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Warning : This clause contains spoilers for The Reckoning of Roku by Randy Ribay .
Summary
The Reckoning of Rokuadds to Roku ’s backstory fromAvatar : The Last Airbender , so the July 2024 novel plain offers the former Avatar ’s view . The book contains another exciting POV , however , finally grant fans of the Nickelodeon serial publication a breakdown of one villain ’s story from his own eyes . TheChronicles of the Avatarnovels are stand for to explore the world ofThe Last Airbender , digging into what Aang ’s predecessors were like when they were arise up . AndThe enumeration of Rokuexpands onone ofThe Last Airbender ’s best episodes : " The Avatar and the Fire Lord . "
" The Avatar and the Fire Lord " recover Zuko digging up his great - grandad ’s history , while Aang ventures into the Spirit World toexplore Roku ’s backstory . As it turns out , Zuko and Aang are looking for the same thing . Roku is Zuko ’s great - grandfather , and his chronicle is heavy enlace with the prince ’s other slap-up - grandfather , Fire Lord Sozin . The Last Airbenderdepicts their friendship and falling out in this 25 - second episode , at the same time showing how Sozin start the Hundred Year War . Despite Sozin ’s salient role , the story is mostly from Roku ’s view — butThe Reckoning of Rokuchanges that .
embodiment : The Last Airbender has welcomed a new moving ridge of fans into the serial , but the story does n’t stop with the show . Here ’s what to register NEXT .
The Reckoning Of Roku Finally Gives Us Sozin’s Story From His Own Perspective
The Avatar: The Last Airbender Novel Goes Back & Forth Between The Characters
In addition to following the titular Avatar as he trains for his new duties , The Reckoning of Rokucontains chapters told from Sozin ’s view . Randy Ribay ’s novel features both characters in their teens , picking up right after they ’re forced to part shipway . And Sozin ’s POV allowsAvatar : The Last Airbenderfans to better sympathise the scoundrel and his motive , delving deeper into his desire for power and the insecurities that often fuel it .
While Roku ventures to the Southern Air Temple , Sozin strive to impress his father and make a name for himself in the Fire Nation . He manipulate his friend , even from afar , as he sets out in pursuit of more great power . The Last Airbenderdoesn’t show what ’s going through Sozin ’s mind prior to his conquering , chute from his jolly childhood with Roku to his argument with his former acquaintance . The Nickelodeon show does n’t have metre to adequately flesh out the fictitious character , so his jump from prince to villain feels jarring . The Reckoning of Rokurectifies this , making more sense of his treachery .
Sozin’s Betrayal In Avatar: The Last Airbender Makes Way More Sense After Reckoning Of Roku
Randy Ribay’s Novel Reveals Sozin’s Motives & Goals
Sozin ultimately betrays Roku inAvatar : The Last Airbender , pick out to occupy the other nations despite the Avatar ’s warnings . With Sozin seeming genial and level - headed years earlier , it ’s knockout to imagine how he gets there based on the goggle box serial alone . luckily , Sozin ’s betrayal urinate far more mother wit while readingThe computation of Roku . The novel shows the sour side of his personality earlier than " The Avatar and the Fire Lord . " It confirm that he ’s ego - interested and challenging even as he and Roku are growing up .
The novel shows the darker side of his personality to begin with than " The Avatar and the Fire Lord . "
Sozin seeks out power as a teen , and reader are pull up stakes with the realisation that the next Fire Lord ’s plans are laid long before he tells Roku about them . Ribay ’s novel offers a believable motif for Sozin ’s action , too . overlook and to a great extent criticise by his father , Sozin feels a motive to prove himself to his family . He is also disappoint that Roku is the Avatar alternatively of him , which force him to leave his mark on the human beings in other room . Unfortunately , Sozin ’s wallop is detrimental to the world Avatar Roku strives to protect .
The Last Airbender Book Offers More Clues About Sozin’s Fallout With Roku
It Paints Their Friendship In A Different Light Than The Nickelodeon Show
The tally of Rokusets up Sozin ’s villainous play , andthe volume also betoken his radioactive dust with Roku . InAvatar : The Last Airbender , Roku reflect on their friendly relationship in an almost positively charged way . Although Sozin betrays him afterwards on , it seems as though their hamper is innocent and actual while they ’re growing up . The Reckoning of Rokuchallenges this notion , suggesting that Sozin is manipulative towards Roku , even when they ’re still kidskin . The novel reveals a more sinister reason for Sozin give Roku his headstall , and it also see Sozin using Roku for his own end .
It ’s hard to say which interlingual rendition of event is more tragic — the one where Roku loses his brother or the one where Roku trust they ’re friends , despite Sozin ’s ego - interest . Either way , their story is one ofAvatar : The Last Airbender ’s most tragic narratives . It ’s interesting to see it from a different angle , thoughReckoning of Rokuleaves readers feel worse for its title grapheme in the end .
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embodiment : The Last Airbender is an Animated Fantasy and Adventure series that appeared on Nickelodeon and was create by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko . The series featured phonation from Zach Tyler Eisen , Jack DeSena , Dante Basco , and Mae Whitman . The premise follows a young son constitute Aang , an Air Bender who is fix to be the next Avatar , skipper of all elements , in a bit to unite the nations together and bring pacification .
