This man (thatgreygentleman) is one of my favorite creators and his hot take on Zuko’s coronation is amazing
source: @mjalti and @avatar-chang
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Gabriel is hands-down the funniest character in Miraculous Ladybug the more I think about his motives.
There’s only like half the staff that the palace should have because Ozai and Azusa fired/killed/mutilated/scared off/etc. the rest
So they’re all trying their hardest to do their jobs and their terrified of messing up in case he’s just like the rest of his family
They know he’s friends with the Avatar but you can never really be sure
At first they all stay out of his way
Then, a group of younger maids see Zuko and Aang feeding the turtle-ducks
Aang pushes Zuko into the pond and the maids are sure he’s going to set the boy on fire
But instead he just laughs and checks to made sure none of the turtle-ducks are hurt
A few days later, the cook walks into the meal hall to see how everyone’s meal is going
Instead he sees the Firelord in a heated debate about theatre with Suki while Aang, Katara, Toph and Sokka are in the middle of a food-fight
The cook makes the mistake of squeaking indignantly at the sight of his hard work all over thirteen year-old faces
When Zuko notices him he quiets the other teenagers down and apologises for the mess, the others quickly following his lead
Over time, the sergeants come to realise that the new Firelord is just a regular child
An eccentric child who owns a third of the entire world, but a child
By the time Zuko turns seventeen, the entire staff has warmed to him, even the new employees who had heard rumours about what Zuko’s predecessers did
He’s genuinely kind to them and interested in their lives in a way that they’d never experienced before, especially not from a noble
Eventually it became normal for Zuko to be found in the kitchen teaching servants how to make good quality tea
Zuko also offered hugs to them
Many of them had lost people to the war, and at first he did it as a way to comfort them
He was stiff and had obviously never done it before but the servants loved that he cared about them enough to step out of his comfort zone
He was also warm and very comfortable once he relaxed
The younger, bolder servants took advantage of this by hugging him whenever they could
At first it was when Zuko was alone, then one servant accidentally hugged him when he was in front of the Gaang
Sokka and Toph thought it was hilarious
Katara and Aang joined the hug
Suki comforted the servant after she freaked out and started crying
When Zuko adopted Druk, the entire staff helped raise him
So how about that new episode
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How did Zuko get into the mountaintop air temples????
This is something that still baffles me to this day, because to my recollection Zuko never had one of those tanks that could climb up the mountain side. He also didn’t have access to the war balloons. To my knowledge he had two ships, a full crew, and a temper. But it was clearly stated that Zuko had searched all the air temples first, before venturing out to search the rest of the world. He is in the South Pole when he discovers Aang, so he had already searched the air temples. Aang mentioned that it is near impossible to access the air temples unless you have a way to defy gravity.
So I guess what I’m really asking is,
DID 13 YEAR OLD ZUKO CLIMB UP THE MOUNTAIN (with only basic climbing gear) OF EACH INDIVIDUAL AIR TEMPLE TO SEARCH FOR AANG?????
Zuko’s lesson: “If you think chasing after the Avatar and friends is hard, try travelling with them”
(Legend and Warriors spot each other across the rink.)
Four: What you are about to witness is two creatures who are inherently dramatic attempt to behave like they are not dramatic.
Blood. Do we really need it? The answer may surprise you.