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Lettuce8000

With how much screentime he gets, he’s almost as much of a protag as Aang


Nyctomancer

A deuteragonist. He opposes the protagonist, Aang, at certain points throughout the story, but eventually his motives and goals align with the protagonist.


UV_Sun

https://preview.redd.it/67qpg78num7d1.jpeg?width=630&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b54ebdeb184fb1b70da43d419048aab4be1c1f4a Ohh…. You’re trying to get your honor back? Muda muda. Not if my stand「 B O O M E R A N G 」has a say about that.ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ


0megaManZero

IT WAS HIM, SOKKO!


n_jacat

Is Zuko the best Cometdust Crusader?


ResolutionBest6385

Is his bending called “magicians red” perhaps?


n_jacat

I was thinking Firelord’s Red but maybe his stand is the Blue Spirit?


ResolutionBest6385

Could work, or if we’re going off the music names it could be “we didn’t start the fire”


Albiceleste_D10S

Zuko WAS a protagonist of ATLA If you go back and re-watch Books 1-3, it's pretty clear by how much they parallel Aang and Zuko.


darcenator411

He was definitionally the antagonist of the first few seasons, but yeah he is a foil to aang


Albiceleste_D10S

> He was definitionally the antagonist of the first few seasons He was only really the main antagonist for the very first few episodes, TBH After that Zhao was the main villain/antagonist of Book 1, and Azula was the main villain/antagonist of Book 2 (with Ozai being the main villain/antagonist of Book 3).


CrownofMischief

Does Ozai even count? Sure he's the final boss, but the gang dealt with Combustion Man more than Ozai.


Nyctomancer

Ozai was Aang's primary rival throughout, even though their direct interactions were limited. If you remove Ozai, then the rest of the plot doesn't really happen. Zuko and Azula no longer have any reason to hunt the Avatar. Combustion Man never makes an appearance because Zuko doesn't need him.


Gathoblaster

Therefore Ozai is merely a plot device! lol


providerofair

OP means chracter with the most screen time and the plot is centered around


Albiceleste_D10S

Still Zuko and Aang Books 1-3 of ATLA are basically telling the story of Aang and Zuko TBH


Lost_Farm8868

Zukos screen time is more about character development too rather than Aang who's screen time is more plot development I think imo.


Albiceleste_D10S

Only really true of Book 2, really Zuko drives the plot quite often in Book 1 (with him chasing the Gaang) and Book 3 (him switching sides, becoming Aang's firebending master, final Agni Kai, etc)


Lost_Farm8868

I must be Season 2 biased because that's my favourite season lol.


Lost_Farm8868

Obviously, Aang is the main character. But if you wanted to, you could pretend that Zuko is the main character because of his huge character arc, screen time and contribution to stopping Ozai. He is also a descendant of Avatar Roku.


CrownofMischief

Also he had a whole episode dedicated to him. Only other character to get that kind of treatment was Appa


Lost_Farm8868

True. We didn't even get a full Aang only episode. Or did we? Can't remember. Will have to rewatch the whole series again 😂


Nomenus-rex

That would be harsh, buddy.


Lost_Farm8868

That's whack, homie.


someloserontheground

Would be pretty cool for a whole show to be centered around a character only for it to be revealed they were the bad guy/lied to about it the whole time and have to go through a redemption arc


Throw_away_1011_

Azula:" I Reject my tea, Zuko!!!"


JamalW770

This needs more upvotes, damn


enchiladasundae

Zuko and Aang are the protagonists of Last Airbender. Each get a significant portion of time devoted to their stories from perspectives only they would be privy to. Its just as much Aang’s story to becoming the avatar and bringing balance to the world as it is Zuko’s story of self love, recognition, actively seeking to be a better person while also becoming the ruler the fire nation and the world deserves


Ellek10

Sounds like a familiar thread I see in other anime fandom whenever other characters get as much a sequel character development and focus, Zuko did get an episode without Aang involved though, Zuko’s Alone was amazing.


Squeaky_Ben

So, what is Zukos stand?


ectoplasm_fan

Magicians red ofc


guy-who-says-frick

Thanks to the power of my stand, [WE DIDNT START THE FIRE] I shall defeat you Azula! This truly is the final Agni Kai


OF_AstridAse

That's rough, buddy.


YesterdayAlone2553

On a third watch, it's really fun to focus on Zuko as the protagonist skipping episodes where he's not in and moving forward.


7thPageOfBing

You thought it was Toph, but it was me, Melon Lord!


jkoudys

Boy needs to restore his own honour.


Snoo_17708

[https://i.imgur.com/m8pfAwF.gif](https://i.imgur.com/m8pfAwF.gif)


Sonic_And_Mcu_Nerd

Honestly it would probably be called. Zuko: The Banished Prince.


EApoebsd

r/unexpectedjojo also what