Talk:Iroh/@comment-4662143-20111210061907/@comment-4522016-20111214045300

@Equalist. There are a lot of variables involved here. It's not as clear cut as it's made out to be - my opinion is that at the beginning, Iroh was indifferent to finding the Avatar. Iroh's mind was on helping him get through the trauma of being banished and to grow up a little. I agree with you though, Iroh probably stopped believing in the War when his son died - but the central point here is that we can't equate Iroh's position on the War with Zuko's search for the Avatar because Iroh uses his time with Zuko during the quest for the Avatar to turn him around.

As far as the Fire Nation, like I said before, Iroh had to be careful. Even in the beginning, Ozai was wary of Iroh and was probably looking for reasons to do away with him. It was only after the Tui incident that Ozai had a real excuse to go after Iroh. Anyway, I think considering all the complications - he didn't do too bad :)