Talk:Azula/@comment-98.237.114.192-20110726160215

Technical analysis of fire-bending: The production of fire requires a fuel source (Something to burn) and an abundant supply of oxygen to sustain combustion. Flames are areas in which the fuel source is in a transitional phase. Flames exhibit this transition - A candle flame is white at it's core - Blue at it's base - orange as it climbs - and red at it's peak. Azula's fire-bending does not exhibit this phenomenon. Flames that are completely blue do exist but only when the fuel source is a gas (Solid fuel sources create byproducts during combustion that will naturally cool a flame - leading to the aforementioned example of a candle flame) and only when that fuel source rapidly consumed.

This leads me to my character analysis of Azula's blue fire-bending. It's easy to suggest that since we know the blue area of a flame is hotter - azula's fire-bending is superior. However - with what we know of her character - and her being quite reckless in pursuit of the avatar. I surmise that Azula's fire-bending is another illustration of her self destructive personality - rather than a display of awesome ability. Bending blue fire would require her to only use a gaseous fuel source for all of her flames - which would make her more vulnerable to air-bending which could deprive her of access to her fuel source. Producing constant blue flames will also deplete her fuel source much quicker than normal - which again illustrates her reckless nature - EVEN MORE SO IF WE ASSUME THAT THE FUEL SOURCE IS HER OWN CHI !!!!!