Zukka

Zukka is the slash ship between Sokka and Zuko from the Avatar: The Last Airbender fandom.

Canon
Sokka and Zuko started off as enemies because Sokka was friends with Avatar Aang whom Zuko was trying to capture. They never really had any social interaction until Zuko decided to switch sides and join Team Avatar at the Western Air Temple. Sokka was strongly against allowing Zuko to join the team and most agreed with him. However, Aang changed his mind, so Sokka supported him. He was nervous while showing Zuko to his room but Zuko simply smiled at him.

Sokka made fun of Zuko and Aang while they were practicing their firebending. When Zuko claimed that he no longer had the rage that powered his firebending, Sokka joked that everybody should try to make him mad. Sokka was eventually so upset that his father was captured so he and Zuko went to the Boiling Rock to rescue him. Hakoda was not there at first but when more prisoners arrived Zuko convinced Sokka not to give up and they escaped along with Hakoda and Suki.

Sokka and Zuko got along much better after the escape from the Boiling Rock. He even led a toast for Zuko's bravery in protecting Team Avatar from Azula. Zuko was upset about Katara still not trusting him so he went over to Sokka's tent. Sokka was posing with a rose and was embarrassed to see Zuko there instead of Suki. Zuko begged him to explain what happened to Kya so Sokka told Zuko everything that he knew. They remained friends and allies following the end of the war.

Book 1
THE AVATAR RETURNS

Upon the arrival of the fire nation ship, Sokka stands on the wall surrounding the Water Tribe village. He is pushed off the edge of it as the ship rams into it and destroys it. As Zuko exits the ship, Sokka readies himself and attacks Zuko. Zuko quickly disarms him and tosses him back into the snow.

Sokka gets out of the snow and picks up his weapon again. He runs towards Zuko, ready to attack, but Zuko just ducks out of the way. Zuko then uses his firebending against Sokka just as he dodges and is able to throw his boomerang. Zuko avoids is as another villager throws Sokka a spear. He attempts to attack Zuko again, but Zuko easily destroys it and knocks Sokka to the ground. The boomerang then comes back and hits Zuko. Zuko is about to firebend again, when Aang returns to the village.

As Sokka grabs Aang's staff, Zuko grabs it at the same time from the side of the ship. Sokka is able to knock him off and yells "That's from the water tribe!" before running back to join Katara and Aang.

BATO OF THE WATER TRIBE

Zuko is able to track down Katara using her necklace and corners her and Sokka. Zuko demands to know where Aang is, but Sokka says that they split up and that he'll be long gone by now. Zuko asks how stupid Sokka thinks he is. Sokka thinks he's pretty stupid, and grabs Katara's hand and runs.

Book 1
The Avatar Returns
 * Zuko and Sokka getting ready parallel each other.

The Warriors of Kyoshi
 * Sokka blocks Zuko's fire attack against Suki.
 * Zuko knocks out Sokka.

The Waterbending Scroll
 * Zuko tells the pirate's not to listen to Sokka.
 * Zuko tells Sokka to shut up.

Bato of the Water Tribe
 * Zuka holds Katara and Sokka on the back of the shirshu.

The Seige of the North: Part 1
 * Sokka asks where Zuko is and Katara tells him that Zuko took Aang.

The Seige of the North: Part 2
 * Sokka disagrees with Aang bringing Zuko back with them.

Book 2
The Chase
 * Sokka describes Zuko to Toph.
 * Zuko throws fire at Sokka and the others.

The Crossroads of Destiny
 * Sokka doesn't want to rescue Zuko.
 * Sokka tells Iroh that they'll rescue Zuko when he's good.
 * Sokka suggests that Aang go with Iroh to find Katara and the "angry jerk".

Book 3
The Southern Air Temple
 * Sokka's not surprised to see Zukko since he followed them all over the world.

Quotes
"We should split up. Aang, you go with Iroh to look for Katara and the angry jerk, no offense."

- Sokka; The Crossroads of Destiny

Fanon
Zukka is a popular ship in the Avatar fandom and one of the most popular slash ships. Many ship them together because of their "life-changing field trip" that they took to the Boiling Rock. The fact that Zuko refused to let Sokka go without him showed that Zuko really cared for him. A lot fans also joked about the moment when Zuko went into Sokka's tent and found him posing with a rose.

The ship had a revival in 2020 when The Last Airbender returned to Netflix, along with many other Avatar ships. Many fans who had watched the show previously found that they enjoyed the two's dynamic and started shipping them. A few also started shipping them to counter the Kataang vs Zutara ship war, claiming the ship as a more neutral option.

On AO3, Zukka is the third most written ship for Zuko and the second most written for Sokka. It is the fifth most written ship in the Avatar: The Last Airbender tag.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Sokka/Zuko tag on FanFiction.net
 * Sokka/Zuko tag on FanFiction.net

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Variations

 * Jetzukka refers to the ship between Zuko, Sokka and Jet
 * Zokkaang refers to the ship between Zuko, Sokka, and Aang
 * Zukki refers to the ship between Zuko, Sokka, and Suki
 * Zutokka refers to the ship between Zuko, Sokka and Toph Beifong