No! Power in firebending comes from the breath,
not the muscles.
The breath becomes energy in the body.
The energy extends past your limbs and becomes fire!
Get it right this time.
Enough, I've been drilling this sequence all day.
Teach me the next set.
I'm more than ready.
No, you're impatient.
You have yet to master your basics.
Drill it again!
[grunting]
Did I ever tell you how I got the nickname
The Dragon of the West?
I'm not interested in a lengthy anecdote, Uncle.
It's more of a demonstration, really.
Ahh!
[grunting]
Come on!
You'll be fine!
No, I'm tired of running.
It's time I faced Azula.
There's no honor for me without the Avatar.
Zuko.
Even if you did capture the Avatar,
I'm not so sure it would solve our problems. Not now.
Then there is no hope at all.
No, Zuko!
You must never give in to despair.
Allow yourself to slip down that road
and you surrender to your lowest instincts.
In the darkest times,
hope is something you give yourself.
That is the meaning of inner strength.
You used to be the pride of the Fire Nation.
Our top general, the Dragon of the West.
Now look at you.
Look what you've become.
I know what you're thinking.
I look like I can't handle being by myself.
I wasn't thinking that.
You wouldn't even let me pour my own cup of tea.
I poured your tea because I wanted to
and for no other reason.
People see me and think I'm weak.
They want to take care of me.
But I can take care of myself by myself.
You sound like my nephew.
Always thinking you need to do things on your own
without anyone's support.
There is nothing wrong with
letting people who love you help you.
[grunting]
Excellent form, Prince Zuko.
You taught me well.
Surrender yourselves. I's five against two.
You're clearly outnumbered.
That's true, but you are clearly outmatched.
[grunting]
[groaning]
Now would you please put on some clothes?
This is something that you must do on your own.
The people who have been coming to the Spirit World lately
have brought darkness and anger.
So that is what you see now.
But you have light and peace inside of you.
If you let it out,
you can change the world around you.
Besides, look at this little fellow.
This mountain is his home.
When you first met him, you were frightened.
But does he seem scary to you now?
[chirping] No.
Many things that seem threatening in the dark
become welcoming when we shine a light on them.
You've got to get out of here!
I'll hold them off as long as I can.
[grunting]
It is important to draw wisdom from many different places.
If we take it from only one place,
it becomes rigid and stale.
Understanding others the other elements
and the other nations will help you become whole.
All this four elements talk is sounding like Avatar stuff.
It is the combination of the four elements
in one person that makes the Avatar so powerful,
but it can make you more powerful to you.
You see, the technique I am about to teach you
is one I learned by studying the waterbenders.
[grunting]
This is exactly what happened when you captured the Avatar
at the North Pole.
You had him, and then you had nowhere to go!
I would have figured something out.
No! If his friends hadn't found you,
you would have frozen to death!
I know my own destiny, Uncle.
Is it your own destiny or is it a destiny
someone else has tried to force on you?
Stop it, Uncle. I have to do this.
I am begging you, Prince Zuko,
it's time for you to look inward
and begin asking yourself the big questions.
Who are you and what do you want?
[groaning]
Ba Sing Se, the Order of the White Lotus is here.
Here to set you free.
Only once every hundred years
can a firebender experience this kind of power.
[inhaling]
[grunting]
You, give me all your money.
What are you doing?
- I'm mugging you! - With that stance?
What? What are you talking about?
Just give me your money, old man!
With a poor stance,
you are unbalanced and you can be easily knocked over.
With a solid stance,
you are a much more serious threat.
Much better.
But to tell you the truth,
you do not look like the criminal type.
I know, I'm... I'm just confused.
So you really think I could be a good masseur?
Of course.
This is so great.
No one has ever believed in me.
While it is always best to believe in oneself,
a little help from others can be a great blessing.
Enough stalling. Round 'em up!
[grunting]
Iroh, we are grateful,
but we're not looking for the way out.
We're looking for my daughter.
I am sorry to hear that, but you shouldn't be here.
Vaatu has escaped and darkness
threatens to take over.
I'm not leaving until I find Jinora.
I understand, but I beg you to be careful.
If you travel too deep into the Spirit World,
you could end up in a place
where only the lost will ever find you.
Whatever you do to that spirit,
I'll unleash on you tenfold.
Let it go now!
[grunting]
You can beat him and we'll be there to help.
Even if I did defeat Ozai,
and I don't know that I could,
it would be the wrong way to end the war.
History would see it as just more senseless violence,
a brother killing a brother to grab power.
The only way for this war to end peacefully
is for the Avatar to defeat the Firelord.
And then...
Then would you come and take your rightful place
on the throne?
No.
Someone new must take the throne.
An idealist with a pure heart and unquestionable honor.
It has to be you, Prince Zuko.
Unquestionable honor?
But I've made so many mistakes.
Yes, you have.
.You struggled, you suffered.
But you have always followed your own path.
You restored your own honor,
and only you can restore the honor of the Fire Nation.
I'll try, Uncle.
Do it!
[grunting]
That's it? Your father raised a coward.
Next time you get in my way, I promise I won't hold back.
[grunting]
No, Prince Zuko, do not taint your victory.
So this is how the great Commander Zhao
acts in defeat?
Disgraceful.
Even in exile, my nephew is more honorable than you.
Thanks again for the tea.
It was delicious.