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In the US it's Father's Day weekend, so happy Father's Day not just to you American dads but to all you dads wherever you are.
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this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2026
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I'm not sure I'd call Ozai a good dad.
Like, at least Vader had a redemption arc. Fuck, Zuko had a redemption arc. Not Ozai. Fuck that guy.
His brother, Iroh, was a better dad...and he got his son killed!
You want a good dad from the Avatar universe...it's probably Tenzin...maybe Hakoda. Aang was an absent father who played favorites.
The inventor guy in Ba Sing Se was a good dad too, his only flaw was that he was forced into helping the fire nation. His heart was in the right place, and he felt sincere remorse for the negatives. Just like Hakoda and Iroh. Not Ozai. Even Aang could be excused...like if there's one job that's more important than family, it's probably "facilitating world peace" and "rebuilding your entire culture from a 99.999% genocide that happened when you were 10"
Edit: I seriously thought I was in /r/daddit. Carry on.
You know, I didn't think about this and don't remember if it's been talked about, but was Iroh a good dad? He was a fierce general (or something) and a great warrior, until his son died, after which he changed. He's an amazing uncle, of course, but that's after his son's death.
I got the sense that he was a great dad...he was just in deep with the fire nation propaganda. Lu Ten's death snapped him out of it so much he abandoned his place in succession, yielding it to his younger brother. Not having an heir of his own kinda made
I got the impression that he took Zuko under his wing because he wanted to get a second shot, knowing that losing his son to the war wasn't worth it. Zuko, before the exile, was the rightful heir to the throne. I think his spiritual awakening made him realize that de-brainwashing Zuko was the only way to restore order
I don't think there is enough info for us to really know. I feel like either him being an amazing father or him being a terrible one that changed from the despair of losing his son are both as likely.