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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Two instances of this occur, but they come off as double-edged swords. On one hand, the victims' deaths can be cheered upon, but on the other hand, they showcase Zaheer's ruthlessness and brutality along with demonstrating that the Red Lotus is done playing games at that point in the story.
** While the "son of a bitch" in this case isn't the most vile of examples, [[spoiler:Aiwei was a traitor and so hardly the most sympathetic of individuals.]]
** [[spoiler: Inflicted this on the Earth Queen, which was [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing met with rejoicing]] in-universe. Korra on the other hand is only angry at the fact that Zaheer went too far as opposed to the Queen's death]].
** While the "son of a bitch" in this case isn't the most vile of examples, [[spoiler:Aiwei was a traitor and so hardly the most sympathetic of individuals.]]
** [[spoiler: Inflicted this on the Earth Queen, which was [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing met with rejoicing]] in-universe. Korra on the other hand is only angry at the fact that Zaheer went too far as opposed to the Queen's death]].
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* PayEvilUntoEvil: He [[spoiler:kills the Earth Queen]] while lecturing her on [[spoiler:her treatment of her citizens]].
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* PayEvilUntoEvil: He [[spoiler:kills Two instances of this occur, but they come off as double-edged swords. On one hand, the victims' deaths can be cheered upon, but on the other hand, they showcase Zaheer's ruthlessness and brutality along with demonstrating that the Red Lotus is done playing games at that point in the story.
** While the "son of a bitch" in this case isn't the most vile of examples, [[spoiler:Aiwei was a traitor and so hardly the most sympathetic of individuals.]]
** [[spoiler: Inflicted this on the EarthQueen]] while lecturing her Queen, which was [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing met with rejoicing]] in-universe. Korra on [[spoiler:her treatment of her citizens]]. the other hand is only angry at the fact that Zaheer went too far as opposed to the Queen's death]].
** While the "son of a bitch" in this case isn't the most vile of examples, [[spoiler:Aiwei was a traitor and so hardly the most sympathetic of individuals.]]
** [[spoiler: Inflicted this on the Earth
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** [[spoiler: After gaining airbending from Harmonic Convergence and threatening to wipe out the other new airbenders, they work together to create a cyclone that he can't fly out of and carry Korra at the same time.]]
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->''"The revolution has already begun! Chaos is the natural order of all--mmph!"''
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->''"The revolution has already begun! Chaos is the natural order of all--mmph!"''all--[[ShutUpHannibal mmph!]]"''
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->''"The revolution has already begun! Chaos is the natural order of all--mmph!"''
->''"The revolution has already begun! Chaos is the natural order of all--mmph!"''
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* ForeignCultureFetish: His fascination with Air Nomad culture can be seen as this as he didn't become an airbender until the events of Book 3.
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* ForeignCultureFetish: His fascination with Air Nomad culture can be seen as this as he didn't become an airbender until the events of Book 3. Inkeeping with this trope, he tends to have a rather skewed view of it and twists certain aspects, most notably the renowned airbending Guru Laghima, to fit them into or justify his worldview and philosophy. A lot of it seems based around the fact that air is the element of freedom, with Zaheer downplaying or ignoring the fact that the Air Nomads still possessed a loose system and structure of government and leadership as well as a very strict moral code against the use of violence. It comes back to bite him as he cannot resist showing off his knowledge of the culture whilst posing as a new acolyte, which tips off Kya that he's more than he claims to be.
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* FullContactMagic: Though technically true of all bending, Zaheer's airbending deserves special mention because of how different it is from traditional airbending. Unlike the graceful, sometimes dance-like motions favored by other airbenders, Zaheer commands the air with [[SupernaturalMartialArts punches, kicks, air grapples, and a whole assortment of other martial arts moves]] that have more in common with [[AttackAttackAttack hyper-offensive]] firebending moves. It's justified as Zaheer is self-taught and therefore is not using "proper" airbending, and is implied to have been a BadassNormal before getting airbending. Ultimately, his self-taught airbending is no match for Tenzin, who has the benefit of an airbending style that has had ages of refinement and optimization.
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* FullContactMagic: Though technically true of all bending, Zaheer's airbending deserves special mention because of how different it is from traditional airbending. Unlike the graceful, sometimes dance-like motions favored by other airbenders, Zaheer commands the air with [[SupernaturalMartialArts punches, kicks, air grapples, and a whole assortment of other martial arts moves]] that have more in common with [[AttackAttackAttack hyper-offensive]] firebending moves. It's justified as Zaheer is self-taught and therefore is not using "proper" airbending, and is implied to have been a BadassNormal before getting airbending. Ultimately, his self-taught airbending is no match for Tenzin, who is a legitimate master in the skill and has the benefit of an airbending style that has had ages of refinement and optimization.
** Despite his claims of admiring Air Nomad culture, he shows no qualms with threatening or damaging it beyond any hope of restoration. He threatens to kill all the new airbenders to lure Korra to him with no indication of it being a bluff, was willing to murder Tenzin (the only airbending master in the world) and had no issues with Ghazan completely destroying the Northern Air Temple in trying to kill the rest of Team Avatar.
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* KickTheDog: In "Venom of the Red Lotus", he gloats about [[spoiler:Korra's imminent death in front of her father and friends]].
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* KickTheDog: In "Venom of the Red Lotus", he gloats about [[spoiler:Korra's imminent death in front of her father and friends]]. His very serious threat to exterminate the Air Nomads for good just as they're finally beginning to recover also counts as this.
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* WideEyedIdealist: A rare villainous example - he seems to assume that humans will automatically form a utopian society as soon as those pesky rulers are out the way, and as such, his plans [[MissingStepsPlan are missing a crucial step between "destabilize the world's political system" and "utopia arises from the ashes"]]. [[spoiler:This ultimately bites him in the ass in a major fashion in Book 4, as the power vacuum following the Earth Queen's assassination is ultimately filled by Kuvira, who is an even worse tyrant than the Queen - the exact opposite of what he wanted - and Korra, the only person who could stop Kuvira, is too busy [[ShellShockedVeteran struggling with PTSD]] to oppose her...again, because of Zaheer. Oops.]]
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* WideEyedIdealist: A rare villainous example - he seems to assume that humans will automatically form a utopian society as soon as those pesky rulers are out the way, and as such, his plans [[MissingStepsPlan are missing a crucial step between "destabilize the world's political system" and "utopia arises from the ashes"]]. [[spoiler:This ultimately bites him in the ass in a major fashion in Book 4, as the power vacuum following the Earth Queen's assassination is ultimately filled by Kuvira, who is an even worse tyrant than the Queen - the exact opposite of what he wanted - and Korra, the only person who could stop have stopped the anarchy that gave rise to Kuvira, is too busy [[ShellShockedVeteran struggling with PTSD]] to oppose her...again, because of Zaheer. Oops.]]
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!!!'''Voiced by (Brazilian Portuguese):''' Hélio Ribeiro
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* TailorMadePrison: He was locked up in a secluded prison high up on a mountain, with a door that must be opened by a Metalbender. Unfortunately, none of the guards accounted for him suddenly gaining airbending, which he uses to bust himself out. [[spoiler:Zaheer later gets imprisoned again after the events of Book 3, this time inside a large cavern inside a mountain that requires multiple Metalbenders to lower an elevator into the chamber. While he's still capable of flight, both his arms and legs are chained to the ground, limiting his movements greatly]].
