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In season 1, to establish that Main/TheHero and the Main/AntiHero are Main/NotSoDifferent, the two usually got parallel plots in each episode, but Zuko's would always be the more popular. By season 2, the laughing, lovable, fun-loving Main/KidHero was spending so much time sulking, losing his cool, and raging at the world, the fans coined the term "[[Main/{{Wangst}} aangst]]". Everything (especially Waterbending) came easily for Aang in the first season, but nothing ever worked out for Zuko, no matter how hard he tried; in the second season, everything starts going wrong for Aang more often than right, and he actually struggles with learning Earthbending. This culminates in the season 3 premiere, with Aang full of self-loathing, guilt, powerlessness, physical and emotional pain, impatience, and driven blind to reason by his mission -- Zuko's personality to the letter. To quote Toonzone's review, "Aang drops a line that sounds like it came from Zuko's script" -- "I need to redeem myself. I need my honor back." He even had black hair for awhile (not to mention a massive burn scar)!
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In season 1, to establish that Main/TheHero TheHero and the Main/AntiHero are Main/NotSoDifferent, AntiHero aren't so different, the two usually got parallel plots in each episode, but Zuko's would always be the more popular. By season 2, the laughing, lovable, fun-loving Main/KidHero was spending so much time sulking, losing his cool, and raging at the world, the fans coined the term "[[Main/{{Wangst}} aangst]]". Everything (especially Waterbending) came easily for Aang in the first season, but nothing ever worked out for Zuko, no matter how hard he tried; in the second season, everything starts going wrong for Aang more often than right, and he actually struggles with learning Earthbending. This culminates in the season 3 premiere, with Aang full of self-loathing, guilt, powerlessness, physical and emotional pain, impatience, and driven blind to reason by his mission -- Zuko's personality to the letter. To quote Toonzone's review, "Aang drops a line that sounds like it came from Zuko's script" -- "I need to redeem myself. I need my honor back." He even had black hair for awhile (not to mention a massive burn scar)!
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* [[spoiler: Jossed by SequelSeries WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra. Not only did Toph have two daughters in her 30s, but she was shown in flashbacks where she was 40 or so and the Chief of the Metalbending Police in Books 1 and 3, and eventually turned up in alive and well in her 80s in Book 4.]]
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* [[spoiler: Jossed by SequelSeries WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra. Not only did Toph have two daughters in her 30s, but she was shown in flashbacks where she was 40 or so and the Chief of the Metalbending Police in Books 1 and 3, and eventually turned up in alive and well in her 80s in Book 4.]]
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* This theory is (sort of) {{jossed}} by ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': Katara and Zuko are still alive (and Toph's status is unknown, though most likely she's dead), yet Korra already has a group of friends similar to Aang. Whose reincarnations are they?
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*Sokka sharply resembles Kuruk in personality, and there's some resemblance between Toph and Kyoshi too.
* This theory is (sort of) {{jossed}} by ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':
**quite possibly people who are in the cycle, but we haven't seen before?
*theory. the avatar spirit is part of a larger construct, and the Gaang are not the usual group sent to the avatar. the're the best and fiercest, sent in to a world with a missing avatar and a massive war.
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* ''Alternately:'' The writers new damn well what they were doing from the start, and as early as the second episode established the parallel between the two; Notice that Aang became more like Zuko, while Zuko became more like Aang (less serious and angry, though still plenty of agnst). This comes from the fact that Zuko's life started as shit as the UnFavorite, got shittier when his mother disappeared, and the ShitHitTheFan when his father ''burned off half his face,'' but through living with Iroh realized that there were people capable of honestly loving him; Aang, on the other hand, lived a happy life surrounded by friends and a loving father figure, then ran away when things sounded like they'd get a little hard, only to be frozen & awakened by a complete hottie a hundred years later to go on a wicked awesome world-spanning adventure... but then his best friend gets stolen, his friends nearly killed several times by his own inaction, and he sees first-hand all the shit that's befallen the Earth Kingdom because he ran away from home a hundred yers ago. Honestly, we should all be thankful that [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion the 13-14 year old main character didn't completely snap in a moment of wangst-fueled scizzo-rage, go ultra Avatar State, and wipe the world of all but a few humans because of their inability to relate to one another]].
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* ''Alternately:'' The writers new knew damn well what they were doing from the start, and as early as the second episode established the parallel between the two; Notice that Aang became more like Zuko, while Zuko became more like Aang (less serious and angry, though still plenty of agnst). This comes from the fact that Zuko's life started as shit as the UnFavorite, got shittier when his mother disappeared, and the ShitHitTheFan when his father ''burned off half his face,'' but through living with Iroh realized that there were people capable of honestly loving him; Aang, on the other hand, lived a happy life surrounded by friends and a loving father figure, then ran away when things sounded like they'd get a little hard, only to be frozen & awakened by a complete hottie a hundred years later to go on a wicked awesome world-spanning adventure... but then his best friend gets stolen, his friends nearly killed several times by his own inaction, and he sees first-hand all the shit that's befallen the Earth Kingdom because he ran away from home a hundred yers ago. Honestly, we should all be thankful that [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion the 13-14 year old main character didn't completely snap in a moment of wangst-fueled scizzo-rage, go ultra Avatar State, and wipe the world of all but a few humans because of their inability to relate to one another]].
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** Now that I think about it... Iroh appeared same way at first. Sokka keeps the act up only because he doesn't have secret group helping him. Sokka is even more MagnificentBastard than Iroh and Azula together!
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** Now that I think about it... Iroh appeared the same way at first. Sokka keeps the act up only because he doesn't have secret group helping him. Sokka is even more MagnificentBastard than Iroh and Azula together!
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* He's a badass, but he's also a teenage boy. Of course he's awkward and clumsy; he's 15! He's still growing, both physically and personality-wise. This explains the food obsession; he's building muscle. He's clumsy because he's recently gained height and muscle mass, and isn't used to it yet. And he's awkward, especially around girls, because the only girl near his age anywhere nearby was his sister, and he's just coming up to marriageable age. He gets more badass as the story progresses because he's not living hand to mouth and hunting every meal, he's learning new things (and probably reading up on anything he can get his hands on), and training with some of the world's greatest benders to adopt their styles into his own. This also explains why he learned so much from such a short period of sword training; he already knew most of the basics.
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[[WMG:Sokka has always been a Main/{{Badass}}. [[Main/ObfuscatingStupidity Every example we see of him being clumsy and awkward, ever, was to fool any Fire Nation spies who might be in the vicinity]].]]
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[[WMG:Sokka has always been a Main/{{Badass}}.badass. [[Main/ObfuscatingStupidity Every example we see of him being clumsy and awkward, ever, was to fool any Fire Nation spies who might be in the vicinity]].]]
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* [[spoiler: Jossed by SequelSeries WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra. Not only did Toph have a daughter in her 30s, but she was shown in a flashback where she was 40 or so and the Chief of the Metalbending Police.]]
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* [[spoiler: Jossed by SequelSeries WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra. Not only did Toph have a daughter two daughters in her 30s, but she was shown in a flashback flashbacks where she was 40 or so and the Chief of the Metalbending Police.Police in Books 1 and 3, and eventually turned up in alive and well in her 80s in Book 4.]]
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[[WMG: If Zuko had chosen to join the Gaang in the catacombs...]]
Aang would awaken as per the show and at first be shocked to see Zuko among them. Katara quickly convinces him that Zuko has changed and is no threat; in fact he seems to have endeared himself to both of the girls. Seeing Zuko's friendliness with Katara and remembering the scene he and Iroh busted in on back in the caves, this gives Aang reason to be jealous, playing with the fan wars.
Rather than Sokka and Toph (which came out of nowhere, I think), it's Zuko with which she has the confidence as well as the secret crush on because I can't be the only one who saw it in the last few episodes. Toph totally digs the guy, though admittedly the chance of her feelings being returned are quite slim. Their mutual kinships with Iroh and similar personalities would have lead to a very believable friendship. Also, it's not that Zuko betrayed his uncle, it's that he abandoned him, leaving his fate in Azula's hands which is as good as killing the man himself.
Rather than the girls duking it out, Sokka, being Sokka, is the only member still openly hostile to Zuko, constantly suspicious of him and his motives to the point where they're the ones who actually get into a physical fight. Sokka also does not appreciate the scared one's friendship with his sister and even takes to teasing them about [[ShipTease their relationship]], which often leaves Aang rattled. Toph, being able to read heartbeats (I think) is not effected and is aware that Zuko and Katara truly are JustFriends and nothing more.
The conflict to the Western Air-temple and the subsequent plot to the fire-bending masters happens much earlier (think around Nightmares and Daydreams), keeping that particular piece of the story and pretty much forcing Aang to get over much of his ill feelings towards Zuko. Still, that doesn’t mean he likes seeing the girl he likes being so friendly with their now mutual friend. This also gives more time to flush out the following brotherly relationship between Zuko and Aang.
The Black Sun happens largely the same, though Zuko splits off to find his uncle rather than confront his father. This fails as, like the firelord, Iroh has been moved curtsey of Azula who anticipated this attempt because that's what she does. Eventually, Zuko returns to the group and they flee as the episode shows, though with Zuko aboard Appa with everyone else.
The roles of the Boiling Rock and the Southern Raiders are reversed, with Zuko helping Katara to track down Yan Rah as a simple favor to a friend, and helping Sokka bust his dad out of prison as proof of his allegiance and loyalty. Other than that, the end of the series is largely the same.
Aang would awaken as per the show and at first be shocked to see Zuko among them. Katara quickly convinces him that Zuko has changed and is no threat; in fact he seems to have endeared himself to both of the girls. Seeing Zuko's friendliness with Katara and remembering the scene he and Iroh busted in on back in the caves, this gives Aang reason to be jealous, playing with the fan wars.
Rather than Sokka and Toph (which came out of nowhere, I think), it's Zuko with which she has the confidence as well as the secret crush on because I can't be the only one who saw it in the last few episodes. Toph totally digs the guy, though admittedly the chance of her feelings being returned are quite slim. Their mutual kinships with Iroh and similar personalities would have lead to a very believable friendship. Also, it's not that Zuko betrayed his uncle, it's that he abandoned him, leaving his fate in Azula's hands which is as good as killing the man himself.
Rather than the girls duking it out, Sokka, being Sokka, is the only member still openly hostile to Zuko, constantly suspicious of him and his motives to the point where they're the ones who actually get into a physical fight. Sokka also does not appreciate the scared one's friendship with his sister and even takes to teasing them about [[ShipTease their relationship]], which often leaves Aang rattled. Toph, being able to read heartbeats (I think) is not effected and is aware that Zuko and Katara truly are JustFriends and nothing more.
The conflict to the Western Air-temple and the subsequent plot to the fire-bending masters happens much earlier (think around Nightmares and Daydreams), keeping that particular piece of the story and pretty much forcing Aang to get over much of his ill feelings towards Zuko. Still, that doesn’t mean he likes seeing the girl he likes being so friendly with their now mutual friend. This also gives more time to flush out the following brotherly relationship between Zuko and Aang.
The Black Sun happens largely the same, though Zuko splits off to find his uncle rather than confront his father. This fails as, like the firelord, Iroh has been moved curtsey of Azula who anticipated this attempt because that's what she does. Eventually, Zuko returns to the group and they flee as the episode shows, though with Zuko aboard Appa with everyone else.
The roles of the Boiling Rock and the Southern Raiders are reversed, with Zuko helping Katara to track down Yan Rah as a simple favor to a friend, and helping Sokka bust his dad out of prison as proof of his allegiance and loyalty. Other than that, the end of the series is largely the same.
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** Additionally, we learn in ''WesternAnimationTheLegendOfKorra'' that winter is most definitely beginning in the southern hemisphere as summer is beginning in the northern.
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** Additionally, we learn in ''WesternAnimationTheLegendOfKorra'' ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' that winter is most definitely beginning in the southern hemisphere as summer is beginning in the northern.
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** Additionally, we learn in ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra'' that winter is most definitely beginning in the southern hemisphere as summer is beginning in the northern.
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** Additionally, we learn in ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra'' ''WesternAnimationTheLegendOfKorra'' that winter is most definitely beginning in the southern hemisphere as summer is beginning in the northern.
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** Additionally, we learn in LegendOfKorra that winter is most definitely beginning in the southern hemisphere as summer is beginning in the northern.
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** Additionally, we learn in LegendOfKorra ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra'' that winter is most definitely beginning in the southern hemisphere as summer is beginning in the northern.
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* Jossed. Sokka makes a reference to the midnight sun in the opening episode, which is something that only polar regions of planets that are tilted on their axis can experience during their summer months. That it is nearing summer at the South Pole and winter in the northern hemisphere is a further indication that the hemispheres of the Avatar world experience opposing seasons. But as all of the national seats of power and the majority of the world's population are in the northern hemisphere, it's more common to hear references to the northern hemisphere's seasons than the southern's.
** Additionally, we learn in LegendOfKorra that winter is most definitely beginning in the southern hemisphere as summer is beginning in the northern.
** Additionally, we learn in LegendOfKorra that winter is most definitely beginning in the southern hemisphere as summer is beginning in the northern.
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* 'Tis certainly possible. WordofGod says Kyoshi had a daughter.
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* 'Tis certainly possible. WordofGod WordOfGod says Kyoshi had a daughter.
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* Now I understand why Sokka thought Appa had eaten Momo. He saw the animosity between them!
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* Now I understand why Sokka thought Appa had eaten Momo. He saw the animosity between them!
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