Avatar the last airbender general iroh. The sometimes chubby and always positive uncle was the foil to his nephew zuko. The last airbender followed by the duke. Irohs introduction into the series was observed as a plot device to help korra who at that point was a somewhat unpopular character among fans and critics alike become a more likeable protagonist. Iroh is voiced by dante basco who also voiced his grandfather zuko in avatar.
Avatar the last airbender cosplay. Iroh has a very close relationship with his grandfather zuko. Shaun toub plays iroh in the feature film the last airbender. Iroh is the first character who was voiced by two voice actors in avatar.
Appearance in other media. With his fleet destroyed iroh and team avatar hid in the sewers of republic city while they planned to. Iroh loved to eat drink tea play pai sho and relax but when appropriate he was a firebending beast and expert strategist. The resulting explosion threw general iroh overboard where he was rescued by avatar korra.
This version of the character is not as comedic as his cartoon counterpart but retains his role as mentor to zuko. The first one was azula as princess regent. Bryan konietzko referred to iroh as iroh the younger and described him as a swashbuckling hero type guy.