Ozai

During most of Avatar: Macai's Journey, Ozai was the reigning FIrelord. He was completely chiseled and exercised regularly to stay combat ready. Ozai was a major believer in new innovation and rammed up the Fire Nation's industrial capacity to rates higher than Sozin and Azulon. However, Ozai's idea was inspired by Sozin who was one of the first major leaders to champion for the better use of tech.

## Personality

Ozai was dominant, manipulative, cunning, and ruthless. Ozai rarely consumed alcohol but was know for becoming incredibly aggressive and toxic when he got drunk. Before he became Firelord he was already incredibly confident, ambitious, violent, and powerful. After he became FIrelord, he used his increased power to study firebending techniques and tactics. Ozai only grew stronger over time and was the most powerful firebender of his era.

## Shaky Past

In Ozai's past, his father favored Iroh over him. Azulon saw Iroh as a wiser, funnier, and humbler son than Ozai. Azulon believed Ozai's confidence could be used against him one day in battle. However, Ozai and Iroh both had incredibly high success rates in combat. Ozai often won his missions due to brutality, strength, and iron will. Whereas Iroh often won battles because of sound strategy, prudence, useful tactics, and patience. Ozai's causality rates were often higher than Iroh's in battle.

Azulon occasionally scolded Ozai for this but he never took criticism well. Ozai blammed his men for being "too weak to finish" and later changed his arguments to saying they were "necessary deaths for the Empire". Iroh and Azulon insisted those deaths could have been avoided with better practices. Despite their disagreements, Ozai avoided publicly challenging his father and respected the structure of his nation. When Ozai didn't agree with something, he tried to think of ways within the rules to accomplish his goals.

## Abilities

Ozai had an advanced form of jet propulsion that allowed him to fly around the battlefield quickly and with ease. The royal's flames had a greater range and width than the other firebenders. Ozai's fire was a mix of red, orange, and yellow. They were average in heat level but above average in explosiveness. Ozai's attack output was high but not as high as Zuko's however his flames were much more difficult to defend against than any of the other firebenders.

## Charisma

Ozai was capable of inspiring large crowds and motivating his soldiers to charge perilously into battle. He led his people and nation with public applause.

## Flaws

Though he was more powerful in combat, Ozai was never as good of a battle strategist or tactician as Azulon, Iroh, his daughter Azula, or Macai. On the other hand, Ozai was a superior political strategist to all of them and rivaled his daughter in manipulation. Like his son Zuko, Ozai could become impatient in battle. While this didn't cost him as much in fights, it did cost him during battles where bad moves caused large amounts of Fire Nation soldiers to die.

## Manipulation

Ozai manipulated and played his own children Azula and Zuko. Using them both as tools to accomplish his political and military goals. Ozai favored Azula over Zuko because she had a much higher rate of success. Deep down the FIrelord cared little for either of them and even once told his ex-wife Ursa that he would kill them both if she left with them.

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Ozai played Macai knowing the affection he displayed toward Azula and using the young man's ambitions as collateral for control. Ozai funded and created secret organizations to combat his rivals. He did this within and outside of the Fire Nation. Ozai's agents leaked false or true documents to plant discord among his foes. The firelord also started research for the creation of weapons of immense destruction to destroy enemy organizations.

## Personal Life

Behind the scenes, Ozai dated many partners and was known for being controlling. He even did this while he was married to Ursa but ramped up his activities after she left. The Firelord committed emotional and occasionally physical abuse to partners. But they were all just temporary, he didn't love any of them.

## Does he have morals?

Ozai wasn't always like this. He was raised to be a brutal warlord like his father Azulon. It all started with Azulon. But over time, Ozai became darker and darker as he hardened his heart. Ozai pushed away from thoughts of morality that conflicted with his nation and goals in pursuit of power. He made a bad decision but a decision that a shockingly high number of people might make if they were in his position. Ozai became to believe he was a god and was invincible before his fall. Occasionally, Ozai displayed morals as he was often seen as a man of his word.

## After his fall

After Ozai's fall, he became increasingly envious and bitter of his son, the Avatar, Macai, and others who to grow in status during the new era. After Aang took his firebending, Ozai fell into a period of depression and saw himself as useless. Later he convinced himself that he would become a dominant leader again using everything he had left in him.