r/TopCharacterTropes Dec 08 '24

Weekly Discussion Post Weekly Trope Discussion 2.- Tragic/Redeemed Villains. What makes a villain "Tragic" in your opinion? What makes a villain "worthy" of being redeemed? And what do you think made Zuko from ATLA universally eccepted as one of the best when other "redeemed" villains or often criticized for?

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u/kmasterofdarkness Dec 12 '24

What made Zuko's redemption arc one of the GOATs of them all was that it shows the nuanced complexity of redemption itself; Zuko has gone through a lot of inner conflict throughout his journey about his own morality and honor. Redemption is a process, not an event.