Avatar's MOST IMPORTANT Organization EXPLAINED!

[@CastIronFist]

This is gonna sound like a backhanded compliment but I swear it's not. I genuinely enjoy that you dont over edit and correct small pronunciation and grammar mistakes. It feels less like an internet guy and more like your buddy telling some random trivia they know for some reason.

[@BlaxkSun]

Boom this the one

[@illwait__]

💀💀

[@CastIronFist]

@@hunter7593 I also enjoy the random tangents when something about a character sets him off lmao

[@susear5939]

It's no mistake he grew big so quick.

[@susear5939]

Let's get him to 75k before the end of the year! I know all of us want to see a visible Sasuke tattoo on him 🙂

[@zacharyweiss3459]

It's funny how we all call him "uncle Iroh" like he's actually our uncle instead of just calling him Iroh

[@larryfoster8820]

Like uncle ruckus

[@susear5939]

He is everyone's uncle.

[@maximilianthiel8485]

You call any older person you are cool with (or know in general) auntie or uncle in many asian cultures

[@JenericJ_12]

He is my uncle. You cannot tell me otherwise.

[@VarianAlastair]

@@JenericJ_12 nice to meet you, cousin

[@AcT403]

Actually incorrect, the first time we see Iroh genuinely try and slow down the progress of the Fire Nation was when he attempted to stop Zhao from killing the Moon and Ocean spirits. He even poetically proclaims that the Fire Nation also needs the balance.

[@berneymark]

I'd argue that he kind of became more focused on his education and care for Zuko, as far as reasoning goes it is understandable. But...that doesn't mean he did nothing up until the Battle of the Northern Water Tribe. I believe that Iroh knew of the importance of the Avatar and actively tried to stop Zuko from finding him until he was ready while also stopping anyone else from doing so. It is a fact that Iroh did not want Zuko to capture the Avatar and return home for Zuko, but that also happens to benefit the White Lotus. What is also seen in the show is Iroh not wanting anyone other than Zuko to eventually find Aang. I think his apparent laziness and inactivity WAS his activity for the White Lotus, as well as for his family. For Zuko.

[@V1G4M1]

I‘d actually go as far to say the first time *we see* him slow down the progress of the fire nation is in episode 1 when he tries to basically gaslight zuko into not following the light aang projected over the sky when he broke out of the ice… xD (although that obviously wasn‘t his only reason for it lol) Edit, I didn‘t see the answer comment, strongly agreed!

[@AcT403]

@@V1G4M1 Fair enough, I could definitely see that. I feel that was mostly out of a lack of belief it was the avatar and wanting not to get his hopes up rather than specifically not wanting to get the avatar, but it's possible

[@berneymark]

@@AcT403 It's more than possible honestly. Iroh had spent years dedicating his life to knowledge of the spirits. He would have known a lot about the Avatar as well as it's significance in the world. You've actually seen Iroh do this while being on the inside during the episode where he was captured by Earth Kingdom soldiers. He used his age and appeared laziness to appear much weaker than he is and to consistently slow down the...uh...bird horses? Things... It is exactly how he is with Zuko through almost all of the time chasing the Avatar.

[@SirTorcharite]

@@berneymark no where more advantage to find oneself than underestimated! Appear weak when you are strong, appear strong if you are weak. -Sun Tzu _The Art of War_

[@Teraclon]

I've always had it in my head that it was master Pakku who taught iroh the techniques in waterbending needed to develop the redirect lightning-manuever.

[@lamarjrrj]

That would make sense legacy of the fire nation hint that they all knew each other for quite some time

[@21thC3nTuRy]

Good Video :) You could have mentioned that Sokka was given a white lotus pai cho token by his swordmaster. some avatar fans think that giving this token might be an invitation to the white lotus organisation itself.

[@bryanelloco29]

That’s a very good point, and I see where you’re coming from! However, I don’t think this is really an invitation, rather that it’s his master’s way of oh honoring Sokka by secretly telling him that he’s worthy of being in the white lotus. Since he never reveals what the white lotus is, there is no way for Sokka to know that it means anything. I think it’s awesome and a massive indicator, but I think it’s meant more as a way for us to understand how important Sokka’s progress has been, rather than a canonical indication that he joins the white lotus

[@100Grand4eva]

It was foreshadowing.

[@FireForger]

Sokkas sword has a white lotus on the pommel as well, i believe after iroh, sokka was made the leader for a while

[@thirteen_candles9806]

red lotus is basically like "today we're all going to jump off a cliff into these sharp rocks to gain the knowledge of how hard it hurts."

[@thed.m.a.c4604]

When i was a kid i didn't realize the white lotus was a thing in the show but as an adult the little nods to them before finally being revealed was very awesome.

[@scratch2086]

It feels weird that these guys have literally no involvement with the giant underground library that seeks to record (and at least preserve) all the information in the world.

[@nuttanontchaturachanyaloet1324]

Well, tbf white lotus kinda relying on the day avatar will fights on ozai and fire sozin comet. And the only thing they have to do are prepare and wait.

[@jabudecapricornio8750]

Or maybe they did , but the member that went to investigate died there

[@slimtrxx7093]

what if it was zaheer at some point ?, i definitely could see him figuring out a way while he was young

[@thirteen_candles9806]

i'd say there might have been a reason that there was a white lotus member in that desert so close to the library.

[@KobeGuydude]

@thirteen_candles9806 I mean… not to necropost, but In essence wasn’t the library just the vision and actions of a random spirit he’ll vent on preservenung human knowledge separated form humans? Like that white lotus is a human organization with very enlightened human ideals, while the library spirit is very much disconnected from any human ideology could almost be described as a lust of knowledge for knowledge’s sake

[@JustSomeDude42]

Anyone else giving Master Pakku serious side eye as a member about taking knowledge and finding beauty from all places? Like the dude refused to teach Katara because it was specifically against his tribes customs, without admitting that that’s not how the southern water tribe did things. Pakku straight up didn’t care about the cultural genocide of his sister tribe until simp mode activated. Dude was also pretty antagonistic towards Aang, though it became more prickly afterwards. They were at war, and he refused to teach the avatar despite knowing the consequences. Jeong Jeong I’m willing to give a pass for if only because the dude was dealing with some serious ptsd and war guilt. We know the north hadn’t fought the fire nation for I think eighty five years, based on the captured uniforms.

[@elisabethditlevsen2203]

i think the reason for that is that he might not have been a very highly ranking member, he was isolated in the north and might not have understood the true meaning of The White Lotus, and the reason he appears at Ba Sing Se is bcs hes a very strong waterbending master, and since it was other masters we meet along the show, the Avatar creators could have thought he should be there aswell (they didnt rlly think abt it lore-wise, just abt the fans and how we would be excited to see friendly faces instead of strangers). Or, another explanation could be that he discovered and joined The White Lotus on his journey to the South, and was enlightened by their ways. Personally, I thought he seemed a tad bit more sincere when we see him again which could be a sign that The White Lotus have opened his eyes or sumn like that. (or maybe gran-gran and the gaang made him a better person)

[@JustSomeDude42]

@@elisabethditlevsen2203 I mean, that’s what I have been telling myself the entire time, because otherwise I want to bang my head in the wall for the fanservice that he is. But also, just the thought of him being like an intern during the invasion cracks me up. Like imagine the only reason he got the armor for the invasion was aesthetics. Like all of them need to match, so give the Uber powerful water master intern the senior set cause we need to match. Scratch that, can’t remember if Bumi fought with or without so Pakku got his armor from the pieces Bumi didn’t want. Everyone just gave Pakku the sore bits he didn’t have.

[@Orion8795]

Pakku: "I am dedicated to The Northern Water Tribe and its traditions! I will never train a female!" Also Pakku: I am decided to The White Lotus! I will serve the Avater and help them keep balance!" Female Avatar: "Hey, can you train me in water bending please?" Pakku's brain explodes

[@molly_in_mke]

Or... gran gran was a low ranking member. The only member in the south. And being isolated, all she knew was that the avatar was gone/lost. Then one day Aang showed up. When Pakku went down to the south she talked to him about life and such. That's when his ideologies truly changed and he then became a low ranking member. Now that they had benders and were rebuilding and could get info a little easier, he was able to get the info he needed to go to ba sing se for the fan service 😅. Just a quick personal theory

[@PakkuUnalaqJeongJeongKuvira]

That's his tribe culture Iroh tried to kill aang

[@isabellecross2742]

the leaves from the Vine song still gets be to tear up 😢 love uncle iroh

[@isabellarue8767]

Thank you for adding avatar into this channel ! I absolutely love your channels and avatar and it’s the best thing ever that the two are combined!! Thank you Nick for all your hard work and content you bring to us !:))

[@epicurius1]

Historically, the White Lotus were a heretical Buddhist group that got blamed for a bunch of rebellions throughout China. So I'm sure that influenced their depiction in Avatar.

[@albertocamarena760]

Talk about every bending and sub arts, like waterbending (blood, healing, plant ), or how kyoshi use earth bending to make her lifespan longer, or walk on air.

[@djhernandez85]

How did she use earth bending to extend her life ?

[@c-handle2676]

I'm so glad to see you're continuing with Avatar content. Even if it's not anime, you would be hard pressed to find any weeb not into the series. Plus, Chad Iroh thumbnail for extra points

[@MrSnoopdogg64]

I always thought, there should be a series called "Chronicles of the White Lotus"

[@YTho-ev1ej]

I think “the legend of Iroh” would be the best series, covering the siege on Ba Sing Se, death of his son and his admission into the white lotus which’d include much detail around the white lotus

[@MrSnoopdogg64]

@@YTho-ev1ej absolutely, they should do that. The creators are making a new series set in 'modern times', similarly to that of korra (which I didn't particularly like). Instead they should expand on the epilogue, the fans loved the ancient Asian aesthetic, that; in conjunction with iroh; would make a successful show

[@princereg3000]

I agree with both because both of the stories have depth

[@brianhoward2476]

I like that and the Book of Iroh. The Long Redemption

[@bobasek320]

​​@@YTho-ev1ejyou made a mistake, should be called " the legend of uncle iroh"

[@christianlugata7485]

Did you know that even if they had two fire benders during sozin's comet they were ONLY fighting FIRE benders

[@BlaxkSun]

I’m so confused right now…

[@conorkr8584]

@@BlaxkSun he's saying it took 3 armies to take down the fire nation

[@saajiddaya2152]

@@conorkr8584 oh ok

[@takebacktheholyland9306]

No they were saying that even if Jeong Jeong and Iroh were boosted by Sozin's comet, they were still fighting armies of Firebenders that were buffed by the comet also

[@iswearinveggie5394]

According to IMDb the only continuity issue ALA was the design of the white lotus tile… this could suggest one of two things one each nation had their own version of the white lotus tile or there are different levels of the organization

[@cuffy7941]

Uncle iroh has to be the greatest sensei of all time

[@dreworyan5652]

Jiraiya and him the realest fs 💯

[@1092340]

Really Appreciate the almost daily videos between this channel and your main. Thank you 🤗

[@DotTiuri]

I would like a long video about kyoshi a lot! I thought we knew very little about her, maybe a bit more then the one episode but not much more. A life lived by an avatar that was over 200 years old? I am exited.

[@shypeoplearehawt8155]

I enjoy lots of the content discussion videos from both channels. But I Gotta admit this is definitely quite nice especially since I haven't seen Avatar in quite a while cool to get analysis videos of this story

[@dbyrd92]

If you haven’t read the second Yangchen book, the white lotus definitely has an espionage side to things and we’re more than just sharing information. I think that is their core purpose but they were active at getting the information and pulling strings to help essentially maintain balance alongside the Avatar. This was just as an organization that had more stability than you would find with a single individual like the avatar who could be deeply affected personally by the things they experience in their job. they also try to control assets like Unanimity to help maintain that balance. Edit: just realized how old this video is so the book probably wasn’t out yet. 👍🏼

[@nicholaswaugh1930]

You should definitely do a “you know nothing” about uncle iroh.

[@donniesmith9901]

I appreciate you going out of the box with some of your topics time to bring in my two favorite in yu yu hakusho and fma both of which could carry you for years

[@gregb5817]

They are such a cool concept and what’s ever more crazy about the group is Iroh goes with Zuko as a way to help his nephew but also look for the avatar as well as the white lotus was still trying to find him as well and him being a grand lotus it was important that he went as well

[@aravind3833]

The way Uncle Iroh is more uncle to me than any of my real life uncles is something that I want to remember when I become someone's uncle in the future

[@jakenix1438]

12:30 i still hear it. "Leaves from the vine. Falling so slow like fragile tiny shells drifting in the foam." Why am i crying

[@brysonhughes4186]

A kioshi video would be dope!

[@Ntce]

thanks for this video lowkey one of the most confusing thing to me as a kid

[@zoro_stonerman67]

I'm gonna happily watch every avatar vid you make for sure man

[@LittleRed621]

No cap I was looking for a video explaining this and it just appeared

[@8ballmoe]

I can't wait for you to break down the S Class hero's from OPM Zombieman and watchdogman are soooo interesting. I need need need to see u explore them

[@nengenusta6522]

Your passion and knowledge for what you do is just inspiring mannn

[@kaptainriflebeard5980]

Commander: "How can someone accidentally create a powerful secret organisation?" Me: *(looks at my DnD players)* Yes. How does someone "accidentally" create one? Huh, Gwen? How?! I shouldn't have given her that dynamite duck"

[@NeiroTxn]

Wait... the only non-white lotus mentor of Aang was Toph Paku, Jonjon, Bummi, and I suppose you could count Zuko too through Iroh. DId... did the white lotus make this happen??

[@qashmonie]

More avatar videos in depth we need it!! These are great!!

[@NO-ml1gn]

How did toph know they were all old?

[@CoduhyMinecraft]

Weak heart beat

[@CastIronFist]

Old people smell, obviously lol

[@lovelysymphony2930]

Wisdom comes with age.

[@skepticalglenn2312]

Creaking bones lol lack of calcium

[@netwiz2]

I always thought the White Lotus existed to make sure the Avatar doesn't go stray or become a dictator because Avatar have their inclination and can technically be bad if they were raised wrong.

[@aduckofsomesort]

A secret society does not mean the society itself is a secret, it means you have to be a member to know what is discussed in meetings.

[@KeiYuichi]

Why did I just notice that Anng is older than Uncle Iroh?

[@cassiusfelix2805]

He is technically

[@guyfawkes4455]

If you're right, why do, according to Bumi, "every old person" in fact "know all the other old people"? I wonder... What if every 60+ Human gets something like a Hogwats Letter to join them? Really lookin forward to answering that

[@pedroalves2412]

Unclw iroh actually says to zuko that the white loyus piece is usually an unimportant piece in the game in the episode of the pirates and the water bending scroll. And in the introduction to the white lotus group during book 2, uncle iroh plays pai sho with another member that says the piece is prety much only important for a certain game strategy, one that probably simbolizes the groups ideology

[@watchdealer11]

Peean doh?! 💀 The disrespect to Sokka's master will NOT be tolerated!!! *Piandao*

[@brianarnold8666]

Iroh, pakku, jeong jeong, pian dow, and boomy weren't the only white lotus members at ba sing se, there wereat least 2 other groups helping them

[@TannerWombat]

This just for the algorithm because I need more avatar content from you!

[@DrunkRunner]

Is the photo at 16:52 just a fanart or taken from any original source? P'li looks super cute there

[@joerav4156]

Totodile tee goes craaaaaazy

[@neonicon8500]

You are definitely in my top 3 favorite KZbinrs that I've been listening to for a while

[@johnperry8045]

The amount of info I get to learn about my favorite shows because of this guy thank you so much for doing the research and the videos explaining what you discover seriously thank you these videos are an amazing escape

[@johnnypollack3243]

Love the video and keep up the great work nick

[@xavierrodriguez2463]

I recently rewatched season one, the white lotus piece wasn't considered important to the strategy of the game as a whole but to the specific strategy that Iroh was employing. He says something along the lines of 'most people consider the white lotus to be a minor and insignificant piece'

[@krushfinch7430]

Great episode. I'm working on a ATLAB Campaign using the official material. I wanna set me story halfway into the 100yr War. Is there any reference material you can point me to that deals with that era specifically? Thanks in advance.

[@colbyleighton1011]

Do you think the white lotus could have taken over ba sing se without sozins comit

[@christianlugata7485]

Yes cause king Bumi , Katara's step grandfather and trainer And Soka's trainer weren't buffed and iroh didn't use lightning bending And they were fighting fire benders

[@conorkr8584]

@@christianlugata7485 you do mean bumi pakku and piandao Side note pakku is also sokka's step-grandfather not just katara

[@kyleszalontay2316]

Take a drink every time he says “out of the shadows “

[@Chimpey]

Idk how I found this channel but I enjoy it thoroughly

[@AriaOnEdge]

6:58, I feel like there are faces here that are... ... ... extra faces here LMAO

[@Delyndra]

Its bugging me so I have to share. In pai sho, the white lotus tile is disregarded by most people and often not included in a set of pieces. However, there is a specific strategy that makes it powerful. Its smart that they picked it because people who are uninitiated are unlikely to have it, unlikely to use it, and almost certainly not going to be aware of the strategy to use it properly, and for sure will not know the pattern to put a lotus on the board with another player. Someone who does respect and use it might be someone you would invite to be a member because it demonstrates their free thinking and personal drive to seek the truth. Its actually kind of important how unimportant most paisho players regard it.

[@jeremiahchandler2951]

I love that literally everybody refers to him as uncle Iroh even though exactly 2 characters called him that the entire series and nobody else 💀 he’s really just everybody’s favorite old man

[@ResidenceSkater]

This was a great video but I’m ashamed you reeled me in with the Iroh thirst trap. 😅😅😅😅

[@scratch2086]

Were there any other factions besides the Red Lotus?

[@coolraul07]

TWO questions: 1) Where did you source your information about the founding of The Red Lotus? I just thought there were a bunch of anarchists. 2) What is the source of the photo at 16:54? Is it canon or fanmade?

[@AnxietyFreak]

I’m convinced the white lotus became just an iroh fan girl club for a while without the avatar 😂

[@thugpug4845]

Great video man no way I’m the only one loving these videos keep up the good work looking forward to more videos about the Avatar topic !!!!!!!🙏🙏

[@weeb-ubreafs1382]

Old men are the goats of Avatar

[@wqpr0duction]

0:58 why he smack the tododile 😭

[@Heretic666x]

Not the first but happy i made it on this quick!

[@Gevouden]

We need a " You know Nothing about Iroh."

[@davidaguilar1057]

7:00 Ha! Nice… if you see it you know what I mean 😂😂😂

[@JaharNarishma]

The different ways the nations used to find the next Avatar is an interesting subject. The Air Nomads had a way that required _every_ child to individually be tested. That's extremely time consuming if there are a lot born around the same time. I don't know how the Water Tribes did it, and I only know the bare minimum of the Fire Nation's method. They had the Fire Sages use fire in a certain way. The Earth Kingdom used a geographical method. Their lands are vast so it is quite fitting for them to do so. They are just repeating a process over and over, answering the simple question of which half of this area is the Avatar in. The reason why Kyoshi took so long to find was because her parents were in a band of thieves that moved whenever the authorities came close. Eventually her parents abandoned her. She lived on the street and a child not living on the street got mistaken as the new Avatar.

[@joaquim2metros]

Ba Sing Se, the Order of the White Lotus is here.

[@WTFoolproof]

new sub here. great content. maybe pop the lens out of your glasses, lots of glare and you have good eye color.

[@savageasthedragon]

Can you make a 'was the red lotus right ?' Vidio. I think that would be a very intresting vidio

[@eeduranti]

Never expressly stated in the show but my head cannon puts Monk Gyatso as a grand lotus and Ming (the gaurd who was nice to Iroh in prison) as a junior member. As well as all of Ang's team avatar also being inducted after the war with vering degrees of involvement.

[@jchesterphotography]

I love ATLA lore! Subscribed.

[@facistdic]

Huh, I always wondered what it would be like if I did an eight ball in the middle of an Avatar binge

[@jessa1895]

So sokka and kataras grandma definitely knew about the white lotus right? She was engaged to a guy who was in the organization.

[@badwolf2881]

Great vid. Can you do an episode on zaheer he is my fav character. Or just a vid on the villains of avatar in general

[@kenjimoku5774]

Put up a like goal for Kyoshi ❤

[@sealking3838]

I feel like destroying an independence movement was a morally wrong move.

[@abelhab]

v cool video thank u , i noticed you say that the white lotus tile has high importance in the strategy of the game but Iroh says it's for a specific strategy and the way he says it makes it sound uncommon, i'm unsure if this is me being unnecessarily picky about your syntax/semantics whatev but there's probably also something there to analyse with regards to the organisation

[@safeandsound712]

I feel like if the white lotus existed in Naruto, Jiraiya would definitely be involved and Hiruzen would at least know about them, if not be part of it. Danzo would hate them or openly be infiltrating them to gain power or manipulate them.

[@jrkanemura2144]

Is it weird that I fall asleep watching your videos? I don’t think they are boring, but just happens. I guess if nothing else, increased watch time. Keep up the good work

[@StayLimitless]

YOOOO YOU KNOW WHAG I JUST REALIZED, MONK GIATSO WAS A WHITW LOTUS MEMBER!!! HIM AND ANNG ALWAYS PLAYED PAISHO TOGETHER!!! WHOAAA

[@franksony1992]

The white lotus acts as a balance and guide. If an avatar was found, he/she gets guided with correct information and not . Not an avatar, but Zuko is an example of that.

[@ArachniusWebb]

There's a holiday called the day of the White Lotus, what's the day? The last true Eastern religious mystic passed away. Helena Blavatzky

[@kenjimoku5774]

I’m here to support you brody 🎉❤

[@mileonaslionclaw2525]

If uncle Iroh was brought into this world, Maybe if we gave him an outlet where he could share his wisdom on mass, the world could be made a better and wiser place. God knows we need it with all the skittle haired people running about.

[@kwaisicaldwell3248]

Great video but I honestly was so amused by the Totodile shirt I want one where did you get!?

[@abdelsalemmebarek7657]

Did you know there was a real-life White Lotus Society in China? Similar to the anime, the historical White Lotus was a secret Buddhist-Manichaean society. They played a significant role in uniting rebel factions after the oppression of the Yuan dynasty and the Red Turban Rebellion. Ultimately, they helped establish the Ming Dynasty. In short, they started as a rebellion fighting for the people and eventually became the new ruling power. The sad irony, however, is that the first emperor of the Ming dynasty, wary of the White Lotus Society's influence and their ability to rally the people, saw them as a threat to his rule. He then purged the society, branding its members enemies of the state and executing them.

[@DungeonDeeno]

The image at 7:01 is photoshoped to add cabbage man and monk gyatsu. I don’t say this to criticize but just to point it out because i think it's funny.

[@mattgrimmett9512]

You do kinda need to update this after the second yangchen book, it really paints the white lotus in a different light

[@angelleon5764]

Make Sense how Uncle Iroh, Knew not to follow the avatar 😌, glad he found peace in the spirt world , wished he saw his son one last time

[@ekayn1606]

Uncle Iroh Is the best character I'm Avatar!! I even named my cat after him

[@walkerwheeland8670]

Hidan 6:13 “to spread the word of Jashin”

[@BarrackObamna]

He’d be a bit too gory for the show lol such an underdeveloped character I wish Kishi made his arc longer.

[@ARTlST609]

I ALWAYS enjoy watching ur videos😊🥹🫶🏾

[@potapotapotapotapotapota]

When I was a kid I was always confused by the fact that there were two Avatars

[@OzDKhaby]

Where does all this info come from? I've never heard any of this and I watched Avatar

[@calebdelaney1162]

I think the biggest mistake the white lotus made was telling Korra that she was the avatar when she was like 5. Even worse, she was kept caged through her training.

[@luciferneverchanges5841]

yes, they fed her ego and they pretty much erased the original concept of the Avatar and the importance of the journey they take. Aang learned he was the Avatar at 12 and clearly was not ready to learn the information, if him running away is anything to go by. But in a twisted away Aang running away and dooming the air nomads is the path he needed to take.

[@89Blake]

This Episode is the best surprise today😊

[@wolfangwarriorjr7246]

Wong she tong started or helped the white lotus