>what events have made Zuko a charismatic leader?<br/><br/>We haven't discussed the specifics of this, but in my estimation, growing out of his teens combined with Iroh's influence have had a strong impact on his personality. It's the lack of Aang that contributes to Zuko's continued severe insecurity despite his outward actions. Essentially, he only<em>appears</em>to have improved.<br/><br/>>Zuko's claim as the "rightful heir to the Fire Kingdom"<br/><br/>Legally, he's still an exile. However, the events of the Sozin's Comet invasion have led a lot of people to view Zuko as properly wronged and a much better alternative to the tyranny of Azula.<br/><br/>>Aang<br/><br/>He's just arbitrarily aged up, yeah.<br/><br/>>Toph<br/><br/>I agree completely with your assessment. What she does behind closed doors is completely up to her, of course.<br/><br/>>Korra<br/><br/>All you really need to know is that Asami is from 70 years in the future and no one in this world but her is aware of that.<br/><br/>>Azula in Ba Sing Se<br/><br/>That's my bad. I got stuck on the image of Azula in the Earth throne and didn't really think it through. So, instead, Azula sets up in the Fire Nation, with Ba Sing Se as a very strong pro-Azula stronghold. Asami is currently tasked with the construction of Imperial City, a monument to Azula's reign and eventual new location of the throne. So, at this point, I guess the group I said was in Ba Sing Se is actually in the Fire capital right now, as that's the center of power.<br/><br/>>Aang's unfreezing<br/><br/>Asami popped into this timeline on the same day that Aang would have been discovered by Katara and Sokka. While this prevented them from discovering Aang, the "shockwave" so to speak cracked his icy shell, with it eventually breaking open four years later.