| Zuko | |
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 Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender. | |
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| Created by | Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko |
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| Aliases | The Blue Spirit Lee Junior ZuZu |
| Gender | Male |
| Title | Lord Fire Lord (formerly) Prince (formerly) |
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| Children | Fire Lord Izumi (daughter) |
| Relatives | Roku (maternal great-grandfather) Fire Lord Sozin (paternal great-grandfather) Fire Lord Azulon (paternal grandfather) |
| Nationality | Fire Nation |
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| Age | 16 in Avatar: The Last Airbender 87–90 in The Legend of Korra |
Prince (later Fire Lord and Lord) Zuko (Chinese: 祖寇; pinyin: Zǔ Kòu), also known as the Blue Spirit, is a fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Created by Eric Coleman and designed by series creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the character is voiced by Dante Basco in Avatar: The Last Airbender and Bruce Davison in The Legend of Korra, and portrayed by Dev Patel in M. Night Shyamalan's 2010 film The Last Airbender and Dallas Liu in the 2024 Netflix live-action remake series.
Zuko is the Crown Prince of the Fire Nation and a skilled firebender, meaning he has the ability to create and control fire. He is the eldest child of Fire Lord Ozai and the older brother of Princess Azula. Before the events of the series, Zuko is banished from the Fire Nation by his father and told he must capture the Avatar, a unique spiritually powerful individual who could end the 100 year war - the fire nation's conquest for world domination, in order to restore his honour and right to the throne. Zuko is accompanied and advised in his search by his uncle Iroh.
At the beginning of the series, he is the primary antagonist, opposing Avatar Aang and his allies as he seeks redemption for his father since he has been banished from the Fire Nation. Over time, however, Zuko loses faith in the Fire Nation's war, feels guilt for his crimes, and begins to sympathize with those the Fire Nation has oppressed through the time he has been in the Earth Kingdom along with his uncle, Iroh. In the later part of the animated series, Zuko redeems himself, and eventually joins Aang, helping him learn firebending and fight his father in order to restore peace in the four nations. Zuko also comes to realize that Iroh has been more of a father to him than Ozai.
In "The Tales of Ba Sing Se", his name was written as "蘇科" (sū kè) on his segment's title card.