#Avatar Roku

[maliagf]

I rewatched The Avatar and the Fire Lord a few days ago, and god, what a good episode. Revealing that Zuko is a descendant of both Sozin and Roku was a genius move (and that's not even getting into the Zuko/Aang parallels of it all). But there's something the show doesn't seem to think of, and that I haven't seen anyone in the fandom discuss either — the fact that Zuko isn't the only one descendant from both these men. Azula is, too.

The conclusion of this story that Iroh presents to Zuko at the end of the episode is that he alone — because of his lineage from both men the war was started from — is uniquely capable of cleansing the sins of his family and the fire nation and bringing peace to the world. But, the thing is, there's two sides of this conflict, and therefor two sides to its legacy. The external and the personal. The legacy of the external is the war, but the legacy of the personal is the sibling rivalries that kept repeating through generations of the royal family.

Though Roku and Sozin were not actually related, they were childhood friends as close as siblings and fucking shared a birthday, so the symbolism works. We know very little about Azulon's childhood or if he even had any direct sibling rivalries like this at all, but from what I can find on his wiki page, we know that Sozin favoured him over "other family" (I'm assuming his siblings). What we know very well, however, is what happened in the next generation between Iroh and Ozai. We know Azulon favoured Iroh over Ozai, and that this likely is the initial source of their hatred for each other, which resulted in perhaps the worst sibling rivalry of them all (what with the indirect patricide and throne stealing).

Then we go on to Zuko and Azula, whose upbringing kept going in the same patterns, but the key difference is them being the first ones to both be descendant from the men who started it all. If Zuko having this lineage makes him uniquely capable of ending the cycle of war in his country and restoring balance to the world, shouldn't that mean that both he and Azula having this lineage makes them uniquely capable of ending the cycle of brutal sibling rivalries and restoring balance to their family?

This conclusion I've presented seems to fit perfectly with the lesson Aang draws from the same story as well:

"Roku was just as much Fire Nation as Sozin was, right? If anything, their story proves that anyone's capable of great good and great evil. Everyone, even the Fire Lord and the Fire Nation, have to be treated like they're worth giving a chance."

I know this is supposed to be foreshadowing to Aang refusing to kill Ozai later, but I can't help but think it's even more applicable to fourteen year old Azula. It's really so ironic that the show runners thought Azula deserved what she got when their own show seems to be telling them that Zuko mending his relationship with her is what he ultimately should've done.

But, then again... that does sort of make her the perfect tragedy.

#meta #azula #princess azula #zuko #prince zuko #zuko x azula #avatar the last airbender #atla #avatar meta #avatar the last airbender meta #atla meta #uncle iroh #fire lord ozai #fire lord azulon #fire lord sozin #avatar roku #i LOVE tragic siblings have i mentioned this before? #also can't wait for this either to get 0 notes or invite a bunch of brain dead angry replies #it's pretty much either or for me in this fandom

[zeno-zero]

Hi !! *drops this*

#incorrect atla #incorrect quotes #atla #avatar the last airbender #avatar: the last airbender #roku #avatar roku #fire lord sozin #sozin #rozin

[wylldebee]

Just a reminder that Avatar Kyoshi stalled the Avatar Cycle by not dying until she was 230 years old. Roku and Aang being born a lot later is because of her. Roku being able to befriend both Sozin and Gyatso in his lifetime is because of her. All because Kyoshi was probably like 'nah, I'mma live until I choose to die' and that's it.

#atla #avatar the last airbender #avatar kyoshi #avatar roku #avatar aang #atla aang #atla roku #atla kyoshi

[meshys-short1]

I want a Fanfic Where it’s the Past avatars Lovers dumped into Legend of Korra FOR THE PURE SHENANIGANS BECAUSE IMAGINE

IMAGINE YOUR A RANDOM CITIZEN AND YOU SEE A FUCKING FIRELORD LIEUTENANT,A PRETTY FIRE LADY,A FACELESS WOMEN, AND A GUY TRYING TO CRACK JOKES BUT NO ONES LISTENING

also Like bro Rangi and Kavik would cause absolute Havoc Like I feel bad for the Clean up crew and imagine poor Lin Beifong arresting them

and Yes the past avatars would be so worried for the world

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MY TED TALK

and someone please write this or send me a link of anything like this

#yangvik #kavik #yangchen x kavik #the dawn of yangchen #rangshi #kyoshi #rangi #kuruk #ummi #avatar roku #ti min #shenanigans #legend of korra #avatar the last airbender

[1ncend1ary]

gm atla fandom

#atla #avatar the last airbender #avatar aang #avatar kyoshi #avatar kuruk #avatar roku #tag urself im autistic individual

[inkyspirit]

After watching Netflix Avatar I knew it was my parental duty to make sure my kids saw the REAL Avatar all the way through, or as my son calls it now, the "Real REAL Avatar." And I realized once again how much I adore the fire temple episode. For one express reason.

Everyone's all chained up, Zuko included, and they're all about to get their faces burnt off (One of these four knows exactly what that feels like and isn't thrilled about going through that again.)

But this terrifying being is coming straight at them.

Dude look at that thing! No one's walking out of this!

These guys sure as heck are gonna feel it.

But....

...team Avatar is fine. Not a scratch on them. The fire is hot enough to disintegrate their chains yet none of them get so much as an ember in their face.

And you know who else doesn't get hurt at all?

Zuko.

Zuko doesn't get hurt in the least. His chains disintegrate and he takes his less than graceful leave.

We know Aang doesn't like to hurt people, and Zhao doesn't get killed or anything. But the dude still gets fire in his face and as far as Aang is concerned, Zuko is no different than Zhao and should have received the same treatment. Except Aang isn't the one in charge and Roku knows exactly who Zuko is and who he's meant to be.

#zuko #atla #avatar the last airbender #avatar roku #atla aang #avatar aang

[trylvieuno]

#going back to my roots in time for the live action #avatar the last airbender #atla #avatar roku #sozin #fire lord sozin #rozin

[frogpiss]

Aang during the end of book 3

Referenced from here

#avatar the last airbender #avatar aang #fire lord ozai #avatar Roku #avatar kyoshi #avatar yangchen #i drew this #maddarts

[wilcze-kudly]

The Avatar Cycle:

#korra #aang #avatar #atla #avatar legend of korra #avatar the last airbender #avatar: the last airbender #the last airbender #avatar the legend of korra #the legend of korra #tlok #atlok #avatar aang #avatar korra #avatar wan #kyoshi #avatar roku #avatar kyoshi #roku #kuruk #avatar kuruk

[thyinum]

It’s a diptych now

#avatar the last airbender #the legend of korra #atla #tlok #atla fanart #tlok fanart #avatar yangchen #avatar kuruk #avatar kyoshi #avatar roku #avatar aang #avatar korra #украрт

[hadesisqueer]

No other Avatar will ever beat Kyoshi at romance dumbassery. I love her. Not Avatar “I fall on my face every time I see the girl I like” Roku, not Avatar “I'd rather kiss you than die that's a compliment right?” Aang, and not Avatar “I kinda dated my whole team and now I'm dating my ex's ex” Korra. No one. Kyoshi having her bi awakening and realizing she was in love with Rangi because she thought she looked beautiful under the moonlight while they were running from the fucking cops is unmatched.

#avatar the last airbender #the rise of kyoshi #avatar kyoshi #avatar roku #avatar aang #avatar korra #rangi sei'naka #katara #the legend of korra #asami sato #rangshi #kataang #korrasami

[telumendils]

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER / THE LEGEND OF KORRA ↳ 3x06: "The Avatar and the Firelord" / 4x02: "Korra Alone"

#atla #lok #avatar the last airbender #avatar: the last airbender #the legend of korra #aang #avatar aang #roku #avatar roku #toph beifong #korra #avatar korra #bee makes.

[chiefesskatara]

Avatar The Last Airbender "Heart of The Hero" headers

like & reblog if you use!

#avatar the last airbender #heart of the hero #avatar headers #atla headers #atla #avatar aang #aang #katara #sokka #toph beifong #suki atla #mai atla #avatar kyoshi #avatar roku #avatar yangchen #avatar kuruk #my headers

[kibutsulove]

Official reckoning of roku cover art save me……… save me official reckoning of roku cover art……… save me……

#atla #avatar roku #roku #the reckoning of roku #going nonverbal #I am have cov.id #roku it’s okay baby I now understand why you spared sozin we all make mistakes #discombobulates

[ijjstlostthegame]

Avatars in the wild

#avatar #atla #tlok #the legend of korra #legend of korra #avatar the last airbender #avatar the last airbender fanart #atla kuruk #avatar kuruk #kuruk #korra fanart #tlok korra #avatar korra #korra #kyoshi #avatar kyoshi #atla yangchen #yangchen #wan #avatar wan #aang #avatar aang #atla aang #avatar roku #roku #avatar szeto #szeto #salai #avatar salai

[hitemwiththeoop]

as amazing as yvonne chapman was playing avatar kyoshi, you can't possibly tell me that characterization was spot on.

this isn't even about the novels, it's about the overexaggeration of her personality traits to make her look unnecesarily ruthless just like how everyone thinks her to be when, in reality, she was much more levelheaded and calm when dealing with aang and other matters. You don't have to scream at a kid to make yourself heard, and kyoshi wouldn’t need to. Never did. As much as her way of doing things didn't sit right with aang

if anything they made her act like an a*hole, and why the hell would she blame aang for what she did when she knows the mistakes she herself has made. she knows of kuruk's, yangchen's and roku's. Hell if anything she'd yell at roku instead of aang. She's perhaps one of the Avatars that understands the most about mistakes.

like lady you're like 40 and you're yelling at a 12 year old that's dealing with issues you and your past lives caused what right would you have to blame him for “abandoning the world”

#avatar the last airbender #avatar live action #avatar kyoshi #kyoshi #the rise of kyoshi #the shadow of kyoshi #natla #avatar kuruk #avatar roku #avatar yangchen #atla #avatar aang #aang