Talk:Iroh (United Forces general)/@comment-124.177.120.22-20120616174441

Going to point out a few things here (and ignore the shipping):

1) The character looks to be late 20s or early 30s, which means that if he is Zuko's son, he is the youngest and a very late child (Zuko and whoever his wife is would be close to 50 when they had him, in this scenario) which leads me to believe that he is in fact Zuko's grandson, and possibe the crown prince (the reason for this leads to my next theory). 2) Iroh is a general, but I believe this is a position he has earned. Zuko and the rest of the gaang don't strike me as being fans of nepotism, which would be a trait passed down to their children (I may be wrong in this theory, but it does appear that Tenzin and Lin earned their respective positions).

3) Iroh is a badass. How can someone who didn't rely on his connections with his family and friends advance to a position of general at such a young age, unless they're the avatar world equivilant of the bastard child of Rambo and Chuck Norris.

My theory is this: Iroh is the crown prince, who decided that instead of waiting around to inherit the position of Firelord, he was going to be like both his grandfather and his namesake and earn the position. He most likely ran away and enlisted (under a false name) and rose quickly through the ranks, before someone recognised him. Instead of kicking him out, they let him continue on, where he eventually became a general (I don't believe he is the highest ranking member of the military, as they generally don't serve on the front lines).