Reasons Zuko might be inspired by a real person

My top reasons I think Zuko is based on a real person. I believe that Zuko was loosely based on Date(pronounced Da-T-ay) Masamune, a daimyo from japan. I have prepared some reasons below. 1 At the top of the list for reasons both Zuko And Date have an eye injury. Date lost his eye because he had smallpox and the infection spread to his eye causing complications to the eye along with lowering his reputation due to the horrendous nature of the condition. As a result he ordered it to be removed with a knife. In Zuko’s story he was severely burned by his father on half his face including his eye. In both stories there is a clear correlation of eye injuries. 2 Zuko was born as the prince of his nation in his series. However in the series The Legend Of Korra Zuko was a ruler of his land in an older age. Date Was a ruler of his family and land. In both stories they both are very high rulers of their respective lands. 3 Date was a samurai who wielded a sword and a small knife and famous armor with a crescent moon at the top of his helmet. Zuko wielded 2 twin swords in his series. Both of them were swordsmen. 4 Zuko was written to be in the “Fire Nation” in his series. The Fire nation is a small island east of the “Earth Kingdom”. The Earth Kingdom is a giant mass of land on the map of the series and the fire nation is a small tall vertical island in the series. In the real world this mirrors how China and Japan are positioned on a map. This would make Zuko and Date both from Japan. 5 Date Massamune was the oldest out of his 4 siblings. Zuko was the oldest of Ozai’s children in his series. So both of them are older siblings. It is not a one to one relationship between Zuko and Date however there are substantial design decisions that were made into Zuko to say he was based on Date. Zuko unlike Date was exiled from his home and stripped of his acceptance to the royal family. Zuko also helped destroy his fathers reign but Date did not do this. Interestingly Date was heavily respected by many daimyo as Zuko became as he aged. I hope you enjoyed the read and I hope you enjoy this site.