Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV Series)

The Western Air Temple (2007)

Dante Basco: Prince Zuko

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• Prince Zuko : Hello. Zuko here. But I guess you probably already know me. Sort of... Uh so, the thing is... I have a lot of Firebending experience, and I'm considered to be pretty good at it. Well, you've seen me, you, know, when I was attacking your. Uh, yeah, I guess I should apologize for that. Bu-But anyway, I'm good now. I mean, I thought I was good before, but now I realize I was bad. But anyway... I think it's time I joined your group and taught the Avatar Firebending.

  [Show he's talking to a rabbit-frog] 

  Prince Zuko : Well, what's your answer?

  [the rabbit-frog croaks and then hops away] 

  Prince Zuko : Yeah, that's what I'd say, too.

  Prince Zuko : How am I supposed to convince these people I'm on their side? What would Uncle do?

  Prince Zuko : [imitating Iroh]  'Zuko, you have to look within yourself to save yourself from your other self. Only then will your true self reveal itself.'

  Prince Zuko : [sighs]  Even when I'm talking for him, I can't figure out what he means. What would Azula do?

  Prince Zuko : [imitating Azula]  'Listen, Avatar, I can join your group or I can do something unspeakably horrible to you and your friends. Your choice.'

  Prince Zuko : I guess I'm not that good at impersonations.

• [showing himself to Aang, Toph, Katara, and Sokka] 

  Prince Zuko : Hello. Zuko here.

• Prince Zuko : [to Toph as she's running away]  I didn't know it was you! Ugh. Come back! Oh! Why am I so bad at being good?

• Prince Zuko : Listen, I know I didn't explain myself very well yesterday. I've been through a lot in the past few years. And it's been hard. But I'm realizing that I had to go through all those things to learn the truth. I thought I had lost my honor, and that somehow my father could return it to me. But I know now that no one can give you your honor. It's something you earn for yourself by choosing to do what's right. All I want now is to play my part in ending this war. And I know my destiny's to help you restore balance to the world.

• Prince Zuko : I know you must be surprised to see me here.

  Sokka : Not really, since you've followed us all over the world.

• [Back in his camp, talking to himself after his offer to join has been rejected] 

  Prince Zuko : Aw! I can't believe how stupid I am. I mean, what was I thinking? Telling them I sent an *assassin* after them? Why didn't I just say Azula did that? They would have believed that. Stupid!

  [Slaps himself on the head] 

• Prince Zuko : I've done some good things. I mean, I could have stolen your bison at Ba Sing Se, but I set him free. That's something.

  [Appa licks Zuko] 

  Toph : Appa does seem to like him.

  Sokka : He probably just covered himself in honey or something so that Appa would lick him. I'm not buying it.

• Prince Zuko : Look, I admit I've done some awful things. I was wrong to try to capture you, and I'm sorry that I attacked the Water Tribe, and I never should have sent that Fire Nation assassin after you. I'm going to try to stop...

  Sokka : Wait, you sent Combustion Man after us?

  Prince Zuko : Well, that's not his name, but...

• Prince Zuko : [to Aang]  Why aren't you saying anything? You once said you thought we could be friends. You know I have good in me.

  Aang : ...There's no way we can trust you, after everything you've done. We'll never let you join us.

  Katara : You need to get out of here *now*.

  Prince Zuko : I'm trying to explain that I'm not that person anymore.

  Sokka : Either you leave or we attack.

  Prince Zuko : If you won't accept me as a friend, then maybe you'll take me as a prisoner.

  Katara : No, we won't!

  [Katara attacks Zuko with Waterbending] 

  Katara : Get out of here and don't come back. And if we ever see you again... well, we better not see you again.

• Prince Zuko : I'm so happy you've accepted me into your group.

  Aang : Not so fast. I still have to ask my friends if it's okay with them. Toph, you're the one that Zuko burned. What do you think?

  Toph : Go ahead and let him join. It'll give me plenty of time to get back at him for burning my feet.

  Aang : Sokka?

  Sokka : Hey, all I want is to defeat the Fire Lord. If you think this is the way to do it, then I'm all for it.

  Aang : Katara?

  Katara : [Long pause]  I'll go along with whatever you think is right.