Azula's ship captain

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- You heard the princess! Raise the anchors! We're taking the prisoners home!

Azula's ship captain carried a heavy burden on his shoulders, as he commanded one of the Fire Nation's most impressive vessels.

History
When Zuko and Iroh were branded traitors by Fire Lord Ozai, he traveled with the princess to capture them. Days before they found the traitors, he informed Azula that the tides would not allow them to bring the ship in before nightfall. Azula asked if the tides commanded the ship, to which he replied he did not understand. Azula made it quite clear that she was the one in charge of the ship, and did not care about the tides. She told him that he would better worry less about the tides who had already made up their minds about killing him and worry more about her, who was still mulling it over.

When Azula successfully tricked Zuko and Iroh, although the latter had been suspicious from the beginning, into the charade that her father wanted them back, it was the captain who blew the secret. He mistakenly said, "Raise the anchors! We're taking the prisoners home." Upon hearing themselves referred to as prisoners, Zuko and Iroh immediately realized what was going on, and Azula shot the captain a deadly glare. Zuko easily pushed him out of his way and off the ship so he could reach and fight Azula.

Trivia

 * The creators had originally planned on Azula vaporizing her captain on the spot after his slip up, but they decided that would be too inappropriate for an inherently children's show.