Ursa (Avatar)

Ursa (also temporarily known as Noriko) is an overarching character in . She was the ex-wife of Ozai, and later Ikem's wife, mother of Zuko, Azula, and Kiyi, daughter of Jinzuk and Rina, and the granddaughter of Avatar Roku and Ta Min. She was a kind, caring, and loving mother to her children, though Azula believed she favored Zuko over her.
She was voiced by Jen Cohn.
==Biography==
Prior to the series, she grew up in the Fire Nation village of Hira'a until she, as a descendant of Roku, was forced by Fire Lord Azulon to marry Ozai in order to fulfill a prophecy that would bring great power to Azulon's lineage. When she learned years later that the Fire Lord had ordered her husband to murder Zuko and that he was going to go through with it, she ensured her son's life was spared, but was subsequently banished from the Fire Nation Capital for treason. She was only seen in flashbacks throughout the story.
When Azula’s sanity has decayed below the threshold due to betrayal by Mai and Ty Lee, and Ozai leaving her behind, she begins having auditory and visual hallucinations of Ursa talking to her, much to her annoyance; especially when the vision of Ursa told her to find her own destiny and not to usurp Zuko’s Fire Lord title and telling Azula that she loves her, while Azula doesn’t believe it to be so, as their relationship had been very complicated.
Ursa returned to her home town, where she rekindled her relationship with her boyfriend, Ikem. In order to lead a normal life again, she requested that the Mother of Faces grant her an entirely new face and identity while also wiping all of her memories relating to her life with Ozai as a Fire Nation princess. As Noriko, she had another daughter, Kiyi, though after her two elder children tracked her down, she encountered the Mother of Faces again and decided to have the spirit restore her old face and memories.
== Gallery==
===Images===
Ursa and Ikem.png|Ursa with her boyfriend, Ikem
Ursa and Ikem Engaged.jpg|Ursa and Ikem's engagement
Ursa crying.png|Ursa crying
Ursa and Ozai's Wedding.png|Ursa's first wedding with Ozai, in which she becomes the Princess of the Fire Nation
Ursa during her wedding.png|Ursa's sad expression during her wedding
Ursa-and-Zuko-avatar-the-last-airbender.jpg|Ursa with her son, Zuko
Ursa angry at Ozai.png|Ursa gets angry at Ozai after the latter berated Zuko
Ursa and Ozai's Confrontation.png|Ursa's confrontation with Ozai, while her maids are watching in fear
Ursa's Deal with Ozai.png|Ursa's deal with Ozai - She would make an unnoticeable poison to help Ozai usurp the throne from his father, and in return, Zuko's life would be spared. After the poison would be done, Ozai would use it to kill Azulon, his father.
Ursa hugs Zuko.png|Ursa hugs Zuko before leaving
Ursa meets Noren.png|Ursa, now no longer a princess, returns to her hometown and meets Noren after finding out earlier that her parents have passed away
Ursa and Noren.png|Ursa finds out that Noren is actually Ikem, her long-lost boyfriend
Ursa reunites with Ikem.png|Ursa reunites with Ikem
Ursa becomes Noriko.png|Ursa, with the help of the Mother of Faces, changes her face and identity, renaming herself as "Noriko"
Noren and Noriko's Wedding.png|Ursa (as Noriko) during her second wedding with Ikem (Noren)
Noren and Noriko.png|Noriko with Noren
==Trivia==
* Because Ursa only appeared in flashbacks, dreams and hallucinations in the series, she was presumed to be dead. However, in the comic books, she was ultimately revealed to be still alive, and not only that she had Zuko and Azula, but she was also revealed to have a daughter named Kiyi from her second husband, Ikem which is their half-sister. Moreover, her backstory was also revealed, as well as what happened to her after she was banished.
* Her name means "bear" in Latin, hence her motherly nature.
== External Links==
*Ursa on the Avatar Wiki
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