#kya ii

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Part 1: My favorite headcanon is Kya spent way too much time with Uncle Zuko and it shows.

She was definitely taking notes from him. From the hairstyle to the facial expressions (and I’ve gathered plenty of screenshot proof). 😄

The new art of young Kya II from her solo comic, along with the leaked footage from the upcoming "The Legend of Aang" movie, has officially convinced me of one incredibly precious detail.

Have you noticed Kya’s hairstyle? Look closely at those loose side-bangs and the way her hair is framed. Now look at Uncle Zuko.

This is now my official headcanon: Zuko, our favorite dutiful 'girl dad', used to braid young Kya's hair when she was a kid because it was the only hairstyle he actually knew how to do by himself!

He probably just learned a simple, practical style that also happened to be traditional in the Fire Nation, and little Kya loved it so much that she decided to stick with it.

Young Kya to Elder Kya: Consistently pulls her hair back and leaves those long side-bangs. This is pure Zuko (or even young Azula) aesthetic. It is a very distinct fashion marker of the Fire Nation.

It’s so interesting how Kya completely avoids traditional Water Tribe hairstyles for some reason. Water Tribe hair is always all about intricate braids, elaborate twists, ponytails, and a bunch of authentic accessories like blue beads, ribbons or hair wraps.

This isn't a traditional Water Tribe style at all. It is uniquely Uncle Zuko's style. He was the closest family friend, and this detail basically screams that he was that "cool uncle" who spent a lot of time babysitting the kids.

Uncle Zuko hairstyle… and fighting style.

The facial expression identity between these two characters just amuses me so much😅:

I just can't stop comparing screenshots of these two. I have no idea how much time Zuko spent with this family for their daughter to completely pick up his facial expressions.

Either that, or I have a very serious question for Katara.😏

Part 2 - here

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Day 3: Parenthood 🎏

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Why the hell does Kya look like Zuko in Katara’s color palette? And why do Kya and Izumi look like siblings?

I just finished reading the Kya solo comic, Kya and the Secret of the Sand, and I have questions.

And I’m deliberately comparing comic panels only here. If I started mixing ATLA, TLOK, the comics, and other official material, I could find even more examples. But seriously. Look at them.

So, naturally, I have a theory.

Kya is roughly four or five years younger than Bumi. I think Aang was absolutely obsessed with the idea that his firstborn would be an airbender. When Bumi showed no signs of airbending, I can imagine Aang taking it very badly—withdrawing emotionally and, at least to some extent, blaming Katara. Maybe he convinced himself that she wasn’t “spiritual enough,” and that this was somehow why their son had been born a nonbender.

And I think Zuko took Katara’s side.

He supported her. He cared about little Bumi. And honestly, that could even explain why Bumi seems to have such a good relationship with Uncle Zuko later on—and why he eventually became a Commander in the United Forces, apparently connected to the Fire Nation branch judging by his uniform.

And somewhere during that period, while Katara was hurt, isolated, and struggling with Aang, she and Zuko grew closer.

Something happened.

And then Kya was born.

Officially, completely, unquestionably presented to the world as Aang’s daughter.

And, incredibly fortunately for everyone involved, she turned out to be a waterbender.

Because realistically, what else could they have done?

The truth would have caused an unbelievable international scandal. The world had only recently recovered from a hundred-year war, and suddenly the Fire Lord had fathered a child with the Avatar’s wife? The leader of the Fire Nation “stealing” the Avatar’s wife would already have been politically catastrophic—but it would have been even worse because Aang was under enormous pressure to restore the Air Nomads and produce another airbender.

So they buried it.

And they never told anyone.

Zuko remained close to Katara’s children anyway—and, judging by TLOK, that relationship continued even into old age. But the truth itself stayed between two people.

Katara and Zuko.

And I wonder whether that could explain something else about Kya.

She has always seemed strangely disconnected from her family.

In the new comic, she literally hides the family photograph.

And in TLOK, inside the Fog of Lost Souls—a place that brings people’s deepest fears and emotional wounds to the surface—Kya screams that she has no family and runs away even when Tenzin tells her, “We’re your brothers.”

Obviously, Kya herself would never know any of this.

She would live her entire life believing she was Katara and Aang’s daughter, because that is the only version of the truth she was ever given.

And frankly, that might be for the best.

Because if she ever discovered the truth, I can’t imagine her reaction to finding out that her mother and beloved Uncle Zuko had lied to her for her entire life.

Anyway.

This entire theory started because I kept noticing how absurdly similar Kya and Zuko are visually—and then I realized I had accumulated an embarrassing number of screenshots.

What actually sent me down this rabbit hole was the character design.

Look at young Katara and older Katara. Her facial features remain recognizable, especially in profile: she has that distinctive short, slightly upturned nose.

Then look at Aang, Tenzin, and Bumi in profile. Look at their noses, their jawlines, the overall structure of their faces. Tenzin and Bumi very clearly inherited features from Aang—the resemblance between all three of them is obvious.

Kya stands out from that pattern.

Her face is longer and narrower, with a more pronounced nose, a different jawline, and a different eye shape. In profile especially, she looks noticeably unlike Aang, Tenzin, or Bumi.

What caught my attention is that those same features repeatedly appear in Zuko’s design: the elongated face, the shape and projection of the nose, the sharper jaw, the eyes. And the resemblance becomes even more interesting when Izumi is included in the comparison, because several of those features are present in her design as well.

So visually, there is a pretty clear family pattern in the character designs: Aang, Tenzin, and Bumi share one set of facial features; Zuko and Izumi share another.

And Kya fits surprisingly well into the second one.

At the same time, her coloring is entirely Katara’s.

What do you think?

Because once you start noticing the Kya/Zuko resemblance, it becomes VERY difficult to unsee.

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ZUTARA WEEK LATE DAY 5: LEGACY!

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Lu Ten II, the firstborn, 22 years old. He was born just under a year after the end of the Hundred Year War. He is a responsible and seemingly calm young man, although he inherited Zuko’s temper, so he is prone to small bursts of anger—but you really have to push him to the point of being furious to see them. He is a waterbender. Even though he was destined to sit on the throne of the Fire Nation, he personally gave up the title to travel the world as an Ambassador for both of his homelands.

Kya II, the secondborn, is 19 years old. Daddy’s princess, she practically grew up in Zuko’s arms, and both she and Lu Ten often accompanied him during meetings. Kya in particular, because their third child came along veryyyy soon, so Katara often needed to rest. She has always been a cheerful and sociable girl with everyone, with a strong inclination toward politics—and, in fact, she will be the one to inherit the title of Fire Lord.

Hikari, 18 years old, the thirdborn. Katara did not have an easy pregnancy with him. But his birth still brought a whirlwind of pure chaos and fun, at least until the tragedy. Until he was five, Hikari was a child who screamed and ran everywhere and seemed to have inherited Uncle Sokka’s talent for getting into trouble. When Tagah attacks Republic City, everything changes. Because of a powerful explosion near their hiding place, Hikari suffers permanent hearing damage, losing 70% of his hearing. But this will never be a reason for Zuko and Katara to treat him as inferior or fragile. Hikari will prove himself to be a strong boy who is still full of life. And, at his parents’ request, everyone at the palace, as well as all of his uncles and aunts, will have to learn sign language to communicate with him. He will become the youngest general the Fire Nation has ever seen and will be personally trained by Toph and Zuko throughout his adolescence. Firebender.

Izumi, 13 years old, Koda’s twin, is Daddy’s other princess—perhaps even more so than Kya. Though, in reality, she has an incredibly strong bond with her mother. Izumi, however, will only want Zuko around and will often reject the presence of her uncles and aunts, with the sole exception of “Grandpa Iroh.” She is a polite, observant, and compassionate girl. She will study to become a great healer in the future, just like her mother.

Koda, the fifth and youngest, Izumi’s twin, 13 years old. He is literally Katara 2.0. His personality and physical appearance come entirely from her, except for his eyes. He has his father’s eyes. He is a waterbender and spends most of his time at the Southern Water Tribe. He loves spending his days with Grandpa Hakoda, especially fishing or hunting. Zuko and Katara know that their little “wolf pup” will undoubtedly take Hakoda’s place as Chief of the Southern Water Tribe.

So, these are the Steambabies, briefly described.

For Hikari, I’m working on a 5- or 6-chapter fanfic to tell the story of what happened in Republic City.

Let me know if you’d like to see a collection of their adventures.

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