Avatar: The Last Airbender
Throughout bothAvatar : The Last Airbenderand its continuation , The Legend of Korra , viewers have been introduced to a whole slew of villains , all with the goal of capturing or killing the Avatar for a ten thousand of reasonableness . Just like any show , there are some villains that are pretty much evil bodied , and other villain that managed to ransom themselves by aiding the master character in some way .
While they might be ineffective to go back in fourth dimension and correct many of the terrible thing they ’ve done , there are several villains in this franchise who ’ve basically tried to right their past legal injury . Below are five villains that save themselves , along with five who committed acts so fearful that they can never be forgive .
Redeemed Themself: Zuko
After his own father rip aside his purity , Zuko ’s life mission became hunting Aang so that he could riposte home to the Fire Nation . After chasing Aang all around the world for several months , Zuko total to realize his lawful destiny , and became Aang’sFirebendingteacher . He even turn together with Aang after the Hundred Year War to fix a earth ravaged by the sins of his forefathers .
tight - forward toThe Legend of Korraand he ’s still playing an participating role in protecting the Avatar from scoundrel like the Red Lotus , showing that he ’s come a long room from that strong-growing narrow - given early days that fans were introduced to inAvatar .
Can Never Be Forgiven: Admiral Zhao
It ’s no abnegate Admiral Zhao ’s dedication to the Fire Nation . In orderliness to give the Fire Nation a huge advantage during the Hundred Year War , he shop the Spirit Library ’s voluminous archives for ways to give his land an edge . He even burned all of the information pertaining to the Fire Nation to forestall anyone else from discovering data that they could use against the Fire Nation .
He can never be forgiven for murdering the synodic month spirit , putting his selfish desire for victory over the natural order . Because of his actions , Princess Yue was forced to give herself , which could ’ve been avoid altogether had he possessed more reverence for the spirits . Even after spend so many eld in the Fog of Lost Souls , he was still focused on appropriate the Avatar , showing that he never mull on his actions at all .
Redeemed Themself: Tarrlok
At first coup d’oeil , Tarrlok seemed like a good guy who just wanted to help stomp out the Equalist presence in Republic City , but when Korra refused to be a part of his job force-out , he resorted to manoeuvre that not only fuel the city ’s growing stress between curve ball and non - toot . He even attacked Korra , Bloodbending her and kidnapping her when his back was against the paries !
He managed to redeem himself by exposing Amon ’s lawful identity to Mako and Korra , giving them the piece of information they needed to expose Amon to his follower . When Amon undertake to get away with Tarrlok in tow , Tarrlok explode their vas , ensuring that Amon could never one Clarence Shepard Day Jr. total back to Republic City to finish what he begin .
Can Never Be Forgiven: Amon
After getting a coup d’oeil of Amon ’s traumatic childhood , it make sensation why he strive for a globe without bend . Yet he went about his destination for a better world in the most perverted way possible .
After have aside the bending of so many gifted benders , he fled once his true personal identity was made public , refusing to appease and assist loosen all of the hurt he ’d done .
Redeemed Themself: Mai / Ty Lee
Despite beingnon - benders , Mai and Ty Lee made for the unadulterated partners for Azula as the trio move around the Earth Kingdom in search of Team Avatar . regrettably for Azula , both girls turned on her during Team Avatar ’s escape from Boiling Rock , with Mai choosing to defend Zuko rather than care Azula , and Ty Lee alternate to Mai ’s aid before Azula had the chance to end her for good .
Both girls knew that by standing against Azula , their liveliness would be at stake . Both girls were prepared to expend the rest of their 24-hour interval rot in a cellular phone , but thankfully , they chose to be on the right side of history .
Can Never Be Forgiven: Azula
Azulawas always the cynical eccentric ; even as a young tyke , after overhear that Ozai would defeat Zuko after the then - Fire Lord Azulon ordered him to , she sang Zuko ’s potential fate to him as though it were a nursery rime . When he was burned by Ozai year later , she looked on with a smiling of pleasure .
Azula ’s list of crimes guide deep ; she intimately killed Iroh in " The Chase " , almost permanently ended the Avatar Cycle , and during her Agni Kai with Zuko , resorted to attacking Katara when she realized she could n’t beat Zuko on her own .
Inthe comic strip that are situated after the series ' decision , she seemed to have changed her agency after teaming up with Team Avatar to help Zuko settle their mother , but after revealing that she wanted to make Zuko a pitiless , authoritarian drawing card , she showed just how manipulative she ’ll always be , even without an ongoing war serving as her motivation .
Redeemed Themself: Zaheer
Zaheer is almost as irredeemable as someone like Azula . Not only had he already attempted to abduct and drink down Korra when she was just a young girl , but he also trapped several White Lotus guards in his prison cell for several weeks with little food , murdered the Earth Queen , thrust Aiwei ’s spirit into the Fog of Lost Souls , nearly kill Tenzin , and most importantly , nearly ended the Avatar Cycle forever .
While he unquestionably deserves to spend the eternal sleep of his lifespan in prison house , Zaheer helped Korra regain her connection to the spirit domain . In recognizing that Kuvira rise to power because of his action at law , he did his duty to ensure that Korra would be able-bodied to stop her .
Can Never Be Forgiven: Unalaq
While it ’s true that people ca n’t take their family , Korra flummox the short closing of the stick with Unalaq being her uncle . His betrayal ran deep , even before Korra had been born . Jealous that his older brother would become the Northern Water Tribe ’s drawing card , he put his entire tribe in risk by hire bandit to assail the tribe , and successfully got Korra ’s father banished just so he could claim the throne for himself .
Not only that , but he manipulate Korra into launch the southerly purport portal just so he could become the Dark Avatar which , if his design sour out , would ’ve plunged the reality into centuries of darkness .
Redeemed Themself: Hiroshi Sato
In Book 1 ofThe Legend of Korra , Hiroshi Sato join the listing of the worst fathers in the franchise after it was discovered that his very inventions were being used to support the Equalists . Despite claiming that he ’d done this for Asami , he allowed himself to be consumed in his own hallow , mean quest for revenge .
He redeemed himself in the fight against Kuvira when he helped Asami qualify the hummingbird mecha lawsuit with blood plasma saw and sacrifice himself to cut up an hatchway into Kuvira ’s giant mecha case . Without his aid , it ’s safe to assume that Kuvira would be lead the Earth Empire as she always think .
Can Never Be Forgiven: Fire Lord Ozai
When fan think thatFire Lord Ozaicouldn’t get any more malefic , he continue to prove them wrong . Ozai , much like Azula , was driven by a need for power that caused him to lack any level of empathy whatsoever . He permanently pock his son for rightly speaking out against a general ’s cynical plan , showing that he did n’t care about the soldiers risking their lives for his nation .
When Sozin ’s Comet arrive , he attempted to burn the Earth Kingdom to the land , which would ’ve killed millions of people , as well as animal and plant life . Even if he got out of prison house on good doings and begin charity work , nothing could rub out the trauma his reign caused , not only for his family , but for the residual of the world .
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