History Memes / AvatarTheLastAirBender

*** "I am honored to accept his invitation."

* {{Victory is boring}}. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Mai, after she and Ty Lee defeat Sokka and Katara.[[/labelnote]]

* Zuko is a Master Cockblocker. [[labelnote:Explanation]]There's a truly ''epic'' instance of GettingCrapPastTheRadar where Zuko accidentally interrupts Sokka and Suki's attempts to have sex. Later on, when they go to the theater, he sits between Aang and Katara just as Aang was trying to sidle up "smoothly" to her.[[/labelnote]]

* There is no movie in the franchise. The Earth King has invited you to Lake Laogai.[[labelnote:Explanation]]A snowclone of a line from the show based on the film's FanonDiscontinuity status. It is often used by fans whenever anyone brings up the movie in a fan thread, particularly on Reddit.[[/labelnote]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Long ago, the four chairs lived together in harmony...'''BUT THEN THE CHFIRE NATION ATTACKED''']]

* It was a normal day, '''[[http://fanuary.tumblr.com/post/25128544309/everything-sounds-better-when-you-add-but-everything but then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.]]''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Started on Tumblr (linked above), when someone thought that it would be humorous to add the tag to everything. Another reason was the fans noticed that a handful of important characters in the series were orphaned by firebenders, which became the series scapegoat.[[/labelnote]]

* Before the movie had even come out, early test screening reviews mentioned a scene that has turned the phrase "punching the fish" [[http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/063/7/3/PUNCH_A_FISH_IN_THE_FACE_by_Booter_Freak.png into a meme]].[[note]]He actually stabs it with a knife.[[/note]]

* Movie!Ozai's glowing ass. [[labelnote:Explanation]] In one shot, the source of light appears to be Ozai's rear end, as seen in the picture above.[[/labelnote]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony...]]

* "There is no war in Ba Sing Se." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originally from the Book 2 episode Lake Laogai, where Joo Dee and Jet, among others, are brainwashed into believing just that. Now frequently used as a sarcastic remark to an obviously wrong statement.[[/labelnote]]

[[quoteright:350:[[Film/TheLastAirbender https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/glowing_ass_6776.jpg]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:And that's not his chi that's glowing.]]

* Lee from the tea shop. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Started circulating about 2020, many fans found it amusing in retrospect that Zuko had to endure customer service during his time in the Earth Kingdom. Jokes range from Earth Kingdom citizens being shocked to find that Lee was the new Fire Lord, claiming that the tea shop was where he learned to suppress his rage, how it was vital to his redemption arc, and generally how much more relatable Zuko became after fans of the original airing grew up and had to work retail themselves. [[/labelnote]]
* Zuko is an awkward turtleduck. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A cute fan nickname drawing inspiration from the titular cute critter that is used to describe Zuko's dorkiness, bad people skills, and cute moments.[[/labelote]]

* '''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU1hYgGcosA HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO]]''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]A battle cry done horribly.[[/labelnote]]

** Speaking of Movie!Zhao, did you hear that he found a secret library? He got a scroll that his men are trying to decipher, did he mention that it was a SECRET LIBRARY? [[labelnote: Explanation]]The wonderful Rufftoon of Website/DeviantArt, who worked as a storyboard artist on the animated version, pointed out that Zhao mentioned Wan Shi Tong's library (that's supposed to be a ''secret'') several times, as compared to the one time he mentioned it in the series. The meme was created after she posted a series of humorous guides and overviews of the movie. The one containing this meme is [[http://rufftoon.deviantart.com/art/Last-Airbender-spoilers-01-170091089 here]].[[/labelnote]]

* Jokes about Zuko leaving Azula's door open. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After Zuko confronts Azula in "The Awakening" he exits the room, but leaves her door completely wide open. This is a pet-peeve for many people, especially when sleeping, so many viewers comment on it[[/labelnote]]

** "[[LampshadeHanging HOOONNNOOOOOOOR!]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Actor Zuko After getting killed by Actor Azula.[[/labelnote]]

* [[MemeticBadass WANG FIRE]]! ''The supernatural embodiment of manliness and beards!''[[labelnote:Explanation]]The name Sokka uses when he disguises himself with a beard, while in the Fire Nation[[/labelnote]]

* I AM MELON LORD! [[EvilLaugh MUA-HA-HA-HA-HA!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]The name Toph creates for a training dummy, briefly treating it as a real person.[[/labelnote]]

* It was a normal day, '''[[http://fanuary.tumblr.com/post/25128544309/everything-sounds-better-when-you-add-but-everything but then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.]]''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]Started on Tumblr (linked above), when someone thought that it would be humorous to add the tag to everything. Another reason was the fans noticed that a handful of important characters in the series were orphaned by Fire Benders, which became the series scapegoat.[[/labelnote]]

* Azula and [[UsefulNotes/NorthKorea Kim Yo-Jong]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]During a brief period of 2020 when Kim Jong-Un temporarily went missing and was speculated to be dead by some sources, many rumors circulated that heir apparent Kim Yo-Jong was allegedly even more sociopathic and tyrannical. Comparisons between her and Azula were inevitable. As of May 21st, 2020, an image juxtaposing them [[https://www.google.com/search?q=kim+yo+jong+meme&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjX8L-LwIzpAhUIHd8KHYsjB9AQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=Kim+Yo+Jong+&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgQIIxAnMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADOgIIAFDg6ElY8PxJYIaXSmgBcAB4AIABWYgB4QGSAQEzmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWc&sclient=img&ei=l9qoXpfJFYi6_AaLx5yADQ&authuser=0&bih=625&biw=1366&hl=en#imgrc=QZuvaVlmp7ARJM is the sixth result on Google Image Search]] and Azula mockingly asking about Kim Jong-Un's alleged botched heart surgery is the 24th result.[[/labelnote]]

* Jokes about Zuko leaving Azula's door open. [[labelnote:Explanation]]After Zuko confronts Azula in "The Awakening" he exits the room but leaves Azula's door completely wide open. This is a pet-peeve for many people, especially when sleeping, so many viewers comment on it[[/labelnote]]

* If Momo had a gun [[labelnote:explanation]]A [[https://imageproxy.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:320x,crop:x800,quality:90x75/images/2fc2aa8d47c7af85a2312a1c392a8ffd890016ea9c86f48c8993a42b5140414e_1.jpg meme]] opined that Momo having a gun would have resolved the events of the show easily, and Momo having a gun and CuttingTheKnot quickly became a favorite meme on fan groups.[[/labelnote]]

** Speaking of Movie!Zhao, did you hear that he found a secret library? He got a scroll that his men are trying to decipher, did he mention that it was a SECRET LIBRARY? [[labelnote: Explanation]]The wonderful Rufftoon of Website/DeviantArt, who worked as a storyboard artist on the animated version, pointed out that Zhao mentioned the library (that's supposed to be a ''secret'') several times, as compared to the one time it was vaguely mentioned in the series. The meme was created after she posted a series of humorous guides and overviews of the movie. The one containing this meme is [[http://rufftoon.deviantart.com/art/Last-Airbender-spoilers-01-170091089 here]].[[/labelnote]]
** [[Series/TheDailyShow Senior Fire Nation Correspondent Commander Zhao.]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Zhao is played by Assif Mandvi, one of the main ''Daily Show'' correspondents[[/labelnote]]

*** Don't forget Bolin from ''The Legend of Korra'' [[http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/215/f/3/pebble_dance_by_yellowwatermelon-d43pcyr.gif got one too...]]

* My brother and (insert girl's name here) became friends right away.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Sokka developed a romantic relationship with Princess Yue of the Northern Water Tribes in the series. Here, their first meeting is condensed to maybe this one sentence[[/labelnote]]

** "IT'S A GIANT MUSHROOM! Maybe it's friendly!" and "Friendly mushroom! Mushy giant friend!" [[labelnote:Explanation]] [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheDesert Later in that episode he sees a mushroom shaped cloud and says this.]][[/labelnote]]

* "Thank you, the universe." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Sokka mentions the group's incredibly bad luck immediately before a giant water serpent attacks some pursuing enemies, allowing them to escape and prompting this line.[[/labelnote]]

* "There is no war in Ba Sing Se." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originally from the Book 2 episode Lake Loagai, where Joo Dee and Jet, among others, are brainwashed into believing just that. Now frequently used as a sarcastic remark to an obviously wrong statement.[[/labelnote]]
** "The Earth King has invited you to Lake Laogai."

* "Oh I'm sorry [[UsefulNotes/NorthKorea Kim]], [[https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/comments/g88dln/kim_jong_uns_sister_kim_yo_jong_right_about_now/ did your heart surgery not go as planned]]? Shame." [[labelnote:Explanation]]With North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-Un missing and presumed dead, and heir apparent Kim Yo-Jong allegedly just as sociopathic and tyrannical, comparisons between her and Azula were inevitable. As of April 28th, 2020, an image juxtaposing them [[https://www.google.com/search?q=kim+yo+jong+meme&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjX8L-LwIzpAhUIHd8KHYsjB9AQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=Kim+Yo+Jong+&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgQIIxAnMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADOgIIAFDg6ElY8PxJYIaXSmgBcAB4AIABWYgB4QGSAQEzmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWc&sclient=img&ei=l9qoXpfJFYi6_AaLx5yADQ&authuser=0&bih=625&biw=1366&hl=en#imgrc=QZuvaVlmp7ARJM is the fourth result on Google Image Search]], Azula mockingly asking about Kim Jong-Un's alleged botched heart surgery is the tenth result, and a meme of Kim Yo-Jong in Azula's Fire Nation armor is [[https://www.google.com/search?q=kim+yo+jong+meme&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjX8L-LwIzpAhUIHd8KHYsjB9AQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=Kim+Yo+Jong+&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQARgAMgQIIxAnMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADMgQIABADOgIIAFDg6ElY8PxJYIaXSmgBcAB4AIABWYgB4QGSAQEzmAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWc&sclient=img&ei=l9qoXpfJFYi6_AaLx5yADQ&authuser=0&bih=625&biw=1366&hl=en#imgrc=1MMVFXqHAJy6zM is the forty-first result]].[[/labelnote]]

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* That's rough, buddy. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Zuko hilariously [[DullSurprise underwhelming reaction]] to Sokka after the latter confides to him that his first girlfriend [[ItMakesSenseInContext turned into the moon]].[[/labelnote]]

** "[[LampshadeHanging HOOONNNOOOOOOOR!]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Play!Zuko After getting killed by Play!Azula.[[/labelnote]]

** "Avatar state, yip yip!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Play!Aang's CatchPhrase.[[/labelnote]]
** "These memes are so good, they're making me tearbend!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Play!Katara is a big crybaby.[[/labelnote]]
** "Choose treachery! It's more fun!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Play!Iroh during the play's version of Zuko's HeelFaceRevolvingDoor moment.[[/labelnote]]

* "[[UnsportsmanlikeGloating Yes! We have defeated you for all time!]] [[SeriousBusiness You will never rise from the ashes of your shame and humiliation]]!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the wake of defeating ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' at the 2008 Kids' Choice Awards, the pervasive meme was this quote from Azula, after she beats some people at volleyball. However, ''[=SpongeBob=]'' has won every year since.[[/labelnote]]

* Katara's joke about the "Not as Much of a Jerk as You Could Have Been" Award inspired [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/81/a5/14/81a514f8deea561a6a3558254e817dab.jpg this image]] which, in turn, inspired [[https://s-media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/bf/2f/de/bf2fdeeb6ce79575509cdbb9e6811595.jpg comics]] and even [[http://rebloggy.com/post/cosplay-atla-zuko-costume-avatar-the-last-airbender-myc-lfcc/26704121236 cosplay]]. The award has also been given to [[http://30-seconds-to-marx.tumblr.com/post/25731861504/lets-give-tarrlok-the-not-as-big-of-a-jerk-as Tarrlok]], [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/00/72/cf/0072cfc58ead9be6c337986c835155a4.jpg Eska, Desna]], and [[http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfa1/t51.2885-15/10848128_1526125140859743_1052668369_a.jpg Zaheer]]. It's also found use outside the ''Avatar'' fandom.

* That's rough buddy. [[labelnote:Explanation]] Zuko hilariously [[DullSurprise underwhelming reaction]] to Sokka after the latter confides to him that his first girlfriend [[ItMakesSenseInContext turned into the moon]].[[/labelnote]]

* "There is no war in Ba Sing Se." [[labelnote:Explanation]]Originally from the Book 2 episode Lake Loagai, where Judi and Jet, among others, are brainwashed into believing just that. Now frequently used as a sarcastic remark to an obviously wrong statement.[[/labelnote]]