Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series)

The Siege of the North, Part 1 (2005)

Jason Isaacs: Admiral Zhao

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Quotes 

• Uncle Iroh : Be careful what you wish for, Admiral. History is not always kind to its subjects.

  Admiral Zhao : I suppose you speak from experience. But rest assured, *this* will be nothing like your legendary *failure* at Ba Sing Se.

  Uncle Iroh : I hope not, for your sake.

• Aang : Zhao, don't.

  Admiral Zhao : It's my destiny to destroy the moon and the Water Tribe.

  Aang : Destroying the moon won't hurt *just* the Water Tribe. It will hurt everyone, including you. Without the moon, everything would fall out of balance. You have no idea what kind of chaos that would unleash on the world.

  Uncle Iroh : He is right, Zhao.

• Admiral Zhao : Years ago, I stumbled upon a great and powerful secret. The identity of the Moon Spirit's mortal form.

  Uncle Iroh : [Stunned]  What?

  Admiral Zhao : I was a young Lieutenant serving under General Shoo in the Earth Kingdom. I discovered a hidden library, underground, in fact. I tore through scroll after scroll. One of them contained a detailed illustration and the words moon and ocean. I knew then that these spirits could be found and killed. And that it was my destiny to do so.

  Uncle Iroh : Zhao, the spirits are not to be trifled with.

  Admiral Zhao : Yes, yes, I know you fear the spirits, Iroh. I've heard rumors about your journey into the Spirit World. But the ocean and moon spirits gave up their immortality to become a part of *our* world. And, Now they will face the consequences.

• Uncle Iroh : It's almost twilight, Admiral. As your military consultant, I must advise you to halt your attack. The Waterbenders draw their power from the moon, and it is nearly full tonight. You should wait and resume the attack at daybreak.

  Admiral Zhao : Oh, I'm well aware of the moon problem. And I am working on a solution. But for now, daybreak it is.

• Admiral Zhao : I am... a legend now. The Fire Nation will, for generations, tell stories about the great Zhao who darkened the moon. They will call me Zhao the Conqueror. Zhao the Moonslayer! Zhao the Invincible!

  [At this moment Momo jumps onto Zhao's head and starts pulling at his face and chittering] 

  Admiral Zhao : Oh! Get it off! Get it off!

• Admiral Zhao : I assure you. I have everything under control. I intend to remove the moon as a factor.

  Uncle Iroh : Remove the moon? How?