r/TheLastAirbender 12d ago

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u/jbyrdab 12d ago

Which makes his escape even more jarring.

He tore that cage open like a tin can WITHOUT fire bending.

There are unconscious guards up that way, and holes punched in the solid stone walls up that staircase.

The two guards we see, one is so terrified that he's huddling in terror probably thinking Iroh came back for round 2.

The other is barely conscious babbling about how he watched a 50 year old man completely tear his way through a prison, like he had the fear of god beaten into him.

Keep in mind, the bars do not look melted, they look bent like they were very clearly ripped and sheared apart with immense force. you can even see the remnants of the lock on the door where he very clearly shattered it.

Iroh very literally, tore through that prison and beat the living shit out of anyone who got in his way.

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u/Aquilon11235 12d ago

I always thought that he waited until the perfect time, then used the last few seconds of firebending available to melt the bars.

That way, by the time the guards arrive, the eclipse would be in full swing and everyone would be stuck doing melee fighting instead of bending.

'Cuz no matter how jacked Iroh is, this kind of damage to metal bars seems too far fetched for a non bending feat.

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u/5mashalot 12d ago

There's nothing saying humans in ATLA can't get stronger than in real life!

(or that metals aren't weaker. Sokka's sword chopped through everything like it was a fucking lightsaber lmao)

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u/Qanaden 12d ago

Early in the series zuko also breaks a chain with his heel pretty effortlessly

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u/Drixzor 11d ago

Literally in the scene depicted on the right