Talk:Iroh/@comment-174.30.180.117-20110507010035/@comment-3292305-20110508155325

It says in his History how he got the name: Little is known of Iroh's early life. Iroh once visited the Sun Warriors and went before the original Firebenders: a pair of dragons, Ran and Shaw. He managed to prove himself worthy, and they revealed to him the true secrets of Firebending, without recourse to hatred and aggression. Iroh later claimed that he had fought and killed the last surviving dragon in order to preserve what was left of the species and to ensure that the Sun Warriors remained undisturbed.

So there is no 'Dragon of the East'.