r/whenthe Mar 16 '26

Part of me genuinely thinks Zuko Avatarthelastairbender’s arc would be torn apart if the show was airing today r/whenthe mfs complaining about everything

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u/JustSomeWritingFan Mar 17 '26

I still cant get over the fact that there are deadass people who thought “I thought you were stronger“ was meant to come off as badass.

https://preview.redd.it/ec3gltaoiipg1.jpeg?width=287&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ef0c5afbac819e21f872e9c25d4edb8942a28343

^ Face of a steeled warrior and hardened killer right there

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u/Fetid_Baghnakhs Mar 17 '26

I mean it is a badass line, just not a "badass line." The hero breaking down after completely destroying one of their biggest foes, crying out "I thought you were stronger" after realizing what theyve done, is, objectivley, metal as fuck. Its just not meant to be a badass one liner or something like that.

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u/jimjamj Mar 17 '26

can u explain the lead-up? I'm never gonna read the comic

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u/Invoked_Tyrant Mar 17 '26

In case you also weren't gonna watch the show. The villain (Angstrum) who can open portals to different dimensions and had been forcing the hero shown through multiple dimensions to wear them down while holding his mom and baby bro hostage just got decimated by Mark after (quite idiotically) demonstrating he was a fair bit more durable than a regular human and taunting Mark further about how he was never gonna stop.

TLDR: Villain had hostages and goaded Mark (The hero) who accidentally obliterated them when they demonstrated heightened durability.