| "The Fire Nation has spent too much of its history fighting nonsense wars, and I refuse to drag my nation into another one unless there's no other choice." |
| — Izumi stating her ideals in opposition to President Raiko's plans for a preemptive strike on Kuvira.[1] |
Izumi is the Fire Lord of the Fire Nation, granddaughter of Ozai and Ursa, daughter of Lord Zuko, niece of Azula and Kiyi, and mother of General Iroh. She ascended the throne in 167 AG following her father's abdication.[2]
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History
Early life
Izumi was born a princess of the Fire Nation to Fire Lord Zuko following the Hundred Year War. At some point during her life, she had a son, whom she named Iroh after her great uncle, and a daughter.[3] As Crown Princess of the Fire Nation, Izumi ascended to the throne as Fire Lord following her father's abdication in 167 AG.[2]
171 AG
Following the anarchy in the Earth Kingdom in 171 AG, Izumi and the other world leaders tasked Kuvira with restoring order to the chaos-ravaged nation, granting her the position of interim president until the Earth Kingdom was stabilized enough for Prince Wu's return and restoration to the Earth Kingdom throne.[4]
174 AG
Three years later, Izumi traveled to Republic City in her official capacity as Fire Lord to attend Prince Wu's coronation as the 54th Earth King. There, she sat next to her father and witnessed Kuvira denounce Wu's authority and dissolve the Earth Kingdom in favor of the Earth Empire under her own rule. Izumi and the other world leaders convened after the coronation and agreed to send Suyin Beifong as their representative to speak with Kuvira and convince the metalbender to step down.[5]
Weeks after Korra failed to stop Kuvira from taking Zaofu, Izumi attended a meeting of the world leaders, although without the Water Tribes' representatives, at City Hall. She was unimpressed with Wu's suggestion to attack Kuvira with an army of "highly trained badgermoles", and her glare toned down the eccentric ideas of the Earth Kingdom royal. Before they could continue, their meeting was interrupted by Korra and Opal and later by Bolin and Varrick, who all alerted them of Kuvira's plan to manufacture a spirit vine-powered super weapon.
Izumi refused to support a preemptive strike against Kuvira during a meeting with the other world leaders at City Hall.
When Raiko suggested a preemptive strike due to the threat posed by Kuvira, Izumi firmly stated that her army would not support such an aggressive and unprovoked action. As the president tried to reason with her, pointing out that Kuvira was a threat to the world and needed to be stopped, she explained that her nation had already spent too much of its history fighting meaningless wars and she refused to put her nation through another one unless there was no other choice. When Raiko relented and revised his offensive plan to one of defense in which he would fortify the borders, Izumi readily offered the Fire Nation's help.[1]
Personality
Izumi displays a calm, patient personality and, conscious of the dark past of her nation, is opposed to aggressive and unprovoked attacks on the other nations. She also takes her role as a leader seriously, showing no tolerance for humor when discussing military actions and exuding a firm demeanor when people attempted to make her change her mind.[1]
Relatives
- Main article: Fire Nation Royal Family
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Appearances
The Legend of Korra
Book Four: Balance (平衡)
- 403. "The Coronation" (no lines)
- 409. "Beyond the Wilds"
Trivia
- Izumi is the first known female Fire Lord, as well as one of only three known female members of the Fire Nation Royal Family by blood, the other two being her daughter and her aunt, Azula.[6]
- According to her son, Izumi had a close friendship with Avatar Aang and the Southern Water Tribe, just like her father.[7]
- Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko considered giving Izumi and the Fire Nation a larger role in Book Four: Balance, but ultimately decided against it to keep the story focused.[6]
- Unlike other known Fire Lords, Izumi has not been confirmed to be a firebender.
| Preceded by Azula |
Heir to the Fire Lord Unknown – 167 AG |
Succeeded by Unknown |
| Preceded by Zuko |
Fire Lord 167 AG – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
References
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