Talk:Iroh/@comment-4909590-20120309024545/@comment-218.153.93.97-20120328215530

Ozai was probably the stronger of the two by a good margin; the fact that Iroh's lightning redirection pretty much makes Ozai firing one against him a death wish and he still admits he doesn't know if he could beat Ozai suggests Iroh isn't really his equal. Plus, presenting somebody weaker than one of Aang's allies as the final villain just doesn't seem like something the series creators would do since Ozai and his predecessors were the ones responsible for bringing a century-long war into the world and stopping him from wiping out the Earth Kingdom was basically Aang's biggest challenge as the Avatar; it just wouldn't make sense if with all things considered for Iroh to be stronger.