Zuko (Nickelodeon)/Relationships

==Relatives==
===Azula ===
Azula was Zuko's younger sister by two years. While siblings, Azula seemed to take great pleasure in Zuko's torment, whether through her own orchestrated pranks, or relishing the punishment Ozai inflicted on her brother. Zuko expressed resentment toward her, as she was a firebending prodigy and the favored sibling as far as their father was concerned. Azula also enjoyed calling him by disliked nicknames, including "Zuzu" and "Dum-Dum", and reminding him of his inferiority in their father's eyes. Following the failed Siege of the North, Fire Lord Ozai tasked Azula with capturing Iroh and Zuko, considered traitors to the Fire Nation.
Azula has a strong influence on Zuko compared to Iroh. She easily manipulated him into betraying their uncle and helping her to stop Aang and Katara. She credits Zuko with Aang's supposed death out of sisterly love and gradually opens up to him. Additionally, she helps Zuko sort through his anger and conflicted feelings.
The sibling relationship deteriorates as Zuko joins Team Avatar to thwart their father's war efforts, while Azula shows no mercy towards him. After being betrayed by Ty Lee and Mai, Azula ruthlessly hunted Zuko and his friends at the Western Air Temple. When he went to confront his sister, Azula, who was slightly driven insane, sadistically told him worth a sinister laugh that she was going to celebrate being and only child. During the fight, both Zuko and Azula ended in a stalemate and ended up falling. However, while Zuko has Aang and Team Avatar to catch him, Azula had to save herself by turning her fire balls into small jets that allowed her to fly. This also symbolizes the fact that Zuko has people to rely on while Azula is on her own.
Zuko eventually challenged Azula for the throne, leading to a confrontation in an Agni Kai. Prior to this, Azula was angry that her father forced her to remain in the Fire Nation Capital instead of taking her with him on the GR mission to destroy the Earth Kingdom as promised. Azula retorted that Ozai couldn't treat her like Zuko, making it clear that Azula was betrayed or aware that Ozai was abusing her like he did with Zuko. Despite initially feeling unequipped to defeat Azula, Zuko sensed his sister's mental instability and used it to gain the upper hand. During the Agni Kai, Zuko's composure allowed him to overwhelm Azula. However, Azula resorted to dishonorable tactics by attacking Katara with lightning, leaving Zuko unable to fully redirect it and incapacitated. Despite this, Zuko expressed compassion and sorrow as he witnessed Azula's emotional breakdown following her defeat by Katara.
=== Uncle Iroh ===
Of his two niblings, Iroh tended to show favoritism towards Zuko over Azula. When Zuko was young, he was given a special dagger from Iroh, which he got from Ba Sing Se during its first siege. After Lu Ten died, Zuko defended Iroh's honor when Azula moved their uncle for surrendering to the Earth Kingdom. Since Lu Ten was killed, Iroh saw his nephew as if he here his own son. 
Zuko had the utmost respect for his uncle, even though his jokes and philosophy were things he doesn't understand. While he initially supports Zuko in his endeavor to capture the Avatar, Iroh  often tries getting his nephew to do the right thing. Their relationship fell apart when Zuko sided with Azula and Iroh helped Katara get Aang out of Ba Sing Se. Iroh resumed Zuko's firebending training and taught him how to redirect lightning, but would not shoot lightning at Zuko due to the risks. 
After this, the former general of the Fire Nation was locked up in the dungeons. Zuko often visited his uncle, who was disappointed that his nephew lost his way. However, Zuko later turned against Ozai and recognized that Iroh was his true father. He swore to find Uncle Iroh, free him, and beg for his forgiveness. However, Iroh had escaped from prison himself long before Zuko arrived, and Zuko was forced to leave without him.Iroh and Zuko finally reunited prior to the arrival of Sozin's Comet, with a repentant Zuko begging Iroh for forgiveness. Zuko tried begging for his uncle's forgiveness. However, Iroh already did and hugged him. When the Hundred Year War ended and Zuko became Fire Lord, he celebrated the victory with his uncle at the Jasmine Dragon, their tea shop in Ba Sing Se, which had been reopened. Zuko even helped Iroh serve tea to their friends, just like old times.
=== Lu Ten ===
=== Ozai ===
=== Ursa ===
=== Izumi ===
=== Kiyi ===
===Noren===
===Azulon ===
Azulon is Zuko's paternal grandfather, who shared little to no interest in his grandson because he wasn't a firenending protege like Azula. Instead, Azulon sarcastically asked Ozai why he was wasting his time with Zuko's firebending. After Ozai tried driving Azulon to disinherit Iroh following the loss of his own beloved son, Azulon ordered Ozai to kill Zuko so the former could understand the pain of losing a first born son. Ozai nearly went through with it but Ursa convinced him to spared Zuko if she poisoned Azulon and secured Ozai's claim on the throne. 
Despite their strained relationship Zuko was deeply affected by his grandfather's passing, unlike his sister Azula, who Zuko criticized for being "sick" about making fun of their grandfather's mysterious passing. Even back then Zuko may have suspected that his father played a role in Azulon 's death, questioning Ozai what he had done. Unlike his father and sister, Zuko didn't celebrate when Ozai became the Fire Lord. 
Zuko learned the true circumstances of Azulon's assassination and became aware of life the truth. 
==Love interests ==
===Jin===
When Zuko and Jin were briefly reunited she has seen smiling and happy that he has found love with Mai. 
===Mai===
==Allies==
=== Aang===
For the sake of storytelling, Zuko and Aang's stories paralleled in the narrative. Their backstories of Aang finding out he was the Avatar and the explanation of Zuko's scar and banishment were revealed in the same episode, progression of their bending from psychological blocks, etc. 
===Katara===
=== Appa ===
=== Hakoda ===
=== Suki===
Zuko and Suki first encountered each other when the former attacked Kyoshi Island. He had learned that Aang was there and lit most buildings on fire while attempting to find him. She never forgave her forgot the fire Prince had laid a waste to her home. When they were reunited at the Boiling Rock, Suki and Zuko were complete different people due to joining Team Avatar since they last encountered. She tells him that, while they're sweeping the doors, they've met before When he was burning her village down from about a year ago. Zuko, now remorseful and apologetic, apologizes to Suki and tells her that it's nice to see her again. After their escape on the Boiling Rock, Suki and Zuko became good friends since then. A year later, as the Harmony Restoration Movement crumbled and Zuko's life was threatened by numerous assassination attempts, Mai requested that Suki and the Kyoshi Warriors return to the Royal Palace to serve as his bodyguards, given their elite warrior status. Suki accepted and brought her team, including Ty Lee, to protect Zuko during the nighttime hours. Suki seemed especially concerned for Zuko's well-being, even as he tried to reassure her that he was okay in spite of his mounting stress. In turn, Zuko put great trust in the abilities of Suki and her warriors, not just believing them capable of safeguarding his own life, but also his family's safety. The Fire Lord also included Suki in his councils regarding the Kemurikage crisis, and cautiously asked her to help him mend his relationship with Mai.
===Toph===
===Jee and his crew===
===Korra===
===Momo===
===Sokka===
Sokka is one of Zuko's best friends, but they insult started off as enemies due to being on opposing sides of the war. He also looked down on Sokka and considered him to be incompetent since their first flight when Zuko came to Wolf Cove hunting the Avatar. However, in Ba Sing Se, he was reluctant to help Iroh rescue Zuko from imprisonment but relented when Aang pointed out that Katara was absent too. 
In second half of Season 3, Zuko changed for the better after realizing that life in the Fire Nation wasn't the same since he left and learning his true relationship with his father as well as his own inner turmoil. He, like Aang and Katara were initially unaccepting towards Zuko when he approached them at the Western Heir Temple. However Sokka came to see Zuko as an ally and less of the "mean jerk" the Fire Prince was, especially after he helped him save Hakoda from the Boiling Rock. 
When Katara was the only member of Team Avatar who still have not accepted Zuko as one of them, Zuko came to Sokka's tent and was disturbed to see Sokka creating a romantic environment for Suki in they tent. Zuko then asked Sokka about his mother's death. While Sokka reluctantly revealed the day his mother died, it was more out of the pain of losing Kya than mistrust. Trusting Zuko with this information. 
=== Song===
=== Ty Lee===
== Neutral==
===Kei Lo===
== Enemies ==
=== Combustion Man===
Zuko hired Combustion Man to assassinate Aang. However, after showing remorse for his actions, Zuko sending the assassin after Team Avatar was one of his greatest regrets.
While trying to join the group at the Western Air Temple, Prince Zuko accidentally revealed that "Combustion Man" was not his real name and denied being friends with him. Combustion Man tracked down the group and attempted to kill them. Zuko's attempts to stop him failed, but Sokka managed to block Combustion Man's chi when Sokka threw his boomerang into his third eye, causing a fatal explosion.
In The Legend of Korra Zuko reminiscented on how he sent combustion man after the Avatar all those years ago to Eska and Desna. He awkwardly admitted it didn't work, especially since Aang eventually became Zuko's council and best friend.
===Jet===
Zuko first encountered Jet when they were both traveling on the ferry to Ba Sing Se. Jet approached Zuko after overhearing him complain about the quality of the food and asked for his help in giving people food from the captains storage. Zuko's adventure with Jet made him realize that he wasn't better off alone. As they approached the Earth Kingdom Jet told him he recognized him as an outcast like him and before revealing his mission in Ba Sing Se is his way towards a second chance. 
Upon arrival in Ba Sing Se, Jet started to think that Zuko, who is currently known as Lee, would make a wonderful addition to the freedom fighters. The other freedom fighters disagreed because they barely knew him. However, Jet retorted that Zuko didn't get that scar from a waterbender. Jet walked up to Zuko and offered him a spot but the former prince refused. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Iroh's formerly cold tea was suddenly hot, and he quickly gathered that Zuko and Iroh were firebenders.
Jet spied on Zuko and Iroh, trying to find proof that they were firebenders. Tired of waiting, Jet burst into the shop, his hooked swords drawn, proclaiming Zuko and Iroh to be firebenders. Zuko grabbed a pair of swords from an officer and stepped in to protect his uncle from Jet. The fight was broken up by the Dai Li, who arrested Jet based on the words of Iroh, and the soldiers who watched the fight from the side. This was the last time that Zuko and Jet saw each other, as the young warrior was killed by Long Feng before Lake Laogai. 
After joining team Avatar, Zuko watched a play about them on Ember Island. When he saw the segment about Jet's death, he was shocked and asked "Did Jet just... die?" 
Ironically Zuko and Jet had many things in common; they were both leaders of a group and protective of their respective kingdoms (The Fire Nation and the Earth Kingdom), and former enemies of Team Avatar who reformed and showed regret for their actions. They were both able to make peace with Katara and Aang shortly before their respective redemption (A remorseful Jet apologized to Aang for attacking him and Zuko later begged for Aang's forgiveness
===Red Lotus===
===Zhao===
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