aquavi
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Post by aquavi on Apr 13, 2007 21:51:55 GMT -5
(Eh, srry if this was already said) Nick.com says fourteen, but you have to think about how much time has elapsed in the 'Avatar timeline.' From when S1 started to where S2 ended? About 5-6 months. 4 seasons in a year, 12 months in a year, some simple math makes that 3 months a season (in both that ATLA timeline and how we view the series). Since 2 seasons have past, that's a max total of 6 months have past. But I really don't know why that has anything to do with anything as we don't even know birthdates (or even if they follow the same calender that we do) of any of the characters. We could assume that bending characters were born in their respective elements season, but then that would mean that neither Zuko or Azula's DOB have past as then they would have both been born in the summer. (And that would indicate that Katara and TOph have turned 14 and 12 respectively in these past two seasons, even though neither were said to have been celebrated.) Zuko's 16, Azula is 14 and until it's otherwise said, by a source or the series itself, it'll probably stay that way.
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Post by dragonflly on Apr 14, 2007 15:55:47 GMT -5
^^Add 14 yr old bannished from home, and a 3 yr anniversery. Unless I can't add that makes Zuko 17 going on 18, which means that the other characters may have an extra yr on them. Like I said, they need to be careful, it could have been a slip or an oversight on their part, but it was a big slip and it was caught, by more than just myself! ...Unless Zuko was born in the summer meaning that his 17th birthday hasn't passed so he's still 16. I don't think we're given any DOBs for any of the characters so Zuko is still 16 unless other wise noted in some official source. If he was 14 already at the time of bannishment that means he had his 14th birthday BEFORE he was bannished. So his 3yr anniversery would mean the same, he already had his birthday, which would put him at 17. How could he still be 16? Math was not my strongest skill, but geesh. You don't have an anniversery before the date that the event took place, do you? That's like saying "I got married on June 2, but we celebrate it on March 10th". Anyway, my friends and I discussed it right after the eppie aired. I didn't find it that hard of a concept, but I don't think the same as everyone else. To each their own, but my opinion stands. BTW, I really dind't want that to come off as nasty, I was just trying to get my point across. Sorry if I came off as mean, it was not my intention.
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aquavi
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Post by aquavi on Apr 14, 2007 18:32:10 GMT -5
^I have to re-watch the episode ('The Storm') to make sure if the wording of how Iroh told it is correct in my head.If Iroh said specifially that Zuko was 14 when he was bannished, then I would be inclined to agree. But I don't think he did, it's been awhile since I've seen the ep, and we assumed Zuko was 14 because we knew then that he was 16 and did the math. I'll check later.
In any case, I still prefer official source and statement in canon over doing it myself. 16 is an important age in most cultures (as is 17 in some) so Zuko going from one to the next would be noted, rather then just implied with the anniversary of his banishment (which I suppose for Zuko is a more important date right now, but I digress). I've got another fandom where some insist that the main character has turn 16, dispite that there was no mention of it (not even in an omake) and the strange importance of the number 15 in the series.
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lexlex
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Post by lexlex on Apr 14, 2007 18:49:25 GMT -5
wiki says she's 14 soo idk
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Post by spreadpeace on Jun 19, 2007 18:12:49 GMT -5
I thought she was 15 at first, didn't the creators even say she was the same age as Sokka? But Nick keeps saying she's 14 so... ?_? Whichever, she's very mature and cruel for her age. Then again people had to grow up faster in ancient times, like with Yue's 16 year old marriage.
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MsJimmy
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Post by MsJimmy on Jun 19, 2007 18:21:30 GMT -5
^ Yeah I thought she was 15 too and they did say she was Sokka's age. I don't know where the 14 came from with nick...
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RadiantBeam
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Post by RadiantBeam on Jun 19, 2007 19:19:20 GMT -5
I always assumed she was 15, since according to the creators she's the same age as Sokka, who's 15...
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Chaobunny
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Post by Chaobunny on Jun 19, 2007 19:54:29 GMT -5
I had always thought she was 15, but in multiple sources I've seen that her age is 14. As they say, the world may never know :P (either or, nick.com is flat out wrong xD)
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Lanugi
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Post by Lanugi on Jun 19, 2007 20:22:39 GMT -5
I always thought she was 15 too, but in 'The Earth Kingdom Chronicles: Azula,' it's noted multiple times that she's 14. It's a bit crazy to imagine her my age though. Katara, I can relate with, but Azula...
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Post by Fire Lord Azula on Jun 19, 2007 20:33:05 GMT -5
Question: did the source that stated her age as fifteen also announce her name as "Zula"? Because we all know how reliable that turned out to be...
Until I see something definitive and written in official text, I'm sticking with fourteen for her. Then again, she could've had an unannounced birthday by now... some of the characters surely have.
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Post by neodee on Jun 19, 2007 20:52:30 GMT -5
I'm going with 15...it fits better to me...
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Post by moncube on Jun 19, 2007 22:15:34 GMT -5
Yeah, me too. Imagining a fourteen year old doing such terrible and scary things just give me the headaches.
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Post by neodee on Jun 19, 2007 22:21:02 GMT -5
^^^It's weird how one year can make such a difference but it just feels like Azula is a bad-azz 15 year old...
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Post by Grimmjow of the Funk on Jun 21, 2007 10:04:09 GMT -5
i hope she 15 otherwise she is a sadistic child istead of an angry teenager. of course seeing her as a child makes her being a fourteen year old quite possible.
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attonbitus
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Post by attonbitus on Jun 21, 2007 12:33:35 GMT -5
Just an aside note, it'd be really interesting if they celebrated her birthday in season 3. It is in the FN after all and i'm sure her birthday would be something of a national holiday.
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