Perfectly Panda

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[honeysucklesoda]

warm zutara

[perfectlypanda]

I haven’t watched the leaked AtLA movie, and there are plenty of reasons why people might decide to wait to watch the new movie until when it officially releases in October. Me? Well, from the screencaps and gif sets I’ve seen, I’ve noticed something incredibly important is missing - Zuko’s lightning scar! There have been claims that the leaked version isn’t 100% complete, so obviously if I wait until October to watch it the final version of the movie will have Zuko’s lightning scar in its full glory, right? …right?

But seriously where is Zuko’s lightning scar? At best, it was a careless mistake, but at worst it was a purposeful decision to erase the physical representation of the culmination of Zuko’s character arc. Why would you choose to erase Zuko’s big hero moment??

After all, from pictures, I know adult Aang still has his lightning scar, and his scar was treated with Spirit Water (!!) and weeks of intensive healing by Katara. If Aang still has his lightning scar after all that, then adult Zuko should absolutely have his too. Aang and Zuko are supposed to be lightning scar buddies!

But hey, the leaked version isn’t the final version supposedly. Zuko’s lightning scar will definitely be there in the final release (a girl can dream…). In the mean time, I’ll be enjoying all the wonderful new fanart available, where luckily many artists do remember Zuko’s lightning scar.

(Disclaimer: I did not draw the Zuko here, it’s official art) #WhereIsZukosLightningScar

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[bun800]

THIS IS NOT OFFICIAL ART!!!

This was drawn by an artist on Twitter who goes by Natandraw!

SEE ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ date posted and everything

Someone on tiktok told me and I hunted them down. Their drawing has spread like wildfire in images for AO3 reccs, but people don't know where/who it's from. To the extent someone bought a flag off SHIEN and had this Zuko image on it 😬

OP, you gotta edit your post and say who drew it, otherwise this adds to the problem :/

[perfectlypanda]

@bun800 Thank you so much for letting me know! I thought I had done my due diligence when I found it attributed as official art in several places, but clearly I should have done more digging.

I'll go back into the original post and correct the credit. Luckily the artist's Instagram says if you use the image to give credit, so it sounds like some use is okay, although ultimately I think I'll want to re-do this with actual official art. Anyway, thank you again for correcting me so that I could give the artist their due!

[perfectlypanda]

I haven’t watched the leaked AtLA movie, and there are plenty of reasons why people might decide to wait to watch the new movie until when it officially releases in October. Me? Well, from the screencaps and gif sets I’ve seen, I’ve noticed something incredibly important is missing - Zuko’s lightning scar! There have been claims that the leaked version isn’t 100% complete, so obviously if I wait until October to watch it the final version of the movie will have Zuko’s lightning scar in its full glory, right? …right?

But seriously where is Zuko’s lightning scar? At best, it was a careless mistake, but at worst it was a purposeful decision to erase the physical representation of the culmination of Zuko’s character arc. Why would you choose to erase Zuko’s big hero moment??

After all, from pictures, I know adult Aang still has his lightning scar, and his scar was treated with Spirit Water (!!) and weeks of intensive healing by Katara. If Aang still has his lightning scar after all that, then adult Zuko should absolutely have his too. Aang and Zuko are supposed to be lightning scar buddies!

But hey, the leaked version isn’t the final version supposedly. Zuko’s lightning scar will definitely be there in the final release (a girl can dream…). In the mean time, I’ll be enjoying all the wonderful new fanart available, where luckily many artists do remember Zuko’s lightning scar.

(Disclaimer: I did not draw the Zuko here, it’s official art it is not official art! I have been corrected it - it's by Natandraw Instagram, Twitter) #WhereIsZukosLightningScar

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[pokidokieships]

Master Katara is very bold….. 💦

[antermarisart]

I might not like the movie but I love their design.

I read somewhere that Katara had secret healing sessions with Zuko so... ;D

[ariamjan]

Katara is in their bed looking up at him with open admiration btw 🤭

[beanaroony]

It's a WIP that's taking me forever because I don't remember how to draw things.

[pokidokieships]

The fire lord is really very shy….

[pokidokieships]

Redraw of one of @jellystreet ‘s zutara screencap edits… this is what happened in the movie to me <3

[lotustiled]

zuko and katara attempt to soft parent the gaang (and fail)

[crabby-samantha]

And I told you // I can get it so right // even in the daylight // I can give you what you want

[antermarisart]

I might not like the movie but I love their design.

I read somewhere that Katara had secret healing sessions with Zuko so... ;D

[didules]

Napping in a safe and happy place.

[fanonical]

not wanting to be outdone by the benders in the gang, sokka invents the flamethrower, the supersoaker, the leaf blower, and the concept of throwing rocks at people

[sugarcoatednightshade]

this is canon. to me.

[bowandbrush]

wait did anyone draw this already

[atlaheritageposts]

atla heritage post

[favlie]

"oh, hi, zuko"

"hi, katara."

(you can't convince me nothing happened between these two)

(@hayleynwong this is for you ♥)

[favlie]

debriefing after the movie events

-- you look at me in the eyes and tell me they dont have a thing. also, it's been a hot moment since i last drew anything remotely close to anime style. and then this movie happened. <sighs> oh, zuko and katara... what i wont do for you...

@hayleynwong round 2 you said? also tried to put more effort this time. you're rising the bar, my friend! (putting more efforted it included having to go through the frames of the movie. which also included having to see [redacted]. btw i still cant believe they had the audacity to remove his scar. what are you scared of, br*ke?)

[hayleynwong]

She’s raising the bar… it’s a zutara arms race… this will not go unanswered. (It may take me a year lol but I will get you back @favlie )

[hayleynwong]

Let me live in my delusions! lol

@favlie round 2 for you :) I wanted to put in a little more effort.

Anyway, I haven’t been as active on here because I’ve had a couple kids and worked in between them, so drawing in my free time was nonexistent. But canon events I am not into are enough to make me rise from the grave… if only for a bit. I’m a bit rusty and am drawing whilst underneath a sleeping baby, so forgive me.