There’s no doubt that one of the most iconic cartoons of all time, Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, has made headlines with the debut of its live-action adaptation on Netflix. This has compelled many passionate fans to rewatch the OG series again. With its visually stunning scenes and much-needed alterations to the original plot, the first season of the live-action adaptation has proven to be a must-watch.
Aang, the Last Airbender, and an avatar is the main character of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Aang is a very likable character and is pretty well-loved by fans of the show. Still, some fans think otherwise and don’t consider him as the most loved one or best Avatar.
However, fans now realize that Aang had some mental illness and conditions throughout the show, and they have started to sympathize with him.
Aang Had Some Mental Conditions, Says Some Fans
Some fans bring it to notice that Aang, the Last Airbender, has been through some mental conditions. Throughout his journey to become a hero, Aang in Avatar: The Last Airbender suffers from psychological distress.
Fans interpret that Aang and Katara had PTSD from the genocides of their own people. He also suffers from anger management issues. Aang was twelve when he learned he was destined to save the world, and this caused a tremendous amount of stress to be put on him when other people began to treat him differently.
Aang also suffers from survivor guilt, an illness where someone is in an accident where people died, and since they survived, they feel guilty and even responsible for the deaths of others. In this universe, the only reason Aang survived the attack of the Fire Nation on the Air Nomads was because he ran away. Since he was the only one to survive, he felt responsible for their deaths.
Fans are Now Realizing His Journey
Many fans started watching the animated series for Aang only. But there are many who talked a lot about him.
After it was known that he had gone through some really serious mental conditions throughout the story, now fans are coming up with the realization.
Bro had to prepare himself early on 😭
— daily aang (@aangdaily) March 28, 2024
bro was gonna go bald anyway with that much stress 😭
— Jon-Jan 🇵🇷 (@JonJanBook) March 28, 2024
He really went through a lot as a young boy😭😭😭😭😭🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡
— OMO YEWA🌍 (@Tyanju_mi) March 28, 2024
He really went through a lot as a young boy😭😭😭😭😭🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡
— OMO YEWA🌍 (@Tyanju_mi) March 28, 2024
Survivors guilt i would say was a bigger problem for him, cus of his main mission pic.twitter.com/tU9h3gG8zr
— Tumia (@ComfyTumia) March 29, 2024
And there are still people who argue that Aang is one dimensional like are you even watching the same show. 🥲
— . (@roxysshi) March 29, 2024
Still, Aang is loved for his wise behavior and power beyond his years, despite his goofy nature as a kid in some episodes.
Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action movie is streaming on Netflix
