>>98676908>"Oh, so she's just always been evil, she just been leveling up through the years instead of growing as a person."That's not the case, though. The show made it very clear that there's more to Azula than just pure evil. Yeah, she's definitely evil, but it comes from indoctrination and a psychological defense mechanisms.
Azula was jealous of the fact that Ursa always doted on Zuko and neglected her, while Ozai spent time with her and praised her for her achievements. The pain of being neglected by her mother drove her to become like her father, who she saw as impervious to such pain, and also powerful enough that no one would dare neglect him or not do what he said.
But she isn't her father, fundamentally. She needs people around her, and she needs to know that people agree with her and care about her. The moment her father and 'friends' turned on her, she broke. Being evil is good for her father, he can handle all the consequences of it, but she can't - it's unhealthy for her psyche. Therefore she would be much better served if she made an effort to redeem herself and form real connections with people.
tl;dr She's evil, but there are very good reasons for that, and she would be much healthier psychologically if she made an effort to change her ways.
