Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series)

The Crossroads of Destiny (2006)

Grey Griffin: Azula

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• Azula : [to Long Feng]  I can see your whole history in your eyes. You were born with nothing. So you've had to struggle and connive and claw your way to power. But true power, the divine right to rule, is something you're born with. The fact is, they don't know which one of us is going to be sitting on that throne and which of us is going to be bowing down. But I know, and you know.

  [Azula sits on the throne] 

  Azula : Well?

  Long Feng : [Bows, resigned]  You've beaten me at my own game.

  Azula : Don't flatter yourself. You were never even a player.

• Uncle Iroh : Did I ever tell you how I got the nickname the Dragon of the West?

  Azula : I'm not interested in a lengthy anecdote, Uncle.

  Uncle Iroh : t's more of a demonstration, really.

  [Iroh breaths fire] 

• Azula : We've done it, Zuko. It's taken a hundred years, but the Fire Nation has conquered Ba Sing Se.

  Prince Zuko : I betrayed Uncle.

  Azula : No, he betrayed you. Zuko, when you return home, Father will welcome you as a war hero.

  Prince Zuko : But I don't have the Avatar. What if Father doesn't restore my honor?

  Azula : He doesn't need to, Zuko. Today, you restored your own honor.

• Uncle : You're not the man you used to be, Zuko. You are stronger and wiser and freer than you have *ever* been. And now you have come to the crossroads of your destiny. It's time for you to choose. It's time for you to choose good.

  Azula : [Bursts in and traps Iroh]  I expected this kind of treachery from Uncle. But Zuko, *Prince* Zuko, you're a lot of things, but you're not a traitor, are you?

  Prince Zuko : Release him immediately.

  Azula : It's not too late for you, Zuko. You can still redeem yourself.

  Uncle : The kind of redemption she offers is not for you.

  Azula : Why don't you let him decide, Uncle? I need you, Zuko. I've plotted every move of this day, this glorious day in Fire Nation history, and the only way we win is together. At the end of this day, you will have your honor back. You will have Father's love. You will have everything you want.

  Uncle : Zuko, I am begging you. Look into your heart and see what it is that you truly want.

  Azula : You are free to choose.

• Azula : You're so dramatic. What, are you going to challenge me to an Agni Kai?

  Prince Zuko : Yes. I challenge you.

  Azula : [Smiles mockingly]  No, thanks.

• Azula : [to the Dai Li]  This coup must be swift and decisive. The Earth King, and each of the five generals, must be taken out simulataneously. Long Feng has placed you in my command while we overthrow the government. If I sense any disloyalty, any hesitation, any weakness at all, I will snuff it out. That is all.