As short sighted some other antagonists might by they still accomplished things, albeit not thier overall goal as those pesky kids always got in the way, but did atleast made strides.
@AvatarPhoenixGrey2 Zhao might've been crazy but 1) antagonists with a point aren't always better than those without 2) Zhao had a method to the madness other than conquest. he wanted to defeat the water tribe forever
Scothe, that's not necessarily true. In strategy games, you often have to think several steps ahead with multiple plans in mind depending on how your opponent moves. Acting purely on instinct isn't the best move.