Talk:Azula/@comment-3119569-20110420045242/@comment-3007997-20110421030929

Actually. They are equal. The only reason Zuko could beat Katara as Azula couldn't, is mainly because of styles of combat. Now addressing the real matter, there was never a battle in which one dominated the other without something affecting the other's performance. As for the experience, Azula has clearly had experience because of her abilities, people skills, as well as being able to manipulate to such a surprising extent. Teachings don't go far without practice. She is also a prodigy. She did not need experiences to rise in power. It naturally came to her which made her more efficient and "better" for quite a bit. Zuko didn't really have much "real world experience" either really. he just spent a large portion of the show chasing Aang across the planet. Neither did he get any skills from it. He learned everything from Iroh, which lead to "practice". Though he learned the true way of firebending, which resulted in more practice, which only brought him on level with Azula. Which brings us back to the part of neither one beating the other, in a battle of which both sides are at full potential.

Also, technically Katara won it for him. and even she had to trick Azula, as fighting her was out of the question. Otherwise, It would have probably been a draw again. And if your counting her fall to the ground as a "win", dismiss it. As Zhao had once knocked Zuko to the ground, Zuko still rose to his feet(or should I say flipped) and proceeded to win. Possibly he could have redirected the lightning back at her, but that also brings in that fact that if she could think straight, she wouldn't have shot it at him in the first place. So her insanity was a big case in this matter.