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Published: 2008-09-01 00:58:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 17549; Favourites: 195; Downloads: 68
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Description When given the choice between the crown and Katara, crown wins. Every time.

I mean, hey, technically leadership of the Fire Nation DID belong to Azula...

No, I didn't spend any time on details or shading or backgrounds or anything with this piece. This was a gag that...many people could have pulled off better...but I don't think they were going to. So, yeah. Here we go.

Little reference to one of my other Zutara-esque comics thrown in there: [link] .

And hey, I think Zuko would take some pleasure in being able to pay Katara back for all of those times she made him miserable....you may notice that Katara tends to suck all of the happiness out of Zuko when the two come into contact.

Don't worry, she survived! She just had to take Appa to the North Pole for a quick dip in the Spirit Oasis....

Things I'm proud of in this picture: Zuko's face and pose in the last panel. And the Fire Sage's finger.

This is my first "page-setup" comic, so the pacing is AWFUL and the humor is absent. It's practice! I'll get better! I hope.

Zuko and Katara belong to Avatar: the Last Airbender and Mike and Bryan.
Comic is mine.
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Comments: 160

CallistoHime In reply to ??? [2008-09-13 22:20:42 +0000 UTC]

I hope so

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SylverEyes [2008-09-07 17:44:29 +0000 UTC]

I could see him doing that! xD I do like Zutara, but this is freaking hilarious. 'Sides, Zuko doesn't care how many peeps he's gotta burn to get that crown put on his head. ^_^

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swan-swan In reply to SylverEyes [2008-09-07 19:30:56 +0000 UTC]

One word: DESTINY. XD

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SylverEyes In reply to swan-swan [2008-09-08 19:24:45 +0000 UTC]

You said it, man. xD

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Isabelles-Lullaby [2008-09-06 00:38:58 +0000 UTC]

Mean zuzu. bad boy

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swan-swan In reply to Isabelles-Lullaby [2008-09-06 01:19:36 +0000 UTC]

Yep.

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Isabelles-Lullaby In reply to swan-swan [2008-09-06 01:49:52 +0000 UTC]

haha i luvles it

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pinksy456 [2008-09-05 05:14:25 +0000 UTC]

I did not....see that coming. talk about unexpected! well, I wouldn't know whether to laugh or to ...

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swan-swan In reply to pinksy456 [2008-09-05 05:28:44 +0000 UTC]

It's okay. You can laugh. It's funny.

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pinksy456 In reply to swan-swan [2008-09-05 20:57:24 +0000 UTC]

zomg! that reminds me of something...that line you said.. OMG!!! that's what azula said to aang when she was mocking her brother zuko! .....yea, i'm an obsessed nerd I know

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DragonDancer11 [2008-09-05 03:26:25 +0000 UTC]

HEY!!!

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swan-swan In reply to DragonDancer11 [2008-09-05 03:30:02 +0000 UTC]

Yes?

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DragonDancer11 In reply to swan-swan [2008-09-08 01:55:55 +0000 UTC]

YOU JUST KILLED KATARA!!!!!

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swan-swan In reply to DragonDancer11 [2008-09-08 03:01:39 +0000 UTC]

She's still alive, just...badly burned.

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DragonDancer11 In reply to swan-swan [2008-09-08 23:03:06 +0000 UTC]

How could you?!?! POOR KATARA!

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Snoopy1221 [2008-09-04 11:51:53 +0000 UTC]

Oh, haha! Poor Katara. I can just see her, lying there in the aftermath and choking out a single word: "Medic!" LOL.

But, you're right. It is the crown. What's paltry old friendship compared to THAT?? This was brilliantly done! Thanks for the laugh, swan.

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swan-swan In reply to Snoopy1221 [2008-09-04 14:37:56 +0000 UTC]

She'll need that royal physician....poor Katara. XD

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blooms414 [2008-09-03 12:20:40 +0000 UTC]

lulzy enough

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swan-swan In reply to blooms414 [2008-09-03 13:34:07 +0000 UTC]

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avatar-leeloo [2008-09-03 07:26:51 +0000 UTC]

Zuko: CROWN PLZ.

Katara: HEAL PLZ.

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swan-swan In reply to avatar-leeloo [2008-09-03 13:33:30 +0000 UTC]

Exactly! XD

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Commet213 [2008-09-02 23:43:33 +0000 UTC]

I guess this means aang and zuko don't become "friends"

I lol'd

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swan-swan In reply to Commet213 [2008-09-03 01:20:04 +0000 UTC]

Oh, they do...there's a lot of forgiveness involved, though. XD

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vick330 In reply to ??? [2008-09-02 13:52:31 +0000 UTC]

You do realize Zutarians will pursue you with torches and pitchforks, right?

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swan-swan In reply to vick330 [2008-09-02 13:54:49 +0000 UTC]

Actually, they've taken it pretty well...XD

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vick330 In reply to swan-swan [2008-09-02 14:05:29 +0000 UTC]

Because Zuko light her fire?

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mcda In reply to ??? [2008-09-02 12:58:54 +0000 UTC]

Burn victims equal HILARIOUS.

Yes. I did laugh at this. I totally did not see the last two panels coming. I thought Katara was going to evolve into her douche level and enslave the Fire Nation as payback.

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swan-swan In reply to mcda [2008-09-02 13:48:26 +0000 UTC]

Heh...another surprise ending.

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Xhydralisk [2008-09-02 04:13:43 +0000 UTC]

Technically, she did, didn't she? Well, there goes the match.

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swan-swan In reply to Xhydralisk [2008-09-02 04:36:03 +0000 UTC]

Yep. XD

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heartsyhawk In reply to ??? [2008-09-02 03:56:04 +0000 UTC]

LoL that does make sense, and I can't say Katara doesn't deserve that variety of handling, she was kinda evilish to him pre-Southern Raiders and all...but that just doesn't seem to be the way to promote good international relations or start a new era of peace and kindness

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swan-swan In reply to heartsyhawk [2008-09-02 04:05:47 +0000 UTC]

Who cares? This is the FIRE NATION CROWN we're talking about!


And she said she'd fix his scar but never did. She just ran off with her boyfriend and left Zuko with his still-mutilated face in the room, and then somehow expected him to still be nice to her. Serves her right.

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heartsyhawk In reply to swan-swan [2008-09-02 04:38:12 +0000 UTC]

Valid points all of them.

Yeah that was kinda a ripoff...she totally should have tried to keep her word on the scar front...though Aang might have thrown a tantrum about that, he didn't seem to like the idea of Katara fraternizing with the enemy when Zuko was in fact the bad guy. But on the plus side, had Katara healed Zuko, Aang might not have needed the spirit water later.

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swan-swan In reply to heartsyhawk [2008-09-02 04:50:16 +0000 UTC]

Hey, I was happy beyond belief when she didn't heal the scar, ad it wasn't my Kataang side...it was my Zuko side. Zuko's scar deserves to live. And I love how he was so protective of it in EIP....

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heartsyhawk In reply to swan-swan [2008-09-03 04:09:00 +0000 UTC]

Well it is part of his identity and all. And it does mark that he's kinda an idiot...he never lost the honor at all. She probably couldn't have anyway, as Aang still has the scar he got from his fight with a sociopathic firebender even after the spirit water. But it would have been nice to at least try

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swan-swan In reply to heartsyhawk [2008-09-03 04:14:21 +0000 UTC]

Actually, apparently the creators said that since she has no spiritual connection to Zuko, the water wouldn't have worked on him...same applies to Jet.

Which makes me suspect that the "special properties" just means that it can channel her own spirit. Just plain water (maybe with a slightly sweeter or more tasteless taste)...

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heartsyhawk In reply to swan-swan [2008-09-03 04:50:26 +0000 UTC]

I don't think it would have worked even if they were soul mates or he was born the Avatar, truth be told. It's scar tissue, not a fresh injury. The best chance she'd have would be fading it I think (that is one intense burn) and I doubt even that possibility. But yes I did hear that commentary (on COD itself I think...book 2 box set).

I don't really know that the water would be too different from your standard issue water, maybe a bit cleaner and sacred...though i dunno how I feel about fish water...It was probably spiritually blessed or something, but its not magic or anything. The real power it had came from when Katara poured her heart into it...Aang, regardless of how she thought of him as a boy, was the world's last hope, and more importantly hers's. He meant the world and more to her so I'd be willing to guarantee that she put everything she had into making that water work

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Identical In reply to ??? [2008-09-02 01:59:35 +0000 UTC]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!
LOVE THIS! MUST FAVE!

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swan-swan In reply to Identical [2008-09-02 02:02:23 +0000 UTC]

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syonanto In reply to ??? [2008-09-02 01:56:36 +0000 UTC]

Okay, so scratch what I said before. I no longer need to simply imagine Katara's face upon discovery of her Fire Lordship very nicely done!

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swan-swan In reply to syonanto [2008-09-02 02:02:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the inspiration.

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syonanto In reply to swan-swan [2008-09-02 20:16:19 +0000 UTC]

No problemo.

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animepotter4eva [2008-09-02 00:55:07 +0000 UTC]

I'm a Zutarian, but hey this was funny!

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swan-swan In reply to animepotter4eva [2008-09-02 01:05:53 +0000 UTC]

That was my intention.

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animepotter4eva In reply to swan-swan [2008-09-02 01:08:58 +0000 UTC]

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paintedbluerose [2008-09-01 23:10:16 +0000 UTC]

Sad thing is, it's the truth. She so would have been crowned Fire Lord. Guess Bryke forgot that part. Oh well. Love the last two panels the most! Ah, priceless!

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swan-swan In reply to paintedbluerose [2008-09-01 23:31:37 +0000 UTC]

Well, Azula did cheat with shooting at Katara...or did she?

See, if the bolt had actually HIT Katara, then there would be the technicality. But it could just as easily be argued that Azula missed Zuko and he dove into it, or that she predicted that Zuko would move there and shot that spot in anticipation...obviously, all lies, but it COULD hold up in court, I think.

And no, Bryke didn't forget that part, they just didn't show THIS part.

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paintedbluerose In reply to swan-swan [2008-09-01 23:37:29 +0000 UTC]

Who knows. Possibly...

That's true. But, you never know how people these days...

Cause of the fire burning.

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Lucca-Majere [2008-09-01 22:31:59 +0000 UTC]

I thought it was pretty funny...XD

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swan-swan In reply to Lucca-Majere [2008-09-01 23:29:26 +0000 UTC]

Well, thanks. XD

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