JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
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 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.
I got the sense that he was a great dad…he was just in deep with the fire nation propaganda. Lu Ten’s death snapped him out of it so much he abandoned his place in succession, yielding it to his younger brother. Not having an heir of his own kinda made
I got the impression that he took Zuko under his wing because he wanted to get a second shot, knowing that losing his son to the war wasn’t worth it. Zuko, before the exile, was the rightful heir to the throne. I think his spiritual awakening made him realize that de-brainwashing Zuko was the only way to restore order
I don’t think there is enough info for us to really know. I feel like either him being an amazing father or him being a terrible one that changed from the despair of losing his son are both as likely.
gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
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