Realistically from what we know in the show, and not what was added on post hoc 10+ years after the series ended, what would a young Iroh be like? Personally, I think he would’ve seen himself as something of a Messianic figure not too unlike Rhaegar from ASOIAF. >He’s in Communion with Spirits>Sees visions of himself conquering Ba Sing Se>A leading, if not, a high ranking member of the White Lotus Society >Dedicated to, at least a version, of Sozin’s ideal world
ATLA Iroh is a broken man who rebuilt himself after tragedy struck and came out the other side wiser.Pre and post luten Iroh should be significantly different characters. Losing his son should be the catalyst for him to reexamine his life, comune with the spirits and join the white lotus.
>>153997292That’s a fair distinction, having him join the White Lotus after the death of Lu Ten. As for communing with Spirits though, I feel as though he’d have always had an interest in the Spirit world albeit not to the extent he would after his son’s death. Regardless, in your view, how would Iroh carry himself prior to Lu Ten being killed?
>>153997124>>153997292>>153997432Off topic>>>/a/FUCK OFF
>>153997477This dumbass nigga thinks Avatar is Anime/Manga
>>153997432A virtuous man raised in a nationalistic country as the heir to its ruler.He believes he is doing good, because that's what he's been taught good is.He is no sadist like his brother or niece, but he will do what he thinks needs to be done for the good of his country.The building pieces of who he will become in ATLA are there, just aligned differently.
>>153997599His father was a sadist too.
>>153997611Not sure really, Azulon's lore is pretty vague all things considered
>>153997599That’s a good take, I think. Maybe ruthless in battle, sure, but not needlessly cruel and certainly not to civilian populations. Begs the question though why would the Earth Kingdom captain come to be driven to break this rule of war? Propaganda can play a role, sure, but I suppose a simple explanation is that a young Iroh was onboard with the policy of sending Earth Benders to work on oil rigs and metal prisons in order to justify the Captain, whose children may be Earth Benders, to take such drastic measures.
>>153997560IT FUCKING IS ANIME YOU DUMB NIGGER. NOTHING ABOUT THIS SHOW IS WESTERN!
>>153997611He’s cruel, but I wouldn’t say he’s sadistic. Granted, we don’t have a lot to go off of, but all things considered he didn’t seem to relish in the idea that Ozai should learn humility through the death of his first born. He’s certainly a terrible, cruel, man but to me it seems his cruelty is more of a tool with which he uses to keep people in line and to order his surroundings along his sense of Justice.
>>153997772In b4 this nigger brained spaz starts saying the OG Teen Titans and pic related are “Anime” No, anon, you retard, just because something has eastern characters doesn’t mean it’s Eastern.
>>153997599When would he have joined the White Lotus? After Lu Ten died? But even then he still would have most likely had all the knowledge in regards to the other nations, their customs, other spiritual stuff. Would that have been learned through independent study or out of the necessity to gain the upper hand and learn how his enemy operates.
>>153997772>NOTHING ABOUT THIS SHOW IS WESTERN!Except for where it was made, how it was made, who made it, who did the voices, who watched it, and where it was aired both geographically and by network. But if you ignore all that... it's still a cartoon.
>>153997869Additionally, to add on to this anon here, if he joined after Lu Ten died how did he ascend to the rank of Grand Master so quickly? Granted after his son’s death it’s been somewhere in between 5 to 10 years but that, still, seems awfully quick.
>>153997844>>153997880You are so fucking stupid. EASTERN media that was animated in KOREA.
>>153997292It’s awfully rich for Iroh to bemoan the Earthbender breaking “Muh Rules of War” when his grandfather started this whole War on wiping a whole Civilization out whole cloth.
>>153997911We actually don't know what being a grand master actually entails, so it could go either way
>>153997985Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.but for real, the "rules of war" is just Rufftoon addressing/sidestepping how bending could be much more lethal than what's shown in the show, but isn't done despite being at war with each other.
>>153997124Jovial and nice to his own countrymen but ruthless on the battlefield to his enemies.People forget he was laughing at the idea burning down Ba Sing Se and he was looting and collecting war trophies from the campaign to send home to his nephew and niece. I doubt he paid for those presents he got Zuko amd Azula. https://youtu.be/3DmGgeI0GJ0?si=VaMi9wzfclMxzvOf&t=126sPeople like to pin all the evil of the fire nation on Sozin, Ozai and Azula but it was their entire culture to be as comically evil as possible. Iroh and Zuko included. Iroh was just nicer to his own people and recognized the strength and talent of the other nations but he wouldn't hesitate to crush them.Still he wasn't a megalomaniac like Ozai so he probably would have suspended the fire nation war campaign to hear out Aang when he showed up. Maybe even try to turn him or get on his good side. Iroh wouldn't as strong as Ozain as an individual, he was already getting fat in that flashback, but his army would been a lot more efficient and he wouldn't let someone as unhinged and incompetent as Zhoa run around with an entire armada. Aang wouldn't have to worry about taking down any individual as strong as Ozai but he'd have an entire army with capable leaders to contend with and they probably would have had an easier capturing Aang.
>>153997954So anything that gets animated in Korea is anime? Huge news.
