#roku speaks

[strrwbrrryjam]

so back in 2021 i wanted to do a rewrite of avatar: the last airbender but with avatar zuko- i actually wrote a lot of world building and was planning to like rewrite episode by episode but gave up on it before then, so- I'm just going to post it here-

Prior To Story. 

Canon Story 

Kyoshi died in the year 82 BG at the age of 230. 

Roku was born in the year 82 BG and died in the year 12 BG. 

Azulon was born in the year 0 AG and died 95 BG. 

Monk Gyatso was born at 78 BG and died at 0 AG. 

Aang was born at 12 BG and woke up 100 AG. 

Canon Divergence 

Kyoshi died in the year 52 BG at the age of 260. 

Roku was born in the year 82 BG and died 0 AG. 

Zuko was born in the year 52 BG. 

Monk Gyatso was born 22 BG (in the South Pole). 

Aang was born at 88 AG (in the South Pole). 

Sozin had wished to wait until Kyoshi had passed for his plans for war, knowing her lack of hesitancy for ridding the world of Chin the Conqueror. News of Kiyoshi’s demise was delayed to the Fire Nation, thus it was assumed she died eighteen weeks before Prince Zuko, First Born to Sozin was born. When news reached Sozin, he began his re-education for the people of the nation. Installing propaganda into the Culture of the Fire Nation, making them believe that: 

The Danger is Grave and Growing. 

War will be easy and cheap, (but only if they act now.) 

War will solve all (or at least most) of their problems. 

The enemy is evil. Or crazy. Maybe both. 

Peace is unpatriotic. 

Sozin and Roku grew as close as brothers could. Each had attended each other's weddings as best men, and when there when their children were born. When Zuko had been born, with no spark to speak of, Roku convinces Sozin that it could very much be delayed, which is true, but very much of an understatement. Throughout Zuko’s life, Sozin is not present. Roku takes on the role of a father to the young boy, educating him in the way of the old Fire Nation, him disproving of Sozin's leadership, yet being none the wiser to what his dearest friend really wants. 

On the day of Zuko’s birth, a dragon from the “abandoned” Sun Warriors Temple had flown down in the Courtyard. It was rare to see the said dragon and Zuko separated. Druk had been waiting for his companion for twenty years, to the point where he was a young adult at ten feet tall. Roku takes Zuko around the world to see the lies that Sozin is spreading are far from the truth, it is also where the Roku at the Southern Air Temple, when Zuko is ten, he learns of Zuko’s status of the Avatar as the Monk of the Temple shows him of the toys that prove of his Spirit.

Zuko began training at age four, even when his katas were cold. When Zuko is eight, he takes on the art of the sword, as he is ambidextrous, he learns to master the Dual Duo. 

Zuko grows up under the teachings of Roku, learning that what Sozin is doing is wrong, but as he grows up and accompanies Sozin to his War Meetings. He holds his tongue until he learns of Sozin's plan for the Great Comet and the Genocide of the Air Nomads, it frightens him to his very core the fact that late into the night he calls for several messenger hawks to warn the four temples of the Air Nomads to run and hide. Many heed his warning and take refuge (along with Air Bison and Winged Lemures) in towns of the Earth Kingdom and the Water Tribes as well as the Swamp. However, not all do and stay to protect the temples. When reports come that many of the Residents of the Air Temples have escaped, Sozin learns of Zuko’s betrayal and soon goes to kill his own son. Sozin burns the left side of Zuko’s body, his burn travelling from his eye to his ear, down his neck, ending on the back of his hand. 

Roku interferes, distracting Sozin enough to bring Zuko to Druk, with supplies that include his Dual Dao, and ends up sacrificing himself to save them, sending Druk to fly to the South Pole. 

On the way there, Zuko wakes up, still very much injured during a storm, causing Avatar State to freeze both Druk and him in an iceberg.

Before Avatar Zuko 

Canon Divergence 

With Zuko’s warning, while many Air Nomads, the monks at the Northern and Southern as well as the nuns at the Eastern and Western, stayed. There were many that had escaped and years into the hundred year war, Airbenders could be found all across the world, Swamp, South Pole, Si Wong Desert, Ba Sing Se, etc. 

Due to the help of the Airbenders, abandoning their pacifist morales, simply for the fact that the Fire Nation would not offer the same mercy, while preferring to offer non-violence at first, then resorting to defending themselves at the expense of the lives of the Fire Nation. The South Pole is not as decimated as it had been in the canon story. 

There are several villages and far more waterbenders in canon. Some tribes consist exclusively of airbenders, some of those of watertribe members and others of both airbenders and watertribe. While the South Pole is nowhere near the structure of the North Pole. 

Waterbenders have learned to hide their waterbending, meaning that the Fire Nation raids have become few and far between. With raids becoming scarce, Kya lives. Aang, Sokka and Katara grow up together, being thick as thieves. Aang most definitely is still a master airbender, and while Katara is so much better than she was in the beginning, there are most definitely gaps in her knowledge. Bato and Hakoda still very much leave for war, and Gyatso stays behind with Gran-Gran and Kya. 

Sokka, Katara and Aang are on a fishing trip when they find something in an iceberg…

#atla #avatar the last airbender #atla zuko #zuko #atla druk #druk #atla roku #roku #atla sozin #sozin #atla gyatso #gyatso #atla aang #aang #atla sokka #sokka #atla katara #katara #strawberry speaks

[bookstoresmp3]

god, take all of korra’s hate and give it to avatar roku and szeto

#korra #atla #lok #simi speaks #avatar roku #avatar korra #by far the worst avatars

[thefreshprinceofjunes]

#SPEAKING OF BAD KH FANS SAYING WE JUST WANT TO SEE SORIKU BANG #if JT wasnt garbage i would post the clip of him going 'ooooOOOOHHHHhhh' from hercules games #for context: in the second comment theyre referring to a previous one of mine #where i said how i dislike being labeled a yaoi fangirl for shipping soriku #and in the third the 'deviance' theyre speaking of is another of mine where i said some ppl interpret xion being a girl #as sora having gender envy towards kairi #(deviance is a word i see thrown around a LOT by transphobes/homophobes) #i havent bothered to reply bc its just not worth it to try and argue with these ppl but like #1. mention of light tunnel in kh3 with 'definition of romantic love' despite showing elsa and anna #2. 'there is no gay in kh' aka just straight up ignoring strelitzias canon crush on the khux player regardless of gender #anyway. i contemplated just sending the ram ranch copypasta in response #but decided against it. at least for now #this isnt even on the soriku comp btw #this is on the video 'dont worry kh3 is still gay' lol #oh uh minor tw for aku/roku mention

[survivalove]

Isn’t it funny how people’s biggest complaints about ATLA was that the romance was underdeveloped, and now people are claiming that the romance was in fact very present (even in season 1???) that it makes them uncomfortable…. lmaoooo

like I’d like these people to tell me what was even the most romantic episode in season 1 to make them so uncomfortable

#atla fandom problems #pro kataang #did the hug at the north pole scare you? #like girl what #‘aang thought the romance was the main plot’ #the same aang that was gallivanting around a tree while katara was clearly crushing on jet #the same aang that almost left katara and sokka behind to find roku #meanwhile katara in season 1 #but i’m not even gonna speak

[new-squidbese-fattoon]

Peeking into chat-

OFFICIAL REF OF MY AGENT 4, GO!

#mod speaks #agent 4 #agent 4 (bea roku)

[ehliena]

Feel like making a few headcanon/ficlets for my ships (linzin, sokkla, roku×f!sozin).

If anyone wants to help me, prompt me in my askbox!

#prompt me #ehliena speaks #linzin #sokkla #lin beifong #tenzin #azula #kyoshi #sozin #roku

[uruwashinonightingale]

forgot to say this earlier but. sorry but i keep reading “anthem” as they/them on all of the group’s stuff

like . i’m not the only one right? i’m not losing my mind?

#mallow speaks! #it’s just my brain pushing the agender roku agenda i guess XD #paradox live

[ywpd-translations]

Ride 705: Kinaka vs Rokudai!!

Pag 1

1: Rokudai is chasing!!

3: I'll climb!!

4: I'll climb

Pag 2

1: And catch Kinaka!!

Pag 3

3: Rokudai-kun!!

Is that guy for real!?

He caught up to Kinaka!!

4: Rokudai!?

Rokudai!?

Even if someone were to catch up to me, I thought it would be those two guys from the basket club

5: This guy!! Did he.... climb on his own?

Pag 4

1: On hisown on this steep slope!!

Pag 5

1: He's a climber

2: Dammit!! Seriously....?

Youwere right, Murakami!!

3: But still, so what!!

4: Kinaka accelerated again!!

5: After all, you're a young climber just born

6: I'll teach you, I'll teach you!

The difference between our strengths!! My

Pag 6

1: True strength!! And you’ll be shocked by that difference!!

Pag 7

2: Wh... he's keeping up!?

Huh!? Oh!?

How are you keeping up with me!!

3: You should hahve fallen behind here.... I used 100% of my strength and, seeing that, you should have said something like “he's.... so fast”!!

4:That's not the look of a nobody!!

5: Kinaka-kun

I will surpass you now, teh

Pag 8

1: I promised them

4: Why am I feeling overwhelmed

It's just Rokudai....

Pag 9

1: It's just Rokudai!!

2: Rokudai, who's always confused when we're in class

3: Rokudai, who walks down the hallway while murmuring something uncomprehensible and looking so determined!!

4: Nonsense!!

5: Nonsense!!

I am Kinaka Tsugunao!!

6: I'm the man who' trained hard and will rise to become a Sohoku regular with my thick legs!!

I won't let anyone

Pag 10

1: get in my way!!

Teeeh!!

2: Huh!?

Pag 11

1: Improper!! 

2: What, you trying to surpass me!

A rookie can't bread the mold!!

3: Dammit, you have no common sense

Fall back, fall back, you're a nobody

4: Now it's my turn to speak

Then after you've listened well to your opponent's speech.... yeah

Pag 12

1:  This time from the inner side!!

Pag 13

1: Passing me!!

2: Why, why, damn you

So bold!!

Why are you so bold!!

3: You can't challenge me so boldly!!

5: I'll pass you!!

6: Wh.....

Pag 14

1: He plans to attack again!?

Iìll pass you, teh!!

Pag 15

3: Dammit.... who's this guy....

5: Why, damn you

Know your limits, you don't know your own limits!?

6: You don't know them, Rokudai.....!!?

7: This guy.....!!

Pag 16

2: Ugh.... we can't see the guys ahead

Furuya

Yeah

3: Murakami

4: What do you think is happeneing in the lead..... those two from the basket club are chasing... could it be that Rokudai is chasing Kinaka, too?

Well.... I really can't believe it

5: But, Furuya

6: If that's the case.....

How do you think Kinaka is doing

7: Furuya, you're good friend with him ,aren't you?

Pag 17

1: Yeah, I ran together with him in many races

He's always strangely nervous with upperclassmen

But he pretends to be tough with those in the same grade or lower

2: There are some people who make fun of him and say things like “the way he speaks is bland”

But

3: That's not all there is to him

5: He's kind to those who recognized his power in races 

6: He practices seriously

And he has some hidden power

7: There was a race when I was in middle school, when he helped me, too

If he races against Rokudai....? It's easy

8: There's only one answer

Witn overwhelming gap

Pag 18

1: It will be Kinaka's win

2: Ah-

Ah-

Ah-

Ah-!!

4: What's up with that Kinaka!? He barley evaded Rokudai's attack, and now he's knocking his own helmet against the handles!!

Pag 19

2: I've calmed down....

No good, no good, I can only do this in times like this

3: When I'm convinced that my enemy is inferior

6: Alright, it's fine

Come on, I already don't think you're inferior

7: I'll attack with all my strength, and defend with all my strength

Pag 20

1: Come at me, Rokudai

2: Let me show you my true strength

3: That “promise” you talked about – I'll smash it!!

#yowamushi pedal #yowapeda #yowapeda manga #yowamushi pedal manga #yowamushi pedal translations #yowamushi pedal spoilers #ride 705 #there are a coupole of things kinaka says that i have no idea what they mean #i think it might be some weird way he has of speaking but tbh idk #anyway thank god we have yowapeda manga bc the anime is absolutely f**king it up ;A; #thank god we have our baby roku-chan :') #i love him so much #i cant wait to see him absolutely oblitertate kinaka

[marshmellowtea]

can we get an edit of sozin leaving roku to die set to backstabber by kesha

#i feel like this is what we deserve #avatar the last airbender #sozin x roku #marshy speaks

[sentofight]

how can he go from this?

to this?

#ooc.| faty speaks #[cries.... #tbd #[aria of life plays and my brain: shuuuuuuuuuuutaaaaaaaaaaarooooooooooooooo #[and ofc i was making some skit icons for roku since i realized i haven't make them #[after cutting the icons ages ago

[anonymous-ivplay]

Wait so uh how long has Roku been advertising the grimace shake

#like did it just now appear or has this been a thing and i just noticed it for some reason #grimace milkshake #roku #lilac speaks #edit this post gave me the 100 posts badge sksjsjkskskskjk

[bhalspawn]

sucks i may never be able to watch ted lasso or succession again bc i watched them while in the hospital and they make my atoms vibrate wrong

#also somebody somewhere. i really liked that but that was the day my dad got me a roku and i have a vivid memory of standing in the parking #lot as he got it out of the trunk of the xterra i totalled like. 6 years ago. #i would not have been standing anywhere. i couldn't lift my own head and also had no legs #the roku is just a little attachment and remote there's no reason for it to be in a trunk. also i kept asking to go swimming #i kept telling my mom to just ask the doctor if i could go swimming. i had no idea what was going on i just knew i was in pain and it was #really warm. except one night i woke up super thirsty and cold and didnt know why i couldn't move and i couldn't speak bc #i was still intubated and i kept trying. i thought i was in a motel in south myrtle beach for some reason. very specific #i kept hearing people go by and i hoped it was my mom or brother #wytxt

[akatsukitrash]

Satoru Gojo 🤝🏻 Avatar Roku

Not killing a genocidal maniac bc he also happens to be their twinky messy bottom

#wolf watches jjk #i mean at least suguru makes more sense thzn sozin #but ethically speaking theyre the same lmao #roku and satoru be gay ag #af*

[ehliena]

Looking at the map of the Avatar world, you could see how far Roku's Island is from Caldera City. And Sozin still flew out to help (then betray) his old friend.

#Ehliena speaks #avatar roku #avatar: the last airbender #Fire lord Sozin

[sams-club-official]

Oh Hey!!!!!! Don't you sell our TVs sometimes???? Anyways, nice to meet you!!!

(@totally-roku-tv)

ofc we do! we ❤️ Roku! I hope you like your free samples and membership for life!

#In all actuality my parents have had a roku tv for SO LONG #And I love it sm #sam speaks

[datafii]

the way in which crunchyroll thinks i am going to pay to watch fairy tail, a show that has been over for years... obscene

#data speaks #i am simply not doing that thank u <3 i will pirate it instead #crunchyroll and funimation both only have the first three episodes available for free. what do i look like to u #this is for their roku app btw idk ab their websites but i can't imagine its any different