He punished Zuko with a blast of fire directly to the face, scarring most of the left side of his face permanently. To add insult to injury, Ozai exiled his son for refusing to fight, sending him on an impossible mission to capture the Avatar, an all-powerful defender of peace who'd disappeared one hundred years ago. Denying this as a fool's errand, a young Zuko set out determined on endless perilous journeys, his kindly uncle caring for him like a proper parent by his side, scouring the globe for three years in search of this legendary figure. He was convinced this was the only way to regain his honor in his father's eyes, and yearned to return home a hero.
By some miracle, Zuko did find the Avatar, who had been frozen in ice for the past century in hiding. Then the exiled prince kicked shit into high-gear. He chased the Avatar and his friends from the South Pole to the North Pole, all the way around the world, relentless in his attacks and attempts to capture the Avatar. He and his uncle were eventually labeled as traitors to the Fire Nation, and lived undercover in enemy territory under new assumed identities, disguised as peaceful commoners running their own tea shop. This was a transformative period for Zuko, as he saw the devastation his father's military spread across the world.
He eventually came to realize he was fighting for the wrong side, and that his father could not grant him his honor, nor take it away. Zuko then set out to join the Avatar in his mission to defeat Fire Lord Ozai. After everything his father had put him through, even in the "happy" times when the worst issue was that he favored Azula and came down on Zuko for his ineptitude and nothing more, and after seeing the pain his father's war had wrought on the world, it was a difficult but sound decision to turn against his family. Zuko was determined to depose his father and become fire lord himself, seeking to establish policies that would help to heal the world and regain balance for the first time in a century. He and the Avatar and their companions arrange a large-scale coup d'Γ©tat, battling the Fire Nation armies, air force and navy against all odds. But Zuko knows it's the Avatar's destiny to defeat his father, not his β his was to undo his family's reign of terror.
appearance
height ~5'3"-5'5" probs?
build muscular, slender
hair dark brown/black
eyes gold
voice hello, zuko here
first impressions Zuko has RBE. Resting Bitch Everything. He tends to stand closed off with a wide personal bubble, not the smiley type. He's polite, he's just... gruff. And awkward. Maybe a little bratty at times. But nice! He's rather emotive, although not fully in tune with how transparent he is. His face is very expressive, despite the impression that he's never happy; his body language speaks to it far more than he does. He struggles with keeping eye contact and often rubs his neck or head whenever he's a bit on edge. He's got some restless energy to work out low-key all the time β so he's become fond of a new "toy" to stim with in this new world, surely making everyone around him extremely comfortable and not at all nervous, and now typically keeps a small, cheap pocket lighter on him to flick on and off idly as a... fidget flame.build muscular, slender
hair dark brown/black
eyes gold
voice hello, zuko here
features Zuko, himself, always believes his real first impression to be the noticeable scar over the left side of his face; it covers all of his eye area, cheekbone and ear. His eyelids and eyesight are both functional in this eye still, though not fully, but the skin's disfigurement is permanent, after taking a strong blaze directly to the face when he was 13. Zuko feels people must see this as his primary feature. The reality is, though, that Zuko is a handsome young boy with a short, slender, strong figure, a mess of thick black hair, a smoky incense-like oriental scent about him, and striking golden eyes β and, despite how seldom anyone sees it, a bright smile.
clothing Left to his own devices, Zuko errs on the side of hoodies, hoodies, and even more hoodies. He has a lot of basic T-shirt and jacket combos, and sticks to a pretty general color scheme β reds, maroons, black and grey. You can take the boy out of the Fire Nation but you canβt take the Fire Nation out of the boy... He's recently introduced collared shirts and pullover combos to his wardrobe, and also finally some other color than red and black β greens are back in the mix now, like he wore under cover in the Earth Kingdom, a flattering color on him! He sticks to dark jeans and boots typically, and has collected exactly three pairs of shoes: black boots, red trainers, and grey oxfords. Done. It may be simple and subtle, but his style is developing...
He arrived in Avalon wearing black denim pants, black denim jacket, black combat boots, and a grey T-shirt, with his hair cut short. He kept his funky Fire Nation get-up in his inventory in Avalon, having arrived in Prismatica wearing it, along with a moptop that grew out of control after a couple months, but his style has changed in-game as he experiments with cool alien clothing under his cool alien friends' influence and finds his own new look.
His close friend Hitachiin Hikaru (
irritated) gave him a major makeover in November 2020 (Prismatica). He cut Zuko's hair short, which he now maintains in Avalon, and gave him a more vibrant sense of fashion direction. Under Hikaru's shopping influence in both Prismatica and Avalon as well, Zuko's modern fashion sense has been permanently elevated! Nothing too crazy, knowing it's Zuko he's dressing, but Hikaru gave him some rough and tumble flair, kept him in T-shirts and jackets, but more stylish. He also helped him play with adding prints and pops of color. And they grew closer as friends while boosting Zuko's self-esteem! More than a makeover...
Inventory
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Arrived With
bakudan_bambino), wearing each other's clothes and accessories, both smiling (from Prismatica)
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Acquired
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Likes + Dislikes
LIKES lol fire. dao swords. dragons. tea. the beach. spontaneous field trips. meditation. calligraphy. one-on-one adventures with friends.NEW INTERESTS miniature warship models. teppanyaki. morning runs on the beach. baseball. charity organizations. movies (such as Mad Matt: Rage Road, Kill Will, the Shimmer...). world war II history. hot chips.
DISLIKES lounging around too long. bad tea. bad theatre/bad movies. dancing. fun.
CONFUSED BY how to train his dragon. electricity. his friend Tamakiβs (
vanity) obsessive collection of Arizona teas. cooking. porn. how to imagine ostrich-horses divided into ostriches and horses.