Zuko was already developing some mental scars due to the emotional divide between him, Ozai, and Azula, and the scars became physical when Zuko took it too far and defied his father for noble reasons.

Dallas Liu, who plays Prince Zuko on Avatar: The Last Airbender's live-action series adaptation, joined Nerdist for a deep character dive.

The “Pen15” actor continued, “Zuko was a prince of the Fire Nation, and then his dad did what he did, and you could tell how much that has really scarred him. [The eye scar] is a ...

On Zuko, Fire Lord Ozai, and Zuko Reaching Out for His Father I think it’s really wonderful that they did try not to age up Avatar: The Last Airbender and kind of kept it youthful, but also intense.