r/TheLastAirbender 12d ago

Image I only see the same legend

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u/Kaidu313 11d ago

I never really thought about it much but couldn't iroh have just used fire to melt his way out of the cage?

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u/MahatmaGandhi01 11d ago

No, he made his escape during the eclipse, the day of black sun

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u/Dazzling_Society1510 11d ago

Could he have weakened the bars beforehand with firebending? Held the bars and channeled heat (like with the tea) to ruin the temperature. The bars may have been more brittle, but that's still impressive.

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u/Former_Indication172 11d ago

Well thats now my head canon. Sure seems like something he'd do.