Talk:Earthbender captain/@comment-76.71.155.35-20120102063602/@comment-1416077-20130411201444

Actually, no. He chose to go in exile with Zuko, so he was not an active member of the military. Since the first episode Iroh has been the voice of reason keeping Zuko from going down a dark path.

Just because he was not one of the heroes does not make him a "bad guy" at the time.