How Toph Grew Up

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• EI

  @Eilonwy95 · 2 years ago

  Love how even the arguably strongest character in avatar has an arc about relying on others. We all need one another.

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• NA

  @Nargon46 · 2 years ago

  And that's how you write a disabled character. With agency and as much independence as possible, but acknowledging they are limited in certain areas, just like everyone else, and with human flaws, just like everyone else. Perfect writing.

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• CO

  @colfdralegend · 2 years ago

  Maturing is realizing “the power of friendship” is peak storytelling

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• FE

  @Fetecheney · 2 years ago

  Toph's metal suit at the end is so incredible. I just realized it doesn't have holes for her eyes. Cool detail

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• DA

  @davidmckown3590 · 2 years ago

  I think Toph is the answer to the “girl-boss.” Arrogant and sympathetic at the same time with room for character growth.

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• YU

  @yurkdawg · 2 years ago

  &quot;Pride is not the opposite of shame, but its source.&quot; Is not only one of my favorite Iroh lines, but one of my favorite lines of <b>any</b> work ever

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• GR

  @greenmtngiant8123 · 2 years ago

  Toph has got the best maturity arc of any animated character, and don’t you dunderheads ever forget it!

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• TH

  @TheTimothyThibodeaux · 2 years ago

  The Boulder is feeling Conflicted!

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• TH

  @ThermoNuclearLearning · 2 years ago

  This is the best way to develope a disabled character. Toph is my favorite aminated character

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• WH

  @wherethetatosat · 2 years ago

  I love how the show uses tea as a vehicle to show how much Iroh cares. If any other character tried to do that, it would still come off as condescending to Toph. But when Iroh does it, he just loves tea that much that you can tell it gives him the warm fuzzies inside to be able to share his love for tea with somebody else that he&apos;ll gladly pour it for them.

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• JO

  @joelclifton6312 · 2 years ago (edited)

  If Disney had written Toph, her pride, skill and strength and lack of need for anyone else would have been her greatest character strength and it would have been played up like crazy. &nbsp;&quot;Look how she doesn&apos;t take any crap from Katara! &nbsp;Look how she shows Aang his place! &nbsp;Look how she mastered sandbending in a flash, totally defeated those sandbenders AND pulled the library right out of the ground! &nbsp;And look how she beat up Iroh for insulting her! &nbsp;She&apos;s so awesome!&quot; &nbsp;She would have been the ultimate girl-boss, and it would have sucked horribly, and no one would remember her. &nbsp;But this Toph we all remember and love, because she&apos;s real and human, and grows like a real person.

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• YO

  @yokai333 · 2 years ago

  It takes strength to show you are capable, but it takes as much strength to admit to need help.

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