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youmeandlokid [2013-03-30 05:55:57 +0000 UTC]
nice pic i love the color scheme you used , & i get what you're saying about zuko,he's probably my fav character
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MapleAndAnimeCrazy [2013-03-25 18:45:49 +0000 UTC]
It's the way that what is supposedly a kid show has captured the hearts of people of all ages. As the story progresses and the characters mature, you go on that journey with them. You feel their turmoil, struggles, and triumphs. The way Michael, Bryan, the producers and of all the cast have managed to convey that is done so wonderfully that you really do feel like you KNOW the characters. And I love Zuko because he is the perfect representation of the idea that we all have both good and dark sides to us, but what matters is the part we decide to act upon. I don't think I've ever recalled a series that has moved me this much.
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masterofhorr [2013-02-11 23:08:34 +0000 UTC]
Because Avatar the Last aribender is a monomyth.
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lovemondotrasho [2013-01-22 02:27:30 +0000 UTC]
Wow! It looks like it's straight from the episode! Amazing!
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Kladdkakaegott [2012-12-06 17:17:17 +0000 UTC]
Oh! I love this episode! besides Zuko is the only big character who has an whole episode for him self!
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ArtySpartyGirl [2012-08-14 16:40:22 +0000 UTC]
This is excellent!
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JackieStarSister [2012-06-10 02:51:06 +0000 UTC]
This is excellent!
Thanks for the commentary on Avatar: The Last Airbender. You summed up a really important aspect of the show.
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orthodoxyordeath [2012-05-30 17:25:34 +0000 UTC]
Really looks like art straight from the ATLA drawing board...awesome....
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DanceInTheRain23 [2012-01-18 01:35:50 +0000 UTC]
so great!!!
and you're right. there's a little bit of Zuko in all of us.
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nacho-chan [2012-01-15 00:15:13 +0000 UTC]
Oh, you make such a good point in your description! See, I grew up watching A:TLA and I got that amazing story. Now the cartoons for kids to watch growing up are just "DDUUUHH, WE GOT IN TROUBLE, HEHE, FART BURP INSERT MORE UNAPPEALING AND IDIOTIC THINGS HERE". It makes me sad, but happy that soon Korra will ocme to the rescue!
And this picture is SO beautiful. I love it, and that was one of my favorite episodes, mainly because it featured one of my favorite characters. And the reason I love Zuko is because of that bad-guy to good-guy transition! He's got such a deep emotional story and all this pressure about which path in life for him to take, and it's just so... sigh. I'm sorry, going on another one of my A:TLA rants. XD
Seriously, I LOVE it though. The drawing, coloring, shading, all of it!
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nacho-chan In reply to Mattierial [2012-01-19 22:25:14 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, it's exactly as you say. You just summed up all my thoughts on both subjects! xD
Zuko... it's the pain that he went through, lived with, how he fought for his honor, the way he continued with his goals without giving up, and went through the difficult process of deciding which path to choose, especially when one meant he's be going against his own father and his country. Everything he did makes him who he is. At first, he's just a spoiled prince stopping at no cost to capture the Avatar (season one), then he realizes that maybe, just maybe it isn't right... and he starts to doubt. Uncle Iroh helps by giving advice and guidance. Zuko thinks about everything and the choice that he has to make (season 2). And finally, he realizes that the right choice isn't always easy, but accepts it and tries his best again (season 3). He becomes stronger, someone who fights/cares for others and not just himself.
I love Zuko! xD
Oh, and his hair also gets better with his personality. XDDD
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Mattierial In reply to Panther-Moon [2011-12-15 01:05:09 +0000 UTC]
It's funny... you hear the creators' interviews and they talk about how he was an afterthought, a throwaway character so that they could have a bad guy. But, then he turns out to have the most dynamic story arc of all of the characters. I love it
As to the villagers... people hold on to their prejudices. Look at how long America had slavery... and now, hundreds of years after the Civil War, the prejudice still stands on both sides of the issue. Those villagers have been at the whim of a tyrannical ruler for so long... there's a lot of pain, suffering and anger that's existed for nearly a century. You almost can't blame them for hating someone whose part of that- and the Prince, the future of their pain- even if he did save one of their own. Sure, there comes a time when you have to shed the prejudices of your fathers and live for yourself... but, those people aren't at that point yet... heck, Zuko isn't at that point yet
But, I think that time with those people helped Zuko see the problem for himself. See how evil the war was, and what it was doing to the people. And, I think it directly affected what he said to his father at the Day of Black Sun.
Thank you, I tried very hard to capture the emotion of the episode. I'm glad it comes across well
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Faylahh [2011-11-13 00:24:09 +0000 UTC]
"We all face tough choices, and we all regret our decisions. Zuko is the ultimate representation of this human quality, and I think that is the reason why Avatar fans love him so much; he's just like us."
O_O... That is so true...
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avatarnarutoluvr3 [2011-11-09 04:28:58 +0000 UTC]
Zuko is alone is my favorite episode just because of what you say in your description. Your description is very true, and the reason why I really love Avatar. It's so real, a war, I don't even know how to explain. Beautiful picture and beautiful description :] <3.
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Theavatardemotivator [2011-09-05 13:47:13 +0000 UTC]
That's . . . beautiful. Amazing. I love your incredible work!
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berost [2011-08-12 00:42:14 +0000 UTC]
One of my favorite episoded hands down and your right, Zuko has the widest character arc in the show and the payoff at the end really feels worth it
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keesalemon [2011-07-24 21:19:47 +0000 UTC]
You are so right! And to think some people only like him because of his good looks. There is so much more to him than meets the (scarred) eye.
Avatar is a fantastic show and this is a fantastic work of art from my favourite episode. Great job.
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SparkyWolfDragon [2011-07-06 20:23:43 +0000 UTC]
Beautiful. Zuko's story was more interesting than the "avatar" story.
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Mattierial In reply to JoeMerl [2011-05-18 16:20:09 +0000 UTC]
When I wrote "smooth," I meant from the perspective of someone watching the show, in the sense that it was realistic without any "bumpy" flaw. With this in mind, his "setback" at the end of the second season contributes to the "smoothness" of the transition for the viewer... even if the immediate result seems to defy that. Of course, for Zuko himself, the transition was anything but smooth, and he wrestled with the concept of right and wrong throughout the series until he found his own definition.
"We all face tough choices, and we all regret our decisions." Zuko's life was governed (more so than any other character in the series) by choices. For Aang, Katara, Sokka and Toph you could argue it was the "destiny" of the Avatar that brought them together and wrought the important changes in their lives... but for Zuko it was always a choice. It was his choice to stand up at the war meeting, his choice to leave his uncle, his choice to join his sister... and finally, his choice to join the Avatar. Sure, he made a lot of wrong choices on his path... but when it mattered, he found the right answer.
This steady, yet consistent, growth of character is what I consider smooth. We can hardly see him change from day to day, episode to episode. But, when you compare the blustering prince from the beginning of the series to the calm, collected Fire Lord at the end of the series you can see the magnitude of the change. The second time I watched the series, I was shocked at Zuko's character. In my mind, he was still that matured, awkward friend who would take a lightning strike for Katara... the guy who would talk about girlfriends with Sokka, get stuck in glue with Aang and listen to Toph's life story in patience.... but, here he was, making the same mistakes that he did the first time I watched the series. Did I expect any different? I guess I did
I've watched the series so often now (and so out of order) that I've lost that surprise at Zuko's character. It's just part of an established timeline to me now, but I miss that excitement. Maybe someday (if I ever put it down for any amount of time) I can watch it with new eyes and enjoy it like I did the first few times I watched it.
Thank you
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avatarnarutoluvr3 In reply to Mattierial [2011-11-09 04:33:20 +0000 UTC]
<3 i completely agree with Zuko's life being governed completely by choices.
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NihonFreakMB [2011-05-03 04:19:18 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, this part of the series was when I first felt like it was something really special, because it was taking time to make the "bad guys" human.
Gorgeous piece.
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Mattierial In reply to ShadowJackal35 [2011-02-27 20:56:30 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, they were pretty bad at the end. But, you have to remember that they are dealing with nearly 100 years worth of hate and war... it's kind of hard to get over so quickly, even if he helped them.
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Mattierial In reply to ShadowJackal35 [2011-02-27 21:06:01 +0000 UTC]
I know, I know... I'm just trying to get to the human aspect of it. We tend to hold on to our pain... and forgive very slowly.
Here's what I told someone else (in the comments of this same picture) who pointed that out:
"Prejudice is something that is hard to overcome, that's why the war has lasted 100 years. Zuko needs to see that the fear and hatred that has grown out of this strife is unnatural, and that it needs to be fixed.
Probably this EXACT moment is what influences Zuko to tell his father that the conquered people are not seeing the greatness of the Fire Nation, they just fear them... that this era of war needs to be replaced by an era of peace (I'm just paraphrasing here... I don't remember exactly what he says)."
I think, in the long run, that Zuko needed to see this first hand... so that, later in life, he can rule as a fair and just Fire Lord.
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