Royal Gallery



Located on the wall of one of the Fire Nation Royal Palace's hallways, there are a number of portraits depicting past Fire Lords. At least six portraits line the walls, including those of the Fire Lords that reigned during the Hundred Year War.

Portrait of Sozin's grandfather
This unnamed Fire Lord is Sozin's grandfather and Azulon's great-grandfather.

This portrait shows the unnamed ruler in the traditional clothing of the Fire Lord, although the robes are slightly less ornate than the robes seen during Avatar: The Last Airbender. Like all other Fire Lord paintings, the unnamed Fire Lord is shown firebending.

The Fire Lord is shown surrounded by what appear to be flowers at his feet. Located behind the Fire Lord is a large design resembling a flower's petals. As with all of the other Fire Lord portraits, the sun is shown behind the ruler's head. In this particular painting, the sun appears to be behind the darkened shadow of the moon.

Portrait of Sozin's father


This is the portrait of the unnamed father of Fire Lord Sozin, and the grandfather of Fire Lord Azulon.

The Fire Lord's attire shown in this portrait is very similar to the robes that Fire Lords' Ozai, Azulon, and Sozin wore. Unlike the previous set of robes shown, these robes contain more ornate gold trimmings. Sozin's father is also shown firebending in his portrait.

An image of what appears to be a star representing the four cardinal directions is depicted in the Fire Lord's left hand, with a similar symbol being located at his feet. The portrait also contains many clouds, and shows a red sun behind the Fire Lord's head.

Portrait of Fire Lord Sozin


The official portrait of Fire Lord Sozin depicts him in the same way as he appeared during his first confrontation with Avatar Roku. He has hints of gray in his beard, as well as in other spots in his hair.

Sozin is depicted with a scroll in one hand, and a ball of fire in the other. Above his head is a representation of the Great Comet that he used to wipe out the Air Nomads and begin the Hundred Year War. Located at Sozin's feet are five firebending members of the military. Behind Fire Lord Sozin's head is a bronze-colored sun.

Portrait of Fire Lord Azulon


Fire Lord Azulon's portrait depicts him as younger than how he is seen in the Avatar: The Last Airbender series. The sun behind his head has a black outline. Azulon's attire is exactly the same as his father's, with the exception of a new gold lining on the piece of his robe that hangs from his waist.

Azulon is depicted as standing on top of a turtle-like creature, thus representing the many victories the Fire Nation had over the Earth Kingdom and Water Tribes during Azulon's rule. The sun behind Azulon's head appears to be blocking out the moon.

Portrait of Fire Lord Ozai


The final portrait shown, which depicts Fire Lord Ozai, is the most ornate of all the paintings. Ozai is shown bending black fire, and has multiple metal cogs and smokestacks behind him, representing the advancements in technology and industry made during Ozai's rule.

A large gold and red design can be seen behind Ozai. In addition, like all of the other portraits, Ozai is depicted as having the sun behind his head.

Trivia

 * Since the Fire Nation is based upon Japan in terms of architecture and character, the paintings of the Fire Lords mimic the style of ancient Japanese tapestries.
 * The design of having the sun behind each Fire Lord's head is very similar to the Christian design of having a halo shining behind the heads of Christ and the Apostles.