when you’ve lived as many lives as the
Avatar you’re bound to make a few
enemies welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten antagonists from Avatar The
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re choosing the greatest
villains from both Avatar The Last
Airbender and its sequel series The
Legend of Korra keep in mind that we
won’t be including characters that
started as antagonists but ended up
turning to the side of good in the end
like our man Zuko also as you’d expect
there are a few spoilers ahead so a
spoiler alert is now definitely in
effect sorry but you’re not going to
I am Number ten unil AK Tom Rock brother
turning family members of key characters
into standout villains is a
thought-provoking storytelling device
and avatar has made good use of it for
Korra this comes in the form of her
uncle Yuna lack a man who’s gifted when
he’s also one hell of a double-crosser
not only did he turn on his own brother
and set up events that led to the civil
war between the northern and southern
water tribes he also spread the spirit
of Darkness Batou fusing with him to
become a horrific amalgamation known as
the dark avatar needless to say he won’t
be missed in any future family
gatherings number 9 combustion man
a man of no words and serious conviction
this assassin was hired by Zuko to end
the avatar once and for all a job you
took very seriously tracking Aang in the
gang for miles his method of killing was
explosive
even by firebending standards able to
let loose a concentrated blast from his
forehead tattoo that could decimate
nearly everything he certainly proved to
be a dangerous albeit short-lived foe he
was so dead set on completing his
contract that he nearly killed the guy
who was going to pay him alas his
combustion bending is no match for a
well-timed boomerang number eight long
faith let’s see if we can still handle
this quietly Ba Sing se may look like a
small paradise at first glance but upon
closer inspection it’s clear that
there’s a divine in living standards
between the inhabitants of each area
even the earth King himself is a naive
puppet who was fed lies by the corrupt
and deadly longfang leader of the city’s
secret police the Dai Li you have made
yourselves enemies of the state
take them into custody in order to
maintain control this efficient
cutthroat brainwashed and imprisoned
those who got too close to the truth at
a secret facility under Lake laogai and
his plans seemed foolproof at least
until he made one fatal error that
really never works out and which one is
going to be bowing down but I know and
well number seven sow capturing the
avatar is too important to leave in a
teenager’s hands he’s mine now
from the get-go it was clear that there
was more to Zuko than his desperate need
to reclaim his honor and that there was
an ember of good inside at least that’s
what becomes obvious when you put him in
the same room as this guy in a sense the
very first villain of the avatar
franchise so how did whatever it took to
capture Aang for his own personal gain
and the pride of one upping the fire
however it’s that same pride that ended
up costing him after slaying the moon
spirit he ended up facing the wrath of
the avatar spirit merged with the ocean
spirit and he chose to drown rather than
great service for the spirits
long before the avatars ever existed
there was a battle between the
supernatural embodiments of light and
darkness through deceit not to managed
to end the stalemate and unleash his
evil on the world only due to the
intervention of a human called mana and
the light spirit raava were they able to
seal him away and in doing so they
Batou would eventually be freed by his
prison by unilag leading to a climactic
battle with his old enemy now in the
form of Korra
if ultimate evil did have a voice he’d
probably sound like this well-spoken
monstrosity number five so here you
think freedom is something that you can
give will take on a whim but to your
people freedom is just as essential as
air behold the one villain that left
korra utterly broken along with his
three lethal criminal companions so
here’s desire is true freedom for the
world where the likes of governments and
avatars will no longer hold sway over
the people with his newfound power of
airbending and his philosophical nature
the leader of the Red Lotus committed
some pretty horrific deeds in the name
of his cause he suffocated the earth
Queen and beat tens into near death not
to mention he poisoned and effectively
crippled Korra get ready as soon as
she’s in the Avatar state he may have
lost the battle but his actions were
most definitely felt throughout the rest
number four Amman
[Applause]
in our introduction to the brand new
avatar we were given an equally
compelling filling leader of the
equalists a movement that sought to
battle against the vendors Alen appeared
to be a formidable warrior with the
power to take away a person’s ability to
bend the elements
underneath that mask however it’s a
whole different story he may have
managed to pull the wool over everyone’s
eyes and inspire their prejudices but in
the end his hypocrisy and arrogance
proved to be his downfall like father
like son number three kuvira pledge
their loyalty to me will keep their
freedom and be dealt with fairly as full
citizens of the earth Empire in the wake
of Sahir dismantling the earth Kingdom
became one of avatars most complex
dictators highly revered as the great
uniter kuvira brought hope and
prosperity back to her people to the
point where she amassed enough devotion
in power that she could demand that the
entire world submit to the new earth
empire or suffer the consequences anyone
who crosses our borders or stands in our
way will be slashed with her mastery of
metal bending and an army at her back
not to mention the near unstoppable
force of the Colossus at her disposal
the battle between this sympathetic
tyrant and the avatar was a truly worthy
choice for Cora’s final outing
[Music]
number two fire lord ozai shall be
reborn as the supreme ruler of the world
from this moment on continuing the work
started by his ancestor sozin Ozai is
the ruthless Fire Lord who holds
dominion not only over his own nation
but over the rest of the world as well
via subjugation enslavement and terror
his presence can be felt throughout the
entire series even before his big reveal
and boy what an intro he makes so
without empathy that he was willing to
hideously burn his own son’s face
Messiah cares only about power you will
learn respect and suffering will be your
teacher this was made even clearer
during his climactic final battle with
Aang where he’s prepared to burn the
entire earth kingdom to ashes his defeat
may have left him a powerless man but
the impact he made won’t be forgotten in
before we reveal our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions I was
afraid you’d say that
[Applause]
[Music]
have mercy does the Fire Nation that
people go does the Fire Nation have
mercy and I passed years developing the
skill that would lead to my escape blood
defending controlling them
number one Azula I have a task for you
[Music]
a master manipulator completely without
remorse whose inner turmoil led her down
the road to utter insanity
Azula was truly a billons villain the
sister of Zuko and powerful firebender
in her own right she managed to bring
down all of a Singh se practically
killed Aang with a single lightning bolt
and played every one of her friends and
bows like pawns have Trust is for fools
fear is the only reliable way even you
fear me no I love you Azula her final
battle against her brother was the
perfect contrast to show how far she’d
fallen from grace lifting the veil to
shield of madness within her she’s a
monster with a perfect smile that will
incinerate you without a second thought
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
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Avatar you’re bound to make a few
enemies welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten antagonists from Avatar The
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos for
this list we’re choosing the greatest
villains from both Avatar The Last
Airbender and its sequel series The
Legend of Korra keep in mind that we
won’t be including characters that
started as antagonists but ended up
turning to the side of good in the end
like our man Zuko also as you’d expect
there are a few spoilers ahead so a
spoiler alert is now definitely in
effect sorry but you’re not going to
I am Number ten unil AK Tom Rock brother
turning family members of key characters
into standout villains is a
thought-provoking storytelling device
and avatar has made good use of it for
Korra this comes in the form of her
uncle Yuna lack a man who’s gifted when
he’s also one hell of a double-crosser
not only did he turn on his own brother
and set up events that led to the civil
war between the northern and southern
water tribes he also spread the spirit
of Darkness Batou fusing with him to
become a horrific amalgamation known as
the dark avatar needless to say he won’t
be missed in any future family
gatherings number 9 combustion man
a man of no words and serious conviction
this assassin was hired by Zuko to end
the avatar once and for all a job you
took very seriously tracking Aang in the
gang for miles his method of killing was
explosive
even by firebending standards able to
let loose a concentrated blast from his
forehead tattoo that could decimate
nearly everything he certainly proved to
be a dangerous albeit short-lived foe he
was so dead set on completing his
contract that he nearly killed the guy
who was going to pay him alas his
combustion bending is no match for a
well-timed boomerang number eight long
faith let’s see if we can still handle
this quietly Ba Sing se may look like a
small paradise at first glance but upon
closer inspection it’s clear that
there’s a divine in living standards
between the inhabitants of each area
even the earth King himself is a naive
puppet who was fed lies by the corrupt
and deadly longfang leader of the city’s
secret police the Dai Li you have made
yourselves enemies of the state
take them into custody in order to
maintain control this efficient
cutthroat brainwashed and imprisoned
those who got too close to the truth at
a secret facility under Lake laogai and
his plans seemed foolproof at least
until he made one fatal error that
really never works out and which one is
going to be bowing down but I know and
well number seven sow capturing the
avatar is too important to leave in a
teenager’s hands he’s mine now
from the get-go it was clear that there
was more to Zuko than his desperate need
to reclaim his honor and that there was
an ember of good inside at least that’s
what becomes obvious when you put him in
the same room as this guy in a sense the
very first villain of the avatar
franchise so how did whatever it took to
capture Aang for his own personal gain
and the pride of one upping the fire
however it’s that same pride that ended
up costing him after slaying the moon
spirit he ended up facing the wrath of
the avatar spirit merged with the ocean
spirit and he chose to drown rather than
great service for the spirits
long before the avatars ever existed
there was a battle between the
supernatural embodiments of light and
darkness through deceit not to managed
to end the stalemate and unleash his
evil on the world only due to the
intervention of a human called mana and
the light spirit raava were they able to
seal him away and in doing so they
Batou would eventually be freed by his
prison by unilag leading to a climactic
battle with his old enemy now in the
form of Korra
if ultimate evil did have a voice he’d
probably sound like this well-spoken
monstrosity number five so here you
think freedom is something that you can
give will take on a whim but to your
people freedom is just as essential as
air behold the one villain that left
korra utterly broken along with his
three lethal criminal companions so
here’s desire is true freedom for the
world where the likes of governments and
avatars will no longer hold sway over
the people with his newfound power of
airbending and his philosophical nature
the leader of the Red Lotus committed
some pretty horrific deeds in the name
of his cause he suffocated the earth
Queen and beat tens into near death not
to mention he poisoned and effectively
crippled Korra get ready as soon as
she’s in the Avatar state he may have
lost the battle but his actions were
most definitely felt throughout the rest
number four Amman
[Applause]
in our introduction to the brand new
avatar we were given an equally
compelling filling leader of the
equalists a movement that sought to
battle against the vendors Alen appeared
to be a formidable warrior with the
power to take away a person’s ability to
bend the elements
underneath that mask however it’s a
whole different story he may have
managed to pull the wool over everyone’s
eyes and inspire their prejudices but in
the end his hypocrisy and arrogance
proved to be his downfall like father
like son number three kuvira pledge
their loyalty to me will keep their
freedom and be dealt with fairly as full
citizens of the earth Empire in the wake
of Sahir dismantling the earth Kingdom
became one of avatars most complex
dictators highly revered as the great
uniter kuvira brought hope and
prosperity back to her people to the
point where she amassed enough devotion
in power that she could demand that the
entire world submit to the new earth
empire or suffer the consequences anyone
who crosses our borders or stands in our
way will be slashed with her mastery of
metal bending and an army at her back
not to mention the near unstoppable
force of the Colossus at her disposal
the battle between this sympathetic
tyrant and the avatar was a truly worthy
choice for Cora’s final outing
[Music]
number two fire lord ozai shall be
reborn as the supreme ruler of the world
from this moment on continuing the work
started by his ancestor sozin Ozai is
the ruthless Fire Lord who holds
dominion not only over his own nation
but over the rest of the world as well
via subjugation enslavement and terror
his presence can be felt throughout the
entire series even before his big reveal
and boy what an intro he makes so
without empathy that he was willing to
hideously burn his own son’s face
Messiah cares only about power you will
learn respect and suffering will be your
teacher this was made even clearer
during his climactic final battle with
Aang where he’s prepared to burn the
entire earth kingdom to ashes his defeat
may have left him a powerless man but
the impact he made won’t be forgotten in
before we reveal our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions I was
afraid you’d say that
[Applause]
[Music]
have mercy does the Fire Nation that
people go does the Fire Nation have
mercy and I passed years developing the
skill that would lead to my escape blood
defending controlling them
number one Azula I have a task for you
[Music]
a master manipulator completely without
remorse whose inner turmoil led her down
the road to utter insanity
Azula was truly a billons villain the
sister of Zuko and powerful firebender
in her own right she managed to bring
down all of a Singh se practically
killed Aang with a single lightning bolt
and played every one of her friends and
bows like pawns have Trust is for fools
fear is the only reliable way even you
fear me no I love you Azula her final
battle against her brother was the
perfect contrast to show how far she’d
fallen from grace lifting the veil to
shield of madness within her she’s a
monster with a perfect smile that will
incinerate you without a second thought
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
bell to be notified about our latest videos
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