Post #3480520
2026-06-20 15:22 UTC
I'm not sure I'd call Ozai a good dad.
Like, at least Vader had a redemption arc. Fuck, Zuko had a redemption arc. Not Ozai. Fuck that guy.
His brother, Iroh, was a better dad...and he got his son killed!
You want a good dad from the Avatar universe...it's probably Tenzin...*maybe* Hakoda. Aang was an absent father who played favorites.
The inventor guy in Ba Sing Se was a good dad too, his only flaw was that he was forced into helping the fire nation. His heart was in the right place, and he felt sincere remorse for the negatives. Just like Hakoda and Iroh. Not Ozai. Even Aang could be excused...like if there's *one job* that's more important than family, it's probably "facilitating world peace" and "rebuilding your entire culture from a 99.999% genocide that happened when you were 10"
Edit: I seriously thought I was in /r/daddit. Carry on.
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@gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 2026-06-20 15:51
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@kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-06-21 12:55
> His brother, Iroh, was a better dad...and he got his son killed! You know, I didn't think about this and don't remember if it's been talked about, but was Iroh a good dad? He was a fierce general (or something) and a great warrior, until his son died, after which he changed. He's an amazing uncle, of course, but that's after his son's death.