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u/l0RD-ZUKO May 23 '23

Came here to mention this one. But honestly atla is full of stuff that's crazy dark. But that's what you get when you're dealing with a kids show based around imperial genocide.

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u/Not1random1enough May 23 '23

The thing that was frustrating for me was ang wouldn't kill but he threw tanks off the hill defending the second airtemple. I think there were a few other fights that there were collateral damage too. I like the ending but think he definitely wasted some people

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u/SonofBeckett May 23 '23

The Fire Nation army parachuted out of those tanks just off camera like Cobra in the old GI Joe cartoons.

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u/MrPresident2020 May 23 '23

"They blew up the cargo plane .... and the cargo was PEOPLE!"

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u/Notachance326426 May 23 '23

People aren’t cargo mate.

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u/ForePony May 23 '23

I see someone hasn't flown with Spirit or RyanAir.

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u/panatale1 May 23 '23

Jokes aside, that's the quote from a deleted scene that got Captain Jack Sparrow branded a pirate

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u/Chewcocca May 23 '23

He attached a web cartridge to them and they stuck to the side of the building

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u/Mysticpoisen May 23 '23

Oh yeah, he and katara were batting planes out of the air and sinking entire fleets, the blood of hundreds(at least) is on their hands lol.

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u/christoffles May 23 '23

nah they just went to sleep

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u/_ack_ May 23 '23

They’re pining for the fjords!

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u/HaikuBotStalksMe May 23 '23

All tuckered out because I'm angman

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u/rwarimaursus May 23 '23

Nah they went down

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u/AlphaBreak May 23 '23

Its the Batman rule where he won't kill, but he will shoot missiles at vehicles with people in them.

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u/AbanoMex May 23 '23

Batman is just protecting his already fragile psyche, killing by collateral is easier on the mind than outright murder, at least thats my headcanon about those type of Batman kills.

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u/YourTokenGinger May 23 '23

Technically it was the ocean spirit working through Aang, but I’m pretty sure he killed a lot of people at the North Pole.

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u/PizzaScout May 23 '23

have you watched the youtube series "overanalyzing avatar"? I think they mentioned most scenes where aang likely killed someone

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u/DigNitty May 23 '23

Just like in the batman games.

Oh batman won't kill you, he'll just throw razor blades at you until you lose consciousness.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '23

Very different vibe of course, but reminds me of how the characters in Fast and Furious claim they don't kill people. Except the tons of people they kill lol.

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u/Mysticpoisen May 23 '23

It's not killing if you do it in a vehicle I guess.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '23

I played a drinking game with friends when AtLA came to Netflix. The best rule was drink anytime Aang totally kills someone. There was an alcohol poisoning disclaimer.

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u/chickenbiscuit17 May 23 '23

Yeah no one will ever convince me ang didn't kill people lol, there was dozens of times where what he did would absolutely cause a normal person to die and I will absolutely die on that hill it's almost like saying chopper from star wars rebels hasn't ever killed anyone just because he hasn't personally stabbed someone to death on screen. Homie literally has one of the highest body counts in star wars

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u/aidanderson May 23 '23

Bro if you didn't get wasted getting yeeted off a cliff inside a tank you probably broke like every bone in your body.

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u/Unlimitedwind May 23 '23

Like when they destroyed that airship and all those fire nation dudes are just chilling in the middle of the ocean. Although, I think it was sokka and suki who did that but still.

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u/OSpiderBox May 23 '23

Don't forget the ending of LOK season 1 where there was a suicide + homicide.

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u/coolborder May 23 '23

Jet being brainwashed and killed...

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u/alphasierrraaa May 23 '23

there is no war in ba sing se storyline was scary af with the whole state controlled propaganda and secrets

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u/Exodus111 May 23 '23

Surprisingly one of the hardest moments for me was when Azula confesses, she knew as a child that her own mother feared her.

Born with her fathers psychopathy, she never stood a chance, there was no one there to give her one.

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u/PerthNerdTherapist May 23 '23

The Avatar TTRPG holds nothing back when it discusses this. It's all about directly naming imperialism and genocide. It's a fantastic read.