Zuko

Zuko
Avatar: The Last Airbender/The Legend of Korra character
Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
First appearance	Original series: "The Boy in the Iceberg" (2005) The Legend of Korra: "Rebirth" (2014) Live-action series: "Aang" (2024)
Last appearance	Original series: "Sozin's Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang" (2008) The Legend of Korra: "The Coronation" (2014)
Created by	Michael Dante DiMartino Bryan Konietzko
Voiced by	Dante Basco Elijah Runcorn (young; Avatar: The Last Airbender) Bruce Davison (The Legend of Korra) Stephen Fu (Smite) Vincent Tong (video games, 2022–present)
Portrayed by	Dev Patel (2010 film) Dallas Liu (2024 television series)
In-universe information
Aliases	The Blue Spirit Lee Junior ZuZu
Gender	Male
Title	Lord Fire Lord (formerly) Prince (formerly)
Occupation	Lord of the Fire Nation Hunter of the Avatar Vigilante
Family	Fire Lord Ozai (father) Ursa (mother) Azula (younger sister) Kiyi (younger maternal half-sister)
Children	Fire Lord Izumi (daughter)
Relatives	Roku (maternal great-grandfather) Fire Lord Sozin (paternal great-grandfather) Fire Lord Azulon (paternal grandfather) Iroh (paternal uncle) Lu Ten (cousin)
Nationality	Fire Nation
Bending element	Firebending
Age	16 in Avatar: The Last Airbender 87–90 in The Legend of Korra

Prince (later Fire Lord and Lord) Zuko (Chinese: 祖寇; pinyin: Zǔ Kòu), also known as the Blue Spirit, is a fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Created by Eric Coleman and designed by series creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the character is voiced by Dante Basco in Avatar: The Last Airbender and Bruce Davison in The Legend of Korra, and portrayed by Dev Patel in M. Night Shyamalan's 2010 film The Last Airbender and Dallas Liu in the 2024 Netflix live-action remake series.

Zuko is the Crown Prince of the Fire Nation, the eldest child of his father Fire Lord Ozai and mother Ursa, and the older brother of Princess Azula and half-sister Kiyi. Before the events of the series, Zuko is permanently scarred and then banished from the Fire Nation by his tyrannical father. In order to restore his honour and right to the Fire Nation throne, Zuko is ordered to capture the Avatar, a spiritually powerful individual capable of bending all four elements (Water, Earth, Fire, and Air) and whom could end the Hundred Year War started by the Fire Nation's genocide of all airbenders and conquest for world domination. Zuko is accompanied and advised in his search for Avatar Aang by his wise uncle, former General Iroh.

At the beginning of the series, he is the primary antagonist, opposing Avatar Aang and his allies as he seeks redemption for his father since he has been banished from the Fire Nation. Over time, however, Zuko loses faith in the Fire Nation's war, feels guilt for his crimes, and begins to sympathize with those the Fire Nation has oppressed through the time he has been in the Earth Kingdom along with his uncle, Iroh. In the later part of the animated series, Zuko redeems himself, and eventually joins Aang, helping him learn firebending and fight his father in order to restore peace in the four nations. Zuko also comes to realize that Iroh has been more of a father to him than Ozai; through Iroh's teachings Zuko truly found his own path. He learned that his honor was never lost and by embracing his true self he chose to fight for what is right rather than what was expected of him.

In "The Tales of Ba Sing Se", his name was written as "蘇科" (sū kè) on his segment's title card.